"I, Tang San, am Tang Hao's son!"
Tang San shouted as if he were about to kill Tai Tan.
No—he wasn't just acting like it, he truly intended to kill Tai Tan!
How dare he claim Tang San wasn't Tang Hao's son, and even say it so confidently...
At that moment, Tang San lost control!
He truly broke down!
In a matter concerning his very life, he didn't even bother pretending anymore!
"???"
Everyone looked completely confused and bewildered. Why was Tang San so angry? His emotions didn't seem fake at all!
"Tang San, does anything about your actions or temperament resemble our master's son?"
"You were clearly created by the Clear Sky School to manipulate our master!"
"Hmph! Your so-called twin spirits must be fake too!"
"No Spirit Master with twin spirits has ever dared to attach spirit rings to both spirits before reaching the rank of Spirit Douluo or Title Douluo!"
"You must have used some underhanded method to seize someone else's spirit!"
Tai Tan showed no fear and declared this loudly.
What, just because someone yelled louder they got to be the boss?
This little Tang San… no, who even knows who this guy actually is?
Tang San was dumbfounded. Was Tai Tan's imagination really that wild?
But seriously… it wasn't completely impossible.
His Mysterious Heaven Skill could very well devour others' spirits. Seizing another's spirit wasn't entirely beyond reach.
"This Tang San has twin spirits? And he's cultivating both?"
Yang Wudi blinked in disbelief.
"Seizing others' spirits sounds plausible."
"I've never heard of it happening, but that doesn't mean it's impossible. There are plenty of fallen cultivators on the Douluo Continent—anything's possible!"
"Wait… is it possible that this Tang San devoured the original Tang San? And that's how he has the Clear Sky Hammer spirit?"
"Hiss…"
The crowd nodded. That explanation actually made a lot of sense.
Tang San: "..."
Tang San fell silent.
Suddenly, his mind cleared up.
Everyone was busy arguing about his identity—wasn't this the best chance to break free?
His whole act of kneeling and begging for mercy had been to create just such an opportunity!
Without hesitation, Tang San swept his hands across his Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges and pulled out two Godly Zhuge Crossbows.
No hesitation—he immediately fired at Bai He and Yang Wudi!
"Swish swish swish…"
They were both Spirit Douluo after all, and reacted almost instantly.
"You…"
Bai He moved with incredible speed, far beyond Tang San's expectations. But he couldn't dodge—Bai Chenxiang was right behind him!
As for Yang Wudi, his spirit was active, but it wasn't a defensive one. In a panic, he could only coat his body with spirit power.
Under normal circumstances, the Zhuge Crossbow wouldn't have been able to injure a Spirit Douluo.
Even one like Bai He, who had weaker defenses.
The bolts shouldn't have been able to penetrate their protective aura at all!
But this wasn't a normal situation—some of the bolts were faintly glowing with a crimson light.
"Pfft…"
Yang Wudi and Bai He's eyes widened in disbelief. They looked down at their wounds.
Impossible!
What… what was this?
They were Spirit Douluo-level powerhouses!
What kind of weapon could possibly harm them?
No—if the aim had been better, it wouldn't have been just an injury!
Tang San was just as stunned. He thought his sneak attack had failed—but who would've expected the Godly Zhuge Crossbow to be this powerful?
With one volley, he nearly killed two Spirit Douluo!
Realizing this, Tang San immediately fired at Tai Tan and Niu Gao!
If the crossbow was really that strong, why run?
"Watch out!"
"Father, be careful!"
With two Spirit Douluo already seriously wounded, how could Tai Tan and Niu Gao—also Spirit Douluo—be any better off?
"Pfft…"
Tai Tan ended up in the same state as Yang Wudi and Bai He—his speed was too slow, and he couldn't dodge the attack.
As for Niu Gao, he didn't even try to dodge. As a defense-type Spirit Douluo—one of the absolute pinnacles of defense on the Douluo Continent—how could he possibly evade an incoming attack?
"Ding… ding ding…"
Tang San: "???"
Niu Gao: "???"
Everyone: "???"
"As expected of the Yu Clan. This is the first time I've ever been jealous of a defense-type Spirit Master!"
Niu Gao looked completely baffled. Something didn't add up.
He had merely activated his spirit, yet the arrows weren't nearly as powerful as he had imagined!
They hadn't even pierced through his protective body barrier, let alone his actual defense!
If they couldn't break through his defensive aura, then how had Tai Tan and the others gotten injured?
The protective aura was formed by condensed spirit power, and the difference between protective auras of Spirit Masters at the same level wasn't that great.
It didn't have much to do with physical defense itself.
So how had the arrows pierced through Tai Tan's barrier and defenses, when they couldn't even scratch his?
Sure, Yang Wudi and Bai He were fragile, but Tai Tan wasn't…
Niu Gao would never have guessed that simply because he was a defense-type Spirit Douluo and couldn't catch up to Tang San, he managed to come out unscathed.
Tai Tan, on the other hand, had the strength to kill Tang San—so of course he had to get hurt!
Seeing this, Tang San was puzzled. He fired the Godly Zhuge Crossbow at Niu Gao two more times.
"Swish swish swish…"
"Ding ding ding…"
The result was still the same.
At that moment, Niu Gao's pressure surged toward Tang San. While it didn't make him cough up blood, it still made him extremely uncomfortable.
Hidden weapons were useless against Niu Gao. With two of his spirits and four spirit rings crippled, even if Niu Gao was a defense-type Spirit Douluo, Tang San couldn't handle him.
"Hmph…"
"Everyone, the days ahead are long. You'd better live well—for I will return to take your lives!"
After leaving his threat, Tang San quickly turned and fled.
At this moment, everyone was focused on whether their clan leader was alright and didn't even bother chasing after Tang San. The weapon in his hands had been far too terrifying!
In the God Realm, the God of Asura shook his head and closed the projection of Tang San.
Helping Tang San this time was enough to repay the karma from scheming against him.
"You… Asura! You actually interfered with the lower realm!"
A battered and bruised Poseidon suddenly appeared before the God of Asura. (He had been beaten up by the Asura God.)
A day in the God Realm equaled a year in the mortal realm. He hadn't fully recovered from the last beating.
"You think I didn't know you were watching?"
The Asura God rolled his eyes and responded helplessly.
"Hmph! I'm going to report you to the God Realm Committee!"
Poseidon said indignantly.
"Whatever. I'm planning to leave the God Realm anyway. Who knows, maybe we'll end up traveling together!"
Poseidon: "…"
"Come on, big brother, I was just kidding!"
(End of chapter)
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