A Bit Like Susanoo

Mu Yuan watched Tang Hao and Sword Douluo unleash their Martial Soul Avatars. This method of condensing vast amounts of energy into tangible forms reminded him somewhat of an old acquaintance from a manga in his previous life.

Compared to that, however, Tang Hao and Sword Douluo's Martial Soul Avatars were much smaller, only thirty or forty meters tall.

Of course, size did not entirely determine strength.

Tang Hao and Sword Douluo were still extremely powerful.

"Wood Dragon!"

The Wood Dragon on Mu Yuan's wooden construct flew out, wrapping directly around Tang Hao's Clear Sky True Body.

Tang Hao and Sword Douluo were in the midst of clashing. Caught off guard, Tang Hao was immediately entangled by the Wood Dragon.

In an instant, Tang Hao felt the thing draining his Soul Power.

Tang Hao immediately retreated, intending to first get rid of the Wood Dragon wrapped around him.

But Sword Douluo gave Tang Hao no chance, charging forward in pursuit.

At the same time, Mu Yuan controlled the wooden construct and attacked as well.

Seeing this, Tang Hao endured Sword Douluo's attacks and forcibly charged toward Mu Yuan. As long as he defeated Mu Yuan, the Wood Dragon on his body would naturally vanish as well.

But Mu Yuan was not as easy to defeat as Tang Hao had imagined. That strange wooden construct was terrifyingly resilient. Even with a hammer strike, he could only leave a dent in it, completely unable to shatter it.

In the blink of an eye, the dent he had just created recovered.

Tang Hao could also feel the Wood Dragon coiled around his Martial Soul Avatar continuously draining the Soul Power within him.

Suddenly, unable to dodge in time, Tang Hao felt a sharp pain at his side. A sword gleam sliced open his left ribs, and blood flowed out. It had come within a hair's breadth of cutting him in two.

"Divine Slaughter's Domain!"

A white glow shot out from Tang Hao's brow, forming a domain filled with killing intent.

Sword Douluo's expression changed at the sight of Divine Slaughter's Domain, and he immediately unleashed his own Seven Kill Domain.

The two domains collided, their enhancements canceling each other out. Neither gained an advantage.

But when the shockwave formed by the two domains spread toward Mu Yuan, the Divine Tree Martial Soul behind him suddenly raised its head and let out a howl, its two tails whipping wildly through the air.

A terrifying sound wave spread outward. Aside from Xiao Wu, who was in Mu Yuan's arms, both Tang Hao and Sword Douluo let out muffled groans as their Spiritual Power was injured by the impact.

Tang San and the many soul masters outside from Heaven Dou Royal Academy were all affected as well. However, because Mu Yuan and the others had deliberately fought far away from Heaven Dou Royal Academy, they did not suffer much harm due to the distance.

Tang Hao held his head and looked up. Seeing that Sword Douluo had been affected as well, he instantly realized an opportunity had come. Enduring the damage to his mind, he erupted with Soul Power and unleashed the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes, attacking Mu Yuan.

Sword Douluo ignored his own injuries and immediately used his Eighth Spirit Skill, charging at Tang Hao.

Mu Yuan did not panic. The red spirit ring on his body lit up again, and just as Tang Hao rushed at him, several wooden giant hands dozens of meters tall rose directly from the ground.

Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring's second skill, All-Encompassing Bag Technique.

Several giant hands grabbed at Tang Hao. Tang Hao swung his hammer with all his strength, smashing the first giant hand, then exhausted himself breaking the second. But he had no time to destroy the third, fourth, and fifth hands, which directly slammed Tang Hao into the earth.

"Well done, Xiao Yuan!"

Sword Douluo's Eighth Spirit Skill followed close behind, an incomparably powerful slash striking toward Tang Hao.

"Boom!"

The enormous explosion made even the ground tremble. The shockwave directly sent the distant Tang San flying, and the Soul Power barrier maintained by Meng Shenji and the other two Spirit Douluo nearly shattered.

As the dust settled, Tang Hao stood in the air, coughing blood.

The black robe on his body had been torn apart, exposing half his face.

"Dad!" Tang San said weakly. He had suffered too many injuries today, and after uttering those words, he completely lost consciousness.

