What Kind of Justice Tramples on Other People's Lives?!

A few minutes later, leaves rustled in the forest wind as a burly shadow suddenly hurtled through the air.

It was Tang Hao, returning with Xiao Wu in his grasp.

Tang Hao threw Xiao Wu to the ground.

The fall left Xiao Wu aching all over. Her heart tightened, and she jerked her head up toward Tang Hao's cold face. Fear surged through her.

Tang Hao looked down at the panicked Xiao Wu. His voice was low and icy, each word carrying undisguised murderous intent. "This little rabbit is far too disobedient. I'll kill you today and take the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone inside you. It should help me recover a good deal of my strength."

The moment he finished speaking, his Soul Power surged. Overwhelming pressure descended and locked Xiao Wu in place, leaving her unable to move.

Xiao Wu trembled in terror. Her eyes reddened as she huddled helplessly where she was, watching Tang Hao draw closer. Despair was all she had left.

At that critical moment, Tang San rushed forward and dropped to one knee with a thud, planting himself firmly in front of Xiao Wu. Panic filled his face, and his voice was thick with pleading.

"Father! You mustn't!"

He looked up at Tang Hao, earnestness filling his eyes and just the right tremor in his voice. "Xiao Wu is young and misses her family. She only thought of leaving because she wasn't thinking clearly. Please spare her this once!"

"She's my only sister, the person I treasure most in this world! If you kill her, I'll die right here in front of you!"

With that, Tang San took out a silver needle and pressed it against his neck.

"I promise I'll talk to Xiao Wu and make sure she stays with us willingly. She'll never leave on her own again! Please, Father, show mercy and spare her!"

His urgent voice and sincere expression perfectly conveyed a man ready to die protecting someone he loved.

Xiao Wu stared at Tang San as he knelt and pleaded for her. Seeing him humble himself on her behalf filled her with warmth and guilt. Most of her distance and wariness melted away, replaced by gratitude.

So Third Brother really was risking his life to protect me.

After a long while, Tang Hao looked at the kneeling Tang San. He remained impassive and silent for a moment before slowly withdrawing his killing intent. Then he gave a deliberately impatient snort. "Fine. Since you're willing to die for her, I'll spare her today. But there won't be a next time. If she acts recklessly again, don't expect mercy from me."

The immense pressure around him vanished. Still pretending to be angry, he turned away, sat down nearby, and said no more.

Having narrowly escaped death, Xiao Wu went limp and sank to the ground. Tears spilled down her cheeks as the terror caught up with her.

She looked up at Tang San and spoke through her sobs, her voice still trembling. "Third Brother... thank you. Thank you for saving me."

Tang San rose and gently helped Xiao Wu to her feet. He brushed the tears from the corners of her eyes, his gaze full of tenderness. "Don't be afraid. As long as I'm here, no one will hurt you."

But as he turned his back to Xiao Wu, Tang San quietly glanced toward Tang Hao.

Their eyes met, and father and son exchanged the same subtle, knowing smile.

Clearly, Tang Hao and Tang San had staged the whole thing.

Their goal was to crush Xiao Wu's desire to escape, make her depend on Tang San, and keep her willingly at his side.

Episode 15, "The Banished Target": the vicious hunter Mujina Alien.

At the beginning, Daigo saved an alien girl named Lucia.

Lucia and her companion were caught in a cruel hunt, pursued by aliens.

The Mujina Aliens hunting her were notorious throughout the universe.

They treated the exile and slaughter of weaker species as a game.

Inside the base, Lucia suddenly shuddered.

A moment later, she slipped out of TPC headquarters and ran toward Chifeng Mountain.

The scene shifted to Chifeng Mountain.

"Don't go!"

Daigo hurried after her, but Lucia did not stop.

"My companion... I have to find him."

Munakata sighed quietly. "She just wants to spend her final moments with one of her own."

Although Daigo and Munakata did everything they could to protect Lucia, the Mujina Alien still killed her.

Lucia's shackles fell at Daigo's feet.

As he stared at them, Daigo felt a fury unlike anything he had known.

"What kind of justice tramples on other people's lives?!"

The next moment, Daigo transformed. It was the only time Tiga's transformation appeared against a red backdrop.

Consumed by rage, Daigo crushed the Mujina Alien with overwhelming force.

On Douluo Star, this episode caused a stir surpassed only by the first.

The Heaven Dou Empire, Star Luo Empire, and Sun-Moon Empire were all, at their core, partly feudal and partly slaveholding nations. And in a world of extraordinary powers, the strong ruled supreme.

In the eyes of the powerful, slaves and ordinary people were worth even less than enslaved Africans had been to their owners during the Age of Exploration.

After all, plantation owners had considered those they enslaved to be property that could produce value.

To those powerful people, ordinary lives had no value at all.

In the original story, when Tang Hao was hunted by Spirit Hall's pope, Qian Xunji, their pursuit swept through and destroyed numerous villages along his escape route.

No one knew how many innocent people had died or been injured, but neither side had treated it as something that mattered.

At that moment, Tiga and the Light God became a ray of hope in the lives of slaves and ordinary people.

Episode 15, "Dreamlike Sprint," featured the iconic scene of Tiga's love separated by death.

Gazort II appeared once more and swallowed Flight 206.

Everyone aboard was lost, including Takuma, the man Mayumi had been longing to see.

The terrible news had yet to spread. Unaware that her lover was already dead, Mayumi drove around a roadblock and straight to the airport, eagerly anticipating her reunion with Takuma.

But a strange electromagnetic disturbance swept across the area, disabling every electrical device and vehicle.

A dense, deathly white fog blotted out the view and swallowed every trace of light. The mutated Gazort II crashed to the ground.

Alone and trapped with no way forward or back, Mayumi was seized by fear.

At that critical moment, Daigo and Shinjo raced to the rescue in the Sherlock.

But Gazort released another powerful electromagnetic wave, leaving their vehicle dead where it stood.

They could only watch as the monster drew closer. Mayumi was so near, yet they could not move an inch toward her. Helplessness and dread consumed them.

Just when everyone had fallen into despair, the sharp roar of a motorcycle tore through the silence deep within the white fog!

A rider in black shot out like a meteor through the night. Weaving through smoke and fog, he drew all of Gazort II's attacks onto himself and led the massive beast toward an open area.

Takuma looked back and shouted for Shinjo to save Mayumi.

Once the situation was under control, Daigo transformed into Ultraman Tiga and unleashed his finishing move, the Deracium Beam Torrent, obliterating Gazort II.

The monster dissolved into black mist and vanished. The turbulent Plasma Mist slowly settled, and calm returned.

With the monster gone and Plasma Mist hanging all around them, Takuma brought his motorcycle to a stop before Mayumi and removed his helmet.

Mayumi rushed forward and embraced him. Their reunion was brief, and it would be their last.

Takuma: "I've been thinking of you all this time too. But I can't stay. I'm sorry, Mayumi. I'll always love you."