Chapter 228: News of the Holy Spirit Sect... The Leader Won't Last a Chapter
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In an instant, the light arrow shot out, piercing one of the heads of the blood-colored four-headed earth dragon. Triggered by Guang Ling's soul power, the light element arrow exploded.
Boom!
In a split second, the rain of arrows from the light element explosion destroyed one of the dragon's heads. The scattered light element arrows caused a secondary explosion, inflicting further significant damage.
"First Soul Skill: Crimson Gold Breath!"
Following closely, Guang Ling condensed another sharp arrow. The two blades on her Sun Chasing bow transformed into energy blades, hovering on either side of the arrowhead.
Whoosh—
The crimson gold arrow shot out, targeting the neck of the blood-colored earth dragon's second head. Its powerful penetration, coupled with the sharp energy blades, severed the head completely.
Thud!
The severed head fell to the ground, turning into a pool of blood that flowed back to the dragon. The dragon regrew a new head, even regenerating the head that Guang Ling had initially destroyed.
"What a bizarre life form," Guang Ling frowned. "It looks like a martial spirit, but it also doesn't. It resembles the earth fire lizard of Shrek's Mu Tian, but it's more sinister and evil."
"Mu Tian?"
Guang Ling's words triggered Tang San's memory of the cloaked boy with a red outer and black inner cloak.
Unexpectedly, he had become an evil soul master.
"It's that guy." Xiao Wu had no fondness for Mu Tian, not because he was from Shrek, but because he had caused trouble when Tang San obtained his second spirit ring. Rabbits hold grudges.
And now, this guy had fallen to such a level.
A fallen one, barely human!
What a turn of fate!
"Bastard, wasting the blood I painstakingly absorbed! Unforgivable!" The blood-colored earth dragon spoke, its wings spread wide, ready to fight Guang Ling and his companions. However, Mu Tian stopped it, saying, "Don't confront them head-on. Let's leave for now. You should recognize who stands beside that girl from my memories."
Haoyue's(Moonlight) eyes were incredibly serious.
*Tang San...*
A five-ring spirit master with a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring, capable of contending with a level 98 Super Douluo. If he truly decided to make a move, we might be finished.
Considering this, Haoyue decided not to linger in the battle any longer. Breaking free from the Blue Silver Emperor, he took Mu Tian and soared into the sky.
"Attack!"
Feng Xi shouted to everyone.
On Tang San's signal, Guang Ling drew her bow again. This time, four spirit rings glowed simultaneously.
Crimson Gold Breath, Golden Sun Breath, Thunder Light Breath, and Ice Snow Breath—four arrows materialized, held by Guang Ling, aimed at the four heads of the blood-colored dragon.
For ordinary spirit masters, spirit skills are typically used one after another. However, certain special martial spirits, like Nine Heart Begonia and Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, allow multiple spirit skills to be used simultaneously if the spirit master's mental strength is sufficient.
Why could Guang Ling use four spirit skills at once?
Beyond his formidable mental strength, the key lies in the nature of bow and arrow martial spirits, which inherently allow the simultaneous shooting of multiple arrows. This requires precise control, skill, and meticulous management of soul power.
Moreover, Guang Ling's Chasing Bow has continually evolved. From an ordinary iron bow, it now features characteristics like sharp blades, wings, spider webs, and ice crystals. The bow also possesses four soul circuit-like patterns—red, gold, blue, and white—that absorb corresponding energies from the environment to enhance the martial spirit with each use of a spirit skill.
In terms of quality, the current Sun chasing Bow rivals the Haotian Hammer of the Haotian Sect.
At present, Guang Ling's mental strength allows her to shoot four arrows simultaneously. In the future, she might achieve the ability to merge the four arrows into one.
Tang San even hopes that she will eventually master the ability to mix and match different elemental powers, creating arrows with a "thousand transformations" effect.
Even if Guang Ling can wield only nine elemental powers, the various combinations and refinements of these elements will produce a multitude of arrows with diverse capabilities and effects.
Achieving this would be exceedingly difficult for most people, to the point where they wouldn't know where to start.
But for Guang Ling, she has a corresponding reference—
Soul devices.
Soul circuits.
Twelve basic soul guide runes.
The coordination and combination of elements share similarities with the soul guide patterns within various soul devices.
Guang Ling's interest and immersion in soul devices, along with her research and development of new types of everyday soul devices, convinced Tang San that, in the distant future, Guang Ling could achieve unimaginable effects with her Sun chasing Bow martial spirit.
But that is for the future.
Currently, Guang Ling is just beginning—
As the four arrows shot out, they quickly caught up with Haoyue, who had flown a short distance away. The Crimson Gold Arrow pierced and decapitated one of Haoyue's heads; the Golden Sun Arrow exploded mid-flight, transforming into a rain of arrows that covered a wide area; the Thunder Light Arrow split into twelve arrows, creating an electric net that restricted Haoyue's movements and forced his massive body towards the ground.
The final Ice Snow Arrow directly hit one of the remaining heads, spreading a freezing aura that completely immobilized it.
"Great! Watch this!" Xiao Wu shouted, clenching her fists. Her fifth spirit ring glowed as golden flame-like energy condensed into the shape of a rabbit.
Blazing Flame Fist!
Xiao Wu unleashed the golden flame rabbit with a powerful punch, striking Haoyue and Mu Tian, who were already severely injured by Guang Ling's arrows.
Boom!
In an instant, a brilliant explosion lit up the sky, blossoming into a dazzling firework. The shockwave rippled downwards, forcing Feng Xi and the others to shield themselves.
"So powerful!"
"Is this really the strength of a Soul King?"
"No wonder they are the champions of the Continental Elite Tournament. Their strength is terrifying. Ordinary spirit masters would need to surpass them by at least one major level just to contend with them."
