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"Secondly, you neglect your descendants, and you can't even be called a father!"
Tang Hao's heart shook, feeling ashamed.
"Get up!"
"I'm your grandpa, why kneel?"
Tang Chen pulled Tang Hao up, patted his shoulder, and saw that the Domain of Slaughter on Tang Hao's Haotian Hammer had evolved into the Domain of Slaughter. He suddenly understood why he had challenged "himself."
He had encountered such a situation before—the key to opening the Asura God's Examination was to further evolve the Domain of Slaughter into the Domain of Asura. The key to evolution was to absorb immense killing intent or devour other evolved Domains of Slaughter.
The inheritance of the Asura God was extremely dangerous, both in its wide reach and in its nurturing of the pot.
Whether by relying on one's own strength or by devouring other Domains of Slaughter, as long as the Domain of Slaughter evolved into the Domain of Asura, one could truly open the God's Examination.
"Grandpa, have you been in the City of Slaughter all these years?" Tang Hao asked about Tang Chen's past.
"Yes, it's a period I'd rather not think about..." Next, Tang Chen recounted his promise to Poseidon, searching for the divine inheritance in the City of Slaughter, evolving the Domain of Slaughter into the Domain of Asura, and opening the God's Examination, as well as being parasitized by the Blood Nine-Headed Bat King. At the end, he revealed a trace of shame. "As a top-tier Douluo, I was actually incited by a Blood Nine-Headed Bat King and then parasitized, wandering aimlessly for decades, wasting so much time. It's truly pathetic."
"Grandpa, but you've recovered now, haven't you?" Tang Hao said excitedly. "As long as you return to the sect, Haotian Sect will surely shine again!"
"No, I can't go back. It's too late." Tang Chen's face was bitter. "My body has been parasitized by the Blood Nine-Headed Bat King for decades, riddled with holes. Without a peerless elixir or the help of several Titled Douluo-level healing-type soul masters, it's impossible to repair."
Compared to the original work, Tang Chen had recovered early at this point and hadn't been influenced by the kiss of the Snowy Swan. Even if he was hit by Tang Hao's Great Asura Hammer, there was still hope for him.
This was also one of the reasons why he was willing to chat with Tang Hao instead of going straight to Sea God Island to find Poseidon—with his current physical condition, as long as he received treatment within ten years, he might be able to continue inheriting the position of the Asura God.
Becoming a god!
This was not only a covenant with Poseidon!
It was also his pride as a top-tier Douluo!
Did they really think he couldn't see that Poseidon had clearly rejected Qian Daoliu back then?
It was just that his pride didn't allow him to easily surpass Qian Daoliu. Only by becoming a god could he prove to Qian Daoliu that he was better.
Perhaps Tang Chen himself hadn't realized that Qian Daoliu's position in his heart was no worse than Poseidon's.
He was not only a evenly matched opponent, but also a friend with whom he could have heart-to-heart conversations...
If it weren't for their different affiliations, they would have become the closest of brothers.
Unfortunately—
Their positions were different.
"Grandpa, we can find elixirs and the like. Haotian Sect still has reserves. There must be a way to heal your injuries." The opportunity for Haotian Sect to regain its glory was right in front of them, and the opportunity for himself, or even Xiao San, to return to and reclaim the sect was also before them. Tang Hao couldn't let it slip by.
Seeing Tang Hao's thoughts, Tang Chen suddenly wanted to hit this unworthy grandson with a hammer.
"No wonder Haotian Sect was forced to close by the Martial Soul Temple. Among the Haotian Twins, I had high hopes for Hao'er, but he turns out to be such a character, thinking of relying on me, his grandpa... It seems I have to go back to the sect. Otherwise, Haotian Sect may become history in the near future."
Thinking of this, Tang Chen sighed, "Alright, I'll go back with you. After all, I still have a little hope..."
What hope?
Becoming a god, fulfilling the promise, marrying Poseidon, and showing off in front of Qian Daoliu...
Broken buildings beside him, Mù Tiān ignored the sticky blood on his body and slowly got up, feeling the power within him, surprised: "What's happening to me?"
"Having great power, what's wrong with that?" Haoyue actively jumped out of Mù Tiān's body. However, compared to before, Haoyue now looked extremely eerie, covered in blood, with black stripes, and a pair of crimson wings protruding from its back.
"You're not my martial soul!" Mù Tiān reacted immediately, wary of "Moonlight," constantly backing away.
"No need to be so tense. If I wanted to kill you, I would have done it long ago." Haoyue's three heads approached Mù Tiān, speaking in unison with a eerie echo. "I am the King of Slaughter in this City of Slaughter. Because of the previous battle with Tang Hao, I was defeated in one move and had to find a new host."
