The main reception hall of Shrek Academy.
Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo had been waiting for quite a while already. Ning Rongrong sat to the side. They were waiting for Flender to arrive.
"The Strength Clan was wiped out? How is that possible?" Ning Fengzhi's face was full of shock. He had only heard this news this morning when he entered the city and arrived at Shrek Academy.
"The force behind this is very strong. According to the Heaven Dou imperial family's latest investigation, the reported reason was a fire, and the main ignition point was inside the Strength Clan's main hall." Bone Douluo looked grim. Then he added, "I'm afraid this wasn't some simple accident."
Bone Douluo clearly suspected something else.
"Titan is steady and calm, rough on the outside but meticulous within. And the fire started in the clan's main hall? Impossible. Even if the fire broke out suddenly, with his strength as a Soul Douluo, plus the Strength Clan having more than two hundred soul masters, how could they all die in a fire?"Ning Fengzhi's expression darkened. The eradication of the Strength Clan was a sign of an approaching storm.
A very bad omen.
Bone Douluo suddenly voiced a bold speculation: "Fengzhi, if someone is really pulling the strings behind this… think about it. Who hates the Strength Clan the most? Could it be… Spirit Hall?"
"..."
Ning Fengzhi fell silent as he pondered deeply.
Just then, the reception hall door opened, and Flender walked in wearing a bright, cheerful smile.
Flender smiled politely. "Welcome, Sect Master Ning, Bone Douluo, to Shrek Academy. Your guidance is appreciated."
"Don't say that. Rongrong has surely caused trouble for Dean Flender. In the future, if she misbehaves, I hope Dean Flender will be tolerant." Ning Fengzhi rose to greet him with a smile.
"Not at all. Rongrong has always been a good child." Flender smiled kindly at Ning Rongrong.
Ning Rongrong didn't speak. She only scratched her cheek and smiled faintly.
"I wonder why Sect Master Ning has come to my academy?" Flender asked.
"Nothing major. I simply wish to meet your academy's Tang San." Ning Fengzhi stated his purpose.
"Little San?"Flender's heart skipped a beat. He suddenly felt uneasy.
Ning Fengzhi quickly noticed Flender's reaction and said, "Dean Flender, don't misunderstand. I'm merely interested in the hidden weapons Tang San uses. I wish to purchase a batch to equip my sect. You're overthinking."
"Oh, so that's all! I thought Little San caused trouble again." Flender finally sighed in relief and sent someone to call Tang San over.
"The Strength Clan is gone?"
Xue Qinghe—who was actually Qian Renxue in disguise—arrived with Zhou Sidong at a royal courtyard.
"Gone." Zhou Sidong nodded.
"No one is around. You two can speak freely."
Xiaoxue's voice sounded in their minds.
"Little brother, how did you do it? Titan is a strength-type Soul Douluo—very hard to deal with. Were you hurt?" Xue Qinghe asked with concern.
"I'm fine. I used Time Pause to freeze everyone, then let Evil Tiger handle most of them. Only Titan was left. From him, I learned that he had long been colluding with Tang Hao. Yesterday's cooperation between Tang Hao and the Tai Long father-and-son pair was exactly to have Tai Long and his father stall me first, and then Tang Hao would attack me unexpectedly and kill me!"Zhou Sidong still felt lingering fear.
Human hearts were terrifying.
Fortunately, Xiaoxue was there that day. Otherwise, Zhou Sidong would already be dead.
"Well destroyed!" Qian Renxue slapped the table, face cold. "The Strength Clan is a major clan within Heaven Dou City. For you to wipe them out without a sound, all the major forces will know this was man-made, not a fire. In the next while, you and Zhuqing should not enter the city. Stay inside Heaven Dou Royal Academy and lie low."
"I understand." Zhou Sidong nodded. "I'm sure Tang Hao isn't a fool. He might realize it was my doing."
"So what if he does?" Qian Renxue sneered. "What can he do with just his word? No one will believe him. And Tang Hao himself can barely protect his own life right now. There's no way he'll jump out at a time like this. And if he does, that gives us the perfect excuse to kill him."
"Oh right—after absorbing her soul bone, Zhuqing's soul power has reached level fifty. Before you two return to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, take her to Sunset Forest for her fifth soul ring." Qian Renxue reminded.
"I know."
Zhou Sidong stood up. "Sister, I'll take my leave."
"Mm. Be safe."
After sending him off, Qian Renxue proceeded into the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.
Heaven Dou City, Moon Pavilion.
