Innate Full Soul Power and a Soft Bone Rabbit? Isn't That Xiao Wu? She's Fated to Join My Tang Family!

He stared fixedly at the Sea God Phantom behind Tang Qi as it grew clearer, his eyes burning and his heart racing.

Tang San: Qilin Child, Daddy's right behind you!

Just as Tang San's excitement was about to peak, the Sea God Phantom's face came into focus. The next instant, his smile froze.

Poseidon?!

Tang Qi's Sea God Martial Soul was the First Generation Sea God, Poseidon, not him, Tang San!!

For a moment, Tang San's mind went blank, and he stood there stunned.

"Hahaha! Tang San, you're not as pure as Poseidon!"

The Destruction God King burst into hearty laughter at Tang San's constipated expression.

Hearing the merciless mockery beside him, Tang San forced a bitter smile. His body trembled uncontrollably.

Whether from anger or embarrassment, he couldn't tell.

At that sight, the Destruction God King's smile faded somewhat.

He gave a soft snort and turned his head away, though he couldn't resist glancing at Tang San from the corner of his eye.

Honestly, what am I going to do with you...

"Little Qi, I have a gift for you!"

The Destruction God King suddenly flicked a finger. A dark-purple droplet flew into the Clear Sky Hammer in Tang Qi's left palm.

"This..."

Tang Qi frowned at the faintly trembling hammer as the Destruction God King's explanation reached his ears.

"It's a wisp of my Destruction Divine Power."

As the words fell, the Clear Sky Hammer stopped shaking. A dark-purple pattern appeared on its head, intertwining with the scarlet divine markings.

Behind Tang Qi, the Sea God Martial Soul, which had been hovering in the center, seemed to sense something. It slowly rotated, swinging toward the Blue Silver Emperor like a pendulum before settling in just the right position.

"Next, I hope you'll agree to something for me."

The Destruction God King paused, then softened his tone. "It'll benefit you later, too."

A benefit?

Tang Qi froze, then nodded slightly.

The Destruction God King said no more. He swept a hand, sending billowing black mist surging straight onto the Sea God Martial Soul behind Tang Qi.

As the mist churned, it began carving directly into the Martial Soul.

Within a few breaths, the mist dispersed.

When Tang Qi turned and saw that familiar figure, the corner of his mouth twitched violently.

How did my Poseidon turn into Haji San?!

And a Tang San Plus version, at that.

What are you playing at, Destruction?

Xiao Wu looked up and saw it, then couldn't help exclaiming, "Brother San, look!"

At her words, Tang San slowly raised his head.

His gaze landed on the Sea God Martial Soul, which was even more handsome than he was. He visibly froze, then looked hesitantly at the Destruction God King.

"Hey!"

That look made the Destruction God King uncomfortable all over. "Don't get the wrong idea. I didn't do it for you! I just thought Poseidon looked sleazy, that's all."

With a soft snort, he turned away.

Tang San (Bashu edition): Destruction, it's so good to have you!

The Goddess of Life blinked, a question mark practically appearing over her head.

Xiao Wu looked at her Brother San in utter confusion.

Ah Yin's pupils widened: o_o

Tang Qi's mouth twitched: Haji San, what are you saying?

Douluo Continent, Heaven Dou Empire.

Atop mist-wreathed Clear Sky Peak, an enormous fortress of dark-gray stone stood in silence.

Above its arched stone gate were carved three bold, powerful characters: Clear Sky Castle.

On the fortress's top floor, two middle-aged men stood one behind the other in a brightly lit hall, solemnly watching the blue-gold beam at its center.

The man in front wore an azure brocade robe. Well-proportioned and composed, he was Niu Tian.

Behind him stood Tai Tan, a burly man in close-fitting gray clothes with a rugged, resolute face.

The beam slowly faded, and two figures, one large and one small, stepped out.

"Greetings, Lord Sea God!"

Both men bowed at once, paying solemn respects to Tang San.

"Da Ming, Er Ming, there's no need."

Tang San smiled calmly and raised a hand. A gentle surge of divine power helped them upright.

