"M-my lord..."
"That's everything I know. Could you spare me?"
The man spoke fearfully.
However...
Crack...
Tang Hao simply twisted the man's neck and snapped it.
Then he casually tossed the corpse onto the floor, leaving the man lying there with his eyes open in death.
"Ah!!! Someone's dead!"
For a moment, everyone in the tavern scattered in panic.
This man killed at the slightest disagreement. Could he be one of those legendary Fallen Soul Masters?
"Although you ants aren't members of that evil Spirit Hall, since you recklessly built up that evil woman's disciple, you've brought death upon yourselves!"
The terrifying Divine Slaughter's Domain suddenly erupted from Tang Hao.
Then he summoned the Clear Sky Hammer and battered anyone in the tavern who tried to escape.
However, perhaps because he had spent so long rewarding himself, this brief slaughter could not completely dispel the pent-up frustration in Tang Hao's heart.
After leaving the tavern, he immediately activated his Martial Soul Avatar and brought his hammer crashing down upon this small city near Nuoding City.
Inside the city, countless commoners raised their heads in terror. Seeing the Clear Sky Hammer blotting out the sun as it rapidly descended, they began fleeing in every direction.
But in Tang Hao's eyes, could the lives of ants even be called lives?
"Aaaaaah-"
Tang Hao roared furiously.
"Spirit Hall! Everything you owe me, Tang Hao, I'll collect, one debt at a time!"
Rumble-
One blow took thousands of lives.
Rumble-
Another blow fell, turning hundreds of innocent people into wronged souls!
By the time the setting sun gradually sank toward the western horizon, the entire city had been reduced to rubble beneath Tang Hao's Clear Sky Hammer.
Only then did he feel the frustration in his heart completely ease, leaving him comfortable all over.
"Every grievance has its source, and every debt its debtor."
"Your deaths are no fault of mine, but entirely Spirit Hall's fault."
Having finished this pure-as-ice-and-jade post-battle declaration, Tang Hao flashed away, heading toward Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy!
Meanwhile, the scene shifted to Yu Xiaogang's room.
After studying for an entire night, his eyes were now completely bloodshot.
"That's impossible, isn't it?"
"According to my theory, the limit for the first Soul Ring is only 423 years. As for the second Soul Ring, even allowing for slight differences, 900 years should be the limit, shouldn't it?"
"Xiao San's Mandala Snake Soul Ring perfectly put my theory into practice.
"Besides, that brat is only seven years old. How could he possibly have broken through to become a Soul Grandmaster?"
Without a doubt, Yu Xiaogang was consumed with envy.
In his estimation, if Jiang Huai continued cultivating at such a terrifying speed for a while longer, wouldn't that mean he would reach the Soul Elder realm Yu Xiaogang dreamed of at no more than eight or nine years old?
Then, by comparison, hadn't all his years of cultivation gone into a dog's belly?
Just as Grandmaster Yu's expression was becoming utterly distorted, a sexy bass voice sounded in his room.
"Grandmaster Yu, have you been well?"
The unfamiliar voice that suddenly appeared made Yu Xiaogang's delicate body tremble.
He shakily turned his head, carefully trying to identify this utterly disheveled stranger.
Tang Hao slowly removed his hood, leaving Grandmaster Yu completely stunned!
"You're Tang Hao?"
"That's right, Grandmaster Yu. It is I."
"As you can see, Xiao San is my child."
Understanding instantly appeared on Gangzi's face. He had thought as much: someone of the Clear Sky Sect's bloodline living outside the sect, and possessing such talent, could only be connected to his former idol, Clear Sky Douluo.
At once, Gangzi's attitude became considerably more respectful.
"Then, Your Excellency Haotian, may I ask what brings you here tonight?"
"I've always been training Xiao San as the heir to my legacy. Even without Your Excellency Haotian saying anything, I would still do so."
So accommodating?
This was something Tang Hao had not expected.
The reason he had originally agreed to let Tang San take Yu Xiaogang as his teacher
was, first, the ambiguous relationship the man had shared with Bibi Dong back then,
which could, to some extent, make her show mercy because Tang San was Gangzi's disciple.
The other matter was that, among all known possessors of Twin Martial Souls throughout history, aside from Bibi Dong, who had cultivated hers to complete mastery, all the others had died when their bodies exploded.
This old fellow claimed to be unrivaled in theory. Coupled with his relationship with Bibi Dong, Tang Hao was highly confident that Tang San could obtain the true method of cultivating Twin Martial Souls through Gangzi.
From the looks of things now, this old fellow had more uses than just that.
"Grandmaster, I trust you already have a plan for how Xiao San should cultivate his Twin Martial Souls. But now Spirit Hall has suddenly produced a so-called secret technique for absorbing Soul Rings beyond one's level. I believe that, with your attainments in Soul Master theory, you should be able to discern something of how it works."
"Although Xiao San's Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul can have high-age Soul Rings added directly to it in the future."
"In a Soul Master's cultivation, getting ahead at one step means getting ahead at every step. I trust you know this too."
"With such a secret technique, wouldn't it be wonderful if Xiao San could also absorb Soul Rings beyond his level?"
After saying this, Tang Hao pulled a Pope Token out of somewhere and tossed it into Gangzi's hand.
The meaning behind this naturally went without saying.
"This..."
He, Yu Xiaogang, was the continent's foremost theoretical grandmaster. How could he swallow his pride and beg Bibi Dong?
What had happened back then had left him, Yu Xiaogang, unable to hold his head up for a very long time.
Now that he had finally met Tang San, who also possessed Twin Martial Souls, he absolutely had to wait until he had trained him up before viciously slapping Bibi Dong in the face!
Besides, he was merely level 29.
Traveling all that way from Nuoding City to Spirit City, what would he do if something unexpected happened?
His Gang Sect had yet to shine across the entire continent, and he had yet to prove to the world that his theories were unrivaled. Nothing could possibly be allowed to happen to him, Yu Xiaogang!
At once, Grandmaster Yu gritted his teeth, stamped his foot, and spoke with an affected air of profundity.
"On that point, rest assured, Clear Sky Douluo. In truth, I have long been researching how to absorb Soul Rings beyond one's level."
"Furthermore, if I rashly went to Spirit Hall to ask for this so-called secret technique for absorbing Soul Rings beyond one's level, it might put Bibi Dong on her guard and make them notice Xiao San's talent too soon. That would be less than ideal."
"Rest assured, Clear Sky Douluo. I have everything in hand!"
Tang Hao felt that Gangzi's words seemed reasonable, so he nodded in agreement.
"Very well, Grandmaster Yu. I have something extremely important to do next, so I'll leave Xiao San in your care for now."