After arriving at the canyon, Wang Hao didn't engage in any conversation. He simply took a Storage Soul Tool from a Spirit Hall Soul Douluo and left silently. However, he subtly displayed a look of insane jealousy during the process to lull Qian Daoliu and the others into a false sense of security.
Not long after Wang Hao left, a Titled Douluo flew back from outside the valley and casually tossed down a corpse—the corpse of a Soul Douluo.
"As you predicted, sir, that kid has long been being watched by Tang Zhen's men!"
The Titled Douluo walked Qian Daoliu, his face full of admiration. As expected, all of this was unfolding under the master's control.
"Ha! Tang Zhen is indeed full of tricks. He actually came up with such an absurd plan to let his son obtain a Soul Ring and Soul Bone of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. If he succeeds, the Clear Sky Sect will surely produce another Peerless Douluo."
Unfortunately, no matter how many schemes he devised, he could not match his father's great wisdom!
A handsome blond man behind Qian Daoliu chuckled and casually patted his father's horse.
He is Qian Daoliu's son, the current Pope the Spirit Hall, and Qian Xunji, who possesses the strength of a peak Soul Douluo.
He will also be the biggest beneficiary of this operation, because he, like Tang Zhen, has his eye on the Soul Ring and Soul Bone of that Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
However, unlike Tang Zhen Tang Zhen, who was already Titled Douluo and possessed his ninth Soul Ring, he could not add even one more Soul Ring. Therefore, he could only scheme to give the Soul Ring and Soul Bone of that Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast to his son.
However, Qian Xunji is different. He is currently at the peak of the Soul Douluo level, and only needs one more Soul Ring to advance to the Titled Douluo.
Originally, his foundation in the Celestial Clan was far inferior to that of his father, Qian Daoliu, and forcibly fusing with Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring was almost a matter of life and death.
Six months ago, his original plan was to find a Soul Beast with a cultivation Soul Ring. However, he did not expect that the mute man from the Clear Sky Sect would come to him six months ago, giving him hope of fusing with Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
It's important to understand that a 100,000-year-old and Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast are completely different levels; even a difference of just one year in cultivation level makes a world of difference.
To reach the level 99 Peerless Douluo, Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone are two essential requirements.
As long as he obtains the Soul Ring and Soul Bone of that Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, even if his own talent and aptitude are not as good as his father Qian Daoliu, Qian Xunji is confident that he will eventually advance to the Peerless Douluo and become an unparalleled powerhouse like his father!
"According to the intelligence we have obtained, the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Blue Silver Emperor has indeed fallen in love with Tang Hao, just as Tang Zhen had planned, so Tang Hao is the key to it all."
Once the operation begins, I will be wary of Tang Chen, who may be lurking in the shadows. You will focus all your efforts on capturing Tang Hao, but be careful not to let that Soul Beast Immolation to Tang Hao.
Qian Daoliu up, coldly glancing at his son Qian Xunji beside him, and scolded, "Don't use your limited intelligence to judge others. Tang Zhen's ambition is much greater than you imagine."
He's not just aiming to become a Peerless Douluo, but a level 100 god! Don't forget, his son Tang Hao is currently only at the peak of the Soul Saint."
To be honest, Qian Daoliu was extremely disappointed in his son. How could he, one of the three Peerless Douluo and the Great Enshrined of the Spirit Hall, have given birth to such a fool?
If it weren't for the extraordinary nature of the Angel Martial Soul itself, coupled with the massive resources allocated by the Spirit Hall, this guy would at most have achieved the status of a Soul Saint, let alone reach the current peak of Soul Douluo, let alone the First Tier of Titled Douluo.
Compared to Tang Zhen, the son of his old rival Tang Chen, he was worlds apart.
Other people are already planning their sons' path to becoming level 100 gods, with a very high chance of success, but look at my stupid son...
Forget it, he doesn't want to talk about it anymore. Talking about it would only bring tears to his eyes!
All the Spirit Hall elites in the valley remained silent, looking down as if they hadn't heard or seen anything.
