Sword Douluo was dressed in a snow-white robe, and although his hair and beard were completely white, his face was as delicate as a baby's.
He stood with his hands behind his back.
Despite making no movements, he exuded an arrogant aura, as if he alone was supreme among all things in heaven and earth.
Terrifying pressure surged like a tide, with him as the center, sweeping outwards in all directions like ocean waves.
Feeling the terrifying pressure emanating from Sword Douluo at this moment.
Clear Sky Douluo Tang Hao's brows furrowed instantly.
His expression was no longer as relaxed and casual as before.
After all, Sword Douluo was a true, solid level 96 top-tier Douluo.
He was one level stronger than Tang Hao currently.
If he were to face him alone.
With the enhancement of his hundred-thousand-year spirit ring.
He was confident he could still put up a fight.
But now…
There was also the Seventh Elder of the Clear Sky Sect present.
'This is bad. If these two really team up, then this will truly be big trouble… I absolutely cannot fight them head-on! I need to think of a retreat for myself and Little San.'
The more Tang Hao thought, the tighter his brows furrowed.
Thinking this.
He then looked up, his gaze subtly sweeping around.
Observing the surrounding terrain.
He made up his mind.
If the situation turned bad later.
He would immediately take Tang San and flee.
To avoid falling into a passive situation where he was the fish on the chopping block.
And just as his mind was racing.
At the same time, Ning Rongrong, beside him, was so excited that stars began to appear in her eyes.
She immediately ran to Sword Douluo's side.
And eagerly asked him.
"Grandpa Chen Xin, why have you come to Shrek Academy?"
Sword Douluo, who had just been cold-faced and exuding chilling killing intent, softened his rigid expression upon hearing this.
He turned to look at her, and even a hint of warmth appeared at the corner of his mouth.
He proactively reached out and ruffled Ning Rongrong's forehead, explaining, "Why do you think I came? Of course, it's for you."
"After seeing the method for the evolution of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, Sect Master Ning Fengzhi sent this old man over. As for the Sect Master, he went to Spirit Hall to request the Qi Luo Tulip. The original intention was to have you take the Qi Luo Tulip after bringing you back to the Sect, to help you complete the evolution of your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Spirit as soon as possible, giving your future more possibilities."
"I didn't expect to see such a scene before even arriving at Shrek Academy…"
However, this warmth did not last for too long.
Mid-sentence.
He then turned his head again.
Turning to look at Tang Hao and the others, his eyes grew colder as he spoke frigidly.
"What a Tang Hao, what a Clear Sky Douluo."
"To go all out against a little girl, what a grand display of power."
"You keep saying that the dignity of a Titled Douluo is inviolable, right? If you're really that domineering, why were you chased by Spirit Hall like a stray dog, and for more than twenty years now, you haven't dared to return to your Sect?"
The more Sword Douluo spoke, the angrier he became.
At this moment, with a wave of his hand.
His Spirit, the Seven Kill Sword, was directly summoned.
Feeling the sharp killing intent emanating from him.
Not only Tang Hao, but Yu Xiaogang and the others also felt a sense of heaviness in their hearts.
They hesitated whether they should step forward now to speak a few words of fairness for Tang Hao and salvage the somewhat critical situation on the field.
After all, despite the previous commotion, he and Tang Hao were ultimately in the same boat.
However, at this critical juncture, before he could truly step forward and say anything.
Tang San stepped forward first.
Bearing immense pressure, he directly stood between Tang Hao and Sword Douluo.
Cupping his hands, he pleaded.
"Ahem, Sword… Senior Sword Douluo, please calm your anger. There must be some misunderstanding here. My father never intended to use his power to bully Ning Rongrong."
"Yes, Sword Douluo, please calm down! Tang San and Ning Rongrong have been friends for many years. If you really try to kill Tang Hao, wouldn't that make things difficult for Rongrong?"
Yu Xiaogang regained his senses upon hearing this and quickly added.
This time, he directly brought up Ning Rongrong as a shield.
If he hadn't seen the scene before the heavenly curtain.
Sword Douluo might have truly been persuaded by them.
But this time, seeing them like this.
The coldness in Sword Douluo's smile deepened a few points instead.
The Seventh Elder also spoke up, fanning the flames from the side.
"No? Am I losing my memory? Then what about what happened before?"
"Not intentionally targeting Ning Rongrong? Understood, then it means intentionally targeting my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, is that what you mean, Tang Hao?"
Sword Douluo also showed a look of sudden realization at the appropriate moment.
