" Sect Master Ning, we meet again!"
Wang Hao watched Ning Fengzhi walk out of the gate. Seeing that the Bone Douluo mentioned in the intelligence report had not appeared, a thought struck him, and he vaguely made a guess.
"Have we met before?"
Wang Hao's words startled Ning Fengzhi. He immediately searched his memory for relevant figures, but none of them matched the person in front of him.
However, given the other person's status and position, it's unlikely they would lie; therefore, they must have met me before.
"Let me guess, Bone Douluo didn't come out with you because he's probably doing something shady. In that case, the one who was most seriously injured in the attack must be that poor kid Oscar."
"Are you trying to forcibly extract the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid from his body and cultivate a new food-type genius Soul Master who can inherit the position of the Godhood of Food God?"
He had sensed the situation at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's base before, and he also sensed that the auras of the Shrek Team members were all abnormal, especially Ning Rongrong and Oscar, whose auras were the weakest.
These two were clearly the most seriously injured, but upon closer examination, it makes perfect sense.
Since the Holy Spirit Cult was able to arrange for Dieying's father to enter the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's headquarters, the attack was bound to succeed.
Under close-range explosive attacks, Tang San and the others are all Battle Soul Master with strong physical abilities and reaction speeds. Although they will definitely be injured, unless they are extremely unlucky, they will at most suffer serious injuries.
Ning Rongrong and Oscar are the only support-type Soul Master. Their reaction speed and physical strength are extremely weak, and they lack defensive Soul Skill, making it inevitable that they would suffer fatal injuries.
"The previous assassination attempt was indeed orchestrated by your Spirit Hall."
Upon hearing Wang Hao's words, Ning Fengzhi's face turned ferocious, and the veins on his hand gripping the scepter bulged.
If it weren't for his fear of this Grandmaster's status and the two Demon Subduing Douluo brothers standing behind him, he would have really wanted to summon Uncle Bone and tear him to pieces.
They suffered enormous losses in this attack. Their own daughter, the future hope of the sect, and Oscar were both critically injured and on the verge of death. Oscar himself was almost crippled.
Even if they were to recreate a talented food-type Soul Master later, it would certainly be difficult to compare to Oscar.
After all, food-type Soul Master with Innate Full Soul Power are extremely rare, and even with their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's intelligence system, they couldn't find a second one.
This reduced their chances of becoming gods by more than half, how could he not be furious?
However, since the situation was beyond his control, he had no choice but to endure it.
"Don't think of us Spirit Hall as being as despicable as you. This matter was not our doing; other forces were involved."
Wang Hao shook his head slightly, simply mentioning it without further explanation.
In any case, as long as Ning Fengzhi convinced that the Spirit Hall was behind this, then no matter what he says, even if he takes out the letter left by Dieying's father, the other party will not believe him.
Even if the other party actually believes it, they will pretend not to believe it, and may even contact the Holy Spirit Cult to form an alliance to fight against the Spirit Hall.
This is the true nature of aristocratic families, clans, and imperial nobles: as long as the benefits are sufficient, there is nothing they cannot give up.
As expected, Ning Fengzhi laugh.
You think I'd believe that?
Despite his inner suspicion, Ning Fengzhi still pinned the blame on the Spirit Hall.
Now all the powerful families, sects, and nobles of the empire are united against the Spirit Hall, so even if the Spirit Hall Spirit Hall didn't actually do this, it must have been them.
Of course, Ning Fengzhi also kept something in mind.
He didn't really believe that the Spirit Hall would do something so brainless; it would make much more sense if a third party was involved.
The intention of this third party is clearly to further escalate the conflict between them and the Spirit Hall, causing the war to break out prematurely, so that they can reap the benefits.
This is something we must be careful about, lest we actually get tricked.
"Ning brat, you dare to call yourself 'this old man' in front of us?"
The Demon Subduing Douluo, who had long been displeased with Ning Fengzhi, immediately released his aura and pressed it down on Ning Fengzhi, causing him to stagger and almost kneel on the ground.
Although the Demon Subduing Douluo does not possess Haki power, his own cultivation and strength are formidable, and the aura he exudes should not be underestimated.
