Chapter 150: The Path Ahead

Chapter 150: The Path Ahead

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"Even though I don't know the two of you... at all, Congratulations!" Tang Hao laughed loudly. Injured and drunk during daytime really didn't bring out his better qualities while he gulped down the contents in the bottle as if his life depends on it. Shooting a glare at her brother, Yuehua was left distressed but Oscar and Jun'er accepted the blessing of this merry stranger with a gratified expression, too.

Liu Erlong quietly sipped. She would constantly look at the other couple whom she had inadvertently spied on... audibly. Every time Ah Yin met her gaze, she would look away while Ja Sun knew better than to enter awkward staring contests.

"How do you like the ring?" He inquired with an eager expression.

"It's amazing. Thank you," Jun'er grinned and Oscar gave Ja Sun a heartfelt thumbs-up that could trump any words of gratitude.

"Aahhh," Tang Hao mumbled, "So you made that ring, eh. But that's just gold"

"It's a storage ring," Ja Sun cut the drunkard off, "I've taken a new profession now."

Tang Hao silently sipped as he gazed at the ring more intently now, making Jun'er hide her right hand behind Oscar while Dai Mu chuckled slightly. Her relationship with Ja Sun was still complicated at best, but at least, she didn't wish to interrupt the cheerful environment with her troubles.

"Elder Brother, are you here for spirit rings, too?" Yuehua inquired as Tang Hao lost his drunk appearance. He nodded with a wide smile. He was never really a drunk. It was hard to be intoxicated at his level but he liked acting as such to reminisce the good old days.

"I need an eighth spirit ring to complete my breakthrough. Dai Mu also broke into the ranks of a Spirit King," He explained as he looked at Tang Yuehua with a proud expression. Not for his own capabilities, but for her growth. How could he miss the fact that Tang Yuehua had overcome her blockades?

"Brother... what happened after I left?" Tang Yuehua inquired with a meek expression as Tang Hao raised his bottle.

"Father praised my decision-making skills saying that you really needed a path of your own and cut mine and Elder Brother's trip in the continent short because he needed my skills in the Sect," Tang Hao grinned but Dai Mu couldn't help look a bit sad.

Tang Yuehua's gaze flickered.

"So... he beat you and house arrested you and Elder Brother Xiao?" Yuehua inquired. She had been with her elder siblings her entire life. She knew what Tang Hao's words meant. Hearing himself being exposed, Tang Hao chuckled.

"Pretty much, but he truly has agreed now. In fact, I pretty much am getting the seat of the patriarchy even if I'm not a Titled Douluo the moment father sees your progress. I'll throw you a special party for that."

Tang Yuehua nodded. What surprised Ja Sun and the others was the fact that Tang Hao didn't keep the knowledge of the Eighth elder of the clan pursuing them and returning with another Spirit Douluo. Tang Hao purposely didn't go into details but he also wanted to let his sister's teammates know about the actual situation and apologized when it wasn't needed. This left Ja Sun wondering if the Spirit Douluo the elder of the clan encountered was the owner of the Blessed Land. Seeing Ah Yin looking in his direction, he knew that she held the same thought to herself.

Still, innocent inquiries didn't net Ja Sun the name of the Spirit Douluo allowing him to realize that Tang Hao was most definitely in control of his mental faculties as opposed to what his appearance suggests.

"Oh, this? I wanted to test my skills against a 100000-year-old beast!" Tang Hao laughed but the group didn't seem to be as shocked as Tang Hao wished them to be. This effect was spread even to Tang Yuehua who revealed more concern than shock. Even though all the surface wounds had been healed, Tang Hao could still feel the violent elements left in his body by the Titan Giant Ape.

"What beast was it?" Ja Sun picked on.

"A Titan Giant Ape," Tang Hao mumbled, "The king of... this section the forest."

"Brother, do you want to see my martial soul?" Yuehua inquired finally, "But since we are going to be competitors, I cannot just display my spirit skills." She had a mischievous smile appropriate for a younger sister at this moment.

"Very eager," Tang Hao smiled.

The Clear Phoenix materialized in front of Yuehua and rested on Yuehua's body seeing that no other action was required. Seeing the dog-sized Griffin with pitch-black feathers and talons and a lush pony's tail, beady golden eyes narrowed in comfort, Tang Hao and Dai Mu couldn't help but feel stunned.

