Sea God Tang San's Schemes Were Discovered

Huo Yuhao glanced over the three options, the corners of his lips tightening into a satisfied smile.

Good grief, every single one of them was a rejection.

Looking at it this way, well... none of these three options had ever intended for him to join the Tang Sect.

Only the methods of rejection differed slightly.

That made sense. How could there possibly be an option to join the Tang Sect? That would practically be ruining Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao pondered inwardly. The Tang Sect is absolutely not somewhere I can go. It's a massive pit—once you fall in, even a fifty-meter rope can't pull you back out.

All the experiences from the Original Work—especially the plot-induced death in Qiankun Love Inquiry Valley—explained that perfectly.

Once you entered the Tang Sect, it was as deep as the sea; from then on, Huo Gua became a loyal dog.

Even recalling it now gave Huo Yuhao waves of stomach pain.

In his previous life, he had gotten into the Unrivaled Tang Sect through the Blue-Haired Yuhao from the manhua. At first, he had not understood the Original Work's plot particularly thoroughly and had once read it with great relish.

But later, the plot where "Xiao Qi, Dong'er, and Qiu'er" had their souls split apart and merged again gave his younger self a tremendous mental shock.

Such methods were truly beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

Wang Dong'er and Wang Qiu'er each possessed their own personal charm, yet once they were kneaded together, they became an indescribably bizarre existence like Tang Wutong.

And the sheer outrageousness of Qiankun Love Inquiry Valley was no longer a matter of whether it was good or bad. It was simply moral depravity and the distortion of human nature.

It was hard to imagine that the person sitting behind the computer was actually human.

That Lord lost his mind in front of the computer, and the characters under his pen lost their minds in Qiankun Love Inquiry Valley.

Later, even when he read it with the mentality of someone looking for entertainment, he still found some of those absurd moves unbearable. It was genuinely nauseating.

Now, the entertainment-seeker who had once read the book had transmigrated into Huo Yuhao and was facing the plot where the Tang Sect Mandarin Ducks invited him into the Tang Sect. Naturally, he had to avoid becoming entangled in too much karma with the pure and immaculate Tang God King.

"On the Feasibility of an Entertainment-Seeker Transmigrating into Huo Yuhao and Establishing the Huo Territory."

Sea God Tang San could establish the Tang Sect.

Then was it unreasonable for Huo Yuhao, who possessed the Flame Emperor Template, to aspire to establish the Huo Territory?

"A sect..." Thinking of the Endless Fire Territory in the Great Thousand World created by the Flame Emperor, Huo Yuhao could not help muttering.

Tang Ya nodded seriously. "A sect. Our sect was once number one on the continent. If you join us, you definitely won't lose out. Besides, our sect's secret arts are highly suitable for your cultivation."

What amazing benefits, my ass.

Look at that neighboring continent where people cultivated qi. Its system of cultivation methods plus battle techniques was practically a dimensionality-reduction strike. Not only were there countless techniques, but they were even classified according to their effects and strength.

The key issue was that Soul Masters needed Soul Beasts to obtain Soul Skills.

When he had first encountered Douluo Continent, he had not thought much of it. But now that he considered it carefully, that setting was truly ridiculous. The strength of a Soul Skill actually depended on the Soul Beast, severely restricting the room for Soul Skills to improve.

That was also the fundamental reason why, ten thousand years later, Soul Beasts and humanity completely broke apart.

Perhaps Douluo Continent had birthed Huo Yuhao, this Child of Destiny, precisely to completely change this phenomenon and elevate the entire Douluo Plane.

Yet it had been thwarted by the great wisdom of the Tang God King.

Under Old Yi's guidance, Huo Gua had figured out Soul Spirits and made certain improvements to Douluo Continent's traditional cultivation system, but he had not solved the fundamental problem. All he left behind was the Spirit Pagoda.

