"They… you can't kill any of them."
At that moment, Tang Hao, clad in a gray robe, rushed out of the village.
Finally… he appeared. Xiao Yan smiled faintly in his heart.
This old fellow… it's time for the Soul Bones to explode!
Although Flander and Zhao Wuji were Spirit Masters, with Xiao Yan's current strength, he could kill them with a single gesture.
The reason he hadn't acted immediately was to draw out Tang Hao, who had been hiding in the shadows.
This was another purpose of his visit today.
Tang Hao… it's time to deal with you.
"Your Majesty Haotian!"
Seeing the gray-robed elder appear, Flander and Zhao Wuji seemed to have found their savior, kneeling hastily by Tang Hao's side.
Yu Xiaogang also knelt deeply, his expression full of reverence, as if witnessing the deity he had always admired: "Your Majesty Haotian!"
Holding his chest, Dai Mubai felt extremely unwilling, yet still called him "Father-in-law" respectfully.
Xiao Yan's brows furrowed slightly; Father-in-law? What the hell?
Tang Hao walked slowly toward Oscar, channeling his mighty soul force into his body.
The scorching aura circulated through Oscar, and he felt his weakened body rapidly recovering.
Before long, Oscar was able to move freely.
"Thank you, Your Majesty Haotian!"
Tang Hao said in a deep voice: "Make a few sausages for Xiao Peng to help him recover from his injuries."
Oscar nodded, and the rings on his body began to flicker rapidly.
Hugging Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing's soft waists, Xiao Yan leapt back onto the back of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger in midair.
Looking at their delicate faces, he said softly, "It's going to be dangerous here soon. You should leave for now."
Even Ning Rongrong obediently nodded, understanding Xiao Yan's plan.
Watching the two atop the mighty spirit beast, especially seeing the stubborn little princess of Seven Treasures Glazed Realm following his command, Oscar felt his heart shatter.
Why couldn't Ning Rongrong treat him like that? He, Oscar, wasn't he just trying to live a comfortable life? By that measure, he was a thousand times better than the flirtatious Xiao Yan.
A thought passed through his mind, and Xiao Yan directed the Dark Demon Vine Tiger away from the village, then jumped back to the ground.
The black-and-white beads in his Dantian trembled slightly, immediately surging with pure internal force, flowing into his meridians.
"Tang Hao… you can barely protect yourself, yet you want to protect others?"
Tang Hao's expression was grave as he looked at Xiao Yan. He did not underestimate the twelve-year-old: "Xiao San, you've indeed grown stronger. But killing me? You still can't do it."
"Sorry, there's no Xiao San or Xiao Si here. There's only Xiao Yan!"
With his full aura erupting, Xiao Yan's feet slammed against the ground and he shot forward.
Such incredible speed! Tang Hao didn't dare take it lightly, swinging his fist in response.
Their fists collided, causing the surrounding air to violently tremble. Waves of force radiated out, enough to kill an ordinary Spirit Master instantly.
Under the overwhelming force, Tang Hao staggered back five steps, while Xiao Yan remained completely steady.
"So strong!" Tang Hao's right fist trembled slightly.
His son was indeed extraordinary. After the Star Dou Great Forest incident, he seemed reborn, stronger than ever.
"Your Majesty!" Yu Xiaogang, knowing Tang Hao was injured and not at his best, worriedly said, his eyes slightly red.
Tang Hao waved him off and looked at Xiao Yan: "You saved my life once. Even if I die today, I must protect the few at Shrek Academy."
Xiao Yan furrowed his brows. Saved him? Could it be that incident two years ago?Back then, he had severely injured Tang Hao; by rights, Tang Hao should have been close to death, and recovery this fast seemed impossible.
Apparently, he had been saved by Da Shi.
"Your Majesty, let me handle today's matter." Yu Xiaogang said confidently.
Tang Hao looked at him curiously. A level 95 title Douluo couldn't stop Xiao Yan, and you, a level 29 Great Spirit Master, can?"Try if you wish," Tang Hao said.
He needed to carefully consider how to deal with Xiao Yan.
Ordinary attacks were no longer effective.
With Tang Hao's consent, a flush of blood appeared on Yu Xiaogang's tanned face: "Xiao Yan, whether a century-old Blood Spirit Mushroom could help me break the level 29 barrier is uncertain. But you accepted my Spirit Device, and that is a fact. You owe me."
Flander and Zhao Wuji stared in shock. The one who could save them was this person they considered useless?
Xiao Yan looked at Da Shi in surprise: Did he finally grow a brain? But… just a little.
"Were you lying about burning my two century-old Blood Spirit Mushrooms? Their value alone could have bought this Spirit Device. We were even."
Flander and Zhao Wuji, who had been secretly rejoicing, felt like banging their heads. Why burn someone's mushrooms for no reason?
Yu Xiaogang said: "The century-old Blood Spirit Mushrooms grew in the Hunting Soul Forest. How can you claim them as yours?"
Xiao Yan looked at him as if he were an idiot: "And this Spirit Device comes from an ancient ruin. It's not yours either."
Yu Xiaogang was furious. So by that logic, he had no ownership of the Spirit Device either.
Flander asked awkwardly: "So if we compensate for the Blood Spirit Mushrooms, you'll return the Spirit Device to Xiao Gang?"
Xiao Yan paused, then changed his mind.
Kill them directly. If they die, they feel nothing.
For the dozens of families who suffered the pain of losing a child because of these two, this could never be compensated.
Xiao Yan said: "You've said so much… all you want is to survive, right? If you can produce 10,000 gold spirit coins, I can spare your lives."
Wanting to survive is easy, isn't it?
But sometimes, living is far more painful than death.
Flander and Zhao Wuji were overjoyed, hastily pooling their money.