"Originally, I wanted to directly occupy your body, but later I found that your detached beast martial soul is extremely compatible with me..."
Haoyue originally inhabited Austin Griffin's body. Although the God of Condemnation was no longer present, it was still powerful enough to give birth to nine heads.
The Blood Nine-Headed Bat King also had nine heads, making it a perfect match for Haoyue.
"Don't worry, I won't take over your body in the future. After all, I don't control human bodies perfectly." Seeing that Mù Tiān was still wary, Haoyue disdainfully said, "But with me, your cultivation speed can be accelerated. I can absorb blood and absorb soul power to speed up cultivation."
"In less than twenty years, you can reach the ninety-ninth level!"
Absorb blood?
Mù Tiān shivered, but thinking that only by becoming a Fallen and becoming an evil soul master could he catch up with Tang San and even surpass him, he couldn't help but be tempted.
Sensing Mù Tiān's accelerated heartbeat, Haoyue realized that he was tempted and continued to seduce him, "Abandon those ethical morals. In this world, the strong are respected. We just want to become stronger. What's wrong with that?"
"If anyone is to blame, it's because they're too weak."
"In this world, it's the law of the jungle. The weak accept the fate of being eaten. It's the gift of the strong!"
With Haoyue's bewitchment, Mù Tiān agreed, his eyes showing a trace of blood-red color, sneering, "You're right. In this world, the strong are the only rule of justice!"
Haoyue nodded in satisfaction and returned to Mù Tiān's body—instigating evil thoughts was one of the instincts of the Blood Nine-Headed Bat King. Even Tang Chen couldn't resist it (although he was influenced by Rakshasa God Intent, Tang Chen's personality had also changed slightly during the time when the Blood Nine-Headed Bat King was parasitized), let alone Mù Tiān, a Soul Elder?
"A puppet that listens obediently is a good puppet!"
Compared to Mù Tiān's "adventure," another transmigrator, Xu Xing, had a much worse experience.
Since being severely injured at the conference, he had been in the recuperation stage, and even the people from the Dai and Zhu families seemed to have a slight rejection towards the entire Star Crown Sect.
As a result, even the smaller families close to the Dai and Zhu families didn't dare to have any contact with the Star Crown Sect on the surface, fearing being jointly targeted by the Dai and Zhu families.
"Why is the Dai family so narrow-minded? Can't they tolerate Xu Xing?"
Under pressure from other families, the Star Crown Sect held a meeting, during which a Soul Saint-level elder expressed indignation.
The others remained silent.
Their martial soul was the Star Crown, and it resembled a crown. No matter who sat in that position, they would be wary, let alone Xu Xing, whose Star Crown martial soul was of the highest quality.
"We shouldn't have let him demonstrate that seven-in-one fusion martial soul technique at the tournament." Another Soul Emperor-level elder sighed.
"What's the use of saying that now?" The Sect Master of the Star Crown Sect spoke up, his pressure as a Soul Douluo making all the elders present shiver. "Although the mainland has not seen large-scale warfare for hundreds of years, the Martial Soul Temple and the Heavenly Dou Empire must be on guard. The Dai and Zhu families only dare to show contempt for us on the surface, but they dare not take real action."
Everyone present knew that under the threat of external hostile forces, the Star Luo Royal Family would not attack them.
But if they continued like this, the reputation of the Star Crown Sect and the Star Crown Family would be tarnished!
Recently, they had heard many rumors in secret discussions—rumors like "the Star Crown Family is planning a rebellion" or "the Star Crown Sect is contacting certain families." These were obviously fabricated rumors meant to slander the Star Crown Sect.
And perhaps it was the Dai and Zhu families who secretly spread these false rumors.
This affected the reputation of the Star Crown Sect and its industries.
"After Xu Xing recovers from his injuries, all resources will be given priority to him." The Sect Master of the Star Crown Sect continued, "He is the future of the Star Crown Sect. When he grows up, we, the Star Crown Sect, can establish ourselves independently in the future."
Implicit in his words was the idea that since the Dai and Zhu families were forcing them into rebellion, they would rebel against them!
Firstly, Xu Xing was his grandson and couldn't be abandoned.
Secondly, the Star Crown Sect also had a solid foundation. If a real fight broke out, they might not necessarily lose to the Dai family.
Lastly, he wanted to see if the Dai and Zhu families would really risk the scrutiny of the Tian Dou Empire and the Martial Soul Temple just to eliminate Xu Xing, a threat, leading to internal instability in the Star Luo Empire.
If the situation really worsened to that extent, then the Star Luo Empire would be untenable, and it would be better to join the Martial Soul Temple or the Tian Dou Empire early on, which would also ensure the continuation of the family bloodline...