At Sunday's words, the worried hearts of everyone present settled into calm.
"This..."
The Three Education Committee Members exchanged looks, their faces filled with shock. Such an obvious change in their state of mind could hardly escape their notice.
None of them had expected the frail-looking Sunday to possess such an ability.
Xue Qinghe stared wide-eyed at Sunday standing ahead of him, scarcely able to believe it.
"A domain..."
There was only one explanation for such a miraculous ability: a domain. After all, his own Angel Domain was outrageously powerful.
Sunday was so young, yet he had already mastered a domain. How could Xue Qinghe not be shocked?
Bang!!!
While they were lost in thought, the battle at the center had already reached a fever pitch.
Dugu Bo looked at the Golden Sacred Dragon before him, a trace of disdain on his face. However powerful it was, it was still only a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
Before having the toxins removed, he might have been somewhat wary. After all, the suppression exerted by a dragon-type martial soul could bridge a considerable gap in strength.
But now, even if he faced Chrysanthemum Guan, Dugu Bo could say, "Is that all?"
"Ridiculous! Does a single Martial Soul Fusion Skill really make you think you can stand on equal footing with me?
What gave you the confidence to delude yourselves into thinking a Titled Douluo amounts to so little?"
As he spoke, Dugu Bo flew into the air. An enormous Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor coiled behind him, its wheel-sized eyes fixed relentlessly on Qin Ming.
"This man must die today. Seventh Soul Skill, Jade Phosphorous Avatar!"
Seeing that Dugu Bo was truly getting serious, Flender and the other two hurriedly sent the Golden Sacred Dragon forward to meet him.
"Qin Ming, hurry and take the children away!"
"Dean."
"Go! Old Zhao and the rest of us will hold him off. As long as you're still here, the academy lives on."
Hearing this, Qin Ming nodded, turned, and led Tang San and the others away.
Oscar looked toward Ning Rongrong, who stood beside Ning Fengzhi, his eyes filled with reluctance.
"Rongrong still hasn't..."
"At a time like this, you're still worrying about her? Survive first!"
Hearing Oscar still fretting over Ning Rongrong at a time like this, Dai Mubai hurried over, grabbed him, and ran.
"Seventh Soul Skill, Martial Soul Avatar."
Zhao Wuji also unleashed his Seventh Soul Skill, joining Li Yusong to help Flender and the others.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
They immediately plunged into a furious melee, plowing through the entire area outside the Heaven Dou Royal Academy's entrance.
"Strange. When did that old poisoner get so powerful?"
Gu Rong watched Dugu Bo single-handedly batter the whole opposing group, feeling puzzled.
Although Dugu Bo was a Titled Douluo, he had only just entered that rank, and his martial soul was not suited to close combat.
Yet now he could not only clash head-on with a top-tier beast martial soul like the Golden Sacred Dragon, but even overpower it.
Hearing Gu Rong's puzzled remark, Ning Fengzhi also frowned. He glanced at Sunday, who was watching the spectacle, and his eyes shifted.
"Mr. Sunday, are you acquainted with His Excellency Dugu?"
Xue Qinghe's eyes lit up at Ning Fengzhi's question.
If Sunday truly knew Dugu Bo, he would have a chance to draw Dugu Bo away from Xue Xing's side.
Sunday looked at the Golden Sacred Dragon, already covered in wounds, and nodded mildly.
"Yes. We're on quite good terms."
"Oh?"
A sharp gleam flashed through Ning Fengzhi's eyes.
"Then... might you know why His Excellency Dugu has undergone such a change, Mr. Sunday?"
"No. Some fortuitous encounters, perhaps."
Sunday simply ignored Ning Fengzhi's attempt to fish for information. The beads of his scheming abacus were practically flying everywhere.
Ning Fengzhi was not angered by Sunday's refusal to explain. He merely smiled casually.
Meanwhile, on Dugu Bo's side, the once-majestic Golden Sacred Dragon now lay on the ground like a dead dog.
