Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 372 He Caitou: I want him to taste the bitterness of losing a loved one too!

On the arena, the woman announced her name: "Xu Tianzhen, Mingdu Soul Master Academy!"

Upon hearing the name, He Caitou was stunned. His gaze became somewhat vacant, and an unstable aura rose around him. However, he quickly regained his composure, suppressing the intense fluctuations in his heart and showing no sign of anything amiss. However, his eyes were no longer as honest as before, but had become sharp, with a hint of hatred in them.

Zheng Zhan noticed He Caitou's change, but he didn't see the hatred in He Caitou's eyes, only taking it as a sign that He Caitou was preparing to go all out.

"The match begins!" Zheng Zhan announced.

In an instant, the arena fell silent. The expected first clash did not occur because after Zheng Zhan announced the start of the match, neither Xu Tianzhen nor He Caitou made a move immediately. The two stood there, enveloped in an eerie atmosphere.

"Sister Xiaotao, something's wrong, get ready to act!" Zhu Ziyang was the first to realize that something was wrong with He Caitou, and immediately pinched Ma Xiaotao, who was nestled in his arms, and said.

"Really?!" Ma Xiaotao, always eager to stir up trouble, immediately sat up and looked excitedly at the arena.

The second person to notice that something was wrong with Cai Tou was Xu Tianzhen. The girl was horrified to discover that the big guy opposite her had turned into a completely different face. Although his skin was still dark, he had become much more handsome. More importantly, his features were somewhat similar to those of her older brothers!

"You, you..." The child was terrified, pointing a finger at He Caitou and demanding, "Are you a human or a ghost?!"

"Heh heh, Xu Tianzhen, long time no see!" He Caitou, now in his true form, stared grimly at his cousin who used to follow him around like a shadow. His heart was filled with hatred, devoid of any joy at the reunion of a family member. His voice was icy, his face contorted with madness as he roared, "Xu Jiusong killed my whole family! Today I'll make him taste the bitterness of losing loved ones! Die!"

After saying that, He Caitou moved. His entire body was immediately covered with a dense array of soul tools, followed by a barrage of attacks. He released all the soul tools on his body, including a level seven soul tool cannonball!

In an instant, the arena was filled with at least a hundred soul-guided cannonballs of varying sizes and powers. If these soul-guided cannonballs were gathered together, they would at least make the arena half-lower, if not completely level it.

Xu Tianzhen was completely terrified. By the time she remembered to defend herself, a level-four soul-guided cannonball had already struck her. The level-four soul-guided cannonball exploded with a deafening roar, and Xu Tianzhen was immediately blasted away. At this moment, she had completely regained her senses. Regardless of who the person opposite her was, at this moment he was after her life. Therefore, Xu Tianzhen, who had been blasted into the air, immediately unleashed her martial soul with all her might, while simultaneously activating her invincible shield.

As the first soul-guided shell exploded, the next hundred or so soul-guided shells exploded one after another as if they had received a command.

At this moment, the entire venue fell into a deathly silence, except for the series of explosions and He Caitou's almost manic laughter.

"This...this...did Cai Tou use a little too much force?" Xu Sanshi asked Bei Bei, his mouth agape.

"Don't ask me, I don't know!" Beibei replied, her face also blank.

"Senior Brother, Second Senior Brother, something's wrong! Third Senior Brother's condition is off!" Although Huo Yuhao was also surprised, due to his Martial Soul, he immediately noticed He Caitou's abnormality and spoke up.

On the stage, Zheng Zhan finally reacted. Without even thinking, he rushed into the explosion to try to save Xu Tianzhen. She was the only daughter of the current emperor. If she died on the stage, especially in a match he was in charge of, then even ten Zheng Zhans wouldn't be enough to quell the emperor's anger!

Zheng Zhan desperately wanted to rush out and yell at He Caitou, "You fucking escaped, why did you come back?" That's right, Zheng Zhan had already confirmed that He Caitou was the late emperor's only son. He had naturally seen He Caitou reveal his true form earlier, which was why he was deeply puzzled and failed to stop He Caitou's actions immediately and rescue Xu Tianzhen before the explosion began.

Now, Zheng Zhan could only pray to the heavens, hoping that Xu Tianzhen's life-saving item was powerful enough to withstand the explosion, which was comparable in power to an eighth-level soul-guided cannon.

"Damn it, what is Zheng Zhan good for?!" On the platform, Xu Tianran was furious. He slammed his fists on the armrests, staring anxiously at the arena, and roared, "If anything happens to my little sister, I will make Zheng Zhan and the Tang Clan pay with their lives!"

