Facing the Clear Sky True Body unleashed by Tang Hao, Black March 7th's expression was icy. She suddenly raised her twin swords. In an instant, a flash of sword light shot straight into the sky.
The aura around her was cold and bone-chilling. A ruthless killing intent spread out, and she immediately used her Demon Cleansing Lapis Lazuli Sword. That sharp sword intent was almost tangible, like a blade that tore through space. At the same time, the cold aura of her Six-Phase Ice instantly spread, and the surrounding space seemed to be quickly enveloped in a layer of solid ice. The temperature plummeted, and Tang Hao's figure was temporarily stagnant for a moment.
Almost at the same time, Black Lu Jingming, who had just sent Sword Douluo flying with his Railgun, once again condensed a Black Abyss Spear in his hand.
In his right hand, a white Riding Spear had appeared at some point. Six blood-red soul rings with green divine patterns were wrapped around the white Riding Spear, exuding a strong life aura.
"Twin martial souls!" Seeing this, everyone gasped, their faces filled with shock and bewilderment.
Xue Qinghe and Xue Ke subconsciously turned their gazes to Lu Jingming, who was maintaining the black light barrier beside them, their eyes filled with disbelief.
Lu Jingming couldn't help but twitch his mouth when he saw this. Black Lu Jingming's actions were too decisive. He was going to use his martial soul fusion skill so quickly. One had to know that his Black Abyss White Flower martial soul had a 100% fusion rate. In this way, the power contained in this martial soul fusion skill would be beyond everyone's imagination.
Just like the Golden Iron Triangle, their martial soul fusion skill only had a 99% fusion rate. Even so, the two Soul Sages, along with the burden Yu Xiaogang, already had the ability to fight a Titled Douluo.
Now, the Soul Sage-level Black Lu Jingming was using a Self-Martial Soul Fusion Skill. If he were to use the first rated power, "Gungnir," it was likely that no matter who the target was, they would not be able to escape.
The first rated power of Black Abyss White Flower has the ability to accurately lock onto a target from a long distance. Once the attack is launched, it can use the power of decay and decomposition to completely turn the target into nothingness.
This was also Lu Jingming's strongest attack method at this stage, a true ultimate technique!
"Be careful, I have a Self-Martial Soul Fusion Skill. If he uses it, no one can stop it!" Lu Jingming warned without hesitation.
He couldn't be sure who Black Lu Jingming's target was. If the target was their side, he could only protect himself. Xue Qinghe, Xue Ke, and Ning Fengzhi would likely lose their lives.
Although everyone knew little about the Self-Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Ning Fengzhi and the others were very familiar with the power of the martial soul fusion skill. They knew that the higher the fusion rate of the martial soul fusion skill, the more astonishing the power it could unleash.
Looking at the Golden Iron Triangle and the Invincible Dragon Snake, they all used martial soul fusion skills to contend with a Titled Douluo despite not being Titled Douluos themselves. The power was evident.
And now, a person using a martial soul fusion skill with twin martial souls. This was far beyond their understanding, but even so, anyone could guess that the fusion rate must be extremely high, and it might even be 100%.
"Uncle Jian, Uncle Gu, Poison Douluo, Clear Sky Douluo, be careful, it's a martial soul fusion skill!"
After receiving Lu Jingming's warning, Ning Fengzhi's face turned pale. He quickly gathered his soul power and shouted with all his might, trying to alert Sword Douluo and the others who were in the middle of a fierce battle.
Everyone was stunned when they heard Ning Fengzhi's shout. Everyone, whether they were in a heated battle or the students and teachers who were busy escaping, subconsciously looked back and focused their gazes on Black Lu Jingming, who was holding the black and white holy spears.
They were clearly two completely different martial souls, each with unique soul rings. They were undoubtedly twin martial souls. However, no one had ever heard of twin martial souls being able to use a martial soul fusion skill.
"I am black, the one who devours everything. I am white, the one who births everything. I was born before creation and exist after annihilation."
