Once he caught up to Tang Hao, Qian Daoliu immediately unleashed his ultimate attack.
"So powerful!"
Dugu Bo and She Long shielded Gu Ping'an from the shockwaves.
Gu Ping'an stared blankly at Qian Daoliu.
Witnessing him at close range gave him a clear understanding of a Limit Douluo's power.
Without Dugu Bo and She Long protecting him, he could not even withstand the shockwaves. He would have had to teleport away or enter Spacetime Isolation.
"Young master, this is Tang Hao's arm."
After retreating a safe distance, She Long took out an arm and offered it to Gu Ping'an.
A soul bone!
He was willing to hand it over?
"Keep it for now. Old Master Qian promised me half of Tang Hao's soul bones."
Gu Ping'an turned his gaze toward the battlefield.
Tang Hao looked at the enormous golden sword of light slashing down from above. Every hair on his body stood on end. The spine-chilling sensation of impending death made him instinctively summon the Clear Sky Hammer with his left hand and hold it out in front of him.
Bang!
The enormous golden sword of light collided with the Clear Sky Hammer.
Crack!
A crisp cracking sound came from the Clear Sky Hammer as fractures spread across its surface.
Boom!
The Clear Sky Hammer could hold out no longer and exploded into countless fragments.
Tang Hao's eyes bulged like those of a dead fish. The tremendous impact sent him flying, and he sprayed a mouthful of foul-smelling blood into the air.
After landing and rolling several times, Tang Hao lay on the ground, struggling to lift his head and look at Qian Daoliu as he approached step by step.
He had already been gravely wounded, then lost an arm, and now suffered the backlash of his shattered Martial Soul.
Tang Hao felt as though he was already half dead.
"You... you really dare kill me?"
"When my grandfather returns... he'll wipe out your Spirit Hall!"
His instinct to survive made Tang Hao think of Tang Chen, the only person who might possibly make Qian Daoliu stop.
He immediately used Tang Chen to threaten Qian Daoliu, hoping to salvage his wretched life.
Slash!
A golden sword of light swept across his neck.
A disheveled head rolled off to one side.
"She Long, why aren't you helping Old Master Qian extract the soul bones?"
Gu Ping'an reminded him from the sidelines.
With Tang Hao dead, it was time to divide up his soul bones.
Qian Daoliu would probably keep his promise, but getting them into his hands sooner was always better.
He did not want to dirty his hands digging soul bones out of a corpse.
Dugu Bo was not suited to the task.
She Long was a former Spirit Hall employee, so he was the best person to handle it.
Before long.
The Seven-Ten-Thousand-Year Left Leg Bone!
The Fifty-Thousand-Year Head Bone!
The Eighty-Thousand-Year Torso Bone!
The Sixty-Thousand-Year Left Arm Bone!
The Sixty-Thousand-Year Right Leg Bone!
She Long slyly refrained from taking out Tang Hao's right arm.
Who told the Worship Hall members to rush off after Tang Hao without even picking up the soul bone?
Just then, Azure Luan Douluo, Golden Crocodile Douluo, and the others arrived one after another.
Everyone's breathing grew a little heavier at the sight of the soul bones She Long had extracted.
In the distance, Yue Guan and Gui Mei suddenly spotted so many soul bones that their legs seemed to develop minds of their own and carry them closer.
"Old Master Qian, how about I take the left leg bone, left arm bone, and right leg bone?"
At those words, everyone from the Worship Hall, along with Yue Guan and Gui Mei, turned to look at Gu Ping'an.
Yue Guan and Gui Mei, in particular, nearly had bloodshot eyes.
They had served Bibi Dong for years without receiving a single soul bone.
Gui Mei's sole right leg soul bone was one he had obtained himself while hunting for a soul ring.
Dugu Bo and She Long both felt their hearts seize up, itching to warn Gu Ping'an that he might be getting too greedy.
After all, She Long still had a right arm bone in his possession.
"Certainly!" Qian Daoliu nodded.
"How generous of you, Old Master Qian!"
As he praised him, Gu Ping'an put away the three soul bones, then grabbed She Long and Dugu Bo and vanished on the spot.
Qian Daoliu's eyes narrowed slightly as his gaze settled on the place where the three had disappeared.
Golden Crocodile Douluo and the others all widened their eyes and turned to scan their surroundings.
"No need to look!" Qian Daoliu said.
"He's very weak, but he possesses an extremely powerful spatial power.
"If he's determined to escape, even I'm not confident I could capture him.
"Besides, he is an ally of our Spirit Hall. If I find out that anyone has attacked our ally, don't blame me for what follows."
Qian Daoliu looked at Yue Guan and Gui Mei as he delivered that last sentence.
"Rest assured, Great Enshrined. We are not that sort of person," Yue Guan and Gui Mei said respectfully, bowing their heads.
Qian Daoliu gave Yue Guan and Gui Mei a long, searching look, then said nothing more.
Faced with the schemes of a god, he had to be cautious, and then more cautious still.
Since the other party was plotting against Tang San, he was an ally.
An ally who could scout the path for Spirit Hall, or even break through the deadlock.
On the road leading to Heaven Dou City.
Gu Ping'an appeared out of thin air with She Long and Dugu Bo.
"Young master, this is Tang Hao's Right Arm Soul Bone. It's seventy thousand years old."
