["The Clear Sky Token!!!"]
[Grand Elder Tang Ming cried out in shock.]
[Thud!!]
[Then he abruptly dropped to both knees, bowing his head deeply, his rich voice trembling with suppressed excitement: "Tang Ming, Grand Elder of the Clear Sky Sect, pays his respects to the Clear Sky Token!"]
["Tang Qingqing, Second Elder of the Clear Sky Sect, pays her respects to the Clear Sky Token!"]
["Tang Shuming, Third Elder of the Clear Sky Sect, pays his respects to the Clear Sky Token!"]
["Tang Ziyi, Fourth Elder of the Clear Sky Sect, pays his respects to the Clear Sky Token!"]
["Tang Fangrui, Fifth Elder of the Clear Sky Sect, pays his respects to the Clear Sky Token!"]
["Tang Yuran, Sixth Elder of the Clear Sky Sect, pays his respects to the Clear Sky Token!"]
[The six elders knelt in succession, the sharp sounds of their knees striking the floor merging together.]
[Tang Xiao strode down the steps from the seat of honor as well and knelt before the little Clear Sky hammer, his fists clenched and his eyes reddening.]
[Within the entire main hall, only Tang San remained standing, holding in his palm the token that commanded the whole sect.]
["Child... where did you get this Clear Sky Token?!"]
[Grand Elder Tang Ming raised his head, even his graying beard trembling: "My eldest uncle... is he still alive? Where is he now? Why hasn't he returned to the sect?!"]
[The elders all raised their heads, their eyes filled with hope and anxiety as they stared fixedly at Tang San, even softening their breathing. Their earlier disdain and cold looks toward Tang San had all turned to respect.]
[Tang San nodded solemnly. "I did indeed meet my great-grandfather."]
[Those few words exploded through the hall like a thunderclap, leaving everyone's ears buzzing.]
["I told Great-grandfather everything exactly as it happened-the upheavals the Clear Sky Sect has suffered over the years, my father's affairs, and the whole story behind the sect sealing its mountain!"]
[Tang San's voice was steady and strong, reaching every corner of the hall:]
["He never thought Father had done anything wrong. Instead, he said that Spirit Hall's bullying of the weak and slaughter of innocents were the root of all the turmoil!!"]
["But... Great-grandfather pursued godhood and failed his divine examination along the way. When I saw him again, he already had little time left and could no longer return to the sect..."]
[At those words, the hall instantly fell deathly silent.]
[Tang Xiao and the six elders swayed, all color draining from their faces.]
[He failed his attempt at the divine examination... leaving him with little time...]
["Before we parted, Great-grandfather personally entrusted the Clear Sky Token to me, ordering me to return to the sect with it and oversee the sect's affairs in his stead!"]
[Tang San swept his gaze over those kneeling before him, his voice abruptly deepening with unquestionable weight:]
["His wish was for me to lead the Clear Sky Sect back into the Soul Master World, settle our blood debt with Spirit Hall, and forge anew our Clear Sky Sect's glory of ten thousand years!"]
["That is also why I came today to ask the sect to return! Now that the Clear Sky Token is here, elders, Sect Master... are you willing to obey its command?!"]
The image froze on that scene.
The voices of discussion across the two worlds of space and time.
Erupted like mountains collapsing and seas surging!
"The Clear Sky Token? That's said to be the Clear Sky Sect's supreme token!"
"Tang San, a mere junior, actually met Tang Chen and obtained the Clear Sky Token?!"
"And judging by the timing, this won't happen until at least ten years from now!"
"Doesn't that mean Tang Chen isn't dead yet? He actually went to attempt a divine examination?!"
"Heavens! Doesn't that mean Tang Chen is still undergoing his divine examination right now? If he sees this Sky Screen and learns that he'll fail in the future, and that Spirit Hall is oppressing his sect, wouldn't he leave seclusion early and return to the Clear Sky Sect?"
"With Tang Chen presiding over the Clear Sky Sect, how formidable would it be? Spirit Hall's grand plan to establish a nation might be hanging by a thread!"
"And Tang San is holding the Clear Sky Token and leading the sect in his great-grandfather's stead. Doesn't that make the Clear Sky Sect's return a nail hammered into the board? This third round of iconic scenes has taken quite a turn!"
No one had expected this comparison of iconic scenes.
To reveal the whereabouts of Tang Chen, who had vanished for many years!
Much less to involve something as legendary as a "divine examination"!
For a time, whether in the Anime World or the Manga World.
Spirit Hall, Sea God Island, the Clear Sky Sect, Shrek Academy, Tang Hao.
And all the other people and factions were utterly shocked, erupting into an uproar.
Anime World.
Slaughter City, deep within the dark, blood-soaked main hall.
Thick blood mist churned slowly as a figure shrouded in bloody light slowly straightened.
"Tang San... the Clear Sky Token..."
The King of Slaughter's scarlet eyes stared fixedly at the Sky Screen, a low growl rising from his throat:
"Tang Chen, the very fellow I've possessed-could he wrest back control of his body in the future and deal with this Tang San?!"
"Otherwise, how could he possibly obtain the Clear Sky Token?!"
Although these were images from another world, they still made him wary.
The next second, his killing intent nearly took tangible form as he issued a commanding order:
"Pass my command to every knight and guard in Slaughter City. From now on, if you encounter a youth named Tang San, or a youth possessing the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul, kill him on the spot. No need to report it!!"
Even a mere shadow from another world was enough to put him on the highest alert.
Meanwhile.
In another world.
Slaughter City in the Manga World.
The atmosphere was even grimmer than in the Anime World's Slaughter City.
Within the dark main hall, the blood mist churned several times more violently than usual.
The King of Slaughter stared fixedly at Tang San on the Sky Screen.
At the Clear Sky Token that symbolized the Clear Sky Sect's supreme authority.
The killing intent surrounding him nearly took tangible form, its pressure sending ripples across even the river of blood outside the hall.
In the future, would he really...
"No... absolutely not!!!"
The King of Slaughter growled, his voice carrying suppressed madness and bone-chilling killing intent:
"Pass my command! Every Slaughter Envoy, every stationed deacon-conduct a search throughout all of Slaughter City!"
"Anyone surnamed Tang, anyone possessing the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul, regardless of age or sex..."
As he spoke, he abruptly rose to his feet.
A vicious light blazed openly in his scarlet eyes, and his roar resounded throughout Slaughter City:
"Kill them all! Leave none alive!!"
"No one can be allowed to threaten me!!"
The Far North.
Utopia, the mountain behind the City Lord's Mansion.
The mountain wind swept past, carrying the crisp chill unique to the Far North.
The Snow Empress gazed blankly at the Sky Screen, her icy-blue eyes filled with disbelief.
She turned toward Ye Han, who stood beside her with his hands behind his back, her voice carrying a trace of alarm:
"Dad, Tang Chen in our Manga World is actually still alive?!"
Ye Han nodded slightly, his expression calm.
He showed not the slightest surprise, as though he had expected this all along.
"Yes. Not just in our world-the other world is the same."
The Snow Empress couldn't help freezing, her eyelashes trembling slightly as she pressed him:
"Dad, you knew? Then where is he now?!"
After all, Tang Chen was one of the strongest people alive, so she was naturally immensely curious.
At this point, Ye Han no longer deliberately concealed it and spoke lightly:
"The King of Slaughter inside Slaughter City, which I've kept sealed off all this time, is Tang Chen... though not entirely. Half of him, I suppose!"
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