Douluo: Yu Hao Pan Tang San

Chapter 125, Section 142: Tang San's Return

Tang San breathed a sigh of relief at Huo Yuhao's arrival. He was glad that he had been at a disadvantage in the previous battle with the God of Destruction, which allowed him to relax his suppression of Huo Yuhao and thus advance to the God King.

They now have two god-king level warriors on their side, while the Golden Dragon King is only a half-crippled god-king, which can be easily defeated.

"As you wish, let's take down this beast together." Huo Yuhao came behind Tang San, took out the divine artifact Ghost Carving Divine Blade, and activated the Eternal Artifact.

Tang San said smugly to the half-crippled Golden Dragon King, "Golden Dragon King, be punished!" Just as Tang San gripped the Asura Demon Sword and was about to charge at the Golden Dragon King with Huo Yuhao, an unexpected change occurred.

A cold, piercing blade pierced through his damaged divine armor from behind, penetrating his body and piercing his divine heart.

This is the second time Tang San has felt the approach of death; the first time was 20,000 years ago in Douluo Continent when Bibi Dong was there.

"You, Huo Yuhao, why did you betray me?" Tang San never expected that Huo Yuhao, whom he had tamed so well, would stab him in the back at this crucial moment.

"A true man lives between heaven and earth; how can he remain subservient to others for long? Tang San, you old scoundrel, I've tolerated you for too long. Say goodbye to your grand ambitions." Huo Yuhao drew his divine weapon, slipped it through the wound on Tang San's back, and grabbed Tang San's Divine Heart. Without further ado, Huo Yuhao squeezed hard, crushing Tang San's heart. Immediately afterward, Huo Yuhao seized the two divine seeds of life and destruction.

Adhering to the principle of eliminating the root of the problem, Huo Yuhao also shattered the two divine seeds of the Sea God and the Asura God, which housed Tang San's soul, in order to prevent Tang San from making a comeback.

However, due to the covetous gaze of the Golden Dragon King and the fact that the two God Kings, Ji Dong and Lie Yan, were on their way here, Huo Yuhao did not notice one thing: in the moment before her death, Xiao Wu, the scabbard of the Asura God Sword, used the power of her soul essence to sever the connection between Tang San's remnant soul and the God Seed, and escorted a wisp of his remnant soul away.

The price to pay for this was that Xiao Wu's soul was completely annihilated along with the shattering of the Asura God Seed.

Death is not the end for gods. As long as the soul remains, the god can be resurrected. But once the soul is annihilated, the basis for resurrection is completely lost.

"Third Brother, go quickly, don't worry about me, you must live to avenge us!" Xiao Wu resolutely sent Tang San's soul into the spatial turbulence.

"No, Xiao Wu." Tang San's remnant soul watched with heartache as Xiao Wu's soul, along with the Asura God Seed, was annihilated in Huo Yuhao's clutches.

With endless hatred for Huo Yuhao, Tang San could only escape into the chaotic flow of time and space.

Tang San's remnant soul, traversing the chaotic currents of time and space, stared with bloodshot eyes and heavy breathing at the ever-receding God Realm:
"Xiao Wu, you wait, I will definitely avenge you, just as I have always promised, I will not let any of those who hurt you go unpunished."

"Huo Yuhao, you damned ingrate! When you were at the bottom, I promoted you to be the chosen one of the Douluo Continent, gave you experience, helped you grow, and even married my daughter to you, making you a first-level god. Is this how you repay my life-saving grace? You've already chosen your own death! You just wait! When I, Tang San, return, I will definitely cut you into a thousand pieces! I will definitely—" Tang San's voice was almost a roar at the end.

Tang San smelled the body odor under the muscular man's armpits. He felt so disgusted by the smell that he wanted to push away the man who was hugging him, but then he saw that familiar face.

Despite his dejected appearance, low spirits, and unshaven beard, Tang San still recognized him.

It was his father. The smell of his father's armpit odor suddenly made Tang San feel less resistant.

But why did my father become like this?
In my memory, ever since Tang Hao became the master of this plane, whenever he contacted me across planes, he was always full of vigor and ambition. Could it be that after my death, Huo Yuhao...
Tang San opened his mouth as if to ask his father a question, but instead, he let out the sound of a baby crying.

Tang Hao hurriedly grabbed a bottle of warm goat milk and stuffed it into Tang San's mouth.

The scalding milk rushed into Tang San's mouth, scalding him so much that bubbles appeared in his mouth. Due to physiological reasons, Tang San let out a shrill cry.

Faced with Tang San's cries, Tang Hao was flustered and didn't know what to do.

At this moment, an old man burst through the door. He walked in, saw Tang San crying in Tang Hao's arms, and put his hand on the bottle of goat milk. Instantly, the old man's face turned extremely ugly, and he accused Tang Hao: "Tang Hao, do you even know how to take care of a child? You dare to pour such hot milk into the child's mouth."

The old man reached out and snatched Tang San from Tang Hao's arms, then pointed at Tang Hao and berated him.

Nestled in the old man's arms, Tang San felt a surge of displeasure. Who was this old man, daring to speak ill of his father like that? Very well, you've already chosen your path to death.

Faced with the old man's accusations, Tang Hao was displeased but said nothing. Instead, he took the opportunity to push the task of taking care of Tang San onto the old man.

"Old Jack, I have no experience in taking care of children. I'll leave Tang San to you until he turns one year old," Tang Hao said.

Thus, the task of taking care of Tang San was successfully passed on to Old Jack.

That's right, this is how Tang San spent his childhood in his previous life. By letting this demon child live through his childhood, Old Jack is, in a way, a sinner in the Douluo Continent for all eternity.

Old Jack?
Tang San found the name somewhat familiar, but couldn't quite place it. However, upon hearing that the village he lived in was called Holy Soul Village, Tang San suddenly realized—

Isn't this the village where I was born in my previous life? Holy Soul Village, Old Jack, Holy Soul Village, Old Jack.
Finally, Tang San found all the memories about Old Jack from the nooks and crannies of his own memory.

Tang San remembered that he was taken care of by Old Jack for a period of time when he was a child, and later his father took him back from Old Jack.

Then, Old Jack helped him awaken his martial soul, and after he went to Notting Academy to end Xiao Wu's time, he returned to Holy Soul Village a few times but never went back.

Later, when Tang San remembered Holy Soul Village, it was after he became a god. He heard that the villagers there were proud of him and had even renamed the village "Divine Soul Village." Thinking of this, Tang San couldn't help but feel smug. "I've brought blessings to my hometown," he thought. "In the entire Douluo Continent, no one has bestowed greater blessings upon their homeland than I have." (The author points out an awkward situation: a village receiving a Soul Master brings many benefits, such as work-study opportunities and tax breaks. Because a Soul Master can bring so many benefits to the village, it's a source of pride. But here's the problem: Tang San destroyed the Spirit Hall. Who will awaken their own spirits? Without anyone awakening their spirits, how will the village produce the next Soul Master? The villagers of Holy Soul Village benefited from Tang San's godhood in the short term, but in the long run, how much did they gain, and how much did they lose?)
However, five hundred years after his ascension to the God Realm, the Divine Soul Village was completely wiped out in a calamity caused by evil soul masters. When he learned of this news in the God Realm, he was saddened for a moment. However, he also issued a divine decree, ordering the then-dominant Shrek Academy to handle the massacre of the Divine Soul Village. It should be an explanation for the unjust deaths of the elders and folks of the Divine Soul Village. Tang San thought to himself.

(End of this chapter)