Chen Ci had been thoroughly enjoying the fight when he suddenly felt an itch on his chest, as though a mosquito had bitten him.
He looked down and saw no mosquito, but a small, exquisitely crafted sleeve arrow.
It was none other than Tang San's first hidden weapon, the Silent Sleeve Arrow.
This was merely a sparring match, yet Tang San had actually used a hidden weapon.
Had his Golden Dragon Body's defenses not been formidable enough, had he not possessed the Golden Dragon King and Silver Dragon King bloodlines, which made his body far stronger than an ordinary Soul Master's...
That single Silent Sleeve Arrow striking his chest and piercing his heart would have been enough to kill a Soul Master in the teens.
Chen Ci was furious, his draconic eyes widening in rage.
Chen Ci was angry. At that moment, he was an enraged dragon.
He used Water Element Control to sweep the Silent Sleeve Arrow that had fallen into the water into his palm.
Gripping Tang San's throat with one hand, he raised the Silent Sleeve Arrow before Tang San's eyes and said coldly:
"Tang San, this was just an ordinary sparring match between us, yet you actually used a hidden weapon and tried to kill me.
"Unfortunately, your hidden weapon seems to have let you down."
Chen Ci squeezed the Silent Sleeve Arrow in his hand, and the small, exquisitely crafted weapon crumbled into powder in an instant.
Looking into Chen Ci's gold-and-silver dragon eyes, Tang San felt a chill of terror. At that moment, he was utterly certain that Chen Ci was not human at all!
He was a dragon in human form!
Then Chen Ci spoke coldly again:
"Tang San, since you want my life, I won't hold back anymore."
When Chen Ci had used the Golden Dragon Spear earlier, he had deliberately avoided Tang San's vital areas.
He had believed that the grudge between him and Tang San had not yet reached the point of life and death.
But since Tang San had intended to kill him, he now had to consider killing Tang San as well.
At those words, Tang San's eyes filled with terror. He desperately clawed at Chen Ci's left hand, which was locked around his throat, but to no avail.
No!
Please, no!
I finally got a second life, where I can freely practice and use the Tang Sect's arts. I don't want to die!
Father, Dad, save me!
Chen Ci lifted Tang San with one hand and gripped the Golden Dragon Spear in the other, preparing to thrust it into him and end his life.
Just then, an utterly terrifying pressure descended upon the Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy.
It locked onto Chen Ci in an instant, almost rendering him immobile.
The next moment, Chen Ci activated both his Gold-Patterned Blue Silver Emperor and Silver-Patterned Blue Silver Emperor, deliberately awakening his Golden Dragon King and Silver Dragon King bloodlines.
A large portion of Tang Hao's Titled Douluo pressure was instantly canceled out.
The Golden Dragon Spear clenched in Chen Ci's hand advanced once more.
It nearly pierced Tang San's skin, drawing crimson blood.
When the cold spearhead drew blood, Tang Hao could no longer sit still.
Tang San was his everything, his hope of reclaiming Ah Yin. Nothing could be allowed to happen to him.
No longer caring about concealing his identity, Tang Hao shouted:
"Do not harm my son!"
The next moment, Tang Hao landed in the square of the Nuoding City Junior Soul Master Academy.
At the sight of Tang Hao, Gu Yuena's purple eyes instantly transformed into dragon eyes as she prepared to intervene and save Chen Ci.
But soon, she sensed another powerful presence approaching. Its owner was Chen Ci's teacher, Bibi Dong.
Thus, Gu Yuena returned to looking like the girl next door.
Tang Hao casually pried Chen Ci's fingers apart and rescued Tang San. Looking at Chen Ci, he said coldly:
"So young, yet already harboring thoughts of murder. How vicious."
Chen Ci knew that Bibi Dong was in Nuoding City and, barring anything unexpected, was on her way here. Gu Yuena was also here, very close to him.
