Chapter 77: Diverting Trouble
. With the arrival of the hundred-year-old soul beasts, Zhao Wuji was the first to suffer.
After all, he was now in the open wilderness. After knocking over the soul-attracting incense, the soul beasts set their crimson gaze on him.
Facing the soul beasts' bites, Zhao Wuji showed no sign of waking up.
His fate was self-evident.
Soon, the renowned Acala met a humiliating death at the hands of a pack of hundred-year-old soul beasts, becoming their delicacy!
Having tasted their sweetness, the soul beasts gradually approached the tent where Tang San and his companions were.
Seeing this, Yang Ziyuan grew excited.
As the soul beasts violently attacked, the figures in the tent soon emerged.
However, they appeared to have fallen into a deep sleep, just like Zhao Wuji.
Suddenly, a Nether Wolf King bit Tang San.
Tang San, slumbering, was unable to dodge.
But then, the thing Yang Ziyuan least wanted to see happened.
The Nether Wolf King's incredibly sharp fangs, wielding a fierce gust of wind, fiercely bit towards Tang San. Just as they were about to reach Tang San's body, they were blocked by a thin layer of blood-red energy.
A flicker of horror flashed across the Nether Wolf King's radiant green eyes as it discovered its fangs couldn't penetrate this strange energy shield.
Even more astonishing, the blood-red energy suddenly began to expand rapidly, transforming in the blink of an eye into a massive hemispherical energy shield that enveloped the entire camp.
Over time, the hemispherical energy shield gradually retracted, eventually merging completely into Tang San's body.
However, when the energy shield vanished, everything that had been there vanished without a trace, as if completely obliterated by some powerful force.
Watching this scene unfold before his eyes, Yang Ziyuan felt the hairs on his body stand on end, a chill running from his feet to his forehead.
He secretly thanked himself for not personally attacking him, otherwise, the hidden hand left by the Asura God alone would have been enough to slaughter him a thousand times over.
At this moment, Tang San slowly awoke.
He thought he was dreaming,
but when he saw the ground looked plowed, he realized something had definitely happened during his slumber.
"Teacher Zhao, Boss Dai, Xiao Ao, Fatty, where are you?"
Tang San called out anxiously, seeing the empty space around him.
But all he heard was the roar of beasts.
Seeing this, Tang San knew Yang Ziyuan was definitely involved!
While he didn't know why he had let him go, the most important thing right now was to leave the Star Dou Great Forest.
After all, with his current strength, it would be difficult for him to survive there.
With this in mind, he rushed outward without looking back.
Seeing this, Yang Ziyuan didn't try to stop him, nor did he dare to.
After all, he had no idea how many more attacks he could muster!
However, he was somewhat surprised that Dai Mubai and his companions didn't die at the hands of a spirit beast, but were instead obliterated by Tang San's energy.
Doesn't that mean they were their killers?
While he may have had his own hand in the matter, Tang San's killing of his own men was a sure thing.
With this in mind, Yang Ziyuan decided to cause trouble for Tang San.
The next day,
a rumor spread in the small town outside the Star Dou Great Forest.
"Have you heard? Last night, a hundred thousand year old spirit bone appeared within the outer reaches of the Star Dou Great Forest!"
"Nonsense! What Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Bone Appearing? It was clearly two Titled Douluo fighting!"
"Stop imagining things. Quite a few mercenary teams witnessed what happened last night. They say it was a blood-red energy shield. As for what was inside and what happened, that's unknown."
In a hotel, Yang Ziyuan listened to the crowd's discussion with satisfaction.
Ever since returning from last night, he'd been getting people to spread the story.
However, all the rumors were about Tang San's blood-red energy shield.
Later, with the corroboration of numerous mercenary teams, the news spread even more widely.
He was quite satisfied with this.
Now, he only needed to tell Ning Rongrong and the others a slightly altered version of what happened last night, and Tang San would be perfectly placed to take the blame!
As for whether they would believe it or not?
The rumors circulating here were the strongest evidence!
"Tang San, I'm certainly not afraid of trouble from the Xingluo Royal Family. I just don't know if you can handle it."
While he wasn't afraid of Tang San's growth, he also didn't mind causing them a little trouble along the way.
With this thought, Yang Ziyuan walked upstairs with a smile on his face.
Just as they were about to wake Ning Rongrong and the others, they realized they were already up.
"Brother Ziyuan, where are we?"
Awakening from their deep sleep, the two couldn't help but feel confused as they found themselves in unfamiliar surroundings.
Luckily, as soon as they opened the door, they saw Yang Ziyuan.
"We've returned from the Xingdou Great Forest. We're now resting in a hotel."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing asked, "Yang Ziyuan, where are Teacher Zhao and the others? Why can't we see them?"
"They... eh."
Seeing Yang Ziyuan hesitate to speak, Zhu Zhuqing had a bad feeling.
"To tell you the truth, they died last night!"
"What?! Dead?!"
Upon hearing this news, shock crossed Zhu Zhuqing and the others' faces.
"How did they die?"
"It's a long story. Last night, Senior Zhao and I were on night watch when we suddenly noticed a blood-red energy shield appear in Tang San and his men's tent!"
"Senior Zhao, worried it might harm them, went in. Unexpectedly, they were killed instantly upon contact. Furthermore, the energy shield was expanding at a visible rate. I didn't have time to think, so I just had to rescue you. I returned to the camp afterward, but found nothing. I presumed they were all killed!"
After hearing Yang Ziyuan's explanation, Zhu Zhuqing was skeptical.
There were so many suspicious points.
For example, if it was such an emergency, why didn't they wake up?
And, with all the drastic movements during their escape, why didn't they wake up?
Considering how groggy she felt upon waking, she couldn't help but suspect he wasn't telling the truth!
But the incident had already happened, and she couldn't defeat him, so she could only let it happen.
Still, she felt a sense of grief over Dai Mubai's death.
After all, he, like herself, was a victim of the throne.
However, now that he has passed away, she has to face this storm alone.
Tomorrow is the beginning of the Slaughter City segment .
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