Tang San: Though I Disdain Underhanded Tactics, I Still Use Hidden Weapons

[Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing had been ordered to lead troops in reinforcing the Star Dou Empire.]

[The rest remained behind at Jialing Pass to handle postwar matters.]

[Believing victory was assured, the Heaven Dou Empire decided to rest for three days before advancing again.]

[Unexpectedly, Qian Renxue appeared once more on the third day!]

[Even more surprisingly, Bibi Dong appeared at the same time!]

[She had long since lost her former grace and elegance, her face becoming twisted and ferocious—]

[This was the negative corruption brought about by inheriting the Rakshasa God's divine position!]

[The simultaneous arrival of two God Level experts filled Tang San with regret.]

[Had he known this would happen, he should have ignored the poisonous mist and pursued Qian Renxue first!]

[But it was too late for regret now.]

[He resolutely chose to face two enemies alone and stepped forward to fight!]

[Final outcome: Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue were severely wounded, while Tang San fell!]

[Too severely injured, Bibi Dong chose not to destroy the Heaven Dou Empire.]

[Instead, she used the excuse of "leaving some consideration for Yu Xiaogang" and withdrew with her army.]

[Had all the Spirit Masters joined forces to besiege her then, they could have killed her.]

[But everyone was intimidated by her overwhelming might.]

[With Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo dead in battle, morale had already collapsed.]

[In the end, they could only watch helplessly as the enemy army departed.]

Tang San had actually died...

This outcome had completely surpassed the expectations of the Heavens and Myriad Worlds.

Although this man's character was lacking, and he habitually applied double standards...

No matter what, his identity as a Child of Destiny was beyond doubt.

If one disregarded the world's overall power level and looked only at his ability to fight above his rank,

his cross-rank combat ability even surpassed that of other Children of Destiny!

Of course, that was on the premise of factoring in the boost from hidden weapons.

If he relied solely on those overpowered Spirit Rings, he would struggle even to crush opponents of the same level.

Every victory against stronger foes had depended on hidden weapons and underhanded tricks.

After reaching God Level, however, those hidden weapons became largely ineffective.

Other than the top-ranked "Guanyin Tear," which could still threaten God Level beings,

the rest of the hidden weapons could not harm gods in the slightest.

It was worth mentioning that

Tang San's supposedly second-ranked hidden weapon, "Bodhi Blood,"

had been explained as, "Even Bodhi would bleed upon seeing it"!

This name shocked the worlds where Patriarch Bodhi existed—

Patriarch Bodhi could actually be injured by such a thing?

What an utterly ridiculous joke!

It had to be said, this joke was truly magnificent!

Even the weakest Patriarch Bodhi could never possibly be harmed by such a weapon!

And the power of "Guanyin Tear" was supposedly even greater than that of "Bodhi Blood"...

Could it be that...

Guanyin's tears could actually pierce Patriarch Bodhi's divine protective light?

This was simply turning heaven and earth upside down!

Back to the point,

Tang San's death truly shook the Heavens and Myriad Worlds.

He was the first Child of Destiny to fall!

No matter how perilous their circumstances had been in the past, those favored by destiny had always found a way to survive.

But this time, it seemed that no one could turn the tide for him.

So even a Child of Destiny could meet an end!

It seemed Tang San's faction had ultimately failed completely.

Yet upon witnessing Tang San's defeat and death,

the Heavens and Myriad Worlds did not simply view it as evil triumphing over good.

Did Spirit Hall truly represent evil?

From Tang San's perspective, it did.

But if one looked at the world's broader situation,

Spirit Hall awakened Martial Souls for commoners and distributed cultivation subsidies,

while also establishing a path of advancement for commoner Spirit Masters!

The other empires, by contrast, had always maintained hereditary aristocratic systems—

the nobility was everything!

Unless commoners reached the ranks of Spirit King or Soul Emperor,

even the lowest-ranking nobles could freely bully and oppress them!

For the vast number of commoners, Spirit Hall was the true embodiment of justice!

If Bibi Dong had not suffered the corruption of Rakshasa Divine Power,

she could have become an enlightened ruler of her generation.

Even though she had already been tainted by evil power, it might not have been impossible to dispel it in the future.

Had the outcome of this battle truly been decided?

[After Tang San's death, the story was not yet over.]

[As a god, even if his physical body perished, his divine soul would not immediately dissipate.]

[At this moment, Ning Rongrong and Oscar unexpectedly discovered while holding hands]

[that they possessed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill on the level of a hundred-thousand-year soul skill!]

[This skill could actually bring the dead back to life!]

[The two immediately decided to revive Tang San!]

[Through the fusion skill and the devout prayers of Heaven Dou's soldiers,]

[the power of faith ultimately called Tang San back to the world of the living!]

[After his resurrection, Tang San's strength improved slightly, but the increase was limited.]

[It was still insufficient for fighting the two gods.]

[But he had no other choice—either flee alone, or make a last stand to protect Xiao Wu!]

[Because Xiao Wu was here, he absolutely could not retreat.]

[The next day, he once again challenged the two gods!]

[Bibi Dong asked with interest, "Why didn't you launch a surprise attack during the night?"]

[She had no idea that Tang San had already been resurrected.]

[If the Heaven Dou Empire pretended to surrender, she would not have been on guard at all, unaware that Tang San had returned.]

[A surprise attack at that moment would certainly have dealt her a severe blow!]

[Yet Tang San claimed that since he had been reborn, he had to settle things in an open and honorable battle!]

[If he resorted to underhanded methods, his heart would instead remain unsettled!]

The Heavens and Myriad Worlds: ...

Wasn't there far too much contradiction in those words?

Using underhanded tactics would leave his heart unsettled?

Then were the hidden weapons he had used in the past not underhanded methods?

Since when had hidden weapons become open and honorable weapons?

Saying something like that at this moment was truly absurd and laughable!

Moreover, before becoming a god, Guanyin Tear had nearly taken Qian Renxue's life!

How could a surprise attack have been useless?

In this situation, how was that any different from seeking death?

Tang San was plainly a hypocrite through and through. He was not even as forthright as a genuine villain!

Pah! Despicable to the extreme!

Great Thousand World—

Mu Chen watched Tang San, who had resolved to confront them head-on, and gently shook his head.

"There is no chance of victory in this battle. Unless a miracle occurs, the outcome will not change."

"Still obsessing over maintaining an image and caring about one's state of mind at a life-or-death moment like this is truly incomprehensible."

"If it were me, whether for Luo Li, my parents, or my many close friends,"

"I would never be constrained by so-called openness and honor."

"Because I know that if I were to die, those I cherished would surely follow me to the underworld."

"So no matter what methods I used, victory would be the only thing that mattered!"

Everything he had worked for had been for the sake of protecting those around him!

As for everything else, it was naturally best if he could have both,

but if that proved impossible, abandoning them would be no great loss.

But Tang San...

At his core, he was still a selfish person.

One only needed to look at everything he had done along the way to know that.

He had indeed treated those around him well, but if he had not styled himself as a righteous gentleman,

the world's assessment of him might not have been so unbearable.

But look at the labels he had attached to himself—

gifted and intelligent, patient and steadfast, respectful of his teachers, deeply devoted in love;

loyal and righteous, hating evil as an enemy, decisive in killing, pure-hearted, and unmatched in strategy.

Wasn't it exhausting to live burdened by so many halos?

Precisely because of this,

even when facing the desperate situation of two gods, he insisted on fighting them head-on!

Would that truly leave his thoughts unsettled?

No. He merely wanted, after his death,

to still leave behind the reputation of being "pure and flawless, open and honorable"!