Chapter 158: The Inherently Evil Sea God Tang San Template—Hasn

"Ye Xuan, owner of the Wangquan Baye template, master of the Flame Dragon Armor, wielder of the Zhanpo Dao: Ruyinhuo, possesses fifth-rank power in normal form, at least sixth-rank within the Flame Dragon Armor."

"Zhong Lao, owner of the Rock King Emperor Morax template, has reached fifth rank; after maximizing template compatibility, he attains sixth-rank power, nearing seventh-rank."

"Shen Xuan, owner of the Unlicensed Rider template, chosen by the Steel Insect Device, the first Kamen Rider to appear in the real world, reaches fourth-rank power in Kamen Rider form."

"These are the three known holders of the Great Xia celestial character templates—the three strongest individuals in this nation."

"And I am the fourth holder of a celestial character template in Great Xia."

The black-clad youth stood before the floor-to-ceiling window, the breeze stirring his robe with a crisp snap; he gazed at the distant landscape, then suddenly slammed a fist into the air.

Come on, this is my home—what if I break the window? That thing’s expensive.

"But why the hell did I get the Sea God Tang San template?!"

As he spoke, his teeth clenched, his handsome face twisting in fury.

"What kind of world is Douluo anyway? Even if Tang San is a divine king holding both the Sea God and the Blood God positions, one of its absolute peaks—"

"But it’s still Douluo!"

"The ceiling of xuanhuan hasn’t been confirmed yet, but the floor is set in stone."

"I won’t even argue whether it’s a gas giant—I’ll treat it as a normal world."

"In a wuxia world, the Xuantian Art and hidden weapons can dominate the Douluo Continent—how strong can the Douluo system really be?"

The youth frantically tugged at his own hair.

He felt his template was only slightly better than Shen Xuan’s Unlicensed Rider template—and that’s only assuming Douluo is a normal world, not a gas giant.

If it were the latter, it’s anyone’s guess how strong an Unlicensed Rider would be in the Douluo world.

But at least the Unlicensed Rider’s pure will to protect earned the Kamen Rider’s recognition—whose recognition could my Sea God Tang San template possibly earn?

If it were the manga version or even the first Douluo novel’s Tang San, fine—but no, it’s the one from Jueshi Tangmen.

And the worst part? My name is Fang Yuan. Not the true name of that Immortal Sovereign, but homophonous nonetheless.

You didn’t give me his template, fine—but you gave me Tang San’s?

It’s an insult.

What?

You say receiving the Immortal Sovereign’s legacy means you’re no longer yourself?

How novel—doesn’t every template have that effect? Just don’t raise compatibility to 100%, right? If I got his template, I’d cap it at 50% and reject the rest.

I’m named Fang Yuan—do you think I don’t know who that Immortal Sovereign is?

You don’t think compatibility would rise automatically just by receiving his template, do you?

"My Spring and Autumn Cicada, my Hongyun Qitian Gu , my Ding Xian You, my Blood Skull—ahem, scratch that last one."

"I absolutely cannot let my thoughts drift toward my family in this regard."

"Hey, would starting a livestream and calling out to my family count?"

"If that doesn’t work, donating blood—or, uh—"

"Why am I even imagining Gu creatures now? And specifically the Blood Skull Gu ?"

"It must be the inherently evil Sea God Tang San template influencing my thoughts."

"Damn, even at just 10% compatibility, it’s already doing this?"

"No wonder you’re you, Tang San!"

Fang Yuan spoke with righteous indignation—then suddenly felt a surge of power within him. He froze, checked his template compatibility—fucking hell, it had risen 5%, now at 15%.

He fell silent for a moment, his lips twitching slightly, utterly at a loss for words.

Fang Yuan’s gaze flicked to the golden Sea God Trident leaning against the wall—he kicked it hard, sending it flying aside.

"It’s all your fault!"

"I thought maybe it was the legacy or template of Atlantis’ King of the Sea, or Poseidon from mythology—what did I get? Yes, it’s a Sea God, yes, it’s a template—but it’s the Sea God Tang San!"

"If this trident was made as a figurine based on Sea God Tang San, don’t put it in the Greek mythology figurine collection!"

Fang Yuan was filled with regret—he’d only thought of King of the Sea and Poseidon when he saw the trident; he never once thought of Tang San. Had he, he never would’ve bought it.

—Then again, thinking carefully, he probably still would’ve bought it.

After all, even if Douluo’s combat power is mocked, it’s still within xuanhuan—and he received the template of Tang San who had already attained both the Sea God and Blood God positions, becoming a divine king—not some garbage version without even a divine title.

If he could further raise compatibility to reach the true godly level, this power wouldn’t be weak at all; but before becoming a god, even a ranked Douluo might only reach third rank.

Well, assuming a normal world.

Still, it’s high offense, low defense—can’t even withstand wuxia hidden weapons. Even if it’s city-destroying power, in the real world, it’s hard to say how much actual force it holds.

Thinking of this, Fang Yuan sighed, walked over quietly, and picked up the kicked-away trident.

He took a deep breath, calmed his emotions, gazed at the trident in his hand, and even smiled faintly.

Compared to ordinary people who don’t even possess celestial artifacts, he’s already far luckier; if he complained about this, wouldn’t he betray the name “Fang Yuan,” and worse, the title “Immortal Sovereign” his classmates called him?

After all, the key to immortality that others sought now lay in his hands.

All he must do now is, over the endless, Manchang years ahead, in this new world, seize more opportunities to gain the strength to truly enjoy immortality.

"So what if it’s the Douluo system? So what if it’s the Tang San template?"

"Once in my hands, it becomes my Dao!"

He suddenly raised his arm, and the trident blazed with brilliant azure divine light; his heart swelled with grandeur as he chanted aloud:

"Divine light descends from the ocean’s abyss, the trident rings—fate cannot defy."

"In the legacy hall, the lingering soul weeps; dual divine titles arrive, the path turns strange."

"Tides surge, a thousand sails sink; faith cannot match unyielding will."

"Divine essence forged by fate’s decree, Tang San sighs—but I fear not."

When he finished, Fang Yuan smiled lightly:

"The winds of fate are never as kind as we wish."

"Yet it is precisely because of this unpredictability that the world is wondrous."

"The world says fate cannot be defied—but has no one heard that heaven never seals the path of man?"

"As long as I wish to walk—"

"The path lies beneath my feet!"

(End of Chapter)