Facing Bibi Dong's scolding, Tang Hao showed no reaction.
With a flash step, he appeared beside Yu Xiaogang. With a wave of his hand, the Clear Sky Hammer, which had just repelled Chrysanthemum Douluo, returned to his grasp.
Tang Hao slammed the Clear Sky Hammer onto the ground, crossing his hands over the hammer's handle, his turbid eyes fixed on Bibi Dong. "Bibi Dong, you want to avenge your teacher? But do you think your current strength is enough to keep me here?"
As he spoke, Tang Hao's gaze inadvertently swept over Sword Douluo, his brow furrowing slightly as a faint pain throbbed in his severed ear.
He needed to end this quickly; there was no time to delay.
Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo hurriedly shielded Bibi Dong, while Serpent Spear Douluo and Thorn Blood Douluo lurked in the shadows, ready to strike.
Li Xun had already swiftly retreated from the scene the moment the commotion began. Seeing Tang Hao's bravado, he quickly moved closer to the spectator stands.
Suddenly, he felt a strand of Tang Hao's aura wrapping around him. Not daring to be careless, Li Xun immediately activated the Body Flicker Technique, darting up to the stands and positioning himself beside Qian Renxue and Ning Fengzhi.
"Sword Grandpa, you should join in later. We're about to announce our alliance with Spirit Hall; there's no need to hold back anymore," Li Xun whispered, compressing his voice into a thin thread that reached Sword Douluo's ears. "Consider it the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's pledge of allegiance."
After speaking, Li Xun glanced furtively at Bibi Dong.
This madwoman was quite the actress. He wasn't sure who was stronger between Bibi Dong and Tang Hao, but the idea of her and six Titled Experts from Spirit Hall being taken down by a single hammer strike under the pretense of protecting the Pope's Hall was simply absurd.
"Capture him!" Bibi Dong narrowed her eyes, a powerful aura erupting from her body. Beneath her feet, nine Spirit Rings appeared in sequence: two yellow, two purple, four black, and one blood-red.
As Bibi Dong's aura surged, everyone in the arena felt the pressure, especially from that vivid, blood-red Spirit Ring, which was utterly captivating.
Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo responded by releasing their Martial Souls, but compared to Bibi Dong's aura and Spirit Ring configuration, their two yellow, two purple, and five black Spirit Rings paled in comparison.
At this moment, Thorn Blood and Serpent Spear also stepped out from the shadows.
Facing five Titled Experts, Tang Hao laughed heartily. "Even with five Titled Experts, what can you do? Xiao San, watch closely. This is the true power of the Clear Sky Hammer."
As he spoke, Tang Hao's aura surged. The God of Slaughter Domain unfolded, and a red pressure instantly filled the arena. Following that, nine Spirit Rings appeared one by one: two yellow, two purple, four black, and one blood-red.
At this moment, the aura emanating from Tang Hao was even stronger than that of Pope Bibi Dong.
"Clear Sky True Body!" Tang Hao's seventh Spirit Ring lit up, and the Clear Sky Hammer in his hand swelled with the wind, transforming in an instant into a massive hammer as tall as a small hill, spanning a hundred meters.
Perhaps feeling that the power was still insufficient, or perhaps thinking that Spirit Hall's current numbers were low enough to take advantage of, Tang Hao's Ten Thousand Year Spirit Ring shone brightly. Red patterns instantly wrapped around the surface of the Clear Sky Hammer, dyeing the originally pitch-black hammer a deep crimson.
With his left hand, Tang Hao grabbed Tang San from Yu Xiaogang's embrace. With his right hand, he swung the hundred-meter-long crimson hammer down toward Bibi Dong in an instant.
The wind howled, and the momentum was overwhelming. Faced with such a strike from Tang Hao, everyone on the battlefield's expression changed.
The arena was not large, and at such a close distance, even the audience sitting behind Tang Hao would inevitably be affected.
"How dare you!" Bibidong's willow-like brows furrowed, her face filled with anger as she quickly leaped into the air with the four Title Douluos, Ju, Gui, Xue, and Mao, to block the attack.
