"Xiao Qiu. Where are we going now?"
On the streets of Soto City, Xiao Wu looked at her lover with curiosity.
At this moment.
It had been a while since they left the Spirit Hall sub-branch.
Ye Qiu hadn't said much, just pulling her along to look around.
"I'll go buy a mask first, then get you something to eat. For the next period, you'll have to bear with staying in the Divine Might Space!"
"How can this be... alright!"
Under Ye Qiu's firm gaze, Xiao Wu nodded, a little disappointed.
If she had known, she would have slept more this morning. What if she had to endure the pain one more time?
Thinking of this, a blush spread across her face, and she hugged Ye Qiu's arm, pressing close to him.
"Then, let's go buy things quickly, don't delay."
"Mm! I'll buy you all your favorite things!"
Ye Qiu chuckled, wrapping his arm around her slender waist, and continued to wander through the streets.
If these three ninety-sixth level Titled Douluo were to fight.
The danger would be unimaginable.
Even the aftermath of the battlefield, hitting Ye Qiu, would likely scatter him into pieces.
Ye Qiu didn't dare to act recklessly with Xiao Wu.
Moreover, she was still somewhat inconvenient to move, needing his support even to walk.
...
Soto City, south side.
Shrek Academy, the sun shone brightly.
Oscar was in the dormitory taking care of Tang San, who was still unconscious.
Although Dai Mubai had regained consciousness, his body was still weak, and he was leaning against the bed, contemplating life.
The expression on his face changed constantly.
He wasn't wearing clothes, and his entire right arm was bandaged, with faint traces of crimson blood seeping through.
In the small forest where Zhao Wuji had been hammered, screams rang out again.
However, this time the screams were more hoarse and suppressed compared to the last time.
A man like a city wall stood beside him, bowing his head.
Watching his good friend being tormented.
Seeing the other party stop.
Zhao Wuji, still bruised and swollen, immediately stepped forward and helped Flender up.
At this moment, Flender's condition was not good; the black-rimmed glasses he always wore had been shattered.
Other than that, there weren't many wounds on his face.
Only blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.
Under the clothes, his body was covered in bruises, black and blue.
His internal organs also suffered some trauma.
Standing before the two of them was none other than the Clear Sky Douluo—Tang Hao!
Nine spirit rings floated up and down around him.
He held a jar of cheap ale in one hand and a Clear Sky Hammer about the size of Flender's face in the other.
His entire body reeked of sour alcohol, his hair was like a bird's nest, and his beard was unkempt.
His robes were tattered, with clumps of dirt, as if they hadn't been washed in a long time.
His eyes were cloudy and yellowish, and his voice was low.
"Flender, this is punishment for not protecting your student well! Considering you are the head of an academy, I'll save you some face!"
"Flender thanks Your Excellency for showing mercy!" Flender pushed away Zhao Wuji, who was supporting him, his body swaying slightly, and bowed to Tang Hao.
His disheveled, unkempt long hair covered his face, making it impossible to see his expression at the moment.
"Alright, now you can tell me why Little San fainted!"
Tang Hao didn't care about these things; in his eyes, these people were just bigger grasshoppers.
His temper wasn't very good either; he had only been gone for one night.
When he returned, he only saw Tang San lying on the bed, unconscious and unable to take care of himself!
This was a father's rage!
"Your Excellency, according to the accompanying student, Tang San was knocked out by a young man named Ye Qiu, likely a mental attack type Spirit Ability."
"..."
Flender lowered his head and truthfully recounted the situation Oscar had told him.
"A peer? Ye Qiu? Suspected to be from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School?"
His aura dissipated, and Tang Hao also frowned, putting away the large hammer in his hand.
"Since it was done by a peer, then so be it."
With that, he took a few big gulps of wine.
Gulp, gulp, gulp!
"Ugh," he burped, shaking the wine bottle in his hand, hearing no sound.
His brows furrowed even deeper immediately.
Bang! He irritably threw the jar to the ground.
He suppressed his impatience and continued to inquire about Tang San's condition.
"How is Little San doing now?"
"Your Excellency, rest assured, Tang San is fine, just excessive mental force depletion. He'll be fine after a few days of rest!"
"Mm!" Hearing Flender's answer, Tang Hao nodded in satisfaction.
"Eh?"
Just as he was about to inquire about the whereabouts of the Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beast transformed into a little girl.
He suddenly let out a soft exclamation.
Tang Hao turned his head and glanced behind him.
He actually had a feeling of being spied upon.
"Your Excellency?"
