Surviving Until the Grand Finale of Douluo - Chapter 3: Modest and Polite

Translated by- Gingerboi

        Speaking of Shrek Academy’s motto, the issue becomes even larger.

  That line about not daring to provoke trouble being mediocrity is just blowing hot air to the extreme[1]. When they encountered the Canghui Academy, they were all quite arrogant.

  But when they faced Dugu Bo, the weakest among the Title Douluos, they all turned into scaredy-cats, a classic case of bullying the weak and fearing the strong.

  Upon reaching this point, Qian Ling’s hope for when Tang San might become an “upright, kind, grateful” gentleman was pretty much extinguished.

  After all, proximity to virtue leads to virtue, and proximity to vice leads to vice. With only two normal people around, the rest are all eccentric characters. How can you talk about changing yourself?

  Nevertheless, Qian Ling persevered and continued reading.

  Next, the seven companions formed a team and participated in the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament. They progressed smoothly, winning battles along the way and getting quite excited. Of course, the string of victories along this path cultivated their unwavering confidence in team battles.

  However, due to their opponents, Tang San had to utilise his second martial soul, the Clear Sky Hammer. As a result, his true background was revealed. Upon seeing this, Grandmaster immediately headed towards the most ruthless and malevolent force in this world, the Spirit Hall!

  He went to meet the Pope of the Spirit Hall, his former lover, Bibi Dong! He intended to learn from her how to cultivate the Twin Martial Spirits!

  Knowing that Grandmaster ‘s disciple is none other than Tang San, the son of Tang Hao, possessing the Twin Martial Spirits Blue Silver Grass and Clear Sky Hammer, and holding a deep-seated enmity against the Spirit Hall. Once he grows up, he’s bound to shatter the Spirit Hall and scatter the ashes of countless Title Douluos from the Hall of Spirits.

  Shouldn’t Grandmaster  be aware of this?

  No, he is, but even so, Grandmaster  still wants Bibi Dong to pass on the secrets of the Twin Martial Spirits to that very Tang San, letting her personally strengthen her own adversary!

  And then, after he grows up, she plans to personally annihilate the Spirit Hall and scatter the ashes of Bibi Dong?

  Fortunately, Bibi Dong didn’t agree to Grandmaster ‘s proposal. Disappointed, Grandmaster  returned and informed Tang San that he hadn’t obtained the secret technique.

  Next, even Grandmaster’s cousin, Liu Erlong, surprisingly feels that Bibi Dong should have shared the secret technique, thinking that Bibi Dong made a mistake by not doing so.

  Upon reading this, Qian Ling has already started to question life itself. The audacity and hypocrisy of being a human being have reached an astonishing level!

  One can only say that these two individuals are truly deserving cousins, a match made in heaven!

  This is akin to breaking up with your ex and then adopting a child, who incidentally has a feud with your ex’s family. Yet, since you can’t afford to raise the child, you unashamedly go to your ex and demand money. When your ex refuses to give you the money, you astonishingly think that she has changed!

  The competition continues, and the academy that claims to be “Monster” proceeds to the finals. In an extremely illogical scenario, they defeat the representatives of the Spirit Hall and secure the championship.

  And then the astonishment continues. Due to Xiao Wu’s identity being exposed, chaos ensues in the Monster Academy. As a result, Tang San’s father, Tang Hao, also known as the Clear Sky Douluo, renowned for his peculiar and unconventional behavior, makes a grand entrance!

  With his imposing presence and a massive hammer, he sweeps in and directly takes away Xiao Wu and Tang San.

  My goodness, it’s important to note that the former Pope of the Spirit Hall, Qian Xunji, was severely injured by Tang Hao’s hammer and then finished off by Bibi Dong. Tang Hao can easily be counted as an accomplice in this matter.

  The several Spirit Hall devotees above level 96 stare dumbfounded as Tang Hao finishes his grand entrance, then coolly departs?

  Even if you, Qian Daoliu, and Bibi Dong have your disagreements and mutual constraints, when Tang Hao shows up at your doorstep and wreaks havoc, how can you endure it? Are you some sort of ninja turtle[2]?