At this moment, Xu Tianran did not realize that He Caitou on the stage was Xu Tianhe. His first reaction was that it was a mistake in the competition, not premeditated murder. Although the consequences were the same, the purpose was different.

At the same moment, Xu Tianzhen's protector finally made his move. Like Zheng Zhan, he was deeply surprised by He Caitou's appearance and missed the first opportunity to rescue Xu Tianzhen. When he came to his senses, he rushed into the explosion and joined forces with Zheng Zhan to rescue Xu Tianzhen.

Everything happened so suddenly, in the blink of an eye, leaving no time to understand the cause and effect. From He Caitou releasing the nearly 100-meter-long soul-guided cannon to Xu Tianzhen being trapped in the explosion, from Zheng Zhan rushing into the explosion to Xu Tianzhen being rescued, all of this took less than three minutes.

When Xu Tianzhen was pulled out of the blast radius by Zheng Zhan, she was already pale and severely injured. If it weren't for the fact that she was a princess with many defensive soul tools, she probably wouldn't have been able to wait for Zheng Zhan's rescue.

The explosion lasted for five minutes before gradually subsiding. On the stage, Xu Tianzhen was helped to stand by Zheng Zhan and her protector. Zheng Zhan looked at He Caitou with complicated emotions, while Xu Tianzhen's protector was furious. If Xu Tianzhen hadn't been holding him back, he probably would have rushed up and torn He Caitou to pieces long ago.

"How hateful!" He Caitou looked at Xu Tianzhen, whose face was pale but whose life was not in danger. His face was full of resentment and anger. If he hadn't still had some rationality, he probably would have rushed up and finished him off in front of the two titled Douluo.

"You're with my brother, aren't you!" Xu Tianzhen, who had nearly lost her life, wasn't angry. Instead, she asked with pity, "Why did you kill me? I remember you used to love me the most!"

"Hahaha!" Upon hearing this, He Caitou burst into maniacal laughter. "Love you? I wish I could kill you! So that your ungrateful father and elder brother could also experience the pain of losing a loved one!"

"What?!" Xu Tianzhen was stunned. Although she didn't understand what He Caitou had gone through all these years, she could tell that he believed her father and brother were responsible for the deaths of her uncle, cousin, and younger cousin. She immediately explained, "That's not true, Brother He! Uncle Huang and the others were killed by evil spirit masters, not by my father. My father has already avenged them!"

"Hahaha!" Upon hearing this, He Caitou burst into laughter, tears streaming down his face. He no longer intended to argue with Xu Tianzhen. Since he had chosen to expose himself today, he was prepared for a fight to the death. So, he looked directly at the stage and called out, "Xu Tianran, do you still recognize me?"

Because He Caitou used his soul power, his voice resounded throughout the entire venue. The silence of the venue made his voice exceptionally clear. The audience was somewhat confused, but many realized that something big might happen next.

"Xu Tianhe!" Xu Tianran recognized He Caitou at this moment. Wasn't he the one who had escaped from his uncle's family more than ten years ago? How could he appear in the Soul Master Competition, and in such a way? Xu Tianran felt like he had been slapped in the face.

He Caitou, receiving no response from Xu Tianran, continued shouting, "What a pity! I couldn't kill your sister, couldn't let you taste the bitterness of losing a loved one! Oh, no, how could someone like you care about family? Your legs and your manhood were crippled by your brother, weren't they? Hahaha, how gratifying! Even if you get the throne, so what? You're still a useless cripple, having to give the throne to someone else's son, hahaha!"

"Xu Tianhe, you're asking for death!" Xu Tianran was instantly enraged and roared uncontrollably, "Wei Hong, kill him!"

Wei Hong was Xu Tianzhen's protector. After receiving Xu Tianran's order, he immediately shook off Xu Tianzhen's hand and charged directly at He Caitou. As a titled Douluo, Wei Hong wanted to kill He Caitou, and He Caitou had no chance to resist at all.

A large sword appeared in his hand, surrounded by nine soul rings: two yellow, three purple, and four black. The sword, with its sharp edge, slashed towards He Caitou.

Just as the broadsword was about to cleave He Caitou in two, a beautiful figure suddenly appeared on the arena. A clear phoenix cry rang out, and a high kick struck Wei Hong directly. Wei Hong was sent flying backward and crashed heavily into the ground. He then spat out a mouthful of blood and fainted!

A serious kick injury!

The beautiful figure revealed her true face, her charming features filled with an unyielding domineering aura.

"Who do you think you are, daring to lay a hand on a disciple of Shrek Academy!"

(End of this chapter)