Aside from providing Tang Ya with new cultivation techniques, Ye Wen also carefully analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of the Tang Sect for her.
To be honest, Ye Wen couldn't understand what Tang San had been thinking back when he was still pure and untainted.
Didn't Tang San know what kind of sect the Tang Sect truly was? A sect that originated from assassination—selling hidden weapons was one thing, but trying to emulate righteous sects by protecting the people and upholding justice? Wasn't that just sheer idiocy?
On top of that, the Tang Sect's inheritance was already incomplete, which only compounded its problems.
But these were secondary issues. At the end of the day, what mattered most on the Douluo Continent was martial souls.
Forcing a worthless martial soul like Blue Silver Grass, which could never reach the level of a Titled Douluo, to inherit the position of sect leader was akin to diagnosing a patient in a hospital with a terminal illness.
How could such a sect not decline? It was remarkable that it had managed to survive for ten thousand years at all.
However, Tang Ya's lineage wasn't entirely without merit. Over ten thousand years, the accumulation of countless rare treasures had transformed their Blue Silver Grass martial soul from a useless spirit into one with the potential of the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline—it simply hadn't been awakened yet.
And the main culprit remained Tang San. His method of obtaining soul rings for his Blue Silver Grass had completely suppressed his own innate talent.
It was only because of his twin martial souls, his hybrid human-beast cultivation, and a series of extraordinary encounters that he had eventually reached the level of a Titled Douluo.
If an ordinary person could achieve that, there'd be something seriously wrong.
Finally, Ye Wen shared his conjecture: Tang San was stubborn and obsessed with his reputation. Once he had proclaimed the genius of the "worthless" Blue Silver Grass, he didn't want to retract it. Thus, he tacitly allowed Tang Ya's lineage to continue their practices.
As for the result, the God King Tang San would lose only a portion of his faith during this period, while the Tang Sect would completely decline under Tang Ya's generation.
After hearing Ye Wen's analysis, Tang Ya's eyes reddened with anger, resembling those of a rabbit.
The more Tang Ya listened to Ye Wen talk about the Tang Sect's problems, the more she realized how foolish her sect had been in the past. Why had they worshipped such a selfish, shameless person as their ancestor?
"Tang San, you've already sealed your fate. If I don't destroy you in this lifetime, I'll no longer be human!!!"
Ye Wen smiled contentedly. What a fine day it was to cultivate another rival for Tang San~
Though Tang Ya hadn't inherited the complete hidden weapon techniques of the Tang Sect, she was still a highly talented individual.
Just as Ye Wen had discouraged Huo Yu'er from wasting time learning soul-guiding tools, he also didn't plan to let Tang Ya continue studying those outdated hidden weapons.
In truth, the true strength of the Tang Sect had never been its hidden weapons but rather the techniques used to wield them.
Weapons like the Buddha's Wrath Lotus and Peacock Plume might affect 95-level Super Douluo, but to Limit Douluo, they were nothing more than glorified fireworks.
"So, Master, what do you plan to call me?" Tang Ya asked cheerfully, skipping around Ye Wen as they continued their journey.
Though Tang Ya could never return to her once innocent and carefree youth, she now carried a newfound sense of maturity and youthful vibrancy.
Ye Wen thought for a moment. In the timeline he came from, after over twenty thousand years of development, the cultivation system had undergone tremendous changes.
In Ye Wen's vision, the future ruler of this Douluo Continent would undoubtedly be Huo Yu'er.
And Huo Yu'er would become the savior who redeemed the Douluo Continent.
But where there was light, there was also shadow. The human world could never consist solely of virtuous saints.
"Tang Ya..."
Ye Wen started to say something, but Tang Ya interrupted him.
"Master, just call me Xiao Ya. Calling me 'Tang Ya' all the time feels too formal. Hehe~"
Ye Wen always felt pity toward Tang Ya. After all, this girl hadn't done anything wrong—she was merely a victim of this era's tragedy.
"Xiao Ya, I've already told you the true nature of the Tang Sect.
So...
Are you willing to shoulder the darkness that will follow Yu'er in the future?"
At this moment, the group traveling together deliberately slowed their pace, falling into silence. Only Little Xue Nu remained carefree, riding on Ye Wen's shoulders, swinging her legs and singing a meaningless nursery rhyme.
"Will I still be able to restore the Tang Sect's former glory?" Tang Ya asked.
"Yes. When the time comes, everyone on the Douluo Continent will tremble at the mention of the Tang Sect."
Reassured by Ye Wen's affirmation, Tang Ya grinned and responded sweetly.
"Alright~"
The Tang Sect had once stood alongside Shrek Academy, guarding the justice of the Douluo Continent.
But Tang Ya had already seen the result of such justice.
If the price of justice was the annihilation of her entire sect, leaving her as the sole survivor, then she wouldn't spare a second glance at such justice—even if it were fed to dogs.
None of the powers on the original Douluo Continent could have foreseen this.
Because of their inaction, the once passionate and justice-driven Tang Sect had died out completely. In the distant future, a terrifying organization known as the Tang Yi Guard would rise to dominate the continent's concept of justice.
A form of justice based on divine authority.
Finally, the group, traveling leisurely as if on a tour, arrived at their final destination.
Before them stretched towering mountains, their peaks vanishing into the horizon.
The landscape was a sea of lush greenery, shrouded in wisps of mist.
Peaceful and serene, it resembled a scene from a celestial realm.
Ye Wen intended to establish an academy in the Heavenly Soul Empire, and naturally, he wouldn't rely on anyone else's support.
As the saying went, one mountain couldn't accommodate two tigers. Ye Wen's target was none other than the Body Sect, which had become the guardian sect of the Heavenly Soul Empire.
Ye Wen didn't know the current depth of the Hao Tian Sect's foundation, but the Body Sect was comparable to the Hao Tian Sect from ten thousand years ago during the war of the gods.
Though the Body Sect currently lacked a 99-level Limit Douluo, it did have Du Bu Si, a Body Douluo capable of taking down a 99-level Limit Douluo with him, along with ten other Titled Douluo.
Eleven Titled Douluo in a single sect—though Titled Douluo in this era weren't as prestigious as they were ten thousand years ago, this was still a terrifying force.
"You all step back," Ye Wen said softly to Huo Yu'er and the others.
The group had long been aware of Ye Wen's plan and obediently moved aside.
The aftershocks of the upcoming battle alone could reduce these youngsters to dust, so Ye Wen had specially placed a protective barrier around them.
At this moment, Ye Wen didn't want to reveal his godly strength. Instead, he suppressed his power to the level of a 99-level quasi-god.
This was the limit of mortal beings on the planet Douluo.
Ye Wen took a deep breath and steadied himself.
The next second, a surge of overwhelming soul power erupted from him, rushing toward the distant mountains.
This was an outright provocation!
The Body Sect, even more hot-tempered than the Hao Tian Sect and fiercely protective of its own, couldn't tolerate such arrogance from Ye Wen.
"Who dares to act recklessly at my Body Sect!!!"
In less than a second, the Body Sect, hidden within the mountains, responded. Their soul power collided with Ye Wen's oppressive aura.
In an instant, the skies darkened and the earth trembled—
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