Tang Yuehua Administered Poison
Tang Hao slowly shook his head, his voice low and hoarse. "Yuehua, I am a sinner of the Clear Sky Sect."
No, you're not!
Tang Yuehua shook her head vigorously, her eyes reddening. "You are my second brother, and you will always be my good second brother! When I was little, I couldn't cultivate and suffered all kinds of cold looks and ridicule in the sect. It was always my second brother who stood up for me, shielded me from all the rumors, and intimidated those who mocked me..."
She slowly recounted her childhood memories, and one recollection after another came flooding back, causing Tang Hao to involuntarily fall into his reminiscence.
Even the embarrassing incident of Tang Hao being caught by her when he was a young pilot was casually mentioned by Tang Yuehua.
"Why bring up these old stories!" Tang Hao's dark face flushed red, and he awkwardly looked away.
"Second brother, it's just the two of us here, what's there to be shy about?" Tang Yuehua chuckled and looked up at the child beside her, "My nephew is only three years old, are you afraid he'll tell everyone your embarrassing stories?"
She turned to look at Tang San, her voice gentle. "My dear nephew, I'm your aunt."
As soon as she finished speaking, Tang Yuehua took out a few pieces of candy from her Storage Soul Tool and handed them to Tang San.
Tang San first turned to look at Tang Hao, seeking his father's opinion. Tang Hao smiled faintly and said gently, "San, this is my younger sister. You should call her aunt."
"Thank you, Auntie." Tang San greeted her obediently before reaching out to take the candy.
"Go play by yourself, okay?" Tang Yuehua gently dismissed Tang San, then took out a prepared wine jar from her Storage Soul Tool and said with a smile, "Second brother, we were so busy catching up that we siblings didn't get to have a proper drink together."
Without a shred of doubt, Tang Hao picked up the wine jar and drank straight down. A man who already loved wine dearly, he couldn't resist the temptation of fine wine.
Before long, he finished the whole jar of wine in one gulp.
"Good wine!"
For the past three years, Tang Hao had only been able to drink cheap, crude local wine. Now, after drinking a jar of fine wine, he felt completely refreshed, and his eyes shone brighter.
"Second Brother, come back with me!" Tang Yuehua pressed her advantage, continuing to persuade him, "As long as we go to the Moonlight Pavilion, I'll prepare fine wine for you every day."
"That's enough." Tang Hao shook his head bitterly and sighed softly, "I have no face to return to the Clear Sky Sect. If you still have any old feelings for me, just send me some wine when you have time, that will be enough."
Seeing that her persuasion was ineffective, Tang Yuehua stopped pressuring him and pushed the remaining wine jar in front of Tang Hao. She then casually tore off a chicken leg and handed it to Tang San, who was standing to the side.
Tang Hao was preoccupied with drinking and swallowing large mouthfuls of meat, quietly listening to Tang Yuehua recount her childhood memories.
One jar of wine after another was consumed, and before long, the effects of the wine overwhelmed Tang Hao, leaving him half-drunk and half-awake.
This was, of course, intentional on his part; Tang Hao liked to numb himself with alcohol. Otherwise, with his Soul Power, he could have sobered up instantly.
"Second Brother, where is Ah Yin buried?" Tang Yuehua looked at Tang Hao and asked softly, "She was still my sister-in-law, I... I want to go and pay my respects."
Tang Hao was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, and after a brief hesitation, he slowly nodded.
"Little San, stay home obediently and don't run around." Tang Hao turned to his son and instructed him, then looked at Tang Yuehua and said in a deep voice, "Yuehua, come with me."
As soon as he finished speaking, Tang Hao led his sister toward the Back Mountain Waterfall.
As Tang Hao walked towards the back of the mountain, he murmured, "Ah Yin is gone, and Xiao San is my only remaining concern. If... if Xiao San turns out to be exceptionally talented in the future, please take him away and nurture him properly. I'm a cripple now, and I don't want to continue to be a burden to him."
