Qian Daoliu's Pursuit of Tang Hao

Deep within the Heaven Dou Empire.

A bustling little town.

A burly middle-aged man clad in a black coarse-cloth hooded robe, covered in dust from travel, entered the town marketplace.

The man's face was shrouded in the shadow of his hood, making his features impossible to see.

He held a newborn infant in his arms.

They were Tang Hao and his recently born son.

Ever since Tang Hao defeated Qian Xunji's group and escaped from the encircled valley,

he had headed north, intending to return to the Clear Sky Sect northeast of Heaven Dou City. He planned to rely on the sect's protection to ensure the safety of himself and his son.

Since Ah Yin had sworn brotherhood with Tang Hao and his elder brother Tang Xiao, and ranked third as their third sister, Tang Hao named his son Tang San on the road to commemorate his wife, Ah Yin.

It happened to be the same name Tang San had borne in his previous life.

When Tang San's soul entered the infant's body in the valley, he had briefly awakened once.

In a daze, he had seen the moment Tang Hao defeated Qian Xunji.

But Tang San soon fell asleep again afterward.

After all, this body had not originally belonged to Tang San. His soul needed time to take possession of and adapt to the infant's body.

Tang Hao fled north with Tang San.

During that time, he spent three days hiding and recovering from his injuries. After using Ring Detonation, his Spirit Rings would vanish for three days as well, and he needed time for them to recover.

Now, a week had passed. His Spirit Rings had re-formed, and Tang Hao's injuries had healed by more than half.

Along the way, Tang Hao had also learned of Qian Xunji's death.

He did not suspect that Spirit Hall had framed him for it.

After he infused that mysterious red power into that hammer strike, even Tang Hao himself had had no idea how powerful it would be.

It was entirely possible that Qian Xunji had been hammered to death by him.

After delivering that blow, Tang Hao had been on the verge of exhaustion.

He had been desperate to flee.

He simply had not had time to carefully check whether Qian Xunji was dead or alive after taking that strike.

Besides,

Tang Hao had also learned that Spirit Hall had issued a wanted notice for him, along with a declaration of war against the Clear Sky Sect.

Tang Hao did not stop and hide because of this.

On the contrary, he accelerated.

He wanted to return to the Clear Sky Sect as soon as possible, to stand and fall with the sect and resist the enemy together.

He did not believe that the Clear Sky Sect, the number one sect under heaven, would lose to Spirit Hall.

In Tang Hao's heart, the Clear Sky Sect was the strongest force in the world.

Although Tang Hao did not want to cause trouble for his father and the sect, Spirit Hall had gone too far.

He would not back down either.

As long as he returned to the Clear Sky Sect, he and his son Tang San would be safe.

However,

what Tang Hao did not know was that his father had already been angered to death by the disaster he had brought upon the sect by provoking Spirit Hall, and the Clear Sky Sect was in imminent danger as well.

Along the way, Tang Hao tried to hide and travel through uninhabited places.

But while he could hide wherever he wished, his son Tang San could not.

His son had only just been born and desperately needed milk.

The reason Tang Hao had appeared in the town marketplace was to find some animal milk for Tang San.

Tang Hao never stayed anywhere for long whenever he appeared. Once he obtained what he needed, he immediately used the skill he knew best—fleeing far away.

He had deliberately chosen a relatively remote rural town.

His goal was to avoid having his trail noticed by Spirit Hall's lackeys.

However, those who often walked by the river were bound to get their shoes wet eventually.

Spirit Hall's influence extended throughout the continent. Nearly every town had personnel from Spirit Hall.

Even some remote rural villages had Spirit Hall branches.

Liu Li was the stationed officer at the town's Spirit Hall branch, a level twenty-five Soul Grandmaster.

He commanded more than ten Spirit Master subordinates.

Ever since receiving orders from his superiors,

Liu Li had assigned two sharp-witted Spirit Master subordinates to watch the town entrance and keep an eye on unfamiliar people entering and leaving.

That day, as usual, he arranged for the two Spirit Master subordinates to guard the town entrance.

The instant Tang Hao appeared in town carrying Tang San, he was spotted.

The two Spirit Master subordinates were experienced.

To avoid alerting the target, neither of them showed anything unusual.

They did not raise an alarm, rashly approach to investigate or follow him, or deliberately stare at Tang Hao.

Only after Tang Hao had gone far away did they immediately run back to report to Liu Li.

Upon receiving the news, Liu Li excitedly submitted a report to his superiors that Tang Hao's trail had been found.

Spirit Hall transmitted information very efficiently.

Not long afterward,

the news that Tang Hao had appeared in a town deep within the Heaven Dou Empire reached Qian Daoliu.

Upon learning this, Qian Daoliu immediately flew out of Spirit City with killing intent blazing around him, heading straight for that town to personally hunt Tang Hao down.

After obtaining what he needed, Tang Hao began fleeing far away as usual.

He happened to pass right by Qian Daoliu, who was coming after him.

Everywhere Qian Daoliu passed was suffused with the aura of a Limit Douluo emanating from him, as well as the golden light that filled the sky.

"That pressure... it's a Limit Douluo like Grandfather! That is... the Six-Winged Angel, that legendary person from Spirit Hall? He's actually still alive?!"

Tang Hao sensed it from afar. His eyes were filled with shock, and his body began trembling violently despite himself.

He finally remembered what his father had once told him: Spirit Hall had a Limit Douluo who could rival his grandfather Tang Chen.

Tang Hao had scoffed at that back then.

His grandfather Tang Chen had vanished without a trace, and that person from Spirit Hall might have died long ago.

Otherwise, there could not have been no news of him for so many years.

Tang Hao had not believed that man was still alive.

But reality slapped him brutally across the face.

Not only was Qian Daoliu still alive, he had personally come to hunt Tang Hao down.

"This is bad! It seems my trail has been exposed."

"If that's the case, Xiao San and I are in danger."

"Damn it! A Limit Douluo actually came to hunt me down personally. He really thinks highly of me, Tang Hao."

"No! I can't lead him toward the Clear Sky Sect, or the Clear Sky Sect will be in danger."

"I need to flee now. Right, flee in the opposite direction, then find somewhere to hide."

With that thought, Tang Hao no longer had time for shock.

He concealed his aura as much as possible, took Tang San on a wide detour around the town they had just passed, and fled swiftly southwest.

However, how could the pursuit of a Limit Douluo be so easily shaken off?

Relying on his immense Spiritual Power, Qian Daoliu followed the faint aura Tang Hao had left behind and pursued him relentlessly.

Had Qian Daoliu not needed time to sense the faint aura Tang Hao left behind, Tang Hao would never have been able to evade his pursuit.

Even so, Tang Hao had only barely managed to escape Qian Daoliu's pursuit.

Whenever Tang Hao wanted to stop and rest for a while, Qian Daoliu would catch up right on his heels.

Left with no choice, Tang Hao could only flee without sleep or rest in order to shake Qian Daoliu's pursuit.

For a full month, Tang Hao was hunted by Qian Daoliu until there was no path to heaven and no door into the earth, leaving him utterly bedraggled.

In the end, Tang Hao, exhausted to the limit, was finally caught by Qian Daoliu...