Douluo: Yu Hao Pan Tang San

Chapter 262, page 281: The Illusion of That Year

Shi Nian of Canghui Academy, also known as Shi Nian of Remnant Dream, is a Soul Saint of the Spiritual System and the leader of Canghui Academy.

The Canghui Academy team wasn't particularly strong. In order to help Canghui Academy advance smoothly, Shi Nian came up with a crooked idea: to weaken the competitiveness of other teams by assassinating the geniuses of rival academies, thus allowing Canghui Academy to advance smoothly.

Of course, this was also one of Shi Nian's little special hobbies.

He enjoys stifling geniuses; the more promising the future of the target, the greater the pleasure he gets from killing them.

Therefore, with the opening of this Soul Master Competition, Shi Nian compiled a list, which recorded the strength, talent potential, and threat level of each team member, and used this as his kill list.

The seven members of the Spark team are prominently featured on this list.

The four Soul Kings ranked first among Shi Nian's assassination targets. Next were the three Soul Kings from Shrek Academy. Although their Soul Ring configurations were not as good as the four Soul Kings from Starfire, their Martial Soul Fusion Skills aroused Shi Nian's desire to hunt them down. Below the Soul Kings were the three Soul Masters from the Starfire Team, and then there were talented individuals like Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Huo Wu.

Of course, in this long list, there seems to be one name missing that should be on it—Tang San.

Why didn't Tang San's name appear?
Please, Shi Nian doesn't have God's perspective. He has no idea that Tang San has another spirit. So, in Shi Nian's view, Tang San's first spirit ring is almost a white spirit ring. Even if he cultivates Blue Silver Grass to the level of a Spirit Master, he still can't escape the nature of a useless spirit. He pulled a huge jackpot in the first match. He's really not worth hunting. Even if he killed him, it wouldn't give Shi Nian much pleasure. Besides, there are so many other targets to hunt before Tang San. It's not his turn to hunt this mediocre guy.

So, Shi Nian had been looking for an opportunity to assassinate a genius, and finally, he got his chance.

The seven members of the Starfire Team, having broken away from their instructor, were walking out of the city. Shi Nian, with his hawk-like gaze, was watching these geniuses, a sly smile playing on his lips.

Just as Shi Nian was about to make his move, a hand landed on his shoulder: "What's the matter with you following my disciples?" Xie Jun asked with amusement.

Shi Nian was immediately shocked. The fact that this senior had appeared behind him without a sound was enough to show his extraordinary abilities. Moreover, when the senior's hand pressed on his shoulder, Shi Nian found that he could not use his martial soul. So Shi Nian said with an embarrassed smile, "This, senior, I was just curious. I didn't have any bad intentions."

"Whether you have any bad intentions or not, I'd better ask your brain," the Evil Lord said.

"Ask my brain?"

The next moment, Shi Nian was taken into custody. Under the evil lord's mental interrogation, Shi Nian confessed his purpose.

When Shi Nian regained consciousness, he still retained the memories of being controlled. He looked at Xie Jun, drenched in sweat, and said, "Senior, Shi Nian dares not do it again. Please let Shi Nian go, since he has not committed any serious crimes."

"You say you haven't committed any major mistakes?" The Evil Lord sneered. "From the moment you set your sights on Starfire, you were destined to die. However, considering you are a useful tool, I can spare your life, on the condition that you do something for me."

"What is it?" Shi Nian asked.

"It's very simple." The Evil Lord had taken control of Shi Nian. Tang San was on his way back when he suddenly felt the space around him begin to shake and change. Instantly, Tang San realized what was happening.

In my past life, Shi Nian was the one who planned to assassinate me. Damn it, how could I have forgotten that? But Shi Nian did have good judgment; he knew I was a genius.

Soon, Tang San was dragged into the illusion.

The illusion of the past year will evoke the things that the person trapped in the illusion least wants to remember. In his previous life, Tang San encountered two things in the illusion of the past year: one was the matter of the Tang Clan of Bashu, and the other was the story of Xiao Wu and Bu Le.

This life is different. Tang San has been the God King of the God Realm for over fifty years. He has also established the Tang Sect on the Douluo Continent. In Tang San's heart, he has carried forward the Tang Sect in another world, which is enough to offset his guilt towards the Tang Sect. Even if he has something to say in front of the people of the Tang Sect, the story of the Tang Sect does not appear in Tang San's illusion.

Tang San activated his Purple Demon Eye and said smugly, "Hmph, let me, Tang San, take a good look at what exactly is the thing I, Tang San, fear the most."

The fog cleared, revealing a scene before Tang San. The moment Tang San glanced at it, he nearly exploded—no, his eyes turned red.

What he saw was the Soul Master Competition's Soul Battle, where Yu Tianheng and Xiao Wu joined forces to defeat their opponent using a Soul Fusion Technique.

"Yu Tianheng," Tang San said through gritted teeth.

Afterwards, the Shrek Academy team made great strides thanks to Yu Tianheng and Xiao Wu's Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and eventually won the championship. As for himself, he was just an ordinary member of the team.

On several occasions, Tang San witnessed the despicable Yu Tianheng taking advantage of Xiao Wu's Spirit Fusion Technique to seduce her, secretly and continuously trying to win her over.

Finally, one day, Yu Tianheng secretly brought Xiao Wu to the scene of blooming flowers. Yu Tianheng presented the flowers he had prepared to Xiao Wu and said, "Xiao Wu, from the first moment I saw you, I realized that I had fallen hopelessly in love with you. You are the warmest light shining into my heart, my soul has long since wandered with you, and my world is filled with spring because of you. This bouquet of flowers cannot compare to your captivating smile; my life is willing to stand still for you at this moment. Xiao Wu, will you marry me?"

Upon hearing Yu Tianheng's heartfelt confession, Xiao Wu's delicate body trembled. She covered her mouth, unable to hide her excitement, her eyes filled with affection, making no attempt to conceal her love for Tianheng.

With trembling hands, she reached out her fair hand and took the bouquet from Yu Tianheng, saying, "Brother Tianheng, I do."

The two looked at each other affectionately, the warm sunlight shining on them, emitting a dazzling halo. The breeze blew, and the petals danced in the wind.

At this moment, the picture seems to be frozen in the most romantic moment, and the two seem to have become the protagonists of this world. Oh no, I almost forgot that there is a "lot of fish" next to them that is destroying this harmonious picture.

The moment Tang San saw Xiao Wu accept Yu Tianheng's confession, his mind went completely blank. He just... succeeded in confessing like that?

Tang San felt that his memories of his past life were jumbled. In his past life, he shouldn't have been a god-king in the realm of gods; he should have been in Gotham, fighting wits and courage against someone called Batman.

(End of this chapter)