Chapters 332. The Tragedy of Holy Soul Village.
To pursue Ah Yin, Tang Hao killed his brother and father, betrayed his sect.
Even after being cuckolded by Ah Yin, he shamelessly forgave her. When Ah Yin was taken away, he stood by helplessly, filled with rage. Finally, after Ah Yin's husband died, he shamelessly tried to take her back, only to be driven out after more than a decade of this "love affair," freezing to death under a bridge.
The crucial point is, why the hell did you broadcast what happened after my death?
Several mad dogs surrounded Tang Hao's corpse, tearing at it and feasting on it. The next day, the dogs squatted down and defecated.
"I, Tang Hao, a man of great wisdom, have become a pile of dog shit!"
The followers of the surrounding Killing City looked at him with changed eyes, revealing how the mainland was spreading rumors about him.
"Fake news! This is Fiknius! This is Fiknius!" Tang Hao shouted angrily.
Not long after the fake news incident, the Avengers army stopped near a village.
The commander approached Tang Hao's father, pointed to a small village not far away, and asked, "My King, there's the smell of fresh blood around here. Should we let the soldiers stop and have a good meal?"
Tang Hao looked towards the village—the Title Douluo Village!
The village seemed familiar, so he approached and froze!
Wasn't this the village he had lived in when he was fleeing? How had Holy Soul Village become Title Douluo Village?
Tang Hao pricked up his ears and heard Old Jack telling the children about the village's glorious past. Pointing to Tang Hao's blacksmith shop, he proudly said, "Children, you don't know, the blacksmith who lived in that shop was a great Title Douluo, the pride of our Title Douluo Village!"
"Pfft—" Tang Hao couldn't help but laugh.
"That old Jack is shameless! I'm just temporarily staying in your Holy Soul Village for a short while, how did I become the pride of Holy Soul Village?"
"My King?" the commander asked.
Tang Hao waved his hand and said, "Make it clean and efficient."
"Alright!"
The Avengers army sneaked into Holy Soul Village in the dead of night, killing, looting, and feasting!
Some enjoyed the fresh blood from the outside world, some savored the deliciousness of human flesh, some extracted essence through sexual intercourse, some absorbed the spirits of the dead, and some refined corpses into puppets.
What was a peaceful village by day became a hell by night.
When everyone was satisfied, the remaining people were taken away by the Avengers army as provisions.
Among them, old Jack and a group of others were also escorted to the prison carts built by the Avengers army, to be used as provisions for the next day.
In his terror, old Jack suddenly saw a familiar face among the leaders of this evil soul master army. After a moment, he recognized the man.
Tang Hao.
At first, Old Jack was somewhat pleased, but seeing how respectfully these wicked people from Holy Soul Village treated Tang Hao, he knew perfectly well that Tang Hao had brought them.
Old Jack immediately flew into a rage:
"Tang Hao, is Tang Hao you?"
"Did you bring these murderers? When you were in trouble, our village took you in, and this is how you repay us?"
Tang Hao turned around, and seeing Old Jack, he was somewhat displeased. He pointed at the old man and said, "Why didn't you get rid of him beforehand?"
The commander said, "My king, this old man is old and wrinkled, his blood is no longer fresh, and no one likes to drink his blood; he's not worth much."
Tang Hao and the commander walked towards Old Jack.
When they reached him, Old Jack, seeing Tang Hao approaching, launched into another tirade of angry curses.
"Old man, remember this: my evasion of the Spirit Hall has nothing to do with your village. Do I, a titled Douluo, need your peasants' protection? The world is vast, I have plenty of places to go." Tang Hao coldly corrected him. "On the contrary, you've used my name to swindle and cheat many people over the years. I'm just collecting some interest."
Old Jack said, "Tang Hao, if I had known this would happen, I should have reported you to the Spirit Hall back then."
Hearing the words "Spirit Hall," a flash of malice appeared in Tang Hao's eyes. He directly drew a sword from the waist of the commander beside him and cut off Old Jack's arm on the spot.
"Don't mention the Spirit Hall in front of me, you lowly commoner," Tang Hao said coldly.
"Aaaaaaahhhhhh—" Old Jack gritted his teeth, clutching the wound on his arm, his eyes filled with hatred as he glared at Tang Hao. "You're a bunch of evil spirit masters! The Spirit Hall won't let you get away with this!"
