hotmtlnovel Chapter 687 Arrangements Targeting Tang Hao
Chapter 687 Arrangements Targeting Tang Hao
Chapter 687 Arrangements Targeting Tang Hao
What's even more terrifying is that they can all surpass the theoretical limits of Soul Masters to absorb Soul Rings.
If the fourth spirit ring is already capable of absorbing a black ten-thousand-year spirit ring, what about the fifth, sixth, and even the seventh, eighth, and ninth spirit rings?
Is it possible to absorb beyond the theoretical limit of a Soul Master?
Judging from the spirit ring configurations of the three girls who have already demonstrated their strength, it is obvious that the Spirit Hall has long mastered a method to absorb spirit rings beyond the theoretical limits of spirit masters, and can continuously cultivate spirit masters whose strength far surpasses that of ordinary spirit masters.
That's what makes it the scariest thing.
This poses a tremendous threat to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, the three upper sects, the Soul Master world, and even the entire Douluo Continent.
The thought of this sent a chill down Ning Fengzhi's spine, making him feel as if he were being pricked by thorns. As a result, his gaze toward the seven girls of the Spirit Hall's Second Team was filled with hostility.
With superior strength, talent, and potential, the advanced growth of the younger generation of the Spirit Hall has made Ning Fengzhi feel threatened.
He had even begun to consider whether to secretly kill them before they fully matured, using swift and decisive methods to eliminate them.
However, after carefully weighing the pros and cons in his mind, Ning Fengzhi suppressed the idea.
Assassinating a genius trained by the Spirit Hall is no easy task.
Just dealing with Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan alone is already quite difficult.
With Yue Guan guarding the Spirit Hall's Second Battle Team, ordinary assassins would have no chance of getting past his defenses to approach the girls, let alone assassinate them.
Unless a Title Douluo is sent to restrain them, or multiple Title Douluos are dispatched to attack, along with Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan, they can be forcibly annihilated.
However, this is not realistic, and the risks involved are too great.
The number of Title Douluo in Douluo Continent is already limited. Basically, everyone knows which Soul Master faction has Title Douluo, how many Title Douluo there are, and what their names are.
Moreover, the titles of Title Douluo are all recognized and conferred by the Douluo Hall of the Spirit Hall or inherited from their ancestors, and they have all been registered in the Spirit Hall.
Once a Title Douluo makes a move, it's almost impossible to hide it from the Spirit Hall. As long as they trace the source, they can quickly find the person who made the move.
If the Spirit Hall were to investigate in a fit of rage, they would surely use swift and decisive measures. At that point, this Title Douluo would have virtually no chance of surviving.
This is one of the reasons why titled Douluo rarely make a move in the Douluo Continent, and are even rarely seen.
Ning Fengzhi dared not gamble with the life of a Title Douluo.
After all, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School only has two Title Douluos: Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Bone Douluo Gu Rong.
After much effort, they invested in and won them over to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and instilled in them a sense of belonging, making them willing to serve as Guardian Douluos and loyally protect the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
Ning Fengzhi had no intention of sacrificing the lives of two Guardian Douluo just to assassinate a few young geniuses from the Spirit Hall.
Furthermore, judging from the current development of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, it simply does not have the strength to contend with the behemoth that is the Spirit Hall.
Before the three sects are brought together to form an alliance, Ning Fengzhi doesn't have the guts to provoke the Spirit Hall.
No matter how hostile or wary he was of the Spirit Hall, he dared not act rashly.
They could only temporarily bury those murderous thoughts deep in their hearts.
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Ning Fengzhi felt uneasy watching the Spirit Hall's second team enter the arena, and even felt murderous.
On the field, the Shrek Seven Devils were also keeping a close eye on their opponents.
Like Ning Fengzhi, many of the Shrek Seven Devils harbored hostility towards the Spirit Hall's Second Team, their eyes revealing varying degrees of hatred.
Among them, Tang San, Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, and Ma Hongjun are the most seriously affected, after all, all four of them have grudges against the Spirit Hall or Ye Qifeng, and the kind that cannot be resolved.
As the successors of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon School, respectively, Ning Rongrong and Yu Tianheng did not have any deep-seated hatred with the Spirit Hall's Second Team.
It's just that due to their respective positions, there's a subtle hostility between them.
Of the Shrek Seven Devils, perhaps only Oscar can take today's opponent in a calm and collected manner.