Ning Fengzhi, due to the Innate limitations of his Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul, could only reach the level of a Soul Shengxiu at level seventy-nine.
Facing a veteran Titled Douluo with the cultivation of Soul Saint, and one that was even more powerfully enhanced by a modified version of the Titled Douluo's aura, Ning Fengzhi not to immediately kneel down was already a testament to his strong will.
" Grandmaster, don't you think your actions are excessive?"
Just then, a figure blocked Ning Fengzhi's side, dispersing most of the oppressive aura. The newcomer was none other than Flender, the dean of the Shrek Academy.
Following closely behind Flender appeared a young man, none other than Tang San, the protagonist of Heavenly Mandate.
However, Tang San's expression was cold and hard at this moment, and deep in his eyes was a strong suppression of hatred and killing intent.
"You also believe that this was done by our Spirit Hall?"
Although Tang San concealed it well, his hatred and murderous intent were impossible to hide from Wang Hao. Wang Hao was somewhat inclined to test this protagonist of Douluo's number one destiny.
"It's absolutely related to your Spirit Hall!"
After a brief silence, Tang San spoke in a cold voice.
He himself had some suspicions about the assassination attempt, but all the clues pointed to the Spirit Hall, and the Spirit Hall did indeed have such a motive.
"At least you're not completely stupid!"
Nodding slightly, Wang Hao gave Tang San a deep look and said, " Xiao San, do you know, I'm very disappointed in your performance this time!"
Do you know where you went wrong?
This was not a questioning, but rather an instruction from an elder to the younger person.
To be honest, Tang San is indeed his junior. After all, in terms of their previous identities, Tang San was Tang Hao's half-brother. Tang San is Tang Hao's son, which means he is his nephew.
Of course, Wang Hao didn't really approve of this kinship, after all, the Tang Household the Clear Sky Sect had persecuted his predecessor quite badly, and even his predecessor's mother had died because of it, which was Blood Sea.
If it weren't for the fact that the Clear Sky Sect still had some value, and that he wasn't in slightly better condition back then, he would have wiped them out long ago.
What he truly cared about was Tang San Heavenly Mandate, but even more importantly, the mysterious and powerful figures behind this kid who manipulated the overall situation.
His idea was to mold Tang San, the protagonist of his destiny, into the person he desired, which would greatly help his future plans.
That's why he took this opportunity to lecture, or rather, to give Tang San some pointers.
Of course, if Tang San doesn't listen, he won't stubbornly continue to talk about it. At most, he'll just abandon this pawn in the plan, which won't be a big loss.
Considering that this mysterious Grandmaster from the Spirit Hall was likely an old acquaintance of his mother, Tang San did not dislike the lecturing tone of an elder, and even began to seriously reflect on his own actions.
After all, regardless of the other person's status or relationship with his mother, they have the right to lecture him, a junior.
"I admit I went a bit too far in the battle against the Canghui Academy, but we had a grudge against them before, and it's impossible for us to become friends in the future."
Their Seven Asura Illusion Realm have too much potential; if I or any of my friends or companions were to face them in the future, the odds would be against us.
After pondering for a while, Tang San spoke with a gloomy face, admitting that his heavy-handed attack on the Canghui Academy was intentional, but he did not think he had done anything wrong.
If he had to do it all over again, he would still do the same thing.
Alas! Rotten wood cannot be carved!
Wang Hao sighed and shook his head slightly, clearly dissatisfied with Tang San's answer.
"That's not what I meant. Once it's confirmed that the other party is an enemy and poses a significant threat, it's not wrong to take action and eliminate them in advance."
I understand that being merciful to the enemy is being cruel to oneself, and on this point I can only say that your actions are too ruthless and decisive.
As far as I know, the feud between you and Canghui Academy was probably started by you, right? You even said that Soul Master who doesn't dare to cause trouble isn't a good Soul Master."
"That's because Canghui Academy has committed countless evil deeds and bullies the weak while fearing the strong. We're just acting on behalf of Heaven to teach them a lesson!"
Tang San immediately retorted, still not believing he had done anything wrong.
"Back then, your team was stronger than the Canghui Academy's team, and you defeated them. Doesn't that count as bullying the weak and fearing the strong?"
