Douluo Continent: Reversing Yin and Yang, the Haotian Palace and the Angel Sect

"Ten thousand years ago, there was no Haotian Palace on this continent, only a force called Haotian Sect. The sect leader of that generation was named Tang Jun, a true genius who broke through to the Title Douluo level before he was thirty-six years old."

Tang San pricked up his ears and even softened his breathing.

"Tang Jun's ninth spirit ring comes from a 100,000-year-old spirit beast deep within the Star Dou Great Forest: the Gold-Eating Xuanjia Beast." Bibi Yin's voice echoed in the hall.

"These soul beasts feed on rare metal ores and undergo a qualitative change after 100,000 years. Perhaps it would be more appropriate to call them Gold-Eating Armored Emperors. They have two special organs: a rotten ore stomach and a golden marrow sac."

"That hundred-thousand-year-old Gold-Eating Armored King had its Golden Marrow Sac operating for tens of thousands of years. Under the repeated washing and tempering of its blood, soul power, and life force, countless metals gradually condensed into a special metal only the size of a fist within the sac."

Bibi Yin walked up to Tang San and glanced down at his Clear Sky Hammer.

"After absorbing the soul ring and soul bone of that soul beast, Tang Jun gained two rare special skills in addition to the regular attack soul skills."

"One is called [Ten Thousand Metals Resonate Together]. When activated, it can clearly perceive the internal structure, hidden cracks, and stress points of any metal, and can even detect the faint spirituality within some metals."

"The other one is called [Golden Marrow Body Forging]. It can directly absorb the essence of spiritless metals, which can not only nourish the physical body and repair damaged objects, but also directly strengthen one's martial soul if the metal quality is high enough."

Yu Xiaogang's pupils contracted slightly. Strengthening his martial soul? Wasn't this exactly what he had been dreaming of?

"But why does this ability only appear in people who don't need it, while I, who truly need it, can never find it?" Yu Xiaogang thought resentfully.

"Using these two skills, Tang Jun dissected the soul beast's corpse and found that special metal." Bibi Yin turned around and looked at the reliefs on the wall of the hall. "He was shocked to discover that the metal actually contained a faint spiritual fluctuation."

"This completely overturned his understanding. Metals are not inanimate objects; they can also give rise to life."

"From then on, Tang Jun no longer focused on cultivating soul power, but began to forge metal day and night. He used the [Ten Thousand Metals Resonate] to feel the breath of the metal, and used soul power and blood to nourish and stimulate them, giving those cold ores true spirituality."

Bibi Yin stopped in her tracks, her tone revealing an undisguised awe: "He tried for who knows how long, some say three years, ten years, some even say a hundred years."

But in the end, he succeeded.

The metals he imbued with his spirit saw him as the creator, as everything. Therefore, this faith became all the purest and most sincere; the countless spirited metals gathered together, providing him with an unimaginable and immense power of faith.

"Ultimately, through his faith in these metals, he forcibly broke through the shackles of level 100 and achieved godhood: Earth Hammer God."

Bibi Yin turned around and looked directly into Tang San's eyes, which were trembling slightly with longing.

"After becoming a god, he incorporated all the spirit metals that were offered to him into his martial soul, transforming an ordinary Clear Sky Hammer into a god-level martial soul."

"That is what you see now, the hexagonal Haotian Hammer."

Bibi Yin's story was over, and that secret from ten thousand years ago hit Tang San's heart like a boulder.

He looked down at the bare Clear Sky Hammer. Thousands of metals imbued with spirit, gathered with faith to become godlike, and finally, the divinity fused into the martial soul to forge a hexagonal shape… This method of forcibly elevating the quality of a martial soul through human effort, even creating a new god, was utterly unheard of.

Tang San considered himself a genius, possessing not only twin martial souls but also the culmination of his previous life's Tang Sect efforts. However, after hearing the origins of this Earth Hammer God, he couldn't help but feel a strong sense of shock.

This senior's strength lay not only in his power, but also in his extraordinary talent that rivaled the creation of heaven and earth. He asked himself honestly, if it were him, he would never have been able to forge such a heaven-defying path of giving life to inanimate objects and thereby achieving godhood.

Despite his awe, when Tang San looked at the ordinary Clear Sky Hammer that had previously frustrated him, a burning desire ignited in his eyes.

If others can forge an ordinary iron hammer into a hexagonal divine weapon, why can't he find that path and temper his own hammer to its sharpness? Even further?

Yu Xiaogang keenly sensed the change in his disciple and cast aside his jealousy. He stepped forward, clasped his hands, and said, "Thank you for your clarification, Your Holiness."

"It's alright." Bibi Yin chuckled, tapping her finger on the table. "Since you've chosen to come to this city, this pretense will have to be broken sooner or later. But..."

Her gaze swept over Tang San, a hint of mockery in her voice: "I wonder if this opportunity will be a blessing or a curse for you."

As soon as she finished speaking, Bibi Silver waved her right hand.

A dark purple blade of light shot out from her fingertips, instantly tearing through the window frame of the main hall. Like a whistling arrow, it shot straight towards the other end of the Haotian Hall, towards the offering hall.

Yu Xiaogang's heart skipped a beat.

He had no time to react. In the blink of an eye, a sudden gust of wind swept through the hall.

"boom!"

A massive, towering figure crashed down from mid-air in front of the Papal Palace gates.

The newcomer was dressed in a black, close-fitting outfit, with his beard and hair standing on end, and his eyes exuded an imposing aura even without anger.

It was Tang Xiao, the Second Grand Master of Haotian Hall and the Sect Master of the Tang Clan's Inner Sect!

Tang Xiao strode across the threshold, not even glancing at the two people inside the hall, and immediately fixed his gaze on Bibi Yin on the high platform: "Why did the Pope summon me in the middle of the night? If it's not an urgent matter..."

"Your relatives have arrived."

After saying this, Bibi Yin didn't even glance at Tang Xiao again. She turned around, tossed aside her gorgeous skirt, and walked straight towards the inner hall.

The heavy curtain fell, leaving only Tang Xiao, Yu Xiaogang, and Tang San in the vast foyer of the Papal Palace.

Tang Xiao frowned, annoyed by Bibi Yin's nonsensical remark. He turned his head, his gaze fixed on Tang San.

Tang Xiao's breath caught in his throat after just one glance at that face.

It's so similar, so incredibly similar.

The features of his eyebrows and eyes are almost exactly the same as those of his younger brother from back then!

What's going on here? He doesn't believe Haodi would have an illegitimate child.

"Are you a member of the Tang family?" Tang Xiao strode closer, his terrifying pressure pressing down on Tang San's shoulders.

"That's not right. If you're from the Tang family, why is the aura of your martial spirit so weak? Even..."

"So primitive?"