[Tang San (furious): What is your problem? What have I ever done to you? Why do you keep targeting me like this? Has the livestream explicitly said that I'm responsible for the destruction of the Four Great Clans? I highly doubt it!]
[Even if those clans followed me, I ascended to the Divine Realm. What happens to them after that is beyond my control! Maybe they just weren't strong enough to survive on their own!]
[And even if you stretch it further, that "Tang San" in the broadcast is not me! I'm not him! So how does this have anything to do with me?]
Faced with Lin Yu's continuous attacks on his reputation, Tang San fired back with three sharp retorts:
The broadcast never directly stated that the Four Great Clans were destroyed because of him.
By the time the clans were destroyed, he had already ascended to the Divine Realm. Their destruction might have been their fault after he left.
The Tang San shown in the livestream isn't the same as the Tang San standing here today. They are two different people!
"Unbelievable! Just... unbelievable!" Lin Yu couldn't help but chuckle in disbelief.
Tang San was a master of deflection. Nothing ever seemed to stick to him. He was like a slippery eel, always finding a way to twist things to absolve himself of any responsibility.
If the broadcast didn't provide concrete proof, then of course it wasn't his fault.
And even better was his third point—the classic "it wasn't me" defense. The Tang San in the livestream wasn't him, so nothing that that version of Tang San did could be pinned on him.
"Sounds reasonable... if you're willing to ignore the obvious truth!" Lin Yu thought with amusement. It was eerily similar to how certain people in history would claim that past atrocities had nothing to do with their present selves.
But who's going to buy that?
The Tang San in the broadcast had a much better life, but their personalities were the same. Lin Yu was sure of it.
Would the likes of Taitan from the Strength Clan or Bai He from the Agility Clan still stand by Tang San after watching this broadcast? Lin Yu doubted it.
Rather than argue with Tang San any further, Lin Yu decided to go for the kill shot. Why waste time debating with someone so self-righteous when you could simply show the truth?
He smiled coldly.
"Since you're so stubborn, let's see what the livestream has to say about it!"
[Lin Yu: You're hopeless. I can see that no matter what I say, you'll never admit the truth. So I won't waste my breath. The crimes you've committed would take me all night to list, but I'm not going to stand by while you continue to deceive the Four Great Clans!]
[Lin Yu: Fine. You won't admit it? Then let the livestream prove it. Show everyone whether or not I'm right, and let's see if the destruction of the Four Great Clans is tied to you or not!]
Lin Yu was done talking. He called on the mysterious livestream to show the world the truth.
[Lin Yu: Livestream, can you play the footage that proves the answer to this question?]
The moment Lin Yu made his request, the system's cold, mechanical voice echoed in everyone's ears.
[Ding! Request acknowledged. Playback beginning.]
As the system's voice faded, the frozen scene of Yang Wudi submitting to Tang San in the Agility Clan's headquarters shifted. The virtual space transformed into an opulent sect, familiar to many.
It was none other than the Tang Sect, established by Tang San after his ascension to godhood!
The camera panned over the Tang Sect's sprawling complex before zooming in on a group of young men and women, all dressed in Tang Sect uniforms, discussing their current situation.
Through their conversations, those watching the livestream learned about the current state of the Douluo Continent.
According to these disciples, the Douluo Continent was now in an era where the "evil" Spirit Hall had been wiped out. Tang San, as the continent's only god, had led the Tang Sect to become the most powerful faction, replacing Spirit Hall as the dominant force.
However, even with their newfound supremacy, the Tang Sect faced new challenges. The sect had grown so large that its expenses had become overwhelming, and their reliance on the sale of hidden weapons—the sect's main source of income—was proving to be insufficient.
Hidden weapons required skilled blacksmiths to forge them, and until now, that had been the job of the Strength Clan.
However, with the Tang Sect's rapid expansion, the Strength Clan alone could no longer meet the demand. The sect needed to recruit more talent in the field of blacksmithing to keep up.
And who else was renowned for their blacksmithing skills besides the Strength Clan? The prestigious Clear Sky Clan!
Given the Tang Sect's close ties with the Clear Sky Clan, it wasn't long before many Clear Sky Clan disciples were invited to join the Tang Sect, hoping to ride the wave of prosperity alongside them.
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