He had neither conflict with Ye Qifeng nor any enmity with the Spirit Hall, so naturally he would not harbor any ill will towards either of them.
On the contrary, Oscar himself admires Ye Qifeng and feels grateful to the Spirit Hall.
After all, he receives a large monthly allowance from the Spirit Hall, which is of great importance to him as a commoner Spirit Master.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to grow to the level of a Soul Master of level 39 at the age of fifteen.
The monthly allowances for Soul Masters provided by the Spirit Hall were a great help.
Therefore, Oscar's performance when facing the Spirit Hall's second team was probably the most friendly among the Seven Devils.
Except for those lecherous, almond-shaped eyes.
The moment the Spirit Hall's second team entered the arena, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Xiao Wu's gazes were instantly drawn to Zhu Zhuqing, who was dressed in a black leather jacket and pants.
As Zhu Zhuqing gracefully walked forward step by step, Dai Mubai's expression was incredibly complex.
The voluptuous and incredibly hot young woman in front of him was originally supposed to be his woman, his future wife.
But because of some despicable person, she chose to abandon him, unilaterally broke off the engagement, and turned to another person's arms. She even joined the Spirit Hall for the other person, and turned against him.
This made Dai Mubai feel like he was being cuckolded, and he was also unusually angry and resentful.
A mix of complex and indescribable emotions made Dai Mubai's expression incredibly expressive; the term "master of face-changing" wouldn't be an exaggeration.
Upon seeing Zhu Zhuqing appear before him, Ma Hongjun's eyes lit up instantly, revealing a lewd and slutty expression, along with a hint of anger.
Back then, it was because of that flirtatious, shameless woman that he got a severe beating from Ye Qifeng and couldn't get out of bed for days.
The moment Xiao Wu saw Zhu Zhuqing, she gritted her teeth and almost couldn't contain her anger, wanting to rush up and deliver a devastating eight-stage throw to Zhu Zhuqing.
She hadn't forgotten that this big-breasted catwoman had once teamed up with Ye Qifeng to beat up her and her cute little San San.
When Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, and Ma Hongjun all focused their attention on Zhu Zhuqing.
Tang San's attention was entirely focused on Ah Yin, who was dressed in a blue and silver long dress and looked like a fairy. She was now Ye Lan.
From the moment Ye Lan appeared, his gaze was firmly fixed on her.
Tang San watched very carefully, almost intently, as if trying to discern something from Ye Lan's face.
Is this the girl who looks just like her mother? She's so beautiful!
Ye Lan's beauty was undoubtedly stunning. Even Tang San, who was supposedly "pure and innocent," "benevolent and courteous," and a self-proclaimed "gentleman," couldn't help but be deeply shocked by her.
But he did not forget his purpose for today.
Gently shaking his head to dispel the lingering thoughts, Tang San secretly activated his Blue Silver Grass martial soul, carefully sensing the aura emanating from the other party.
Unfortunately, Tang San did not get the information he wanted.
Aside from a vague sense of familiarity and a faint, almost imperceptible tremor of his martial soul, he did not sense any aura of a soul bone from Ye Lan.
Or rather, based solely on his abilities and the limited information he has gleaned, he cannot definitively determine whether the soul bone is indeed on Ye Lan, as his father Tang Hao has stated.
It seems that only the father can determine this.
As for myself, all I need to do is follow the plan and let the opponent unleash all their abilities and energy during the match; I don't need to consider anything else.
Tang San thought to himself silently.
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in the audience.
Tang Hao hid in a secluded spot where he was hard to spot. His rugged face was hidden in the heavy shadow of his robe, but his eyes were unusually bright, flashing with a faint red light.
At the same time, his immense mental perception had already traversed the distance of space and landed on Ye Lan on the Soul Fighting Arena.
Looking at the girl in the Spirit Hall team from afar, whose appearance, figure, clothing, and mannerisms were similar to, or even exactly the same as, Ah Yin, Tang Hao still felt incredibly incredulous.
That figure was so familiar; it had filled him with guilt, regret, self-blame, pain, and even torment in countless days and nights, yet he missed it dearly.
Unfortunately, the other party was not the real Gintoki.
Tang Hao's eyes were filled with complex emotions. It took him a long time to come to his senses. He looked down at the Blue Silver Grass in his arms, which seemed to have regained some vitality, and began to mutter to himself like a madman:
"If Ah Yin hadn't been in my arms, I would have really thought that Ah Yin had been reborn and appeared in front of me."
