Ning Fengzhi: Who Could Understand the Agony of Squatting to Relieve Myself? Tang Hao's Death.

Meanwhile, inside the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

After news of what had happened at Shrek reached the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Sword Douluo flew straight there on his sword and brought Ning Rongrong back.

Ever since he had been castrated, Ning Fengzhi had finally been reunited with his daughter, Ning Rongrong. She immediately felt so wronged that she wanted to cry. When had she ever been so frightened by someone that she didn't even dare to speak?

"All right, all right. Don't cry, don't cry."

"Dad~ Sob~ You have no idea how scary they were. One slap sent Clear Sky Douluo crashing to the ground! Sob, sob~~" The more he tried to comfort her, the louder Ning Rongrong cried, wanting to pour out every last bit of her grievance.

Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo stood to one side, sighing. This was the little princess they had spoiled as she grew up! If they could help it, they never would have wanted her to suffer.

But who could have guessed that a bunch of lawless people would suddenly show up and nearly tear Shrek apart? They had even pinned Clear Sky Douluo Tang Hao to the ground with a single move!

"Alas~" Ning Fengzhi sighed as he comforted his daughter.

Ever since learning about that group's Soul Ring Configuration, Ning Fengzhi had been absolutely certain they were the very thieves who had broken into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect that night!

If anyone in this world wanted those people dead the most, Ning Fengzhi believed that even Yu Xiaogang—carved into a Human Swine—would have to stand behind him, in second place!

With a Nine Heart Begonia Soul Master and so many healing Soul Masters around, Ning Fengzhi's wounds had naturally scabbed over and healed long ago!

But! What he had lost could never come back! Who could understand the misery of having to squat just to pee? Every trip to relieve himself was a torment to his dignity!

Ning Fengzhi seethed with hatred for the culprit every waking moment! In barely more than ten days, his hatred had driven him to the brink of obsession!

A long while later, Ning Rongrong finally calmed down. After a few words of comfort, she was sent to her room to rest.

"Fengzhi..."

Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo hesitated, unsure what to say. There was simply no way to talk him out of this. This grudge was far worse than catching someone stealing your wife red-handed!

"Implacable hatred" didn't even begin to describe it.

Ning Fengzhi waved to cut off the two elders and said, "Uncle Jian, Uncle Gu, you don't need to talk me out of this. I swear I won't be a man if I don't avenge this! I, Ning Fengzhi, will never share the same sky with them!"

"B-but their strength is beyond anything we can contend with! Even Clear Sky Douluo was subdued in one move! Even the two of us working together might not be able to take down Clear Sky Douluo! And that person did it with just one move!"

How could Ning Fengzhi not know that? But this grudge was carved into his bones! How could he possibly give up on revenge?

"Alas~ I understand... Don't worry, I won't lose my senses! I have my own plans for this. You don't need to worry."

Ning Fengzhi wasn't the sort to sit around dreaming about revenge. He was mostly thinking about how he could join forces with outsiders to get it. And now, Clear Sky Douluo Tang Hao had become one of his allies!

Shrek Academy.

With Dai Mubai dead and Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Tang San abducted, Sword Douluo had flown over on his sword that very night and taken Ning Rongrong back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Of the former Shrek Seven Devils, only Oscar and Ma Hongjun remained.

And it wasn't just the students!

Vice Dean Liu Erlong's meridians had been shattered!

Flender had spent every last coin the Shrek Academy had to enlist Ye Lingling's grandfather. He finally managed to reconnect Liu Erlong's meridians. But the path of cultivation ahead of her would be much harder. It wouldn't be wrong to say that her cultivation was over for good. Breaking through to Soul Douluo would be the limit of her entire life!

As for Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang, his wounds across all five limbs healed quickly enough with a Nine Heart Begonia. But the limbs that had been severed would never grow back!

"Waaah~~ Xiaogang!" Liu Erlong sobbed uncontrollably beside Yu Xiaogang's bed.

Yu Xiaogang's eyes were bloodshot, his teeth grinding together with a crack, crack! He had fallen into madness and shouted himself hoarse: "Whoever you are! I, Yu Xiaogang, will kill you, no matter what it takes!!"

"Xiaogang, if I could, I'd fight them to the death too! But they're people we can't afford to provoke! Xiaogang, let's give up! I'll stay by your side for the rest of your life!"

Yu Xiaogang roared, "No! I still have a chance! I'll write to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan! If my father, the clan leader, won't avenge me, I still have Xiao San! Xiao San has Twin Martial Souls. His talent is beyond anything those people can compare to! Once he grows up, killing them will be like slaughtering pigs and dogs! I swear I won't be a man if I don't kill them!"

"Xiaogang..." Liu Erlong's eyes brimmed with heartache.

"Alas~"

Nearby, Flender sighed inwardly and shook his head helplessly. He'll need someone to take care of him for every meal, every drink, and every trip to the toilet. How can he possibly get revenge? Alas~

"Alas~"

Zhao Wuji sighed too and patted Flender on the shoulder, comforting his old friend.

The moon set and the sun rose. It was already the next morning.

Tang San, in whom Yu Xiaogang had placed all his hopes, slowly awoke beside the pool beneath the waterfall. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Tang Hao lying beside him, barely alive. He cried out in agitation, "Dad, are you all right? Who are you? Why are you doing this to us, father and son? What did we ever do to offend you?"

Xiong Jun held a potted Blue Silver Emperor in one hand and an iron box containing the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone in the other. He glanced at Tang San and said, "Tang San, this is your mother, the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor!"

Tang San: "??"

"Cough, cough, cough~~~" Tang Hao propped himself halfway up from the ground, his voice hoarse. "Ah Yin... What are you going to do to my Ah Yin?"

