Chapter 44: Murder And Tang San
The surrounding plants grew wildly.
In the center of the forest, a golden light rapidly condensed, and a colorful egg with a golden base appeared on the ground.
"Crack."
A crisp cracking sound was heard.
A shallow crack appeared on the surface of the golden egg, and that crack quickly spread. Immediately after, a tiny golden paw extended from the eggshell, followed by a small, dog-like head slowly emerging from within.
It was a young beast, somewhat resembling a Qilin.
Its body was covered in golden-yellow fur. It struggled to crawl out of the eggshell. Before its four limbs could stabilize, it lowered its head and bit, crushed, and swallowed its own eggshell piece by piece.
Suddenly, a brilliant golden light descended from the sky, like a pillar of light connecting heaven and earth, directly enveloping the small dog that had just finished eating its eggshell.
In an instant, its body had grown from its original one foot long to one meter long, and its golden fur had become transparent like crystal.
It let out a somewhat high-pitched roar towards the sky, and suddenly, the small dog's forehead split open, and an eye that seemed capable of seeing through all creation appeared.
When Tang Chuan's consciousness image reached this point, everything began to accelerate, and countless light and shadow fragments surged wildly in his mind.
In an instant, it was as if he had experienced ten thousand years. A large number of simple memory fragments flashed continuously, almost all set in the dense Star Dou Great Forest.
Immediately after, more scenes emerged.
The young beast, with an appearance between a Qilin and a small dog, gradually grew up. It was not alone; in this boundless forest, it lived among a group of Vicious Beasts.
Among them were Ditian, Xiong Jun, Wan Yao Wang, Bi Ji, and some hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beasts.
The memory fragments continued to advance, but at an increasingly rapid pace.
The Emerald Swan clan appeared.
Their figures were elegant, their feathers emerald green, and wherever they passed, all things flourished with vitality.
Tang Chuan saw those originally injured Spirit Beasts regain new life under the powerful spirit power healing of these Emerald Swans, and he also saw the habitat of the Emerald Swan clan.
Suddenly, the scene shifted, and an earth-shattering roar came from deep within the forest.
Tang Chuan's vision blurred, and in an instant, he saw a slender, snow-white, ice-attributed silkworm-like Spirit Beast being jointly captured by several powerful Spirit Beasts and then taken away.
It possessed extremely powerful mental force fluctuations and Origin energy. Even though it was severely wounded at this moment, it still exuded a special and alluring Aura.
In a cave, the Vicious Beasts surrounded it, continuously devouring it…
At this moment, a hint of Divine Power also appeared in the eyes of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
It no longer tried to struggle, looking at Tang Chuan with a gaze that was somewhat bewildered, somewhat complex, and filled with an indescribable emotion.
It seemed as if the previous contact had completely made its formidable Aura disappear.
A vast amount of Tang Chuan's memories also surged into the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's mind like a tide.
At this moment, it was no longer just the arrogant and noble Emperor Rui Beast; in its eyes, for the first time, the human world appeared.
The scenes emerged frame by frame, causing its originally calm will to subtly waver.
It saw two scrawny children sitting outside a dilapidated wooden house, their clothes ragged, their cheeks gaunt.
The elder brother, Tang Chuan, was carefully cooking porridge in a simple iron pot, while his younger brother, Little San, sat beside him, holding his legs, quietly watching the water in the pot bubble.
Inside the house, a drunken middle-aged man lay on the bed, an overturned wine jar beside him. The room was messy and reeked of alcohol.
Young Tang Chuan, however, had long been accustomed to everything.
He took care of his younger brother while silently cleaning up the mess left by his father.
He did not cry, nor did he complain.
He just whispered, "Little San, the porridge is ready, come and eat some."
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion felt a sense of resilience and responsibility from this.
Immediately after, the scene suddenly shattered.
A completely unfamiliar world emerged.
This was Tang Chuan's previous life; he lived on a blue planet.
In his previous life, he was called Xiao Yan, sharing the same name as the protagonist in Battle Through the Heavens!
An orphan who grew up in an orphanage.
He wore a school uniform, riding a dilapidated bicycle on an old street, his schoolbag swaying in the wind. On his way home from school, he often walked alone, with no one waiting for him and no one to cook for him.
He studied diligently in the library, just to get an admission letter that would change his fate.