"Second Brother, why say such discouraging things?" Tang Yuehua replied softly as she reached out and took out a jar of wine from her Storage Soul Tool.
This jar was completely different from the ordinary fine wines before; it was poisoned Poisoned Wine that Dugu Bo had prepared and laced with deadly poison.
All of this was a scheme pre-arranged by Lu Xuan. Although Tang Yuehua did not understand the implications, she was controlled by the Mental Restriction and could only carry out the orders without question.
Time passed slowly as the brother and sister ventured deeper into the Holy Soul Village, gradually disappearing from its boundaries.
After a long time, Tang Hao led Tang Yuehua to the waterfall where the Blue Silver Emperor was hidden.
"Ah Yin is right above the waterfall, I'll take you up there."
As soon as he finished speaking, Tang Hao reached out and embraced Tang Yuehua, intending to take her with him as they ascended into the sky.
But as soon as he leaped up, a sudden, intense pain surged through his body, his Soul Power instantly dissipated, and his body sank sharply, plummeting straight to the ground.
"My Soul Power... what's going on?!"
Tang Hao was shocked to discover that although his Soul Power was still in his meridians, it was as if it were imprisoned, and he could not mobilize it at all!
His Soul Power was still intact, but no matter how he tried to activate it, he couldn't unleash even a fraction of it.
Tang Hao's eyes were bloodshot and he was panting heavily. "Why is my Soul Power not obeying my commands!"
Haha~ Haha~!
A burst of laughter suddenly rang out from the side, Dugu Bo slowly emerged from the shadows of the trees, his gaze turning coldly to him. "Tang Hao, you've finally met your match!"
This is Poison carefully concocted by Dugu Bo. It does not directly take a person's life; its only effect is to seal their Soul Power, preventing them from mobilizing it.
Tang Hao, after all, was Titled Douluo with Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, and his senses were extremely sharp. When Dugu Bo was preparing the Poison, he was worried that if the medicine was too violent, it would be easy for the other party to detect something amiss in advance.
However, this poison only seals the mobilization of Soul Power, without affecting the physical body or consciousness. As long as Tang Hao doesn't try to activate his Soul Skill, it will be difficult for him to detect the abnormality within his body.
This was the safest method Dugu Bo could come up with; everything was proceeding as expected.
"Yuehua, run!"
Tang Hao immediately recognized the other party as Titled Douluo and attempted to summon the Clear Sky Hammer, shouting urgently in a deep voice, "I'll come find you later!"
"Second brother, take care." Tang Yuehua responded to the instruction, turned around, and quickly retreated without looking back.
At the same moment, Dugu Bo had already completed the Martial Soul Possession and instantly unleashed his Eighth Soul Skill, [Time Freeze], which blasted straight at Tang Hao.
Even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit.
Their goal on this trip is to kill Tang Hao, a Titled Douluo, and they cannot afford to take any chances.
Tang Hao immediately activated the [Divine Slaughter's Domain], and a blood-red domain suddenly spread out around him. At the same time, he roared, "Ring Detonation!"
Although the Divine Slaughter's Domain was successfully deployed, the Soul Ring on his body remained lifeless and motionless.
With his Soul Power imprisoned by poison, the method of Ring Detonation was completely unusable.
Left with no other choice, he could only forcefully use the Clear Sky Hammer to withstand this Eighth Soul Skill with his physical body and Martial Soul.
"Pfft!"
The immense impact slammed into the Clear Sky Hammer, sending Tang Hao flying backward like a kite with a broken string, a mouthful of blood gushing from his mouth.
Tang Hao is a powerful figure who emerged from the Slaughter City. Even without using the Ring Detonation, the power of the Clear Sky Hammer alone is enough to defeat an ordinary level 91 Titled Douluo.
But right now he's facing Dugu Bo's from the 97th class.
Furthermore, with Tang Hao poisoned and his Soul Power sealed, dealing with him in this state was not a difficult task for Dugu Bo.