Douluo: This Legend of the Dragon King is not quite right

This answer was personally confirmed by their trusted leader, Lu Jun. Lu Jun had no need to, and would never, deceive them on such a matter.

A tense silence lasted for several seconds before Tang Wulin finally spoke abruptly in a hoarse voice:
"Brother Lu...why? Why did you choose this time to tell me the truth?"

He looked up, his eyes slightly red, his voice carrying a barely perceptible hint of grievance and excitement:
"Actually... you could have easily lied to me and said no right now. Why... did you tell me?"

"In this regard, I have no reason to lie to you. Nor can I lie to you; the connection of blood cannot be faked."

Lu Jun's gaze remained calmly fixed on the god-level battlefield ahead, his hands firmly resting on the hilt of the Ice Abyss Sword, as if stating a fact unrelated to himself.

"She is indeed your biological sister."

Then, under everyone's solemn gaze, Lu Jun slowly revealed the secrets belonging to the divine realm in a calm tone.

He revealed Tang Wulin's background, how he was the son of God King Tang San, how the God Realm encountered the Golden Dragon King's attack, how the Golden Dragon King forcibly integrated his divine core and resentment into the still-infant Tang Wulin's body before his demise, and why Tang San had to seal him away and send him to the Douluo Continent in the lower realm to isolate him from the immortal energy and trigger a crisis.

Throughout the entire process, Lu Jun did not embellish or deliberately belittle Tang San's choices; he simply narrated the events objectively.

"So, do you understand?"

Lu Jun finally turned his head, his deep, starry eyes meeting Tang Wulin's eyes, which were filled with pain and confusion.

"You are the biological son of God King Tang San."

His words struck like a hammer blow to everyone's heart.

"And next, the ones we must do everything we can to stop and send them back to the realm of gods are your biological father and your biological sister."

Lu Jun's tone remained flat, yet carried an undeniable heaviness:

“I know this happened too suddenly and too cruelly for you.”

"But you'll have to face this sooner or later."

"This is a problem rooted in your bloodline, and no one else can make the decision for you. Ultimately, only you can help yourself find the answer."

He withdrew his gaze, looked back at the battlefield, and gave the final choice in a calm yet clear voice:

"You can make your choice now."

"First, help us defeat Tang San and stop him from taking control of the entire Douluo Continent."

"This means that you have to watch helplessly as your own father tries to destroy the Douluo Continent that you know so well, the Douluo Continent that holds your memories of growing up and that brings you and countless others joy and hope."

"Second, you choose to stand on your father's side and help him and your sister achieve their goal of controlling the entire Douluo Continent."

This decision was undoubtedly extremely cruel to Tang Wulin, who was only a teenager and had always lived in a relatively simple environment.

On one side are his closest relatives who gave him life but are now complete strangers; on the other side are his adoptive parents who raised him to adulthood and gave him warmth and a sense of belonging, as well as his partners who fought alongside him and shared life and death, and the land he deeply loves.

Di Yue, standing to the side, gripped the golden spear even tighter, her knuckles turning white.

Wu Siduo's cold eyes narrowed, and a cold light flashed on her claws.

They are ready to clear obstacles for Lu Jun.

Le Zhengyu, Long Chen, and the others also looked at Lu Jun with complicated expressions.

Le Zhengyu couldn't help but whisper:
"Lu Jun... isn't this too cruel for Wu Lin?"

"The boss, sigh..."

Xie Xie was so anxious that he scratched his head and looked at Lu Jun.

"Brother Lu, isn't...isn't there any other way? Does the boss really have to make this choice?"

Lu Jun was about to say something when Tang Wulin interrupted him in an unusually deep voice:

“Brother Lu, since Tang San is my father and the creator of the Tang Sect.”

"Then let me ask you, a few years ago, the Tang Clan sent people to kidnap my parents, Tang Ziran and Lang Yue..."

"Does Tang San know about this? In fact, did he allow it, or did he instigate it?"

Lu Jun remained silent for a moment, as if considering his words, and finally chose to be honest:
"A few years ago, the old Tang who was lurking in your body was a part of your father Tang San's divine consciousness, similar to a clone."

“At that time, I forced you to agree to drive him away, and then I took that divine consciousness and turned it into a source of my power.”

"This matter angered him. Afterwards, he was so enraged that he ordered the Tang Clan to kidnap Tang Ziran and his wife."

"His purpose is to force you to change your mind and tell you through this method that he is your real biological father and make you realize who your true parent is."

“So,” Lu Jun said with certainty, looking at Tang Wulin’s clenched fist, “he knew. Not only did he know, he was very likely the mastermind.”

"Then why did he do this?"

Tang Wulin suddenly roared, his voice filled with suppressed pain and anger, his eyes completely red.

"My parents have always been so good to me! They always try their best to give me whatever I want..."

"Even though they themselves weren't powerful Soul Masters, just ordinary commoners, they did everything they could to raise me!" His emotions surged like a flood, directed at Lu Jun as if he were making a heart-wrenching accusation against the father who seemed to control his destiny from the shadows:

"I still remember when I was a child, after I awakened my martial soul, I naively vowed to become the most powerful soul master in the Douluo Continent."

"But what about reality? Reality quickly gave me a resounding slap in the face. When I reached level ten and needed to fuse with a soul spirit, my family... my family simply couldn't come up with enough federal currency to buy me a decent, powerful soul spirit."

