Hearing Tang Hao's words, even Qian Xunji could not help frowning.
Although she knew Tang Hao was a genius, wasn't he being far too arrogant?
Golden Crocodile Douluo, Qian Jun and Jiang Mo looked toward their own juniors. They too hoped their juniors could show Spirit Hall's true colors.
Jin Kuang and Qiangu Feiyun leaped onto the training ground.
Jin Kuang roared, "Jin Kuang, level thirty-three Soul Elder. Tang Hao, you won't get away with such arrogance!"
Qiangu Feiyun followed right after him. "Qiangu Feiyun, level thirty-two Soul Ancestor. One-on-one, you might not be able to beat either of us."
Tang Hao gave a scornful laugh. "One-on-one? You'd better come at me together."
"If you can force me back three steps, I, Tang Hao, will count it as my loss."
Hearing this, Jin Kuang and Qiangu Feiyun exchanged a glance.
When had Spirit Hall's geniuses ever suffered such humiliation?
In that case, they would take Tang Hao down in three moves.
The first move!
He immediately activated Martial Soul Possession, and Jin Kuang's burly frame grew even larger. Three Soul Rings, two yellow and one purple, lit up beneath his feet as he charged straight at Tang Hao's face like a giant beast from ancient times.
The Golden Crocodile's presence instantly overawed everyone present.
Meanwhile, Qiangu Feiyun moved lightly on his feet and summoned the Coiling Dragon Staff into his hand. A skyful of staff shadows swept toward Tang Hao's flank.
Working together, the two left no openings.
But Tang Hao's First Soul Ring and Second Soul Ring lit up beneath him.
His physical strength immediately soared.
He swung the Clear Sky Hammer in an impenetrable defense, blocking both of their attacks.
The corners of Tang Hao's mouth curled up. "Is that all?"
The Clear Sky Sect disciples were cheering Tang Hao on, their faces flushed red.
Tang Chen could not help looking pleased with himself. "Hao'er's temperament still needs tempering."
Qian Daoliu's face was expressionless, but his knuckles twitched.
Would Tang Chen die if he stopped showing off?
Bibi Dong's little face scrunched up.
"Junior brother, can senior brother Jin Kuang and the others win?"
"Even though it's two against one, I can't shake the feeling that Tang Hao is no ordinary opponent."
Lin Chuan smiled.
"Don't worry. Both sides were only testing each other with the first move."
"I'd say the second move will decide the winner."
"It's two against one. It won't drag on to a third move."
"Tang Hao's arrogance comes from his strength."
"But what he doesn't know is that senior brother Qiangu Feiyun isn't the same as he used to be."
"Tang Hao probably still thinks he absorbed an ordinary Thousand-Year Soul Ring."
After Tang Hao forced the two back, Jin Kuang roared, and his Third Soul Ring lit up in an instant.
The massive golden crocodile, clad in scales, displayed a terrifying might.
He shouted, "Qiangu Feiyun, now!"
Jin Kuang was already immensely strong. With his body tempered and nourished by Whale Rubber, he had no trouble matching Tang Hao in strength.
After absorbing several pieces of Whale Rubber, Qiangu Feiyun's Third Soul Ring had surpassed the limit.
The original limit was 1,760 years, but the Third Soul Ring he had absorbed was nearly 3,000 years old.
A flash of madness crossed his eyes, and a purple Soul Ring lit up.
"Third Soul Skill, Coiling Dragon Reaching Heaven!"
With the two joining forces, their might far exceeded Tang Hao's expectations.
It wasn't as though he knew nothing about Jin Kuang and Qiangu Feiyun. In his eyes, both were opponents he could easily defeat, and even if they joined forces, he had no fear of them!
But this time was different.
He could clearly feel that his life was in danger!
He instantly activated the Breaking Character Secret, one of the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes, reinforced by his Third Soul Skill.
Even so, caught between their attacks, Tang Hao was instantly knocked back more than a dozen steps and sent flying.
A spurt of blood sprayed from the corner of his mouth.
On the other side, Jin Kuang and Qiangu Feiyun hadn't come away unscathed either. Blood trickled from the corners of their mouths, but they were in very good condition.
The Clear Sky Sect's cheers came to an abrupt halt.
Tang Wei could not help frowning.
