Tang San's Changed Fate

The prolonged lack of oxygen made Tang San's pupils roll upward until only the whites of his eyes showed, and his tongue lolled out involuntarily.

As for Tang Hao's questioning...

With his brain on the verge of shutting down, he could not hear a single sound.

For a moment, Tang Hao truly had the urge to ruthlessly strangle him to death, but when he saw the agony on Tang San's face, his heart softened in the end.

"Hmph!"

Tang Hao flung Tang San to the ground and looked down at him coldly.

"Cough, cough..."

Tang San coughed violently while greedily sucking in fresh air.

He had never imagined it.

Being able to breathe fresh air could actually be such a blissful thing.

After resting for a while, Tang San finally recovered.

He propped himself halfway up, his eyes filled with pain as he looked at Tang Hao.

"Dad, why?"

Tang Hao neither avoided the question nor brushed it off. He stared into Tang San's eyes.

"Where did those secret arts of yours come from?"

Tang San's pupils suddenly contracted, and panic flashed across his face.

Dad... knew.

He had always thought he had hidden it well, but he had not expected his father to know all along.

No wonder...

No wonder Dad had wanted to kill him. Anyone would be suspicious if they saw their son knowing so many things he should not have known from such a young age, right?

What should I do? How should I explain this?

The panic on Tang San's face did not escape Tang Hao's notice.

At that moment, Tang Hao completely gave up on him.

Tang San rose to his feet and gave Tang Hao a deep bow.

"Dad, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have hidden it from you."

"I don't know exactly what happened either. They just appeared in my memories for no reason."

"The reason I hid them from you..."

"Was because I was afraid you would think I was a monster and abandon me."

A clumsy lie.

Yet Tang Hao did not expose him, nor did he intend to kill him outright.

After all, he was still someone with Twin Martial Souls.

The greatest advantage of Twin Martial Souls was that when Spirit Rings were added to the second Martial Soul later on, one's Spirit Power level would experience explosive growth and rapidly reach the peak.

Of course, that was assuming the conflict between the Twin Martial Souls could be resolved.

How could such a fine tool be wasted for nothing?

Once he had grown up, turning him into a blade aimed at Spirit Hall would be the best choice.

"Remember this. You must never tell anyone that you have two Martial Souls. And don't rush to add Spirit Rings to your second Martial Soul."

"Dad, I understand."

Tang San thought his father had believed him, and his heart finally relaxed.

Although his father had not treated him well and had not given him much fatherly love, he had finally gained a father. He truly did not want to, and could not, lose him.

He cherished this hard-won family bond deeply.

[ Ding! Fate successfully changed. Please select four of the following rewards. ]

Lin Chen frowned slightly.

"Why are there only four?"

The script he had edited had Tang Hao seeing the Forging Hammer Martial Soul, confirming that Tang San was not his son, and then directly blowing Tang San's head apart with a punch.

If Tang San had died, there should not have been only four rewards.

"System, bring up the records."

When the edited script deviated from the plot, or when the fate-changing attempt failed, Lin Chen could use the system to inspect the detailed records.

After reading the records, Lin Chen suddenly understood.

Tang Hao had not killed him. Instead, he planned to raise him into a weapon for revenge.

That was reasonable enough.

But to Tang San, Tang Hao was actually even more important than the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul.

Thinking about it carefully, that seemed quite reasonable too.

The treatment of a tool and a biological son naturally could not be the same.

Since Tang Hao was raising Tang San as a tool, he would not teach him the Clear Sky secret arts. He might not even take him to Slaughter City for training.

Having his strength reduced was a small matter. Losing the qualifications to inherit the Asura God Godhood was the real problem.

Without Dual Godhood, what kind of protagonist was Tang San?

With only the Sea God Godhood, what could he use to fight Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue?

Lin Chen shook his head and examined the rewards.

[ Reward One: Endless Phantoms. An exceptional movement technique. Once unleashed, the user transforms into countless phantoms, making it difficult for others to distinguish the true body. ]

[ Reward Two: Dragon Roar Sword Art. A sword art designed for the Dragon Roar Sword Martial Soul, capable of fully unleashing the Dragon Roar Sword Martial Soul's power. ]

[ Reward Three: Spirit Beast Encyclopedia. An encyclopedia recording information on every Spirit Beast that has appeared throughout the history of Douluo Continent. ]

[ Reward Four: Dustless Spirit-Nurturing Pill. Can eliminate the Spirit Beast aura of a Transformed Soul Beast. ]

[ Reward Five: One External Spirit Bone. ]

When Lin Chen saw the Spirit Beast Encyclopedia among the rewards, his eyes immediately lit up.

It really came just when he needed it.

There was no need to hesitate over the first three rewards. After all, he would be relying on them to hunt his first Spirit Ring next. The key was the fourth and fifth rewards.

Reward Four was obviously meant for Xiao Wu.

As long as it could erase the Spirit Beast aura on her body, her fate would naturally undergo a huge change. At the very least, it could bring in three rewards.

Trading one for three was guaranteed profit.

There was even less to say about an External Spirit Bone. It was the most valuable type of Spirit Bone, and its age could increase alongside a Spirit Master's strength.

One day, evolving into a million-year Spirit Bone, or even a divine artifact, would not be a problem.

The only flaw was that the system had not specified what type of External Spirit Bone it was. There were only a few cold words sitting there.

Lin Chen pondered silently for a while.

He realized that before school began, there seemed to be no more opportunities to earn rewards.

Even if he left Holy Spirit Village now, there would not be any particularly good chances.

In other words, if he did not choose the Dustless Spirit-Nurturing Pill this time, he would probably have to wait until Gangzi took Tang San to Soul Hunting Forest to obtain a Spirit Ring.

And by then, Tang Hao would probably have already discovered Xiao Wu.

Emm...

It seemed he could have Tang Hao keep Ah Yin company for a while.

Tang San had already become a tool. Naturally, Tang Hao would no longer care for him as attentively as he would his biological son. Because he went to accompany Ah Yin, he would miss Xiao Wu.

That was perfectly reasonable, right?

And if Tang Hao did not follow Tang San, it would be more convenient for Lin Chen to meddle with Tang San's first Spirit Ring.

But to be safe, he should take the Dustless Spirit-Nurturing Pill first.

System, I choose one, two, three, and four.

The moment Lin Chen's thought fell, a massive amount of memory flooded into his mind.

There was a lot of it, but it was not chaotic.

It emerged bit by bit from the depths of Lin Chen's memories, as though he had learned it all gradually through his own efforts.

The footwork of Endless Phantoms, the circulation routes of Spirit Power.

The techniques and movement arts of the Dragon Roar Sword Art, the circulation routes of Spirit Power.

All the information within the Spirit Beast Encyclopedia.

Lin Chen gradually transformed from a brat who knew nothing into a master of Spirit Beast theory.

He also gradually transformed from an ordinary Spirit Scholar too weak to truss a chicken into a martial arts master with exquisite movement techniques and outstanding swordsmanship.

After fully digesting all that information,

Lin Chen finally understood what it meant for system-produced goods to be top quality.

It was absolutely insane.