106: Chapter 106 Dust to dust, ashes to ashes

Dozens of miles outside Saint Spirit Village, high in the sky, Ji Xuan and Light Feather Douluo stood in mid-air.

Light Feather Douluo's powerful Mental Energy spread out, attempting to search for Tang Hao's trail.

Initially, Light Feather Douluo had no intention of pursuing him; Tang Hao's escape speed after Ring Explosion was extremely fast, and even he would find it difficult to catch up in a short time.

But Ji Xuan suggested pursuing him in the direction he had fled to see what would happen.

Light Feather Douluo was naturally playful, and he was happy to engage in this game of cat and mouse, especially since the mouse was the once-famed Clear Sky Douluo.

Thus, the two chased in the direction Tang Hao had fled.

Much time had passed since then; every so often, Light Feather Douluo would stop to release his Mental Energy and scout the surroundings.

Ji Xuan slowly guided the route toward the vicinity of Saint Spirit Village; this was roughly the direction Tang Hao had taken when he fled.

He was currently severely injured and in dire need of a place to heal, and the most likely place he would go was the hiding spot of the Blue Silver Emperor.

If Tang Hao was not there, he would take the Spirit Bone. If he was, he would eliminate them both.

Meanwhile, in a continuous mountain range near Saint Spirit Village.

Bang—a black shadow plummeted from high in the sky, crashing heavily onto the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust.

The dust slowly dissipated, revealing Tang Hao's figure.

He lay on the ground, his chest heaving violently, blood spilling from the corners of his mouth. The unbuffered fall had only added insult to his injuries.

After losing his left leg Spirit Bone, his Realm had fallen from Titled Douluo to Spirit Douluo.

In order to escape, he had detonated several spirit rings in succession, and only by relying on the final power unleashed by the Ring Explosion was he barely able to maintain high-speed flight and rush here in one breath.

Tang San was still participating in the tournament at the Great Spirit Arena in Heaven Dou City; in Tang Hao's current state, it was impossible for him to take him away.

But with the tournament ongoing and under the gaze of everyone, Spirit Hall did not dare to openly kill a participating student, so Tang San was safe for the time being.

This was his only remaining breathing room; he needed to recover his injuries as quickly as possible and find a suitable opportunity to take Tang San away.

Tang Hao gritted his teeth, propped up his broken body, and staggered toward the waterfall, diving into the cave hidden behind it.

The cave was dim and damp.

Tang Hao arrived before the Blue Silver Emperor, slumped to the ground, and reached out to gently stroke its leaves.

The Blue Silver Emperor sensed a familiar aura, and its leaves curled around Tang Hao's fingers.

"Ah Yin, don't worry, I will definitely protect our son." He took a deep breath, his tone somewhat heavy.

However, just as he was speaking to Ah Yin, a powerful Mental Energy swept over.

"Not good! I've been discovered!" Tang Hao's hair stood on end, and he stood up abruptly.

His gaze turned to Ah Yin, a flash of pain crossing his eyes, but he made no move.

He could not take her with him now!

In his current state, taking Ah Yin might plunge her into a situation of eternal doom.

As long as he successfully escaped, as long as he was still alive, there was still a chance.

Ah Yin was no different from ordinary Blue Silver Grass now; no one knew that this was the Blue Silver Emperor.

Perhaps Ah Yin would have a glimmer of survival if she stayed here.

Tang Hao hardened his heart and dragged his broken body out of the waterfall.

However, the moment he emerged from the waterfall, two figures were quietly suspended in the air, blocking his path.

"Haha, Xiao Xuan, I didn't expect we would actually catch him." Light Feather Douluo toyed with a tiny ice crystal arrow in his hand, looking at Tang Hao with amusement.

Ji Xuan stood with his hands behind his back, looking calmly at the disheveled Tang Hao as if looking at a dead man: "Tang Hao, are you ready to die?"

"Spirit Hall scum! If you want my, Tang Hao's life, keep dreaming!" Tang Hao's eyes were bloodshot, and he roared, knowing there was no retreat, only a desperate fight to the death.

He forcibly urged his exhausted Soul Power, made a grasping motion with his right hand, and the Clear Sky Hammer appeared fiercely in his palm.

He did not dare to detonate his remaining spirit rings at this moment; his body had long reached its limit, and if he detonated any more, he would collapse before the enemy even made a move.

"Slaughter God Domain!"

Tang Hao roared, and the dark red Domain power erupted violently from him as the center; wherever it passed, the killing intent was bone-chilling.

He moved, charging toward Ji Xuan and the other; if he could only get close, then he would still have hope...

Facing this desperate, dying struggle, there wasn't even a ripple in Light Feather Douluo's eyes, only a trace of playful amusement.

He raised his hand, and the Light Feather Divine Bow appeared in his palm, cold air overflowing.

An ice crystal arrow condensed, and he released his fingertips.

Whoosh—!

An ice-blue stream of light shot toward Tang Hao at high speed.

Tang Hao's pupils constricted, and he gripped the Clear Sky Hammer tightly, attempting to block.

However, in his current state, how could he possibly withstand Light Feather Douluo's strike?

The moment the ice-blue arrow made contact with the Clear Sky Hammer, the immense impact was simply not something Tang Hao could contend with.

He was sent flying backward, crashing right into the cave behind the waterfall, emitting a heavy thud.

Before Tang Hao had time to react. Whoosh! The second ice crystal arrow had already pierced through the waterfall, striking Tang Hao in the cave with pinpoint accuracy.

Puchi—!

The ice-blue arrow shot into Tang Hao's chest, pinning him firmly against the hard stone wall behind him.

The Clear Sky Hammer slipped from his hand and crashed to the ground, and the Slaughter God Domain dissipated silently along with it.

He opened his mouth, seeming to want to say something, but only blood poured out.

The figures of Ji Xuan and Light Feather Douluo passed through the waterfall and landed inside the cave.

The light in the cave was dim, with only the faint light and mist penetrating from the waterfall.

On the damp rock wall, Tang Hao's pupils gradually dilated, his eyes filled with unwillingness and rage.

Ji Xuan's eyes were calm and waveless. He swung his sword, ending his life, and then cut open Tang Hao's corpse. Five Spirit Bones fell out; he didn't even look at them, collecting them one by one into his spirit tool.

Afterward, Ji Xuan searched carefully again and found a lead box in a hidden compartment of the rock wall, gently opening the lid.

In an instant, a vast energy of life permeated the air.

"This is..." Light Feather Douluo's pupils contracted suddenly, "A hundred-thousand-year Spirit Bone! Such pure life aura, could it be what that hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor left behind when it sacrificed itself back then?"

Ji Xuan did not answer, just calmly closed the lid and then stored it in his spirit tool.

He flicked his fingertip, and a wisp of flame landed on Tang Hao's corpse.

With his current mastery over the Power of Order, the flame was no longer ordinary fire.

In just a short while, the corpse turned into a handful of fly ash.

The once-renowned Clear Sky Douluo had thus returned to dust, returned to earth.

Ji Xuan's gaze swept across the corner of the cave, where a stalk of Blue Silver Grass swayed gently, its aura weak to the extreme.

"Junior Martial Uncle, this matter is finished, let's go back."

Ji Xuan ultimately did not take Ah Yin away, nor did he destroy her.

To him, Ah Yin had no value whatsoever.

In this isolated cave, letting her fend for herself might be her final destination.

Moreover, Tang Hao was also buried here.

In this way, it could be considered fulfilling their marriage; in this eternal silence, they would never be separated again.