Outside the tavern at this moment, wild winds rose abruptly, and dust swirled.
The Chrysanthemum Douluo was seen flying backward violently, tracing an arc through the air. He stomped his foot hard against the ground, carving out a deep furrow before barely managing to steady himself.
"Tang Hao!"
With a cold shout, the Chrysanthemum Douluo raised a hand to wipe the crimson from the corner of his mouth. His eyes were as cold as ice, fixed intently on the man ahead who held a giant hammer and stood as immovable as a mountain.
"Hahaha—"
Tang Hao laughed loudly. His expression was grim, and his eyes were as sharp as lightning. He sneered, "A mere chrysanthemum... You think you can capture my son? In your dreams!"
However, the moment his voice fell.
The air behind the Chrysanthemum Douluo suddenly froze. An enchanting and noble purple shadow quietly emerged without a sound. Her Aura was as icy as an abyss, causing the surrounding temperature to plummet.
"And what if... you add me to the mix?"
Bibi Dong smiled slightly, her voice cold yet carrying an overwhelming sense of pressure.
...
This was Bibi Dong's first Martial Soul, the Death Spider Emperor.
"Supreme Pontiff... Your Holiness, what should we do?"
In an instant, a massive blood-red figure condensed behind him. Its silhouette was identical to Tang Hao himself, its Aura as fierce as a giant beast that could swallow heaven and earth.
The two figures stood side by side, purple light churning around them as the air seemed to solidify. Facing the mountain-like giant hammer in Tang Hao's hand, the Spider Emperor Clone and Bibi Dong's true body stepped forward together, lunging into the air to meet the smashing hammer head-on.
"Mhm." Hearing this, Tang San nodded slightly. He suppressed the confusion in his heart for the moment and, without further hesitation, continued to follow Master as they sped toward the city outskirts.
Meanwhile, beneath an ancient tree outside Soto City.
The next second, the purple light intensified. Amidst the flickering light and shadows, a Death Spider Emperor identical to her true body slowly split from her form.
"Eighth Spirit Ability, Spider Emperor Clone!"
Boom—
The purple light in Tang San's eyes was still flickering slightly, and the questions in his heart had not yet dissipated when he was jolted by Master's urgent voice.
It wasn't just her lower body that changed; the skin of her upper body was also covered in a layer of purple-black armor. Even her face was obscured by a shell. Beneath her eyes, four small eyes had grown out. No matter how one looked at it, she resembled a massive venomous spider.
"Little San, stop looking! Get out of the city, fast!"
"Not good, I feel that little lady is inside the city... Nothing has happened to her, has it?" Slowly looking up, the man's gaze pierced through the air, looking straight toward the distant Soto City where the loud noise originated. His brow furrowed instantly as he whispered to himself.
The Clear Sky Hammer in his hand expanded with the wind. Shrouded in blood-red light, the entire hammer head slowly swelled until it was a hundred meters long, the head resembling a small mountain.
As Bibi Dong's true body and the Spider Emperor Clone met the giant hammer simultaneously.
As soon as she finished speaking, she soared into the air, her figure cutting through the night sky like a bolt of ghostly lightning, heading straight for the whistling giant hammer.
Just as Tang San was feeling bewildered.
Standing here was an extremely burly middle-aged man. His head of red hair burned like fire, he wore a red robe, and a mark of a Three-Headed Mastiff was branded in the center of his forehead.
With those words, the middle-aged man dared not slacken in the slightest. His body jolted as he transformed into a streak of crimson light, flying rapidly toward Soto City.
Hearing this, Tang Hao smiled indifferently. He carried a special temperament, an indifference as if it wouldn't matter even if thousands of troops stood before him.
Tang San suddenly looked up, the purple light in his eyes flashing as he activated the Purple Demon Eye. His sharp vision pierced the night to look into the distance.
Suddenly, a deafening explosion tore through the night sky of Soto City, as if heaven and earth were trembling. The shockwave swept outward like a tidal wave.
Master gave him a hard tug, pulling him back to reality from his shock.
The nine spirit rings appearing on Tang Hao were exactly the same as those on Bibi Dong. His final spirit ring was also a hundred-thousand-year existence.
As Tang Hao's voice fell, the blood-red light around his entire body surged violently.
However, the sound of that massive explosion still echoed in their ears.
With a sway of her body, the purple-black shell on Bibi Dong suddenly glowed with purple light. An illusory image of the Death Spider Emperor, identical to her true body, condensed behind her.
This was the Eighth Spirit Ability of Bibi Dong's first Martial Soul: Spider Emperor Clone.
By now, the group from Shrek Academy had fled to the east gate of Soto City.
The moment Bibi Dong soared into the air, her legs disappeared. From the abdomen down, she became a massive spherical body, from which eight thick spider legs grew.
The air vibrated violently due to her speed and Aura. Purple light tore away from her body, bringing a strong sense of pressure as if heaven and earth were being stifled.
"Could it be...?"
The minds of all Soul Masters below rank seventy went completely blank. Many fainted on the spot amidst the indescribable, violent roar.
Seeing the mountain-like giant hammer whistling toward him, the Chrysanthemum Douluo's face turned pale instantly. The Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum in his hand trembled slightly as he spoke with a shaky voice.
Despite having the same spirit rings, the Aura Tang Hao displayed at this moment was something Bibi Dong could not compare to at all.
"Hahaha, Bibi Dong, take my Heaven-Soaring Strike!"
At the same time, her seventh and eighth spirit rings lit up simultaneously.
In the sky, a massive blood-red phantom stood tall. The giant hammer he held was like a hanging mountain, emitting a heart-palpitating sense of pressure.
"Heh, what? Bibi Dong, do you wish to avenge your teacher?"
Bibi Dong was always reluctant to reveal her Martial Soul in front of others because her appearance after manifesting it was truly too hideous.
"Slaughter God Domain, open!"
One spirit ring after another rose slowly from beneath Tang Hao's feet. The speed of their ascent was not fast, but with the appearance of each ring, the Aura on his body became increasingly heavy.
"This hammer... how can it be exactly the same as my Second Spirit?"
Amidst arrogant laughter, Tang Hao moved. The hundred-meter-long super giant hammer in his hand descended abruptly, smashing toward Bibi Dong and the Chrysanthemum Douluo.
This one-hundred-percent power was not just physical; it also included Martial Soul Abilities. Of course, this only applied to the first seven Martial Soul Abilities and did not include the eighth or ninth.
"This is? What's going on?"
Bibi Dong did not answer. There was no fear in her eyes, only a flash of coldness as she shouted, "Tang Hao, you're looking for death!"
The next second: two yellow, two purple, four black, one red.
Spider Emperor Clone Effect: Creates a Clone using a Soul Skill that possesses one hundred percent of the original's power. It has no intelligence and must be controlled.
Next, Tang Hao's seventh spirit ring lit up.
"Seventh Spirit Ability, Clear Sky Avatar!"
Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, red.
A total of nine spirit rings rose slowly from beneath her feet like nine divine lights, illuminating the entire street and releasing a pressure sufficient to instantly suffocate everyone in Soto City.
A massive amount of energy collided abruptly in the air.
His heart jolted slightly as purple light flowed in his pupils. Tang San focused his gaze and suddenly discovered that the giant hammer in the blood-red phantom's hand was exactly the same as his own Second Spirit.