The Seventh Elder stared at the face, which was much older but still so hateful that he wanted to tear it apart, his eyes filled with intense killing intent and hatred.
"Seventh Elder."
Tang San's voice was low.
Tang Sui's aura also tensed.
The most troublesome troublemaker had arrived.
The Second Elder, standing with his hands behind his back, gazed at the leg and arm Tang Hao had conjured with his soul power, his voice filled with sighing mockery, "A generation's prodigy, now reduced to this, Tang Hao, oh Tang Hao..."
His gaze shifted to Ah Yin, who was linked to his conjured arm. His eyes chilled, "If not for this soul beast, you could have gone much further."
This statement made Tang San and Tang Sui's expressions even colder.
Tang Hao looked at the five elders he hadn't seen in a long time. With a calm demeanor, he stepped forward and bowed deeply to them, saying, "If I could do it all over again, I would still choose to protect my wife. Tang Hao knows he is unworthy to face the sect, and does not seek the forgiveness of you elders. I have come today only to kowtow before my father's grave."
"Tang Hao, even now, you show no remorse!" The Fourth Elder's face grew increasingly stern as he looked at Tang Hao, who showed no sign of admitting fault.
Tang Sui let out a cold snort upon hearing this.
Remorse?
For what?
For making his father say in front of his mother that he shouldn't have saved her back then, and should have handed her over?
These people were openly sowing discord, their brains clearly not functioning properly.
Tang San also stepped forward with a cold expression, injecting some soul power into his voice, which clearly reached everyone's ears, "Esteemed Elders, do you still remember the agreement from back then?"
Tang Xiao's heart stirred. He looked at Tang Sui and Tang San, who had stepped forward side-by-side after speaking, his voice filled with excitement, "Xiao San, Sui Sui, could it be that you...?"
"Tang San and his sister Tang Sui have come together today to ask the esteemed elders to fulfill their promise from back then!"
As soon as the words fell, rings of resplendent halos simultaneously rose from beneath Tang San and Tang Sui's feet.
A miniature Blue Silver Emperor, dyed a blue-gold, was held up by Tang San's left hand. Seven wings, thin as cicada wings, but with a strange black and gold eye with a single black line opening in the center, bloomed like a flower, suspended beside Tang Sui. The black and gold vertical pupils rolled, exuding a terrifying aura that would set off alarms in anyone's mind just by looking at it.
Yellow, yellow, purple, black, black, black, red, red.
Purple, purple, purple, black, black, red, red, red, red.
The moment the siblings' terrifying spirit ring configurations appeared, apart from Tang Hao and the other two, everyone else, including Tang Xiao, showed expressions of profound shock and disbelief as they looked at the siblings' spirit rings. Especially Tang Sui, who maintained a cold expression. The Second Elder's pupils trembled:
"Nine rings! Four hundred-thousand-year spirit rings! In just five years, you have already joined the Titled Douluo ranks?!"
The sect disciples present all wore expressions of stunned shock, some with their jaws hanging so low they almost dropped.
If the shock the siblings had given them four years ago was already immense, then now, it had escalated beyond shock to a feeling of being so startled it would shorten their lifespan!
The Seventh Elder felt it was utterly unreal. He stepped forward two paces with wide eyes. After confirming that the siblings' spirit rings were not fake, his expression changed drastically, "Impossible! How old are you?! How did you do it?!" To have one Spirit Douluo and one Titled Douluo!
Tang San calmly uttered four words: "We have endured hardships."
Tang Xiao looked at the five elders exchanging glances. He tried to maintain a stern face, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curve upwards slightly. He felt immense pride in his heart.
These were his nephew and niece!
He knew that with their talent, they would surely not be inferior to their great-grandfather Tang Chen of the past, and would definitely become the new hope of the Clear Sky School!
With this thought, Tang Xiao stepped forward and struck while the iron was hot, saying, "Esteemed Elders, the deadline you set was ten years. Now, it seems Xiao San and Sui Sui have both completed the three tasks ahead of schedule. What do you say?"
The Second Elder and the others exchanged a look. Led by him, the other four elders stepped forward together.
"Since that is the case, we shall not go back on our word."
Crimson light reflected on the aged face of the approaching Second Elder. He waved his hand, infusing soul power into his voice, which spread throughout the entire sect:
"From this day forward, Tang Hao's identity as a Clear Sky School disciple is restored!"
Tang Hao's eyes lit up, and Ah Yin's eyes flowed with a smile as she exchanged a look with her husband.
Tang San's tense nerves finally relaxed upon hearing the Second Elder's direct announcement. He looked at Xiao Wu, who was happy for him, and... hmm? Tang Sui's expression remained solemn.
Why is Sui Sui making that face?
Just as Tang San was wondering, the Second Elder's voice suddenly returned to normal, and he continued:
"But... that is all."
I knew it.
Tang Sui's lips twitched. The trace of excitement on Tang Hao's face froze. Tang Xiao frowned, and Tang San's expression immediately turned ugly. However, he restrained himself and asked, "Second Elder, what do you mean by this?"
He hadn't expected that a highly respected elder of the Clear Sky School would renege on a promise.
The Seventh Elder scoffed and sneered, "It means that even if Tang Hao returns to the Clear Sky School, our grievances will not end here! He owes my son's life, and I will still get it back!"
"Seventh Elder, my parents' affairs did indeed implicate the sect, but do you think that if this had not happened, the Spirit Hall would not have attacked the Clear Sky School?" Tang San attempted to reason with them one last time.
The Fifth Elder remained unmoved, saying, "Even if the Spirit Hall coveted our Clear Sky School's position as the foremost sect under heaven, if Tang Hao had not insisted on protecting this soul beast and killing Qian Xun Ji, how would the Spirit Hall have easily mobilized against the Clear Sky School?!"
"Brother, what's the point of talking so much to them? According to your theory, Seventh Elder, has the sect sought retribution for the disciples who died in the Clear Sky School over the past few hundred years?"
Tang Sui took a few steps and stood diagonally in front of Tang San. She looked at the sect elders, whose faces turned somewhat unpleasant due to her words, with a blank expression, and continued to poke the wound, "According to the information I received, the animosity between the Clear Sky School and the Spirit Hall has existed for more than a day, dating back over a hundred years. Many disciples lost their lives at the hands of the Spirit Hall while venturing out. If you, Seventh Elder, insist on blaming your son's death on my father instead of the people from the Spirit Hall who truly killed him, then may I ask, have you sought justice for those disciples who tragically died at the hands of the Spirit Hall? Have you reclaimed this debt of blood?"
"Presumptuous!"
The Second Elder roared, and a powerful wave of energy and pressure emanated from him. Even the other sect disciples present were forced to retreat.
Tang San's soul power had not yet reached the Titled Douluo level. Standing alone here now, he was forced to take half a step back under the pressure of a Titled Douluo, but his face was as cold as Tang Sui's.
"Is that presumptuous? Then there's something even more presumptuous." Tang Sui chuckled.
Tang Hao and Tang Xiao's expressions changed slightly. Looking at Tang Sui's openly provocative attitude, they showed a hint of disapproval on their faces.