"A peerless Battle Soul Hammer, a majestic Clear Sky School."
Qian Xunji's dignified voice echoed through the valley, his golden pupils looking down on all living things.
He was filled with an air of superiority.
"The successor of the world's number one sect consorting with a Spirit Beast. This was destined to be a disaster."
"Even if it is a disaster, what does it have to do with you!"
Tang Hao lifted his hammer and looked up, his eyes blazing with furious flames.
Upon hearing this, A Yin's azure eyes couldn't help but dim slightly.
"Knowingly breaking the rules... How absurd!" Qian Xunji shouted in a low voice.
Nine Spirit Rings spiraled up around him. He was no longer prepared to waste any more words on Tang Hao.
"Qian Xunji!"
Tang Hao called him by his full name, raised his hammer, and questioned, "Aren't you afraid of my Clear Sky School's retaliation for what you've done today?!"
"Retaliation?"
Qian Xunji raised the longsword in his hand and sneered, "If you want to retaliate, why wait for the future? This Pope is helping you..."
"Cleanse your sect!"
"!!!"
Qian Xunji's words made Tang Hao's eyes widen.
Cleanse the sect?
That's right!
He had been on the run for the better part of a day.
With Spirit Hall making such a huge move, it was impossible for the sect not to have received the news!
A hint of panic gradually appeared in Tang Hao's eyes.
A Yin's eyes were also filled with bitterness.
"Hao!"
Suddenly, amidst A Yin's cry of alarm, Tang Hao pushed her directly into a nearby cave.
What answered her was a massive boulder!
It sealed the cave entrance tightly.
The black Spirit Ring on Qian Xunji's body shone brightly as he raised the sharp sword in his hand.
He issued a final warning.
"Tang Hao, surrender now and I'll spare your life!"
"If you want to harm A Yin, you'll have to step over my dead body!"
"Ridiculous! If you had known this would happen, why did you bother?"
"Cut the crap!"
Tang Hao gave Qian Xunji his most forceful response with the Clear Sky Hammer in his hand.
"Heavenly Strike—!"
"Hmph, you refuse to see reason!"
Qian Xunji swung the sharp sword in his hand.
The Martial Soul True Form behind him mirrored his movements exactly. A colossal Angel Light Blade swept towards Tang Hao, shattering the mountain wall.
The tip of the blade was so sharp it made one's brow ache.
Boom!
The mountain exploded, sending shattered rocks flying.
Tang Hao soared into the air.
The Clear Sky Hammer in his hand swelled in the wind as he swung it viciously at Qian Xunji.
"Chaotic Cloak—!"
"Heh..."
Qian Xunji sneered.
Without another word, Chrysanthemum and Ghost embraced back-to-back, their eighteen Spirit Rings flying.
A shrill, hoarse voice echoed through the valley.
""Two Extremes Static Domain!""
Hum!
A strange power spread out.
The wind stopped. Dust, rubble, and falling leaves floated in the air.
Even the light seemed to freeze in place.
Tang Hao was completely unable to move, his eyes filled with panic and a towering rage!
Qian Xunji didn't hesitate.
Pfft!
A golden blade pierced straight through Tang Hao's body.
The static space was freed once more.
The impact from the blade sent Tang Hao's body plummeting.
Bang!
The ground shattered.
Tang Hao slammed heavily into a crater, his blood staining the sky.
"Capture him!"
Qian Xunji gave the order.
But before Ju Gui could act, a cluster of golden-blue Blue Silver Emperor vines swept in, pulling Tang Hao away first.
"Hao!"
A Yin hurriedly knelt and checked Tang Hao's injuries.
Swish, swish, swish!
Over a dozen streaks of light sped over.
Riding swords, flapping wings, floating, or sprinting...
The Soul Masters who had previously besieged Tang Hao and A Yin had all caught up.
They surrounded the pair once again.
At this moment, Tang Hao's power was spent. He was a lamb waiting for the slaughter!
A Yin looked at the surrounding Soul Masters, who were watching them like tigers stalking their prey, her eyes filled with pain and glistening with tears.
Qian Xunji remained high and mighty, commanding, "Leave with us, and both he and your child can continue to live."
"No! A Yin..."
Tang Hao wanted to stop her, but he struggled to even lift his hands.
"..."
A Yin didn't speak, only shedding silent tears.
Looking at Tang Hao's weathered, blood-stained face, a hint of resolve appeared in A Yin's eyes. She resolutely placed the swaddled child in Tang Hao's arms and said with reluctance, "Hao... take good care of our child..."
"..."
