Tang Hao Pushed to the Brink, Clear Sky True Body!
"You're just bragging! Watch my Soul Impact!"
A crisp yet somewhat serious shout suddenly exploded from Su Zui's sea of consciousness. The next instant, an invisible yet domineering and powerful mental shockwave struck Tang Hao's Divine Soul without warning.
The one who made the move was none other than the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, which was hidden within Su Zui's spiritual sea of consciousness.
Throughout the entire battle, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm remained quietly hidden deep within her sea of consciousness, holding her breath and concentrating, never daring to make a move rashly.
It knew in its heart that Tang Hao was a veteran Super Douluo who had been through life-and-death battles for decades, and Divine Soul had been tempered and refined to be as hard as refined steel.
Even as Million-Year Soul Beast, it wasn't confident that it could severely injure its opponent with a single Soul Impact. If the attack failed and it suffered a backlash from Tang Hao's powerful Spiritual Power, it would also suffer serious injuries, which would only drag Su Zui down with it.
Just now, Tang Hao was completely absorbed in building up the power of the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, focusing all his attention on the layering of hammer strikes. All his Soul Power and will were converging on the Clear Sky Hammer, which was the moment when his Divine Soul defenses were most vulnerable. This was a fleeting, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
An invisible and intangible torrent of spirit tore through the air, traversed the entire lake, and crashed straight into the depths of Tang Hao's mind.
Tang Hao's body stiffened abruptly, his arm holding the Clear Sky Hammer abruptly stopped in mid-air, and the crazy and ferocious light in his eyes dimmed slightly.
In an instant, dizziness, sharp pain, and chaotic, fragmented illusions rushed into his consciousness all at once.
Tang Hao's originally continuous and progressively increasing chain of hammer strikes was abruptly halted by the twenty-seventh strike, and the immense power that had accumulated to the critical point was suddenly broken.
The most important thing to avoid in the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer is to stop charging up the power midway.
The layers of power chains snapped with a crash, and the Berserk, out-of-control Soul Power surged and backfired along his meridians. Tang Hao felt a sudden sweetness in his throat, and a mouthful of hot, bloody blood almost burst out of his mouth. He forced the blood back down, his chest churning with a burning, dull pain.
"What was that?! Such a powerful mental attack!"
Tang Hao let out a muffled roar, his head shaking violently. His powerful and refined Spiritual Power instantly spread out, building a thick and solid Divine Soul defense line on the surface of his sea of consciousness, forcefully withstanding the remaining power of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's Soul Impact.
His bloodshot eyes scanned the surroundings rapidly—the rocks by the lake, the depths of the dense forest, the water's surface in mid-air—his gaze swept over every corner, yet he couldn't find the attacker's figure at all. That cold, domineering Spiritual Power clearly originated from Su Zui ahead!
"How could you possibly possess such powerful Spiritual Power? This is at least at the Super Douluo level!"
Tang Hao stared intently at Su Zui, the killing intent in his eyes intensifying, his knuckles clenching so tightly they turned white, causing the Clear Sky Hammer to tremble slightly. "Good, very good, you actually had such a trump card hidden!"
Su Zui seized this fleeting opening, his eyes gleaming with a sharp light.
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's Soul Impact was indeed powerful, but everyone knew in their hearts that it was simply a pipe dream to completely defeat a Super Douluo with just this one strike. Tang Hao had fought for half his life and overcome countless desperate situations, so his Divine Soul resilience far exceeded that of ordinary Soul Masters. This strike could only interrupt his hammer technique's power-gathering and briefly disturb his mind, allowing him a moment to launch an attack.
"Tian Meng, keep interfering, don't stop!" Su Zui didn't hesitate and immediately transmitted his voice quickly within his sea of consciousness.
"Understood! Leave it to me!"
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm responded without hesitation, activating its own Soul Skill.
"Soul Shock!"
As the Soul Skill was activated, a vast spiritual Divine Power transformed into an invisible and traceless giant net, quietly entangling Tang Hao's Divine Soul.
