Soul Land: Legend of Saint Seiya

Chapter 171: Intervention of the Asura God

"Sigh!"

A long sigh echoed as a brilliant golden light suddenly appeared above the Pope's Hall. The massive Clear Sky Hammer was instantly deflected upon contact with the golden light.

The one who intervened was none other than Qian Daoliu, the Grand Worshipper of Spirit Hall, possessing Level 99 soul power.

Initially, Qian Daoliu had no intention of taking action. After all, he knew who the real culprit behind his son's death was—Tang Hao was merely a scapegoat.

Moreover, out of respect for his old friend Tang Chen, Qian Daoliu was well aware that Tang Hao had been personally chosen by Tang Chen as his successor.

But all those considerations vanished the moment Tang Hao used a killing move on Qian Renxue. Not only was Qian Renxue his granddaughter, but she was also the inheritor of the Angel God.

To harm her was to provoke him. Whether it was Tang Hao or even Tang Chen, it would be a fight to the death.

"Qian Daoliu!"

Seeing the middle-aged man who had appeared out of nowhere, Tang Hao's eyes were filled with caution.

Though Qian Daoliu had remained reclusive in Spirit Hall for nearly a century, Tang Hao had encountered him a few times in his youth as Tang Chen's grandson.

"Tang Hao, for Tang Chen's sake, I can spare your and your son's lives. However, you must relinquish your cultivation!"

Qian Daoliu hesitated to act against Tang Hao due to his lingering fear of Tang Chen, who was missing but not confirmed dead.

"In your dreams!"

Like his son Tang San, Tang Hao was extremely proud and arrogant. To strip someone like him of his cultivation and force him to live as an ordinary man was a fate worse than death. Without hesitation, he attacked.

"Great Xumi Hammer!"

Faced with a Level 99 Peerless Douluo, Tang Hao disregarded his physical condition and unleashed the self-destructive ring-exploding technique, which took a significant toll on his body.

"How foolish!"

Qian Daoliu sneered. This was Spirit City, and behind him was the Angel Shrine, enabling him to draw upon divine power. Just as Tang Chen could never defeat Bo Saixi on Sea God Island, Qian Daoliu was invincible within the Angel Shrine.

"Xiao Yu, Xiao Yu, are you okay?"

Qian Renxue, however, paid no attention to the battle between her grandfather and Tang Hao. She was entirely focused on Xiao Yu, her tone no longer carrying its usual coldness. Seeing Xiao Yu's slightly sunken chest, her tears welled up.

"I…I'm fine."

Xiao Yu coughed violently, spitting out a few mouthfuls of clotted blood.

Thanks to his body being refined by the essence of several immortal herbs and bolstered by two ten-thousand-year spirit bones, Xiao Yu's defense was incredibly strong. Coupled with Tang Hao's reluctance to strike with full force due to his injuries from previous battles, the attack hadn't been fatal.

However, this was a perfect opportunity to win Qian Renxue's favor, and Xiao Yu wasn't about to miss it. Pretending to be weak, he leaned into Qian Renxue's arms. Looking up at her delicate and beautiful face, he forced a faint smile. "As long as you're okay, I'm fine."

"Fool, how could I be worth risking your life?"

Qian Renxue's tears finally fell. When she noticed Ye Lingling approaching, she quickly called out, "Lingling, hurry and use your healing powers!"

Seizing the moment Qian Renxue turned her head to call for Ye Lingling, Xiao Yu discreetly signaled to her.

Ye Lingling couldn't help but feel both amused and exasperated. This guy was actually using her, his girlfriend, to help him woo another woman!

Still, since Xiao Yu could think of such a scheme, he likely wasn't in serious danger.

Ye Lingling feigned seriousness as she summoned her Sacred Heart Begonia. White light enveloped Xiao Yu, gradually infusing his body. However, she intentionally held back her power, limiting her miraculous healing abilities to only slightly improve his complexion.

"He's seriously injured," Ye Lingling said, withdrawing her martial soul with a deliberately grave expression. "His internal organs have suffered significant trauma. He'll need a good period of rest to recover fully."

"It would be best to use some high-grade elixirs, but unfortunately, we left in such a hurry that we didn't bring any medicine for treating internal injuries."

Tang Hao's infamous reputation was well known, but Qian Renxue had never experienced the full might of the Clear Sky Douluo's hammer firsthand. More importantly, she had no idea Ye Lingling would actually conspire with Xiao Yu to deceive her. Without hesitation, she said, "Then let him rest in the Spirit Hall for now. There should be plenty of medicinal herbs in the Spirit Hall's treasury for treating internal injuries. I'll go retrieve them immediately."

"In that case, I'll leave it to you!"

Ye Lingling nodded lightly, though she shot Xiao Yu a sharp glare filled with annoyance.

As for Xiao Yu, he kept his eyes half-closed, leaning into Qian Renxue's embrace and enjoying the softness of her body. He blatantly ignored the murderous glare from his official girlfriend, confirming his shameless nature.

Although Tang Hao's hammer strike hadn't threatened his life, it wasn't entirely without consequences. Feeling a mixture of fatigue and mild injuries, Xiao Yu unexpectedly fell asleep in Qian Renxue's arms.

Meanwhile, in the skies above, the battle between Qian Daoliu and Tang Hao had reached its conclusion.

Facing Tang Hao, a junior, Qian Daoliu didn't even need to invoke the divine power of the Angel Shrine. With ease, he pushed Tang Hao, who had already self-destructed a ten-thousand-year spirit ring, into a desperate situation.

"So this is the power of a Level 99 Peerless Douluo, standing at the pinnacle of this continent?"

Sword Douluo watched Qian Daoliu hovering in the sky, his face full of shock. Tang Hao's strength was far from weak, and after detonating his ninth spirit ring, not even Sword Douluo was certain he could defeat him. Yet, before Qian Daoliu, Tang Hao seemed like a mere child. Throughout the entire battle, Qian Daoliu hadn't even used his martial soul's true form.

"Tang Hao, the road to heaven was open, yet you chose not to take it. The gates of hell were closed, yet you forced your way in. This is all your doing!"

Golden light surged from Qian Daoliu's body, and a massive sword, far larger than Qian Renxue's Holy Sword, appeared in mid-air, slashing down toward Tang Hao.

"No! My vengeance remains unfinished! How can I die now?"

Tang Hao's forehead bulged with veins, his eyes filled with rage and unwillingness. The already-cracked Clear Sky Hammer was forcibly raised to meet the descending giant sword.

Boom!

At that moment, a strange red light suddenly erupted from Tang Hao's Killing God Domain, surging into his body.

In an instant, Tang Hao's soul power skyrocketed, reaching the same level as Qian Daoliu.

"Divine power!"

Qian Daoliu's pupils contracted sharply. As someone who had undergone the Angel God's divine power baptism for nearly two centuries, he was exceedingly familiar with the aura of divine power. The energy within that red light was undoubtedly divine power—yet it seemed to surpass even the Angel God's divine power.

Empowered by the Asura God's divine strength, Tang Hao instinctively channeled the power into his Clear Sky Hammer. The hammer, which had been on the verge of shattering under the assault of the Angelic Divine Sword, suddenly erupted with an earth-shattering might.

(End of Chapter)

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