His gaze swept the hall before settling on Tang Qi beside him. "I'll leave Little Qi in your care from here on. Sorry for the trouble."

"Uncle Da Ming, Uncle Er Ming!"

Tang Qi promptly stepped forward and greeted them.

Tang Qi was thoroughly pleased with such a wonderful start.

By Xiao Wu's side of the family, he ought to have called Da Ming and Er Ming his maternal uncles. Who knew what Old San was thinking, insisting he call them uncles instead?

"Thank you for all your hard work over the years."

A faint, wistful smile touched Tang San's lips. His divine sense spread silently, enveloping all of Clear Sky Castle in an instant.

The reason Da Ming and Er Ming were here went back to Tang Qi's birth.

After Tang Qi was born, Tang San had sent Da Ming and Er Ming to Douluo Continent.

For one thing, they could look after Tang Qi when he descended to train someday. For another, there was the Clear Sky Sect as it stood today.

Once the greatest sect under heaven, it had begun to fade as other powerful Martial Souls emerged one after another.

Tang San had never felt much attachment to the Clear Sky Sect, but from the day he was born, his mother Ah Yin had told him time and again how glorious and upright Tang Hao was.

Tang San had lacked love in his previous life, and Ah Yin treated him exceptionally well in this one. Naturally, he had long since developed deep feelings for Tang Hao, the father he had never met.

Besides, in this world there had been no business of claiming his ancestry on his father's behalf. By the time Tang San first visited the Clear Sky Sect, he had already reached the level of a Titled Douluo.

With his dazzling red Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings, even if the Clear Sky Sect had wanted to stir up trouble, it would have had to weigh whether it could withstand Tang San's path to death!

For all these reasons, the Clear Sky Sect had behaved itself. And out of regard for its ties to the "glorious and upright" Tang Hao, Tang San had given it some support.

With Tang Qi's birth, he had gone with the flow and sent Da Ming and Er Ming to the lower realm to lead the Clear Sky Sect, which the tide of the times had nearly swallowed, into seclusion.

As Tang San's divine sense spread and his thoughts sank into memory, his perception had unwittingly passed beyond Clear Sky Castle and reached the border of the Heaven Dou Empire.

When his divine sense crossed the border and passed a remote village, he abruptly froze.

A girl? Soft Bone Rabbit? Innate Full Soul Power?

Tang San frowned slightly and probed the girl with his divine sense. He soon confirmed one thing: she was not a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast that had undergone Soul Beast Transformation.

Then that was strange!

As everyone knew, Innate Soul Power depended on the quality of one's Martial Soul.

Xiao Wu's Soft Bone Rabbit had Innate Full Soul Power because she had undergone Soul Beast Transformation.

The other possibility was someone like Tang San himself. When his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul awakened, it had looked no different from ordinary Blue Silver Grass, but it was actually a Blue Silver Crown Prince carrying the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline!

Yet this girl had not undergone Soul Beast Transformation, and her Martial Soul was an utterly ordinary Soft Bone Rabbit. What gave her Innate Full Soul Power?

Tang San racked his brains but could not make sense of it.

Suddenly, he thought of Tang Qi in Clear Sky Castle.

The boy: Innate Full Soul Power, with the Blue Silver Emperor and Clear Sky Hammer as his Martial Souls!

The girl: Innate Full Soul Power, Soft Bone Rabbit.

!!!

Wasn't that damn near exactly him and Xiao Wu?!

There was something else Tang San could hardly bring himself to say: the girl's mother suffered from a stubborn illness. Wasn't that the very image of his mother-in-law, who had died young?!

Fate! This was truly fate!

This girl is fated to join my Tang family!

The more Tang San thought about it, the more excited he became. Barely able to contain himself, he was about to head to the village himself, bring the girl back to Clear Sky Castle, and nurture her properly.

Just as he was about to move, a familiar voice suddenly reached his ears.

"Tang San, letting you personally escort Little Qi to the lower realm was already doing you a favor. Don't push your luck."

Tang San: ?! Hey, what are you doing~