Flender slightly lifted his eyelids, looking at him strangely.
"Alright, nothing else, I'll leave now! You remember Little San, he is my Tang Hao's son!"
"Take care!"
Whoosh!
Tang Hao's figure instantly disappeared from the spot, soaring into the sky.
Only a single phrase, "Take care," echoed in Flender and Zhao Wuji's ears.
"Bah! What kind of Clear Sky Douluo is he! Is he Tang San's father or are we? That son of a bitch!"
Zhao Wuji spat fiercely in the direction Tang Hao had left.
"A coward who bullies the weak and fears the strong, he didn't even fart when he heard Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School! Hiss~!
He spoke a little too loudly, and a sharp pain shot through his lips and face.
This time, Flender didn't stop him from cursing Tang Hao.
"Haha... This is the Spirit Master's world, isn't it? The strong prey on the weak, survival of the fittest! He didn't even ask for the reason, he just beat me up!"
Flender barely managed to straighten his back, took off the glasses still hanging on his face, and slowly flicked away the remaining glass shards.
The astute man no longer showed his cunning smile, but instead a bitter expression, making his already unattractive long face even uglier.
"Let's go!"
He sighed, draped his arm over Zhao Wuji's shoulder, and together they left this sorrowful place.
...
Several hundred meters away.
Ye Qiu, dressed in a black robe and wearing a spiral mask.
Was using the Sharingan's perspective ability to spy on Tang Hao.
"Damn! Such speed!"
Watching Tang Hao disappear from his sight, Ye Qiu's heart skipped a beat.
He immediately picked up a small flowerpot in his arms and ran, dashing towards the wilderness.
He could be sure that Tang Hao had definitely sensed his location and was closing in on him.
However, he wasn't too flustered.
This situation actually saved him a lot of trouble.
He didn't have to deliberately provoke that guy who gave birth but didn't raise.
Ye Qiu had been watching the scene of Tang Hao teaching Flender a lesson.
Ye Qiu sped forward, his mind clear, his Eternal Kaleidoscope Sharingan ready at any moment.
From the outside, the spiral mask only had a hole cut out, revealing a single eye.
That eye was black, unable to even see the whites.
This was a disguise Ye Qiu had specifically created using Life Mimicry.
His hair had also turned into long black hair, and his figure and face had also been altered.
Boom!
In just a few breaths.
A sonic boom sounded from behind him.
Ye Qiu didn't even need to look back; it was certainly Tang Hao catching up.
At this moment, Tang Hao's face was cold, and his eyes were filled with killing intent as he looked at Ye Qiu's back.
Although he didn't know who was monitoring him, his identity and whereabouts absolutely could not be exposed.
In his hand, he held a completely black hammer.
The hammerhead was cylindrical, and a special light adhered to its dark surface.
Around the cylindrical hammerhead, a faint pattern coiled.
As he got closer, just as Tang Hao was about to make his move.
His body suddenly stiffened in place, swaying slightly, and the expression on his face became somewhat frenzied.
"Heh, his speed is really fast!"
Ye Qiu's lips curved into an arc, letting out a cold laugh.
His back was a little damp; the might of the Clear Sky Douluo was truly not to be underestimated!
"Ah~!! You damn scoundrel! Die for me..."
Tang Hao frenziedly swung the Clear Sky Hammer in his hand, his eyes filled with surging desire, bloodshot and wide open.
"Today! I will tear you to pieces! Ah!"
Tang Hao roared madly, his speed increasing even further!
What did he perceive? What did he see?
He simply couldn't believe it!
That black-clad person actually had Ah Yin's aura on him, that unique, serene, elegant, and tolerant aura of the Blue Silver Emperor.
More importantly... in the flowerpot that scoundrel was holding!
There was actually a golden-edged Blue Silver Grass planted there!
That was clearly the figure of his wife, exactly like the Blue Silver Emperor he had lost!
He had thought Ah Yin had been forced to die again by him, and he had already lost all hope.
He never expected that Ah Yin was actually in the hands of the black-clad person in front of him!
This time, he absolutely had to get Ah Yin back.
The distance Ye Qiu had run while he was in a daze was instantly closed by Tang Hao.
"This speed!?"
He slightly turned his head, and the speed that even the Sharingan couldn't clearly see made Ye Qiu's heart tremble.
A dark, vaguely patterned hammer face was smashing towards half of Ye Qiu's body.
Powerful and heavy, weighing a Thousand Jun!
Rapidly expanding!
Divine Might!
Bang!
A loud explosion created a deep pit beside Ye Qiu, stirring up a gust of wind.