Tang Hao looked into A Yin's eyes, his own filled with terror.
"A Yin... No, don't!"
Amidst Tang Hao's heart-wrenching screams, golden-blue strands of Blue Silver Grass suddenly began to grow from the surrounding ground, brimming with life force.
A Yin raised her delicate hands.
The image of a translucent, flawless plant was reflected in the air—it was the true form of the Blue Silver Emperor!
The Blue Silver Grass continued to spread across the ground.
Faintly, a trace of blood-red color appeared on the Blue Silver Emperor.
Qian Xunji suddenly frowned.
He could clearly feel that something had locked onto him.
"No—!"
Tang Hao suddenly let out a long howl, his voice turning completely hoarse.
In that instant!
A dazzling red light burst from between A Yin's eyebrows, shooting out in all directions.
"Stop her!"
Qian Xunji's expression changed drastically, and he immediately issued the order!
But it was already too late.
Wherever the blood-red light passed, everything was dyed in its color and brought to a standstill.
An absolute stasis!
Even though Qian Xunji and the others were Titled Douluo experts, both their bodies and their consciousness had ceased to function.
Within the canyon, the only one who could still move was A Yin.
A blood-red pillar of light shot into the sky!
A bewitching, bloody flame had already ignited on A Yin's body, burning everything it could.
Blood, flesh, cultivation, and even life itself!
The bloody flame burned brighter and brighter, gradually turning from red to a dark crimson.
And in the process of this transformation, A Yin's body gradually faded, like an increasingly transparent blue crystal.
All the blood-red light condensed into a huge ring.
It slowly contracted...
It surrounded A Yin, and Tang Hao in front of her.
And at this very moment, the absolute stasis created by the magnetic field was gradually weakening.
The first thing to recover was everyone's consciousness.
Looking at the scene before him, Qian Xunji couldn't help but be consumed by rage!
In that instant, he even wondered if this was a conspiracy by the Clear Sky School!
Using his Spirit Hall to help Tang Hao achieve his goal, while also gaining a reputation for integrity!
Turbid tears streamed endlessly from Tang Hao's eyes.
A Yin, who was already translucent, looked back at Tang Hao.
Her face wore a smile.
She used her firm yet gentle gaze to tell Tang Hao that everything she was doing now was worth it!
With a radiant smile, all the Blue Silver Emperor vines around Tang Hao withered and died. A Yin's body gradually faded, faded... becoming fainter and fainter.
The surging ring of bloody flame rapidly contracted, pouring entirely into Tang Hao's body.
An endless series of explosive sounds rang out.
The moment A Yin disappeared, Tang Hao seemed to be reborn. All his injuries had completely healed!
Where his feet had been empty... two yellow, two purple, four black, and one blood-red Spirit Ring slowly unfurled!
The realm of a Titled Douluo—achieved!
In the next moment, A Yin's extremely faint body completely dissipated, as if she had never existed.
Only a single grass seed was left floating in the air.
The magnetic field dispersed.
"No! A Yin...! My A Yin—!"
A mournful cry that barely sounded human erupted from Tang Hao's mouth.
At this moment, Tang Hao's very heart was trembling.
"Bastard!"
Qian Xunji was incandescent with rage. He swiftly raised the longsword in his hand.
"Angel's Glory!"
In that same instant, the blood-red light on Tang Hao's body erupted violently, and the Spirit Rings at his feet began to shatter.
"Great Sumeru Hammer—!"
A furious roar tore through the heavens, and a giant hammer smashed the air with a deafening boom!
Rumble—
Angry thunder roared through the canyon.
Multicolored Spirit Rings and Soul Skills continuously shot back and forth within the gorge.
When night fell, the lights became even more dazzling, the commotion not diminishing in the slightest.
Tang Hao didn't even know how many times he had swung his hammer; his consciousness was on the verge of blurring.
He could only see enemies falling one after another.
The child in his arms had long since stopped crying. He even opened his eyes, looking around with some confusion.
Then he slowly closed them again.
—
The great battle in the canyon no longer allowed for any onlookers.
It raged from day to night, and from night to day again.
—
Meanwhile, on the other side.
The news of the Pope personally leading an expedition against Tang Hao was causing a huge stir in the Soul Master Realm.
But Spirit Hall City itself remained as peaceful as ever.
The morning breeze passed by.
Bi Bi Dong sat in the Papal Hall, savoring the wonderful feeling of power.
Inside the Wisteria Residence.
Ye Tian looked at Qian Renxue, who was sitting at the table giggling foolishly, and couldn't make heads or tails of it.
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