Blood flew past Qian Renxue's eyes.
Close behind it came Tang Hao's face, like that of a god of slaughter.
Pufferfish's armor had been utterly smashed apart. Under such overwhelming force, even a Titled Douluo had been beaten without the slightest ability to fight back.
After several more dull blows, Pufferfish no longer moved.
Tang Hao slowly rose from atop him.
Blood continued to drip from the Clear Sky Hammer in his hand.
Qian Renxue stared at Tang Hao's back in terror.
At that moment, Lu Jiang vaguely sensed that something was wrong as well.
So he shot Firefly a meaningful look.
Firefly understood at once and nodded.
Then Qian Renxue dropped to her knees in despair, watching helplessly as Tang Hao approached her step by step with the Clear Sky Hammer in hand.
When he reached Qian Renxue, he coldly raised the Clear Sky Hammer above his head.
Yet just as the hammer fell, an even more powerful impact rang out.
That was definitely not the sound of a blow landing on a person.
Qian Renxue looked up in shock, only to see that Firefly had transformed into Sam and blocked the attack for her with her arm.
Meanwhile, within the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Ning Fengzhi's roar echoed throughout the area surrounding the Treasure Pavilion.
Even Sword Douluo Chen Xin did not dare step forward to dissuade him.
After all, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had been the sect master's life's work.
He had poured all his efforts into it, and now it had all been destroyed in an instant. Who would not be heartbroken?
Just then, Ning Fengzhi suddenly turned around and said furiously to Chen Xin:
"Uncle Jian, please help me find Lu Jiang."
"Our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had just suffered an explosion, and that man vanished right afterward. He must have had something to do with it."
"Bring him back to see me. I will interrogate him personally!"
Chen Xin merely nodded in silence.
Then he waved his hand, summoned a Flying Sword, stepped onto it, and flew away.
On the other side of the forest, Zhu Zhuqing was bandaging the other Shrek members.
They had brought this upon themselves by overestimating their abilities and taking the initiative to challenge Lu Jiang.
"Third Brother, I told you long ago that this person was very strong. We aren't his match yet."
Zhu Zhuqing spoke as she dressed his wounds.
Tang San slowly closed his eyes and leaned against a rock.
"Yes. I knew there was a gap between us at the time, but I never imagined it would be an insurmountable chasm."
Tang San sighed, still worrying about Xiao Wu.
The others could see what was weighing on Tang San's mind.
So Dai Mubai comforted him.
"Little San, you really don't need to worry so much."
"Didn't your father already go after her? I believe he will definitely bring Xiao Wu back safely."
At that moment, Ma Hongjun nodded frantically from the side.
"That's right, that's right! I never expected your father, Third Brother, to be the legendary Clear Sky Douluo!!!"
"He's the Titled Douluo who shook off the pursuit of five Spirit Hall elders all by himself."
"He's practically a god among men."
"But what a shame, I didn't get the chance to ask for an autograph earlier."
At that, Ma Hongjun let out a deep sigh.
Zhu Zhuqing rolled her eyes at Ma Hongjun, then scolded him.
"Third Brother is already this upset, and you still have the mood to joke around?"
"If Xiao Wu doesn't come back, your Third Brother might just eat you."
Ma Hongjun jumped in fright at Zhu Zhuqing's words.
He hurriedly shrank his neck and said:
"I-I just saw how upset Third Brother was and thought I'd lighten the mood."
"But since a Titled Douluo has already made a move, Third Brother, just put your mind at ease."
"There's nothing in this world that a Titled Douluo can't accomplish."
Ma Hongjun walked over to Tang San and patted his shoulder as he spoke.
At that moment, Oscar stuck himself to them like a rubber ball.
Then he said:
"Yeah, yeah, that's a Titled Douluo—the strongest kind of expert on Douluo Continent."
"Even if Sister Xiao Wu died, he could drag her back."
The moment Oscar finished speaking, everyone shot him a glare.
"Oscar, if you don't know how to speak, then don't."
"All we can do now is wait."
"After all, we definitely can't interfere in a Titled Douluo's battle."
Tang San nodded, then smiled at Zhu Zhuqing.
"Thank you. With your comfort, I feel much better."
After saying that, Tang San fell silent once more.
At a time like this, his entire mind was focused on Xiao Wu. He had no energy to care about what they were saying.
He could only nod mechanically.
Back on Lu Jiang's side, after Firefly blocked Tang Hao's strike, she shoved him away with all her strength.
Then she wrapped an arm around Qian Renxue's waist and instantly moved her behind Lu Jiang.
Qian Renxue stared in astonishment at Firefly, who had saved her.
That had been an attack from a Titled Douluo, yet she had blocked it so easily?
Just what was the background of this girl beside Lu Jiang?
Qian Renxue looked at Sam before her in confusion.
Before she could ask anything, Tang Hao's gaze had already turned toward them.
"You want to protect her?"
"Fine. I was going to get rid of all of you anyway. Having you together saves me the trouble."
After saying that, Tang Hao advanced toward Lu Jiang and the others step by step.
With every step he took, a soul ring lit up beneath his feet.
The pressure rose another level with each one.
By the time all nine soul rings had fully lit up, the aura around him could no longer be described merely as terrifying.
The soul beasts in the forest seemed to sense death's arrival and fled in every direction in terror.
For a time, cries of misery filled the forest as rabbits scattered and birds took flight.
"Anyone who harms my family must die!"
An invisible killing intent instantly erupted from Tang Hao's body.
"Is this Divine Slaughter's Domain?"
Although Lu Jiang had never experienced it himself, he could feel that killing intent, which was nearly condensing into something tangible.
It perfectly matched the description of Divine Slaughter's Domain from the original work.
"This is bad. How did we force out his domain skill?"
Lu Jiang spoke uneasily.
Among opponents of the same level, someone with a domain could easily crush someone without one.
Not to mention that the gap in strength between them was still enormous.
Tang Hao would have been difficult to deal with even without using his domain skill.
Lu Jiang had not expected Tang Hao to be so impatient, using his killing move right from the start.
This was going to be troublesome. A Titled Douluo with Divine Slaughter's Domain.
Even with heaven-defying abilities, escaping from his hands would be difficult.
Yet at that moment, Acheron slowly stepped out from behind the group.
With every step she took, the white in her hair increased.
Until her entire head of hair had turned white, even dyeing the surrounding space black and white.
"I weep for the departed, tears falling like rain, filling the river of passage..."
Acheron suddenly drew the Katana at her waist. Raising it with both hands, she gently pulled it free, and a frigid gleam of steel flashed.
She slashed out a cold Blade Qi!
The Blade Qi drifted forth, instantly devouring everything!
The enormous blade light seemed to reflect across the entire sky, tearing the surrounding space into layer upon layer of fragments.
It swept upward.
Leaving behind a rift that lingered for ages!
BOOM!!!
Tang Hao hurriedly raised the Clear Sky Hammer to block it, assuming it was merely an ordinary attack.
But to his shock, the Clear Sky Hammer shattered right before his eyes.
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