"San, you must remember that the Clear Sky Sect is our home. No matter what, the Clear Sky Sect is our home, and whatever happens, we must learn to give back to it."
That was what Tang Hao said.
Although Tang San said nothing, inwardly he thought, Dad, although I know it isn't very nice to say this, the problem is that I've never received any education from the Clear Sky Sect, nor have I ever received any kindness from it.
The Clear Sky Sect has never helped me with anything.
Besides, you were the victim in what happened back then, yet the Clear Sky Sect pushed you out and made you shoulder the blame alone.
What's wrong with a husband protecting his wife? You're practically a slave to the sect. You brought the sect so much glory, but the question is, what has the sect done to you?
That was what Tang San thought.
"In short, San, no matter what, you must never say anything against the Clear Sky Sect."
"San, the Clear Sky Sect is our home. Its blood flows through our veins, so no matter what, we must think of the Clear Sky Sect."
"The Clear Sky Sect is your home and mine. Don't forget that its blood flows through both of us, father and son. The Clear Sky Hammer is the best proof. It is the world's number one Tool Martial Soul, and it is our spirit. Remember, no matter what, you must never harbor any... toward the Clear Sky Sect lineage."
"I understand, Dad." Tang San said this outwardly, but inwardly, he was still very unhappy.
The world's number one Tool Martial Soul? Dad, although I know you regard the Clear Sky Sect and the Clear Sky Hammer as your glory and the strongest Martial Soul, the truth is that I saw many Tool Martial Souls more formidable than the Clear Sky Hammer in my previous life. They were all stronger than it.
The truly formidable one was Tang Chen, Great-grandfather! Great-grandfather was the one who was truly formidable. He turned an ordinary top-tier Martial Soul into the world's number one Tool Martial Soul. It was the sect master who was formidable, not the Clear Sky Hammer.
Without Great-grandfather, how could this weight-based Tool Martial Soul possibly have earned the title of the world's number one Tool Martial Soul?
The Clear Sky Hammer is indeed formidable, and it is very heavy, but the problem is that it is only an ordinary top-tier Tool Martial Soul. Compared to those hidden top-tier Tool Martial Soul families on the continent, it still falls far short.
I led the Douluo Continent in the name of a god for who knows how many years. In whose name did I watch the Douluo Continent develop? I even saw other continents. Those continents also had many formidable top-tier Tool Martial Souls. The Clear Sky Hammer is only a very ordinary Tool Martial Soul.
You should know that Sword Douluo's Seven Kill Sword even has a domain. The Clear Sky Hammer is only this formidable because of the secret arts Great-grandfather created.
Otherwise, if Sword Douluo were compared with Eldest Uncle, Sword Douluo would probably be stronger.
Tang Hao heard every one of Tang San's thoughts. After hearing them, he did not know what to say, because they struck directly at a contradiction. In the hearts of everyone in the Clear Sky Sect, Tang Chen would always be their spiritual totem. Tang Chen would always be the most formidable existence, their strongest leader forever. With Tang Chen there, the Clear Sky Sect would never decline.
Tang Hao had also grown up hearing stories about his grandfather, so naturally, he understood just how formidable his grandfather was.
Tang Chen was a Limit Douluo. A Limit Douluo was an immensely powerful existence, the ultimate level on the continent, the highest pinnacle humans on the continent could reach. Even a 100,000-Year Soul Beast could not defeat a Limit Douluo.
Thus, after hearing Tang San say this, Tang Hao did not know what to say. It had struck squarely at a blind spot. If he argued against it, wouldn't that amount to confirming that Tang Chen had only been so formidable because of the Clear Sky Hammer?
That would be a grave disrespect to his grandfather, as well as a grave disrespect to the Clear Sky Sect, so Tang Hao said nothing. This absolutely could not be spoken aloud. At the same time, once he spoke, Tang San might hear about the fact that he was thinking about Tang San's private thoughts.
Moreover, he did not want Tang San to hear that his love for Tang San was full of self-interest.
Tang Hao himself knew very well that, before he knew Tang San was a reincarnator, he had always regarded his son as a monster and had never dared acknowledge him as his son. Instead, he had needed his son to care for him. Yet the "truth" was that his son was a reincarnator. It had all been his own misunderstanding, and that was why his son had been like this.
Nor did he dare reveal that he had only treated Tang San as his son because Tang San had awakened the Clear Sky Hammer.
When Tang Hao first saw Tang San awaken Blue Silver Grass, he had been very disappointed. Even with innate full soul power, what could mere Blue Silver Grass amount to?
That was why he had only said Tang San was his son after seeing him awaken the Clear Sky Hammer.
It could be said that Tang Hao had never loved Tang San, or rather, that he had never loved Tang San before learning that he was a reincarnator. His love was filled with far too much self-interest.
"In short, for now, just focus on cultivating with me and slowly growing stronger. That girl is being watched by those two Titled Douluos. There's nothing I can do, either.
"Those two Titled Douluos are stronger than I am. I can make out their levels... at least ninety-seven or ninety-eight, perhaps even ninety-nine. They're very powerful. I'm no match for them. If it were a head-on confrontation, if there were no sneak attacks, I would be confident of taking them on. But the problem is that they used a sneak attack. Now that I've lost a hand and a foot, I'm no match for them."
Tang Hao considered himself one of the strongest people under heaven in terms of raw power. If it came down to strength alone, he was confident he could contend with the two Leng Family sisters. The problem was that the sisters would not play along with him in a head-on confrontation. They had simply launched a sneak attack, crippling his hand and foot and causing his soul power level to drop into the seventies. Under these circumstances, even if he used Ring Detonation and the Clear Sky secret arts, he could not possibly defeat the two Leng Family sisters. He could no longer beat them even head-on.
Looking at it now, the two Leng Family sisters' strategy had been correct. Tang Hao was bound to cause them a great deal of trouble, so crippling one of his hands and one of his feet first had been the right choice.
With Clear Sky Douluo missing a hand and a foot, and his soul power level having fallen to that of a Soul Saint, even if he wanted to cause trouble or harm Kai and the others when the time came, it would be impossible.
"Dad, does that mean there's nothing we can do? I'll try again and see whether I can persuade Xiao Wu to come with us."
"What use would that be now? I suggest you stop letting your imagination run wild. Only when you become stronger will you have the right to speak. I'll find you another Soul Master Academy. I do have money; I simply don't normally want to take it out." Tang Hao was indeed carrying a Soul Tool, and he certainly had money on him. After all, no matter what, he was a Titled Douluo.
Moreover, he was an elite disciple of the sect, so he certainly had Gold Soul Coins. His refusal to take them out before had surely only been because he wanted to observe Tang San and better turn him into his pawn.
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