Reborn Tang Hao

As the saying went, Ah Yin had forced out a God King; whoever gained Ah Yin gained the world.

With Ah Yin, Tang Hao even felt a heroic conviction that the world was his for the taking.

As for living another life, he also had a clear plan for the future.

At first, he had tried to rescue his grandfather, but remembering that it was Asura God's arrangement, he worried that his actions would ultimately disrupt Asura God's attention. Thus, he chose to give up.

I'm sorry, Grandpa. You'll just have to suffer for a while longer.

As for the Icefire Yin Yang Well, Tang Hao had searched for it immediately after leaving Slaughter City. Once he found the place completely empty, he gave up.

With the insight of one who had become a god, he could also guess that the Icefire Yin Yang Well was a secret realm. Since that realm was controlled by Asura God, it would likely only emerge when Tang San was born, when Asura God allowed it to appear.

As for how Dugu Bo had stumbled upon it, that was because Asura God had chosen him to protect Tang San in the future.

In other words, for now, he could not count on the Icefire Yin Yang Well's resources to improve his aptitude.

Fortunately, that treasure land of superb feng shui would ultimately still belong to the Tang Family. Meat always had to rot in one's own pot before one could rest easy.

Then there was Ah Yin's future sacrifice...

At that thought, a trace of complication flashed through Tang Hao's eyes.

In his previous life, Ah Yin had been just as innocent, just as pure.

She had already reached level seventy, yet on the night before their wedding, she had still confessed to him that she was a soul beast. And the Tang Hao of his previous life...

That was the secret Tang Hao least wished to recall, buried deepest within him. Not even Ah Yin, not even Xiao San, knew it.

And this was the darkest side of Tang Hao as a human being.

His grandfather had once told him that at the Title Douluo realm, if one did not possess a Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring, then level ninety-seven was already the end of a soul master's path. Only by obtaining a Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring would a soul master be qualified to set foot in the realm of level ninety-eight, before finally advancing to level ninety-nine.

Tang Hao clearly remembered how, back then, he had innocently asked his grandfather, "Then why could that coward Qian Daoliu become a Limit Douluo even though his ninth ring wasn't a Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring?"

His grandfather, Tang Chen, had answered disdainfully, "That is because Qian Daoliu's martial soul is the Angel Martial Soul, a God-Level Martial Soul. One benefit of a God-Level Martial Soul is that there are no barriers in cultivation. But Limit Douluo is all he will ever be in this life. He is merely someone living under the shelter of his ancestors."

His father's generation lacked talent and had stopped at level ninety-five. Tang Hao and Tang Xiao, meanwhile, possessed the greatest talent; both had Innate Full Soul Power. The sect had placed its hopes on them and planned to hunt a Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring for each brother once they reached level ninety, so that they could one day succeed Tang Chen and carry on the glory of Clear Sky Sect.

This journey across the continent had primarily been meant to complete their Soul Bones and lay a solid foundation.

Whether hunting Spirit Rings or taking Soul Bones from others, the two brothers had already fully equipped themselves with Soul Bones during their journey. Both had also entered the Soul Douluo realm. With their talent, becoming Title Douluos within a few years would be no problem.

Everything was ready; all they lacked was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring.

And at that moment, a living Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast was delivered right before the Tang Hao of that life.

On one side was his love for Ah Yin. On the other was his coveting of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and greater power.

In the end, Tang Hao gave rise to evil thoughts.

Because of his love for Ah Yin, he naturally could not bear to kill her himself. So he thought of a soul beast sacrifice.

In that life, Spirit Hall became his blade.

He took advantage of Ah Yin's pregnancy, when she released the aura of a soul beast, to make Spirit Hall realize that she was a soul beast and draw Spirit Hall's pursuit.

With no path left to take, Ah Yin ultimately sacrificed herself to him just as Tang Hao had wished.

However—

At the moment Ah Yin died, Tang Hao, whose wish had been fulfilled, regretted it.

Compared with that cold Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring, Tang Hao realized that he still wanted Ah Yin's love more.

But once something had been done, there was no medicine for regret.

He was unwilling to face the fact of Ah Yin's death, and even less willing to face the fact that his own schemes had caused Ah Yin to sacrifice herself to him because of Spirit Hall.

How could I be wrong?!

Tang Hao blamed everything on Spirit Hall. All of it had been caused by the evil Spirit Hall. If Spirit Hall had not pursued them, how could Ah Yin have sacrificed herself to him?

Thus, Tang Hao went berserk. For three days and three nights, he repeatedly used Ring Detonation and battered Qian Xunji until he could no longer care for himself. Just as he was about to kill Qian Xunji with the final blow, Tang Hao regained his reason and let Qian Xunji go.

Then another variable appeared. Qian Xunji died after returning, and Clear Sky Sect was plunged into crisis because of Tang Hao. The disciples scattered outside were hunted down, his father was angered to death, and the sect elders died or were injured while fleeing from Spirit Hall's pursuit. The sect was forced to return to its ancestral land and seal the mountain.

His actions had also indirectly harmed his older brother. Because the sect had no one capable of holding it up, Tang Xiao, who had originally been meant to obtain a Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring, could only absorb a Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring. This also caused his future achievements to stop at level ninety-seven.

During the following years in Sacred Soul Village, Tang Hao fell into deep self-blame and regret.

He could not face the fact that his own plotting had led to Ah Yin's sacrifice and reduced Clear Sky Sect to such a desolate state.

It could be said—

The greater his hatred for Spirit Hall, the more he could conceal his guilty conscience.

All of this could only have been Spirit Hall's doing. It was Spirit Hall that had caused Ah Yin to sacrifice herself, separating him and Ah Yin by life and death; it was Spirit Hall that had caused his father's death and Clear Sky Sect's retreat into seclusion.

Fortunately, although there had been no medicine for regret in his previous life, there had been Tang San.

Tang San rose against all odds, revived Ah Yin, and allowed him to reunite with the woman he loved. He gained both his beloved's tenderness and the benefits brought by the Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring. With Tang San's help, he returned to Clear Sky Sect in glory, and it was because of his son that Clear Sky Sect could enjoy ten thousand years of future splendor.

In the end, the crime-ridden Spirit Hall was destroyed under the judgment of his precious son, Tang San.

Tang Hao no longer needed to face that filthy, ugly side buried deep within his heart. All evil had been committed by Spirit Hall; Spirit Hall bore every sin and turned into dust in history. He would forever be the great, righteous Clear Sky Douluo, a devoted husband and father, the Plane Lord.

But after being reborn, Tang Hao found himself in an awkward position.

Yes, everything in his previous life had been committed by Spirit Hall.

But in this life, Ah Yin was already a Soul Sage. Her soul beast aura had already been concealed, and once she became a Title Douluo, she would completely transform into a human.

He could simply find some secluded place, isolated from the world, for Ah Yin to spend her pregnancy and childbirth without being discovered by outsiders.

But what then...

Did Tang Hao still need that cold Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring?

Ah Yin was still alive. What would happen to Tang San's future position as the Blue Silver Emperor? Without the Blue Silver Emperor, could Tang San still reach the heights of his previous life?

Tang Hao sank into deep conflict.