Black Lu Jingming raised his twin spears. As his cold, mechanical voice sounded, the two holy spears instantly merged into one, becoming the complete Black Abyss White Flower. This cold incantation sent a shiver down everyone's spines. Everyone was not only shocked that this negative energy aggregate, which had no intelligence, had spoken for the first time but also by the power of decay that the Black Abyss White Flower emitted, which felt as if they were facing the Grim Reaper himself.
"First Rated Power, Gungnir!"
As the cold, mechanical voice fell, a black light that seemed to be able to devour everything instantly locked onto Tang Hao, who was the most conspicuous person on the field. After all, Tang Hao was currently using his Martial Soul True Body. His hundred-meter-tall figure, holding the Clear Sky Hammer, was particularly eye-catching among the crowd, so it naturally attracted Black Lu Jingming's attention first.
The moment he was locked on by Gungnir, Tang Hao felt a strong sense of impending death surge toward him like a tide. And there was no way to avoid this danger. Even if he abandoned Tang San and the others and chose to escape, no matter where he ran, he seemed unable to escape the shadow of death.
In such a desperate situation, Tang Hao's face became ferocious. Since he couldn't hide, he wouldn't run away!
"Grand Sumeru Hammer, Detonating Ring!"
Tang Hao roared. The first soul ring on his body exploded. In an instant, a massive amount of soul power was fed back into Tang Hao's body, causing the power of the Clear Sky Hammer to soar again. A layer of crackling lightning wrapped around the hammer.
The black light that devoured everything seemed to be able to twist space. Wherever it passed, everything turned into nothingness. It crossed thousands of meters with the speed of lightning and instantly arrived in front of Tang Hao.
Tang Hao's muscles were taut and bulging. Because he was going all out, his old injuries were triggered, and a trace of fresh blood slowly oozed from the corner of his mouth. But he had no time to worry about that. He swung the Clear Sky Hammer in his hand with all his might.
"Boom!"
The moment the black light collided with the Clear Sky Hammer, the entire world seemed to fall into a state of silence. Space and time seemed to freeze at this moment. However, just a moment later, an earth-shattering roar resounded throughout the entire valley like thunder. A terrifying shockwave swept upward, tearing the sky apart. The thick clouds were also split in two.
The black light, with its chilling power of decay, continuously decomposed the power contained in the Clear Sky Hammer. Feeling this powerful decomposition force, Tang Hao didn't hesitate. His second, third, and fourth soul rings exploded one after another. He continuously used the Detonating Ring technique, providing himself with a steady stream of powerful force to counter the terrifying power of decay and decomposition of Gungnir.
The Grand Sumeru Hammer of the Clear Sky Sect is a divine technique. Its secret, Detonating Ring, allows the user to gain powerful strength far beyond their cultivation level in a short period of time.
However, the requirements for using the Grand Sumeru Hammer are extremely strict. The tradition of the Clear Sky Sect has always been that only those who have learned the Grand Sumeru Hammer are qualified to inherit the title of Clear Sky Douluo. This shows that this ultimate technique is rarely mastered within the Clear Sky Sect.
It was with this ultimate technique that Tang Hao was able to escape from the Seraphim DouluoQian Daoliu of the Spirit Hall. At this time, facing Black Lu Jingming's Self-Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Tang Hao had no choice but to use the secret of the Grand Sumeru Hammer again and detonate his soul rings continuously.
Although he knew that he would fall into an unprecedented period of weakness afterward, if he didn't use the Detonating Ring technique, he would surely die. If he were to be killed by a Soul Sage's martial soul fusion skill, the reputation of his Clear Sky Douluo title would be tarnished. So, he didn't hesitate to use this ultimate technique.
Despite being seriously injured, Tang Hao was a Level 95 peak Douluo after all. With the help of the powerful force brought by the Detonating Rings, he finally succeeded in blocking this strike of Gungnir.
"Father, be careful!"
Tang Hao had detonated five soul rings in a row and had just barely managed to block Gungnir. Before he could even let out a sigh of relief, Tang San's terrified voice suddenly sounded.
