The Clear Sky Sect's Foundations Exposed: Tang Chen Was Dead?!

"Ning Rongrong, how dare you!!"

The moment Yu Xiaogang heard "plagiarism," he flew into a rage:

"The burden of proof lies with the accuser! Without proof, it's slander!!"

Ning Rongrong was just about to speak.

"Enough!"

Tang San could no longer stand watching and abruptly stepped forward:

"Ning Rongrong, my teacher merely made one or two wrong predictions. Aren't you going too far?!"

Ning Rongrong froze for a moment, then laughed in fury:

"One or two? If not seven, then at least eight! Don't forget, he lost the bet and still hasn't knelt, kowtowed, and apologized to me!"

Hearing this, Yu Xiaogang's face instantly flushed red and purple again.

Everyone present wore different expressions at her words, their gazes taking on a different meaning.

Although they were displeased with Ning Rongrong, Yu Xiaogang truly hadn't made a single correct prediction!

Tang San couldn't help frowning either and asked quietly:

"Teacher, this... what's going on?!"

Noticing everyone's gazes, Yu Xiaogang's expression grew even uglier.

But soon, his eyes shifted, and he once again assumed an air of knowing everything:

"Why panic? Everything is just as I predicted!"

"Aren't you curious why the Clear Sky Sect could still make the rankings after suffering such a devastating blow back then?!"

"To tell you the truth, it has a great deal to do with me-and Xiao San!!"

Everyone froze at these words.

"What does that mean?!"

Everyone looked at him, then at Tang San.

"What does it have to do with Grandmaster and Xiao San?!"

"Could Grandmaster have helped the Clear Sky Sect? Is Xiao San a member of the Clear Sky Sect?!"

"But that doesn't add up!"

"Xiao San's Martial Soul is Blue Silver Grass, and Grandmaster has never mentioned any connection to the Clear Sky Sect!"

For a moment, speculation ran rampant.

Even Tang San was utterly at sea.

At this point, he still didn't know his own origins.

"Yu Great Shit, what tricks are you playing now?!"

Ning Rongrong frowned and demanded in displeasure.

Zhu Zhuqing felt the same, thinking that a dog's mouth could never spit out ivory.

"Heh-heh~"

Yu Xiaogang offered no explanation, merely saying with complete confidence:

"Once the Sky Screen reveals the Clear Sky Sect's foundations, you'll understand!"

As he spoke, he began thinking to himself with a cold smile and brimming confidence.

The Clear Sky Sect has declined so badly, yet it still ranks eighth. It certainly can't be because of the sect itself.

What else could it be, if not Xiao San?!

Xiao San is only the third person in history to possess twin Martial Souls!

And he has me, the world's foremost Martial Soul Theoretical Grandmaster, personally teaching him!

In the future, I'll surely be able to raise him into a god!

With a future god-level powerhouse supporting it, the Clear Sky Sect could make the rankings no matter how poorly it fares!

Put plainly, this eighth-place ranking rests on Xiao San, but more importantly, on me, his Grandmaster!

At this thought, Yu Xiaogang straightened his back a little more, stroked his beard, and put on a profound air.

"..."

Everyone looked utterly bewildered, their faces full of question marks.

They could only raise their heads toward the Sky Screen and await the revelation.

Meanwhile, not far away.

In the crown of a towering tree.

Tang Hao stared at the Sky Screen, his entire body frozen.

"Eighth..."

He murmured to himself, his eyes filled with disbelief:

"How is that possible? How could our mighty Clear Sky Sect rank only eighth?!"

After all, the Clear Sky Sect today was even stronger than it had been back then!

Besides, these were rankings of future potential. Hadn't his Xiao San been counted?!

And more importantly, there was his grandfather, Tang Chen!!

Unless...

An exceedingly ominous premonition suddenly seized his heart.

Could Grandfather... could he truly have passed away?!

Otherwise, with Grandfather alone, how could the sect possibly rank near the bottom?!

"Impossible..."

Tang Hao's eyes were bloodshot, his breathing as heavy as an ox's:

"Grandfather was invincible under heaven. How could he have died without any news whatsoever?!"

"But..."

As he spoke, he abruptly shook his head again and looked toward Tang San a short distance below.

