Second Place on the Background Ranking, Tang San

"You came at just the right time."

Seeing Qian Daoliu, Zi Tian smiled faintly.

He had originally planned to wait until the Sky Screen finished announcing the Background Ranking before seeking out Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen to discuss unifying the continent.

Now that Qian Daoliu had arrived early, it saved him another trip.

"Oh? Palace Master, you were already planning to seek me out?"

Hearing Zi Tian say this, Qian Daoliu was somewhat surprised.

"That's right. I want Spirit Hall to merge into Zi Tian Palace. What do you think?"

Looking at Zi Tian smiling upon the Throne, Qian Daoliu narrowed his eyes and spoke slowly:

"With Zi Tian Palace acting so overbearingly, aren't you afraid that all the powers in the Douluo Realm will unite against you?"

"Wouldn't that be even better?"

Seeing how unconcerned Zi Tian was, Qian Daoliu's heart sank.

Zi Tian is so confident, as though he already has victory in hand. Could Zi Tian Palace truly be confident of opposing the entire Douluo Realm?

Facing this Zi Tian Palace Master, who was about the same age as Qian Renxue, Qian Daoliu did not dare act the least bit presumptuously.

Just as he was pondering this, Qian Renxue gently tugged at the hem of his clothes:

"Grandfather, I've already joined Zi Tian Palace."

"What?"

Qian Daoliu turned his head, disbelief written all over his face.

"Xue'er, you're Spirit Hall's Young Master and its future Pope. How could you join Zi Tian Palace?"

"I exchanged a few blows with Zi Tian. I didn't expect him to be so strong."

Seeing Qian Renxue's little face flush slightly, as though she felt a little embarrassed, Qian Daoliu felt his chest tighten.

"Also, Mother has joined Zi Tian Palace too."

Qian Daoliu's vision went black. Although his cultivation had already broken through level 100, he nearly fainted from anger.

How much time has even passed? What on earth happened?

How did Spirit Hall's Young Master and Pope both join Zi Tian Palace out of nowhere?

Thinking of how he had tried to draw Zi Tian Palace into Spirit Hall's camp earlier, Qian Daoliu felt his blood pressure soar.

"Since things have come to this, why not have all of Spirit Hall merge into Zi Tian Palace? As a special concession, I can preserve Spirit Hall's name."

"Palace Master, do you truly intend to leave us no way out?"

Seeing that Zi Tian still intended to swallow Spirit Hall whole, Qian Daoliu's expression darkened.

Spirit Hall was the fruit of the Qian Family's countless years of effort, as well as the foundation of faith in the Angel God. No matter what, he could not let Zi Tian have his way so easily.

For a moment, the situation reached a stalemate.

"San!"

Just as Qian Daoliu and Zi Tian stared at one another, a Titled Douluo-level expert came flying over swiftly and appeared outside Zi Tian Palace.

"Father?"

Seeing the newly arrived Titled Douluo, Tang San hurried out of his hiding place inside Zi Tian Palace.

"Father, why are you here? You..."

Looking at Tang Hao hovering in the air, Tang San suddenly realized something was wrong.

My father is clearly just a drunkard who usually gets by smithing for the villagers.

How did he fly straight into the sky today?

After all, even a Soul Douluo could only hover briefly in midair.

To remain in the air for an extended time, one needed either a flying Martial Soul or the strength of a Titled Douluo!

"Qian Daoliu, wasn't forcing me out of the Clear Sky Sect enough for you? Now you actually intend to attack my son?"

Ever since Tang San left Holy Soul Village, Tang Hao had been secretly protecting him.

However, while Qianjun Douluo was fighting the other Titled Douluos, Tang Hao had temporarily hidden himself to avoid being discovered.

When the fighting ended and Tang Hao returned to the battlefield, he found that Tang San had vanished.

Moreover, no matter how he searched with his senses, he could not detect even the slightest trace of Tang San's presence.