Tang Ya smiled as she counted on her fingers, listing them like treasured possessions. "Our secret arts are all extremely powerful. There's Purple Demon Eyes, Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, Mystic Jade Hand... and you can also cultivate the Mysterious Heaven Skill for free."

Hearing these so-called Tang Sect secret arts, Huo Yuhao did not know how to evaluate them. He could only describe them as a pile of crap. According to the ranks of battle techniques, they were probably Yellow Tier.

As for the Mysterious Heaven Skill, it was even more absurd.

For tens of thousands of years, the Tang Family Continent had not produced a single decent cultivation method. From beginning to end, there had only been one all-purpose Mysterious Heaven Skill.

It had been used from the first Douluo installment all the way to the fifth. Even after the Tang God King reincarnated in the fifth installment, he was still using the Mysterious Heaven Skill, thoroughly demonstrating just how forgiving that cultivation method was.

Don't be fooled by the "Mysterious" in its name. At most, it was a Yellow Tier cultivation method. It could not possibly rank any higher.

Seeing Huo Yuhao thinking, Tang Ya's eyes lit up, and she increased her efforts to persuade him. "Little Yuhao, you're all alone, and you're still so young. If you join our sect, everyone can look after one another in the future."

"It's better than going out alone to hunt Soul Beasts. What if something happens to you because you're too reckless? After all, luck can't always stay with you."

"Luck?" Huo Yuhao adjusted his glasses and murmured, "Tang Sect..."

"Little Brother Huo, you've heard of the Tang Sect?" Bei Bei asked.

Although he was already intimately familiar with it inwardly, Huo Yuhao still gave a violent shudder.

"Yes, I've heard some legends."

Huo Yuhao nodded. "I've heard that this sect was once at the height of its prosperity, but I don't know where the Tang Sect actually is."

Tang Ya's eyes suddenly reddened. "The Tang Sect's foundation was seized by bad people. We no longer have a residence. At present, only Bei Bei and I remain in the Tang Sect. I am the current Tang Sect Master, and Bei Bei is my first founding disciple."

When Sea God Tang San ascended to the God Realm, he had established a rule that every generation of Tang Sect Master in the future had to be a Soul Master with a Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, taking pride in Blue Silver Grass.

However.

Saint Tang said he had a Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, and his descendants believed it for ten thousand years.

The Mysterious Heaven Skill was a censored version, and the Hidden Weapons were merely youth editions too.

During the first Douluo era, Tang San had used Guanyin Tears himself. With a cultivation of Rank 96, he battled the already godly Qian Renxue and pierced her heart.

By Douluo Dalu 2, when Huo Gua fought Di Tian, he actually needed a setup of Guanyin Tears plus the Ghost Carving Divine Knife, a super divine artifact.

Clearly, the Hidden Weapons in Douluo Dalu 2 had been severely weakened. Otherwise, the Tang Sect would not have fallen into such a miserable state.

The Guanyin Tears and King Yama's Post used by Huo Gua were worlds apart from the Hidden Weapons used by the Tang God King ten thousand years ago.

Bei Bei introduced the situation to Huo Yuhao from the side. "Ten thousand years ago, Tang San, the first sect master of our Tang Sect, changed the entire continent's landscape through his astonishing power."

"At that time, no sect could compare to the Tang Sect in status. Sect Master Tang San laid the foundation for the Tang Sect's future development through Tang Sect secret arts, cultivation methods, and Hidden Weapons."

Hearing this and recalling the Tang Sect's current condition, Tang Ya became deeply saddened. "Our Hidden Weapons have been surpassed by Soul Tools. But our Flying Sky Divine Claw and Dragon Whisker Needle are clearly very powerful."

Bei Bei coughed twice. "Little Brother Huo, as you can see, that's the situation. Although only Xiao Ya and I remain in the Tang Sect, we will definitely work hard to restore the Tang Sect's former glory."

