Outrageous! I threw a hundred or so overpowered characters into Douluo Continent.

At the very center of the storm was none other than the Haotian Sect, which was already in a state of utter chaos.

The sect's gates, which had been tightly closed for over a decade, were now so tightly shut that not even a crack dared to be opened. Inside the sect's main hall, the atmosphere was oppressive, as if filled with lead, so heavy that it was hard to breathe.

The head seat of the sect leader was empty, while the two rows of seats below were filled with the seven elders of the sect, each with a grim and unpleasant expression. In the center of the hall, Tang Xiao, dressed in a gray-black sect uniform, stood tall and straight like a pine tree, but his usually resolute tiger eyes were now bloodshot, and his chin was covered with a thick stubble. He exuded an undeniable weariness and haggardness.

Beside him stood Tang Yuehua, dressed in a plain white dress. Her usually gentle face was now completely bloodless, her eyes were red-rimmed, her fingers were tightly gripping the jade pendant at her waist until her fingertips turned white, and her body was trembling slightly.

"Elder, I've made myself perfectly clear." Tang Xiao's voice was terribly hoarse, filled with suppressed rage. "Tang Hao has already been expelled from the sect, and the sect has issued a statement to the entire continent, severing all ties with him. Now you're forcing me to issue a sect-wide kill order, to personally kill my own brother. Do you think I could possibly do that?"

"Tang Xiao! Even now, you're still protecting that scoundrel!" The Second Elder, Tang Tudi, slammed his fist on the table, stood up abruptly, and pointed at Tang Xiao's nose, shouting fiercely, "Look at the situation outside! The entire continent is condemning our Haotian Sect for having a human traitor! The Yan Will Dynasty's declaration has even been posted at the gate of our Haotian Sect! Three letters have arrived from the two great empires, asking if we can manage our own people. If we can't, they might as well call our Haotian Sect the Rat Sect!"

"And there are more than a dozen sects affiliated with us. Yesterday alone, eight of them sent messages saying they wanted to sever ties with our Haotian Sect!" The Third Elder stood up, his tone filled with exasperation. "If this continues, our Haotian Sect's century-old foundation will be destroyed by that wicked Tang Hao! If you don't stand up now to show your resolve and personally clean up our own ranks, are you going to wait for all the forces on the continent to attack our Haotian Sect's gates?!"

"Clean house?" Tang Xiao suddenly raised his eyes, his fierce anger almost overflowing. "Tang Hao is my own brother, born of the same mother! He's a genius that our Haotian Sect sees only once in a century! Just because he's with Ah Yin, just because he protects his wife, you want to grind him to dust?!"

The hall fell silent for a moment after those words were spoken.

Everyone knew that Tang Xiao always held the gentle and tender Blue Silver Emperor, Ah Yin, in his heart. Years ago, he and his brother traveled the continent together, and both fell in love with Ah Yin. In the end, he voluntarily withdrew, allowing his younger brother and Ah Yin to be together. In his heart, Ah Yin was never some "harmful spirit beast monster," but rather the girl who would silently heal him when he was injured and who would happily cook them a mountain-cooked soup.

He knew better than anyone that Tang Hao had never betrayed the human race; he was simply protecting his wife and children.

But now, the whole mainland is criticizing them, and he can't even utter a word of defense.

"Tang Xiao! Are you out of your mind!"

The Second Elder stamped his foot in exasperation: "That Blue Silver Emperor is a 100,000-year-old soul beast! Not human! Even if she transforms into human form, she's still a man-eating soul beast at heart, no different from that wolf bandit! Tang Hao has abandoned all human principles for her sake, are you going to go crazy with him too?!"

"I'm not crazy." Tang Xiao slowly closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, all that remained in his eyes was endless exhaustion. "All I know is that Tang Hao is my brother, and A Yin is a good girl. They have never harmed anyone, much less betrayed humanity. I could never issue a kill order, much less kill him with my own hands."

"Big brother!"

Tang Yuehua, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke, her voice trembling with tears, and she finally couldn't hold back her tears.

She strode to Tang Xiao's side, looked up at him with her reddened eyes, then turned to the group of elders, her voice trembling but unusually firm: "Second Elder, elders, you can't force my eldest brother like this, and you can't treat my second brother like this!"

"Tang Hao is not a traitor! He has never harmed anyone! Back in Kang'er City, he single-handedly held off the beast horde to save civilians. Have you all forgotten that?! He just fell in love with a transformed soul beast, what did he do wrong?"

Her words seemed to strike a nerve with the elders. The Third Elder immediately rebuked her sharply: "Yuehua! This is the sect's main hall. How dare a woman like you interrupt?! Tang Hao has become the enemy of the entire continent, and you're still here speaking up for him! Have you forgotten what people outside are saying about you? They all say you and your traitorous brother have an improper relationship. You've completely disgraced our Haotian Sect!"

These words were like a sharp knife, piercing Tang Yuehua's heart.

She trembled, her face turned as white as paper, her lips quivered, and she couldn't utter a word for a long time.

The world only knows that she is Miss Yuehua of the Haotian Sect and a Soul Master with extraordinary talent, but no one knows that her whole life, her heart and eyes are filled with her own second brother, Tang Hao.

She kept this forbidden love hidden for over a decade, never daring to tell anyone. Even after Tang Hao married A Yin, she only offered her silent blessings, never harboring any improper thoughts.

But now, the entire continent is cursing Tang Hao as a demon and a traitor. Even people in her sect are using the feelings she keeps hidden in her heart to poke at her sore spot and to accuse her of having an "unclear" relationship with Tang Hao.

Who leaked this information?

That's practically courting death!

