Where Did This Evil Soul Master Come From, Daring to Impersonate My Tang Family's Qilin Child?!

"Sister Xiao Wu really misses us?"

Tai Tan edged closer to Tang Qi, his voice trembling with excitement.

Even the usually steady Niu Tian stared at Tang Qi without blinking, his eyes full of hope.

Tang Qi cleared his throat twice and nodded.

"Mother has always missed you. She specifically asked me to tell you that she appreciates everything you've done over the years."

At those words, Tai Tan's and Niu Tian's eyes reddened instantly. The two men choked up, their voices shaking. "We haven't suffered down here! Sister Xiao Wu is the one suffering in the Divine Realm!"

Watching two grown men weep openly in front of him, Tang Qi couldn't help twitching at the corner of his mouth.

Are you two running some kind of double act?

Just then, Tang San, who had been "lost in thought" beside Tang Qi, suddenly seemed to snap back to himself.

His eyes bloodshot, he threw his head back and roared, "Aah—!"

The shout came without warning, shaking all of Clear Sky Castle.

Disciples and elders on the first two floors looked up toward the top floor, their faces filled with confusion and alarm.

Then they remembered that two ancestors of heaven-defying strength were up there. Even if the sky fell, it wasn't their problem. Reassured, they went back to slacking off and fooling around.

Niu Tian and Tai Tan were startled by Tang San's sudden outburst too.

What had gotten into Third Brother today? He was usually as gentle as jade, as pure as ice and snow.

"Destruction... you..." Tang San gritted his teeth, breathing hard.

Here it comes, here it comes!

Tang Qi's eyes widened. He watched Tang San's bloodshot eyes and bull-like panting with open excitement.

Was this going to be one of Douluo's legendary scenes?

Come on, Haki San! Use your Path to Death on Old Zi!

"Destruction... you bastard!"

After holding it in for ages, Tang San finally roared the words.

He took a deep breath. When he raised his head again, his jade-gentle face wore its usual Buddha-like smile of compassion.

The speed of that transformation was a marvel even by Douluo standards.

Ah, what a shame!

Without Tang Hao around, Tang San's Tang family bloodline still wasn't pure enough!

"Old Tang, what happened between you and Old Zi this time?"

Tang Qi glanced at Niu Tian and Tai Tan, who were sneaking looks their way, then turned curiously to Tang San.

At his Qilin Child's "pet name" for him, the corner of Tang San's mouth twitched almost imperceptibly.

He still couldn't understand why Tang Qi had hardly called him Father since birth.

In his previous life, he had been an orphan with neither father nor mother.

In this life, he had a mother, but no father.

Even after ascending to the Divine Realm, Tang San had looked around and found scarcely a single proper pair of parents he could turn to for answers.

Tang San sighed and gave Tang Qi a rough account of how the Destruction God King had just "lectured" him.

When he finished, he looked at Tang Qi with a hint of expectation, hoping his Qilin Child might have some insight.

Tang Qi pondered for a moment, then suddenly raised an eyebrow. "Old Tang, what matters most between coworkers?"

Tang San paused. After giving it serious thought for quite a while, he shook his head.

"Love and affection!"

"Love and affection?"

Tang San frowned slightly, looking puzzled.

A moment later, realization dawned. He clapped his hands in admiration. "I get it!"

Tang Qi: Huh?

No, what did you get?!

Tang San (Bashu edition): You wouldn't understand!

"I should be going. Take care of yourself."

Tang San chuckled, looking considerably more at peace. He cast one last glance at the sea of clouds beyond the window, then turned toward the blue-gold beam of light.

But after a single step, he seemed to remember something important. He turned back and regarded Tang Qi solemnly.

"Be sure to take that Soft Bone Rabbit girl with Innate Full Soul Power as your little sister."

Innate Full Soul Power? Soft Bone Rabbit?

Tang Qi's heart skipped a beat. The name Jiang Nannan flashed through his mind.

He raised an eyebrow and asked tentatively, "Old Tang, isn't she older than me?"

Tang San's expression didn't change. "So what? Xiao Wu's older than me too."

After a pause, Tang San's face grew stern. "I don't care. Since you awakened the Blue Silver Emperor and the Clear Sky Hammer, you should take a Soft Bone Rabbit girl with Innate Full Soul Power as your little sister."

You're unbelievable!

Tang Qi sighed and nodded helplessly. "Fine, fine. I'll do my best."

"Anything else?"

Tang San thought for a moment, then shook his head.

Wait, that's really it?

Surprised, Tang Qi frowned and pressed him. "What about the ten-thousand-year grand plan?"

Tang San: ?

"The Sea God's grand scheme?"

"No, what on earth are you talking about?"

Tang San asked in utter confusion. The bewilderment on his face was genuine.

At that, Tang Qi launched into an impassioned monologue. "Put a leash on someone with supreme talent and fortune, whip and torment him until he serves you, then make him torture the masses for your own selfish desires while you hoard their fortune..."

Tang Qi spoke with such relish that he failed to notice Tang San's expression changing completely behind him.

Tang San's pupils contracted. It was as if towering waves had surged through his heart.

Before Old Evil left, could he have secretly left something behind for this brat to find?!

Where did this Evil Soul Master come from, daring to impersonate my Tang family's Qilin Child?!

Early the next morning.

It was Tang Qi's second day on the Douluo Continent.

In a room on the top floor of Clear Sky Castle, Tang Qi lay sprawled across his bed, snoring away, unaware that a figure had silently appeared in the air above and beside him.

"Little Qi, still asleep? The sun's shining right on your backside!"

A familiar voice suddenly reached his ears.

Tang Qi's eyes flew open. He sprang upright and scanned the room warily.

He frowned, puzzled. Had he dreamed about Tang San while sleeping?

Tang Qi shook his head and gave a self-mocking smile.

He was just about to go back to sleep.

Then the familiar voice sounded again.

"Still going to sleep?"

Tang Qi jerked his head up toward the voice.

Floating in midair was a scaled-down, plus-sized version of Tang San.

It was his Sea God Martial Soul.

What the hell?!

Tang Qi's pupils contracted. He tested the waters cautiously. "Old Tang?"

"I'm here."

Wow, it really is you!

Tang San, why won't you leave me alone?!

With a despairing sigh, Tang Qi stepped barefoot onto the floor, walked to the window, and yanked the curtains open. He pointed outside.

"What sun? You tell me."

Beyond the window lay nothing but a vast expanse of white. Clouds rolled and churned; there wasn't so much as a hair of sunlight.

The Sea God Martial Soul visibly stiffened for an instant.

After a moment's silence, he drifted slowly toward the door and said evenly, "Go eat first. Then take care of business."

But as soon as Tang San finished speaking, Tang Qi's consciousness quietly sank into his Sea of Consciousness.

He approached the true form of his Sea God Martial Soul and circled it with his hands behind his back, inspecting it from top to bottom.

The next moment, Tang Qi unilaterally cut off his connection with Tang San.

From then on, Tang San could contact him through the Sea God Martial Soul only when Tang Qi allowed it.

"Don't you understand the ground rules of the Douluo Continent, Old San? I'm the master of the Sea God Martial Soul!"

Tang Qi's consciousness withdrew from his Sea of Consciousness. The Sea God Martial Soul slowly closed his eyes, drifted back behind Tang Qi, and vanished.