Tang Hao reacted instantly. Just as he was about to detonate his sixth soul ring, a graceful but chilling figure had already appeared in front of him. It was Black Castorice.
The fifth soul ring on Black Castorice's body shone brightly. A terrifying aura of death gathered on the blade of her gorgeous purple scythe. Her fifth soul skill, Caress of the Butterfly, can condense a large amount of death energy on the scythe. Once hit, the target will be eroded by the death energy until their life dissipates.
A ghostly light flashed by. The purple butterfly danced like a dream. Then, bright red blood splattered. Although Tang Hao detonated his soul ring in time and successfully dodged the fatal blow, the scythe still cut across his chest, leaving a horrifying, deep wound.
A terrifying death energy rushed in like a surging tide, instantly invading his body and clinging to him like a maggot on a bone, impossible to get rid of.
"Boom!"
Tang Hao angrily swung the Clear Sky Hammer. A powerful force roared out, causing the void to vibrate. Lightning shot out in all directions. The air seemed to be unable to bear the burden and was filled with dense cracks before instantly shattering, setting off a huge shockwave that sent Black Castorice flying.
"Go!"
Tang Hao roared. He grabbed Tang San and Xiao Wu and ran away with all his might.
Liu Erlong and the others, who had transformed into a Golden Saint Dragon, saw this and no longer continued to fight with Bolyux, the Dead Dragon. Their dragon claws stretched out, grabbed Dai Mubai and the others, and flew away from the valley.
"Time Stagnation!"
Dugu Bo seized the opportunity and used his eighth soul skill again, successfully controlling Black Jinhsi for a moment. He then flew toward the people of the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, took Dugu Yan and the others with him, and turned to leave.
Sword Douluo had taken a hit from Black Lu Jingming's Railgun before. Although he wasn't seriously injured, he looked disheveled. He swung his sword from a distance at Black Gu yue and Black Liuying with all his might.
A blood-red Seven Kill Sword energy tore through space like lightning, instantly forcing Black Gu yue and Black Liuying to retreat. Seizing this opportunity, Bone Douluo instantly merged into the void. Using his spatial transfer ability, he returned to Ning Fengzhi's side.
"Fengzhi, let's go!"
At this time, Bone Douluo's body was covered in burns, all of which were Black Liuying's "masterpieces." Bone Douluo waved his hand, and space instantly twisted. The power of space enveloped the area of a few meters, taking Ning Fengzhi, Xue Qinghe, Xue Ke, and Lu Jingming with it and instantly performing a spatial transfer.
After Sword Douluo swung a sword to buy some time, his body turned into a sharp sword light and retreated at an extremely fast speed. Meng Shenji also successfully rescued Bai Baoshan, who was frozen in ice, and fled for his life with him.
Black March 7th shot an arrow from a distance, but it was successfully intercepted by a vine dragon created by Zhi Lin's Heavenly Azure Vine. For the many powerhouses who only wanted to escape, only a few unlucky ones were stopped.
In just a moment, the core of the filth spot was empty, leaving only a dozen corpses behind. Most of them were teachers from the academies with relatively low cultivation levels, but there was no lack of unlucky ones like the Soul Sage Zhao Wuji.
When everyone had escaped the filth spot, they still didn't stop. They only stopped when they were dozens of kilometers away from the filth spot. They had all been terrified by the negative energy monsters in this filth spot.
When everyone stopped to rest, they gradually recovered from their state of panic and helplessness. Looking at the hundred-plus people who had been here before, now less than a hundred remained. Everyone was in a sorry state, and they were all still in shock.
They had been full of confidence when they arrived, which was a stark contrast to their current appearance. If it weren't for the few Titled Douluos who had attracted most of the firepower, none of them would have been able to get out alive.
"Uncle Jian, Uncle Gu, are you two okay?"
Ning Fengzhi's face was grim. He looked at Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo with a worried expression.
"We're fine. We just suffered some minor injuries. We were careless this time!"
Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo shook their heads. Both of their faces were very grim. Although they weren't seriously injured, this experience felt like a dream to them. The two of them, one a Level 95 peak Douluo and the other a Level 97 peak Douluo, were suppressed by a group of Soul Sages with Ning Fengzhi's assistance. This was simply unbelievable!
Lu Jingming also shook his head. He knew that without Black Robin's help, with Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo's strength, clearing this filth spot should have been a breeze. After all, even though Black Liuying and the others were strong, they were only at the Soul Emperor level and were only qualified to fight a Titled Douluo at most.
However, when Black Robin made her move and raised everyone's strength to the Soul Sage level, the situation was completely different.
In the cultivation system of a soul master, a Soul Sage is a crucial watershed. Only after breaking through to the Soul Sage level can one be considered a high-level soul master. A faction can only be considered a high-level faction if it has a Soul Sage. It can be said that the difference in strength between the Soul Sage-level Black Liuying and the Soul Emperor-level was as different as heaven and earth. Their power had skyrocketed.
The Soul Emperor-level Black Liuying and the others could only display the combat power of a Soul Douluo, only having the qualification to fight a Titled Douluo. But once they reached the Soul Sage level, they could in turn suppress a Titled Douluo, and multiple people could even join forces to suppress a peak Douluo.
Therefore, as early as the moment he saw Black Robin, Lu Jingming had expected that Sword Douluo and the others would probably encounter a setback this time. And things developed just as he had expected. Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo and the others fell into a predicament.
Tang Hao's appearance was also within his expectations. After all, with Black Robin's amplification, there were as many as six copies with the strength of a Titled Douluo. His own copy successfully stopped Sword Douluo. Black Jinhsi held back Dugu Bo. Black Liuying and Black Gu yue stopped Bone Douluo. In this situation, Black March 7th and Black Castorice were left with no one to deal with. The Golden Iron Triangle was the only force capable of stopping them. Therefore, forcing Tang Hao, who was hiding in the dark to protect Tang San, was almost an inevitable result.
The fact that Tang Hao was able to successfully block the first rated power of the Black Abyss White Flower was also beyond Lu Jingming's expectations. As expected of the Detonating Ring technique. This skill allowed Tang San to fight the deified Qian Renxue for a short time. When Tang Hao used it, he also successfully blocked Gungnir.
However, Tang Hao was hit by Black Castorice's fifth soul skill, so he was already doomed. It was only a matter of time. It was unknown how long Tang Hao would be able to hold on in his current state. And in this world, the only ones who could save Tang Hao and help him get rid of Black Castorice's death energy were Lu Jingming and Castorice, or a deity.
Castorice was not in this world, and Lu Jingming didn't have much affection for Tang Hao, so he naturally wouldn't help him for no reason. And a deity, being high above, was even less likely to descend to the mortal world. In this way, Tang Hao had almost no chance of survival. The death energy would gradually erode his vitality like a maggot on a bone until his vitality was exhausted and his soul scattered.
"Father!" Tang San supported Tang Hao. He looked at the horrifying wound on his chest, which was covered with purple death energy, and his face was particularly grim.
He slowly infused soul power into Tang Hao's body. Not only did he find Tang Hao's internal injuries to be shocking, but he was also horrified to discover that the death energy was continuously devouring Tang Hao's vitality like a greedy taotie. Even the soul power he infused was ruthlessly devoured the moment it got close to the death energy.
"It's nothing, San. I can still suppress it!" Tang Hao knew his injuries better than anyone else, but he didn't show too much fear or despair. For him, death might be a kind of relief, so he could go and be with A Yin.
However, the only things he couldn't let go of were Tang San and the Clear Sky Sect. He felt that he had let the Clear Sky Sect down and was sorry for his father, who had passed away due to his anger. This made him feel ashamed to face the ancestors of the Clear Sky Sect. At the same time, due to his injuries, he couldn't seek justice from the Spirit Hall. He could only attack some of their branch halls, which was a regret that he could never let go of.
