Suddenly realizing he had encountered someone in Heaven Dou City who resembled Tang San, Lin Yu felt both surprised and uncertain.
However, confirming the person's identity wasn't too difficult for Lin Yu at this stage!
Gazing at the boy in the blacksmith shop who looked suspiciously like Tang San, Lin Yu immediately activated his External Spirit Bone: the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's vertical pupil, and unleashed the Spirit Ability—Eye of Destiny!
The effect of this ability was similar to a detection skill in an online game, allowing him to glean information about his target through the power of fate.
As soon as Lin Yu activated the vertical pupil of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, a golden-red eye opened in the center of his forehead.
However, under the cover of the Mirage Dragon Qi from his Mirage Dragon Pearl, Lin Yu's appearance remained unchanged in the eyes of others. The Qi concealed the vertical pupil, making him look perfectly normal.
Not wanting to draw attention, Lin Yu also used the Mirage Dragon Qi to alter his height and transform his face into that of an average, unremarkable boy.
When he directed the Eye of Destiny towards the boy in the blacksmith shop, a stream of information immediately flowed into Lin Yu's mind:
[Name: Tang San]
[Race: Human, Blue Silver Emperor Hybrid]
[Age: Seven]
[Spirit: Clear Sky Hammer, Blue Silver Grass (Unawakened)]
[Cultivation Method: Mysterious Heaven Technique]
[Martial Arts: Purple Demon Eyes, Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, Mysterious Jade Hand…]
[Items: Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges, Sleeve Arrow…]
[Spirit: Blue Silver Grass]
First Spirit Ability: Bind
Effect: Extends Blue Silver Grass to entangle the target.
Second Spirit Ability: Lightning Coil
Effect: Summons Blue Silver Grass to ensnare the target before releasing a noxious, putrid gas. The poison is weak, but the stench is overwhelming.
As the information flooded his mind, Lin Yu narrowed his eyes slightly. It really is Tang San!
A cold smirk played on his lips. Tang San had hidden himself well in Heaven Dou City—an unexpected hiding spot right under everyone's noses. But now, Lin Yu wondered where Tang San, Tang Hao, and Yu Xiaogang might be hiding—perhaps at Blue Tyrant Academy, Xuan Yue, or with the Strength Clan?
As Lin Yu was spying on Tang San with the Eye of Destiny, Tang San, ever sensitive due to his cultivation of the Purple Demon Eyes, suddenly felt a strange discomfort and instinctively turned around, scanning the area.
But by then, Lin Yu had already turned away, pretending to walk forward nonchalantly. His current disguise as an ordinary, nondescript boy blended him into the crowd perfectly, making it impossible for Tang San to detect anything unusual.
Scratching his head, Tang San felt confused. Was I being too sensitive?
Meanwhile, after leaving the blacksmith shop, Lin Yu remained deep in thought. Having discovered Tang San's presence, he wasn't about to let the opportunity slip away. But directly confronting Tang San and Tang Hao would be foolish—he wasn't sure he could take down Tang Hao just yet.
While notifying Spirit Hall was an option, doing so through the live broadcast would likely alert Tang Hao, who would then take Tang San and Yu Xiaogang and flee immediately. Writing a letter to Spirit Hall was also risky, and Lin Yu didn't feel like pursuing that route either.
Killing Tang San outright would be too easy. Lin Yu's strength now rivaled that of a Titled Douluo, and while he couldn't yet defeat Tang Hao, neither could Tang Hao easily defeat him. As soon as Lin Yu reached the level of a Spirit Saint, Tang Hao would no longer be a match.
No, Lin Yu's true goal was to torment Tang San—to expose his shamelessness and despicable deeds to the entire world, and then kill him! After all, Tang San's actions in Douluo Dalu I were still somewhat bearable, but his behavior in Douluo Dalu II and Douluo Dalu III was disgusting beyond measure.
Whether it was using his daughter to manipulate Huo Yuhao and Wang Qiuer, torturing Huo Yuhao in the Valley of Love, or, as a God of Law, violating divine laws by descending to the mortal realm and manipulating a child to blackmail a mother—every action of Tang San was detestable to someone with normal morals like Lin Yu.
In Douluo Dalu III, Tang San even went as far as bringing the Abyssal Plane to Douluo, causing countless deaths. He dressed it up as a righteous act to protect Douluo, but was this truly any different from Bibi Dong's soul-hunting operations? Bibi Dong never claimed to act in Douluo's best interests, but her actions could have benefited the continent. In contrast, Tang San's selfish summoning of the Abyssal Plane caused immeasurable damage.
Tang San never asked the people of Douluo if they were willing to pay such a price! His hypocrisy disgusted Lin Yu to the core.
Now that Lin Yu had found Tang San, his thoughts turned to how best to torture him, to make him feel pain and rage like never before.
For now, however, Lin Yu decided to keep these ideas to himself. He needed the perfect opportunity, preferably through the live Q&A stream, to publicly shame Tang San.
With this in mind, Lin Yu shifted his focus and headed toward Dugu Bo's mansion. Using the Mirage Dragon Qi, he snuck into the mansion unnoticed. But Dugu Bo wasn't there. From the conversations with the servants, Lin Yu learned that Dugu Bo had left, and he quickly deduced that Dugu Bo must be at the Ice-Fire Yin Yang Well.
Determined, Lin Yu exited the mansion and, in a secluded forest, activated his Wind and Thunder Wings. With a burst of speed, he soared toward the Sunset Forest.
The Sunset Forest wasn't far from Heaven Dou City. After all, in the original story, Dugu Bo had brought Tang San to the Ice-Fire Yin Yang Well in less than half a day.
Thanks to the speed of the Wind and Thunder Wings, Lin Yu reached the Sunset Forest in mere minutes. But arriving at the forest was only the first step. Finding the mountain that housed the Ice-Fire Yin Yang Well would be the real challenge.
Luckily, Lin Yu knew the key feature of the mountain—the constant mist rising from the Ice-Fire Yin Yang Well. With the aid of his Dual Pupils, after about an hour of searching, Lin Yu finally located his target.