Chapter 279: Tang Hao's Next Target: The Dragon Snake Family

Tang Hao left that mountain valley once again.

At this moment, his destination was neither the Sunset Forest nor the edge of the continent.

Instead, he had arrived at a city on the border between the Heaven Dou Empire and the Gu Lei Kingdom.

The ownership of this city, theoretically, belonged to the Gu Lei Kingdom.

The Exotic Beast Academy was located here, so it was also an academy of the Gu Lei Kingdom; when participating in the Soul Master Elite Tournament, it would be classified into the Gu Lei Kingdom competition zone.

And not far outside the city, a luxurious large residence was situated deep within a valley.

At the entrance of the residence, there were no common stone lions, but rather dragon and snake statues, which directly represented the ownership of this estate: it was the Dragon Snake Family, the home of the Covering World Dragon Snake couple and Meng Yiran.

Since the end of the Academy Tournament, Meng Yiran had applied for graduation from the Exotic Beast Academy.

Although she had not yet reached level 40, apart from Shrek, there were no other advanced academies with such harsh graduation requirements as being twenty years old and level 40.

One must know that those who could reach such a level were at least at the level of the captains or vice-captains of veteran powerhouse teams like the Element Academy to have any possibility.

For conventional advanced Spirit Master academies, being in the thirties before the age of twenty was entirely sufficient to meet the graduation standards.

Someone like Meng Yiran, who was over level 35, was still an absolute honor student.

It was just that after graduation, she, like many others, would fall into confusion, not knowing where to go.

Their family had very few people; the whole family, including the handymen and maids, only numbered a dozen or so, and they were not affiliated with any major power. In this situation, having graduated, she seemed only able to stay at home and continue her bitter cultivation.

She wanted to go out for training, but her grandmother would not allow it because her grandfather was in seclusion and could not protect her. She Po said that the continent was very chaotic recently, and running out like this without anyone to shelter her was extremely dangerous.

Regarding this, Meng Yiran could only resign herself to fate.

This day, she and her grandmother stood before the backyard of the residence, feeling the surging soul power emanating from the room, and said happily, "Grandmother, Grandfather's soul power seems to have increased a lot. Did he succeed in advancing?"

"It should be so. The old man's level has been stuck at level 87 for a long time. I think after he comes out of seclusion this time, he will at least be able to reach level 88. I wonder if in this life, he will have the opportunity to reach that supreme Title Douluo realm?" She Po was equally joyful in her heart.

At Long Gong's level, every level gained was a huge improvement.

The vast and grand soul power gradually returned to calm. With a "creak," the door was opened, and Long Gong, holding a three-meter-long dragon staff, walked slowly out of the room.

Having just succeeded in his advancement, his spirit and energy had reached their peak; he was undoubtedly in his best state.

"Old man, how is it?" She Po walked up quickly and asked. Although she felt he had succeeded, she still couldn't rest easy without confirming it personally.

Long Gong smiled and nodded, "Old woman, you can rest assured. This old man has reached level 88. With two more levels, this old man will be able to step into the realm of a Title Douluo."

"Hee hee, congratulations, Grandfather!" Meng Yiran beamed with joy, imagining in her heart that if her grandfather could truly become a Title Douluo in the future, her status would also rise with the tide.

The granddaughter of a Title Douluo—that status would be no lower than that of a princess of a kingdom.

"It's just a pity that I'm afraid you will never have the chance to cross those two levels." Just at this moment, a majestic and cold voice echoed over the entire residence.

Long Gong's expression changed drastically. He could clearly feel that this voice contained a huge fluctuation of soul power, far above his own, and was filled with hostility.

The visitor was not coming with good intentions.

Long Gong hurriedly protected his wife and granddaughter behind him and called out, "I do not know which Crown has arrived; please show yourself."

He was certain that the visitor must be a Title Douluo; otherwise, with his level 88, if it were only someone one level higher at level 89, it would be impossible to bring him such heavy pressure.

Moreover, he found the visitor's voice somewhat familiar.

"Long time no see, Long Gong. First, congratulations on breaking through to level 88. However, it is time to settle the new grudges and old scores between us, isn't it?" A figure wearing a pitch-black robe was already standing in the center of the backyard without anyone noticing.

He appeared extremely abruptly, so much so that the three of them had not even noticed when an extra person had appeared in the courtyard.

Such god-like and ghostly unpredictability meant the visitor's cultivation was far beyond theirs by an unknown margin.

"You are... Tang Hao?" Long Gong widened his eyes. Although this person was wearing a robe and hiding his face, he still recognized him. When Tang Hao assassinated Nan Feihuang in the canyon that day, wasn't he dressed exactly like this?

"Clear Sky Crown, what is your business coming here today? You just mentioned new grudges and old scores; could it be that you are referring to the matter in the canyon?" Long Gong asked.

He did not expect Tang Hao to be so vengeful as to personally chase him to his home to settle accounts.

"That is a new grudge!" Tang Hao stated bluntly. This matter indeed made him resentful. If Long Gong hadn't interfered that day, perhaps Nan Feihuang would have died in his scheme before Lan Xue appeared.

"Then the old score?" Long Gong frowned. Apart from the canyon incident, he did not remember offending this Clear Sky Douluo anywhere else. Even if he were to die, he had to die knowing why.

"Hmph, I didn't expect that the dignified Long Gong, a senior of high prestige, would be such a petty person who dares to act but not admit it." Tang Hao said coldly, "Have you forgotten? Back then in the Star Dou Great Forest, your granddaughter competed with my son for a Spirit Beast. Originally, this was just a small matter, but you, Long Gong, relied on cheating to help your granddaughter defeat my son."

"To bully the small with the big like this is truly shameless. However, since you, Long Gong, can do it, I, Tang Hao, can naturally do it too. The young are beaten, and the old come out to get back the score—this is only natural. Long Gong, am I right?"

"Star Dou Great Forest?" Long Gong was full of question marks. He had long since forgotten about such a trivial matter from back then, and only remembered it now under Tang Hao's reminder.

It seemed there was such a thing. For a thousand-year Cockscomb Serpent, his granddaughter had a battle with that Tang San, and his granddaughter had won that battle.

The problem was, when did he help his granddaughter cheat?

By the time he arrived, the Spirit Fighting between the two had already ended, okay?

"Wait, Crown, you cannot falsely accuse people. We did not cheat in that battle. I defeated Tang San relying on my own strength," Meng Yiran stood out and said.

Originally, she had been hiding behind her grandfather out of fear of Tang Hao's power, but hearing Tang Hao frame her most respected grandfather like this, she had to stand out and speak up for him, no matter how afraid she was.

In the shadows, a figure in a green robe twitched his brow. Dugu Bo had also arrived, or rather, he had arrived even earlier than Tang Hao, but he just hadn't revealed himself.

"This Tang Hao is actually using this reason to find trouble with the Covering World Dragon Snake couple. Could it be that Long Gong is taking the blame for me?" Dugu Bo felt a bit awkward. The one who had secretly played dirty back then was indeed him.

Hadn't Long Gong become a pure scapegoat?

(End of chapter)