"Buzz—!"
Tang Sui's personal status bar, the moment her fingertips touched the skill orb, was like a white cloth thrown into a dye vat, staining the entire pure white canvas a deep, inky black. Her entire demeanor instantly underwent a massive transformation!
"Hoo—!"
The bloodthirsty demon wolf's dirt-caked claws gleamed with sharp, cold light in the darkness. Tang Hao's pupils contracted. He no longer bothered to conceal himself, releasing his pressure, which flowed freely and descended like a mountain upon the wolf beast.
"How dare you, lowly beast!"
Tang Hao's muffled voice boomed like a striking bell into the demon wolf's mind, instantly shattering its spiritual sea into fragments. It let out a piteous howl and crashed heavily onto the ground, creating a spiderweb-like crater at Tang San's heels.
As gravel flew, Tang Hao froze, astonishment dawning on his weathered face.
Due to the lack of distance and time, he could only use the oppressive power of a Titled Douluo to subdue the bloodthirsty demon wolf and assault its spiritual sea. Even a moment's delay would have been enough for him to reach Tang San.
But...
The bloodthirsty demon wolf's massive body, crashing heavily onto the ground, had gouged a shallow pit.
The bloodthirsty demon wolf, lying before Tang San, had a bizarrely contorted spine, as if its upper and lower halves were not connected but stitched together, giving off a strong sense of incongruity.
"This... is a mask?" Lowering the small hands that had been shielding him, Tang San looked closely. As he saw the culprit slowly rising from the demon wolf's back, his eyelids twitched. In his eyes reflected a black fox mask adorned with a touch of crimson at the corner of its eye.
Just now, the mask had blended with the demon wolf's fur. If it hadn't suddenly risen, Tang San wouldn't have noticed its presence.
"No, this is—Sui Sui's martial soul?"
Although it was black, Tang San, only now realizing how familiar the mask was, turned his head. Tang Hao, clad in a black robe and standing on a protruding tree root, also turned, looking towards the small figure standing in the air, riding the wind.
"Hoo—"
The now-blackened fox mask flew back to its owner and transformed into a harmless decoration, circling Tang Sui.
Yet, no one dared to underestimate this little thing that had just snapped the spine of a century-old soul beast.
[Attack mode has been activated for you. Enjoy your experience.]
Tang Sui slowly lowered her hands and turned to look at the black-robed figure emerging from the forest's cover. Her gaze, unlike her usual clarity, was as dark and deep as ink, falling upon him as if it could pierce through Tang Hao's disguise.
Tang Hao, under Tang Sui's scrutiny, stiffened, his nerves taut. A profound sense of incongruity washed over him, and a hint of disbelief crept into his gaze as he looked at Tang Sui.
Was this... still his obedient, frail little daughter?
Why did she give him such a terrifying feeling?
In truth, the moment the black-robed figure suddenly leaped from the forest and spoke, and sensing the oppressive aura on Tang Hao with his sharp demonic power, Tang Sui knew who he was.
'Why is he here?'
With no discernible emotion on her small face, Tang Sui silently prodded the system in her mind.
The system responded innocently: [He's been here all along.]
Tang Sui: ? Following her all along?!
'Then why didn't you warn me?'
[Because you only said to alert you when other strangers approached you. Tang Hao is your father and has no killing intent towards you, so he doesn't count as a stranger.]
Tang Sui: ...
—Author's Note—
Didn't play games today. The delay was because a parrot grew on my hand.
Some parrots, even when just standing on someone's hand and preening, will get angry if no one moves them.
Mo Li: ? Seems not very bright.