Firefly's Beginning

Tang San gritted his teeth fiercely and stood resolutely in front of Xiao Wu, shielding her completely.

He glared furiously at Huyan Zhen and shouted sternly:

"Old man! We're from Shrek Academy! Poison Douluo is an honored guest of Shrek Academy!"

"If you want to lay a hand on Xiao Wu, you'd better think twice! Be careful that Poison Douluo might retaliate against your Elephant Armor Sect!"

Tang San's words were full of provocation, and he directly invoked Poison Douluo as his backing.

Huyan Zhen frowned slightly after hearing this, but his face was filled with disdain.

He immediately leaped forward, his fan-sized hand reaching for Xiao Wu.

He had long since pledged allegiance to Spirit Hall and knew full well just how terrifying its foundations were.

A mere Poison Douluo was beneath his notice.

Besides, as long as he caught Xiao Wu, his strength would surely soar, allowing him to break through into the realm of a Title Douluo in one go.

By then, he would be a super Title Douluo possessing a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ring and Spirit Bone.

Neither Spirit Hall nor Poison Douluo would dare underestimate him again!

"Brother! Run!"

Xiao Wu panicked when she saw Huyan Zhen charging at them so ferociously.

She hurriedly grabbed Tang San, wanting to pull him behind her.

This time, she had decided to protect Tang San herself.

But Tang San was unbelievably stubborn. Without hesitation, he released his Spirit Rings.

After receiving the Sky Screen's reward, his Spirit Ring configuration had already become two purple and two black!

Huyan Zhen did not take Tang San's resistance seriously at all.

He only wanted to seize Xiao Wu as quickly as possible, because he knew Tang San's father was Tang Hao.

If he delayed any longer and Tang Hao came rushing over to interfere, things would become troublesome.

Xiao Wu watched Tang San, so weak and yet still standing before her without hesitation.

Her eyes instantly moistened, and a warm current surged through her heart.

This was the person worthy of her sacrificing everything for!

"Let me see who dares touch my son!"

At that critical moment, a furious roar exploded from the horizon like thunder.

Immediately afterward, a crimson Clear Sky Hammer tore through the heavens and smashed viciously toward Huyan Zhen with world-destroying might.

Thick smoke spread in all directions.

Within the smoke stood a scruffy middle-aged man in a black robe.

In particular, the nine Spirit Rings slowly emerging around him—especially the final crimson hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ring—dyed the entire sky blood-red.

That incomparably massive pressure blanketed the area, leaving everyone present struggling to breathe.

"Tang Hao!!"

Huyan Zhen let out an unwilling roar.

He had clearly been only one step away from claiming Xiao Wu, that hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ring and Spirit Bone, for himself.

Yet at this moment, Tang Hao, the Title Douluo who had remained hidden for years, suddenly appeared and ruined his dream!

Huyan Zhen gritted his teeth in hatred, but he did not dare step forward at all.

Tang Hao's strength was simply too terrifying. He was not someone Huyan Zhen could afford to provoke!

Tang Hao's appearance and overwhelming power instantly frightened all the petty people around them who coveted Xiao Wu into silence. None of them dared entertain thoughts about Xiao Wu any longer.

Tang San was overjoyed. Xiao Wu had finally been saved and had not been captured by Huyan Zhen.

Yet deep in his heart, there was also a faint trace of disappointment.

That had clearly been a perfect opportunity. As long as Xiao Wu did not want him to die, she would have had no choice but to sacrifice herself to him.

Hadn't Chrysanthemum Douluo said so on the Sky Screen?

After Xiao Wu sacrificed herself, regardless of whether he had reached the level required to absorb a Spirit Ring or whether he could withstand its power, he would be able to absorb it perfectly with one hundred percent success.

Then his fifth Spirit Ring would be a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ring.

He would definitely be even stronger than the version of himself on the Sky Screen!

What a pity. He had been so close—just a little closer, and his plan would have succeeded.

However, everyone present was filled with fear toward Tang Hao. Only Stelle, Castorice, and Mimi curiously examined the man who had suddenly appeared.

Tang Hao's gaze immediately locked onto Castorice.

He could clearly sense a terrifying power lingering around her.

It was an extreme aura of death, one that immediately reminded him of the Evil Soul Masters in Slaughter City.

Tang Hao's heart stirred. Could this person be a Fallen Soul Master?

Tang Hao's injuries had not fully recovered, and he had no desire to clash with people like Stelle.

Especially after sensing that deathly aura around Castorice, a cold smile curled at the corner of his lips.

These Fallen Soul Masters should be left for the Angel Family to deal with.

He would be more than happy to cause Spirit Hall some trouble.

Thus, Tang Hao snorted a few times, did not linger, grabbed Xiao Wu and Tang San, and vanished from the spot in a flash.

However, Castorice's gaze suddenly flicked in a certain direction.

She turned to Stelle and said in a low voice, "They have not gone far. It seems they intend to harm us."

How could Tang Hao possibly leave so easily?

The Sky Screen was currently showing the competition between his son and Stelle.

If he saw anything on the Sky Screen that was even slightly unfavorable to his son, Tang Hao would definitely rush over at once and give Stelle a hammer blow.

Although the Sky Screen said Stelle possessed the strength of a Demigod.

Tang Hao had roamed the continent for so many years, yet he had never heard of anyone like Stelle.

He believed Stelle's strength was definitely not as formidable as the Sky Screen claimed.

He could test her later. Either way, he had nothing to lose.

After Tang Hao left, the Sky Screen in the heavens changed scenes once more.

The scene showed a dreamlike hall.

The air was filled with faint, thin blue mist, while countless blue bubbles of various sizes drifted slowly through the air.

Three people could be seen in the scene, with Stelle among them.

Beside Stelle stood a mature purple-haired woman wearing a purple veil.

She wore a tight purple outfit, while her long, jade-like legs were tightly wrapped in black stockings that outlined alluring curves.

Before Stelle and this mysterious mature woman, whose veil was also adorned with straps, stood another mature woman with long purple hair.

She had long purple hair that flowed down like a galaxy spilling from the heavens, strands falling over and covering half her face.

Deep within her purple eyes lay the contradictory gleam of a thunderstorm and an abyss.

Her skin was pale, like porcelain steeped in Nihility. Beneath its nearly translucent texture was a faintly fractured beauty.

Yet the sharp crimson at the corners of her eyes added a trace of liveliness to her.

She wore a black midriff-baring top paired with a white-and-purple jacket covered in intricate patterns, its wide sleeves fluttering in the wind.

She wore high-waisted black-and-purple shorts below, along with mismatched long boots, making her appear both mysterious and dashing.

The three people in the scene seemed to be discussing something in low voices.

Then the scene shifted to the second-floor balcony of the hall.

Two more figures appeared on the balcony.

One was a mature woman in white wearing a round, wide-brimmed hat.

The other was the silver-haired young girl who had long stood beside Stelle on the Sky Screen—Firefly!

Firefly seemed to have just arrived and saw Stelle below, speaking with the two women.

She placed a hand over her chest, joy at their reunion on her face. Her voice trembled with excitement as she softly murmured, "That's wonderful. She's all right too..."

Stelle looked at the scene appearing in the sky, and her heart ached faintly.

Because she knew the plot, she clearly understood what was about to happen.

It was the first time she had personally witnessed death after arriving in Penacony.

This was the death Firefly had shown her, and it was also telling her that within Penacony's seemingly beautiful dream.

It was not as safe as it appeared on the surface.