The second soul ring appeared at Yun Ming's feet, and the Sky Support Mark was activated.
A white light shone on Tang Hao's body, and Yun Ming exerted his full strength to channel his Sky Support Power into Tang Hao's body.
In an instant, Tang Hao's complexion changed drastically; sweat broke out on his forehead, his expression twisted in pain, and his originally sallow, aged face rapidly turned as red as a ripe date.
When Yun Ming had marked Tang Hao earlier, he had only intended to set a tracker and deal with the specifics later.
However, the sliver of Spiritual Power that accompanied the Sky Support Mark into his body allowed him to unexpectedly discover that Tang Hao's internal injuries were extremely severe—to the point where they could collapse at any moment. His Five Viscera and Six Bowels had all been displaced, and his meridians were in complete disarray. If not for the life force and Soul Power cultivation of a Super Douluo suppressing the injuries, Tang Hao would certainly be dead by now.
The chronic, long-standing injuries within Tang Hao's body, which had been relatively stable, were re-activated by the impact of Yun Ming's Sky Support Power. Facing the re-aggravated old wounds, he hurriedly mobilized the vast Soul Power within him to seal off the Sky Support Power and suppress the internal damage.
Yet, after being stirred up by Yun Ming like this, the recurring injuries were not so easily suppressed. Unable to endure it, Tang Hao spat out a large mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of his internal organs.
Tang San, who was beside Tai Tan, saw Tang Hao coughing up blood and rushed to his side, asking anxiously.
"Father."
"What happened to you?"
Yun Ming glanced at Tang San but did not stop him.
Tang Hao looked at Tang San, who was worried about him, and felt a bit more at ease. It was a good thing that Tang San had not been overly influenced by Yun Ming's words. Tang Hao endured the pain, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and seized the opportunity to solidify his image as a father, saying gently to Tang San.
"Little San, I'm fine."
Tang San, a master of feudal dross who had never enjoyed fatherly love, could not resist this, especially after feeling Tang Hao's tender attitude. The doubts he had felt toward Tang Hao due to Yun Ming's words were quickly swept away, replaced immediately by hatred for Yun Ming. Yun Ming had not only insulted his parents' feelings and character, but now he had also used some unknown method to ambush his father, causing Tang Hao to be injured and vomit blood. All of this was completely unacceptable to Tang San.
At this moment, Tang San silently recited the third rule of the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record: 'Once you determine that an opponent is an enemy, as long as they have a path to death, do not show mercy, otherwise you will only add trouble to yourself.'
Yun Ming had not done much, but he had stepped on many of Tang San's bottom lines, so naturally, he would classify Yun Ming directly as an enemy. Although it was not the right time to kill, clearing his name was something that had to be done.
After hearing what Yun Ming had just said, Tang San had a general understanding of the past events, and through Tang Hao's tacit attitude since appearing, he was certain that his mother was indeed a Soul Beast. But according to Tang San's mode of thinking, he quickly completed a total transfer of responsibility in his mind and whitewashed his family.
Tang San angrily questioned Yun Ming.
"Yun Ming, even if my mother was a Soul Beast, so what? She never did anything to wrong you all."
"On the contrary, the culprit behind the events of that year was clearly Martial Soul Hall, wasn't it?"
"Whether it was destroying our family or causing heavy casualties to your affiliated sects, all of this was done by Martial Soul Hall."
"We are all victims of that incident."
"You don't deal with the real enemy, yet you come to cause trouble for me and my father. Are you truly unable to distinguish right from wrong, or are you just bullying the weak and fearing the strong, afraid to seek revenge, so you force everything onto the heads of my father and me?"
"Do you think what you're doing is worthy of your deceased clansmen?!!"
After finishing his self-righteous argument, Tang San felt even more clear-headed. Clearly, his father was only trying to protect his pregnant wife, and he himself had done nothing wrong. They stood upright and acted with integrity, so why should the Breaking Clan resent his father?
Tang San did not mention a single word about the Clear Sky Sect abandoning the four clans. After all, what did the Clear Sky Sect's dishonorable actions have to do with his upright and innocent father and son? Tang Hao had been abandoned by the Clear Sky Sect before the four clans even knew, and he, Tang San, had never received any favors from the Clear Sky Sect, so Tang San felt very comfortable making a righteous cut between the Clear Sky Sect's affairs and his father and himself.
