Playing a DPS Role with Absolute Defense-Chapter 272 - 270: News of Tu Hongwu’s Death!

Bai Yuanhao had just sent the coordinates to the old man when he felt a slight tremor in space.

This tremor was almost imperceptible; if it weren’t for the fact that he himself was a high-tier Space Series god, he might not have noticed this minuscule wobble at all.

Just as he sensed this change, the next moment, the scene before his eyes began to ripple slowly like the surface of water.

When the scene in front of him completely calmed down, he realized that he had arrived in the Three-Eyed Realm.

This change left Bai Yuanhao astonished; only someone like him, who was also of the Space Series, could sense the terror of this transformation.

At this time, the human warriors had already calmed down, and commanders from various battle zones, as well as strong Divine Level warriors of the Human Race, had all arrived in the Three-Eyed Realm.

One could say that apart from those Divine Level warriors who had to guard the border and couldn’t return, the remaining Divine Level warriors were all here.

They made up 1% of the Human Race’s combat power—yes, why do so many Divine Level warriors make up only 1% of the combat power? Because the remaining 99% was in Su Mo’s hands.

What surprised Bai Yuanhao most was that the method the old man used to bring him into the Three-Eyed Realm completely bypassed both the space barrier he had set up and the alarm system set up by Tu Hongwu.

This meant that all the systems they had set up before were utterly useless in front of such powerful beings.

However, thinking about his terrifying space prowess and the current fearsome power of Su Mo, who couldn’t be killed even after so many battles, Bai Yuanhao accepted it.

Yes, for the current Human Race, or for the current Bai Yuanhao, the standard for evaluating combat power was: anything they could kill with one punch was trash.

Anything Su Mo could kill with one punch, but they couldn’t, was still trash.

Only what Su Mo couldn’t kill with one punch had real strength.

This was the new standard and definition of combat power for the Human Race today.

Bai Yuanhao and the old man’s arrival did not alert anyone, nor could anyone detect their presence.

And they appeared openly in the ninth layer of the Blood-colored Treasure Tower.

At that moment, Tu Hongwu and Chu Tian were discussing the aftermath and putting future plans in place for Su Mo.

Seeing Bai Yuanhao and the old man suddenly appear in the hall, they both froze for a moment.

Initially, Bai Yuanhao wanted the old man to go out first and come back after he finished discussing with Tu Hongwu.

But thinking of the old man’s terrifying power, if he truly wanted to see, he could see whether he was there or not, so Bai Yuanhao decided not to bother with it.

The moment Bai Yuanhao appeared, Tu Hongwu’s previously pale face suddenly gained some color.

Chu Tian noticed this and frowned because he could clearly feel Tu Hongwu’s life force climbing rapidly.

However,"it was obvious that such a sudden occurrence was not a good thing; it was most likely the glow of health before death.

Tu Hongwu looked at Bai Yuanhao and inquired, "Old Bai, you’re back? What about my disciple?"

Bai Yuanhao looked at the hunched and dry-skinned Tu Hongwu in front of him. If it were before, he would have felt deeply saddened.

But now, under everyone’s surprised gazes, Bai Yuanhao took out a phone and snapped several pictures of Tu Hongwu’s current state.

Chu Tian, Gongsun Mu, and others standing by were all stunned, not understanding what Bai Yuanhao was up to.

Even if you were taking a memorial photo, this isn’t how you do it, is it?

And the man’s still alive, isn’t taking pictures a bit premature?

Even Tu Hongwu was frozen on the spot, not knowing what had gotten into Old Bai, who was usually so composed

After Bai Yuanhao finished taking several photos, he cleared his throat and said to Tu Hongwu:

"Well, let me tell you something, you aren’t going to die."

Tu Hongwu: "???"

Chu Tian: "???" 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

Gongsun Mu: "???"

...

As everyone stood there bewildered and shocked, Bai Yuanhao explained the whole situation from start to finish.

When they learned that the old man in front of them possessed the potion that could heal Tu Hongwu’s injuries, everyone became excited.

