Boom!
At that, Su Yun's heart lurched, and he sucked in a sharp breath!
A lunatic!
This guy had to be crazy!
If Ah Yin hadn't just acted so frantically, Su Yun would never have believed that the legendary Clear Sky Douluo had said those words beside his
ear!
"To make me agree to a duel with Tang San, he's actually threatening me with Xiao Wu's life. What on earth is this guy thinking?!"
"No, Tang Hao must have already seen that Xiao Wu's true form is a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. And because of my existence, Tang San and Xiao Wu don't have much of a relationship now. So Tang Hao wouldn't feel any affection for Xiao Wu just because she's close to his son."
"He could just take Xiao Wu away. Why use her to force me into a duel with Tang San?"
As his mind raced, Su Yun relayed Tang Hao's words to Ah Yin in his thoughts.
"What?!" Ah Yin's expression changed at once. She couldn't believe her husband would say something like that, but Su Yun sounded completely serious—he didn't seem to be lying at all.
Most importantly, Ah Yin could already feel the pressure weighing down on Su Yun growing heavier. His knees were beginning to tremble.
"Ah Hao has become a Titled Douluo. He must be able to see that the little girl called Xiao Wu is a Soul Beast. She promised me that from now on, she would only kill evil Soul Beasts. But why is he using Xiao Wu's life to force little Su Yun to duel that impostor?"
Seeing Ah Yin looking utterly stricken—and realizing that she hadn't told him Tang Hao's identity—Su Yun knew she must be a thousand times more shocked than he was.
"There's no choice. Whether or not Tang Hao's threat is real, I have to agree to the duel with Tang San." Su Yun endured the crushing pressure, his expression shifting.
There was no choice. He didn't dare gamble on what kind of person Tang Hao had become. Faced with a Titled Douluo's threat, he could only comply.
So, just as everyone present took Su Yun's silence as a refusal, his voice finally rang out before Tang San. It was familiar, yet carried a chill Tang San had never heard from him before. "Fine, Tang San! I accept your challenge. Ten years from now, the two of us will fight to the death!"
His forceful words rang out from the center of the dueling area, spreading in every direction!
The crowd erupted in astonished cries!
Two children who were barely seven had just agreed to fight to the death ten years from now!
It was an utterly shocking sight!
Even Tang San, standing across from Su Yun, froze at his words.
He'd actually agreed?!
Why would he agree?
Tang San had assumed Su Yun wouldn't accept his challenge.
After all, a fight to the death was an extremely solemn matter. Across the entire Douluo Continent, any such challenge made in public had to be witnessed by Spirit Hall. The two parties had to agree on a time and place, and when the appointed day arrived, both had to appear and fight until one of them died.
Anyone who failed to show up would surely face punishment from Spirit Hall!
It was an ancient custom, though many had long since forgotten it. Today, however, Tang San and Su Yun had brought it up again.
Yu Xiaogang was just as pleased to see Su Yun accept the challenge. He immediately called for a teacher to go to Spirit Hall and summon a witness.
Ten minutes later, under the gaze of Spirit Hall's witness, the Notting Academy instructors, and the many spectators, Tang San and Su Yun signed the agreement and pressed their bloody fingerprints onto it. The contract for their fight to the death was now in effect!
Ten years from now, in Heaven Dou City, Heaven Dou Empire!
Tang San and Su Yun would fight to the death!
. The characters may be a little out of character. I'll do my best to make it all make sense.
. Readers, feel free to criticize my writing if it's bad, just don't make personal attacks.
. I actually wanted to write a pure wish-fulfillment novel like Fishy (a homophone, and the pinnacle of Douluo fanfiction), but I just couldn't make myself do it, so I can only write it my way.
. I'll do my best to make up for the Soul Skill combinations, so don't worry, readers.
. It's not that I don't respond; responding can easily lead to arguments, like:
① You persuade me in bed.
② I persuade you in bed.
③ Neither of us can persuade the other in bed.
To avoid arguing, I've decided to keep quiet. Silence is golden :)
. If there's only one chapter, it'll definitely be a combined 4,000-word chapter. I won't stop updating (stands proudly with hands on hips).
. I've rambled too much. Back to writing—I still haven't eaten dinner /(ㄒoㄒ
"Little Su Yun!"
Seeing that Su Yun had really accepted Tang San's challenge, Ah Yin was overcome with conflicting emotions. She looked at the contract, now marked with Su Yun's bloody fingerprint, and didn't know what to say.
"It's okay, Sister Yin. No matter who threatened me or what their motives are, I had to accept Tang San's challenge today."
The pressure on him vanished, and Su Yun finally let out the breath he'd been holding in his chest. He comforted her, "Besides, that impostor might not be stronger than me ten years from now. I'll have you and the system to help me, won't I?"
"At least until I've grown strong enough, I can't gamble with Xiao Wu's life." Watching Yu Xiaogang lead Tang San away, Su Yun's gaze gradually deepened.
In Tang Hao's threat, Su Yun had also heard another implication: as long as he accepted Tang San's challenge, Tang Hao probably wouldn't make a move against Xiao Wu for at least ten years.