Just kidding. One of those two is their former boss, and the other is the current Pope. They have no right to meddle in these family conflicts. Otherwise, they might really be targeted and wouldn't even know how they died.
" Tang Zhen wants to arrange two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring for his son?"
Qian Xunji wasn't stupid; he quickly understood his father's meaning and couldn't help but gasp in surprise.
There are Great Wind involved in fusing Soul Ring with Soul Master. If the limit of what a Soul Master can bear is exceeded, the Soul Master may be overwhelmed by the Soul Power attached to the Soul Ring, resulting in either crippling or, in severe cases, death.
This is a normal fusion process; since there are normal processes, there are naturally abnormal ones as well.
Legend has it that a 100,000-year-old Soul Beast possesses the ability to Immolation itself, making the Soul Power attached to its Soul Ring incredibly gentle, with virtually no risk of fusion.
Both the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and the guaranteed Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone can greatly enhance Soul Master's physical and mental strength, which are precisely the main factors that determine the limits of Soul Master's Soul Ring fusion.
Once Tang Hao obtains Soul Ring and Soul Bone Immolation by Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast at the peak of the Soul Saint level, his physical and mental strength will be more than enough to support another Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring after he cultivates to the peak of the Soul Douluo level, even if it is not Immolation one.
The three peerless Douluo of today, Haotian Douluo Tang Chen, Poseidon Douluo Poseidon, and his own father, Angel Douluo Qian Daoliu, all only possess a 100,000-year soul ring.
Even so, he cultivated to the level 99 of the Peerless Douluo realm, the true pinnacle of humanity, the strongest below the gods.
If Tang Chen were to possess two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone, given his talent, which is in no way inferior to that of his grandfather Tang Chen, his achievements would undoubtedly surpass those of Peerless Douluo.
Above the Peerless Douluo is the legendary 100-level Godhood, where one becomes a true god.
Once Qian Xunji understood this, he couldn't help but gasp, shocked by Tang Zhen's grand scheme and ambition. After the shock came a resolute decision.
We absolutely cannot let the Clear Sky Sect succeed!
"Hmph! They want to use our Spirit Hall as pawns to force that Soul Beast to use Immolation? Aren't they afraid of getting burned?"
Seeing that his foolish son wasn't completely stupid, Qian Daoliu felt a little relieved, then turned his cold gaze towards the direction of the Clear Sky Sect.
This time, he wants to make the Clear Sky Sect suffer a crushing defeat instead of a success!
"My lord, is the information that boy provided reliable? If Clear Sky Douluo shows up, our success will be much more difficult!"
One of the Titled Douluo hesitated for a moment before finally expressing his concerns.
"I have been to the Slaughter City and I did see Tang Chen. Moreover, his condition was very strange, as if his body had been possessed by some kind of evil entity."
Unless a miracle occurs, there is absolutely no chance of him waking up!
A murderous glint flashed in Qian Daoliu's old eyes.
Ever since he learned from that kid that Tang Chen had been trapped in the Slaughter City and hadn't sent any messages back to the Clear Sky Sect for several years, he personally went to the Slaughter City.
Although I didn't see Tang Chen in person to avoid alerting him, judging from the aura I sensed from afar, Tang Chen was definitely in trouble.
However, Tang Chen was simply too powerful, and he didn't know what state that guy was in, and that guy seemed to have become the guardian of the Asura God Temple.
At the same time, in order to avoid offending the Asura God, he had no choice but to suppress his killing intent and leave.
Otherwise, he would have taken the opportunity to kill Tang Chen, who was in a bad state, long ago!
However, now that it's confirmed that Tang Chen is unlikely to return to the Clear Sky Sect, he and his Spirit Hall can finally act freely.
With Tang Chen, one of the three peerless Douluo, absent, and another peerless Douluo, Poseidon, far away in the depths of the ocean, Qian Daoliu is now synonymous with invincibility on the continent.
