Legend of the Heavenly Swordsman
Ch.16 - The Past of Tang Shu II
The city that was once very magnificent is now only a few buildings that can still stand. The two-week battle left the city of Gaozu inundated by blood. Screams and cries were no longer heard at the end of the long battle.
Long enough Tang Hao's fight with Yuan Meng and ten other warriors took place. Tang Hao's face grew pale as time went on, his body was actually already on the verge of being able to continue the fight.
The gap is slightly visible when some holy warriors are unable to focus due to the incision wound they just got. Tang Hao made use of it by moving quickly using the Light Steps he had.
The three Sacred Warriors did not have time to react so they were hit by a stab and slash at each other's neck. Tang Hao immediately took advantage of the opportunity when he saw Yuan Meng's comrades were being shocked by the events they saw in those seconds.
Tang Hao again shot towards Yuan Meng and slashed at the other swordsmen. The energy from each sword slash that Tang Hao launched was so great that it made several warriors who were trying to dissipate the slash bounce far away.
Tang Hao immediately retreated and adjusted his breathing after the series of attacks he launched, from one apparent opportunity. His mouth spewed out fresh blood several times as he stopped attacking.
"The strength of this old fox really cannot be underestimated!" Yuan Meng wiped the blood that came out from her lips. He saw seven colleagues who had conditions not much different from him.
The heirloom in their hands each at least had a fine crack, after long enough to withstand some of Tang Hao's attacks.
"Brother Yuan... are we going to continue this? we even only inflicted a slight wound on him," asked one of the holy warriors armed with a spear with a severed breath.
Yuan Meng did not answer him, he was still trying to make sense of the situation around them with a sharp look in his eyes. His gaze then locked onto Tang Hao who was now near Tang Shu.
Yuan Meng had only realized that Tang Hao was also not in a better condition than them. Yuan Meng's eyes immediately widened and was shocked by what he saw.
Tang Hao had just handed over an Earth Ring to his grandson in front of all the warriors who had faced him.
"Grandfather... What are you doing here?" Tang Shu was shocked as her grandfather approached her. He knew his grandfather was facing a powerful enemy right now, but the next incident really left him speechless.
"Shu'er get out of here and take this ring with you! Grandfather will open the dimensional gate for you and the others to escape," Tang Hao said slightly weakly.
Tang Hao knew that even though he had managed to corner the remaining eight Sacred Warriors, but did not rule out the possibility that there would be another party coming when his condition was worse than now. As long as there was still a bit of strength left, then he would use it to save the other clan members to stay alive.
The dimensional gate has the same way of working as the Earth's ring, the difference lies only in the larger dimensional space and time. The use of dimensional gates should also have an estimate of the exact location as their destination, as well as the qi energy required is also not small.
The dimensional gate can only be mastered for those who have grasped the rules of space and time at a certain level. And at least have been at the level of the final stage saint swordsman.
All the enemy warriors who had fought around Tang Shu chose to retreat and gather with the others, they naturally did not want to die in vain because of Tang Hao's existence.
"What did grandpa do?! Grandpa will die after using it!" Tang Shu was clearly unwilling to leave her grandfather facing the 70 warriors who were still left alone with a dying state.
Tang Hao smiled faintly before hinting at the few elders to bring Tang Shu along as he had managed to create a dimensional gate.
Yuan Meng who had been observing the situation was shocked when she saw a black daze suddenly appear in front of Tang Hao. He and the other 70 warriors immediately put on a standby stance and stared intently at the black circle on the other side.
That vigilance immediately turned anxious as some people entered the circle and were not seen again. Yuan Meng realized Tang Hao was intending to save his descendant, he then immediately shouted and shot off at the highest speed he had.
"Stop them!"
Hearing Yuan Meng's cry made the other warriors also move quickly. The elder who still remained there would certainly not make Yuan Meng's goal successful. With all the energy they had, they confronted Yuan Meng and the others despite having to risk their lives.
