Chapter 307: Affinity of Ninety-Nine Percent?
"I know, I know... but..."
Tang Yuehua, her face full of worry, knelt on the ground and looked up at Tang San, crying, "But he is still your uncle!"
"Xiao San, no matter what happened in the past, it's already over."
"Shouldn't we be united now to fight against the Spirit Empire?"
"Did I forget to tell you? Your uncle has now broken through to level 97 soul power. Even within the Spirit Empire, there are few who can defeat him."
"He is one of our major forces against the Spirit Empire!"
"If he dies at the hands of his own nephew, it will cause great grief among our people and delight our enemies!"
"Even if you must kill him, can't it wait until this is all over?"
Tang San almost felt persuaded by Tang Yuehua's words, but he furrowed his brow and said, "Aunt, if I spare Uncle today, I will fail the Asura God's inheritance."
"Relying on a single god's power is not enough to confront the Holy Son of the Spirit Empire, Su Yun, the Pope Bibi Dong, and Qian Daoliu's granddaughter, Qian Renxue, who are all inheritors of god positions."
"Only by inheriting dual god positions will I have the ability to fight against three at once!"
Tang Yuehua had no counterargument to Tang San's words!
She knew the strength of the Spirit Empire and understood that only by Tang San becoming stronger could the Heaven Dou Empire and the three upper sects hope to defeat them. But...
"Xiao San, you must not kill the sect leader!"
While Tang Yuehua pondered how to stop Tang San from judging Tang Xiao, a group of Clear Sky Sect elders and disciples stood up.
They surrounded Tang San's room completely.
They had been excited upon hearing that Tang San had returned.
But when they heard Tang San was about to execute Sect Leader Tang Xiao, their expressions changed.
Although Tang Xiao's actions back then weren't honorable, as the sect leader, he had been dutiful.
Tang Xiao treated every disciple, whether from the outer or inner sect, as one, without favoritism, and was meticulous in teaching.
Every disciple had benefited from him.
Moreover, even though Tang San's mother died because of Tang Xiao, she was still a soul beast.
Tang San was a human soul master, so how could he kill the sect leader and his uncle for a soul beast?
"Young Sect Leader, you are a soul master. That woman was merely a vessel for your birth. You had no emotional bond with her. Why harm the foundation of our Clear Sky Sect for a soul beast?"
"Yes, Young Sect Leader, since your return, the sect leader has allocated all resources to you. Even if he had no merits, he worked hard. If you execute him, it will dishearten everyone!"
"Young Sect Leader, the sect leader must not die! If the Spirit Empire learns of this and spreads the news, our sect's and the Heaven Dou Empire's prestige will plummet."
"Killing your sect leader is not just an act of killing your leader, it is equivalent to patricide, which will bring scorn from all."
"Young Sect Leader, spare the sect leader!"
Thud!
Thud!
Thud!
Inside and outside the room, Clear Sky Sect members knelt, their knees hitting the ground with dull thuds, all bowing towards Tang San.
"Please, Young Sect Leader, show mercy!"
With so many people pleading for Tang Xiao, even Tang San, who had been resolute, felt his heart soften.
That's right.
He had no emotional bond with that woman. Why should he kill his uncle for her?
His uncle had made mistakes, but they were not grave.
Even though she had taken human form, she was still a soul beast at her core.
Tang San seemed to be moved by the scene, and he first lowered the Asura Sword in his hand.
Seeing this, everyone sighed in relief. However, the next moment, Tang San suddenly raised his sword and stabbed it into Tang Xiao's chest!
"No! Sect Leader!"
Seeing Tang San's sudden action, everyone screamed in shock!
They rushed forward.
"Cough, cough, it's okay, I'm not dead yet!"
Tang Xiao raised his hand to stop the Clear Sky Sect disciples, then turned to his nephew Tang San and said, "Thank you, Xiao San."
Tang San said calmly, "Tang Xiao, though you were wrong, you were driven by your sect's interests, hunting soul beasts from a soul master's perspective."