"No... now I need to find two individuals."

Qian Xunji removed the mask covering the right side of his face revealing his scar and spoke again, "With the martial soul having an evil attribute that summons Spirit Beasts... that little boy must have grown into quite an individual. However, Redstar and the Hint of Evil have failed to locate him. Most likely, the boy with his experience would have either entered the Slaughter City forever or would have died...

But the Dark Devilgod Tiger roams free. It needs to be taken out."

Qian Daoliu looked at his son and continued, "You're holding a grudge against a Spirit Beast?"

"A spirit beast with a human's intelligence. I feel it is right to hold a grudge," Qian Xunji chuckled as his scar felt warm and aching once again.

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Being a teacher who liked not to interfere much, to become the Supreme Pontiff of the Spirit Hall, Qian Daoliu had left Qian Xunji on his own devices. While the political leader of the Spirit Hall The Supreme Pontiff, is a role taken over by anyone capable, the seat of the Grand Priest is always passed down in Qian Daoliu's clan.

It was right to say that before even trying to vie for the position of the Supreme Pontiff, Qian Xunji wished to understand what aspect of the continent did this organization preside over.

The Spirit Masters.

Unlike the Tang Siblings or even Bibi Dong, Qian Xunji had spent his entire youth in the outside world. Except for Slaughter City which proved useless to visit given his Martial Soul's innate talents, Qian Xunji had explored the continent extensively. He came across many groups of spirit masters considered evil by society, but not many of them remain now.

He had his fair share of treachery, too. In fact, one of his greatest fortunes emerged from such a moment that allowed him to reach the ranks of a Titled Douluo, he took the position of the Supreme Pontiff, greatly eradicating the Evil Societies that had been hidden much deeper and changed the structure of the Organization itself.

Qian Xunji is the one who actually communicated with other leaders and it is under his leadership that the Spirit Hall had controlled the greatest number of Spirit Masters since its formation.

His achievements but a greater lack of innate talent made Qian Daoliu impart his son with one final inheritance. The 'Step forward.'

Qian Daoliu now had resources, personal strength, and a clear knowledge of the cultivation path. It was so simple that Qian Xunji had laughed with his father the day he was enlightened on some matters.

The answer was something that came easily to him Keeping a good image.

That's it.

But Xunji had to start small. He began visiting smaller villages and personally awakened martial souls for others. Coincident or not, he discovered Bibi Dong.

Coincident or not, he, too, discovered Ja Sun.

When a Twin Martial Soul awakens, it is only one of them that reveals itself greatly and the other half is much quieter. Bibi Dong's primary Martial Soul was the Death Spider Emperor.

Ja Sun's was the Evil Title.

Unlike evil deeds, the Evil Attribute is an enigma to many including Qian Xunji and Qian Daoliu. But there was a clear reason why Xunji chose to eradicate Ja Sun on the spot and accepted Bibi Dong.

Well, aside from the fact that Bibi Dong's situation was inherently complicated... and a part of something already in Xunji's calculations, the sight of the pitch-black eye tattoo on the back of Ja Sun's right palm made his martial soul...

Well, it did something, but Xunji wasn't capable of giving it a term aside from disgust.

A great incompatibility was detected. His attack had almost instinctively caused a tiger's claw to pierce his head, something he evaded barely and from then on Qian Xunji had decided to keep the scar. It was a battle that even a Titled Douluo had to escape from. Later, Qian Xunji returned to the village only to find it destroyed but the boy had escaped while he was busy tackling the ravenous tiger at the time.

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"He was scrawny as they come. Scratched and beaten. Probably bullied by other children of the village. Orphan, too, the Chief said and I remembered," Xunji chuckled, "Truly, dangerous individuals can be born anywhere and as they grow stronger, they would begin to challenge authority. It will lead to conflict and then grudges will be formed. There is no easy answer to conflict... aside from stating the obvious."

"What? Being a God?" Qian Daoliu stated impassively, "You can speak of it. Anybody can. After all, the end of our roads only reveals that there is another path still waiting to be crossed over. Thus, it is as I taught Bibi Dong once and you, too... there are no gods. Only stronger men and women."

"Who are titled gods and prayed to as such," Qian Xunji shook his head.