Hunting Protagonists Starting from Douluo
Chapter 14

Tang Hao Comes to Kill Luo Chen, Tang Hao's Strange Appearance (Request Subscription)

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"Nicely done, Xiao Wu..." Watching Xiao Wu walk over with a smile, Luo Chen could not help praising her. The Black Panther Soul Master, Oslo, was also practically half-dead.

The next moment, Luo Chen's gaze fell on Yu Tianheng's terrified face.

Behind Yu Tianheng, Ye Lingling, the anime-style young lady dressed exactly as she was in the animation, had been frightened into collapsing onto the ground. The Nine-Heart Begonia in her hand emitted a blue glow as it treated Oslo, but it was already having little effect.

Dugu Yan's delicate body trembled as well. Looking at Luo Chen in fear, she hurriedly backed away several steps and said, "Don't... don't hurt us anymore. We surrender..."

Surrender?

Luo Chen smiled faintly. "You were the ones who tried to kill us first. You brought this situation upon yourselves. Now, please detoxify our team members first. And have your little support healer treat our injured teammates as well..."

After saying that, Luo Chen teleported to Dugu Yan's side and gently wrapped an arm around her. Dugu Yan immediately felt her body go weak, her legs trembling as she looked at Luo Chen in fear. "What are you trying to do?"

Luo Chen merely smiled and whispered, "Nothing. I said I want you to detoxify my teammates. Besides, I know that because of the poison on your body, ordinary men would not dare approach you. Even Yu Tianheng cannot truly be intimate with you, right? After all these years, you probably still don't know what kissing tastes like..."

"You... why are you saying this? Let me go. I'll detoxify them..." Dugu Yan's face instantly reddened, and she bit down hard. Of course she knew Luo Chen was telling the truth. Not only was her body poisonous, but her lips carried lethal poison as well. Who would dare kiss her?

Whenever she and Yu Tianheng were together and their emotions flared, Yu Tianheng did not dare truly touch her. That indeed made her feel somewhat miserable. After all, she was already over twenty years old. As a girl, she naturally had certain needs.

"Of course..." Only then did Luo Chen gently release her. He kissed her cheek again and squeezed her soft lower abdomen before smiling. "All right, go on. I only wanted to tell you that I'm not afraid of your poison. Even if you want me to satisfy something you've always wanted to do, I'd be more than willing. I can even absorb your poison, making both of us better..."

"What? Are you telling the truth?" Dugu Yan's expression changed. Then she suddenly realized something, and her pretty face flushed red. Still, she did not dare offend Luo Chen and hurriedly turned around to detoxify Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, and Tang San.

Since Tang San had not managed to neutralize Dugu Yan's Azure Serpent Purple Poison in time, both Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun had been affected. Their skin had turned green, and both were in unbearable pain.

Only then did Luo Chen turn around and look at the still trembling, terrified Yu Tianheng.

Yu Tianheng hurriedly backed away several more steps, staring at Luo Chen in terror. "What are you going to do? We've already surrendered. You can't attack us anymore..."

Luo Chen smiled. "Of course not. But I touched your girlfriend. Aren't you angry?"

Yu Tianheng immediately gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with hatred as he glared at Luo Chen. But the instant he met Luo Chen's blood-red eyes, his whole body went limp with fright. He hurriedly said, "N-No... Being favored by the Ultimate Killing God is Yan's honor. She has Azure Serpent Poison on her body. Actually, being with her has always put me under a lot of pressure too. I'm willing. I'm willing to give her to you..."

"Tianheng, what did you say..." Dugu Yan happened to hear those words. Her delicate body trembled as she turned around, staring at Yu Tianheng in disbelief.

"I..." Yu Tianheng's face flushed crimson. As someone from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, when had he ever suffered such humiliation? But now, he truly feared Luo Chen. This killing god made his entire body tremble. He only wanted to leave this place as quickly as possible, then return to his clan and avenge today's humiliation...

Yu Tianheng did not answer Dugu Yan. Instead, he immediately raised his head toward the beautiful girl Dou Dou in the air and shouted, "Our Royal Fight Team surrenders! Open the Soul Duel Channel and let us leave!"

Seeing Yu Tianheng's frightened, cowardly appearance, Dugu Yan froze. She had just detoxified Ma Hongjun, and her fingers trembled slightly.

Luo Chen smiled faintly and said nothing more. Instead, he walked over to Ye Lingling, who wore a very short pink skirt.

This anime-style young lady, Ye Lingling, was sitting on the ground with her snow-white legs lightly curled up. Seeing Luo Chen approach, she cried out in fear, "Don't come over! We already surrendered. What else do you want?"

Luo Chen smiled and crouched down as well. He squeezed Ye Lingling's snow-white calf and said gently, "It's all right. Don't be afraid. I won't hurt you. Your teammates were the ones who hurt us first. Now, please treat our injured companions. In the future, I hope we can become friends."