If the leader of that team were a Titled Douluo, would you still dare to make a move?
"And you say Canghui Academy has committed countless evil deeds, then tell me specifically what evil deeds they have done? And who are the people who committed these evil deeds? Are there any innocent people among those students?"
Wang Hao remained calm and composed, and asked Tang San a question with great interest.
"..."
These words left Tang San speechless and speechless, and even Ning Fengzhi and Flender were at a loss for words.
They had only heard that Canghui Academy had a bad reputation, but they hadn't investigated what specific bad things they had done, so they really didn't know how to answer when asked.
"I knew you weren't clear on the facts. You're just relying on hearsay without any solid evidence. You haven't even done any investigation or evidence gathering. You're just convicting people based on your personal feelings. Is this what you call acting on behalf of Heaven?"
If someone says Shrek Academy has committed numerous evil deeds in the future, will you also step in and punish them on behalf of Heaven?
To be honest, the school spirit of the Canghui Academy is not very good. After all, it is a higher education institution that is mainly open to the children of nobles, and you should all know what kind of people the children of nobles are.
When it comes to bad deeds, the Heavenly Heaven Dou Royal Academy Heaven Dou Empire. If you investigate carefully, you will find many shocking things.
It's just that the powerful forces behind those noble academies like the Heaven Dou Royal Academy have kept their actions hidden.
Following your logic, shouldn't you also go to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy to act on behalf of Heaven?
Wang Hao made a sarcastic remark about the past, leaving Tang San speechless once again.
To be honest, he's quite happy to see people acting on behalf of Heaven, but one shouldn't act on behalf of Heaven recklessly.
If we rely solely on hearsay and personal feelings to judge the good and bad, right and wrong of certain people, and then claim to be acting on behalf of Heaven, wouldn't the world descend into chaos?
And if this were to be done on such a large scale, what would be the point of laws?
Although the laws of Great Emperor were primarily designed for the nobility, even the worst legal system is far better than no system at all.
This is also the origin of the ancient saying in the Great Xia: "Knights use martial arts to break the law, and scholars use literature to disrupt the law."
" Xiao San, you're an adult now. You should have your own judgment. You need to know what words are good and what words are bad. Don't just stuff all sorts of rubbish into your heart, or you'll turn it into a garbage dump!"
Seeing Tang San deep in thought, Wang Hao summarized his previous remarks, glancing sideways at Flender as he spoke, clearly referring to Flender's so-called Dean's sayings as the dross he was referring to.
Even with his thick skin, Flender was furious at being targeted like this, his face turning red with anger. But then the other person launched into a Great Dao lecture, leaving him with no way to refute it.
Moreover, his quotes from the dean do indeed have some minor issues. I hadn't really noticed them before, but now that this person is pointing them out, they just don't hold water.
"After the last academic exchange, I had someone compile statistics. Since the establishment of the Shrek Academy, a total of 314,681 Soul Master have emerged from your academy."
The number of people remaining is now only 173,131. Although the Soul Master World is very dangerous, this mortality rate is abnormal, exceeding that of other high-level Soul Master Academy by more than 90%.
What do you think is the cause of this abnormal phenomenon?
This data is accurate and reliable, compiled from the Spirit Hall's own intelligence network, and is precise down to the single digit.
Upon hearing this series of data, Flender's already dark face suddenly turned deathly pale, his legs went weak, and he knelt down, muttering to himself in a daze.
"Impossible, this can't be true, it can't be true."
This abnormal mortality rate was a complete negation of his life; one could even say that he indirectly caused the deaths of those children.
To be honest, Wang Hao was quite calm when he first heard this data and was not surprised at all.
Even in the harmonious society of Earth before the Great Xia, holding such beliefs would definitely lead to being bullied from all sides; no one would like such a troublemaker.
The Soul Master World of the Douluo Continent is a cruel world where laws are infinitely weakened, and there are countless ruthless characters. If you really encounter such a troublemaking hothead, you will definitely take immediate action to kill him.
Just as he said before, the bizarre theory that Soul Master who doesn't dare to cause trouble is not a good Soul Master only applies to the protagonist of Heavenly Mandate. Without the protagonist's Aura, an ordinary person would have died hundreds of times over if they did that.