Tang San's Death? Mysterious Powerful FigureAbove, the sky was pitch black, but golden sunlight streamed through a circular hole, illuminating the ground and enveloping the still somewhat dazed Tang San. The terrifying energy accumulating above resembled a volcano about to erupt, causing everyone present to tremble with fear.
"Mistress! Watch out!"
Tang Xiao was heartbroken and roared anxiously.
If Tang San dies, he doesn't know how to face his younger brother.
The four elders were extremely anxious. Although the golden rings binding them were disappearing at a visible speed, they were too far away from Tang San to provide any assistance. The only one capable of rescuing them was the Seventh Elder, who was beside Tang San.
Even if the Seventh Elder hadn't fallen from the Title Douluo realm, he still couldn't withstand this terrifying soul skill.
Is Tang San truly doomed? Is Heaven determined to destroy my Clear Sky Sect?
In the darkness, bathed in golden sunlight, Tang San looked up at the figure in the sky that he hated to the core, as if struck by lightning, and fell into a long silence.
He could feel the terror of this soul skill, and despite his best efforts, he couldn't find a way out. In other words, unless he directly withstood this soul skill, he was doomed.
Despite his efforts, it was all in vain; he didn't even consider using them.
"Xiao Wu, I think I really can't do it..."
Tang San smiled, somewhat helplessly, his lips trembling as he softly uttered a few words.
Just then, a crisp ringing sound rang out, and the Seventh Elder simultaneously detonated the eight spirit rings he could still use. With the support of the surging spirit power of the eight spirit rings, the Seventh Elder entered the Title Douluo Realm again, even becoming several times stronger than before.
"A disheveled cloak!"
The Seventh Elder, wielding the Clear Sky Hammer, stood in front of Tang San and roared.
After all the spirit rings exploded, the Seventh Elder could no longer use spirit skills and could only use the Clear Sky Sect's ultimate techniques. Besides the Chaotic Cloak, the Clear Sky Sect also had another extremely powerful ultimate technique, the Great Sumeru Hammer.
The Great Sumeru Hammer is a unique skill that can only be learned by exceptionally talented individuals who have broken through to the Title Douluo realm, and it has always been passed down from generation to generation. In the current generation, the Clear Sky Sect has a total of six Title Douluos, but that does not mean that everyone can learn the Great Sumeru Hammer.
Even among geniuses, there are differences.
Therefore, the four elders could only learn the first half of the Great Sumeru Hammer, the Ring Explosion. As for the second half, they could not master it.
That's why they had to be extremely careful when detonating their spirit rings, not daring to detonate too many at once. That's why the elders only detonated the first four spirit rings earlier; detonating too many would have been life-threatening, as their bodies couldn't withstand the enormous energy and could very well have exploded.
The fact that the Seventh Elder simultaneously detonated eight soul rings meant that he was risking his life.
He was willing to sacrifice his life for Tang San.
"Seventh Brother!"
"Seventh Elder!"
Tang Xiao, the four elders roared angrily, their eyes bloodshot. With a surge of soul power, they rushed towards Tang San and threw their Clear Sky Hammers, trying to block Dai Yao and Tang San.
"Seventh Elder..."
Looking at the Seventh Elder's resolute back, Tang San's heart trembled, and he murmured.
The Seventh Elder sacrificed his own life to give himself a chance to live. All the grudges that the Seventh Elder had made things difficult for him on the iron chain bridge because of his father had unknowingly vanished.
"The sun and moon shine, and gold turns!"
Just then, a golden array suddenly lit up beneath Tang San's feet, from which a majestic golden dragon leaped out, coiling upwards to shield Tang San beneath it, preparing to take the blow for him. Judging from its terrifying aura, its strength far surpassed that of ordinary Title Douluos, almost reaching the level of a Super Douluo.
This is one of Tang San's trump cards: the Martial Soul Fusion Skill of the Golden Iron Triangle.
After gaining control of the Heaven Dou Empire, Tang San gifted Grandmaster some imperial treasures, enabling Grandmaster to finally break through level 30 and obtain his third spirit ring. Meanwhile, Flander and Liu Erlong both broke through to the Soul Douluo realm, and the power of their spirit fusion skill was greatly enhanced, making it much stronger than when they were brutally defeated by Dugu Bo in the original story.
"Mistress, we'll protect you!"
From within the dragon's body came Yu Xiaogang's resolute voice.
"Teacher, please leave! Don't worry about me! I'm doomed! If you take this blow for me, you'll be seriously injured, or even die!"
Tang San said urgently.
"Little San, you don't need to persuade me anymore. I know your father is His Majesty Haotian, and I am not worthy to be your father, but after so many years together, in my heart, you are already my son. As a father, how can I stand by and do nothing when my son is facing a life-or-death crisis?"
Yu Xiaogang spoke slowly, his tone full of affection.
Upon hearing this, Tang San's heart trembled violently.
