Chapter 211: Haozi's Beating, Gangzi Turned into a Pig Head
The moment he realized the newcomer was a Titled Douluo...
Gangzi was completely dumbfounded.
No, he hadn't even done anything. All these years, he'd just been freeloading at Nuoding Academy.
When had he ever offended someone of this caliber?
Moreover, this Titled Douluo even possessed a hundred-thousand-year soul ring.
If this Titled Douluo intended to kill him...
Even if his father, Yu Yuanzhen, were here, he probably wouldn't be able to protect him.
Therefore, the instant he realized the black-robed man's strength...
Gangzi immediately admitted defeat, dropping to his knees and begging for mercy.
He only hoped this unfamiliar Titled Douluo would spare his life.
The black-robed man opposite him, Tang Hao...
Couldn't help twitching the corners of his mouth when he saw Gangzi kneel and beg for mercy without hesitation.
"The teacher Xiao San acknowledged really has no backbone at all."
"How disgraceful!"
After silently complaining...
Tang Hao removed the hood of his black robe, revealing his appearance.
Upon seeing Tang Hao's face, Gangzi found it strangely familiar, as though he had seen him somewhere before.
'Oh, right. He's Tang Hao from the Clear Sky Sect.'
'I never expected him to be still alive, much less become a Titled Douluo with a hundred-thousand-year soul ring.'
Gangzi sighed inwardly.
Back during the Soul Master Tournament, he had watched Tang Hao compete from the audience.
At the time, Tang Hao had been nothing more than Yun Yuan's stepping stone.
No, it would be more accurate to say that the entire Clear Sky Sect team had served as Yun Yuan's stepping stone, helping him become famous throughout the Douluo Continent.
"Yu Xiaogang, I've come today to hold you accountable."
Tang Hao's eyes were indifferent as the pressure of his soul power descended upon Gangzi.
A four-hundred-year Solitary Bamboo. Spider Emperor Five Consecutive Leaps. What kind of ridiculous soul skill was that?
To let his son Tang San obtain such a first soul skill...
Yu Xiaogang deserved a beating!
Hearing this, Gangzi became extremely frightened and immediately kowtowed loudly before Tang Hao.
"Your Excellency, I don't know how I've offended you. I'll compensate you at any cost."
"That's right, Your Excellency, I'm a member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Clan Leader Yu Yuanzhen is my father. I definitely have the ability to compensate you."
Afraid Tang Hao wouldn't believe him...
Gangzi immediately revealed his entire background.
He hadn't yet become a grandmaster of theory or gained fame throughout the Douluo Continent.
He couldn't die yet!
"Hmph. Tang San is my son."
"Take a look at the first soul skill you made him obtain. Spider Emperor Five Consecutive Leaps? Tonight, I'm going to teach you a lesson you'll never forget."
Tang Hao's voice was filled with anger.
At the same time, the soul power pressure bearing down on Gangzi intensified, leaving him utterly miserable.
"Your Excellency, please listen to my explanation! Xiao San's first soul skill really isn't bad..."
Before Gangzi could finish speaking...
Tang Hao's figure instantly appeared before him.
With one hand, he lifted the frail Gangzi into the air.
With the other...
He repeatedly slapped Gangzi across the face.
Slap! Slap! Slap!
From the back mountain of Nuoding Academy, Gangzi's miserable screams echoed without end.
Several minutes later...
The sound of slaps finally came to an end.
By then, Gangzi's face had swollen several times over, making him look just like a pig's head.
Even if his father, Yu Yuanzhen, were standing here, he probably wouldn't recognize that this pig-headed figure was his good-for-nothing son.
"This is only a small punishment. If you dare give my son any more bizarre soul rings, the consequences will be far worse than today."
"Yu Xiaogang, do you understand?"
After finishing the beating, Tang Hao issued another warning.
"Your Excellency, I understand. I absolutely understand."
Gangzi hurriedly assured Tang Hao.
"Since you understand, let's discuss Xiao San's training plan."
"In the future, I'll occasionally send you cultivation resources. You can pass them on to Xiao San to help him cultivate more quickly."
Gangzi repeatedly nodded his swollen pig-like head to show that he understood.
"One more thing. Since you're already Xiao San's teacher, there's something important I should tell you."
"Xiao San possesses twin martial souls. As long as you train him well, once he becomes famous across the continent, you, as his teacher, will naturally share in that glory."
"So your fortunes are tied together. Nurturing Xiao San is also for your own benefit."
After asserting his authority, Tang Hao finally offered Gangzi a reward.
He didn't hide the fact that Tang San possessed twin martial souls.
Instead, he told Gangzi directly.
"Your Excellency... are you saying Little San possesses twin martial souls?!"
Gangzi's voice was filled with excitement and joy.
"That's right. Xiao San's martial souls are the Man-Faced Spider Emperor and the Clear Sky Hammer. Across the entire Douluo Continent, very few people can compare to his talent."
Tang Hao thought of Tang San, his eyes filled with pride and anticipation.
However, the secret of Tang San's twin martial souls was only secondary.
To Tang Hao, the truly important thing was that Tang San had the chance to become the successor of the Asura God.
That mighty deity had once said that his successor would be chosen from among the outstanding descendants of their bloodline.
Only if Tang San became the successor of that god could they take revenge on Spirit Hall and on the Atlas God, who had long since ascended to godhood!
"Wonderful, Your Excellency! I'll definitely nurture Xiao San with everything I have and devote all my energy to him."
Gangzi immediately made his promise.
In Gangzi's eyes...
A possessor of twin top-tier martial souls carried a completely different weight from someone with only a single top-tier martial soul.
There were many possessors of a single top-tier martial soul across the continent.
Most of Spirit Hall's Titled Douluo.
Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's leader, Yu Yuanzhen.
Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Sect Master Ning Fengzhi.
Tang Hao before him...
All of these experts possessed only a single top-tier martial soul.
But as far as Yu Xiaogang knew, no soul master with twin top-tier martial souls had ever appeared on the Douluo Continent.
After learning that Tang San possessed twin top-tier martial souls...
Gangzi became confident that he could train Tang San into a Limit Douluo.
Gangzi knew very well about the Limit Douluo realm.
After all, he had personally witnessed the battle between Yun Yuan and Tang Chen at Jialing Pass.
The scene remained deeply etched in his memory to this day.
Every movement they made had been enough to destroy an entire mountain.
"Good. As long as you understand."
"I only know the proper soul ring configuration for the Clear Sky Hammer. As for the Man-Faced Spider Emperor's soul ring configuration, I'll leave that to you."
"Just honestly arrange reliable soul rings for Xiao San. Don't ever give him another soul skill like Spider Emperor Five Consecutive Leaps."
"That's all for today. You may leave."
After giving Gangzi one final warning, Tang Hao ended tonight's lesson.
"Yes, Your Excellency."
Nuoding Academy, Gangzi's bedroom.
Gangzi finally returned to his room, rubbing his swollen pig-like head.
"Damn it! Why does everyone bully me? Tang Hao was way too heavy-handed."
"Forget it. For Xiao San's sake, I won't lower myself to argue with him."
The pain radiating from his face made Gangzi curse Tang Hao several times.
However, when he thought about Tang San possessing twin martial souls...
Gangzi wanted to smile.
But as soon as the flesh on his face moved slightly, the agonizing pain made him cry out uncontrollably.
"Ahhh! It hurts!!!"
End of Chapter
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