Hunted by Tang Hao at the Start

"Two people. One was the transformed Blue Silver Empress. Then the other had to be Tang Hao."

Zhu Huang recognized them by their auras. His shout just now had probably been too loud and drawn Tang Hao and the Blue Silver Empress over from wherever they had been hiding.

"The two of them are actually in the Star Dou Great Forest."

"Then that means this time period should be when Ah Yin was pregnant and could no longer conceal her Soul Beast aura, so they came to the Star Dou Great Forest to hide."

Zhu Huang looked ahead and saw two figures appear in his line of sight. When Zhu Huang saw them, they naturally also saw his enormous body, and they stopped with wary expressions.

The two were a man and a woman. The man was tall and burly, with rough features, thick brows like ink, a lion-like nose and a wide mouth. He carried a massive hammer in his hand, with eight Soul Rings circling him—two yellow, two purple, and four black.

The woman was extremely beautiful, her temperament gentle. Beneath her long blue dress, her lower abdomen bulged slightly, and her body radiated a maternal glow.

"A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. It really is a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast."

The instant he saw Zhu Huang and sensed the aura radiating from him, Tang Hao immediately recognized the age of this spider. His eyes burned hot, and his whole body trembled.

"It's that Death Spider Emperor."

Ah Yin's face turned pale. The suppression originating from bloodline made her feel afraid.

They were both Soul Beasts, but the Blue Silver Empress was far inferior to the Death Spider Emperor. Even at her peak, she would not have been able to defeat Zhu Huang, let alone now.

"Hao, it's a Hundred-Thousand-Year Death Spider Emperor, and it actually woke from its slumber. Let's not provoke it. It isn't something we can deal with!"

Ah Yin held Tang Hao's hand, her face full of pleading, wanting to pull him away.

"Why should we leave? I'm already level ninety, and I just happen to need a Soul Ring. It wasn't easy to run into a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. How could I miss this chance?"

How could Tang Hao possibly leave?

This was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. Even if one turned the entire Star Dou Great Forest upside down, it would still be hard to find one. Its Soul Ring and Soul Bone had occupied first and second place on soul masters' dream lists all year round, driving every soul master mad.

If he could not find one normally, then so be it. But since he had encountered one himself, if he just slunk away like this, Tang Hao would regret it for the rest of his life.

As for danger, what wasn't dangerous? Even drinking cold water could choke someone to death. For a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone, taking a little risk was completely worth it.

Besides, he did not believe he was no match for this Soul Beast. He had even defeated a Title Douluo before. No matter how strong this hundred-thousand-year beast was, it could not be stronger than a Title Douluo, right?

"Hao, I know you long for a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring, but you can't deal with it alone. If you insist on killing him, then let's go back and call Father and Big Brother over. Only if everyone joins forces will there be hope of defeating him."

"No. If we miss this chance, we might not be able to find it again."

Tang Hao had not been idle in the Star Dou Great Forest during this period. Proud as he was, he naturally longed greatly for a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring for his ninth ring. That way, once he advanced to Title Douluo, he would still be able to sweep through the ranks of Title Douluo unrivaled, and reaching the might of his grandfather Tang Chen would only be a matter of time.

"Its strength is great, but mine is not weak either."

A sharp light flickered in Tang Hao's eyes. "Ah Yin, have you forgotten? A few years ago, that Title Douluo from Spirit Hall wanted to harm you, and I broke one of his legs. Back then, I was only level eighty-five. Now I'm level ninety. No matter how strong a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast is, it doesn't amount to much in my eyes. It's just a beast. Could it be stronger than an elder of Spirit Hall?"

Ah Yin was still trying hard to dissuade him. "Hao, a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast..."

Zhu Huang could no longer listen. He had not expected the current Tang Hao to be this arrogant and conceited. It seemed that being unrivaled in daily life and praised by countless people had made him float up as well, to the point that he dared look down on a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

"Blue Silver Empress, this is the man you chose after taking human form? He isn't much. Ugly face, filthy mouth, little ability but a huge tone. Your judgment really isn't very good."

"You damned beast!"

Tang Hao's face turned livid, killing intent flashing in his eyes, and he was about to charge out.

Ah Yin held Tang Hao back with all her strength. "No. Spider Emperor, you've misunderstood. We heard the commotion here and came to take a look out of curiosity. We have no intention of being your enemy. We'll leave right now."

Ah Yin grabbed Tang Hao's arm and tried to leave.

"You damned beast, you dare look down on me? I've killed so many Soul Beasts, but never a hundred-thousand-year one. Today, I'll use this beast's blood to forge the invincible Clear Sky Douluo. Stand back and protect our child."

Tang Hao waved his hand and pushed Ah Yin a hundred meters away.

