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Chapter 37

Bibi Dong and Tang Hao's Deadly Duel, Ning Fengzhi's Thoughts (Request Subscription)

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"Sword Uncle, who is this woman? That voice sounds like I've heard it somewhere before..."

Ning Fengzhi looked up at the veiled Bibi Dong in shock. Her domineering, icy gaze and powerful aura both felt somewhat familiar to him.

Sword Douluo had naturally recognized Bibi Dong already. With a calm yet serious expression, he said to Ning Fengzhi, "In the current continent, among female Title Douluo, the only one with such strength is that woman from Spirit Hall."

"What? Could it be her..." Ning Fengzhi's eyes widened in shock. At this moment, he finally recognized her as well. What other woman besides Spirit Hall's most ambitious Female Pope could possess such a powerful aura?

Ning Fengzhi quickly withdrew his gaze and murmured in a low voice, "Spirit Hall's Female Pope Bibi Dong hasn't made a move for more than a decade. Why has she personally acted this time, without bringing any other Title Douluo with her..."

Sword Douluo's gaze remained calm as he said lightly, "Sect Master, there's no need to panic. I fear she is not here for us."

Sword Douluo could naturally tell that those masked men had merely been the lowest-ranking soldiers. They had not truly intended to harm the Shrek students. It seemed that all of this had been meant to draw out the person behind them.

Ning Fengzhi hurriedly glanced at the carriage where Ning Rongrong was and said quietly to Sword Douluo, "No matter what her purpose is, we must protect Rongrong, as well as that boy named Luo Chen. As for the others..."

Ning Fengzhi's expression was somewhat troubled. Although he had come to protect Shrek Academy, he had never expected Spirit Hall's Female Pope Bibi Dong to appear.

Ning Fengzhi knew that whether Sword Douluo could defeat Bibi Dong or not, their side would inevitably pay a terrible price.

Once Bibi Dong returned to Spirit Hall, the retaliation from Spirit Hall would be something the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect simply could not withstand.

Sword Douluo naturally understood Ning Fengzhi's meaning. He nodded gently and said, "Rest assured, Sect Master. No matter what happens, I can at least hold her off long enough for you to leave quickly."

Ning Fengzhi nodded solemnly. He looked at the veiled Bibi Dong above but did not respond. He knew that at a time like this, pretending not to recognize Bibi Dong's identity was the wisest choice.

Flander was pale-faced as well. He hurried over to help up the pained Ma Hongjun, not daring to utter a word as his eyes secretly glanced toward the rear.

Luo Chen could naturally tell that Flander clearly knew Tang Hao was present.

Yet at this moment, Grandmaster suddenly stepped in front of Tang San and roared furiously, "Bibi Dong, what are you trying to do again? Tang San has already been tortured by you until he can't even speak properly! As a Female Pope, why do you have to humiliate a child like this? Is it because he is my, Yu Xiaogang's, disciple?"

Upon hearing Grandmaster's words, a flash of killing intent suddenly flickered through Bibi Dong's cold, beautiful eyes beneath her veil.

"Presumptuous, Yu Xiaogang. Is my name something you are qualified to call directly?"

With a wave of Bibi Dong's right hand, Grandmaster's bloated body was instantly sent flying. He slammed hard into a nearby wall, his flat-top head split open and bleeding. After rolling several times, he collapsed miserably onto the ground, his face pale.

"Xiao Gang..."

Seeing this, Flander, Dai Mubai, and the others hurriedly rushed to Grandmaster's side.

Only Tang San stared at the fallen Grandmaster from afar, his eyes bloodshot as he stammered, "...Teacher... Teacher... this woman again... hurt... me..."

As he roared, Tang San's eyes, full of furious killing intent, stared at Bibi Dong above. In a slurred voice, he said, "You... you tortured me... humiliated me... and even hurt... my teacher..."

Tang San's gaze was vicious, as though he wanted to devour someone alive. The Zhuge Divine Crossbow immediately appeared in his left hand, while his right hand suddenly used Xuan Yu Hand. Covered in a faint glow, it gripped two black poison needles.

