"Ah Hao, can you still hold on? I can go with them."
Her heart aching, Ah Yin stroked the wounds on Tang Hao's body, pouring as much of her vitality into him as she could.
"Don't say that, Ah Yin."
"One day, I, Tang Hao, will make Spirit Hall pay for today's grudge!"
Tang Hao gritted his teeth and held Ah Yin close, increasing his speed again as he forced his battered body to hurtle into the distance.
Even without equipping a Soul Ring yet, I'm already strong enough to exchange blows with Spirit Hall's Supreme Pontiff. Once I've had more time to consolidate and adapt to the strength of a Titled Douluo, I'll be able to hammer them to death with a wave of my hand.
"Will they come after us?"
Ah Yin kept looking back anxiously.
"You don't have to worry about that."
Tang Hao shook his head confidently. He might curse Spirit Hall, but most of its people were inexplicably decent. Besides, Qian Xunji was their Supreme Pontiff and came from the angelic lineage. He certainly wouldn't go back on his word.
Elsewhere,
"Enshrined Guang Ling, attack! Kill him!"
Qian Xunji gave the order coldly.
"Well..."
Demon Subduing Douluo froze, a trace of hesitation flashing across his face.
"Supreme Pontiff, didn't you just say you'd let him go if he withstood one attack? Attacking again wouldn't be the conduct of a gentleman."
Qian Xunji turned and gave Jiang Mo a cold look.
"First of all, I only promised that I wouldn't attack him again if he withstood one attack from me. I never placed any restrictions on you."
"Second, a gentleman? Jiang Mo, what about me makes you think I'm a gentleman? Tell me. I really need to change it."
He raised a hand and pointed in the direction Tang Hao had fled, his voice icy.
"If we don't kill an enemy with this kind of talent today, he'll become a major threat in the future!"
Demon Subduing Douluo was dumbstruck. Had their Supreme Pontiff cast off all restraint?
Light Feather Douluo shrugged, his long, silvery-white hair streaming in the wind. Since Qian Xunji had put it that way, he would obey.
She stood on one leg atop a rock, slowly raising the other and positioning her hands against it as though drawing a bow.
She spoke softly, a cold gleam flashing in her ice-covered left eye.
"Then I won't hold back."
A longbow engraved with wondrous markings took shape between her legs. An intensely cold presence emanated from it, instantly freezing the surrounding air into ice crystals that fluttered down!
On the bowstring, an ice-blue arrow of light slowly took shape, countless frost patterns winding around its shaft.
"Ninth Soul Skill-Guang Ling Ice God Break!"
The Soul Rings around Light Feather Douluo surged, his might making hearts tremble.
The arrow of light compressed continuously on the bowstring, shrinking ever smaller, yet the presence it emitted grew increasingly terrifying. Even the moisture in the surrounding air froze into ice crystals!
"Go."
Light Feather Douluo spoke softly.
Whoosh!
The arrow of light shot out instantly, moving so fast it was almost invisible!
Wherever the arrow passed, even space froze into an icy trail!
It headed straight for Tang Hao!
Watching this, Demon Subduing Douluo opened his mouth, but ultimately said nothing. He could distinguish what mattered most. Tang Hao was clearly a major threat.
Farther away, Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo exchanged a glance, each seeing relief in the other's eyes.
Under this arrow,
Tang Hao would undoubtedly die.
However-
Just as everyone thought the dust had settled, a blood-black presence soared into the sky!
Boom!
That presence shot upward from Tang Hao's distant location, piercing straight into the heavens! It was as though the gates of hell had opened, unleashing an endless torrent of slaughter and destruction!
"What's happening?!"
Demon Subduing Douluo's pupils contracted sharply, and he instinctively stepped back.
To everyone's horror,
The ice-blue arrow of light that Light Feather Douluo had just fired was actually stopped by this suddenly appearing presence!
The arrow trembled violently in midair, but no matter what, it could not break through that presence!
Hiss, hiss, hiss!
The ice-blue arrow and the blood-black presence remained locked in a stalemate, producing a piercing scraping sound!
The next instant-
Crack!
The arrow of light shattered!
It scattered into countless ice crystals!
"What?!"
Light Feather Douluo's expression changed drastically. Her Ninth Soul Skill had actually been blocked so easily?
Immediately afterward,
That blood-black presence began to spread.
Everyone felt an oppressive sense of impending catastrophe descend from the sky, so heavy they could barely breathe!
That feeling
Was unlike anything of the mortal world!
It was as though an enormous, invisible hand was about to drag them all into an Asura hell!
Slaughter, destruction, judgment, despair...
Countless negative emotions surged like a tide, battering everyone's minds!
Qian Jun Douluo's expression grew utterly grave. This presence could actually affect him directly. What kind of power was behind it? Could someone be secretly protecting that Tang Hao?
Demon Subduing Douluo gave a cold snort and awakened his Coiling Dragon Staff, staring unblinkingly into the distance. If anything happened, he at least had to protect the young mistress, or he would betray the Great Enshrined's trust.
Slightly weaker, Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo reacted even worse. Their faces turned deathly pale, and only after moving closer to each other could they barely steady themselves.
"What is this..."
Light Feather Douluo murmured, exchanging a glance with Qian Xunji ahead. Each saw profound shock and wariness in the other's eyes.
Inside the carriage,
Chen Qianqiu, however, was completely unaffected. That terrifying pressure seemed not to exist for him at all, and his slit pupils remained clear.
As the reincarnation of the black dragon Nidhogg, he himself represented destruction and despair.
How could these inexplicable presences possibly affect him?
"But this presence, and this color... there is something that fits those characteristics."
Chen Qianqiu stared in the direction Tang Hao had fled, carefully extending his senses!
He discovered that a powerful presence was descending into Ah Yin's belly!
That presence contained immense fluctuations of power. More importantly, Chen Qianqiu detected many things within that power that clearly did not belong to the Soul Power system!
It was neither Soul Power nor spiritual power,
But a higher-level power that transcended the rules of this world!
Could it be divine power?
Chen Qianqiu's pupils contracted sharply. Even he was startled by the thought.
In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through his mind.
If it isn't divine power, then what is this power descending into Ah Yin's belly?
Why would Tang San possess such great power at this point?
According to the original story's timeline, Tang San shouldn't even have been born yet. Even if he had, he'd only be an infant. How could he possibly possess such terrifying power?
Unless...
Taking into account that blood-black presence that had shot into the sky earlier, along with the murderous intent it contained,
A frightening thought flashed through Chen Qianqiu's mind.
Could the Tang San inside Ah Yin's belly right now actually be God King Tang San, reborn into the past?
If that's the case, then everything makes sense!
The power descending into Ah Yin's belly now comes from the reincarnated God King Tang San, and the blood-black presence that blocked Light Feather Douluo's attack just now could very well be a portion of the Asura Demon Sword's power.
The more Chen Qianqiu thought, the more alarmed he became. Wasn't this turn of events a little off?
Before Chen Qianqiu could think any further, he suddenly noticed something wrong with Qian Renxue, who was holding him.
The little girl hugged him tightly, her small face deathly pale. Her lovely eyes were filled with fear, and her little body shook like chaff in a sieve!