That BGM... that was right, the man who carried a speaker on his back had arrived,
Tang Hao!
"Stop!"
Tang Hao spoke imperiously, a powerful presence surging outward.
Boom!
The White Tiger patriarch shuddered in fright and fell straight out of the sky, crashing on the spot.
The patriarch was considerate, though:
before he crashed, he held Dai Lingfeng up and cushioned the fall beneath him.
"A T-Titled Douluo!"
The White Tiger patriarch was horrified.
He was already a powerful Soul Douluo. Only a Titled Douluo could suppress him with presence alone!
And an exceptionally powerful Titled Douluo at that!
Running into an unfamiliar Titled Douluo while he was out with his clan's super genius could only spell trouble!
And with Tang Hao acting so imperiously,
sweat was already beading on the White Tiger patriarch's forehead.
"Senior, I am the patriarch of the Star Luo Empire's White Tiger Lineage. I brought a junior of the clan here for training. May I ask why you stopped us?"
"If it's something important, please give me your instructions!"
"The White Tiger Clan will certainly satisfy you!"
The White Tiger patriarch made his tone sound as friendly as possible.
Before this Titled Douluo,
he and Dai Lingfeng were a dish waiting to be eaten.
Even if he didn't think of himself, the White Tiger patriarch had to think of Dai Lingfeng. He had no choice but to bow his head.
Besides,
since Tang Hao had appeared to stop them, he must have seen Dai Lingfeng use his Soul Skills and Soul Bone Skill to hunt the thousand-year Soft Bone Rabbit just now.
What if Tang Hao was after the Soul Bone and meant to kill him for it...
"Of course I stopped you because I have business with you."
"But it has nothing to do with an old fellow like you."
Tang Hao made no effort to hide his burning gaze as it fell on Dai Lingfeng.
The White Tiger and the Hell Spirit Cat:
this combination of Twin Martial Souls was indeed extraordinary.
The Hell Spirit Cat possessed excellent speed and concealment abilities, making it a good Agility Attack System Martial Soul.
The White Tiger Martial Soul, meanwhile, was a Power Attack System Martial Soul with no blind spots in close or long-range combat. Its only shortcoming, a lack of speed, was covered by the Hell Spirit Cat.
Agility Attack plus Power Attack seemed a little hellish,
and there was also a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
Little San was truly filial.
He'd found Tang Hao a disciple who was really something!
"Nothing to do with me?"
The White Tiger patriarch's heart skipped a beat, and his aged face turned deathly pale.
This was bad!
He really was after Dai Lingfeng!
"Senior, this is the White Tiger Duke's sole heir. Might you know Senior Xuanji Douluo?"
"I hope, for Senior Xuanji Douluo's sake, you won't make things difficult for this child."
The White Tiger patriarch gritted his teeth and raised Xuanji Douluo's banner.
Xuanji Douluo was a close friend of the previous White Tiger Duke, a rank 94 Defense System Titled Douluo, and the White Tiger Lineage's backer.
The circle of Titled Douluo was so small that everyone knew one another.
The White Tiger patriarch hoped that invoking Xuanji Douluo would make the mysterious Titled Douluo before him back down.
"Xuanji Douluo?"
"Heh, where did that stray dog come from?"
Tang Hao stepped forward.
Black, black, black, black, black, black, black, black, red!
Nine terrifying Soul Rings rose from beneath his feet. Not one of them was less than ten thousand years old!
The Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring in particular shone with a bewitching blood-red light, radiating a murderous aura that soared into the sky.
"Eight black and one red!"
The White Tiger patriarch's eyes widened, his terror reaching its peak.
That Soul Ring Configuration was too terrifying,
and Tang Hao didn't even regard Xuanji Douluo as worth his notice. The odds were heavily against them today.
"Senior!"
"This child is not only the White Tiger Duke's sole heir, but also a seed of godhood and the God of War's inheritor!"
"Please don't act rashly, Senior!"
The White Tiger patriarch gritted his teeth and reluctantly brought up Dai Mubai as well.
