Tang Xiao's eyes flickered slightly when he heard the words "bastard child."
"Bastard child?"
"Back then, Tang Hao abandoned me in the wilderness just after I was born for the sake of his own selfish desires, leaving me to the wind and sun, to be devoured by soul beasts."
"At that time, did anyone from the Clear Sky Sect ever step forward and say a single word for me?"
Tang Xiao's voice was calm, yet beneath that calm brewed a storm capable of destroying heaven and earth.
Tang Xiao's expression turned somewhat ugly, and he let out a guilty sigh.
"Tang Xiao, what happened back then was my second brother's fault, but the sect had its own difficulties as well."
"Now that you have become an emperor, why cling to the grudges of the past?"
"Besides, your younger brother Tang San has now inherited the positions of Sea God and Asura God. You share the same blood. Why not cease hostilities and make peace, then govern this continent together?"
Tang Xiao tried to use their bloodline and Tang San's divine status to make Tang Xiao wary.
However, Tang Xiao suddenly laughed upon hearing those words.
His laughter echoed through the valley, filled with mockery and disdain.
"Make peace?"
"Tang Xiao, you are adorably naive."
"Do you think Tang San will still be alive now that I have come here today?"
Hearing this, Tang Xiao was struck as if by lightning, his entire body swaying violently.
"Y-You... what did you say? Xiao San..."
The Second Elder was even more enraged, pointing at Tang Xiao as he cursed furiously.
"Nonsense! Xiao San is the inheritor of two divine positions and possesses the power to destroy heaven and earth. What makes you worthy of killing him?"
Tang Xiao said nothing more and merely