The Maiden's Hair Turned White at Last, Half a Lifetime of Longing Choked in Her Throat

Spirit City, Worship Hall.

Seeing Tang Chen's current miserable state, Golden Crocodile and the others revealed gloating smiles. "Tsk, tsk, tsk. Tang Chen really is unlucky."

"Hahaha, isn't that right? Tang Chen had finally found a Deity's inheritance, only to be schemed against by the Rakshasa God. Now, he'd even been possessed by some bat beast, tortured until his strength was utterly spent and he was on the verge of death."

"But then again, what exactly did Tang Chen do to make a Deity personally target him? Not only did the Rakshasa God not kill Tang Chen outright, she severed his path to godhood and even sent the Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King to control and torment him."

Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky Sect had always been enemies. The more miserably Tang Chen, this grave threat, suffered, the more delighted they were.

Only Qian Daoliu, standing at the very front, wore a complicated expression and paid no heed to Golden Crocodile and the others' mockery.

Watching his old friend barely cling to life on the screen, he could not help but sigh. "Ah! Tang Chen, I never thought you would fall so low!"

The once high-spirited and invincible Tang Chen had now ended up in such a bleak and tragic state, worse off than dead. Even Qian Daoliu's heart was filled with melancholy.

The hall instantly fell silent. Golden Crocodile and the others put away their smiles, not daring to casually ridicule Tang Chen in front of Qian Daoliu.

Qian Daoliu was their elder brother, after all. They had to show him some respect.

Just as Golden Crocodile Douluo held back his laughter, the Clear Sky Sect presented the complete opposite scene. The entire sect was drowned in grief and rage. Everyone's eyes were bloodshot, their breaths heavy as bulls', as they stared fixedly at the Sky Screen.

"Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King, you damned beast..."

Seeing Tang Chen controlled by the Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King and reduced to a state where his strength was spent, doomed to die a miserable death, everyone in the Clear Sky Sect, along with Tang Hao and Tang Yuehua in Heaven Dou City, wished they could devour that beast alive, grind its bones to dust, and scatter its ashes.

Tang Chen was the pillar holding up the Clear Sky Sect. He should have inherited the God of Asura's Divine Position, become the next God of Asura, and led the entire Clear Sky Sect to unify Douluo Continent, making its name resound throughout Douluo Star and the God Realm.

Yet, while completing his eighth Divine Trial, Tang Chen had been plotted against by the Rakshasa God. Then, that damned bat beast had parasitized him for decades, torturing him alive until he was neither human nor ghost.

Everyone's overwhelming fury was directed at the Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King. As for the true culprit, the Rakshasa God, they could only suppress their hatred. She was a lofty Deity, far beyond anything their strength could provoke, so they could only silently choose to ignore her.

Tang Xiao abruptly raised his hand, suppressing the surging rage within the hall. "Elders, please calm yourselves. Now is not the time for anger. We should find a way to save Grandfather."

Slaughter City was an exceptionally peculiar place. Soul skills could not be used there; one could only fight with one's martial soul and personal experience.

However, those who possessed Divine Slaughter's Domain were different. With Divine Slaughter's Domain, they were completely unaffected by Slaughter City's rules. Therefore, anyone who wished to enter Slaughter City and save Tang Chen had to possess Divine Slaughter's Domain.

No one in the Clear Sky Sect possessed Divine Slaughter's Domain. Only Tang Hao had passed through Hell Road in his younger days and acquired Divine Slaughter's Domain. He was the sole candidate capable of ignoring Slaughter City's rules, venturing deep inside, and rescuing someone.

Therefore, Tang Hao was indispensable if they wanted to save Tang Chen. Tang Xiao also intended to use this rescue as an opportunity for Tang Hao to atone for his crimes and return to the Clear Sky Sect.

Clearly, the other elders could think of what Tang Xiao had thought of as well. "Everyone, Tang Hao possesses Divine Slaughter's Domain. He is the only candidate capable of saving Ancestor Tang Chen and settling scores with the Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King!"

"I propose that Tang Hao be allowed to atone for his crimes by going to Slaughter City to rescue Ancestor Tang Chen. If he succeeds, then Tang Hao may return to the Clear Sky Sect. What do you all think?"

Everyone exchanged looks, then turned in unison toward the Seventh Elder, Tang Lie.

Everyone present knew perfectly well that the person who hated Tang Hao most in the entire Clear Sky Sect was the Seventh Elder, Tang Lie.

Back then, Tang Hao had beaten Qian Xunji to death with his hammer, thoroughly enraging Spirit Hall and bringing down Spirit Hall's frenzied, bloody retaliation.

In that catastrophe, Tang Lie's son, daughter-in-law, grandson, and granddaughter had all died at the hands of Spirit Hall. His entire bloodline had been wiped out, leaving his family destroyed and his descendants extinct.

For that very reason, Tang Lie had held the most hard-line stance within the sect and had been resolute in driving Tang Hao out. Without Tang Lie's approval, no amount of discussion would make this possible.

Sure enough, Tang Lie's face turned livid, his beard and hair trembling slightly as he immediately rejected the proposal in a stern voice. "I disagree! I will never allow Tang Hao to return to the Clear Sky Sect!"

The rage he had suppressed for years nearly burst forth. "Tang Hao caused an enormous disaster in a moment of recklessness back then. He implicated the entire Clear Sky Sect, forcing us to seal the mountain and hide from the world, enduring every humiliation. He even caused my line to die out completely. Even if I die, I will never agree to let Tang Hao return to the sect."

After a brief pause, Tang Lie put forth his own idea. "In my opinion, there is no need to rush into finding someone to rescue him. We should first wait until the Sky Screen finishes its review and see what reward Ancestor Tang Chen receives. Perhaps there will be a turning point. If there truly is no other way in the end, then this old bag of bones will personally make a trip to Slaughter City and risk my life to save our ancestor!"

All the elders present fell silent. Every one of them understood Tang Lie's meaning.

He would rather risk himself and be buried in Slaughter City than let Tang Hao take even a single step back into the Clear Sky Sect.

Everyone secretly sighed. Tang Hao's impulsiveness back then had indeed harmed many people. Not only had it caused the old sect master's death, but it had also left Tang Lie lonely for life and without descendants, creating an irreconcilable knot of hatred.

Sea God Island.

"Chen..."

Seeing Tang Chen, his strength spent and barely breathing on the Sky Screen, Bo Saixi's body trembled violently. Her beautiful eyes instantly filled with endless sorrow.

That man who had once been high-spirited, roamed the seas, and stood above all others—the invincible man of the land whom she had worried over and waited for all her life—had been tortured into neither human nor ghost.

Rumble—

Decades of waiting, decades of yearning, decades of obsession from afar all came crashing down at this moment.

Accompanied by a low, heartbroken murmur, Bo Saixi's black hair visibly turned white strand by strand. Frost dyed her lustrous locks, and in an instant, all her dark hair became snow-white.

This scene perfectly echoed the saying: the maiden's hair turned white at last, half a lifetime of longing choked in her throat. A lifetime of deep affection, half a lifetime spent waiting in vain—at last, the grand dream had shattered, leaving her heart utterly dead.

"High Priestess..."

The Seven Sacred Pillars all stood quietly in the distance, not daring to step forward and disturb Bo Saixi.

Watching Bo Saixi's hair turn white in an instant, then seeing Tang Chen barely clinging to life on the Sky Screen, they remained silent, their hearts full of sorrow.

Love—this damned thing really wasn't any good!

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