With another swift strike, Tang Hao coldly severed Old Jack's arm. "Do you know why I didn't kill you now? Because I wanted you to die knowing why!"
"The Spirit Hall has no future. My son, Tang San, is about to become the God of Asura. When he ascends to the God of Asura, he will lead us to end the Spirit Hall's rule. At that time, you restless peasants will return to where you belong." Tang Hao said coldly.
"What do you mean?" Old Jack's face contorted in pain, blood streaming down his shoulders.
Tang Hao said, "It means the Spirit Hall is about to be destroyed, and the era of universal awakening of the Spirit Hall will be completely ended. The Awakening Ring and the God-given Soul Ring will also cease. You bunch of peasants should just stay home and farm. It's better not to dabble in the noble realm of Soul Masters. If you dare to touch it, I'll chop you up."
"Tang San... Tang Hao..." Old Jack's eyes flickered with regret as he said, "I never thought Holy Soul Village would take in these two ingrates."
*Thud*, Tang Hao's final sword strike ended Old Jack's life!
"Old man, let me emphasize again, I, Tang Hao, can go wherever I want. I don't need your shelter. It's as if you've done us a favor."
With that, Tang Hao led his legion back to the Clear Sky Sect.
Along the way, when they found some hidden villages, the Avengers enjoyed a delicious meal!
The whole affair initially went unnoticed by the Soul Master world, but as more villages were massacred, it quickly attracted attention.
Tang Hao and his Avengers army had already returned to the Clear Sky Sect.
Tang Hao arrived outside the sect, where Tang Xiao and the sect's disciples greeted him.
"Brother Hao, welcome back to the Clear Sky Sect," Tang Xiao said excitedly.
Tang Hao led nearly ten thousand Avengers into the Haotian Sect. The two brothers were in the main hall, and Tang Xiao had many questions in his mind.
Tang Xiao asked, "Brother Hao, are you really in that divine trial?"
Tang Hao replied awkwardly, "Brother, do you think I'm that kind of person?"
Tang Xiao said, "Of course not, I believe you wouldn't do such a thing."
Even so, Tang Xiao was still suspicious, but now wasn't the time to doubt his brother. After all, they had a formidable enemy at hand: the Spirit Hall, which had stolen their sister and their beloved woman. They needed to work together.
Tang Xiao looked around again and asked, "Where's Grandpa?"
Hearing Tang Xiao's question, Tang Hao said awkwardly, "Grandpa sacrificed himself for Xiao San's ascension to godhood."
He wiped away a crocodile tear.
"What?" Tang Xiao was shocked.
"Grandpa sacrificed himself?"
"The key to the ninth trial of the Asura God is to have the offering sacrifice themselves to open the path to godhood for the inheritor, and Grandpa was that offering."
Tang Xiao: "..."
It took Tang Xiao a long time to accept the fact that his grandfather was gone.
Tang Hao said, "Sadness is useless now. Destroying the Spirit Hall is Grandpa's wish. Xiao San is about to become a god, and he will lead us to destroy the Spirit Hall. As long as the Spirit Hall is destroyed, the glory of the Clear Sky Sect will continue."
Tang Xiao nodded and said, "That's right. Our Clear Sky Sect will give birth to a god far surpassing the Angel God, and the glory of the Clear Sky Sect will continue. Let's use the destruction of the Spirit Hall to comfort Grandpa's spirit in heaven."
When the two brothers finished talking, Tang Xiao asked, "How is Xiao San's godhood test progressing?"
Tang Hao said, "It's now in the final test. Soon, Xiao San will complete the godhood test and finally advance to the Asura God. Let's send invitations to all forces on the continent and hold an anti-Spirit Hall oath-taking ceremony."
"Okay." Tang Xiao nodded.
The anti-Spirit Hall oath-taking ceremony was a tacit understanding among the various forces. They were waiting for the moment when Tang San became a god and raised the banner of anti-Spirit Hall.
Now, that moment was just around the corner.
Tang San's divine examination was nearing its end, and Qian Xunji had no time to watch any longer. He said to Tang Chen, "Ancestor Tang Chen, the divine examination will likely continue until tomorrow. Tomorrow morning, you will witness Tang San's ascension to godhood."
