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Three days had passed since the disciples of the Haotian Sect arrived in Soul Sea City.
Every day, Tang Xiao watched as Tang San, Xiao Wu, Guang Ling, Ning Rongrong, and Huo Wu came and went from the same room, his eyelids twitching more intensely.
Although he could neither sense nor hear what was happening inside, he knew that with one man and four women all staying in the same bedroom, something must be occurring.
How did he manage to handle four of them?
A question popped into Tang Xiao's mind. After all, female Soul Masters were different from ordinary women; regardless of their personalities, they generally held a certain pride, making it unlikely for them to share a man.
But there are always exceptions...
What troubled Tang Xiao the most was whether he should talk to Tang San alone. Despite his severed relationship with Tang Hao, he was still Tang San's elder uncle. There might be something to discuss, especially since Yuehua and Tang San seemed to have a close relationship.
But what if Tang San refused to speak with him?
Thus, Tang Xiao felt he needed a topic to broach, such as: relationships—
Finally, on the evening of the fourth day, Tang Xiao found Tang San and invited him to the top of the city wall in Soul Sea City. He began the conversation with, "Your father misses you."
Tang San gave Tang Xiao a glance, dismissing the topic, and instead asked, "I heard you once pursued my mother?"
"Uh..." Tang Xiao was momentarily stunned by the question but eventually nodded vigorously. "My feelings for your mother were no less than those of Hao brother's. However, she chose Hao brother, so I gave up."
"Oh, then you deserved it." Tang San turned his head, gazing at the direction of Xiaohai City, sensing the movements of the Sun-Moon Army. His mind was clearly not on idle chit-chat with Tang Xiao. "Love is not about deserving or not. Before the final moment, giving up easily is just weakness."
Tang Xiao's expression darkened, and his eyes showed anger, but he sighed and said, "Yes, I am a coward. However, if I were your father, I would have acted more recklessly than Hao brother."
"There are no 'ifs.'" Tang San's calm words effectively killed the conversation. He clearly had no interest in discussing anything further with Tang Xiao, who kept avoiding the faults of the Haotian Sect and was trying to shift the focus to the Spirit Temple. Meanwhile, the issues of the Sun-Moon Empire were still unresolved, and Tang Xiao seemed more interested in sowing discord within the Spirit Temple.
Tch~
Such narrow-mindedness.
Yet, Tang Xiao was determined to continue. "I am just afraid... afraid that if I had persisted until the end, and Ah Yin still did not choose me, the pain would have been even greater."
"Which is why I say you are weak, Lord of the Haotian Sect." Tang San emphasized his words, staring directly at Tang Xiao. His brilliant gaze seemed to pierce through Tang Xiao's inner weakness.
In that moment, though Tang San emitted no killing intent or murderous aura, his muscles tensed, and his soul power operated autonomously, as if facing something extremely terrifying.
That penetrating gaze made Tang Xiao's heart tremble.
To what level had Tang San's spiritual cultivation reached?
"It is clear that you are now in pain, regret, and self-reproach. Not having pursued my biological mother has left you unable to face your own heart."
"If you had continued pursuing her back then, regardless of the chance of success, even if you failed, you would have given it your all. Even though it would have been very painful at the time, your heart would have gradually found peace with the passage of time, at least more so than it does now."
Three days had passed since the Haotian Sect disciples arrived in Soul Sea City.
Tang Xiao watched every day as Tang San, Xiao Wu, Guang Ling, Ning Rongrong, and Huo Wu came and went from the same room. His eyelids twitched more and more.
Although he could neither sense nor hear what was happening inside, he knew that with one man and four women all staying in the same bedroom, something must be going on.
How did he manage to handle four of them?
This question randomly popped into Tang Xiao's mind. After all, female Soul Masters were different from ordinary women; regardless of their personalities, they generally had a certain pride, making it unlikely for them to share a man.
But there are always exceptions...
What troubled Tang Xiao the most was whether he should speak with Tang San alone. Despite his severed relationship with Tang Hao, he was still Tang San's elder uncle. There might be something to discuss, especially since Yuehua and Tang San seemed to have a close relationship.
But what if Tang San refused to speak with him?
Thus, Tang Xiao felt he needed a topic to broach, such as: relationships—
Finally, on the evening of the fourth day, Tang Xiao found Tang San and invited him to the top of the city wall in Soul Sea City. He began the conversation with, "Your father misses you."
Tang San gave Tang Xiao a glance, dismissing the topic, and instead asked, "I heard you once pursued my mother?"
"Uh..." Tang Xiao was momentarily stunned by the question but eventually nodded vigorously. "My feelings for your mother were no less than those of Hao brother's. However, she chose Hao brother, so I gave up."
"Oh, then you deserved it." Tang San turned his head, gazing at the direction of Xiaohai City, sensing the movements of the Sun-Moon Army. His mind was clearly not on idle chit-chat with Tang Xiao. "Love is not about deserving or not. Before the final moment, giving up easily is just weakness."