"In the name of the Asura God, I do not sentence you to death but instead seal your powers for ten years. You will live as a mortal without anyone's help. Your fate will be decided by the heavens."
"And the seal on your powers will take effect on the first day after my decisive battle with the Spirit Empire."
"Do you have any objections to this judgment?"
Sealing his powers for ten years!
For a soul master, this was the most severe punishment short of death!
But it was better than dying.
"First trial completed."
Tang San heard the voice of the Asura Spirit's phantom in his ear and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, his aunt Tang Yuehua was right.
His uncle was a Level 97 Title Douluo. If he were truly executed, regardless of the outcome of his duel with Su Yun, if the opponent decided to retaliate, they would lose a powerful ally.
A ten-year seal was a punishment he deemed sufficient.
And since his father was already dead, it was as if he had paid the price on behalf of his uncle.
"Xiao San, thank you for showing mercy." Tang Xiao and Tang Yuehua looked at Tang San with faint smiles.
"Thank you, Young Sect Leader."
The disciples of the Clear Sky Sect bowed to Tang San.
But when they looked up again, Tang San's figure had already disappeared.
...
Back in the courtroom.
Tang San's figure reappeared there.
"After the second trial, if you pass, your affinity with the Asura God will be evaluated."
"If your affinity is below 100%, you will not be able to inherit the godhood."
Tang San knew about affinity.
His affinity with the Sea God was 115%, allowing him to smoothly inherit the Sea God's position.
"Senior, may I ask what my current affinity with the Asura God is?" Tang San asked.
"You will know everything after you pass the final trial," the Asura Spirit's phantom said calmly.
With a wave of his hand, another scene appeared in Tang San's eyes.
The person in the scene was none other than Tang San's teacher, Yu Xiaogang!
"Teacher?!" Seeing his teacher, Tang San couldn't help but exclaim internally.
Seeing his teacher appear, Tang San felt a wave of worry.
Could it be that he would have to judge his teacher?
But what mistake could his teacher have made?
With confusion, Tang San continued to watch the scene.
He saw that his teacher looked quite young in the scene.
"It seems this is replaying my teacher's experiences when he was younger."
As the scene unfolded, Tang San watched his teacher's experiences with a frown.
He saw his teacher being expelled from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
"A group of fools! Even though my teacher's martial soul was considered trash, given time, he would become a revered master!"
Tang San eagerly anticipated the day his teacher would earn the title of Grandmaster.
As expected, in the next moment, the scene changed, and countless people surrounded his teacher Yu Xiaogang.
Everyone was praising his profound knowledge of martial souls.
"Mr. Yu, with your knowledge, you truly deserve the title of Grandmaster!"
"Let's toast to Mr. Yu!"
Countless people raised their glasses, and the Grandmaster accepted their toasts with a faint smile.
Seeing his teacher's calm demeanor, Tang San smiled.
"That's my teacher, calm and composed." Tang San felt proud to be his student.
Then, the scene changed again.
Tang San saw his teacher in a small house, looking very intimate with a woman.
"Bibi Dong!" Tang San immediately recognized the woman. Although her demeanor was different from the Bibi Dong he knew, her appearance was identical, so he couldn't be mistaken.
Moreover, Tang San remembered his teacher Yu Xiaogang telling him about his past relationship with Bibi Dong, which was forcibly ended by the Spirit Hall.
### Chapter 307: Affinity of Ninety-Nine Percent?
"Damn Spirit Hall!"
Tang San cursed the Spirit Hall internally as he watched the scene unfold.
"Dong'er, I have finished reading the books you brought me last time. When can you bring me some more?" Yu Xiaogang asked, looking at Bibi Dong.
Bibi Dong frowned, "Xiaogang, the books I brought you before were ordinary ones. The elders had no objections. But the books you want now are restricted and only accessible to a few in the Spirit Hall..."
