"Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, seize that girl!"
Pope Bibi Dong raised the scepter in her hand and pointed it at Xiao Wu, ordering Yue Guan and Gui Mei behind her in a stern voice.
"Yes!"
Yue Guan and Gui Mei had naturally recognized Xiao Wu as a hundred-thousand-year soul beast as well. At Bibi Dong's command, they did not hesitate.
They flew straight toward Xiao Wu.
"Wait! Your Holiness, why get so angry with a young girl? May I ask how she has offended you?"
Ning Fengzhi blocked Yue Guan and Gui Mei and turned to Bibi Dong with his question.
Before Bibi Dong could speak, Sword Douluo Chen Xin, who had remained beside Ning Fengzhi, leaned close to his ear and whispered something.
Ning Fengzhi frowned and looked toward Xiao Wu.
"Sect Master Ning, do you still intend to stop me?"
Bibi Dong posed the question to Ning Fengzhi.
Though her tone was calm, it carried murderous intent.
If Ning Fengzhi continued to interfere, she would no longer show the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect any mercy.
That included Ning Fengzhi himself.
Yue Guan and Gui Mei stepped forward, their movements also carrying a threat toward Ning Fengzhi.
Ning Fengzhi sighed. In the end, he chose to stand aside and stepped back.
At this, everyone from Shrek Academy immediately went on guard. Grandmaster hurried forward to stand in front of them.
He took out the Pope Token Tang Hao had given him.
"Bibi Dong, I am also an honorary elder of Spirit Hall. I have the right to know why you are doing this!"
"If you want to know, why not ask your student?"
Hearing this, Grandmaster looked toward Xiao Wu, who was hiding behind Tang San.
"Xiao Wu isn't human. She is a hundred-thousand-year soul beast in the transformation stage!"
At this point, concealment was useless. Tang San could only tell the truth.
Nevertheless, Grandmaster, Flender, and Liu Erlong ultimately decided to protect Xiao Wu. Whatever else she might be, she was their student.
For Liu Erlong in particular, she was not only Xiao Wu's teacher, but also her godmother.
The three took their positions and raised their right hands, instantly activating their three-in-one fusion skill. By now, Liu Erlong and Flender had both reached the rank of level eighty-two Soul Douluo.
Grandmaster had also broken through the level-thirty barrier. The Golden Sacred Dragon they summoned this time gleamed even more brilliantly with gold and possessed an even more imposing presence.
Even against a Titled Douluo, it might well hold its own.
Meanwhile, Zhu Zhuqing looked around, but Zhao Su was nowhere to be seen. He had disappeared as soon as the commotion began.
In the end, Zhu Zhuqing still chose to stand with Shrek Academy.
"What are you two waiting for? Kill anyone who dares to interfere!"
At Bibi Dong's command, Yue Guan and Gui Mei hesitated no longer. One charged toward Grandmaster and the other two, while the other charged toward Xiao Wu.
"A chrysanthemum and a little ghost dare lay hands on my son!"
Just then, an imperious voice rang out, accompanied by an enormous hammer.
The newcomer was Tang Hao. Though he still wore ragged clothes, the aura emanating from him had grown even more powerful.
The tremendous soul power surging from the Clear Sky Hammer sent Yue Guan and Gui Mei flying.
At that moment, Bibi Dong moved as well, helping Yue Guan and Gui Mei block Tang Hao's next hammer strike.
Just then, four powerful auras emerged from the Papal Hall behind Bibi Dong and rapidly approached.
They belonged to Spirit Hall's four other elders.
"As expected of Spirit Hall. Seven Titled Douluo!"
Tang Hao stood in midair, the Clear Sky Hammer floating beside him, and coldly regarded Bibi Dong and the six Titled Douluo behind her.
"Tang Hao, do you really think you alone can withstand the combined attack of all seven of us?"
"You can try!"