Tang Xiao's expression darkened, and his eyes showed anger, but he sighed and said, "Yes, I am a coward. However, if I were your father, I would have acted more recklessly than Hao brother."
"There are no 'ifs.'" Tang San's calm words effectively killed the conversation. He clearly had no interest in discussing anything further with Tang Xiao, who kept avoiding the faults of the Haotian Sect and was trying to shift the focus to the Spirit Temple. Meanwhile, the issues of the Sun-Moon Empire were still unresolved, and Tang Xiao seemed more interested in sowing discord within the Spirit Temple.
Tch~
Such narrow-mindedness.
Yet, Tang Xiao was determined to continue. "I am just afraid... afraid that if I had persisted until the end, and A Yin still did not choose me, the pain would have been even greater."
"Which is why I say you are weak, Lord of the Haotian Sect." Tang San emphasized his words, staring directly at Tang Xiao. His brilliant gaze seemed to pierce through Tang Xiao's inner weakness.
In that moment, though Tang San emitted no killing intent or murderous aura, his muscles tensed, and his soul power operated autonomously, as if facing something extremely terrifying.
That penetrating gaze made Tang Xiao's heart tremble.
To what level had Tang San's spiritual cultivation reached?
"It is clear that you are now in pain, regret, and self-reproach. Not having pursued my biological mother has left you unable to face your own heart."
"If you had continued pursuing her back then, regardless of the chance of success, even if you failed, you would have given it your all. Even though it would have been very painful at the time, your heart would have gradually found peace with the passage of time, at least more so than it does now."
"But you didn't. Instead, you chose to let your brother have her and gave up halfway. I imagine you thought your act of letting your brother have her was quite noble, didn't you?"
"And what are the consequences?"
"You've been unable to let go, suffering from not obtaining what you wanted, feeling frustrated for not protecting your brother's wife, and regretting why you didn't persist further back then."
Tang Xiao's pupils constricted, and he took three steps back, his mouth opening in shock as he realized Tang San had seen through his inner turmoil. A look of panic appeared on his face. "No! I didn't..."
"And—"
Tang San interrupted him, continuing, "Do you know what it means to give the woman you love to someone else, even if it's your own brother?"
Tang Xiao's breathing grew rapid. "What?"
"Brothers taking care of each other is natural. Sharing good things with your brother is a common notion in traditional values. But does that include feelings and people?" Tang San observed Tang Xiao's panicked eyes and said calmly, "By giving her up, does it mean that in your heart, my biological mother, Ah Yin, and human emotions are merely things that can be priced and traded?"
"No! It's not!" Tang Xiao roared, his soul power surging, his eyes reddening with fury, and a fierce expression on his face. A massive Haotian Hammer slowly materialized in his right hand.
As the atmosphere became tense, Gu Yuena climbed up the wall and approached.
Tang Xiao regained some composure and walked away from the city wall without looking back...
"What's his problem?" Gu Yuena's eyes were filled with a cold, ruthless aura. She had no sympathy for the man.
"I tried probing his inner thoughts and found his vulnerability was indeed as I suspected..." Tang San said, addressing Gu Yuena's confusion. He then changed the topic. "...We don't want to fight this war, and neither does the enemy. The longer we drag it out, the more advantageous it is for us. However, I don't want to continue wasting time here. Although you can still use my Blue Silver Network to access the Starry Sky World, the research progress has slowed, which is a loss."
"Indeed, we can't enjoy the local delicacies here either." Gu Yuena agreed, then asked, "So, can we steal that super artifact from him?"
"Unlike ordinary artifacts, the Eternal and Creation Divine Throne can transform into thirteen eternal stars within a person. The Eternal and Creation Sword is derived from those stars. My thoughts are clear on this matter." Tang San ruled out the idea of theft.
"The super artifact of the Creator God is indeed different." Gu Yuena sighed. Unlike ordinary artifacts, which can only be held by a mortal after reaching the divine level, the Eternal and Creation Divine Throne seems to have no such restrictions.
After all, artifacts have spirits, and until a successor reaches the required level, they only grant the right to use them.
But who would have thought that the Eternal and Creation Divine Throne would be so "shameless," willingly entering a mortal's body, despite being a super artifact?
"By the way, can you cut off his connection with that super artifact?" Gu Yuena asked.
In her eyes, Tang San, who controlled the attribute of creation, was destined to become the Creator God in the future. Since the [Heavenly Path] had upgraded previously (which had already been shared with Xiao Wu and others), finding the connection between the Eternal and Creation Divine Throne and Xu Huang should allow them to sever their link.
After all, no matter how powerful the super artifact was, it did not truly belong to Xu Huang, and was not as intimately connected as a martial soul.
(End of Chapter)