Chapter 21 Tang Ya's Collapse: The Tang Clan Will Be Renamed the Root Organization
Looking at Tang Ya kneeling in front of him, trembling, Huo Yuhao, wearing a tiger-skin mask, did not let her get up.
He stood with his hands behind his back, his voice carrying a sense of world-weariness and detachment.
"Young lady, I understand your questions and your confusion."
"The decline of the Tang Sect, their helplessness when wiped out by the Iron Blood Sect, and Shrek Academy's chilling indifference..."
Huo Yuhao paused, his single, scarlet eye narrowing slightly, his tone suddenly turning chilling:
"All of this is no accident."
"The root of all this is that this world is a lie."
boom!
These words struck Tang Ya's heart like a heavy hammer.
She looked up abruptly, her face filled with disbelief: "The world... is fake? What does that mean?"
Huo Yuhao did not answer directly.
"Back then, I didn't actually die as recorded in the family's ancient books."
"In the final moments before my body was about to collapse, I used the last remaining trace of Asura divine power within me to separate my soul from my body, thus finding an alternative method of immortality."
"In my long, seemingly endless life, I have searched every corner of the continent and uncovered countless secrets of the divine realm..."
Huo Yuhao stopped in his tracks, turned around abruptly, and stared intently at Tang Ya:
"Finally, I discovered the truth of everything."
"This world is like a giant puppet show stage. And we are all just pawns being manipulated at will!"
"Being manipulated?" Tang Ya murmured to herself.
"That's right."
Huo Yuhao sneered, "Back when I was undergoing the Asura God Trial in the City of Slaughter, why was I interfered with by the Crimson Nine-Headed Bat King's parasitic attack?"
"Is that a conspiracy by the Rakshasa God? No, that's just the surface."
"The truth is, it was the Asura God who deliberately indulged him in order to pass on his divine position to that brat Tang San!"
Tang Ya was so shocked that her mouth dropped open.
She never imagined that such a dirty deal was hidden behind the family legend.
"But this is just the beginning."
Huo Yuhao continued, his tone carrying a leading question:
"Young lady, based on your understanding, what is the root cause of the Tang Clan's decline?"
Tang Ya subconsciously replied, "Yes...it's because of the collision between the Sun Moon Continent and the Douluo Continent four thousand years ago. They brought with them soul tool technology, while the Tang Sect's hidden weapons couldn't keep up with the times, so..."
"madness!"
Huo Yuhao interrupted her sharply, "Your understanding of things is far too superficial!"
"The root of all this is because of Tang San's manipulation!"
"Impossible!" Tang Ya retorted instinctively. "Ancestor Tang San was the founder of our Tang Clan. How could he harm the Tang Clan?"
How could that be?
Huo Yuhao smiled dismissively, "Seeing is believing."
He suddenly swung his right hand.
The Sharingan's power erupts, constructing an illusion.
The scene before Tang Ya's eyes changed instantly.
She felt as if she were thousands of meters in the air, looking down at two massive continental plates slowly approaching each other.
That was a scene from four thousand years ago.
Meanwhile, above Seagod Island, countless powerful figures at the Title Douluo level were poised to intervene and prevent a potential war.
Just then.
A golden divine decree descended from the sky.
As the camera zoomed in, Tang Ya could clearly see that the divine decree contained the will of the Sea God, forcibly suppressing the actions of the powerful figures on Sea God Island and ordering them to "obey the will of Heaven and not interfere."
"Did you see that?"
Huo Yuhao's voice rang in my ears like a devil's whisper.
"The Sun Moon Continent didn't have to border the Douluo Continent. If it were for the sake of peace, Seagod Island would have been perfectly capable of preventing this collision."
"However, Tang San stopped them."
"If Tang San hadn't stopped it, soul tool technology wouldn't have impacted Douluo Continent. Then...would the Tang Sect have declined because of its outdated hidden weapons?"
As Tang Ya looked at the powerful figures from Seagod Island who were "standing idly by" in the scene, the faith she had always held dear began to crumble.
Why...why did our ancestors do this?
Immediately afterwards, Huo Yuhao threw out an even more fatal question:
"Aren't you curious? Why does the Tang Sect have such a strange rule—that only Blue Silver Grass Soul Masters can become the sect leader?"
Tang Ya was stunned: "That's...that's because Tang San's martial soul is also Blue Silver Grass..."
"You also understand that Tang San's martial soul is not Blue Silver Grass at all!"
Huo Yuhao coldly pierced through the veil of secrecy, "That's the Blue Silver Emperor! It's the top-tier emperor of the plant type!"
"And what is ordinary Blue Silver Grass? It's a useless martial soul!"
"How can a sect not decline if it is led by someone with a useless martial spirit?"
"The root cause of all this is that he wants the Tang Clan to gradually decline, and eventually reach its lowest point in our era!"
"this..."
Tang Ya once again questioned the meaning of life.