"Hm?" Luo Chen's Mangekyo Sharingan immediately saw through it. Tang San was pretending to use the Zhuge Divine Crossbow, but what he held in his other hand was the Soul-Chasing Death-Claiming King of Hell's Summons.

Once the poison needles of the Soul-Chasing Death-Claiming King of Hell's Summons entered the body, their power and toxicity were indeed immense. Not only would they shatter and pierce directly into the heart, their poison would also spread throughout the entire body. If used by surprise, this hidden weapon was enough to kill an ordinary Soul Sage.

However, it was useless against the current Luo Chen. Luo Chen had the inner power of the Nine Yang Divine Skill protecting his body, as well as the Yata Mirror within him that could reflect all physical attacks. Even a sneak attack could not hurt him. Any attack that pierced his skin would be blocked.

As for poison, with the Northern Darkness Divine Art and Yi Jin Jing, any poison was now merely nourishment that Luo Chen could absorb.

Likewise, the King of Hell's Summons was useless against Bibi Dong. She also had the inner power of the Nine Yin Manual protecting her body. Combined with the Death Spider Emperor and Soul Devouring Spider Emperor, she could absorb all toxins. Not to mention that she possessed the divine skill of an Undying Body.

Bibi Dong looked at the vicious-faced Tang San and spoke in a teasing tone.

"Tang San, do you still want to use this scrap metal to deal with me? Didn't you have enough last time? Then this time, why don't you swallow those two highly poisonous needles in your right hand too?"

"What?"

Tang San, whose eyes had been red with killing intent, suddenly turned pale with terror upon hearing this. His legs went weak, and he collapsed onto the ground. All the viciousness and fury on his face vanished in an instant.

Tang San had clearly intended to conceal the King of Hell's Summons and deal a fatal blow when Bibi Dong approached him. Yet he had not expected her to see through his plan with a single glance.

This woman was too powerful—so powerful that no scheme had any chance of succeeding before her.

Tang San suddenly felt utterly hopeless. Sitting on the ground with trembling legs, he hurriedly put away the King of Hell's Summons in his right hand. Looking at Bibi Dong above, his lips quivered as he made a slurred sound. "Don't... don't... please..."

Seeing Tang San frightened out of his wits by a single sentence, Luo Chen smiled as well. It seemed the previous pain had truly torn his heart apart.

There was no helping it. It was not that Tang San lacked backbone. After enduring that kind of heart-rending torture—swallowing hidden weapons alive, having deadly poison and shattered metal pierce his throat and stomach, the undigested pieces colliding inside his belly, every breath bringing excruciating pain, before finally vomiting everything back out—

Under such torture, worse than death, even the toughest and most formidable person would become like Tang San was now.

"You won't hurt Tang San again..." At that moment, Flander suddenly rushed over and stood before the terrified Tang San. The Four-Eyed Cat Eagle possessed his body, and seven Soul Rings glimmered around him.

Soon, Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun all gathered around Tang San as well.

Luo Chen and Zhu Zhuqing exchanged a glance, then hurried over and stood in front of Tang San.

"Little Chen, let me out quickly! I want to fight alongside everyone..." Xiao Wu's voice came from the carriage behind them. Luo Chen glanced back but ignored her. Afraid that Xiao Wu would run around recklessly, he had already used Lightning Release Binding on her earlier, trapping her in the carriage.

As long as Xiao Wu did not catch Bibi Dong's attention, Bibi Dong naturally would not deliberately use her spiritual power to sense Xiao Wu's aura.

Zhu Zhuqing did not recognize Bibi Dong either. Bibi Dong's current attire was already somewhat like that of a Female Pope. Her noble, beautiful face was covered by a veil, so Zhu Zhuqing naturally would not have thought that this woman was the sexy, seductive mature woman who had held her in the dormitory before.

Luo Chen looked at Bibi Dong's domineering, icy beautiful eyes and gently blinked at her.

Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun all stared at Bibi Dong with furious expressions, their eyes full of hostility.

Bibi Dong gave Luo Chen a faint glance without showing anything. Her long hair fluttered as she gave a cold laugh. "It's you again. It seems I shouldn't have shown you mercy last time..."

Upon hearing Bibi Dong's words, Ma Hongjun suddenly lost some nerve. His two short legs could not help trembling as he wanted to retreat, but Dai Mubai suddenly shot him a glance. "Fatty, where are you going?"

"Nothing, Boss Dai..." Seeing Dai Mubai's stern gaze, Ma Hongjun clenched his teeth and forced himself to stand firm.

Flander, standing at the very front, had already entered a combat state. With an imposing expression, he shouted, "Even if we can't defeat you, we won't stand by and watch you hurt Tang San again! There are no cowards who fear death in Shrek Academy..."

Hearing Flander's words, Dai Mubai secretly glanced at Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo beside him. Gritting his teeth, he gathered his courage and shouted, "That's right! We of Shrek Academy fear nothing! If you dare hurt Tang San, I, Dai Mubai the Evil Eye White Tiger, will fight you to the death..."

"Hmph, just you? You think you're worthy..." Bibi Dong lightly glanced at Dai Mubai and the others, then suddenly looked in another direction. She seemed to have already discovered Tang Hao.

By then, the masked soldiers had all withdrawn. The only one standing atop the mountain peak on the left was Bibi Dong, tall and sexy. For her to say such words now was truly incomparably domineering.

Luo Chen could not help praising her inwardly. As expected of my Dong'er. She's truly a perfect match for me.

In truth, Dai Mubai and Flander were not genuinely unafraid of death. They had deliberately said those things because they wanted Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo beside them to protect them.

Seeing the situation, Ning Fengzhi could only step forward. Looking at the veiled Bibi Dong, he politely said, "Senior, there may be some misunderstanding between you and Shrek Academy. Could Senior please give our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect some face and spare these children..."

After looking at Ning Fengzhi, Luo Chen could not help thinking, This guy really knows how to talk. Even now, he hasn't exposed Bibi Dong's identity and merely calls her Senior. He truly is no simple man. No wonder he has thrived between the two great empires.

Bibi Dong's beautiful eyes swept over Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo again. With an icy, domineering gaze, she said, "I came today only for Tang San's life. It has nothing to do with anyone else. You had better not interfere in this matter..."

"That..." Ning Fengzhi hesitated. Seeing Bibi Dong's attitude, he no longer dared plead for Tang San. He merely looked toward Flander beside him.

"No, we absolutely cannot hand Tang San over! If you have the ability, then leave every one of us here." The cat eagle wings behind Flander flapped, and his gaze was furious and fierce as he stared fixedly at Bibi Dong.

"Fine... Since you want to die, I'll grant your wish..."

Bibi Dong's eyes were cold. Her fair hand lightly swept through the air, and purple Soul Power erupted, instantly blanketing the entire canyon. More than a dozen massive boulders atop the mountain had all risen into the air, flying above Flander and the others.

"She's actually this powerful. Her Soul Power has long surpassed mine..."

Seeing this scene, shock appeared on Sword Douluo's face. Anxious, he hurriedly said to Ning Fengzhi beside him, "We must take Ning Rongrong and leave quickly. This battle isn't something we can interfere in..."

"What? Sword Uncle, are we really not going to care about the other Shrek students..."

Ning Fengzhi looked at Sword Douluo in surprise, then suddenly used spiritual power to secretly transmit his voice to him.

"Although she is Spirit Hall's Female Pope, she is alone right now, with no other Title Douluo present. If Sword Uncle can kill her here with my support, then Spirit Hall, having lost its Female Pope, will surely suffer a devastating blow..."

After receiving Ning Fengzhi's message, the white-haired Sword Douluo looked calmly at him with his weathered eyes. He did not speak, merely replying through spiritual power.

