Chapter 422: This Is the Art of Stealing
Huo Yuhao continued his questioning, "Meng Xuejie, since The Return of the Sea God is supposedly based on real history, I'd like to know the actual historical events behind this story. You know, back when I was at the White Tiger Duke's mansion, the Duchess was always targeting me, so I never had the chance to learn about many historical events."
Huo Yuhao had already anticipated that Tang San would have altered some historical records for instance, by demonizing Spirit Hall and painting it as an unspeakably evil organization.
After all, Spirit Hall was Tang San's enemy, and since he won the Battle of the Twin Gods, it was only natural that he'd have people rewrite history to discredit Spirit Hall.
Because of this, Huo Yuhao had never placed much trust in recorded history. However, after hearing what Meng Hongchen just said, he started to suspect that Tang San's shamelessness exceeded his expectations.
Tampering with history was already outrageous enough.
But altering details about Oscar and Ning Rongrong as well?
They were part of the same Shrek Seven Devils! They spent years together as close comrades! And yet Tang San rewrote history just like that?
So much for brotherly and sisterly bonds.
Meng Hongchen nodded and patiently explained, "Yuhao, according to Shrek Academy's records, Tang San, as the Sea God, was far stronger than the rest of the Seven Devils. Using the divine power of the Sea God, he invented a supreme skill called 'Resurrection's Light.'
However, the evil Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue ambushed him, preventing him from using Resurrection's Light before he died.
But Tang San, being all knowing, had already foreseen the possibility of such a despicable attack. So he taught Resurrection's Light to Oscar and Ning Rongrong beforehand, allowing them to use it to revive him.
Since Oscar and Ning Rongrong were not strong enough individually, they had to combine their powers to activate the skill, whereas Tang San could have used it alone."
Huo Yuhao found this utterly absurd.
Wasn't Resurrection's Light originally Oscar and Ning Rongrong's Martial Soul Fusion Skill?
It was a unique fusion skill born from their Martial Souls' synergy, requiring an extraordinarily high level of compatibility.
But now Meng Hongchen was telling him that, according to Shrek Academy's historical records, Resurrection's Light was something Tang San invented?!
And that Oscar and Ning Rongrong were merely his disciples?
Well, well, well… that familiar scent of theft.
Tang San, you really live up to your reputation!
Back in his former life, Tang San stole the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record from the Tang Sect.
After traveling to Douluo Continent, he had the audacity to claim it as his own creation, going so far as to rewrite history and make himself the so called ancestor of the Tang Sect.
And now, he was even stealing credit for Resurrection's Light?!
So, according to Tang San, all great inventions in the world were his, and nobody else had made any contributions to history?
Huo Yuhao fell silent for a moment, then decided to ask about other historical events to see how much had been tampered with.
He continued, "Meng Xuejie, I have another question. Who invented Spirit Hall's system of distributing gold soul coins to soul masters?"
Meng Hongchen answered confidently, "That system was, of course, invented by Tang San's father, Tang Hao. According to Shrek Academy's historical records, back when Tang Hao had not yet fallen out with Spirit Hall, he wrote a letter suggesting this policy.
His intention was to help Spirit Hall better serve the soul master community.
However, Spirit Hall took the funds they received from the two empires and embezzled them for their own use, training their own soul masters instead."
Huo Yuhao was genuinely surprised.
Tang Hao stole credit too? Like father, like son?
No, something didn't add up.
Based on his understanding of the original story, Tang Hao never showed any interest in deception at least, not to the extent of Tang San.
However, Tang Hao had been devoured by the Will of the Plane, turning into a vessel to help Tang San seize control over Douluo Star.
If Tang Hao could absorb faith energy and convert it into divine power, he could accelerate the process of devouring the Plane's Will.
Once Tang Hao fully absorbed it, he could become the Lord of the Plane which would, in turn, further Tang San's goal of total control over the world.
So, it made sense that Tang San would rewrite history to funnel faith energy toward Tang Hao as well.
After all, stealing credit was practically embedded in Tang San's very DNA.
If stealing something brought him benefits, he'd steal without hesitation.
After the Play
Once the performance ended, Huo Yuhao immediately headed to the Green Velvet Hotel.
That night, Mingdu's three major underground factions were jointly hosting the Mingdu Soul Engineer Elite Tournament.
Truth be told, Huo Yuhao wasn't interested in the tournament's rewards at all.
Even though the Xishui Alliance had prepared a Tier 9 Fixed Soul Cannon Shell, it wasn't anything particularly valuable to him.
The real reason he wanted to attend the tournament was to recruit Feng Ling.
As a Vice Leader of the Holy Spirit Cult and Zhongli Wu's wife, Feng Ling held significant influence within the cult.
If Huo Yuhao could bring her to his side, it would greatly assist him in destroying the Holy Spirit Cult in the future.
While it was true that the Holy Spirit Cult had contributed to the war effort in the original story, it was not an irreplaceable force.
Once soul tool technology reached a certain level, the Holy Spirit Cult's existence would no longer be necessary.
After all, with the rapid advancement of transmission towers and the popularization of spirit ascension techniques, one day, the Sun Moon Empire would become a full fledged Soul Engineering Empire.
This would lead to an unprecedented surge in national power.
Soon, Huo Yuhao stood in the shadows of an alley near the Green Velvet Hotel.
Using his Spiritual Detection Sharing, he quickly located Nan Gongwan and Ming Lei Douluo inside the hotel through his spiritual link with their sealed soul cores.
However, Feng Ling was nowhere to be seen.
After some thought, he figured it was still early before the tournament started, so Feng Ling, as a high ranking leader of the Holy Spirit Cult, might simply not have arrived yet.
After all, someone of her status could afford to be late.
Through his spiritual scan, he saw Nan Gongwan and Ming Lei Douluo seated at a table, chatting happily while enjoying a meal seemingly without a care in the world.
Immediately, he sent a mental transmission:
"Nan Gongwan, Ming Lei Douluo, meet me in the alley near the Green Velvet Hotel. I have orders for you."
Hearing Huo Yuhao's voice in their minds, both men instantly froze.
They exchanged a quick glance, then hurriedly left the hotel and made their way to the alley.
"Boss Huo," Nan Gongwan greeted with a forced smile, trying his best to sound loyal.
"If you have any orders, just say the word! Whatever it is, I'll give it my all!"
Nan Gongwan was a natural coward. Now that his soul core was sealed by Huo Yuhao, he had no choice but to show complete obedience.
Huo Yuhao glanced at him and mocked, "Since you're so eager, why don't you go kill Feng Ling for me?"
Nan Gongwan froze.
He instinctively pointed at himself with a trembling finger, his face filled with panic.
"M Me? Kill the Vice Leader?! Are you serious?!"
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