Tang San forced himself to stay composed, watching the members of the Breaking Clan and the Defense Clan depart. His brows twitched, and his eyes blazed with a fury that illuminated everything around him like a raging inferno in the darkness. It was a deep, bone-chilling rage and hatred.
Tai Tan and Bai He looked at Tang San's blood-stained, trembling hands, feeling a mix of anger and, more than that, pity. This was because all five of Tang Hao's spirit bones had been taken away by the Breaking Clan, and it was Tang San himself who had been forced to excise them.
Bai He patted Tang San on the shoulder and spoke in an attempt to console him.
"Little San, you have already done very well. At least you prevented them from further desecrating your father's body."
And you managed to save one spirit bone, Bai He left the second half of his thought unspoken.
But Bai He's consolation was useless to Tang San in his current state; he was screaming hysterically and frantically in his heart.
Yun Ming, Breaking Clan, one day, I, Tang San, will surely slaughter every last one of you to avenge my father's death and the hatred of having his bones carved out!!!
Just then, a streak of jade light pounced toward Tang San's back like a phantom.
Seeing this, Bai He activated his Martial Soul Avatar, attempting to block it, but his frontal combat power was too weak, and he was sent flying by the jade light.
The jade light extended a hand and plunged it directly into Tang San's back.
"Squelch!"
"Crack!"
After extracting a purple-black spirit bone that resembled a spider leg from his body, the figure fled into the distance.
"Ah!!"
With his External Spirit Bone stolen, Tang San let out a pained cry before collapsing into unconsciousness.
Seeing that something had happened to Tang San, the expressions of Tai Tan and Bai He shifted, and they hurried forward to check on him. If anything happened to Tang San, their choices today would be a total loss!
The reason things had developed to this point had to start with Yang Wutian's demand a quarter of an hour ago.
A quarter of an hour ago.
"Let's go."
After Yang Wudi announced the severance of ties with the Strength and Speed Clans, he intended to lead his people away; he didn't want to spend even a second longer with the Strength Clan. He had refrained from attacking today, which was the last shred of face he would grant the two clans. If they dared to cause trouble for the Breaking Clan on behalf of Tang San in the future, he would show no mercy.
But at this moment, Yang Wutian suddenly spoke up.
"Hand over all of Tang Hao's spirit bones, or we will go to war today."
How could Tai Tan and Bai He possibly agree to Yang Wutian's demand? Tang San's eyes were practically splitting with rage as he spoke.
"You old scoundrel, don't even think about it."
Bai He's face was also livid as he retorted.
"Yang Wutian, aren't you going too far?"
Yang Wutian replied with a cold expression.
"If I were to leave the spirit bones for you, that would be going too far against my own Breaking Clan."
Tai Tan's expression turned grim as he roared.
"If you want to fight, then let's fight!"
"I want to see what your Breaking Clan can actually do to me!"
Regarding Tai Tan's challenge, Yang Wutian was not flustered in the slightest. He spoke in a loud voice.
"Senior, they have some objections."
As Yang Wutian's voice fell, a wave of Soul Power pressure—though not quite as strong as Tang Hao's or Chen Xin's, it still belonged to the level of a Titled Douluo—enveloped the entire scene. Simultaneously, a calm voice rang out.
"Hand over the spirit bones, and you may live. Otherwise, I will kill you all and take them myself."
Hearing the voice, Tai Tan and Bai He hurriedly scanned their surroundings, but they could only hear the voice; they could not see the person.
The one speaking was none other than Dugu Bo. He had originally intended to take on a job today to receive the reward from Yun Ming that had piqued his interest, but he hadn't expected Tang Hao to be so pathetic as to be angered to death. With Tang Hao dead, the job had naturally fallen through, and the losses had to be recouped from Tang Hao's remains. Thus, he had sent a voice transmission to Yang Wutian to seize the spirit bones.
Seeing that the Breaking Clan had actually managed to enlist a second Titled Douluo, the expressions of Tai Tan and Bai He changed drastically. They had already found it difficult to deal with the fact that Yang Wutian had broken through to the Soul Douluo realm, but now, they were hiding a Titled Douluo-level helper as well.
The Breaking Clan felt so unfamiliar to Tai Tan and Bai He today; they had even invited two Titled Douluos, which was beyond their comprehension. However, in an attempt to keep the spirit bones, Tai Tan gritted his teeth and spoke.
"Senior, Tang Hao still possesses the inheritance spirit bones of the Clear Sky Sect. If you take them, I fear that the Clear Sky Sect will..."
Hearing Tai Tan's veiled threat, Dugu Bo spoke arrogantly.
"What can the Clear Sky Sect do to me? Even if that brat Tang Xiao were here in person, I would still take these spirit bones."
"I will ask you one last time: will you give them to me or not?"
His words were harsh, but judging by the fact that Dugu Bo only projected his voice without revealing his form, he was still being quite cautious.
Seeing that this person was so determined, Tai Tan and Bai He were in a dilemma, but before they could reply, Tang San spoke up.
"Senior Tai Tan, Uncle-Grandfather, you cannot give them to him."
Hearing Tang San's words, Dugu Bo frowned and casually flicked a streak of jade light toward him. Dugu Bo muttered.
"Noisy."
