Chapter 97: Haotian Sect is frightened and internal fighting
After a rest, Zhuang Xingyu led everyone back to the family safely.

Shui Qinghan and Shui Qinglan from Tianshui College laughed heartily after learning about the relationship between Shui Binger and Zhuang Xingyu, especially when they learned about the evolution of Shui Binger's martial soul, which increased her soul power to level 40 without any side effects. They were extremely envious.

In his heart, he was secretly glad for his decision to voluntarily submit to the Extreme Yin-Yang Leopard Clan. He also made up his mind that he must work harder, make contributions to the Extreme Yin-Yang Leopard Clan, and make great achievements to see if he can get the elixir bestowed by Zhuang Xingyu and evolve his martial soul.

Shui Bing'er also successfully obtained the fourth soul ring, which was about 9300 years old and purple with a deep black. It was the same species as the soul beast hunted in the original time and space, and its soul skills were similar, but now its soul skills were more powerful.

After hearing this, the other affiliated forces were envious of Tianshui College and regretted why they didn't give birth to a talented and beautiful daughter.

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The hidden place of Haotian Sect, inside the main hall of Haotian Sect.

Tang Xiao and the seven elders sat in their respective seats without saying a word. The gloomy and solemn atmosphere in the air made it seem as if they had just had an argument.

In the original time and space, Tang San was 20 years old, and the seven elders had all broken through to the Titled Douluo level, but they were all below level 95, and it was obvious that they had only broken through a few years ago.

It has been more than 11 years since the Haotian Sect was sealed. At this moment, Tang Xiao, the first, second, third, and fourth elders are all Titled Douluo, and the other three elders will need quite a while to break through to the Titled Douluo level.

After a long while, the second elder took the lead in breaking the silence: "Master, it's been so long, are you still going to protect that traitor Tang Hao?"

"Back then, he fell in love with a 100,000-year-old humanoid soul beast and gave birth to a rebellious son. That's fine. Tang Hao can just hide with the soul beast named Ah Yin. Even if he hides in the Haotian Sect, with the old sect master protecting him and keeping it strictly confidential, no one will know about it. Even I won't know that it is a soul beast. Everything will be fine."

Hearing this, Tang Xiao recalled the past, feeling filled with emotion, but still remained silent.

The Second Elder emphasized his tone and continued, "But what did Tang Hao do? He wandered around Wuhun City in a swaggering manner every day, afraid that Qianxunji didn't know that he had a transformed soul beast by his side."

"You have acted on your own, disregarding the safety of the sect, which has led to a complete confrontation between the sect and the Spirit Hall. The sect was forced to seal itself off and flee to this barren place, hiding here and there like a ghost. You know, we are the number one sect in the world, what has become of us now?"

"What's wrong with you? Speak now! In the war with Spirit Hall, countless people in our family died, and even my children were killed without a trace left."

The second elder yelled hysterically:
"I think you, Sect Master, also like that 100,000-year-old shapeshifting spirit beast! Who knows, you secretly spread the news that the guy named Ah Yin is a shapeshifting spirit beast to the Spirit Hall! After all, love turns to hate, and you are jealous that Tang Hao took away your beloved woman. All this makes sense."

"I have to say, you two are indeed brothers. You brought your own father back to life. The sinner of the Haotian Sect is not just him, Tang Hao! But also you, Tang Xiao. You two are both unfilial descendants!"

Tang Xiao was hit on the sore spot and immediately flew into a rage. With his martial spirit possessed, he stared at the Second Elder viciously: "Shut up, Second Elder, and be careful with your words! Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude."

The other six elders were immediately possessed by their martial spirits, and all stood beside the second elder, confronting Tang Xiao. They had long been dissatisfied with the two brothers Tang Xiao and Tang Hao, because because of these two guys, countless of their immediate relatives had died.

They were not strong enough before, but now there are 4 Titled Douluo among their seven elders. When they unite, they are not afraid of Tang Xiao at all.

Seeing that everyone was backing him up, the Second Elder was no longer afraid of anything. "Tang Xiao, I'll give you face and call you Sect Master. If I don't give you face, you'll be damned!"

"Why are you showing off by attacking your own people in the sect? If you have the guts, go to the Spirit Hall to take revenge! You are no longer a man if you only fight among yourselves. When the Spirit Hall attacked me, I was not yet a Titled Douluo, but I dared to lead the charge and launched a counterattack against the Titled Douluo of the Spirit Hall regardless of the risk of my life. My sons and grandsons also fought bravely and sacrificed for the family! They are all heroes of the family."

"But what are you doing, Tang Xiao? In order to train you and Tang Hao, and to enable you to become titled as soon as possible, I gave all my salary and resources to you two brothers. What was it for? It was for the honor of Haotian Sect!"

