Tang San's Background Revealed, Seven Frets Arise in the Hearts of the Monsters

Tang Hao never once believed that being with Ah Yin was a mistake.

Ah Yin was so kind, so gentle, so beautiful...

Why shouldn't he be allowed to be with her?

So what if she was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast? He didn't care. What business was it of anyone else if they were together?

What if he just liked Soul Beasts?

Furthermore, all that high-sounding, righteous talk—that dog Qian Xunji was clearly only after Ah Yin's Soul Ring and Soul Bone. If Ah Yin hadn't been a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, but merely a piece of ten-year Lone Bamboo, would he have even bothered to come?

He wouldn't have stepped a single foot outside of Martial Soul City!

Martial Soul Hall... you are all so shameless. To frame the act of hunting down our entire family for a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone as something so glorious and righteous, constantly gilding the lily for that scoundrel Qian Xunji—you call yourselves believers of the Angel God? If I were the Angel God, I would surely feel disgusted to have followers like you!

Tang Hao clutched his chest, his liver aching with rage.

If Qian Daoliu weren't currently out of his reach, he would have swung the Clear Sky Hammer and fought him to the death right then and there.

That old dog, painting his son as some paragon of virtue while dragging me and Ah Yin through the mud—it is utterly shameless and insane!

Not far from Tang Hao, the others from Shrek Academy stood together.

They were whispering among themselves.

"I knew Xiao San's family had been persecuted by Martial Soul Hall, and that his mother was killed by the previous Pope, but I never expected that his mother was actually..." The expression on Ma Hongjun's face was somewhat awkward.

He was a man who frequented brothels; despite his young age, he had already experienced countless carnal affairs. He understood the nature of men and women very well, but this—a human and a Soul Beast? He lifted his chin, imagining the scene of the two of them doing such things in his mind, and the entire person shuddered instantly.

He couldn't imagine it, couldn't accept it, and it even made him feel a bit nauseous.

Not knowing Xiao Wu's true identity, his understanding of Soul Beasts was limited to those he had seen before. Even though both the Clear Sky Sect and Martial Soul Hall had stated that Tang San's mother was a Soul Beast who had transformed into a human, Ma Hongjun still couldn't imagine what she looked like. He could only picture the true form of a Soul Beast, and that appearance...

In any case, he didn't have such strange tastes!

"Xiao San... his background is actually like this? Born from the union of a human and a Soul Beast? Isn't that the same as a Wolf Bandit?" Dai Mubai frowned and muttered.

Over a month ago, when he learned that Tang Hao was not the one who killed Qian Xunji, he had assumed Martial Soul Hall would cease its suppression of the Clear Sky Sect, allowing them to make a comeback. He had hoped to invite Tang Hao and his son back to Star Luo City to form an alliance with the Dai family, which would allow him to use Tang Hao's power to fight Dai Weisi and seize the position of Crown Prince.

However.

Dai Mubai cast a sidelong glance at Ning Rongrong beside him.

Because of this brat, he had never been able to successfully persuade the father and son.

Yes, Ning Rongrong also wanted to win over Tang Hao, hoping to take him to Heaven Dou City to cooperate with the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.

She understood a little about the landscape of the soul master world, but not much; she knew some of the ways of cooperation, but wasn't an expert.

She felt that since her father's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was already working with the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, if the Clear Sky Sect were snatched away by Dai Mubai to cooperate with the Star Luo Empire, wouldn't they become enemies with her sect in the future?

Therefore, she constantly sabotaged Dai Mubai's efforts and urged Tang Hao and Tang San to go to Heaven Dou City with her. She promised she could have her father introduce them to Emperor Xue Ye, arguing that cooperating with the Heaven Dou Imperial Family was far safer than working with the cold, emotionless Star Luo royalty.

With both sides pulling at them, perhaps out of genuine hesitation or perhaps wanting to wait for a better offer, the father and son had refused both sides for over a month, choosing to remain at Shrek Academy.

Seeing them delay their response, Dai Mubai and Ning Rongrong had no choice but to wait with them. Who would have thought that instead of an answer, they would witness an epic war of words between the Clear Sky Sect and Martial Soul Hall!

In an instant, Tang San's true lineage was laid bare to them.

They finally understood why Tang Hao's wife was such a significant figure that she had drawn the pursuit of Martial Soul Hall.

One had to admit, a hybrid born of human and Soul Beast...

Perhaps because they hadn't yet experienced the life-and-death bonds seen in the original story, Dai Mubai, Ning Rongrong, and the others felt a knot of discomfort in their hearts regarding Tang San.

Of course, they could still maintain a facade of friendship; after all... they were still partners.

Yes, still partners.

"Back on the Sky Screen, when Uncle Tang Hao saw Yuan Qi, Yuan Qi mentioned his affair with a Soul Beast. I didn't take it seriously at the time, thinking I might have misheard," Oscar said in a low voice.

"Now it's proven you didn't mishear," Zhu Zhuqing said coldly.

"Sigh~" Oscar let out a long breath.

His good brother suddenly wasn't entirely human, but half-man, half-beast. What kind of situation was this?

"Father!" At that moment, a voice rang out.

Everyone looked toward the sound and saw Tang San walking back from outside the academy, holding Xiao Wu's hand.

Tang Hao, who had been in a fit of rage, froze at the sound of his son's voice. He turned around, his gaze falling upon Tang San's incredibly ordinary face. He opened his mouth, his voice raspy: "Xiao San, you're back?"

"Yes." Tang San brought Xiao Wu to Tang Hao and nodded at him.

Then, with a thud, he knelt on the ground, his forehead pressed against the earth. Gritting his teeth, he said, "I'm sorry, Father. Seeing you and Mother insulted, I currently lack the strength to seek justice for you both. But please rest assured, I will work twice as hard in my cultivation. I will become a Title Douluo, or even a Super Douluo like Xue Hen, and then, carrying the Clear Sky Hammer you passed to me and the Blue Silver Grass Mother passed to me, I will go to Martial Soul Hall and make everyone who harmed you and Mother pay the price with their lives."

At this point, Tang San's eyes turned cold as he emphasized, "Daring to insult my parents—they... all deserve to die!"

Hearing Tang San's words, Tang Hao stood frozen in place.

Moved—he was deeply moved.

This truly was the good son that Ah Yin and he had raised.

"Hahaha~" Tang Hao looked up to the sky and laughed with gratification, tears streaming down his face uncontrollably.

"Ah Yin, do you see? Our Xiao San has grown up, he has truly grown up, hahahaha~"

"Your Excellency Tang Hao." Just as Tang Hao was laughing in gratification, a grating voice rang out once more.

It was Yu Xiaogang.

He was walking over quickly, holding a piece of paper in his hand.

He did not care whether his disciple was a pure-blooded human or half-human, half-beast—well, it was not that he did not care, but rather that he could not afford to, for he could not find anyone more outstanding than Tang San who was also willing to take him as a master.

Therefore, he still had no choice but to pin his hopes of proving his theories on Tang San.

He walked up to Tang Hao, first reaching out to pat Tang San on the shoulder as if to encourage him, then handed the paper in his hand to Tang Hao and said to him, "This is a letter sent by a friend of mine in Heaven Dou City. The letter says that Martial Soul Hall has dispatched a large number of spirit masters into Heaven Dou City, led by two Title Douluo, and attacked the branch of the Clear Sky Sect established there. Those disciples of the Clear Sky Sect who had re-emerged... were all killed."

"..." The expression on Tang Hao's face froze the moment he took the paper.