Douluo Continent: Disciple Tang San, righteous yet evil

Chapter 183 Tang Xiao's existential crisis as he condenses his second soul core.
"You're dreaming!"

"Even if I die at your hands today, I will never reveal the sect's secret techniques!"

"Lin Mu, a scholar can be killed but not humiliated. If you have the guts, then kill us all!"

Seeing that Lin Mu had designs on the Nine Absolute Techniques of Haotian, Tang Xiao and the others immediately became anxious.

This is the secret technique of their Clear Sky Sect. How could they possibly pass it on to an outsider? Even if Tang San possesses the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul, in their eyes, he is nothing but an ingrate.

No matter what wrong Tang Hao did, Tang San shouldn't help an outsider just because he's Tang Hao's biological father.

"Nobody wants to, right?"

Lin Mu raised an eyebrow and a wicked smile appeared on his lips. Tang Xiao and the others felt a bad premonition when they saw this smile.

The next moment, Lin Mu immediately changed into the Thunder Yatalis Armor, and the Heaven and Earth Thunder Sword appeared in his hand, with crackling arcs of lightning raging at the tip of the sword.

Upon seeing this, Tang Xiao and the others were shocked and took two steps back.

Although several hours had passed, the feeling of being shocked was still fresh in their minds. Now that their cultivation had been destroyed, if they were shocked again, they would probably be sent flying to the heavens.

"Lin Mu! First you stole our sect's soul bone, and now you want to seize our secret techniques. Do you have any humanity left?!"

Tang Xiao roared hysterically.

However, Lin Mu remained calm, raised the Heaven and Earth Thunder Sword in his hand, and without uttering a word, directly released an electric current at Tang Xiao.

Trying to reason with the enemy is the most idiotic thing to do. Now that things have come to this point, he will naturally show no mercy.

"what--!!"

Before long, Tang Xiao was electrocuted and passed out, his eyes rolled back and he foamed at the mouth, which terrified the others.

Tang Xiao was, after all, a strong and robust man. If it were these old men who were subjected to such torture, they would lose half their lives, even if they didn't die.

What are your choices?

After knocking Tang Xiao unconscious with electricity, Lin Mu looked at the others and said coldly.

Upon hearing this, the five elders exchanged glances, and finally their gazes all focused on the second elder, clearly indicating that the second elder was the one in charge.

Looking at the sect leader lying on the ground, the second elder sighed, filled with regret.

If he had known that Lin Mu was so powerful, he would never have agreed to this operation. Not only did he fail to retrieve the sect's soul bone, but he also ended up in this predicament.

Even so, he still retained some rationality.

If none of them can return, the sect will likely descend into chaos, and might even send people to look for them, resulting in a repeat of the same mistake.

To prevent this from happening, he had to make a sacrifice.

"Lin Mu, I am willing to hand over the Nine Absolute Techniques of Haotian, but on two conditions."

"Tell me."

"The Nine Absolute Techniques of Haotian are a closely guarded secret of our Haotian Sect. I can teach them to your disciple, but you must guarantee that he will not reveal them to anyone else."

"I can guarantee that it won't be passed on to outsiders, but I can't be sure if it's to direct descendants."

Lin Mu said calmly.

Upon hearing this answer, a hint of hesitation flashed in the Second Elder's eyes, but he finally nodded helplessly and continued, "The second condition is that you must let all of us leave."

Now that their cultivation has been abolished, revenge is impossible. They can only remain secluded for another one or two hundred years. If they can outlive Lin Mu, their Haotian Sect might still have a chance to rise again.

“Absolutely impossible,” Lin Mu said without hesitation.

Although their cultivation has been abolished and they are no longer a threat, letting them leave might cause them trouble.

After a while, Lin Mu will take Tang San to the City of Slaughter. If there are any foreign enemies during this time, Dugu Bo alone may not be able to deal with them.

Seeing that Lin Mu was unwilling to let them leave, the Second Elder's face instantly turned ugly.

This operation was driven by Tang Xiao's personal motives. After all, there was no need for six Title Douluos to take action for just two sect soul bones. His main purpose was to avenge Tang Hao, but by a twist of fate, he implicated the five of them.

Thinking of this, the Second Elder couldn't help but feel a lot of resentment towards Tang Xiao, but the most important thing right now was to get through this crisis.

The Second Elder's eyes flashed, and he took the initiative to back down, saying, "We five old men have lived long enough. It doesn't matter who goes back. As long as you are willing to send someone to deliver a letter to the Haotian Sect, I will agree to hand over the Haotian Nine Absolutes."

"Deliver a message? That's feasible."

Lin Mu nodded slightly. With Dugu Bo watching over them, there was no need to worry about them using underhanded tactics.

After dealing with the Nine Absolute Techniques of Haotian, only the Great Sumeru Hammer remained.

This is a true divine skill; the simultaneous explosion of all nine rings can even unleash a strike comparable to that of a god.

Although Tang Hao has been completely destroyed, we can still target Tang Chen. Since he'll definitely be heading to the City of Slaughter anyway, we can easily get our hands on this divine skill.

Next, Tang San learned the Nine Absolute Techniques of Haotian from several old men, while Lin Mu began preparing to condense his second soul core.

His soul power has reached level 95 or above, which is enough for him to try to condense a second soul core, and if all goes well, he might even be able to condense a third soul core as well.

Regarding the attribute of the second soul core, Lin Mu chose the lightning attribute without hesitation.

Both the fire of Flame of Nava and the lightning of Thunder of Yatalis have reached the requirements of the ultimate attributes, making them the most reliable choices for the first two soul cores.

As for the location of the second soul core, Lin Mu chose it at his chest, which echoed the first soul core.

After some time, Tang Xiao finally regained consciousness and slowly opened his eyes. What came into view was several elders teaching Tang San the Nine Absolute Techniques of Haotian. Suddenly, everything went black.

Didn't we agree to fight to the death? How come everyone has turned against us?
Turning his gaze, Tang Xiao saw Lin Mu sitting cross-legged in the distance, his body radiating both lightning and flame energy, seemingly at a crucial moment in his cultivation.

Upon seeing this, Tang Xiao's eyes lit up. If he interrupted Lin Mu's cultivation at this moment, even if he couldn't kill him, he could still severely damage his vital energy.

Thinking of this, Tang Xiao immediately forced his numb body to slowly crawl over.

Just as he was about to climb to Lin Mu's side, a blue-gold vine stretched out and whipped him hard. Because he had no soul power to protect him, he screamed in pain.

Then, he looked up at the Blue Silver Emperor's true form and said incredulously, "Ah Yin, have you really been bewitched by Lin Mu?"

"Mr. Lin Mu has been a great benefactor to me, saving me from danger several times. Anyone who is detrimental to him is my enemy."

As they spoke, Ah Yin's ethereal figure descended, blocking Lin Mu's path, her beautiful eyes filled with hostility as she looked at Tang Xiao.

Seeing that Ah Yin was willing to be his enemy to protect Lin Mu, Tang Xiao was struck dumb, completely lost, and began to question the meaning of life.

Not long after Haodi died, Ayin couldn't wait to throw herself into someone else's arms, and even went so far as to lay a hand on him.

If he had known this would happen, he shouldn't have saved that heartless and ungrateful soul beast out of old feelings.

　Because of reader feedback, some details have been revised regarding the Haotian Sect. Should it be destroyed?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)