If anyone else had said this, Tang Chen would naturally have been incredibly excited, but coming from Qian Xunji, he couldn't feel happy at all.
"However, before attending your great-grandson's ascension ceremony, I would like to invite you to my daughter's ascension ceremony. I want to broaden your horizons."
Hearing Qian Xunji's words, Tang Chen seemed to have found a point to retaliate against him, and laughed, "Ridiculous, merely a minor angel god, not even a fraction of the Asura God inherited by my great-grandson."
Qian Xunji didn't care about Tang Chen's sarcasm. He led Tang Chen through a wormhole back to the Spirit Hall.
At the Angel Hall, Qian Xunji had just returned. Outside the Angel Hall, Qian Daoliu, Bibi Dong, Tian E, and other elders and deities had been waiting for a long time outside the Angel Gate.
The door slowly opened, and Qian Renxue emerged from the inheritance of the Angel Gate.
She possessed twelve wings, and her divine power, like a vast ocean, permeated the entire Spirit Hall before she finally withdrew it.
The first people she saw were her grandfather, father, and mother.
Just as Qian Renxue was about to tell her grandparents the good news of her ascension to godhood, she froze.
As the Angel God-King, Qian Renxue, with her vast experience, almost felt as if she were in the realm of gods when she looked at the people of the Spirit Hall.
Qian Xunji had long since become a god, but Bibi Dong was already a god comparable to herself. Besides Bibi Dong, Tian'e, Guang Ling, and many others had also become gods.
Looking around, there were no fewer than a dozen gods in the Spirit Hall!
"Mom, and Grandpa Tian'e, you've all become gods?" Angel Xue exclaimed in surprise.
"Xue'er, we've all become gods. Congratulations on successfully inheriting the great position of Angel God and ascending to godhood," Bibi Dong said with a smile.
"Yes, congratulations to you too!" Qian Renxue recovered from her initial surprise, her heart filled with excitement.
After becoming a god, she faced the tedious path of immortality. From the Angel God's inheritance, Qian Renxue learned that only a first-level god, or a God-King, could take two people to the God Realm. However, she found it difficult to part with many people from the Spirit Hall, ultimately choosing to send only two away, while the others would slowly disappear in the river of time.
Now, seeing so many people from the Spirit Hall also ascend to godhood, Qian Renxue was happy for them, and also happy for herself.
However, among the worshippers, all the others could find the path to godhood, except for her grandfather, who, due to his status as the Grand Elder, could not. Qian Renxue said guiltily, "Grandpa, I'm sorry, I've delayed you."
"Silly girl," Qian Daoliu said indulgently, "How can this matter be related to you? Our Grand Elders throughout the ages have followed the mission of the Angel God, a mission left by our ancestors. You are the new generation of Angel God, and besides, just because you've become a god doesn't mean I can't."
After saying this, Qian Daoliu directly took out the Sun God's core and said, "See this? This is Grandpa's future divine position."
Qian Renxue saw the Sun God's core in Qian Daoliu's palm and sensed that its rank was in no way inferior to her own newly promoted Angel God King's core, so she felt relieved.
That night, the Spirit Hall held a grand banquet to celebrate Qian Renxue's ascension to godhood.
After the banquet, Qian Xunji said to Tang Chen, "Tang Chen, did you see that? This is the Spirit Hall's confidence."
"That's impossible," Tang Chen said in despair.
Qian Xunji had shown Tang Chen the God's Domain. What had he just seen? Qian Xunji himself was a God King, Qian Renxue was a God King, Bibi Dong was a God King, and Qian Daoliu, the person he had once looked down upon, was about to ascend to the Sun God God King level.
The Spirit Hall had dozens of God Kings, Level One Gods, and Level Two Gods.
This could no longer be called the Spirit Hall; it should be called the Pantheon.
With such terrifying power, how could his precious great-grandson Tang San possibly contend with the Spirit Hall? Moreover, the Asura God position that Tang San inherited was bestowed upon him by Qian Xunji. In other words, Qian Xunji could give it away at will and take it back with a single thought.
What was the Clear Sky Sect supposed to do?
(End of Chapter)