Qian Xunji is Missing

After obtaining their soul rings, the four of them and the two soul spirits left the Star Dou Forest and returned to Spirit City.

The moment they arrived at Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong rushed out in a panic, grabbing Qian Xunqian in a tight embrace, her eyes filled with boundless anxiety.

"Xunqian, something terrible has happened! Teacher is missing; he hasn't been in the Pope's Palace for three days! At first, we all thought he had just stepped out for a small errand, but who could have imagined there would be no word from him even now!"

"Don't panic, tell me slowly," Qian Xunqian said, steadying Bibi Dong.

"Teacher didn't tell us anything about leaving. Even Elder Ju and Elder Gui, who are closest to him, don't know where he is. They have already gone out to search for him. Xunqian, have you seen Teacher while you were outside?"

Qian Xunqian shook her head, but suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck her. Could it be...

Qian Xunqian couldn't help but lock eyes with Qian Renxue beside her, who shared the same unspoken realization.

The moment their gazes met, they spoke in unison:

"Oh no!"

Qian Xunqian made a swift decision, turning to a captain of the guards to issue orders:

"That fellow Tang Hao has been wandering around our Spirit City with his one-hundred-thousand-year soul beast wife. Take some men and search the city to see if Tang Hao and his wife are still there!"

The captain hurried off to assemble his men.

"Come back! Take portraits of the two of them and show them to the residents of Spirit City; they might have some information!"

Bibi Dong asked, "Xunqian, have you discovered something?"

Qian Xunqian furrowed her brows and said:

"I have a suspicion that Big Brother must have gone to hunt that one-hundred-thousand-year soul beast in human form! It's not certain yet, but if Tang Hao isn't found within Spirit City, then it's nine times out of ten that this is the case."

"We must prepare for two possibilities. While the guards search the city, we must simultaneously send people outside to search. As a disciple of the Clear Sky Sect, I fear Tang Hao might have experts protecting him."

"We will split into four groups, searching in the directions of east, south, west, and north! Each group must have at least two Title Douluo-level experts!"

Bibi Dong calmed down as well. With the Pope gone, she, as the Holy Maiden, had to shoulder the responsibility at this critical moment!

"Very well! Xunqian, you and the two elders, Qianjun and Xiangmo, head east immediately. I will arrange the personnel for the other three routes right now!"

"Understood! Then we shall take our leave first!"

Qian Xunqian bid a brief farewell to Bibi Dong and, taking the two Title Douluo, Qianjun and Xiangmo, who had just returned from the Star Dou Forest, set off without a moment's rest to begin the mission of finding the Pope.

This was truly unexpected. She never imagined that Qian Xunji would dare to go after Tang Hao alone.

In the original story, he had only set out after discussing it in the Pope's Palace, bringing two Title Douluo and a group of Soul Sages and Soul Douluo with him!

Could it be that after absorbing the immortal herbs, he felt his strength had increased so much that he got carried away?

Qian Xunqian felt bitter inside. How could she have guessed that Qian Xunji would dare to challenge Tang Hao one-on-one?

Her original plan was to follow the plot: she would lead a group of Title Douluo to follow Qian Xunji, and if the situation turned sour, she would immediately take Tang Hao down. That was the correct way for the plot to unfold!

Never did she expect Qian Xunji to have a sudden spark of inspiration, come up with his own plan, and go off to find Tang Hao alone without telling a soul.

The very person who had been keeping everyone in Spirit Hall on edge was, at this moment, in a remote village, manifesting his Angel Avatar. Looking down from above, he stared at Tang Hao with cold indifference.

"Tang Hao! Hand over the one-hundred-thousand-year soul beast in human form, and this Emperor will spare your life!"

"Qian Xunji, don't even think about it! A Yin is the wife I love most in this life! I will definitely protect her! Take this hammer!"

A Yin, the one-hundred-thousand-year soul beast in human form, had just given birth and was holding none other than the future renowned God King--Tang San!

However, A Yin, who was already a Soul Sage, was incredibly weak at this moment. She had several wounds on her body and was gasping for air, barely having the strength to hold Tang San.

