Martial Souls: Choose Two of Four, the Clear Sky Sect's Castaway!

Clear Sky Sect.

Inside the mountain gate.

A cold wind swept through the endless mountains, stirring the robes of the disciples on both sides.

"Tang Chen, you and your grandfather should go live in a village at the foot of the mountain."

Seventh Elder Tang Lie stood on the stone steps, looking down at the person before him.

Tang Chen wore a long robe washed pale with age. He stood tall, with handsome features.

Hearing Tang Lie's words, his brows slowly furrowed.

"Seventh Elder, my grandfather once rendered tremendous service to the Clear Sky Sect."

"Now, he cannot even remain in the Clear Sky Sect to live out his retirement?"

Tang Lie's expression darkened.

"I have already said all there is to say."

"If you continue making trouble without reason, do not blame me for being rude."

Below the stone steps, Tang Chen stood his ground without retreating.

"My grandfather was once a Soul Douluo."

"To protect the Clear Sky Sect, he suffered grievous injuries and lost all his cultivation."

"My parents also fought for the Clear Sky Sect and ultimately died tragic deaths."

"They bled and risked their lives for the sect."

"And now the Clear Sky Sect wants to drive us out?"

Tang Chen raised his head and looked toward the towering sect hall.

"The so-called number one sect under heaven is actually this cold-blooded."

"Enough!"

Tang Lie flicked his sleeve, his gaze filled with disgust.

"Those are matters of the past."

"Now, you are nothing more than two burdens."

"Your grandfather has lost all his cultivation and needs medicine every day to nourish his body."

"As for you..."

Tang Lie raised a hand and pointed at Tang Chen.

"You carry the blood of the Clear Sky Sect, yet you failed to awaken the Clear Sky Hammer."

"Your Martial Soul is merely a useless sapling, and your Innate Soul Power is only level two."

"A piece of trash like you is simply a disgrace to the Clear Sky Sect!"

The wind along the mountain path lifted Tang Chen's black hair from his forehead.

His expression gradually calmed.

Tang Lie did not stop.

"The Clear Sky Sect must preserve the purity of its bloodline."

"Those who have not awakened the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul are unworthy of remaining in the sect."

"Your grandfather is now a cripple as well, consuming the Clear Sky Sect's precious resources every day."

"The sect is not wealthy to begin with. It cannot support such a great expense."

Tang Lie pointed toward the mountain gate.

"Get out. All of you."

Tang Chen looked at the Seventh Elder before him and remained silent for a long while.

He was not originally from this world.

An accident in his previous life had brought him to Douluo Continent.

His grandfather had married into the Clear Sky Sect years ago. With the cultivation of a Soul Douluo, he had fought for the sect for many years.

Later, his grandfather had suffered devastating injuries while protecting the Clear Sky Sect, and all his cultivation had been destroyed.

His parents had likewise fought for the sect and ultimately both died tragic deaths.

Three generations of his family had earned illustrious merit.

Yet all they received now was the word burden.

Tang Chen knew clearly that Tang Lie dared to act this way because he was too weak.

When he was six years old, he underwent his Martial Soul awakening.

The Clear Sky Hammer had not appeared.

Only a slender sapling had appeared in his palm.

Innate Soul Power, level two.

Within a sect that recognized only the Clear Sky Hammer, such a Martial Soul would only be rejected.

Six years had passed, yet Tang Chen had still failed to display any talent worthy of the sect's attention.

But he could leave; his grandfather could not.

His grandfather's old injuries had accumulated over many years, and he relied on medicine every day to survive.

Once they left the Clear Sky Sect, the small village below the mountain would never have enough medicinal herbs.

Tang Chen's hand hanging at his side slowly clenched.

For the first time, he understood so clearly that weakness was the original sin.

At that moment.

A notification appeared in Tang Chen's mind.

\n[Choice System activated.]

[At every critical moment, the host will trigger a choice.]

[Please choose two of the following four Martial Souls.]