"Seven Treasure True Body." Seeing the vast coverage of Tang Hao's attack, Ning Fengzhi's expression turned serious. All seven of his Spirit Rings lit up beneath his feet, and seven colorful beams of light instantly infused into the bodies of all their Title Douluos.
Empowered by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, Bibidong and the four Title Douluos—Ju, Gui, Xue, and Mao—felt a surge of energy and immediately confronted the Clear Sky Hammer.
Boom—
A deafening roar erupted, shaking the very air. Soul Masters with low cultivation, like Yu Xiaogang, and ordinary people alike clutched their ears in pain, collapsing to the ground and fainting.
At this moment, the sky was split into two colors: one side was the black and red light emanating from the Clear Sky Hammer, while the other side was the multicolored Soul Skills unleashed by Bibidong and her four companions.
The attacks from both sides seemed to distort the air itself, with waves of colorful Soul Power rippling outward in all directions.
Li Xun pressed his hand on Qian Renxue's shoulder, using his Soul Power to heal the damage her ears had sustained from the explosive sound. As he looked up at the sky, he realized he still had a long way to go.
Tang Hao silently swallowed the blood that had risen to his throat, his composed expression unchanged.
He had naturally noticed Ning Fengzhi's support for Bibidong and her group, but his attack had already been launched, leaving no room for adjustments.
"Great Sumeru Hammer!"
Seeing his Clear Sky Hammer locked in a stalemate with Bibidong and her companions, a cold glint flashed in Tang Hao's eyes. He activated all his Soul Bone skills, and the first four of his Spirit Rings beneath his feet began to shatter.
Boom—
Another massive sonic boom erupted, and the powerful strike from the Clear Sky Hammer nearly forced Bibidong and her group to the ground.
"Hahaha, Bibidong, just you wait! The day will come when I collect the debt you owe me!" Tang Hao laughed heartily as he saw Bibidong and her companions in disarray.
But before he could finish his words, a chilling killing intent surged into the sky, accompanied by thirteen devastating Sword Qi and a poetic chant.
"Divine Demon Slash, Sword Douluo Chen Xin." Sword Douluo's pristine white robe billowed in the wind, and the Seven Kill Sword in his hand trembled with a resonant hum.
Tang Hao's heart skipped a beat as he saw the thirteen Sword Qi coming straight at him. This move again!
At this moment, Sword Douluo, with his 97th-level cultivation and Ning Fengzhi's support, could rival a 98th-level Title Douluo.
If Tang Hao were at his peak, without any hidden injuries and with his Spirit Rings and Soul Bone skills intact, he might have been able to hold his own. But in his current weakened state, after clashing with Bibidong and her four companions, his old strength was spent, and new strength had yet to form. How could he possibly withstand this?
"Jian Chen, you are no gentleman!!" Tang Hao's eyes widened with fury. With no other options left, he could only shatter his remaining five Spirit Rings to defend himself.
A tremendous energy surged from Tang Hao's body. He twisted his waist and swung the Clear Sky Hammer repeatedly, using the force of the impact to retreat rapidly.
Seeing that Sword Douluo was about to launch another attack, Tang Hao's anger soared to the heavens. He knew that if he allowed his opponent to strike again, both he and Xiao San would be forever trapped here.
"Clear Sky Nine Extremes, Skyward Strike!" Tang Hao's eyes flashed with killing intent as his Soul Power surged within him. With a swift motion, he hurled the Clear Sky Hammer directly towards the viewing platform where Li Xun, Ning Fengzhi, and Qian Renxue were seated.
But in that split second of delay, a Sword Qi was already upon him, leaving no room to evade. Tang Hao gritted his teeth, his heart steeled as he made his decision.
Blood splattered as a left leg fell from the sky.
"Seven Kill True Body." Sword Douluo, seeing the Clear Sky Hammer hurtling towards Li Xun and the others, summoned a massive phantom figure. With a single swing of his sword, he sent the hammer flying.
But by then, Tang Hao's figure had already vanished.
Ning Fengzhi, Li Xun, Sword Douluo, and Qian Renxue exchanged a glance as if by unspoken agreement, then subtly glanced at Bibidong and the others.
Teammates not stepping up? There's a traitor among us.
(End of Chapter)