Soul Land: Bibi Dong Is My Martial Soul-Chapter 200: Tang Hao’s Return

"What is it you want to do?"

Su Mo didn't reject him outright but instead asked directly.

"I want to join the military of the Heaven Dou Empire. May I, Your Majesty?"

Hearing Su Mo's neutral tone, Zhao Wuji immediately looked up, speaking excitedly.

"Join the military, huh?"

Su Mo gave Zhao Wuji a careful look and indeed found him well-suited for military life.

"Alright. Since Teacher Zhao Wuji wishes to serve the empire, I certainly welcome it!"

Su Mo smiled and gave his approval.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Zhao Wuji immediately expressed his gratitude, clearly more convinced and respectful of Su Mo than ever.

Su Mo quickly made arrangements to have Zhao Wuji placed into the imperial army.

With another capable fighter under his command, why would Su Mo refuse?

Even if Su Mo no longer thought much of Zhao Wuji's strength compared to his own, Zhao Wuji was still extremely powerful in the broader Soul Master world.

Not long after, both the Spirit Hall and Star Luo Empire learned that the Heaven Dou Empire had changed rulers.

"Su Mo... so he's the one who became the Emperor of Heaven Dou?"

When Bibi Dong, the Pope, heard the news, she merely snorted and showed little concern.

She didn't care who had taken the fruits of the Spirit Hall's labor—or more accurately, the fruits of Qian Renxue's efforts.

She just wanted to see whether the two empires would clash. If they did, great. If not, she would found the Spirit Empire and attack both at once.

She wanted chaos in the world.

She no longer cared who won—she only wanted to destroy everything.

"Qian Renxue, you never saw this coming, did you?"

"After your disappearance, the Heaven Dou Empire was seized by the very Su Mo you tried so hard to win over. He's Emperor now!"

Afterward, Bibi Dong visited the Rakshasa Secret Realm and told Qian Renxue about Su Mo's ascension.

She wanted Qian Renxue to feel betrayed.

After all her efforts to steal the throne, it was taken by the man she had favored.

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"Su Mo became Emperor of Heaven Dou?"

"That's great news!"

But to Bibi Dong's surprise, Qian Renxue wasn't angry—she was genuinely happy.

"You're not angry at all?"

Bibi Dong frowned at her. This wasn't the reaction she had hoped for.

She wanted to see Qian Renxue filled with rage.

But Qian Renxue had no intention of telling Bibi Dong the truth.

She had already realized that the Bibi Dong before her couldn't be trusted. Everything about Yu Xiaogang that she had told her had been dismissed.

All she could do now was wait—wait for Su Mo to grow strong enough to defeat Bibi Dong, subdue her, and then share memories with her, so she could fundamentally change Bibi Dong's mindset.

Until then, she would reveal nothing.

"Hmph!"

Seeing Qian Renxue's silence, Bibi Dong gave a cold snort and left.

She had come hoping to see her suffer, but when that didn't happen, she didn't want to stay another moment.

She feared that if she lingered, she wouldn't be able to resist killing Qian Renxue to avenge Yu Xiaogang!

"Su Mo actually became the Emperor of Heaven Dou? That's wonderful!"

Upon hearing the news, Hu Liena was naturally happy for him.

Xie Yue and Yan, however, were not so pleased. After all, it was Su Mo who had defeated them and cost them the Soul Master Tournament championship.

Now that he had even become an emperor, they were consumed with envy and resentment.

Xie Yue didn't know that Hu Liena was already Su Mo's woman—if he had, he would have been even more upset.

No brother enjoys seeing his sister fall for someone.

And for Yan, who had feelings for Hu Liena, it was even worse. If he found out, he'd probably grind his teeth to dust.

Su Mo, of course, hadn't forgotten about Hu Liena either. From time to time, he would teleport to her room at night and maintain a close, intimate connection with her.

As for the situation with the Star Luo Empire, Ning Fengzhi came to ask Su Mo whether to continue the campaign or pause and regroup to potentially launch a joint strike on the Spirit Hall.

"Uncle Ning, let's keep pressing the Star Luo Empire!"

"I have other ways to deal with the Spirit Hall when the time comes."

Su Mo ultimately chose to have Ning Fengzhi continue the offensive against the Star Luo Empire.

As for his plans to deal with the Spirit Hall, Su Mo already had an idea.

No rush. Once he was strong enough, Su Mo intended to seize Bibi Dong and let the other Bibi Dong take over her body.

Once the Pope became "his person," everything else would fall into place.

So his top priority remained increasing his strength.

With his strategy confirmed, the Heaven Dou Empire quickly resumed its attacks on the Star Luo Empire.

This left the Star Luo Empire, which had hoped for a moment of respite, furious and powerless.

With no other option, they turned to find support.

They thought of the Clear Sky Clan, their old allies, and sent Crown Prince Dai Weisi to persuade the clan to come out of seclusion and support the Star Luo Empire.

Knowing the matter was urgent, Dai Weisi quickly set off with his men.

What Dai Weisi didn't know was that someone had returned to the Clear Sky Clan before him.

...

Standing before the Clear Sky Clan, Tang Hao's expression was complicated.

He had thought he would never return, but here he was.

He couldn't accept it—couldn't accept that Su Mo, the man who killed his son Tang San, was now enjoying such glory.

Now that Su Mo had become Emperor of Heaven Dou and was attacking the Star Luo Empire, Tang Hao wanted to stop him—to ruin his plans.

But going alone to the Star Luo Empire wouldn't do much good.

So he thought of his clan—he wanted to return and convince them to come out of seclusion to aid the Star Luo Empire.