Qiangu Feiyun's Third Soul Skill was unusually powerful.
Moreover, the strength of those two was beyond anything he had imagined.
Tang Hao had put tremendous effort into tempering his physical strength, yet he had been unable to withstand them.
Just as Qiangu Feiyun had said, even one-on-one, both of them were confident they could hold their own against Tang Hao.
At that thought, Tang Wei could not help sighing.
Hao'er really was too careless.
The referee announced, "Spirit Hall wins the second round."
But Qiangu Feiyun and Jin Kuang said, "We fought two against one, so our victory was not honorable. Could this match be counted as a draw?"
Qian Jun, Jiang Mo and Golden Crocodile Douluo nodded.
After all, two of them had fought one opponent. Even if they won, there was nothing to boast about.
Tang Chen frowned. "A loss is a loss. The Clear Sky Sect can accept defeat."
Qian Daoliu smiled. "Let's call it a draw."
Seeing the smile on Qian Daoliu's face, Tang Chen muttered to himself:
Just as I thought, Spirit Hall is hiding another secret.
It was the right decision to come here after all.
Bibi Dong was astonished. She turned to Lin Chuan. "I didn't expect senior brothers to be so strong."
Lin Chuan nodded. "Indeed. You underestimated them."
He knew that the two senior brothers had put in a great deal of effort to use the Whale Rubber this time.
Every time they finished training, they tempered their bodies with Whale Rubber. How could their progress not be fast?
But that was only because they were still at the Soul Elder stage, where the advantage of physical strength was more pronounced.
Once their Soul Power Levels rose further, it would not be so easy for the two senior brothers to hold their own against Tang Hao.
But so what?
Lin Chuan believed that by then, he would have risen to prominence.
On the Clear Sky Sect's side.
Tang Wei said, "Xiao San, you'll represent our Clear Sky Sect in the next match."
Tang San stepped forward. "Yes, Grandpa."
Even Tang Hao's defeat had not shaken him.
Tang Hao's expression was somewhat complicated. He hadn't expected to lose.
"Xiao San, I'll leave it to you."
Under the gaze of every Soul Master present, Tang San walked onto the training platform.
Spirit Hall sent out a seven-year-old disciple of the same generation as Bibi Dong.
"Spirit Hall, Qing Chen. Level eight Innate Soul Power, Azure Luan Martial Soul. My Soul Power has currently reached level thirteen."
"Tang San. Innate Full Soul Power, Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul, level thirteen."
"Please advise me!"
The moment they finished speaking,
Tang San's feet shifted, and he rushed at Qing Chen like a phantom.
It was the Tang Sect Secret Art, Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.
Up in the stands, Qian Xunji's pupils contracted slightly. "What an eerie movement technique."
Qing Chen reacted as well, activating his First Soul Skill, Azure Luan Wings.
His speed immediately soared.
The two met fist to fist.
As the possessor of a Beast Martial Soul, Qing Chen had thought he would have the upper hand when he saw Tang San charging at him barehanded without even summoning his Clear Sky Hammer.
But the next moment, Tang San's little hand instantly turned the color of jade.
"Mysterious Jade Hand!"
"Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon!"
In an instant, Qing Chen felt a tremendous force strike him, followed by a strange repulsive force that sent him flying backward.
Without even lighting up his First Soul Ring, Tang San knocked Qing Chen off the platform.
In an instant, Tang San stunned everyone.
All the Spirit Hall elders rose to their feet, their faces full of disbelief.
"Was that a Self-Created Soul Skill?"
"That eerie movement technique? It's definitely not a Clear Sky Sect technique!"
Tang San said mildly from the platform:
"I'll fight in all the remaining matches too."
"I hope Spirit Hall won't disappoint me."
He had expected Spirit Hall, the foremost power under heaven, to be far more formidable. He hadn't expected this to be all it amounted to.
Seeing Tang San show off like this, Bibi Dong could not stand it.
"This little brat is too arrogant. Teacher, let me teach him a lesson."
But Lin Chuan tugged at Bibi Dong's little hand and said:
"Senior sister, you're already seven. If you fight a six-year-old, wouldn't that be an unfair victory? You'd be bullying a child."
"Let me do it. Why use an ox cleaver to kill a chicken?"