"Second Brother… I'm sure you've heard the rumors." Tang Yuehua sighed as she looked at Tang Hao collapsed on the sofa.
Because last night, the Strength Clan—utterly loyal to Tang Hao—had been wiped out, burned clean by a massive blaze.
"Zhou Sidong! Zhou Sidong!!!"
Tang Hao suddenly raised his head, eyes blood-red, the darkness on his face like a demon crawling out of hell.
"It was him! He definitely destroyed the Strength Clan! I, Tang Hao, will kill that boy even if it costs my life!"Tang Hao roared hysterically and smashed an expensive vase into pieces.
"Second Brother, how can you be so sure it was Zhou Sidong? He's only one person. How could he wipe out the entire Strength Clan alone, in the dead of night, without anyone noticing?"Tang Yuehua questioned.
The situation was riddled with inconsistencies.
Tang Hao, furious beyond reason, didn't care who stood before him— even his own sister.
"I said it was Zhou Sidong, so it was him! That brat can use a Spirit Fusion Skill to temporarily become comparable to a Title Douluo! This crippled leg of mine is his gift! He must have discovered my cooperation with the Strength Clan and destroyed them in the night! Yes—definitely!"
Watching her increasingly unhinged brother, Tang Yuehua felt helpless. Her once proud and heroic second brother had fallen into madness, his hatred for Zhou Sidong surpassing even his hatred for Spirit Hall.
"Madam…"
A servant approached Tang Yuehua and whispered something into her ear, then left.
"Second Brother, Sect Master Ning and Bone Douluo have gone to Shrek Academy to look for Little San." Tang Yuehua said.
"Ning Fengzhi? Gu Rong? What are they looking for my son for?"Tang Hao's messy hair fluttered, killing intent swirling around him, eyes red like blood.
"They want to purchase hidden weapons from Little San. They're going to negotiate with him. Second Brother, honestly! Can you stop panicking like this?" Tang Yuehua crossed her arms and pouted as she looked at the mess in the room.
Everything here cost a fortune. Any single piece could fetch a sky-high price. And Tang Hao had smashed several. Her heart throbbed painfully. If he wasn't her brother—and a crippled, depressed one at that—she would have made him pay.
Brother is brother. Property is property. The two were not interchangeable.
"I plan to head to Heaven Dou Royal Academy in a few days to demand the soul bone back from Zhou Sidong. While I'm gone, Second Brother, I'll ask Eldest Brother to watch over you." Tang Yuehua said sternly.
"Got it." Tang Hao waved impatiently and pulled the covers over himself, crying alone.
"With the set of hidden weapons Rongrong used as reference, I want five hundred sets. I'll pay ten thousand gold soul coins per set. How about it?"
After negotiations, Tang San and Ning Fengzhi reached an agreement.
At ten thousand per set, five hundred sets totaled five million gold soul coins. For the wealthy Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, this was nothing.
Bone Douluo's eyelids twitched violently.Having money doesn't mean you burn it…
Ning Fengzhi looked at Tang San with increasing satisfaction—not only because of the hidden weapons, but the fact that his originally "trash" Blue Silver Grass had, under his cultivation, reached the rank of Soul Elder at only thirteen years old—level thirty-seven! Even Ning Fengzhi couldn't help being shocked and had the thought of recruiting him.
"Tang San, you're a genius. My Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect cherishes talent. Would you be interested in joining us?"
Ning Rongrong's eyes lit up instantly."Yeah! Yeah! Third Brother, you and Xiao Wu should join us! My dad will treat you amazingly! With your talent, you'd become a Title Douluo known across the continent!"
Tang San inwardly sighed. He didn't belong to this world. His greatest lifelong wish was to rebuild Tang Sect here and revive its glory.
Just as Tang San was about to politely decline, Liu Erlong pushed Yu Xiaogang into the room.
"Sect Master Ning, Little San will not join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."Yu Xiaogang declared righteously.
"What did you say?"Bone Douluo's face darkened instantly. He recognized the man in the wheelchair.
"Oh?" Ning Fengzhi narrowed his eyes and looked closely. He recognized Yu Xiaogang too.
A fraud.A disgrace expelled from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
But since this was someone else's academy, Ning Fengzhi did not mention his scandals.
"Teacher, why are you here?" Tang San immediately stood up.
"Little San, I need to speak privately with Sect Master Ning and Bone Douluo. You head out first." Yu Xiaogang said.
"Alright." Tang San left immediately.
"Rongrong, you go too." Ning Fengzhi said.
"Oh."Though she wanted to stay, Rongrong didn't dare defy her father's cold tone.