Besides, the White Tiger royal family of the Star Luo Empire and the Netherworld Cat family have intermarried for generations, and their bloodlines can also be considered ethical bloodlines, so why can't she?

Looking at the aggressive elders in the main hall, and at her eldest brother beside her, who looked exhausted but still refused to back down, she felt a deep sense of powerlessness that instantly overwhelmed her.

She wanted to protect Tang Hao, to defend him, and to tell the whole world that her second brother was not a demon, but a good man who valued loyalty and righteousness. But she could do nothing.

She was just a sect member with no real power, merely a money-making tool outside the sect.

Amidst the nationwide outcry and pressure from sect elders, her words were as faint as a wisp of smoke, failing to even cause a ripple.

She even had to be extremely careful when secretly sending a message to Tang Hao, reminding him not to come back and to hide better, for fear of being discovered by the elders and adding another layer of crime to Tang Hao's record.

That's enough.

Tang Xiao reached out and shielded the swaying Tang Yuehua behind him. He looked up at the elders, his tone resolute and unwavering: "I will not issue a kill order. The sect has severed ties with Tang Hao. I will bear all the consequences of the storms outside. If any of you elders feel that I am unqualified as acting sect leader, you are welcome to choose someone else."

After saying that, he ignored the livid faces of the crowd, turned around, grabbed Tang Yuehua, and strode out of the main hall.

Stepping out of the oppressive main hall, a cold mountain wind blew in, carrying a biting chill.

Tang Yuehua could no longer hold back. She leaned against a pillar, covered her mouth, and burst into tears.

"Big brother, what should we do?"

She asked through tears, her voice filled with despair, "The whole world is cursing Second Brother, they all want to kill him, and we can't even say a word in his defense... How difficult it must be for him, hiding out there alone with his child..."

With his back to her, Tang Xiao gazed at the distant, rolling mountains, and even his usually resolute eyes welled up with tears.

He clenched his fist so tightly that his knuckles turned white, and his nails dug deep into his palms, drawing blood, but he didn't even notice.

He is the acting sect leader of the Haotian Sect, responsible for protecting the hundreds of people in the sect.

He is also Tang Hao's older brother, someone who watched Tang Hao grow up, trained with him, and ventured into the world together.

On one side is the foundation of a century-old sect, on the other is his younger brother, who is connected to him by blood, and the girl he cherished in his heart, who has long since passed away.

He had responsibilities to both sides that he couldn't let go of, but now he was caught in the middle, unable to move forward or backward, and even breathing hurt.

He remained silent for a long time before slowly speaking, his voice so hoarse it was almost inaudible: "What else can we do? We can only wait, we can only endure it."

"As long as I remain in this position, the sect cannot take action against Tang Hao. As long as we don't back down, at least he still has a chance to live."

But he knew better than anyone that this path was far too difficult.

The wanted posters have spread to every corner of the continent, and the anti-transformed soul beast wave launched by the Flame Will Dynasty is still intensifying. Tang Hao is hiding outside with a newborn baby, and his life is in danger at every moment.

The brother and sister were trapped inside the Haotian Sect's mountain gate, unable to do anything but endure the sect's pressure.

Tang Yuehua cried for a long time, her tears soaking her plain white sleeves. Her voice was choked and broken: "Eldest brother... the whole world wants to kill second brother... he has a child and can't even get a peaceful meal... is there really nothing we can do?"

Tang Xiao remained silent, raising his hand to wipe away her tears. Only when his fingertips touched her icy cheeks did he realize that she was already shivering from the cold.

He took off his gray-black outer robe and wrapped it around her thin body, his voice heavy with helplessness: "What can I do? The sect's ancestors are refusing to see me, the Second Elder and the others are using the 'survival of the Clear Sky Sect' to pressure me, and some radical soul masters have come to the foot of the sect's mountain, threatening to 'clean house.' If I dare to say a single strong word for Tang Hao, tomorrow the Clear Sky Sect's mountain gate will be trampled to the ground by radical soul masters from all over the continent."

He paused, his gaze falling on the distant, misty depths of the sect, a ruthless glint in his eyes: "But sister, remember this: as long as I, Tang Xiao, live, the Haotian Sect will never lay a hand on Haodi. If they force me to choose, I will choose my brother. At worst, I'll give up this acting sect leader position; at worst, the Haotian Sect will disintegrate. I will never personally push my own family member to the executioner's block."

These words seemed to inject a powerful boost into Tang Yuehua's spirits. She raised her red eyes, grabbed Tang Xiao's arm, her fingertips turning white from the pressure: "Big brother! Are you serious? Should we secretly send a message to second brother? Tell him to stay far away and never show his face again!"

"We can't send a message." Tang Xiao shook his head and pointed outside the door. "The sect is being watched closely now. The Spirit Hall people are guarding outside the mountain, claiming to be 'assisting the Clear Sky Sect in investigating traitors,' but in reality, they are watching our every move; many people are circling around the sect, and not even a bird can fly out. We don't even have the right to leave the sect, let alone send a message to Brother Hao."

The brother and sister remained silent, with only Tang Yuehua's suppressed sobs echoing in the empty corridor. They both knew that Tang Hao was now a "rat crossing the street," with the entire continent watching his every move. Even the slightest leak of information would bring him a relentless manhunt.

They didn't even know that the storm that swept across the entire continent was never an accident.

In Torch Village, next to Holy Soul Village, a six-year-old child who had just awakened a decent martial soul looked at the wanted poster and the declaration of the Human Alliance on the village bulletin board and a smile that was incongruous with his age.

"The UN Declaration? I didn't expect there was a big brother before me. Even someone as strong as him couldn't defeat that rat. Looks like this water really runs deep!"

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