While Tang San and Han Xing were negotiating their trade.
The anime's on-screen comments had erupted into chaos.
[Wait, he won't even trade one Immortal Herb for the crafting methods of two Hidden Weapons? Han Xing, are you really that stupid?]
[Those are Hidden Weapons on the Soul Elder and Soul Ancestor levels, respectively. Think of how useful they'd be when building a faction someday!]
[Honestly, Han Xing's being pretty foolish here. He won't even trade an Immortal Herb for two major Hidden Weapons.]
[Even if an Immortal Herb can improve your cultivation aptitude, weapon-crafting methods can be passed down for countless generations.]
[Tang San's proposed trade was obviously a win-win. One person gets weapons, the other improves his aptitude.]
[Han Xing still won't agree. I don't even know what to say.]
"So Tang San and Han Xing have completely fallen out? Are they going to become enemies now?"
[No way. Does that mean Han Xing won't be part of the Protagonist Group anymore?]
[Please, no! Han Xing, don't do this, okay? Nothing good comes of opposing the protagonist.]
[I really thought that, as the first genius Tang San met, Han Xing would become his most loyal underling.]
[But who would've thought things would end like this?]
As the viewers chimed in with their opinions, the scene quickly shifted to Han Xing dismissing the Hidden Weapons.
When they heard Han Xing say that the sun's radiance left no room for shadows, the tone of the comments swung to the opposite extreme.
[I knew it! How could Han Xing be so stupid? Turns out he just looks down on sneak attacks.]
[Honestly, I'm with Han Xing on this one. Sneak attacks really aren't something a good person would do.]
[Exactly. Given Han Xing's proud nature, I can understand why he wouldn't accept Tang San's trade.]
[If he'd accepted Tang San's trade, that would've been a real character assassination. Hidden Weapons were beneath him to begin with.]
[As the Golden Crow Martial Soul, a Divine Beast symbolizing the sun, he should have exactly this kind of upright attitude.]
[To the people above, I've got no problem with you praising Han Xing, but could you stop putting someone else down while you're at it?]
[I can understand Han Xing looking down on Hidden Weapons, but Tang San uses them. That doesn't make him despicable, does it?]
[And didn't Tang San say that whether something is despicable has nothing to do with the weapon? It all depends on the person using it.]
[Someone with a clean heart can use Hidden Weapons cleanly. Someone with a rotten heart is the one who makes them dirty.]
[Tang San's as pure as driven snow. Even if he uses Hidden Weapons, that doesn't make him despicable!]
[Honestly, that's true. Tang San may have come from an assassin organization, but he's never carried out a mission.]
[He didn't even kill anyone until he accidentally killed the Fierce Soul Team, with Flender, Grandmaster, and the others turning a blind eye.]
[But everyone knows what sort the Fierce Soul Team were. They got what they deserved.]
[I'm not denying that Tang San hasn't done anything bad with Hidden Weapons so far, but have you forgotten that he secretly learned the Tang Sect Secret Arts?]
[Looking at it that way, can Tang San really be called pure as driven snow?]
[But didn't Tang San die by suicide? He's already paid for his mistakes, hasn't he?]
As Han Xing and Tang San continued their conversation, the viewers soon split into two camps.
Some believed Han Xing had done nothing wrong: Hidden Weapons were simply a disreputable method.
With Han Xing's talent and character, he shouldn't have traded for something like Hidden Weapons in the first place.
Others believed that although Hidden Weapons were suited to the shadows, it ultimately depended on who used them.
Han Xing had a guilty conscience himself, so when he saw the Hidden Weapons, he thought they were despicable.
But in the end, all that arguing lasted only for a while.
As Han Xing declared, "A sun that can be blocked by dark clouds..."
"Can only mean its light isn't strong enough."
"But I—won't be!"
The viewers watched as flames ignited in Han Xing's eyes and the Three-Legged Golden Crow wheeled behind him, blazing with divine radiance.
The moment they saw the scene, all the arguments in the comments fell silent.
Then came a flood of new comments.
[Holy crap, my poor eyes! I'm blinded!]
[Wait, is that for real? He can manifest his Martial Soul?]
[So cool! My husband!]
"I don't want to say much now. Han Xing is right."
[Ah, I hereby announce that I'm officially joining the Solitary Crimson Sun Fan Club.]
[Grandmaster: We both manifested Beast Spirits, so why is the gap between people greater than the gap between a person and a dog?]
[Sorry, starting today, it's actually the gap between a Golden Crow and a dog.]
[Luo Sanpao: Hey, buddy, are you serious? I had to become a good-for-nothing just to get into the Beast Spirit manifestation scene.]
[And now you, a Three-Legged Golden Crow, are trying to outdo me in Beast Spirit manifestation?]
[Hahaha, are you trying to make me laugh myself to death so you can inherit my Huabei debt?]
[Why not inherit a credit loan instead?]
[You could inherit a mortgage, too.]
[Then I'd rather support a car loan.]
[No more arguing. Tang San's already lost.]
[Now that Han Xing has manifested his Martial Soul, it's obvious which of them is the goblin hiding in its lair.]
[Honestly, that's pretty outrageous.]
[Han Xing didn't even use a Soul Skill, did he? How did he manage to manifest his Martial Soul?]
[Han Xing: Grandma told me I am the sun. As long as I want to, the whole world will revolve around me.]
[The Heavenly Dao favors Han Xing? Interesting.]
Amid the countless comments, the screen quickly dimmed.
By the time the viewers saw a new scene, the next episode had already begun.
However, the anime's ending scene in this episode surprised all the viewers.
On-screen, Tang San wielded the Zhuge Crossbow and controlled Blue Silver Grass, Eight Spider Lances, and the Clear Sky Hammer as he fought a ten-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider.
Just as the Man Faced Demon Spider sent Tang San flying, a bright, holy light descended from above.
As Tang San stared in confusion, a figure stood aloft in midair.
It was Han Xing, seated atop the Three-Legged Golden Crow, arriving on the scene.
"I told you. The sun's radiance can never be concealed."
"A mere spider from a dark ditch? I can crush it with the turn of a hand!"
The next moment, the Soul Rings around Han Xing lit up.
A huge little sun appeared in his hand, and he hurled it straight at the Man Faced Demon Spider.
With a boom, a massive crater was left on the battlefield, and the Man Faced Demon Spider vanished completely.
[Damn, Han Xing's really made it big. He's even got a spot in the ending skit now.]
[Honestly, so far, Han Xing's the one with the most gravitas in the ending skits.]
"But does anyone else think this skit is a little different from the others?"
[Tang San's using every trick he's got, while Han Xing is showing off a move he's never used before.]
[Judging by all these scenes, I feel like they've hidden some Easter eggs in this one.]
[Definitely. We can confirm that little sun is a Soul Skill Han Xing hasn't used before.]
[The Three-Legged Golden Crow beneath him corresponds to Han Xing manifesting it at the end of this episode.]
[But what's with the Man Faced Demon Spider showing up just to get beaten up again?]