A short while later.
With another explosive boom echoing across the battlefield, Tang Hao detonated yet another Spirit Ring.
Meanwhile, Bibi Dong had finally exhausted the Soul Power of her Death Spider Emperor and began her transformation.
The purple-black patterns on her forehead turned ink-green, while a crystalline emerald radiance spread around her. Her lower body transformed into three pairs of ink-green spider legs, and her arms morphed from human limbs into emerald lances.
The true form of the Soul Devouring Spider Emperor differed from that of the Death Spider Emperor - even the manifestation of the eight spider legs was distinct, with two originating from her upper arms.
The result appeared even more grotesque.
Finally came the Spirit Rings: four black rings released simultaneously during her transformation.
Dugu Feng's eyes lit up - Bibi Dong's second Martial Soul had just absorbed these four Spirit Rings.
These rings emanated profound darkness and intense aura, leading Dugu Feng to speculate they came from Spirit Beasts at least fifty thousand years old.
Bibi Dong had been remarkably patient, only beginning to absorb Spirit Rings for her second Martial Soul after her Death Spider Emperor had reached nine rings.
She clearly followed the principle of quality over quantity.
Otherwise, with Bibi Dong's power, she could have filled all nine rings anytime.
He recalled how after Tang San returned from five years of training at Sea God Island, he had battled Bibi Dong in the Star Dou Great Forest.
Back then, Bibi Dong's second Martial Soul already possessed seven Spirit Rings - five black and two red.
It seemed Bibi Dong must have been continuously hunting high-level Spirit Beasts, undoubtedly searching for traces of 100,000-Year Soul Beasts.
Currently, her second Martial Soul only carried four Spirit Rings.
With her new Martial Soul manifested, Bibi Dong's power returned to its peak.
Though she only possessed four Spirit Rings, their combined age exceeded two hundred thousand years.
This matched the total ring age of most other cultivators' full sets.
The power of her Soul Skills was exceptionally formidable.
She finally unleashed her Rakshasa Domain. Since her second Martial Soul, the Soul Devouring Spider Emperor, hadn't reached Titled Expert level and hadn't developed its Soul Devouring Domain, she could only employ the Rakshasa Domain for now.
Dugu Feng knew the critical moment had arrived.
Noticing the King of Slaughter's sinister smirk nearby, he suspected the King had already made his move.
At the battlefield's center.
The final confrontation had begun.
Tang Hao's power, after detonating another ring, had reached its zenith.
Meanwhile, Bibi Dong, having unleashed her Rakshasa Domain connected to the God Test and her powerful second Martial Soul, had similarly attained her maximum strength.
Bibi Dong employed her first Soul Skill, Half-Moon. Though it was her first skill, its Spirit Ring came from a fifty-thousand-year beast.
Hovering mid-air, Bibi Dong raised the six lance-like spider legs from her lower body along with the two spider lances transformed from her arms, simultaneously slashing eight crescent-shaped emerald arcs toward her opponent.
These ink-green radiance continuously collided with Tang Hao's Clear Sky Hammer.
Explosions of green light erupted repeatedly.
Vast clouds of green mist spread out in all directions.
Tang Hao continued countering with his Clear Sky Hammer, apparently determined not to cease until all his Spirit Rings were detonated.
The Clear Sky Hammer now bore pale white patterns as the Slaughter God Domain's power manifested.
With each use, his mastery grew.
Tang Hao realized he had previously underestimated the Slaughter God Domain.
Had he cultivated it to this level earlier,
His injuries from the last battle with Yu Yuanzhen wouldn't have been so severe.
And as Bibi Dong unleashed her Rakshasa Domain...
Tang Hao suddenly discovered he could clearly sense Bibi Dong's Domain power.
That evil Slaughter Power, resentment, and sinister aura - Tang Hao perceived them all distinctly.
He believed the reason lay in the fact that both their Domains originated from Slaughter City.
And he considered his comprehension of the Domain to be far deeper than Bibi Dong's.
In reality, this was due to the King of Slaughter's assistance.
But ultimately, Tang Hao felt he held the advantage.
He secretly transmitted messages to Tang Xiao and the Second Elder, instructing them to prepare to coordinate with him.
Meanwhile, on the opposite side, Bibi Dong secretly seethed with hatred.
Tang Hao's resilience had exceeded her expectations.
According to what Yu Yuanzhen had told her about fighting Tang Hao, his old injuries were severe and he shouldn't be able to sustain prolonged combat.
But now it appeared this wasn't the case at all.
As Bibi Dong rapidly calculated in her mind, she realized killing all three of them at once was impossible.
If she could kill just one more, it would still be worth exposing her true strength.
Bibi Dong instantly made her decision - fight desperately to kill one more person, then retreat.
Her third Spirit Ring lit up.
Layer upon layer of dark green halos spread out from beneath her feet.
The halos scattered like starlight, and upon closer inspection, these specks of light were actually dark green venomous spiders.
Each venomous spider was about half a meter in diameter.
They were so densely packed that they blotted out the entire sky.
Every venomous spider resembled a miniature Bibi Dong, their eight Spider Legs constantly waving as they swarmed toward Tang Xiao and the Second Elder like flying insects.
Seeing Bibi Dong unleash a new Soul Skill, neither dared to be the slightest bit careless - after all, Bibi Dong had just killed the Third Elder instantly using the Death Spider Empress's Ninth Soul Skill.
No one knew how powerful this new Soul Skill might be.
The two executed the Seal Word Technique from the Nine Secret Skills of the Clear Sky to perfection, their hammers moving with impenetrable defense.
But unexpectedly, the venomous spiders exploded immediately upon approach.
The shockwaves from the explosions, amplified by the numerous spiders, created powerful undulations.
This disrupted the normal execution of their hammer techniques.
Bibi Dong revealed a smile, "Compared to me, you're still far inferior!"
But in the next instant, her smile froze.
She saw Tang Hao not far away, his Killing Intent soaring to the heavens, his white Slaughter God Domain glowing red and emitting rippling waves.
The waves moved with incredible speed.
Instantly suppressing Bibi Dong's Rakshasa Domain.
Moreover, the Slaughter Aura within her Rakshasa Domain was being drained away, absorbed by Tang Hao's Slaughter God Domain.
Her trump card, the venomous spiders, also slowed down considerably.
"Die, Bibi Dong!"
While attacking, Tang Hao finally detonated his hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ring.
"A Yin, I didn't want this, I never wanted to detonate your Spirit Ring.
It's all Spirit Hall's fault, all Bibi Dong's doing.
They're the ones responsible - I will definitely avenge you!"
Amplified by the Slaughter God Domain, his power reached its peak.
Meanwhile, problems emerged in Bibi Dong's Rakshasa Domain, and the power boost it originally provided her suddenly diminished.
With one rising as the other fell, Bibi Dong's movements immediately slowed.
"Boom!"
Bibi Dong took a solid hit from Tang Hao's hammer.
She barely had time to block with her arms transformed into Spider Lances, but how could the power released by Spider Lances compare to the Clear Sky Hammer?
Bibi Dong was sent flying backward, vomiting blood.
And Tang Hao's hammer technique was the type that pressed the advantage relentlessly - the more he hammered, the greater the force and the faster the speed.
He spun once in mid-air and brought down another hammer strike.
In Bibi Dong's horrified gaze,
the Spider Lances on her arms took another hammer blow, cracking and shattering into fragments.
The destruction of the Spider Lances meant part of her Martial Soul Avatar had been destroyed.
Bibi Dong sustained considerable injuries.
She immediately fluttered her six wings and attempted to flee into the distance.