Xiong Jun calmly continued speaking to Tang San. "Do you know now that your Martial Soul is the Blue Silver Emperor? Our Third Prince wouldn't stoop to lying to a mere three-ring Soul Elder like you! Hmph~"

"I..."

Tang San parted his lips, his eyes fixed on the potted plant in Xiong Jun's hand. It was a Blue Silver Grass with golden patterns, almost identical to the Blue Silver Grass in Qian Pingchuan's hand!

"Dad... Is my mother really the Blue Silver Emperor? Did I really inherit the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline? Is my Martial Soul really the Blue Silver Emperor?"

"Cough, cough, cough~~" Tang Hao nearly coughed up a lung. He said weakly, "Xiao San, you did inherit the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline. Your Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul hasn't fully awakened yet. When you reach level fifty, I'll be able to make your Martial Soul undergo a Martial Soul Second Awakening!"

"R-really? Dad!" Tang San's face lit up with delight. Thinking of how powerful Qian Pingchuan's Martial Soul was, he couldn't help but feel a surge of longing! He imagined that one day, he too would stand atop the vines of the Blue Silver Emperor Nine-Headed Snake Cypress and face off against the Golden Sacred Dragon!

That dashing figure, that battle robe fluttering in the wind...

Pfft!

Just as Tang San was dreaming of the future, a long sword suddenly plunged into his father's heart beside him.

"D-Dad!" Tang San watched with his own eyes as Tang Hao spat blood, fell to the ground with a choked groan, and died with his eyes wide open! Tang San froze where he stood.

"Ah! I'll kill you!" Tang San immediately went berserk, his emotions flaring.

Xiong Jun pinned Tang San to the ground with the pressure of his Soul Power, leaving him unable to move.

Tang San roared in despair, "Why! Why did you kill my dad? Why didn't you kill me too?"

Looking down at him, Xiong Jun said, "You should be glad you're the Blue Silver Emperor's son! You inherited the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline, which makes you extremely similar to our Third Prince."

With the same Blue Silver Emperor mother and the same Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul, anyone could see that Tang San was Qian Pingchuan's Doppelganger. So Qian Pingchuan had wanted to kill Tang San, but until he received a clear order, Xiong Jun couldn't take it upon himself to kill him!

As for Tang Hao, with orders from First Empress Bibi Xi and Seventh Empress Zhu Zhuyin, killing Tang Hao for having defiled their Doppelganger was a simple matter.

Boom!

The next instant, before Tang San's eyes, Tang Hao's corpse exploded into a spray of blood! Six Soul Bones were left behind!

Head, torso, left and right arms, left and right legs: all six Soul Bones!

Whoosh~

In the blink of an eye, Xiong Jun collected the six Soul Bones, then vanished with a whoosh, taking the potted Blue Silver Emperor and the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone with him.

Only Tang San remained, eyes bulging with rage, weeping in despair. "Why! Why! Aah~~ Dad!"

After crying out to the heavens for more than ten minutes, pain throbbed through Tang San's wounds. His eyes bloodshot, murderous intent flooding his gaze, he clenched his teeth and roared at the sky, "The murder of my father is an implacable hatred! Whoever you are, I, Tang San, swear I won't be a man if I don't kill you!"

Without any prior agreement, Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, and Ning Fengzhi all made the same oath.

That evening.

Xiong Jun, gifted with a talent for cultivation, flew back to Heaven Dou City on his sword, bringing the potted Blue Silver Emperor and the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone.

"Is this the Blue Silver Emperor from another world?"

Just as Qian Pingchuan reached out to touch the Blue Silver Emperor, she actively stretched out a vine and twined it between his fingers.

"Your Highness?" Xiong Jun called softly. Everyone watched the scene together.

Qian Pingchuan said, "There's no doubt she's my mother's Doppelganger! I can sense that her consciousness is a little muddled. She must have mistaken me for her son."

At that, Dugu Xue murmured, "It's a resonance between bloodlines. You share the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline, so it's only natural she feels close to you."

"Mm." Qian Pingchuan nodded. After a long pause, he said softly, "Second Uncle, Bear Venerable, I want... I want to bring her back to life!"

"Absolutely not!" Dugu Xue rejected Qian Pingchuan's idea without a moment's hesitation. Then he explained, "Your Highness, the Empresses have very firm views on and attitudes toward their Doppelgangers! Right now, we can't be sure how your mother would feel. What if..."

Dugu Xue left the rest unsaid.

But his meaning was clear enough: the other Empresses wished they could kill their unfaithful Doppelgangers! Empress Ah Lan might well feel no differently.

"Alas~" Qian Pingchuan thought for a long time before finally sighing and saying, "All right, let's transplant her to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. We can decide later whether to bring her back to life or do something else. Still, I believe my mother is the kindest of them all. She certainly won't take her life!"

Empress Ah Lan had been a Hundred-Thousand-Year Life Blue Silver Emperor who had taken human form. Indeed, among all the Empresses, she was the kindest, most benevolent, and most compassionate toward the world.

Xiong Jun opened the iron box and explained, "Your Highness, this is the Right Leg Bone left behind after the Blue Silver Emperor's sacrifice. It's the Soul Bone that suits you best."

"Soul Bone?"

Qian Pingchuan nodded, accepted the Soul Bone, and said, "I'll absorb it tonight. Then tomorrow, we can all go to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well together."

"Going to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well tomorrow?" Feng Xiaodi turned to look at Dugu Xue, his face full of anticipation.

Dugu Xue was puzzled for a moment, then immediately understood and said with a smile, "Then tomorrow it is! I'll help you form your Ninth Soul Ring tomorrow!"