And asked Tang Hao again.
"I…"
Tang Hao was speechless upon hearing this.
Just as he was about to say something else.
The Seventh Elder opposite him did not give him another chance to speak.
Directly and rudely interrupting him, he said.
"What 'I'? Tang Hao, if you know what's good for you, hand over the Spirit Bone now!"
"Otherwise, don't blame me for being merciless!"
After saying this, the pressure of a Titled Douluo was released once again.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School plus the Clear Sky Sect.
Representatives of two of the Upper Three Sects were present to exert pressure.
Tang Hao was naturally sweating profusely.
At this moment, he stood up, silently shielding Tang San behind him.
He seemed to be preparing for a desperate struggle.
In reality, he had already started thinking about a retreat.
He planned to take Ning Rongrong hostage, and then take his son Tang San and flee first.
However, before he could make his escape.
Liu Erlong, who had been silent since the beginning, found it somewhat unbearable.
This time, she proactively stepped forward to argue on Tang San's behalf.
"You all say Ning Rongrong is a child, and Tang Hao shouldn't have been so crude and rough with her just now. I admit you are right. But have you ever considered that Tang San, whom you have been despising, is also a child?"
"Why can you tolerate the mistakes Ning Rongrong makes, but not the mistakes Tang San makes? Moreover, what Tang San said just now, strictly speaking, was not problematic at all. You are forcibly trying to strip Tang Hao of his Spirit Bone, aren't you just pushing their father and son to a dead end?"
"Truth be told, isn't this more serious than Tang Hao reaching out to teach Ning Rongrong a lesson just now?"
As soon as these words were spoken.
Everyone present was momentarily speechless.
After a long silence.
Xiao Wu, who had been standing at the back of the crowd and hadn't said much, also couldn't hold back anymore.
She stepped forward at this moment and began to speak up for Tang San.
"That's right, Rongrong, let them live. If you really dig out Tang Hao's two Spirit Bones now, it would indeed force the Tang Clan father and son into a desperate situation…"
After finishing, her expression as she looked at Ning Rongrong also held a hint of pleading.
Seeing her expression.
The onlookers of the Douluo Continent were naturally astonished.
"Why is Xiao Wu still speaking up for Tang San?"
"If I remember correctly, didn't they break up before?"
"Exactly, this woman's change of heart is too fast, isn't it?"
Even they were like this.
As a direct witness to Xiao Wu's heartbreak, Ning Rongrong, the person involved, was naturally even more bewildered.
When she spoke again, addressing Xiao Wu, her words were no longer just simple astonishment.
They even carried a hint of vexation and anger.
"Xiao Wu, how could you…",
"Have you forgotten what Tang San said to you?"
Her reaction was quite simple.
It was because Ning Rongrong's previous change in attitude towards Tang San had been partly to stand up for Xiao Wu.
She had been at the forefront.
And Xiao Wu had softened first.
Naturally, this gave Ning Rongrong a strange feeling of being backstabbed.
Xiao Wu was incredibly intelligent.
How could she not understand the meaning behind Ning Rongrong's words this time?
But hearing her speak, a hint of shame still appeared on her face.
She opened her mouth, explaining again,
"But I can't just stand by and watch him die, can I?"
"You really are…"
Seeing this, Ning Rongrong felt both angry and a little heartbroken.
However, looking at Xiao Wu's pleading expression, and remembering the various past interactions with Tang San over the years, she couldn't help but soften.
She spoke, calling out Sword Douluo Chen Xin's name again.
"Alright, Grandpa Chen Xin…"
"What, you're already softening? Little girl."
Sword Douluo had been silently observing Ning Rongrong's every move.
So this time, before she even finished speaking, Sword Douluo had already understood everything.
"Grandpa Chen Xin, I'm sorry…"
Ning Rongrong listened, lowering her head in shame.
"It's fine! I'm happy for you to have such a benevolent heart, little girl."
It must be said that Sword Douluo truly doted on Ning Rongrong.
Seeing her like this, not only was he not angry, but he even took the initiative to speak up and help Ning Rongrong find an excuse.
From beginning to end, there was no hint of blame.
All of this, though it sounds like it took a long time, actually happened in less than a hundred breaths.
Seeing the change in Sword Douluo's emotions, Tang San, who had escaped from a desperate situation, was naturally overjoyed.
His eyes lit up.
The Seventh Elder, who had just been about to act, also couldn't hold back anymore.
He spoke up, grumbling unhappily, saying,
"Indeed, it's a childish disposition. Such rash actions are simply laughable."