In his previous life, he was a disciple of the Tang Sect and never experienced fatherly love. In this life, he came to Douluo Continent. Although he had a father named Tang Hao, he never experienced the feeling of fatherly love when he was a child. It was only after he awakened his martial soul that he felt the love from Tang Hao.
In his heart, Yu Xiaogang was both a teacher and a father. Now, hearing Yu Xiaogang's sincere expression of emotion, he was immediately enveloped in a warm feeling.
"Even if I die today, I won't feel so regretful."
A smile appeared on Tang San's face.
He has a father again!
Before he could utter the word "father," a blood-red light illuminated the entire sky, and a cold, emotionless voice echoed throughout the universe.
"The eighth soul skill, Shen Luo!"
As the words fell, before anyone could react, a massive, incandescent beam of energy cleaved down from the sky. The elders of the Clear Sky Sect, the countless guards of the imperial palace, and the many citizens of Heaven Dou City could only watch helplessly as the energy beam engulfed the Seventh Elder, the Golden Dragon, and Tang San in succession.
The Seventh Elder's Haotian Hammer persisted for a moment within the pillar of light, and before the naked eye could see, it gradually turned into ashes.
The golden dragon's eyes were resolute, its claws outstretched, exuding domineering majesty. However, the moment it came into contact with the pillar of energy, it instantly transformed into a piercing scream, a sound that sent chills down one's spine...
"Seventh Elder! Third Brother!"
"Seventh Brother! Young Sect Master!"
Tang Xiao could no longer control his emotions; veins bulged on his forehead as he roared. The four elders were not to be outdone, their faces filled with anxiety and anger.
But what horrified them even more was that, despite being thousands of meters away, the energy fluctuations emanating from the energy beam still made their skin feel hot, as if they were being roasted by fire, and they couldn't hear anything at all except the hissing sound of the energy beam ravaging the ground.
What immense energy must it have taken to make them feel this effect? They could hardly imagine how much pain the Seventh Elder and Tang San, who were struck by this beam of energy, must have endured.
"I've only ever seen the power of this attack in my great-grandfather..."
Amidst his raging anger, a sliver of reason led Tang Xiao to this thought.
Moments later, the final segment of the energy beam in the sky struck the ground. The once exquisite and prosperous Shrek Academy was now suddenly transformed into a massive crater. Thousands of meters of ground were completely vaporized. The crater surface was pitch black, occasionally emitting white steam, and at the end of the crater, a faint orange-red light could be seen.
That was the glow of magma.
The surviving soldiers, witnessing this scene, fled in terror. If they were unlucky enough to be in the wrong position, they would suffer the same fate as their unfortunate comrades, turning to ashes.
"it's over."
Above the sky, Dai Yao gazed slowly at the crater on the ground, his face showing a hint of desolation.
The fact that the protagonist of the original story died at his own hands filled Dai Yao with mixed emotions. Once upon a time, he too had been moved by the love between Tang San and Xiao Wu. Now, losing such an opponent, he felt somewhat demotivated. Now, on the path of a Soul Master, his only opponent was himself.
He was the only one.
"Huh?"
In his omniscient state, at the bottom of the pit, he suddenly sensed a strange and terrifying aura. Around this aura were four weak, dying figures.
Dai Yao's eyelids twitched.
That unfamiliar aura was far too dazzling in his 'omniscience,' comparable in intensity to, or even surpassing, that of Poseidon, the High Priest of the Sea God Temple. Unlike Tang Xiao and the others who used the Ring Explosion to reach near their limits, this aura was extremely dense and could not have been obtained through Ring Explosion.
On the continent today, there are only a handful of people besides Poseidon who possess such strength.
Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen.
Aside from humans, among the soul beasts, only the Deep Sea Demon Whale, Di Tian, and the Evil Emperor and Snow Emperor can be considered half-soul beasts.
Without hesitation, Dai Yao turned and ran, his eight wings flapping wildly, breaking the sound barrier and transforming into a streak of light that swept towards the sky.
"What's going on?! How come a Limit Douluo suddenly appeared?! And even protected Tang San? Damn it, the protagonist is so hard to kill! I've already taken so many opportunities from Tang San and reduced his luck, but even when I was about to die, an unexpected situation still occurred."
Dai Yao cursed inwardly, his mood somewhat gloomy.
"Who exactly is this peerless expert? I've sensed the auras of Poseidon and Qian Daoliu, and they don't match this person's aura at all. It can't be either of them. Tang Chen is a possibility. As one of the two Yue brothers in the Soul Master world back then, he certainly had the strength of a Limit Douluo and had a reason to save Tang San."
"And there are such powerful beings among the soul beasts. Among the million-year soul beasts, the Deep Sea Demon Whale is impossible; it's still sleeping in the trench! As for the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, needless to say, apart from its million-year cultivation, it can't even beat a ferocious beast."
"Besides these, there are only Di Tian and Xie Di left."
