Chapter 123 Tang Hao Kowtows, Icefire Polarized Eyes_1

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"Spare you? Shouldn't I be the one begging you to spare me, Lord Hao Tian?"

Xu Ran looked at Tang Hao with a playful gaze. He slowly walked up to Tang Hao, lifted his foot, and with his tiptoe, propped up Tang Hao's chin, looking at the face that was both angry and helpless.

"Lord Hao Tian, I can't see the slightest hint of a plea for mercy on your face. Given the chance, you would definitely kill me, wouldn't you?" Xu Ran said slowly.

"No, I'm truly begging you, please don't do this," Tang Hao suppressed the anger on his face, for at that moment, he was indeed pleading with Xu Ran.

Ah Yin, Tang San, the sect, and his honor were all things he cared about immensely. And Xu Ran was threatening him with these things; how could he not be scared?

Just Ah Yin alone caused him unimaginable panic. Ah Yin was his woman, his wife, whether she was alive or dead, she belonged to him. He could not allow any other man to defile her.

"I'm sorry, but I refuse."

Xu Ran smirked devilishly and kicked Tang Hao's jaw, sending Tang Hao flying. What right did Tang Hao have to negotiate terms with him? Only equals can negotiate terms; otherwise, it's just charity.

All of today's events were brought upon Tang Hao by himself, why should Xu Ran pity him?

When he had plotted to kill Ah Yin, when he had confined her to a dark, sunless cave, had he ever considered that he would end up in a situation like this?

"Ah." Tang Hao cried out in agony as his body crashed into a boulder a hundred meters away, shattering it instantly, while he himself was left in a disheveled mess.

"Xu Ran, are you playing with me?" Tang Hao roared in anger.

Xu Ran had made him kneel, so why couldn't Xu Ran spare him? Why?

Xu Ran was deliberately toying with him, even if Tang Hao begged for mercy, Xu Ran would still strike him regardless.

What Xu Ran wanted to see was just Tang Hao abandoning his dignity as a man and pleading before him; Xu Ran only wanted to watch him degrade himself.

Tang Hao clenched his fists tightly, his entire body turning beet red with rage and surging blood.

His gaze was icy as he looked at Xu Ran, wishing he could flay his skin and yank out his tendons.

"Tang Hao, you still don't understand what I said to you just now," said Xu Ran.

"The weak have no right to choose; they only have a fate of being chosen," Xu Ran said with a smile, looking at Tang Hao before him. Even the renowned Hao Tian Douluo was nothing special.

"But I still want to give you another chance," Xu Ran spoke again, as he stepped up to Tang Hao, placing his foot on top of Tang Hao's head, looking down upon him with a contemptuous gaze.

No matter how strong Tang Hao was, he was nothing but a waste who abandoned his wife for benefits. Dealing with such a person, Xu Ran naturally would not have any kindness.

"If you kowtow to me three times, I'll promise you that as long as Tang San doesn't provoke me, I won't kill him. What do you think? As for the rest, I can't promise you, since Ah Yin is one of our Soul Beast Clan, and everything about her, including her body, is for me to decide," Xu Ran said with a laugh, pinning Tang Hao's head to the ground, and spoke indifferently.

Ah Yin was the woman Xu Ran had chosen for himself; how could he not lay his hands on her?

The Bluesilver Emperor of a hundred thousand years was Ah Yin, and as an Auspicious Beast, he naturally could possess her in every way.

Apart from God Rank soul beasts, all other soul beasts must obey the Auspicious Beast. If not, the Auspicious Beast can strip your fortune and directly curse you to fail your heavenly tribulation. An Auspicious Beast can not only bestow fortune but also make a soul beast repeatedly suffer misfortune for a price.

It was the combination of grace and intimidation that granted the Auspicious Beast its fearsome status in the Soul Beast Realm.

