Douluo Continent: Starting from Tianshui Academy

Chapter 236 The Haotian Sect is about to emerge from seclusion

Tang Yuehua hurriedly returned to the Haotian Sect's outpost and immediately sent Haotian Sect disciples back to the sect to inform them.

Several hours later, Tang Xiao arrived at the small village and saw Tang Yuehua with a worried look on her face. He immediately knew what terrible thing his sister had encountered.

"Yuehua, why did you come back so urgently? Is something wrong?" Tang Xiao asked curiously.

"Big brother."

Upon seeing Tang Xiao's arrival, Tang Yuehua burst into tears, then took out the Haotian Token and handed it to Tang Xiao.

"This...this is Grandfather's Haotian Decree? Has he reappeared in the world?"

Tang Xiao was utterly shocked to see that Tang Yuehua had actually obtained the Haotian Token from his grandfather, Tang Chen.

"Did Aunt Yuehua perhaps meet with her great-grandfather?"

"Very good."

When the young third-generation disciples saw the Haotian Token, they thought that Ancestor Tang Chen was still alive, and they were extremely excited. After all, Ancestor Tang Chen was a god-like existence for everyone in the Haotian Sect.

"Big brother, Grandpa was killed by Bibi Dong, and this Haotian Token was given to me by her."

With tears in her eyes, Tang Yuehua told Tang Xiao how she obtained the Haotian Token.

"What? Pope Bibi Dong killed Grandpa?"

Tang Xiao didn't believe his sister's words. How could Bibi Dong possibly kill his grandfather with her strength?

"Brother, it's true. Bibi Dong did kill Grandfather. It's a long story. Let's go back to the sect and discuss a plan."

Tang Yuehua reminded Tang Xiao that the matter was of great importance and that he should return to the sect first.

"You all must guard this place."

Tang Xiao instructed the disciples on guard duty to do their jobs, and then, with Tang Yuehua in tow, sped off towards the sect.

"What did Aunt Yuehua just say?"

"It seems to be saying that Pope Bibi Dong killed Tang Chen Ancestor."

"My God! How is this possible?"

The disciples of the Haotian Sect in the small village were dumbfounded. They had just been full of hope, thinking that with the appearance of Ancestor Tang Chen, the Haotian Sect would once again rule the world. They never expected that reality would be so cruel.

After Tang Xiao brought Tang Yuehua back to the Haotian Sect, he immediately summoned Tang Hao and the elders to the main hall to discuss important matters.

"Sect Master, what is the matter that you have summoned us here for?" the Second Elder asked.

"Yuehua brought back her grandfather's Haotian Token."

Tang Xiao took out the small golden hammer and held it in his hand.

"This...this is my uncle's Haotian Token?"

The Second Elder and the other elders were immediately shocked, and then they all knelt down before the Haotian Decree. Tang Hao, who was leaning on his cane, also knelt down.

For the Haotian Sect, the Haotian Token is a spiritual symbol, even more authoritative than the sect leader.

"Big brother, is grandfather still alive?" Tang Hao asked Tang Xiao curiously, his words revealing excitement.

"Our uncle is back. It's time for us to get revenge on the Spirit Hall for all the humiliation we've suffered over the years."

The other elders also showed excited smiles, thinking: After so many years, we've finally made it through.

In the eyes of everyone in the Haotian Sect, Tang Chen was a god-like figure. Even if Qian Daoliu came, he would still beat him without hesitation.

"Elders, Grandfather's Haotian Token was brought back by Yuehua. She said that Bibi Dong killed Grandfather and then personally delivered the Haotian Token to Yuexuan."

Tang Xiao told everyone that Tang Chen had been killed by Bibi Dong, which immediately extinguished everyone's illusions. To be honest, he himself didn't know how Bibi Dong could have killed Tang Chen.

"No...impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

When Tang Hao heard that Bibi Dong had killed his grandfather Tang Chen, he was struck dumb, shaking his head frantically and shouting in disbelief. In his memory, his grandfather Tang Chen was a god-like figure, even Qian Daoliu was no match for him, how could he possibly die at the hands of a mere woman like Bibi Dong?

