Under the siege of the Soul Beasts that surged like a tide, Tang San was already in an extremely poor state, his Soul Power nearing exhaustion.
The Clear Sky Hammer in his hand, constantly spewing maggots and reeking of foul odor, was even harder to wield with its true power.
His Blue Silver Grass was easily torn apart in the beast horde like fragile threads.
"Pfft!"
A ten-thousand-year Split-Gold Leopard's sharp claws viciously tore open his back, bringing with it a large chunk of flesh, deep enough to expose bone.
"Ah--"
Immediately, Tang San let out a miserable cry, stumbling forward and falling, the bizarre Clear Sky Hammer in his hand also flew out, rolling onto the ground, still gurgling with white maggots.
At the same time, another thousand-year Cave devil spider stealthily approached Tang San from behind, opening its poisonous fangs, bringing a fishy wind, and biting down fiercely towards his neck!
In an instant, the shadow of death instantly enveloped Tang San, his eyes filled with unwillingness, resentment, and fear of death.
Not far away, Tang Chuan, suspended in mid-air, watched all of this with indifference.
"Heh heh, this beast is finally getting his just deserts."
"It's just that he probably never expected retribution to come so quickly!"
Watching Tang San struggle on the verge of death under the beast's claws, seeing his once proud Clear Sky Hammer become defiled and unbearable, Tang Chuan's lips unconsciously curved into a cold arc, as if he were watching a drama completely unrelated to him.
For such a person who indiscriminately kills the innocent and has an impure heart, even if he was his own brother, he felt no sympathy.
However.
Just as the Cave devil spider's poisonous fangs were about to touch Tang San's throat, in that critical moment.
"Buzz--!"
A cold, viscous, terrifying Killing Intent, as if condensed from mountains of corpses and seas of blood, swept in from all directions without warning!
This Killing Intent was so strong that it instantly overwhelmed the violent Aura of all the Soul Beasts in the field, causing the air to solidify and the temperature to drop sharply!
Immediately after, the sky seemed to be dyed crimson!
The next second, a colossal Clear Sky Hammer phantom, dark blood-red throughout, carrying an overbearing Aura that could destroy everything, descended like a meteor, tearing through the sky with a Soul-shaking roar, and slammed down violently towards the area where Tang San was!
"Boom---!!!"
The giant hammer struck, and the earth, as fragile as tofu, instantly collapsed into a huge pit!
The terrifying shockwave, mixed with Killing Intent as solid as substance, spread out in a sudden ring!
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Those Soul Beasts attacking Tang San, whether thousand-year or ten-thousand-year, in the face of this absolute power, didn't even have time to scream before their bodies burst open like crushed insects, turning into a sky full of blood mist and flesh!
Even the Cave devil spider that was about to succeed was instantly evaporated into nothingness along with the venom it sprayed, the moment the blood hammer descended!
For a time, an area of a hundred meters around the giant hammer's impact point was cleared!
Only the huge deep pit remained, and at the edge of the pit's bottom, Tang San, who was bleeding from all seven orifices, was barely alive but fortunately not directly hit.
And not far away, Master, who had been thrown flying by the airwave and was in a sorry state, and Liu Erlong, who had just forced back the surrounding Soul Beasts and was looking on in horror.
"Tang Hao?"
Tang Chuan let out a low cry, suspended in mid-air, his robes flapping loudly in the violent airwave, the cold sneer on his face had long disappeared, replaced by immense solemnity and sharpness.
At this moment, his gaze was fixed on the slowly dissipating blood-red giant hammer phantom.
Upon feeling this familiar overwhelming Killing Intent and catching a glimpse of the disheveled figure that suddenly appeared like a mountain, Tang Chuan's pupils slightly contracted.
He didn't hesitate at all, the blue-gold light around his body retracted, and the Blue Silver Domain was instantly unleashed to its maximum, directly merging into the surrounding environment, his Aura and figure becoming indistinct.
Below, Tang San, having survived the ordeal, upon seeing the figure descending like a God of War was actually his father, his pale face immediately showed an uncontrollable excitement, his voice trembling with the thrill of survival and filial affection:
"Dad? You... you've come?"
