Chapter 212: The Mighty Man in Black, Li Clan

"Hehe, Lord Ning, do you intend to harm me?" Yang Wudi said with a smile.

"Oh? How do you put that, Master Yang?" Ning Fengzhi pretended to be clueless.

Yang Wudi explained: "I am now the Guardian Offering Elder of the Star Luo Empire, yet you want me to join the Eight Treasure Glazed Sect. If the Star Luo Emperor learns of this, what do you think he'll think of me?"

Ning Fengzhi quickly adopted a proper attitude: "Well, it seems Lord Ning got carried away with excitement and forgot about this matter; please forgive me."

Yang Wudi said: "Fine, everyone is happy today, so I'll treat this as if it never happened. As long as I remain the Guardian Offering Elder of the Star Luo Empire for even a day, this matter shall not be mentioned again."

There is an art of language at work here.

Ning Fengzhi's eyes flickered; as an old fox, how could he not catch the deeper meaning in Yang Wudi's words?

If you're the Guardian Offering Elder of the Star Luo Empire for a day, don't bring it up.

Then if one day you are no longer, can you join our Eight Treasure Glazed Sect?

A certain fantasy formed in his mind.

This was also intentional on Yang Wudi's part.

He gave the other side a sliver of hope.

But he didn't know when it could be realized.

Waiting is the hardest.

Especially the more one desires something, the more painful it is.

"This matter is settled; we'll take our leave now," Ning Fengzhi said.

"Very well," Yang Wudi nodded.

They watched the two depart, swords drawn.

Chen Xin naturally intended to help Ning Fengzhi obtain the eighth soul ring.

Ning Fengzhi was already very excited.

He eagerly anticipated what it feels like to become an Eight Ring Soul Douluo.

"Go, spread the rumor covertly: say that Dan Pavilion has a pill that can completely rectify martial soul defects, ranked at eighth grade."

Yang Wudi took out his soul‑guiding phone and sent the message to Li Fei.

Li Fei issued him the latest orders.

He summoned an intelligence operative from the Breaking One Clan to carry out the order in secret.

Nine Heart Begonia Sect.

"Your injuries are already about seventy‑plus percent healed; are you really leaving before they're fully cured? Under the Haotian Crown?"

Ye Shasha, dressed in a blue dress, looked at the determined Tang Hao who was about to leave, trying to persuade him.

After all, he is a powerful titled Douluo.

Now that they've befriended him, they have a titled Douluo as a backing.

"I've been away too long; I need to return quickly."

"The injuries inside my body are no longer serious; I have my own way to deal with them."

"This is a specially made signal flare bearing my aura; whenever you encounter trouble, launch it skyward, and no matter how far, I will sense it and come to your aid."

Tang Hao shook his head and said,

He was very worried about his son Tang San.

During convalescence, Tang Hao changed into clean clothes and shaved his beard.

It felt like becoming a new person.

Speaking thus, he took out a signal flare and handed it to Ye Shasha.

"Fine, since the Haotian Crown has decided, I won't continue to block you," Ye Shasha took the signal flare, no longer urging.

Tang Hao turned and left.

"He ultimately doesn't belong to us; we cannot force him to stay," the Guardian of Ye Shasha stepped forward and said.

A fierce battle intent flashed in his eyes.

During his recovery, he had asked Tang Hao for instruction.

Even though the other was wounded, his strength remained great; he had no real opponent.

Moreover, Tang Hao healed through combat, using battle to heal, recovering especially quickly.

"Gaining the Haotian Crown's assistance and goodwill is a good thing; our Nine Heart Begonia Sect now holds a trump card, we only hope he doesn't fall, otherwise the card is useless," Ye Shasha murmured, looking at the signal flare in her hand.

"He's strong; the enemy who could wound him so severely must be even stronger. Could it be the hidden powerful Douluo of the Spirit Hall?"

