"What! The Spirit Hall dared to strike at my Clear Sky Clan, leaving us with heavy casualties, forcing us to retreat from the world?
And they even dared to sever Hao'er's limbs and abolish his Spirit Power? They're courting death!"
Upon learning from the Asura God what Spirit Hall had done to the Clear Sky Clan, Tang Chen erupted in fury. His fists clenched so tightly his knuckles cracked, and his roar shook the walls.
"Damn you, Qian Daoliu! You just wait!"
"Tang Chen, do not be rash."
Just as Tang Chen's rage threatened to boil over, the Asura God's solemn, commanding voice rang out again.
"I know your heart burns with anger. But now is not the time to take revenge upon Spirit Hall.
At this very moment, Spirit Hall has dispatched a Spirit Master named Qian Renxue. She is disguised as the Heaven Dou Empire's Crown Prince, Xue Qinghe. She has poisoned the Heaven Dou Emperor, leaving him on the verge of death.
Once the emperor falls, Qian Renxue will ascend the throne. Then she will unite the Heaven Dou army with Spirit Hall's Spirit Master legions to begin their conquest of the continent.
You must stop her before she seizes the imperial throne.
And your great-grandson, Tang San, is currently inside the Hell Road.
You have been asleep for many years and are unfamiliar with the current state of the continent. Go to him. Reveal your identity and join hands with him to shatter Qian Renxue's plot."
"What!"
Tang Chen froze in disbelief, then joy burst across his face. He hurriedly asked, "Lord Asura God, I… I have a great-grandson?
Is he Xiao'er's child, or Hao'er's?"
"He is the son of your grandson, Tang Hao."
The Asura God's voice rumbled in reply.
"Go now! The Heaven Dou Emperor cannot hold out much longer. You must join Tang San and return to Heaven Dou City at once, to stop Qian Renxue's treason!"
Meanwhile, within the Hell Road—
Thanks to the Asura God's deliberate intervention, Tang San encountered no real danger. One trial after another was subtly eased for him, allowing his cultivation to advance by leaps and bounds.
His Purple Demon Eye successfully broke through to its highest realm.
After passing the final trial of the Inner Demon, Tang San walked out of the Hell Road alive.
Upon emerging, the Clear Sky Hammer in his hand bore crimson lines—the mark of the Slaughter God Domain. He had succeeded in obtaining the Killing God Domain.
Just as Tang San was testing this new domain, preparing to leave Slaughter City and return to the Clear Sky Clan, Tang Chen—filled with both excitement and urgency—also departed from the city.
Following the faint resonance of the Killing God Domain, Tang Chen soon located Tang San.
"Little San!!"
When his eyes fell on the young man who bore a striking resemblance to Tang Hao's childhood self, Tang Chen's voice trembled with emotion as he called out.
Hearing the shout, Tang San turned sharply.
But when his gaze landed on Tang Chen, his face changed instantly. His body tensed, and he summoned the Clear Sky Hammer without hesitation.
That was the Slaughter King!
The Slaughter King had once tried to recruit him, and after being refused, Tang San had been certain the man would never let him go.
And now that very same "Slaughter King" was approaching him. Surely it was to kill him.
Yet…
Tang San frowned. He felt no killing intent from this man.
Seeing Tang San's wariness, Tang Chen was briefly taken aback. Then realization dawned.
It must have been the Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King's soul, which had once possessed his body, that caused this misunderstanding between him and his great-grandson.
Tang Chen immediately raised his right hand, summoning the Clear Sky Hammer. With his left, he wiped away every trace of the blood-red markings from his face.
"The Clear Sky Hammer?!"
Tang San was stunned.
The Slaughter King possessed a Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul?
Was he… a member of the Clear Sky Clan?
"Little San, I am your great-grandfather!"
Standing before Tang San, Tang Chen's nine Spirit Rings rose beneath his feet—eight black, one red. His voice shook with excitement.
"You… you're my great-grandfather?"
Tang San stared, stunned beyond belief.
Tang Chen understood his doubt. With a heavy sigh, he explained everything—his pursuit of godhood, his arrival at Slaughter City, his acceptance of the Asura God's Nine Trials.
How he had failed the eighth trial, his body usurped by the Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King's soul, and how he had unwillingly become the Slaughter King.
The Clear Sky Hammer, and those eight black and one red Spirit Rings, were proof enough.
Tang San's shock soon gave way to elation. His heart swelled with excitement.
I can't believe Great-grandfather is still alive!
Wasn't he once the strongest Limit Douluo on the continent, known as Invincible on Land?
Even Qian Daoliu, Spirit Hall's Angel Douluo, was no match for him. With Great-Grandfather here, Father's revenge can finally be taken!
He recalled what his father had told him—that the blue-haired, blue-eyed youth who had stolen his mother, Ah Yin, was named Ye Yu.
That same Ye Yu had taken Xiao Wu from him, destroyed his cultivation technique, and even cut off Tang Hao's limbs.
Rage burned through Tang San's chest like fire.
"Great-Grandfather, you're finally back!"
Tears welled in his eyes as he choked out his grievances.
"Please, you must avenge Father!"
"What?! That brat Ye Yu not only took your wife and your father's wife, but dared to cripple my grandson? He's begging for death!"
Tang Chen's eyes went blood-red. His chest heaved as if he would explode with fury.
He longed to seize his Clear Sky Hammer and smash Ye Yu into pulp.
But he remembered the Asura God's command.
Taking several deep breaths, Tang Chen forced himself to calm down. His voice lowered, grim and steady.
"Little San, rest assured. Hao'er's vengeance will be avenged. That Ye Yu cannot escape.
But now, the Asura God has given us a divine mandate—to return to Heaven Dou City together, and destroy Spirit Hall's plot."
He then explained Qian Renxue's scheme in brief.
When Tang San heard it, his face hardened. Spirit Hall was his mortal enemy. With his father's suffering added to their crimes, his resolve was absolute.
"Great-Grandfather, the Asura God's command must take precedence.
For the sake of the millions of lives on the continent, we must hurry to Heaven Dou City. We cannot allow Qian Renxue to poison Emperor Xue Ye and steal the throne."
"Good child!"
"Well said. Come, I'll take you there myself!"
Pleased with Tang San's decision, Tang Chen seized his great-grandson by the arm.
In the next instant, the two soared into the sky, flying straight toward Heaven Dou Imperial City.
In less than a single day, Tang Chen carried Tang San across the skies, landing directly before the imperial palace gates.