  Qian Renxue should write the word “tragic” on your father’s thigh!

  Returning to the plot, after being rescued by Tang Hao, Little Rabbit Xiao Wu returns to the forest, and then Tang San begins training under the guidance of Tang Hao. Subsequently, Tang San’s other half of bloodline awakens.

  The so-called Blue Silver Emperor bloodline!

  As it turns out, Tang San is not purely human; half of his blood flows with that of a spirit beast.

  According to the Twin Spirit Theory, for twin martial spirits to be inherited, the quality of the martial spirits must be equivalent. Otherwise, they would inevitably be single martial spirits. Therefore, over half of Tang San’s body carries the bloodline of the Blue Silver Emperor.

  Don’t talk about how a Hundred-thousand-year spirit beast becomes human after transformation. That’s just nonsense!

  Is it human? Sacrifice it and see. Is it human? Can it still produce soul bones and soul rings after death?

  So, a spirit beast is a spirit beast. Can a mere plant and Tang Hao give birth to a species that’s not entirely human? It seems like reproductive isolation isn’t really effective in this world.

  After awakening his bloodline, Tang San, looking like he’s had cosmetic surgery, naturally asked Tang Hao about the truth behind his mother’s death. And so, Tang San began planning how to seek revenge.

  In ancient times, spirit beasts ran rampant, devouring humans was common, and not a single spirit beast stood up for humans! In more recent times, human civilization flourished, hunting beasts for meat, skin, and bones became a norm.

  The Spirit Hall killed Tang San’s mother when he was young and now wants to kill his wife. Seeking revenge is perfectly reasonable! Did the Spirit Hall do wrong? No! Did Tang San do anything wrong? No!

  So, this hatred isn’t about positions or races, it’s solely about hatred. What wasn’t anticipated, however, was how recklessly the Spirit Hall acted.

  First, they attacked participants of the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament from all over the continent’s spirit master academies, then launched a soul hunt operation, annihilated the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, severely damaged the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, and left the whole continent in fear. The ultimate result was that they faced a united counterattack.

  This is like when Qian Ling wants to sleep, and you provide him with a pillow. This is a perfect example of action.

  Of course, it might be because Bibi Dong intensely despises the Qian family, leading to resentment toward the Spirit Hall, so she might have aimed for its destruction.

  And the further plot reveals, more clearly than ever, that this so-called genuinely kind, well-rounded, morally upright Tang San only exists in dreams.

  Tang San destroyed the City of Slaughter!

  You see, the City of Slaughter isn’t inherently evil. The evil lies within the fallen individuals and even sinister spirit masters within it!

  But these people’s descent into darkness and their connection to the City of Slaughter are unrelated. On the contrary, for them, the City of Slaughter is akin to a prison.

A prison containing numerous fallen individuals and sinister spirit masters. If you destroy this prison, won’t the inmates simply wreak havoc everywhere and cause chaos?

This kind of action is truly the mark of a potential evil overlord. Somehow, it’s associated with the inheritor of the Asura’s order, who stands for fairness and justice. The continent’s in quite a predicament.

Having talked about this so-called all-rounded individual Tang San, let’s discuss the matters concerning the Grandmaster and a few antagonists.

The Grandmaster, self-proclaimed as the Grand Master of Theories. His motto is, “There are no waste martial spirits, only waste spirit masters.”

Regarding his theoretical correctness, let’s not delve into it now. One of the golden triangle, Liu Erlong, and the Grandmaster have gone from discussing marriage to actually getting married, having been together for at least three or four years.

So here’s the question: with such intimacy and given that Liu Erlong’s martial spirit mutated from the same Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial spirit the Grandmaster is so familiar with, can the Grandmaster truly not see that her martial spirit is a mutated form of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon?

The Grandmaster only found out on the day he got married to Liu Erlong that she is his cousin? Either the Grandmaster is an incompetent fraud, or this was deliberate! Probably for the sake of using the golden triangle’s reputation to boost his own name and gain recognition for his theories from a certain group of people.

