Three Swords Defeat Tang Hao

As he spoke, the man in black slowly raised his right hand. In an instant, a black light condensed in his palm and transformed into a massive object.

Two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red—nine Soul Rings silently appeared around the man in black, flickering at various points around his body. His aura was overwhelmingly powerful.

"Nine Soul Rings, and a red Soul Ring!"

"He's a Titled Douluo!"

"Teacher!"

Seeing the man in black reveal his Soul Rings, Ning Rongrong nervously tugged at Su Ran, not wanting him to fight this man.

Teacher was indeed very strong, but he only had seven rings. How could he fight a nine-ring Titled Douluo?

"What right do you have to spar with Teacher?"

"This is the territory of our Peach Blossom Spring Academy. Please leave at once."

Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran's expressions hardened as they also entered teacher-protection mode.

Wang Sheng had already activated War King Tiger to shield himself, raised the stance of Subduing Tiger Fist, and stood in front of Su Ran.

To be honest, Su Ran was a little moved.

Although Wang Sheng's aptitude was somewhat lacking, when something happened, this simple-minded guy really did step up.

The one opposite them was not Dai Mubai, nor Tang San, but the nine-ring Titled Douluo—Clear Sky Douluo Tang Hao. And a three-ring Soul Elder like you dared to fight him?

This disciple truly had not been taken in for nothing.

"Your Excellency is being far too arrogant and overbearing. Teacher Su has never had any grudge or enmity with your Clear Sky Sect, so why have you come here to provoke him? Even if Your Excellency is a Titled Douluo, you should not be so unreasonable."

Just then, two auras emerged from behind Su Ran.

They were Dragon Duke and Snake Grandma, who, after learning that Peach Blossom Spring Academy had won, had bought gifts in the shops of Suotuo City and come to congratulate them.

The two elders did not hesitate in the slightest. Eight Soul Rings and six rings respectively appeared over their martial souls, the Dragon Cane and Serpent Cane, confronting the man in black.

"Clear Sky Sect?"

"That's the Clear Sky Hammer?!"

"The inherited martial soul of one of the former Upper Three Sects, the Clear Sky Hammer!"

With Dragon Duke and Snake Grandma's reminder, Ning Rongrong recognized the origin of the enormous object in the man in black's hand.

The Clear Sky Sect had vanished from public view for many years. Many people her age did not recognize it.

But as the Little Princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, also one of the Upper Three Sects, Ning Rongrong had heard the elders in her family mention the Clear Sky Sect when she was young. It was said that the Clear Sky Hammer was the martial soul with the greatest destructive power on the entire continent.

Thinking of this, Ning Rongrong tugged even harder at the hem of Su Ran's clothes.

Teacher, please don't act rashly. Winning or losing doesn't matter, but if Teacher suffers serious injuries because of this, my heart will ache.

"Dragon Duke Meng Shu."

"Snake Grandma Chao Tianxiang."

"You Peerless Dragon Snake have some fame in the Soul Master World. It is said that when the two of you join hands and use your Martial Soul Fusion Skill, you can rival a Titled Douluo."

"But before me, what can two little snakes like you do?"

"If you want to come at me together, I don't mind beating you both up at once."

The man in black gave a Cold Snort, showing Dragon Duke and Snake Grandma no respect at all.

Dragon Duke and Snake Grandma's expressions turned extremely ugly.

"Since Your Excellency is determined to attack Teacher Su, then we husband and wife will certainly protect Teacher Su as well."

"Teacher Su, we will hold this person back. Go to the Spirit Hall branch and find the Bishop. Their grudge against the Clear Sky Sect runs extremely deep. If Spirit Hall learns that a Titled Douluo from the Clear Sky Sect has appeared here, they will definitely send powerful experts to capture him."

Dragon Duke and Snake Grandma walked in front of them. The auras around the two of them intertwined, and they were actually able to preserve a trace of sharpness beneath Tang Hao's pressure.

"Dragon Duke, Senior Snake Elder, you are not his match. Leaving you behind to face Clear Sky Douluo alone is not my style."

Su Ran spoke calmly. A gust of peach blossom wind exhaled from his body, actually cleaving open a path of survival through Tang Hao's tyrannical Clear Sky pressure.

"Teacher Su..."

Dragon Duke and Snake Grandma looked back at Su Ran, still somewhat uneasy. After all, there were two major realms of difference between a Soul Sage and a Titled Douluo.

"Good. Very good. In my life, I admire people who dare to take responsibility the most. Since you dare to stand out and face me, I won't bully you. You're only over level seventy, so I won't use Soul Power or Soul Skills against you. If you win, I'll leave at once without another word. Otherwise, you must do one thing for me."

Tang Hao spoke with a focused expression.

"Come on."

Su Ran already knew why Tang Hao had come.

It was nothing more than the young one suffering a loss, so the old one stepped in.

This was also within expectations.

"Come on. I'll let you attack first for three moves." Tang Hao displayed absolute confidence.

If it were any other Soul Sage, he would not even deign to use his martial soul. He would simply beat them down with his physical body and be done with it.

