Chapter 34: Tang Hao Dies — Breakthrough to Rank Ninety-Five!
"Oh? Isn't this Tang Hao?"
"So… this is how pathetic you've become?"
Wang Li stepped forward, shielding Zhu Zhuqing behind him, a faint smile curling at the corner of his lips.
This damned Tang Hao—he had ruined the opportunity of Wang Li's second simulation!
Snatching the hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor right leg bone was nowhere near enough to compensate for that lost chance.
A Dark Demon Evil God Tiger martial soul at the very start…
Tang Hao had also noticed Wang Li and the others by now. His expression remained calm, though confusion flickered in his eyes.
He had seen Zhu Zhuqing before—Tang San's classmate.
After arguing fiercely with Dai Mubai, she had angrily left Shrek Academy.
He hadn't expected to encounter her here.
As for Wang Li and Ning Rongrong, he didn't recognize them at all.
What truly puzzled Tang Hao was this—Wang Li and Zhu Zhuqing actually knew who he was!
One must know, he had never revealed himself in front of either Zhu Zhuqing or Wang Li.
Wang Li's heart was anything but calm.
Just who exactly had Bibi Dong brought to Shrek Academy?
And she still let Tang Hao escape…
Utter trash!
Fortunately, Tang Hao ran into him instead.
Otherwise, in the future, this guy might have carried a giant hammer and made a domineering entrance!
"Kid, even though I'm severely injured, I'm not someone you can just toy with!"
Tang Hao stared intently at Wang Li as he spoke.
There was nothing wrong with that statement.
Even gravely injured—missing one arm and one leg, unable to activate his soul rings—
And with his soul power level having fallen to Rank 79—
He was still Tang Hao!
Ordinary Soul Douluo-level experts were no match for him.
This brat before him looked about the same age as Tang San—at most a Soul Elder.
How could he possibly be a match for Tang Hao?
Hearing this—
Wang Li casually dug a finger into his ear and said disdainfully,
"Ah Yin's soul bone was taken by me."
"And I framed Bibi Dong for it."
"Surprised? Shocked?"
Tang Hao: "???"
At that moment, Tang Hao's eyes widened in disbelief!
No wonder—no wonder Bibi Dong had reacted so "strangely" when she heard his explanation.
As if realizing something, Tang Hao narrowed his eyes and asked,
"The information about me being at Shrek Academy… was that also given to Bibi Dong by you?"
"Yep."
Wang Li shrugged and continued,
"I didn't expect them to be so useless—unable to even deal with a cripple like you."
"You—!"
"Pff—!"
His rage surged, attacking his heart. Tang Hao spat out a mouthful of blood, his gaze locked onto Wang Li.
The dignified Clear Sky Douluo…
Actually being played like a fiddle by a mere brat!
He simply couldn't understand how someone of Wang Li's age could have pulled this off.
With his own Titled Douluo-level perception, he had never once sensed Wang Li's presence.
It was utterly absurd.
"Kid, you are courting death!"
The moment those words left his mouth, Tang Hao was shocked to realize—
His perception, even his eyesight, couldn't keep up with Wang Li's speed!
A scorpion-like tail pierced straight through his chest without warning.
As his consciousness faded, he finally saw it clearly!
Black, black, black, black, black, black, ice-gold, red gold, red gold—
Nine soul rings.
"What a waste of words. Letting you die with clarity is already more than you deserve."
"Become nourishment for my ascent."
Facing the Evil God Hook, Tang Hao could not resist whatsoever.
In just a few moments, Tang Hao died completely, carrying his unwillingness and fury with him.
His flesh, blood, and soul power were devoured entirely by the Evil God Hook…
Tang Hao had ambushed him in the simulator.
Before ambushing Tang Hao now, Wang Li had at least let him die knowing the truth.
He, Wang Li, was simply too kind!
Originally at Rank 94, after devouring Tang Hao, Wang Li's soul power broke through once more—
Rank 95!
Ning Rongrong shuddered violently, her body trembling.
Brother Li looked a bit… evil.
But—
She liked it all the same.
