Chapter 67: A Sacrifice That Could Not Be Escaped
Tang Hao nodded slightly upon hearing those words. It made sense—he and Tang Xiao, even working together, couldn't defeat the Titan Giant Ape in a short time. If the Titan Giant Ape truly decided to commit suicide, the two brothers probably wouldn't be able to stop it.
How powerful was the escape ability of a hundred-thousand-year Soft Bone Rabbit? Ah Rou alone was able to tangle with two Clear Sky Sect Soul Douluos who could compete with Title Douluos, plus numerous other sect disciples. That spoke volumes.
Soft Bone Rabbits, aside from plants that grow through photosynthesis, were at the very bottom of the food chain in the Star Dou Forest. For their species to survive amidst so many predators, their sheer numbers and exceptional ability to flee were the only things keeping them alive.
A Soft Bone Rabbit that survived for a hundred thousand years? Its ability to escape was unimaginable.
As for the Titan Giant Ape and this hundred-thousand-year Soft Bone Rabbit, the Clear Sky Sect could return once someone else broke through to the Title Douluo level and easily kill them then. For now, they were only barely holding on.
"Then come. As you wish—sacrifice!"
"Rou Yi!"
"Mom!"
Tears sparkled in Ah Rou's beautiful eyes as she looked at the Titan Giant Ape and Xiao Wu. "Er Ming, Xiao Wu, you must live well. Xiao Wu, listen to your mother—don't think about transforming into human form and going to the human world. It may be beautiful, but it's also full of darkness."
"Ah—!"
A piercing cry shook the entire Star Dou Forest. Blinding red light burst from Ah Rou's forehead, spreading into a red halo that quickly expanded. Wherever it passed, both earth and sky turned crimson.
"Farewell, Er Ming... my daughter."
Ah Rou slowly closed her eyes, her entire body engulfed in a pillar of blood-red light. The beam shot into the heavens, then descended upon Tang Hao's location, forming a massive magnetic field stretching thousands of meters.
All living beings within were thrown back, including the Titan Giant Ape and Tang Xiao.
Both Er Ming and Xiao Wu let out ear-splitting howls of grief as they stared at the figure engulfed in the red light.
"What are you still standing there for? Get out of here—now!"
Did Ah Rou trust these people from the Clear Sky Sect? Not at all. Their slaughter of soul beasts in the Star Dou Forest was nothing short of monstrous.
This enormous magnetic field created by her sacrifice was solely to give Er Ming and Xiao Wu time to escape. Only Title Douluos could fly, and the agility-type disciples who had come with them were already killed by the shockwaves.
Tang Xiao alone, without a domain, would only get himself killed if he chased after them. Still, he had no intention of defying Ah Rou's final words.
"Sister Xiao Wu, let's go!"
With tears in his eyes, the Titan Giant Ape ran off into the distance. This was the second time—first, it was when Qian Xunji came with two Title Douluos, and his big brother the Sky Blue Bull Python sacrificed himself to protect them. Now, it was Ah Rou. Who would be next?
He hated it—hated his own weakness, his inability to protect those he loved. But what could he do?
Within a few breaths, the Titan Giant Ape and Xiao Wu had already disappeared into the distance. Ah Rou's clothes had long since turned to ash, revealing her flawless, translucent figure.
Tang Hao swallowed slightly. The body soul beasts crafted after taking human form was simply too perfect—skin pale as snow, and although Ah Rou was nearly forty years old, her figure was voluptuous and full, exuding mature allure.
"Tang Hao, the sacrifice I'm performing is different from that of ordinary soul beasts. This is a soul-dominant sacrifice. No matter the cultivator's level, as long as they're capable of absorbing a soul ring, they can absorb my hundred-thousand-year ring and soul bone. But the price is—I will never reincarnate."
Tang Hao was a little puzzled. "Why would you do this?"
Ah Rou replied coldly, "You really don't know what you've done in the Star Dou Forest? Your Clear Sky Sect is the most vile, selfish, and shameless sect I've seen in all my years alive."
Tang Lie erupted in fury. "A mere beast dares insult the number one sect under heaven? Once your sacrifice ends, I will hunt down that Titan Giant Ape and Soft Bone Rabbit, take his bones, and raise her to become our ninth soul ring!"
"You won't succeed."
Ah Rou's voice turned frigid. "Because this is a soul sacrifice, I can integrate into the soul ring itself. I'll retain partial control. If you dare try that, I'll shatter my own soul—your so-called ninth ring won't even be as powerful as a ten-thousand-year one."
Tang Hao was silent for a moment. "I agree to your earlier condition. But let me ask—when a hundred-thousand-year soul beast sacrifices itself, can it generate a soul bone?"
"So what if I can?"
"Then make a head bone. My brother already has six. This will make it complete."
"Brother Hao..."
Tang Xiao was deeply moved by his words.
But in Ah Rou's eyes, there was only deep disgust. How many soul beasts had Tang Xiao, Tang Hao, and the Clear Sky Sect slaughtered to collect those soul bones? How could such a monstrous sect be called the number one under heaven?
Still, Ah Rou followed through. She created a glowing pink hundred-thousand-year head bone. A crimson pillar of light rose around Tang Hao, reaching into the sky.
Beneath Tang Hao, two yellow, two purple, and four black soul rings appeared. A scarlet ring more than a hundred meters in diameter slowly surfaced outside the others, moving rhythmically up and down around his body. Ah Rou's soul merged with the ring.
Tang Hao immediately sensed that the ring had its own consciousness—Ah Rou's.
Thanks to her sacrifice, Tang Hao's cultivation rose to level 92, stable and brimming with power.
"Big Brother, you take this soul bone. Once you absorb it, you should reach level 95, like our father."
Tang Hao handed the soul bone to Tang Xiao. Head bones—second only to torso bones in rarity—especially at the hundred-thousand-year level. Even Tang Xiao's eyes burned with desire. The six elders and all Clear Sky Sect disciples could barely suppress their longing.
Tang Xiao, suppressing his emotions, said, "Brother Hao, I already have five soul bones. I don't need this one. Let this be our sect's inheritance soul bone."
"Big Brother, you..."
"Brother Hao, Grandpa is missing. We're still young. The three Clear Sky Sect inheritance soul bones are with us. We must have something to pass on to the next sect master."
Hearing this, Tang Hao didn't insist further. He put away the hundred-thousand-year soul bone.
After that, the Clear Sky Sect group left the Star Dou Forest and returned to the sect. It wasn't that they didn't want to stay and hunt for more soul bones. But the commotion in the forest was too great—major soul master clans were sure to investigate. If they discovered what the Clear Sky Sect had done, its reputation would suffer immensely. Besides, it had been nearly half a year—they needed to get back quickly and make sure nothing had happened.
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