"Did Pope Bibi Dong kill my uncle?"

"So, Bibi Dong has also reached Uncle's level. That's terrifying."

The other elders' minds seemed to explode. Tang Xiao's words pulled them back to reality from their fantasies, and they also felt desperate. With Tang Chen dead, the Spirit Hall could destroy the Clear Sky Sect without any scruples.

"Eldest brother, second brother, uncles and elders, Bibi Dong told me that the King of Slaughter is my grandfather."

Just then, Tang Yuehua walked in from outside and revealed Tang Chen's other identity to everyone.

"The King of Slaughter in the City of Slaughter?" Tang Hao was dumbfounded.

Back then, I had also ventured into the City of Slaughter and seen that man covered in red light, with two long red horns on his head and a pair of red wings on his back, and strange demonic markings on his face. It turned out to be my grandfather.

"Yuehua, what exactly happened?" Everyone asked Tang Yuehua anxiously.

"Bibi Dong told me that she found out that the King of Slaughter in the Slaughter City was a powerful figure who was parasitized by a 100,000-year-old blood-red nine-headed bat. So she went to the Slaughter City to hunt down that soul beast. After killing the soul beast, my grandfather regained consciousness and then told Bibi Dong his true identity. ... Before he died, my grandfather asked Bibi Dong to return the Haotian Token to the Haotian Sect, which is why Bibi Dong came to me."

Tang Yuehua slowly recounted the events to everyone, letting them know what Tang Chen had experienced over the past few decades.

"Grandfather is a level 99 expert, how could he be parasitized by a 100,000-year-old soul beast? How is that possible?" Tang Xiao and Tang Hao were in disbelief, unable to understand what was going on.

"Big brother, second brother, Bibi Dong said that Grandpa was probably interfered with by the gods, which is why he was parasitized by a 100,000-year-old soul beast."

Tang Yuehua only heard Bibi Dong say that her grandfather had ended up like this in order to become a god, but she didn't know what kind of god he was.

"Yuehua, what is Bibi Dong's attitude towards our Haotian Sect?"

The Second Elder thought that Pope Bibi Dong could return the Haotian Token to the Haotian Sect, and arrogantly assumed that the Spirit Hall no longer harbored hatred towards the Haotian Sect.

"She returned the Haotian Token only out of respect for her grandfather, not out of any intention to reconcile. She even said that the Spirit Hall and the Haotian Sect are enemies."

Tang Yuehua told everyone with great concern about Bibi Dong's attitude towards the Haotian Sect.

"Bibi Dong... killed my grandfather, took his soul bone, and still won't let us go. You're so cruel..."

"Buzzing..."

When Tang Hao heard that Bibi Dong still didn't intend to let the Clear Sky Sect go, he immediately flew into a rage and released his Killing God Domain, making the entire council hall incredibly cold.

Although Tang Hao only has around level 70 soul power left, the chilling aura released by his Killing God Domain still made everyone tremble with fear, especially Tang Yuehua, who was so frightened that she fell to the ground.

"Enough! What's the point of you getting angry here?"

When Tang Xiao saw Tang Yuehua fall to the ground, he immediately roared at Tang Hao. All the disasters of the Haotian Sect were caused by his younger brother. He only knew how to avoid trouble and get angry when something happened. He was very disappointing.

"The Spirit Hall, what a Spirit Hall!" The elders were also furious. The Spirit Hall was leaving the Clear Sky Sect no way out!

"Yuehua, what's the story behind the Tianshui Sect founded by those women from Tianshui Academy?" The Second Elder was very curious about how those women from Tianshui Academy rose to power.

"I attended the Tianshui Sect's celebration. The scene was very grand. Pope Bibi Dong personally led a large group of people to support the Tianshui Sect. I feel that Shui Lanxin and the others have a special relationship with Bibi Dong."