As soon as they landed, She Long extracted Tang Hao's Right Arm Soul Bone and offered it to Gu Ping'an.
He feared he would no longer be able to resist its temptation if he held on to it any longer.
"Keep up the good work! I won't treat you poorly."
Gu Ping'an took the Right Arm Soul Bone and reached out to pat She Long on the shoulder, only to discover awkwardly that his young age left him too short.
Turning his hand over, he took out the Sixty-Thousand-Year Left Arm Bone and the Sixty-Thousand-Year Right Leg Bone and handed them over.
She Long had picked up the Right Arm Soul Bone himself. Exchanging the Sixty-Thousand-Year Left Arm Bone and the Sixty-Thousand-Year Right Leg Bone for it hardly counted as treating him poorly.
"This... this..."
"Thank you... my lord."
She Long bowed and accepted the two soul bones, his face brimming with excitement.
If he had still been in Spirit Hall, not only would he have had to surrender the soul bone he found, he would not have received a single one in return.
Gu Ping'an narrowed his eyes slightly and nodded, then turned and handed the left leg bone to Dugu Bo.
"Senior Dugu, the Seven-Ten-Thousand-Year Left Leg Bone should be enough for you for now."
"Good! Good! Good!" Dugu Bo's face was wreathed in smiles as he accepted the soul bone with both hands.
Over the past year, Dugu Bo had long since developed a pill capable of mobilizing the poison within his body. He had only refrained from transferring the poison because he lacked a suitable soul bone.
He had originally intended to transfer the poison into his Head Soul Bone, but Gu Ping'an had stopped him.
Transferring it into his Head Soul Bone was too dangerous. If anything went wrong, there would be no saving him.
Now that he had the Seven-Ten-Thousand-Year Left Leg Bone, he would not have to suffer from the poison for the next ten or twenty years.
"I'll save this last one for Yanyan."
Gu Ping'an waved the seventy-thousand-year right arm bone, then put it away.
Dugu Yan had a Right Palm External Soul Bone. Combined with a Right Arm Soul Bone, it should unleash even greater power.
"Gu brat, what about you?"
Dugu Bo frowned. He had thought Gu Ping'an was keeping the last Right Arm Soul Bone for himself.
Instead, he intended to give that one to Yanyan too.
Yanyan might be his granddaughter.
But without Gu Ping'an, he would not even have the soul bone in his hands.
"Don't worry. I have my own plans," Gu Ping'an said, waving a hand.
"Let's go back and absorb the soul bones first. Afterward, She Long needs to accompany me on another trip."
This time, Gu Ping'an brought She Long back to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
She Long had carried out his duties with wholehearted dedication. Judging by his handing over the seventy-thousand-year soul bone and changing how he addressed him, he had truly pledged his loyalty.
"Grandpa, Ping'an, you're finally back!"
Dugu Yan was still keeping Xiao Wu company at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Upon seeing Dugu Bo, Gu Ping'an, and She Long appear, she immediately came over to greet them.
"Stupid Ping'an, you went out without me again." Xiao Wu pouted at Gu Ping'an, looking thoroughly unhappy.
"She Long, absorb your soul bones here first."
"Yes, my lord!"
She Long glanced at Xiao Wu and Dugu Yan, then walked aside, took out his soul bones, and began absorbing them.
"Gu brat, take your time chatting. I'll go absorb my soul bone first."
With those words, Dugu Bo headed toward his little cottage.
"Yanyan, this is for you-a seventy-thousand-year Right Arm Soul Bone." Gu Ping'an took out the Right Arm Soul Bone and handed it to Dugu Yan.
"It should suit you very well. Combined with your right hand's external soul bone, hardly anyone at your level will be able to withstand a punch from you."
"This... this is for me?" Dugu Yan's beautiful eyes widened, her little mouth forming a small O as an excited flush quickly spread across her face.
"What about mine? What about mine?" Xiao Wu pushed forward unhappily, squeezing Dugu Yan aside.
If others had something, she wanted it too.
"You..." Gu Ping'an paused.
He really had not considered Xiao Wu. As a soul beast who had taken human form, she probably did not need soul bones!
"I'll take you out to play later."
Gu Ping'an reached out and flicked Xiao Wu's forehead. She covered her forehead in pain.
"Go absorb your soul bone first." Gu Ping'an turned to Dugu Yan.
"A seventy-thousand-year soul bone should be enough to push you past rank forty in one leap."
"Mm-hmm!" Dugu Yan nodded vigorously, then returned to her room to begin absorbing the soul bone.
"So I don't get anything at all?"
Xiao Wu fixed her pink eyes on Gu Ping'an, looking utterly aggrieved.
The corners of her mouth drooped, and both cheeks puffed up. She looked just like a little pufferfish inflated to the brim.
Gu Ping'an lowered his gaze to Xiao Wu's puffed cheeks.
He had captured her in the first place to cut off Tang San's opportunity to obtain three Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings.
Without his connection to Xiao Wu, the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python would never sacrifice themselves for Tang San.
Over the past year, Xiao Wu had become friends with Dugu Yan, and her relationship with him was not bad either.
At that thought, the last trace of misgiving in Gu Ping'an's heart faded.
"Haven't you always envied Yanyan's Internal Cultivation Method? I'll teach you."
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