Tang Chuan's Might, Xue Qinghe's Growing Desire to Recruit Tang Chuan

"Quick! Send someone! Powerful Soul Masters are fighting on the outskirts of Heaven Dou City! Dispatch people to negotiate at once!"

Inside the palace, Emperor Xue Ye, who should have been asleep, stood at the doorway in a cloak, staring at the enormous mushroom cloud in the distance. Its blazing light nearly enveloped half of Heaven Dou City.

"She Long, Elder Pufferfish! Go at once! Such power can only be from a battle between Title Douluo. That great hammer... Tang Hao!"

At that moment, Qian Renxue, returned to her Xue Qinghe guise, had eyes filled with fury and hatred. That man actually dared to come to the Heaven Dou Empire again. Even the normally composed Qian Renxue felt herself losing control. She wanted revenge far too badly.

This battle caught the attention of countless factions within the Heaven Dou Empire. Since Tang Chuan had activated his Blue Silver True Body relatively late, and his soul skill had instantly defeated Tang Hao, most people had only seen Tang Hao's Martial Soul Avatar.

"Cough, cough!"

On the outskirts, Tang Hao's entire body trembled, arcs of lightning occasionally flashing across him—the lingering force of the Sky Azure Annihilation Thunder.

"Pah!"

Tang Hao spat out a mouthful of black blood, feeling his old injuries flare up. If he had taken that attack head-on, he would have undoubtedly died!

Left with no choice, he had chosen Ring Detonation. But the power had been too great and the distance too close; Tang Hao had failed to defend against all of it.

"Damn it. I need to leave this place quickly."

Tang Hao took one final look in the direction of Heaven Dou City. Gritting his teeth, he flew off down another path. He was going to his biological younger sister, Tang Yuehua. The most dangerous place was the safest place.

"It's here!"

"This..."

"Your Highness!"

Xue Qinghe hurried over with soldiers. Light also shone around Meng Shenji and the other two education committee members, making it clear that they had rushed here in great haste as well.

Looking at the scene before them, everyone present was filled with shock.

As far as the eye could see, there was nothing but devastation caused by colliding Soul Power. Trees had been uprooted, leaving behind a barren wasteland.

"This destructive power is simply unbelievable!"

"From my experience, that Martial Soul Avatar seemed to be holding a hammer. Could it be..."

"That's right, it must have been him—the Clear Sky Douluo, Tang Hao! Other than him, who else would dare to swagger into Heaven Dou City?"

"Wait, everyone, look at this."

Just as they were immersed in Tang Hao's intimidating presence, Meng Shenji keenly spotted several Blue Silver Grass stalks broken into pieces beside the crater.

"Blue Silver Grass!"

Someone capable of contending with a Title Douluo—and one like Tang Hao at that—was unlikely to be Poison Douluo. Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo were still at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, leaving only one person!

"Could it have been Your Excellency Tang Chuan? Was he the one who fought Tang Hao just now?"

"Such strength is truly horrifying. Blue Silver Grass facing the Clear Sky Hammer head-on—if it hadn't happened in reality, I would have thought I was dreaming!"

As Xue Qinghe listened to the three education committee members continuously analyze the situation, her gaze grew increasingly solemn. Could she really recruit someone like that?

She waved for the soldiers to quickly clean up the scene, then stepped forward slightly and nodded to the three education committee members.

"Three committee members, Tang Hao's fate is currently unknown. Who do you think won this battle?"

"I would not dare speak rashly, but if I had to make a guess, I am more inclined to believe that Your Excellency Tang Chuan won."

"Indeed. His Blue Silver Grass martial soul is already unlike ordinary Blue Silver Grass, and his soul ring configuration is exceptionally powerful as well. Leaving aside whether he could kill Tang Hao, driving him away should certainly not have been a problem."

Xue Qinghe nodded and exchanged a few more words with the three men before they finally left the scene. The battle was already over, so the other party naturally would not return casually. Thus, they left Xue Qinghe there.

"Elders, can you tell who it was?"

She Long and Pufferfish, who had long since disguised themselves as soldiers, stood on either side of Xue Qinghe and bowed slightly.

They had used their Title Douluo cultivation to rapidly approach this place, but Tang Hao had already left. Still, judging by the dark-red bloodstains on the ground and this level of destruction...

There was no doubt that it had been the Clear Sky Douluo, Tang Hao.

"That's right, it was Tang Hao. Based on the residual Soul Power at the scene, as well as that pool of blood, it should be him. Back then, when he fought the Pope... he suffered old injuries."

"And this Blue Silver Grass likely belonged to that Tang Chuan. Truly, each generation surpasses the last. Such a young Title Douluo, yet he was able to force back an established Title Douluo like Tang Hao."

She Long could not help but sigh. Although Tang Hao was burdened by old injuries, that did not mean they could defeat him. Secret techniques like Ring Detonation and the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes had absurdly high power; they simply had no way to withstand them.

Xue Qinghe felt helpless. It seemed the other party had already left, but why had a conflict broken out?

Tang Chuan, Tang Hao, Tang San—each of the three shared the surname Tang. Could there be some connection between them?

"Let's go. Leave this place to them. Tomorrow, I must meet Tang Chuan."

The three of them ultimately left as well, but news of the matter had already reached every sect, especially the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Meanwhile, Tang Chuan and Tang San, who had returned to the inn, knew nothing about it.

Tang San remained silent. He did not understand why Tang Hao refused to tell him even a single word about his mother.

"Little San, don't overthink it. Tang Hao has been driven back by me. He should remain quiet for a while. Just focus on cultivating properly."

"Father, your soul rings..."

"Oh, I had actually been using the Blue Silver Domain that comes with the Blue Silver Emperor to conceal them. I'm sorry I didn't tell you earlier, Little San. After all, it's better to keep things low-key whenever possible."

"I understand, Father. Will I be able to become like you in the future?"

"That's only natural. You're the son of Tang Chuan. Not biologically, yet closer than one."

Tang San's eyes moistened. Tang Chuan's words shattered the restraint on his emotions. He still could not forget the killing intent in Tang Hao's eyes. He simply could not imagine that his biological father could feel killing intent toward both Tang Chuan and himself.

That was absolutely not how a father treated his own son!

"Get some rest. Once we reach the Blue Silver Ancestral Land, I'll tell you everything about your mother."

"Mm!"

Tang San nodded heavily. After clasping his hands toward Tang Chuan, he went upstairs and returned to his room, his heart heavy.

With something like this suddenly happening tonight, he truly could not bear it. For now, all he could do was rest.

"To defeat Tang Hao, I didn't even need to use any other skills. I still haven't used my hidden weapons or domain. Looks like my current combat strength is indeed quite good."

After this battle, Tang Chuan had gained an exceptionally clear understanding of his own strength. Tang Hao had needed Ring Detonation just to defend against his attacks, which was enough to show how powerful they were.

Moreover, based on Tang Chuan's understanding, Tang Hao could not possibly leave this place so carelessly. There was an eighty percent chance that he would hide at Moonlight Pavilion, which belonged to his own younger sister, Tang Yuehua.