Boiling killing intent enveloped Heaven Gate Pass. Tang Chen's icy gaze fixed on the Titled Douluos of Spirit Hall opposite him. Thousand Eyes Douluo and the others stood tense, their eyes likewise locked onto Tang Chen and Zhao Xuan, though theirs were filled mostly with wariness.
Time seemed to have frozen at that moment. The surroundings were deathly silent, with only the wind howling past.
Neither side had any desire to make the first move. Spirit Hall feared them, while Tang Chen and Zhao Xuan...
After every ordinary person within Heaven Gate Pass had evacuated, Zhao Xuan looked at Tang Chen. "Senior."
Tang Chen grinned. "Let's begin."
As his words fell, a plain, jet-black iron hammer condensed in Tang Chen's hand. Nine soul rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black, red—circled around him.
"Whoosh!"
Tang Chen suddenly moved, charging at one of Spirit Hall's Titled Douluos with such speed that no one had time to react. The instant he rushed forward, he entered his Weapon Spirit True Body state.
The Clear Sky Hammer swept out a black arc from his hand and smashed directly toward its target.
The unfamiliar Titled Douluo's expression changed drastically. He had prepared to evade the moment Tang Chen charged, but he discovered that under the Clear Sky Hammer's lock, while his thoughts remained active, his body had already been restrained. The surrounding space seemed to have been compressed by an immense force, locking him firmly in place.
He could only watch helplessly as the pitch-black hammer expanded in his vision.
"Bang!"
The black Clear Sky Hammer struck the Titled Douluo squarely in the chest with a dull boom.
His entire body shot away like a cannonball, crashing into Heaven Gate Pass. The terrifying shockwave blasted a massive pit amid the buildings, sending dust