"I... I'll treat them right away..." Ye Lingling did not dare say anything else. Her pretty face was pale as she hurriedly trembled to her feet and began using the Nine-Heart Begonia's only soul skill to treat Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, and Tang San, whose injuries had not yet fully healed.

At this time, the beautiful girl Dou Dou in the air also gripped her microphone with a somewhat trembling voice and announced the result of this Team Battle Soul Duel.

"Team Battle Soul Duel, Shrek Team wins..."

The next second, the nobles and spectators behind the crystal glass around them erupted into a frenzy. Several staff members came up carrying stretchers and quickly dealt with the corpses of the Shi Brothers and the Wind Chime Bird Soul Master, Yu Feng.

As for the Black Panther Soul Master, Oslo, he had not died. Under Ye Lingling's treatment, his bleeding had stopped, but his face would be very difficult to restore. He too was carried away from the Soul Duel Arena by two staff members.

As the captain of the Royal Fight Team, Yu Tianheng did not even bother with Ye Lingling or Dugu Yan. Once the Soul Duel Channel opened, he was the first to flee through it.

Only Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan remained. The two girls stood together, watching the corpses of several teammates being carried away. Ye Lingling's legs had gone weak from fear, and she could barely stand.

Dugu Yan was much calmer now. She hurriedly grabbed Ye Lingling's hand and looked at Luo Chen with complicated emotions, her red lips trembling. After something like this had happened, she did not even dare face Teacher Qin Ming.

Tang San had just recovered and stood back up. Under Ye Lingling's Nine-Heart Begonia treatment, the wounds on his body had healed considerably, though the scars would still be difficult to erase completely in a short time. He looked somewhat dejected. Seeing Luo Chen and Xiao Wu, he lowered his head and said, "Sorry, Chen Ge. You saved all of us again in this Team Battle Soul Duel..."

Luo Chen patted Tang San's shoulder. "No, it was my mistake. I should have directly cut down Yu Tianheng back then. That way, you wouldn't have been injured."

"Luo Chen, you truly are the strongest among us. I never expected you could fuse several soul skills together and develop a new ultimate technique..."

A voice rang out. Luo Chen turned around and saw Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun walking over together. Both had recovered almost completely, while Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing followed behind them.

Luo Chen smiled faintly. "It's good that everyone is all right. Let's go out too. Grandmaster and the dean will probably blame me for being too heavy-handed."

Dai Mubai patted Luo Chen's shoulder. "It's fine. We brothers will speak up for you. If you hadn't saved Tang San, when those four shields from the Shi Brothers came crashing down, Tang San wouldn't have survived either. When those five joined forces to attack you, they clearly wanted to kill you too. The fact that you didn't kill all of them was already mercy."

After going through so many soul duels, the others from Shrek had come to understand Luo Chen's methods. None of them found it surprising. Tang San and Dai Mubai had both experienced plenty, and this was not a scene they had never witnessed before. At this moment, they admired Luo Chen's decisiveness and ruthlessness even more, and they did not doubt his relationship with them in the slightest. After all, Luo Chen had saved them in the final stage.

Luo Chen nodded. Only then did he look toward Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan across from him. Noticing the complicated, resentful look in Dugu Yan's eyes, he pretended to remain calm in front of his Shrek companions. "I'm sorry about your companions' deaths as well. But you should have seen them clearly by now. This is the cruelty of the Great Spirit Arena. Everything I said to you earlier was true. If you need anything, you can come find me anytime..."

Dai Mubai, Tang San, and the others beside Luo Chen naturally could not understand his implication. They thought he wanted to compensate this vice-captain of the Royal Fight Team somehow.

But Dugu Yan understood. Her face instantly reddened as she gritted her teeth and glared at Luo Chen. "You've got a lot of nerve. Who needs you? I'll remember today's humiliation, Luo Chen..."

After saying that, Dugu Yan no longer seemed afraid. Holding the hand of the still frightened Ye Lingling, she led her slowly into the Soul Duel Channel and left.

After leaving the Soul Duel Channel, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling did not see Teacher Qin Ming.

Dugu Yan sighed softly. She knew that with three team members dead and one severely injured, the Royal Fight Team would no longer exist. They could only form a new team.

Half an hour later, the atmosphere in the Shrek Team's lounge was oppressive, completely devoid of the joy of victory.

The eight of them sat on the sofas. Luo Chen was still leisurely holding Ning Rongrong's hand, while Grandmaster and Flander wore grave expressions. After quietly exchanging a few words, Grandmaster immediately looked at Luo Chen and spoke sternly.

"Luo Chen, although your companions have spoken for you, you were still too heavy-handed. You must understand that during the Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament, killing or severely injuring opponents is not permitted. If you continue being unable to control yourself, it could cause Shrek Academy to lose its qualification to compete..."

