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At this moment, Ye Wen had already locked onto Tang San.
Ye Wen wasn't a mindless villain who would waste time mocking his opponent. He immediately directed the fire dragon to transform into a straight line, charging directly toward Tang San.
However, at this moment, Tang San's two-and-a-half years of practicing the Disorderly Wind Splitting Hammer Technique under Tang Hao had reached perfection. During his earlier evasive maneuvers, he had already completed the pinnacle of the technique—the eighty-first repetition of the Nine-Nine Overlapping Hammer!
"Ye Wen! It's time for you to fall!"
Tang San's heart screamed with wild determination as he hurled the Hao Tian Hammer in his hand with all his might.
The initial weight of the Hao Tian Hammer martial soul was an astonishing 500 jin (~300 kgs, 661.387 lbs). From an ordinary person's perspective, this was clearly a martial soul with a fatal flaw. After all, without undergoing rigorous training, a soul master's physical strength was no different from that of an average person. Even with the amplification of soul power, their strength initially only reached around 200-300 jin. Wielding a 500-jin Hao Tian Hammer without soul rings was unimaginably difficult—it was likely impossible to even lift it.
Yet, it was precisely with such an extreme and flawed martial soul that the Hao Tian Sect ascended to become the number one weapon-type martial soul in this era. This alone demonstrated the immense value of the Hao Tian Sect's heritage.
Though Tang San's Hao Tian Hammer currently lacked a soul ring, its weight had gradually increased alongside his cultivation, now reaching 1,000 jin. Combined with the eighty-first repetition of the Nine-Nine Overlapping Hammer, the force carried by this small Hao Tian Hammer was nearly equivalent to 10,000 jin.
Even Ye Wen's sharp eyes noticed a slight distortion in the air surrounding the Hao Tian Hammer.
At this moment, the Hao Tian Hammer, now a streak of black light, violently collided with the fire dragon.
Though Ye Wen's fire dragon was a reduced-power version of his ultimate flames, even ordinary metals would instantly melt upon contact. Yet, the instant the Hao Tian Hammer struck, it shattered Ye Wen's fire dragon and charged toward him with unstoppable force.
The scattering sparks drew gasps from the audience. But as this was the stage for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament, how could there be no protective barrier?
Transparent membranes quickly enveloped the arena, preventing the sparks from affecting the outside world.
However, even the residual waves of Ye Wen's flames striking the barrier caused the powerful figures in the nearby audience to frown.
This barrier was capable of withstanding attacks from Soul Sages, yet they could still feel the heat. This was a testament to just how terrifying the power of Ye Wen's flames truly was.
For a moment, many of the influential figures looked at Ye Wen with heightened wariness. A mere Soul King possessing such combat strength—what would happen if he became a Title Douluo in the future? But when they thought of the Medical Alliance's influence and its alliance with the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, many quickly suppressed their inappropriate thoughts.
Some even cursed themselves inwardly. Hadn't they just been slapped in the face moments ago? And here they were, entertaining forbidden ideas again!
Meanwhile, Ye Wen also sensed a feeling of being locked onto.
He was astonished. Tang San was already using spiritual power at this stage, even though his Purple Extreme Demon Eye hadn't yet broken through to the Mustard Seed Realm.
Tang San, on the other hand, smiled confidently. This locking technique he used was derived from the Hao Tian Sect's secret transmission—the Sky Piercing Strike. Tang Hao had discovered Tang San's abnormal spiritual power and specially taught him this technique. Moreover, Tang San's training in eye-focused cultivation methods made learning the Sky Piercing Strike as natural as swimming for a fish.
This inherited soul skill not only rivaled the ninth soul skill of ordinary Title Douluo but also came with inherent locking capabilities, making it an advanced version of the Disorderly Wind Splitting Hammer Technique.
Unfortunately, Tang San's soul power was currently overloaded and depleted, preventing him from maintaining the earlier Hao Tian True Body. Otherwise, he could have unleashed a half-completed Sky Piercing Strike. However, in his current state, pushing the overlapping hammer technique to its limit and combining it with the Sky Piercing Strike's mental locking ability, Tang San believed this strike was no less powerful than his previous Sky Piercing Strike under the True Body. In fact, due to the smaller size of his Hao Tian Hammer, its power might even surpass the earlier attack he used against Ye Lingling and Bai Ling'er.
But facing the Hao Tian Hammer charging toward him with terrifying momentum, Ye Wen remained calm.
After all, he had already blocked a Sky Piercing Strike earlier. Against thick earth-element barriers, even the Hao Tian Hammer could break through walls. However, as long as he used that brief moment of impact to reposition, this half-finished Hao Tian technique was nothing more than a joke.
"Third Soul Skill – Earth Element Mastery: Earth Flow Wall!"
At this moment, thick rocks erupted from the ground before Ye Wen, forming a solid shield.
A thunderous crashing sound echoed as Ye Wen's Earth Flow Wall was instantly shattered. However, Ye Wen took advantage of this opportunity to swiftly reposition himself with wind-like speed.
Ye Wen had expected the Hao Tian Hammer to pursue him, but he noticed that although the hammer slightly adjusted its trajectory, it soon passed by him in a straight line.
Ye Wen immediately understood. With such high kinetic energy, how could Tang San's sub-Mustard Seed-level spiritual power fully control the hammer to lock onto him?
As Ye Wen momentarily let his guard down, intending to finish off Tang San, he was surprised to find Tang San already standing not far away!
At this moment, Tang San smirked devilishly.
Tang San had thoroughly analyzed Ye Wen's abilities. Indeed, Ye Wen's mastery of various elemental techniques was impressive. However, regardless of which element he used to shape and launch an attack, Ye Wen required a brief gap of less than a second. And this gap of less than a second—
Was precisely Tang San's chance for victory!
Now, while Ye Wen should still be unable to form a new soul skill—
Tang San rapidly closed the distance. The earlier Disorderly Wind Splitting Hammer was merely a distraction. His true weapon was the hidden weapon in his hand now—his final gambit.
"So-called hidden weapons are tools that function in the shadows!"
"This distance! This gap!"
"Ye Wen! It's time for your defeat!"
"Advanced Tang Sect Hidden Weapon Technique – Bat Wing Rebound!!!"
At this moment, Tang San paused briefly, golden glimmers appearing in his hands as he launched attacks from various angles toward Ye Wen.
Tang San's eyes were filled with confidence and pride. The Bat Wing Rebound ranked among the top ten hidden weapon techniques of the Tang Sect.
And the hidden weapon he used was none other than the Dragon Whisker Needles, specifically designed to penetrate protective qi barriers! Even if Ye Wen were fully armored, what difference would it make?
After all, such constructs of soul power were destined to meet their end under the airtight assault of Dragon Whisker Needles.
Even Ye Wen was startled. He hadn't expected Tang San to go this far. The positions targeted by the Dragon Whisker Needles covered nearly all of Ye Wen's joints of movement.
Once struck, it wouldn't just mean the end of the battle—it would be questionable whether Ye Wen could even stand up.
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