Douluo: Legend of the Holy Land

Chapter 116 Are they just siblings?

On the outskirts of Sunset Forest, Tang Hao, struggling to support his broken body, staggered forward. Blood had stained his tattered, worn-out linen clothes, dripping continuously onto the ground.

In order to escape from Aiacos and Radamanthys, Tang Hao once again destroyed his ninth spirit ring, which made his already riddled body even worse.

What terrified Tang Hao even more was that even with the energy boost from the explosion of his 100,000-year soul ring, the Great Sumeru Hammer he unleashed still failed to completely block the ninth soul skills of Aiacos and Radamanthys.

The Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul was directly shattered by the two attacks. Although it wasn't completely destroyed and damaged its essence, the Martial Soul could recover its original state after a long period of self-repair. However, Tang Hao knew that even if the Martial Soul recovered, his strength would drop significantly, probably only around level 93.

In addition to his spirit being shattered, Tang Hao's chest also suffered the aftershocks of Aiacos and Radamanthys's ninth spirit skills. He had only been focused on escaping and hadn't had time to react. Now that he had finally escaped to a safe area, the intense pain in his chest was getting stronger and stronger.

"Wow!"

After walking a few more steps, Tang Hao finally couldn't suppress the injuries in his body and suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

"No, I can't give up yet!"

His consciousness grew increasingly blurred, and Tang Hao felt as if he had fallen into an endless black hole. Everything in his vision began to become murky. Just as he was about to collapse, a belief supported him and made him stand up again: "Xiao San still needs me, Ah Yin's revenge has not yet been achieved, I must not fall, never!"

"Oh, right, Yuehua!"

Suddenly, the image of that little sister flashed through Tang Hao's mind. "Yuehua's Yuexuan is in Tiandou City, not too far from Xiaosan's Shrek Academy. I can hide there to heal my injuries while also protecting Xiaosan up close!"

Having made up his mind, Tang Hao immediately limped towards Yuexuan.

. . . . . . . . . .

Ning Fengzhi had just selected several high-quality 50,000-year soul bones from his Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's inventory and sent them to the Nine Star Palace when several spies responsible for monitoring Shrek Academy returned tremblingly to report to Ning Fengzhi that the 100,000-year-old transformed soul beast had escaped.

Tang Hao didn't know his own strength, and these spies were unconscious for a whole day and night before they woke up.

The group wasn't stupid; they knew that no one would attack them for no reason. It must be related to the 100,000-year-old transformed soul beast they were monitoring.

The group quickly entered the academy to investigate, and sure enough, the rabbit had vanished without a trace.

Seeing that they were spies from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, Yu Xiaogang saw no need to hide anything and explained the past to them.

"Tang Hao!"

After hearing his subordinate's report, Ning Fengzhi's expression changed several times. It was hard to tell whether he felt sorrow or hatred. The whole thing originally had nothing to do with him. It was just because he wanted to befriend Tang Hao that he ended up giving away four 50,000-year-level soul bones.

Tang Hao, that guy, didn't even bother to come and thank me. After showing up, all he did was attack the Nine Star Palace and knock out my people, letting that 100,000-year-old transformed soul beast escape. All my good intentions have been wasted.

"Sect Master, Tang Yuehua, the mistress of Yuexuan, has come to pay a visit!"

Just then, the sect leader outside suddenly presented Tang Yuehua's visiting card.

"Tang Yuehua, what brings her here?"

Ning Fengzhi was naturally aware of Tang Yuehua's identity. However, Tang Yuehua's main purpose in opening Yuexuan in Tiandou City was to provide essential supplies to the Haotian Sect, which had already closed its gates. She herself was only at the ninth level of cultivation and could not possibly represent the Haotian Sect on an equal footing with him, so the two had almost never met.

"Please let her in!"

Although he didn't understand Tang Yuehua's purpose in coming, she was, after all, Tang Xiao and Tang Hao's younger sister, so Ning Fengzhi couldn't neglect her. He immediately instructed the steward to invite her in.

The steward accepted the order and left. Before long, he led Tang Yuehua and Tang Hao into the reception room.

"Haotian Douluo!"

Although Tang Hao still covered his face with a gray robe, Ning Fengzhi had seen him not long ago and immediately recognized him.

Seeing this, Tang Hao didn't hide anything. He gently pulled up his gray robe, revealing his somewhat pale face. "Sect Leader Ning, it's been a long time!"

He then coughed violently a few more times.

"Tang Hao was actually injured like this!"

The intense impact of the three soul skills that day also blinded Ning Fengzhi and Sword Bone Douluo. Ning Fengzhi only knew that Tang Hao had escaped but did not know that he was seriously injured.

Seeing Tang Hao's state, as if he had one foot in the grave, Ning Fengzhi couldn't help but feel fortunate that he had listened to Sword Douluo and hadn't clashed with the Nine Star Palace that day; the strength of those two Title Douluos was indeed terrifying. At the same time, his heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he suddenly understood Tang Yuehua's purpose:

Tang Hao is currently seriously injured and must need a lot of medicinal herbs to treat his injuries. However, Yuexuan is just an academy that teaches court etiquette, and Tang Yuehua is a level nine soul master who will never be able to break through to the next level. How could she possibly have any precious healing medicines?

As expected, after the three of them bowed and sat down, Tang Yuehua got straight to the point: "Sect Leader Ning, Yuehua and my brother have come here to purchase some precious medicines for treating internal injuries from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. We are very grateful."

Tang Yuehua's anxious appearance was quite different from the noble and elegant image Ning Fengzhi had heard of her teaching at Yuexuan. Of course, it could also be because she was worried about her brother's injury, but Ning Fengzhi always felt that the concern revealed in Tang Yuehua's eyes was not only a sister's concern for her brother, but also an indescribable emotion.

Considering that Tang Yuehua never married, Ning Fengzhi couldn't help but make a bold guess: Could it be that the person Tang Yuehua loved was her own brother, Tang Hao!

Well, in Douluo Continent, after all, Tang Yuehua isn't the only one who likes orthopedics!

"Sect Leader Ning!"

Seeing that Ning Fengzhi remained silent, Tang Yuehua, unaware of his inner thoughts, grew even more anxious and increased her stakes: "If Sect Master Ning can be generous today, Yuehua is willing to unconditionally give 20% of Yuexuan's annual income to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."

Ning Fengzhi was somewhat moved upon hearing this. Even the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School would be envious of Yuexuan's annual income. After all, Yuexuan teaches court etiquette, and the students who can enroll are all rich and noble. Who would be stingy with a few tuition fees?

Should we help Tang Hao or not?

Ning Fengzhi tried hard not to gossip about the relationship between Tang Yuehua and Tang Hao, and began to seriously think about the question.

The main thing to consider is the attitude of the Nine Star Palace. Ning Fengzhi paid the price of four soul bones to smooth over the previous incident. Now, knowing that Tang Hao was injured by a Title Douluo from the Nine Star Palace, he lends a helping hand. If the Nine Star Palace finds out, what will they think?

(End of this chapter)