As he spoke, Tang Hao moved. He reached out and gripped the Clear Sky Hammer, immediately unleashing his ultimate move: Seventh Soul Skill, Clear Sky Hammer Avatar.
But at that moment, of the Spirit Hall elders behind Bibi Dong, the four Titled Douluo other than Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo suddenly backed out.
They retreated straight into the Papal Hall.
Clearly, these men had never truly regarded Bibi Dong as the Pope of Spirit Hall.
It was also possible that they were acting on Qian Daoliu's orders.
After all, Qian Renxue was grown now. As soon as Bibi Dong died, Qian Renxue could inherit the position of Pope.
This was a calculation they had made long ago. They had merely been waiting for an opportunity.
Tang Hao's arrival had made them feel that their chance to eliminate Bibi Dong had finally come.
Boom!
There was no time left for Bibi Dong to dwell on it. She attacked with all her strength, trying to block the full-powered strike of Tang Hao's Clear Sky Hammer Avatar.
Bang!
Tang Hao became one with the Clear Sky Hammer and delivered blow after blow.
Those overpowering attacks were worthy of the youngest Titled Douluo on the entire continent.
Several successive hammer strikes sent Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo flying, after which he focused exclusively on Bibi Dong.
"Bibi Dong, Qian Xunji withstood three of my hammer strikes back then. I wonder how many you can withstand?"
Though Tang Hao's voice sounded somewhat weathered, it was utterly domineering.
As his words fell, the Clear Sky Hammer came crashing toward Bibi Dong.
At that moment, Bibi Dong's heart was thrown into complete turmoil. The crushing pressure, the four elders' betrayal just now, and Tang Hao's mention of Qian Xunji-
All of it stirred uncontrollable fury within her.
And a trace of fear.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Pfft!
Three successive hammer strikes landed. Though Bibi Dong blocked them, she was injured and spat out a mouthful of blood.
"So this is all you amount to? What difference do twin martial souls make?"
Boom!
Tang Hao swung his hammer again.
Bang!
Just as everyone thought this strike from Tang Hao would leave Bibi Dong gravely injured, if not dead-
A figure shrouded entirely in black robes appeared. One hand slipped around Bibi Dong's waist, while the other effortlessly blocked the mountainlike Clear Sky Hammer Avatar.
Then, with a sudden surge of force, he sent both the Clear Sky Hammer and Tang Hao flying.
"Leave!"
After repelling Tang Hao, Zhao Su did not attack again. He merely looked coldly at Tang Hao and spoke.
Tang Hao stood there, staring at Zhao Su's black-robed figure. His eyes jolted with recognition as he recalled how Zhao Su had brutally beaten him at Shrek Academy back then, pounding away the old injuries within his body.
"They can't leave! Kill them!"
Bibi Dong struggled fiercely to break free of Zhao Su's embrace. By now, she had completely lost her usual composure.
She shouted furiously.
"Everyone, stand aside! Let them leave!"
Zhao Su's command carried powerful soul power, shaking the hearts of the Spirit Hall enforcement squads blocking Tang Hao and the people of Shrek Academy. They dared not defy him again and withdrew.
Though Zhao Su had concealed his entire body beneath black robes, Zhu Zhuqing knew him well enough to recognize him at a glance.
She looked at Zhao Su, a hint of bewilderment in her eyes.
"Zhuqing, let's go!"
Only when Ning Rongrong reached out and tugged Zhu Zhuqing did she come to her senses. She followed the others away, looking back three times with every step.
"Why? Why did you let them leave? You said you would help me!"
After Tang Hao and everyone from Shrek Academy had left, Bibi Dong stared coldly at Zhao Su and shouted.
"Enough. Look at yourself. You've lost your mind. You need to calm down!"
As Zhao Su spoke, he reached out and placed his hand against Bibi Dong's back. A sacred presence capable of cleansing the soul flowed into her body.
She gradually quieted and slowly rested her head on Zhao Su's shoulder.
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