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One year of closed-door Cultivation.
Tang Hao naturally investigated Shi Quan's news immediately. He learned that after the competition, Shi Quan had taken Dugu Yan and others on a journey to an unknown place, and there had been no news of them for a year. The group seemed to have vanished.
Even Dugu Bo rarely sent news during this year; no one knew his exact whereabouts.
Hearing that Yu Xiaogang had been crippled, Dai Mubai and the others were missing, and Flender and the others had all been captured by members of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Tang San was filled with nothing but rage, a boundless fury. The Killing Intent inadvertently revealed was even sensed by Tang Hao, who couldn't help but frown and coldly remind him, "Pay attention to self-control."
Seeing this, Tang Hao thought to himself, "It seems the decision to let Tang Yuehua teach Xiao San for a period was correct. With such a Mind, how can he pass through Hell Road?"
Hearing this, Tang San finally came back to his senses, gritted his teeth, suppressed the anger in his heart, and followed Tang Hao's steps.
After walking for another day, Tang Hao and Tang San arrived outside the Star Dou Great Forest.
Tang San's spirit power had already Broken Through fifty. Tang Hao planned to help Tang San acquire his fifth spirit ring first, and then take him to Heaven Dou City. If any unexpected incidents occurred in Heaven Dou City, having more strength would provide better protection.
The Blue Silver King had gone missing, and he had secretly investigated once or twice during the past year. Since he still couldn't find any clues, he naturally couldn't keep delaying. Since a second Awakening couldn't be achieved in advance, then it was time to acquire spirit rings normally.
After asking Tang San's opinion, Tang San still chose a beast-type Spirit Beast for his fifth spirit ring.
Beast-type spirit rings could not only increase Physical Body strength and power but also, to a certain extent, enhance the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Spirit's sustained combat ability, making the subsequent trip to Slaughter City much safer.
With Tang Hao's strength, traversing the Star Dou Great Forest was naturally unimpeded. It only took two days to help Tang San hunt a suitable Spirit Beast: a 20,000-year-old Soul Devouring Spider.
After waiting for several hours, Tang San finished absorbing, and his strength also increased to level fifty-two.
Tang Hao was about to leave with Tang San, but Tang San couldn't move his gaze from the Soul Devouring Spider's corpse.
"Dad, can I absorb the Soul Devouring Spider's energy?" Tang San asked, his eyes fixed on the Soul Devouring Spider's corpse.
"My external Spirit Bone comes from a Soul Devouring Spider, sharing the same origin. If I can absorb the energy within its body, the Spirit Bone's strength and devouring ability might both advance further."
Tang Hao frowned but still nodded.
"Thank you, Dad." Tang San's face lit up with joy. He immediately extended his Soul Devouring Eight Spider Lances and pierced them into the corpse.
Tang Hao paused to observe. A dark green light rapidly flowed along the lance tips into the Eight Spider Lances, and the red glow on their surface immediately intensified. Before long, the originally slightly turbid blood-red began to become pure, even appearing somewhat crystal clear, like rubies.
It evolved? Tang Hao's eyes showed surprise.
Tang San was also surprised. He could clearly feel that the Soul Devouring Eight Spider Lances' amplification to his body had increased again, and his heart couldn't help but fill with joy.
Before long, seeing the Soul Devouring Spider's corpse on the ground shrivel up, Tang San pulled out his Soul Devouring Eight Spider Lances without hesitation.
Then, he heard Tang Hao's voice, "Come here and hold out your hand."
"Yes." Tang San immediately retracted his Soul Devouring Eight Spider Lances, nodded, and quickly walked over, extending his hand.
Tang Hao took his hand, injected spirit power to investigate, and was immediately surprised. He couldn't feel any Impurities. Was it that fewer Impurities were produced, or because the Spirit Bone evolved, or because the Eight Spider Lances came from a Soul Devouring Spider, sharing the same origin?
After confirming there were no issues, Tang Hao finally felt relieved and left with Tang San.
A few days later, late at night, at the Moon Pavilion in Heaven Dou City.
Tang Yuehua sat by the top-floor window, gazing at the full moon in the sky, lost in thought for a moment. The next second, two figures descended from high above, passing over the eaves and landing directly on the windowsill, coming into view. "Yuehua, are you alright?" A familiar voice also entered her ears at that moment.
Tang Yuehua's body trembled instantly. Looking at the figure before her, her eyes immediately became misty. "Hao, is it really you?"
Looking at the beautiful woman, Tang Hao sighed softly, "It's me, Yuehua. You didn't recognize me, did you?"
Tang Yuehua's lips trembled as she threw herself into Tang Hao's arms, bursting into tears.
Tang San was also somewhat stunned, because he actually saw his father gently patting the beautiful woman's back, a gentle expression on his face. It was hard to imagine such an expression appearing on his father's face.
"Why aren't you calling her Auntie?" Tang Hao turned to look at Tang San.
Tang San's face showed surprise. Tang Hao had only said he was taking him back to Heaven Dou City, but he hadn't told him that this trip was to see his aunt, nor had he ever mentioned that he had an aunt. However, suddenly knowing that another one of his relatives stood before him, his heart couldn't help but be touched. He immediately bowed slightly.
"Your nephew greets Auntie."
