The sky was turning to dusk.
The sun had set below the dark horizon, but its last rays still cast a glow across the land.
A dark silhouette moved rapidly through the shadowy mountain forest, like a gust of black wind, too fast to discern its appearance.
The dark figure soon emerged from the forest and reached the long, narrow canyon.
"Almost there."
"After passing through this narrow passage, there are only five hundred kilometers left to Heaven Dou City. Late tonight, I'll be able to reach Heaven Dou City."
Tang Hao thought to himself, his pace not slowing at all as he plunged into the canyon before him.
In the narrow passage, only wide enough for one person to pass, Tang Hao became a black afterimage, speeding through it as the rocks on either side blurred past.
The excitement of reuniting with his loved ones made Tang Hao's mind race, and he began to ponder the beginning and end of these events.
"Yue Hua only mentioned my elder brother's death in her letter, but she didn't mention the specific cause of his death at all. What exactly happened?"
"Three years ago, Yue Hua wrote to me saying that my elder brother had already broken through to level ninety-six. With the vastness of this world, there are very few people who could take my elder brother's life."
"Could it be that one of those from Spirit Hall made a move?"
But Tang Hao's intuition told him that his elder brother's death had nothing to do with Qian Daoliu.
Qian Xunji had been dead for many years. If Qian Daoliu wanted revenge for his son's death, he would have acted back then and wouldn't have waited until now to kill someone out of anger.
Moreover, Tang Hao had learned from his grandfather that while Qian Daoliu wasn't exactly a gentleman, he was by no means someone who would shift blame onto others.
He was the culprit who had severely injured Qian Xunji, leaving him beyond recovery. Qian Daoliu had no reason to attack his elder brother.
At the same time, if Qian Daoliu were to make a move, he wouldn't just kill his elder brother alone. He would uproot the entire Clear Sky Sect.
"When I see Yue Hua later, I absolutely must get a clear answer!"
In just a short while, Tang Hao had already covered two-thirds of the distance through the canyon. In another minute or two, he would reach the canyon's exit.
At the same time.
At the canyon's exit, ten meters ahead.
Lin Rong and the old butler were hidden in the void, quietly waiting for the moment Tang Hao emerged from the canyon.
When Lin Rong sensed Tang Hao entering the other end of the canyon, he pressed the first button on the Peacock Plume in his hand to prime the hidden weapon.
With a faint sound, the cylindrical object about a foot long in Lin Rong's hand bloomed like a peacock's tail.
The twelve types of needle-like hidden weapons were cocked with a series of fine sounds, ready to be fired. As long as Lin Rong pressed another button, the divine might of the Peacock Plume could be unleashed at any moment.
To ensure a swift kill, Lin Rong took out the Snow Swan Kiss and extracted a few drops of its essence to temper the twelve types of needle-like hidden weapons.
"These twelve types of needle-like hidden weapons are already tempered with potent poison. Now, with the addition of the Snow Swan Kiss essence, it's no exaggeration to say they're like adding wings to a tiger."
"If even this doesn't result in a swift kill, then I'll truly have to re-evaluate whether the Tang Sect's hidden weapons are worth my considerable effort."
Lin Rong thought to himself and raised the Peacock Plume in his hand, aiming it at the canyon exit.
Time ticked by.
Tang Hao was getting closer and closer to the canyon's exit.
One hundred meters... fifty meters... twenty meters... one meter!
The moment Tang Hao stepped out of the canyon, Lin Rong actively deactivated his Void Concealment and simultaneously pressed the launch button of the Peacock Plume.
In an instant, ten meters in front of the canyon exit.
Three hundred and sixty-five needle-like hidden weapons bloomed in the air like a peacock's tail, brilliant and dazzling.
"Not good!"
Tang Hao was, after all, a man who had earned the Title of Slaughter God in Slaughter City.
Even though he was heavily injured at the moment, his beast-like keen reaction speed allowed him to trigger the crisis instinct etched into his bones almost the instant the Peacock Plume was fired.
Without the slightest hesitation, Tang Hao instinctively unleashed the Clear Sky Hammer, making a defensive move born of instinct.
Clang~ Clang~
Some of the needle-like hidden weapons were blocked by the Clear Sky Hammer, emitting a harsh sound of metal colliding.
However, the remaining majority of the needle-like hidden weapons hit their mark without exception.
Instantly.
Hundreds of fine, dark red blood mists erupted from Tang Hao's burly and strong body.
Over ten Dragon Whisker Needles caused Tang Hao's muscles to contract, over ten Bone-Piercing Needles pierced his bones, and over ten Thunder Fire Needles exploded his flesh...
The essence of the Snow Swan Kiss attached to these needle-like hidden weapons quickly permeated every part of Tang Hao's body.
Within Tang Hao's body, all poisonous substances, under the medicinal power of the Snow Swan Kiss, continuously grew and strengthened, constantly eroding his already broken and battered body.
The injuries that had been suppressed by his powerful Soul Power for years erupted at this moment. Before Tang Hao could even get a clear look at the two figures who had appeared ten meters away, his vision went black, and he collapsed to the ground, losing consciousness.
Lin Rong looked down at Tang Hao, who was still breathing on the ground, and thought to himself:
"You're still alive with a breath left? Are you a cockroach?"
Although he knew Tang Hao couldn't hold on much longer, Lin Rong understood that any delay could lead to unforeseen complications. Therefore, he decisively delivered the finishing blow, extinguishing Tang Hao's last breath.
At that very moment, on the horizon, the sun's final ray of twilight sank below the edge of the sky, as if its last ember of life had been consumed.
At the exact same moment Tang Hao drew his last breath.
Tang Sect.
A bloodline connection originating from this body caused Tang San to feel a sudden pang of distress. Tears streamed down his face, wetting his collar.
A profound sadness welled up from the depths of his heart, and bitter tears instantly filled his being.
"Why? Why do I feel so sad?"
Tang San had never experienced anything like this in either his past or present life. He wanted to control this sorrow, but he was utterly incapable of doing so.
Every time he attempted to, it felt as though another consciousness within him fiercely resisted.
Overwhelmed by emotion, Tang San even vaguely sensed that he was losing control of this body, overcome by grief.
This feeling of losing control filled Tang San with terror.
He had initially thought it was the consciousness of the original owner of this body reawakening, attempting to seize control.
Fortunately, this situation didn't last long.
After about five to six minutes.
This genuine sorrow, stemming from his bloodline, gradually lessened and soon dissipated completely.
As the predicted outcome didn't occur, Tang San's fear gradually subsided, and he regained his composure.
As an orphan adopted by the Tang Sect since childhood, his assassin training had included no education on matters of bloodline connection.
Therefore, Tang San didn't connect the sorrow that had surged within him to the father of his current body at all.
"The situation that occurred in my body just now caused a slight loosening in the Yang Wei Meridian, one of the extraordinary meridians. I need to strike while the iron is hot and take this opportunity to open it."
Tang San, having "regained" control of his body, unexpectedly discovered that the bottleneck in his Yang Wei Meridian had loosened as he examined his condition.
This unexpected joy left Tang San no time to ponder the reason for his body's earlier state. Instead, he focused all his attention on circulating the Mysterious Heaven Skill, channeling his entire Soul Power to open the loosened bottleneck in the Yang Wei Meridian.
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