[One: Clear Sky Hammer.]

[Two: Luo Sanpao.]

[Three: Life Ancient Tree.]

[Four: Destruction Scepter.]\n

Tang Chen's gaze sharpened slightly.

The system!

His attention settled on the four options.

Luo Sanpao...

This Martial Soul was not entirely without potential. As long as it could complete its evolution, it might not be unable to become a powerful dragon-type Martial Soul.

But the moment he thought of Yu Xiaogang, Tang Chen immediately ruled out this option.

Forget it.

As for the Clear Sky Hammer, as long as he chose it, he could prove that he had inherited the Clear Sky Sect's bloodline as well.

Tang Lie would have no reason to drive him away again.

Tang Chen was just about to make his choice when his gaze returned to Tang Lie's face.

That disgust was not concealed in the slightest.

Tang Chen suddenly felt there was no need to use the Clear Sky Hammer to exchange for the right to remain here.

A sect like this was not worth bowing his head to.

His attention shifted to the last two options.

Life Ancient Tree.

Destruction Scepter.

One represented the purest power of life.

The other controlled overwhelming power of destruction.

Life and destruction were utterly opposed, yet both possessed limitless potential.

Tang Chen made his decision at once.

He would choose the Life Ancient Tree and the Destruction Scepter.

However, he did not confirm it immediately.

These two Martial Souls were too powerful. If he completed their awakening within the Clear Sky Sect, it would likely trigger a massive disturbance.

At that time, it would be difficult to avoid attracting the sect's powerhouses.

Now that the system had appeared, Tang Chen finally had confidence in his heart.

Seeing that he still had not left, the disgust on Tang Lie's face became even more obvious.

"Why are you still standing here?"

"Must I personally send you down the mountain?"

Tang Chen raised his eyes.

He no longer intended to endure the words that had long been suppressed in his heart.

"Is this how the mighty Clear Sky Sect treats those who have rendered service?"

"My grandfather made tremendous contributions to the Clear Sky Sect, only to end up covered in injuries and illness."

"My parents died fighting for the sect, and we could not even bring back their remains."

"Now that you have used them up, you want to drive us down the mountain."

Tang Chen stared directly at Tang Lie.

"Does a Clear Sky Sect like this deserve to be called the number one sect under heaven?"

"Insolence!"

Tang Lie took a step forward.

Mighty Soul Power surged from his body, and several fine cracks spread across the stone steps beneath his feet.

A powerful pressure descended upon Tang Chen.

His robes snapped wildly in the wind of Soul Power, but his feet did not retreat even half a step.

Several passing Clear Sky Sect disciples stopped along both sides of the mountain path.

People in the distance also turned to look.

Tang Lie swept his gaze across the surroundings and forcibly suppressed the urge to attack.

This was, after all, inside the Clear Sky Sect.

Tang Chen was still a disciple of the sect.

If he injured a junior with only level two Innate Soul Power before so many disciples, it would not sound good if word got out.

Tang Lie withdrew his Soul Power, his expression grim.

"Get out of the Clear Sky Sect immediately."

"Otherwise, do not blame me for showing no mercy."

Tang Chen adjusted his collar, which had been blown askew by the Soul Power.

"I will leave on my own."

"But I hope the Clear Sky Sect will not regret this in the future."

With that, he turned around.

Tang Chen walked down the long stone staircase without looking back even once.

Tang Lie watched that retreating figure gradually disappear and sneered.

"A piece of trash whose Martial Soul is only a sapling thinks he can make the Clear Sky Sect regret anything?"

Clear Sky Sect.

A secluded little courtyard.

Tang Chen pushed open the battered wooden door.

A dense medicinal scent rushed toward him.

Chopped firewood was stacked in a corner beside the courtyard wall, while several dried medicinal herbs hung beneath the eaves.

The furnishings inside were even more crude.

A wooden bed.

A table.

Two wooden chairs with chipped corners.

Other than that, there was nothing else of value.