Shi Hao's Overwhelming Might, Hu Liena and the Others' Shock!

After comforting Yan, Hu Liena raised her head and said to Shi Hao, "Da Wa, we really don't want to fight you. We're Spirit Hall's Golden Generation. You can't defeat us, so come down quickly and come with us!"

"Going with you is impossible! You people from Spirit Hall are all bad guys! Either defeat me, or I'll definitely go to Spirit Hall and rescue Mother!"

Shi Hao shouted.

As he spoke, Shi Hao kept walking toward the towering, magnificent Spirit Hall with a cold expression. The onlookers along the road quickly moved aside to make way for him, frightened by the powerful aura he gave off.

"Da Wa, calm down! We really are doing this for your own good. Spirit Hall isn't something a child like you can deal with."

"Yeah, Da Wa... this is where Spirit Hall's headquarters is located. There are more Titled Douluo here than you can count on one hand."

"Come back with us... Da Wa, stop making trouble."

Hu Liena and the other two continued trying to persuade him from behind, but Shi Hao ignored them completely and kept moving forward.

As Shi Hao walked step by step toward Spirit Hall, more and more people gathered to watch. The three exchanged glances and knew they had no choice but to act.

Yan leaped up at high speed and swiftly blocked Shi Hao's path. He immediately activated his Soul Power, revealing the optimal configuration of two yellow, two purple, and one black Spirit Rings.

When the crowd saw that Yan was only so young yet already possessed five Spirit Rings, they immediately began discussing excitedly.

"That young man looks barely over twenty, yet he's already a Spirit King. That's incredible!"

"Don't you know? He's Yan of Spirit Hall's current Golden Generation, one of the youngest recipients of the Purple Record Medal. He possesses one of the top-tier Martial Souls, the dual fire-and-earth Flame Lord Martial Soul."

"Then this little kid is done for..."

"Stop, Da Wa... I don't want to attack you."

Yan spoke expressionlessly. Shi Hao's chubby little face scrunched up as he merely glanced at Yan without saying anything, then continued forward.

"Da Wa, then excuse me!"

Yan's expression darkened. He released his Flame Lord, strengthening his own defenses, and launched a fiery attack at Shi Hao.

He wanted to stop Da Wa. Yan did not think this was repaying kindness with hostility; instead, he believed he was truly acting for Shi Hao's sake.

"I really didn't want to... attack you three older brothers and sister."

Da Wa spoke in his somewhat childish voice, then raised his hand and threw a punch. It was an utterly plain, unadorned punch, yet it instantly scattered the mass of flames.

The dispersed force also struck Yan in the stomach. The blow was so powerful that it sent Yan flying dozens of meters, smashing a path through the crowd that had blocked the road.

The onlookers could not help but cry out in shock:

"Holy shit... that's Spirit Hall's Golden Generation, and that little kid sent him flying with one punch?"

"Just who is that little kid?"

"What an eye-opener."

Yan spat out a mouthful of blood and climbed to his feet. He had not expected Da Wa's strength to be so terrifying that he had no chance to fight back. With such serious injuries, he would not recover in less than three to five days.

How could Da Wa be this strong?

They had followed Shi Hao these past few days and knew this child was extraordinary, but they had still subconsciously believed that the Demonic Pattern White Tiger was the main source of his strength.

But the situation now clearly showed otherwise... Yet Yan was already in too deep to back down.

The pitch-black fifth Spirit Ring beneath his feet lit up, and he shouted.

"Flame Cage!"

He had to stop Da Wa here. The instant Yan's voice fell, pillars of flame began rising beneath Da Wa's feet, instantly connecting to form a cage.

Yan let out a huge sigh of relief. He had succeeded. Even an ordinary Soul Emperor would not be able to break this ten-thousand-year soul skill in a short time.

"What is... this?"

Shi Hao looked at the flame pillars before him in puzzlement and instinctively reached out a finger to touch them. Yan panicked.

"Don't... that thing is dangerous."

Then, in the next instant, Yan's expression froze, because Shi Hao walked out of the Flame Cage completely unscathed.

"It's pretty warm..."

Shi Hao comfortably narrowed his eyes. He had thought Yan was going to attack him with lethal force, but it seemed Yan had held back... In that case, he would hold back too.

"Take my punch!"

Shi Hao howled and charged at Yan. Having calculated the proper amount of force, he threw a punch.

Although Yan did his best to dodge, that seemingly light punch still landed on him.

Bang!

With just one punch, Yan was sent flying. He moved so fast that he left an afterimage, crashing into a large cluster of houses.

"...That's way too brutal, isn't it? What kind of strength is that?"

The crowd cried out in alarm. This strike left Hu Liena and Xie Yue, who had been worrying whether Da Wa could withstand Yan's Flame Lord fire attack, utterly shocked and dumbfounded.

"What terrifying strength. Yan's attack was powerful too, but Da Wa actually blocked it with his hand. He's far too strong. Fortunately, that punch didn't hit his chest or head, or the consequences would have been unimaginable."

"We need to be more careful as well. Da Wa's strength cannot be underestimated."

Xie Yue spoke cautiously and steadily. He still felt lingering fear from Shi Hao's punch, but he remained confident that he and Hu Liena could take Shi Hao down together.

Because... they possessed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

"Sorry... I think I didn't control my strength properly."

Shi Hao looked somewhat embarrassed as he examined his fist. He clearly remembered adjusting his strength.

Then Hu Liena and Xie Yue ignored the jeers of the surrounding crowd and launched an attack on Da Wa. After seeing Yan get sent flying with a single punch, they nodded to each other in understanding and prepared to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

The two merged into one, becoming a long-haired, androgynous figure wrapped in armor, appearing exceptionally mysterious.

Seeing this, Da Wa exclaimed in his childish voice, "I never thought two people could turn into one person. That's so amazing!"

"Da Wa, excuse us."

As they spoke, a haze of red mist and the Moon Blade arrived before Da Wa. Yet Da Wa was not affected in the slightest. He narrowed his eyes, and in the next moment, he threw another punch.

This time, he intended to use a little more strength, because Hu Liena and Xie Yue's Martial Soul Fusion Skill was clearly stronger than Yan had been.

"Pfft!"

"What the hell kind of strength is this?!"

The two shouted almost simultaneously. The Moon Blade was bent by that strike, while Hu Liena and Xie Yue were sent flying hundreds of meters backward by the punch.

Only by experiencing it firsthand could one understand how terrifying Da Wa's strength truly was! The three lay on the ground, seeing stars.

But something behind Shi Hao flashed for an imperceptible instant, and neither the onlookers nor Hu Liena and the other two noticed it.