Haozi was furious: you fucking joined Spirit Hall?

Suddenly, Haozi's pupils contracted as he noticed a figure among Spirit Hall's substitute team members. It was none other than his son, Tang San!

"What the hell?!"

Looking at Tang San's clothes, Haozi was utterly dumbfounded. Wasn't that the Spirit Hall Academy Team's uniform? Since when had his son joined Spirit Hall?

Haozi had followed Tang San around for a while before, but after seeing him join Shrek Academy, he had gone back again. He had never expected that, by their next meeting, his son would have joined the Spirit Hall Academy Team.

Haozi had already had a bad feeling when he kept failing to spot Tang San in the matches, but he hadn't expected it to be this bad.

As the Spirit Hall team members left, Haozi quietly followed them. With his strength, he could naturally remain undetected as long as he didn't make a move.

Seeing Tang San alone, Haozi immediately stepped forward, anger written across his brow.

"Tang San!"

"Why did you join Spirit Hall?!"

At that shout, Tang San said nothing. Instead, someone else sprang out.

It was Yue Guan.

Yue Guan's expression was grave. Nine Soul Rings appeared beneath his feet as he held the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and faced Tang Hao.

Almost immediately, he recognized who this somewhat down-and-out man was.

The renowned Clear Sky Douluo, Tang Hao!

The terrifying powerhouse who had gravely wounded the previous Pope and held the title of the Mainland's Number One Strength Soul Master.

Hadn't this fellow vanished without a trace ages ago? Why had he suddenly appeared?

"Xiao San, leave first. I'm no match for him. I'll hold him off as long as I can."

Yue Guan spoke in a low voice. As he saw it, Tang Hao had come to take revenge on Spirit Hall. If that was indeed the case, Yue Guan would protect Tang San's retreat even at the cost of his own life.

Hearing this, Haozi grew even angrier and gritted his teeth. "Fine, fine, fine. I had no idea you were so important to Spirit Hall that you even had a Titled Douluo following you around."

"Do you have any idea what Spirit Hall has done? You have a blood feud with Spirit Hall, do you understand?"

Hearing this, Tang San remained perfectly calm and answered, "No."

Haozi was instantly dumbfounded. Only then did he realize that he apparently hadn't told Tang San anything yet.

He had only dropped vague hints to Tang San. After all, he had always felt that Tang San was too weak and that knowing these things would do him no good.

Now Haozi felt he had been outrageously wrong. Fuck, because he hadn't told him sooner, his son had run off to Spirit Hall the moment he took his eyes off him?

"What feud do I have with Spirit Hall?"

Tang San was telling the truth. At present, it could be said that he had no feud whatsoever with Spirit Hall.

Ah Yin's death, you say? Sorry, but I transmigrated here. I haven't inherited Ah Yin's Soul Bone, nor have I relied on the Blue Silver King to awaken my Martial Soul. I haven't gained a single benefit, and you want me to take responsibility for Ah Yin's death?

Xiao Wu hadn't been exposed either. This time, Tang San truly had no grudge whatsoever against Spirit Hall. The only feud that could count was on Tang Hao's side.

But likewise, Haozi hadn't raised him either.

Tang San's disposition was very simple: he repaid both kindness and grudges. Haozi hadn't done much to raise the God King Tang, let alone a transmigrator like him. There was even less of a connection.

Expecting Tang San to give up all the advantages Spirit Hall offered over a few words? Only a fool would do that.

Hearing this, Haozi took a deep breath and decided to explain things properly.

"Xiao San, your mother died because Spirit Hall's previous Pope sent people to hunt her down, and I was gravely wounded in that battle too."

"The previous Pope also suffered a hidden injury because of it. There was already an irreconcilable disaster between our family and Spirit Hall."

"No matter who recruited you into Spirit Hall, judging by your current situation, a Spirit Hall powerhouse must have met you and learned about your Martial Soul. Whoever that person is, their purpose definitely isn't that simple!"

"Don't let Spirit Hall use you, understand, Xiao San!"

Hearing this, Yue Guan, who had been watching from the sidelines without doing anything, was dumbfounded, one revelation leaving him more stunned than the next. So Tang Hao was Tang San's father! In that case, a fight probably wouldn't break out anytime soon.

Still, hearing Tang Hao say this, Yue Guan couldn't resist interjecting.

"Xiao San, don't worry. No one in Spirit Hall will use you. At the very least, I won't."

Haozi nearly went over and gave him a blow with his hammer. If he hadn't been talking to his son, he would have attacked already. As he saw it, Tang San simply didn't know what had happened, which was understandable.

Unexpectedly, Tang San nodded and said, "Use me? Naturally, I'm well aware of that. I've also heard something about your feud with Spirit Hall's previous Pope."

"Don't worry. I'm much older than you think, and I won't be easily used. I thought about joining Spirit Hall long ago. You don't need to persuade me."

"As for avenging my mother, as long as I receive her kindness, I will definitely repay it. But taking revenge doesn't necessarily mean destroying all of Spirit Hall."

"Sooner or later, I'll become Spirit Hall's Pope and take over Spirit Hall. When that time comes, I'll make everyone who hurt her face judgment before everyone's eyes!"

Tang San had long since decided how to deal with Ah Yin's affairs.

Once he inherited Ah Yin's Soul Bone and Soul Ring, he would definitely take revenge and personally kill those involved. As a transmigrator, Tang San had that confidence.

He could also use Spirit Hall to control the continent and see whether he could change the relationship between humans and Soul Beasts as early as possible.

As for Bibi Dong taking him as her disciple, it was clearly to make waging war against the Clear Sky Sect more convenient in the future. Tang San understood that too.

But when that time actually came, there was no telling how strong Tang San would be, and he wouldn't be so easy for Bibi Dong to control.

I've already transmigrated. Am I really going to let someone from the original story play me?

After he said all this, not only did Tang Hao freeze in place, but even Yue Guan felt his heart pound with alarm.

Tang San's words could be described as shaking heaven and earth.

Tang Hao fell silent for a long time, then sighed.

"So that's what you're thinking..."

"That's true. Spirit Hall is powerful. Under its suppression, how could you possibly grow? As long as you don't forget this grudge, that's enough."

"Even I haven't done much to guide you. With you in Spirit Hall, I can't stay by your side to keep you safe. I hope you'll be careful."

With that, Tang Hao turned and left. Since Tang San had said so much, there wasn't much else he could say.

Watching Haozi's retreating back, Tang San forcibly suppressed his urge to snark. If he hadn't read the original story, he really might have thought Tang Hao was a pretty good father.

He would only take revenge for the sake of Ah Yin's Soul Bone. Otherwise, for Haozi alone, who would care about him?

Only after Tang Hao had gone far away did Yue Guan breathe a sigh of relief. He looked at Tang San with a somewhat complicated gaze and spoke only after a long while.

"Xiao San, I said I would be your Guardian Daoist. Even if the one we have to face is Spirit Hall, that promise still stands."

Yue Guan would never forget the kindness of the immortal herb for as long as he lived.

"But I must remind you that Spirit Hall is far stronger than you imagine. It might be easy for you to truly become Pope, but gaining complete control will be difficult. You must be cautious."

Hearing this, Tang San nodded. Naturally, he knew all of this.

"Thank you. I understand."

Tang San stopped dwelling on these matters. The most pressing task was to increase his strength quickly.