Tang Yuehua straightened up, her eyes misty with tears as she turned to Tang San, raising her hand to touch Tang San's face. "Are you Xiao San? Good, good, good."
"Yuehua, I came this time to ask for your help." Tang Hao said, his tone somewhat heavy.
"No hurry, sit down and talk." Tang Yuehua took Tang San's hand and walked towards the sofa inside the room.
Tang Hao could only helplessly follow.
"Brother, I've heard about what happened to you and Xiao San. I believe the Spirit Hall deliberately framed you." Tang Yuehua sat down, her expression still somewhat helpless as she said, "It's just that the current situation outside is very unfavorable for you, and the Sect side can't help you…"
"I understand." Tang Hao's expression darkened. "It's all because I was too careless."
"Dad, don't say that. If anyone is to blame, it's only me." Tang San quickly said, "Moreover, this was a deliberate conspiracy between the Spirit Hall and Xue Qinghe to frame us."
"Crown Prince Your Highness?" Tang Yuehua frowned, looking at Tang San. "Xiao San, why do you say that?"
Tang San then explained his reasoning. Of course, besides Xue Qinghe, he also suspected Shi Quan and Dugu Bo more. After hearing about Yu Xiaogang's situation, he also realized that there must have been something wrong with the Immortal Herb back then, but he hadn't noticed it.
So he made a similar deduction to Yu Xiaogang's. He didn't believe there was anything wrong with Yu Xiaogang's training, after all, he was the best example. His training intensity was no weaker than Dai Mubai, Yu Tianheng, or anyone else's.
"So many things are involved in this?" Tang Yuehua couldn't help but exclaim.
"Saying these things now is useless." Tang Hao shook his head, bringing the conversation back to the purpose of their visit. "Yuehua, I came this time mainly to ask you to help me teach Xiao San for a period, to help him hone his Mind."
"Hone his Mind?" Tang Yuehua frowned slightly. "Brother, Xiao San is so young, where do you want to send him?"
Tang Hao nodded slightly, saying, "Don't worry, I have a plan. There's a reason for my arrangement."
After speaking, Tang Hao stood up directly. "Alright, Xiao San is entrusted to you. Once his Mind is sufficiently tempered, then you can let him go to that place."
With a flick of his hand, he tossed a scroll of map beside Tang Yuehua and turned to leave.
"Brother." Tang Yuehua's expression changed slightly, and she quickly stood up. However, Tang Hao had already leaped several times and vanished into the night.
"Auntie, Dad he…" Tang San glanced at the map that had fallen onto the sofa, his heart full of questions.
"Your father is still the same as he was back then…" Tang Yuehua stared blankly in the direction Tang Hao had left for a long time before coming back to her senses. After opening and looking at the map in front of her, her expression also became solemn. "Xiao San, the place your father wants you to go is extremely dangerous. Your father himself only emerged from there when he was twenty-eight. For him to let you try at such a young age, he must have confidence in you, but before that, you must first meet my requirements."
Tang San nodded seriously, "Auntie, don't worry, I will definitely meet all your requirements."
"Do you know what you're going to learn from me?" Tang Yuehua asked with a faint smile, looking at Tang San.
Tang San shook his head blankly.
Tang Yuehua exhaled slowly and said, "A true strong person must first learn to control everything about himself. Especially emotions… What I will teach you is how to control everything about yourself!"
Tang San's eyes lit up. "Auntie, what should I do?"
Tang Yuehua looked at Tang San with burning eyes. "Starting tomorrow, you will follow me and learn various noble etiquettes and music."
Hearing this, Tang San was immediately dumbfounded. "Auntie, you're not joking, are you?"
"What do you think?" Tang Yuehua looked at Tang San seriously.
Tang San stared blankly at his biological aunt in front of him. He simply couldn't understand what these etiquettes and music had to do with controlling his emotions and everything else?
Tang Yuehua looked at Tang San's stunned expression with a hint of amusement, comforting him, "Soon, you will understand the benefits of these things for you…"
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Dragon Valley World, Dragon Tomb.
The once desolate Dragon Tomb was now covered in lush green vegetation. The enormous burial mounds, resembling giant hills, made it hard to imagine that this was once the Dragon Tomb filled with a sense of desolation.
The lawn was covered with Dragon eggs of various sizes and shapes. These Dragon eggs were all numerous Dragon souls Reborn, guided by Shi Quan's Reincarnation power and based on the Dragon God's power.
Although it was unknown how long these Dragon eggs would take to hatch, their appearance gave the nearly extinct Dragon Clan a future and the possibility of continuation.
"Hmm…"
After an unknown amount of time, the three goddesses lazily turned over on the lush green lawn before gradually waking up, still somewhat disoriented.
"What is this?" Dugu Yan also felt something hard beneath her buttocks, which caused her to wake up.
After fumbling around beneath her for a moment, Dugu Yan discovered it was a golden crystal ball. The crystal ball wasn't large, only about half a palm in size. Only by looking closely could one see that the center of the crystal ball glowed with a nine-colored halo.
Hearing Dugu Yan's movement, Zhu Zhuqing and Ye Lingling also woke up one after another.
The two women looked at the golden crystal ball in Dugu Yan's hand, and they were surprised to find that they also had a similar crystal ball beside them.