She felt that the values she had built up in the first half of her life were being shattered little by little.
Seeing that the time was right, Huo Yuhao threw out the final "truth":
"All of this is because Tang San wants to seize the 'Chosen One' of this era."
"He needs a declining Tang Sect and a Shrek Academy on the verge of collapse to evoke sympathy and create a bond with the 'Chosen One'."
"Let the chosen one of destiny forge a deep bond with the Tang Clan and Shrek Academy, and ultimately... become a loyal dog of the Tang family!"
"And in this process, Shrek Academy naturally wanted to take the opportunity to profit!"
Huo Yuhao pointed at Tang Ya, his tone filled with pity:
"Over the years, the Tang Sect has been declining and oppressed by the Iron Blood Sect, while Shrek Academy has been watching from the sidelines. Do you think they are powerless to do anything about it?"
"No, they're fueling the fire!"
"Because only when the Tang Clan is completely wiped out can they rightfully inherit the Tang Clan's legacy and take over that 'Child of Destiny'!"
This relates to what Xiaoyuhao mentioned before... the Uzumaki clan and the Konoha Sect...
Tang Ya couldn't help but think about it.
Exactly the same!
Tang Ya collapsed to the ground.
She remembered Beibei.
Bebe is Moon's great-great-grandson... Moon is the head of the Shrek Sea God Pavilion...
Could it be... that Moon's plan is to have Bei Bei infiltrate the Tang Clan?
How can you bind me with emotions and completely control the last remaining value of the Tang Clan?
A chilling feeling of betrayal from the whole world swept over me.
Huo Yuhao gave her no chance to catch her breath, and delivered the final blow:
"The reason I say this world is false is because in the presence of these high and mighty gods, our lives and destinies can be manipulated at will!"
"Think about your parents?"
"Their lives were not meant to end. How dare the mere Iron Blood Sect touch the Tang Clan?"
"It's all because of Tang San, and the tacit approval and conspiracy of those hypocrites from Shrek Academy!"
"ah--!!!"
Tang Ya covered her head and let out a piercing scream.
Anger, hatred, and despair erupted completely at this moment.
"That's why I created the 'Akatsuki' organization."
Huo Yuhao spread his arms wide, his voice becoming impassioned, "For years, I have been walking in the darkness, seeking an opportunity to fight against the divine realm."
"And this person is the core of my plan, the true chosen one of destiny in the Douluo Continent!"
As he spoke, Huo Yuhao turned to the side.
A figure slowly emerged from behind a blue stone pillar.
He wore a black robe embroidered with red auspicious clouds, and also wore a white swirling mask on his face.
The white mask gradually rotated and dissipated.
A face that Tang Ya knew all too well—handsome yet resolute—was revealed.
"Little...Little Yuhao?!"
Tang Ya was so shocked she forgot to cry. "How could it be you?!"
That was a clone created by Huo Yuhao using the Wood Clone Technique, and it was currently wearing the Akatsuki uniform.
Huo Yuhao, the clone, walked up to Tang Ya, his voice low and deep:
"Teacher Xiaoya, I'm sorry for keeping this from you for so long."
"On the night I was about to be killed by my enemy, it was Lord Madara who saved me. He told me the whole truth and gave me the power of revenge."
"I also joined his Akatsuki organization."
The clone raised its head, its eyes burning with black flames:
"Because I also want to... break this false world."
At this moment, Tang Ya's last psychological defense collapsed.
Huo Yuhao's personal testimony became the final straw that broke the camel's back.
Even Xiao Yuhao is a member of the Akatsuki...
So what am I still holding on to?
Huo Yuhao, the man in black robes, spoke at the opportune moment:
"I used the power of the Asura God to find the seed of the world's origin tree."
"Once this seed is awakened, the divine tree can be planted in this world."
"At that time, we will gain power that surpasses the realm of gods. Even Tang San will be nothing more than that."
"Tang Ya".
"If you join the Akatsuki, I will help you wipe out the Iron Blood Sect, leaving no one alive."
"Afterwards, I will grant you the power to truly become strong, so that you will no longer be a pawn to be manipulated!"
Tang Ya looked at the hand, then at "Xiao Yuhao" beside her with a determined look in his eyes.
Her lips began to curve upwards, and her body began to tremble.
A sickly blush appeared on her cheeks.
"Hahaha...hahahaha..."
The laughter went from low to high-pitched, and finally turned into a maniacal roar.
Hahahahahahahahahaha!!!
"So that's how it is... So this is the truth..."
"This world is indeed an illusion!"
"I'm joining."
Tang Ya raised her head, and her once clear eyes had now turned pitch black, like a bottomless abyss.
"From this day forward, there will be no more Tang Ya, the leader of the Tang Clan."
"The Tang Clan will be temporarily renamed the 'Root' organization."
"I want the roots of the divine tree to take deep root into this decaying continent..."
"Shatter this false world completely!"
End of this chapter...