Three Titled Douluo and three Soul Douluo sneaked into the cave.
They had come to seize the dying soul beast and had no time to gather everyone. They had not even dared notify Tang Xiao, fearing the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan would discover them and demand a share of the spirit bones.
The six advanced through the gloomy cave and quickly saw what lay ahead. The Second Elder's pupils abruptly contracted.
The Titan Giant Ape lay on the ground, its fate unknown, while an unfamiliar youth stood before it, looking at them with a faintly mocking smile.
What horrified them was the youth's spirit rings: purple, black, black... red!
"You're Tang Jiu! That little bastard!"
The Third Elder raised his brows. Little Jiu had already left the Martial Soul Fusion Skill state, and his appearance differed greatly from when he had ambushed them before.
Yet those spirit rings allowed the people of the Clear Sky Sect to recognize him at a glance!
"Tang Jiu? No, I stopped being a Tang long ago! My surname is Xiao now." Little Jiu snorted, endless killing intent swirling in his eyes.
"You bastard who betrayed your master and ancestors!"
The Third Elder roared in fury, his nine spirit rings pulsing violently with his rage.
"You actually killed a soul beast and fused its spirit ring and spirit bone. How is that possible? How could you absorb a Hundred-Thousand-Year spirit ring?"
"Could it be... a sacrifice?"
The Second Elder sucked in a sharp breath and looked around, but he did not spot the Sky Azure Bull Python.
With his vast experience, he immediately understood. Back then, had Tang Hao's wife, the Blue Silver Emperor, not used this very method to grant Tang Hao a Hundred-Thousand-Year spirit ring?
"Wretch! Tang Hao treated you with immense