Tang San's Reputation Plummets Yet Again

In fact.

The outside world had exaggerated the Clear Sky Sect's Exploding Ring technique far too much.

I had even heard that a level ninety-seven Soul Master using Exploding Ring could fight a level ninety-nine Peerless Douluo.

If Exploding Ring were really that powerful, what place would Spirit Hall have left on the Douluo Continent?

Or rather, if Exploding Ring were really that powerful, why had the Clear Sky Sect not dared to fight Spirit Hall and instead chosen to flee outright?

It was obvious.

What was powerful was not Exploding Ring itself, but the fact that every time Tang Hao and the others used Exploding Ring, the Asura God was nearby, assisting them with divine power.

For example, when that Elite Competition ended, Tang Hao had been able to use Exploding Ring to hammer back six or seven Titled Douluo at once despite being severely injured, all to rescue Tang San and Xiao Wu.

That could no longer be described as merely outrageous. The Asura God had completely treated everyone on the Douluo Continent like idiots and could not even be bothered to keep up appearances.

Douluo 1 Ning Rongrong Livestream: "That really is absurd."

"My Sword Grandfather is now level ninety-six. Even with Ba Ba's Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda support, at most he could fight one against two."

"How could a severely injured Tang Hao possibly be this strong?"

"Don't start talking about Martial Soul quality."

"Among experts who could cultivate to the Titled Douluo level, whose Martial Soul quality would be poor?"

"Besides, if we were really comparing Martial Soul quality, my Sword Grandfather's Seven Kill Sword Martial Soul was no worse than the Clear Sky Hammer."

"If it were not for how few people there were in Sword Grandfather's family, it would still be debatable which was the number one Weapon Soul in the world."

Setting aside Exploding Ring for now.

What Tang Hao truly loved was the Clear Sky Sect itself.

This could be seen from how, in the future, Tang Hao would rather cripple one arm and one leg than not return the Clear Sky Sect's Inheritance Soul Bones to the sect.

At the time, Tang Hao explicitly told Tang San that what had happened back then was his fault, that he had wronged the sect, and that he had to give the sect an explanation. As for the impact he had caused the sect, he could only have Tang San make up for it.

According to Tang Hao, as long as Tang San returned those two Inheritance Soul Bones to the Clear Sky Sect, coupled with Tang San's Twin Martial Souls talent, the people of the Clear Sky Sect would definitely accept Tang San.

That way, the Clear Sky Sect could greatly strengthen its power with the addition of Tang San, a peerless genius with Twin Martial Souls, while Tang San could receive the sect's support. It was simply killing two birds with one stone.

Only, Tang Hao had not known Tang San would play things so wildly.

After receiving the two Inheritance Soul Bones Tang Hao gave him, Tang San climbed the Clear Sky Sect for the first time.

This time, Tang San's strength was still very weak, and he was utterly incapable of standing against the Clear Sky Sect.

So Tang San knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times. He told Tang Xiao that what had happened back then was his father's fault, that a father's debt should be repaid by his son, and that he was willing to bear every responsibility for his father.

He then went on to say that he did not know whether he could bear that responsibility, but he was willing to devote this life to serving the sect and do everything in his power for it.

Thus, Tang San gained Tang Xiao's approval.

But soon afterward, several Clear Sky Sect elders marched over aggressively. They said they were unwilling to forgive Tang Hao and did not want to accept Tang San either, fearing Tang San would one day be like Tang Hao and cause the Clear Sky Sect devastating losses.

So Tang San knelt again and likewise kowtowed three times.

This time, Tang San's reason was that everyone before him was his elder, and even more so because of the debt his father owed the sect.

After a long string of nonsense, the elders agreed to forgive Tang Hao, but Tang San had to agree to three conditions.

The first condition was to reach level eighty within ten years.

The second condition was to bring the head of a Spirit Hall Titled Douluo back to the Clear Sky Sect within ten years.

The third condition was that his eighth Soul Ring had to be a 100,000 Year Soul Ring.

Tang San agreed to every one of them.

Douluo 1 Ning Rongrong Livestream: "Xiao Wu."

"Tang San was probably setting his sights on your 100,000 Year Soul Ring, wasn't he?"

Douluo 1 Xiao Wu Livestream: "Probably."

"Didn't Shen Fan say that I eventually sacrificed myself for Tang San?"

Douluo 1 Ning Rongrong Livestream: "You should keep your distance from Tang San."

"Someone like him is too terrifying."

Ever since learning the fates of Sword Grandfather, Bone Grandfather, and Ba Ba, Ning Rongrong was now filled with hostility toward Tang San.

And just like that, Tang San's task for his first visit to the Clear Sky Sect was complete.

Some time later, Tang San climbed the Clear Sky Sect for the second time.

This time, Tang San's strength was already enough to contend with the Clear Sky Sect.

So this time, he told the Clear Sky Sect elders, "What happened back then was not my father's fault."

After another period of time, Tang San climbed the Clear Sky Sect for the third time.

This time, Tang San's strength was already enough to crush the Clear Sky Sect.

So this time, Tang San told the Clear Sky Sect elders, "What happened back then was the Clear Sky Sect's fault."

And that was not all. This time, Tang San not only shifted all the blame onto the Clear Sky Sect, but also personally beat several of its elders viciously.

Douluo 1 Tang Yuehua: "Th-this..."

At first, when Tang Yuehua saw Tang San's behavior during his first visit to the Clear Sky Sect, she felt that although Tang San had been wrong in countless ways, he had at least treated his own elders quite well.

But now, it seemed that if Tang San were truly brought back to the Clear Sky Sect, it would likely bring disaster rather than fortune.

Douluo 1 Bo Saixi: "Why is the heir chosen by Lord Sea God becoming more and more unreliable?"

"If someone like this truly inherited Lord Sea God's divine position, wouldn't Sea God Island's reputation be completely ruined?"

"Most importantly, did someone like this truly understand gratitude?"

The more Bo Saixi learned about Tang San, the less she wanted to sacrifice herself to begin the divine trials.

Douluo 1 Shui Yue'er Livestream: "Tang San has truly shattered my worldview again and again."

"This was probably the whole, when I was weak, I was meek and submissive; when I became strong, I struck with iron fists, wasn't it?"

Douluo 1 Huo Wu Livestream: "I'm increasingly unable to understand it. With trash like Tang San, what kind of madness had the original me been struck by to take the initiative and kiss him?"

"Pah."

Douluo 2 Ma Xiaotao Livestream: "Trash."

"I think our Sea God Pavilion should change its name."

Douluo 2 Xian Lin'er Livestream: "..."

Douluo 1 Xiao Wu Livestream: "Is the me from the other world here?"

Douluo 2 Xiao Wu Livestream: "I'm here."

Douluo 1 Xiao Wu Livestream: "You've been with Tang San for ten thousand years."

"Tell me honestly, what is he really like?"

Douluo 2 Xiao Wu Livestream: "I don't know."

"After ten thousand years, it seemed I had never truly seen through him."

Douluo 1 Xiao Wu Livestream: "This..."

"No wonder Shen Fan doubted your intelligence."

Douluo 2 Xiao Wu Livestream: "..."

"As if your intelligence is any higher."