If it weren't for Tang San's appearance, he might have spent the rest of his life in a state of decadence and then reunited with A Yin. But now, he couldn't even choose not to go see A Yin.
"Dean Flander, what about Teacher Zhao?!"
Compared to Tang San, who only cared about Tang Hao, Ning Rongrong and the others thought of Zhao Wuji.
"Alas! It's all my fault," Flander slowly closed his eyes, his face full of grief. If he hadn't been greedy for treasure and brought everyone to this filth spot, Zhao Wuji wouldn't have died here. He couldn't easily let go of this self-reproach.
Oscar and the others were also in deep sorrow. The atmosphere was heavy with silence.
"Uncle Feng, Uncle Huo, is my aunt still alive?" On the other side, Huo Shi and Feng Ying had really brought Shui Ming'er out of the filth spot. At this moment, Shui Ming'er was sealed in ice by Shui Bing'er, quietly lying in the ice coffin.
Unlike the copies that were condensed from negative energy, Shui Ming'er had a real body. After being brought out of the filth spot, the negative energy around her was gradually dissipating, but her body still existed.
"I can feel that her soul is trapped in her body by this negative energy. This is good news, but the bad news is that her heart has already shattered and her body is actually dead. Once this negative energy completely dissipates, her soul will also disappear."
Meng Shenji, as a mental-type Soul Douluo, went up and carefully examined Shui Ming'er's condition. A look of surprise appeared on his face. This was the first time in his life he had encountered such a strange state. However, facing Shui Ming'er's tricky situation, he was also powerless.
"Student Ye Lingling, come here and see if you can heal her injuries!" Although he didn't have much hope, Meng Shenji was not a person who would stand by and watch others die. He waved to Ye Lingling, who was next to Dugu Yan, and signaled her to try and save Shui Ming'er.
"Uh, me?" Ye Lingling's face showed hesitation. She was only a Soul Venerable-level healing-type soul master. It was really difficult for her to step up in this situation.
"It's okay, Lingling. You go and try. We're all here!" Dugu Yan gently comforted Ye Lingling. If Ye Lingling could really save Shui Ming'er, it would be a great thing for her. Having this good relationship with the Tianshui Academy would only bring benefits and no harm. What's more, it was a life-saving grace. If Shui Ming'er could really be saved, it would not be an exaggeration for her to take Ye Lingling as a goddaughter. And looking at the stance of Huo Shi and Feng Ying, if they owed this favor, whoever dared to harm Ye Lingling in the future would have to face the wrath of the Three Elemental Academies.
Besides, even if she couldn't heal her, there would be no serious consequences. After all, they were just trying to save a life, even if it seemed like a lost cause.
"O-Okay!" Ye Lingling nodded gently and slowly walked in front of Shui Ming'er. Looking at Shui Bing'er and the others' expectant gazes, Ye Lingling sighed helplessly.
With her two yellow and one purple soul rings appearing one after another, a beautiful begonia flower, woven from pink and white, appeared in Ye Lingling's hand. The soul rings flickered, and a pink and white healing light gently fell on Shui Ming'er.
Everyone clearly saw that Shui Ming'er's other injuries were recovering at a visible speed. However, what was regrettable was that the fatal wound that went through her chest remained unchanged. Ye Lingling's Nine-Heart Begonia martial soul was indeed powerful. No matter how many soul rings were added to it, it would always have only one soul skill. In terms of healing, its ability was terrifying.
But Ye Lingling's cultivation level was still low. She couldn't regenerate severed limbs, let alone repair a shattered heart. If she had the cultivation of a Titled Douluo now and the powerful amplification of her Martial Soul True Body, she might have a chance. But unfortunately, Shui Ming'er didn't have that much time to wait for Ye Lingling to break through to become a Titled Douluo, and it was a question mark whether Ye Lingling would even be able to break through.
Given Shui Ming'er's current situation, even if she returned to Heaven Dou City and had Ye Lingling's mother make a move, it would probably be useless. Even a Soul Sage-level Nine-Heart Begonia soul master couldn't regenerate severed limbs, let alone reshape a heart.