The fact that he was still holding the Clear Sky Hammer in his hand was already his respect for Su Ran.

"Since you said you wouldn't use Soul Power or Soul Skills, then if I don't defeat you within three moves, it's my loss."

Su Ran spoke calmly.

"What an arrogant brat. No one's ever dared say that to me before. Forget three moves—if you can beat me, I'll take your surname from now on."

Tang Hao's eyes twitched. Today, he had actually run into someone even better at showing off than himself.

"Rongrong, Zhuqing, Yiran, Wang Sheng, do you still remember the sword technique I used to lead you in practicing during morning training in front of the school?"

"Watch these next three moves closely. This sword technique is all about Emphasis on its Meaning. If you can comprehend the trick within it and learn its essence, your strength will rise another level."

At that moment, Su Ran's aura changed, and he said this calmly to Meng Yiran and the others.

Ning Rongrong, Meng Yiran, and the other two immediately focused with every ounce of attention they had.

The sword technique Teacher used to perform in front of the school?

They had seen it many times. If they had to praise it, they could only say it was graceful as a roaming dragon and light as a startled swan, exceedingly beautiful. But it had been very hard for them to see any power in that sword technique, and they had even thought it was merely an ornamental sword style with no combat ability.

"First move, Sky Breaking Style."

Petals of peach blossoms drifted down from the sky, and a Divine Peach Blossom Branch descended from the blooming Peach Tree in the heavens, falling into Su Ran's hand.

Su Ran held the peach blossom branch and shot through the air, his figure extraordinarily dashing and agile. A mere peach blossom branch as thick as a finger, wrapped in a faint layer of Soul Power, actually moved among the heavy, domineering Clear Sky Hammer without falling behind or suffering the slightest damage.

And amid Tang Hao's every movement, Su Ran found his weakness at extreme speed. His body was like a roaming dragon coiling around the Clear Sky Hammer, following Tang Hao's movements, while the peach blossom branch in his hand was already stabbing toward Tang Hao's chest.

Just as Tang Hao's expression changed and he sensed something was wrong, intending to withdraw, he had not expected Su Ran's peach blossom branch to change again and actually flick toward his palm.

"Second move, Blade Breaking Style."

Although this move was named Blade Breaking Style, in truth, all heavy weapons and domineering weapons could be flexibly dismantled by it.

"Not good!"

The Clear Sky Hammer in Tang Hao's hand was directly flicked away.

"Third move, Qi Breaking Style!"

This move infused internal force into the sword's edge; it could break surging waves of energy, grand and rounded in its force, yet also fully revealing a sharp killing edge.

With this third move, the peach blossom branch directly broke through Tang Hao's defense and stabbed into his chest. A bloody smell slowly spread.

"You lost."

Su Ran spoke calmly.

The peach blossom branch in his hand could not stab in even another fraction, because Tang Hao had already broken his promise. A powerful surge of Soul Power blocked in front of the peach blossom branch.

"Teacher... won."

"Teacher is amazing!"

"It really was only three moves! Teacher defeated a Titled Douluo in three moves!"

"What kind of moves were those? So exquisite!"

Behind him, Ning Rongrong and Meng Yiran were already screaming in excitement.

That was a Titled Douluo!

Even Zhu Zhuqing's usually cold face was filled with delighted surprise.

They had still underestimated Teacher's strength far too much!

Dragon Duke and Snake Grandma looked at each other. If the shock of Su Ran teaching and educating students until their strength transformed was S-Rank, then right now it was SS-Rank astonishment.

This was a Titled Douluo, and one from the Clear Sky Sect at that...

"How is this possible?"

"You have to lose."

A powerful fluctuation of Soul Power shook outward, and nine Soul Rings flashed around Tang Hao, forcing Su Ran back several steps.

The Clear Sky Hammer that Su Ran had flicked away with the peach blossom branch also returned to Tang Hao's hand at this moment.

He found it somewhat impossible to accept that he had lost so carelessly.

Su Ran's gaze sharpened, and seven Soul Rings emerged beneath him. They were seven Soul Rings that surpassed the standard configuration:

Purple, purple, purple, black, black, black, black.

What surprised everyone was that Su Ran's seventh Soul Ring actually showed red within the black. Clearly, it was around ninety thousand years old!

His seventh Soul Ring was actually as high as ninety thousand years?

And every Soul Ring on him was over a thousand years old?!

Tang Hao was somewhat shocked.

"You have to lose. Whether you agree to this demand or not, you're agreeing."

Tang Hao's aura condensed, pressing toward Su Ran.

His demand was actually very simple: Su Ran had to teach Xiao San every last one of the ultimate techniques he had taught those girls.

Su Ran had to recover Xiao San's shattered Dao Heart for him!

"Su Hao, looks like you're not planning to keep your promise?"

Su Ran's gaze sharpened as he said calmly.

"Su Hao???"

When Tang Hao heard that name, his nose nearly went crooked with rage.

"My name is Tang Hao!"

"You said it yourself. If I could beat you, you'd take my surname from now on."

Su Ran spoke indifferently.

"You're courting death!"

"Clear Sky Hammer—Thunder Fixes the Universe!"

Boom—