After she left, only Ning Fengzhi, Bone Douluo, Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong, and the late-arriving Flender remained.
Flender saw Liu Erlong pushing Yu Xiaogang in and grew irritated. "Erlong, didn't you see Sect Master Ning and Little San discussing business? Why did you bring Xiaogang here?"
"Little San is my disciple. Someone is trying to steal my disciple; of course I'm coming." Yu Xiaogang said.
"You trash expelled from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan—say that again if you dare."Bone Douluo's glare made Yu Xiaogang's scalp tingle.
Yu Xiaogang knew full well that Title Douluo were not to be provoked.But his trump card was Tang Hao. With Tang Hao behind him, he feared nothing.
"First of all, I am not trash. Those are rumors—not to be trusted." Yu Xiaogang straightened up in his wheelchair.
"As a disciple of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, you once cursed your own clan to die out. Grandmaster—no, Yu Xiaogang—having you as a teacher is something I pity Tang San for." Ning Fengzhi fired back sharply.
Ning Fengzhi had extended goodwill toward Tang San, wanting to recruit him. Yu Xiaogang jumping in at the last second ruined his plans. No wonder Ning Fengzhi was furious.
Had it been anyone else, Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo would have already torn him apart with insults.
"You…"Liu Erlong trembled with anger, but Shrek Academy was nowhere near the strength of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Yu Xiaogang's face twitched. His fists clenched tightly.
"Alright, alright! Everyone, calm down!"Flender hurried to smooth things over.
"Sect Master Ning, thank you for valuing Little San. Xiaogang barged in because Little San's identity is… special. He cannot join your sect."
"Special identity?"Bone Douluo perked up. "Then tell me—what is so special about Tang San?"
Ning Fengzhi remained silent. He wanted to hear what excuses Yu Xiaogang would pull out.
Yu Xiaogang coughed a few times and said solemnly, "Little San's father is Tang Hao—son of the famed Haotian Douluo."
"WHAT?!"Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo spoke in unison, shocked.
"You're saying Tang San is Tang Hao's son? Do you have proof?" Bone Douluo asked cautiously.
"This was given to me by Tang Hao back then."Yu Xiaogang took out the Pope's Token. Flender handed it to Ning Fengzhi.
Ning Fengzhi tightly grasped it."I understand. I was presumptuous. I didn't expect Tang San to be the son of an old acquaintance."
"But wait! Tang San's spirit is Blue Silver Grass. Tang Hao's spirit is the Haotian Hammer. How do you explain this?" Bone Douluo pressed.
"What if Little San has Twin Spirits?"Yu Xiaogang said proudly.
"What did you say? The brat is a Twin Spirit user!?"Bone Douluo was shocked again—and a flash of killing intent crossed his eyes.
"Gu Shu, let's go."Ning Fengzhi said quietly. Working together for so many years, a single look was enough for them to understand each other's thoughts.
"Hmph!"Bone Douluo snorted coldly, shot Yu Xiaogang a glare, and walked over to Ning Fengzhi.
"Dean Flender, we've disturbed you today. Here—give this gold card to Tang San."Ning Fengzhi handed it to Flender.
Flender's hands trembled as he received it, holding the gold card in a death grip. After Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo left, Liu Erlong immediately pried open his hand and took the card away.
"Erlong! What are you doing?! Sect Master Ning gave that to me!" Flender protested loudly.
"No need for you to give it to Little San. I'll deliver it myself." Liu Erlong knew Flender too well. If she left it with him, it would be gone forever.
"Am I that kind of person?! This is Little San's money! I may like money, but I don't steal from my own students!" Flender's face was red with anger.
It hadn't even warmed up in his hand before this mother-dragon took it away!
"I know you too well." Liu Erlong scoffed and stepped on his foot before leaving. His greedy habits hadn't changed one bit.
"That Erlong… I swear…" Flender sighed deeply—equal parts love and hate.
"Xiaogang is already like this, yet Erlong still cares for him so much… love really scrambles your brain." Flender muttered and left in a bad mood.
On the way out of Shrek Academy:
Bone Douluo finally spoke."If Tang San won't join us, and he's Tang Hao's son… the Haotian Clan already suppresses our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Now this boy is a once-in-a-century Twin Spirit genius. How about I just go and—"
He made a throat-slitting gesture.His meaning was obvious.
"No, Gu Shu! Not only can we not harm Tang San—we must build a good relationship with him." Ning Fengzhi refused instantly.
"Why? He will definitely become a Title Douluo in the future! And a Twin Spirit one at that! No one in our sect will be able to match him!"
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