“I don’t want my parents to bear so much pressure for me anymore, so I’ve chosen to go out on my own and earn money by working as a blacksmith, hoping to save up enough to buy a soul spirit…”

"But after saving for so long, in the end, we were still a little short to barely buy even the most ordinary hundred-year-old soul spirit... My parents practically begged everyone they could, tried every possible method, and spared no expense to raise enough money for me, just so I could have a decent starting point..."

"Where was my so-called biological father back then? Where was the Tang Clan? What did they give me?"

“When I was at my darkest and most helpless moment, people from the Spirit Pagoda appeared. They said that the Spirit Pagoda had great support policies for ordinary people with potential Soul Masters.”

"They said that since I only have the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, yet I was able to cultivate to level ten so quickly, they decided to sponsor me with a top-quality, most suitable hundred-year-old Soul Spirit. Moreover, I don't need to pay off the debt in the early stages; all I need to do is apply to their Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy later..."

Tang Wulin's voice was choked with sobs, filled with regret and pain:
"But back then... I don't know what possessed me, I actually chose to refuse!"

"I don't know why, but I inexplicably felt a strong aversion to the Spirit Pagoda, and I felt that they must have some ulterior motive... Looking back now, I was such an idiot!"

"My parents were extremely confused by my behavior at the time. They were anxious and angry... But in the end, in order to fulfill my elusive dream of becoming a Soul Master, they... they actually swallowed their pride and went to the staff of the Spirit Pagoda to beg them to give me another chance..."

"After my parents almost knelt down and begged, the staff member softened and reported the matter... In the end, the Spirit Pagoda agreed, but on the condition that our family would have to work to earn money and pay back the Spirit Pagoda in installments for the hundred-year-old soul spirit in Federal currency."

"They even waived the requirement of applying to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy; all we need to do is remember the kindness of the Spirit Pagoda..."

"Thinking about all this now... Brother Lu, I feel uneasy all over, like there's a huge rock stuck in my chest!"

Tang Wulin became more and more excited as he spoke, and tears finally streamed down his face.

"Moreover, back then, I still had that old Tang inside me. When I grew up and went to Tianhai City to participate in the competition, I even felt that my body would involuntarily want to lean against you, Brother Lu."

"At that time, I felt like I wasn't myself!"

"Strange thoughts that don't even belong to me keep popping into my head!"

"For this, I made my parents suffer so much and worry so much."

"They finally managed to pay off their debt to the Spirit Pagoda bit by bit... only to be kidnapped by the Tang Sect!"

Tang Wulin suddenly raised his head, his bloodshot eyes fixed on Lu Jun, and asked the question that had been suppressed deep in his heart:
"Brother Lu, tell me, was I... was I influenced by Tang San from the very beginning?"

"Is he... capable of influencing my thoughts and choices at any time?"

Looking at Tang Wulin, whose emotions had completely collapsed, Lu Jun hesitated, then finally let out a barely audible sigh and said softly:

"As a god-king, he has many ways to subtly influence people, especially those connected to him by blood..."

"Then it'll be fine."

To everyone's surprise, upon hearing this answer, Tang Wulin abruptly wiped away the tears on his face with the back of his hand, interrupting Lu Jun's words.

At that moment, his eyes became more resolute and clear than ever before, even carrying a sense of relief and determination.

"The people who raised me to adulthood are Tang Ziran and Lang Yue, my parents, not some Tang San."

"When I was in the darkest period of my life and needed help the most, it was my parents who set aside their dignity to plead for this opportunity for me, not Tang San!"

"The ones who have always stood silently behind me, supporting me with all their love and support, no matter what decisions I make, are my parents. They raised me with great difficulty, and my achievements today are inseparable from their sacrifices, not from Tang San who only brings me trouble and pain!"

"The one who has been creating problems for me, kidnapping my parents, and trying to control my life all along is Tang San!"

"We were doing well at Donghai Academy when people from the Tang Clan suddenly rushed out, injured Teacher Wu, and tried to forcibly take us away!"

"Just when I was diligently cultivating at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and my life was gradually getting back on track, I received the devastating news that my parents had been kidnapped by the Tang Sect!"

"What have they given me? Besides this bloodline that brings me endless trouble and those thoughts that try to control my mind, what else have they given me?"

"And what did my parents give me?!"

Tang Wulin's voice suddenly rose, carrying a blood-curdling roar that echoed throughout the entire valley:

"If I don't avenge my parents who have suffered so much, I, Tang Wulin, will have failed them in raising me, and I will be unworthy of being their son!!"

The moment he finished speaking, a powerful aura erupted from Tang Wulin.

At this moment, the full power of the Earth Dragon King's dragon soul inherited within him was like a dormant volcano suddenly awakening, and the golden-earth aura made him look like a god of war.

And his aura was also rising steadily.

In the blink of an eye, he broke through to the level 100 True God, then the level 3 God, the level 2 God, the level 1 God... God King!
The Earth Dragon King's soul seemed to respond to Tang Wulin's determination at this moment, unleashing all the power it had previously concealed.

Tang Wulin's gaze was no longer clouded; it was now burning with fierce fighting spirit, firmly fixed on Tang Wutong, who was still locked in a fierce battle with Gu Yuena in the distance, and on the terrifying aura of his biological father that was about to descend completely from the sky.

He responded to the difficult question posed by Lu Jun with his choice, and also to the worried looks of all his partners.

He will rebel against his own father, who is high and mighty and tries to control his life! (End of Chapter)