"I'm sorry, Sect Master. It is absolutely impossible to kill her here. Her Soul Power is above mine, at least Level 97. Rumor has it that she is also the continent's second owner of Twin Martial Souls. Even with the Sect Master's assistance, Chen Xin can do nothing. If we fail, Spirit Hall's bloody retaliation will follow. This battle is not one we should participate in. That person is already about to make his move..."

"What? Is there another Title Douluo nearby?" Ning Fengzhi's eyes widened in shock. Just as he was about to speak, a domineering, furious voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Female Pope Bibi Dong, you hurt my son, yet you still dare to show yourself. I let you escape last time. This time, leave your life here..."

The next instant, a massive dark-black Clear Sky Hammer tore through the air, directly smashing away the floating boulders. A figure cloaked in black arrived in an instant, gripping the Clear Sky Hammer with both hands as he floated in the air. His weathered, furious, domineering eyes were fixed tightly on Bibi Dong.

Seeing that Tang Hao had finally acted, Flander finally let out a sigh of relief. He withdrew his Four-Eyed Cat Eagle Martial Soul and hurriedly shouted, "Everyone, get far away! Don't interfere with Clear Sky Crown's battle..."

"Yes..." Dai Mubai hurriedly nodded. Together with Oscar, he helped Tang San up and quickly ran into the distance.

Tang San's eyes remained wide as he looked at Tang Hao, who stood in the air holding the Clear Sky Hammer. He stammered weakly, "Fa... Father..."

Flander picked up Grandmaster as well and rapidly retreated into the distance. Zhu Zhuqing and Ma Hongjun hurriedly followed after him.

The disciples of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect immediately drove the carriages away to take cover in a safe location. Luo Chen directly jumped into the nearby carriage, sat beside Xiao Wu, and lightly stroked her beautiful leg before continuing to look outside.

"You pervert, are you going to bully me? Hurry and let Xiao Wu go. It's not like Xiao Wu won't let you touch her..." Xiao Wu still did not know what was happening. Her arms were bound by lightning as she stared at Luo Chen with fierce yet adorable eyes.

"Be good, Xiao Wu. Stay in the carriage. I'll keep you company..."

Luo Chen smiled gently and pinched Xiao Wu's cheek before looking outside again.

Only then did Luo Chen realize that Tang Hao could fly. His flying Soul Skill might have come from A Yin's Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring. Luo Chen remembered that A Yin's Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone had also given Tang San the ability to fly.

Or perhaps Tang Hao was currently using Soul Power to control the Clear Sky Hammer to fly, just as Luo Chen used the Peach Blossom Fan to fly. It was simply more taxing on Soul Power.

Yet when Bibi Dong saw Tang Hao, she was not panicked in the slightest. Her long hair fluttered as she pursed her red lips and said playfully,

"Tang Hao, I didn't expect you to be so patient. In order to kill me, you deliberately wanted the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to act first and exhaust my Soul Power before ambushing me. Unfortunately, things did not go as you wished..."

After Bibi Dong finished speaking, Luo Chen's Sharingan clearly saw Tang Hao's hand holding the Clear Sky Hammer tremble slightly. However, his old face covered in stubble remained expressionless as he said in a cold, furious voice.

"Do I, Tang Hao, need to rely on others to kill you? What a joke. You aren't qualified to make me, Tang Hao, use my full strength, because you are not Qian Daoliu..."

After speaking, powerful killing intent suddenly erupted from Tang Hao's eyes. His red killing aura materialized once more and burst from his body. The surging Blood Mist had already dispersed the purple Soul Power permeating the air.

Damn...

Tang Hao was really putting on airs. Even if he had the Great Sumeru Hammer and Ring Detonation as his trump cards, he did not need to act this pretentious.

Luo Chen stared at Tang Hao in shock. He had never realized this bastard was so good at acting tough.

In truth, Tang Hao had likely wanted Sword Douluo and Ning Fengzhi to act first. In that case, he would have been even more confident in leaving Bibi Dong behind.