Tang Ya's eyes were still wet and red with sadness as she said sincerely, "Little Yuhao, our Tang Sect has one exemption-based admission quota for Shrek Academy every year."

"If you can join the Tang Sect, we can use the Tang Sect's designated exemption quota to recommend you directly into Shrek Academy."

"Shrek Academy is the Number One Academy on the Continent."

Bei Bei eagerly chimed in. "Shrek Academy not only has powerful teaching staff, but also extensive teaching experience and a complete Soul Master training system."

"There are teachers with high advancement rates, and she has unique teaching and training methods. There are also Elders with extremely profound attainments in Soul Master cultivation, offering unparalleled tactical guidance when leading teams to obtain Soul Rings and compete."

Hearing that, Huo Yuhao's mouth twitched. A teacher with a high advancement rate? Could he mean Zhou Yi, whose expulsion rate was sky-high?

Unique teaching and training methods—did that mean ten-thousand-year running?

Zhou Yi did not possess a shred of genuine teaching ability. In training Soul Masters, she actually focused mainly on high-intensity basic physical training like running.

Other than running, it was weighted running.

Still, Shrek's inherited running tradition had actually produced seven gods in the first Douluo era. That was impressive as hell.

By Douluo Dalu 2, aside from Tang Princess, that second-generation god, among the Shrek Seven Monsters, only Huo Gua had actually become a god. Perhaps the others' running fundamentals had not been solid enough.

As for Elders with exceptionally profound Soul Master attainments, Shrek indeed had quite a few. Even in the current era, they could all be considered top-tier.

With so many veteran powerhouses, whether studying at Shrek was safe was another question. If Huo Yuhao remembered correctly, Huo Gua had encountered life-threatening danger more than once at Shrek Academy in the Original Work.

Leaving the other Elders aside, Chicken Leg Douluo Xuan Zi alone had led teams that sent countless genius students to their deaths.

Wave after wave, sent on their final journey.

It was evident that while he did not know what treatment Shrek's Inner Court core disciples received, the risks were certainly high.

Seeing Huo Yuhao contemplate for a long time, Bei Bei thought the "exemption-based direct admission quota for Shrek Academy" had moved him, so he added, "Although we can recommend you directly into Shrek—"

"Whether you can remain there afterward depends entirely on your own efforts, Little Brother Huo. After all, as the Number One Academy on the Continent, Shrek's internal competition is extremely fierce."

Tang Ya smiled reassuringly. "Little Yuhao, you don't need to feel too burdened. Once you join the Tang Sect, you won't be alone anymore. Bei Bei and I will treat you like our own younger brother. If you encounter any difficulties at the academy, we will do everything we can to help."

Shrek Academy also had a massive trap—

When Chicken Leg Douluo Xuan Zi led the team, one had to pay attention to the most important main quest:

Avoid being killed by Evil Soul Masters.

Furthermore, several of Huo Gua's most important cheats—Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, Electrolux, the Ice and Snow Two Emperors, and the Gold of Life—had little to do with Shrek Academy.

At this moment, Bei Bei spoke seriously. "Little Brother Huo, although our Tang Sect has declined, it was once the number one sect under heaven. Our Tang Sect secret arts and the Mysterious Heaven Skill have both stood the test of ten thousand years, and their cultivation effects are excellent."

"Besides, your Martial Soul is the Spirit Eyes. Xiao Ya was right about one thing: the Tang Sect has a secret art called Purple Demon Eyes that is especially suitable for you to cultivate."

"So, if you are willing to join, Xiao Ya and I will warmly welcome you."

"We will definitely create the Tang Sect's glory together."

What Bei Bei had in mind was that the Tang Sect would take Huo Yuhao in while he was alone and allow him to study at Shrek Academy, the number one academy on the continent. Once Huo Yuhao grew stronger, he would then throw himself into reviving the Tang Sect.

Faced with Bei Bei's invitation, Huo Yuhao had to give a direct response.