"The Evil Emperor is far away on the Sun and Moon Continent, so the only remaining possibility is Di Tian! But why would Di Tian save Tang San? There's no reason for it!"
"However, I cannot rule out the possibility of Di Tian. It seems that there are two candidates for this aura: one is Tang Chen, and the other is Di Tian. Now, escaping is the priority. I have lost most of my spirit rings, and my strength has been greatly reduced. Unless I expose my Chaos Green Lotus Martial Soul, I will only face death."
Dai Yao's mood grew increasingly heavy, and he fled at top speed.
"You bastard! Don't even think about escaping!"
Upon seeing Dai Yao fly away, the Sixth Elder was furious.
Without hesitation, he detonated his fifth, sixth, and seventh soul rings, wielding the Clear Sky Hammer as he chased after Dai Yao. Amidst the deafening explosions, the Clear Sky Hammer struck his body, and the resulting lightning tore through the sky.
The Fifth Elder's aura had completely vanished; he had been reduced to ashes in Dai Yao's attack. Not even his bones could be found. He and the Seventh Elder were like brothers, how could he easily forgive him? Even if it cost him his life, he would make Dai Yao pay for his crime in blood!
"Fifth brother!"
Seeing this, the Second Elder, Third Elder, and Fourth Elder also activated several spirit rings and, following the Fifth Elder, chased after Dai Yao.
Dai Yao's golden hair danced wildly as he glanced back at the pursuers, thinking to himself:
"I flew in the opposite direction from Bing'er and Xue Wu. As long as I continue to hold them off, Bing'er and the others will be safe. If that peerless Douluo also comes after me, then I will have no choice but to use the Chaos Green Lotus Martial Soul."
Reflecting on his sudden move, Dai Yao couldn't help but sigh, feeling somewhat regretful.
"If I come to Heaven Dou City this time and hunt down spirit beasts again to replenish my missing spirit rings, I won't need the Thirteen Forms of the Sea God, nor will I need to use any schemes to kill Tang San. I can defeat these Title Douluos of the Clear Sky Sect with just those most basic moves."
"But what's done is done, there's no need to dwell on the past. No one expected the crisis at the Elemental Academy to come so suddenly."
"Once this crisis is over, I must quickly complete my soul rings."
Dai Yao made up his mind.
Watching the pursuers getting further and further away, Dai Yao thought for a moment, then deliberately slowed down so that the elders of the Clear Sky Sect wouldn't give up. At the same time, he activated his 'Omniscience' to the fullest extent, carefully guarding against a sudden attack from the peak Douluo.
In the sky above the Heavenly Dou Empire, a white shadow streaked across the sky and disappeared into the horizon. Before the people of the city below could even gasp in surprise, four terrifying auras, accompanied by a tremendous roar, followed closely behind the shadow and also vanished into the sky.
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Heaven Dou City, the dilapidated Shrek Academy.
Tang Xiao was puzzled. He didn't understand why Dai Yao had suddenly run away. Even if he couldn't use that amazing restrictive soul skill anymore, there was no need for him to run away, was there?
Could it be that they are luring the enemy deeper into their territory?
He glanced worriedly at the departing Second Elder and the others. With the strength of the elders, even if they couldn't kill Dai Yao, escaping wouldn't be a problem. Moreover, with the highly respected Second Elder accompanying them, nothing serious should happen.
Immediately, he lowered his head and looked into the dark, deep pit.
He had a vague premonition that Tang San was still alive. That was why he stayed behind instead of joining the Second Elder and the others in pursuing Dai Yao.
He needs to thoroughly inspect the inside of the pit.
However, just as he was about to go down, an unfamiliar aura rushed upwards, and the next moment, several figures suddenly appeared in front of Tang Xiao.
It was the dying Tang San and the Golden Iron Triangle.
Standing before Tang San was a middle-aged man with a full head of black hair, exuding an imposing and dignified aura. He could sense the man's terrifying, unfathomable presence. His heart skipped a beat, and he quickly said:
"Thank you for saving Xiao San, senior. Whatever you want, our Haotian Sect will grant it."
The middle-aged man with black hair glanced indifferently at Tang Xiao, then turned to look at Tang San and slowly said:
"Tang San, there's something I need to talk to you about."
Despite his extreme weakness, Tang San managed to stand and bow. He knew very well how formidable this middle-aged man was; even Pope Bibi Dong in her prime might not have been as powerful as him. If he could gain this man's help, the crisis facing their Heaven Dou Empire would be averted!
"Logically speaking, since you saved my life, I should agree to whatever you ask. But I am, after all, the ruler of a country, and I need to be responsible for the people of the Heavenly Dou Empire. I need to hear what exactly it is."
Tang San said respectfully.
The middle-aged man nodded slightly.
Tang San asked cautiously, "May I ask your name, senior?"
The middle-aged man glanced at Tang San and said indifferently:
"Di Tian." (End of Chapter)