The First Clash with Tang San

"Teacher, ask Huo Yuhao. I'm going to the bathroom." Hui Ye patted his backside and slipped away.

"Don't go! Hey..."

Huo Yuhao felt a terrible headache coming on and could only brace himself and explain the effects of his Soul Skill to Wang Yan.

He also had to cover for Hui Ye and conceal the Soul Skill's true secret.

Elsewhere, Wang Dong curled up in her room, staring blankly at the ceiling, her eyes vacant, as if her soul had left her body.

Her extreme despair triggered the divine sense imprint Tang San had left on her.

Whenever Wang Dong faced a life-or-death crisis or experienced intense emotional fluctuations, Tang San could sense it immediately.

Even when Wang Dong fell in love with someone and took things a step further, he would know every detail.

The Divine Realm.

Tang San sat upon his divine throne and abruptly opened his eyes.

"What is it, Third Brother?" Xiao Wu leaned sideways and wrapped her arms around Tang San's arm, her eyes as tender as water.

"It's Dong'er," Tang San said in a low voice.

In all the years since becoming a god, Xiao Wu had rarely seen Tang San lose his composure like this. Her arms tightened slightly around him.

"What's wrong with Dong'er? Da Ming and Er Ming told me she enrolled at Shrek Academy. She isn't in any danger there, is she?"

"She isn't in danger, but..."

"But what?" Xiao Wu asked hastily.

"The divine sense I left on Dong'er sensed that her emotions were fluctuating violently and were extremely unstable."

Xiao Wu pressed a hand to her chest, concern on her face.

"Third Brother, let me contact Da Ming and Er Ming and ask them. I can't shake this uneasy feeling."

Those two brutes?

Better not. If they stir up trouble in the lower realm, I'll have to wipe their backsides in the end.

Besides, Xiao Wu did not know that Tang San had split their daughter's soul into three parts.

She only knew that something had gone wrong with their daughter's soul, that one part lay dormant in the Divine Realm, and that another remained in the lower realm to search for a solution.

In fact, there was another part of her soul that Tang San held in his own hands and personally controlled.

And Wang Dong's soul had never been damaged in the first place...

Tang San shook his head. "There's no need. I want to personally examine what happened to Dong'er today."

Xiao Wu's expression changed. "You mustn't. It would be hard to explain to Destruction.

"Just a few days ago, Destruction caught a hint of what you were doing when you peered into the lower realm.

"You shouldn't make another move so soon."

Tang San snorted coldly. "That's precisely why I have to examine it myself.

"Last time, it was because a worm in the lower realm sacrificed itself to the child of destiny.

"I once made a divination and found that he and Dong'er were entangled by karma.

"I'm worried that Dong'er's emotions have something to do with him, so I have to get to the bottom of this before I can rest easy.

"Besides, I don't believe Destruction hasn't noticed the child of destiny.

"If he's pulling strings behind the scenes, then Dong'er will be in considerable danger."

Xiao Wu gritted her teeth. "Third Brother, make your move. At worst, we'll fight Destruction to the death."

"Xiao Wu, if Destruction really does find out, help me hold him off for one breath," Tang San instructed.

"Leave it to me, Third Brother." Xiao Wu nodded.

A wisp of divine sense separated from Tang San's sea of consciousness, quietly descended to the lower realm, and entered Wang Dong's mind to examine her memories.

The next second, Tang San gripped the armrests of his divine throne, breathing like a bellows.

"Bastard, you've already found a way to die."

"What happened, Third Brother?" Xiao Wu hurriedly tugged on Tang San's sleeve, her voice anxious.

"Someone bullied Dong'er and beat her up. They even made her face swell."

Tang San gnashed his teeth in fury.

To think that the daughter of a dignified god king like me was beaten in public. If word gets out, where will I show my face?

It's one thing for me, Tang San, to scheme against my own daughter, but how could anyone else dare lay a finger on her?

Most hateful of all, the child of destiny's predetermined path had been disrupted, causing him and Dong'er to pass each other by.

All signs pointed to one person.

Hui Ye!