Only when Qian Daoliu arrived at Zi Tian Palace just now did Tang Hao discover that Tang San was inside as well.

And when he rushed over, he happened to see Qian Daoliu blocking the entrance, immediately sending his anger surging.

Qian Daoliu cast Tang Hao a cold glance, not bothering to explain.

The most important thing right now was still to resolve the matter of Zi Tian Palace.

"Father, what's going on?"

Even as Tang Hao pulled him behind his back, Tang San still looked bewildered.

"San, I've kept this from you for many years. It's time I told you the truth."

Tang Hao sighed and spoke slowly:

"Tang Xiao, the sect master of the Clear Sky Sect, is my older brother. You are actually a member of the Clear Sky Sect."

"The Clear Sky Sect? The Clear Sky Sect that's one of the Upper Three Sects?"

Seeing the disbelief on Tang San's face, Tang Hao offered no further explanation.

High above, the golden words on the Sky Screen slowly scrolled, and the next entry in the ranking finally appeared.

[The rewards for third place on the Background Ranking have all been distributed. Next, second place on the Background Ranking will be announced.]

[Second place on the Background Ranking: Tang San, Young Master of the Clear Sky Sect]

[Tang San currently attends Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy. His father is Clear Sky Douluo Tang Hao, and his great-grandfather is Tang Chen.]

[Background: Clear Sky Sect, Tang Chen (Asura God Position, Divine Official Realm)]

"So I'm the Young Master of the Clear Sky Sect?"

Seeing the ranking on the Sky Screen, Tang San felt his head spin.

Not long ago, he had still been envying those heirs who appeared on the ranking.

Yet he had never expected that, in the blink of an eye, he would become the heir with the greatest backing.

And judging by the description of his great-grandfather, could he be a deity?

"That's right. I only just learned that Grandfather Tang Chen has returned and obtained the Asura God Position."

When Tang Hao first learned this news, he too had found it rather unbelievable.

After all, Tang Chen had been missing for far too long.

"San, your Great-grandfather will be here soon. It's also time to bring the feud between the Clear Sky Sect and Spirit Hall to a close."

Although Tang Hao knew that his grandfather had become a god, he still did not know that Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen had already met.

Hearing that Tang Chen was coming too, Qian Daoliu's eyes flickered slightly.

No matter how powerful Zi Tian Palace was, it would surely struggle to withstand him and Tang Chen joining forces.

Thus, Qian Daoliu said nothing more and waited silently instead.

Things were relatively calm inside Zi Tian Palace, but outside, Tang San's place on the ranking had taken everyone by surprise.

In Nuoding City, the entrance to Nuoding Academy was already packed with people searching for Tang San.

"Where is Tang San? Find him, quickly!"

"I'm Tang San's teacher! Tang San, do you still remember me?"

At the entrance to the student dormitory, Wang Sheng was surrounded so tightly that not even water could pass through.

After finally managing to deal with them, Wang Sheng looked at the golden words on the Sky Screen and could not help giving a bitter smile.

"Xiao Wu, Tang San, each of you hid your true identity deeper than the last.

"A hundred-thousand-year transformed soul beast and the Young Master of the Clear Sky Sect. So in the end, I was the only genuinely ordinary person?"

Wang Sheng's feelings were difficult to put into words, and everyone else at Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy felt much the same.

But the most excited of all was Yu Xiaogang, who lay on the ground.

Seeing that Tang San had taken second place on the Background Ranking, Yu Xiaogang immediately shouted excitedly, even though he could not move his body:

"San, I knew I hadn't misjudged you! You're the Young Master of the Clear Sky Sect, and you have a great-grandfather who's already become a god. You'll definitely become a god in the future!

"Can anyone find Tang San? Tell him that his master, Yu Xiaogang, is lying at the Border Between the Two Kingdoms right now.

"Whoever brings Tang San here will be handsomely rewarded by him!

"Hahahahaha! I've taught a god!"