Chapter 116: Just Siblings?

At the edge of the Sunset Forest, Tang Hao staggered forward, barely holding up his battered body. Blood had already stained his shabby, tattered hemp robe, dripping steadily onto the ground beneath him.

In a desperate bid to escape from Aiagos and Rhadamanthis, Tang Hao had detonated his ninth soul ring once again, further worsening his already grievously wounded body.

What terrified Tang Hao even more was that, despite unleashing the Great Sumeru Hammer empowered by the energy from his exploded hundred-thousand-year soul ring, he still failed to completely fend off the ninth soul techniques unleashed by both Aiagos and Rhadamanthis.

His Haotian Hammer martial soul was shattered by their combined assault. Although it was not completely destroyed at its core—meaning it could eventually be restored through prolonged self-repair—Tang Hao knew full well that even after restoration, his strength would be greatly diminished, dropping to about level ninety-three.

Beyond the fragmentation of his martial soul, the residual force of the ninth soul techniques from Aiagos and Rhadamanthis had also struck Tang Hao’s chest. Having been too focused on fleeing to notice before, now safe in a secure location, the intense pain radiating from his chest grew ever more severe.

“Ugh!”

After taking a few more staggering steps, Tang Hao could no longer suppress the grievous wounds and suddenly spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

“No, I cannot fall now!”

His consciousness blurred, Tang Hao felt as if he was falling into a bottomless black void. Everything in his vision began to cloud over. Just as he was about to collapse, a surge of determination upheld him, forcing him back to his feet. “Xiao San still needs me. Ah Yin’s vengeance remains unfulfilled. I absolutely cannot fall. Never!”

“Right, Yuehua!”

Suddenly, the image of his younger sister flashed through Tang Hao’s mind. “Yuehua’s Moon Pavilion is in Tiandou City, not too far from Xiao San’s Shrek Academy. I can hide there to heal while still protecting Xiao San up close!”

Resolute, Tang Hao limped off toward the direction of Moon Pavilion.

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At the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect, Ning Fengzhi had just selected several five-ten-thousand-year soul bones of top-notch quality from the sect’s stockpile and sent them to the Nine Star Hall. The spies assigned to monitor Shrek Academy returned tremblingly to report that the hundred-thousand-year transformed soul beast had escaped.

That Tang Hao struck with such force was evident—the spies had been unconscious for an entire day and night before waking. None were foolish enough to think someone would attack them without cause; it had to be connected to the transformed soul beast they were surveilling.

They hurriedly entered the academy to investigate and indeed found that the rabbit was nowhere to be seen.

Recognizing the spies from Seven Treasures Glazed Sect, Yu Xiaogang saw no need to conceal anything and explained the prior events to them.

“Tang Hao!”

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