Tang Hao

Luo Yan stopped and looked toward the voice.

A towering figure in a black robe had appeared outside the window.

Tang Hao?

The moment Luo Yan saw the figure, a name flashed through his mind.

From the way Tang Hao had addressed Tang San, and from the Clear Sky Hammer that connected him to Tang San, Luo Yan immediately guessed who the man was.

At the same time, Luo Yan thought grimly, This is bad.

Tang Hao was already a level-95 Super Douluo. Even with his injuries, Luo Yan was no match for him.

What was more, Tang Hao's Clear Sky Hammer stood between Luo Yan and Tang San, putting an end to any chance of taking Tang San hostage.

But when he thought of the Bloodline Soul Guide he had just received for completing his task, Luo Yan felt a little more at ease.

With his current cultivation at the peak of Tier 2 Demon Warrior, he could summon the soul of a peak Fifth-Rank Demon King. Even if it couldn't kill Tang Hao, it should be enough to help him escape unharmed.

Thinking this, Luo Yan looked at Tang Hao, his eyes full of anticipation.

"Who would've thought the mighty Clear Sky Douluo would become a coward who hides his face!"

Luo Yan was eager to see how many Resentment Points a Titled Douluo could generate. If his earlier guess was right, a single murderous impulse from Tang Hao would be enough for two or three rounds of bloodline evolution!

This was the biggest score he'd come across yet!

Yet Tang Hao showed no reaction to Luo Yan's taunt, and the system still gave no notification that Resentment Points had been added to his account.

Could Tang Hao really feel nothing at all? That didn't make sense...

Luo Yan was puzzled. As far as he remembered, Tang Hao wasn't the type to keep his cool. He might not fly into a rage at the drop of a hat, but he certainly wouldn't take kindly to someone provoking him.

While Luo Yan was wondering about this, Tang Hao simply looked over at them coldly.

It wasn't that he felt no emotion. His attention had been fixed on Xiao Wu and Luo Yan's true form the entire time.

Tang Hao was also deeply puzzled. Why didn't Luo Yan and Xiao Wu look like hundred-thousand-year Soul Beasts who had reincarnated as humans, and yet both of them had the aura of Soul Beasts?

He had seen Soul Beasts that could take human form without reincarnating.

But those Soul Beasts had been terrifyingly powerful, while the auras coming from Luo Yan and Xiao Wu were weak.

To him, they were no more than a flick of the hand away from death.

But after seeing Tang San's sorry state, Tang Hao put those thoughts aside.

With a wave of his hand, the enormous Clear Sky Hammer rose into the air on its own, then smashed toward Luo Yan.

Though Tang Hao was striking from a distance, the Clear Sky Hammer's power was overwhelming. Before it even reached him, Luo Yan felt death closing in.

Bang!

At the critical moment, Luo Yan dodged, but the force of the Clear Sky Hammer still sent him staggering backward.

Seeing this, Luo Yan no longer had the energy to wonder why Tang Hao's emotional reactions weren't generating Resentment Points.

As Tang Hao entered the room, Luo Yan gritted his teeth and pulled a plate-like piece of precious jade from his system inventory.

"System, how do I use this Bloodline Soul Guide?"

At this point, he could only save himself. If he didn't use his trump card now, Luo Yan felt certain he wouldn't survive Tang Hao's next attack.

"The host only needs to keep pouring his blood into the Jade Butterfly to summon a demon beast's soul!"

Luo Yan didn't hesitate.

He channeled his spiritual energy and cut open the wrist of the hand holding the Jade Butterfly. Then he circulated his spiritual power again, directing his blood into the jade.

As soon as the Jade Butterfly absorbed his blood, it began to glow.

A tiny vortex appeared in its center, and a phantom emerged from within it.

The more blood Luo Yan poured in, the more solid the phantom became.

"Halfway... A peak Fifth-Rank Demon King. I wonder if it can stand up to Tang Hao..."

Luo Yan's face had gone deathly pale. If not for the strength of his physical body, he would already have collapsed.

"Interesting!"

Seeing Luo Yan summon a phantom, Tang Hao finally spoke for the first time since entering the room.

But his long robe concealed his figure, and a black cloth covered his face. No one in the room could see the faint smile tugging at his lips.

That was why Tang San hadn't recognized the black-robed man as his father.

If Yu Xiaogang hadn't passed out, he might have recognized Tang Hao at once.

At Luo Yan's command, the Demon King Phantom appeared and darted straight toward Tang San, intending to seize him as a bargaining chip.

Unfortunately, Tang Hao saw through Luo Yan's plan immediately. He flashed in front of Tang San and threw a punch.

Bang!

The Demon King Phantom reacted quickly, throwing a punch of its own to cancel out Tang Hao's attack.

After their fists collided, both of them retreated two steps. But Luo Yan could tell that the Demon King Phantom at this level still couldn't hold Tang Hao back.

Run!

A powerful urge rose in Luo Yan's heart.

But before he fled, he poured another quarter or so of his blood into the Jade Butterfly.

The aura around the Demon King Phantom surged to another level.

"Clear Sky Douluo, you're not strong enough to kill me! Make sure your son stays alive. The next time we meet, it might be your son who dies!"

"Hahaha!"

Though his whole body was terribly weak, Luo Yan still managed to rile Tang Hao one last time before leaving the room.

Tang Hao watched Luo Yan's retreating figure, and a flicker of emotion stirred within him.

Unfortunately, the Demon King Phantom stood in his way, leaving him no chance to attack Luo Yan.

[Tang Hao heard that an insignificant ant like you dared to threaten him. Enraged, he gained 14,254,863 Resentment Points!]

Worth it!

At the system notification in his mind, Luo Yan's frustration over losing so much blood vanished.

This sacrifice had severely shaken his foundation. He would need some time to recover before he could undergo another bloodline evolution.

But the Resentment Points he'd gained from Tang Hao made up for the lost time in an instant.

Carrying Xiao Wu, Luo Yan went outside the hotel and ran into soldiers from the City Lord's Mansion. Fortunately, these soldiers weren't particularly strong.

Luo Yan was already terribly weak, but they still couldn't stop him.

After leaving Nuoding City with Xiao Wu, Luo Yan ran toward the Star Dou Great Forest without stopping.

He needed to find somewhere safe to recover.

With Xiao Wu by his side, the safest place he could think of was the Star Dou Great Forest.

Seven days later, an unfamiliar city appeared before Luo Yan.

He didn't go inside. Instead, he hired a carriage outside the city and continued toward the Star Dou Great Forest.

After running for seven days straight, Luo Yan was sure Tang Hao couldn't find him now.

If he could, given Luo Yan's current condition and Tang Hao's speed as a Super Douluo, he would have caught up long ago.

They had been traveling by carriage for only half a day when Xiao Wu, who had been unconscious, finally woke up.

For some reason, Luo Yan felt that Xiao Wu seemed to have grown quite a bit during her time unconscious, though she looked no different on the outside.

"Brother Luo Yan, what happened to you?"