Tang Hao Was Injured, Blood Rain Fell

Thunder still rumbled in the sky, but it no longer carried its previous world-destroying might. It groaned and twisted, like the unwilling wailing of the heavens, or the cold sneer of defeat.

The tribulation clouds split apart by that sword strike completely collapsed, unable to gather again. The remaining lightning turned into fine silver threads, carrying cold rain as it fell in a soft patter.

The raging lightning tribulation had thus become a shower of blood.

A dense curtain of rain blanketed the mountains and wilderness, washing over scorched earth and broken trees, falling upon the faces of the onlookers in Mingdu.

But when they saw the bloody rain falling from above, everyone in Mingdu showed expressions of terror.

The heavens—

Were bleeding!

Tang Hao's origin had been injured, and the effects spread across the entire Douluo Continent.

He did not dare make another move. If he did, the Abyssal Sage King would discover him.

Outside the Heavenly Screen, the Ferocious Beasts found the future scene strange. There was quite a lot of energy in that blood rain. A single drop was comparable to a ten-year spiritual treasure.

"Di Tian, when are you going to give the heavenly tribulation a claw? Old Bear wants to see blood rain too," Xiong Jun said.

"Get lost. I can't do that." Di Tian could not understand it at all. He simply could not understand what Yin Hongye had done.

And the plane consciousness from twenty thousand years ago sensed a certain aura and began to appreciate the charm of striking people with lightning...

Poor Tang Hao. He would still be chased down and struck by lightning, just like his precious eldest son.

Within the Heavenly Screen, Yin Hongye stood quietly beneath the heavenly light. Golden radiance spilled through the split in the clouds, enveloping only the space three feet around him. Cold rain poured down on both sides, yet not a single drop could approach him.

The twelve-petaled Hellfire Crimson Lotus above his head slowly turned, evaporating the falling rain into wisps of white mist.

He put away his sword and looked at the slowly healing crack in the sky, clicking his tongue. "Finally over. This old heaven is just asking for it. It only behaves after taking two sword strikes every time."

Just then, a black standard sedan rolled over the muddy, bumpy mountain road. Its tires crushed scorched black stones as it slowly came to a stop at the foot of the devastated mountain.

Vast Sea Douluo Chen Xinjie opened the door and stepped out. His adjutant hurried forward behind him and quickly raised a black umbrella to shield him from the cold rain.

Chen Xinjie merely lifted a hand and waved him off before walking straight into the curtain of blood rain. He had already known on the way here that this disturbance was greater than any before it.

No problem. Ghost Emperor was conducting a blood sacrifice. That was the explanation. He had been stopped by Red Lotus Douluo.

That was happily decided, then. Whether anyone believed it was none of his business.

Cold raindrops fell upon his graying temples and silver hair, then pattered softly against the umbrella.

This Quasi-God expert, who temporarily belonged to the Federation, paid it no mind. His steps were steady as he crossed the lightning-scorched ground, stepped over crisscrossing dead trees, passed through the hazy rain and mist, and approached Yin Hongye one step at a time.

The rain curtain between heaven and earth stretched endlessly, the boundary between light and darkness especially distinct.

Yin Hongye stood quietly in place, untouched by rain.

Chen Xinjie calmly examined the aura around him from head to toe. Once he confirmed it, he slowly withdrew his gaze.

"Congratulations."

His voice was steady and deep, like still waters in the abyssal sea, carrying clearly through the noisy rain.

"You've finally become a Limit Douluo. When are you returning to Heaven Dou City?"

Yin Hongye lazily tilted his head, the arrogance in his eyes not yet faded. "Vast Sea Douluo, you came too late. You missed my most handsome sword strike! As for returning to Heaven Dou City, there's no rush."

Chen Xinjie took a deep breath and looked around at the shattered wasteland of a mountain, the lightning-carved ravines all over the ground, and the slowly closing crack in the sky.

His expression remained calm as he spoke without a ripple. "I can tell. It was very powerful. The heavens wept blood."

"You caused such a massive disturbance that all of Mingdu saw it. The public flooded three War God Hall communication lines with complaints."

Yin Hongye raised a hand and dismissed the rotating Hellfire Crimson Lotus above his head, shrugging without concern. "Just a few bolts of heavenly lightning. I've already gone through it twice. What's there to make such a fuss about? It's only a little rain. So delicate. Can't even get wet?"

Chen Xinjie tried hard to restrain his emotions, his tone heavy and earnest. "You should still rein yourself in. Your reputation is almost catching up to Ghost Emperor and Nether Emperor."

"Are they even worthy of being compared to me? Those things said about my reputation are all rumors." Yin Hongye was utterly speechless. These were all bad reviews. They had to be slander.

