Douluo Continent: Dragon's Journey Across the World

Chapter 159 Tearing Off the Face

Facing Yang Ping'an rushing towards her, Qian Renxue remained expressionless, as if she were seeing an ordinary ant hurtling towards her.

Qian Renxue immediately used her fifth soul skill: Angelic Holy Sword. The holy fire of the six-winged angel instantly condensed into a long sword, which clearly had a significant increase in both attack power and flame intensity, and even had extremely strong purifying power.

Yang Ping'an couldn't care less about anything else. He flew forward and unleashed a vicious claw strike at Qian Renxue, as if he wanted to tear the ground apart.

Qian Renxue remained calm and unhurried, slashing with her sword as well. Her claws felt as if they had been gripped by a sharp weapon, and a sharp pain shot through her golden claws. This seemed to be the first time her claws had been injured and transformed into crocodile claws. In fact, her golden hands even showed signs of slowly retreating.

Yang Ping'an couldn't care less about anything else. He immediately extended five steel claws from his hands, which were the Dark Gold Bear Claws with external soul bones. He tore at the Angel Holy Sword with all his might, activating the soul bone skill, Heaven-Tearing Strike.

As Yang Ping'an unleashed his full power with his Soul Bone Skill, the Dark Gold Bear Claw slammed heavily into the Angelic Holy Sword, producing a series of tearing sounds. Even the Angelic Holy Sword seemed to be on the verge of cracking.

Qian Renxue immediately roared angrily, "You brat, you actually dare to attack me? I think you're courting death."

After speaking, Qian Renxue immediately used her first soul skill: Angel Assault. Her body energy was instantly concentrated on the Angel Holy Sword, and her entire body transformed into a golden phantom, rushing towards Yang Ping'an at high speed. Moreover, this sword seemed to contain extremely strong energy.

Yang Ping'an used all his strength to use his first soul skill: Xuanjin Protective Shield, but the protective shield in front of him was broken in an instant. The Angelic Holy Sword struck him heavily. Even though he desperately tried to resist with his external soul bone, he was still directly cleaved away.

However, Yang Ping'an was not to be outdone and used his external soul bone to attack Qian Renxue desperately. Qian Renxue, wielding the Angelic Holy Sword, slashed back with each strike. The two fought fiercely, but Yang Ping'an seemed to be at a disadvantage throughout.

As time went by, whether it was because Qian Renxue had driven away Hu Liena and the others, the other members of the Spirit Hall did not seem to want to make a move, and instead waited for the outcome at the edge of the arena.

After persisting for a full ten minutes, Yang Ping'an's soul power began to slowly weaken. Whether it was the rapid consumption of soul power by the third and fourth soul skills or the purifying power of the Angel Domain, it was much more difficult than previous battles, especially since he also had to fight against Qian Renxue, a Soul Emperor.

In the end, Yang Ping'an had almost exhausted most of his soul power and sat helplessly on the edge of the arena, panting heavily. He even had many bleeding wounds on his body and had no choice but to admit defeat.

Qian Renxue sneered, "For a mere Soul Sect Master to achieve this much, I underestimated you. Unfortunately, an ant is still an ant."

Yang Ping'an remained silent for a moment. Was Qian Renxue addicted to acting? He felt there was a certain kind of peculiar smile in her words, which gave him the creeps.

Yang Ping'an could only sigh. He had gone to great lengths to bring Qian Renxue out of the shadows, but she turned out to be such a spoiled young lady. It seemed that the road to revenge was still long and uncertain, and Qian Renxue was definitely not a reliable person.

But it's enough that she's standing on this stage today; one of the biggest plans for this Soul Master Competition has been achieved.

As Yang Ping'an conceded defeat, someone spoke first, and the members of the Spirit Hall immediately shouted, "Long live the Spirit Hall! Long live His Holiness the Pope! Long live Princess Qian Renxue!"

The sound immediately spread throughout the entire Spirit City, and everyone in the Spirit Hall seemed to be shouting from the bottom of their hearts. Even Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo cheered. The entire Spirit City was like a sea of ​​joy.

Ning Fengzhi, Yu Luomian, and the others looked extremely grim. The Spirit Hall was so united, and after this battle, their morale was almost at its peak. It would probably be quite troublesome to fight against them in the future.

It took more than ten minutes for the entire Spirit City to calm down, and the referee then announced the end of the match, with the Spirit Hall team emerging victorious.

Yang Ping'an simply shook his head and walked off the stage alone, while Meng Haoran and the others, with the assistance of Long Gong and Meng Chuan, gradually descended from the stage.

This battle was one of the toughest battles Yang Ping'an had ever faced in recent years. He had never experienced such hardship, nor had he ever felt such immense pressure. The difference in soul power was indeed too great.

Yang Ping'an deliberately displayed his strength, so others would think that his strength was only that much. Unfortunately, he had other plans in mind. After all, his strength was about to increase greatly, and he might be able to give those enemies who wanted to deal with him a surprise.

