"Watch yourself." Qian Daoliu calmly uttered those words in Bibi Dong's direction.
After all, the Qian Family had indeed been at fault first in the Secret Chamber Douluo incident, so Qian Daoliu had always shown Bibi Dong forbearance, time and again.
But Qian Daoliu was not made of clay, either, and would not keep yielding forever. Bibi Dong had particularly displeased him over the matter of Qian Renxue, so he did not mind embarrassing her over other matters.
Although Qian Daoliu rarely ventured out of the Worship Hall, he had his own intelligence network, so information on Tang Mo had long since reached his hands.
If Tang Mo had been a genius like Hu Liena, whom Bibi Dong had taken as a disciple long ago, Qian Daoliu would naturally have entertained no such thoughts.
But Tang Mo was not Hu Liena. Because of the Secret Chamber Douluo incident, Bibi Dong would not get too close to Tang Mo, and this gave Qian Daoliu an opening.
A genius whom Bibi Dong had yet to win over was naturally someone Qian Daoliu could try to secure for Qian Renxue.
Watching the shape of Qian Daoliu's lips, Bibi Dong unconsciously tightened her grip on her scepter, her expression turning somewhat ugly.
Because of the Rakshasa God Trial, she could only exert Level 98 strength at most despite being a Level 99 Limit Douluo. Otherwise, she would not have stood a head below Qian Daoliu for lack of strength.
Qian Daoliu's sudden interest in Tang Mo gave her a sense of urgency.
Logically, she should have spoken with Tang Mo now, opening her heart and drawing a grand vision to make him begin leaning toward her camp, but she truly could not do it.
The moment she thought of Tang Mo, she unconsciously pressed a hand over her heart, suppressing the strange sensation coming from the Death Spider Emperor.
"Phew..."
A moment later, she let out a long breath and silently made up her mind. Even if she could not draw closer to Tang Mo, she at least could not give Qian Daoliu a chance to approach him, so the arrangements for hunting Tang Mo's second soul ring had to be finalized as soon as possible.
Moreover, she could have Hu Liena accompany him and subtly influence Tang Mo.
If she could not easily interact with Tang Mo herself, she would send someone capable of influencing him.
With that thought, she swiftly issued a Pope Token, which left Spirit City and traveled all the way to Vast Sea City.
Vast Sea City was the Heaven Dou Empire's largest port city and one of the largest coastal cities on the entire Douluo Continent. When Tang San and the others traveled to Sea God Island, they had set sail from its harbor.
Compared with the Star Luo Empire, which was difficult to infiltrate, Spirit Hall's infiltration of the Heaven Dou Empire was more comprehensive. That was why Bibi Dong had chosen Vast Sea City as the base for searching for a sea soul beast suitable for Tang Mo's second soul ring.
Before the Pope Token arrived, Vast Sea City's Spirit Hall had already begun dispatching ships to sea to search for traces of ten-thousand-year sea soul beasts.
The ocean was vast, and finding ten-thousand-year sea soul beasts was not difficult. But Tang Mo did not want an ordinary sea soul beast; he wanted one with exceptionally pure water-attribute power.
Even though sea soul beasts lived in water, not every one of them possessed exceptionally pure water-attribute power.
Just as soul beasts in a forest would not possess exceptionally pure wood- and earth-attribute power simply because they lived among trees and stood upon the earth.
The purer their attributes, the nobler their bloodline, and the rarer they were in the sea.
In the Shallow Sea Area, a ten-thousand-year Demon Soul Great White Shark raised its head to look at a ship passing overhead, then quietly sank toward the seabed.
This was a clan member whom Xiao Bai, the Demon Soul Great White Shark King, had sent out to gather intelligence. In recent years, the Evil Orca King had often led his clan members to harass the Demon Soul Great White Shark Clan and had even made moves to assault Sea God Island, so Xiao Bai could not leave the waters around the island.
She did not want to be deaf and blind, knowing nothing of what happened beyond Sea God Island, so she had sent a clan member out to roam the sea and gather information about events in the ocean and along the coast.
"Wooo, wooo, wooo..."
The ten-thousand-year Demon Soul Great White Shark quietly released sound waves imperceptible to ordinary people. They spread outward continuously and soon reached Xiao Bai's ears.
Xiao Bai received the sound waves from the shark. Based on its description, she guessed that some important human figure was seeking a soul beast suitable for a soul ring.
She pondered for a moment, and a sly gleam soon flashed through her eyes. Demon Soul Great White Sharks placed some importance on breeding quality offspring and raising them well, rather than winning through numbers.
But their enemies, the Evil Spirit Orcas, cared nothing for such things, and their numbers exceeded those of the Demon Soul Great White Sharks.
Moreover, according to Xiao Bai's information, the Evil Orca King had a mutated illegitimate son.
Because of his mutation, the Evil Orca King's illegitimate son looked completely different from ordinary Evil Spirit Orcas.
Ordinary Evil Spirit Orcas had grayish-black skin, enormous heads, huge teeth like swords, and blood-red eyes. Their overall aura carried a measure of bloodlust amid its sinister quality.
The Evil Orca King's illegitimate son, however, had a relatively small head, skin the color of seawater, and no terrifying fangs. His overall aura was peaceful, as though he had become one with the sea.
Because his characteristics differed from those of Evil Spirit Orcas, his species name had changed from Evil Spirit Orca to Azure Sea Killer Whale.
Furthermore, he did not live among the Evil Spirit Orca pod, but wandered alone in the region between the shallows and the deep sea, feeding on plankton and possessing a gentle disposition.
Xiao Bai felt that although she could do nothing to the Evil Orca King, she could certainly vent her anger on his illegitimate son.
"Wooo, wooo, wooo..."
With that thought, Xiao Bai emitted waves of sound to contact the clan member she had sent out.
Outside the classroom, Tang Mo was watching Yan with an amused expression, still unaware that his second soul ring was entering his life in an utterly inexplicable way.
Yan, whom Tang Mo had controlled like a marionette, rolled on the ground as soon as he left the classroom, escaping Tang Mo's control in an exceedingly sorry state.
Despite his earlier experience of being controlled by Tang Mo, Yan still had no intention of abandoning his challenge. He swiftly rose and retreated several steps, putting distance between them.
In his view, Tang Mo had only been able to control him through some bizarre close-combat technique. Once he opened up the distance, Tang Mo's methods would no longer work.
Yan could only be described as a stubborn mule, the sort who would not turn back until he slammed into the southern wall.
"Second soul skill: Granite Rock!"
The figure of the Flame Lord appeared behind Yan. Rock swiftly covered one of his arms, and searing heat and ponderous weight gathered over his fist at the same time.
This was a close-combat soul skill, so logically, the best way to use it would have been to get close and punch his opponent.
But Tang Mo had only just toyed with Yan using his bizarre techniques. How could Yan possibly approach him of his own accord now?
Boom!
He slammed a fist into the ground, forcibly shattering several floor tiles. Under the guidance of his soul power, the fragments that flew up hovered before him.
Bang, bang, bang...
He swung his fists wildly, smashing the tile fragments forward while coating their surfaces in a layer of magma.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...
In no time, the magma-coated tile fragments enveloped Tang Mo like a heavenly maiden scattering flowers.
Seeing the incoming fragments, Tang Mo activated Martial Soul Possession, and gauntlets resembling the enormous claws of a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear appeared on his hands.
When he had named his first martial soul Tang Sect Grandmaster, he had also named his first soul skill Dark Gold Mark.
Bang, bang, bang...
Rather than dodge, he swung his hands, repeatedly batting away the incoming tile fragments.
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