Please make a separate ranking just for me. They aren't worthy of being on the same list as me. They're dragging down my reputation.

Chen Xinjie paused before reminding him, "Stay in Mingdu less often. Keep your temperament in check normally, and don't cause trouble for no reason."

Yin Hongye genuinely considered it for a moment before answering solemnly, "If I cause trouble, then I have a reason."

"That's not what I mean." Chen Xinjie's temples throbbed. "I'm telling you to behave yourself, not to go somewhere else and keep causing trouble."

He really thinks Yin Hongye can restrain himself. Does he know how I've survived these past five years?

He closed his eyes for a moment, afraid Yin Hongye might blow up the Federation.

"Got it, got it." Yin Hongye casually waved a hand, his perfunctory attitude obvious. Anyone could see he had not taken a word of it to heart.

Chen Xinjie looked at his carefree, impossible-to-reason-with demeanor, fell silent for two seconds, then turned and walked toward the black sedan.

The adjutant hurried after him with the umbrella and asked in a low voice, "General, did Lord Red Lotus truly take your advice to heart?"

Without stopping or turning around, Chen Xinjie calmly replied, "If he could listen, would I still be worried about him causing trouble?"

The cold rain drizzled on. The cloud fissure in the sky above the wasteland, cleaved open by a single sword strike, slowly closed as heaven and earth returned to a hazy blood-red veil.

Yin Hongye lowered his gaze to his palm, a thoughtful look in his eyes. He wanted to test how far the spatial power of a Limit Douluo could go.

He lightly snapped his fingers.

A small Hellfire Crimson Lotus slowly drifted down from the void. The instant its petals touched the muddy ground, his entire body vanished like a sheet of burned paper, turning into a flickering blaze of crimson fire. It disappeared without a sound, leaving behind no trace.

The crimson lotus where he had stood spun gently for a moment before breaking apart into several red streams of light that merged into the rain.

In the next instant, crimson lotus petals appeared out of nowhere in the center of Mu Hongchen's living room. The petals exploded with a boom, flames surging as Yin Hongye stepped slowly out of the fire.

Inside, Mu Hongchen was teaching Yuanen Yehui how to make Soul Tools. Na'er was curled up on a cushion, flipping through an illustrated literacy book. Both girls immediately turned to look at the figure who had suddenly appeared.

"Hongye... this spatial power of yours..." Mu Hongchen noticed Yin Hongye's sudden arrival and was startled.

"Just the spatial power of a Limit Douluo." Yin Hongye casually rolled his sore shoulders, his tone calm as though it were an ordinary matter. "I haven't used it since breaking through to Limit Douluo, so I'm testing it out."

After confirming that he was telling the truth, Mu Hongchen said helplessly, "That ability is really convenient."

Yin Hongye flopped straight onto the sofa. "Indeed. Anywhere covered by my spiritual domain, I can travel through quickly. It saves me the trouble of rushing around."

He turned toward the two girls and raised an eyebrow. "We've been apart for half a year. How have the two of them been doing?"

A trace of undisguised pride hid between Mu Hongchen's brows as he said softly, "These two girls are both extremely gifted. There's no need to mention Yuanen Yehui. In only half a year, she has already reached the level of a first-rank Soul Engineer. Na'er has also reached the age for Martial Soul awakening. I was planning to take her to awaken her Martial Soul in a couple of days."

Yin Hongye nodded lightly, his gaze slowly sweeping over the two little girls.

"Since you've learned so well, I'll test you."

"What does 'penniless' mean?"

Na'er poked her little head out from behind the edge of her picture book. After tilting her head to think for a moment, she answered in a soft, crisp voice, "I know. Once someone becomes poor, other people will look at him with two white eyes."

Yin Hongye did not comment on whether she was right or wrong and continued, "What about 'learned and reasonable'?"

Yuanen Yehui sat with her back perfectly straight, her expression solemn as if reporting on a mission. "Knowing only what is in books is far from enough. You must also understand social connections and learn how to give gifts."

A faint smile curled Yin Hongye's lips as he continued with another question. "Through countless hardships."

This time, Na'er answered immediately, her clear voice ringing out. "Getting paid a few thousand while doing work worth tens of thousands."

Yuanen Yehui did not speak, but she nodded lightly beside her, her expression certain.

Clearly, Mu Hongchen's teaching had produced remarkable results. These two children had both been taught well and had not gone astray.

"When friends come from afar..."

"Though distant, they must be executed!" the two girls answered in unison.

Yin Hongye looked at them with satisfaction. "Not bad. Then tomorrow, I'll take Na'er to awaken her Martial Soul."

He did not believe Na'er could fail to awaken a Martial Soul. That would only mean she had not used enough strength.

With enough force, miracles will surely happen.