This bastard had wanted to catch her off guard, which was why he had hidden for so long. After all, in Tang Hao's view, although he believed he could defeat Bibi Dong, he was not confident he could kill her.

What a cowardly bastard. Unfortunately, Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo would not help you now. Let me see what gives you the confidence to act so pretentious.

In the original story, Tang Hao seemed never to have fought at his full limit. Even when he defeated Golden Crocodile Douluo, he had only used the Great Sumeru Hammer and Avatar of the Weapon Soul.

Still, no matter what, Luo Chen truly did not believe that Bibi Dong, already Level 99 and trained in the Nine Yin Manual, could lose to Tang Hao. If she did, it would truly overturn his understanding of the Clear Sky Hammer.

Tang Hao had the Great Sumeru Hammer, but Bibi Dong also had the Nine Yin Divine Claw, Undying Body, and Eternal Creation. Even in close-range frontal combat, she should not be weaker than Tang Hao now.

As he thought this, Flander, Tang San, and the others, along with the carriages, had already retreated several hundred meters away. Luo Chen's expression turned serious as he used his Three Tomoe Sharingan to watch Tang Hao and Bibi Dong in the distance.

Then Luo Chen secretly glanced at Ning Fengzhi, whose expression was equally grave, and the white-haired Sword Douluo beside him.

The appearance of these two had indeed been beyond his expectations.

Luo Chen felt that Bibi Dong was still in some danger. If she and Tang Hao fought until their Soul Power was severely depleted, and Ning Fengzhi suddenly ordered Sword Douluo to ambush her, she might find it difficult to deal with.

Sword Douluo Chen Xin's combat strength was no weaker than Tang Hao's. The Seven Kill Sword and Clear Sky Hammer were both among the most powerful weapon Martial Souls. Sword Douluo's Level 96 Soul Power, combined with Ning Fengzhi's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda support, could fully unleash the strength of Level 97.

If Tang Hao did not use the Great Sumeru Hammer, he might not necessarily be able to defeat Sword Douluo. If he used the Great Sumeru Hammer, Tang Hao would definitely be stronger. After all, when the Great Sumeru Hammer was combined with the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique, its accumulated attack power could already contend against genuine divine artifacts.

Fortunately, Bibi Dong had cultivated the latter half of the Nine Yin Manual as well. In that case, even if she truly faced both Tang Hao and Sword Douluo, she should be able to retreat safely.

With that thought, Luo Chen's Three Tomoe Sharingan turned into the blood-red Mangekyo once again. If Bibi Dong was truly in danger, he would act immediately.

Although he still could not use the complete Susanoo, the ordinary form of Susanoo equipped with the Level 3 divine artifact Yata Mirror could still hold out for a while. It was just a pity that he did not yet have the Totsuka-no-Tsurugi.

An ordinary Susanoo without a divine artifact naturally could not contend with the Clear Sky Hammer's Avatar of the Weapon Soul after it evolved beyond Level 90, much less withstand the Great Sumeru Hammer.

Of course, Luo Chen was not too worried. This was merely a precaution. Based on his understanding of Sword Douluo, Sword Dao Chen Xin would not do something like an ambush. Even if Ning Fengzhi told him to act, he might not agree.

As for Flander and the others trying to ambush her, that would be nothing more than sending themselves to their deaths.

At that moment, Luo Chen suddenly heard a thunderous crash. Tang Hao's Clear Sky Hammer had heavily smashed into the mountain peak where Bibi Dong had just stood. Under the hammer's devastating blow, the entire mountaintop instantly collapsed, and countless boulders tumbled down.

The next instant, Bibi Dong was already holding a golden scepter as she flew into the air above Tang Hao. A pair of dazzling purple wings stretched from her back—her External Soul Bone, the Six Wings Purple Light Wings.

Tang Hao reacted swiftly. He immediately gripped the Clear Sky Hammer tightly and shot into the air as well. The dark-black Clear Sky Hammer in his hand suddenly expanded, smashing viciously toward Bibi Dong's tall, sexy body once again.

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