"No, at least two levels, especially Tang San. When he goes all out, he can even fight the Pope to a standstill!"
Feng Xi, the first to recover, silenced the group's discussions and ordered them to bring over the leader of the Holy Spirit Sect, who had fallen from the explosion.
Alive, we need to see the person; dead, we need to see the body.
When Mu Tian was brought before the team, his entire body was charred, his hair and beard singed and fused to his scalp, making him unrecognizable even to those who knew him well.
"He's still alive, barely. Tough luck," Tang San said, crossing his arms. He turned to Feng Xi, "City Lord Feng Xi, give him some basic treatment, then bind him and send him to the Spirit Hall in Tian Dou City. Have Salas contact the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan."
Despite Tang San and Guang Ling's collaboration with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan on soul devices, business is business, and principles are principles. When it comes to core values, one must be objective.
A fallen one, an evil soul master...
With the evidence at hand, Tang San was confident that Ning Fengzhi would make the right decision.
"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan?" Feng Xi had initially intended to kill Mu Tian to eliminate any future threats, but now had to consider the consequences of such an action.
This guy was from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan? That complicates things.
"This guy's name is Mu Tian, a former member of the Shrek Academy team during the Continental Elite Tournament. After the tournament, instead of staying with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, he came to Shura Town and became a fallen one..."
Tang San explained Mu Tian's background in detail, "Currently, the Spirit Hall and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan have a cooperative relationship. Moreover, the clan leader's daughter, Ning Rongrong, has personally joined the Spirit Hall. It's best to keep this matter private and let the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan handle it internally."
"I understand."
Feng Xi's husband, Thanos, was the local Spirit Hall branch head in Phoenix City, which aligned her interests with those of the Spirit Hall. She wouldn't do anything detrimental to the Spirit Hall.
Many people analyzed the members of the Tian Dou Imperial Team, noting that Ning Rongrong of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan had feelings for Tang San.
If Ning Rongrong were to become Tang San's partner in the future, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, even as an independent force, would be close to the Spirit Hall.
Therefore, avoiding offense was the best course of action...
Alive, we need to see the person; dead, we need to see the body.
When Mu Tian was brought to the team, his entire body was charred, his hair and beard singed and fused to his scalp, rendering him unrecognizable even to those who knew him well.
"He's still alive, barely. Tough luck," Tang San said, crossing his arms. He turned to Feng Xi, "City Lord Feng Xi, give him some basic treatment, then bind him and send him to the Spirit Hall in Tian Dou City. Have Salas contact the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan."
Despite Tang San, Guang Ling, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan's collaboration on soul devices, business is business, and principles are principles. When it comes to core values, one must remain objective.
A fallen one, an evil soul master...
With the evidence at hand, Tang San was confident that Ning Fengzhi would make the right decision.
"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan?" Feng Xi had initially intended to kill Mu Tian to eliminate any future threats but now had to consider the consequences of such an action.
This guy was from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan? That complicates things.
"This guy's name is Mu Tian, a former member of the Shrek Academy team during the Continental Elite Tournament. After the tournament, instead of staying with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, he came to Shura Town and became a fallen one..."
Tang San explained Mu Tian's background in detail, "Currently, the Spirit Hall and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan have a cooperative relationship. Moreover, the clan leader's daughter, Ning Rongrong, has personally joined the Spirit Hall. It's best to keep this matter private and let the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan handle it internally."
"I understand."
Feng Xi's husband, Thanos, was the local Spirit Hall branch head in Phoenix City, which aligned her interests with those of the Spirit Hall. She wouldn't do anything detrimental to the Spirit Hall.
Many people analyzed the members of the Heavenly Dou Imperial Team, noting that Ning Rongrong of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan had feelings for Tang San.
If Ning Rongrong were to become Tang San's partner in the future, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, even as an independent force, would be closely allied with the Spirit Hall.
Therefore, it was best to avoid offending them...
Outside the Haotian Sect.
Tang Chen gazed at the small village outside the sect, his face dark with displeasure. "Since when does the Haotian Sect need to use a small village as a disguise?"
"They actually have the nerve to rest and recuperate?"
"If it were me, I would have fought back long ago! Why put up with such humiliation? They're a bunch of cowards... but at least you've got some backbone."
Tang Hao felt deeply ashamed, lowering his head as if he couldn't face the situation.
"Who are you? Our village doesn't welcome outsiders. Please leave!" Two villagers, carrying hoes, saw Tang Chen and Tang Hao standing outside the village. They quickly ran over, signaling others to alert the village.
Tang Hao said nothing and directly released his Haotian Hammer martial spirit.
The villagers immediately became apprehensive, with envy evident in their eyes. After all, only those who possessed the Haotian Hammer were true direct descendants of the sect.
They weren't even gatekeepers; their job was simply to escort any wandering travelers or outsiders who stumbled upon this place out of the area—even though the Haotian Sect was in seclusion, not just anyone could enter.
Soon, a pair of twins with strikingly similar faces arrived at the village entrance. Upon seeing Tang Hao, their eyes lit up with excitement. "Uncle, you're back!"
Although Tang Hao had been expelled from the Haotian Sect, many younger members still held him in high regard, as he was the one who had killed the Pope (though the Pope had not directly died by Tang Hao's hand).
"Tang Long, Tang Hu, it's you." Tang Hao managed a faint smile and then looked at the older man beside him with reverence. "I've returned, with Grandfather—"
"Grandfather?" The twins were stunned, turning their gaze to Tang Chen. They suddenly remembered where they had seen that face before—
This was the father of the previous sect leader, the legendary Rank 99 limit Douluo!
Tang Chen!
He was also the great-grandfather of all current members of the Haotian Sect!
He had actually returned!
(End of the chapter)