Flender and the other two at the heart of the fusion skill were covered in wounds.
Zhao Wuji and the others had long since been left hanging on the perimeter wall.
Standing atop the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor's head, Dugu Bo looked at Liu Erlong, who knelt on one knee, panting, and sneered.
"What? Finished already? A bunch of trash. If this little flathead weren't dragging you down, I might actually have had something to fear."
As he spoke, Dugu Bo raised one hand and pressed downward. Flender and the other two were instantly pinned to the ground.
Cracks spread across the ground under the pressure, and Yu Xiaogang spat out a mouthful of blood.
At this sight, Liu Erlong fixed her phoenix eyes on Dugu Bo, bracing both hands as she tried to rise.
Dugu Bo glanced toward where Qin Ming had disappeared, then back at Flender and the others, a vicious gleam flashing in his eyes.
"You scourges ruin your students' futures. Death is too good for you!"
As he spoke, the enormous Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor beneath his feet opened its cavernous, blood-red maw, ready to finish them off.
Seeing that Dugu Bo intended to kill them, Meng Shenji frowned, stepped forward, and cupped his hands.
"Your Excellency Dugu, Qin Ming caused this matter. Please do not implicate others. Besides, Liu Erlong is the dean of Blue Tyrant Academy. Surely this would be inappropriate."
Dugu Bo swept his gaze over him.
"You may fear that old dragon, but I do not!"
With that, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent lunged at Flender and the other two.
Boom!!!
Just as Dugu Bo was about to strike, a pitch-black hammer flew out of the woods and came crashing viciously toward him.
At the sight of that enormous black hammer, Dugu Bo's expression grew grave. He immediately withdrew his martial soul and retreated.
As Dugu Bo fell back, the enormous hammer followed, smashing straight toward the Heaven Dou group behind him.
"Fengzhi, watch out!"
"Your Highness, get away!"
Seeing the black hammer, Gu Rong and the Three Education Committee Members warned Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe, then summoned their Martial Soul Avatars and moved to block it.
Meanwhile, Yu Xiaogang, sprawled on the ground, gazed at the sky-blotting black hammer with fanatical delight.
"His Excellency Haotian! Quick, kill that man!"
As he spoke, Yu Xiaogang pointed toward Sunday, who stood there without moving.
"Tang Hao?"
"Tang Hao!"
Everyone was startled by Yu Xiaogang's words. None had expected the mysterious attacker to be Tang Hao.
But their shock was immediately followed by fury. Tang Hao had clearly held nothing back with this strike. If Dugu Bo failed to stop it, everyone present would be killed or injured.
"He clearly came to silence us all."
Ning Fengzhi watched the enormous hammer overhead, his gaze guarded.
Hidden in the shadows, Tang Hao heard Yu Xiaogang's shout. Veins bulged on his forehead, and he nearly lost control and struck him.
That damned waste. Never enough to accomplish anything, always more than enough to ruin it.
He had only intended to force Dugu Bo back and take Yu Xiaogang away. After all, he had yet to pry the secret of Twin Martial Souls out of him.
But with that single shout, Yu Xiaogang had revealed his identity to everyone present.
They might even connect him to Tang San, completely disrupting his plan to let Tang San grow stronger in peace.
Left with no choice, Tang Hao poured more power into the blow, hoping this all-out hammer strike might produce a miracle.
After all, back then, he had hammered Qian Xunji to death with this very strike.
Facing Tang Hao's all-out blow, Sunday sighed, took two steps forward, and raised his hands.
"Yanyan, take Rongrong and move farther back!"
Sunday glanced back at the two girls hiding behind him and spoke softly.
Then he brought his hands together in an embrace.
"Your resolve, I have understood.
Now, I grant you all the right to gaze directly at the sun.
Upon these one hundred and seven thousand, three hundred and thirty-six Pillars of Stone,
The almighty Chord of Harmony shall serve me!
The Harmonizer of Universal Praise-
Choir of Chord, Dominicus!"
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