"Link, I will kill you!"
Tang San had been hiding in the shadows the whole time, witnessing both Tang Hao's arrival and his defeat and flight.
He did not wonder why Tang Hao had fled without taking him.
He remembered only that Link had severed his father's left arm.
This grudge already rivaled the vengeance owed for a father's murder!
"Then I'll be waiting!"
Tang San thought Link had not discovered him hiding in the shadows, little knowing that Link had spotted him long ago.
When Tang San muttered about killing Link, Link still did not strike him down. Instead, he smiled and glanced toward his hiding place, using his terrifying mental power to deliver a response inside Tang San's mind.
That response very nearly scared Tang San to death.
He would not kill Tang San!
It was not softhearted mercy, nor was it entirely because he thought nothing of Tang San.
Of course, Link did indeed think little of Tang San, but keeping him alive also meant keeping an opponent who might continue growing stronger.
After all, having an opponent lurking in the shadows like an abscess clinging to the bone could also spur Link onward.
If he truly had no opponents left, life would be as lonely as snow.
Link did not want to become a peerless swordsman seeking defeat!
After all, Tang San was at least a pawn of the Asura God.
The Asura God had gone to such great lengths to bring him over from another world. Surely he would not abandon this pawn so quickly.
Tang Chen was still waiting in Slaughter City!
As long as Tang San grew stronger and entered Slaughter City, the Asura God's plans could essentially be put into effect.
But without all those fortuitous encounters to strengthen him and make up for his shortcomings, how powerful could Tang San become even if he inherited the Asura God's divine position?
Link really did look forward to finding out.
"You'll definitely regret not killing me today!"
Once Tang San realized Link had discovered him, he showed some backbone, actually stepping out of his hiding place and issuing his fearless declaration.
Had it been anyone else, they would surely have killed Tang San on the spot.
But Link merely smiled.
"Keep it up!"
"I'll be waiting!"
The gap between them would only grow wider. Link did not care at all.
At that very moment, Tang Hao was racing toward the Cave where he had placed Ah Yin.
His left arm had been severed, and ordinary means could not restore it.
But he had a way!
As long as he absorbed the soul bone Ah Yin had left behind, he might be able to restore his severed arm.
Ah Yin's sacrifice had left behind the hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, but Tang Hao had already absorbed a complete set of six soul bones, so he had not absorbed this Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.
Now, however, if he wanted to restore his left arm, he had to give Ah Yin's Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone a try.
Ah Yin's Blue Silver Grass martial soul had followed a life-support path. Tang Hao knew that better than anyone.
Naturally, Link did not know what Tang Hao had gone off to do after fleeing.
He had not even paid attention to Tang Hao's severed left arm. Although that arm represented a soul bone, Link thought little of the soul bone Tang Hao had absorbed.
After Link left with Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu, Yu Xiaogang also arrived at the scene and picked up the left arm Tang Hao had left behind.
"Teacher, do you know my father?"
By then, Tang San had also realized a few things.
Yu Xiaogang's face was still rather pale. Link's killing of Luo Sanpao had affected him greatly. Not only had his mind been damaged, but his soul power had also dropped three levels!
Hearing Tang San's question, Yu Xiaogang nodded gently and said, "That's right!"
"Your father is an extremely powerful Titled Douluo!"
"I once told you that the Douluo Continent has the Upper Three Sects and the Lower Four Sects. At the head of the Upper Three Sects stands the Clear Sky Sect, which possesses the continent's greatest tool martial soul!"
"Their inherited martial soul is the Clear Sky Hammer!"
"Your father, Tang Hao, bears the title Clear Sky!"
"But eleven years ago, certain events forced him into seclusion. I won't tell you what happened. There would be no point!"
"Until you've grown strong, knowing too much will do you no good!"
Yu Xiaogang could not explain.
After all, rumor across the continent held that Qian Xunji, Spirit Hall's previous Pope, had died from grievous injuries inflicted by Tang Hao.
"Also, unless absolutely necessary, you must not reveal your identity!"
Yu Xiaogang looked at Tang San with utmost seriousness. "Especially not to anyone from Spirit Hall!"
"Teacher, I'll remember!"
Tang San nodded solemnly, then asked, "Teacher, how can I become stronger?"
"Leave Nuoding City. This place no longer suits you. Go to Suotuo City. There's a Shrek Academy there, a place devoted to training monsters!"
"You'll become stronger there!"
"Teacher, aren't you coming with me?"
"No!"
Yu Xiaogang shook his head. "I still have some other matters to attend to. Once I've finished, I'll naturally go to Shrek Academy to meet up with you!"
Just as Tang Hao had said, Link was too powerful, and his potential was too terrifying. If someone like him could not be put to use, the best approach was to eliminate him.
Of course, finding out why Link had become so powerful would be even better!
Once, Link had possessed a trash martial soul, as hopeless as mud that could not be plastered onto a wall. Yet now, he could actually fight the Titled Douluo Tang Hao, and even defeat him.
Yu Xiaogang felt that if he could obtain the secret behind Link's strength, his martial soul would surely break through the level-thirty limit. Perhaps his martial soul would also make a tremendous leap forward.
But there was not the slightest possibility of accomplishing that on his own.
He needed help!
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan would not do. It was not powerful enough!
On the Douluo Continent today, only one person could help him!
The current Pope, Bibi Dong!
Twin martial souls!
Her own strength already stood at the pinnacle of the continent.
And there were so many Titled Douluos in Spirit Hall who could lend a hand.
Link could defeat one Tang Hao, but he could not possibly defeat all of Spirit Hall.
The thought that he might break through the level-thirty soul power limit filled Yu Xiaogang with renewed vigor.
After briefly giving Tang San some instructions, he hurriedly packed his bags and left Nuoding City, heading straight for Spirit City.
Tang San, meanwhile, put away Tang Hao's left arm. Looking at the Left Arm Soul Bone whose origins he did not know, he ultimately chose not to absorb it.
He was, after all, a truly filial son!
Outside Nuoding City.
Link's destination was also Suotuo City.
He only knew that Zhu Zhuqing had escaped from Star Luo Imperial City. He had not asked where she had gone since.
It was a good opportunity to take a look around Suotuo City along the way.
If he ran into the little kitty, he would take her with him.
If not, it meant they were not fated to meet. He could deal with it if they met later.
As for Shrek Academy in Suotuo City?
Link also planned to go wreck their establishment while he was there.
As for the reason!
He simply could not stand Shrek Academy's practice of swindling people out of their registration fees.
Anyone whose family had even a little wealth or influence would not go to Shrek Academy. Many of those who applied there came from ordinary backgrounds.
Cheating people like that out of their Gold Soul Coins-Shrek Academy was simply scum!
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