Stealing Ah Yin's soul bone, framing Bibi Dong, reporting Tang Hao to her…
Brother Li really knew how to play the game…
Zhu Zhuqing's expression remained unchanged. She knew exactly how terrifying Wang Li's martial soul was.
To grow into a Titled Douluo, Wang Li must have endured unimaginable hardship.
For example, living in the Star Dou Great Forest for many years.
Wang Li picked up Tang Hao's soul bones—four pieces in total.
As for the remaining two, they were most likely stored inside Tang Hao's storage soul tool.
Tang Hao had crippled one arm and one leg, not only to stabilize his injuries but also to extract the Clear Sky Sect's inherited soul bones.
Those two inherited soul bones were the best ones on Tang Hao's body.
Sure enough, Wang Li found them inside Tang Hao's storage soul tool.
Each of them was over seventy thousand years old—top-tier ten-thousand-year soul bones!
At this point, Wang Li already possessed seven soul bones in total.
Tang Hao's full set of soul bones, plus the torso soul bone of the Ten-Thousand-Year Pit Demon Spider.
Wang Li had no intention of absorbing them for now.
As for how they would be distributed—that could wait until after the Star Luo Empire trip ended.
Tang Hao's death made Zhu Zhuqing extremely happy.
At this moment, her thoughts were completely unblocked, her heart at ease.
She had thought she would never be able to take revenge with her own hands in this lifetime.
Who would have thought Tang Hao would come and deliver himself?
"Let's go. Someone like Tang Hao isn't worth more than a few minutes of our time."
Wang Li waved his hand, retracted his martial soul, and continued walking toward Star Luo City.
Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing quickly followed, not bothering to care whether Tang Hao's corpse would be left to rot in the wilderness.
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Not long after Wang Li and the others left—
Bibi Dong, Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and the two Worship Brothers arrived at the place where Tang Hao had fallen.
Looking at the "figure" on the ground, all five fell silent.
They had chased Tang Hao all the way here—
Only to have someone else beat them to it!
Moreover, Tang Hao's manner of death was… exceptionally brutal.
"It was a Fallen One who killed Tang Hao…"
"To think the once-feared Death God would die at the hands of a Fallen One."
Among the five, Bibi Dong had the greatest authority to speak.
After all, she, too was a "Death God" who possessed the Death God Domain.
She understood the wickedness of Fallen Ones better than anyone.
"There are hardly any traces of battle here. The Fallen One killed Tang Hao instantly, then devoured him… and finally took his soul bones."
"The one who killed Tang Hao is not to be underestimated."
Ghost Douluo circled "Tang Hao" twice, analyzing calmly.
As elders of Spirit Hall, they frequently dealt with Fallen Ones and were extremely familiar with their methods.
"Your Holiness, I believe the one who killed Tang Hao is the same person who provided Salas with Tang Hao's intelligence."
Yue Guan didn't mention Xiao Wu—he only spoke of Tang Hao.
After all, he had been responsible for watching Tang San and Xiao Wu, while the other four handled the encirclement.
Yet those four had failed to confront Tang Hao head-on when he exploded all nine rings, allowing him to break free.
Tang San and Xiao Wu escaped—could that really be blamed on him?
The four exchanged glances, then nodded.
The Fallen One who killed Tang Hao was most likely a peak Soul Douluo or even a Titled Douluo.
He couldn't face Tang Hao at full strength alone, nor did he dare confront Spirit Hall directly.
Thus, he used Spirit Hall's hands to either kill or heavily injure Tang Hao.
The intelligence had been accurate.
If they had killed Tang Hao themselves, the other party would have gained nothing.
Unfortunately, they failed—and allowed someone else to reap the benefits!
What Bibi Dong and the others didn't know—
Their assumptions were correct at the beginning and the end.
Only the process in between… was completely wrong!
Wang Li encountering Tang Hao had been a pure accident.
"As long as Tang Hao is dead, that's enough. Second Brother, let's head back."
Fifteen Ton Douluo glanced at Bibi Dong and the others, then said to Demon Suppressing Douluo.
As for Tang San and Xiao Wu, that had nothing to do with them.
As long as Tang Hao was dead, their mission was complete.
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End of Chapter