newbobooks Chapter 353 Tang 3 Returns! Poseidon Island?
Chapter 353 Tang 3 Returns! Poseidon Island?
Almost the instant the four figures stepped into the courtyard, a sharp whooshing sound came from above. Flander landed in the center of the courtyard like a hawk. Behind his large glasses, his eyes were sharp as knives. His soul power was hidden, but he had already locked onto these uninvited guests.
"Who dares to trespass at Shrek Academy!" Flander's voice was wary. In the current volatile situation, any stranger could be a source of trouble.
The leader did not answer, but simply raised his hand and slowly lifted the cloak covering his head.
Then, a young yet weathered face with deep, calm eyes appeared. His brows showed the weariness of a long journey, but also a resolute determination that had come with experience.
"Dean, it's me." Tang San's voice was a little hoarse, but exceptionally clear.
"A mistress?!" Upon hearing this, Flander's pupils contracted, and his face instantly filled with unbelievable surprise. His tense demeanor suddenly relaxed, and he exclaimed incredulously.
At the same time, the three people behind Tang San also quickly lifted their hoods.
On the left was Titan, with his beard and hair standing on end and a body as imposing as a mountain; on the right was White Crane, with a gaunt face and sharp eyes; and between the two, supporting each other... the person was exceptionally tall, yet severely hunched over, with a head of messy gray hair, a withered face, sunken eyes, and dark red bloodstains still remaining at the corners of his mouth; his breathing was so weak that it was almost imperceptible.
Only the faint outline and the trace of arrogance remaining between his brows could make people recognize that this was Tang Hao, the Haotian Douluo who once dominated the continent and made the Spirit Hall uneasy!
At this moment, however, his aura was extremely weak, like a candle flickering in the wind, barely clinging to a sliver of life thanks to the soul power poured in by Titan and White Crane.
He looked exactly like a person who was on their last legs and about to die.
"Hao...Your Majesty Haotian?!" Flander gasped, his joy replaced by immense shock, and immediately realized that things were far more complicated than just Tang San's return.
"What's wrong with him?"
The next second, Flander suddenly raised his head, channeled his soul power into the depths of the academy, and shouted in a voice trembling with excitement:
"Xiaogang! Xiaogang! Come quick! Come out and see who's back!!"
The sound echoed through the empty college.
Within a few breaths, a series of hurried footsteps came from the direction of the teaching building.
A slender, upright figure dressed in a simple robe appeared at the foot of the pillar at almost sprint speed; it was none other than Master Yu Xiaogang.
When he saw the people in the center of the courtyard, especially Tang Hao, who was being supported and looked like he had no hope of survival, the master stopped in his tracks. His usually calm face was instantly filled with disbelief. Who on earth could have done this to the dignified Haotian Douluo?
"Mistress, what... what exactly is going on? How could His Majesty Haotian..."
Upon hearing this, Tang San clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white, his eyes filled with suppressed rage and pain. He forced out a voice through clenched teeth, saying, "It was Tang Chuan... that bastard did it!"
"He even treated his own father so cruelly... He used bizarre methods to severely damage his father's foundation, destroy his soul power, and sever his meridians... He's worse than a beast!" At this point, Tang San's voice choked up, and he could no longer speak. Only his body trembled slightly with anger.
Upon hearing this, both Master and Flander's expressions changed drastically. Although they knew that Tang Chuan and the Haotian Sect would inevitably clash, they never expected this person to be so ruthless, capable of treating even his own father with such cruelty!
Flander rushed forward and, together with Titan and White Crane, carefully placed the unconscious Tang Hao on a stone bench under the corridor, channeling his soul power to temporarily stabilize his heart.
Tang San took a few deep breaths, forcibly suppressing his turbulent emotions. His gaze swept over the desolate academy and the faint white lights of the distant city, before turning to Grandmaster and Flander, and said:
"Teacher, Dean, we've made our way here stealthily, and the city is draped in mourning, heavily guarded, and the atmosphere is extremely oppressive... What exactly has happened in Tiandou City?"
