Yu Xiaogang sent spit flying as he repeatedly raised and lowered his hands, stirring the hearts of Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi.
Even Sword Douluo could no longer sit still.
"According to history's script, Tang San is guaranteed to win?"
Ning Fengzhi narrowed his eyes, looking every bit an old fox.
He was the sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, one of the Upper Three Sects, with wealth to rival a nation. Now that the Clear Sky Sect had withdrawn into seclusion, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had the Heaven Dou Empire at its back.
What did it mean to reach the pinnacle of power, below one man and above countless millions?
Since he had already seen the script revealing Tang San's ascension to godhood ten thousand years later-a guaranteed victory-he naturally would not hesitate.
"But can you really guarantee victory?"
The World Will's reckoning had dealt him a crushing blow head-on.
Especially after the historical records were revealed, almost everyone knew what would happen in the future, adding far, far too many risks to this investment out of nowhere.
Worse still, Spirit Hall had already noticed and sent people to hunt him down.
The risk was too high.
Ning Fengzhi was indeed the sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but beyond that, he was a businessman. Otherwise, the sect could never have amassed wealth to rival the Heaven Dou Empire.
If Tang San's victory were assured, Ning Fengzhi certainly would not begrudge an investment in exchange for ten thousand years of continuity for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
But this path no longer guaranteed victory. He could simply watch and wait for more revelations to see what the future truly held.
"Emperor Xue Ye, what are you still hesitating over!"
"My disciple, the future Sea God, has already made a promise to the Heaven Dou Empire!!"
"So what if the Heaven Dou Empire is gone? As long as my disciple, the future Sea God, is still around, can't he just say, 'Rise again, my empire'???"
The corners of Emperor Xue Ye's mouth instantly began twitching uncontrollably.
"Yu Xiaogang... it's fucking easy for you to talk when you're not the one hurting! It's not your empire and your family getting wiped out!"
"The Heaven Dou Empire was erased, and not a single member of my Xue Family's main imperial line survived! My Heaven Dou Empire, my imperial family, have no future left!!"
"My Heaven Dou Empire will have no part in this investment. Become gods if you like, usher in an age of nobility if you like. Once this brat becomes a god and leaves the world, the world's reckoning will come for us first..."
Tang San could no longer sit still.
Without the Heaven Dou Empire's support, how could he stand against Spirit Hall? How could he... survive the searches conducted by Spirit Hall and the entire continent?
"Emperor Xue Ye, Senior Ning."
"I have a path to offer. The risk may be a little high, but the returns... are considerable."
Tang San threw caution to the wind. His investors were about to withdraw their funding, and he had not yet grown strong enough to afford that.
"When the Shrek Seven Monsters become gods, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect will have a place among them... As long as I'm still here, the Heaven Dou Empire will inevitably reappear on the continent, under the name of Heaven Dou!!!"
Boom!!!
Ning Fengzhi's eyes instantly turned bloodshot. His body froze as hot blood surged straight to his head.
"A god!"
"A place among the gods!!"
"Just as I thought! This brat really does have someone backing him. Otherwise, he couldn't possibly promise a place among the gods!!!"
Soon, reason returned... Ning Fengzhi lowered his head to look at Ning Rongrong in his arms, then raised his gaze toward the sky outside the window.
[Shrek Academy called upon the Soul Masters of the entire continent, assembling nearly sixty Titled Douluos from across the continent to resist and turn the tide of battle.] [World reckoning: one of the Upper Three Sects, the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect... the Heaven Dou Empire's divine guardian sect... was beaten down into a roadside stray. Of its vast main family, only a single, lonely seedling remained.]
Ten thousand years later, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had become the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, and a lone seedling still survived...
Ning Fengzhi let out a deep breath of relief.
"Just as I thought..."
"In my estimation, the World Will exists, yet it only began its reckoning ten thousand years after your ascension... That means the World Will was afraid, or something held it up."
"The only explanation is that you died in the Divine Realm ten thousand years later, or something obstructed you and kept you occupied. Even then, the World Will didn't dare go too far."
Ning Fengzhi truly was an old fox. From the revelations alone, he had deduced most of the truth.
As Yu Xiaogang watched the revelation of the world's reckoning show the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect becoming the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, his eyes instantly lit up.
"See? Do you see? Little San wasn't lying!"
"He repays those who help him a hundredfold, a thousandfold, ten thousandfold! Even the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, whose members were destined never to break past rank eighty in their entire lives, broke the curse of fate... and attained the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda!!"
"Stop hesitating! If you won't invest, I think the Star Luo Empire looks pretty good too!!!"
Yu Xiaogang was utterly elated. The revelations of events ten thousand years later seemed to provide the best possible proof for him and his disciple, Tang San.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had become the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect. Coupled with Tang San's earlier promise of a place among the gods, it was obvious that the sect would also produce a god in the future.
