Inside the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, after the battle between Tang Hao and Tianlin, Tang Hao's old wounds hadn't healed and now he had new injuries. Emperor Xue Ye quickly sought out the strongest healing-type soul master in the palace to help, but all they could do was barely relieve Tang Hao's pain.
"Jun Tianlin, just you wait. How dare you hurt my father to such an extent? From now on, besides Spirit Hall, you are the second greatest enemy of my Tang Sect, Tang San."
Today's events had completely torn the mask off the relationship between Tianlin and Tang San. In the past, they could still pretend to address each other as Brother Tang and Brother Jun when they met. After today, only hatred remained.
"Xiao San, don't be anxious. Although His Excellency Clear Sky Douoluo is badly injured, with his physique, he will pull through," Yu Xiaogang comforted. "What's more troublesome now is that the three ten-thousand-year soul bones he worked so hard to find for you were all taken by Jun Tianlin. This will slow down your progress in cultivating the Clear Sky Hammer. And as your level rises, Blue Silver Grass is growing weaker in battles of the same rank—it's becoming less and less useful."
"Master, it's okay. I plan to wait until Father gets a bit better, then go to Star Dou Forest to find Xiao Wu. She's a hundred-thousand-year soul beast in human form, so she must know more about soul beasts than you do. She might even know which ones are more likely to produce soul bones, or the locations of other hundred-thousand-year soul beasts. As long as I get a hundred-thousand-year soul ring and bone, sooner or later, I'll surpass Jun Tianlin!" Ambition burned in Tang San's eyes.
After today's events, Tang San's desire for hundred-thousand-year soul rings and bones grew even stronger. He had already absorbed one such bone—the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg bone, Ah Yin's relic. But that was far from enough; he needed more.
Xiao Wu was his beloved, so he would never harm her—he had that bottom line. But for other soul beasts, it was different. Any that caught his eye were evil soul beasts, and killing them would be doing the world a favor.
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Meanwhile, Tianlin had already brought Oslo and his father back to the sect.
Gu Ran, Ye Lingling, Yu Feng, and Qin Ming finally saw Oslo's corpse. The guy who used to be the flashiest in their old team now lay there, silent and still.
Yu Feng, who'd always been closest to Oslo, couldn't believe what he saw. He knelt dumbly by the corpse. "Hey, you bastard, wake up! Don't play this game of dying for fun!"
Ye Lingling buried her head in Ning Rongrong's arms and cried. Gu Ran clenched his fists, then couldn't restrain himself and headed outside.
Qin Ming hurried to stop him. "Gu Ran, where are you going?"
"I'm going to kill the Tang father and son! Oslo's death must be avenged. What the boss promised, I didn't agree to. Teacher, don't stop me," Gu Ran said angrily.
"I don't plan to stop you. But if anyone goes, it should be me. If a teacher feels nothing when his students are killed, he's not even worth being called trash. Maybe I can't beat Tang Hao, but at least I could take out Tang San," Qin Ming said, pressing Gu Ran's shoulder. "What you need to do now is train hard. When you become a Titled Douluo, send Tang Hao down to apologize to Oslo."
"Stop right there! No one is allowed to go," Ning Fengzhi blocked the door sternly. "A gentleman's revenge is never too late, even after ten years. Now is not the time to go to war with the Clear Sky Sect and Heaven Dou Empire."
"Ten years? I can't wait a single day!" Gu Ran punched the wall in frustration.
"Calm down, brother!" Ma Hongjun comforted him. "You're letting your emotions get the better of you. Why do you think the boss agreed to temporarily give up revenge, just to get Oslo's body back? Did you forget about Zhuqing?"
Ma Hongjun didn't have a deep bond with Oslo, so he could think more clearly. His words woke Gu Ran up.
"Right, Zhu Zhuqing!" Gu Ran's eyes lit up. "Boss, can Oslo be revived like Zhu Zhuqing?"
Tianlin nodded. Everyone here was trustworthy. With his current strength, he didn't need to keep everything secret from this small group.
The others who didn't know the story were shocked. They'd heard Zhu Zhuqing had died years ago—now it seemed Tianlin had revived her.
"Tianlin, can you really bring my son back to life?" Ai Siqin looked at Tianlin with hope. "If you can, I'll pay any price, even my life."
"Uncle, you're being too serious. There's no need for that," Tianlin smiled. "Master, Uncle Ning, how is Oslo's body?"
Ning Fengzhi shook his head. "Not good. It's different from Zhu Zhuqing's situation. She only had her heart shattered, so you only needed to repair it."
"But Oslo's left and right arms, skull, and brain are all crushed. The more damaged the body, the harder it is to revive with your Breath of Rebirth. I'm afraid even if you revive him, he'll be a living corpse, unable to move. Your Blue Silver Emperor soul bone can regrow limbs, but only if the person is alive. Once the wildfire is gone, spring breeze won't bring life again."
Everyone imagined Oslo's death at Tang Hao's hands: the Clear Sky Hammer smashed straight at Oslo's head. Oslo crossed his arms to block, but the hammer's power was overwhelming, shattering both arms, his skull, and destroying his brain.
His left leg was broken post-mortem, and the soul bone was forcibly extracted by Tang Hao.
"Tang Hao is ruthless. One day, I'll make him experience having all his bones shattered," Yu Feng said angrily. But his main concern was Oslo.
"Xiao Tian, can Oslo still be revived?"
Tianlin nodded seriously. "He can. And I'll make him stronger than before. If parts are crushed, just replace them."
Tianlin took out the three soul bones he'd seized from Tang Hao: aside from Oslo's original Wind Left Leg Bone, there were a skull and a left arm bone.
Everyone immediately understood: Tianlin planned to implant soul bones into Oslo's shattered parts, so he only needed to repair the brain. But they were still missing a right arm.
"Use this!" Qin Ming produced a flaming right arm bone.
It was a Volcano Gorilla right arm bone, compensation from Tang Hao years ago, given to Qin Ming by Ning Fengzhi for his contributions in the soul hunting operation. Qin Ming had saved it for when he broke through level 80, but now he didn't hesitate to give it up—soul bones were precious but not as valuable as a student's life.
Ye Lingling and Gu Ran immediately placed the four soul bones on Oslo's body and stepped back.
Ning Fengzhi empowered Tianlin with his three-day soul, while Tianlin released the Holy Spirit Pearl.
"First soul skill, Breath of Rebirth! First soul skill, Holy Breath Healing!"
To ensure a perfect revival, Tianlin used both skills simultaneously.
Oslo's face, once marred by corpse spots, gradually flushed as everyone watched. The four soul bones fused into his head and limbs.
Since Oslo wasn't absorbing them himself, Tianlin had to forcibly channel his own soul power, which was a heavy drain on him.
Even with Ning Fengzhi's boost, Tianlin estimated he'd lose at least two levels from this and would add the loss to Tang Hao's account.