Clear Sky Sect.
Dead silence.
Deathly silence.
All the elders, including Sect Master Tang Xiao, were ashen-faced.
If the earlier lashing had been a blow to the Clear Sky Sect's face,
then this God King Judgment had shattered the Clear Sky Sect's backbone piece by piece before the entire continent!
The Clear Sky Twin Stars they had been so proud of, heirs to the Number One Sect Under Heaven, had turned out to be such a despicable, selfish, cowardly villain!
Disgrace!
Unprecedented disgrace!
Shrek Academy.
Tang San could no longer bear to look at the image in the sky.
He slowly closed his eyes. His body swayed slightly, and he was pale without a trace of blood.
He was too ashamed to watch.
The image of his father, once towering like a mountain, completely collapsed at this moment, crumbling into dust.
Beside him, Xiao Wu wore an equally complex expression.
She quietly watched everything happening on the Sky Screen, from Ah Yin's appearance to her sacrifice, and then Tang Hao's later actions.
As a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Transformation herself, she deeply empathized with Ah Yin's plight.
And precisely because of that, Tang Hao's actions filled her with heartfelt disgust and... fear.
She fell silent.
She even subconsciously moved half a step, pulled away from Tang San, and did not dare meet his eyes.
That subtle movement was like a needle, deeply piercing Tang San's heart.
He abruptly opened his eyes and looked at Xiao Wu, then said dryly.
"Xiao Wu..."
"I..."
He wanted to explain, yet did not know where to begin.
In the end, he could only clench his fists and say word by word.
"I am not like him."
"Believe me. I will never become like him."
Xiao Wu's delicate body trembled slightly. She raised her head and saw the determination and pain in his eyes. She nodded gently, but said nothing.
Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Ning Fengzhi sighed softly and shook his head.
"A single thought's difference, worlds apart."
"Tang Hao's temperament has long been twisted by vanity and obsession. What a pity for his talent."
Sword Douluo Chen Xin merely spat out two words.
"Serves him right."
Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
Sect Master Yu Yuanzhen watched the Sky Screen with a solemn gaze.
"The Clear Sky Sect is finished."
What concerned him was not Tang Hao's character, but that after this incident, the Clear Sky Sect's reputation across the entire continent would completely plummet to the bottom.
Spirit City, Papal Palace.
Bibi Dong was seated on the throne, tightly gripping the golden scepter until her knuckles whitened from force.
She did not care at all about Tang Hao's despicable past.
Compared to the darkness she had experienced, Tang Hao's affairs were practically child's play.
What she truly cared about was Gu Nian!
That Ninth Soul Skill called "God King Judgment"!
What kind of power was that?
It could directly strike the soul, judge people's hearts, and destroy a Titled Douluo's will!
That sort of power had already surpassed the scope of a soul skill. It was more like... divine punishment!
This was absolutely not something an ordinary Titled Douluo could control!
Her gaze locked firmly onto Gu Nian. At the instant Gu Nian unleashed his soul skill, she had clearly seen a dazzling ring of red flash beneath that blue-golden light!
That was... a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring!
This Gu Nian actually possessed a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring as well!
"Gu Nian..."
Bibi Dong softly repeated the name. Her eyes held unprecedented wariness and... a trace of crazed fighting intent.
Just as the entire continent was immersed in the shock of this public execution, the Golden Ranking in the sky changed once again.
[Rank 8 on the Golden Ranking · Tang Hao · Clear Sky Hammer] [Distributing rewards!] Buzz--! A golden divine light, more dazzling and vast than the previous beam of judgment, descended from above the nine heavens and instantly enveloped Tang Hao, who was kneeling on the ground. [Reward One: One Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring!] [Reward Two: One Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone!] [Reward Three: God-Bestowed Soul Skill · Primordial Chaos Energy!]
Boom!
Vast energy poured into Tang Hao's body.
A blood-red soul ring appeared out of thin air and settled around his body.
A spirit bone containing immense power fused into his torso.
A profound stream of information flooded into his mind, transforming into a brand-new, world-destroying technique—Primordial Chaos Energy Hammer!
Tang Hao's aura rose steadily at that moment, receiving an epic enhancement!
More importantly, this supreme power from the Golden Ranking carried an irresistible will as it forcibly washed through his spiritual world.
The spiritual imprint left by the God King Judgment actually began to crack apart inch by inch under the impact of that power!
"Urgh... AAAAAH!"
Tang Hao suddenly raised his head and let out a pained, frenzied roar.
The confusion, regret, and self-loathing in his eyes rapidly faded away, replaced by endless malice and towering rage!
He had regained his senses!
"GU! NIAN!"
Tang Hao's eyes reddened as he stared fixedly at the white-clothed figure not far away. His voice seemed to squeeze out through clenched teeth.
"You dare... you dare humiliate me like this!"
"Shameless bastard!"
He suddenly leaped up from the ground. Feeling the unprecedented power within him, the flames of revenge nearly devoured him.
But he did not act rashly.
He knew very well that even after receiving such an immense improvement, an impassable gulf still lay between him and the man before him.
Run!
He had to run!
That thought instantly occupied his entire mind.
"I, Tang Hao, will remember today's humiliation!"
Before his words had even faded, he made a decision without hesitation.
"Explode Ring!"
Rumble--!
The Hundred Thousand Year Red Soul Ring he had just received, along with several of his original soul rings, exploded in an instant!
A torrent of soul power, violent to the extreme, became a driving force that raised his speed to an unimaginable level.
He turned into a blood-colored streamer, tore through space, and fled madly toward the horizon.
The Golden Ranking had rewarded him with a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring anyway. It was perfect for replenishing the loss from Explode Ring, so he was not at a loss!
Yet in the face of this thunderous escape,
Gu Nian remained standing where he was, without even lifting an eyelid.
He merely extended a hand quietly.
At some point, a seed had appeared in his palm.
A blue-golden seed that radiated boundless life aura, gentle yet resilient.
Tang Hao had run.
Ah Yin had remained.
Deep within a deserted mountain range thousands of miles away.
Boom!
A blood-colored streamer smashed fiercely into a mountainside, carving out a bottomless cavern.
Tang Hao staggered into view, coughing up blood mouthful after mouthful, his face pale as paper.
The backlash from Explode Ring, along with the mental wounds inflicted by God King Judgment, had left him weak to the extreme.
Yet the malice in his eyes burned more fiercely than ever.
"Gu Nian!"
He ground his teeth, every word carrying a bloody smell.
"Just wait... I will definitely return!"
"Ah Yin is mine! No one will take her away!"
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