Still, there was no need for him to be too envious.
Given Tang San's gratitude toward those who helped him, as his teacher, he had secured investments from an empire and one of the Upper Three Sects when Tang San was at his lowest and needed help most.
Surely, ten thousand years from now, I'll already be enjoying life in the Divine Realm?
"Now the tables have turned. We're not the ones who need your investment!"
"You're the ones begging to invest in us!!"
"History is the best proof! Little San will inevitably become a god. If you invest, ten thousand years from now you'll be the mightiest empire and divine sect... The empire being erased and the sect being beaten into a roadside stray are only temporary setbacks!!!"
Yu Xiaogang raised his head proudly, as though he held everything in the palm of his hand.
For a moment, even Xue Ye hesitated.
"The empire reborn, under Heaven Dou's name!"
"But... my Heaven Dou Empire's entire main line died out. Not a single male heir remained!!"
"Tang San, fuck your mother! Is this how you repay my Heaven Dou Empire's investment? Fucking refund me!!!"
The more Emperor Xue Ye thought about it, the angrier he became, and the angrier he became, the redder his face grew. He pointed straight at Tang San's nose and unleashed a torrent of abuse.
Tang Hao turned his head and rubbed his nose. Tang San looked embarrassed.
"Your Majesty, aren't you getting stuck in a bull's horn here...? Even if all your sons die, won't you still have daughters married into other families, and grandsons with a ten-millionth share of your Heaven Dou Empire's bloodline?"
Xue Ye instantly went red with fury.
"Would that still fucking be my Xue Family? Would it still be my Xue Family's Heaven Dou Empire?"
Ning Fengzhi caught Xue Ye's hand and gently shook his head at him.
"We need to see what the Star Luo Empire intends. If the Two Great Empires join forces, even Spirit Hall will have to tread carefully..."
With that, Ning Fengzhi took Xue Ye by the hand and left.
Tang San instantly panicked.
The next instant, the historical records revealed more.
[The Star Luo Empire's Dai Family was forced to abdicate, the Tang Sect declined, and the Clear Sky Sect's disciples were nearly wiped out. Two Soul Beasts became the Clear Sky Sect's sect masters...] [The world's reckoning opened fire across the entire map. Almost everyone connected to the Outer Realm Demonic Devil Tang San was brutally plowed over by artillery fire. Some were destroyed, some abdicated, and some withdrew into seclusion...]
The revelation of what they would face ten thousand years later terrified the Two Great Empires, every sect, and the nobles...
On the surface, it looked like the Sun Moon Empire's work, but no matter how they looked at it, it seemed like the World Will was taking revenge.
And it was pursuing its targets across the entire map.
Tang San was already crying in panic, because he discovered that whenever he and Yu Xiaogang visited the Heaven Dou Empire's nobles, they were invariably met with closed doors.
Representing the Star Luo Empire, the eldest prince, Dai Weisi, announced that they would hunt down the Outer Realm Demonic Devil, cleanse the continent, and restore a bright, unclouded world to the Douluo World.
"It's over, it's over!"
"We really have become beaten dogs that everyone wants to thrash!!"
"Now we're gods of plague. Everyone is desperate to avoid us!!!"
Tang San was already crying in panic.
In secret, however, the Two Great Empires and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had almost all begun making moves.
The Star Luo Empire publicly opposed the Outer Realm Demonic Devil Tang San, yet Prince Dai Mubai was quietly sent away.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect appeared unwilling to invest in Tang San, yet Ning Fengzhi secretly let Ning Rongrong's rebellious streak erupt, allowing her to leave the sect early.
Even those nobles began employing investment tactics in secret. Publicly, they avoided him like the plague, but within Heaven Dou City, even the Heaven Dou Empire's imperial palace began giving Tang San special treatment.
Clearly, these people intended to bet on both sides.
Ultimately left with no other choice, Emperor Xue Ye also made his final decision. He would offer no support publicly, but had already begun investing in secret.
These people were not fools. The world's reckoning might indeed have occurred, but it had not been thorough. That conveyed another piece of information: Tang San was not dead yet, and he still had cards up his sleeve.
Naturally, they could not burn every bridge now and cut off their own retreat. After all, Tang San's ascension to godhood was inevitable.
Meanwhile, after the historical records were revealed, Spirit Hall began growing stronger by the day.
While they were busy betting on both sides, Spirit Hall also began to act.
Eventually, Qian Renxue's information still made its way back to Spirit Hall, reaching straight up to its highest authority, the Worship Hall.
"Outer Realm Demonic Devil, Beastman, you evil little brat from the Clear Sky Sect!"
"This time, Spirit Hall will not lose!!"
"Neither will the Douluo World!!!"
Qian Daoliu stood at the highest point in Spirit City. Six figures slowly appeared behind him, their auras mighty-every one of them a Super Douluo above rank ninety-five.
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