Chapter 15: The Death of Tang Hao
A long time passed.
Mo Bai watched Tang San's back disappear, his face filled with pleasure and satisfaction. "Wonderful! Simply wonderful!"
However, now was not the time to enjoy this, but the time to collect the fruits of his labor.
Mo Bai waved his hand. "Go!"
Shadow One's figure vanished instantly. He hadn't been idle these past few days; he had quietly transferred the members of the Eye Clan to Nuoding City, forbidding anyone from exposing their Soul Power. They had been waiting for this very moment!
To hunt the Clear Sky Douluo, Tang Hao!
"Don't let me down, everyone."
Mo Bai looked up at the sky and muttered a sentence before turning to return to the dormitory. His current combat strength was not great, so there was no need to put himself in danger.
Meanwhile, in a corner of Nuoding City, Tang Hao spat out a mouthful of old blood. The hidden injuries he had managed to suppress, along with the side effects of the Ring Explosion, suddenly erupted at this moment.
Even for him, his current strength was not even a tenth of what it once was.
Something had gone wrong with his Soul Rings, making even summoning his Martial Soul a problem.
The only self-defense strength he had left was his innate brute force.
"Were the injuries from back then actually this serious? I didn't even notice. Could it be because I drank too much fake wine afterward and didn't take care of myself properly?" Tang Hao leaned against the wall, coughed up a few more mouthfuls of blood, and collapsed in the corner.
Fortunately, the commotion just now wasn't big, and there were no powerful figures in the city, so he didn't have to worry about his safety.
Just as Tang Hao was thinking this, several figures in white robes appeared in the corner and even on the walls. A white-haired youth and a black-clothed woman stood at the highest point, and the three of them locked eyes.
They came with ill intent! A strong sense of crisis rose from the bottom of his heart. If he remembered correctly, these people's Martial Souls were eyes.
Relying on his combat intuition, Tang Hao analyzed the situation and immediately closed his eyes even though he was surrounded.
But at the same time he closed his eyes, Pupil One had already anticipated it. With a wave of his hand, every white-robed person pulled out a bow and arrow from behind their backs.
With the enhancement of the Clairvoyance Martial Soul, long-range attacks were what they were best at, though they weren't weak at close range either.
Suddenly, alarm bells rang in Tang Hao's mind. Was this sharp, piercing sensation a sword? A spear? Or a bow and arrow?
The word "arrow" popped into his mind, and Tang Hao immediately used all his strength to jump away from his position.
The next second, the "buzzing" sound of countless bowstrings echoed all around, followed by the "thud-thud-thud" of sharp arrows hitting the earth. In an instant, the place where Tang Hao had just been was filled with arrows!
Shadow One watched the speed Tang Hao burst with for a moment and wasn't in a hurry. It was just the stimulation of adrenaline before death. With their eyes present, it was absolutely impossible for Tang Hao to escape their sight. "Chase!" Shadow One said coldly, her beautiful yet heartless face revealed under the rising moonlight.
Soon, a great game of cat and mouse played out in Nuoding City, chasing out of the city toward the direction of Saint Spirit Village.
By this time, Tang Hao's body had already been pierced by several arrows. However, thanks to his desperate efforts, no vital points were hit. Yet he bled continuously along the way, and his body was fast reaching its limit.
Even though he still had some strength left, he felt incredibly stifled under the long-range attrition.
"How is it possible? I, the dignified Clear Sky Douluo, the fastest person in history to achieve a Breakthrough to Titled Douluo, how could I die at the hands of this group of insidious and cunning villains?!"
He grit his teeth, his black robe already torn to shreds by the surrounding branches.
Sensing the chaotic Soul Power fluctuations ahead, Pupil One and the others slowed their pace. They kept observing the target ahead with Clairvoyance. Right now was the moment the target would fight to the death and try to take them down with him; it was not advisable to get too close.
In this environment, even if Tang Hao tried to flee again, he wouldn't get very far.
Sensing that the pursuers behind him had stopped, Tang Hao's heart flared with rage. He spat out another mouthful of old blood, staggered a few steps forward, and fell flat on the ground with a thud.
"Hmph!" Shadow One also took the initiative to stop upon seeing this.
She wasn't in a hurry. Anyway, the person before them was already heavily injured, and blood loss would eventually end his life. If they approached and the opponent made a desperate last stand, the resulting damage would be irreversible.
Furthermore, had Tang Hao forgotten what was in their hands?
Pupil One raised a hand, and all the members of the Eye Clan stood still. Countless yellow Soul Rings swirled around them as they activated their First Spirit Skill, "Clairvoyance," collectively locking onto the fallen Tang Hao in the distance.
"Fire!" Pupil One commanded coldly. Countless arrows flew from their strings, tracing the arc of a full moon in mid-air before falling straight toward Tang Hao, who was lying on the ground.
A crisis of life and death, alarm bells ringing wildly!
Tang Hao's hands suddenly gripped the ground, and he lunged up, roaring at the sky, "You people go too far!!!"
The only two remaining Soul Rings, the eighth and ninth, swirled around Tang Hao with a black and red glow as he shouted fiercely!
"Even if I die, I'll take you all with me!!"
"Explode—!"
Tang Hao's voice resounded through the clouds.
The eighth and ninth Soul Rings surrounding him suddenly manifested and blew apart with a bang! Crimson blood-light surged madly into the manifested Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul!
"Retreat! He's going to self-destruct!" Pupil One's pupils shrank as he shouted. Before his voice could even fade, the Clear Sky Hammer was completely enveloped by blood-colored light. Violent energy surged like a tide, and with a thunderous "BOOM—!!!", the Clear Sky Hammer exploded! A violent energy shockwave swept out in all directions, sending grass and trees flying and tearing the earth apart wherever it passed!
Even though they were far away, the members of the Eye Clan who had stood further forward to maintain their arrow range were instantly swallowed up by this unavoidable aftermath!
Finally, the red light of destruction left one last brilliant spark in the night sky.
When the surviving Shadow One and Pupil One looked forward, a bottomless giant crater had appeared. No figure could be seen in the pit, only countless bloodstains and fragments of torn clothing.
Pupil One looked at his blood-stained white robe, his expression extremely ugly.
Except for him and Shadow One, they had nearly been wiped out!
"Damn it! Damn it!"
Shadow One, however, didn't say much and walked coldly toward the center of the explosion.
...
In the early morning, dew slowly slid down.
Mo Bai hadn't slept all night. He stared at the night sky until Shadow One handed him an object wrapped in a blood-stained white robe, while Pupil One stood behind her with his head bowed, silent.
"Nearly wiped out?" Mo Bai fell silent for a moment.
To hunt a Titled Douluo with just these people was already considered a grand victory. It required the right time, place, and people—all were indispensable. It wasn't a loss...
He opened the bundle before him. Six Soul Bones—the skull, Torso Bone, and four Limb Bones—each emitting a different light, were displayed before his eyes. Although the self-destruction was powerful, the Soul Bones remained in good condition.
"I have received your payment, Clear Sky Douluo." Mo Bai picked up the skull and sighed softly. Originally, he had wanted to capture him alive, as a Clear Sky Douluo still had some utility value.
"But if you want to blame someone, blame Tang San. He even left you some cultivation?" "Clear Sky is gone. The Blue Silver Emperor and the hundred-thousand-year Spirit Bone in that cliff cave in Saint Spirit Village are also spoils of war. Shadow One, go." Mo Bai signaled.
Shadow One nodded, bowed, and vanished in the blink of an eye.
"Pupil One, prepare for the next step."
"Yes, Young Lord!"