If Xuanji Douluo couldn't hold him back,
surely Dai Mubai could?
"The God of War?"
Tang Hao curled his lip. Where did that stray dog come from?
Dai Mubai was just one of his son's dogs.
Was he supposed to be afraid of Dai Mubai?
Still, Tang Hao thought Dai Lingfeng was somebody special. From the moment Tang Hao appeared, the boy hadn't panicked in the slightest.
He hadn't even changed color under the pressure of the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
He couldn't frighten Dai Lingfeng,
and frightening the old White Tiger patriarch was no fun either.
Tang Hao lost the desire to show off.
He'd only wanted to make a grander entrance and overawe Dai Lingfeng. By now, he supposed he'd achieved his goal.
"I think you've misunderstood. I stopped you not to make things difficult for you, but to take him as my disciple."
"My title is Clear Sky."
"I come from the Clear Sky Sect. You can trust me."
Tang Hao revealed his Martial Soul. The Clear Sky Hammer crashed down beside his feet as he fixed Dai Lingfeng with a burning gaze.
"The Clear Sky Hammer?"
"You're the current Clear Sky Douluo?!"
At the sight of the Clear Sky Hammer, the White Tiger patriarch breathed a huge sigh of relief. He was one of their own!
Still, Clear Sky Douluo had really been unfair, nearly scaring his old bones apart.
If you're one of us, why didn't you say so sooner?!
"That's right."
Tang Hao was fairly satisfied with the White Tiger patriarch's reaction,
but to his frustration, Dai Lingfeng didn't show any admiration even after he revealed his identity.
That left Tang Hao somewhat displeased.
What?
Did this boy not even hold the famous Clear Sky Douluo in any regard?
Dai Lingfeng: Uh...
He seemed to hear a familiar BGM. This guy was definitely Tang Hao!
So that's how it is, Tang San, you thick-browed, big-eyed fellow!
Reserving Huo Yuhao wasn't enough for you,
so you sent Tang Hao to take me as his disciple, huh?
"Senior, although I am the patriarch of the White Tiger Clan, Lingfeng is the God of War's inheritor. I cannot make decisions for him."
"If you wish to take him as your disciple, let him decide for himself."
The White Tiger patriarch once again stressed Dai Lingfeng's status as a god's inheritor, and he truly couldn't make decisions for Dai Lingfeng.
"Oh?"
Tang Hao was surprised this time.
It didn't surprise him that the White Tiger patriarch was utterly loyal to Dai Lingfeng.
What surprised him was that the White Tiger patriarch actually followed Dai Lingfeng's lead, deferring to him in everything.
No matter how exalted Dai Lingfeng's status was, he was still only a six-year-old child.
Mature beyond his years, unruffled, and with a mind of his own...
Wasn't this fucking another Tang San?
Interesting.
"Then are you willing to take me as your master?"
Tang Hao asked Dai Lingfeng in a mild tone, even putting himself on equal footing with him.
He had originally come to take Dai Lingfeng as his disciple with a clear purpose in mind.
Now, though,
first, he was interested in Dai Lingfeng himself.
Second, he felt deeply guilty about Tang San.
When their first child, Tang San, was born, he had been too despondent. He hadn't taken proper care of the child or fulfilled his responsibilities and duties as a father.
Little San had really suffered!
By the time Tang Hao's paternal love had recovered, Tang San had already become a God King, and he had no chance to make it up to him.
Tang San had said that a master for a day was a father for life.
He and Ah Yin hadn't had a second child,
so taking Dai Lingfeng as his disciple was his chance to be a father a second time.
He hadn't had a feel for it on his last run.
This second playthrough,
he would be a good father and raise the kid right!
He respected Dai Lingfeng!
As the saying went, even a man of iron had a tender side. Tang Hao, too, was a man of deep feeling.
"Your disciple greets Master."
Dai Lingfeng acknowledged him as his master at the speed of light.
Tang Hao had already come.
Did he have any choice?
God King Tang, you really played that hand well!