"Why can't it be me?" Dugu Bo was amused and angered by the words.
"It should be me asking you that. What are you guarding? Do I have to report to you, Tang Hao, before I go anywhere?"
"When have I ever offended you? Yet I run into you twice in a row,how strange."
A flash of displeasure appeared in Tang Hao's eyes. "Dugu Bo, don't provoke me. I don't want to fight you."
Able to kill the Pope and implicate his sect,truly domineering and unreasonable.
Dugu Bo sneered inwardly, and after a moment of silence, he said, "I don't care what you're guarding. My purpose here likely has nothing to do with it."
Seeing Tang Hao's silence, he took the initiative to ease the tension and stated his purpose: "My disciple is here for the second young lady of the Zhu family of Star Luo."
"Don't tell me the mighty Clear Sky Douluo is guarding people from the Star Luo Zhu family."
Of course, the people of Star Luo had nothing to do with Tang Hao.
"That was your disciple just now? His severed limb healed so quickly?"
Tang Hao raised an eyebrow, surprise flickering in his heart.
He knew Dugu Bo had found a spirit bone to heal his disciple's severed limb, but he hadn't expected it to heal so soon.
And he faintly felt that the young man seemed familiar.
"I soaked in the sea for half a year just to barely get one," Dugu Bo said, his expression slightly twisted.
It was something he had volunteered to do.
After searching the entire continent and finding nothing, he decided to go to the sea.
Feeling that a month was too short, he discussed with Fang Ling and extended it to half a year.
From time to time, he would put on a show, transforming into a giant serpent and stirring up the ocean, letting rumors spread that he was hunting for a spirit bone in the sea.
He even pretended to hunt some sea spirit beasts. Since he had already fooled Tang Hao once before, judging from Tang Hao's reaction, he had clearly bought it again…
All the previous effort had not been in vain!
"Your disciple is indeed a genius,already about to become a Soul King at such a young age." Tang Hao recalled earlier rumors and finally remembered who this was.
Fang Ling, the one with the severed limb,wasn't he the crippled boy who used to cook for Tang San and the little rabbit?
A cold killing intent flashed in his eyes.
Dugu Bo, ever perceptive, instantly caught it.
He suddenly erupted in rage, his eyes blazing with murderous intent, his hair and beard flying wildly. "Tang Hao, Fang Ling is my disciple and my grandson-in-law!
I can't beat you, but if you dare lay a hand on him, I don't care what you're guarding,I will ruin it for you!"
Tang Hao looked at the nearly frenzied Dugu Bo and felt a chill in his heart.
If it were in the past, he would have attacked without hesitation.
Fight first, talk later.
But now, with his son Tang San,a twin spirit wielder,and the hope of revenge, coupled with his unhealed injuries, he had no choice but to stay calm.
Moreover, Fang Ling had once had a good relationship with Tang San and Xiao Wu, and he belonged to the Heaven Dou Empire's side, which was oppressed by Spirit Hall. In the future, he might be an indispensable ally against Spirit Hall.
Seeing someone who was once far inferior to him now surpassing him by a wide margin might also spur Tang San's cultivation.
The Clear Sky Sect remained in seclusion, and a genius like Fang Ling wouldn't bring trouble to the sect,Spirit Hall was the one who should be concerned.
After weighing things in his mind, Tang Hao quickly found a reason not to kill Fang Ling. "I won't lay a hand on your disciple…"
Dugu Bo's killing intent subsided. "Good. You walk your road, I'll cross my bridge. Let's not get in each other's way."
Tang Hao nodded slightly. "Since we're both here, neither of us is allowed to leave."
Dugu Bo thought for a moment, then agreed. "Alright."
As long as Tang Hao didn't interfere, his own notorious reputation was enough to deter outsiders.
As for abducting the Zhu family's young lady, his disciple would handle it himself.
Fang Ling quickened his pace, heading toward the small village.
From afar, he spotted a graceful figure, her long scorpion braid swaying in the wind,it could only be Xiao Wu.
Since coming to the Douluo Continent, Fang Ling had only ever seen her wear such a braid.
He also recognized another person after staring for a moment.
Around 1.7 meters tall, dressed in a blue combat outfit, short hair, an ordinary-looking back,nothing remarkable at first glance.
But at his waist was something Fang Ling had once greatly envied,a soul tool belt.
It was completely black, with dark patterns, and evenly embedded with twenty-four milky white, fingernail-sized round jade stones.
A storage-type soul tool,Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges. It had to be Tang San!
The two walked under the guidance of a broad-shouldered man.
They were soon hidden by a building.
The next moment, Fang Ling caught sight of a familiar black-haired young woman.
Her long black hair draped over her shoulders, her figure full and limbs long.
Even from behind, she radiated a cold aura, tinged with deathly stillness.
She, too, was registering for admission, walking inside before the building blocked her from view.
That familiar feeling,there was no doubt, it was Zhu Zhuqing.
Fang Ling's eyes lit up, and he was about to follow directly.
"Hey~ Wait!" An old man at the gate stopped Fang Ling. "Where are you from? If you want to enroll, first take the spirit power test, then register!"
"I'm not enrolling, I'm here to find someone," Fang Ling explained calmly.
Since he was about to see Zhu Zhuqing, he was still in a decent mood.
"Today is the entrance exam day,who are you here to find? No one here is the person you're looking for."
"I think you were attracted to that girl, lust clouding your mind!"
"Go, go, get lost!"
Seeing that Fang Ling neither reacted nor moved, the old man suddenly released an overwhelming aura.
A dense red light erupted from his body, and a long staff covered in fine patterns appeared in his hand.
White, yellow, purple, and black,six spirit rings emerged from his feet. He pointed his staff at Fang Ling and shouted, "One last chance,leave!"
Damn it, giving me an inch and taking a mile!
Fang Ling's eyes remained calm, but he cursed inwardly,Shrek really was full of idiots.
How could they be so arrogant?
He was wearing fine clothes with exquisite patterns, clearly not something ordinary.
Yet this man immediately showed his martial spirit to threaten him and hurled insults,truly worthy of a foolish academy that could come up with sayings like "If you don't dare cause trouble, you're mediocre."
"Used to throwing your weight around in a small place? Just a single-white-ring Soul Emperor, and you really think you're something?"
Fang Ling mocked, then raised his hand to summon his martial spirit.
A long-handled war scythe appeared, its hilt covered in flowing cloud patterns, the blade dark silver.
Yellow, yellow, purple, and black spirit rings surged forth, shocking the old man to the extreme.
A surging battle aura burst out,Fang Ling instantly activated Star Mole Transformation, followed by Curse Blade, coating the blade in a thin layer of soul power light.
These two spirit abilities didn't consume much soul power and could still be used instantly without straining his meridians.
His crimson-gold pupils locked onto a weak point on the long staff, and he slashed diagonally without hesitation.
Li Yusong was still reeling in shock when he suddenly sensed danger and hurriedly withdrew his Dragon-patterned Staff.
"Smart of you to run," Fang Ling sneered.
He was already a level 50 quasi-Soul King. This old man was just a single-white-ring Soul Emperor,if he had been a moment slower, he would have learned what it felt like to have his martial spirit shattered.
A Soul Sect with a ten-thousand-year spirit ring,yet the soul power he displayed was already at the level of a Soul King.
And so young, brimming with vitality.
Most importantly, that deep black aura.
Today, a real dragon had come to town.
Li Yusong's hands trembled as he gripped his staff. "Which family are you from?"
"Heaven Dou Imperial Academy battle team, captain,Fang Ling!"
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