"Who goes there? Stop!"

As Tang Hao reached the foot of the Clear Sky Clan's mountain, two figures appeared and blocked his path.

"What, you don't recognize your uncle anymore?"

Tang Hao raised his head to look at them, recognizing one of them as his nephew, Tang Long. He narrowed his eyes.

"You... You're Uncle Tang Hao?"

Hearing Tang Hao's words, Tang Long looked at him closely. His eyes soon trembled with shock.

He hadn't expected that Tang Hao had truly returned.

"What? The Haotian Douluo?!"

The other disciple of the Clear Sky Clan widened his eyes in disbelief after learning the man before them was actually Tang Hao.

"That's right, it's me."

Tang Hao nodded and admitted it.

Since he had returned, he had no intention of hiding.

"Uncle, it's so good that you're back!"

"I'll take you to see my father right away!"

"If Father finds out you've returned, he'll be overjoyed!"

After recovering from his initial shock, Tang Long became visibly excited.

He had always looked up to Tang Hao as his idol since childhood.

"Let's go."

Tang Hao nodded.

"Yes, Uncle, please come with me!"

Seeing that Tang Hao truly agreed, Tang Long grew even more excited.

He took the lead, guiding Tang Hao up the mountain.

Tang Hao walked silently along the familiar path, overwhelmed with emotions.

If it hadn't been for the fault of the Spirit Hall back then, he wouldn't have left the clan for so many years—he might not even have caused his father's death.

Thinking of this filled Tang Hao with rage toward the Spirit Hall.

But the culprit, Qian Xunji, had already been killed by him. Though he still bore hatred for the Spirit Hall, it was no longer intense.

After all, he had avenged Ah Yin.

But when it came to Tang San's death, he couldn't let it go. He had to take revenge on Su Mo.

Otherwise, he'd be failing both Tang San and Ah Yin.

Before returning, he had considered whether seeking the clan's help would drag them into his grudge.

But after thinking it over, Tang Hao still chose to return.

Because he knew full well what kind of person Su Mo was. After Tang Hao had attacked him—especially on behalf of the clan—Su Mo had certainly taken note of the Clear Sky Clan.

To Su Mo, just killing Tang San wouldn't be enough.

Since Su Mo cared so much about the clan, once he had enough strength, he would definitely take revenge on the Clear Sky Clan too.

So rather than wait passively for Su Mo to strike, it was better to act first.

Waiting for the enemy to make the first move was always the most foolish option.

"In the end... I was the one who harmed Little San and the clan..."

Deep down, Tang Hao was filled with regret.

He knew clearly that it was because of his initial action that Tang San had died—and Su Mo had come to resent both him and the Clear Sky Clan.

"Haozi, it's really you!"

"Good, good—this is wonderful!"

"You've finally returned!"

Soon after, Tang Xiao—having already learned of Tang Hao's return—hurried out to meet him. Upon confirming it was truly his younger brother, he became incredibly emotional.

"Big Brother!"

Tang Hao called out with deep feeling.

The two brothers then embraced tightly.

"It's good you're back... it's good you're back!"

After a long moment, they separated. Tang Xiao looked at Tang Hao and repeated those words again and again.

Although Tang Hao had been expelled from the clan, as the patriarch, Tang Xiao could reinstate him at any time.

"I've also heard about what happened with Tang San. Haozi, don't be too sad."

"If you want revenge, Big Brother fully supports you!"

"So what if it's the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan? Our Clear Sky Clan is the number one clan in the world. We're not people anyone can bully—not even them!"

Tang Xiao brought up Tang San's death.

It was something known throughout the entire Soul Master world, so of course the Clear Sky Clan had heard of it.

Although they had closed their gates, they weren't truly isolated from the world. Their information might be delayed, but never absent.

And now Tang Xiao dared to speak so boldly because the Clear Sky Clan had the confidence to back it up.

Including himself, the clan now had seven Title Douluo. With Tang Hao back, that made eight.

"Big Brother..."

Hearing Tang Xiao's words, Tang Hao was deeply moved.

"Big Brother, I do want revenge—but not just for myself."

"I know Su Mo very well..."

Tang Hao straightforwardly admitted his desire for revenge in front of Tang Xiao.

But he also pointed out that this was for the sake of the clan as well.

"Haozi, what's the deal with this Su Mo?"

"Did you really try to assassinate him back then?"

"If so, how did he manage to escape with you as his opponent?"

Seeing how seriously Tang Hao regarded Su Mo, Tang Xiao grew solemn and questioned him.

With the Clear Sky Clan's current strength, he wasn't too afraid of being targeted by an emperor. What surprised him was how much emphasis Tang Hao placed on Su Mo.

"Yes, it's true."

"Back then, when I learned that the two secret techniques—Fusion of Soul Tool and Soul-Infused Forging—might threaten our clan, I couldn't hold back and made a move."

"But even I didn't expect to fail. He actually escaped."

Tang Hao nodded. He had no reason to hide anything from Tang Xiao.

Besides, the whole continent already knew.

Everyone knew that he, Tang Hao, had turned on a benefactor. Despite owing Sword Douluo of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan a favor, he had attacked Su Mo from their clan.

"So it's true... Then how did you fail?"

Tang Xiao didn't accuse him of betrayal like others might. He understood that Tang Hao had done it for the good of the clan.

When the clan's interests outweighed personal debts, then those debts could be cast aside.

If it had been him, he would've done the same.

After all, if Su Mo had been successfully eliminated, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan wouldn't have known anything.

But the problem was—they had failed.

And failure changed everything.

...

(End of Chapter)

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