"Little White" A-Xiao (Part 1)

"Turn around."

At this moment, with all eyes upon him, Mighty Lion Douluo looked at Tang Xiao with an indifferent expression.

Though he somewhat admired Tang Xiao's earlier act of stepping forward, their positions were different after all. Moreover, Tang Xiao had been the first to threaten the Saintess verbally, so reason was on their side.

As for the Saintess threatening his sister earlier...

Did that even count as a threat?

She had merely given an example.

All Clear Sky Sect had to do was say something to make Tang Hao behave himself.

Yet they had insisted on getting some strange ideas.

And then become enraged out of humiliation.

Indeed, even if reason had not been on his side, Sect Master Tang Xiao still had to be suppressed.

There was no other reason—their positions were different!

Having thought it through, Mighty Lion Douluo felt neither pity nor any need to show mercy.

This was the crucial blow that would crush Clear Sky Sect's pride and spirit!

However, Tang Xiao did not turn around immediately.

He merely raised his head slightly, revealing his bloodshot eyes.

Mighty Lion Douluo frowned and tightened his grip on the Lionheart Scepter he had just summoned.

"What, unwilling?"

"Considering you have some sense of responsibility, I've already been merciful by not making you kneel and receive the rod. Are you still trying to push your luck?"

At the same time, a strand of spiritual transmission quietly entered Tang Xiao's mind.

"I advise you not to entertain any foolish thoughts. If you don't behave, none of those Clear Sky Sect disciples behind you will escape. With Golden Crocodile Douluo here, I believe no force present can stop us!"

"You wouldn't want anything to happen to them, would you, Sect Master Tang Xiao?"

That sinister tone...

It was Bibi Dong!

"..."

That address—"Sect Master"—pulled Tang Xiao out of his dazed state once more.

He paused, stared straight at Mighty Lion Douluo, then slowly raised a hand before his mouth.

As he opened his mouth slightly, Soul Power surged through that hand, passing through his mouth—and he clenched it!

Bang!

Chunks of flesh mixed with blood instantly sprayed from Tang Xiao's mouth onto the ground.

Then he instinctively opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but only a series of muffled whimpers emerged.

His tongue had been crushed...

It turned out that after this lesson, Tang Xiao had begun to watch his words and actions instinctively whenever he faced Bibi Dong or Spirit Hall as a whole.

As for being domineering?

Charging forward without hesitation?

He no longer dared.

At that moment, he suddenly understood why his grandfather had never coveted the position of sect master, and why his father could never reach his grandfather's heights.

Could a shackled Clear Sky still be Clear Sky?

He could not help but envy his younger brother, who was free out in the world.

Beauty, prestige, and an even broader Dao Path... all belonged to his younger brother.

He did not dare think too deeply about it.

He was afraid he would not be able to stop himself from going "mad."

"I'll do it myself."

Tang Xiao used Soul Power to produce sound, conveying his intention to everyone present.

Then, he released non-aggressive Soul Power, wrapping it around the Lionheart Scepter in Mighty Lion Douluo's hand.

Those words were both an explanation for crushing his own tongue and a request to carry out the punishment himself.

He truly could not accept being humiliated by others without any resistance!

Mighty Lion Douluo did not stop him.

Because letting every Clear Sky Sect disciple watch their own sect master, and every force on the continent watch the great Howling Sky Douluo, have no choice but to punish himself before everyone's eyes—wasn't that even more entertaining?

Just like when coercing someone, making them do it themselves...

It was the same idea.

After using Soul Power to suspend the Lionheart Scepter in midair, Tang Xiao slowly turned around and looked brightly at everyone from Clear Sky Sect.

From this moment onward, he, Tang Xiao, was a qualified sect master.

Thus, from a sect master's perspective, he himself was no longer that important.

He only hoped Clear Sky Sect would remember the humiliation of this moment, turn it into motivation, and one day avenge this grievance!

Smack!

With that thought, a crisp, forceful crack rang out across the silent battlefield.

"Sect Master!"

"A-Xiao!"

"Lord Sect Master!"

Seeing this, countless people from Clear Sky Sect cried out in grief.

Clearly, Tang Xiao was not playing any tricks. He was wielding the Lionheart Scepter at full force with Soul Power, striking himself.

Smack!

Another strike, then two.

Smack!

Smack!

One after another...

The Lionheart Scepter swung freely through the air, continuously lashing fiercely against Tang Xiao's back. Without deliberately protecting himself, Tang Xiao's back soon became a bloody mess.

This scene was displayed before the eyes of countless people both within and beyond the venue.

Bibi Dong could not help revealing a helpless look.

This made her seem like some great villain...

Though whether she was a villain or not did not really matter.

Yet beneath that helplessness was profound wariness.

Tang Xiao, and Clear Sky Sect, would surely become great enemies of Spirit Hall in the future!

She would not become carried away by today's brief advantage and lower her guard against Clear Sky Sect in the slightest. On the contrary, Tang Xiao's actions made her take them even more seriously.

A foolish, simple-minded Clear Sky Sect was not frightening.

What was frightening was that these people, whose heads were filled with nothing but muscle, had actually learned endurance!

They had to... do something more.

And after Tang Xiao finished punishing himself, they needed to further oppress Clear Sky Sect!

Bibi Dong suddenly recalled—

"Sister Dong'er, I once read a principle in a book: when things reach an extreme, they reverse. On this trip to Clear Sky Sect, as long as you do not wipe them out, leave them a sliver of room in their hearts, then oppress and humiliate them without limits."

"That way, you can keep matters close to, but not at, the point of 'reaching an extreme.' You can completely crush Clear Sky Sect and turn it into something that exists only in name, while ensuring they do not gain motivation to cultivate because of it, leaving them trapped in fear forever."

That night, Wang Zhao had said those words in her room.

At this moment.

"Brat, sometimes you really do scare me..."

Watching Tang Xiao in the distance, who was nearly finished punishing himself, Bibi Dong shook her head and murmured softly, her gaze suddenly distant.

Then, she sent a spiritual message to Mighty Lion Douluo.

Mighty Lion Douluo understood.

Outside the venue.

"Clear Sky Sect is finished..."

Yu Luomian watched the distant scene and could not help sighing.

"No, not necessarily."

Ning Fengzhi shook his head.

"It may also be destruction before rebirth."

There was a faint expectation in his eyes.

If Spirit Hall was only capable of this much, then his plan to unite those with shared interests could advance another step!

Spirit City, courtyard.

"Checkmate~"

"What do you think of this amazing move of mine?"

Wang Zhao said with a grin.

"This old man refuses to accept it. Continue to the next round..."

Qian Daoliu blew his beard and glared.

Finally, back outside Clear Sky Sect.

Countless gazes were fixed on the scene.

Mighty Lion Douluo subtly moved his finger. The Lionheart Scepter, which was striking Tang Xiao's broad back, suddenly veered off course and heavily grazed a certain spot.

Smack!

Bibi Dong quietly closed her eyes and sent a message telling Ling Yuan to close hers as well.

In the distance, a small, indescribable object flew out at the same time.

A patch of snow-white abruptly appeared upon Tang Xiao's dark yellow body...