"After all, Tang Hao has been expelled from the Clear Sky Sect, and the Spirit Hall has been hunting him; one person is enough to be a nuisance, so it must be a joint effort."

"A single person emerging alive from among so many indicates the sheer strength of his peak power."

The Guardian said gravely.

"We will all die; I want to find a strong, reliable backing for Ling Ling," Ye Shasha's eyes were sorrowful.

"Rumor has it that the pills at Dan Pavilion of the Star Luo Empire are miraculous; shall we go there to look for a few?" the Guardian said, looking toward a direction.

"Impossible; it's a curse of the gods upon our martial soul, an unchangeable matter," Ye Shasha shook her head.

"Madam Ye hasn't tried it; how can she be sure it's impossible?"

Suddenly a voice rang out.

"Still need to test?"

Ye Shasha, at that point, suddenly realized and quickly turned around to look.

The Guardian was already blocking her, summoning a martial soul and revealing eight soul rings, his expression solemn.

Ahead, at an unknown time, a man in black appeared.

On the chest of the man in black was embroidered a character "Li".

He is naturally one of the dead warriors sent out by the Li family, arranged by Li Fei.

The purpose of coming here is to recruit the Nine Heart Hawthorn Sect.

He has actually been monitoring them all along, and he also knows that Tang Hao has arrived.

He sent it back to Li Fei via the soul-tool phone; after Li Fei saw it, he told him to keep monitoring, and to approach the Nine Heart Hawthorn Sect only after Tang Hao leaves.

He had no intention of letting them kill Tang Hao.

Otherwise, Tang Hao would have been dead last time—how could he still be alive?

"Who are you?"

Facing the black-clothed person who had appeared out of nowhere before them, Ye Shasha was full of vigilance.

"Madam Ye, and this guardian, don't be nervous—I mean you no harm; otherwise none of you will survive."

The black-clothed person said lightly.

"Unauthorized entry into my sect—you deserve to die!"

The guardian's expression darkened as he unleashed his sixth soul skill at the black-clothed person.

"Overestimating yourself."

The black-clothed person slowly raised his hand, easily catching the guardian's attack.

And then dispelled it.

The guardian was blown away by the powerful force.

Ye Shasha saw this, her expression changed, and she hurried forward to catch the guardian.

After steadying his stance, the guardian felt a sweetness in his throat and spat out a mouthful of blood.

In a single exchange, he easily wounded him.

He already knew this black-clothed person was stronger than him.

"You're a Titled Douluo!" he said, his voice trembling.

Ye Shasha's face also showed despair.

If he truly is a Titled Douluo, they will surely die.

But since he didn't deal a killing blow, it truly wasn't his intent to kill them.

"Li? Who exactly are you affiliated with?"

Ye Shasha looked at the embroidered characters on the black-clothed person's chest and asked.

The black-clothed person stepped forward, and a terrifying aura surged from his body.

Ring after ring of soul rings rose from beneath his feet.

Black! Black! Black! Black! Black! Black! Black! Red! Red! Seven black, two red!

It is actually such a terrifying configuration!

A sword tiger like one in darkness appeared behind him.

This is his soul spirit: Netherworld Sword Tiger.

His martial soul is: Netherworld Sword.

After absorbing the soul spirit and taking the Titled Douluo pill given by Li Fei, he quickly became a Titled Douluo.

The soul spirit also quickly grew and broke through, granting him soul rings one by one while also increasing their years.

This Netherworld Sword Tiger is of hundred-thousand-year level.

Each of the Li family's dead warriors is this terrifying.

Working covertly for Li Fei and the Li family, they will not appear in the open.

"My codename is Netherworld Sword, from the Li family, acting on the family head's orders to recruit the Nine Heart Hawthorn Sect; the family head said that as long as you submit, the Li family will resolve the Nine Heart Hawthorn Sect's curse and become your greatest support."

The black-clothed person said slowly.

He wore a black mask, making his true appearance unclear.

(End of chapter)