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Everyone in the chat was now very curious about the situation. Even if the production of Hidden Weapons had declined over time, how could a massive power created by the Sea God himself simply vanish into thin air? There was definitely something fishy going on behind the scenes.
The Nine Treasures Little Princess, Ning Rongrong, spoke up first. She noted that when Tang San fought Zhao Wuji in the past, everyone saw that those Hidden Weapons worked perfectly fine against ordinary low-rank Spirit Masters.
The member known as I Am an Orphan followed up by asking if there weren't even Hidden Weapons capable of dealing with a Titled Douluo. Cat in the Shadows, Zhu Zhuqing, added her own doubt. She asked why the Mysterious Heaven Skill didn't save them, even if they threw away every last physical weapon.
Loves Eating Carrots wondered if the sect had been framed by enemies again. Yanzi is not a Swallow, Dugu Yan, commented that she could not believe it. She joked that the Little Bunny, Xiao Wu, actually got smarter this time and bet that being framed was exactly what happened. Group Member Number Nine agreed with her, and Tang Yuehua and the rest of the group added their agreement with a simple.
In the era of Dou 2, Tang Ya saw these questions in the Group Chat and her expression froze up. She had never really thought about it in those terms before. Now, faced with everyone's logical questions, she had to wonder if there really was a deep problem. But she still could not figure out where exactly the problem started.
At Shrek Academy, Ma Xiaotao was also stunned for a moment. She had been about to argue that spirit tools had simply replaced Hidden Weapons. She wanted to say that the truly powerful Hidden Weapons could no longer be produced and that spirit tools cost much less to make. However, Zhu Zhuqing's single sentence about the internal skills had blocked her completely. What was the Mysterious Heaven Skill for if the sect was failing? After all, it was a cheat from a transmigrator. How could a sect possessing such a secret technique decline until only one lone member remained?
Ma Xiaotao finally asked Su Yan what on earth was going on. Far away in the Star Dou Great Forest, the Little Bunny was over the moon right now. Xiao Wu felt like she had finally earned everyone's approval. She told herself that Sister Xiao Wu isn't the least bit stupid. Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan turned to look at Xiao Wu and nodded in cooperation. This time, her reasoning had been spot-on and matched what everyone else was guessing.
Su Yan finally replied to the chat. He explained that the sect declined simply for the sake of the plot. Since the Dou 2 world is called Peerless Tang Sect, how could it be peerless if the Tang Sect hadn't first fallen into ruin? He then started to explain the core problem with the Tang Sect. He called them a bunch of utter fools and swore that across all the worlds he knew, he had never seen such a pack of idiots.
Tang Ya, posting as I Want to Revive the Tang Sect, was offended. She told Su Yan he was going too far. She complained that first he insulted her Tang Sect ancestors, then he insulted her, and now he was insulting every single person who came before her. Liu Erlong chimed in as someone who had been through Su Yan's honesty before. She reminded Tang Ya that Su Yan never actually insults people; he only states the hard facts.
Su Yan told Tang Ya she was getting worked up for no reason. He asked her to look at the facts. When the Tang Sect was first founded, it had the Four Great Single-Attribute Clans and the Shrek Seven Devils working as gods on the payroll. It even had Ning Rongrong, who started out only caring about the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, join as a vice-Sect Leader. Su Yan asked how they could possibly end up with only one person left despite all those advantages.
Ning Rongrong reacted with confusion, while Tang Ya admitted she didn't know. She explained that after the Sun Moon Empire merged with their continent and spirit tools appeared, they began to decline. But she pointed out that all of that happened thousands of years ago.
Su Yan explained that it happened because every single person in the Tang Sect was a moron. He pointed out that because Tang San became a god using Blue Silver Grass, the sect started to blindly worship it. Every generation of Sect Leaders was required to possess a Blue Silver Grass Spirit. If the person with that spirit lacked any talent or aptitude, the sect still poured every resource into helping them cultivate. Su Yan said he had never seen such brain-dead behavior in his life.
He compared them to others. The legacy of Spirit Hall was enormous, yet they never insisted that only someone with an Angel Spirit could become the Supreme Pontiff. The Tang Sect's rules left him speechless. He had seen inheritances based on bloodlines or specific legacies, but this was the first time he had seen a rule where you must have a weak spirit to be the boss. He said the fact that the Tang Sect managed to survive ten thousand years felt like a miracle.
At this moment, everyone in the Group Chat had question marks dancing above their heads. Previously, when they discussed Bibi Dong, Yu Xiaogang, and Tang Hao, no one had doubted Su Yan. This was the first time they really questioned his words because the situation sounded too absurd to be true.
I Am an Orphan asked Su Yan if he was sure he wasn't joking. Dugu Yan added that she would rather believe Su Yan was making a joke than believe something this ridiculous actually happened. Ning Rongrong noted that while it sounded outrageous, her own family was somewhat similar. However, she pointed out that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School possessed the top support spirit and had a special way of making money, which was the true foundation of their sect.
Zhu Zhuqing remarked that while royal families emphasize bloodlines, these people emphasized Blue Silver Grass. She joked that Aunt Ah Yin must have become the supreme ancestor of the sect immediately. Group Member Number Nine bet that Ah Yin didn't dare speak now because everyone might suspect she had a hand in making these rules. Tang Yuehua added that Ah Yin must feel like the Blue Silver Grass clan had truly made it big.
Bibi Dong said she was gradually understanding why Su Yan thought so highly of Spirit Hall. She suggested it was because the competition provided such a bad contrast. Bo Saixi agreed that as infuriating as Su Yan's words were, he really never tells lies. She said only a brain-dead rule could produce such a terrible outcome for a sect.
A member named Winter Cutie wondered if such a bizarre rule could have been set by Tang San himself. Red Dust Dream Dream Dream noted that Su Yan truly doesn't lie and that looking at the current state of Shrek and the Tang Sect, they really couldn't compare to the old Spirit Hall.
In the Dou 2 era at Shrek Academy, Ma Xiaotao was dazed. In the past, she had wondered how Shrek Academy could become the best school on the continent while the Tang Sect fell apart. Now it seemed like the decline of Hidden Weapons was only a small reason for their failure.
Tang Ya was completely dumbstruck. She didn't understand what was wrong with the rules. The Tang Sect had always followed them, so she didn't get why everyone was so shocked. She argued that since Tang San became a god through Blue Silver Grass, every leader after him must have it to honor him. She asked what was wrong with that logic.
Su Yan just laughed out loud. Hu Liena asked him to stop laughing and tell them if the rule was set by Tang San or by people who came later. Zhu Zhuqing felt there was no need to ask. She pointed out that Tang San became a god and never died, so if he hadn't approved the rule, it wouldn't have lasted.
Su Yan then asked everyone if they would call it a miracle that the sect survived ten thousand years with those rules. Oscar agreed completely. Another member mentioned that even if Ah Yin was right there, they would still say the Blue Silver Grass Spirit is trash compared to others.
One member asked if they hadn't all just said there are no trash spirits, only trash Spirit Masters. Everyone went silent. Su Yan was momentarily stumped and didn't know how to explain that one. He cursed Yu Xiaogang in his head for coming up with that annoying saying.