Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul is the Black Dragon, I am the Lord of the Gods

Chapter 170 Would I possibly harm him?

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The sky gradually turned a pale white, and the soft morning light pierced through the thin mist in the forest, scattering across the ravaged ground.

The once lush trees were now leaning and crooked, with broken branches and leaves scattered all over the ground. The air was still filled with a faint smell of blood and the lingering scorching aura of the collision of soul power.

Bibi Dong had already disappeared without a trace with Xuan Ming, leaving only Qian Daoliu, Qian Renxue, and the anxious Serpent Spear Douluo standing in the distance.

The surroundings were deathly silent, with only a gentle breeze rustling the fallen leaves on the ground.

"Xiaoxue, you will regret this." Qian Daoliu looked at Qian Renxue with a deep and complicated gaze.

He knew Bibi Dong well; even if Xuanming died today, the woman wouldn't break off relations with him no matter how angry she was.

At most, as Xuanming said, she would just find an opportunity to kill Shelong to vent her anger for the sake of her disciple.

But now that things have escalated to this point, he can no longer take action against Xuanming.

Qian Renxue raised her head slightly, her gaze meeting Qian Daoliu's. Her bright eyes were filled with a mixture of stubbornness and confusion.

Her lips trembled slightly, as if she had a thousand words to say, but she swallowed them back down.

"I'm sorry, Grandpa."

Qian Daoliu sighed, a hint of disappointment and helplessness in his eyes.

He had previously only intended to use a life-or-death crisis to reverse the relationship between the two, but now, that's probably no longer possible.

The commotion, however, gave Bibi Dong an opportunity.

"She Long, who has that kid been in contact with?" Qian Daoliu suddenly changed the subject, his gaze sharp as he looked at the Serpent Spear Douluo.

She Long was slightly taken aback, then quickly began to think, "He's been in Tiandou City all these years, if he really wants to say something..."

As he spoke, he subconsciously glanced at the sunset forest in the distance. "He often goes into this forest."

"Sunset Forest?" Qian Daoliu narrowed his eyes slightly.

That kid didn't use a ring-exploding device, but the effect was extremely similar!
These are all techniques that forcefully push one's soul power and martial soul to a level far exceeding one's own by releasing all the energy of the soul ring at once!
When Xuanming used that move, it was clearly not the first time!
He perfectly controlled the energy unleashed by the spirit ring, and even transformed it into the ultimate power through the fusion of the spirit and the weapon!
Just like that kid Tang Hao back then!
“Dugu Bo lives inside,” Serpent Spear Douluo said cautiously.

"I'm afraid it's not just Dugu Bo." Qian Daoliu's eyes turned slightly cold.

"Call over the Moon Gate Ghost and the people from the Martial Soul Temple, and go in to search!"

Serpent Spear Douluo was taken aback, "Who are you looking for?"

"Besides Tang Chen, who else in this world knows that kind of move?" Qian Daoliu said.

Serpent Spear Douluo She Long stared wide-eyed, his face filled with disbelief. "Tang Hao? He... wasn't he severely injured by you and missing for many years? How could he be hiding in this Sunset Forest?"

Qian Daoliu narrowed his eyes, scanning the direction of Sunset Forest. "That kid is incredibly tough. Besides, who else could teach Xuanming such bizarre techniques but him?"

She Long nodded slightly, but secretly wondered what was going on in his mind.

Tang Hao single-handedly managed to severely injure the Pope despite being surrounded by numerous experts from the Spirit Hall, demonstrating his terrifying strength and talent.

If he is indeed hiding in this Sunset Forest and secretly teaching Xuanming, then the things he is plotting behind the scenes are probably quite significant.

"Tang Hao?" Qian Renxue slowly raised her head, her eyes revealing coldness.

"What do you mean?"

“Young Master, Xuanming just used a secret technique that is very similar to the Haotian Sect’s Ring Explosion, unleashing a full-force attack at the Soul Saint level,” said Serpent Spear Douluo.

"Besides Tang Chen, who has long since disappeared, only Tang Hao knows that kind of move."

"Soul Saint level?" Qian Renxue was taken aback.

"How is this possible? He's just a Soul Master..."

"What do you think exploding rings are?" Qian Daoliu said coldly.

"Have you forgotten what happened with Tang Hao back then?"

The Exploding Ring was created by Tang Chen and is the ultimate technique of the Great Sumeru Hammer. However, this move places extremely high demands on the body, and even that guy could hardly withstand it. Moreover, Tang Chen created the Exploding Ring after reaching level 70, combining it with the Great Sumeru Hammer passed down through generations of the Haotian Sect.