"I know... but... this is so unfair to you!" Ah Yin's dejected words carried a hint of anger toward Tang Hao, as well as guilt toward Su Yun.
If Su Yun really lost to Tang San ten years from now, he would have to die!
Would such a kind boy really have to lose his life over this absurd agreement?
And he might even lose to the bastard who had taken over her son's body!
Why?!
Ah Yin grew more and more agitated. She wanted to take human form again as soon as possible, find her husband, and demand to know why he'd done this—why he was using Xiao Wu's life to force Su Yun into a duel!
Unfortunately, however strong her emotions were, they faded as the people around them gradually left.
"Little Su Yun, you must not lose ten years from now!" Ah Yin's spirit stood beside him, looking down at Su Yun, who was currently only as tall as her waist. Her expression was resolute. "I'll do everything I can to help you. I promise!"
She didn't want that impostor to live, and she didn't want Su Yun to die.
Seeing that earnest look return to Ah Yin's eyes, Su Yun knew their bond had quietly grown stronger. The corners of his mouth lifted slightly, and he nodded. "Okay! I won't lose. I promise!"
The next day.
Xiao Wu, who had nothing on her mind but having fun, still had no idea she'd come close to death. She was currently pestering Su Yun, hoping to go back to Holy Soul Village with him.
"Why do you want to come with me? My house is small, and there's only one bed." Su Yun packed his things, glancing at Xiao Wu, who was sitting on his bed with her legs tucked beneath her like a duck.
"What's wrong with one bed? When we first got here at the start of the school year, didn't we sleep in the same bed? We even shared a bed for three whole days and nights!"
Suddenly, as if she'd thought of something, Xiao Wu sprang to her feet. She planted her hands on her slender waist and glared down at Su Yun. "Oh, I get it! Are you looking down on me? I'm the boss of Dorm Seven! How dare you look down on your boss!"
"Really? The boss still owes me quite a bit of money. Let's see, from six months ago until now, you owe me... let me count." Su Yun wasn't fazed by Xiao Wu's "bossy" act. He started counting on his fingers. "One, two, three..."
"Hey, hey, hey—" The moment Xiao Wu heard about the debt, her smug expression changed. She hurriedly jumped down and sat on top of Su Yun. Her little index fingers began tracing circles against her chest, and her expression turned bashful as her voice grew coy. "Brother Su Yun, you're not going to be so stingy, are you? It's just a little bit of money~"
Su Yun tilted his head and cast a sidelong glance at the rabbit sitting on top of him, his voice dripping with sarcasm. "The boss of Dorm Seven still owes her underling a little bit of money?"
"You..." When her flirting didn't work, Xiao Wu gave up. She crossed her arms and put on the fearless look of a rabbit who didn't care if she got boiled. "If you don't take me home, I'm not getting up."
Su Yun rolled his eyes. He knew the little rabbit was afraid the Soul Beasts around the outskirts of Star Dou Forest might eat her, and she was also worried that Tang Hao, whose personality had drastically changed, might secretly do something to her. So he raised both hands in surrender. "All right, all right. You win. I'll take you with me, but I'm warning you first: you can stay at my house, but you'll have to sleep on the floor."
"Huh? Why?!" Xiao Wu brightened at first, then pouted again.
"Because you owe me money." Su Yun didn't spare her.
"Oh." Xiao Wu pursed her lips and let out a soft "oh," then reluctantly stood up.
But in the blink of an eye, her clever red eyes rolled as she thought, Hmph, you stinker, Su Yun. Just wait until we get to your house. I'll pin you to the bed... no, pin you to the ground and beat you up, so you know how formidable Sister Xiao Wu is.
As a rascal rabbit, she had to restore the dignity of Dorm Seven's boss. She absolutely couldn't let a little thing like debt defeat her.
So, after packing his things, Su Yun said goodbye to all the teachers except Yu Xiaogang, then left the academy with Xiao Wu and headed east toward Holy Soul Village.
Yu Xiaogang's room.
"Xiao San, you reacted quickly yesterday. You may have lost that match, but it doesn't matter. Ten years from now, Su Yun will learn that a Soul Master who has no one to guide him in combining Soul Skills will ultimately amount to nothing."
Yu Xiaogang gently patted Tang San on the head. "Ten years from now, Su Yun will definitely lose to you."
At that, Tang San nodded firmly.
He'd lost yesterday, but really, he'd lost because he hadn't been able to use his full strength.
Ten years from now, he would have his teacher's careful guidance, and his mastery of Hidden Weapons would have reached perfection. He would even be able to make and use many of them himself.
After all, there would be no restrictions on the day of the fight to the death. If he still held back his Hidden Weapons then, wouldn't that be an insult to the name of the Tang Sect Hidden Weapons?
After talking with his teacher Yu Xiaogang for a while longer, Tang San finally left Notting Academy with his luggage on his back.
"Ah, it's a little strange having no one around now that Xiao San has suddenly left." After Tang San had gone, Yu Xiaogang sat and read for a while. When the time came, he was about to teach Tang San Martial Soul Theory as usual, but then he realized that Tang San had just said goodbye and left.
"Knock, knock—"
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