"You won't lay a finger on Xiao Wu unless you step over my dead body!"
Tang San shouted furiously. The Shrek Seven Monsters stood united, and Dai Mubai and the others all declared that they would stand on the same side as Tang San and Xiao Wu.
Seeing everyone's attention shift to Xiao Wu, Yu Xiaogang finally relaxed. As long as these people did not force him to explain theories he did not understand himself, nothing else mattered. He whispered to Liu Erlong, "Erlong, Xiao Wu is your daughter. We absolutely cannot let Spirit Hall do as it pleases! Be ready to use the Martial Soul Fusion Skill at any time!"
"Xiaogang, you're so good to me... You suffered such a huge blow, yet you're still thinking of me. Xiaogang, with you... I have enough for this lifetime."
Liu Erlong was so moved that she was a complete mess.
Yu Xiaogang took a deep breath and reminded her, "Erlong, don't let your guard down! Be ready to fight at any time!"
"Mm!" Liu Erlong nodded solemnly, thinking, Xiaogang is still as amazing as ever. Even in a situation like this, he can remain so calm and composed! I'm no match for him...
Beside them, Flender was astonished to see Yu Xiaogang recover from the blow so quickly. He thought, Xiaogang's adaptability is incredible! Perhaps that, besides his intelligence, is one of the reasons he was able to become a master.
At that moment, the atmosphere was extremely tense.
Ning Fengzhi was also weighing the pros and cons in his heart. The Three Upper Sects stand united. I should not stand by and do nothing! Besides, the Worship Hall has emerged. If my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect still does nothing, then the Three Upper Sects will have no place left on the entire Douluo Continent!
"Your Holiness the Pope."
After pondering for a long time, Ning Fengzhi finally spoke.
"What? Does Sect Master Ning intend to make an enemy of Spirit Hall as well?"
Ning Fengzhi cupped his hands. "Your Holiness the Pope, how can you move against a young girl based on Tang Si's one-sided words from the Live-Stream Sky Screen? Besides, Xiao Wu is also a good friend of my daughter."
"Hehe~~"
Bibi Dong sneered. "Sect Master Ning, Xiao Wu has already admitted that she is the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, the Soft-Boned Charm Rabbit, that escaped back then. Are you... pretending not to have heard? Or are you trying to seize this Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and Spirit Bone from Spirit Hall?"
When faced with a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, Bibi Dong's intelligence was functioning perfectly.
Rumble rumble~~~
Suddenly!
Just as Ning Fengzhi was caught in a dilemma, the skies abruptly changed. A deep, resounding voice rang out.
"You think you can hurt my son?"
After the voice sounded, a middle-aged man dressed in ragged hemp clothes and wearing a hood appeared in midair.
He had also come beneath the sky screen.
Crack! Crack!
Immediately afterward, bolt after bolt of lightning tore across the sky. Tang Hao had arrived with his own background music.
"Spirit Hall, I, Tang Hao, have returned!"
Tang Hao was about to continue with his mandatory grand entrance posturing when Bibi Dong said coldly, "I never expected you to truly dare show yourself. Today, I'll let you know that Spirit Hall is not a place where anyone can come and go as they please!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Bibi Dong directly summoned her Martial Soul and charged forward with the Papal Scepter in hand.
In truth, ever since Tang Hao began speaking through the sky screen, Bibi Dong had guessed that he had been following the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament all along. Thus, she had long prepared for a battle.
"Hmph. Tang San, watch closely. This is the true Clear Sky Hammer! Clear Sky Avatar!"
Tang Hao snorted coldly. A phantom of an enormous hammer condensed in the sky, seeming almost solid.
Bang bang bang~~~~
Bibi Dong was completely fearless, but in the next instant, all nine Soul Rings beneath Tang Hao's feet—including the ninth hundred-thousand-year red Soul Ring—suddenly exploded!
Golden Crocodile Douluo had revealed himself ahead of time, so Tang Hao immediately unleashed his strongest attack. He was afraid that if he hesitated for even one more exchange, he would not be able to escape.
The terrifying Soul Power fluctuations from the simultaneous detonation of all nine rings nearly crushed the void. Strands of purple-black lightning burst forth as though emerging from cracks in space.
"Your Holiness the Pope!" Yue Guan and Gui Mei were shocked and hurriedly flew into the air to defend alongside her.
In the shadows.
Golden Crocodile Douluo watched everything unfold. At first, he did not act, but when he saw Tang Hao detonate all nine rings in succession—and then saw that fellow actually trying to attack the Papal Hall itself—Golden Crocodile immediately sensed trouble.
Boom!
Golden Crocodile Douluo shot forward. A golden crocodile appeared out of thin air and joined Bibi Dong and the others in defending.
The terrifying aftershocks of Soul Power spread wildly in all directions, whipping up a violent gale.
Once everything settled, Tang Hao had already vanished with Tang San and Xiao Wu.
Bibi Dong's expression was as dark as water.
Golden Crocodile Douluo did not look much better either. Squinting toward the direction where Shrek was located, he barely managed to hold back his urge to vent his anger on those people.
He was a mighty level 98 Title Douluo, yet Tang Hao had played him? That would be humiliating if word got out.
Tang Hao had come quickly and left just as quickly, without saying another word.
Because Tang Hao was afraid that speaking would reveal the direction of his escape. If Golden Crocodile Douluo caught up to him, it would all be over.
After the Soul Power aftershocks faded, the scene was silent.
Ning Fengzhi exchanged a glance with Sword Douluo, then quickly left with Ning Rongrong. Seeing this, Shrek also slunk away after them.
Dugu Bo cupped his hands and said, "Golden Crocodile Douluo, until we meet again."
Dugu Bo's initiative in greeting him made Golden Crocodile pause. He then nodded to Dugu Bo, thinking, Dugu Bo is in a difficult position right now. He probably intends to borrow Spirit Hall's influence.
Everyone had dispersed from the competition plaza.
Yet the live stream on the sky screen continued.
No one had expected that what was originally just an ordinary Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament would give rise to so many events.
Within the sky screen.
An academy teacher found Xiao Wu and Tang Si, arranged work-study student jobs for them, then fast-forwarded through several days of academy life and cafeteria meals at four times the speed.
At this point, the live stream had just reached Tang Si's worries over his first Soul Ring.
The most important thing next is obtaining a Soul Ring. Sigh... That old man refused when I asked him to take me hunting for one. Well, now we're in trouble, aren't we? Especially since I can absorb a thousand-year Soul Ring for my first ring.
Tang Si rested his little head on one hand behind his desk, his face filled with worry.
Sigh... I have no idea what to do. Absorbing a thousand-year Soul Ring as my first ring has never happened anywhere on the continent since ancient times! No matter who I ask, I won't be able to convince them. And relying on myself alone obviously won't work.
Or should I absorb a hundred-year Soul Ring first, then use Popularity Points to raise its age? But Popularity Points are too precious. I really can't bear to use them. Using them to increase a ring's age would be too wasteful.
Right now, aside from a Self-Created Soul Skill and a greatsword, I don't have even the slightest bit of fighting power. Sigh...
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