The moment the words fell.
Tang Hao showed no martial virtue and did not even announce the start. With a stomp of his calf, the ground within a hundred-meter radius shattered into a spiderweb of cracks. The surrounding trees swayed precariously, leaning every which way.
"As expected of a Clear Sky Sect powerhouse!"
Zhou Qing's senses were exceptionally sharp.
The instant Tang Hao exerted force, his calf expanded and contracted like a heart, drawing the power of his muscles to the utmost limit. Combined with the domineering circulation and enhancement of Soul Power, that was how he could create such an exaggerated scene.
But—
"The power is too scattered."
Zhou Qing raised his right arm and spread his five fingers, catching the hammerhead, which was as large as a water vat.
White Soul Power radiated outward, and invisible shockwaves swept through the area.
In the blink of an eye, every tree within five hundred meters of the two men had collapsed or snapped apart.
"Hm?"
Tang Hao was greatly alarmed. He hurriedly retreated and stared intently at Zhou Qing. He still could not sense even the slightest fluctuation of Soul Power from him, but he noticed that the ground beneath Zhou Qing's feet remained completely intact.
Clearly, while catching that hammer strike, Zhou Qing had also completely dispersed its force, causing it to scatter outward.
"Looks like it's still somewhat difficult to neutralize force wielded through a Martial Soul."
Zhou Qing clenched and unclenched his right fist. Looking at the clearing formed by the aftershocks, he shook his head and sighed. "A Martial Soul is not a true physical object in the end, but a product of energy Materialization. Otherwise, I should have been able to completely cancel out the force you unleashed."
"Enough nonsense!"
Tang Hao could not understand