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Xue Tianxing paused and emphasized his tone:
"Now that the Clear Sky Sect has gone into seclusion, the only ones on the continent who openly possess the Clear Sky Hammer spirit are Tang Hao and the baby he held back then. It's obvious that Tang San is Tang Hao's son! Who is Tang Hao? A Titled Douluo! How could he not see that Xiao Wu is a transformed soul beast?"
Xuezhe and Liu Tianfeng froze in an instant, the excitement on their faces gradually faded, replaced by solemnity.
"Think about it,"
Xue Tianxing continued:
"Back then, Tang Hao was able to single-handedly fight against multiple Titled Douluo from the Spirit Hall for that 100,000-year-old Blue Silver Grass. This shows how much he values the existence of transformed soul beasts.
Xiao Wu had been with Tang San for so long, Tang Hao must have known her identity long ago. This wasn't some "accidental discovery" at all; it was clearly the spirit ring Tang Hao had nurtured for Tang San!
When Tang San reaches a bottleneck, Xiao Wu will be his biggest help in breaking through!"
"Aren't we going to cause trouble for Xiao Wu now just to steal the things Tang Hao prepared for his son?"
Xue Tianxing looked at the two of them and continued to say to them:
"If Tang Hao, a Titled Douluo, goes berserk, can our Barak Kingdom withstand a blow from him?
By then, forget about the Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring, I'm afraid the entire Barak City will be razed to the ground by him!"
Xuezhe slowly loosened his grip on the military token, and beads of cold sweat oozed from his forehead.
He had only thought about the benefits of the hundred thousand year soul beast, but completely ignored Tang Hao behind Tang San.
Tang Hao's reputation is known to everyone in the entire Douluo Continent. Even though the Spirit Hall was so powerful back then, it couldn't stop him. The Barak Kingdom was indeed no match for him.
Liu Tianfeng also sighed, his eyes full of regret:
"Now that you mention it, it's true. Tang Hao is quite generous! He absorbed Ah Yin's 100,000-year spirit ring back then, and now he's raising one for his son.
This kind of opportunity is truly enviable."
He looked at Xuezhe and said:
"Your Majesty, Tianxing is right. We can't afford to provoke Tang Hao. We can only give up on this 100,000-year-old soul beast."
Xuezhe nodded, his face full of reluctance, but he still shouted to the door:
"Pass on my order. The plan to send troops to Soto City is cancelled. All spirit masters remain on standby!"
After the messenger left, Xuezhe looked at Xue Tianxing, a hint of approval flashing in his eyes:
"It's a good thing you reminded us in time, otherwise we would have been in big trouble this time. It seems that you are very thoughtful."
Xue Tianxing breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile:
"Father, our top priority right now is to develop the strength of the Barak Kingdom. Once we have the power to compete with Titled Douluo, it won't be too late to consider these things.
There's no need to offend Tang Hao right now. And now that the news has gotten out, Tang Hao won't have an easy time either."
Liu Tianfeng also nodded:
"Tian Xing is right.
We should focus on domestic development first. The support from the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect has just arrived, and we can take this opportunity to improve our national strength.
Now all the attention of Douluo Continent is on Soto City, so we should take the opportunity to develop.
But it's a shame that this hundred thousand year old soul beast transformed, so I plan to stay in Soto City. When all the forces gather in Soto City, I will see if there is any opportunity to fish in troubled waters. If there is no opportunity, I will come back."
Afterwards, the three of them stopped talking about going to Soto City and instead discussed the development plan of the Barak Kingdom.
In a room in Shrek Academy, the air was still filled with the faint smell of disinfectant liquor and blood.
Lying on the wooden bed, Yu Xiaogang's eyelashes fluttered slightly. After a long moment, he slowly opened his heavy eyelids. The moment he regained consciousness, he was stunned for a moment. The excruciating pain he had felt before he passed out was gone, and the wounds on his body only felt a slight soreness.
"Has the poison been resolved?"
A sense of relief flashed through his mind, and just as he was about to prop himself up and sit up, he suddenly felt a tearing pain in his lower body, which was even more excruciating than when the hidden weapon entered his body before.
"Hiss—" Yu Xiaogang took a breath of cold air and subconsciously reached out to touch it.
But the moment his fingertips touched it, he was struck by lightning and froze in place.
There was nothing there, save for a wound wrapped in thick gauze. The touch beneath the gauze was strange and terrifying, completely shattering his last bit of hope.
"No… Impossible…"
Yu Xiaogang's voice trembled with incredible despair.
He suddenly threw back the quilt and stared at his lower body regardless of the pain from the torn wound.
Most of the gauze was stained red with blood, and the part where it should have been had disappeared without a trace.
Became a eunuch?
Became the last eunuch on Douluo Continent?
This realization was like a bolt from the blue, hitting Yu Xiaogang's heart hard.
In his life, his knowledge was questioned and his love was betrayed, which made him live a depressed and miserable life. His only wish was that one day he could rely on Tang San to prove his theory, and maybe... have a child to make up for the shortcomings of his life.
But now, even the most basic dignity of men is gone!
This was a hundred times more painful for him than having his past exposed in public by Xue Tianxing, or being laughed at by everyone for "the theory was stolen"!
"Ah——!!!" The despair that was suppressed to the extreme turned into a shrill roar, breaking through the roof of the pharmacy and echoing in the streets of Soto City.
Yu Xiaogang grabbed his hair and rolled around frantically on the bed. His wounds were torn and blood stained the bedding red, but he was completely unaware. There was only endless madness and despair in his eyes.
"What's going on?!"
Flanders, who was taking care of Dai Mubai in the yard, heard the cry, his face changed suddenly, and he immediately rushed into the room.
Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ma Hongjun and others followed closely behind. When they saw Yu Xiaogang screaming wildly on the bed, covered in blood, they were all stunned.
"Teacher! What's wrong with you?!"
Tang San rushed forward and tried to hold Yu Xiaogang down, but was pushed away by him.
Yu Xiaogang stared at Tang San intently, his eyes bloodshot, his voice hoarse like the roar of a wild beast:
"Xiaosan! Why?! Why am I a eunuch?! Tell me! What the hell is going on?!"
He pointed at his lower body, tears mixed with blood sliding down his face, looking miserable and hideous.
Tang San's body suddenly stiffened and his face turned pale in an instant.
He opened his mouth, but no words came out, his eyes full of guilt and panic.
Flender sighed, patted Tang San's shoulder, and said to Yu Xiaogang in a deep voice:
"Xiao Gang, calm down. This is what happened..."
He told the whole story of how Tang San attacked Xue Tianxing, how his hidden weapon bounced back and accidentally injured Yu Xiaogang, and how he had to be castrated to stop the spread of the poison.
Yu Xiaogang's roar gradually subsided, and he collapsed onto the bed as if all his strength had been drained away. He stared at Tang San with a complex expression—Tang San had used the hidden weapon, and it was Tang San who initiated the sneak attack. The reason he ended up like this was all Tang San's fault! But who could he blame?