Chapter 80: Role-play Progress Reaches Sixty Percent

No matter what, the words Yue Guan spoke before leaving would inevitably arouse Dugu Bo's suspicion.

And he would inevitably inform Tang San of these matters.

With the Vast Sea Universe Cover right before his eyes and the journey to Sea God Island about to begin, Ye Ming could not let Tang San harbor any doubts.

This would disrupt his plans.

His Time was very tight; he was practically racing against the clock.

He had to reach success; he could not fail. Once he failed, Tang San and his group would turn against him, and if Sword Douluo and Gu Rong took action, he would surely fall into a stalemate.

Therefore, taking advantage of the fact that there was no one around and Dugu Bo was off guard, he struck a lethal blow! Ye Ming pulled out the Evil God Thorn and then maneuvered it to stab into his own thigh and right chest.

"Sss—!"

Two sounds of flesh being sliced rang out, and the Evil God Thorn pierced straight through his body.

Cold sweat broke out slightly on his forehead, and he put away the Evil God Thorn without a sound.

Blood flowed, but Ye Ming ignored it, hoisting Dugu Bo's corpse from the ground onto his back and limping toward the Emperor's bedchamber.

【Ding, the Refining Path Venerable role-play progress has reached 60%. Reward: 5 Green Grape Immortal Essence. Reward: one Rank 6 Fixed Immortal Travel Gu, one Rank 6 Spring Autumn Cicada, and one Rank 6 Soul-Cleansing Gu. Reward: one portion of Refining Dao Grandmaster insight.】

Hearing the system notification sound in his mind, Ye Ming felt a thousand emotions.

After seeing the rewards, he even wished he could claim them immediately! "Three Immortal Gu!!"

"The Shameless Cicada! Fixed Immortal Travel! Soul-Cleansing Gu!!"

"Refining Dao Grandmaster insight!!"

He was overjoyed, but just at this moment, he heard a sound of air being torn coming from the Wind Listener Gu.

Ye Ming's face was filled with extreme grief, his eyes bloodshot, and he cried out: "Senior Dugu, your death was so tragic!!"

"Damn the Spirit Hall, I will definitely kill you all!!"

In the sky, Sword Douluo Gu Rong arrived, happening to hear the crying from below.

He descended, seeing at a glance the miserable Ye Ming carrying the lifeless Dugu Bo, limping forward.

"Kid Ye Ming, what is going on here?" Gu Rong asked, stunned.

Ye Ming's expression shifted, and in the end, he only murmured blankly: "It's all my fault, it's all my fault!"

"I am the one who caused Senior Dugu's death!!"

His eye sockets were red, as if he had suffered a massive blow.

Seeing the blood hole in his right chest and the one on his leg, Gu Rong's gaze toward Ye Ming grew a bit more sympathetic.

He stepped forward to gently pat Ye Ming, circulating his soul power to stop the bleeding from his wounds.

"Sigh!" Gu Rong let out a soft sigh, wanting to speak but stopping, ultimately saying nothing at all.

Just then, running sounds came from afar; Yang Wudi was carrying Emperor Xue Ye, with Tang San following beside him, running toward this place at high speed.

Tang San possessed the Purple Demon Eye, a pupil technique, and his vision was excellent. From a great distance, he had already clearly seen the blood-soaked Ye Ming and the motionless Dugu Bo on his back.

His heart skipped a beat, and he directly activated the Right Leg Spirit Bone Skill given to him by his mother: Flight!

In an instant, Tang San flew across the distance and arrived before Ye Ming.

He had killed countless people in Slaughter City and was exceptionally clear about what a dead person looked like; just by seeing Dugu Bo's drooping head, he had already judged that the other party was dead.

"Brother, th-this, what is going on..."

"Old Monster, Old Monster he..."

Tang San's footsteps staggered, yet he could not bring himself to believe this fact.

"Th-Third Brother, I'm sorry..." Ye Ming said with a face like gold paper, trembling, "It's all my fault, it's all my fault for causing Senior Dugu's death."

"Pfft!!"

He spat out a mouthful of blood toward the sky and fell backward, crashing heavily onto the Dugu Bo he was carrying.

"Brother Ye Ming!!"

Tang San stepped forward, wanting to use the Mysterious Heaven Skill, but heard Gu Rong speak from behind.

"Little San, let him have a good rest!"

"He overexerted himself in battle and suffered very serious injuries. Fainting is the body's self-protection; it is better not to wake him for now."

Tang San nodded upon hearing this; he was actually very clear about these things as well.

His panic was only because Dugu Bo's death was too great a shock, causing him to lose his composure for a moment.

"Little San, why are you here, and what exactly is going on?" Gu Rong asked with a frown.

Watching Yang Wudi run over, Tang San decisively stored Dugu Bo's corpse into the Wishful Hundred Treasure Pouch at his waist, then carried Ye Ming on his back, saying: "Senior, Time is pressing. Let's first find a safe place to treat Emperor Xue Ye's wounds, and we can talk as we go!"

Gu Rong nodded, then led the way for Tang San, taking them into the palace to reunite with Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo.

On the way, Tang San slowly said: "The second day after I returned to the Academy, I met the Old Monster... Afterward, we entered the palace and met Xue Qinghe, who was impersonating Qian Renxue, leading two Title Douluo, Puffer and Snake Lance..."

"Junior clansman Ye Ming displayed great might, forcing Snake Lance to self-destruct and die, while Qian Renxue and Puffer fled in a panic. He went to chase them, and I let the Old Monster follow to help him..."

He sighed leisurely, "I didn't expect that our next meeting would be separated by life and death."

