"Tang Hao, surrender! This time, there's no escape for you!!"
From the ambush in the woods, following a command from the Pope, Bibi Dong, five figures emerged. Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan, Ghost Douluo Gui Mei, and two powerful Title Douluos under Qian Daoliu's command—Qianjun Douluo and Jianglong Douluo—swiftly appeared, surrounding Tang Hao.
Yue Guan couldn't help but sneer.
This time, Spirit Hall had dispatched five powerful Title Douluos just to eliminate Tang Hao and his son. Besides Bibi Dong herself, there were also Yue Guan and Gui Mei, two 94th-level Title Douluos, along with two formidable 96th-level Attack-type Douluos sent by Qian Daoliu.
He was certain that Tang Hao wouldn't escape this time!
Tang Hao, now surrounded by five of Spirit Hall's Title Douluos, wore a grim expression. Without hesitation, he summoned his Clear Sky Hammer. Nine spirit rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, red—rose, circling his body.
In the previous stream, hadn't Spirit Hall failed to track him? How had they suddenly appeared here?!
Wait… Could it be that the stream was deliberately misleading him?
Damn it! Cursed Spirit Hall!
Realizing the truth, Tang Hao's eyes narrowed as fury surged within him.
"You think Spirit Hall can make me, Tang Hao, surrender?!"
"Six years ago, your former Pope, Qian Xunji, said the same thing, but I bet his grave's grass is several feet tall by now!"
Raising the Clear Sky Hammer, Tang Hao coldly taunted Bibi Dong, dragging Qian Xunji's name through the mud with a mocking smirk.
"Arrogant fool!!"
Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and the others seethed with rage at Tang Hao's brazen mockery.
But Bibi Dong, remaining cold and composed, cut off any further insults with a decisive command.
"Enough talking! Kill him now! Today, Tang Hao and his son must die for the glory of Spirit Hall!"
Just as Bibi Dong ordered the Douluos to attack, Yu Xiaogang suddenly stepped forward, shouting.
"Wait!"
Yue Guan and Gui Mei, startled by his outburst, hesitated and turned to Bibi Dong for guidance. Despite his disgrace in the live streams, Yu Xiaogang still had a history with Bibi Dong that made them cautious about acting too rashly.
"Yu Xiaogang, what are you doing?"
Bibi Dong's icy tone showed no warmth. After his exposure to the streams, she had long abandoned any hope for him. His defection to Tang Hao had only deepened her resolve to cut him down.
Originally, she had intended to kill both Tang Hao and Yu Xiaogang here, but now she was curious to see what this shameless man would say.
"Bibi Dong, why do you insist on attacking Lord Hao and Xiao San? The grudge between you and Tang Hao stems from the previous Pope. Can't you let it go?"
Yu Xiaogang's voice was filled with false sorrow as he implored Bibi Dong to stop, his face full of pleading.
Watching from a distance through his Shangqing avatar, Lin Yu couldn't help but laugh inwardly.
Yu Xiaogang certainly knew how to play his cards, but he was completely deluded.
He wasn't even offering any guarantees that Tang Hao and Tang San wouldn't fight Spirit Hall in the future—yet here he was, demanding that Bibi Dong just let bygones be bygones.
Pathetic!
"Shut your mouth! You will address me as Pope Bibi Dong!"
Bibi Dong's sharp retort cut through the air, her patience with this despicable man wearing thin.
She had been blind to fall for someone so selfish and shameless.
"The feud between Tang Hao and Spirit Hall may have begun with the previous Pope, but do you think Tang Hao and the Clear Sky Clan will ever stop seeking revenge? Your words are laughable!"
Yu Xiaogang, enraged by Bibi Dong's refusal to entertain his request, attempted to save face, his voice laced with threat.
"Bibi Dong, if you dare harm Lord Hao or Xiao San, I'll stop at nothing to destroy Spirit Hall!"
He thought he still had some pull over her due to their past relationship, but unfortunately for him, he couldn't have been more wrong.
"Hmph! Kill them all! And get rid of that shameless man while you're at it!"
Bibi Dong fed up with Yu Xiaogang's arrogance, waved her scepter furiously, commanding her Douluos to eliminate him along with Tang Hao and Tang San.
"You…!"
Yu Xiaogang was taken aback, panicking as things went south.
This wasn't the Bibi Dong he thought he knew!
"Take Xiao San and run! I'll hold them off!"
Tang Hao, disgusted by Yu Xiaogang's groveling but determined to save his son, bellowed for him to escape with Tang San.
"You're not getting away! Spirit Fusion Technique—Twofold Static Domain!"
Yue Guan and Gui Mei, furious, activated their Spirit Fusion technique, determined to prevent Tang San's escape. A powerful domain began to close in on Tang Hao, Yu Xiaogang, and Tang San.
"The Twofold Static Domain? Six years ago, you couldn't stop me with that, and you won't now!"
Tang Hao's eyes flashed with cold fury. His Killing God Domain erupted, countering the Twofold Static Domain's oppressive power.
Years ago, Tang Hao had used the Killing God Domain to break free of this very technique when Yue Guan and Gui Mei had tried to trap him and A Yin. Today would be no different!
"Damn it!!"
Yue Guan gritted his teeth as Tang Hao's domain disrupted their fusion technique, forcing him and Gui Mei to disengage.
"You won't escape!"
Bibi Dong sneered as she surged forward, intent on killing Yu Xiaogang and Tang San.
"You'll never touch my son!"
Seeing Bibi Dong advance, Tang Hao roared in fury. Brandishing the Clear Sky Hammer, he charged at her with unrelenting force.
Qianjun Douluo and Jianglong Douluo attempted to intercept him, but Tang Hao's hammer easily smashed them aside.