Douluo: Starting from the Nine-Curved Vine Dragon

Chapter 374 The Pure Flame
Tang San secretly grumbled to himself, but he couldn't show his resentment.

Assessing the situation is an essential skill for any competent assassin. In the current situation, one is under someone else's roof and has no choice but to bow one's head.

No matter how confident he was in himself, he didn't believe he had the ability to take on two Title Douluos single-handedly as a Soul Saint.

"Young friend Tang is truly courageous; he is clearly the offspring of Haotian Douluo."

Dugu Bo clapped his hands and stepped forward, his eyes shifting back and forth between Tang San and Qian Renxue with a half-smile.

At first glance, these words sounded like a compliment, but upon closer listening, Tang San felt as if they were mocking him.

Before he could ask, Dugu Bo continued:
"Back then, Haotian Douluo fought against three titled Douluo, led by Qian Xunji, the former Pope of the Spirit Hall, and became famous throughout the Douluo Continent after that battle."

"Today, young friend Tang followed in his father's footsteps, not only fighting against the young master of the Spirit Hall, but also surpassing your father by directly beheading the young master of the Spirit Hall. Indeed, each generation is stronger than the last."

"However, the battle between your father and the former Pope of the Spirit Hall back then forced the dignified Clear Sky Sect, the number one sect in the world, to close its mountains and live in seclusion. Today, young friend Tang has killed the young master of the Spirit Hall. I wonder if you are aware of the consequences?"

Tang San listened silently, without saying a word, but his face grew increasingly pale, like a burnt sweet potato.

……

The center of the mainland.

The once majestic and magnificent Wuhun City is now nothing but ruins, with broken walls and rubble everywhere. The city's inhabitants have suffered countless deaths and injuries, most of them buried by the collapsed buildings.

Among the ruins, only the Hall of Worship and the Papal Palace are well preserved, standing out prominently amidst the vast expanse of ruins.

Bang~
The heavy stone doors of the Papal Palace were pushed open, and Bibi Dong walked out looking somewhat disheveled.

She looked back and found that the offering hall was also intact. She cursed her bad luck in her heart, and then her mood became mixed with joy and sorrow.

Both Qian Daoliu and Jin E Douluo disappeared without a trace, most likely reduced to dust by Tang Chen's nine rings exploding together, leaving no trace of their remains.

Without these two people blocking her way, Bibi Dong truly gained control of all the power in the Spirit Hall.

This is a cause for joy.

However, the worry lies in the fact that although Tang Chen's simultaneous explosion of the nine rings allowed her to truly control the Spirit Hall, the power of the simultaneous explosion of the nine rings was too great. Not only did it kill Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo, but a number of high-ranking members of the Spirit Hall also unfortunately perished in the explosion.

At the time of the explosion, everyone in Wuhun City whose soul power cultivation was below the level of a Title Douluo died. Even the elders at the Title Douluo level suffered one death and one serious injury.

It can be said that Tang Chen's move of exploding all nine rings at once, while allowing Bibi Dong to completely seize control of the Spirit Hall, also left her as a commander without any troops.

"teacher……"

Hu Liena walked out of the Papal Palace with lingering fear; never in her life had she been so close to death.

Seeing her disciple's pitiful state of being frightened and trembling, Bibi Dong's maternal instincts were instantly aroused, and she reached out and hugged Hu Liena to comfort her.

To be honest, Bibi Dong herself felt a strong sense of panic at the moment of the explosion.

Bibi Dong cleverly misinterpreted the panic caused by the death of her biological daughter as her own panic and fear.

Behind the two is the offering hall.

This temple survived the explosion because it was protected by the angelic power contained in the statue of the Angel God.

Inside the hall, several worshippers were present.

Three offerings, four offerings, five offerings, and six offerings.

The only ones missing were the Seventh Elder, Yue Guan, and the Eighth Elder, Gui Mei, because those two hard-working individuals had been sent out on missions by Bibi Dong again. Currently, the fate and whereabouts of the First and Second Elders are unknown (several elders are unwilling to believe that Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo are dead). The best course of action now is to welcome the young master, Qian Renxue, back to the Spirit Hall to compete with that old woman, Bibi Dong, for the position of Pope of the Spirit Hall.

Therefore, the four of them secretly noticed that Bibi Dong's attention was not on them, so they quietly left Wuhun City and went to the Heaven Dou Empire to follow their master, Qian Renxue.

Endless void.

The spatial turbulence tore open a gap, and two figures fell with a thud. After being cushioned by the heavy branches, they finally landed on a relatively soft patch of grass.

The two figures were none other than Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo.

They were able to survive thanks to the two divine artifacts, the Angelic Sword and the War Spear.

In the instant of the explosion, the two of them tore open a spatial rift with the combined power of their two divine artifacts.

Although they managed to escape into the endless void, the mere momentary impact of the blast's epicenter was enough to leave them both severely injured and on the verge of death.

Of the two, Golden Crocodile Douluo sustained relatively minor injuries.

Although the Golden Crocodile King is an offensive type beast spirit, its defensive power is not much worse than that of a top-tier defensive type spirit.

At this moment, Golden Crocodile Douluo barely managed to prop up his broken body and lean against the tree trunk. As soon as he bent down to help Qian Daoliu, he saw the broken and heartbroken look in his eyes.

Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue are grandfather and granddaughter, connected by blood.

The moment he fled into the endless void, his heart skipped a beat.

A few seconds later, he lost control of the angelic sword.

The first Angel God has fallen, and the current owner of the Angel Holy Sword is the Angel Successor, Qian Renxue. Qian Daoliu is able to control the Angel Holy Sword because he has been authorized by his granddaughter.

Losing control of the Angelic Holy Sword means that Qian Renxue is no longer its master.

Since the Angelic Sword was in his hands, the possibility that it had been forcibly refined by someone else could be ruled out. That leaves only one possibility: the owner of the Angelic Sword was dead.

At that moment, Qian Daoliu knew that his granddaughter Xiaoxue had passed away before him.

The lineage of angels has been passed down through generations, but his son is gone, his granddaughter is gone, and now he himself is on the verge of death. He is only clinging to life by his profound soul power despite his severe injuries.

"The lineage of a thousand families has died out!"

Qian Daoliu's eyes first showed despair, then endless hatred replaced the despair.

In his current state, taking revenge personally is a pipe dream, so the only hope for revenge for the Qian family line rests entirely on Golden Crocodile Douluo.

"Second brother, find the murderer who killed Xiaoxue and avenge my Qian family!"

This roar exhausted the last bit of strength in Qian Daoliu's body. After saying all this, he used his angelic soul power to ignite himself.

"Brother, no!"

Watching Qian Daoliu gradually fade into the white flames, Golden Crocodile Douluo wanted to stop him, but his injuries rendered him powerless.

The holy angel flames burned ever brighter, but in a short while, Qian Daoliu was completely engulfed in the raging flames.

The flames spread to Golden Crocodile Douluo, quickly engulfing his entire body as if he were being set on fire.

The holy healing power seeped into Golden Crocodile Douluo's body from the pure white flame, repairing his battered body at an astonishing speed.

(End of this chapter)