"Heh, too bad, you're not it after all."
After a silly laugh, Tang Hao's eyes suddenly turned cold, and a suffocating killing intent emanated from him, as if the surrounding air had instantly turned chilling.
"No matter who you are, and no matter how much you look like Ah Yin, I will definitely take back the soul bone that Ah Yin left behind."
"Even if it weren't for that, the fact that you're associated with the Spirit Hall already disqualifies you from living."
A moment later, Tang Hao withdrew the released spiritual power and suppressed the killing intent emanating from his body.
Immediately afterwards, he casually raised his hand and pulled at the hood of his head, concealing his figure even more so that others would not discover his presence.
Little did he know, he had already been exposed.
At this moment, at least four people in the entire competition venue know Tang Hao's exact location.
Among them were even three beings as powerful as Tang Hao, secretly watching his every move.
These three people were Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan, Poison Douluo Dugu Bo, and Serpent Spear Douluo She Long, whom Ye Qifeng had borrowed from Qian Renxue.
These three titled Douluo, having consumed the immortal herbs gifted by Ye Qifeng, have already advanced to the Super level after several years.
Currently, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan is at level 97, Poison Douluo Dugu Bo is at level 96, and Serpent Spear Douluo She Long, though slightly lower in cultivation, is still at level 95, just entering the ranks of Super Douluo and at the same level as Tang Hao.
These three people are all quite strong, and each of them can fight Tang Hao to a standstill. If the three of them work together, they might even be able to overpower Tang Hao.
Unless Tang Hao disregards his own internal injuries and unleashes the Exploding Ring Technique and the Great Sumeru Hammer to fight them to the death, he absolutely cannot lose.
At this moment, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan was watching the match from below the Soul Fighting Arena, in the open, while Poison Douluo Dugu Bo and Serpent Spear Douluo She Long were hidden.
The three of them were positioned in a triangular formation, surrounding Tang Hao's hiding place in the very center.
Tang Hao himself was unaware of this, thinking that he had hidden himself perfectly and that no one could detect his presence.
However, what Tang Hao didn't know was...
In this world, there is also Ye Qifeng, whose mental strength is so powerful that it defies reason.
From the moment Tang Hao appeared in the Heaven Dou Arena, he was discovered.
Moreover, Ye Qifeng secretly informed Yue Guan, Dugu Bo, and She Long of their hiding place.
Of course, Ye Qifeng called Yue Guan and the other two over only as a precaution.
After all, what happens in the match later might shock Tang Hao's worldview.
To prevent the other party from losing their mind and acting recklessly after seeing this, thus harming Ye Lan and the others, it is still necessary to make some small arrangements to deal with him.
After noticing that Tang Hao had withdrawn his spiritual power and concealed his aura, Yue Guan and the other two, who had been on high alert, breathed a slight sigh of relief, but they did not completely relax. Their senses were still secretly watching Tang Hao's every move.
At the same time, he was always following Ye Qifeng's instructions and acting accordingly, as was his reaction to Tang Hao.
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Meanwhile, the match between the Spirit Hall's second team and the Shrek Seven Devils team is about to begin.
On the main battle stage.
The fourteen members of both teams stood facing each other, twenty meters apart, on opposite sides, staring at each other.
The Spirit Hall's second team stood on the arena, lined up with Raven at the center, their expressions relaxed and indifferent.
The Shrek Seven Devils on the other side were different; each of them had an extremely solemn expression on their face.
Facing the powerful Spirit Hall team, the Shrek Seven Devils were already slightly inferior in terms of demeanor and momentum.
Even the reactions of the audience at the scene proved this point, with applause and cheers almost exclusively going to the Spirit Hall's second team.
The enthusiastic atmosphere, ironically, brought a sense of heaviness and oppression to the Shrek Seven Devils.
"The 14th match of the 29th round of the preliminary round is about to begin. You have one minute to activate your Martial Soul."
With the time running out, the referee walked right between the two teams, and without any hesitation, began to preside over the match, signaling both sides to activate their Martial Souls and release their Soul Rings.
As the referee's words fell, the final match of the preliminary rounds of this year's All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament officially began.
In an instant, the soul power on the field surged and radiated light.
(End of this chapter)