The large hammer struck the ground, sending stones flying in all directions.
"Damn it!"
Ye Qiu, startled and covered in cold sweat, secretly thought how close a call it was.
He almost didn't have enough time to use Divine Might.
Without a moment's pause, he immediately changed direction and ran towards a patch of jungle.
He had only gone a short distance.
Whoosh! Bang!
A black shadow crashed down, sending up clouds of dust, and even the surrounding trees slowly began to fall.
Ye Qiu's movements stopped. He suppressed his violently pounding heart, his single eye quietly watching ahead.
From within the dust, a black figure slowly stepped forward.
With each step he took, Ye Qiu could feel the pressure on him slowly intensifying.
With each step, a spirit ring rose from beneath his feet.
By the time he was fully revealed, the surrounding trees had also just crashed to the ground.
Gusts of wind stirred, blowing Tang Hao's bird's nest-like hair and his unkempt black robe.
Two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red spirit ring pulsed around his body.
All of them appeared before Ye Qiu's eyes.
The hammer grew larger; merely resting it lightly on the ground created a large indentation.
A bloody glow circulated, and the entire hammer was stained with a layer of crimson.
Everything around was covered in a bloody light.
Ye Qiu could even smell a hint of blood.
This was the Slaughter God Domain!
At this moment, Tang Hao's aura was fully unleashed, his presence overwhelming!
"Little thief! You... deserve to die!!"
Tang Hao's voice carried an bone-chilling coldness.
Just as he was about to take another step and continue approaching Ye Qiu, he paused again.
He saw Ye Qiu, dressed in a black robe and wearing a single-eyed mask.
After using Divine Might to alleviate the pressure on him,
he held a Blue Silver Emperor potted plant in one hand, while his other hand had already grabbed the branches and leaves of the Blue Silver Emperor.
The threat was clear.
"How dare you?!" Tang Hao roared, his cloudy eyes already glistening with tears.
Surging hatred threatened to pierce Ye Qiu.
"Heh heh... it's best if you calm down, Your Excellency!"
Ye Qiu chuckled, his voice extremely hoarse, as if he'd been run over by a truck.
The single eye visible through the mask emitted a dark glow, looking somewhat eerie.
"Who exactly are you?" Tang Hao's gaze sharpened as he scrutinized Ye Qiu from head to toe.
"Ma~" Ye Qiu smacked his lips, a mischievous thought suddenly rising in his heart.
"You can call me Uchiha Madara!"
"Uchiha Madara?" Tang Hao murmured, but he couldn't recall anyone by that name in his mind.
"That's right!"
The face beneath the mask held a deep smile, the dark eyes concealing the true playfulness in Ye Qiu's eyes.
"So it's just an unknown nobody! Now… return Ah Yin to me, and I might consider leaving you a complete corpse!"
Tang Hao extended his hand, his eyes fixed on the masked person before him.
"Puhahaha!"
Ye Qiu suddenly burst into wild laughter, which only made Tang Hao even more agitated, his Clear Sky Hammer in his hand stirring restlessly.
"What are you laughing at?!"
"What am I laughing at?" Ye Qiu tilted his head, as if deep in thought.
Noticing Tang Hao's slight movement, a cold sneer curled the corner of his mouth beneath the mask. Immediately, he grabbed the Blue Silver Emperor in the pot into his hand!
Tang Hao's tiger-like eyes widened, his body trembled, and he slowly relaxed his grip on the hammer.
"Heh heh… what do you think I'm laughing at?" Ye Qiu let out a piercing laugh, his voice filled with mockery and ridicule.
"I laugh at your ignorance! I laugh at you, a Clear Sky Douluo, living worse than a dog. I laugh at you for failing to protect your wife. I laugh at you for giving birth but not raising your child. I laugh at you for angering your father to death. I laugh at the weakness of your Clear Sky Sect…"
"You're courting death! Stop it!"
Tang Hao roared, and a powerful aura stirred a fierce wind, making Ye Qiu's robe flap loudly.
He immediately raised his hammer.
"Oh yo yo, it wouldn't be good if you scared me now~"
Just as Tang Hao was about to erupt.
Ye Qiu's mocking voice rang out, his hand already tightly gripping the Blue Silver Emperor.
The hand gripping the plant seemed genuinely startled, trembling incessantly.
It could uproot it at any moment.
Tang Hao's face showed panic, and he quickly reached out to stop him.
"Am I wrong, esteemed Clear Sky Your Excellency?"
