"Ah Yin, you're lying to me, aren't you?"
Tang Hao's smile was strained.
He was certain that Ah Yin hadn't known anyone before.
She had always traveled the continent alone. There was no lover at all.
But now a man had appeared in her room. What was going on?
"Lying to you? Why would I lie to you? Haven't we only just met?"
As she spoke, Ah Yin linked her arm through Gu Yuan's, looking so intimate that anyone who didn't know better would have thought they were husband and wife.
Gu Yuan more or less understood that Ah Yin was using him as a shield.
But it did seem rather interesting.
In the original story, Tang Hao had been an enemy of Spirit Hall.
Under the persecution of Tang Hao and his son, Bibi Dong had ultimately died.
Although that would only happen in the future, and he had already changed the course of Bibi Dong's fate.
It still rubbed him the wrong way.
Anyone who might threaten Bibi Dong had to be eliminated.
So he didn't stop Ah Yin.
Tang Hao stared fixedly at Ah Yin's hand on Gu Yuan's arm, his gaze as cold as a blade.
"I don't believe it. You must be lying to me."
"Or did he threaten you?"
"Yes, that must be it!"
Furious, Tang Hao circulated his Soul Power wildly and charged straight at Gu Yuan without hesitation.
As he charged, he summoned the Clear Sky Hammer.
Empowered by his Soul Power, the Clear Sky Hammer grew enormous and smashed down toward Gu Yuan's head.
At the sight of the Clear Sky Hammer, Ah Yin's gaze turned icy.
He really was the young master of the Clear Sky Sect!
He had deliberately approached her to covet her Soul Ring and Soul Bone.
That bastard Tang Hao deserved to die!
Facing the menacing Clear Sky Hammer, Gu Yuan raised his hand.
"Arrogant!!!"
Seeing that contemptuous gesture, Tang Hao was so furious his lungs nearly burst.
The Clear Sky Hammer bore down heavily.
Yet the moment it touched Gu Yuan's finger, it could advance no farther.
"How is that possible?"
Tang Hao's pupils contracted sharply.
He was already a powerful Soul Emperor, and he possessed the strongest tool Martial Soul, the Clear Sky Hammer.
Even a Soul Saint wouldn't dare take this hammer strike head-on.
Yet this man had blocked it with a single finger?
"Attack! Kill him!"
Tang Hao was clever, too.
Having judged that Gu Yuan's cultivation was profound, he immediately dropped the act.
Several guardians rushed in from outside the room: two Soul Douluos and four Soul Saints.
It was certainly an impressive lineup.
The instant they entered, each revealed their Soul Rings.
"Two Soul Douluos and four Soul Saints. You really did approach me with ill intentions!"
Ah Yin's expression was icy. She only hated that she had little ability now.
Otherwise, she would definitely have killed Tang Hao herself.
Tang Hao snorted heavily and sneered, "Since you've found out, there's no point pretending anymore."
"You're coming with me today. Stay obediently in the Clear Sky Sect, and spare yourself some physical suffering."
According to their earlier plan, if Ah Yin saw through his identity, they would take her back.
As long as they kept her in the Clear Sky Sect, Ah Yin would never be able to leave.
Once his Soul Power reached level eighty or Level 90, he would hunt her down and kill her!
Then he could obtain a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone.
Of course, hunting her at Level 90 would be the surest option, making absorption safer.
Absorbing a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring at level eighty would still pose some strain.
The slightest mistake could mean death.
"The Clear Sky Sect calls itself the greatest sect under heaven, but you're all morally bankrupt scum!"
Ah Yin spoke angrily.
They even wanted to take her back and imprison her?
Fortunately, Gu Yuan was beside her. Otherwise, they really would have succeeded.
"Take her away. As for this man, kill him."
Tang Hao gave the order without hesitation.
Anyone who knew the Clear Sky Sect's true face had to die. Not one could be left alive.
The Clear Sky Sect had an excellent reputation in the Soul Master World.
If today's events came to light, what would become of the sect's reputation?
He was going to become the sect master in the future. He had to protect its reputation.
The six experts charged at Gu Yuan first, unleashing Soul Skills one after another.
Under the onslaught of their Soul Power, the hotel room was already on the verge of collapse.
Tang Hao stayed behind them, feeling utterly delighted.
Once this man was subdued, Ah Yin could belong only to him.
He wanted both her body and her Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone.
He was even planning to have Ah Yin bear him a child.
With the Clear Sky Sect and the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline combined, the child would surely have exceptional talent.
If the child could awaken Twin Martial Souls, his son would become the strongest Soul Master under heaven and make history in the Soul Master World.
What an honor that would be.
Faced with these experts' attacks, Ah Yin turned deathly pale.
But she didn't retreat.
Retreating would do no good.
She might as well stay beside Gu Yuan. There might still be a thread of hope.
"Noisy."
Gu Yuan raised his eyes and swept them over the six charging Soul Masters, who instantly froze in place.
Even their Soul Skills were frozen.
It was as though time had stopped completely.
Watching this, Tang Hao was so shocked that his eyes nearly fell out.
What the hell?
Six experts attacked together, yet they couldn't even touch the hem of his clothes before being frozen like that?
Something was strange. Something was terribly strange.
This man probably possessed some special Soul Skill that could freeze people in place.
"Damn it, I have to act!"
Tang Hao gritted his teeth. With his six guardians frozen, if he still didn't act, he might truly have no chance at all.
Then, never mind killing Gu Yuan and obtaining Ah Yin-even whether he could survive would be hard to say.
"You bastard, die!"
Tang Hao shouted, bringing the Clear Sky Hammer crashing down again.
This time, he even unleashed the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, seeking only a lethal blow.
Yet Gu Yuan merely snapped his fingers, and Tang Hao's wildly attacking body froze in place as well, his eyes wide open and his mind already crashed.
His Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer hadn't even had a chance to take effect!
What kind of monster was this man?
Could he be a Titled Douluo?
It was possible. He was very likely a Titled Douluo. Only one could do something so bizarre.
"Are you a Titled Douluo?"
"I'm the young master of the Clear Sky Sect. Release me, and we'll let this matter end here."
Tang Hao immediately invoked his status.
His status as a member of the greatest sect under heaven had never failed him.
While traveling through the Soul Master World, others would show him consideration as soon as they heard the Clear Sky Sect's name.
When he invoked the Clear Sky Sect's name while bullying someone, his victim could only swallow the loss.
Because they simply didn't dare seek justice from the Clear Sky Sect, much less cause trouble.
Now he was merely playing the same old trick again.
By intimidating his opponent with it, he could survive.
But to his surprise, Gu Yuan paid him no attention at all.
Instead, he turned to look at Ah Yin's hand clasping his arm.
"Haven't you held on long enough?"
"Huh? Ah! Sorry! I'm sorry!"
Ah Yin came to her senses and hurriedly let go, her face flushed red.
She felt a little uneasy!
She seemed to have used him as a shield. If he was displeased, would he beat her to death?
Although she was the Blue Silver Emperor and possessed tenacious vitality.
This was Spirit Hall's mysterious expert, someone who could kill a Titled Douluo with one finger.
If he pressed a finger down on her, she would be dead beyond doubt.
Seeing her look like a startled fawn, Gu Yuan chuckled a few times.
"You were quite bold just now. Why have you lost your nerve?"
"I'm sorry, Senior."
Ah Yin nearly wanted to kneel. What was she supposed to do when she felt a little dead already?