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After dealing with Tang Hao, Zhao Ming let out a sigh of relief. This guy, Tang Hao, possessed extraordinary talent and formidable strength that left others speechless. Even without many external aids, and despite having lost three spirit bones, he still managed to grow stronger.
Among the natives of the Douluo Continent, Zhao Ming had only found one person who truly caught his eye—Tang Hao.
As a native, Tang Hao exhibited talent comparable to that of a transmigrator without relying on any external aids. It could be said that even without Tang San, he had the ability to become a deity. Moreover, Tang Hao was quite pure-hearted, with almost no scandals to his name. Although he drowned his sorrows in drink after A Yin's death, Zhao Ming still viewed him as a good husband. While he, Zhao Ming, could not reach that level, it didn't diminish his admiration for such individuals.
If they weren't destined to become enemies, Zhao Ming might not have actually taken action against Tang Hao.
It was truly a pity; he was a tragic figure.
Zhao Ming shook his head and gently closed Tang Hao's wide-open eyes.
"Zhi Er, remove the spirit bones from him," Zhao Ming instructed.
Watching A Yin deftly detach the spirit bones from Tang Hao, Zhao Ming thought that from now on, there would be no more A Yin, only the maid Zhi Er.
As A Yin was removing the spirit bones, Zhao Ming also searched Tang Hao's body. He found a black ring positioned right on his chest, with a faint light shimmering upon it; it was clearly a storage soul guide.
Gently infusing his soul power into the ring, the inner space soon revealed itself to Zhao Ming. This storage soul guide had a volume of approximately fifty cubic meters. Compared to its large capacity, the items inside were rather sparse. Zhao Ming found some of Tang Hao's personal clothing and a token from the Haotian Sect.
The token was entirely black, with golden patterns inlaid on both sides. It was presumably crafted from fine cold iron, as Zhao Ming could still feel a hint of coldness when he touched it. The front of the token bore Tang Hao's name, while the back featured the emblem of the Haotian Hammer.
This should be Tang Hao's token from the Haotian Sect. It seemed that even though the Spirit Hall had forced Tang Hao out of the sect, he still hadn't been officially expelled from the Haotian Sect.
Currently, the strong figures in the Haotian Sect included the current sect master, Tang Xiao, who was Tang Hao's brother. In addition, there was Tang Hao's grandfather, Tang Chen, from the Slaughter City.
Thinking about it this way, the Haotian Sect was indeed a talent-rich place.
"Young Master, the spirit bones have been removed. There are two in total," A Yin's voice pulled Zhao Ming back from his thoughts. At this point, Tang Hao was already drenched in blood, with his left leg and right arm completely severed.
A Yin held two spirit bones in her hands.
On the left was a smaller version of the right arm bone, entirely black, with a deep black luster that was reclusive, yet the powerful and violent energy fluctuations it emanated would startle anyone.
On the right was a smaller version of the left leg bone, a dark green color. Its energy fluctuations were no less than those of the previous right arm bone.
Spirit bones are categorized into various levels. Generally, the same type of spirit bones, the more complete, the greater the energy fluctuations. This indicates that their quality is higher and originates from more advanced spirit beasts. Although Zhao Ming had never absorbed a spirit bone, he could still judge that the quality of these two spirit bones was not bad.
But then again, this made sense. These two spirit bones were given to Tang Hao by Tang Chen when he was still in the Haotian Sect. They were the sect's legacy spirit bones. Since they had been passed down through generations in the Haotian Sect, the quality of these spirit bones would naturally not be too poor, but to say they would be exceptionally good might be a stretch.
"System, take a look at how these two spirit bones are."
"The first one is a thirty-thousand-year-old Black Magic Tiger right arm bone, and the second one is a thirty-five-thousand-year-old Qingming Snake left leg bone. The quality of both spirit bones is acceptable, but I do not recommend that the host use them," the system replied.
Two thirty-thousand-year-old spirit bones? Zhao Ming felt somewhat disappointed, but he also prepared himself. These two spirit bones were essentially given to Tang Hao by Tang Chen before Tang Hao and Tang Xiao set out on their journeys; at that time, Tang Hao's cultivation was still low, and he couldn't absorb spirit bones with too high of an age.
Zhao Ming had no interest in these two spirit bones, but he carefully packaged them in a box. Even if he did not use them, he could sell them in the black market or use them to gain favor in the future.
"Let's handle the corpse and then head back," Zhao Ming said.
A Yin responded and quickly used Blue Silver Grass to cleanse the bloodstains around the house. As for Tang Hao, Zhao Ming stored him in the space ring, disfigured him, and then found a place abundant with beasts to discard him.
Upon returning to Nuoding Academy, Zhao Ming's first task was to look for Tang San. With Tang Hao dead, there was no longer any reason for Tang San to remain alive. For someone like Tang San, who had the Tang Sect's external aid and incredible luck, Zhao Ming was eager to eliminate him. If he waited too long, once Tang San had grown stronger, it would be difficult to deal with him.
After all, those fated children always possess miraculous powers that allow them to turn misfortune into fortune. Figures like Xiao Yan, Lin Dong, and Shi Hao were all favored by fate.
However, when Zhao Ming and the others returned to Nuoding Academy, they unexpectedly learned that Tang San had already dropped out.
"Teacher Liu Hai? How did Tang San drop out so suddenly?" Zhao Ming asked, puzzled as he looked at his homeroom teacher Liu Hai.
"Him? Who knows? I guess Master took him away," Liu Hai shook his head, looking quite pleased as he glanced at Zhao Ming.
"Master has left too?" Zhao Ming couldn't help but ask.
"Yeah, it's been several days since he left. But you and Xiao Wu have been out of the academy these past few days, so you wouldn't know," Liu Hai replied.
"Why didn't you try to keep him here?" Zhao Ming furrowed his brows.
"Why should I keep him? He doesn't study at all and often gets into fights with you guys. The key point is that he has become Master's disciple, so he's no longer fully a student of our academy. I'm actually glad he's gone," Liu Hai said. Naturally, if he was pleased with Zhao Ming, he would be displeased with Tang San. Moreover, Zhao Ming had been guiding Liu Hai to develop a negative view of Tang San, so Liu Hai had no intention of keeping him.
So this is the so-called child of destiny?
Why did he leave now, of all times? Zhao Ming felt a bit resentful in his heart.
"Host, who told you not to attend school these days? You even moved out with Xiao Wu. Otherwise, you would have known Tang San was leaving," the system chimed in from the side.
"Also, you've made it difficult for Tang San and Master to get along in the academy these past few days, especially for Tang San, who has even been troubled by the guards. How could they not leave?"
Seeing the system making sarcastic comments, Zhao Ming felt somewhat gloomy.
"Actually, Host, even if you hadn't done that, you wouldn't be able to kill Tang San for the time being. Tang San is the child of destiny in this world. He is favored by the heavenly way and has had the luck of the fated since birth. It's impossible to kill him casually."
"But will Tang San go to Shrek Academy now?" Zhao Ming pondered.
"No, he won't. Shrek Academy's admission requirement is at least level twenty soul power. Moreover, the main reason is that Master won't allow Tang San to go to Shrek Academy so soon. Yu Xiaogang has always had a hard time making a name for himself in the Spirit Master world because of his martial soul. Right now, he only hopes for Tang San to replace him and gain dominance in the Spirit Master world. If Tang San were to go to Shrek Academy now, even if he truly became a powerful figure in the future, he wouldn't be recognized for being Yu Xiaogang's disciple but rather for Shrek Academy or Flender. That's not what he wants to see."
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