Tang Hao, You Are My Prey

"What is this?!"

Tang Hao's pupils suddenly constricted.

He had never expected a mere Soul Elder to unleash such a terrifying assault!

The instantaneous eruption of so many Soul Skills was something not even Soul Saints or Soul Douluos could necessarily achieve, let alone a Soul Elder.

Before the attack even reached him, he could already feel the scent of death rushing at his face!

If he did not defend against this strike, he might truly die!

In the span of countless thoughts, the distance between Zhu Zhuqing and Tang Hao had shrunk to less than half a meter!

"Whoosh!"

Blazing fire surged as fierce wind battered his face!

At that critical moment, a flash of White Light suddenly appeared before Tang Hao. A massive pitch-black hammer materialized out of thin air, blocking his throat.

"Clang—!!!!"

The Cat Claw collided with the Hammer Face, erupting with deafening metallic thunder!

A shockwave spread from the point of impact. The ground within dozens of meters caved in with a boom, and Shards sprayed through the air like rain!

Tang Hao was actually forced back half a step by that strike!

Though he had responded in haste, though he had not used any Soul Skills, though he had merely raised a hand to block it...

A Title Douluo being pushed back half a step by a Soul Elder was already shocking enough.

But Tang Hao had no time to think. His other hand shot toward his lower abdomen.

Like an iron pincer, it seized the Young Girl's Left Hand as she tried to launch a sneak attack.

Riiip—!

The sound of tearing rang out as the tightly wrapped Black Robe split open with a huge gash.

A clear line of Bloodstains appeared across his abdomen as well.

And the spikes on "Zhu Zhuqing's" Cat Claw stopped only ten centimeters away from his abdomen.

"Clear Sky Hammer... a Title Douluo!"

A shocked expression appeared on "Zhu Zhuqing's" face, successfully drawing Tang Hao's attention.

"You're the legendary Clear Sky Douluo, Tang..."

"That's right! I am Tang..."

"Baoji Slash!"

Before either could finish speaking, "Zhu Zhuqing" moved her right foot and struck at Tang Hao's lower body with a Sea-Bottom Moon Grasp.

"Bang!"

Tang Hao's legs trembled, and his entire body seemed to freeze in time for an instant.

The next moment...

"Bastard! You deserve to die!"

Tang Hao instantly flew into a rage. He crushed "Zhu Zhuqing's" Left Hand in one grip, then viciously hurled her away.

"Boom!"

"Zhu Zhuqing's" body flew away like a rag doll.

Such a casual strike was enough to instantly rob a Soul Emperor of the ability to move!

But "Zhu Zhuqing" was different!

Even after suffering such an attack, not a trace of pain showed on her face.

The instant she landed, she used the last wisp of energy in her body to roll with the momentum and plunge headfirst into the roadside grass.

"You've managed to injure me with the body of a Soul Elder. You truly surprised me."

Tang Hao looked toward the grass where "Zhu Zhuqing" was hiding, his cold voice laced with fury.

"But this ends here."

He slowly raised the Clear Sky Hammer, as if intending to let "Zhu Zhuqing" properly experience the despair before death.

"Tang Hao... do you know what your greatest mistake is?"

"Zhu Zhuqing's" calm voice Sounded from the grass.

Tang Hao frowned. "What?"

"You're too confident."

"Zhu Zhuqing" smiled calmly. "You think everything is under your control. You think Your power is enough to crush everything. You think I'm merely a lamb waiting for slaughter..."

"But soon enough, you'll discover..."

"In truth, you can't protect anything. You are my pre...y!"

"Shut up!"

Tang Hao's expression darkened. He released all his pressure to lock onto Zhu Zhuqing in the grass, and the Clear Sky Hammer in his hand came crashing down.

"Clear Sky Hammer: Shock!"

The Hammer Head emanating a terrifying aura tremored through the air, unleashing a devastating wave of Soul Power.

If this hammer fell, even a Title Douluo would be injured, much less a Soul Elder!

"Haha..."

But "Zhu Zhuqing," hidden in the grass, suddenly laughed.

Boom—!!!!

The earth shattered, and smoke and dust soared into the sky.

Within several hundred meters, everything—grass, Trees, and Shards—was completely pulverized!

