Chapter 39 Yu Yuanzhen defeated Tang Hao? The continent was in an uproar!
"A bunch of scum, do you think I, Tang Hao, am easy to bully, or do you think you're all Title Douluos?"
Tang Hao, dressed in rags and with blood on his lips, revealed a bloodthirsty glint in his eyes. Black light flashed in his hand, and the Clear Sky Hammer reappeared in his grasp.
A few minutes later, panting heavily, Tang Hao, barely able to keep his strength up, leaped and disappeared from Notting City, leaving behind only a series of cold corpses.
Although the two sides in the battle had already left, the news spread throughout the entire continent with the speed of an autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.
The Battle of Notting was too shocking.
Tang Hao, the Clear Sky Douluo, a level 95 Title Douluo, the wielder of the Clear Sky Hammer, and a legendary figure who escaped unscathed from an ambush by several Title Douluos from Spirit Hall more than ten years ago—has actually been defeated.
He was defeated by Yu Yuanzhen, the patriarch of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family.
Moreover, it is said that Yu Yuanzhen also stole Tang Hao's wife's heirloom—a 100,000-year-old Blue Silver Emperor right leg bone.
Before dawn, this message was transmitted from Notting City to every corner of the continent through various communication soul tools, carrier pigeons, and even the personal transmission of soul masters.
The Heaven Dou Empire, the Star Luo Empire, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Spirit Hall... all the prominent forces received this intelligence immediately.
In teahouses and taverns, Soul Masters gathered in small groups, discussing amongst themselves.
"Have you heard? Yu Yuanzhen and Tang Hao got into a fight in Notting City!"
"I've heard so much about it! My cousin was in Notting at the time and saw it with his own eyes! The thunder and the hammer shadows almost turned Notting into history!"
"Although Yu Yuanzhen is also level 95, Tang Hao is the famous Clear Sky Douluo, who once stood up to the Pope of Spirit Hall. How could he lose to Yu Yuanzhen?"
"Who knows? Maybe the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family has some trump card? But what I'm more curious about is what's so special about that 100,000-year-old soul bone that Yu Yuanzhen stole!"
"Tsk tsk, Tang Hao is in a terrible situation now. His wife is dead, and his soul bone has been stolen..."
"Shh! Keep your voice down! Who knows if Tang Hao has left? Are you out of your mind?!"
Similar dialogues are playing out in every corner of the continent.
Meanwhile, in the majestic Papal Palace of Spirit City.
Bibi Dong sat on the papal throne, holding the newly delivered intelligence report in her hand, her gaze repeatedly sweeping over the words "Tang Hao," "Yu Yuanzhen," and "100,000-year-old soul bone."
Her stunningly beautiful face remained expressionless, yet the temperature inside the Papal Palace seemed to drop several degrees.
"Tang Hao..."
Bibi Dong murmured the name softly, her voice carrying a chilling edge.
Although the other party was just a scapegoat and she was the real murderer who killed Qian Xunji, it was precisely because of this that she was even more determined to make Tang Hao the scapegoat.
Moreover, this also involves a 100,000-year-old soul bone.
"Your Holiness the Pope..."
Yue Douluo Yue Guan spoke cautiously.
"Should I personally lead a team to hunt down Tang Hao?"
Bibi Dong glanced at him.
That glance was indifferent, but Yue Guan felt as if a needle had pricked his back, and he involuntarily lowered his head.
"Pass down the order."
Bibi Dong's voice was so calm that no emotion could be detected.
"Dispatch all available manpower near Notting City to conduct a full-scale manhunt for Tang Hao. Reason: He murdered the Pope and followers of Spirit Hall, fled for more than ten years, and now that he has been found, arrest him immediately."
"Yes!"
A cardinal accepted the order and left.
"Yue Guan, Gui Mei."
"Your subordinates are here."
"You two secretly investigate Yu Yuanzhen's recent whereabouts."
Bibi Dong's voice remained calm.
"I need to know why he was in Notting City, and why he attacked Tang Hao."
"Yes!"
Two figures quietly withdrew from the Papal Palace.
Bibi Dong stood by the window, gazing at the rising sun gradually appearing on the distant horizon.
The morning light shone on her face, but it couldn't penetrate her unfathomable eyes.
"Tang Hao...this time, you can't escape."
...
Notting City, a branch of Spirit Hall.
A dozen figures darted through the pre-dawn darkness, searching the entire city thoroughly.
The leader of the team was a Soul Emperor of level 60 or above named Franka, who was the newly appointed head of the Notting City Spirit Hall branch.
He stood at the city gate, listening to his subordinates' reports, his face growing increasingly grim.
"Report: No trace of Tang Hao has been found in the east of the city."
"There aren't any in the west of the city."
"There aren't any in the south of the city."
"There aren't any in the north of the city either."
Franka gritted his teeth and looked out at the vast wilderness beyond the city.
He knew that with Tang Hao's cultivation level, if he really wanted to escape, he would have left overnight after last night's battle and would have already run hundreds of miles away.
These people simply cannot catch up.
But an order is an order.
"Expand the search area to fifty li outside the city, search every inch of it!"
He said in a deep voice.
"The Pope has decreed that we must see the person alive or dead!"
His men obeyed and disappeared into the night.
.....
Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Ning Fengzhi sat by the window, holding the intelligence report in his hand, his brows furrowed.
Ning Rongrong stood behind him, her face full of worry.
Beside her were Bone Douluo Gu Rong and Sword Douluo Chen Xin, both of whom had somewhat solemn expressions.
"Uncle Jian..."
Ning Fengzhi spoke.
"Was it really Yu Yuanzhen who did it? But... what was his motive?"
Chen Xin remained silent for a moment.
"Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul, Level 95 Title Douluo. Unless Yu Yuanzhen has a twin brother, or everyone in Notting City was hallucinating at the time, the probability that the other party is not Yu Yuanzhen is zero."
Ning Fengzhi remained silent for a long time before slowly speaking: "Rongrong."
"Father?"
"Have you heard anything from Ye Tianchen lately?"
Ning Rongrong was taken aback, then shook her head: "I haven't seen him since Grandpa Jian saved him last time. He should... still be near the Star Dou Forest, right?"
Ning Fengzhi nodded and didn't say anything more.
But the thought in his mind became clearer and clearer.
Three months, a three-ring Soul Master; his first Soul Ring takes 100,000 years to grow—Ye Tianchen's growth rate is simply too fast...
If he were to have another extraordinary encounter...
No, that's impossible.
Even with the most incredible stroke of luck, it's impossible for a level 30 Soul Master to suddenly possess the strength to defeat a Title Douluo overnight; that's absurd.
Ning Fengzhi shook his head, banishing the absurd thought from his mind.
.....
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family.
Yu Luomian stood at the door of the clan leader's study, his face as strange as if he had swallowed a live fly.
He had been standing there for fifteen minutes, holding the intelligence report in his hand, and had read it over and over again at least twenty times.
He recognized each word individually, but when put together, it seemed utterly absurd to him.
Did Yu Yuanzhen defeat Tang Hao and steal the 100,000-year-old soul bone?
Could it be that my elder brother chose to go into seclusion beforehand in order to find Tang Hao and seize the soul bone from him? But shouldn't such things be done secretly? Why did my elder brother have to fight Tang Hao in front of everyone?
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