Since the two sides met, people across the continent had been looking forward to Tang Hao's performance this time.
Because logically speaking, as a future Titled Douluo, a single failure was not enough to defeat him.
Everyone was curious about how Tang Hao would strive and give his all to catch up after that failure.
Even the Tang Hao of the Black World himself was secretly hoping that his parallel world self would display talent greater than his own.
However, as the heavenly curtain broadcast, everyone was dumbfounded.
Ah Yin had a filter from having spent time with Tang Hao, which made her actively try to make excuses for him.
But the ordinary Spirit Masters watching the heavenly curtain had never spent time with Tang Hao; to them, although Tang Hao was a Titled Douluo, he was truly a stranger.
Therefore, the crowd was able to watch Tang Hao's performance from a sufficiently objective perspective.
Then, ninety-nine percent of the people saw it: Tang Hao in the heavenly curtain felt fear in his heart as he watched the battle between Yu Xiaogang and Tang Xiao.
Even so, most people still didn't say anything.
After all, he was a future Titled Douluo, and the crowd was still willing to give him some trust.
But as Tang Hao collapsed to the ground, this trust shattered instantly.
Everyone was like a pot that had boiled over, starting to discuss it with those around them.
"Is this, is this the Clear Sky Douluo Tang Hao?"
"What a worthless thing. I, a mere Spirit Ancestor, still possess a spirit that never yields after a hundred battles, yet he, a Genius, can get so scared after losing just once?"
"I thought I would get to see another good fight, what a disappointment."
"Such a person can also become a Titled Douluo, tsk tsk tsk, the heavens really do favor some people."
"Who says otherwise? I used to treat him as my idol, but now looking at it, I spit on him!"
"..."
Ordinary people generally thought of figures who only existed in legends as lofty and high-minded.
For instance, the Supreme Pontiff of Spirit Hall should look dignified and sacred in their eyes.
Although Qian Xunji's schemes and ambitions failed to work against Yu Xiaogang several times, and Qian Xunji's broken defense and angry expressions disappointed some ordinary Spirit Masters.
But it could not be denied that, putting these aside, Qian Xunji fit the public's imagination of him very well.
Dignified, sacred, powerful; even if he possessed ambition and was skilled at scheming, these things would not make him lose points.
Moreover, Qian Xunji's broken defense and anger were all because of that monster Yu Xiaogang, which was normal.
Because Yu Xiaogang was a completely unreasonable existence.
And Tang Hao was a similar case.
In people's imagination, Tang Hao should be that kind of flamboyant, conceited, and arrogant person.
The previous Tang Hao was indeed like that.
Even though Yu Xiaogang defeated Tang Hao in the Spirit Master Competition, no one felt that Tang Hao was just so-so.
Because after watching the heavenly curtain all along, everyone knew Yu Xiaogang's situation; if they were in his place, they would have been defeated just by the aftermath of Yu Xiaogang's attacks.
Therefore, everyone felt that Tang Hao losing to Yu Xiaogang was nothing; even if he was decadent for a while, he would definitely be able to stand up again later.
Indomitable, unyielding in a hundred battles—this was also their imagination of a powerhouse.
But what was the result? Seeing Yu Xiaogang again, before the two sides even started fighting, Tang Hao just watched Yu Xiaogang fight his brother, and he was already afraid.
Afterward, he even collapsed to the ground in a single move.
Is this reasonable?
Is this one of the so-called clear sky twin stars, the super Genius who inherited the Clear Sky Douluo title, the future successor of the Upper Three Sects' Clear Sky Sect?
One can only say that if such a person can become a Titled Douluo in the future, the heavens really have no eyes!
Especially those Spirit Masters who had put in thousands of efforts but had their limits capped by their talent; they were truly cursing out loud at this moment.
And as the person involved, Tang Hao himself was also dumbfounded.
"Th-that is me?"
Tang Hao stared at the heavenly curtain, dumbstruck and in disbelief.
Although he was exceptionally decadent now, Tang Hao believed that if he met the people from Spirit Hall again, he would still be able to smash them to death with his Clear Sky Hammer.
Fear? Absolutely impossible!
The reason he was so decadent was because of the damage caused by that battle, the departure of Ah Yin, and the harm done to the Sect.
Various factors led to all of this.
In fact, in that battle back then, if it were really about victory or defeat, he hadn't lost.
He survived, while two of Qian Xunji's die-hard followers died in battle, and Qian Xunji was seriously injured and died later on.
With this record, who would dare say he lost?
"Damn heavenly curtain, this is absolutely smearing me, smearing my Clear Sky Sect!!"
Tang Hao roared at the heavenly curtain.
On the other side, the members of the Clear Sky Sect were also filled with righteous indignation; although they viewed Tang Hao as a stain, it could not be denied that Tang Hao did indeed make them proud back then.
But what the hell was the heavenly curtain broadcasting?
This was completely smearing them!
Some other people who knew Tang Hao, such as those from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Spirit Hall, also showed expressions of disbelief.
They really found it hard to believe that the guy collapsed on the ground in the heavenly curtain was Tang Hao.
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[Tang Hao suddenly collapsing to the ground made everyone who was still fighting go quiet.]
[Everyone's gaze turned towards Tang Hao.]
[And Tang Hao, facing everyone's gaze, looked at his trembling legs and hands in disbelief, struggling to get up.]
[Only to find that his body was completely out of his control.]
["Brother Hao!"]
["Brother Hao!"]
[With two exclamations, Tang Xiao and Ah Yin arrived at Tang Hao's side. Ah Yin injected Soul Power into Tang Hao's body, wanting to check his condition.]
[As a result, after her Soul Power circled around, she found that there were no problems.]
[And Tang Xiao, taking advantage of the time Ah Yin was checking, roared at Yu Xiaogang:]
["What did you do to my brother!"]
[Facing the angry Tang Xiao and the collapsed Tang Hao, Yu Xiaogang pondered for a moment, then curved his eyes and revealed a knowing smile.]
["So, is it the Mental Pressurization effect applied during that battle in the Spirit Master Competition?"]
[This was a mental-type Self-Created Spirit Ability he first used when fighting Tai Tan of the Strength Clan, a special attack formed by mixing mental power into physical attacks.]
[And the effect of this move was to make the person fighting him feel their spirit become heavier and heavier the more they fought, as if they were suffering from some immense pressure.]
[As the battle progressed, this pressure would continuously increase. Once the pressure grew too much, the opponent would doubt their life and eventually suffer a mental breakdown.]
[Yu Xiaogang had relied on this move to make Tai Tan cry back then.]
[Later, when fighting Tang Hao, Yu Xiaogang also used this move.]
[He had originally thought that this move would only defeat the enemy when used, but now, looking through Tang Hao's situation, it seemed there was an even further effect.]
["Opponents defeated by me will maintain this mental pressure, and when they meet me again, they will directly suffer a mental breakdown?"]
["Doesn't that mean that from now on, as long as I use this move to defeat an opponent once, it will be impossible for them to ever defeat me again?"]
[Yu Xiaogang thought to himself.]
[After all, even a Genius of Tang Hao's level was like this; who else among those Geniuses inferior to Tang Hao could resist his mental attack?]
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