He worked part-time, did odd jobs, tutored, and handed out flyers. Life was hard, but he never flinched, always with a stubborn glint in his eyes.
But then, in an accident, a sudden car accident snatched away his budding hope.
"Boom—!"
The next second, a violent tremor came from the depths of his Soul, as if some force suddenly pulled, forcefully yanking Tang Chuan out of those myriad interwoven memory fragments!
He suddenly opened his eyes, his pupils contracting violently, gasping for breath, cold sweat dripping from his temples.
The moment his consciousness returned to reality, Tang Chuan realized he was still pressed against the vertical eye on the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's forehead. He almost instinctively raised his arm and shoved the Three-Eyed Golden Lion away!
"Did I accidentally channel its power of destiny just now?"
"Although I don't have the Eye of Life, my blood certainly could channel destiny. Moreover, I inherently possess half of a Spirit Beast's Bloodline." Tang Chuan frowned slightly, glanced at the Three-Eyed Golden Lion he had kicked away, and whispered.
"Crimson King seems to have broken free and is heading this way."
"No, I need to leave quickly."
Suddenly, as if sensing something with his mental force, Tang Chuan's expression changed slightly. He suddenly leaped up from the ground, then mobilized all his remaining spirit power, and dashed towards the outskirts of the forest!
Quietly watching Tang Chuan's receding figure, the vertical eye on the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's forehead slightly closed, and a rare trace of complex emotion appeared in its eyes.
It did not chase, nor was it angry.
After a moment of silence, it murmured softly:
"I never thought… the human world would be so brilliant!"
Immediately, all three of its eyes closed, and it lay prostrate on the ground, as if asleep.
…
A week later.
Heaven Dou City, Heaven Dou Empire.
As the morning sun rose, sunlight scattered on the bluestone paved streets. Pedestrians began to appear, carriages crossed paths, and the towering city walls in the distance gleamed golden under the morning light.
At the city gate, Tang Chuan, clad in a grey-blue cloak, stood tall and quietly in the queue to enter the city. After a simple identity check by the guards, he entered the city without hindrance.
Once inside the city, he wasted no time. He immediately found a seemingly friendly vendor on the street and quietly inquired about the location of Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
"Heaven Dou Royal Academy, you say?"
The vendor wiped his sweat, then raised his hand and pointed towards the west of the city:
"Follow that main road, go out of the city, and keep heading west, and you'll see it. That place is the grandest Academy in our Heaven Dou City."
Tang Chuan nodded and thanked him indifferently.
He turned and hurried in the direction the vendor pointed, passing through several streets and alleys along the wide stone-paved road. Half an hour later, he finally arrived at an open area.
The view suddenly opened up.
Not far away, a vast and magnificent complex of buildings was situated on a hillside. Ten gilded characters hung above the main gate of the Academy:
"Heaven Dou Royal Advanced Spirit Master Academy."
As he slowly stopped in front of the Academy gate, Tang Chuan was about to enter when he was blocked by a group of students wearing goose-yellow school uniforms.
"Stop, who are you? Dressed like that, you dare to come to our Heaven Dou Royal Academy? We don't take beggars here!" The young man at the front sized up Tang Chuan's attire, saw his shabby appearance, and stepped forward to question him.
Hearing this, Tang Chuan frowned slightly. He was about to speak when he heard the young man scold again: "Where did this ruffian come from? Don't you know to bow when you see our Your Highness Xue Beng?"
After speaking, this person turned to the leading young man behind him and fawned:
"Your Highness Xue Beng, this ruffian is ignorant. Let me teach him a lesson today."
The first impression this leading young man gave was that of a dandy; he was dressed extremely lavishly from head to toe, with a pale complexion, sunken eyes, and an appearance of excessive indulgence.
"Xue Beng?"
Hearing this name, Tang Chuan suddenly realized, stroked his chin, and thought to himself:
In the original work, this guy pretended to be a dandy for a long time in the early stages to survive. In the end, all his brothers died, and he became the biggest winner in the Heaven Dou Empire, successfully inheriting the throne.
However, in this life, you won't be so lucky when you meet me.
After all, in my opinion, there's no such thing as a rightful succession to the throne. If you're brothers, come fight it out at Xuanwu Gate!
