I'm Right in Front of You, and You Still Want to Contact Me?

"Who are they... why have they come to the Tang Sect? Besides, Shrek isn't somewhere they can just walk into, is it?"

Tang Ya frowned, but seeing that Wang Dong had brought them in, she said nothing more. Instead, she stood beside Tang Chuan, noticing that his expression was calm and unsurprised.

"Um..."

"These two are my First Dad and Second Dad, and the current sect masters of the Clear Sky Sect. They said they wanted to meet you."

Wang Dong looked a little embarrassed.

After all, she had contacted Niu Tian and Tai Tan in secret. She had only meant to let them know, but who could have imagined that the two would insist on coming in to take a look? Who the hell could stop them?

"So... so alike..."

The instant Tai Tan saw Tang Chuan, his footsteps halted. That face really did resemble Tang San's far too closely, but merely looking alike was not enough.

If the two of them discovered...

That someone was impersonating Tang San!

They would make sure he plunged into hell for eternity.

"Xiao Ya, prepare a private meeting room for us."

Tang Chuan smiled at Tang Ya beside him.

"Yes, Teacher."

Tang Ya nodded and obediently went to make preparations. Niu Tian and Tai Tan studied Tang Chuan, while Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao watched the scene curiously from a short distance away.

"Yuhao, I'll have a talk with the two sect masters. You three stay here for now."

After giving Huo Yuhao those instructions, Tang Chuan entered the Tang Sect Residence with Niu Tian and Tai Tan.

"Yes, Teacher."

Huo Yuhao watched the three enter the Tang Sect Residence, somewhat puzzled as to why those two big lugs wore such rigid expressions...

Inside the secluded meeting room, Tang Chuan slowly walked in with his hands behind his back. Before Niu Tian and Tai Tan behind him could speak, he chuckled. "Da Ming, Er Ming, long time no see."

"You..."

Hearing those familiar names, the two already largely believed Tang Chuan's identity. Niu Tian asked tentatively, "Tang San, is it really you?"

"Can't you even recognize me anymore?"

Tang Chuan chuckled, then released his Blue Silver Emperor and Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul. Though the Clear Sky Hammer had undergone some changes, it was undoubtedly the Clear Sky Hammer. Tai Tan could not help looking stunned.

"The Clear Sky Hammer... how did it become like this?"

Tang Chuan spoke naturally.

"While I was in the Divine Realm, I encountered the Golden Dragon King, who was sealed there. By chance, I drew a little power from him and fused it into the Clear Sky Hammer."

Niu Tian and Tai Tan exchanged a glance and sat down before Tang Chuan. Niu Tian spoke slowly. "Xiao Dong wrote to say that Tang San, the First Sect Master of the Tang Sect, has appeared in Shrek under the alias Tang Chuan."

"The two of us are old acquaintances of Tang San. Though you resemble Tang San in every way, and even possess the same Martial Souls... the rule is that deities cannot interfere with the lower realm."

"If you really are Tang San, why would you break that rule?"

Hearing that Niu Tian and Tai Tan still did not believe him, Tang Chuan's expression gradually grew solemn. Then he slowly raised his hand, and a wisp of blue-gold light abruptly blossomed.

Boom-!

In an instant, space froze.

Niu Tian's and Tai Tan's pupils abruptly contracted. At that moment, the two seemed to have been drawn into a blue-gold illusion, while behind Tang Chuan stood a terrifying figure holding the Golden Trident.

The Sea God!

Tang Chuan released the wisp of Sea God's Divine Sense the system had rewarded him with. He had intended all along to save it to prove his identity to these two fellows.

After all, this wisp of Sea God's Divine Sense could only intimidate.

It had no destructive power.

"The Sea... Sea God..."

"It really is you, Tang San!"

Niu Tian and Tai Tan were overwhelmed with excitement. At that moment, they completely believed Tang Chuan's identity. The illusion brought about by the Sea God's Divine Sense abruptly vanished, and they were back in the meeting room.

Meanwhile, in the Sea God Pavilion, Mu En, Xuan Zi, and the others seemed to have sensed that terrifying divine sense just now as well!

"This... this is!"

The chicken leg in Xuan Zi's hand fell to the floor, his face filled with horror. What kind of power was that? It was who knew how many times more terrifying than even a Limit Douluo like Mu En. Could it be a deity?

"Teacher, it came from the direction of the Tang Sect. Should we go take a look?"

Yan Shaozhe spoke gravely.

"No need."

Mu En waved a hand, having already guessed that Tang Chuan had caused the disturbance. "Those two sect masters of the Clear Sky Sect have no simple identities. We only allowed them in out of consideration for the Tang Sect."

"As long as they don't do anything that endangers the academy, there's no need to concern ourselves. Let them be."

"Tang San, it really is you! You've come back!"

Tai Tan slapped the table and sprang to his feet in excitement.

That Sea God's Divine Sense just now had absolutely been genuine. A mere wisp of divine sense seemed to contain enough power to erase them both. If the person before them was not Tang San, who else could he be?

"Er Ming, I'm going by Tang Chuan now. Don't get my name wrong."

Tang Chuan chuckled.

"Tang... Chuan, why have you come back to the Douluo Continent? What about Sister Xiao Wu? Is she well?"

Niu Tian asked.

Still smiling, Tang Chuan said, "The Douluo Continent has undergone ten thousand years of change. I truly couldn't bear to watch the Tang Sect I once built with my own hands come to an end like this, so I chose to return to the Douluo Continent."

"To experience the wonders of this era once more. Xiao Wu and I agreed that once I've finished what I need to do in this era, I'll return to the Divine Realm to find her."

Niu Tian and Tai Tan nodded. They both knew the Tang Sect's current circumstances. It was reasonable enough for the Tang Sect to have come over this matter.

"Then, as for Xiao Dong..."

Niu Tian hesitated.

"There's no need to tell Xiao Qi the truth for now. I have my own plans."

Tang Chuan waved a hand, and the two asked no further questions.

"All right. I never imagined it would actually be true. The three of us brothers have met again! Tonight, we won't go home until we're drunk! Hahaha!"

Tai Tan was immensely excited.

Niu Tian, however, stared at Tang Chuan, who knew what he was considering. He thought, Though he really does seem to be Tang San, given Sister Xiao Wu's temperament, why wouldn't she follow him if he returned to the Douluo Continent?

Could there be more to this?

Perhaps I'll know once I try contacting Tang San with the secret technique!

With that said.

Niu Tian silently activated a wisp of the mark Tang San had left behind back then. This was also how he occasionally contacted Tang San. As the mark activated, Tang Chuan's Sea of Consciousness abruptly sensed it.

I've made contact!

Niu Tian grew excited and hurriedly spoke in his mind. Tang San, Tang San, are you there?

"..."

The corners of Tang Chuan's mouth twitched.

I say, Da Ming, I'm right in front of you. You don't need to use the mark to contact me, do you? Or are you still doubting my identity?

With the same mischievous humor, Tang Chuan intercepted the communication and answered Niu Tian in his mind. The corners of Niu Tian's mouth instantly stiffened. Then he looked at Tang Chuan before him with an embarrassed, stunned expression, giving a string of sheepish laughs.

"Ah... hehe, this is a little awkward..."