As for his mother's matter, once he chose to believe Tang Hao, all the blame naturally fell onto Martial Soul Hall.
Hearing Tang San's sophistry, Yang Wudi was the first to refuse. Yang Wudi sneered.
"Hahahaha~"
"What a 'so what if she's a Soul Beast.' You truly are the wild seed born of Tang Hao and a Soul Beast. Even your thinking is just like your father, who was so blinded by lust—"
"No, I was wrong. It's not that he has no brain; it's that he has too much brain, even calculating his own wife."
If Tang Hao's tacit admission that his wife was a Soul Beast made Yang Wudi view him as a target that must be killed, then from the moment Tang Hao attacked Yun Ming, the facade between Tang Hao and the Breaking Clan had been completely torn away. Therefore, there was nothing Yang Wudi dared not say.
The Tang father and son were furious upon hearing Yang Wudi's mockery. Tang Hao said coldly.
"Yang Wudi, do you want to die?"
Yang Wudi showed disdain and retorted with cold sarcasm.
"Little Tang Hao, stop bluffing. Can you even fight right now?"
"If you're really not afraid of death, then come ahead."
Who was Yang Wudi? Besides being a powerful fighter, he was also one of the continent's top Apothecary and Poison Master. From the types of internal organ fragments Tang Hao had spat out earlier, he could judge the severity of Tang Hao's current injuries. Therefore, unless Tang Hao was willing to throw his life away, he had no choice but to endure.
Seeing that Yang Wudi had seen through his condition, Tang Hao also thought to himself that things were looking bad. But Tang Hao's long-suppressed old wounds had erupted, and he was struggling just to stabilize his condition. If he were to make a move now, he would have to risk his life, and not only would he certainly not survive, but Tang San's life would also be lost. This was something he could not accept.
Looking at Tang San, who ignored the Soul Beast issue and the Clear Sky Sect issue, only labeling his father as a man avenging his wife, and then completely shifting the hatred onto Martial Soul Hall, Yun Ming suddenly seemed to see a familiar figure in Tang San—it was his teacher from his previous life and himself. So, the little bit of hypocrisy and absolute selfishness he once possessed actually came from Tang San!
Yun Ming suppressed the other distracting thoughts in his mind, took over the conversation, and replied.
"Tang San, don't try to confuse the public and shift the focus here."
"You may be innocent, but your father is not innocent at all."
"He is even more despicable than Martial Soul Hall."
"In my eyes, your father is just a piece of trash with a little talent for cultivation but not a shred of responsibility."
"As the Young Master of the Clear Sky Sect, his greatest sin was being reckless, arrogant, and completely disregarding others."
"He grew up living in houses built by the Defense Clan, learning forging techniques from the Strength Clan, using top-tier medicine provided by my Breaking Clan, and he is the nephew of the Agility Clan Leader."
"Yet, regardless of the sect's influence, it was bad enough that he married a Soul Beast outside, but he even felt deeply affectionate, never considering the sect, and brought a great enmity upon the sect because of a Soul Beast."
"If things had developed to this point, and Tang Hao and the upper echelons of the Clear Sky Sect had explained the cause and effect to our four clans, even if we had to go to war with Martial Soul Hall for such a ridiculous reason, I think everyone here could have barely accepted it. After all, although it was shameful, it could be considered a family matter. When an external enemy attacks, one should naturally stand united."
"But what was the result?"
"Tang Hao has been playing dead for over a decade."
"The end result was that the Clear Sky Sect went into hiding, Tang Hao's father, the previous sect master, was literally angered to death, and my four clans suffered heavy losses."
Speaking to this point, Yun Ming looked at Tang Hao with icy eyes and shouted in rage.
"Of all the things mentioned above—disloyal, unfilial, unkind, and unjust—which one is Tang Hao missing!"
"That such a shameless scoundrel could still be clinging to life in this world."
"I, Yun Ming, have never seen such a thick-skinned, shameless person!!!"
ps: I truly feel that this destined father of Tang Hao has a much worse personality than his son!
I didn't realize it when I read the book before, but after breaking it down today, good heavens! Loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, and righteousness—Tang Hao doesn't possess a single one!
At least the Tang God King managed to stick to two and a half of them!
I've hit a serious writer's block today, and writing about this Tang Hao has left me both exhausted and furious. Guantou has decided to give him a wretched ending.
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