He stared at Bai Tianyang with an excited face. After speaking, he swung the Black Fiend Hammers and charged at Bai Tianyang once more.
"You're courting death!"
"Heavenly Demon Sky Splitting Claw!"
Seeing Qin Hao charge in again, Bai Tianyang unleashed his strongest move as well.
Ghostly qi that blotted out the sky and covered the earth shrouded the skies above all of Qingshi County, plunging the already dim night into boundless darkness once again.
Countless ghostly creatures appeared within the ghostly qi blanketing Qingshi County. They poked their heads out one after another and endlessly howled at Qin Hao below!
Endless ghostly creatures gathered toward Bai Tianyang, forming a gigantic ghost claw hundreds of meters long that slowly pressed down upon Qin Hao.
"Hahahahaha!"
"Good! Since that's the case, let me show you my strongest strike too!"
Qin Hao fiercely gripped the Black Fiend Hammers with both hands. Terrifying black divine lightning surged madly into the hammers, and a violent aura spread outward from him in every direction.
A phantom black divine lightning dragon head appeared behind Qin Hao, roaring continuously at the enormous claw overhead.
"Hahahaha!"
"Not enough! Still not enough! Give me more power!"
"Aah!"
Bloodthirsty thoughts continuously flooded Qin Hao's mind, making him ever more frenzied and excited. An unending torrent of black divine lightning erupted from his body like rolling waves.
It poured ceaselessly into the surroundings and into the Black Fiend Hammers, causing space itself to ripple as though it were about to be torn apart.
The Black Fiend Hammers, too, seemed to have reached their limit and began to distort.
Holding the Black Fiend Hammers, he looked at Bai Tianyang excitedly. His terrifying aura seemed capable of rending heaven and earth, leaving all evil with nowhere to hide.
"This is too astonishing!"
"Th-this is impossible."
"No! If this continues, these two powers will raze all of Qingshi County to the ground!"
Ge Wengong stared helplessly at the two forces in the sky that were about to collide, sinking into terror. Even he would be unable to survive the aftermath!
Fortunately, he had already evacuated the county's citizens beforehand.
Just as Ge Wengong was focused on Qin Hao's battle, a crack appeared behind him, and a figure slowly stepped out from it.
"Huh? What's going on?"
"Why did I encounter such a scene the moment this old man returned?"
An elderly voice slowly drifted out from the crack.
Hearing that voice, Ge Wengong seemed to have found a life-saving straw and abruptly turned to look.
He saw an old man slowly walk out of the spatial crack.
The moment he saw the man, Ge Wengong was overjoyed and immediately cried out, "Elder Yang! You've finally appeared!"
That was right. The newcomer was Yang Tian, the Heavenly Dragon Guard Elder who had met Qin Hao once before.
Ge Wengong immediately ran to Yang Tian's side. Just as he was about to say something, Yang Tian raised a hand and interrupted him.
A trace of shock flashed through Yang Tian's eyes. Looking straight ahead, he saw Qin Hao holding the Black Fiend Hammers, which brimmed with an aura of destruction, preparing for an earthshaking clash with the man in the sky.
Qin Hao's body was currently covered in black dragon scales. Yang Tian had not recognized him at first; only after seeing the Black Fiend Hammers in Qin Hao's hands did he realize who it was.
But when had Qin Hao gained such strength? He could clearly sense that the ghost cultivator above possessed Peak Nascent Soul cultivation!
Not long ago, that brat had only possessed the strength to kill Ghost Spirit realm ghost clansmen.
How had the brat become capable of contending with Peak Nascent Soul after such a short time apart?
Seeing that Yang Tian said nothing and merely kept staring at Qin Hao, Ge Wengong could not help but call out, "Elder Yang!"
"I know!" Yang Tian knew what Ge Wengong wanted to say. Before Ge Wengong could speak, he took out his life-bound magical artifact from his Storage Bag—the Hun Tian Ding!
Seeing Yang Tian's actions, Ge Wengong knew that he was about to make a move. He did not disturb him further, merely bowing deeply before taking a step back to stand behind Yang Tian.
He had complete faith in Yang Tian. He was an elder of the Heavenly Dragon Guard, and though Ge Wengong did not know exactly how strong he was, an elder of the Heavenly Dragon Guard had to possess at least Tribulation Crossing stage strength.
A Tribulation Crossing cultivator was a supreme powerhouse even in the entire Dragon Mountain Empire.
At the instant Qin Hao and Bai Tianyang clashed, Yang Tian made his move as well.
Holding the Hun Tian Ding, he casually waved his hand and vanished from where he stood, appearing above all of Qingshi County.
The moment he appeared in the sky, Yang Tian felt the shockwave produced by Qin Hao and Bai Tianyang's collision.
"Hahaha, what a surprising youngster. Perhaps before long, he will be able to take that step."
As he spoke, the Hun Tian Ding in his hand gradually enlarged, only stopping once it had reached a diameter of several hundred meters.
Waves of divine light shone from the cauldron, enveloping half the county around the center of Qin Hao and Bai Tianyang's battle.
Not a trace of the aura they released spread beyond it.
Yet neither Qin Hao nor Bai Tianyang noticed any of these actions.
Bai Tianyang's gaze was icy. The two faced each other in midair, and the atmosphere instantly turned tense.
Their gazes met as though they could summon Thunderous Might.
"Die, you old bastard!"
"Heavenly Punishment!"
Qin Hao instantly erupted with earthshaking momentum, swinging his hammers as he shot toward the sky.
Seeing this, Bai Tianyang erupted with an equally earthshaking aura. The colossal claw became increasingly horrifying as he fiercely thrust downward, pressing the giant claw down with him.
In that instant, both men launched their attacks simultaneously. Their terrifying powers collided in the sky, as Qin Hao's Heavenly Punishment directly struck against Bai Tianyang's Heavenly Demon Sky Splitting Claw, seeming ready to tear the entire world apart.
The sky instantly darkened. Thunder roared, lightning flashed, and wild winds howled.
Their powers echoed between heaven and earth, as though capable of shaking mountains and rivers and making the earth tremble.
The terrifying power instantly tore apart the sky, as though it would devour the entire world. Qingshi County below was directly leveled under the impact of that force.
Their figures swayed amid the storm, as though they were about to be torn apart by that power. Yet neither showed the slightest fear; instead, they became even more resolute beneath its impact.
Under the impact of those two terrifying forces, even Bai Tianyang, with Deity Transformation stage cultivation, could not endure it. His body began to split apart inch by inch, blood constantly flowing from his wounds.
However, Qin Hao was not faring much better. The scales on his body began to crack as well.
Yet neither of them stopped exerting force. They continued pouring power at each other without end.
As the two kept continuously unleashing their power, a region filled with violent energy had formed between them.
That region seemed to have reached the limit of what it could endure. Space kept twisting, and a crack appeared.
At that moment, Qin Hao discovered that the Black Fiend Hammers in his hands could no longer withstand such power and had begun to slowly crumble.
Just as the two exerted force once again.
Under this level of collision, the Black Fiend Hammers could no longer bear the pressure and were directly crushed apart by the distorted space.
Seeing this, Qin Hao exerted himself again and used his dragon claws to receive the attack.
But at that moment, space had reached the limits of its endurance and could bear no further burden.
In an instant, only a deafening "Boom!" was heard. A world-shaking explosion suddenly erupted from the center, its terrifying force sending shockwaves in every direction and blasting both men into bloody, mangled wrecks.
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