The Inevitable Future
wrong.
Ju Zi suddenly realized.
It wasn't just used to establish the Tang Sect.
Ten thousand years ago, it was Tang San who used these things to help the Heaven Dou Empire defeat the Spirit Hall.
Establishing the Tang Sect was just a side effect.
A time traveler, carrying the knowledge and technology of an entire world, uses a dimensional advantage to launch a devastating attack on a native world...
Is this the real reason why Tang San was able to become a god?
Ju Zi's eyes turned cold.
If that's the case, then what is Huo Yuhao?
A second Tang San?
No, that's not right.
Huo Yuhao did not carry the memories of the other world.
Huo Yuhao only had the "luck" arranged by Tang San.
Ju Zi took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down.
Keep watching.
She wanted to see just how much this so-called "Tang Sect" still didn't know.
Shrek Academy, Female Dormitory.
Ning Tian stood with his hands behind his back, his face grim.
She is from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and grew up listening to the legends of Tang San.
Tang San was an important partner of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect ten thousand years ago, and the relationship between the Tang Sect and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has always been quite good.
But the Tang San in the diary became increasingly unfamiliar to her.
He secretly learned martial arts, was forced to jump off a cliff, and transmigrated with the inheritance of an entire sect...
This sounds more like an opportunist than a savior.
Ning Tian gave a cold laugh.
Too.
How could a true savior set up a ten-thousand-year scheme, treating everyone as pawns?
She continued reading.
[Alright, that's about it for the background. Now let's talk about the Tang Sect in the Douluo Continent.]
Many people believe that the Tang Sect in the Douluo Continent was founded by Tang San, and that he built his empire from scratch.
[fart.]
What did Tang San have when he established the Tang Sect?
[First, he possesses a complete set of Tang Sect Hidden Weapons manuals and manufacturing methods, ranging from beginner-level to top-tier "Yama's Invitation —this represents his technical reserves.]
Second, he has connections with the Clear Sky Sect.
Tang Hao is his father, the Clear Sky Douluo, and the heir of the number one sect in the world.
Third, he has the support of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, which was once Upper Three Sects Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Douluo Continent and a top power.
Don't be fooled by the fact that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has declined ten thousand years later; ten thousand years ago, its status was on par with several major empires.
In today's terms, it would be equivalent to the level of the Shrek Academy's second lesson.
Back then, the Seven-Treasure Glazed Pagoda was the number one support Martial Soul in the world; it had both money and manpower.
Fourth, he has the Shrek Seven Monsters team.
Dai Mubai is a prince of the Star Luo Empire, Oscar is a food-type genius, Ma Hongjun has Phoenix Martial Soul, Xiao Wu is Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast; this is the core team.
With so many advantages, you're telling me this is what you call starting from scratch?
[This is called starting a new account with max-level gear.]
The Tang Sect's success wasn't due to Tang San's exceptional abilities, but rather the incredible resources he possessed. Even a novice could have built a successful Tang Sect with those same resources.
Upon seeing this, Ning Tian's lips curled into a mocking smile.
Well said.
Start a new account with max-level divine gear.
According to sect records, Ning Fengzhi in promoting Tang San, providing him with money and manpower whenever possible.
And what was the result? Working backward from the result, now Tang San become a god, still a high and mighty God King, but the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is still the same Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, having gained absolutely no benefit.
Ning Tian shook his head and continued reading.
The Tang Sect in the Douluo Continent did indeed enjoy a period of great success when it was first established.
At that time, Tang San was still alive, and his Hidden Weapon were still effective.
The Godly Zhuge Crossbow and the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow shone brightly on the battlefield, helping the Heaven Dou Empire defeat the Spirit Hall. It was during that time that the Tang Sect earned its reputation.
[But what happened after Tang San a god?]
[The Tang Sect began its decline.]
Why? Because the Hidden Weapon are no longer effective.
The world of the Douluo Continent is different from the world Tang San originally lived in.
That world was a martial arts world, where everyone practiced internal energy cultivation. No matter how strong one's physical body was, it had its limits, and Hidden Weapon could hit their mark every time.
However Douluo Continent, there are Soul Master, Martial Soul, Soul Ring, and Soul Bone. High-level Soul Master possess impenetrable defenses; ordinary Hidden Weapon simply cannot penetrate them.
Low-level Hidden Weapon can't damage high-level Soul Master, and high-level Hidden Weapon can't be made.
Things like the Buddha's Fury Lotus and the Storm Pear Blossom Needle require extremely high standards in terms of materials and craftsmanship; the Douluo Continent simply doesn't have the industrial foundation for that.
When Tang San was alive, he could still use his Divine Power to create a few more, but once he left, the lineage was severed.
[So the Tang Sect is in an awkward position.]
[They started with Hidden Weapon, but when those Hidden Weapon stopped working, they relied on Tang San's reputation. But Tang San was no longer in the Divine Realm, leaving them stuck in this limbo for ten thousand years.]
By Huo Yuhao's generation, the Tang Sect was barely surviving.
Because of the existence of Soul Tool, ten thousand years ago, the Sun Moon Continent had not yet collided with the Douluo Continent, and the Douluo Continent did not have any Soul Tool or Soul Guidance Technology.
However, in the course of these ten thousand years of development, the capabilities of Soul Guidance Technology have become far too powerful.
The most powerful techniques, such as the Storm Pear Blossom Needle and the Buddha's Fury Lotus, can only injure Titled Douluo at most; killing Titled Douluo is simply a matter of extremely good luck.
But now there are level nine Soul Guidance Cannon, even level ten Soul Guidance Shell, and we can even see level eleven and twelfth ones in the future.
Even with the ability to unleash Godslayer Soul Guidance Shell, the Tang Sect's Hidden Weapon pale in comparison.
[If Huo Yuhao hadn't joined the Tang Sect and given Tang Sect a second chance, the Tang Sect would probably have disbanded in a few decades.]
[But even if Huo Yuhao is there, so what?]
What happened after Huo Yuhao became a god?
[Isn't the Tang Sect also destined for decline?]
A sect that relies on the glory of others is destined to be short-lived.
When the First-Generation Seven Monsters were around, the Tang Sect was at its peak.
Tang San became a god, and the Tang Sect began to decline.
Huo Yuhao has recovered, and the Tang Sect is experiencing a brief resurgence.
Once Huo Yuhao is gone, the Tang Sect will still decline.
[Why?]
[Because the Tang Sect has never had anything of its own.]
Its foundation was brought by Tang San from another world, and its glory was built by Tang San and Huo Yuhao together.
It lacks its own inheritance system, its own core competitiveness, and its ability to generate its own revenue.
To put it bluntly, it's just a keychain.
[When attached to Tang San, it becomes Tang San and the Tang Sect; when attached to Huo Yuhao, it becomes Huo Yuhao and the Tang Sect.]
It was never the real "Tang Sect".
Tang Ya's face turned deathly pale.
Pendant...
The Tang Sect is just an accessory...
She stood up abruptly, then sat down just as abruptly. She didn't want to admit it, but she knew the diary was right.
That is indeed the situation the Tang Sect is in now.
Not only have the sects declined, but most of the core Hidden Weapon manufacturing techniques have also been lost. The only thing they can still offer is the Godly Zhuge Crossbow, which is not even as powerful as a Soul Guidance Shell.