"Tang San! Let go of Oscar, you're going to crush his arm!" Zhao Wuji had been guarding Tang San all along. Seeing that something was wrong with him, he immediately stepped forward to pull them apart.
But Tang San ignored Zhao Wuji, turned, and continued shouting at Oscar, "Oscar, hurry! Give me Mushroom Sausages. No matter what, I have to find her."
"Oscar! I absolutely will not allow you to give Tang San Mushroom Sausages! Tang San, do you know where this is? Do you know what kind of existence the Titan Giant Ape is?" Zhao Wuji reached out, intending to give Tang San a couple of slaps to knock some sense into him.
Just as Zhao Wuji's hand was about to come down, Tang San's blood-red eyes froze him in place. What kind of gaze was that? Cold and proud, allowing no resistance.
"Tang San! Don't be so ungrateful!" Zhao Wuji was angry too. This Tang San only knew how to cause him trouble! He raised his hand again to strike.
"Teacher Zhao, I still call you Teacher Zhao, but don't forget whose son I am—and whether he might be watching from nearby right now." Tang San spoke coldly. After becoming a god for twenty thousand years and controlling all of Douluo Continent, he was no longer the Tang San he had once been.
"Oscar, don't make me say it a second time," Tang San continued.
Oscar had not expected Tang San to dare speak to Zhao Wuji that way. Seeing that Teacher Zhao did not dare make a move, Tang San's background truly was extraordinary.
His hands moved much faster. He produced ten Mushroom Sausages in one go, completely draining his Soul Power.
"Good brother, I'll remember this favor." Tang San took the Mushroom Sausages Oscar handed him and immediately stuffed one into his mouth. Six illusory wings formed behind his back, and in the next instant, Tang San pursued the trail left behind by the Titan Giant Ape.
He left behind a group of people with vastly different expressions.
Zhao Wuji's face was livid, yet he was left utterly speechless by Tang San's retort. Dai Mubai wanted to chase after him, but never took that first step. Ma Hongjun was completely out of the loop, tending to Oscar's arm, which Tang San had injured.
Only Ning Rongrong looked at everyone present, frowning in thought. What exactly had Tang San meant? His father? Tang San usually did not spend much money and even had to earn money through blacksmithing.
Who exactly was his father? Someone who could make Zhao Wuji so afraid—yes, afraid. Others might not know, but she did. Zhao Wuji had once been hunted by Spirit Hall. Although the misunderstanding had later been cleared up, his reputation in the underworld was not good. Even such a ruthless man could feel fear?
Meanwhile, Tang Hao, who had remained hidden in the shadows, became somewhat unsettled.
"Why would Little San say that? Does he know who I am? Did Yu Xiaogang tell him?" Tang Hao's heart was in turmoil. He could only explain it by assuming Yu Xiaogang had told him. As for the abnormal behavior Tang San had displayed since childhood, he did not dare, nor did he wish, to think too deeply about it. As long as this son could give him hope of revenge, he was his son!
Tang San did not stop until all ten Mushroom Sausages had been used up. The Titan Giant Ape's trail vanished here. There was no corpse of Zhu Zhuqing as he had imagined, and what made Tang San even more uneasy was the scattered bloodstains on the ground. They were not human blood, but the blood of Soul Beasts.
This discovery alarmed Tang San. He carefully examined every trace. The largest footprints clearly belonged to the Titan Giant Ape, followed by those of Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu, until a fourth set of footprints abruptly appeared! Footprints belonging to a youth!
"Huo Yuhao! You have brought death upon yourself!" Tang San roared toward the sky.
Though the footprints were only the size of a youth's, Tang San instinctively knew they belonged to Huo Yuhao. It could only be Huo Yuhao. He must have bewitched Zhu Zhuqing and made her cooperate, luring Xiao Wu away from his side. Thinking of the torment Xiao Wu might now be suffering, or even the possibility that she had died, Tang San's aura gradually became unstable. The Eight Spider Spears burst from his back uncontrollably, blue-gold divine radiance flashing across them as the phantom of the Sea God Eight Wings appeared.
Yet he maintained that aura for only a few breaths before coughing up a mouthful of blood.
"Father, I need you." Tang San knelt on the ground, his voice almost bleeding with grief.
Tang Hao had been watching Tang San's changes from the shadows. Who exactly was this Huo Yuhao Little San had mentioned? And what was that phantom of eight wings?
Hearing Tang San's despairing cry, Tang Hao paused, but he still stepped out.
"Little San, how are you? Your father failed to protect you." Tang Hao wore a ragged robe washed white with age, making him look both bedraggled and despondent. Yet the way he supported Tang San truly made him seem like an old father concerned for his son.
"I'm fine. Xiao Wu is the one in danger. Father, first see whether Xiao Wu is still in the Star Dou Great Forest. No, Xiao Wu's target is too small. Help me find where the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python are." Tang San shouted excitedly.
Hearing Tang San's words, Tang Hao's heart instinctively skipped a beat. Little San seemed to know something. No, Little San seemed to know far too much!
"Alright, don't get worked up. I'll take you to look." As he spoke, Tang Hao picked up his son and flew toward the central region of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Carried by Tang Hao, Tang San fully activated his Purple Demon Eyes and searched everywhere for suspicious places. Yet even when they could see the Lake of Life from afar, they found nothing. Tang San's heart sank completely.
"That's enough, Father," Tang San said with his head lowered.
Tang Hao was under immense pressure as well. His strength was already rare in the world, yet even approaching the Lake of Life gave him the sensation of closing in on death.
Hearing Tang San's words, Tang Hao immediately took his son back, returning to the place where father and son had just met.
"Little San, you..." Tang Hao looked at Tang San's lowered head, filled with countless questions and unsure where to begin.
"Father, I know you have many questions. I'll tell you everything one by one." Tang San had long prepared his explanation for Tang Hao's questions. Huo Yuhao had been lurking in the shadows, using underhanded schemes. For now, the only trump card Tang San could use was his father. He had to grow stronger as quickly as possible.
"Father, do you know about godly inheritance?" Tang San asked Tang Hao with a solemn expression.
"Godly inheritance?!" Tang Hao nodded.
Of course he knew about godly inheritance. His grandfather, Tang Chen, had disappeared in pursuit of godhood. If Tang Chen had still been around back then, the Clear Sky Sect would certainly not be in its current state. Even if Ah Yin was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, so what? With a level ninety-nine Peerless Douluo present, what was Spirit Hall worth?
"Some time ago, I obtained the Sea God's godly inheritance."
"The Sea God?" Tang Hao exclaimed. He knew of the Sea God. On Sea God Island, there was even a Sea God High Priest who bore the title of Sea God.
"Yes. The talents of the current generation of sea Soul Masters are not outstanding. When the Sea God observed the lower realm, he saw me and chose me as his inheritor." Tang San spoke as though to himself. At the same time, an imprint of the Sea God Trident appeared between his brows.
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