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Under the immense power amplification, the purplish-black flaming blade spun rapidly in the air. In the next instant, it transformed into what appeared to be a true purplish-black moon, hurtling straight toward Tang San.
However, no one in the arena noticed that Tang San's eyes were intensely focused on this attack, and beneath his purple pupils, two streaks of crimson light flickered.
From his hidden vantage point, Ye Tianhun muttered unhappily, "No matter which world's Asura God is the same—a complete scoundrel. He calls himself the enforcer of divine law, yet here he is breaking the rules, interfering in this pitifully weak battle. How shameless of him."
After speaking, Ye Tianhun fell silent. He had expected his mother to strike up a conversation with him, but after waiting for quite some time, there was no response.
Glancing back, Ye Tianhun discovered his mother gazing dreamily in the direction of his father, instantly causing him to facepalm in exasperation as he fell into an awkward silence.
On the other side, Tang San watched the approaching purple flame moon with an eerily calm expression. At this moment, he seemed to have gained enlightenment, countless ingenious ideas flooding his mind.
"The True Body of a martial soul shouldn't be used like this."
Tang San muttered silently. Then, to the shock of the audience, the mountain-sized Hao Tian Hammer suddenly shrank dramatically, transforming into a hammer roughly the size of Tang San himself, which he gripped firmly in his hand.
Seeing this, Tang Hao was instantly astonished. What Tang San was now using was the advanced technique of a weapon-type martial soul's True Body.
Unlike the beast-type martial soul's transformation into a spirit beast to amplify combat strength, the weapon-type martial soul's True Body not only boosted power and lifted soul skill restrictions but also magnified a specific aspect of the martial soul.
It was precisely this amplification of a specific trait that allowed weapon-type soul masters to surpass beast-type soul masters at the Soul Sage level.
However, this trait amplification wasn't simply about enlarging the martial soul—that was just the most basic use of the True Body. The truly profound application involved compressing the True Body's size through powerful mental focus, condensing its essence, and achieving the level of overwhelming force.
Reaching such a level placed extremely demanding requirements on a soul master's spiritual power. Even Tang Hao only mastered this technique during his Soul Douluo stage.
At this moment, Tang Hao's gaze toward Tang San grew even more fervent. He inwardly marveled, 'This is my son, no wonder—the Hao Tian Sect has hope for revival!'
Meanwhile, the knowledgeable figures present looked at Tang San with veiled expressions. Such a young age, yet he had already mastered this technique—and he wasn't even one of their own. Truly, he was courting death!
As Tang Hao had noted, Tang San had not only independently grasped the intricacies of this advanced True Body technique but had also broken through in terms of spiritual power—his Purple Extreme Demon Eye reaching the Mustard Seed Realm.
Now, everything in the world appeared to move in slow motion to Tang San, even allowing him the leisure to carefully observe the trajectory of the Moon of Perdition.
Tang San tightened his grip on the Hao Tian Hammer, his gaze growing resolute.
"This purple moon may seem like a seamless whole, but its essence is still that single blade. The purple moon is merely an illusion created by its high-speed rotation.
"If that's the case!"
At this moment, Tang San let out a fierce roar. Following the soul power trajectory of the Sky Piercing Strike, he concentrated all his strength into a single point and hurled the Hao Tian Hammer with tremendous force.
Having discerned the enemy's weakness, he would break through with pinpoint precision—this was Tang San's solution!
Though its size had decreased, the power of the Hao Tian Hammer True Body surpassed its previous state as it collided violently with the flaming blade.
In an instant, the flames on the blade were scattered, but it continued to spin desperately. However, against this secret technique of the Hao Tian Sect—comparable to a Title Douluo's ninth soul skill—the blade's futile resistance now seemed almost laughable.
The blade lasted less than a second before being deflected, its combined form shattered.
But the Hao Tian True Body didn't stop there—it continued directly toward Hu Liena.
From the very beginning, Tang San had locked onto Hu Liena with his spiritual power. The purple moon was merely an obstacle along its path!
Seeing the overwhelmingly powerful Hao Tian True Body hurtling straight toward her, Hu Liena's mind went momentarily blank as she hovered in mid-air.
At this moment, Yan, within the Yao Mei fusion body, couldn't bear to watch. He hastily seized control of the body.
A torrent of flames surged from the right fist of the Yao Mei. With a fierce roar, Yan swung his fist toward the Hao Tian True Body.
Yao Mei – Explosive Flame Fury Charge!
Though this punch was hasty, under the amplification of Soul Sage-level cultivation, its power was still formidable as it collided with the Hao Tian True Body.
On the Pope's throne, Qian Renxue sighed deeply upon witnessing this scene.
"These three fools."
Though Qian Renxue had remained dormant for years and her combat prowess might not surpass Hu Liena and her companions by much, having been educated by Qian Daoliu since childhood, she naturally understood the terrifying power of the Hao Tian Hammer martial soul.
At this moment, Tang San's Hao Tian Hammer hadn't acquired a single soul ring, but under the amplification of Soul Sage-level cultivation, its force had long surpassed ten thousand jin.
On the other hand, despite their Spirit Fusion Technique, none of Hu Liena's group specialized in raw strength. Yet they had chosen to clash head-on with such an absurdly heavy martial soul? Such a decision was sheer idiocy!
As Qian Renxue had predicted, Yan's punch, though powerful, was utterly useless. The weighty Hao Tian True Body crashed directly into the Yao Mei, instantly causing their souls to tremble, their bodies to ache, and their Spirit Fusion Technique to dissipate.
In the end, the three fell from the sky and tumbled off the arena stage.
With their Spirit Fusion Technique broken, Hu Liena and her companions were now suffering from soul skill backlash. Trembling, they stared at the sky, unable to utter a word for the moment.
Their faces were pale with fear—they knew they had suffered a humiliating defeat!
Qian Renxue sighed once more, instructing someone to take them away for treatment without further comment.
The punishment awaiting Hu Liena and her companions had already been predetermined. Once they recovered, it would be time for them to atone. No amount of words could change the outcome.
However, there was little despair in Qian Renxue's eyes. As long as the champion wasn't Shrek Academy, fate had already taken a dramatic turn.
Moreover, the punishment for Hu Liena and her companions would prevent the foolish actions described in the original story, ensuring they wouldn't continue to drag her side down.
As for Tang San, who had completed this miraculous comeback, he had exhausted all his strength. The purple glow in his eyes faded, returning to their original dark hue. Slowly raising his right hand, he declared his victory before collapsing from exhaustion.
Though the audience was disappointed by the Spirit Hall Team's defeat, they were stirred by Tang San's incredible turnaround, erupting into waves of cheers.
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