Interception

"???"

Su Yuntao's head filled with question marks when he heard Tang San's words. It was one thing not to join Spirit Hall—after Martial Soul awakenings in Nuoding City every year, there were always around a dozen children who could become Spirit Masters, and not every one of them was willing to join Spirit Hall.

Of course, if someone had Innate Full Soul Power, even with a useless Martial Soul, Su Yuntao would tie them up and drag them to Spirit Hall if he had to. But what the hell was this about not wanting to become a Spirit Master? A Spirit Master! Were this kid's parents savages or something? Did they not know how prestigious Spirit Masters were?

"Kid, has your father not sobered up yet?"

After holding it in for a long time, Su Yuntao finally asked. Old Jack had mentioned earlier that the child's guardian loved drinking and got drunk at the drop of a hat. He must not have sobered up yet.

"Master Su Yuntao, how about this? Take Angela and Little San to Nuoding City first. Once Little San's father sobers up, I'll talk to him. I'm sure he'll be delighted to have Little San join Spirit Hall."

Old Jack clearly also believed Tang Hao had not sobered up. Otherwise, he would not have said such nonsense. Not wanting his child to become a Spirit Master? What kind of bullshit was that!

"Fine, we'll do that. I'll take the two children to Nuoding City first. Old Jack, notify Tang San's father later."

Su Yuntao could not be bothered to say anything else. A drunkard's words were indeed not worth taking seriously. He grabbed Tang San's hand with one hand, picked Angela up with the other, and walked out of Holy Soul Village.

Tang San was utterly bewildered. What was going on? How had he somehow ended up going to join Spirit Hall after just a few words? The mighty Asura God King joining Spirit Hall? Was this some kind of joke?

Still, Tang San did not resist. First, Su Yuntao was at least a Soul Grandmaster, so his resistance would be negligible. Second, he did not believe Tang Hao would truly allow him to join Spirit Hall. Getting Tang Hao to reveal his identity as a Spirit Master ahead of time would benefit him as well.

Angela, meanwhile, was numb. What was happening? Tang San was really going to join Spirit Hall? What kind of international joke was this!

No! This was a real world, not some novel. With Tang San's Innate Full Soul Power talent, it would be strange if Spirit Hall did not try to recruit him. That original situation where Su Yuntao was blind was entirely the author forcing everyone to act stupid! Angela sharply shook her head, correcting her train of thought.

The next moment, as though she had remembered something, terror appeared in Angela's eyes. If she followed the normal logic of how things would develop, and if the relationships described in the book were accurate, Tang Hao could not possibly allow his son to truly join Spirit Hall! Then, she and Su Yuntao were probably in grave danger!

Based on the book's description of a Title Douluo's senses, Tang Hao could not possibly have failed to hear her say she was willing to join Spirit Hall! She had taken everything far too much for granted!

As Su Yuntao carried her onward, Angela's mind began racing wildly. Warn Su Yuntao? Leaving aside whether he would believe her, even if he did, he could not escape! And if she did that, aside from alerting the Tang Hao possibly lurking in the shadows that she was unusual, it would be completely useless. Then she really would be heading straight for death, wouldn't she?

Maybe she should change her approach. Keeping herself alive was what mattered most right now; she could forget about preferences, grudges, and the future for now! Still, sorry, blind God King Su Yuntao. She could only find a way to look after herself first.

She could only hope this would give her even the slightest additional chance of survival later.

No sooner said than done, Angela gathered her emotions, put on an expression as if she were about to cry, and said to Su Yuntao, "Uncle, I don't want to join Spirit Hall anymore. Can I go back and find Grandpa?"

"Don't cry, don't cry. Don't be afraid. At most, you'll see Grandpa again tomorrow or the day after." Seeing Angela's appearance, Su Yuntao comforted her. He merely thought the little girl was afraid of traveling far from home and did not understand the significance of joining Spirit Hall.

Tang San, whose hand was being held, glanced at Angela. It seemed that even if this variable possessed a super Martial Soul, she was still only a child.

As the one adult and two children headed toward Nuoding City with different thoughts in their hearts, Tang Hao, unsurprisingly, also made his move.

He could not possibly truly allow Tang San to join Spirit Hall. It had been impossible when he was in his previous dispirited state, and it was even more impossible now that he had regained his fighting spirit.

He pulled out the cloak Ah Yin had given him. Though it was already tattered beyond recognition, he casually tore off a piece of cloth and covered his face with it. Tang Hao's figure vanished from the pigsty-like mud-brick house.

After walking for nearly the time it took to eat a meal, the dread in Angela's heart grew heavier and heavier. When she saw the black figure standing in the middle of the road, that emotion reached its peak.

The next thing she felt was darkness before her eyes, and then she could see nothing at all.

Looking at the two children he had knocked unconscious, then at Su Yuntao, who was preparing to summon his Martial Soul, Tang Hao did not waste words. He grabbed Su Yuntao by the skull, and as Soul Power surged, the Soul Grandmaster who had just been dreaming of soaring to greatness stopped breathing.

Holding the corpse of the Spirit Master who had just helped awaken his son's Martial Soul, Tang Hao felt not the slightest ripple in his heart. Everyone from Spirit Hall deserved to die. Still, the corpse needed to be dealt with. That way, Spirit Hall would most likely just consider him missing. Spirit Hall would not care about the disappearance of a Soul Grandmaster; did few people from Spirit Hall go missing every year?

Looking again at the two children lying unconscious on the ground, Tang Hao sighed. There was no need to say anything about Tang San—he was his son.

Angela, on the other hand, gave him a bit of a headache. Should he kill her as well? After all, she was only a little girl. From how she had wanted to join Spirit Hall one moment and refused the next, it was obvious that she was a spoiled child with no real scheming ability.

But if he did not kill her, how should he handle her? Let her fend for herself? She possessed a super Martial Soul and Innate Full Soul Power. If she truly made it to Spirit Hall, she might not pose any threat to Tang Hao's grand plan of revenge, but she would still be a minor nuisance.

At that thought, Tang Hao's eyes suddenly lit up. That was right. Why should a genius with Innate Full Soul Power and a super Martial Soul go to Spirit Hall? Would it not be better for him to cultivate her himself? He was confident that Tang San could absolutely help him fulfill his goal of reviving the sect and taking revenge on Spirit Hall, but what harm was there in adding another genius?

Moreover, the girl would surely grow into a peerless beauty. She was worthy enough of Tang Hao's son. One super Martial Soul and one Twin Martial Souls, both with Innate Full Soul Power—their future children's talents certainly would not be poor! Even if Tang San and this girl did not end up together, there were plenty of men in the Clear Sky Sect. It would still be good for a line of super Martial Souls to remain for the sect!

Of course, she would be part of an affiliated sect. She could only ever be part of an affiliated sect. No matter how powerful a Martial Soul was, it could not compare to the Clear Sky Hammer of the sect!

Having made up his mind, Tang Hao immediately placed Tang San and Angela in a fairly concealed patch of grass beside the road. He had controlled his strength when striking them; the two children should wake up before anyone discovered them. As for after they woke up, he believed Tang San, who had been sensible since childhood and possessed some shrewdness, would take Angela back to Holy Soul Village.

After settling the two children, Tang Hao immediately carried Su Yuntao's corpse on his shoulder and vanished into the distant mountain forest.