Then there’s the leader of the antagonists in the Douluo Continent, Bibi Dong. It’s hard to even criticize her anymore. Not only has she fallen for a completely useless scumbag, but she’s also contemplating eloping with him.

Has she considered how much resources the Spirit Hall has invested in her? Has she thought about the repercussions of leaking the Spirit Hall’s records?

Doesn’t she know that the Spirit Hall and the Two Great Empires,Tang San are enemies?

She knew it all, yet she willingly threw herself into the arms of the enemy! What does this resemble? It’s like a billionaire’s daughter falling for her own enemy’s son, and this enemy’s son is almost like a beggar. How could Qian Ling endure this?

Qian Xunji is also quite a character. If his thought process weren’t clear, that would be one thing, but he’s also a battle weakling. A mighty God-ranked martial spirit, accompanied by two Title Douluo, and yet he was left partially disabled by the recently promoted titled douluo Tang Hao’s attack.

Why do I say his thought process is unclear? If you were wary of Grandmaster why not just kill the Grandmaster! At the very least, drive the Grandmaster away. Even imprisoning Bibi Dong would be better! It’s better than what you’ve done!

By applying the “tough love” approach, as you’ve raised her, the worst she’ll do is hate you; she won’t kill you.

To put it plainly, Qian Xunji is just lusting after Bibi Dong’s body, utterly despicable!

Next comes the second antagonist, Hu Liena! Goodness, this second antagonist is enjoying the Spirit Hall’s resources and has the best teachers guiding her. While she hasn’t learned much else, she has mastered being cute and charming internally, while secretly communicating with enemies.

During the final showdown, Bibi Dong was ready to send Three Upper Sects and their troops flying, but her “perfect positioning” and “output” led to Bibi Dong’s defeat. 

Again Bibi Dong made a wave of perfect moves and successfully defeated Tang San with perfect output, but at this time, you, Hu Liena, still couldn’t bear it and showed unexpected compassion. This action was simply outstanding!

Having your cake and eating it too[3]—can you face Bibi Dong, who raised you as a dear daughter? Can you face the Spirit Hall that nurtured you to excellence?

Finally, let’s talk about the third antagonist, Qian Xunji’s daughter, Qian Renxue!

This kid is like a coffee table, full of misfortunes. From birth, her grandma didn’t cherish her, her mother didn’t love her, and her only doting figure was her grandfather (unfortunately, her dad passed away early), who was even sacrificed. It’s more than just a tragic story.

Moreover, she’s as deep as a valley. Faced with her half-enemy, who also happens to be her father’s murderer, she actually wants to win him over? You’re willing to give up hatred, but would someone as kind and righteous as Tang San agree? Why would Tang Sanaccept you? Is it because you’re raising two national treasure-level giant pandas[4]?

Sparing time and time again led to her mother ascending to the heavens and her own God position exploding, permanently achieving the accomplishment of never being able to reach level ninety.

In summary, in Qian Ling’s eyes, the Douluo Continent is a place where normal intelligence, ruthless yet kind and upright gentlemen like Tang San, the guardian of the continent’s order,, beats up a bunch of antagonists with negative IQs and successfully takes revenge.

  This story doesn’t require any logic, doesn’t demand any intelligence—it’s all about the thrill. So, considering Qian Ling’s picky taste back then, it’s simply…

  ”Whatever, anyway, going by generations, Grandpa Qian Renxue’s era is still yet to come around. Not to mention Qian Xunji, the Hidden Room Douluo, by then I’ll probably be reduced to ashes. Why bother being so concerned?” After complaining for a long time, Qian Chongling thought this way.

[1]- Blowing hot air to the extreme-  means simply exaggerating to the extreme.

[2]- Are you some sort of ninja turtle- reference to the teenage mutant ninja turtles.

[3]- Having your cake and eating it too- means trying to enjoy conflicting benefits simultaneously.

[4]- Raising two national treasure-level giant pandas- Big Boobs