When Tian Meng made his sacrifice, Tang San had been secretly watching from the Divine Realm. He had spotted Hui Ye nearby at the time, but had paid him no mind.

It was not until... an uninvited guest from outside the Divine Realm descended upon the Douluo Continent and entered Huo Yuhao's body that Destruction forcibly cut off Tang San's observation.

Looking back now, he regretted it bitterly. He should have crushed that stinkbug Hui Ye long ago.

Still, it was not too late.

"He dared bully my daughter? Third Brother, kill him! Kill him now!"

Xiao Wu's starry eyes brimmed with killing intent.

Hui Ye sat cross-legged on his bed, his eyes closed in meditation.

Huo Yuhao also sat cross-legged on his bed, meditating, but his thoughts were unsettled, and he could not enter a meditative state.

Half a minute later, he opened his eyes and could not help complaining.

"That was really low of you. How could you leave me alone with Teacher Wang? If you keep this up, you won't have any friends!"

"Friends? That's right, since we're friends."

Hui Ye spoke without a care.

"Aren't friends there for you to screw over?"

"You!" Huo Yuhao was speechless with anger. "I've never met anyone as shameless as you."

"Yuhao, you can't be too honest in life, or you'll end up getting the short end of the stick~" Hui Ye said earnestly, like an elder.

Huo Yuhao closed his eyes and ignored him.

Oh ho, now I can finally cultivate in peace.

Just as Hui Ye was about to enter a deep meditative state, a terrifying pressure descended upon him.

An invisible divine sense invaded through Hui Ye's forehead, reaching deep into his mind and violently stirring it.

Hui Ye instantly snapped awake. "Who's there?"

He looked at Huo Yuhao and saw that he was perfectly calm, showing no reaction.

It wasn't Huo Yuhao.

Hui Ye continued to speculate. Could it be Tian Meng?

That's impossible too.

Living under the same roof, Tian Meng has probably already figured me out. Why would he go to such lengths to spy on me?

"No need to look, kid!" Tang San's voice rang out in Hui Ye's mind.

"Who are you?"

"You're not worthy of knowing my name.

"You only need to know one thing: anyone who dares bully my people must die!"

The next moment, a giant golden hand grew larger and larger in Hui Ye's consciousness.

It seemed distant and slow, yet it arrived in an instant.

Its terrifying force wrapped tightly around Hui Ye, leaving no gaps.

Hui Ye's face flushed red, and the Soul Power in his body churned out of control. No matter how he struggled, he could not break free; he could not even make his Soul Power self-destruct.

It was not as if he had never died before, but this time was different. He felt that despair and the sensation of his flesh being torn apart all too clearly.

The giant golden hand's power had actually exceeded the pain-reduction threshold, reaching straight into the depths of his soul.

Hui Ye dug his fingers into the edge of the bed, his skin turning purplish-black as a pained roar issued from his throat.

"Urgh! Aah-!"

Tian Meng noticed something was wrong and roused Huo Yuhao. "Yuhao, something's wrong with that kid Hui Ye."

Huo Yuhao's eyes flew open. When he saw Hui Ye's skin gradually splitting open and blood seeping from the cracks, staining a large patch of the bedsheet red, his face changed in alarm.

"Hui Ye, you... what's wrong with you?"

"Get... out..."

Hui Ye forced himself to endure the agony and let out a low roar.

"I'll get a teacher. Hang on."

Huo Yuhao jumped off the bed and hurriedly asked Tian Meng, "Brother Sky Dream, what do I do? What do I do? Is he going to die?"

"Get out, quickly!"

Tian Meng detected a trace of divine power radiating from Hui Ye and repeatedly cried out, urging him to hurry.

"Don't worry about him for now. Have you forgotten his Soul Skill?

"Get out, quickly. Don't get caught up in it."

"That's right! How could I forget? This guy can come back to life."

Huo Yuhao instantly came to his senses and took to his heels.

Tang San rose from his divine throne, expressionless. He held one hand in the air as though gripping something, then closed it.

"Die!"

Hui Ye exploded.