Chapter 24: The Crowd's Gloating
"Boom!"
A full force strike from a Titled Douluo shattered Zhu Zhuqing's Evil God's Protection. The remaining force sent her flying like a kite with a broken string, blood spurting from her mouth.
"Bang!"
She crashed heavily into the ground, creating a deep crater upon impact.
Seeing this, the audience in the livestream couldn't help but tense up.
[Is this the end?]
[The gap between a Soul Elder and a Titled Douluo is simply too vast. Even with an external spirit bone, she can't bridge that difference.]
[She has no strength left to fight. This doesn't look good for her.]
[Damn Tang Hao! Despicable and shameless he's a disgrace to the Titled Douluo rank!]
[Isn't he supposed to lose an arm and a leg in the end? Where is this girl's elder? Why haven't they shown up yet?]
[If they don't appear soon, she's going to die.]
[Don't tell me they only show up after she's already dead?]
[No way…]
Comment after comment scrolled through the livestream, as viewers grew increasingly worried for Zhu Zhuqing.
In reality, as Zhu Zhuqing watched the video of her future self lying heavily injured, unable to continue fighting, she clenched her fists. Was this truly her fate? Surviving her sister's assassination attempts, only to die in a pointless battle at the hands of a shameless Titled Douluo?
How ironic.
She couldn't help but let out a self deprecating laugh, a wave of bitterness welling up inside her. How was this fair?
In the video, the masked man, holding his Haotian Hammer, walked toward her step by step. Severely wounded, Zhu Zhuqing struggled to stand, enduring the pain in her body as she summoned what little soul power she had left, raising her clawed hands in defiance.
Even knowing she was doomed, she would fight until the last breath!
This unwavering determination left many in the livestream in awe!
Even Zhu Zhuqing herself was shocked. She couldn't help but ask herself, "Am I really this strong? Is that person in the video really me?"
If Ye Cheng were here, he would undoubtedly tell her: "Don't doubt it. That is you! You are far stronger than you think!"
Circumstances can shape a person or destroy them.
Back in Star Luo Empire, when her fiancé fled, Zhu Zhuqing was left alone to face her sister and brother in law's oppression. She had no choice but to grow stronger, to forge a spirit of unyielding resilience. She risked her life escaping from Star Luo Empire to find her runaway fiancé.
But after finding Dai Mubai, despite being disappointed in him, she had no other options. If she wanted any chance at victory, she had to work with him.
So, she forced herself to accept him.
Over time, under the influence of their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the teamwork within their group, and the victories brought by Tang San, Zhu Zhuqing unconsciously placed all her hopes in Dai Mubai. In the end, she lost herself, becoming nothing more than his shadow.
This was the power of one's environment.
But now, she had yet to be brainwashed. She was still the same strong willed girl who dared to cross two empires alone in search of her fiancé!
Ye Cheng felt that if he didn't do something to save her, it would be a waste of his status as a transmigrator.
In the video, as Tang Hao stepped closer with his massive hammer, he stopped two or three steps away and, looking at the swaying but still standing Zhu Zhuqing, gave her one last chance. "I'll give you one final opportunity. Swear loyalty to my son!"
But his only response was Zhu Zhuqing's defiant gaze.
"What a pity…"
Tang Hao shook his head regretfully. Raising his hammer, he prepared to end the young prodigy's life. But just as the hammer was about to fall, he suddenly turned sharply, shouting, "Who's there?!"
"Tap. Tap…"
Steady footsteps echoed from the darkness.
Zhu Zhuqing's eyes reddened upon hearing that familiar sound. The audience in the livestream was baffled. Even when she was about to die, she hadn't shed a single tear why was she so emotional just from hearing footsteps? Was her previous calmness all an act?
"A dignified Titled Douluo bullying a young girl who hasn't even reached Soul Ancestor level how shameful."
A calm yet powerful voice rang out as the figure emerged from the shadows. Judging from the silhouette, the person was a tall young man, dressed in flowing white robes.
"Who are you?!" Tang Hao gripped his hammer tightly. His masked face concealed his expression, but the chilling menace in his voice was unmistakable.
"Me?"
A soft chuckle. Yet even through the screen, the viewers could feel the boundless fury suppressed within those words.
"You tell me who do you think I am?"
Tang Hao abruptly turned his head.
The white robed figure who had been at a distance was now suddenly behind him! His scalp tingled, and he instinctively retreated several steps to create distance.
"Does it hurt?"
The white robed man now stood before Zhu Zhuqing, his voice gentle.
"…Teacher~"
Before him, Zhu Zhuqing's cold, steadfast demeanor crumbled. Her red eyes filled with tears as she bit her lip, looking utterly aggrieved like a bullied child finally seeing a parent come to make things right.
"I'm sorry. I was late."
"Bear with the pain for a bit I'll heal you right away."
As he spoke, the white robed man raised his left hand.
A radiant, multicolored light erupted, and a towering Nine Tiered Glazed Pagoda appeared, surrounded by glowing crimson soul rings.
The moment this iconic Martial Soul appeared, the livestream exploded.
[That Martial Soul… Those soul rings…]
[Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda! Ten thousand year soul rings!]
[He's… the Twin Martial Souls Limit Douluo Ye Cheng!]
[My god! Zhu Zhuqing is actually his disciple?!]
[No wonder! No wonder! If there's anyone in this world who could sever a Titled Douluo's arm and leg, it's him!]
[Tang Hao is finished!]
[Hahahaha, serves him right!]
The screen flooded with gloating comments.
Meanwhile, in reality, Tang Hao's expression changed dramatically upon seeing the figure in the video.
Now he finally understood how he lost his arm and leg.
If his opponent was this man, then surviving at all was already a miracle.
At the same time, a deep sense of jealousy crept into his heart. Zhu Zhuqing was lucky enough to have such a teacher?
If his son his twin martial soul wielding son could have been taken in by this man as a disciple, then the backlash from his twin martial souls would no longer be a concern.
After all, Ye Cheng was a man who had already mastered Twin Martial Souls and reached the pinnacle of soul masters!
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