A righteous brawl?
In the livestream, as soon as the disciples of the Four Great Clans prepared to gang up on the Clear Sky Clan disciples, Lin Yu couldn't help but chuckle, already guessing how things would unfold.
While the Clear Sky Clan disciples were undoubtedly stronger individually, the Tang Sect was still the home turf of the Four Great Clans.
The sheer number of disciples from the Four Great Clans would far outmatch the Clear Sky Clan's disciples.
This time, the brawl would undoubtedly result in a victory for the Four Great Clans simply because of their superior numbers.
However, if this brawl escalated beyond a certain point and injuries occurred, the Clear Sky Clan would certainly not take it lying down.
And once the Clear Sky Clan complained to Tang Hao, Tang Hao would, in turn, pressure Tang San.
Tang San would likely uphold his usual sense of justice, putting the blame squarely on the Four Great Clans for starting the fight, and would surely punish their disciples accordingly.
After all, in the eyes of the wider soul master world, such an incident—no matter how justified it felt to the Four Great Clans—would be seen as dishonorable.
Especially since they were all part of the same sect, punishment was inevitable.
And just as Lin Yu predicted, things unfolded exactly that way in the broadcast.
In the livestream, after gathering enough people, the Four Great Clans' disciples quickly set a time and place, launching their attack on the unsuspecting Clear Sky Clan disciples.
Caught off guard, and facing overwhelming numbers, the Clear Sky Clan disciples found themselves at a disadvantage.
However, being members of the famed Clear Sky Clan, they refused to back down, wielding their hammers and fighting with everything they had.
But the moment they started fighting back, chaos erupted.
Faced with enemies outnumbering them, the Clear Sky disciples unleashed their full strength, using techniques like the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique and the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes.
However, the Clear Sky Hammer was a deadly weapon, and once their opponents from the Four Great Clans were seriously injured, the situation spiraled out of control.
"You hit us that hard?! We're going to destroy you!"
In a full-blown melee, the Four Great Clans' disciples retaliated viciously.
The battlefield quickly became a scene of utter chaos, with screams of pain echoing as members of the Four Great Clans were sent flying, while the Clear Sky Clan disciples were overwhelmed, left bruised, bloodied, and battered.
The brawl soon attracted the attention of the Tang Sect's enforcers, and all participants—both from the Four Great Clans and the Clear Sky Clan—were arrested and thrown into confinement.
Naturally, this incident soon reached Tang San's ears.
Though he was frustrated, he wasn't entirely surprised. Tang San knew well the history of animosity between the Four Great Clans and the Clear Sky Clan.
But with his father, Tang Hao, asking him to help the Clear Sky Clan and the fact that the Tang Sect needed them for development, Tang San found himself caught in a difficult position.
Both sides had suffered significant injuries, and Tang San originally intended to punish them equally.
However, before he could make a final decision, one of the Clear Sky Clan disciples who had escaped the brawl rushed back to inform the elders of the clan about what had happened.
Outraged by the news, the Clear Sky Clan elders felt as though their authority had been completely undermined.
"How dare these clans lay a hand on our disciples!"
Feeling insulted and furious, they sought out Tang Hao, immediately relaying their grievances.
"We sent our disciples to help the Tang Sect grow, and this is how we're repaid?! The Four Great Clans ganged up on us and seriously injured our people!"
Enraged by the insult to the Clear Sky Clan, Tang Hao could no longer hold back his anger.
He knew of the long-standing grudge between the Four Great Clans and the Clear Sky Clan, but he couldn't tolerate the fact that the Four Great Clans would take their grievances out on the Clear Sky Clan's disciples.
"If you have a problem with the Clear Sky Clan, come after us! But targeting our disciples? That's disgraceful!"
Fueled by the elders' complaints, Tang Hao stormed off to confront Tang San, demanding that the Four Great Clans' disciples be severely punished.
After all, the Clear Sky Clan had been sent to assist in the growth of the Tang Sect, and their efforts had been met with hostility. This behavior, Tang Hao argued, was unacceptable.
"The past is the past. How could they hold a grudge against the next generation like this?"
Hearing his father's anger, Tang San couldn't help but agree.
After all, he had only promised the Four Great Clans that the Tang Sect wouldn't join the Clear Sky Clan—he hadn't promised that Clear Sky disciples wouldn't be allowed to join the Tang Sect.
In Tang San's eyes, he hadn't broken his word.
The Clear Sky disciples were there to help the Tang Sect grow. How could the Four Great Clans continue to treat them like enemies?
Something had to be done.
In the end, Tang San's sense of familial duty outweighed everything else.
Following his father's guidance, Tang San decided it was time to teach the Four Great Clans a lesson. He couldn't allow their disciples to act so arrogantly, or this behavior would only escalate.
"The Tang Sect belongs to me, Tang San," he thought. "Not the Four Great Clans."
At that moment, Tang San completely disregarded the contributions the Four Great Clans had made to the founding of the Tang Sect.
And so, when it came time to heal the injured disciples, Tang San immediately summoned the Nine Heart Begonia spirit masters to treat the Clear Sky disciples.
As for the Four Great Clans' disciples? Tang San felt they deserved a punishment. He ordered that their lives be preserved, but they were left to suffer and heal on their own.
To Tang San, this decision seemed entirely justified.
But to the Four Great Clans, it was nothing short of betrayal. They saw Tang San's actions as an undeniable sign of ingratitude as if he no longer regarded their disciples as people.