Chapter 294. Tang Chen: Should I commit suicide or not?
The previous scene shocked Poseidon, completely overturning her impression of the Spirit Hall.
In her view, only Qian Daoliu could stop Tang Chen. However, reality cruelly struck Poseidon.
In her eyes, Tang Chen's Clear Sky Hammer was cut into thousands of pieces. The Tang Chen who she remembered as invincible and domineering was defeated after using all means, his spine even broken.
Now, paralyzed from the waist down, he could only crawl on his upper body.
Tang Chen's image in Poseidon's heart collapsed. She hadn't recovered yet.
Until Qian Xunji's words: "Hehehe, Poseidon, you don't want Tang Chen and the Clear Sky Sect to have an accident, do you?"
Poseidon came back to her senses, looking at Tang Chen with heartache, and then at the Clear Sky Sect.
She was the kind of person who loved everything associated with Tang Chen; she loved Tang Chen and therefore loved the Clear Sky Sect as well. She disliked Qian Daoliu, and naturally, she disliked the Spirit Hall as well.
Now, even though her lover was paralyzed, with only one hand supporting his body, Poseidon's love for Tang Chen remained unchanged.
Poseidon asked, "What do you want to let the Clear Sky Sect and Brother Chen go?"
"Brother Chen, that sounds quite intimate," Qian Xunji said teasingly.
Poseidon quickly replied, "It's Tang Chen, Tang Chen."
"Then let's see what you can give me," Qian Xunji said, looking at Poseidon with amusement.
"As long as, as long as you can let Tang Chen go, I can give you anything you want," Poseidon said humbly.
"Okay, that's feasible. Come on, let these rats go home," Qian Xunji waved his hand and put his arm around Poseidon's slender waist.
"No, no, Xixi, don't agree to him!" Tang Chen felt his white hair turn green as he saw Qian Xunji embracing the woman he had longed for. His eyes reddened, and he roared, panting heavily.
Poseidon looked at Tang Chen with tears in her eyes and said, "Brother Chen, you misunderstood me back then and chose to leave, making me wait for you for decades. This proves that we are destined to be apart. Let's go."
"No, no, Xixi." Seeing that he couldn't persuade Poseidon, Tang Chen looked at Qian Daoliu beside him with reddened eyes and said, "Qian Daoliu, do you still love Xixi? Seeing this scene, don't you have anything to say?"
Qian Daoliu said, "Tang Chen, of course I love Xixi, but she doesn't love me, so I chose to let go."
"Are you just going to let your son do whatever he wants?" Tang Chen questioned.
Qian Daoliu said, "Ji'er is right about one thing. At least, compared to fulfilling your wishes, the Spirit Hall won't stand idly by while Seagod Island and the Clear Sky Sect unite."
"Fine, fine, fine! Hahahaha! I, Tang Chen, was truly blind to consider a shameless person like you my friend, Qian Daoliu! Our friendship is over!" Tang Chen said angrily.
"It should have been this long ago. From the moment of our conflict, we were no longer friends." Qian Daoliu glanced at Tang Chen, then at Xixi, sighed, and left.
"Poseidon, you don't need to wrong yourself for me. Living like this is worse than dying. I'm willing to die to buy your freedom. We're not destined to be together in this life, let's meet again in the next." Tang Chen uttered a passionate last speech, then gathered his soul power in his palm, preparing to end his life with a single punch.
Those around were deeply moved. The Clear Sky Douluo truly lived up to his name; he would rather die than let his woman suffer.
"Brother Chen, no!" Poseidon hurriedly said.
Suddenly, Tang Chen's hand, which was about to smash his own head, stopped.
He froze in mid-air, unable to advance or retreat.
This wasn't because Poseidon had told Tang Chen not to, and Tang Chen wouldn't actually commit suicide; rather, Tang Hao had just forced a line of sound to stop Tang Chen's suicidal act.
"Grandpa, don't kill yourself! Have you forgotten the Asura God? Have you forgotten Xiao San? Xiao San is a candidate for the Asura God, and will surely ascend to the Asura God realm in the future. As long as Xiao San ascends to the Asura God realm, we can reverse the Spirit Hall's fate!"
"Xiao San is everyone's hope, Grandpa! Only you can guide Xiao San through the Asura God's trial!"
Tang Chen looked at Tang Hao beside him. Tang Hao was forced to kneel on the ground, his eyes filled with humiliation and indignation, but the light of hope hadn't disappeared.
That glimmer of hope was—
Xiao San could inherit the Asura God's position.
Yes, the Clear Sky Sect hadn't reached the point of despair. As long as Xiao San could inherit the Asura God's position, there was still hope. The Spirit Hall's current predicament was only temporary.
But I can't die now. I need to guide Xiao San to obtain the inheritance of the Asura God's position and ascend to the Asura God himself.
Qian Xunji saw Tang Chen trying to commit suicide and contacted An Zhongdao to stop the golden rooster's self-harm. However, before An Zhongdao could act, Tang Chen stopped.
Qian Xunji then used his divine power to intercept the words Tang Chen and Tang Hao exchanged, and immediately understood.
Ah, so he saw hope—the hope that Tang San could become a god, and therefore didn't want to die so soon.
Heh heh heh, this was exactly what Qian Xunji wanted.
I, Qian, never torture people to death. Leaving only fear of fear only leads to despair and numbness. But fear after seeing hope—that's what's new.
Qian Xunji licked his lips and chuckled evilly,
"Hehehe, old dog, weren't you going to commit suicide to grant your lover her freedom?" Qian Xunji walked up to Tang Chen, reached out and patted Tang Chen's head, and said, "Why aren't you committing suicide now?"
At this moment, Tang Chen felt extremely humiliated. If he had wanted to commit suicide just now to fulfill his own desires and to fulfill Poseidon's desires, then now, he had no desire to commit suicide at all.
With a clatter, a dagger fell in front of Tang Chen. Qian Xunji looked down at Tang Chen and said, "Everyone says you, Tang Chen, are incomparably domineering, looking down on the world, a great hero. I don't see it that way. In my eyes, you're just a lowly dog begging for mercy. You can refute me with your actions. If you're a man, pick up this dagger and cut your own neck. If you die, I'll immediately release Poseidon, and I won't go back on my word. I'll only give you ten seconds."
Tang Chen looked at the dagger on the ground, then at Poseidon beside him. Poseidon wanted to help Tang Chen, but the Sea God directly used his divine power to restrict her movements. She could only look at Tang Chen in despair.
"One." Qian Xunji began the countdown.
"Two."
"Three."
Tang Chen was caught in a dilemma. For the sake of his manly dignity, if he picked up the dagger and killed himself, the world would look at him with more respect. But if he begged for his life and didn't commit suicide, wouldn't he become the pathetic, groveling dog that Qian Xunji described?
(End of Chapter)