The second elder became angrier and angrier as he spoke. He gradually approached Tang Xiao, spitting on his face. "But what did you two do? You brought a fatal crisis to the family. Where were you when the enemy attacked? At that time, both of you were Titled Douluo. You both knew how to use the Great Sumeru Hammer and the Explosive Ring, but you, Tang Xiao, didn't dare to do so for the sake of your own foundation. The Spirit Hall attacked the sect, and the sect disciples died one after another. You, Tang Xiao, were still there telling the Spirit Hall that it was a misunderstanding. When others attacked you, you only attacked perfunctorily to protect yourself. What use are you?"

"If all the resources you gave me were given to me, I would have broken through to the Titled Douluo long ago. If I knew how to explode the ring, I would have killed several Titled Douluos in the Spirit Hall even if I had to risk my life. Would the family still title itself at that time? Would the Spirit Hall still dare to attack?"

"Tang Xiao, you are sitting in the position of the sect leader. Doesn't your conscience hurt?"

The second elder stared at Tang Xiao, less than two inches away from him, "I am just stating the facts, why are you silent? Didn't you want to kill me just now? Come on, I will stand here and not move, hit me, hit me on the head, what, you don't dare?"

Tang Xiao was speechless. Apart from not revealing the news that Ah Yin was a soul beast, everything else the Second Elder said was true and he could not refute it.

The first elder pulled down the angry second elder to prevent the two from really fighting, and said to Tang Xiao: "Tang Xiao, I am your elder, and I want to say a few fair words here. What you and Tang Hao did is totally wrong. You are not qualified to be the successors of the family."

"Back then, you two brothers assassinated Zhuang Ziliang and completely offended the Extreme Yin Yang Leopard Clan. Now their strength is likely to have surpassed our clan, and there is also the unfathomable dark vein. Do you think they will let us go?"

"Especially Tang Hao. Not only did he lose the sect's inherited soul bone, he also bore the infamy of being a soul beast spy. Do you know how the outside world calls us the Haotian Sect now? They say we are sinners of the human race. Everyone takes pride in insulting the Haotian Sect. Even the Xingluo Empire, which our sect supports, praised the Extreme Yin-Yang Leopard Clan for being just in killing Tang Hao. Our Haotian Sect has been spurned by everyone."

“How will we lift the ban in the future? Who will be willing to follow us? Are we going to keep banning ourselves forever?”

"You, Tang Xiao, have you ever thought about this question?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Xiao stumbled and fell on the sect leader's chair. The words of the great elder hit him directly in the heart. He had actually been taking a laissez-faire attitude before and had been avoiding problems all the time.

Tang Xiao thought to himself, "I absolutely cannot teach the secret of the Great Sumeru Hammer to these seven old guys. Now they dare to go against me. If I let them learn the secret of the Great Sumeru Hammer, I will forget my position as the sect leader. Especially the madman Second Elder, he will definitely fight me to the death. If I don't die, I will be seriously injured."

After thinking about it, Tang Xiao slowly said: "The secret of the Great Sumeru Hammer, the Explosive Ring, these things, I can't give you! These can only be practiced by the sect masters of all generations. Back then, my father trained Brother Hao as the next sect master and gave these to him. Later, Tang Hao disappeared, so I was able to practice the secret of the Great Sumeru Hammer. Therefore, there are only two people in this generation who know the secret of the Great Sumeru Hammer."

"This rule was passed down by our ancestors. All of you elders are the most loyal guardians of the sect. You don't want to violate our ancestors' rules, do you?" Tang Xiao began to use moral blackmail.

The seven elders remained silent and did not give a direct answer. They could not question the rules of their ancestors, otherwise they would lose in the interests of justice. But if they followed what Tang Hao said, they would really have no chance of obtaining the secret of the Great Sumeru Hammer.

Tang Xiao began to push the issue, "Now our sect is being branded as a traitor to the human race, and we also have a relationship with the extreme Yin Yang Leopard Clan. Do you elders have any solution?"

The Great Elder analyzed: "Tang Hao is a traitor to the human race. This is a fact and no one can clear his name. Regarding this matter, our sect should secretly send people to the outside world to declare that colluding with soul beasts was entirely Tang Hao's personal behavior and that the Haotian Sect was unaware of it. We should completely cut off any contact with Tang Hao."

"There will definitely be a battle between the Extreme Yin-Yang Leopard Clan and us. In a few years, the five, six, and seven elders will be able to break through the title. At that time, our sect will have eight titled Douluo, and we don't have to fear any force. Therefore, the most important thing for my Haotian Sect now is that we need time to grow!"

Tang Xiao asked, "Does the Great Elder mean to pretend to seek peace with the Extreme Yin Yang Leopard Clan to buy time for the sect to grow, and then seek revenge on them after the fifth, sixth, and seventh elders break through the seal?"

The seven elders turned and left in a hurry.
The great elder walked and said, "This is your intention, Sect Master. You can do whatever you want. I didn't say anything. I was just analyzing the situation." Are you kidding? It's such a shameful thing to ask for peace with the Extreme Yin-Yang Leopard Clan. Once he said this, he would be nailed to the rack of shame.

Tang Xiao secretly cursed at the old fellow, but now pretending to make peace with the Jidao Yin Yang Leopard Clan seemed to be the best way, so Tang Xiao had no choice but to do so.

(End of this chapter)