Facing Ye Qiu's provocation, Tang Hao's hand gripping the hammer tightened and trembled continuously.
The hatred in his eyes flickered erratically.
He slightly raised the hammer, his cracked lips slightly parting.
Ye Qiu's eyes narrowed. Under the observation of his Sharingan, Tang Hao's spirit power surged, clearly indicating he was about to attack!
Before he could speak, Ye Qiu spoke first.
"Heh heh heh!"
This eerie laugh made Tang Hao's heart jump, and a sense of unease filled his entire chest!
"It seems your love for your wife isn't all that great, is it?"
Ye Qiu had played enough.
The aura of the Blue Silver Emperor didn't come from the potted plant!
It came from within Ye Qiu's body.
He didn't want to stay any longer before Tang Hao noticed.
The most important thing was... the time for Divine Might was almost up!
"Stop! What are you doing? Everything you said is right, all of it!"
"No, no! Ah Yin!!"
Tang Hao's voice was too late!
As Ye Qiu's words fell, he had already uprooted the Blue Silver Grass in his hand.
Flames erupted from his hand, incinerating the delicate Blue Silver Emperor.
At the same time, he also withdrew the Blue Silver Emperor's aura from his body.
He didn't forget to let out a cackling laugh.
Tang Hao's eyes widened, bloodshot, and his aura reached its peak in an instant!
"You're courting death!!"
Without another word, Tang Hao was consumed by killing intent.
His eyes were blood-red.
Once again, he watched Ah Yin 'die' before him.
His heart was bleeding! His guts were torn apart!
"Die, die, die!!"
As his furious voice shattered this jungle.
The blood-colored Clear Sky Hammer in his hand suddenly swelled, becoming a hammer several meters in diameter.
He swung it at an incredibly fast speed, striking Ye Qiu directly in the head.
Ye Qiu continued to laugh wildly.
He neither dodged nor avoided!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
In just a single breath, Tang Hao had already swung over a dozen times, his hand speed incredibly fast.
The ground sank, and the surrounding trees were blown down by the storm he created, those closer even uprooted.
"Heh heh heh"
"!" Tang Hao had just raised his hammer to continue attacking.
Upon hearing that strange laugh, he froze again.
He could sense that Ah Yin's aura was still there… right underground!
"Ah Yin! My Ah Yin! Chaotic Cloak…!"
Tang Hao roared hoarsely, his throat becoming raw, his face distorted and hideous.
The ground continued to sink, the deep pit constantly expanding, and the hammer in his hand swung with blurred afterimages.
"Tang Hao, if you want to save your wife, get to the mountain five kilometers west of the city within fifteen minutes."
"If you're late! Your wife, I will… heh heh heh!"
The voice slowly faded, and the Blue Silver Emperor's aura vanished without a trace again.
"No! My Ah Yin… I will definitely kill you!"
Tang Hao's roar was no longer audible to Ye Qiu.
After launching his attack, Ye Qiu used Divine Might's intangibility to quickly sink into the ground.
And released the Blue Silver Emperor's aura to tell Tang Hao.
Your wife isn't dead!
Then, he instructed Tang Hao to go to the location he had agreed upon with Qian Jun and Jiang Mo, the two venerables.
Afterward, he disappeared without a trace amid a series of strange laughs!
...
Divine Might Space.
Crack!
He applied a little force with his hand.
The egg-sized glass orb in Ye Qiu's hand shattered.
This was a type of mother-child glass orb from Spirit Hall, used to grasp battle opportunities.
Looking at the shattered pieces in his hand, Ye Qiu chuckled.
Next, he just needed to find a place to watch the show!
He was quite confident in the Qian Jun brothers.
Don't let their middle-aged appearance fool you.
They were both over a hundred years old, and the two brothers had been partners for nearly a hundred years, their tacit understanding unmatched.
Even though Tang Hao had many tricks and powerful combat strength,
he was still injured, and he would likely choose to retreat if he sensed something was wrong.
...
Soto City, on the mountain to the west.
A pair of middle-aged twin brothers sat on the ground, eyes closed, resting.
Crack!
A faint sound came from Qian Jun Douluo's embrace.
Taking out the remaining fragments from his chest, Qian Jun Douluo's face showed a satisfied smile.
"Brother, it seems that kid has succeeded! Now it's our turn!"
"That kid certainly has some skill!"
Bang! Jiang Mo Douluo stood up directly, a Coiling Dragon Rod appearing in his hand, which he forcefully plunged into the ground.
His eyes looked towards Soto City.
"I can feel it, Tang Hao is almost here!"
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