Chapter 313: Tang Chen: So It Was You, Kid!
The scene shifted. That day, a piece of news spread throughout the Douluo Continent!
"What? Yu Xiaogang's fake 'Master' identity was exposed by the Spirit Hall?"
Yu Luomian looked utterly confused and asked in puzzlement.
"Yes, Second-in-Command."
"Abandoned disciple Yu Xiaogang was exposed by the Spirit Hall for stealing martial soul knowledge from them and our sect, and even altering it for publication."
Upon hearing this, Yu Luomian was stunned.
Back then, for the honor of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, even though he deeply hated Yu Xiaogang, he had never revealed this matter. After all, it was a family scandal and shouldn't be made public.
But he never expected that woman would voluntarily expose it.
This caught Yu Luomian completely off guard.
He wasn't concerned about what would happen to Yu Xiaogang. Whether Yu Xiaogang lived or died had nothing to do with him.
He was only worried about whether the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's honor would be affected!
"Damn it, we already expelled him from the clan, and he still managed to stir up this mess!"
Yu Luomian muttered, clenching his fists tightly, and continued, "If I had known, I would've personally killed him back then. Worst case, I'd get beaten up by big brother or trade my life for his."
"If I had done that, the honor of our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan would never have been tarnished!"
Seeing Yu Luomian looking a bit unhinged, the disciple reporting to him nodded in full agreement.
"If I knew where Yu Xiaogang was, Second-in-Command wouldn't even need to act!"
"Very good!"
Hearing this, Yu Luomian looked at the disciple with satisfaction.
Suddenly, the disciple seemed to recall something, his eyes lit up as he continued, "Um, Second-in-Command, it seems like our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's honor hasn't actually been damaged."
"???"
Yu Luomian frowned at these words and quickly asked, "What do you mean?"
"The Spirit Hall stated that before Yu Xiaogang stole their soul master knowledge, he had already been expelled from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan due to poor character..."
The Spirit Hall portrayed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan as a victim. Although it still caused a slight loss of face...
"Oh?"
"Looks like the Spirit Hall does have some self-awareness!"
Yu Luomian crossed his arms and said proudly.
His Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had produced a god. As for the Spirit Hall?
Even if that one was still alive, they were only at Rank 99.
No matter how strong Rank 99 was, they were still just human!
"Pass down the order: within the sect, it is forbidden to discuss that useless traitor Yu Xiaogang!"
"I don't want anyone talking about this matter before Big Brother returns!"
Yu Luomian said flatly.
"Understood!"
After the disciple left, Yu Luomian snorted coldly. As long as Yu Yuanzhen didn't find out about this, it was a minor issue.
"Hmm..."
"What if Big Brother finds out while he's outside?"
Suddenly, Yu Luomian scratched his head, realizing the possibility.
All he could do now was pray that Yu Yuanzhen didn't catch wind of it.
"Forget it, leave it to fate."
Would Yu Yuanzhen hear about it?
How would he have the time!
He wasn't even on the Douluo Continent right now—he was at sea...
At this moment, Yu Yuanzhen was helping Xiao Bai, the Devil Spirit Great White Shark, slay the Evil Demon Orca King.
With his Rank 99 strength, killing the Evil Demon Orca King was no big deal.
Whether it was Xiao Bai or the Evil Demon Orca King, both felt a chill down their spines!
This guy was the one who had just inherited the Sea God's legacy?
What made Xiao Bai even more speechless was that one of the Sea God's nine trials was related to her.
"Withstand one incense stick of time under the attack of Devil Spirit Great White Shark Xiao Bai!"
Xiao Bai was completely dumbfounded!
Was the Sea God seriously insane?!
She was just an ordinary hundred-thousand-year soul beast, okay!
Yet this inheritor was a Rank 99 Peerless Douluo!
And not just someone who had just broken through to Rank 99 as a pseudo demigod—his strength had already reached the demigod level!
Yu Yuanzhen was honestly speechless too. This Sea God, cutting him some slack was one thing, but wasn't this a bit too much?
Well, he was the Sea God after all...
So that was the deal?
Asking a demigod-level powerhouse to last an incense stick of time under the attack of a hundred-thousand-year soul beast?
At the time, Yu Yuanzhen carefully read through the challenge and thought it over several times before accepting the trial.
During the fight with Xiao Bai, he didn't even dare to use his fifth soul skill—afraid that if he slipped up, he'd kill Xiao Bai on the spot.
He had to last an incense stick of time. If he won outright or accidentally killed Xiao Bai, what would happen if the mission failed?
So Xiao Bai, scared to death that Yu Yuanzhen might strike her down at any moment, just half-assed it the whole time, dragging out the incense stick duration.
Man and fish, perfectly in sync.
Poseidon, watching from the sidelines, simply smiled.
This Yu Yuanzhen really was quite suited to inherit his divine seat. Of course, Yu Yuanzhen would be best suited to inherit the title of Thunder God—but alas, how could one who never ascended become a god? Might as well retire now, right?
"That creature from the deep sea has already transformed into a dragon. Becoming a god is only a matter of time. Should I take this opportunity to eliminate it?"
After thinking for a bit, Poseidon shook his head. This matter would be left for Yu Yuanzhen to handle once he inherited the Sea God's mantle.
Even if that deep sea creature became a god, it would still be a divine beast without a divine seat. As a bona fide first-class god, killing it would be too easy.
With Yu Yuanzhen's current strength, it would still be too difficult to kill the deep sea creature—unless a god lent him a hand in secret...
"Forget it. I'm about to leave the Divine Realm. Why bother worrying about all this?"
In the end, Poseidon shook his head and muttered.
The matter of slaying the Evil Demon Orca King went very smoothly.
Just as Yu Yuanzhen was about to begin his next trial, he suddenly saw Tang Chen!
"???"
"Chen, you—you're here?"
"Xi'er, I failed... I couldn't fulfill our promise…"
"Chen, you…"
"Xi'er…"
Yu Yuanzhen was completely stunned. These two combined were over three hundred years old, weren't they?
And they were feeding him dog food?!
Good grief!
So it turned out this guy Tang Chen had also reached Sea God Island?
And he even had a thing going on with the Grand Priestess of Sea God Island…
"So it was you, Yu Yuanzhen, you brat. Not bad—you actually reached Rank 99."
Tang Chen gave Yu Yuanzhen a once-over and said.
Yu Yuanzhen: "..."
Well, fine. This old man Tang Chen really was much older than him.
Basically a peer of his father's generation.
When Tang Chen reached Rank 99, Yu Yuanzhen hadn't even broken through to Soul Sage yet…
As if remembering something, Tang Chen gave Yu Yuanzhen another look and said, "You'd better complete the first eight Sea God Trials within a year!"
At those words, Yu Yuanzhen looked puzzled. He didn't quite get what Tang Chen meant.
But Bo Saixi trembled all over—she understood exactly what Tang Chen was saying!
Tang Chen was preparing to sacrifice himself in her place...
'Without you, how could I possibly go on living?'
Bo Saixi didn't say anything. She just stared blankly at Tang Chen...
(End of Chapter)
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