They turned the Spirit Device upside down but could only gather 3,000 gold spirit coins, most contributed by Flander.
Seeing only 3,000 coins, they looked awkward.
Dai Mubai flicked his silver ring and took out 5,000 gold spirit coins.
"Director, this is all I have."
"Still 2,000 short!" Flander looked at Oscar, Ma Hongjun, Tang Hao, and Yu Xiaogang helplessly.
Yu Xiaogang rubbed his wrist, taking out 2,000 gold spirit coins disdainfully: "Flander, and you're a Spirit Master, yet you can't even produce this much?"
Seeing the golden coins, Flander's face broke into an indescribable smile.
No matter what Yu Xiaogang said, even if he cursed eight generations of ancestors, he didn't care.
He, Flander, would continue to live.
Zhao Wuji's eyes were brimming with tears.
With a wave of his hand, Xiao Yan summoned several vines to collect the coins, then formed two pills and tossed them to the two: "Take these. The vine strands in your hearts that would explode tonight will be neutralized."
Seeing the slightly black pills, Flander and Zhao Wuji hesitated.
Xiao Yan was too unpredictable. Could these pills be a trap?
Storing 10,000 gold spirit coins in his jade storage, he said calmly: "The antidote is given. Whether you take it is up to you. If the vine explodes early, don't blame me."
"Take it!"
Flander and Zhao Wuji swallowed the pills immediately.
Not taking them meant certain death; taking them was their only chance.
Xiao Yan smiled faintly, letting them endure the long torment.
Soon, they felt changes in their bodies. The pills surged like wild stallions, burrowing rapidly into their hearts.
Black light flickered, devouring the vine strands. Then, the pills transformed into tiny worms, burrowing into their hearts.
The excruciating pain contorted their faces.
They felt their soul power being consumed with each heartbeat.
"You… black-handed trick?" Flander clutched his chest, glaring at Xiao Yan.
Tang Hao's expression darkened: "Xiao Yan, you're untrustworthy!"
Xiao Yan's expression remained calm: "I said I'd let them live, but never said they'd survive unscathed.
From now on, they'll struggle to use soul power. Every activation will provoke the blue-silver vine worms, causing unbearable pain. Even using superhuman strength will stimulate the worms. Moreover, at 3:45 pm every day, they will suffer the punishment of the worms, experiencing a fraction of the pain of families who lost their children.
By my previous plan, they should have died long ago. Now I've spared them… whether they want to live is their choice."
Flander and Zhao Wuji turned ashen. Unable to use their soul power or strength, they would become the lowest of civilians — a punishment in itself.
Combined with the daily excruciating pain, death might have been their better fate.
"Evil-hearted, today I'll kill you, traitor, and rid the continent of disaster!" Tang Hao snorted coldly, black light flashing in his hand as he summoned a two-meter-long Haotian Hammer.
Yellow, purple, black, black, black, black, red — nine soul rings appeared.
The aura of a title Douluo erupted, and Flander and the others retreated to a distance.
Xiao Yan's heart remained unmoved. Good or evil, he cared not; he followed only his own will.
As Tang Hao's soul rings appeared, Xiao Yan struck, unleashing the Six Vein Sword Techniques in succession.
This was the first time he had used all six techniques seamlessly since creating the Six Vein Divine Sword.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh…
Six directions emitted distinct sounds. Tang Hao frowned. This strange attack had grown stronger.
Using the Shock Technique, Tang Hao tightly gripped the Haotian Hammer, swinging it with all his might. Ripples formed around the massive hammerhead.
Having mastered Split Mind Control, Xiao Yan had reached the peak of using the Six Vein Divine Sword.
Just standing and moving his fingers forced Tang Hao to swing wildly, dodging and weaving, utterly flustered.
"Xiao Yan is incredibly powerful!" Yu Xiaogang was shocked. Tang Hao was his idol, the youngest title Douluo on the continent, now level 95, yet a teenager beat him effortlessly.
Flander and Zhao Wuji, enduring the piercing heart pain, rolled their eyes: You're just realizing that?
After experimenting with his current Six Vein Divine Sword, Xiao Yan was satisfied, then switched to palm attacks.
"Waterfall Fury!"
Arms spread, surging internal force coursing through his body. His black robe shimmered with deep blue light, and crackling thunder appeared.
The mighty force condensed into a massive blue sphere between his arms.
Swinging his arms, Xiao Yan refined the sphere, compressing it from nearly two meters down to the size of a palm.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The thunderball appeared, shaking the ground and stirring dust and debris.
Facing the increasingly powerful Xiao Yan, Tang Hao no longer held back. His first soul ring glowed; the century-grade yellow soul ring exploded, merging with his body.
Tang Hao's aura surged, and he stepped forward three fast steps. On the final step, his left foot slammed into the ground, sending an invisible shockwave outward.
The ground collapsed amid dust and debris.
With a dull hum, the black Haotian Hammer in his hand glowed blood-red.
Savage, violent energy surged, doubling his presence.
"Xumi Lingtian!" Tang Hao swung the hammer with all his might. His arm muscles bulged, tearing the sleeve of his right arm.
The surging yellow light poured from the hammer's handle to the head, colliding with the thunderball, which carried the violent power of lightning.
The collision of the two forces was like a thunderclap from flat ground.
Even Yu Xiaogang, a powerful Great Spirit Master, stiffened, feeling as if he might be killed by the sound alone.
A palm charged with thunder was shattered. Xiao Yan swung his left hand; lightning crackled, instantly producing another thunderball of similar power.
Electricity danced, filling the air with boundless thunder.
Choosing to use his Exploding Ring, Tang Hao left himself no retreat. He swung his hammer to meet this new attack.
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