Chapter 21: Tang Chen's Warning, The True Path of the Clear Sky Hammer
Facing Tang Chen's concern, Tang Hao breathed heavily, shook his head, and replied:
"Grandfather, I'm fine. I was just careless and lost. I'm just a bit unwilling to accept it."
At this point, Tang Hao looked toward Yun Yuan, his eyes filled with resentment, as he said firmly:
"But the humiliation I suffered today, I will repay it tenfold in the future. I will never lose to anyone again!"
He was the unparalleled genius of the Clear Sky Sect. Today's defeat was the only failure he would ever allow in his life. Next time, he would never allow himself to lose to Yun Yuan again.
Seeing that Tang Hao had not been discouraged by the defeat and was instead full of fighting spirit, Tang Chen was extremely satisfied and burst into laughter.
"Haha, worthy of being my, Tang Chen's, grandson. Hao'er, with such ambition, your future achievements will not be inferior to mine."
As soon as he finished speaking, he instructed the Clear Sky Sect disciples below to go onto the stage and help Tang Hao down.
Then, his figure disappeared from where he stood and reappeared on the high platform, looking at his opponent and old friend, Qian Daoliu.
"Brother Qian, it seems the geniuses of your Spirit Hall are indeed superior."
"However, I heard that your Spirit Hall has appointed the youngest Holy Son. That must be the boy below who has comprehended the embryonic form of intent, right?"
As he spoke, Tang Chen glanced at Yun Yuan.
Yun Yuan's talent had shocked him. If nothing unexpected happened, his Hao'er would find it difficult to catch up to him in a short time.
However, once Tang Hao could perform a ring explosion and use the Clear Sky Sect's ultimate technique, the Great Sumeru Hammer, things would be different.
Just like himself and Qian Daoliu now. Without this self-created ultimate technique, he would have had a hard time contending against Qian Daoliu.
Hearing this, Qian Daoliu did not immediately respond. Instead, he glanced at Qian Xunji beside him. After seeing him nod, he replied:
"Indeed."
Asking Qian Xunji just now was merely to confirm his own thoughts. After all, he hadn't seen Yun Yuan even once over the past month.
But for a monstrous genius like Yun Yuan, as long as Qian Xunji wasn't blind, he would hand over the position of Holy Son to him.
After chatting a bit more with Qian Daoliu, Tang Chen led his younger generation back to the Clear Sky Sect.
This match had not gone as he wished. Their Clear Sky Sect's top genius had been defeated by the Holy Son of Spirit Hall.
Tang Chen had come here full of smiles and expectations, but as he returned, there was almost no smile left on his face—only solemnity.
After the people of the Clear Sky Sect left, the younger generation of Spirit Hall also departed from the arena. Qian Xunji, Qian Daoliu, Bibi Dong, and Yun Yuan then arrived at the Pope's Palace.
At this moment, Qian Daoliu looked at Yun Yuan kindly and slowly introduced himself:
"Your name is Yun Yuan, right? I am Ji'er's father and teacher. As his disciple, you may call me Grandmaster."
Then, his gaze shifted to Bibi Dong beside Yun Yuan as he continued:
"You are also Ji'er's disciple, so you may also call me Grandmaster."
Hearing this, Yun Yuan and Bibi Dong exchanged a glance, then bowed slightly in tacit understanding and respectfully said:
"Greetings, Grandmaster."
Looking at his two grand disciples, Qian Daoliu felt immense joy in his heart. Their talents were simply too outstanding.
Bibi Dong possessed innate full soul power and twin martial souls, making her a peerless genius.
Although Yun Yuan had only one martial soul, its quality was no less than that of their Six-Winged Angel. It could be called the number one weapon-type martial soul on the continent.
But most importantly, Yun Yuan's comprehension was monstrous. At such a young age, he had already grasped the embryonic form of intent. His future was boundless.
Before reaching Super Douluo, soul masters mainly relied on the accumulation of soul power, where cultivation speed played a crucial role.
But after reaching Super Douluo, one had to begin comprehending one's own martial soul. At that point, the importance of comprehension became evident.
It could be said that with Yun Yuan's current cultivation speed and comprehension, as long as he did not fall prematurely, reaching the level of Tang Chen and himself in the future was almost guaranteed.
After acknowledging these two disciples' talents, Qian Daoliu turned his gaze toward Yun Yuan.
"Xiao Yuan, in the younger generation's match just now, you defeated your opponent and brought honor to our Spirit Hall."
"You already have everything you should have, but I will still reward you. How about this: for the next three months, if you have any questions regarding cultivation, you may come to the Douluo Hall to ask me."
As soon as Qian Daoliu finished speaking, before Yun Yuan could respond and express his thanks, Qian Xunji beside him urged impatiently:
"Xiao Yuan, quickly thank your Grandmaster. This is a great opportunity."
For someone like Qian Daoliu, an Ultimate Douluo, they already had a certain understanding of the laws of heaven and earth.
As long as Yun Yuan had not reached Qian Daoliu's level, he could provide him with tremendous help.
Qian Xunji knew this, and Yun Yuan naturally understood as well. He bowed slightly again and said:
"Thank you, Grandmaster."
After stating Yun Yuan's reward, Qian Daoliu gave a few more instructions to Qian Xunji before returning to his Douluo Hall.
Now, he rarely concerns himself with worldly affairs. He usually stayed in the Douluo Hall, serving as the most loyal believer of the Angel God.
Meanwhile, Tang Chen was leading the younger generation of the Clear Sky Sect back to their sect.
He looked at his grandson, Tang Hao. Seeing the unwilling expression on his face, he sighed, stepped forward, patted Tang Hao's head, and comforted him:
"Hao'er, still sulking?"
Hearing this, Tang Hao stopped, clenched his fists, and struck the tree beside him. His mind was filled with the scene of Yun Yuan defeating him with a single spear strike as he said in a low voice:
"Grandfather, I feel like I could have won just now. I was just too careless, which is why I lost to that spear-wielding brat."
After saying this, just as he thought his grandfather would agree, Tang Chen shook his head.
"Hao'er, you are gravely mistaken. That boy is not as simple as you think."
"That boy's martial soul is extremely powerful, far stronger than our Clear Sky Hammer. Moreover, he has already comprehended the embryonic form of intent."
"If you fight him again now, I believe that boy would still defeat you."
Hearing his grandfather say this, Tang Hao felt even more furious. Was he destined to be suppressed by Yun Yuan for his entire life?
He was unwilling!
But he had no solution. At such a young age, Yun Yuan could already defeat him. If another ten years passed, would the gap between them only grow wider?
To make him, Tang Hao, live his entire life under another person's shadow was more unbearable than death.
At this moment, Tang Chen turned around, clasped his hands behind his back, and spoke in a steady voice:
"Hao'er, think about the difference between me and that Spirit Hall's Qian Daoliu. The strength of the Clear Sky Hammer has never relied on soul skills."
"Only the ultimate techniques of our Clear Sky Sect are truly suited to our Clear Sky Hammer. When you return, you must diligently study your grandfather's techniques. These will be your trump cards to defeat that boy from Spirit Hall in the future."
"On the path of a soul master, what matters is not momentary advantage, but an unending journey. Whoever can walk to the very end is the true winner."
End of Chapter