All three options required him to refuse. What he chose depended on the reward, and he definitely could not miss the cultivation method Flame Mantra, so Huo Yuhao decisively chose the third.

Meeting Tang Ya's earnest gaze, Huo Yuhao sighed softly and said with heartfelt sincerity, "Sister Tang Ya, I can understand how you feel."

"But I, too, bear the arduous task of restoring my sect's glory. It's just that my sect is a little-known minor sect called the Endless Fire Territory—the Huo Territory."

"Huh?" Tang Ya froze in confusion for quite a while. After she recovered, her lips moved, yet she hesitated to speak.

She herself knew the Tang Sect's circumstances. That feeling was not pleasant.

The Hidden Weapons she had once taken pride in had dimmed beside Soul Tools. The pressure in Tang Ya's heart was beyond what others could imagine, yet she stubbornly refused to let go of Hidden Weapons.

One could only say that fate toyed with people—no, the God King toyed with people.

Had the Tang God King never told Tang Ya that he had never possessed some trash Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul at all, but rather the top-tier Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul?

For ten thousand years, the Tang Sect's foundation had been seized, yet Lord Sea God had ignored it entirely. Could it be that the Sea God's Buddha Light only shone upon Shrek and was unwilling to shine upon the Tang Sect?

God Realm.

Before a towering azure palace.

The pure and immaculate Tang God King stood with his hands behind his back amid the clouds. According to his plan, around this point in time, the Child of Destiny's fate would intersect with the Tang Sect.

And the second step of his "On How to Perfectly Tame the Child of Destiny" was about to be completed.

"Destruction must be secretly laughing at this God King for refusing to expand the God Realm, calling me shortsighted. Little does he know that I have already considered matters on a deeper level."

The Tang God King's face was full of pride. This time, he stood in the stratosphere.

"Once the Child of Destiny joins the Tang Sect and enters Shrek Academy, Xiao Qi, who is in the lower realm—Wang Dong'er's soul version—will disguise herself as a man, meet this boy, and form a bond with him."

The Tang God King sighed softly. "Sigh, Xiao Qi will just have to suffer a little."

All of this was for my God Realm.

At that moment, a woman in a pink dress came to Tang San's side. She was his sheath-wife, Xiao Wu.

Worry appeared in Xiao Wu's eyes. "Third Brother, Xiao Qi is so playful. I haven't seen any sign of her in a long time. I wonder where she ran off to again."

Tang San's gaze flickered, and his expression became slightly unnatural. However, it quickly turned into a smile that reassured Xiao Wu as he comforted her.

"Don't worry, Xiao Wu. Xiao Qi isn't dead. She's doing very well right now."

Tang San had long planned everything out. Before long, Xiao Qi would return completely intact.

At that moment, the Tang God King's expression abruptly changed.

What was going on? Why had the Child of Destiny not agreed to join the Tang Sect?!

Noticing Tang San's emotions suddenly fluctuate violently, Xiao Wu asked with concern, "Third Brother, what happened?"

Tang San forcibly suppressed his emotions. "Nothing. Xiao Wu, go back and rest first. I'll review the development plan I previously wrote for our faction in the God Realm, so as to avoid any deviations."

"Mm-hm, Third Brother, you've devoted too much energy to the God Realm. You must take care of yourself."

After Xiao Wu left, Tang San's hostility erupted.

His plans had suffered devastating interference. The Tang God King's face became incomparably ferocious as he snarled with eyes wide in fury.

"Who was it?! Who exactly interfered and ruined this God's Ten-Thousand-Year Grand Plan? No matter who you are or how great your divine powers may be, you have already embarked on the Path to Death!"

"No, this God must pull things back onto the original track."

Meanwhile, somewhere in the God Realm, the God of Destruction, clad in a purple robe and holding a dark red scepter, gave a cold snort.

"Hmph. Don't think no one in the God Realm knows about those little schemes of yours."

"You can't pull it back."