"I also learned that Shui Lanxin is already a level 97 Title Douluo, Shui Lanyue is level 94, and the two teachers of Tianshui Academy, Su Lin and Mu Qingxue, are also level 94. What's even more incredible is that Shui Lingfeng, the mother of the Shui sisters, is also a level 94 Title Douluo. Apart from Shui Lingfeng, the other Title Douluos all have a 100,000-year ninth spirit ring. It can be said that the Tianshui Sect is very powerful now."

"Although Shui Lanxin publicly stated that she would not participate in worldly disputes, this was just a polite statement on the surface and should not be taken seriously."

When Tang Yuehua introduced the strength of the several titled Douluo of the Tianshui Sect to everyone, she was also very envious. As a woman, she also wanted to have great strength, but fate played a trick on her, preventing her from becoming a strong person in her lifetime.

"A level 97 Title Douluo?"

"How did those women from Tianshui Academy rise to prominence? It's simply a miracle."

The elders of Haotian Sect were astonished to learn that Tianshui Sect was so powerful.

"Oh, right, there's also that prodigy Ye Liangchen, who also founded a force called Tenglong Pavilion. He has three Title Douluos under his command, including Dugu Bo, Ye Cailan, and Ye Suling, the patriarch of the Nine Star Begonia Clan. With all that, the Tianshui Sect has a total of eight Title Douluos, making its overall strength second only to the Spirit Hall."

Tang Yuehua mentioned Ye Liangchen's Tenglong Pavilion again, making the people of Haotian Sect realize that the world had changed.

Tang Yuehua greatly admired that god-like youth, but unfortunately, he was offended by Tang Hao and Tang San, which was truly distressing.

"At such a young age, he has established a powerful force and even managed to subdue Dugu Bo and the Nine Star Begonia family. It's simply unbelievable."

"Tang San, that bastard from Tang Hao's family, and Ye Liangchen, that young man, were both geniuses of the same era. One has already become a leader in his field, while the other has become a degenerate and a traitor to his sect. Alas!"

"They both possess twin martial souls, so why is there such a vast difference between them?"

The elders admired the prodigy, but at the same time hated Tang San intensely.

"Big brother, the rise of the Tianshui Sect is all because of that boy named Ye Liangchen. He is more terrifying than the Spirit Hall."

During this time, Tang Hao recalled the experiences of himself, his son Tang San, and Yu Xiaogang, and felt that there was a dark hand behind the scenes setting a trap for the three of them, and that person was very likely the mysterious young man.

"Tang Hao, seeing how outstanding other people's children are, while your own worthless son is so disappointing, are you feeling resentful?" The Seventh Elder mercilessly mocked Tang Hao.

The other elders' faces contorted with rage when they saw Tang Hao mention that monstrous youth. It must be because Tang San had been utterly humiliated by that youth in the Soul Master Competition, causing Tang Hao to lose face.

"Second brother, tell me the truth, how did you and Xiao San offend Ye Liangchen?"

Tang Yuehua asked curiously, "When I returned to the sect last time, I could tell that Tang Hao and his son had offended that monstrous young man."

"Tang Hao, you've offended that boy again? Do you think our Clear Sky Sect doesn't have enough enemies already?"

"Tang Hao, you traitor to the sect, you fathered a monstrous offspring with that wretched soul beast, and now you've become a Fallen One, even hating the sect! How could the sect produce such a despicable creature like you?"

"You're utterly useless at everything, but a master troublemaker. If it weren't for keeping that bastard Tang San hanging on by his sleeve, I would have torn you to pieces long ago!"

"&%#*&……"

When the elders heard that Tang Hao had offended that boy again, they immediately launched into a tirade of curses at him, even hurling insults at his ancestors for eighteen generations.

These elders of the Haotian Sect are truly formidable; when they get ruthless, they even curse themselves.

"Oh! Second brother!..."

"Slap slap..."

Tang Xiao was completely bewildered and didn't know what to say to Tang Hao, so he stepped forward and slapped Tang Hao twice across the face.

It's only natural for an older brother to beat his younger brother. No matter how arrogant Tang Hao is, he can only pretend to be a docile little lamb in front of his older brother Tang Xiao.

