Chapter 153: Divine Command of Kagutsuchi!

Chapter 153: Divine Command of Kagutsuchi!

With the power of six complete soul rings, Tang Hao's eyes glowed red, and his Clear Sky Hammer expanded in size. At the same time, the strain activated his old injuries.

Tang Hao swallowed a mouthful of blood forced up from within. There was no turning back—once the bow is drawn, there's no retraction. At this point, he had no retreat.

Today, either Kong dies, or he, Tang Hao, will fall!

"Great Xu Mi Hammer!"

The energy drawn from detonating six soul rings surged, and as Tang Hao executed the Great Xu Mi Hammer, his power and aura not only returned to its peak but surged to around the level of 97.

Yet somehow, he still sensed that even with this strength, he couldn't block the incoming strike!

This was the intuition of a warrior honed through countless life-and-death experiences. Tang Hao had relied on it to escape death more times than he could count, and he trusted this feeling implicitly.

"Keep detonating!"

Skipping the seventh soul ring, he shattered the eighth. The soul ring, nearly fifty thousand years old, broke, instantly raising Tang Hao's strength once again, bringing it close to level 98. However, this was only temporary—his true level remained at 95.

"Pfft…"

Tang Hao couldn't suppress the blood any longer. He could feel his old injuries acting up, and even if he could defeat Kong, he wouldn't survive after using the Great Xu Mi Hammer.

If he had known the outcome, he would never have come to assassinate Kong.

But unfortunately, there was no "if."

"To eliminate a monstrous threat for the Clear Sky Clan—it's worth it!"

Tang Hao thought to himself. He then wielded the Great Xu Mi Hammer, slamming it toward Kong's looming weapon.

This blow—he was confident it would shatter that giant hand and slay Kong right here!

Since death was inevitable, his next move would be to detonate his hundred-thousand-year soul ring!

With an earth-shaking roar, the ground quaked, and the surrounding kilometer sank by several centimeters!

In the shadows, She Long, Blood Thorn, Chen Xin, and Ning Fengzhi were all paralyzed with shock. They weren't too far away from the battle between two of the most powerful individuals—they'd noticed the clash long before half a cup of tea had passed.

"Tang Hao and Kong???"

The four exchanged bewildered looks, unable to fathom why Tang Hao would attempt to assassinate Kong! This wasn't sparring; the intensity suggested an assassination attempt. How else would such a violent scene unfold?

However, Tang Hao hadn't anticipated that Kong would be this powerful—someone he couldn't subdue in a short time.

"A Soul Saint able to force Tang Hao to this point?"

"This… is this really the combat strength of a Soul Saint?"

Even Chen Xin felt a chill as he observed the massive hand wielding the weapon. Could he survive such an attack without assistance?

Perhaps, only with Ning Fengzhi's support could he manage to defend against something like this.

She Long and Blood Thorn trembled all over; both had once considered assassinating Kong. If they'd acted foolishly, Kong would have slaughtered them in an instant without even requiring Yu Yuanshen's intervention!

"Hiss…"

She Long and Blood Thorn gasped, muttering at the sheer terror of the situation. Fortunately, Qian Renxue had intervened, stopping them from attempting an assassination on Kong. Otherwise, the Spirit Hall might have lost two of its generals!

Even the newly titled Douluo, Yu Yuanshen, and Yu Luomian had rushed over. Originally intending to help, they were instead halted by the Soul Douluo-level Yu Longwu.

"Calm down. The young master won't be in danger!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Luomian and Yu Yuanshen finally came to their senses. Of course, how could Kong be in danger?

He was under divine protection, after all. Compared to him, what was Tang Hao?

With this realization, they settled down, observing the intense battle between Kong and Tang Hao.

"To think the young master could be this powerful!"

Even Yu Yuanshen and Yu Luomian, who had just advanced to the level of Titled Douluo, couldn't help but feel chills upon witnessing Kong in his "Divine Armor" form.

"Ah, no wonder the young master didn't want us to accompany him this time. If something were to happen, it would be a question of who would protect whom," Yu Longwu sighed.

Yu Yuanshen fully agreed. Even though he had recently achieved the level of Titled Douluo, he doubted his ability to protect Kong.

If there was an enemy even Kong couldn't handle, they'd be powerless as well.

"Tang Hao—such audacity! Clear Sky Clan, how brazen you are! Today's events, I, Yu Luomian, will remember. I will settle this score someday!"

Yu Luomian gritted his teeth, muttering to himself. Tang Hao dared to assassinate their young master—there would be no mercy when it came time to deal with members of the Clear Sky Clan!

The scene shifted, and the Clear Sky Hammer clashed with Kong's weapon, separating. Kong's first soul ring began to glow.

"Tang Hao, allow me to show you what a truly fitting soul skill looks like!"

As Kong spoke, his first soul ring transformed slightly, returning to its original form—a fully red soul ring, marked with a single pattern. Its age: a hundred thousand years.

Compared to Tang Hao's own red soul ring, Kong's radiated an even more terrifying aura, as if a hundred-thousand-year Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear were standing right there!

With its age advanced to a hundred thousand years, while it didn't gain a secondary soul skill, its original skill's power had doubled. Wasn't this even more frightening than a second skill?

"A hundred-thousand-year soul ring?"

Not only did Tang Hao freeze, but Yu Luomian and the others were equally stunned.

They remembered that Kong's soul ring had been stated by Yu Yuanzhen to be just over nine hundred years old.

Due to Kong's unique martial soul, all his soul rings manifested as purple with distinctive lightning patterns, unlike standard purple rings.

"Hundred-thousand-year Soul Skill: Fragmented Annihilation!"

With the soul ring's evolution, the "sword aura" generated by Fragmented Annihilation not only doubled in quantity but also had its power increased twofold!

In combination with the Thunder God's Domain and his true martial soul form (Divine Armor state), once Fragmented Annihilation was unleashed, the entire world seemed to transform into a sea of violet thunder.

The fourteen sword auras merged and, wielded by the giant hand with Kong's weapon, they could seemingly bypass any defense!

The base was fifty percent defense bypass, but with the doubled power, it now ignored one hundred percent of defenses!

At Kong's soul power level of 73, this first soul skill initially produced seven sword auras, but with the soul ring's evolution to a hundred thousand years, the number of sword auras doubled!

Tang Hao: "??"

Faced with such a terrifying attack, Tang Hao's body shook. Even though he was accustomed to life-or-death situations, he felt his scalp tingle with fear.

"Detonate!"

Both his seventh and ninth soul rings shattered simultaneously. At this moment, Tang Hao stepped into the level 99 realm!

Yet, facing this defense-piercing attack, he only felt a chill down his spine, drenched in cold sweat.

"I'm going to die!!"

(End of Chapter)

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