Tang Hao Fiercely Hammers the Ten-Thousand-Year Thousand Jun Ant Emperor, Advances to Soul Douluo

Tang Hao walked cautiously through the Star Dou Great Forest. He was starting to regret his actions; perhaps he had just come from the Slaughter City, and killing too many people had clouded his judgment. Alone, he plunged into the Star Dou Great Forest, nearing its core area. However, Tang Hao was now determined.

Tang Hao didn't think he would be defeated by Soul Beast; Ah Yin was still waiting for him to retrieve her from Yu Xiaogang. A short while later, Tang Hao arrived at a quiet forest, where a small mound stood not far away.

Tang Hao cautiously stepped forward and glanced at the creature. Tang Hao saw a giant ant and began to carefully observe it to see if it matched the one in the sect's Soul Beast encyclopedia.

The giant ant was about three meters long. Its body was covered with a dark gold carapace that reflected a metallic luster. It had three pairs of thick, powerful short legs, six eyes that glowed with an eerie light, and a ferocious mouthpart.

Tang Hao began to use his rarely used brain, recalling and comparing the Soul Beast illustrations in his sect. Finally, he matched one with a Soul Beast illustration, and Tang Hao became excited, thinking, "My luck has really turned around! It's actually a Seventy Thousand Year Thousand Jun Ant Emperor, it's you, my Eighth Soul Ring!"

Tang Hao quickly assessed the situation and determined that this was likely the territory of the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor, a perfect opportunity to make his move. Tang Hao immediately summoned his Martial Soul, the Clear Sky Hammer, and leaped forward, his Spirit Ring flashing.

Tang Hao spun in the air, gathering his strength, and roared. The Clear Sky Hammer broke through the air's constraints and slammed heavily towards the head of the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor. However, the Soul Beast, living in the Star Dou Great Forest in a dog-eat-dog world, reacted very quickly and raised its thousand legs.

"Clang!"

Tang Hao's heavy Clear Sky Hammer, crackling with blue lightning, collided violently with the forelegs of the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor. The air was shattered by the immense force, and a storm of Soul Power began to spread in all directions.

With a loud, metallic clang, Tang Hao was thrown back several steps by the powerful recoil. He quickly regained his footing, twisting his waist to use the force of the impact. He transformed the immense recoil into additional power for his Clear Sky Hammer! Leaping again, he charged towards the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor's head, this time directly employing the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer to amplify his power.

"Second Soul Skill! Strength Breaks Ten Thousand Jun! Third Soul Skill! Iron Bones Ringing!"

Tang Hao's second and Third Soul Ring began to flash, his muscles tensed, and his skin turned dark and reflective due to his Soul Skill. The Clear Sky Hammer, enhanced by Tang Hao's Soul Skill, grew larger, crackling with lightning, and slammed heavily towards the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor.

"Roar!"

The Thousand Jun Ant Emperor let out a piercing sound and raised its two thousand legs in front of its head, intending to take Tang Hao's powerful blow head-on.

"Hmph! Futile resistance, Divine Slaughter's Domain!"

Tang Hao's eyes turned bloodshot, and a bone-chilling cold spread outwards, instantly freezing the trees and grass. The Thousand Jun Ant Emperor was also covered in frost, but a hint of panic began to appear in its six emerald green eyes.

Tang Hao was overjoyed to see the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor looking frightened; at least the suffering he endured in the City of Slaughter City hadn't been in vain! However, Tang Hao didn't see the cunning glint in the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor's six eyes. When Tang Hao's Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul slammed heavily into the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor's two front legs...

"Bang! Crack!"

Tang Hao initially appeared to accept this as the case, as his Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul directly smashed the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor's two front legs into its iron-hard head. The immense weight of the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul, combined with the Soul Skill's added power, slammed the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor into the ground. However, Tang Hao's expression instantly changed drastically.

Tang Hao sensed something was wrong with the recoil; most of the power of his Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul had been deflected to the ground by the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor. The ground around the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor shattered, its Soul Power blasted away by the collision of Tang Hao's and the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor's attacks.

The Thousand-Pound Ant Queen used one foreleg to block Tang Hao's Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul, while its other foreleg charged backward, aiming a lightning-fast attack at Tang Hao's abdomen. Fortunately, Tang Hao had first gone to the City of Slaughter for training, greatly increasing his combat experience and significantly boosting his mental strength due to obtaining the God of Slaughter Domain.

