"It's… my father!"
The moment the golden screen displayed that familiar figure—
Qian Renxue froze.
Her beautiful eyes trembled, instantly reddening.
A wave of longing surged from the depths of her heart.
Father…
It's already been more than ten years…
Xue'er misses you…
Very quickly, she recognized the scene.
This was—
That fateful pursuit.
When her father, along with Spirit Hall elites, hunted down Tang Hao and Ah Yin.
But why…
Why was this being shown now?
What was the Sky Curtain trying to reveal?
A faint unease rose in her heart.
The Chase
The golden screen continued—
Qian Xunji's cold voice echoed across the mountains:
"Tang Hao! Surrender now!"
"For the sake of the Clear Sky Sect, I have already shown mercy again and again!"
"If you continue to resist—don't blame me for killing you!"
At that moment—
Ah Yin suddenly stopped.
She gently placed the baby into Tang Hao's arms.
"Brother Hao… protect our child."
Before Tang Hao could react—
A blinding crimson light erupted from her body!
A massive blood-red barrier expanded outward, sealing off the battlefield.
"No!! Third Sister—!!"
Tang Hao's roar shook the heavens.
But it was too late.
The Sacrifice
Within the crimson barrier—
Ah Yin slowly rose into the air.
Her body turned translucent, like blood-colored jade.
Streams of life essence flowed out of her—
Pouring into Tang Hao.
Then—
The camera zoomed in.
Onto the baby.
Silence.
No crying.
No movement.
No response.
Realization
Inside the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School—
Ning Fengzhi's expression changed drastically.
"This… is a sacrifice?!"
"But… that's only possible for 100,000-year soul beasts…"
He paused—
Then his eyes widened.
"Unless… she is one!"
Ah Yin's Despair
In a hidden valley—
Ah Yin watched everything unfold.
Her face turned pale.
Her body trembled uncontrollably.
"No… no… that's impossible…"
"My child… my child!!"
Memories flooded back.
At first—
The baby had cried.
But later—
It suddenly became quiet.
Too quiet.
At the time, she thought it was luck.
Now—
She understood.
Her heart shattered.
The child… was already dead.
Despair swallowed her whole.
Her sacrifice—
Her choice—
Everything—
Had lost its meaning.
And then—
The final blow.
Possession
From the shattered corpse below the cliff—
A soul emerged.
Tang San's soul.
It descended—
And entered the baby's body.
The child—
Began breathing again.
At that moment—
Ah Yin broke.
"No…!!"
"That's not my child!"
"My child is already gone!"
"That thing inside… is not him!!"
Rage.
Grief.
Hatred.
All exploded at once.
"I will never allow an outsider to defile my child's body!"
Tang Hao's Breakthrough
On the screen—
The sacrifice completed.
A blood-red 100,000-year soul ring formed.
A right leg bone.
A seed.
All flew toward Tang Hao.
His aura surged—
Breaking through Rank 90.
Title Douluo.
The barrier shattered.
And then—
His fury erupted.
The Counterattack
"Qian Xunji—DIE!!!"
"Great Sumeru Hammer—Nine Rings Explode!!"
Boom!!!
Nine spirit rings detonated in succession.
Terrifying energy compressed into the Clear Sky Hammer—
Turning it into a weapon of pure destruction.
Tang Hao leapt into the sky—
Child in one arm—
Hammer in the other—
And brought it down.
Qian Xunji tried to resist—
But failed.
All defenses shattered.
Bones broken.
Blood sprayed.
He was sent flying like a ragdoll.
"Your Holiness!!"
Spirit Hall erupted in chaos.
And Tang Hao—
Seized the moment—
And fled.
Aftermath
In the White World—
Tang Chuan watched silently.
Then—
His expression changed.
Because the scene continued.
Tang Hao's voice echoed—
Filled with grief.
"I… held back at the last moment…"
"How could Qian Xunji still die?!"
The consequences—
Devastating.
His father died from anger
The Clear Sky Sect suffered heavy losses
The entire sect retreated into seclusion
Tang Hao collapsed before a grave.
Crying.
Begging.
Regretting.
And then—
He said something that froze Tang Chuan in place.
"I originally planned…"
"To break through Title Douluo before forty-five…"
"To surpass Qian Xunji…"
"To obtain a 100,000-year spirit ring…"
"And bring glory to the Clear Sky Sect…"
The Bombshell
White World — Heaven Dou Imperial City
Tang Chuan's pupils shrank.
Planned…?
What plan?
A terrifying thought surfaced in his mind—
Slowly.
Relentlessly.
Could it be…
Tang Hao… had already planned Ah Yin's sacrifice?
The sky remained silent.
But the implication—
Was enough to shake everything.