Fine, dense spiritual threads wrapped around his consciousness, constantly vibrating and tearing at it. The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm no longer sought a fatal burst of power; it only intended to continue pulling and harassing him, disrupting his judgment, and constantly interfering with the rhythm of his Soul Power circulation.
A series of subtle, persistent stinging pains rose and fell, taking root in Tang Hao's mind, like countless tiny ice worms relentlessly gnawing at his thoughts.
Every time he calmed his mind and tried to resume building up his power for the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, just as his Soul Power began to rise, a sudden wave of dizziness would strike him, causing his consciousness to waver and his continuous hammering motion to be interrupted once again.
I tried twice, and both times it failed.
Tang Hao's heart sank. He knew very well that in his current state, the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer was completely unusable.
"Xue'er, take advantage of his momentary lapse in concentration! Seize the opportunity and defeat him!"
Su Zui let out a low shout, and the golden sword shadow beneath his feet suddenly erupted. Golden light rose and flowed on the surface of the Great Luo Sword Embryo, and the Invincible Sword Domain once again stretched out to its fullest extent.
Thousands of golden sword energies burst forth from the mist, beneath the lake, and through the gaps in the dense forest, no longer employing the previous scattered attacks. The sword energies connected end to end, interlocking with each other to weave an impenetrable golden sword net, sealing off all of Tang Hao's space to dodge and move.
Qian Renxue's twelve Angel wings suddenly flapped, and a dazzling golden holy light shot into the sky from her entire body.
At this moment, the Angel Domain was unleashed without reservation, and the dazzling divine radiance enveloped Tang Hao's body. The suppressive power that already restrained the killing Soul Power surged once more. One after another, condensed and heavy golden light swords formed in her palms, shooting towards Tang Hao's vital points one after another like a rain of falling meteors.
The holy light fell upon Tang Hao's dark red Clear Sky Body Protection, causing hissing white smoke to rise continuously. The dark red patterns flowing on the surface of the armor gradually dimmed and dissolved under the erosion of the divine power.
Tang Hao was now besieged on all sides, his mind in turmoil from the relentless mental harassment by the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm. On one hand, he had to swing the Clear Sky Hammer to block the sky full of sword energy and holy light swords, and on the other hand, he had to spare a considerable portion of his Divine Soul power to continuously resist the shock attacks that kept coming from his sea of consciousness. His powerful strength was forcibly split in two, leaving him unable to defend one aspect at a time.
He gritted his teeth and swung his hammer to parry, the hammer flashing and whistling, constantly smashing away the incoming light swords and shattering the sword energy rushing towards him. But the Mental Interference from Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was like a leech, haunting him relentlessly. Every now and then, a sudden bout of dizziness would slow his movements by a mere half-beat.
That mere half-beat of space could be fatal.
A sword aura, slanted at a tricky angle, grazed his ribs, tearing through his tattered black cloak and leaving a shallow, yet continuously bleeding, wound on his skin. Immediately following, another beam of holy light struck his forearm precisely, the intense divine power scorching his skin and quickly leaving a charred wound.
The wounds weren't fatal, but the continuous addition of new injuries, coupled with the persistent, irritating pain in his mind, gradually wore down Tang Hao's remaining patience.
He was already filled with boundless despair and resentment because of the destruction of the Clear Sky Sect.
With his clansmen all dead and his sect destroyed, the only thing keeping him alive was the will to kill Su Zui and Qian Renxue. Now, however, it was being suppressed. A long-suppressed, Berserk rage finally broke through all restraint and surged to the top of his head.
"You're forcing me!"
Tang Hao roared to the sky, his voice echoing across the lake. The sound waves surged up the lake's surface, and the birds that nested in the dense forest scattered in panic, flapping their wings and fleeing far away.
He no longer insisted on continuing the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, nor did he deliberately conserve his Soul Power. At the same time, all nine Soul Rings in his body rose from beneath his feet.
Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, red.
The nine Soul Rings swirled and floated in sequence, spreading out a rich and powerful surge of Soul Power. Soon, the seventh jet-black Soul Ring suddenly shone with a dazzling light.
"Seventh Soul Skill - Clear Sky True Body!"