"Forget it, if you won't do it, let us from the Clear Sky Sect do it ourselves!"
He also had a fiery temper. Seeing this scene, he finally couldn't hold back and was about to act directly with a wave of his hand.
Seeing his demeanor, Tang Hao, who had just been sweating profusely, immediately perked up.
"Bring it on! Seventh Elder, it's a good chance for me to see how much your cultivation has improved after all these years."
The two sides were unyielding at this moment, and a great battle was on the verge of breaking out. At this critical moment, the Sword Douluo spoke up and stopped them.
"Wait a moment!"
Seeing his demeanor, the expressions on both their faces became a little strange for a moment.
Especially the Seventh Elder, who immediately grumbled aloud.
"What? What does Sword Douluo mean by this? It's one thing if you're unwilling to act, but you're not going to turn around and try to help Tang Hao deal with us, are you? Such a huge contrast in your attitude before and after, aren't you afraid of being ridiculed by others if word gets out?"
Seeing his demeanor, Sword Douluo was not angry. After shaking his head, he instead explained with a serious expression.
"You've misunderstood, Seventh Elder. My intention for both sides to temporarily cease hostilities is not simply to help Tang Hao, but also for your consideration, Seventh Elder."
"For my consideration?"
"What are you considering for me? Are you afraid I'll suffer losses at the hands of this Tang Hao kid?"
"Are you looking down on this old man?"
The Seventh Elder snorted coldly when he heard this.
By the end of his words, he even glared, subtly carrying a hint of defiance.
However, hearing him speak, Sword Douluo's expression remained unchanged. He was not in a hurry, and asked again.
"It can't be called a loss, but it's highly likely to be a mutual destruction, and it will definitely be you, Seventh Elder, who is more severely injured.
After all, don't forget how Tang Hao earned his reputation as Clear Sky Douluo."
"Are you talking about the previous battle between this guy and Qian Xunji?"
The Seventh Elder's expression changed slightly upon hearing this, but then he seemed to think of something else and immediately sneered, saying,
"Heh heh, didn't you watch when the heavenly curtain revealed this secret earlier? Don't you know that the former Supreme Pontiff didn't truly die at Tang Hao's hands, but at Bibi Dong's?"
Sword Douluo continued to press.
"Of course I know, but even so, it's an undeniable fact that Tang Hao not only successfully escaped from multiple Titled Douluo at that time, but also successfully counter-injured the former Supreme Pontiff, Qian Xunji, isn't it?
If you were to fight him, and it ended in a mutually destructive situation, who do you think would be the happiest?"
Before the Seventh Elder could reply, Tang San, who was beside him, was already excited and spoke first, adding an explanation.
"That's right, Seventh Elder, no matter what, we are all from the same Sect. We are connected by blood, so we absolutely cannot do something that would please our enemies and pain our loved ones."
"What the Spirit Hall truly thinks has already been clearly revealed by the heavenly curtain's various previous disclosures. If this matter causes my father and you, Seventh Elder, to both be injured, wouldn't that be giving a great gift to the Spirit Hall for no reason?
At that time, the Spirit Hall would indeed kill my father and me immediately, but their next target would definitely be the Clear Sky Sect, no doubt.
After all, even without enmity, the Clear Sky Sect is the biggest stumbling block in the Spirit Hall's grand ambition to unify the continent."
"How could they feel at ease without removing this stumbling block?"
After he finished speaking, the Seventh Elder, who had just been ferocious, couldn't help but frown and fall into deep thought, clearly also conflicted by this.
The main reason for his current dilemma was not concern for his own safety, but rather concern about bringing disaster upon his Sect.
However, despite his dilemma, he did not soften.
A moment later, he looked up with a hint of impatience and asked Sword Douluo again,
"This won't do, that won't do, so what do you mean? You can't possibly expect me to back down and retreat obediently, can you? If so, how would I face Sect Master Tang Xiao and the heavy trust of the various Elders when I return to the Sect?"
"Of course not. I've mainly thought of a compromise," Sword Douluo shook his head.
"A compromise?"
Upon hearing this, not only the Seventh Elder, but everyone around them became interested.
Fortunately, this time, Sword Douluo didn't hide anything or play games. Seeing everyone's gazes, he immediately began to explain again.
"That's right."
"Since Tang Hao has two Spirit Bones, and the main reason he's unwilling to return them at the moment is his concern about a significant drop in cultivation in a short period, which could invite a fatal disaster from the Spirit Hall, then why not let him return one first, and then we can talk?"