"This shouldn't be! With the combat power my junior clansman unleashed and the Old Monster's cultivation, it's impossible they couldn't defeat those two!"

Hearing Tang San's explanation, Gu Rong pondered for a long while before slowly speaking: "Sigh, this matter is likely a coincidence."

"I, along with the Sect Master and the Seven Kill who just returned, were in the palace building the new Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

I didn't expect Yue Guan and Gui Mei to use the fake Crown Prince's operation to lead 1,500 Soul Masters into the palace, wanting to launch another massacre against our sect disciples.

There were only 2,000 Imperial Guards in the palace scattered in various places, and another 2,000 were at Shrek receiving training from Master.

However, with me and Seven Kill joining forces, plus the Sect Master's support, it was enough to settle Yue Guan and Gui Mei."

He sighed and continued: "But Yue Guan and Gui Mei have a very tricky Martial Soul Fusion Skill! Relying on this fusion skill, they managed to escape."

"When we finished dealing with those rebellious Spirit Hall Soul Masters and chased after them, we saw this miserable state of Tang Yeming."

Gu Rong stroked his chin and pondered: "According to what you said, I fear that when kid Ye Ming and Dugu Bo were fighting, they ran into Yue Guan and Gui Mei joining forces, and in the end, they were pierced by the thorns of the Puffer Douluo!"

Tang San could not help but nod in agreement.

"The holes in the old monster's body and my clan brother's body were indeed pierced through by a sharp object! It must have been the Pufferfish Douluo!"

He gritted his teeth and snorted coldly, "I will definitely avenge the old monster!"

"The Spirit Hall, I will destroy you with my own hands!!"

Ye Ming, lying on Tang San's back, listened to the two's conversation, pondering in his heart and feeling it made a lot of sense.

What Gu Rong said coincided exactly with what he himself had thought.

A quarter of an hour later, Tang San and the others successfully rendezvoused with Ning Fengzhi and the others.

Since Yang Wudi could neutralize the poison in Emperor Xue Ye, Tang San left Yang Wudi in the palace to detoxify Emperor Xue Ye.

As for himself, he carried Ye Ming on his back and, under the escort of the Bone Douluo, returned to Shrek Academy.

Just as they arrived at the entrance of Shrek Academy, Tai Tan and the others rushed out anxiously.

Tang San was somewhat surprised; weren't Tai Tan and the others at the Tang Sect? After some explanation, he finally understood that the Spirit Hall still had about 1,500 Soul Masters holding the Crown Prince's order, preparing to unite with 2,000 imperial guards of the Heaven Dou Empire to suppress Shrek and massacre the students.

But the Heaven Dou Empire imperial guards were confused by this order, and under the control of Yu Xiaogang, they turned their weapons around and, cooperating with the people of the Single Attribute Four Clans of the Tang Sect, successfully repelled these Soul Masters.

After entering Shrek Academy, Ye Ming slowly woke up.

His eyes were red, and he explained to everyone, "I fought alongside Senior Dugu, and we had originally severely wounded Qian Renxue and the Pufferfish Douluo. Just as we were about to kill them, we were frozen by the Martial Soul Fusion Skill of Yue Guan and Gui Mei!"

"The Pufferfish Douluo risked his life to erupt, his spikes killing Senior Dugu, and I was also injured because of this..."

Listening to Ye Ming's explanation, everyone present sighed endlessly.

"It's all my fault. If I hadn't insisted on pursuing them, Senior Dugu Bo wouldn't have died."

Ye Ming's eye sockets were red, and his face was full of sorrow.

Yu Xiaogang was the first to stand up and patted Ye Ming on the shoulder, "Child, this matter should not be blamed on you."

"Under those circumstances, you did the right thing. It's just that we didn't expect the Spirit Hall's move to be so massive!"

"What we need to do now is only to improve our strength, eliminate the Spirit Hall, and avenge His Excellency Poison Douluo!"

Ye Ming's eye sockets were red, and a look of determination reappeared on his face.

He nodded heavily, "Thank you, Master!"

"I will definitely avenge Senior Dugu Bo!"

He looked at Tang San and said apologetically, "Third Brother, I'm sorry! I will avenge Senior Dugu myself!"

Hearing Ye Ming's words, Tang San stepped forward and hugged him, saying word by word, "For this matter, we two brothers will do it together!"

"Eliminate the Spirit Hall and give the old monster an answer!!"

"I have decided that once Emperor Xue Ye wakes up and the situation stabilizes, we will set off for Sea God Island!!"

"Sea God Island?" Yu Xiaogang's expression was grave, "That is an extremely dangerous place, but it also holds huge opportunities!"

Tang San took a deep breath, "Teacher, time is tight now, and the Spirit Hall's actions are getting bigger and bigger! Only in such a place can we grow up quickly!"

Yu Xiaogang nodded, "It's good that you've decided."

"In fact, I also intended to let you all go to Sea God Island for training."

Ma Hongjun leaned in at this moment and said, "Third Brother, Brother Ye Ming, you can't forget me in such a good place!"

Oscar and Ning Rongrong also nodded excitedly, "There's us too!"

Just then, Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing walked in with Liu Erlong and the others, teasing, "Little San, our Shrek Seven Devils are a team! Don't you even think about sneaking away with your clan brother just after we've met!"

Tang San looked at everyone, a touch of emotion rising in his heart.

He had already clarified the dangers of Sea God Island, yet his brothers still supported him so much.

This was the brotherhood of their Shrek Seven Devils!

"Good!" Tang San nodded heavily, "No matter if it's a dragon's pool or a tiger's den, we will all charge through it together!"

Seeing this scene, Ye Ming also had a smile on his face.

Together is good! Together is good! (End of this chapter)