In the Balak Kingdom's royal palace.
King Kundera sat on his throne, his face filled with worry as he listened to the reports from his ministers.
That rebellious son hadn't come here. Instead, he'd gone after them to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Bone Douluo had protected his beloved concubine and son this time, but what about next time?
Once that rebellious son realized he'd been tricked, he would only want revenge even more. If he went to cause trouble at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect again, could Bone Douluo and the others handle it?
Just thinking about all this gave Kundera a headache.
A seat had been placed a little below him, and someone was sitting in it.
The man wore ornate gold-and-red robes. He was handsome, with short golden hair and an air of nobility. He was none other than the empire's crown prince, Xue Qinghe, who had come here from Heaven Dou City at the command of Emperor Xue Ye!
Of course, Xue Qinghe was merely her disguise. Her real identity was the young mistress of Spirit Hall—Qian Renxue.
Having received the same report that Xue Hen had gone to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Qian Renxue narrowed her eyes and thought, Interesting. With the Sky Screen revealing things, the future really has changed. He didn't come here; instead, he guessed that Ning Pianpian would take her son and flee.
Qian Renxue then stood and bowed to Kundera, who sat above her. "Uncle, since Prince Xue Hen won't be coming here, I'll take my leave as well. I'll return and report this to Father, and see if we can find him near the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."
"Mm." Kundera was already deeply worried and had no desire to trouble himself entertaining the nephew who'd been staying with him for more than half a month. He nodded and said rather casually, "All right. Take care on your way."
"Yes. Your nephew will take his leave."
"I won't see you out."
Qian Renxue led her guards out of the palace.
Once outside, she instructed one of the guards behind her, "Tell the people sent by that woman that they don't need to target Xue Hen for now. I have a better way to deal with him."
"Yes, Young Mistress." The guard bowed, then vanished in a flash.
"Hmph. Would a Titled Douluo in his early twenties tolerate being deceived? Once he finds out, how could he let the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect off? When the two sides have fought each other to exhaustion, Spirit Hall can reap the benefits!" After the guard left, Qian Renxue clasped her hands behind her back and smiled faintly as she thought.
Then she set off with her people for Heaven Dou City.
Half a day later.
Outside Suotuo City, at Shrek Academy.
Ning Rongrong had also received news that Xue Hen had gone on a rampage at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and defeated Gu Rong, who'd been boosted, in just three moves. Deep worry immediately appeared on her lovely face.
"Grandpa Bone..."
"Rongrong, don't worry. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is the second-greatest sect in the world. No matter how strong Xue Hen is, he's only one person. He can't cause that much trouble." Seeing Ning Rongrong's worried expression, Oscar quickly tried to comfort her.
Hearing him, Ning Rongrong was about to nod and accept his reassurance, when...
"Hasn't the trouble already started?" a hoarse voice suddenly said.
They all looked toward the voice. A figure in a black cloak stood on a tree not far away.
Tang Hao.
Ever since he'd appeared before them a month ago, he hadn't left. Instead, he'd stayed here to protect Tang San.
It was worth mentioning that Xiao Wu hadn't left either.
She was terrified inside, but Tang Hao hadn't exposed her Soul Beast identity. He even seemed unaware of her true nature and hadn't done anything. Little by little, she began to numb herself, pretending Tang Hao wasn't a Titled Douluo and that he really hadn't recognized her. She simply played the part of Xiao Wu the human and stayed among Tang San, Dai Mubai, and the others.
"Uncle Tang, what do you mean?" Ning Rongrong asked Tang Hao.
"Father?" Tang San looked at Tang Hao too.
Tang Hao gazed toward the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and spoke calmly. "A Super Douluo with Twin Martial Souls isn't easy to deal with. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is powerful, but its top combatants are only Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo. Unless they can set a trap and restrain Xue Hen, they'll always be his prey, never his hunters."
"This..."
"Father, even if Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo join forces, and Sect Master Ning boosts them with his Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul, they still can't defeat Xue Hen?" Tang San pressed him.
As a genius who also possessed Twin Martial Souls and Innate Full Soul Power, he was deeply curious about the upper limits of Xue Hen's strength.
Facing his son's question, Tang Hao turned to him and slowly shook his head. "They can't."
"How could that be?" Everyone beneath the tree was stunned. Ning Rongrong trembled.
"The Sky Screen said Xue Hen is a Level 98 Power Attack System Titled Douluo. That alone makes him extremely difficult to defeat. His Imperial Power Sword Martial Soul is also an exceptional Martial Soul, mutated from the Royal Power Sword! On top of that, his Second Martial Soul is the Emerald Swan. Even if he's injured, he can recover at once. He possesses both overwhelming combat power and healing ability. Forget Chen Xin and Gu Rong—even that old fellow in Spirit Hall probably couldn't say with absolute certainty that he could defeat him." Tang Hao spoke indifferently.
"The old fellow in Spirit Hall? Father, who is that?" Tang San asked curiously.
"Qian Daoliu. He was once as renowned as my grandfather. A Level 99 Limit Douluo, hailed as Sky Invincible." Tang Hao answered.
"Level 99 Limit Douluo!" Tang San's eyes widened.
"Rumble!"
Tang San was about to ask more about the Soul Master World, but just then, a tremendous boom suddenly rang out from the sky above them. Strong winds rose, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and the sky darkened at a visible pace.
Everyone from Shrek Academy, Tang San included, felt their hearts tighten at the sight.
It had appeared again.
The same scene had appeared a month ago. Back then, the Sky Screen had manifested and revealed many things about Xue Hen and Tang San, making them known to the whole world. Was the Sky Screen about to appear again?
In a certain inn outside Heaven Dou City.
Xue Hen sat cross-legged on the bed, feeling the Soul Power inside him, which was infinitely close to Level 98. His mood was excellent.
After several days of spreading, news of his arrival at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and his easy defeat of Bone Douluo had reached many parts of the continent. The story had spread in vivid detail, causing the authenticity of his Super Douluo character to keep increasing. It had now reached 98.66%, and his Soul Power had also risen considerably.
The reason he still hadn't broken through to Level 98 was probably a bottleneck. Perhaps he could only break through once his authenticity reached 100%.
That said, Xue Hen wasn't the sort of person who liked to wait. While waiting for his authenticity to reach 100%, he had to do something else.
What should he do?
Why, continue constructing content and projecting it onto the Sky Screen, of course!
"I'll construct this, then!" As he thought this, Xue Hen smiled. With a shift of his mind, brilliant light gradually brightened across the firmament, and a Sky Screen began to unfold.
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