Inside Shrek Academy, Flender, Zhao Wuji, and the others were startled when they heard the voice and hurried outside.
Yu Xiaogang and Tang San came out as well, but Yu Xiaogang truly was weak—Golden Crocodile Douluo's voice alone had injured him.
Golden Crocodile Douluo had merely intimidated Li Yusong. The sound waves he released carried no killing power.
Yet Yu Xiaogang had still been injured. As a Spirit Master, being this useless was truly unprecedented.
When Flender saw the force gathered outside, he swallowed hard. Today's hurdle will be difficult to overcome.
"I am Flender, Dean of Shrek Academy. May I ask what business the members of Spirit Hall have here?"
Flender played dumb despite knowing full well, hoping to muddle through the situation.
"You are Flender? Good. Surrender quietly, and do not make this old man act."
Just as Flender was at a loss, Yu Xiaogang stepped beside him.
Yu Xiaogang did not know Golden Crocodile Douluo, but he recognized his attire.
"Since when have Spirit Hall's Enshrined involved themselves in the affairs of Soul Master Academies? How Shrek Academy operates is not for Spirit Hall to interfere with."
"You are... Yu Xiaogang!"
Golden Crocodile Douluo did know Yu Xiaogang. He simply could not understand where this useless man had found the nerve to speak to him like that.
Yu Xiaogang still wore a righteous expression, and Golden Crocodile Douluo was so angered that he laughed.
"Hehe, today this old man will tell you—and everyone else—that on Douluo Continent, every Spirit Master falls under Spirit Hall's authority.
"Shrek Academy has deceived others and harmed its students. The evidence is conclusive. Men, seize everyone from Shrek Academy.
"Whoever dares resist... This old man will personally deal with him."
Two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red—Nine Spirit Rings shone beneath Golden Crocodile Douluo's feet.
The Spirit Power Pressure of Level 98 descended upon everyone in Shrek Academy. Yu Xiaogang immediately coughed up blood and collapsed on the ground, unable to move.
Flender, Zhao Wuji, and the rest were likewise forced half to their knees by the Spirit Power Pressure, unable even to raise their heads.
"Teacher!"
Tang San rushed to Yu Xiaogang's side and called out anxiously, drawing Golden Crocodile Douluo's attention.
"Someone actually took a piece of trash like Yu Xiaogang as his teacher? Could he have been deceived?"
With that thought, Golden Crocodile Douluo said softly, "Child, do not be fooled. This Yu Xiaogang is trash and utterly unfit to be a teacher."
"Do not slander my Teacher!"
Tang San glared furiously at Golden Crocodile Douluo. At that moment, Golden Crocodile Douluo sensed Tang Hao's presence hidden in the shadows.
"Who is it? Get out here before this old man."
Forced out, Tang Hao appeared beside Tang San.
"Go!"
Tang Hao grabbed Tang San by the collar, intending to flee far away, but Golden Crocodile Douluo would not let them have their way.
"Tang Hao! So that is it. Birds of a feather truly flock together."
With that, Golden Crocodile Douluo gave chase. Though he did not excel in speed, catching Tang Hao was no problem.
Seeing that escape was impossible, Tang Hao threw Tang San aside and told him, "Run by yourself. If I die, go to the Clear Sky Sect and find your Uncle. He will devote everything to training you."
Tang San kowtowed to Tang Hao.
"Father, take care!"
With that, Tang San activated Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and fled at top speed.
Golden Crocodile Douluo had already caught up. Looking at Tang Hao, he drove another verbal blade into him.
"Tang Hao, you are actually so good to the thing that seized your child's body. Can you face your wife? Oh! Right, your wife has already become your Spirit Ring."
"You..."
"Hehe, my apologies. Look at me—I have learned bad habits from the Holy Son. Now then, Seventh Spirit Skill, Golden Crocodile King True Body."
Golden Crocodile Douluo directly unleashed his Martial Soul Avatar. The enormous Golden Crocodile King opened its bloody maw and bit toward Tang Hao.
"Seventh Spirit Skill, Clear Sky True Body!"
A golden figure wielding the Clear Sky Hammer blocked the Golden Crocodile King's bloody maw. Then the Golden Crocodile King spun around, its powerful tail lashing toward Tang Hao.
"Clear Sky Nine Absolutes: Seal!"
Though Tang Hao had used Clear Sky Nine Absolutes, the gap in strength was there for all to see, and he was still sent flying by the strike.
He had previously used Explode Ring during his battle with Bibi Dong, and the hidden injuries it triggered had yet to recover. Now, facing Level 98 Golden Crocodile Douluo, Tang Hao had no possibility of victory.
Having realized this, Tang Hao could only do everything in his power to buy time for Tang San.
As for Explode Ring and the Great Sumeru Hammer, there was no need to consider them. His current body simply could not use them.
Tang Hao regretted that he should not have gone to Yu Xiaogang in the Soul Hunting Forest.
Golden Crocodile Douluo attacked again, the Golden Crocodile King's bloody maw right before Tang Hao's eyes.
"Tang Hao, is that all you are capable of? What a disappointment! Death Roll!"
The Golden Crocodile King spun and rolled, transforming into a golden wheel that crashed toward Tang Hao.
"Clear Sky Nine Absolutes: Shock!"
Tang Hao also gave it everything he had, using the Clear Sky Hammer to meet the spinning golden wheel formed by the Golden Crocodile King.
The result needed no explanation. Boom! Tang Hao's Clear Sky True Body shattered. Tang Hao himself spat out a mouthful of blood and crashed heavily to the ground, already on the verge of death.
Golden Crocodile Douluo was about to finish him off and end Tang Hao for good.
Yet at that moment, Golden Crocodile Douluo sensed danger and instinctively dodged.
A sharp Spider Spear thrust toward him, wrapped in a dangerous purple-black aura.
Golden Crocodile Douluo had seen Qian Daoliu use Angel Divine Power, so he could tell that the power wrapped around the Spider Spear was Divine Power.
The one who had launched the sneak attack on Golden Crocodile Douluo was naturally Bibi Dong.
Seeing that her sneak attack had failed, Bibi Dong revealed a regretful expression.
"Next time, you will not be so lucky."
Bibi Dong flashed to Tang Hao's side, then dragged him into Rakshasa Space.
Everything had happened too quickly for Golden Crocodile Douluo to stop it, and he could not make sense of it either.
"Why did Bibi Dong save Tang Hao?"
Unable to find an answer, Golden Crocodile Douluo returned to Shrek Academy first. Everyone from Shrek Academy, including Yu Xiaogang, had already been detained.
That made it even stranger. Why had Bibi Dong ignored Yu Xiaogang and chosen to save Tang Hao?
The answer was not so complicated. Just two words—God Trial!
In the God Realm, the Rakshasa God coldly looked at the Asura God before him.
"This should be enough, should it not, God King? You truly went to great lengths."
"Hmph, Rakshasa, you helped this God King, so naturally I will not treat you unfairly. Once your heir inherits your Godhood, you may leave the God Realm. She will not need to come to the God Realm."
"Hehe, then I thank you, God King."
After the Asura God left, the Rakshasa God spat in disdain.
"Pah! What a thing. Arranging a protector for his own heir, yet forcing me to help and wasting one God Trial.
"Whatever. He is the God King, after all. Once this act is over, I should leave this filthy God Realm as soon as possible."
Over in Heaven Dou City, Xiao Chenlong also received Golden Crocodile Douluo's reply and learned the full course of events.
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