Chapter 74: Tang Hao Arrives, the Spirit Hall Lies in Wait!
He made his way to a secluded garden near the dormitory building.
Under the cover of the surrounding trees, Lin Yu took out the external spirit bone Mirage Dragon Pearl from his system inventory.
The Mirage Dragon Pearl looked like a pure white jade bone pearl covered in intricate runes, emitting a soft white glow.
According to the system, the fusion point for this external spirit bone was the Adam's apple.
Once Lin Yu fused the Mirage Dragon Pearl into his Adam's apple, he would be able to use the soul skill to expel Mirage Dragon Qi.
The Mirage Dragon Qi could simulate anything, making identity concealment a breeze!
Before fusing the Mirage Dragon Pearl, Lin Yu injected soul power into it.
The Mirage Dragon Pearl immediately transformed into a warm current that flowed into his Adam's apple.
After the fusion, Lin Yu infused his Eternal True Qi into the Mirage Dragon Pearl and activated the Mirage Dragon Qi soul skill.
He felt a strange airflow release from his Adam's apple.
When he expelled it, a white mist appeared.
Seeing this white mist, Lin Yu focused his mind, directing it towards a nearby flowerbed, enveloping a flower.
As Lin Yu imagined, the Mirage Dragon Qi transformed the flower into a small bird, which looked incredibly lifelike, even chirping away.
However, the bird still had a flower stalk attached, which looked a bit odd.
At this point, Lin Yu had a new idea.
Since the Mirage Dragon Qi could simulate anything, could it also make the encapsulated object invisible if it simulated air?
After confirming its feasibility, Lin Yu quickly headed to the back mountain.
There, Lin Yu used the external spirit bone Supreme Bone to create a second avatar.
By making this avatar, named Shangqing, invisible with the Mirage Dragon Qi, Lin Yu instructed it to use Swift Water Technique and hide under the dormitory building, keeping a close watch on the room where Yu Xiaogang was located.
Lin Yu wanted to see if the Spirit Hall's ambush could take down Yu Xiaogang and Tang Hao.
After dispatching the Shangqing avatar to monitor Yu Xiaogang, Lin Yu used the remaining True Qi to form a protective layer of Mirage Dragon Qi around himself.
He then returned to Dormitory seven.
Lin Yu approached the lively Xiao Wu, who was chatting animatedly with Wang Sheng and others.
He applied a protective layer of Mirage Dragon Qi around Xiao Wu as well.
Because the Mirage Dragon Qi was of high enough level and even though it didn't specify which world it was from, given the existence of Mirage Dragons, even the lowest-level cultivation world would be enough to surpass the Douluo Continent.
Thus, Xiao Wu didn't notice Lin Yu's actions at all.
The reason Lin Yu did this was to provide Xiao Wu with additional protection, knowing that Tang Hao would come looking for Yu Xiaogang soon.
Meanwhile, Tang Hao had already set off from Holy Soul Village with Tang San.
The Spirit Hall side was also on the move.
Despite being closer to Notting City, the Spirit Hall forces arrived at Notting City faster.
However, since they weren't certain where Tang Hao would arrive from, Bibi Dong and her team hid near Notting Academy first.
Upon seeing Tang Hao arrive at Notting Academy and confirming his direction, the Spirit Hall team quickly moved to ambush in a forest along Tang Hao's path.
They prepared to lay in wait for Tang Hao to return, planning to catch him in a trap.
The reason they didn't set up an ambush at Notting Academy itself was due to the destructive power of Title Douluos.
If they had waited at Notting Academy, not only would the academy be affected, but the entire Notting City might be turned into chaos from the battle.
The Spirit Hall wanted to avoid this.
While the Spirit Hall forces had already detected Tang Hao's arrival and quickly moved to the forest along his path to set up an ambush, Lin Yu was unaware.
Using the Shangqing avatar hidden beneath the dormitory building with the Mirage Dragon Qi, Lin Yu observed as a figure leaped onto the roof of the dormitory building from behind and then arrived at Yu Xiaogang's room.
At this moment, Lin Yu finally saw the figure clearly.
The person was a middle-aged man dressed in tattered clothes, with messy hair, a rough appearance, and an unkempt beard. He looked quite disheveled and his demeanor was weary.
However, both Lin Yu and the Shangqing avatar knew immediately upon seeing him that this was the renowned Tang Hao!
As Lin Yu watched, Tang Hao opened the door to Yu Xiaogang's room and entered.
Inside the room, Yu Xiaogang had already packed various books and materials into his storage soul guide and was excitedly jotting down the training plan for his disciple Tang San.
"Tang Xiaogang!"
Suddenly, a deep voice came from the front.
Yu Xiaogang instinctively looked up.
At the door stood a middle-aged man in tattered clothes with messy hair.
He seemed somewhat familiar yet also strange.
"You are?"
Seeing the man, Yu Xiaogang was momentarily stunned.
"It's been a long time. I'm Tang Hao. I'm here to take you away. Have you finished packing? If so, let's go. If not, it could be troublesome if the Spirit Hall's branch sends someone to monitor you."
Tang Hao approached Yu Xiaogang while speaking indifferently.
"You are Tang Hao?! How… how did you arrive so quickly? I'm already done packing and ready to go. But where is Tang San?"
Upon realizing the man was indeed Tang Hao, Yu Xiaogang's expression changed, and he quickly stood up, looking behind Tang Hao as if searching for Tang San.
"I did bring Xiao San with me. I intended for you to meet him and then take you to a safe place where you will teach him. However, since this is the academy and there are many people, I left Xiao San at the back mountain of the academy. Once I take you there, you will be able to see him."
Tang Hao paused for a moment before speaking calmly.
"Then please take me there quickly!"
Hearing that he would soon meet his long-awaited disciple, Yu Xiaogang was eager and urged.
Tang Hao, responding to Yu Xiaogang's urgency, grabbed him and, with a swift move, took him out of the room. They quickly descended to the dormitory ground and headed swiftly toward the back mountain.
Meanwhile, seeing Tang Hao take Yu Xiaogang away, Lin Yu's Shangqing avatar, under Lin Yu's command, used Swift Water Technique to follow closely behind.