Yu Xiaogang understood what Bibi Dong meant. If not for their relationship, he wouldn't have even had access to the ordinary books. Noticing a hint of displeasure in her voice, he said, "Dong'er, I know what you mean, but everything I do is for you."
"No one on the continent has ever successfully cultivated twin martial souls."
"And with my useless martial soul, I can only help you through theoretical knowledge."
"Please believe me, once I find the answers in those books, I will help you solve the twin martial soul cultivation problem!"
Yu Xiaogang's words immediately captivated the young Bibi Dong.
She agreed to his request and left the room.
Once Bibi Dong was gone, Yu Xiaogang's previously affectionate expression turned into one of disgust.
"Hmph, she hesitates just to bring me a few books. It seems this woman doesn't care for me enough."
"If it weren't for my identity as a member of the top three sects, the Spirit Hall wouldn't have denied me deeper access based on my talent alone!"
"Bibi Dong is growing stronger. With my current means, it won't be possible to control her completely. I must quickly absorb all the Spirit Hall's knowledge before she realizes I'm using her."
"With my own research combined, I will become the foremost martial soul theory master on the continent!"
"When that day comes, my title as Grandmaster will be truly deserved!"
"It's a pity she's the disciple of the Spirit Hall's pope. Otherwise, I would have taken her body first to ensure she wouldn't betray me."
...
As time passed in the scene, Tang San watched as his teacher, with Bibi Dong's repeated help, gained extensive knowledge from the Spirit Hall, eventually becoming the Grandmaster revered by many.
However, during a banquet, his teacher Yu Xiaogang was captured by the Spirit Hall.
In Yu Xiaogang's room, Spirit Hall members found numerous handwritten copies of their secret theoretical knowledge.
He was immediately sentenced to death by the Spirit Hall!
If it weren't for Bibi Dong's plea and Yu Yuanzhen secretly sending valuable treasures to the Spirit Hall, Yu Xiaogang would have faced more than just expulsion from the Spirit Hall.
As the scene ended, Tang San's face showed utter shock.
He hadn't expected his teacher, who seemed so upright, to engage in such deceitful actions for personal gain.
"Please pass judgment on Yu Xiaogang," the Asura Spirit's phantom spoke again.
This time, the Asura Spirit's phantom didn't require Tang San to come up with a punishment.
Instead, he was presented with three options.
Tang San saw three options appear before him.
"1. Make Yu Xiaogang publicly confess the true origin of his Grandmaster title."
"2. Broadcast this scene to everyone's minds across the continent."
"3. Yu Xiaogang has erred but not committed a crime; he does not deserve judgment."
The first two options made Tang San's scalp tingle.
Both would utterly ruin Yu Xiaogang's reputation!
The third option, however, gave Tang San a sense of relief.
After all, his teacher had only deceived people and hadn't committed any crime like his uncle, who had killed his original body's mother.
Without hesitation, Tang San chose the third option.
"Trial complete. The ninth Asura trial passed."
"Current affinity with Asura God: 99%"
Ninety-nine percent?!
Tang San was shocked!
What happened?
Why isn't it one hundred percent?!
"Senior, what is going on?!" Tang San immediately asked.
Without one hundred percent affinity, he couldn't inherit the godhood!
"I told you, you must be fair and just in your judgments."
"But you let your emotions interfere. Although you made a judgment, it did not meet the Asura God's standards."
"Even passing the trial did not significantly increase your affinity with the Asura God."
Boom!
The words of the Asura Spirit's phantom left Tang San stunned!
How could this be?!
He believed he had made the best judgment.
Leaving some room for mercy was the best choice!
Seeing the 99% on the screen, Tang San's eyes turned red.
Ninety-nine percent seemed close, but that one percent was an insurmountable gap!
"I should have executed my uncle!" Tang San regretted internally.
As Tang San anxiously pondered how to remedy the situation, he suddenly noticed something.
The 99% affinity started to flicker!
100%!
(End of the chapter)