Deep in the Great Wilderness, Stone Village.
As the golden light faded, Qian Renxue's figure came clearly into view on the hard, yellow earth.
But before she could take in her surroundings, a terrifying weight, as if Mount Tai were crashing down on her, slammed into her!
"Ugh..."
Qian Renxue let out a muffled groan. Her long, straight legs buckled in an instant, and she dropped to one knee, unable to control herself.
Even her pride and joy, the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul, struggled to manifest under the suppression of the rules of this world. The Soul Power within her flowed sluggishly, like mercury frozen solid.
"So this is the suppression imposed by the rules of a High-Dimensional World?"
Qian Renxue clenched her teeth, cold sweat streaming down her smooth forehead as turbulent waves crashed through her heart.
She was a peerless genius born with Innate Full Soul Power at level twenty, and had now reached the Soul Emperor rank. Yet here, even standing upright had become an impossible dream!
Just as she struggled to hold on...
"Heh... So you're one of the Qian Family's little whelps?"
A hoarse voice, thick with venom, suddenly rang out nearby.
Qian Renxue jerked her head up. Not far from the charred Willow Tree, the burly man who had been hauling stones tossed aside the rock in his hands and strode toward her with a sinister look. He was filthy from head to toe, his face covered in stubble.
Though the man's ragged clothes made him look like a beggar, the murderous intent blazing in his murky eyes sent a chill through Qian Renxue.
"You're Clear Sky Douluo, Tang Hao?!"
When she recognized his face, Qian Renxue's pupils contracted. She immediately knew who he was.
Thanks to the Sky Screen's broadcast, she naturally recognized this man who had been beaten to a pulp by the Eight-Treasure Chicken.
"Heh. Didn't see that coming, did you?"
Tang Hao rolled his neck, producing a series of sharp cracks, and bared a feral grin.
"Heaven really has been kind to me. It just gave me a stroke of fortune, and now it's delivered one of Spirit Hall's remnants right to me!"
"Ah Yin, I'm going to avenge you."
Tang Hao's confidence had already swollen to the skies. Though that damned chicken had humiliated him a few days ago, while doing hard labor in Stone Village over the past few days, he'd been astonished to discover that every stone, every mouthful of well water, even the dust floating in the air contained an abundance of Spiritual Energy beyond anything imaginable on the Douluo Continent!
Nourished by this environment, not only had the hidden injuries left by Ring Detonation healed, but his Soul Power had also advanced by leaps and bounds!
Not long ago, he'd felt the bottleneck that had troubled him for years suddenly give way.
He was no longer the level-95 Titled Douluo he used to be. He had one foot over the threshold of godhood, a level-99 Peerless Douluo!
"Is this what it means for fortune to turn in my favor? Heh."
Tang Hao laughed wildly to himself. The thought of Spirit Hall's people watching their young mistress die by his hand gave him a strange thrill.
As for this village?
He'd already drawn his own careful conclusions.
This world was indeed a High-Dimensional World capable of crushing the Douluo realm. But after observing it for several days, he'd noticed a few things.
The villagers were strong, sure, but that was just brute strength from years of eating all those spiritual treasures. They didn't know a thing about advanced cultivation methods.
The Eight-Treasure Chicken was the only one that posed a bit of trouble.
Once, while cleaning the latrines, Tang Hao had overheard the village chief talking with the villagers. From their conversation, he'd learned that the villages in the Great Wilderness all worshipped so-called Sacrificial Spirits to seek protection.
"That chicken must be this village's Sacrificial Spirit."
The more Tang Hao thought about it, the more certain he became. After all, that chicken was the strongest creature in the entire village. Who else could it be?
At the thought, the murderous intent in Tang Hao's eyes grew even stronger.
As long as he avoided that chicken, who here could stop him?
"I'll kill you and collect a little interest!"
"When I return a year from now, I'll wipe out your Spirit Hall!"
With that, Tang Hao's expression hardened. He strode forward, ready to take advantage of her weakness and kill Qian Renxue once and for all.
"Stop!"
Just as Tang Hao was about to strike, a tiny figure suddenly stepped in front of Qian Renxue.
It was Little One, Shi Hao, still drinking Beast Milk.
Little Shi Hao blinked his big, bright eyes. A smear of white milk still clung to the corner of his mouth as he spoke in a childish voice:
"Uncle, Grandpa Village Chief said no fighting in the village. Everyone has to get along."
Seeing a three-year-old brat block his way, Tang Hao shot him a disdainful glance and snarled:
"Kid, move!"
"You brought me water before, so I'll spare your life."
"But if you insist on courting death..."
Tang Hao let out a cold laugh and glanced around. Seeing no sign of the Eight-Treasure Chicken, he grew even more brazen.
The people in this village were strong, but they were too simple, too foolish.
If he killed this Spirit Hall remnant now, then made up some excuse and offered a false apology, these idiots would surely forgive him.
Then he could stay here and quietly grow stronger, using the resources to reach Hundred Level Godhood!
And once he became a god...
At the thought, a ruthless glint flashed in Tang Hao's eyes.
"I'll pluck that damned chicken bare and roast it! Then I'll snatch every last opportunity in this village and take it back to the Clear Sky Sect!"
With that, Tang Hao no longer hesitated. His aura surged, and he looked down at Little One.
"I'll say it one last time. Get lost!"
Little One tilted his head. He didn't back down. Instead, he carefully set down the pottery jar in his hands, and his round, delicate face turned serious in a way that didn't suit his age.
"Uncle, the murderous aura around you is too strong. And you're thinking bad thoughts."
"I'm going to throw you out."
"What? Throw me?"
Hearing Little One's words, Tang Hao burst out laughing as if he'd just heard the biggest joke in the world.
"Foolish child!"
"Since you want to stick your neck out for her, I'll teach you a lesson on behalf of your elders!"
Meanwhile, in Spirit Hall.
Pope Palace.
The atmosphere in the great hall of Spirit Hall had grown unbearably tense. Qian Renxue had been terribly unlucky: the moment she entered that High-Dimensional World, she'd run into Tang Hao, Spirit Hall's sworn enemy.
And things were looking grim.
"Bastard! How dare Tang Hao behave like this!"
Pope Bibi Dong gripped her scepter so tightly that her knuckles turned white. Though she claimed not to care about Qian Renxue, seeing her about to die at Tang Hao's hands made Bibi Dong's body tremble despite herself.
She'd never imagined Qian Renxue would fall into such a deadly predicament the moment she arrived!
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