Chapter 91 - Tang San Returns to His Old Ways

"Your Holiness, the young lady is undergoing treatment."

"Would you like to go see her?"

Yue Guan stood respectfully in front of Bibi Dong and bowed.

That morning.

The eldest lady of the Spirit Hall, Qian Renxue, returned seriously injured and collapsed as soon as she entered the gate.

Shocked and furious, Yue Guan rushed to her side. After confirming that Qian Renxue's injuries were not life-threatening, he immediately reported to Bibi Dong.

When Bibi Dong heard that Qian Renxue was injured, her hands unconsciously trembled.

However, instead of replying to Yue Guan, she asked coldly,

"Wasn't she in the Heaven Dou Empire carrying out the plan to steal the throne? How could she be so badly injured?"

"Was she exposed?"

Yue Guan's forehead was instantly covered in cold sweat as he struggled to reply.

"Two months ago, a rumor spread in Heaven Dou City that Crown Prince Xue Qinghe had poisoned the second and third princes, as well as Emperor Xue Ye."

"It seems Emperor Xue Ye realized something and placed the young lady under house arrest."

"Why didn't I know about this?"

Bibi Dong's voice immediately filled with murderous intent.

This was vital information—and no one had reported it to her.

Feeling Bibi Dong's furious gaze on him, Yue Guan secretly groaned in his heart.

Originally, he had been responsible for intelligence from Heaven Dou City.

But two months ago, he had been seriously injured by Tang Hao, and on his way back to Spirit Hall, he was ambushed by the Meng family. In his rage, he severely beat up Long Gong and She Po.

This conflict aggravated his wounds, and he collapsed once he returned to Spirit Hall.

During his recovery, the responsibility for intelligence in Heaven Dou was handed over to Devil Bear Douluo.

However, what he didn't expect was that Devil Bear had secretly defected to the Worship Hall and passed all of Qian Renxue's reports to them.

After that, the Grand Priest himself gave the order to halt the kingdom-seizing plan and prioritize Qian Renxue's safety above all else.

In Spirit Hall, the Grand Priest's word was imperial decree—no one could defy it.

That's why Yue Guan didn't dare tell Bibi Dong about it after finding out about the Grand Priest's interference. He thought it better to just keep it a secret.

But unexpectedly, Qian Renxue returned with severe injuries, causing Bibi Dong to worry deeply.

Faced with Bibi Dong's questions, Yue Guan didn't dare reveal it was an order from the Grand Priest. He could only stand there, playing dumb, not daring to utter a word.

After a long silence in the hall, Bibi Dong suddenly laughed coldly.

"You don't dare say it."

"So those old men have started to make their move!"

"Hmph, do they really think I, the Pope, am to be taken lightly?"

Dong—!

Bibi Dong's royal scepter slammed hard into the ground.

Yue Guan's heart trembled as he bowed even deeper.

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Later that night.

Bibi Dong quietly arrived at the door of Qian Renxue's room.

Soft sobbing could be heard from inside.

Bibi Dong frowned, and the hand that was about to knock paused as she focused on listening.

"Grandfather, Uncle She and the others were beaten to death by Dugu Bo while protecting me."

"Grandfather, I pretended to be okay, and I don't know whether that scumbag in our Spirit Hall was the one who came up with the bad idea of marrying into the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan."

Qian Renxue gritted her teeth and growled.

"If it weren't for that bastard, how could I have been captured by Dugu Bo? How could Uncle She and the others have died!"

"Grandfather, someone in our Spirit Hall is trying to rebel!"

"We must find out who it is. I'll cut them into pieces, or I'll never be able to ease the hatred in my heart!"

Listening to Qian Renxue's choked sobs and the soft voice of Qian Daoliu comforting her, Bibi Dong wiped away a tear at some point and quietly walked away.

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The next day,

Yue Guan received an order from the Pope to begin an internal investigation of the Spirit Hall.

The investigation target:

Who was the one that proposed the marriage alliance with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan?

As for the matter of the two elders being killed by Dugu Bo, Spirit Hall could only swallow the defeat in silence.

After all, Yu Xiaoxue was actually Qian Renxue—something that couldn't be publicly acknowledged.

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When the severely injured Lieyang Douluo was brought back by Dugu Bo, the entire Clear Sky Sect was in an uproar.

Tang Xiao looked gloomily at the Seventh Elder, who was dying in bed, and trembled with rage.

"The people of Spirit Hall attacked us, and Brother Lieyang was injured by them, but I killed two of their Titled Douluo."

"But the second young lady was seriously injured in the struggle for titles, so the marriage between our two families must be postponed for now."

Dugu Bo's parting words echoed in Tang Xiao's mind.

When had the Clear Sky Sect ever suffered such humiliation?

First, they were forced to close their mountain.

Now, just when the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was willing to share the burden of opposing Spirit Hall, that hope had been crushed by Spirit Hall again.

Even a high-ranking elder of their sect was severely injured.

Tang Xiao clenched his teeth and cursed,

"Spirit Hall, you've gone too far!"

News of the failed marriage quickly spread throughout the sect, and the anger and humiliation exploded.

When Tang Chen was still around, the Clear Sky Sect was the number one sect in the world—even Spirit Hall had to yield.

Now, they had been hiding for over a decade, and Spirit Hall dared to act so arrogantly.

All because of Tang Hao!

Calls to expel Tang Hao and his son soon became widespread.

The beatings Tang San received also skyrocketed. He used to get beaten once every two or three days—now it was multiple times a day.

After about a month, Tang San couldn't take it anymore.

He came to the ancient attic in the sect.

All the sect's classic manuals were hidden here.

Tang Hao once told him that the true secret of the Clear Sky Sect was not just the technique of the Chaotic Cloak Hammer, but the Clear Sky Nine Arts (Jiujue) and the Great Xumi Hammer.

The title of Clear Sky Douluo in the Tang family came from the Great Xumi Hammer.

And according to Tang Hao, the Great Xumi Hammer had a hidden killing technique. He once used it to kill the Pope of Spirit Hall and escape the pursuit of Spirit Hall's chief priests.

Unfortunately, whether it was the Jiujue or the Xumi Hammer, Tang Hao couldn't teach them to Tang San without Tang Xiao's permission.

But the situation was getting worse. His marriage had failed, the sect was filled with hatred, and Xiao Wu only had three or four years left at most.

Faced with this crisis, Tang San felt he couldn't go on like this.

He remembered that his uncle once told him about a place where he could greatly increase his strength.

Sea God Island.

It came from the records of his great-grandfather, Tang Chen.

The soul masters living there called themselves Children of the Sea—Sea Soul Masters. Their martial spirits were mostly aquatic creatures. In the ocean, their combat power was terrifying. Even a single Sea Soul Master could rival a Titled Douluo on land.

On Sea God Island, there was a very special opportunity. If taken, one's strength could soar in a short time.

Possibly even skipping dozens of levels.

That's why Tang Xiao's advice to Tang San was to train at least to the Soul King level and have sufficient self-defense capabilities before heading to Sea God Island.

But now, there was no time left—so to strengthen himself…

Tang San decided to risk everything.

He looked at the attic before him with one thought in mind:

I hope the cultivation methods for the Clear Sky Nine Arts and Great Xumi Hammer are here.

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