Douluo: Trinity, I run through the timeline.

Chapter 227 The Sorrowful Ancient Banyan Tree

"Only one arm was lost?"

Su Ming was very disappointed.

Of course, despite his regret, he still clapped and cheered afterward.

In this era, the cultivation system of Soul Masters is very primitive, with extremely high requirements for the integrity of the body. Unlike later generations, where the power of Title Douluo is concentrated in the Soul Core, even if they lose a hand or a foot, it will not affect the operation of the Soul Core, and their realm will not drop.

In Douluo Continent I, if a Title Douluo is crippled, their soul power will drop.

Especially for someone like Tang Hao, whose key soul bone was severed, it's normal for his soul power to drop by ten levels.

Soul power is secondary; the severed arm has a much greater impact. Tang Hao is a hammer user, and with his right arm severed, most of his hammer techniques will probably be rendered useless.

Thinking of this, Su Ming breathed a sigh of relief.

"From this perspective, even with the added bonus of the exploding rings, Tang Hao's strength is at most that of a Soul Douluo?"

Su Ming glanced at Dugu Bo, who was in seclusion and cultivating in the distance.

Although Dugu Bo was the weakest Title Douluo, he was still at least a Title Douluo.

It’s stable!

Qibao Glazed Sect.

"That was a well-deserved strike from that lowly wretch!"

Gu Rong listened with a smile as Ning Fengzhi relayed the latest intelligence.

He swung his sword at Tang Hao and even severed Tang Hao's right arm; that was incredibly satisfying.

They themselves did not have any good feelings towards the Haotian Sect.

Especially with the forging system taking off, the reclusive Haotian Sect sent out a group of disciples to prepare for a comeback. This was what annoyed Gu Rong the most. He was content to remain a coward for life; if he really wanted to make a comeback, he should first settle his past scores.

This is Gu Rong's idea.

Ning Fengzhi was in a similar situation, after all, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School suffered considerable losses because of the Haotian Sect back then.

However, Ning Fengzhi did not show his joy. He suppressed his thoughts and only spoke after Gu Rong finished speaking: "Tang Hao's right arm bone is a treasure inherited by the Haotian Sect. Its quality is second only to a 100,000-year soul bone, and its value is considerable."

It could be said that the benefits obtained from trading this soul bone with the Haotian Sect were enough to make the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect feel quite satiated.

"Feng Zhi, are we going to share the rare metals we obtained through underhanded means with that kid Su Ming?"

Gu Rong felt depressed as she thought about the unpleasant things.

According to the agreement between Ning Fengzhi and Su Ming, Su Ming would receive 10% of all rare metals acquired by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School within ten years.

This time, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School returned the inherited soul bone of the Clear Sky School to the Clear Sky School not for free, but in exchange for benefits. The Clear Sky School paid a considerable price, including a 30% share of a rare metal ore vein.

Indeed, the Haotian Sect actually controls two rare metal veins, something Ning Fengzhi was unaware of before.

If the Haotian Sect hadn't also been thinking of taking advantage of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's manpower to vigorously mine the veins, they probably wouldn't have exposed this fact and used 30% of a vein's share to trade for the inherited soul bone.

"Uncle Bone, didn't you see? The progress in forging technology is too steady." Ning Fengzhi exclaimed, "While imbuing with spirit is a qualitative change from zero to one, isn't spirit forging also a qualitative change? Isn't fusion forging also a qualitative change? Su Ming can make new progress every once in a while, and this is why we should invest in him."

Even though the previous cooperation agreement stated that it was an acquisition of 10% of rare metals, Ning Fengzhi implicitly assumed that it was the rare metals that were 'obtained'.

"Moreover, Su Ming and the others are actually the key this time. Tang Long and Tang Hu's assessment of Tang San—whether this arrangement was well-intentioned but backfired, or purely malicious, is really uncertain."

Gu Rong felt a headache coming on.

These messy calculations are too taxing on my brain cells.

He wanted to change the subject.

But after thinking about it, Gu Rong felt even more distressed.

Lately, it's all bad news.

“Rongrong has run away too, Fengzhi. If you ask me, with things so chaotic over there, we should let her come back.” Ning Rongrong still chose to run away from home at this time.

"Uncle Jian is in Tianduan City. It only takes one hour to reach Soto City by flying on a sword."

"That will still take an hour, and if something unexpected happens, it could be over in a few minutes," Gu Rong said with dissatisfaction.

"Didn't we also arrange a Soul Saint for the Soto City Association?" Ning Fengzhi said helplessly, "Uncle Gu, Rongrong will eventually have to face the entire Soul Master world. If you really want her to inherit my position as sect leader in the future, you should understand now that she has to face these things."

It's better to face it now than to face it later when you become the sect leader.

The leader of a sect is no joke.
They have no ability to deal with external crises and have never even seen what the world of Soul Masters looks like. How can they inherit a sect?
“Rongrong’s biggest problem right now is that she has lost respect for her peers. It is necessary to let her go out and experience some hardship so that she can learn how to get along with her peers.”

Although Ning Fengzhi felt sorry for him, he knew he had to cut ties.

The ancient banyan tree fell silent.

He knew Ning Fengzhi was right.

An unnamed valley.

Tang Hao and his son Tang San remained unconscious for an unknown period of time.

When the father and son regained consciousness, they could still feel pain all over their bodies.

"father!"

Tang San looked at Tang Hao's empty right hand and wept bitterly.

"It's all my fault. I shouldn't have gone to the Blacksmiths' Association to learn forging."

"No, it should be my fault. I was the one who guided you to join the Blacksmith Association. I just didn't expect that they would arrange Tang Long and Tang Hu for you."

"They probably saw your chaotic cloak and hammer technique and assumed you were a disciple of the Haotian Sect, so they handed you over for testing."

Tang San was processing the information Tang Hao had given him about his background.

"Now that your identity has been exposed, you should not go back to Shrek Academy. Instead, train with me for a while."

Tang Hao stood up. Because he hadn't gotten used to losing his right arm, he instinctively used it to balance his body, but he didn't manage to balance properly and stumbled.

Looking at his right hand, a flicker of pain flashed in his eyes.

Having lost his right arm, he had no hope of revenge.

We can only pin our hopes on our son.

He looked at Tang San and repeatedly urged him not to forget the hatred he carried.

“Forging is a skill that must be learned. Since you can’t join the Forging Masters Association to learn it now, I’ll find an opportunity to grab a high-ranking member of the Forging Masters Association and snatch the forging skill from him.”

The association has not blocked the technology; as long as the forging skill level is up to standard, it will be taught.

Although it wouldn't circulate outside the circle, it did reduce the difficulty for Tang Hao to succeed.

In the blink of an eye, three months passed.

It has been a year since Su Ming entered the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye.

"Although Tang Hao's strength is not as great as before and the threat has been greatly reduced, he is still too dangerous for me. I need to find a way to further avoid him."

After thinking it over and over, Su Ming actually came up with an idea.

"position."

If we set up a location tracking system, as long as Tang Hao and his son Tang San can be located, they can travel normally in the future.

He could even complain to the Spirit Hall when he was in a good mood, asking them to hunt down Tang Hao and his group.

But what kind of positioning should we rely on?

(End of this chapter)