Tang San's Mysterious Self-Confidence!

Tang San took a deep breath, clasped his hands behind his back, and regained his composure.

"Teacher, I am fine."

"Father's strength is something everyone has witnessed."

"Ranked fourteenth, it is indeed too low."

"However, this also shows that there are far more hidden experts in this world than we imagined."

Tang San's voice was soft, yet carried a confidence that could not be underestimated.

Yu Xiaogang sighed and nodded.

"Indeed, the appearance of the Golden Ranking has revealed many secrets we were previously unaware of."

"I just wonder what other experts we have never even heard of will appear in the top ten."

Hearing Yu Xiaogang's words, the corners of Tang San's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a conceited smile.

"Teacher, no matter how many hidden experts are ahead, the first place on the Strongest Power Ranking will undoubtedly be mine."

Tang San's words stunned the surrounding Shrek members.

But when they thought of Tang San's current strength and trump cards, everyone felt it was only natural.

"Xiao San, you have already obtained the Sea God's inheritance; your strength is unfathomable."

Flender said with a smile from the side.

"Moreover, you possess twin martial souls, and the many unique skills of the Tang Sect are nothing short of divine."

"Except for you, no one is truly worthy of this first place."

Tang San nodded slightly, the confidence in his eyes growing even more intense.

"That is correct. I have twin martial souls, the Sea God Nine Trials, and countless cheats and trump cards."

"Even those old, hidden monsters are nothing more than clay chickens and pottery dogs in the face of divine power."

Tang San looked at the ranking in the sky and thought to himself.

"Father, once I reach the top and receive the Heavenly Dao reward, I will surely be able to bring you back to your peak."

"By then, this world will still belong to us, father and son."

Meanwhile, on the distant Sun Moon Continent.

Inside the Blue Silver Temple.

The massive Sky Screen also bathed the entire temple in golden light.

Ah Yin stared blankly at the golden characters in the sky, the gentleness and curiosity that had previously filled her beautiful eyes vanishing in an instant.

"Tang Hao..."

Ah Yin gritted her teeth, enunciating the name syllable by syllable.

Although she was still in a soul state, the violent fluctuations of her emotions caused the surrounding life energy to surge turbulently.

Scenes from the past surfaced involuntarily in her mind.

The man who seemed to stand tall and protect her in every way was, in reality, an extremely hypocritical villain.

For the sake of a spirit ring and spirit bone, he had forced her to sacrifice herself.

Furthermore, after her sacrifice, he had heartlessly abandoned their newborn eldest son on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.

If not for Xiao'er's good fortune, he would have long since become the excrement of a spirit beast.

Every time she thought of this, Ah Yin's heart ached as if it were being sliced by a knife.

"This hypocritical villain, he is actually still alive, and he has even become a level ninety-seven Title Douluo!"

Ah Yin clenched her fists tightly.

"It would be one thing if he had only harmed me, but how could he do such a cruel thing to you?"

Ah Yin turned her head to look at Tang Xiao beside her, tears streaming from the corners of her eyes.

"Xiao'er, rest assured, Mother will never let him off!"

"This grudge, Mother will settle it personally!"

Watching his mother's delicate body tremble with hatred, a flash of gentleness crossed Tang Xiao's eyes.

He stepped forward, gently patted Ah Yin's shoulder, and channeled a stream of soft, blue-gold divine power to soothe the volatile energy fluctuations within her.

"Mother, there is no need to be angry."

Tang Xiao's voice was calm, as calm as if he were speaking of a trivial matter.

"I will settle the debts of the past with him myself."

Tang Xiao turned his head to look at the name "Tang Hao" on the Sky Screen, a flash of disdain in his eyes.

"A level ninety-seven peak power attack-type Title Douluo—it certainly sounds impressive."

"But in my eyes today, he is nothing more than a slightly larger ant."

Tang Xiao stood with his hands behind his back, an aura of supreme dominance radiating from his body.

"What he owes you, and what he owes me, I will make him pay back a hundredfold, a thousandfold."

"Mother, the most important thing for you right now is to reshape your physical body and restore the elegance you once possessed."

"As for Tang Hao, he is merely a clown, not worth you wasting your energy on."

Hearing Tang Xiao's words, Ah Yin's emotions gradually calmed down.

She looked at the tall, handsome son before her, who radiated supreme majesty, and the hatred in her heart was gradually replaced by a deep sense of guilt and heartache.

Ah Yin took Tang Xiao's hand, and tears streamed down her eyes once again.

"Xiao'er... how exactly have you survived all these years?"

Ah Yin's voice was hoarse, filled with endless pity.

"You were just born when he abandoned you on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest."

"You were so small back then, and your true form was the weakest Blue Silver Grass. With soul beasts running rampant there, you... how on earth did you survive?"

Hearing Ah Yin's question, Zhong Lingyue, who was standing to the side, also turned her head slightly, her eyes revealing a look of concern.

Although she knew of Tang Xiao's background, Tang Xiao rarely mentioned the details of those years.

Tang Xiao looked at his mother's eyes, which were filled with heartache, and sighed slightly.

He led Ah Yin to sit on a blue crystal chair beside the temple while he stood to the side, images of the past surfacing in his mind.

"Mother, when I was abandoned by him on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, it was indeed a brush with death."

Tang Xiao's voice was very soft, as if he were telling someone else's story.

"At that time, I had just reincarnated. Although I possessed human consciousness, my body was merely a tender, young Blue Silver Grass that had just broken through the soil."

"I had no soul power whatsoever, nor any means to protect myself."

Hearing this, Ah Yin's heart leaped into her throat, and she gripped the corners of her clothes.

Tang Xiao continued:

"On the very first day I was abandoned, a ten-year Nether Wolf set its sights on me."

"It prowled around me for a long time, nearly uprooting me several times."

"To survive, I had to desperately suppress the faint life force within me, disguising myself as the most ordinary, unnutritious weed."

"The Nether Wolf sniffed around for half a day, eventually deciding I was too small to be worth the effort, and left."

Ah Yin's face turned deathly pale upon hearing this.

Zhong Lingyue, standing nearby, also clenched her delicate hands, her face full of lingering fear.

"And then what happened?"

Ah Yin asked with a trembling voice.

Tang Xiao smiled slightly and continued:

"Later, when I was three months old, a massive fire broke out on the outskirts of the forest."

"The fire was intense, and many soul beasts were fleeing for their lives in a frenzy."

"As a blade of grass, I couldn't move at all and could only watch helplessly as the fire burned toward me."

"That night, most of my body was scorched, my leaves turned to ash, and only a broken root remained buried in the charred soil."

"That was the closest I ever came to death."

"I could only desperately use my weak consciousness to sense the nutrients deep within the earth, relying on the occasional rainfall to struggle for three months before I finally sprouted a new leaf."