He was staring at the jewel in Duanmu Ting's arms with an utterly greedy gaze.
This man was none other than the current Clear Sky Douluo—Tang Hao.
"What pure, boundless energy!"
"If I absorb it, I should be able to fully recover from my injuries."
Tang Hao licked his slightly dry lips and stared fervently at Duanmu Ting in the distance, speaking excitedly.
"Hahaha, I never expected to have such an extraordinary stroke of luck!"
"This Heavenly Screen dared to shatter the Divine Examination bestowed by such a magnificent existence, and Duanmu Ting really is a fool!"
"Heh, how much strength do you have left now? What a windfall for me!"
"Hahahahaha!"
Tang Hao thought to himself with delight.
As he spoke, a domineering, pitch-black hammer appeared in his hand.
It was none other than the famed Clear Sky Hammer.
Holding the Clear Sky Hammer, Tang Hao strode confidently toward Duanmu Ting, who was still standing stunned in the distance.
At the same time, nine Soul Rings rose from beneath his feet: yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, and red.
This immediately snapped Duanmu Ting out of his daze.
He furrowed his brows and looked toward Tang Hao.
"A Titled Douluo?"
By then, Tang Hao had reached Duanmu Ting.
Looking at the handsome young man before him, he gave a disdainful snort and said:
"Boy! Hand over the pearl in your arms!"
"I'll spare your life, since you're one of the People of the Bright Realm!"
Duanmu Ting seemed to hear something hilarious and couldn't help laughing scornfully.
"Everyone knows who you are. But you just saw the reward the Heavenly Screen gave me, didn't you?"
As he spoke, Duanmu Ting brushed the dust from his clothes.
He put away the pearl, which contained the energies of the four natural elements of heaven and earth: earth, water, wind, and fire.
"I am the Four Symbols Douluo, Duanmu Ting!"
"I don't know where you got the nerve to rob me!"
Tang Hao merely snorted. "Bluffing!"
"Shattering the Divine Examination must have been quite painful. How much strength do you have left now?"
As he spoke, Tang Hao slowly raised the Clear Sky Hammer in his hand and pointed it at Duanmu Ting.
"I originally planned to spare your life for the sake of the Bright Realm. But since you refuse to know what's good for you, don't blame me for showing no mercy!"
As soon as he finished speaking, an excited smile appeared on Tang Hao's face.
He seemed already to be picturing himself recovering his strength after obtaining the pearl containing the energy of the four elements.
"Don't blame me. If you must blame someone, blame your own greed!"
"If you'd handed me the pearl earlier, you wouldn't have met with this disaster."
Tang Hao gave a cold laugh and walked toward Duanmu Ting one step at a time, the domineering aura around him beginning to surge.
Unfortunately, in Duanmu Ting's eyes, even this terrifying aura seemed feeble.
"Remember this! Your killer is the Clear Sky Douluo—Tang Hao!"
Tang Hao pushed off with both legs. With a thunderous boom, he leaped into the air.
He raised the Clear Sky Hammer over his head with both hands, its shape forming a crescent, then brought it crashing down toward Duanmu Ting.
He intended to kill Duanmu Ting with a single blow.
Yet Duanmu Ting remained unhurried. Even as that terrifying aura swept over him, not a trace of panic showed on his face.
Though handsome, he was no pushover.
The man before him was still being unreasonable, even trying to rob him. How could he tolerate that?
And then there was the utterly ridiculous claim that he was badly injured.
The Heavenly Screen's domineering conduct earlier had especially left Duanmu Ting burning with rage.
He had no idea who this Clear Sky Douluo, Tang Hao, was, but at least now he had somewhere to vent the fury welling inside him.
Killing intent welled in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth slowly lifted.
Duanmu Ting immediately shouted, "Thunder Yatales, the power of justice in this world!"
"Transform!"
The next moment,
a crisp series of clicks rang out.
The Thunder Yatales Armor finished assembling around him.
His terrifying Soul Ring configuration of five black and four red rings came into view.
Duanmu Ting swept his right hand across the flame-element emblem on his chest.
An incredibly fierce blaze rose from his right hand.
At the same time, terrifying golden lightning crackled wildly within the flames.
Then he focused his gaze on the enormous Clear Sky Hammer now right before him and roared, "Lightning Melting Flame Fist!"
He held nothing back. The immense Soul Power of a ninety-eighth-level Super Douluo surged forth in its entirety.
He was determined to vent the pent-up frustration caused by the Heavenly Screen's overbearing behavior.
Boom!
The two collided, unleashing a terrifying wave of crimson-gold energy.
It spread outward in a circle.
Tang Hao felt the force in his hands suddenly grow heavy. A terrifying power, as overwhelming as a raging sea, came crashing toward him.
"How, how could—"
Before Tang Hao could finish speaking,
a terrifying blaze of lightning enveloped him and blasted him away.
Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!
"Arghhh!"
Tang Hao hurtled backward, the Clear Sky Hammer already knocked from his grasp.
He smashed through thick ancient trees along the way, without slowing down in the slightest.
Bang!
With a muffled crash, he finally came to a stop against a cliff face.
"Urgh!" Tang Hao wiped the blood spilling from the corner of his mouth and stared in disbelief at the figure approaching him unhurriedly from afar.
"H-How is this possible? How?"
"You shattered the reward the Heavenly Screen gave you. How can you still have such terrifying power?"
"It's impossible! It's impossible!"
Tang Hao's eyes were bloodshot, and he panted like an ox as he roared furiously and incredulously toward the figure ahead.
Looking at Tang Hao like this, Duanmu Ting couldn't help feeling a trace of pity.
"How pitiful. You're a Titled Douluo, yet so feeble. What face do you have to keep living?"
Duanmu Ting shook his head as if deeply saddened, then looked at Tang Hao and said softly, "In that case, I'll set you free!"
The next moment,
terrifying, domineering golden lightning, carrying an aura that could destroy everything, surged wildly around him.
Duanmu Ting reached into the golden lightning and slowly drew out a uniquely shaped, dazzling golden sword.
The Heaven and Earth Thunder Sword!
Duanmu Ting raised the Heaven and Earth Thunder Sword high.
In an instant, dark clouds gathered across the sky.
They even covered Suotuo City.
Frenzied golden lightning surged wildly within them.
Then,
Crash! Crash!
Crash! Crash!
The violent, surging lightning within the clouds began striking down again and again, converging into the Heaven and Earth Thunder Sword.
At once, the entire Heaven and Earth Thunder Sword blazed with brilliant golden light.
Destructive lightning continued to burst from it.
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