Boom—!!!
The Sun-Moon Divine Needle locked onto Tang Hao below.
A pillar of Sun-Moon energy erupted with a deafening roar and shot forth.
It was like a spear of judgment cast down by a god, unstoppable.
"The Sun-Moon Divine Needle? What kind of sinister thing is that now?!!"
Tang Hao was startled, but his eyes quickly turned bloodshot, and he panted like an ox:
"No matter what it is, what can it do against my Clear Sky Hammer?!"
"Break, damn you!!!"
With a furious roar, Tang Hao swung his Clear Sky Hammer and hurled it at the pillar with all his might.
Crack!!
But the instant they collided, the Clear Sky Hammer was effortlessly blasted to pieces.
The Sun-Moon energy lost none of its force and continued shooting toward Tang Hao.
"How is this possible?!!"
Tang Hao was horrified beyond belief and hurriedly twisted aside to dodge.
But he was half a beat too slow. The energy pierced through the shoulder connecting him to his right arm!
Crack! Splurt!!
Bone snapped and flesh tore open, blood spraying everywhere.
"Arghhhhh! My arm!!!"
Tang Hao's entire right arm was severed, blood gushing and splattering all around.
The whole arm, along with the Inherited Soul Bone, flew away and crashed down in the distance.
Without the support of one Soul Bone, the Soul Power within Tang Hao's body plummeted wildly.
Level 93...
Level 92...
Level 91...
Until it dropped to the level he'd only just reached after becoming a Titled Douluo!
He'd come within a hair's breadth of falling out of the Titled Douluo ranks!
"No!!"
Tang Hao clutched the place where his arm had been severed and let out a heart-rending wail.
"Serves you right!"
Ye Han was overjoyed at the sight from inside the inn.
His gaze fixed on the Right Arm Bone that had flown off and landed nearby.
"Oh, look! He even dropped some loot!"
"Haozi really didn't come for nothing this time!!"
The most valuable Soul Bones Tang Hao had were undoubtedly the two hereditary bones passed down by his clan.
The Right Arm Bone and the Left Leg Bone!
It was said that together, they were worth no less than a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone and were key to his strength.
In the original story, after he crippled himself and returned his Soul Bones to the clan, his Soul Power plunged from Level 95 to Level 75.
A full twenty levels!
That was the value of those two Soul Bones!
As for why he'd only dropped a few levels after losing one this time...
It was because a single level of Soul Power at the Titled Douluo rank could match several levels in the ranks below.
Still, his foundation was ruined. He'd never advance beyond this point for the rest of his life!
"Sinner Tang Hao, your crimes end here!"
Ye Guyi put away the Sun-Moon Divine Needle, gripped the Holy Sword, and walked toward Tang Hao.
"Th-this is bad!!"
Seeing her approach, Tang Hao was engulfed by boundless fear.
At that moment, he was finally afraid!
Clutching his wound, he fled in a sorry state, urging on what little Soul Power he had left.
"You have nowhere to run!"
Ye Guyi beat her six wings and was about to pursue him.
But as soon as she exerted herself, her body faltered and her lovely face paled.
Using two Level 9 Soul Tools in quick succession had nearly drained all her Soul Power.
Although "System" had raised her level and Soul Rings, it hadn't given her a Soul Core.
So her Soul Power reserves were no different from those of a Titled Douluo in this era.
"Damn it..."
She gritted her teeth and stared in frustration at the direction Tang Hao had vanished.
If she'd had a Soul Core to support her, she could have killed Tang Hao today!
"Sister Guyi, you were amazing!"
Ye Han ran out just then, picking up Tang Hao's severed arm and Right Arm Bone along the way.
"Xiao Han..."
Seeing him approach, Ye Guyi looked away from the spot and let out a sigh:
"What a shame. I couldn't kill Tang Hao."
Ye Han smiled:
"It's all right, Sister Guyi. Look what I've got!"
As he spoke, he held up the Right Arm Bone he'd just picked up from Tang Hao.
The bone was pitch-black all over, and it came from a 78,000-year-old Mighty Gorilla!
The Mighty Gorilla was an exceptional strength-type Soul Beast, as well as the Strength Clan's hereditary Martial Soul!
One Sun-Moon Divine Needle for Tang Hao's severed arm and a Soul Bone. What a bargain!
Come to think of it, it was hilarious!
In just one short day, he'd managed to fleece Tang Hao at every turn!