With her god-level strength, Gu Yuena could easily subdue Tang Hao, who was merely a Titled Douluo, before he could act.
Chen Ci looked straight into Tang Hao's eyes and said disdainfully:
"What a hypocrite. Your son clearly tried to kill me first, yet somehow I'm the one at fault."
Tang Hao frowned and twisted black into white:
"I watched San grow up. How could he possibly harbor murderous intentions? You, on the other hand-if I hadn't intervened, San would have died at your hands."
Knowing that Tang Hao and Tang San were birds of a feather, Chen Ci wasted no more words:
"There's no point arguing.
"Clear Sky Douluo, aren't you afraid that Spirit Hall will discover you here?"
At the words "Clear Sky Douluo," Tang Hao's pupils abruptly contracted, though they soon returned to normal:
"This is only Nuoding City. Its Spirit Hall branch might not even have a Soul Douluo. Besides, an ordinary Titled Douluo can forget about stopping me."
Chen Ci smiled and laid it out plainly:
"Didn't you notice that a Spirit Hall carriage from Suotuo City recently arrived in Nuoding City?"
Tang Hao felt a flicker of unease:
"So what?
"Weren't you and those two girls the ones who got out of that carriage?
"Do you think joining Spirit Hall gives you the right to threaten me?"
"What if my teacher was also in that carriage?
"What if my teacher is the current Pope?"
Tang Hao exclaimed:
"What?!"
Chen Ci immediately poured all his soul power into a shout:
"Teacher, save me!"
The next instant, a pressure no weaker than Tang Hao's descended:
"Who dares harm my disciple?"
The newcomer was none other than Bibi Dong, the current Pope of Spirit Hall.
Upon seeing Tang Hao, Bibi Dong wasted no words. She used her soul power to send Chen Ci to Hu Liena and Gu Yuena's side, then engaged Tang Hao in battle.
"Ninth Soul Skill..."
At first, Tang Hao had intended to exchange a few blows with Bibi Dong, as her publicly known cultivation was only that of a rank-eighty-nine Soul Douluo.
What he had not expected was for Bibi Dong to unleash her Ninth Soul Skill right away for Chen Ci's sake.
The moment he heard the words "Ninth Soul Skill," Tang Hao grabbed Tang San and took to his heels.
A Soul Master's Ninth Soul Skill was immensely powerful. If he was caught or struck by it, he would no longer be able to escape.
"Seventh Soul Skill, Clear Sky True Body!"
Tang Hao was despicable. He knew Bibi Dong had come to save Chen Ci.
So before leaving, he first feigned launching a soul skill at Chen Ci.
Seeing this, Bibi Dong cursed angrily:
"Tang Hao, you shameless bastard!"
Bibi Dong had no choice but to interrupt her Ninth Soul Skill and go on the defensive.
In Bibi Dong's eyes, Chen Ci was far more important than Tang Hao.
Tang Hao saw Bibi Dong abandon her Ninth Soul Skill to protect Chen Ci.
He seized the opportunity to flee far into the distance with Tang San.
Only then did Bibi Dong realize Tang Hao had tricked her. She had considered that possibility, but she would not gamble on it.
Chen Ci's talent was unlike anything she had ever seen. In her heart, she had already chosen him as her successor. Moreover, he had helped untangle the knot in her heart, making her feel as though she had been reborn.
Bibi Dong would never abandon Chen Ci or sacrifice him.
Looking in the direction Tang Hao had fled, Bibi Dong said softly:
"Tang Hao, your dirty trick worked this time. If there's a next time, you will die without question."
Chen Ci was also looking in the direction Tang Hao and Tang San had fled, thinking:
As the child of destiny in Douluo I, Tang San really isn't that easy to kill.
And up in the heavens, the Asura God and Sea God are watching too.
Meanwhile, in a corner of the Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy, a pink-clad figure was also watching Chen Ci.
Had Chen Ci caught sight of that figure, he would have recognized her as Xiao Wu.
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