"You…" Tang Hao was so filled with hate that he gritted his teeth, his gaze fixed on Xu Ran like a venomous snake. Xu Ran still hadn't given up on that disgraceful intention towards Ah Yin, truly the height of shamelessness.

And listening to Xu Ran's tone, he might even publicly reveal his future crimes. At that time, the entire Hao Tian Clan would view him as a disgrace, becoming the sole Titled Douluo memorialized on the pillar of shame in the Hao Tian Clan.

And even then, Xu Ran still wanted him to kneel and kowtow?

But if not, what about Xiaosan?

If even he was no match for Xu Ran, how could Xiaosan possibly stand a chance?

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"How does that sound, Hao Tian Douluo? Have you thought it over?" Xu Ran said impatiently.

"How can I believe you? What if I do it and you go back on your word?" Tang Hao said coldly, not trusting Xu Ran's character, especially since Xu Ran had already deceived him once before.

"Do you think you have any other options right now?" Xu Ran asked with a sinister smile.

"Fine, I'll kowtow to you, but you have to spare Xiaosan." Tang Hao closed his eyes, and two lines of bloody tears streamed down his face. As Xu Ran said, he was the weaker one, without the power to choose.

"That's being a good boy. Rest assured, as long as Tang San doesn't provoke me, I won't lay a finger on him," Xu Ran said with a smirk, removing his foot from Tang Hao's head.

He, Xu Ran, was always magnanimous; exterminating someone to the utmost was not something he would do.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

Tang Hao knelt on both knees and kowtowed three times to Xu Ran.

"Are you satisfied now?" After finishing the kowtows, Tang Hao's face paled, seeming to age significantly in that moment.

"Hand over Ah Yin's Bluesilver Emperor right leg bone," Xu Ran said.

"Fine." Tang Hao pulled out a black box from his bosom and handed it directly to Xu Ran. Under the current circumstances, even if he did not give the soul bone to Xu Ran, Xu Ran could still find it.

Xu Ran received the black box, crafted from a special material, opened its intricate locks, and a golden-blue soul bone appeared before Xu Ran's eyes. The bone radiated a gentle golden-blue light, brightening the surroundings a bit.

Xu Ran closed the box and then stored it inside his storage soul tool. According to System Missy, if Ah Yin absorbed this soul bone, it would accelerate her growth. Soul bones were the essence of a soul beast's cultivation, and if absorbed by a soul beast, they could also benefit.

"What else do you want to do now? If you want to kill me, just finish it," Tang Hao said, closing his eyes, quietly awaiting the arrival of death.

For him, death was a kind of liberation. Compared to Xu Ran's humiliation and torture, he preferred death.

He, Tang Hao, the Hao Tian Douluo, would not live in humiliation!

"Die? Rest assured, you're not going to die just yet," Xu Ran shook his head, "but you can't escape punishment for injuring Ah Yin, even if you're spared from death."

With a gentle wave of his Godslayer Sword, Tang Hao's right leg was cleanly severed.

"Aaah!" Tang Hao let out a piercing scream as the excruciating pain from the root of his thigh caused his whole body to curl up.

"But this isn't enough, I can't let you retain too much combat power," Xu Ran said as he swung his Godslayer Sword again, slashing two sword qi which cut the tendons in Tang Hao's remaining good leg and hand.

In this moment, Tang Hao truly became a crippled man.

Even if he lived on, he could no longer pose much of a threat.

"Xu Ran, I hate you," Tang Hao roared in rage, feeling the profound brokenness of his body as drops of bloody tears flowed from his eyes.

He was so full of hate, truly full of hate.

Xu Ran looked at him and couldn't help but find Tang Hao ridiculous.

Only the weak would make such a fuss.

Xu Ran's gaze turned towards the distance, as the Experience Card he held still had plenty of time left, and he naturally wouldn't waste it.

His current target was the Icefire Polarized Eyes.

With his strength, he didn't need to worry about Dugu Bo. While the Experience Card still lasted, it was the perfect time to harvest all the Immortal Herbs there.