However, at this moment, upon learning of his survival, Tu Hongwu instead fell into deep thought, and after a moment he said, "My disciple doesn’t know about this yet, does he?"

Bai Yuanhao nodded. Although he didn’t understand why Tu Hongwu asked this question, he still explained:

"This was only discussed after Su Mo was transported away by this venerable elder, so he doesn’t know yet."

"Good, it’s good that he doesn’t know. If he doesn’t know, then I must die!"

"???

"???

Everyone was dumbfounded by this statement, not understanding the meaning behind Tu Hongwu’s words.

"No, Marshal Tu, why this?"

"Yeah, since you can be saved, why would you still want to die?"

"You’ve spent your whole life fighting for the Human Race, why not take the chance to enjoy life now?"

Even the old man was utterly dumbfounded by Tu Hongwu’s words.

I came all this way to save you, and you not only refuse my help, but insist on dying!

If you want to die, fine, but don’t drag me into it!

I don’t want to die yet!

If you die, your disciple might just explode on the spot—yes, that’s right, a cosmic explosion!

Listening to these persuasions, Tu Hongwu frowned and said, "Who said I would truly die?"

"Oh, do you mean to fake your death rather than truly die?"

"Nonsense, if not faking, am I really going to die!"

"Er, Marshal Tu, why do this?"

"Right, Old Tu, what kind of trick is this?"

The old man felt relieved upon hearing Tu Hongwu’s intention to fake his death.

He quickly took out a droplet of Spring of Life, brimming with abundant life force, and handed it over.

The mere appearance of this Spring of Life drew fervent gazes from everyone around.

It was their genes longing for life and the desire for a higher life level.

Even if they couldn’t obtain it, they wanted to breathe in the life force emanating from the Spring of Life.

The old man brought the Spring of Life to Tu Hongwu’s side.

However, faced with such temptation, Tu Hongwu gently waved his hand: "No need, I’m in no hurry to recover. At the very least, let me get the memorial photos done first."

Seeing this, Chu Tian couldn’t help but ask, "Why, Old Tu, just why?"

Yet Tu Hongwu was suddenly furious upon hearing this, pointing at Chu Tian and cursing: "Dare you ask me? Su Mo was such a good kid, even before awakening he ranked top 20 in his class."

"But after becoming your disciple, now he doesn’t think, just a brute—exactly like you."

"At this rate, if things get worse, his brain will shrink!"

After the rant, Tu Hongwu started panting heavily, with Bai Yuanhao by his side, patting his back continuously.

Chu Tian’s face turned bright red with anger, fists clenched and unclenched, barely restraining the urge to rush over and punch him fiercely.

tmd, whenever anything happens to Su Mo, you instantly shift the blame onto me!

Does he happen to be just my disciple, not yours, right!

You bear no responsibility at all, right!

Fine, I’ll damn well hold it in for now, but when you recover, I’ll see if I don’t hammer you to pieces!

Tu Hongwu seemed to realize at this moment that after getting scolded by him, Chu Tian didn’t dare retaliate or even talk back.

This seemed to encourage him to continue, pointing at Chu Tian once more and began telling him off:

"What? Staring like a bullfrog, are you going to hit me or something!"

Chu Tian’s fists cracked loudly as he angrily swung his sleeve and was about to leave.

Seeing Chu Tian about to leave, Tu Hongwu hurriedly called out, "Wait, where are you going? There’s still a task for you, come over here!"

Witnessing the scene made it hard for even Bai Yuanhao to watch, feeling that Tu Hongwu was genuinely going too far.

"May I ask where Su Mo is right now?"

The old man directed his gaze into the Void, and after a moment, replied: "He is currently in the Extreme East."

"Can you track when he will return?"

"That’s something I can manage."

Tu Hongwu nodded upon hearing this: "Good, in that case, announce my death an hour before Su Mo returns."

Upon hearing this, Bai Yuanhao couldn’t help his eyelids twitching; both the disciple and the master were unreliable.

He could already imagine how heartbroken, regretful, and despairing Su Mo would be once he returned and learned of this news.