Tang Hao knew that Demon Subduing and Thousand Jun were both Rank 96 Title Douluos. With their Martial Soul True Bodies activated, they were formidable opponents. Even with the immense energy from his hundred-thousand-year ninth soul ring, he couldn't defeat them in just a few swings.
But Chrysanthemum and Ghost were different. Their strength was far inferior. If this hammer landed, given their frail frames, they would either be crippled or killed.
Before the battle fully escalated, he needed to reduce the enemy's numbers. Otherwise, even if he could hold off four opponents with explosive power, they could split up and capture Tang San and Xiao Wu to threaten him.
"Don't be arrogant!"
Unable to unleash their strongest moves in time, Demon Subduing and Thousand Jun activated their sixth offensive soul skills, intercepting the blood-colored giant hammer aimed at Chrysanthemum and Ghost.
"Boom—"
A deafening explosion echoed as two enormous figures were sent flying, crashing heavily into the ground, stirring up a cloud of dust.
Despite being at a higher rank and working together, Qianjun and Jiangmo were still no match for Tang Hao, who had activated the Grand Sumeru Hammer technique.
However, as top-tier powerhouses of the continent's Soul Master world, they were not easily defeated. Though they lost in pure strength, they managed to block the hammer without sustaining serious injuries.
Meanwhile, the shocked and shaken Chrysanthemum and Ghost used the opportunity to retreat a hundred meters away.
"Old Ghost, come!"
The dazzling Strange Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum materialized, and Yue Guan's enchanting voice reached Ghost Douluo's ears.
Having fought side by side for decades, the two had perfect synergy. Ghost's silhouette flickered as his Ghost Demon martial soul possessed him.
In the next instant, a brilliant silver fire ignited from Ghost's body, while golden flames simultaneously flared up around Yue Guan.
Then, all nine soul rings on their bodies lit up at once, further enhancing the radiance of their gold and silver flames.
'Not good! A Martial Soul Fusion Skill?!'
Noticing the changes in Chrysanthemum and Ghost, Tang Hao, who was fending off Qianjun and Jiangmo's attacks, felt an intense sense of crisis.
At Rank 95, Yue Guan and Gui mei were insignificant in his eyes. In a one-on-one fight, he could smash these two pretty boys into pancakes with his hammer in mere moments.
But if they had a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the situation would be drastically different.
Their soul power wasn't weaker than his, and regardless of the type of fusion skill—whether offensive or control—it would pose a fatal threat.
Tang Hao's fears were correct Yue Guan and Gui mei's Martial Soul Fusion Skill had the potential to be lethal.
This was precisely why the Spirit Hall had dispatched them in addition to Lion Douluo and the Demon Subduing-Thousand Jun duo.
Their mission was to activate their fusion skill, Two Extremes Static Domain, to cut off Tang Hao's escape.
"Soul Bone Skill: Tiger Demon Overlord Shattering Claw!"
Without hesitation, Tang Hao repelled another attack from Demon Subduing and Thousand Jun Douluo. Black light surged from his right arm, forming an overwhelming, pitch-black claw, which shot toward Chrysanthemum and Ghost, who were in the midst of activating their fusion skill.
"Eighth Soul Skill, Jiangmo Coiling Dragon Bind!"
Seeing this, Demon Subduing Douluo's expression changed, and he immediately activated his eighth soul skill.
In an instant, a vast surge of soul power erupted. Amidst a flash of red light, the Heavenly Awakened Sacred Gold Dragon sealed within his Coiling Dragon Staff fully awakened. Carrying an overwhelming force, it rushed straight toward the incoming black claw.
"Boom—"
Before the black claw could strike Yue Guan and Gui Mei, who were channeling their fusion skill, the red-glowing Heavenly Awakened Sacred Gold Dragon intercepted it. A violent clash between the two powerful attacks erupted, successfully neutralizing the threat to Yue Guan and Gui Meil.
At that very moment, Yue Guan and Gui Mei stood facing each other, their four hands clasped together. The eighteen soul rings originally shining on their bodies merged into a single, colossal gold-and-silver soul ring.
In the next second, Yue Guan and Ghost vanished, and the gold-and-silver ring floated into the air. As its radiance spread, the entire world seemed to be enveloped in gold and silver hues. Everything around them appeared to freeze in place at that instant.
Then, at an astonishing speed, the gold-and-silver soul ring flew above Tang Hao. In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a massive ring over a hundred meters in diameter.
By now, Tang Hao had already realized the danger. He unleashed his Killing God Domain to its utmost extent, preparing to counter Yue Guan and Gui Mei's domain-restricting fusion skill with his own domain power.
Unfortunately, he had underestimated the combined might of two Rank 95 Title Douluos.
Under the suppression of the Two Extremes Static Domain, the Killing God Domain was quickly forced back into Tang Hao's body. Then, as the dazzling light receded, a layer of gold-and-silver radiance appeared over his massive Clear Sky True Body.
At that moment, Tang Hao felt an inescapable, overwhelming force restraining his Clear Sky True Body, immobilizing him in mid-air. He couldn't move at all.
Yes, at this very instant, Tang Hao had fallen into the hands of the very "chrysanthemum and ghost" he had previously looked down upon.
Seeing his Father being completely restrained by the enemy's Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Tang San, standing in the distance, widened his eyes in disbelief.
The Father he had always believed to be invincible… was he truly about to lose to the Spirit Hall today?
Despair welled up in Tang San's heart. If even his father was defeated, then who could possibly save him and Xiao Wu today?
At that moment, an overwhelming sense of unwillingness surged within him.
"Heh~ Tang Hao, oh Tang Hao… Back then, the Grand Priest spared your life, yet you failed to restrain yourself. Truly, 'Heaven's sins may be avoided, but self-inflicted sins are inescapable!'"
With a light chuckle, Demon Subduing Douluo sneered at Tang Hao.
"Enough with the nonsense! Kill him! Ninth Soul Skill, Proof of Bodhi!"
Understanding that delays could lead to unforeseen changes, Thousand Jun Douluo interrupted Demon Subduing Douluo's chatter. His ninth soul ring glowed brilliantly as an immense surge of soul power erupted. From within his Coiling Dragon Staff, the Dragon of Purging Evil shot out, aiming to deliver a fatal strike to Tang Hao.
But at that critical moment, an unexpected event unfolded.
A tall figure, clad in a black robe with a hood obscuring his face, suddenly appeared on the battlefield. In his hand, he wielded a massive hammer, with nine radiant soul rings glowing around him.
Immediately afterward, the black-robed figure's seventh soul ring shone, and an enormous blue Clear Sky True Body emerged.
"Ninth Soul Skill, Heavenly Tyrant Hammer!"
A deep, resonant voice echoed. As his ninth soul ring flashed darkly, boundless purple lightning surged forth. The colossal hammer in the hands of the blue Clear Sky True Body descended fiercely—aiming straight at the Coiling Dragon Staff, which was forming a circular bind around the Dragon of Purging Evil, in a devastating strike.
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