However, facing his son's excited cry, Tang Hao merely lowered his head indifferently.
His eyes, hidden behind his messy hair, swept over Tang San's disheveled appearance like an eagle, especially lingering for a moment on the Clear Sky Hammer that had fallen to the ground, still reeking of foul odor and squirming with maggots, a hint of undetectable fury and deep disappointment flashed in his eyes.
He took a seemingly casual step, and space seemed to shrink under his feet.
The next second.
Tang Hao's tall and burly figure appeared before Tang San like Gui Mei.
The joy of reuniting with a loved one after escaping danger made Tang San instinctively want to step forward, seeking his father's protection and embrace as he did in childhood.
But as soon as his foot moved, what greeted him was not a warm embrace.
But Tang Hao's powerful and heavy kick, without any warning!
"Bang!"
This kick landed squarely on Tang San's chest.
The immense force sent him flying backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily onto the ground a dozen meters away, and rolling several more times before finally stopping.
"Pfft--"
Spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood, Tang San's chest immediately felt a sharp pain, and he didn't know how many bones were broken.
"Dad... why... why are you hitting me?"
Lying on the ground, Tang San raised his head, his face filled with incredulous bewilderment and grievance, looking at the cold, mountain-like figure not far away, he asked in confusion.
He didn't understand why his father would strike him so heavily upon meeting him.
Was it because of his current sorry state? Or was it because... Hearing this, Tang Hao's face showed no emotion, instead, his anger grew, and he roared in a low voice:
"Don't call me father! I don't have a son like you!"
Before his words finished, his large, fan-like hand, carrying a sharp palm wind, delivered another fierce slap to the other side of Tang San's face!
"Slap!"
This slap was even heavier than before, making Tang San's vision go black, his ears ring, his head tilt to one side, both cheeks swollen high, his mouth cracked, and blood mixed with saliva flowing down.
Being hit repeatedly, especially being treated this way by his most respected father.
A surge of anger and grievance rose in Tang San's heart, he endured the severe pain and dizziness, his voice filled with suppressed fury:
"Dad! You... why are you hitting me?!"
"Why am I hitting you?!" Seeing that he was still stubborn, Tang Hao laughed in extreme anger, suddenly bent down, grabbed Tang San's collar, and lifted him from the ground like a chick, making him meet his angry eyes, the strong smell of alcohol mixed with Killing Intent sprayed onto Tang San's face.
"Good! I'll let you die understanding! Little San, tell me loudly! What did you promise me back then, in Saint Spirit Village, when you decided to become a Soul Master?! Speak!"
Being roared at so closely by his father, Tang San's mind was in a mess, but under that powerful pressure, he still subconsciously searched for memory fragments, mumbling:
"I... I promised you... to use the hammer in my left hand to protect the grass in my right hand..."
"Nonsense!" Tang Hao roared again in anger, raising his other hand to strike again, but seeing his son's face swollen like a pig's head, his hand hovered in mid-air, and finally, he put it down, frustrated, he gritted his teeth and squeezed out a voice:
"What else?! What was my most important instruction?! Have you forgotten?!"
Tang San trembled all over from his roar, and the dusty memories were finally completely awakened, a promise he had deliberately ignored and cast aside due to his desire for power clearly emerged.
His face instantly turned pale, his eyes flickered, not daring to look into Tang Hao's angry eyes, his voice also lowered, with guilt and a tremble:
"You also told me... no matter... no matter how I Cultivate in the future, I must... must never attach any spirit ring to the Clear Sky Hammer. And... and not let anyone see its existence... otherwise... otherwise, once others discover I have twin spirits, my life might be in danger..."
Finally hearing this forgotten promise from his son, the fury in Tang Hao's eyes seemed to erupt, he stared intently at Tang San and coldly shouted:
"So you still remember! Then tell me! What is this disgusting thing on the ground?!"
"Not only did you attach a spirit ring, but you also made it look like this!"
At this moment, Tang Hao's gaze was fixed on the Clear Sky Hammer that had fallen to the ground, still gurgling with white maggots and emitting a putrid smell.
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