With the Soul Master Competition over, the final awards ceremony was about to begin. Under the world's attention, Qian Renxue didn't care about anything else and simply took the three soul bones along with the box, ignoring Bibi Dong's displeasure and the dark expressions on Hu Liena and the others' faces.

This time, Qian Renxue finally got her revenge. Her prestige within the entire Spirit Hall was unprecedentedly high, and she didn't give Bibi Dong, her newly accepted disciple, a very friendly look.

Just as everyone was immersed in the atmosphere of the end of the match, Bibi Dong's expression suddenly changed, and she shouted angrily, "Men, take Tang San down!"

The scene erupted in uproar. No one expected Bibi Dong to make a move at this moment; it seemed she had been prepared all along.

Yang Ping'an quickly hid beside Long Gong. The situation was very tense, and it seemed that a big battle could break out at any moment. It was better to find a way to get away from the crisis. Even if Long Gong and She Po attacked with all their might, it was unknown whether they could withstand Tang Hao's hammer. But no matter how crazy Tang Hao was, he would not attack Long Gong and She Po, who were just bystanders.

Yu Xiaogang seemed to disregard everything and stood in front of Tang San, even taking out the Pope's decree: "Your Holiness, I am also an elder of the Spirit Hall. I need an explanation from you, otherwise you cannot attack my disciple at will."

Yang Ping'an rolled his eyes and couldn't help but think to himself: Everyone knows how much weight you, an elder of the Spirit Hall, actually carry. Do you really think you have the strength and status of a Title Douluo?

Liu Erlong and Flander quickly stood beside Yu Xiaogang, clearly wanting to support him at any time.

Bibi Dong roared, "My Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky Sect have a long-standing agreement that Clear Sky Sect disciples are not allowed to leave the mountain. Otherwise, it will be considered a breach of the agreement, and the promise to stop the war will be null and void."

Yu Xiaogang seemed to show a hint of resentment: "Back then, it was your Spirit Hall that bullied others, forcing the Clear Sky Sect to close its mountain. Do you still want to bully others now?"

"Besides, Tang San has never been to the Clear Sky Sect, so he can't be considered a disciple of the Clear Sky Sect at all."

Bibi Dong snorted coldly: "Tang San is the son of Tang Hao, a remnant of the Clear Sky Sect. Tang Hao ambushed and killed the former Pope of my Spirit Hall. Regardless of whether he is a disciple of the Clear Sky Sect or not, he must stay in the Spirit Hall today to face our judgment."

Yu Xiaogang's face seemed to be filled with anger: "You are simply being unreasonable. How dare you attack a child? If you want to harm Tang San, you will have to step over my dead body first."

Flander echoed, "As the dean of Shrek Academy, anyone who wants to harm our students must first step over my dead body."

Liu Erlong echoed Yu Xiaogang's sentiments, clearly also ready to fight to the death.

Titan stayed by Tang San's side the whole time, his eyes filled with unwavering determination, as if he were ready to die at any moment.

As for the rest of the Shrek Academy members, their expressions varied. Although they had a good relationship with Tang San, they did not receive help from the immortal herbs, so they were not as united as in the original story, nor did they owe Tang San such a great favor as in the original story.

After some hesitation, everyone went to Tang San's side.

Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo seemed somewhat tempted, clearly wanting to protect Tang San. In addition, their own Ning Rongrong was still in Tang San's team, and there might be danger if they really fought.

In addition, Yu Luomian was also somewhat tempted. His own genius, Yu Tianheng, was still in the Shrek team, and moreover, Yu Tianheng was Yu Yuanzhen's grandson, so he absolutely could not be harmed.

Yang Ping'an, on the other hand, looked at the crowd with indifference. Since the Spirit Hall had not attacked Tang San during the Soul Master Competition, he was basically certain that a major battle would take place after the finals, and the Spirit Hall would definitely attack Tang San.

This is one of the reasons why Yang Ping'an went to great lengths to bring Qian Renxue to the arena. According to the original plot, Tang Hao would probably attack without regard for consequences, and then Bibi Dong would let Tang San and the others leave.

But now the situation is completely different. Qian Renxue is still on the stage. The several elders of the Spirit Hall, who have not made any moves before, will definitely not pretend to be dead like in the original story. Qian Daoliu might even take action for his granddaughter. Then Bibi Dong will have no way to hold back. She might even lure Qian Daoliu out. Then it will not be so easy for Tang Hao to get away unscathed.

If Tang Hao were to suddenly lose his temper and deliver a blow to Qian Renxue in an attempt to eliminate any future trouble, that would be quite amusing.

It should be noted that Qian Renxue is the only heir of the Qian family, and her status in the eyes of the major elders is even higher than that of Bibi Dong. It is unknown whether they will take drastic measures to kill Tang Hao.

In short, it's definitely not that simple for Tang Hao to escape unscathed like in the original story.

(End of this chapter)