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He took out a small notebook and wrote it down, then quickly turned and left to hand in his assignment.

Likewise, in Yu Xiaogang's private office at Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy, he was researching a subject when he saw a man push the door open and walk in. He was stunned at first, then remembered who the man was.

Wasn't he the Homeroom Teacher of Xiao San's class?

Why had he come?

And judging by his expression, he did not look pleased.

What had happened?

Then he heard the Homeroom Teacher's words and, after sorting through them, learned that he had come to complain.

But how could Xiao San and Xiao Wu possibly skip class?

"Yu Xiaogang, what else do you have to say?!" the Homeroom Teacher asked coldly.

Yu Xiaogang frowned slightly and said slowly, "I don't know about Xiao Wu, but Xiao San is absolutely not that kind of person. They must have had something urgent to do, and they didn't tell me either."

"Heh, and how do you know he isn't that kind of person?!" The Homeroom Teacher's face was stern, his tone laced with mockery.

Hearing this, Yu Xiaogang's expression darkened. Angered as well, he said coldly, "I know my disciple best. It isn't your place to stir things up! If I say he wouldn't, then he wouldn't! I'll find him and give you an explanation then. You can leave now—you've already interrupted my research!"

"Hmph, remember what you said!"

The Homeroom Teacher snorted coldly, showing no courtesy to the man before him. A Waste Martial Soul, forever stuck at rank twenty-nine.

If not for the Dean's connections, he would have...

Wait, there was nothing he could do anyway. The other man was rank twenty-nine, while his own Soul Power was only rank twenty-five...

Even lower than his...

His face immediately burned with embarrassment and pain as he turned and left.

He even left behind a mocking mutter. "A crooked beam makes a crooked roof. What a waste of a promising talent. What a pity. That kid is an idiot too—he deserves it! He'll never amount to anything!"

He shut the door and vanished.

Yu Xiaogang's face turned livid with rage. His expression was gloomy, his fists clenched tightly. He wanted nothing more than to rush out and beat the other man to death, but he calmed down and did not let the impulse cloud his reason.

Although he was rank twenty-nine and the other man was only rank twenty-five, the man was an Assault System Soul Master with a possessed Beast Martial Soul, while his Luo San Pao...

If they truly fought head-on, he might not be the opponent's match.

As someone who studied this field, he was naturally no fool.

In the end, he loosened his fists and let out a deep sigh, his face filled with helplessness and bitterness. "Fate truly is unfair, unfair. If my Martial Soul hadn't been born flawed and mutated in a bad direction, I would never have suffered such humiliation today."

No matter what, he was from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, one of the continent's upper three sects...

But he could not dwell on that now. He immediately left his office to search for Tang San and the other girl. On the way, he happened to run into Wang Sheng and the others, so he invited several of them to split up and search.

At the same time, a Titled Douluo's speed was incredibly fast. Tang Hao had already rushed over from the Back Mountain of Holy Spirit Village at top speed.

The two sides appeared to be separated by a long stretch of time, but in reality, less than a minute had passed.

Chapter 58 Clear Sky's Fury

The moment he sensed that powerful aura descending, he was stunned at first, then found it somewhat familiar. Looking up, he saw that the newcomer was actually Tang Hao.

Yu Xiaogang's expression changed slightly. Why had he come? Hadn't he already left?

Could something have happened to Xiao San and the other girl?

The moment Tang Hao arrived, he immediately restrained his Soul Power so that no one else in the academy noticed him. He landed before Yu Xiaogang and asked in a deep voice, "Where is Xiao San?!"

He swept the area with his Spiritual Power and discovered that his son was gone. That Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast rabbit was gone too!

Something really had happened!

Cold sweat streamed down Yu Xiaogang's forehead as he immediately reported, "Clear Sky Your Eminence, I don't know either. I was in the study..."

He quickly explained everything that had happened from beginning to end.

He himself was utterly confused and completely innocent. He knew nothing.

From start to finish, he had only been passively searching.

The next second, Tang Hao rapidly arrived at the last place where Xiao San and that Soft Bone Rabbit's auras had lingered. He inspected the surroundings and tried to investigate further, but found no other traces of aura.

His brows immediately furrowed tightly.

Yu Xiaogang asked, "Clear Sky Your Eminence, have you found any clues?"

Tang Hao did not answer. Instead, he racked his brains, his heart filled with urgency.

He had actually lost Xiao San.

Spirit Hall surely did not yet know that Tang San was his son, so they could not have targeted Xiao San. That meant the only certainty was that they had targeted that Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit.

A transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit was extremely tempting. Even without a Titled Douluo, a Soul Douluo could discover her through careful observation.

Xiao San and the transformed Soft Bone Rabbit were no match for such a person. Moreover, since no aura had been left behind, this was definitely not something a Soul Douluo could accomplish. At the very least, it had to be a Titled Douluo or above!

So he began eliminating possibilities in his mind.

The only force that could come to such a remote place was Spirit Hall!

At that thought, his eyes became fierce and murderous.

"Spirit Hall!"

He flew directly toward the Spirit Hall Branch.