But that guy was ultimately just a mortal, not a demigod like him who had been elevated through divine trials. The greater the boost from the ring explosion, the greater the backlash. If Tang Chen were to unleash the ring explosion at full power while at level 99, he could briefly reach the god level, but his body would definitely collapse!

The cost of exploding the rings was too high, so Tang Chen stopped using them after reaching level 99.

Tang Chen was preoccupied with his promise to Poseidon to become a god, and he had to consider his duty as an angel god, so their battle was not a life-or-death struggle.

If both sides act without restraint, Tang Chen can kill him, but after he dies, Tang Chen will also die!
After Tang Chen, only Tang Hao mastered the Ring Explosion technique! And that kid was even more of a madman, abandoning all balance and converting all the power of the Ring Explosion into the ultimate power.

Back when Tang Hao was at level 84, Qian Xunji received the news and sent Demon Bear Douluo to snatch the 100,000-year-old transformed soul beast. As a result, not only did he fail, but he also had his leg broken by that kid.

Afterwards, Qian Xunji personally led a team to encircle and annihilate them, and almost suffered a mutual destruction with that kid!
Even when he personally took action, he couldn't catch that kid!

If Xuanming is related to Tang Hao, even if it means breaking ties with Bibi Dong, he will definitely kill that kid!

“A single similar secret technique doesn’t seem enough to prove that he has a connection with Tang Hao, does it?” Qian Renxue said.

"What if he also has a 100,000-year-old soul bone?" Qian Daoliu said quietly.

"That life force is most likely the soul bone left behind by that transformed soul beast from back then!"

Even a ten-thousand-year-old soul bone could not possibly continue to provide healing under the suppression of his divine soul power!
Only a soul bone that is 100,000 years old can achieve this!
Moreover, the pale gold-patterned Blue Silver Grass, along with the power that gathers the plant energy from the forest to help Xuanming resist the suppression of his divine soul power, is the Blue Silver Emperor!

"But how could he be in contact with Tang Hao?" Qian Renxue still couldn't figure it out.

"Then I'll have to ask you." Qian Daoliu turned around.

"Tang Yuehua, that woman is Tang Hao's sister."

"And besides, you were the one who pushed this kid over there!"

"..."

……

Deep in the sunset forest.

Because Xuanming's current physical condition was too poor, the Ice Dragon King did not allow Bibi Dong to take him back to Tiandou City. Instead, he gave her directions, leading her towards the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

This is her old base after all, so even if Qian Daoliu comes again, there won't be any major problems.

Furthermore, Qian Daoliu now strongly suspects that Xuanming learned the Ring-Exploding Technique from Tang Hao, and will inevitably send people into Sunset Forest to search for him.

If Qian Daoliu really finds this place and they're not there, that would be awkward.

"Where is this place?" Following the Ice Dragon King's guidance, Bibi Dong flew down from the top of the valley.

Sensing the intense clash of ice and fire energies in this place, Bibi Dong instinctively activated her soul power shield, enveloping Xuanming.

"Do you see that hot spring?" the Ice Dragon King asked.

"Hot spring?" Bibi Dong looked towards the direction of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, where she saw a pool where half of it was a blazing red, like a burning flame, and the other half was a cold blue, like flowing ice.

"That ice and fire pool?"

"Just throw him in," said the Ice Dragon King.

"Throw it in?" Bibi Dong frowned.

"Even I might not be able to withstand the energy inside for long. In his current state, would he go in and die?"

“He won’t die if you throw him in, but if you delay any longer, he might really die,” the Ice Dragon King said.

Xuanming is now truly half-dead!
The excessive backlash from the Devouring Ring, coupled with Qian Daoliu's sword strike, would have killed him long ago if it weren't for the powerful regenerative ability of the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone.

Bibi Dong hesitated for a moment, then carried Xuanming to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. "Are you sure there won't be any problems?"

"Would I harm him?" the Ice Dragon King said speechlessly.

"Hurry up, we can't delay any longer."

"Wait a minute, are you just going to throw it away?"

"if not?"

"Take off his clothes, take his soul tool, and throw him in. All of these things will be gone."

"Take...take off all?"

"if not?"

"..."

"Oh, oh, oh! You're feeling embarrassed now? Weren't you quite decisive when you tore his clothes off before?"

(End of this chapter)