If he hadn't wanted to provoke Tang Chen, he would have wanted to raze the Clear Sky Sect to the ground this time, clearing a major obstacle for the Spirit Hall's great cause of unifying the continent.
While Qian Daoliu was plotting how to sabotage the Clear Sky Sect, or more precisely, the Clear Sky Sect Master Tang Zhen's plan, Tang Zhen was so angry he wanted to curse.
"You've advanced to Soul Douluo? When did that happen?"
Tang Zhen stared blankly at his second son, who had returned home from his travels. He never expected that his second son, whom he had always been incredibly proud of, would unexpectedly fuse with his eighth Soul Ring and become a Spirit Soul Douluo.
Although this eighth Soul Ring was not bad, with an age of 50,000 years, it was already considered very good among Eighth Soul Ring. In addition, it also produced a Soul Bone that was just right for Tang Hao. The combination of the two allowed Tang Hao to increase his level by several levels, reaching level 85.
However, this improvement is far, far inferior to the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone he planned for!
"On the way back, we passed through the outer perimeter of the Star Dou Great Forest and happened to encounter two Soul Beast that had fought their way out from the inner perimeter. After the two Soul Beast were both severely injured, Ah Yin and I took advantage of the situation and split the Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring of the two Soul Beast."
It's a pity that the Soul Beast Ah Yin chose didn't produce Soul Bone!
As Tang Hao spoke, he revealed a regretful and sorrowful expression. This was not feigned; he genuinely felt sorry for his fiancée Ah Yin.
After all, that's a 50,000-year-old Soul Bone!
Tang Zhen felt a pang of heartache at the behavior of his straightforward second son.
He knew perfectly well that Ah Yin was actually a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in human form. Such a humanoid Soul Beast could generate its own Soul Ring, so how could it possibly fuse with anything?
That Soul Beast's concealment techniques were so sophisticated that even ordinary Titled Douluo would find it difficult to detect its true form unless they came into close contact.
His second son, of course, had never noticed anything amiss, and genuinely believed that Ah Yin was a normal human being!
"Very good, go back and show Ah Yin around our Clear Sky Sect. Don't think about cultivation all day long; women need companionship. Remember to let your father hold his grandson soon!"
Suppressing his inner misery and anger, Tang Zhen put on a benevolent father's expression, indicating that Tang Hao could get lost.
"Father, Ah Yin and I aren't married yet!"
Feeling a little embarrassed by his father's words, Tang Hao scratched the back of his head and quickly left.
"Smack!"
Once he was sure his stupid son was far away, Tang Zhen could no longer suppress his anger and smashed the teacup in his hand on the ground. If it weren't for the need to avoid making a commotion, he would have even summoned his Clear Sky Hammer to smash the place to pieces.
Heaven have mercy! He had poured his heart and soul into helping his foolish son achieve godhood, but just when he was about to succeed, his foolish son pulled this stunt on him.
That almost made him die of anger!
"Well, what's done is done. We can only make other plans. Fortunately, with Hao'er's talent, he can reach the peak of Soul Douluo in five years at most. We just need to stall for those five years!"
Forcing himself to calm down, Tang Zhen silently devised a new plan.
There was nothing he could do; he was helpless too!
Although he was so angry that he wanted to slap Tang Hao, that scoundrel, to death, or at least give him a good scolding, he knew his son's personality very well. Once his son knew the truth and his own plans, even if he eventually agreed, he would likely slip up in front of that Soul Beast.
If that Soul Beast senses something is wrong and doesn't offer itself as Immolation to Hao'er, it will be in big trouble.
Even if it were forcibly killed, it would be difficult to use it.
The Tang Household inherited the Clear Sky Hammer, the Tool Martial Spirit with the strongest attack power, giving them a unique advantage in physical cultivation, so they had no problem with physical strength at all.
However, compared to other soul masters, mental strength is a major weakness. They are weaker than Soul Master of the same level. Even if they cultivate to the peak of Soul Douluo, their mental strength will hardly be able to withstand Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
Unless it's Soul Beast Immolation!