How could a mere level 89 Soul Douluo like Tang Hao be a match for a level 96 Super Douluo like Qian Xunji, who had consumed immortal herbs and completed the Black-level Four Trials?

"Ninth Soul Skill: Angel's Judgment!"

Tang Hao was shocked. This Qian Xunji truly had no sense of honor, using his ultimate move right from the start. It seemed he wanted to swallow the one-hundred-thousand-year soul ring and soul bone all for himself!

Looking at the swaying A Yin behind him, Tang Hao was filled with regret.

He shouldn't have brought a pregnant A Yin to wander around Spirit City!

He shouldn't have been blinded by the temptation of a one-hundred-thousand-year soul ring and made a deal with Qian Xunji!

Now, it was too late for regrets. If he had known it would come to this, he never would have done it!

As he thought this, his expression gradually turned resolute.

I must pay the price for my mistakes!

"Clear Sky Avatar!"

"Ten Thousand Jun Break!"

Tang Hao swung the Clear Sky Hammer and activated his Martial Soul Avatar, his entire body instantly growing to a height of three zhang.

The Clear Sky Hammer crackled, faintly exuding the power of thunder.

Tang Hao raised the great hammer, let out a roar, and smashed it toward Qian Xunji!

Qian Xunji sneered, "A petty trick! In front of my Angel's Judgment, it is nothing but a fragile blow!"

With just one strike, Tang Hao's great hammer and his Clear Sky Avatar were shattered into pieces.

Tang Hao was sent flying like a meteor toward the ground, smashing a massive crater into the earth.

As the smoke cleared, Tang Hao lay in the crater with his bones shattered, blood streaming from his seven orifices, and his flesh torn to ribbons. He was on the verge of death, the white bone of his left arm exposed—a testament to the ruthless cruelty of Qian Xunji's strike.

Qian Xunji was far too arrogant; instead of finishing off his wounded foe, he simply stood suspended in the sky, savoring this rare moment of victory.

By killing the most gifted talent of the Clear Sky Sect's younger generation and capturing a hundred-thousand-year spirit beast, he would surely earn the admiration of his father, Yun'er, Xue'er, and his little sister. His position within Spirit Hall would be solidified once and for all!

Who would dare call him an incompetent Pope then?

"Hahahaha! So what if you are the most brilliant genius the Clear Sky Sect has seen in a thousand years! You are still going to die at the hands of me, Qian Xunji! Oh, Tang Hao, Tang Hao! I admit that given time, you would certainly surpass me, but what a pity—you have run out of time!"

Qian Xunji looked down at the wretched Tang Hao, his eyes bordering on madness; he was thoroughly enjoying the pleasure of tormenting a genius.

Suddenly, he was reminded of someone: his cousin, Qian Xunqian.

His cousin was also a genius, one even more stunning than Tang Hao.

A thought suddenly took root in his mind: after killing Tang Hao and returning to Spirit Hall, he would properly torment that genius who was no less talented than Tang Hao!

He imagined locking Qian Xunqian in a secret chamber, ravaging her, and trampling the pride she held as a genius beneath his feet!

He would make her kneel on the ground and beg for mercy like a dog; he would make everyone know that he, Qian Xunji, was the most talented generation of the Angel Family! He was the eternal King of the Douluo Continent! The eternal God!

Qian Xunji's paranoia grew ever more intense. Qian Xunqian had naturally tried to talk to him, her eldest brother, in the past, but Qian Xunji only felt that his cousin was looking for trouble, or perhaps pitying him, or mocking him.

Their relationship had become incredibly strained as Qian Xunqian grew increasingly outstanding.

Qian Xunji licked his lips with relish, as if he could already see the future.

"Tang Hao, die!"

"No! Brother Hao!" A Yin cried out in despair, her tears already spent, run dry!

She gently placed Tang San on the ground and slowly pulled herself up, taking one step, then another, and another...

She walked toward Tang Hao with immense difficulty, and beneath her feet, blue-gold patterns slowly began to bloom.

"Not good! It's a sacrifice!" Qian Xunji was caught off guard, jolted awake from his fantasies of victory.