Alliance Shattered, Each Flees for Their Lives

Ning Fengzhi then fled under the protection of Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo's soul power.

At the start of their escape, Ning Fengzhi caught sight of Xue Qinghe nearby. He realized that by choosing to abandon Yu Yuanzhen and Tang Hao, he had effectively offended both the Clear Sky Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect. If Xue Qinghe were to die here as well, he would have offended every major power completely.

Therefore, Ning Fengzhi spoke to Bone Douluo:

"Take Qinghe with us."

Upon hearing this, Bone Douluo naturally took Xue Qinghe and prepared to flee.

Watching Ning Fengzhi's actions, Zhu Lingtian, Yu Yuanzhen, and Tang Hao were naturally filled with fury. They had spoken of the Upper Three Sects being as close as kin, and had discussed working together to eliminate Qian Renxue and Tai Yi, yet the moment they saw Qian Daoliu, they turned and ran.

They even used their own allies as a distraction while fleeing.

Qian Daoliu naturally spotted the members of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect preparing to escape. He would never allow those who dared to lay a hand on his grandson and granddaughter to simply walk away.

Thus, Qian Daoliu gripped the holy sword manifested by his own martial soul and unleashed a strike toward the four of them.

Seeing this, Sword Douluo chose to intercept the blow himself. This was not only to protect Ning Fengzhi, but more importantly, Sword Douluo wanted to see the nature of the sword strike that had killed his father all those years ago.

Consequently, Sword Douluo utilized a technique: My Body as a Sword, clashing against Qian Daoliu's attack.

When the two attacks collided, a shockwave erupted. The next second, a scream rang out, and Sword Douluo's arm was seen being severed clean off by Qian Daoliu's strike. That single blow caused Sword Douluo's soul power to plummet to level ninety-two.

Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo gasped at the sight, but they did not stop, continuing their escape.

At this moment, Ning Fengzhi shouted to Sword Douluo:

"Uncle Sword, hurry!"

Hearing this, Sword Douluo looked at his severed arm, then glanced at Qian Daoliu standing in the distance with his sword. He could not help but doubt himself; in front of Qian Daoliu, was he truly worthy of the title "Sword"?

But there was no time to dwell on it. A second later, Sword Douluo picked up his severed arm and continued to flee.

As the members of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect escaped, Tang Hao and the others naturally harbored thoughts of running as well. The Spirit Hall side, however, had anticipated their intentions. Before they could make a move, they were already surrounded from five directions by Golden Crocodile Douluo, Qianjun Douluo, Xiangmo Douluo, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Gui Mei, while Qian Daoliu stood in the sky, sword in hand.

No matter how one looked at it, this was a death sentence for them.

At this moment, Golden Crocodile Douluo spoke, shouting at Tang Hao:

"Little Tang Hao, twelve years ago you killed my nephew Qian Xunji. Today, you will pay for his life. And this time, not only will you pay for Qian Xunji, but your son will also pay for the sins you committed."

After speaking, Golden Crocodile Douluo stopped wasting words and immediately activated his seventh soul skill, the Avatar of the Martial Soul, charging toward Tang Hao.

The others followed suit, launching their own attacks.

Tang Hao was shocked to the core upon hearing this. He had originally intended to leave after eliminating Qian Renxue and Tai Yi, but he never expected the old monster Qian Daoliu to be present. Looking at the current situation, his probability of falling here was ninety-nine point nine nine percent.

For Tang Hao, his own death was not terrifying, but Golden Crocodile's threat to kill his son, Tang San, was unbearable. That was the child he had with A Yin, the one he viewed as the person who could help him take revenge against Spirit Hall.

Tang Hao remembered A Yin in the mountains behind Holy Soul Village, so he spoke to Zhu Lingtian and Yu Yuanzhen:

"There is no other way. We must fight with our lives on the line if we want a sliver of a chance."

Yu Yuanzhen and Zhu Lingtian nodded in agreement. At the same time, they all understood one thing: if they had the chance to break through the encirclement, they must not choose the same escape route as Tang Hao.

Although fleeing in one direction would allow them to cover each other and handle the pressure from Spirit Hall together, they also understood that Tang Hao's presence was a liability. They were well aware of the blood feud between Tang Hao and Spirit Hall.

They knew that if they could break through, as long as they chose a direction opposite to Tang Hao, Spirit Hall would surely prioritize hunting him down due to their deep-seated hatred.

But it was too early to talk about that; for now, they needed to find a way to escape.

Tang Hao made his choice first. He detonated his first six soul rings in succession and activated the Avatar of the Martial Soul for his Clear Sky Hammer, shouting:

"Clear Sky Hammer, Chaotic Wind Splitting!"

The hammer technique of the Clear Sky Sect—each strike stronger than the last.

Facing such an attack fueled by ring detonation and a desperate struggle, Qian Daoliu and the others naturally had to be cautious.

Seeing that Tang Hao had already detonated his rings to trade for power, Yu Yuanzhen and the Zhu Lingtian couple did not hesitate. They made the same choice, detonating their first six soul rings to gain a brief surge of immense power.

Tang Hao scanned his surroundings. He knew that to escape, attacking any of the Spirit Hall Title Douluo would be useless; he needed to strike at the two people behind them: Qian Renxue and Tai Yi.

So, as his Chaotic Wind Splitting technique reached the eighty-first hammer, Tang Hao shifted his direction and struck directly at Qian Renxue and Tai Yi. Seeing this, Qian Daoliu naturally stepped in front of them to protect his grandson and granddaughter.

Yu Yuanzhen and the Zhu Lingtian couple saw through Tang Hao's plan and unleashed their own soul skills:

"Ninth Soul Skill, Thunder Roaring in the Nine Heavens!"

"Martial Soul Fusion Skill: Nether Blood Claws!"

They aimed both attacks at Chrysanthemum Douluo and Gui Mei, as they were the weakest of the group.

Chrysanthemum Douluo and Gui Mei could not withstand such attacks, so in the next second, they wisely dodged out of the way.

The moment they dodged, Tang Hao and the others seized the gap in the encirclement and broke through. Once outside, Yu Yuanzhen, his brother Yu Luomian, and the Zhu Lingtian couple saw the direction Tang Hao was fleeing and immediately chose to escape in the opposite direction.