Chapter 43: Slaps Like a Storm, Tang Hao Thrown Out of the Village, Furious Villagers!
"Hu… hu…"
Tang Hao was gasping heavily. Sweat had long since soaked through his clothes. The pair of hands that had once violently beaten Zhao Wuji were now trembling uncontrollably. The skin between his thumb and forefinger had split open, blood dripping down.
After beating for a full ten minutes, he felt as though he had merely been scratching the itch of an ancient divine mountain.
"Uncle, stop messing around."
Little one looked at the disheveled Tang Hao in front of him and kindly tried to persuade him. His big eyes were filled with sincerity.
"Grandpa Village Chief said that outsiders should know how to be polite."
"And the killing intent on you is too heavy. If you keep causing trouble like this, Lord Sacrificial Spirit will get angry."
"Sacrificial Spirit?"
Hearing those two words, Tang Hao, who was already somewhat exhausted, let out a cold snort. A trace of mocking contempt flashed through his eyes.
He straightened his waist and stretched his extremely sore bones.
Although his hands were still trembling, he maintained his composure.
"Don't try to scare me with some so-called Sacrificial Spirit!"
"I've observed for the past few days. The Sacrificial Spirit your village talks about—isn't it just that Eight Treasure Chicken wandering around the village entrance?"
After saying this, Tang Hao sneered with a face full of disdain.
"A chicken, that's all. And it dares call itself a Sacrificial Spirit? Once I completely adapt to the rules of this world, I'll definitely replace it myself!"
The moment those words came out, the once-innocent, cheerful little one's expression changed drastically. Instantly, he became unhappy.
Although he did not know why this uncle said the Eight Treasure Chicken was the Sacrificial Spirit, he knew one thing clearly: in Stone Village, the Willow God was their faith, an existence that must never be desecrated.
"I won't allow you to insult Lord Sacrificial Spirit!"
"You're a bad person!"
After saying that, the little one moved.
There were no unnecessary movements, no flashy techniques. He simply stepped forward and swung a slap.
"Boom!"
In the next second, the air itself exploded, producing a thunder-like blast.
Tang Hao did not even have time to react before his vision went dark. Half of his face instantly suffered a comminuted fracture, and his entire body was blasted backwards on the spot.
"Bang!"
Dozens of meters away, dust rose into the air.
Tang Hao once again landed perfectly head-first, smashing his personal human-shaped crater even deeper.
This time, he could not even twitch. His entire head was buried deep in the pit, while his two legs stuck straight into the sky like an upside-down radish planted in the ground.
"Oh wow, isn't that the beggar uncle?"
At that moment, a burst of laughter rang out.
Pi Hou, Snot-Nosed Kid, and the others had just run out of the village and happened to see this familiar scene. Immediately, they burst into uncontrollable laughter.
"Hahahaha, I'm dying of laughter!"
Pi Hou pointed at Tang Hao in the pit and said to the children who had just arrived.
"Look at this big idiot. He actually dared to make the little one angry."
"Doesn't he know the little one is the only one in our Stone Village who reached the extreme limit of the Blood Transformation Realm? With a single arm swing, he has 108,000 jin of strength!"
"That's right!"
The Snot-Nosed Kid sniffed loudly and said with a look of disdain.
"Even though the little one is only three years old, his pure physical strength alone is comparable to a pure-blooded ancient ferocious beast cub! He could easily lift a small mountain!"
"And this uncle still wanted to fight him? He's simply courting death!"
After hearing everyone say this, Er Meng, who had been standing there quietly with a somewhat silly expression, walked over.
Looking at Tang Hao's leg swinging in the air, he muttered unhappily.
"Serves you right for bullying, little one!"
As he spoke, Er Meng lifted his foot and kicked without any hesitation.
"Crack!"
A crisp sound rang out.
Tang Hao's leg, which had already been broken into three segments, was now completely shattered and instantly bent at a bizarre angle.
"AHHH!!!"
The severe pain surging through his body caused the unconscious Tang Hao to scream miserably once again. His eyes rolled back before he fainted.
"Ah, this is bad!"
However, while the children surrounded Tang Hao and pointed at him, the little one suddenly looked as though he had seen a terrifying monster. His small face instantly turned pale, and he ran off with all his strength.
"Huh? What's wrong with the little one?"
Pi Hou and the others turned back curiously.
But the moment they looked, they were instantly shocked.
At the entrance of the village, a sturdy little girl wearing beast skins was approaching aggressively.
Hu Niu was carrying a gigantic leg bone of some unknown beast on her shoulder with one hand. The bone was far larger than her entire body.
"Who dares bully Xiao Haohao!"
"I'll smash his skull with one strike!"
Seeing Hu Niu charging over, the group of children panicked immediately.
"Quick, stop her!"
"If that strike lands, that uncle will turn into minced meat!"
For a moment, Pi Hou, Er Meng, and the others turned pale with fright and rushed forward.
In the end, several of them had to work together just to barely hold onto Hu Niu's leg, desperately dragging back this rampaging humanoid tyrannosaurus.
…
Amid the chaotic commotion,
The charred willow tree, standing quietly at the entrance of the village, gently swayed its green, luminous branch once again.
Then, an invisible will swept across the area.
For the ant lying in the pit who harbored malicious thoughts and even dared to dream of replacing her, the Willow God did not even have the interest to spare another glance.
Although she felt disgusted, evil people would eventually receive their own punishment. As an Immortal King-level giant, she would not lower her status to entangle herself with a mere ant.
"Buzz…"
In the void, the willow branch gently swayed.
The next second, a crystal-clear green willow leaf, radiating faint vitality, slowly drifted down.
It landed lightly on the center of Qian Renxue's forehead.
"This is…"
The moment the willow leaf touched her body, it instantly merged into her.
Feeling that power, Qian Renxue raised her head in confusion.
In an instant, the terrifying world gravity that had been crushing her to the point she could barely breathe, as if it would shatter her bones at any moment, suddenly disappeared like a miracle.
Not only that, but a cool and gentle aura began circulating throughout her entire body, bringing an incredibly wondrous sensation.
Qian Renxue cautiously moved her leg and then stood up with a face full of disbelief.
She… could move!
And her whole body felt light, as if a thousand-jin burden had been lifted. She had completely adapted to the gravity environment of this world.
In the nearby village, Pi Hou and the others were still fooling around and had not noticed that Qian Renxue could now move freely.
However, on the sky screen above, a new line of text suddenly appeared:
[Announcement: Douluo Plane Explorer Qian Renxue, harboring reverence in her heart, has received a casual blessing from Stone Village's Sacrificial Spirit, the Willow God!]
Seeing this announcement, the entire Douluo Continent erupted into another uproar.
Aside from marveling at Qian Renxue's luck, what shocked everyone even more was that no one had expected the Sacrificial Spirit of Stone Village to be this sickly-looking willow tree.
Thinking of this, countless people of the Douluo Plane swallowed nervously. Their eyes were glued to the scene on the sky screen, eager to see what effect this so-called blessing of the Sacrificial Spirit would have, afraid of missing even the smallest detail.
…
At the same time, on the sky screen.
Great Wilderness, entrance of Stone Village.
"What's going on? What's all this noise?"
A series of hurried footsteps approached.
The old village chief, Shi Yunfeng, arrived with several robust adult villagers whose physiques were as strong as bulls.
Looking at the chaotic scene in front of them, all adults frowned.
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End of Chapter