The words of Gu Rong instantly sent cold sweat streaming down the backs of Flender and the other two.
Gu Rong's gaze was deep and eerie, as if he was genuinely considering how to grind their bones to dust.
A group of people who hadn't even reached the Soul Douluo level actually thought they could intimidate him with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family. How laughable! Even if their family's dragon were here, it wouldn't be enough!
Are they always this brave? Don't they know I'm a Titled Douluo?
Flender and Liu Erlong exchanged a glance, quietly pulling Yu Xiaogang behind them and stepping forward, forming a triangle.
"Sun and Moon Shine, Golden Rotation!" Flender shouted. Three intense beams of golden light erupted, shooting into the sky. The golden light spread, instantly forming a golden triangle with the three of them at its vertices.
"A Trinity Martial Soul Fusion Skill?" Gu Rong watched with interest. "An amusing little trick."
The auras of the three merged seamlessly, continuously rising. Gu Rong could sense that even a Soul Douluo might not match them.
However, unfortunately, Gu Rong was a Titled Douluo. Even a Soul Douluo was nothing more than a slightly larger ant in his hands.
"Luo Sanpao." With a low roar resembling a dragon's cry from the Master, the chubby Luo Sanpao appeared out of thin air, landing right in the center of the golden triangle's circular pattern.
Of course, they weren't trying to confront Gu Rong. Displaying the Golden Triangle was merely a show of strength, an attempt to protect themselves.
They wanted to convey to Gu Rong that they had the means to make a commotion and protect themselves.
Nearby, Tom's eyes lit up at the sight of the chubby Luo Sanpao. Wasn't this the little guy it had beaten to a pulp the other day? How dare it show up again? Was it challenging Tom?
Tom's eyebrows twitched, and it immediately ran over, grabbing Luo Sanpao's chubby face and squishing it. "So, you're Luo Sanpao, huh?"
Luo Sanpao's face showed sheer terror at the sight of Tom. This was the cat that had beaten it black and blue.
But Luo Sanpao's pitiful expression only fueled Tom's bullying nature.
With a wicked grin, Tom pinched Luo Sanpao's face into a long, pouty shape, pulled its ears, and repeatedly flicked its mouth, making "blub blub" sounds. The terrified Luo Sanpao was utterly helpless.
Yu Xiaogang and the others could only watch as poor Luo Sanpao was toyed with by Tom, its face pinched into the shape of a pouty donkey. Yu Xiaogang trembled with rage.
Without hesitation, Yu Xiaogang raised his right hand. A total of sixteen soul rings from the three of them flew toward Luo Sanpao. He intended to use Luo Sanpao's evolution into the Golden Holy Dragon to teach Tom a lesson.
But the rings that were supposed to land on Luo Sanpao were all caught by Tom, completely out of their control. They couldn't even retrieve them.
Yu Xiaogang stared at Tom in shock. As the master of wisdom, he couldn't comprehend how a virtual ring could be caught by a cat.
Tom even started juggling the rings, tossing them one by one into the air, forming a large circle, thoroughly enjoying itself.
"Hmm?"
At that moment, nine terrifying soul rings instantly appeared around Gu Rong, and he turned his gaze elsewhere.
Giant bone spikes materialized out of thin air, but they weren't aimed at Yu Xiaogang and the others. Instead, they shot toward another location with immense force.
A black-robed man wielding an enormous hammer met the sudden attack. Nine soul rings also appeared around him, with the last one bearing a crimson hue.
"Boom!"
With Gu Rong's keen eyes, he immediately recognized the hammer that had once shaken the world—the Clear Sky Hammer.
Killing intent surged in Gu Rong's eyes. He had never held any fondness for the Clear Sky Clan, which ranked above the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan.
'A 100,000-year soul ring... Tang Hao, is it?'
Gu Rong had already heard from Chen Xin that Tang Hao had reappeared but was suffering from hidden injuries.
If possible, he might as well leave Tang Hao here today. A fierce desire rose in Gu Rong's heart.
He glanced at Ning Rongrong out of the corner of his eye but concealed his thoughts.
He naturally wanted to test whether he could keep Tang Hao here, but he wasn't entirely confident.
Moreover, there was also the trio whose strength rivaled that of a Soul Douluo.
If Tang Hao and he were to fight, it would indeed be difficult to protect Ning Rongrong and Shen An.
In Gu Rong's eyes, the lives of these people were incomparable to Ning Rongrong's safety.
Tang Hao was also helpless. Seeing the cat holding the soul rings, even someone of his temperament couldn't help but be moved, which led to his discovery.
"Bone Douluo, I bear no hostility. I merely have some ties to Shrek Academy. I hope you can let them go."
Tang Hao spoke slowly, his gaze shifting toward Ning Rongrong and Shen An, the threat in his eyes subtle but present.
The Bone Douluo narrowed his eyes. "I can give you face, but bullying the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan and expecting to walk away without paying a price based on your mere words is impossible."
Tang Hao fell silent. "What do you propose?"
"Simple. I won't use my ninth soul skill. These three will take one move from me, and the boy with spider legs will take a sword strike from Shen An. That will settle the matter."
Tang Hao could see that Gu Rong wouldn't budge further. Every Titled Douluo had their own pride.
Tang Hao turned to Tang San. "Are you willing?"
Tang Hao cared most about his son's safety. If Tang San agreed, he would accept the terms. If Tang San refused, he would simply take his son and leave.
As for Yu Xiaogang and the others, Tang Hao had hoped to use their strength to protect his son and uncover the secret to safely cultivating a twin martial soul with Yu Xiaogang's help.
But Yu Xiaogang's ability to stir trouble was too great. With little strength and a big temper, he had provoked both Chen Xin and the Bone Douluo.
Gu Rong's offer of a single move was already quite reasonable. If they couldn't withstand it, it was their own misfortune.
Tang San looked at the black-robed man before him, feeling a strange sense of familiarity and an inexplicable reliance.
This was the intuition of a forty-year-old man who still clung to his father.
Recalling Shen An's sword strike against Dai Mubai, Tang San believed that with his Mysterious Heaven Technique, he was stronger than Dai Mubai. A single sword strike, with proper preparation, shouldn't be a problem.
"Very well, senior. I am willing to take the sword strike," Tang San said calmly.
"Good. Bone Douluo, proceed," Tang Hao said solemnly.
"Wait, Bone Douluo, Your Excellency, could you have the cat release the sixteen soul rings?" Yu Xiaogang asked, sweating profusely.
Without the rings, Luo Sanpao couldn't complete its fusion evolution. What could he use to fight? His invincible theories?
The Bone Douluo said indifferently, "Very well." As the most enigmatic of the Titled Douluo, he had this much confidence.
Moreover, with Tang Hao's appearance, he couldn't actually kill these three. After all, news would spread.
While he didn't fear the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family, there was no need to make unnecessary enemies unless one possessed unrivaled strength. Picking fights with everyone was a sure path to death.
Shen An nodded, signaling Tom to release the rings. The sixteen soul rings instantly merged into Luo Sanpao's body.
From a chubby, pouty pig-donkey, it transformed into a majestic Golden Holy Dragon. However, its mouth remained pouty, and its ears were still as long as a donkey's, giving it a comical air despite its majesty.
Without hesitation, the Bone Douluo struck, starting with his eighth soul skill.
"Bone Dragon's Prison Breaker Strike!!"
Countless bone spikes shot toward Luo Sanpao from all directions, followed by a massive bone dragon crashing into it.
Yu Xiaogang and the others turned pale as if struck by lightning, blood streaming from their seven orifices.