Chapter 54

Qianxunji looked at the Dogtail Grass that had reverted to its original form on the ground and said:

"Tang Hao, how will you deal with your wife, the Dogtail Grass?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Hao crawled to Xiao Cao's side with both hands, tightly shielding Xiao Cao with his hands, and begged:

"Please, please don't take my Xiao Cao; she has already sacrificed herself to become her true form, please don't kill her."

Qianxunji came to Tang Hao's side, patted his shoulder, and said with a smile:

"Don't worry, how could I kill her? When she takes human form she is so beautiful; I would be lucky to take care of her."

Upon hearing this, Tang Hao felt relieved in his heart and even kept thanking Qianxunji:

"Thank you, thank you for not killing Xiao Cao."

"Haha, you of course should thank me, after all I will be taking care of your Dogtail Grass in the future."

"Take care?" Tang Hao sharply caught these two words, his face full of doubt, and at the same time a worry rose in his heart.

"Haha!" Qianxunji gave a light stare, his eyes fixed on the Xiao Cao on the ground, and said:

"Although Xiao Cao has sacrificed herself and is no longer a ten-thousand-year spirit beast, after all she is a mutated Dogtail Grass, the only one of its kind on the whole continent, destined to be fated with my Spirit Hall."

"Fated with me?" Tang Hao's face changed instantly, he tightly held Xiao Cao in the middle with both hands, and exclaimed:

"Don't take her, don't take my Xiao Wu!"

"Sigh!" Qianxunji sighed, this time he did not directly attack, but looked at Tang Hao with contempt and shook his head:

"Trash, I ask you, why has Xiao Cao reverted to her original form and lost her ten-thousand-year spirit beast cultivation?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Hao said:

"It is because Xiao Cao saw you wanted to kill me, so she sacrificed herself to let me break through to Title Douluo, so I could take Tang San away."

"She... she sacrificed herself for me and Tang San to live."

"En!" Qianxunji nodded, then asked again:

"Then I ask you, A Yin cultivated to become a ten-thousand-year spirit beast and took human form—was that easy?"

"Not easy!"

Tang Hao answered without hesitation.

Compared to humans cultivating to Title Douluo, spirit beasts cultivating to ten-thousand-year spirit beast is more difficult.

Ten thousand years of time, not to mention the various difficulties in cultivation, and besides, if one is not careful they will be discovered by human Soul Masters and killed directly for their Soul Ring.

The hardship involved cannot be described by the two words "not easy."

Qianxunji stared at Tang Hao and asked again:

"Then I ask you again, Xiao Cao cultivated to become a ten-thousand-year spirit beast with such difficulty, yet for you she sacrificed herself."

"And you, have you lived up to her sacrifice?"

"Boom!"

Upon hearing this, Tang Hao felt his brain jolt, his mind went blank.

Indeed, Xiao Cao cultivated to become a ten-thousand-year spirit beast with such difficulty, yet for Tang Hao she would rather sacrifice herself.

But, Tang Hao, have you lived up to Xiao Cao's sacrifice?

Sorry, because even after Xiao Cao's sacrifice let him reach Title Douluo, he still cannot defeat Qianxunji.

Even if Qianxunji stands there motionless letting him attack, he cannot harm him in the slightest.

Thinking of this, Tang Hao's heart filled with guilt and he burst into tears:

"Xiao Cao, I am sorry to you!"

"You sacrificed yourself, yet I cannot defeat Qianxunji, I am ashamed of your effort."

"I, Tang Hao, am just a piece of trash!"

Men have tears but do not shed them lightly, only when they reach the point of heartbreak!

At this moment, Tang Hao is already on the verge of collapse.

Self-reproach, guilt, regret... permeated his entire brain and whole body.

From childhood he was crowned with the name of genius, and he and his brother Tang Xiao possessed the Hao Tian Double Stars; among his peers he was the strongest, most monstrous genius.

Even his brother Tang Xiao, who also possessed the Hao Tian Double Stars, was not his match.

How proud and arrogant Tang Hao was!

But ever since meeting Qianxunji, his pride has been shattered to the ground.

Although Qianxunji is older than him by a cycle.

Qianxunji seemed to have sensed Tang Hao's thoughts and continued:

"Tang Hao, do you think you are the strongest, most talented person of this era's younger generation on the continent? Actually not..."

Upon hearing this, Tang Hao looked at Qianxunji and asked:

"Could it be that there is someone in the younger generation with even greater talent?"

Qianxunji looked down at Tang Hao and said lightly:

"My disciple, Bibidong, is stronger than you and now exists as a Title Douluo."

"Moreover, she is the first person on the continent to possess twin martial souls, having two martial souls, and she is a woman."

"Such strength, such talent—can you match it?"

"Boom!"

Upon hearing this, Tang Hao's mind became even more chaotic.

He originally thought he lost to Qianxunji merely because Qianxunji belongs to his father's generation.

Although he lost, he still considered himself the strongest of the younger generation.

But now, hearing Qianxunji say that Bibidong reached Title Douluo before him and even possesses twin martial souls...

He simply cannot match such talent.

Qianxunji looked at the heavily struck Tang Hao and said again:

「You know now, right? There are always people better than you and heavens beyond the heavens; you're not as strong as you imagine. 」

「As for Xiao Cao, if I plant her in the Spirit Hall, I have enough strength to protect her; no one on the continent would dare move her. 」

「As for you, even if I don't take Xiao Cao today, do you have the strength to protect her? 」

「Even if I don't take her, if another strong person, like Chenxin from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, comes to take her, can you stop him? 」

Tang Hao heard this, and his mind suffered a huge shock!

Yeah, even if he protects Xiao Cao today from Qianxunji taking her, can he protect her from others taking her?

Thinking this, Tang Hao reluctantly looked at Xiao Cao, slowly loosening his grip, and said sadly:

「You're right, I lack the ability to protect her, let alone let her quickly reach the revival of a 100,000-year spirit beast. Forcibly keeping Xiao Cao by my side would be useless. 」

「And you, Qianxunji, as the Pontiff of the Spirit Hall, with immensely strong power, since you say you can take good care of her, you definitely can. 」

「Moreover, you also have this strength. 」

Saying this, Tang Hao pulled Xiao Cao out, mixed with the surrounding soil.

After taking another deep look, he tremblingly handed Xiao Cao to Qianxunji's hands.

「Very good! 」

Qianxunji patted Tang Hao's head, patting until his head kept nodding, and said:

「Considering how sensible you are, plus the past friendship between my father Qian Daoliu and your grandfather Tangchen, and also your younger sister Tangyuehua's future hard work, I, the old man, will let you off today. 」

「You bring that trash Tang San, get lost quickly! 」

Tang Hao heard this, gave Tangyuehua a complex look, and said:

「Yuehua, sorry, it's my fault as the older brother that I've implicated you! 」

Having said that, he turned, embraced Tang San in his arms, turned and left.

「Wait... 」

Suddenly, Qianxunji's voice sounded, startling Tang Hao, his whole body jolted, his heart filled with tension and panic!

(End of chapter)