Tang Hao stood in the air. He appeared not to have suffered grievous injuries, but a closer look revealed that of the nine spirit rings on his body, only five remained.

"Xiao Yuan, be careful. It's the Clear Sky Sect's Exploding Ring Ultimate Skill!"

Sword Douluo warned him.

Mu Yuan nodded.

The Clear Sky Sect's Exploding Ring Ultimate Skill allowed one to gain a burst of greater attack power by detonating spirit rings. Though powerful, it lasted only a short time. Once the Exploding Ring enhancement expired, the user would fall into severe weakness. As long as he and Sword Douluo were prepared, they had nothing to fear from their opponent.

Mu Yuan casually took out a stalk of Ink Jade Divine Bamboo from his Soul Tool and tossed it to Sword Douluo.

"A medicinal herb that restores Soul Power!"

Mu Yuan kept it brief.

Sword Douluo swallowed the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo in one bite and immediately felt the Soul Power in his body rapidly recover. Even his bottleneck seemed to loosen slightly.

What kind of medicinal herb was this?

A question flashed through Sword Douluo's mind, but given the situation, he did not ask at once.

Tang Hao, meanwhile, was having a difficult time.

During that crisis just now, although he had used the power of Exploding Rings to offset Sword Douluo's Eighth Spirit Skill, the tremendous impact unleashed by the spirit skill had still exploded around him. He already had old injuries within his body, and now his injuries had worsened further.

He estimated that if he detonated all his remaining spirit rings, he might temporarily gain immense power, but after the battle, he would likely lose more than half his life. Even if he did not die, he would be crippled.

Tang Hao assessed the strength of Mu Yuan and Sword Douluo in his heart, and he truly had no confidence in defeating the two of them.

On the other side, Sword Douluo and Mu Yuan were watching Tang Hao closely as well. They were worried that Tang Hao would lash out in desperation, so they did not dare press him too hard.

The two sides remained locked in a standoff for several seconds.

Feeling that he could no longer hold on, Tang Hao said,

"Let me take Tang San away. Let today's matter end here, all right?"

Mu Yuan and Sword Douluo exchanged a glance. Mu Yuan calmly said, "If you do not uproot the weeds, they will grow again with the spring breeze."

Sword Douluo said to Mu Yuan, "He's taking the initiative to seek peace. Looks like he can't hold on any longer."

Tang Hao had never expected the two of them to be so ruthless, determined to put him to death.

Watching the two slowly approach, Tang Hao said frantically,

"If I detonate all my spirit rings, I may not be certain of killing you two, but what about that little girl from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect? She will definitely die. Don't force me into a massacre!"

Sword Douluo's gaze turned sharp. "Attacking a child—you really are despicable. If anything happens to Rongrong, your son will not escape either!"

Tang Hao said, "Then we'll perish together!"

At those words, the Seven Kill Sword in Sword Douluo's hand continuously rang with sword cries.

"Forget it!" Mu Yuan spoke up in time. "Let Tang San and me settle our own grudge. Don't endanger others. I do not want Rongrong to be harmed because of this, and you do not want to see Tang San hunted by two Titled Douluo, with the Clear Sky Sect's legacy slaughtered as a result. If we attack the weak, neither side benefits!"

Hearing this, Tang Hao's taut nerves relaxed slightly. He nodded and said,

"Fine. Boy from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, you have some courage. But Tang San is not your match yet. His talent is no worse than yours. Do you dare make an agreement and settle your grudge a few years later?"

Mu Yuan said flatly, "How many years do you want?"

Tang Hao thought for a moment. "Seven years! Seven years from now, we will meet here for a fair duel and settle this grudge!"

Mu Yuan nodded. "Then I agree to this seven-year pact!"

Tang Hao burst into laughter. His son possessed Twin Martial Souls. Seven years would be enough to erase the gap between him and Mu Yuan. When the time came, he would let this ignorant brat see what true talent was.

Tang Hao took Tang San from the ground and retreated into the distance.

Watching Tang Hao's departing figure, Mu Yuan silently said to himself, One year. In one year, he would suppress the entire Clear Sky Sect!