Whoosh~~~

A gentle breeze passed by, leaving behind only a massive crater ahead.

At the bottom of the pit, there was nothing but Grass Clippings, dust, and Shards.

No corpse, no Bloodstains, no Bloodstains, and even less chance of a Soul Bone!

There was not even the slightest remaining trace of Soul Power!

"Where is she?!"

Tang Hao furrowed his brow and released the full extent of his Title Douluo senses to search.

Yet... nothing! There was nothing at all!

It was as though... Zhu Zhuqing had never existed.

"Could It Be... this was an avatar?"

"From beginning to end, the one I pursued wasn't the real body, but a carefully designed decoy?"

Tang Hao muttered to himself, his face filled with disbelief, but he quickly rejected the guess.

"No! How could this be an avatar?"

He was a Title Douluo!

How powerful were his Spiritual Power and perception?

How could he possibly fail to distinguish between an avatar and the real body?

"That girl must have used some mysterious Teleportation Soul Skill!"

"She can't have gone far! I have to catch her!"

With that thought in mind, Tang Hao immediately began searching Dozens of Miles Around...

The more he searched, the uglier his expression became.

"How is this possible..."

At last, as the sun set in the west, Tang Hao stood in the wilderness with a disheveled expression.

Nine Soul Rings floated up and down in the wind beneath his feet, as if mocking his incompetence.

A Soul Elder... had actually escaped from the hands of the great Clear Sky Douluo?!

He... had been played?

"Hehe, interesting. What a mysterious Girl..."

Tang Hao laughed in anger. A Cold Light flashed through his eyes as he threw out a threat into the empty air.

"Next Time we meet, you won't be so lucky."

His figure flashed, and he vanished from where he stood.

--

Several hundred miles north of Suotuo City.

Little Kitten, dressed in a simple Black Robe, was sprinting swiftly into the distance.

Suddenly, her body trembled, and she asked with a complicated look in her eyes.

"Did I... die?"

"You did, but you weren't killed. Your energy was simply exhausted."

Bai Lu shook his head, transformed into the form of a Big Brain Tiger, and lay down to rest in the Mental Space.

Zhu Zhuqing did not slow her pace. A chill flashed through her eyes.

"I'd been targeted long ago?"

"Mm."

Bai Lu nodded. "Good thing I had prepared in advance."

Before leaving the city, just in case, he had Zhu Zhuqing create a White Tiger Avatar and send it west, while her real body changed clothes and slipped north.

It was all to deceive the enemy and secretly cross the Chencang Pass.

And as it turned out... that Bastard Tang Hao really had been watching them!

At first, the avatar had acted on its own.

Only after Tang Hao launched his ambush did Zhu Zhuqing and Bai Lu take over control of the avatar one after another.

"I didn't provoke you, yet you came to provoke me first."

Because of this, all of Zhu Zhuqing's reverence for the legendary Title Douluo had shattered.

Such a powerful Soul Master had actually tried to intercept and kill her over a few Soul Bones.

Luckily, she had Bai Lu and had played it safe.

Otherwise, she might truly have ended up like Tang Hao's Wife and fallen into someone else's hands.

"Tang Hao, I stole your Wife once, and you tried to assassinate me once. We're even!"

With a trace of resentment, Zhu Zhuqing's inner voice turned even colder.

"But... if I get the chance..."

"I will definitely kill you!"

She said those words with absolute conviction, without the slightest hesitation.

She would remember today's humiliation and today's danger.

So what if he was a Title Douluo? So what if he was the Clear Sky Douluo?

Today, he could hunt her down. One day, she would kill him in return!

"This Clear Sky Douluo is no ordinary man."

Bai Lu said calmly, "One day, invite him into your bones for a visit. I'll certainly treat him well. Even as a ghost, I won't let him go!"

"Mm, mm, mm! Exactly!"

The Young Girl fiercely agreed.

"Alright, there's no rush now. We need to pick up the pace and get as far away as possible."

Bai Mu said.

"Alright!"

Zhu Zhuqing nodded. The power of her Right Leg Bone and First Soul Ring activated, and she transformed into a Black Shadow streaking across the sky.

At this moment, she did not harbor the slightest doubt that she would one day defeat Tang Hao!

Her eyes fixed on the road ahead held only the resolve to seize control of her own fate.