Savage War Hammer! Zhong Wuyan: What Rat Sect?

(Hu Liena artwork)

The mere manifestation of the Martial Soul already displayed its unparalleled dominance and destructive power!

"Today, I'll let the whole world see how my Clear Sky Hammer smashes the signboard of your King's Hall, nothing but an empty name!"

Tang Lie's voice boomed like thunder. Holding the Great Hammer, his aura soared to the heavens!

Inside Spirit Hall's VIP room, Yue Guan and Gui Mei's pupils constricted almost simultaneously.

They stared fixedly at the imposing phantom of the Clear Sky Hammer below.

In their eyes, unforgettable hatred intertwined with a trace of fear that could never be completely erased.

"Clear Sky Sect... those damned bastards!"

Yue Guan's voice was hoarse with suppressed fury as his orchid fingers unconsciously tightened.

"Before they went into seclusion, they already had multiple Titled Douluo and deep foundations. More than ten years have passed since then; their strength is likely even more terrifying now..."

Gui Mei's body tensed beneath his black robe as that long-sealed, yet still blood-soaked memory of slaughter uncontrollably surfaced in his mind.

More than a decade ago, there had been that man who was like a mad demon.

Tang Hao, who had only just entered the realm of Titled Douluo, had relied on this Clear Sky Hammer to gravely wound the former Pope, His Majesty Qian Xunji, with the force of Thunderbolt Ten Thousand Jun, leaving him to die of his injuries!

That supreme hammer might, seemingly capable of tearing apart the heavens, remained the deepest nightmare in their hearts.

Even though their strength had improved, they still did not dare rashly confront its edge!

Xue Qinghe stood beside Ning Fengzhi, her expression tranquil as water. Yet her jade-like hands, hidden in her sleeves, clenched slightly as turbulent thoughts surged within her.

King's Hall, how will you respond to the Clear Sky Sect's utterly undisguised aggression?

Will you avoid their edge for now, or crush them with overwhelming force?

If I can use your hand and this arena to "accidentally" eliminate a powerful Titled Douluo of the Clear Sky Sect...

That would be a heaven-sent opportunity for Spirit Hall! It would save us countless troubles!

Yet even she herself had not clearly noticed that beneath that calm calculation for Spirit Hall's benefit—

There was now a faint trace of concern for Hall Master Lin Jiang, whom she had never met but who had already stirred the winds and clouds of the world.

As well as a thought of hoping that he could blunt the Clear Sky Sect's momentum.

In a secluded corner, Ye Qingxian gently pulled her daughter Ye Lingling a little farther behind her.

Feeling the heavy pressure that permeated the entire venue, she softly warned her daughter.

"Lingling, watch carefully. This is the bearing of the continent's supreme experts—utterly domineering and beyond question."

"This is also the kind of power and circumstance that our Nine Heart Begonia must one day face, and perhaps even make use of, if we wish to rise."

Ye Lingling nodded, half understanding.

Within King's Hall, inside a secluded pavilion.

"That old bastard outside keeps screeching like a rat. It's giving me a headache!"

Zhong Wuyan irritably dug at her ear, her face full of impatience. She hated this kind of endless provocation most of all.

Opposite her, the burly Lian Po sat as steady as a mountain and advised her in a voice like muffled thunder.

"Wuyan, be patient. Mr. Wolong will weigh who is most suitable to send out as the arena champion."

"Wait for them to arrange it? I can't wait that long!"

Zhong Wuyan abruptly rose to her feet and rolled her neck, producing a crisp series of cracks as light flashed in her eyes.

"That old rat is making an irritating racket. I'm going to have some fun and loosen up my bones!"

Lian Po looked at his hot-tempered old friend and helplessly shook his head.

"You... you're still as impatient as ever."

Meanwhile, on the arena, Tang Lie, the Clear Sky Sect's Seventh Elder, saw that King's Hall had yet to send anyone to fight.

The impatience and anger in his heart grew stronger. Thinking that they were looking down on him, he was just about to raise his hammer and attack directly—

"What Rat Sect? How dare you screech and holler at King's Hall's gates, disturbing everyone's peace!"

A sharp feminine cry, wild and unruly and filled with undisguised contempt, exploded from the towering walls of King's Hall like a thunderclap!

Everyone immediately looked toward the sound. On the battlements stood a woman, one foot planted on the edge as she leaned slightly forward to look down below.

Her skin was a healthy wheat color, and her tall, well-proportioned frame possessed smooth, powerful muscle lines, like a female leopard poised to strike.

Her face held a touch of rugged, wild beauty. Her eyes were sharp as an eagle's as she looked down in disdain, while her unruly short hair stirred in the wind, adding to her dashing and unrestrained air.

Seventh Elder Tang Lie was so enraged by the words "Rat Sect" that he nearly failed to catch his breath. His beard and hair flared as he pointed furiously at the wall.

"Where did this wild woman come from? How dare you spout such nonsense and insult the greatest sect in the world! When my Clear Sky Sect shook the continent, you didn't even know where you were!"

Suppressing his rage, he once more turned his spearhead toward the still-unseen Lin Jiang.

"Tell that cowardly Hall Master of yours to get out here and die! Otherwise, I'll tear down your gates first today, then let you taste what it feels like to be smashed into minced meat by the Clear Sky Hammer!"

"Clear Sky Hammer? Heh, laughable!"

Zhong Wuyan sneered, her laughter brimming with scorn.

She could not even be bothered with more words. Her right hand casually clenched at empty air!

"Bzz—!"

An aura fiercer, wilder, and more tyrannical than the Clear Sky Hammer suddenly erupted!

A massive war hammer appeared in her hand. Its entire body was dark and dull, as though it had been forged from the bones of some unknown vicious beast and molten metal, its design wild and grotesque to the extreme!

The hammerhead was covered in irregular, sharp protrusions, while dark crimson patterns coiled around the handle as if it had drunk the blood of countless experts!

The instant it appeared, the savage and baleful pressure it released became like a tangible shockwave, crashing fiercely against the momentum of the Clear Sky Hammer opposite it.

It was not inferior in the slightest. In fact, it faintly carried an even greater killing intent, like mountains of corpses and seas of blood!

At the same time, Soul Rings emerged one after another beneath her feet, as if answering a summons.

The dazzling radiance and terrifying configuration instantly stabbed at the eyes of everyone present and fiercely shattered the limits of their understanding.

Purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black, black, red!

The entire venue fell deathly silent!

Only after several full seconds did an uproar and cries of shock erupt like a volcanic explosion, the sound waves nearly overturning the entire canyon!

"A Titled Douluo! She's a Titled Douluo!"

"My heavens! That Soul Ring configuration... every ring surpasses the limit! Her first two rings are already thousand-year rings?!"

"Her third ring is a Ten Thousand Year ring?! How is that possible?! How could her body possibly endure it?!"

"Her... her ninth ring... is 100,000 years! She's a Titled Douluo with a 100,000-Year Soul Ring! What kind of monster nest is this King's Hall?!"

"Her... her Martial Soul is a hammer too? She actually dares challenge the world's number-one Clear Sky Hammer?! And that aura... it seems... it seems even fiercer!"

Everyone was utterly shocked by Zhong Wuyan's unreasonable Soul Ring configuration and that savage war hammer!

King's Hall's foundations had been displayed before the world in the most direct and tyrannical manner possible!

Hu Liena sucked in a cold breath, her delicate body trembling slightly.

Yue Guan and Gui Mei exchanged a glance, and both saw undisguisable horror in the other's eyes.