"Although I don't know much about Spirit Hall's overall strength, and Spirit Hall couldn't possibly lay out its strength in detail for everyone to see, the issue is that, as far as I know, many powerful families of healing Soul Masters on the continent have mostly thrown in their lot with Spirit Hall.
"After all, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect itself focuses on support-type Soul Masters, so it generally draws in many Soul Master factions to safeguard its own interests. Soul Masters unwilling to join it would certainly face suppression from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, so Spirit Hall became a very good choice for these Soul Masters."
"So Spirit Hall has many Healing Type Soul Douluos. In my view, even if Tang Hao injured the Pope..."
"But the issue is, Tang Hao had only just become a Titled Douluo at the time, hadn't he? Then surely the injuries shouldn't have been fatal. Otherwise, wouldn't he have died on the way back?"
"The fact that the Pope was still alive when he returned to Spirit Hall means there was still a chance to save him then, so Spirit Hall's Healing Type Soul Masters should have tried to save him."
"With Healing Type Soul Douluos helping, how could they fail to heal him? So I suspect it's possible that Tang Hao wasn't the direct cause of the Pope's death. The Pope's death might have been connected to Tang Hao injuring him, but the Pope didn't die from injuries too severe to treat."
The dean of Nuoding Academy said this, exemplifying how an onlooker saw clearly. He analyzed things from an outsider's perspective, sorted through the detailed circumstances, and reached a reasonable conclusion.
Indeed, what he said was quite right.
The dean of Nuoding Academy was a clearheaded man. From an onlooker's perspective, he had identified the suspicious aspects of the claim that Tang Hao had beaten the Pope to death.
If the injuries had truly been fatal, he would have died on the way back long before.
Being able to return to the Pope's Hall alive meant there had still been a chance to save him. Yet he had died anyway, which meant something was wrong.
One could say this was the truth, because Qian Xunji's death had been caused by Bibi Dong.
To take revenge on this man, to take revenge on the person who had separated her from Yu Xiaogang, Bibi Dong had chosen to kill Qian Xunji when Tang Hao's great battle with him had left him gravely wounded, and had even devoured him.
Qian Daoliu knew about these things, but he felt that his son had wronged Bibi Dong first. He did not want to pursue the matter, either, so he had only pretended to hunt Tang Hao down and deliberately let him escape. Otherwise, in his gravely wounded state, Tang Hao could never have escaped from a level 99 Limit Douluo.
Although Kai suspected that the Asura God might have helped in secret, the issue was that the Asura God would not dare offer too much help openly. It was also possible that Qian Daoliu had deliberately wanted to put on an act, allowing Tang Hao to survive.
Still, Qian Daoliu really had a hole in his head.
Bibi Dong ate Spirit Hall's food and drank Spirit Hall's drink. What was she doing in Spirit Hall? In the end, she wanted to be with a good-for-nothing from an enemy faction.
Anyone else in his place-Kai, for instance-would certainly have been far, far more ruthless.
He would have sent Bibi Dong straight to her death and let her meet Yu Xiaogang in hell.
Still, this sort of thing could not be said openly yet.
"Anyway, that's what happened. Tang Hao wanted to stir up trouble. You must have seen my Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, right? He wanted to get the method for absorbing a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring at an early stage out of me. And then? He even wanted me to be Tang San's dog. My two older sisters found out, and he got taught a lesson. They even cut off his hand and foot, though it was only one hand and one foot. Then he fled with Tang San."
Kai kept the parts that needed concealing a secret. Some things were better left unsaid.
"Is what you're saying true?"
"Couldn't two Titled Douluos beat one? Besides, according to our analysis, Tang Hao might have been left with old injuries from his battle with the Pope back then, and they still haven't healed.
"So two against one would definitely win."
"That's certainly true..." The dean of Nuoding Academy also knew the strength of the Leng Family sisters. Leng Yaozhu and Leng Yulai were both Titled Douluos. In his view, two Titled Douluos fighting one Titled Douluo would certainly win. How could they lose? Besides, their opponent was a Titled Douluo with old injuries, which made it even more reasonable. They would certainly win.
"We need to be a little more careful now. Tang Hao might very well come to take revenge on us. You should keep a close eye on the academy, too. Be careful of him coming for revenge."
"We'll also be staying at Nuoding Academy for a while. You should all be careful, too. This man has extreme double standards. Whenever others attack them, it's wrong, but whenever they attack others, it's right.
"Although the Tang Family members of the Clear Sky Sect outwardly belong to the world's number one sect and claim to be an important force maintaining peace on the Douluo Continent, they're actually just a bunch of adherents of aristocratism, and extremely selfish, self-serving aristocratism at that. Even among nobles, they're utterly disgusting."
"You must have heard of the Four Single-Attribute Clans, right? After provoking Spirit Hall, the Clear Sky Sect simply kicked them out to serve as scapegoats and bear Spirit Hall's wrath. That alone shows what sort of people the Clear Sky Sect are."
After Kai said this, the dean of Nuoding Academy agreed wholeheartedly. He had heard of these four clans, too. They were all clans with Soul Douluos, and they had rendered considerable service to the Clear Sky Sect. Yet even so, they had been kicked out to serve as scapegoats?
How could a Clear Sky Sect like that claim to be a force protecting peace on the Douluo Continent? They were plainly a bunch of scoundrels.
Looking at it that way, they certainly had to be wary of Tang Hao, too.
"Tang Hao's Soul Power Level has fallen now. He should be around the Soul Saint level, and he's lost a hand and a foot, so his strength will only have fallen further. When the time comes, even if you face him yourself, Dean, although you won't be able to beat him, you can still buy time. If Tang Hao comes looking for trouble with you, or comes to make trouble at the academy, just use this."
Kai took out a Soul Power Amplifier. This was a Soul Tool, and he was already a rank-one Soul Engineer.
"This is a Soul Tool that can amplify sound. If Tang Hao comes, quickly amplify your voice and let us know. We'll come help."
"Thank you very much indeed," the dean of Nuoding Academy said.
"Sis, Tang Hao will definitely come here for that 100,000-year Soft Bone Rabbit. After all, that's a 100,000-Year Soul Beast. How could he choose to give up on it?"
"So I'm also certain he'll come back for that 100,000-year Soft Bone Rabbit.
"I suspect that Soft Bone Rabbit might also have heard Tang San's thoughts, so we need to be a little careful. If that Soft Bone Rabbit wants to run with Tang San, then when the time comes..."
After all, according to Tang Hao's memories, Tang Hao could hear Tang San's thoughts, so Xiao Wu might also be able to hear Tang San's thoughts.
So it was very likely that they would come back for this 100,000-year Soft Bone Rabbit. After all, a 100,000-year soul ring was far too rare.
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