Tang Hao pressed his hands down slightly, and the thick metal handle of the Clear Sky Hammer blocked the attack of the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor.

"Bang!"

Following the attack of the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor, Tang Hao dodged the ensuing assault. Tang Hao feet stomped deep into the ground, creating craters. Raising his Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul in one hand, he addressed the charging Thousand Jun Ant Emperor:

"What a cunning Thousand Jun Ant Emperor! I underestimated you. This time, I'll fight with all my might! Die!!!"

Tang Hao roared and his seven Spirit Ring flashed. The first two Yellow Soul Ring shattered and turned into fragments that surged toward the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul. The Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul in Tang Hao's hand became even heavier, and he changed from holding the hammer with one hand to holding it with both hands.

Tang Hao wielded his Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul from below, swinging it in a circle to gather power before smashing the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor into the air. The Thousand Jun Ant Emperor had miscalculated that Tang Hao's Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul would unleash its power after the Ring Detonation Secret Technique.

With a single, devastating blow, the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor was sent flying into the sky by Tang Hao's ferocious attack. Tang Hao's eyes were filled with blood-red light as he fully activated his Divine Slaughter's Domain, as if the air itself was frozen by the bone-chilling killing intent.

The Thousand Jun Ant Emperor originally wanted to spread its wings and fly into the air, but its body slowed down after being hit by Tang Hao's Divine Slaughter's Domain. Tang Hao bent his legs slightly and his Soul Power flashed, and the ground was crushed by his enormous force.

Taking advantage of the moment when the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor was slowed down by the Divine Slaughter's Domain, Tang Hao Tang Hao onto the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor. He tilted his Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul high back and slammed it down heavily on the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor's transparent wings. The Third Soul Ring surrounding Tang Hao quietly shattered and turned into violent Soul Power that surged into the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul.

Tang Hao's Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul became incredibly violent after his second Ring Detonation Secret Technique. The Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul, crackling with black lightning, slammed heavily into the vulnerable spot at the base of the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor's wings. Tang Hao, his half-long, tousled hair flying wildly, roared, "Clear Sky Nine Absolutes! Break!!!"

"Crack!" "Roar!" "Bang!"

With a cracking sound, Tang Hao concentrated the power of his Clear Sky Hammer martial soul into one point. The wings of the Thousand-Pound Ant King, which had just unfolded, were smashed off by Tang Hao. The Thousand-Pound Ant King let out an angry and painful roar, and turned into a meteor that crashed heavily to the ground.

The Thousand Jun Ant Emperor behind two pairs of wings gleaming with metallic luster and specks of bright red blood. Tang Hao slammed the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor to the ground with a single blow, creating a huge crater in the originally flat ground. The Thousand Jun Ant Emperor trembled in the crater, its short legs trying to stand up, and it looked up with its six emerald green eyes, staring hatefully at Tang Hao in mid-air.

Tang Hao glanced at the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor and saw that it still had the ability to fight. He couldn't help but marvel at how powerful the Seventy Thousand Year Soul Beast, the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor, truly was. The counterattack had left his hands numb. However, seeing that the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor could still resist, Tang Hao roared, "So that's how it is Thousand Jun Ant Emperor! Let's see if you can withstand this move from me! Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer! Ahhh!!"

Taking advantage of the still-existing shockwave from the Ring Detonation, Tang Hao slammed his hammer heavily into the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor in the deep pit. Using the recoil from each attack to build up power, he began to frantically hammer the Thousand-Pound Tang Hao Thousand Jun Ant Emperor with his Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul, treating it like a piece of iron.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

The sound of hammering came from the deep pit, and the ground of the entire Thousand Jun Ant Emperor territory trembled. The weak Soul Beast fled frantically. After a while, Tang Hao stepped on the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor's shattered head with one foot, and held the Clear Sky Hammer with one hand, pressing it down on the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor's body. A dark Spirit Ring floated up on the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor's body.

Tang Hao, slightly out of breath, smiled as he looked at the hard-fought battle before him, about to obtain his Eighth Soul Ring. He laughed heartily. However, Tang Hao immediately sat down cross-legged to recover the Soul Power he had just lost and the backlash damage from the Ring Detonation spirit ring. After a while, Tang Hao opened his eyes and looked at the black Spirit Ring in front of him, beginning to absorb it and break through to the Spirit Ring.

"Come on! Thank you Thousand Jun Ant Emperor, for the Spirit Ring you contributed! With your Spirit Ring, I will become the youngest Soul Douluo on the Douluo Continent!"

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