Tang San was unable to dodge in time and was struck directly in the back. Unexpectedly, however, purple-black light shimmered on Tang San's back, and eight thick spider legs emerged, blocking the jade light, though the spider legs themselves were now covered in cracks.
Although the timeline had changed, Tang San had still obtained an External Spirit Bone when absorbing his Third Soul Ring, just as in the original story. However, this time it did not come from a Man Faced Demon Spider, but from a Death Demon Spider. It was after Yu Xiaogang had brought Tang San to join the Blue Tyrant Academy that Liu Erlong had helped him hunt it in the Sunset Forest.
A trickle of blood spilled from the corner of Tang San's mouth.
"Young Master!"
"Little San!"
Tai Tan and Bai He exclaimed, rushing over to check on him. Fortunately, it was just a casual strike from Dugu Bo, so there was no serious harm done.
When Dugu Bo saw the Eight Spider Legs behind Tang San, his eyes lit up; this was an External Spirit Bone that hadn't been fully fused yet!
Unlike the original timeline, although Tang God King had endured a lot of pressure today, those attacks had been aimed at killing him. It was a miracle his bones weren't crushed, let alone helping him fuse the spirit bone.
This was truly an unexpected delight, though Dugu Bo planned to take it for himself only after obtaining the spirit bones from Tang Hao; otherwise, making them hand them over voluntarily would be too much of a hassle.
Dugu Bo spoke up with some impatience.
"This is just a warning; you won't be so lucky next time."
"I'll ask one last time: are you handing them over or not!"
Tai Tan sensed the emerald spirit light, which was clearly at the level of a Titled Douluo. Despite his extreme reluctance, he had no other choice. Tai Tan responded in a low voice.
"We will hand them over."
Tang San wanted to say something, but Tai Tan stopped him with a timely telepathic message.
'Young Master, only by staying alive can there be a future.'
Hearing Tai Tan say this, and thinking of the deep grudge he still had to avenge for his parents, Tang San could only suppress the anger in his heart. He turned away, ignoring their disrespect toward his father.
Yang Wutian walked toward Tang Hao, preparing to extract the bones. Seeing Tang San in this state, he suddenly thought of something amusing.
He stretched his hands, causing his joints to pop with a series of cracks, and spoke up.
"Kid, why don't you do the extracting?"
"If I do it myself, I'm afraid I won't be able to stop myself from crushing every single one of Tang Hao's bones!"
'Shock!'
Hearing Yang Wutian's words, everyone present, including Yang Wudi, was stunned. What kind of devilish idea was this!
Yang Wudi looked at his younger brother, shocked to his core. He was already this twisted now; was it really okay for the Clan Leader to let him do this? Yang Wudi felt filled with worry.
But the more devilish part was yet to come. Before Tang San could answer, this proposal received Dugu Bo's approval. Dugu Bo chimed in as well.
"That's interesting. Kid, why don't you do it yourself?"
"If you agree, I can leave you one spirit bone!"
When Tang San heard Yang Wutian say this, he was initially consumed by extreme rage. But when he saw the eight bright spirit rings on Yang Wutian's body and heard the mysterious Titled Douluo's voice echoing through the hall, his reason began to return. He kept advising himself internally to stay calm; he still had a great vengeance to fulfill.
But Yang Wutian didn't have time to wait for Tang San to build his mental fortitude. Seeing Tang San didn't move, he spoke up.
"Looks like a refusal."
"Then I'll just do it myself. I happen to want to see if the Clear Sky Douluo's bones are hard on the outside and soft on the inside."
Hearing that Yang Wutian was truly about to take action, Tang San hurriedly stopped him. He could see that this Yang Wutian was genuinely capable of crushing Tang Hao's bones.
To protect Tang Hao's body as much as possible, and to preserve his own strength, Tang San was forced to agree to Yang Wutian's proposal.
Tang San's face flushed red, his breathing heavy as he gritted his teeth and said.
"I... a-gree!"
It took a great deal of effort for Tang San to force those three words out.
Yang Wutian stopped and cleared the way for Tang San. Tang San walked toward Tang Hao step by difficult step, looked at his father, and whispered.
"Dad, I'm sorry!"
What followed was the segment where Tang God King tearfully extracted the bones for his father.
After the extraction was complete, Yang Wutian kept his word and left Tang San with the Cyan Left Arm Bone.
This was arguably the worst of the spirit bones on Tang Hao; its age had just barely broken ten thousand years, and its bloodline was only mid-tier for a power-type spirit bone.
As for the other five spirit bones, they were all collected by Yang Wutian, ready to be distributed upon returning.
Seeing that everything was finished, Yang Wudi looked at Niu Gao and asked.
"Old Rhino, are you coming with us?"
When Niu Gao heard Yang Wudi's inquiry, he was already deeply disappointed by the choices made by Tai Tan and Bai He. Now, seeing the Strength and Speed Clans completely crushed, he made his final decision. Niu Gao spoke very calmly to the two of them.
"From this day forward, the Defense Clan will have no further ties with the Strength and Speed Clans."
"Clan Leader Tai Tan, Clan Leader Bai He, farewell."
With that, the Breaking and Defense Clans left together.
ps: Guantou suddenly realized that this chapter is a bit devilish! It's practically the "Sufferings of Tang San."
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