Chapter 146. Tai Tan Loses Another Finger.
Lou Gao wasn't good at deception, nor did he bother to try. He joined the Spirit Hall for its spirit guide technology. He nodded and said, "Yes, I plan to join the Spirit Hall."
"You really plan to join the Spirit Hall, Lou Gao? I'll give you one last chance. Don't join the Spirit Hall," Tai Tan said.
He and Lou Gao were friends, so he naturally didn't want Lou Gao to persist. Of course, in Tai Tan's heart, loyalty to Tang Hao took precedence over Lou Gao's friendship. If Lou Gao continued to persist, Tai Tan would have no choice but to tearfully clear the way for his master.
Lou Gao ignored Si Long's repeated hints and nodded, saying, "I won't change my mind easily."
Tai Tan took a deep breath and said, "For the sake of our long-standing friendship, I'll give you a quick death."
"Wait, Vice President Tai Tan, what do you want to do?" Si Long asked quickly.
"The Blacksmith Association will not tolerate anyone who dares to join the Spirit Hall, even if you're a master craftsman. From tonight onward, this is an ironclad rule for all blacksmiths in the Blacksmith Association, and no one shall violate it." Tai Tan declared, clenching his fist and charging towards Lou Gao.
"Old friend, I'm sorry. Since you're so stubborn as to join the Spirit Hall, I can only eliminate you as an obstacle for my master."
Seeing Tai Tan charging towards him, with nowhere to hide, Lou Gao sighed. He hadn't expected Tai Tan to strike so decisively and ruthlessly, not even willing to spare him for the sake of their decades-long friendship.
It was a shame, he would never learn the crafting techniques of soul guides.
As Tai Tan's fist drew closer, Tai Tan could already see the revolving screen of his life. His life was monotonous, a life spent as a blacksmith, pursuing the ultimate secrets of blacksmithing.
Suddenly, just as Tai Tan's fist was about to crush Lou Gao's head, a more powerful fist grabbed the powerful gorilla's fist.
"You old eunuch! President Lou Gao is the one our Pope has designated to protect."
The sudden change caused Tai Tan's hand to be firmly grasped by someone else. He even felt his own strength sink like a stone into the sea.
"You are..." Tai Tan looked at the rugged man in front of him and didn't recognize him for a moment. After all, during the battle with the Clear Sky Sect, Kuang Xi was there to cut off the Clear Sky Sect's retreat.
Kuang Xi Douluo's spirit rings fell one by one.
Yellow, purple, black, black, black.
Originally, Kuang Xi's fifth ring was also a thousand-year spirit ring. Qian Xunji, who suffered from obsessive-compulsive disorder, helped Kuang Xi add the fifth ring.
"My humble name is Ximen Kuang, with the title of Kuang Xi, a level 92 Titled Douluo, and a Guardian Elder of the Spirit Hall." Kuang Xi Douluo said.
You," said Titan, "I've heard your Power Clan is skilled in strength. I was hoping to test your strength against the legendary Titled Douluo. But considering your pitiful appearance with one hand missing, I'll forgo the competition." With a dismissive flick of his hand, the Crazy Rhino flung Titan forward.
Titan's body slammed heavily into the wall, instantly reducing it to rubble.
"Titan, since our Pope has decided to incorporate the Spirit Hall, even a rat can't stop him, let alone a castrated dog like you," the Crazy Rhino said scornfully.
Titan struggled to his feet, spitting out a mouthful of blood. He looked at Kuang Xi with resentment, then at the members of the Blacksmith Association. He said to Kuang Xi, "Kill me or chop me up, please do as you please. Everyone from the Blacksmith Association, just watch me, the Divine Craftsman Titan, die at the hands of the Spirit Hall and do nothing."
Titan knew that the Spirit Hall had already dispatched the Titled Douluo, and even if he wanted to stop them, he couldn't. He hoped that his death would awaken the blacksmiths' sense of resistance, and make them fight against the Spirit Hall like moths to a flame.
Even if these people couldn't forge weapons for their masters and resist the Spirit Hall, they must not let them fall into the Spirit Hall's hands.
But Ximen Kuang walked right up to Tai Tan, straightened him up, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "I never said I was going to kill you. After all—"
Ximen Kuang forced his voice to flow as he spoke to Tai Tan, "It's the Pope's will that you, the old eunuch, live."
"You—" Tai Tan nearly exploded at Ximen Kuang's words. What the hell did Qianxunji mean by that? Was he playing a fool with Tai Tan?
But the next moment, he felt his finger being torn apart, and then an indescribable pain pierced Tai Tan's nerves.
"Throw it away, ahhhhhhhhhh—"
Ximen Kuang held out Tai Tan's severed finger and said, "This is the price of causing trouble. Get out of here."
And so, Tai Tan lost both his arm and a finger.
He was immediately thrown out of the Blacksmith Guild.
Ximen Kuang looked at the people in the Blacksmith Association and said, "Don't worry. We in the Spirit Hall don't force anyone. Those who are willing to join the Spirit Hall can join. Those who are unwilling to join but willing to follow Tai Tan can leave with him now."
The people in the Blacksmith Association looked at each other. In the end, only a few diehards from Tai Tan's and Tang Hao's factions left the Blacksmith Association. The rest voted unanimously in favor of the Blacksmith Association joining the Spirit Hall.
Ultimately, the Blacksmith Association joined the Spirit Hall. After Qian Xunji incorporated the Blacksmith Association, the Blacksmith Association remained stationed in Gengxin City, under the control of the Spirit Hall there. However, Qian Xunji selected some blacksmiths who were loyal to the Spirit Hall and brought them back to the Spirit Hall along with Lou Gao and others.
In the Spirit Hall, President Lou Gao looked at Qian Xunji expectantly and asked, "Your Holiness, now that I have completed all your requirements, is it about the technology of soul guides?"
Qian Xunji no longer hid it, but gave the document on low-level soul guide technology to Lou Gao and said, "Inside it is the essence of the knowledge of low-level soul guides. You can learn the knowledge of low-level soul guides from it."
When Lou Gao took the book, he keenly caught the word "low-level" from Qian Xunji's mouth, so he smiled foolishly and said, "Your Holiness, you said this is the knowledge of low-level soul guides, so is there knowledge of intermediate or even advanced soul guides? Do you want to give it to me as well?"
When Qian Xunji heard it, he immediately realized that what he had just said was a leak. He only had low-level soul guides in his hands, and no knowledge of advanced soul guides. But thinking of his own system, could he do without the knowledge of soul guides?
"Ahem, President Lou Gao, knowledge of low-level soul guides is the foundation of the foundation of soul guides. You haven't even laid a solid foundation, and you're already aiming for high-level soul guides? You're really aiming too high!" Qian Xunji said.
"That's right, Your Holiness, after I finish learning the knowledge of low-level soul guides, you must also give me the knowledge of intermediate and advanced soul guides," Lou Gao said.
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