A great fire exploded between heaven and earth.
The air around Yu Xiaowei seemed distorted. The scales on his body gradually changed from terrifying black to large red patches due to the high temperature. A large amount of water vapor rose into the air. In the blink of an eye, his figure was shrouded in white mist.
Hot!
His heart was burning hot, and Yu Xiaowei couldn't help but roar at the sky.
The injuries from his battle with Tang Hao healed rapidly, and the soul power that had been drained surged out from his heart in large quantities.
The bone armor on his body had melted and fused with his scales. The previously hidden dark red lines now appeared glaringly bright.
"How is this possible!"
Sensing the massive energy within the mist, Tang Hao's eyes were filled with disbelief.
Yu Xiaowei's weakness earlier hadn't been faked, but the energy fluctuations now radiating from him were even stronger than at his peak.
What kind of 100,000-year soul ring is this!
As the power within the mist grew stronger and stronger, Tang Hao felt a growing sense of unease. He raised the Clear Sky Hammer once again, ignoring his injuries.
The dark Clear Sky Hammer swelled in the wind, and the hammerhead suddenly expanded to dozens of meters in size.
Red lines appeared, and the 100,000-year red soul ring on Tang Hao's body suddenly lit up. The giant black hammer instantly turned completely red.
"Die!!!"
With a loud roar, Tang Hao smashed the giant hammer down on Yu Xiaowei.
Crack crack crack—
With a series of explosions, under this strike, all of Tang Hao's soul rings except the 100,000-year ring shattered one after another.
He hadn't wanted to detonate those rings.
Back in the Heaven Dou Empire, he had repeatedly detonated his rings, resulting in the destruction of three soul rings. After returning home, Tang Xiao had warned him not to detonate any more.
His battered body could no longer withstand the backlash of such powerful energy from detonating rings.
But now, he had no choice but to go all out.
His old injuries had flared up again, and his current strength was less than 30% of his peak. Yet Yu Xiaowei had returned to his full power with the help of the 100,000-year soul skill.
Therefore, he disregarded the consequences of ring detonation.
And this full-power attack, combining the true form of his martial soul, the Great Sumeru Hammer, and explosive rings, was even stronger than a Soul Douluo-level attack.
Tang Hao was confident that even though Yu Xiaowei's 100,000-year soul skill was terrifying, it couldn't withstand such a desperate blow.
Boom!
Just as the massive hammer fell, a red light tore through the white mist and struck the descending Clear Sky Hammer.
A powerful shockwave erupted again, blowing away all the thick mist shrouding Yu Xiaowei.
Tang Hao, struggling to support the hammer, was shocked when he saw Yu Xiaowei's current appearance.
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Meanwhile, at the edge of Lake Xing,
Er Ming, curled up in front of Da Ming's grave, suddenly panicked and looked toward a certain direction with wide eyes.
That terrifying presence again.
This was the third time he had felt this aura.
Faced with this monstrous beast aura, he felt a deep, instinctual fear.
When Da Ming was killed, he already knew that the aura came from a human child.
But he didn't understand how a human could possess such a strong high-level soul beast aura.
He had lived for 100,000 years, and this was the first time he had felt such bloodline suppression.
Could that human child also be a 100,000-year-old soul beast with a top-tier bloodline?
But after thinking it over, he dismissed the idea.
Soul beasts that had transformed didn't need soul rings. As long as their soul power was sufficient, rings could be condensed naturally. But that human boy clearly absorbed Da Ming's soul ring.
After thinking for a moment, Er Ming gave up on investigating further. His current state was too poor. If that boy was protected by a Titled Douluo, he might end up as a soul ring himself.
Now the main concern was where to relocate. Da Ming was dead, and their location had been exposed. The top priority was to find a new lair to heal.
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At the waterfall,
Ah Yin's body began trembling even more violently.
Tang San asked anxiously, not knowing why.
"Mom, what's wrong?"
Ah Yin couldn't speak. Only a faint divine sense was emitted.
Tang San could only vaguely sense that Ah Yin was expressing deep anxiety and unease.
He immediately suspected something was wrong with Tang Hao.
After glancing at the group from Blue Tyrant Academy, he hesitated for a moment, then embraced Ah Yin and rushed toward Tang Hao according to her spiritual guidance.
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After the white mist cleared,
A monster over four meters tall revealed itself.
The red light that had blocked the Clear Sky Hammer was spewed from its mouth.
The monster was covered in thick, ferocious scales, with sturdy legs and short forelimbs. A pair of sharp claws gleamed with a cold light. Behind it, a tail almost as long as its body constantly twitched.
"Martial Soul True Body!?"
Tang Hao shouted in shock and fury.
Yu Xiaowei was undoubtedly human, yet how could his martial soul manifest like this?
Tang Hao considered himself knowledgeable, but he had never seen anything like this before...
A soul king who could use a martial soul true body?
At this moment, Tang Hao truly began to suspect that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan might actually be soul beasts in disguise!
But now wasn't the time to dwell on it. The pressure from the Clear Sky Hammer was increasing rapidly.
The blazing heat shaped like a red lotus was far more powerful than radioactive heat, completely overwhelming Tang Hao's explosive ring attack in terms of strength.
However, Tang Hao had just used his final desperate move and had no energy left to support the hammer.
He gritted his teeth and barely held on for a few seconds before the massive Clear Sky Hammer shattered.
The blazing red-hot line surrounded by red lightning instantly engulfed the terrified Tang Hao.
A mushroom cloud rose into the sky, and the devastating energy surged in all directions. The exhausted Tang Hao had only enough time to cry out before he perished.
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An indescribable pain suddenly surged in Tang San's heart, and Ah Yin in his arms trembled violently. Her grass body, once only a small piece, rapidly grew and wrapped around Tang San's hand like a vine.
Although Tang San's cultivation was only that of a Spirit Sect, his Purple Demon Eye gave him far greater mental strength than others of the same level, making him extremely sensitive.
The blood connection allowed him to clearly feel the life breath fading in the distance.
"Father——!"
After a heart-wrenching cry, Tang San suddenly accelerated and rushed toward the site of the battle between Tang Hao and Yu Xiaowei.
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