Almost the instant Tang Chuan's thoughts settled, the young man standing at the very front had already walked over with a sneer on his face, still shouting:
"Get out of my way, don't block our Your Highness Xue Beng's path."
Before he finished speaking, his palm suddenly extended, attempting to push Tang Chuan's body.
However, just then.
"Crack!!!"
A crisp, bone-chilling sound of bone breaking was heard!
His right arm was instantly twisted and broken the moment it was about to touch Tang Chuan!
"Ah!"
A shrill scream was heard. Before the young man could react, he was sent flying by Tang Chuan's punch.
The person's entire body flew backward like a kite with a broken string, tumbling three times in the air, and finally crashing heavily onto the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust and stone chips!
This sudden scene caused Xue Beng and his few followers behind him to instantly freeze in place, their faces filled with disbelief, completely unable to react.
A moment later, the smile on Xue Beng's face instantly froze. He suddenly straightened up, his pale face contorted, pointed fiercely at Tang Chuan, and shouted loudly:
"Kid, are you looking for death?! How dare you hit my people?!"
"Go! Cripple this blind fool for me!"
With that, he violently waved his right hand!
Hearing this, the surrounding young men in goose-yellow school uniforms immediately showed fierce expressions, their spirit power surging, and unhesitatingly surrounded Tang Chuan.
"Kid, you're finished!"
"Dare to touch Your Highness Xue Beng's people, you're looking for death!"
Seven or eight figures, with a sharp Aura, swarmed towards Tang Chuan, forming a siege in the blink of an eye. However, less than two seconds passed.
"Bang!"
"Crack!"
"Ah ah ah!!!"
Accompanied by a series of grating thuds and bone-cracking sounds, figure after figure flew backward like kites with broken strings. Some were kicked into stone pillars, others were directly slammed to the ground!
Screams rose and fell, and the area in front of the Academy gate instantly became a place of wailing!
These young students, who considered themselves elites in the Royal Academy, were all knocked to the ground without even being able to withstand a single move from Tang Chuan!
"A bunch of nobles who only know how to eat, drink, gamble, and whore all day, their spirit power is shallow, nothing but roadside trash!"
Seeing his subordinates all beaten askew and wailing in just a few breaths, Xue Beng's face immediately changed drastically, and his arrogant demeanor instantly collapsed completely.
"You… you…"
"Ah—"
Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly let out a scream.
He suddenly turned around and bolted!
His usual high and mighty princely airs were now long forgotten; he only wished his parents had given him two more legs, like a stray dog.
However, he had only run a few steps.
A blue vine quietly shot out from behind him, instantly wrapping around his waist!
"Ah—no!!!"
Xue Beng's pupils contracted violently, and he let out another scream. Before he could even finish shouting, his body was violently flung!
"Bang!"
He was forcibly pulled back like a broken sack and slammed heavily in front of Tang Chuan!
He had just landed and hadn't even struggled to get up yet.
"Bang!"
Tang Chuan directly stepped on Xue Beng's chest, and then, punches rained down!
"Slap! Bang!!"
Fists and feet struck, every blow landing!
"Ah ah ah—!"
"Stop hitting me, I am a Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire."
This barrage of punches and kicks directly made him see stars, bruised and swollen, with several teeth knocked out, blood flowing from the corner of his mouth, and his entire face instantly swollen like a steamed bun.
Even his facial features were almost unrecognizable.
Amidst the flying dust, the ground was a mess.
Xue Beng's face was swollen like a pig, with multiple bruises on his body. He looked utterly miserable. A moment later, he struggled to get up from the ground, blood still clinging to the corner of his mouth, and with two teeth broken, his speech was a bit airy as he stumbled away.
After finally escaping Tang Chuan's ten-meter range, the pent-up frustration and humiliation in his heart could no longer be suppressed. He then suddenly turned his head and roared loudly:
"You… you actually dared to assault this Prince!"
"Do you know what you've done? You're slapping the Heaven Dou Empire in the face!"
"You, you, you, if you have the guts, leave your name."
Hearing this, Tang Chuan was expressionless. He was about to respond, but suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him, and a plan formed in his mind, making his lips curl into a deeper smile.
He slowly raised his head, his voice calm and composed, and slowly uttered a sentence:
"I do not change my name when I act, nor my surname when I sit. I am Tang San of Shrek Academy."
"If you have the guts, come find me at Shrek Academy in Soto City."
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