First, his wife—the Blue Silver Emperor's true form!
Second, his wife's inheritance, the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone!
Third, his son's dignity—his manhood!
Fourth, his son's future wife, the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Charming Rabbit, Xiao Wu!
Fifth, sixth, and seventh: his own right arm, his Soul Power Level, and this 78,000-year-old Soul Bone!
And that wasn't all...
Kidnapping Xiao Wu had indirectly cut off Tang San's chance to meet the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python.
After that, Tang San couldn't possibly receive sacrifices from them and gain their Soul Rings and Soul Bones.
In this round, the Tang father-and-son duo had been utterly fleeced!!!
"Tang Hao's Right Arm Bone! Ah..."
Even so, Ye Guyi sighed again, still dissatisfied.
She didn't say it outright, but her meaning was clear.
Eight and a half years from now, at the All-Continent Soul Master Tournament, Tang Hao would storm the venue and rescue Tang San.
If Tang Hao were killed, Tang San might well die too, and Spirit Hall might never meet the fate of destruction.
Ye Han saw through her thoughts and shook his head:
"Sister Guyi, you want to kill him so badly because of Spirit Hall, right?"
"But even if you killed him, you still couldn't change Spirit Hall's fate."
"Spirit Hall's downfall... Tang Hao was, at most, a catalyst. He wasn't the true culprit."
At those words—
"Not Tang Hao? How do you figure?!"
Ye Guyi whipped around, her eyes full of shock:
"History books from later generations say Tang Hao killed the previous Supreme Pontiff, Qian Xunji."
"His beloved disciple, Bibi Dong, inherited the position of Supreme Pontiff to avenge her mentor, and that was what sparked the war..."
On the surface, that was how it seemed in the original story.
As someone who'd crossed over from another world, Ye Han naturally knew what had really happened:
"Sister Guyi, history is written by the victors. The real cause was Bibi Dong!"
"She killed Qian Xunji, then tried to unify the continent, destroy the Angel Qian Clan, and bring down Spirit Hall!"
"Even the whole world!!"
After hearing that, Ye Guyi's delicate body trembled, and she cried out in shock:
"Why would Bibi Dong kill her own teacher? Why would she do something like that?!"
Ye Han slowly laid out the truth.
He began with Qian Xunji taking Bibi Dong as his disciple...
He poured all his resources into raising her, but she fell for the useless Big Shit Gangzi and wanted to elope with him.
Qian Xunji flew into a rage and raped her, then fathered a daughter, Qian Renxue, in an attempt to keep her by his side.
From then on, Bibi Dong's heart was consumed by hatred. That hatred drew the attention of the Rakshasa God, who guided her toward destruction.
Later, Tang Hao gravely wounded Qian Xunji. When Qian Xunji returned to recover, Bibi Dong seized the opportunity to kill him and framed Tang Hao for it.
After that, she used her status as Qian Renxue's mother to claim the position of Supreme Pontiff, laying the groundwork from the very beginning to destroy the world...
At the end, Ye Han made sure to add:
"So, Sister Guyi, about the question you asked me last time."
"The reason I don't want to join Spirit Hall is that madwoman!"
"Even if you killed the Tang father-and-son duo, that madwoman would still destroy Spirit Hall with her own hands!!"
(Note: Taken from the original Douluo I, Chapter 712.)
When he finished, dead silence fell all around them.
After hearing everything, Ye Guyi's mind reeled, and she froze in place.
Bibi Dong's ingratitude was evil!
But Qian Xunji had raped her, and that was evil too!
The two ancestors she'd revered all her life had turned out to be so utterly depraved!
Thinking about it now, it was almost laughable...
Ye Guyi's slender body trembled faintly, and for a long while she couldn't say a word.
In that moment, she didn't know what to do.
She'd thought that as long as she stopped Tang San and the others from growing stronger, she could change history.
She hadn't expected that the true enemy she'd have to face was Bibi Dong, the current Supreme Pontiff of Spirit Hall!
And Bibi Dong had already begun the Rakshasa God's divine trials!
She now held all the power, and her strength was close to that of a Limit Douluo!
How could Ye Guyi face her alone...
"Sister Guyi."
Ye Han saw through her thoughts and looked at her earnestly:
"From the very beginning, you've wanted to change Spirit Hall's fate, haven't you?!"
"I can help you. We'll face Bibi Dong together in the future!!"
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