First Clash with Tang Hao

"Who are you? What do you want?"

Seeing Zhu Zhuqing undergo Martial Soul Possession and prepare for battle, Tang Hao smiled disdainfully.

"Who I am isn't important. Go to Shrek Academy now and return to Dai Mubai's side!"

"Why should I? Why should I listen to you? Who exactly are you?"

"Heh! Because I am someone you cannot oppose!"

Nine Spirit Rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, and red—encircled Tang Hao.

"A Titled Douluo! Why would a Titled Douluo like you help that bastard Dai Mubai? What benefits could he possibly offer you?"

"You don't need to know that. Stay by Dai Mubai's side, and I can help you win the struggle within the Star Luo Royal Family. Even if you cannot win, I can still ensure your safety.

Compared to Dugu Bo, I should be the better choice for you!"

If this had happened before, Zhu Zhuqing might truly have agreed. After all, the protection and promise of a Titled Douluo were worth taking a gamble on.

But Zhu Zhuqing's mindset had now completely changed. Dai Mubai had utterly disappointed her, and she could never return to his side and become his dependent again.

"Impossible! I will never return to that useless Dai Mubai's side!"

"Hmph! You refuse the toast only to drink the forfeit. Do you think you have the right to refuse?"

In the room next door, Lan Hong had already called Hong Mao and Lan Mao out.

"Brother Cat, our opponent is a Titled Douluo, and a very powerful one at that. Nothing can go wrong!"

"Don't worry, Little Hong. Leave everything to me!"

Dugu Yan had already left ahead of them. They would meet outside the city.

Lan Hong exchanged another look with Hong Mao. Hong Mao gripped the Changhong Sword, while Lan Hong held the Ice Soul Sword and Purple Cloud Sword.

"Changhong Pierces the Sun!"

"Ice Sky Snow Land! Purple Qi Comes East!"

"Three Swords Combination!"

Hong Mao and Lan Hong completed the Three Swords Combination with only the two of them, suddenly launching an attack at Tang Hao.

Lan Hong had concealed his aura as much as possible beforehand, so Tang Hao had been completely unprepared for this ambush.

But a Titled Douluo was still a Titled Douluo. Although Tang Hao had old injuries, he was not someone Lan Hong could contend with at present.

"Clear Sky Nine Extremes, Tremor!"

Tang Hao instantly unleashed the Tremor technique of the Clear Sky Nine Extremes. The Three Swords Combination was sent flying by the overwhelming force in an instant.

The entire room was also shattered by the power that erupted in that moment.

Tang Hao was equally surprised. He had actually been forced back a step.

"Sky Feather Scatter!"

Countless rays of light rained down. Purple Crystal Cloud swooped from the sky, grabbed Zhu Zhuqing and Lan Hong, then immediately turned to flee.

"Where do you think you're going? Clear Sky Nine Extremes, Flash!"

Tang Hao's speed suddenly surged. He actually caught up with Purple Crystal Cloud in midair, and the Clear Sky Hammer smashed toward it.

At that moment, Lan Hong took out a huge pile of bottles and jars from his Spatial Soul Tool and hurled them at Tang Hao.

The bottles and jars shattered instantly. Smoke bombs, Numbing and Boiling Powder, As You Wish Powder, Soul Vanishing Powder, Cry Laugh Mad Pills, and all sorts of other things spilled out.

"Poison!"

Those little things did indeed stall Tang Hao for an instant, but the force stirred up by the Clear Sky Hammer still blasted Purple Crystal Cloud away.

Fortunately, Lan Mao's piloting skills were first-rate, preventing a crash. Purple Crystal Cloud rushed out of the city, snatched up Dugu Yan, who had been waiting outside, and swiftly fled into the distance.

"Whew! He definitely won't be able to catch us now!"

"Zhu Zhuqing, Yanzi, are you two all right?"

"I'm fine!"

"I'm fine too! You actually had something like this that can fly hidden away!"

Lan Hong did not answer. Only after Purple Crystal Cloud had flown for a long while did it finally land.

As soon as Purple Crystal Cloud landed, Lan Hong sat cross-legged to recover his Soul Power. It was not until he had recovered more than half of it that he opened his eyes again.

"Teacher, you..."

"I'm fine!"

"Teacher, do you know who that Titled Douluo was? Why was he helping Dai Mubai?"

"Yes. He was the Clear Sky Douluo, Tang Hao!"

"Tang Hao! What does he have to do with Dai Mubai?"

"Tang Hao has nothing to do with Dai Mubai. He was probably paving the way for his own son!"

"Tang Hao's son?"

"Tang San! You met him at the Rose Hotel!"

"So it was him!"

"Tang Hao wants to win Dai Mubai over and make him part of Tang San's future power base. You just happened to become the sacrifice!

After all, the Zhu Family has always been subordinate to the Dai Family. The opinion of a subordinate does not matter at all!

That is also why I hate most nobles. Under a hierarchy-based upbringing, they do not see those beneath them as people at all!"

Zhu Zhuqing clenched her fists, gritting her teeth as the anger in her heart had nowhere to go.

She had actually been treated as a gift that could simply be given away. That was what she found most unacceptable.

"Teacher! I want to become stronger, stronger faster! I am not anyone's subordinate, and I will never be anyone's subordinate! I want to control my own fate!"

"Yes! I understand your desire right now, but remember that haste makes waste! Calm your mind. If this continues, you will suffer a deviation in cultivation!"

Though Douluo Continent had no concept of deviation in cultivation, Lan Hong was certain there would be no shortage of similar phenomena.

Among those Fallen Ones, there were surely some who had gone completely astray due to such deviations.

"Whew! Thank you for your guidance, Teacher!"

"Um, Lan Hong, where are we going next?"

"Star Dou Great Forest! The real harsh training begins next. Are you sure you still want to keep coming with us?"

"Hmph! Who are you looking down on? It's just harsh training. What do I have to fear?"

"Good! Once we enter the Star Dou Great Forest, I won't have time to specifically escort you back out."

Tang Hao's expression was grim. He had not even seen clearly who had rescued her.

He had only vaguely seen a masked person and someone with a Cat Martial Soul Possession. Both of them used swords.

There was also a Soul Saint with a bird-type Martial Soul. But what was the relationship between those people and Zhu Zhuqing? Why had they saved her? He could not make sense of it at all.

Tang Hao was not someone who liked to use his brain. Since he could not figure it out, he decided not to think about it for now.

"Hmph! I, Tang Hao, will remember this grudge. You dared ruin my plans. The next time I see you, I'll make you pay the price."

Afterward, Tang Hao returned to Shrek Academy to watch over his precious son.

Before heading to the Star Dou Great Forest, Lan Hong made another trip back to Nuoding City alone.

He had not originally planned to do this, but Tang Hao had been so shameless that there was no need for him to show the man any courtesy.

After finding Holy Soul Village, Lan Hong circled overhead twice on Purple Crystal Cloud before finally locating the place.

"Found it!"

Lan Hong entered the damp, dark cave behind the waterfall. A Blue Silver Grass with golden patterns lay there all alone.

Planting Blue Silver Grass, which loved sunlight, in a place like this—it was hard to say whether Tang Hao had some other purpose.

"Blue Silver Emperor Ah Yin! I don't know whether your soul has awakened, but that doesn't matter!

From now on, you will no longer belong to Tang Hao. I would really like to know how Beast God Di Tian and the Silver Dragon King, the Spirit Beast Co-Lord, would judge what you have done."

With that, Lan Hong dug up the Blue Silver Emperor. Naturally, he would not leave behind its Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone either.