"Spirit Hall... could they have done it? If so, perhaps I have a way."

Watching Tang Hao fly away in such urgency, Yu Xiaogang was briefly at a loss. Then he suddenly remembered that he was, after all, an Elder of Spirit Hall and should be able to gather some information.

Tang Hao arrived at the Spirit Hall Branch, yet he could not sense Tang San's aura at all, nor that of the Soft Bone Rabbit.

The people inside sensed the terrifying, overwhelming Killing Intent descending upon them.

They were all terrified.

Su Yuntao in particular was utterly panicked.

"This aura is terrifying. Could that Clear Sky Douluo mentioned by Your Eminence the Pope have come?"

"What do we do? What do we do?"

"Didn't Your Eminence say he wouldn't notice so quickly?"

Su Yuntao's face instantly turned pale, and terror filled him. In fear, one's expression and eyes were the easiest things to betray them.

He had heard of Clear Sky Douluo's fierce reputation. This was the terrifying existence who had beaten the Previous Pope, Qian Xunji, to death.

Before the other man's hammer, this branch was nothing but flimsy tofu.

"Have whoever is in charge here come out, or I will smash your branch to pieces!!"

Tang Hao spoke coldly, his voice dark and furious.

He also realized that the people in this small place were all too weak. They could not even move under the pressure of his aura, so he restrained it considerably.

The guards below trembled, utterly terrified, and fell directly to their knees. This aura was too terrifying, too overbearing. They had no strength to resist at all.

"M-my lord, please calm your anger. May I ask what has offended you?" Su Yuntao ran out from inside, trembling as he spoke.

"Su Yuntao, tell me—did someone from your Spirit Hall take my Tang San away?!" Tang Hao asked coldly. "You'd better answer me, or I'll turn you into minced meat with one strike of my hammer!"

As he spoke, the enormous Clear Sky Hammer hovered above Su Yuntao's head, radiating its terrifying, ferocious might.

Thud!

Su Yuntao's legs went weak from fright. He completely lost his strength, dropped to his knees, and trembled in terror. "Your Eminence, don't kill me, don't kill me. I'll talk, I'll talk... They returned to Spirit City..."

When faced with the threat of death, even he, who had previously been the most insistent on keeping silent, betrayed Bibi Dong and the others at this moment and admitted it.

He had no choice. If he did not speak, he would die.

Once dead, he would have nothing.

However, before leaving, the Holy Son had secretly told him that if he truly faced the threat of Clear Sky's arrival, he should tell Tang Hao that they had returned to Spirit City.

That was because they would set up an overwhelming killing formation there and wait for Tang Hao to arrive. So long as he came, he would never return!

The moment Tang Hao heard this, he knew it was indeed so!

He could not be bothered to waste time on this trash. He shot into the sky and flew directly toward Spirit City.

Seeing this, everyone let out a sigh of relief.

"I didn't expect him to find out so quickly. This..."

Su Yuntao said bitterly.

"My lord, you told him. Aren't you afraid..."

Several guards beside him asked.

Su Yuntao said, "I'm not afraid. I had the Holy Son's permission. The Holy Son is the one who told me to do this. Over in Spirit City, all of Spirit Hall's Douluo have gathered and are waiting for him to arrive. When Clear Sky descends, it will be the day of his great battle and death!"

"No matter what, we drew the battlefield away from here, so you won't have to die either. We're all just earning that money. There is really no need to risk our lives."

"Just pretend you know nothing about this matter."

Su Yuntao immediately got to his feet and walked inside.

"Yes!" The guards obediently shut their mouths as well.

If the Clear Sky Hammer had been hovering above their heads, they would have talked too.

Besides, he had the Holy Son's permission.

Yet at that moment, a burst of Footsteps rushed over.

"Who is it?!"

Su Yuntao turned around. The guards had been frightened badly by what had just happened and were now on edge as well.

When they saw that the newcomer was a middle-aged man, they were stunned.

"Wait!"

"You recognize this Token, don't you?"

Yu Xiaogang took an Elder Token belonging to Spirit Hall out of his Soul Tool.

"An Elder Token!"

Everyone was startled and immediately bowed.

"Elder, what are your orders?"

Su Yuntao immediately asked.

Damn it, why had another wave come before the first had even passed?

This position was truly difficult to hold.

Yu Xiaogang asked in a deep voice, "Did our people take Tang San and Xiao Wu away? Xiao Wu is the little girl beside Tang San!"

At this point, he still did not know that Xiao Wu was a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year rabbit.

"Yes!"

After pondering for a moment, Su Yuntao nodded.

He had no choice. The other man had an Elder Token, and there was no way he had simply picked it up.

But why had he never heard of this Elder? And why was he so weak? He seemed to be only a little stronger than Su Yuntao himself...

Could he have gotten in through connections?

Besides, as an Elder of Spirit Hall, why did this man not know about the plan?

Yu Xiaogang's expression changed drastically as he looked in the direction Tang Hao had just left—the direction of Spirit City.

"Damn it! Something's happened!"

He was frantic and did not know what to do. It was already too late to rush over now.