Luo Chen put on an act and nodded. "Grandmaster, Dean, I know I was wrong. But you both know that if I hadn't struck hard, they would have continued attacking me together. That Death God Blood Moon Slash of mine fused two soul skills together. It was already my final trump card. If it couldn't intimidate them, I would have had no ability to fight back..."

Ning Rongrong nodded seriously as well. "That's right. Luo Chen protected all of us. The Royal Fight Team is not worthy of sympathy. When five of them joined forces to attack Luo Chen, they all wanted to kill him. Their captain even shouted twice on the Soul Duel Arena that killing him would secure their victory..."

Grandmaster and Flander exchanged looks. They naturally knew the truth of the situation. Although they felt great pressure, they had no reason to punish Luo Chen.

After a moment, Grandmaster looked solemnly at the eight of them. "You need to understand that Shrek Academy now has only you eight students left, along with Flander and me. Zhao Wuji and several teachers have not yet been laid to rest. We still don't know who killed them. The other three teachers who had not yet met with disaster are now unwilling to return to the academy. None of you eight can afford to have any more accidents. Xiao Chen revealed his face today and killed three students from Tian Dou Royal Academy. That will certainly bring disaster upon us. For the next period of time, all of you are to remain properly in the hotel and go nowhere. Do you understand?"

Tang San, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and the others exchanged looks before nodding seriously. Though this could be considered a vacation, the mention of the teachers' deaths left no one in the mood to be happy.

Flander also felt the atmosphere becoming too oppressive. Adjusting his glasses, he said, "All right, you little brats, don't overthink it. Leave everything else to the two of us. But Luo Chen, you are not allowed to rest during this period. You must participate in one 1V1 soul duel every day, but you are not allowed to injure any opponent. After every soul duel, you must make peace with your opponent as a gesture of goodwill. This is a test of your state of mind. If you can't complete it, you will not be allowed to participate in any soul duels in the future. Oscar will take part in all competitions instead..."

Grandmaster nodded as well and looked at Luo Chen. "You can create your own soul skills and combine several soul skills for use. Your combat talent and awareness truly astonish me. But without a calm temperament, you will ultimately never achieve greatness. I hope you can persevere. Only then will I have the confidence to lead you into the Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament. By then, it will be a tournament for the younger generation of Soul Masters across the entire continent..."

Luo Chen laughed inwardly. Grandmaster had been putting on this act for so long because he wanted to make himself famous through the Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament.

Grandmaster truly had that motive. He was not someone who only cared about his students. If he did not care about fame and profit, he would not later accept Xue Ye's invitation and become the empire's Imperial Preceptor. This guy was truly shameless.

Naturally, Luo Chen did not say anything. He nodded. "Thank you, Grandmaster and Dean. No problem. I can definitely accomplish it. In the Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament, I definitely won't severely injure opponents again..."

Grandmaster and Flander saw Luo Chen's sincere attitude and nodded in satisfaction.

A faint smile appeared at the corner of Luo Chen's lips. Of course, he knew that Grandmaster and Flander would not really punish him, much less expel him from Shrek Academy. Shrek Academy was already on the verge of closing down. Flander and Grandmaster were both trying to find a way to make one final comeback.

After a while, a male teacher arrived at the entrance of the lounge, his expression somewhat sorrowful and angry.

When Grandmaster and Flander saw this male teacher, their expressions changed. Flander sighed and said, "Teacher Qin Ming, let's talk outside. Don't disturb the children..."

Luo Chen had no interest in hearing what Flander and Qin Ming had to say. Leaning back on the sofa, he continued to gently hold Ning Rongrong's soft, delicate body. Ning Rongrong's cheeks were flushed. Seemingly remembering Shrek Academy's current situation, she felt somewhat afraid and pressed tightly against Luo Chen's chest.

Xiao Wu sat beside Tang San and secretly glanced over here as well.

As Luo Chen gently squeezed Ning Rongrong's soft, immature body, he also glanced at Xiao Wu.

With Xiao Wu right there, she was naturally somewhat unhappy. Her pink rabbit ears twitched lightly as she made a face at Luo Chen.

After quite some time, Flander and Grandmaster finally returned. They simply took the eight of them out for a meal before returning to the hotel together.

It was already nighttime. Luo Chen had paid for his own room at the hotel, so he stayed alone in a relatively luxurious single room. After resting for a while, just as he was about to slip out and visit Bibi Dong, he was about to rise when he suddenly sensed that something was wrong.

Luo Chen instantly activated his Mangekyo Sharingan and abruptly discovered a man draped in a black robe in the corridor outside his room, walking step by step toward his door.

The man kept his head lowered, his face hidden beneath the black robe. Although Luo Chen could not see his face, this person was clearly Tang Hao.

Luo Chen was suddenly shocked. Why had Tang Hao appeared at this time? Could it be... he had come for him?

After all these years, had Tang Hao finally discovered something...

Just as Luo Chen continued observing with his Mangekyo Sharingan, Tang Hao suddenly raised his head. A pair of murderous eyes looked toward him through the wall.

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