Tang Hao felt wronged after being slapped twice by his brother, but he dared not say that he had killed Ye Liangchen's parents, otherwise the people of Haotian Sect would be even more desperate. So he could only grit his teeth, kneel on the ground, and bear the accusations of everyone without saying a word.

"Stop cursing, what's done is done. Let's think about whether the sect can continue to exist! The sect has enemies everywhere. First there's the Spirit Hall, then there's Xiao San's hatred, and now Second Brother has offended Ye Liangchen. Every force is devastating to the sect."

When Tang Yuehua saw that the elders were even cursing her second brother's ancestors for eighteen generations, she realized that they were also cursing her and her eldest brother. She immediately became angry and shouted a few words to stop the crowd from cursing.

"Yuehua, do you have any suggestions?" Tang Xiao was at his wit's end and couldn't think of any way to ensure the sect's survival.

"Brother, I suggest that the Haotian Sect cooperate with the Tiandou Empire. Only in this way can the sect's inheritance be guaranteed."

Tang Yuehua had already decided on her way back that the Haotian Sect could only survive by relying on the Empire.

"Hmph! Yuehua, are you suggesting we grovel and submit to those corrupt nobles of the empire? What kind of decorum is that?"

Several elders were immediately dissatisfied upon hearing Tang Yuehua's suggestion. Haotian Sect was the number one sect in the world; how could they possibly do something so humiliating?

"Uncles, even at this point, you're still worried about the reputation of the number one sect in the world. If you're so capable, why don't you go and fight the Spirit Hall? All you do is put on airs within the sect all day long. What good is that?"

Tang Yuehua was speechless at the arrogant demeanor of the elders.

"Stop arguing, everyone. Yuehua is right. Our sect is now at a critical juncture of life and death. We should find a way to ensure the sect's survival. Otherwise, we will have no face to meet our ancestors after we die."

The Second Elder remained calm and strongly agreed with Tang Yuehua's approach.

"We should cooperate with both empires simultaneously, and even have our sect's disciples serve both empires. Only by relying on the power of the empires can we ensure the sect's survival."

"Instead of staying here and waiting to die, it's better to take the initiative to go out."

After Tang Yuehua's reminder, Tang Xiao made a decision to take the initiative to cooperate with the two great empires. As for the reputation of being the number one sect in the world, it had long been destroyed by the Spirit Hall.

With no titled Douluo in charge of the royal families of the two great empires, the Clear Sky Sect's initiative to propose cooperation is certainly welcomed by both empires.

"We agree with the patriarch's decision."

The elders were now a little clearer-headed and finally realized that living was more important than saving face.

"Then let's take action! Let's first contact the royal families of the two great empires and see what their attitude is?"

Having operated in Tiandou City for so many years, Tang Yuehua had built up a considerable network of connections. Therefore, she asked Tang Xiao to return to Tiandou City with her, while the Star Luo Empire would be handled by other elders.

"Brother, since we're cooperating with the Heavenly Dou Empire, we might as well use the Empire's power to destroy Ye Liangchen's Tenglong Pavilion and Tianshui Sect, otherwise the consequences will be endless."

Just then, Tang Hao reminded Tang Xiao that since they had pledged allegiance to the Empire, they should strike first and destroy that monstrous talent's forces.

"Clap clap clap clap..."

"Tang Hao, haven't you caused enough trouble already?"

As soon as Tang Hao finished speaking, he was immediately slapped hard by Tang Xiao, and his old face swelled up like a pig's head in just a few slaps.

"Tang Hao, you're nothing but trash now. Stop interfering in the affairs of the Clear Sky Sect. We're already being extremely lenient by letting you live..."

"Slap slap slap..."

Several elders also came over and unleashed another barrage of attacks on Tang Hao, cursing and swearing as they fought, creating a very brutal scene.

"Why!"

Tang Yuehua was exhausted and helplessly walked into her room, not wanting to see Tang Hao again, lest she also feel the urge to curse him or kick him a couple of times.

(End of this chapter)