Lucifer vs. Tang Hao

Before his words had even faded, an incomparably powerful black force surged from Ye Qin's body!

Tang Hao was greatly alarmed and hurriedly retreated!

The next moment, a ball of black light silently emerged in midair, with another figure standing within it!

He wore a black trench coat, his violet-silver hair hanging to his waist like a woman's. His face was extraordinarily handsome, yet strangely eerie and domineering!

His pupils, in particular, were shaped like crosses!

His chest was bare, revealing ten perfect abdominal muscles!

This man was Ye Qin's second guardian Douluo, the King of Fallen, Lucifer!

"Who are you?!" Faced with Lucifer's strange pupils, Tang Hao actually felt a trace of fear.

"Master, should I answer him?" Lucifer unexpectedly asked Ye Qin.

"Kill him for me!" Ye Qin touched his reddened throat and said with a hint of anger!

"As you command, Master!" Lucifer replied.

"Kid, listen up!" Lucifer immediately pointed at Tang Hao and smiled wickedly. "You are about to die at the hands of the King of Fallen, Luci—"

Before Lucifer could finish, Tang Hao had already raised the Clear Sky Hammer, as large as a water vat, and smashed it toward him!

"How rude!" Lucifer's expression darkened. A black-gold greatsword appeared in his right hand and collided head-on with Tang Hao's Clear Sky Hammer!

"Master, be careful!" Seeing this, Mina did not hesitate. She picked up Hu Liena and came to Ye Qin's side, then used her Soul Power to form a semicircular barrier around the three of them!

With a deafening boom, the Fallen Greatsword and the Clear Sky Hammer erupted with shockwaves like colliding meteors!

In an instant, terrifying waves of energy surged forth like a raging gale, causing the massive trees within twenty meters to sway violently!

Yet it was clear that the scales of victory were tipping toward Lucifer!

Not only was Lucifer, a level ninety-six peak Douluo, one Soul Power Level above Tang Hao at present!

Every one of Ye Qin's followers possessed a God-tier Martial Soul!

The quality of his Martial Soul naturally surpassed the Clear Sky Hammer!

Even so, Tang Hao was by no means easy to defeat!

Unlike other Titled Douluo, Tang Hao cultivated pure strength. Coupled with the dominance of the Clear Sky Hammer, this allowed him to fight three level ninety-five Douluo alone just after becoming a Titled Douluo!

That had also been Tang Hao's most glorious battle!

Of course, Tang Hao was now severely injured, and his glory was no longer what it had been!

"Not bad strength!" Lucifer curled his lips, and nine terrifying soul rings—eight black and one red—appeared magnificently beneath his feet!

"What?!" Tang Hao's pupils contracted at the sight of Lucifer's soul ring configuration!

The instant the soul rings appeared, Lucifer's aura soared, directly blasting Tang Hao away!

Fortunately, Tang Hao was no weakling. He steadied himself in midair, and nine soul rings—two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red—shone brilliantly around him!

"You dared offend the King's master, so you must endure judgment from Hell!" Lucifer smiled coldly.

"Soul skill, Hell's Judgment!"

As Lucifer spoke coldly, the fifth ring beneath his feet blazed intensely. The black-gold greatsword in his hand expanded twentyfold in an instant!

At the same time, a terrifying phantom emerged behind him—the Fallen Angel, comparable to a divine soul!

The instant the Fallen Angel appeared, the surrounding space darkened, leaving only Lucifer's black-gold greatsword shining with dazzling brilliance!

"Sixth Soul Skill, Clear Sky Mountain-Breaking Hammer!"

Tang Hao refused to be outdone. He stepped forward with his left foot and bent slightly, while the Clear Sky Hammer in his right hand rapidly enlarged until it matched the black-gold greatsword in size!

Then Tang Hao gripped the hammer's handle with both hands and viciously smashed it toward Lucifer!

"Little Mina, protect Master well!" Lucifer said with a faint smile.

"As if you need to tell me, you conceited bastard!" Mina retorted resentfully!

Nine soul rings—eight black and one red—lit up beneath her feet as well, expanding the spherical barrier around herself and Ye Qin to its maximum size!

"True Word Chant, Eternal Night Descends!"

Along with Lucifer's faint, trembling voice, black light spread from the hilt of the black-gold sword all the way to its tip. Then he grasped the sword in one hand and slashed fiercely down at Tang Hao!

Hammer and sword collided once again in midair with an incomparably terrifying impact!

At that moment, the entire space was filled with clashes of overwhelming energy. At a glance, space itself seemed to have twisted!

The surrounding giant trees were shattered down the middle by the terrifying shockwaves, and flying wood chips were swept into the gale!

From high above, energy waves swept across several miles. Ancient trees shook wildly, while soul beasts scattered in terrified flight!

Within the forest, many Soul Masters hunting soul beasts felt the disturbance and were too frightened to move!

The Spirit Hall enforcement squads were also stunned. Team after team quickly gathered and rushed toward the source of the energy!

"Not good!"

Yang Qitian outside the Soul Hunting Forest felt the disturbance as well and immediately rushed inside!

Lucifer and Tang Hao's clash decided the victor in an instant. Terrifying energy exploded at once, and the blinding light made it impossible to open one's eyes!

When the light faded, Tang Hao had vanished from where he stood!

"He ran?" Lucifer frowned and immediately used spiritual detection, frantically searching for Tang Hao's aura!

Unfortunately, he found nothing!

"Ah, if I'd known, I would have used both hands!" Lucifer sighed.

"Master, I am incompetent. I let him escape!" Lucifer then descended to the ground and apologized to Ye Qin.

"But rest assured, Master. He was struck by my Dark Corrosion. Even if he doesn't die, he'll be crippled!"

"This isn't your fault. He wasn't originally just a..." Ye Qin wanted to explain, but seeing Hu Liena beside him, he changed his words. "It's fine. Let him run!"

Even so, Ye Qin sighed inwardly. Tang Hao was harder to deal with than he had imagined!

But on second thought, even Qian Daoliu had personally acted and still let Tang Hao escape time and again, so Ye Qin felt relieved!

Tang Hao must have possessed some kind of life-saving secret skill!

"Mina, take us out of here!" Ye Qin said to Mina.

"Yes, Master!" With that, Mina used her spatial power to take Lucifer, Ye Qin, and Hu Liena away from the area!

They soon arrived at the outskirts of the Soul Hunting Forest!

Before long, Mina and Lucifer vanished into thin air as well, quietly returning to Ye Qin's body.

"Hmph, all you ever do is hide things from me!" Hu Liena complained.

"What is it?" Ye Qin asked in surprise.

"You told me Mina was a personal guard left behind by your mother. Then what's the deal with Lucifer?" Hu Liena frowned.

"You think I'm that easy to fool?" Hu Liena turned her head away!

"If I said he was also a guard left behind by my mother, would you believe me?" Ye Qin asked awkwardly.

Seeing that Hu Liena was about to say something else, Ye Qin grabbed her cheeks and domineeringly sealed her lips with his!