Yu Xiaogang slacked off because of Tian Lin, and Flender was knocked out by Bibi Dong.
A group of little monsters behind were all sealed off by Dragon Duke. In an instant, only Liu Erlong was left as the high-end combat force of Shrek.
But her so-called high-end combat power was merely a slightly bigger ant in front of the two Title Douluo, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo.
She was soon knocked out by a hand chop, but the one who knocked her out was none other than Yu Yuanzhen. After all, it was his niece; he couldn't just watch her die for nothing.
"Hmph, Sect Master Yu, you should take your niece home and discipline her properly." Seeing this, Bibi Dong said coldly. Of all these people, the one she disliked the most was Liu Erlong.
"Thank you, Your Holiness, for your mercy." Yu Yuanzhen cupped his hands and took the unconscious Liu Erlong back to stand beside Ning Fengzhi.
At this moment, no one was left to protect Tang San and Xiao Wu. They became lambs to the slaughter. Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo immediately charged towards them.
Tang San held the Clear Sky Hammer and stood in front of Xiao Wu, preparing to fight desperately.
"One chrysanthemum, one little ghost. Do you think you two can harm my son? Get lost!" At that moment, a deep voice suddenly rang out, exploding in the air. Though not loud, the dominance in it made everyone involuntarily tremble.
Hearing this voice, Tang San jerked his head up, eyes filled with surprise and joy. On the other side, Bibi Dong's face also turned grim as she looked skyward.
With a deep explosive sound, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo Gui Mei, the two Title Douluo, were blasted back like cannonballs. Their faces changed dramatically; how could they forget this voice?
In the air, a figure hovered, holding the Clear Sky Hammer, nine soul rings floating around him: two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red.
"Tang Hao!" Bibi Dong shouted, her eyes filled with venom as she glared at Tang Hao, almost spitting fire.
"What an actor!" Tian Lin secretly praised—indeed, all women are natural-born actresses.
Bibi Dong certainly wanted to kill Tang Hao, but only because Tang Hao was destined to be Spirit Hall's enemy. As for truly hating him, perhaps not—after all, without Tang Hao, she would never have avenged her greatest grudge so easily.
Outwardly, though, the former Pope was said to have been killed by Tang Hao. If Bibi Dong hadn't shown overwhelming rage at seeing her Master's killer, her role as the Pope, inherited from her Master, would collapse!
Tang Hao raised the Clear Sky Hammer. "Xiao San, watch closely—this is the true Clear Sky Avatar. Our Clear Sky Hammer is the world's strongest tool martial soul; it's not something a mere sword can easily break."
Hearing this, Chen Xin frowned slightly. Tang Hao had been hiding here for several days, even watching Tian Lin's duel with Tang San. He must have been displeased that his martial soul's avatar was so easily dispelled by Tian Lin.
"Hmph, can't even admit defeat. Tang Hao's entrance is impressive, but that's all there is to it," Chen Xin thought disdainfully.
As before, Tang Hao attacked Spirit Hall as a diversion, forcing Bibi Dong and her people to defend, then took the chance to whisk off Tang San and Xiao Wu.
A great battle was thus avoided.
But Tang Hao's arrogant move today brought utter disgrace to Spirit Hall.
"Your Holiness, the loss of a hundred-thousand-year soul beast is truly regrettable. Now that matters are settled, I think it's time for us to take our leave," Ning Fengzhi smiled as he stepped forward.
The outcome pleased him: Spirit Hall didn't get the hundred-thousand-year soul beast, Tang Hao finally showed up, and he delivered a huge blow to Spirit Hall.
Ning Fengzhi's smile was full of apparent regret, but Bibi Dong could see a hint of mockery in it. She angrily waved her hand, "Sect Master Ning, please yourself. Spirit Hall has many important matters to attend to and cannot offer further hospitality. Please leave Spirit City as soon as possible."
"Farewell!" Ning Fengzhi said, then led Shrek, the Emperor Battle Team, and the other academies of the Heaven Dou Empire away.
Bibi Dong looked back at Tian Lin's leaving figure. If possible, she wanted to force Tian Lin to stay but now wasn't the time. She absolutely couldn't act in Spirit City prematurely—she needed to wait until all of Spirit Hall's secret agents within the two great empires and all the kingdoms had finished their tasks. Only then could she strike, or else Spirit Hall would become everyone's enemy too soon.
As for sending assassins?
Don't even think about it. Not only is Tian Lin himself hard to deal with, but now Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, Poison Douluo, and Thunder Douluo are all at his side. Unless the Worship Hall's top expert acts, what kind of lineup could she send to kill Tian Lin?
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After leaving Spirit City, Tian Lin finally released his mental control over the Grandmaster, and Flender was also woken up by Ning Fengzhi.
As soon as the control was lifted, the Grandmaster looked coldly at Tian Lin. "Jun Tian Lin, you just controlled me, didn't you? If Tang San had died because of you, had his father not appeared to save him, I would settle accounts with you."
He didn't shout. Having been discriminated against since childhood, he was good at suppressing his anger.
But as soon as he said this, another hot-tempered person couldn't stand it.
"Have you had enough?" Suddenly, a slap sent Yu Xiaogang flying. It was Yu Yuanzhen. "You recklessly offended Spirit Hall. Do you think you alone could save Tang San? If Jun Tian Lin hadn't saved you earlier, you'd have died at the hands of Yue Guan and Gui Mei!"
"Ungrateful wretch and you dare threaten my nephew? How are you worthy to inherit the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family name?"
"Father?" Yu Xiaogang looked at the furious Yu Yuanzhen, clutching his face, not daring to say a word.
"Forget it, Thunder Douluo, the one I truly wanted to save was someone else. I don't need his gratitude." Tian Lin shook his head indifferently.
"I know, you wanted to save me, because of Qin Ming, right?" Flender looked at Qin Ming and said solemnly, "Qin Ming, you've done enough for me. Whatever Shrek owed you before, it's all repaid now. From now on, you should learn to live for yourself."
"Dean, I…"
Qin Ming wanted to say something, but Flender interrupted, "No need. I'm tired. In the future, I'll find a place in Heaven Dou City to retire. You, Oscar, and Hongjun are my most valued disciples. Now that you've all joined the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and have a good future, I can be at ease. Haha."
Flender smiled sadly. It seemed he didn't intend to continue running Shrek Academy. He had noticed that ever since the Grandmaster arrived, he had changed all of Flender's original plans for the kids' futures.
And all the changes revolved around Tang San. The most obvious was Oscar, who was supposed to focus on support but was now shifted to amplification. Luckily, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's intervention prevented this. Though Shrek Academy was still nominally Flender's, the original Blue Tyrant Academy belonged to Liu Erlong, and most students and teachers truly recognized her. With her full support, Shrek had almost become the Grandmaster's one-man show.
He was tired. Anyway, the kids he cared about had found their places. Now he just wanted to find his old friends Zhao Wuji and Shao Xin for a drink.
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