Clear Sky Hammer Shattered! The Blue Silver God King Takes Action!

Tang Hao forced himself to endure and sat down cross-legged, immediately beginning to absorb the power bestowed by the Golden Ranking.

He wanted to grow stronger, no matter the cost!

Sunset Forest.

Tang Hao had fled, yet this place had not returned to peace.

The earlier battle, especially Tang Hao's final Explode Ring, had ravaged the forest for dozens of miles around, leaving devastation as far as the eye could see.

Gu Nian hovered in mid-air, his white clothes like snow, his expression calm.

He glanced at the ruined land and gently raised a hand.

There were no earth-shaking Soul Power fluctuations, nor any dazzling display of soul skills.

He merely pressed his hand lightly toward the ground.

Buzz—

An invisible rhythm of life spread gently outward from him like ripples across water.

The next moment, a miracle occurred.

From the scorched soil, tender green shoots burst through the earth.

The ancient trees that had been snapped in half began to regrow at a visible pace, sprouting fresh branches.

The dried-up streams filled once more, and the withered flowers and grasses bloomed anew.

In merely a few breaths, this battlefield that had resembled hell was restored to its original state, even more vibrant with life than before.

At a single thought, dead trees revived and all things returned to life.

Such means were beyond mortal power. They were nothing short of a miracle.

In the distance, Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan watched in utter fascination, their reverence for their master growing ever deeper.

After finishing all this, Gu Nian slowly descended and arrived beside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

He spread open his palm. The Blue-Gold seed lay quietly in his hand.

"Ah Yin."

He called softly.

"Your rebirth will begin here."

With that, he gently tossed the seed.

It fell into the exact center of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where yin and yang converged.

In an instant, the spring water boiled!

The utterly opposing energies of extreme cold and extreme heat did not clash. Instead, with unprecedented harmony, they transformed into a spiraling torrent of energy and surged madly into the tiny seed.

Gu Nian extended a finger and pointed at the seed.

A drop of Blue-Gold blood containing God King Origin flew from his fingertip and merged into it.

Boom!

The entire Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well blazed with light as boundless Life Aura surged into the sky.

The seed rapidly sprouted and grew. A Blue Silver Grass, crystal-clear throughout as though carved from Blue-Gold crystal, shot up from the ground at an astonishing speed.

Holy radiance flowed across every leaf, and the aura it emitted had long surpassed that of a so-called "Blue Silver Emperor."

Its Martial Soul essence underwent an earth-shaking transformation under the nourishment of Gu Nian's God King Origin and the tempering of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Saint Grade Blue Silver Emperor!

Only one final step remained before it became a true Blue Silver God!

Within the light, a graceful phantom slowly condensed, eventually taking the form of a gentle woman dressed in a blue gown.

It was Ah Yin.

Yet compared to before her sacrifice, she now possessed an otherworldly sacred aura.

She opened her eyes, her gaze clear and free of even the slightest confusion.

This was not resurrection.

This was rebirth.

Just as Ah Yin regained new life, the Sky Screen high above the nine heavens lit up once again.

The image showed that desolate mountain cave.

The gazes of all living beings across the continent were drawn back to it.

They saw Tang Hao's body enveloped in Golden Light. That Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring merged into his soul ring sequence, while a Spirit Bone brimming with immense aura fused into his chest.

His aura surged wildly, his wounds fully healed, and his strength became several times greater than before!

"Roar!"

Tang Hao threw back his head and roared, his cry filled with the arrogance and confidence he had suppressed for so long.

Feeling the surging power within his body, the fear and helplessness from being crushed by Gu Nian were entirely replaced by powerful confidence.

He rose to his feet, his gaze sharp as lightning as it instantly locked onto the direction of Sunset Forest.

"Gu Nian! I'm back!"

Without the slightest hesitation, he transformed into a streak of light and charged back at a speed even greater than when he had arrived!

He would take Ah Yin back! He would wash away his humiliation!

In the blink of an eye, he appeared in the skies above Sunset Forest once more.

"Gu Nian, get out and die!"

Tang Hao's voice boomed like thunder, thick with killing intent.

He raised his right hand high. The Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring he had just obtained suddenly lit up, and the Spirit Bone on his chest resonated with it.

"First Soul Skill—Clear Sky Mountain Shatter!"

The soul ring rewarded by the Golden Ranking had replaced his First Spirit Ring.

A colossal hammer phantom formed from pure energy came crashing toward the heart of the forest below, carrying the terrifying force to shatter mountains.

Yet in the face of this world-destroying strike—

Countless Blue Silver Grass rose from the forest below, intertwining to form a massive yet seemingly fragile barrier.

Boom—!!!

The giant hammer struck the barrier with a dull, thunderous impact.

Then... there was nothing more.

That attack, powerful enough to flatten an entire city, failed to so much as shake the thin Blue Silver Grass barrier. Its energy was instantly absorbed, dispersed, and vanished without a trace.

He had not even seen Gu Nian's face.

Beneath the Sky Screen, the entire continent once again fell into Deathly Silence.

Clear Sky Sect.

The expressions of all the elders had shifted from ashen-faced despair to numbness.

Sect Master Tang Xiao closed his eyes, unable to bear watching any longer.

Humiliating.

Too humiliating.

This was no longer merely a disgrace. It was practically a ridiculous farce.

At Shrek Academy, Tang San clenched his fists until his knuckles turned white, his body trembling slightly with humiliation.

The live broadcast on the Sky Screen did not end.

His attack having failed, Tang Hao's face flushed red, but he did not lose heart.

He still had a trump card!

"Martial Soul Avatar!"

He roared, and the enormous true form of the Clear Sky Hammer appeared in the world once more.

"Gu Nian! You forced me to do this!"

Tang Hao's face twisted savagely as he poured all his Soul Power, along with that profound force from the God-Bestowed Soul Skill, into the Clear Sky Hammer.

"Primordial Chaos Energy!"

A hum resounded through Heaven and Earth!

The pitch-black Clear Sky Hammer was dyed with a layer of chaotic gray at that moment.

The space around it began to warp and collapse, as if it could not withstand such power.

The wind stopped, the clouds scattered, and every sound between Heaven and Earth vanished. Only the terrifying aura emitted by that giant hammer remained, enough to return all things to nothingness.

"Primordial Chaos Energy Hammer!"

Tang Hao exhausted every ounce of his strength and swung the strongest hammer strike of his life!

Crack!

This time, the Blue Silver Grass barrier shattered on impact!

The enormous Chaos Hammer phantom continued onward, carrying world-destroying might as it smashed toward the depths of the forest.

At last, a smug, vicious grin appeared on Tang Hao's face.

I finally broke your turtle shell!

But that was all.

Just as the hammer phantom was about to descend, a giant hand condensed from Blue-Gold Light stretched out from the forest and casually met it.

Like swatting an annoying fly.

Then, the Clear Sky Hammer shattered.