"No matter what, the Clear Sky Sect making the rankings now absolutely has something to do with my wonderful son!"

"He's the third person in the world with twin Martial Souls, someone who has hopes of becoming a god in the future!!"

Manga World.

Utopia, the mountain behind the City Lord's Mansion.

As the Clear Sky Sect appeared on the rankings, a flicker of surprise crossed the Snow Empress's eyes:

"Dad, the Clear Sky Sect only ranks eighth? I thought it would at least make sixth or seventh."

She had once accompanied Ye Han to conquer the Clear Sky Sect, so she naturally knew its foundations.

Moreover, through the federation's observations over the years, she had discovered that several more members of the Clear Sky Sect had successively broken through to become Titled Douluo.

She paused, then seemed to recall something and said softly:

"Also, word outside says the Clear Sky Sect has a Level 99 Peerless Douluo ancestor, Tang Chen."

"But ever since we conquered the Clear Sky Sect, we've never seen him. Could he have died long ago?!"

In her view, if that Clear Sky Douluo, Tang Chen, were still alive.

With his Level 99 cultivation, the Clear Sky Sect could never have ranked only eighth.

After all, a single Peerless Douluo was enough to uphold the prestige of a top-tier faction.

Hearing this, Ye Han's lips curved slightly:

"He isn't dead. He simply doesn't belong to the Clear Sky Sect now."

That simple sentence stunned the Snow Empress, filling her beautiful eyes with astonishment:

"He isn't dead? He doesn't belong to the Clear Sky Sect? What does that mean?!"

Ye Han offered no explanation.

As for whether Tang Chen was currently alive, and why he didn't belong to the Clear Sky Sect?

It was simply because Tang Chen's current identity was the King of Slaughter, and he belonged to the Slaughter City faction.

Neither the outside world nor the Clear Sky Sect knew Tang Chen's current whereabouts; even the Snow Empress knew nothing of this.

Simply because...

Although he had conquered the world, he had sealed off Slaughter City alone.

Nor had he disclosed its secrets, so even the Snow Empress didn't know.

After all, Slaughter City was the Asura God's inheritance ground and was subject to his surveillance.

Ye Han's Martial Soul was special. Before becoming a god, he had to remain somewhat wary of the Asura God.

The Asura God was, after all, the strongest God King of the present age. Either they never crossed paths, or they fought until one of them died!

Ye Han merely raised his eyes, signaling for the Snow Empress to look at the sky:

"Don't rush. Keep watching. The answer will be revealed soon."

A mere two and a half minutes later.

The golden light in the sky suddenly burst apart.

Gilded text slowly unfurled across the Sky Screen:

[Comparison begins!]

[First round of comparison-Faction foundations!]

[Clear Sky Sect (Anime World)]

[Faction foundations: The foremost of the Upper Three Sects among the Seven Great Sects of the Douluo Continent, with hundreds of clan Soul Master disciples, one Super Douluo elder, and five Titled Douluo elders. The sect's legacy spans ten thousand years, and its inherited Martial Soul is the power attack system tool Martial Soul, the Clear Sky Hammer, "hailed as the finest under heaven."

However, its Martial Soul's reputation is inflated and exaggerated, and on its own, it might not even qualify as a top-level Martial Soul. Fortunately, with the combined enhancement of the sect's exclusive inherited Clear Sky Five Secret Techniques (Ring Detonation, Clear Sky Nine Absolutes, Great Sumeru Hammer, Sky-Piercing Strike, and Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer), the Martial Soul's ceiling is raised dramatically. The greater its wielder's talent, the greater the power it unleashes! Outstanding, the battle-soul hammer; towering, the Clear Sky Sect. The name of Clear Sky shakes all eight directions!

With the enhancement of these five secret techniques, cultivation speed is also greatly increased, producing Titled Douluo frequently. In former years, there was Tang Chen, along with Tang Hao and Tang Xiao, the Clear Sky Twin Stars. After being severely crippled by Spirit Hall and retreating into seclusion, its five Soul Douluo elders successively broke through to the Titled Douluo level.

Unfortunately, the prodigies of former years have either disappeared or been expelled from the sect, and the sect's members are now divided and demoralized! Its future potential is limited, hence its placement here.]