Battle intent surged from Tang Hao as he swung the Clear Sky Hammer and smashed it toward Zhu Huang.

Facing off against the protagonist's father right from the start meant there was no hope of clinging to that powerful thigh anymore. Zhu Huang shook his head. Luckily, he had never planned to grovel to Tang San anyway, so there was no need to have any scruples toward his father.

"A mere Soul Douluo dares come hunt me? You don't know the height of heaven or the depth of earth."

"Since you're looking to die, I'll grant your wish."

He opened his mouth, and a spiderweb shot out, netting the Clear Sky Hammer.

With a dull thud, Tang Hao's earth-shattering hammer blow landed on the spiderweb as if his fist had struck cotton. The spiderweb sank backward slightly, easily dispersing the Clear Sky Hammer's force, then wrapped around the Clear Sky Hammer in return.

Tang Hao's expression changed, and he tried to pull the Clear Sky Hammer back, but the spiderweb was tough, sturdy, and full of stickiness. No matter how much strength he used, even all the strength he had, he could not tear the spiderweb apart.

"This is all you have? I still overestimated you!"

Zhu Huang's eyes were disdainful. The current Tang Hao was, at best, only at the level of an ordinary Title Douluo, while his own strength was at least comparable to a level ninety-five Super Douluo. The gap could not have been more obvious.

He immediately controlled Heavenly Net. As the white spider silk flashed, countless threads spread out, almost instantly extending from the Clear Sky Hammer onto Tang Hao's body and tying him up like a rice dumpling.

Tang Hao's pupils contracted violently. He struggled with all his might, but the more he struggled, the tighter it became. More and more spider silk wrapped around him, quickly forming a thick cage.

They had only exchanged one move, and he had actually been captured.

Tang Hao knew that he had indeed been careless. This Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast's strength truly was not weak; it was on a completely different level from the ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts he had killed before.

Tang Hao's heart, blinded by greed, slowly calmed, and fear gradually occupied it.

Ah Yin had been right. The current him truly could not deal with this damned beast.

Tang Hao was struggling desperately when suddenly, black light flashed, and a cold gleam stabbed toward his heart. Even from several meters away, Tang Hao felt a suffocating, razor-sharp edge that almost froze the blood throughout his body.

Tang Hao went pale with horror, madness flashing in his eyes. "Explode!"

With a boom, the Clear Sky Hammer burst apart. The violent force tore a gap in the spiderweb, and Tang Hao fled through it in a sorry state, spraying blood wildly.

Even though he had self-detonated a martial soul condensed from Soul Power, the backlash it dealt him was still tremendous.

Tang Hao flew back over a hundred meters, and finally saw the cold gleam that had been stabbing toward his heart like a shadow. It was actually a slender spider leg.

The spider leg was thin and long, its tip as sharp as a spear, covered in dense barbs like sharp swords. It radiated a savage aura of death; one glance was enough to tell it was an unparalleled lethal weapon.

Tang Hao felt the suffocating pressure of death. Fear and regret finally appeared in his eyes as he gritted his teeth and once again condensed the Clear Sky Hammer, preparing to risk everything and unleash the ultimate skill, Ring Explosion.

"Hao, don't."

Ah Yin's expression changed. Tang Hao was already badly wounded; if he used Ring Explosion again now, his body simply wouldn't be able to withstand it.

Besides, with such a huge gap in strength, could Ring Explosion really let him escape?

Ah Yin's expression turned resolute. Countless strands of Blue Silver Grass grew wildly, and the silver Blue Silver Domain enveloped a hundred-meter radius. Even ordinary Blue Silver Grass became incomparably tough within the Blue Silver Domain, turning into chains that wrapped around the spider leg.

Snap, snap, snap!

Yet the Blue Silver Grass reinforced by the Blue Silver Domain broke the instant it touched the leg, unable to stop it in the slightest.

Just as Tang Hao was about to be pierced through, Ah Yin suddenly threw herself forward with all her might, blocking in front of him.

Zhu Huang's eyes turned cold, and he was about to pierce Ah Yin through when an enormous fear suddenly surged up in his heart. He had a premonition: if he thrust this spear down, whether Ah Yin would die or not was uncertain, but he himself would definitely die.

After that brief hesitation, Tang Hao had already run a hundred meters away, sprinting madly into the distance without even looking back.

Zhu Huang controlled the spider spear to tremble slightly, bypassing Ah Yin and continuing to stab toward Tang Hao. In just an instant, it crossed the hundred-meter distance and once again reached Tang Hao's back.

Feeling the deathly power behind him that made his very soul suffocate, Tang Hao's face turned deathly pale, his expression ashen. He no longer had the ability to resist.

A trace of madness appeared in Tang Hao's eyes. He condensed the Clear Sky Hammer once more, preparing to unleash the ultimate skill, Ring Explosion.