The elder who confronted Yuan Meng was surprised when he was pushed through despite having the same level of strength as Yuan Meng.
"GET OFF! UNTIE ME! I'm going to save grandpa!" Tang Shu rebelled as she was dragged into the dimensional gate. His feet lunged in all directions to stop the Elder dragging him.
"Shu'er revived Tang's name with the heirloom you brought. I hope you and your son will be chosen by the ancestor who guarded the ring." Tang Hao advised with a gentle smile, before starting to turn around and help the other Elder.
"GRANDFATHER! Grandpa …! Grandfather.." Tang Shu's anger turned into a heartbreaking sobbing. His last glance was just his grandfather's back getting further away before it finally became blurry and dark.
Yuan Meng shouted loudly seeing that there were no more dark circles behind the Elder blocking him. The elder who was shocked by the shout was also hit by a blow from Yuan Meng's staff and bounced away from being unable to get in the way.
Yuan Meng then immediately shot towards Tang Hao who was as if already waiting for his presence.
"TANG HAO! WHERE ARE YOU HIDING THEM?" Yuan Meng shouted loudly as he was darting, he then twisted his body before swinging his staff with great qi.
Tang Hao had used up some of his life energy while making the dimensional gate before him, because the qi he had was not enough. So when Yuan Meng's wand hit his arm, Tang Hao bounced far enough before finally stopping when it hit a building.
Tang Hao only relied on physical strength to withstand Yuan Meng's attacks. With her old age making Tang Hao's physical strength was not something to expect.
Yuan Meng shot back up following Tang Hao and started another attack. Tang Hao who already had no qi in his body made himself easily defeated by Yuan Meng.
Yuan Meng managed to leave Tang Hao sprawled with just a few moves he took out. Unsatisfied until there, Yuan Meng kicked Tang Hao to vent his anger.
"Where did you hide the heirloom, Tang Hao?" Yuan Meng crouched down to be able to stare at Tang Hao's blood-soaked face clearly after calming down.
Tang Hao wanted to laugh, but because the blood that was stuck around his neck made him just cough. His mouth spewed out thick blood several times with a wide smile on his face.
"You won't get anything Yuan Meng." A wide smile could not be separated from Tang Hao's face even though his mouth was filled with blood. He also realized that even if Yuan Meng did not kill him, sooner or later he would die by himself.
"Haha! You're really naive Tang Hao. Do you think your granddaughter can live in peace by continuing to hide? I'll look for him even to the end of the world!" Yuan Meng still refrained from immediately killing Tang Hao. He wanted Tang Hao to see the remains of his clan members being massacred by the comrades he was carrying.
The extremely significant difference in numbers made the remaining members of the Tang clan unable to do much. They were all quickly wiped out.
"Did you see it? The clan you are so proud of is now flattened to the ground!" Yuan Meng grabbed Tang Hao by the hair and raised her head, so that Tang Hao could see the destruction of the Tang clan with his own eyes.
Yuan Meng's gaze was then directed at a broken sword lying on the ground. "Is this a sword that can hold dozens of diamond-level heirlooms?"
Yuan Meng stepped closer to the sword. The sword was broken in the middle, and the hilt was still tucked away in Tang Hao's waist.
"I don't think you mind if I take it, do you?" Yuan Meng smiled sinisterly looking at Tang Hao's state that was unable to twitch at all.
Tang Hao could not even just to curse Yuan Meng inwardly, his thoughts were currently fixed on his grandson whom he had sent out somewhere. He was worried that his grandson had landed in a dangerous place.
Feeling that there was nothing more to talk about, Yuan Meng took the sword sheath at Tang Hao's waist. "I'll take this as a ransom from an engagement you didn't bless first." After saying it, Yuan Meng directly dunked his staff right on Tang Hao's head, which made his head break apart.
Yuan Meng then immediately burned the corpse before leaving it. He thought it was better than Tang Hao having to wait for his death to pick him up.