Upon hearing this, the master and Flander exchanged a glance, both seeing the heaviness and helplessness in each other's eyes.
Flanders sighed, shook his head, and explained:
"Half a month ago, a dramatic upheaval occurred in the palace. Crown Prince Xue Qinghe was actually an imposter from the Spirit Hall. He colluded with several Spirit Hall elders to launch a coup, intending to assassinate the emperor and seize the throne."
Upon hearing this, Tang San's pupils shrank sharply.
"At the critical moment, Tang Chuan and his Soul Hall forces intervened and repelled the Spirit Hall's elder, but... Emperor Xue Ye was poisoned and eventually died from the poison, and could not be saved."
"Then..." The master paused, looking at Tang Hao not far away, somewhat reluctant but forced to speak, and said in a deep voice, "The elders of the Haotian Sect, led by Sect Master Tang Xiao, arrived and clashed with Tang Chuan and his subordinates. Tang Chuan... used swift and decisive methods to freeze and kill the Haotian Sect's Sect Master Tang Xiao, along with the second, third, fourth, fifth, and seventh elders... all on the ruins of the imperial palace."
"Now that the new emperor Xue Beng has ascended the throne, the political and military affairs of the Heaven Dou Empire are actually completely controlled by Tang Chuan and his Soul Hall."
"puff--!"
As soon as the master finished speaking, Tang Hao, who had been unconscious on the stone bench, suddenly shuddered and spat out a mouthful of dark red blood mixed with fragments of internal organs. Although his eyes were not open, his withered face twitched violently due to extreme grief and pain!
"Father!" Tang San rushed forward in alarm, his voice trembling.
"Master! Hao'er!" Titan and White Crane's expressions changed upon seeing this, and they cried out in alarm.
The next second, Tang Hao's body convulsed violently a few times, his head tilted to the side, and he completely lost consciousness. His breath was even weaker than before, almost nonexistent.
These successive blows—himself crippled, his sect slaughtered, and the deaths of his elder brother and all the elders—finally broke the last nerve of this once-unrivaled Haotian Douluo.
The courtyard was deathly silent.
Only the autumn wind rustles the withered leaves.
Tang San slowly knelt down in front of Tang Hao, head down, his hands digging into the cracks in the stone slabs of the ground, his shoulders shaking silently.
"Mistress, what are your plans now?" the master asked.
"Anger and grief are motivations, but if they consume you, they will cloud your judgment. Tang Chuan's strength is unfathomable, his forces have grown to a considerable size, and he even has the potential to control the Heaven Dou Empire... The path to revenge cannot be achieved with mere bravado."
Tang San slowly raised his head, his eyes bloodshot, and said in a hoarse voice:
"I understand, teacher. Therefore, I must become stronger, ten times, a hundred times stronger than I am now! I will use every method to cultivate and improve my strength as soon as possible! Tang Chuan... must die! For Xiao Wu, for Father!"
The master did not immediately agree upon hearing this.
He frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and slowly shook his head.
"I see your determination, Xiao San. But, with your current soul power level and physical condition, relying solely on conventional arduous training, you expect to gain enough power to contend with Tang Chuan in a short period of time..."
"Difficult. You could even say it's almost impossible."
"Time is probably not on our side. What will Tang Chuan do next after taking control of Heaven Dou City? How will the Spirit Hall react? There are too many variables, and we can't afford to wait."
Upon hearing this, Tang San's body trembled, a hint of anxiety and unwillingness flashing in his eyes, and he said:
"Then...is there really no other way?"
The master turned his back, looked at the gloomy sky in the distance, and slowly said:
"If the conventional path doesn't work, then you have to take the unconventional path. Perhaps... there is a place where you can achieve a transformative improvement in the shortest amount of time."
"Where?" Tang San asked curiously.
The master thought for a moment and said:
"That's a forest of spirit beasts. But it's unlike any spirit beast forest you know. Because it's an island, inhabited by many strange spirit beasts and many extraordinary spirit masters. Very few people in the spirit master world know about this place."
"Its name is—Seagod Island!" (End of Chapter)