That Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone was a relic Ah Yin had left behind. If it were lost, Tang Hao would inevitably retaliate like a madman.
Once he acted, he had to kill with a single strike or possess strength that would make Tang Hao afraid to retaliate. Otherwise, the trouble would never end.
This clash was an opportunity to gauge his strength.
Tang Hao was gravely injured and would have no room to improve for many years to come. Qin Yuan was different. Soul Douluo was by no means his final destination. At his current cultivation speed, he would leave Tang Hao far behind in just a few years.
Putting those thoughts aside, Qin Yuan sharpened his gaze and swung the Battle Blade in his hand.
Sky-Piercing Strike was undeniably powerful, but its attack range was limited. With Qin Yuan's formidable movement technique, whether to fight or disengage came down to a single thought.
As he darted aside to evade, he unleashed Eighty-One Consecutive Slashes, steadily raising the Battle Blade's attack power.
Many secret arts that stacked attacks, like Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, had appeared throughout the continent's history. Even Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer had been developed by Tang Chen through improvements to a secret art recorded in ancient texts.
As the successor personally chosen by Tang Chen, Tang Hao naturally knew these secrets. Thus, he did not associate Qin Yuan's Eighty-One Consecutive Slashes with plagiarism.
"Showing off your axe before the master carpenter. Clear Sky Hammer, Chaotic Cloak!"
Compared to Eighty-One Consecutive Slashes, the "authentic" Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer produced a much grander display when unleashed.
Of course, the two were fundamentally identical, neither superior to the other. Their power depended entirely on the Soul Master wielding them.
Clear Sky Hammer Soul Masters were typical strength-based Soul Masters,