The Golden Dragon King Bloodline!|The Seven Kill God Sword|The Seven Kill Absolute Domain|The Great Sumeru Hammer|Titled Douluo|Clear Sky Douluo

In the image, a white-haired old man stood proudly in midair, his eyes bright and his spirit undimmed.

Behind him, the phantom of a gigantic golden crocodile roared at the sky. Nine Soul Rings revolved around it, radiating a savage aura from ancient times.

He was none other than the Second Worship of Spirit Hall.

In terms of strength, he was second only to a Peerless Douluo.

Outside Jialing Pass.

Bibi Dong, whose spirits had been dampened by one setback after another, finally wore her first smile in days.

"Good!"

"It's finally Spirit Hall's turn."

"Golden Crocodile Worship has profound strength. Now that he's made the list, he's sure to receive a great reward."

Bibi Dong turned to Gui Mei beside her.

"Pass down my orders."

"Tell Golden Crocodile Worship he doesn't need to return to Spirit City."

"Since Xue'er and that girl Shui Bing'er are going to Skywater City, have Golden Crocodile Worship escort them personally."

"And while he's at it, let him show the person in Skywater City that Spirit Hall is far from lacking in talent!"

A hundred li outside Skywater City.

In a barren valley.

This was the only road leading to Skywater City.

A streak of white sword light cut across the sky like a meteor.

It was Chen Xin, rushing there at top speed.

He moved incredibly fast. His yearning for the Way of the Sword made him wish he could reach Neuvillette the very next second.

But just as he was about to fly over the valley,

an overwhelming sense of danger suddenly enveloped him.

"Who's there!"

Chen Xin shouted, drawing the Seven Kill God Sword in an instant.

Buzz—

Space shuddered.

A gigantic hammer as black as ink suddenly smashed out of thin air without warning.

The hammer was enormous.

It blotted out the sky.

Red killing intent coiled around it. One glance was enough to make a person feel as if they'd fallen into an ice cellar.

"Chen Xin."

"Since you're here, you might as well stay."

An old yet domineering voice rang out.

Tang Hao, clad in a tattered black robe, stood in Chen Xin's path like a demon god.

Chen Xin came to a halt and looked at the man blocking his way. There was little surprise in his eyes.

Only the sorrowful resignation of someone who'd expected this all along.

"Tang Hao."

"So it really is you."

Chen Xin tightened his grip on his sword.

"Looks like Tang San doesn't intend to let an old relic like me go."

Tang Hao's expression remained impassive. His weathered eyes held nothing but cold killing intent.

"San is kindhearted. He still has some regard for the past, so he couldn't bring himself to act against you."

"But as his father, I have to clean house for him."

"You're holding the Seven Kill God Sword. If you throw in your lot with someone else, you'll pose too great a threat to San."

"Chen Xin, for old times' sake,"

"hand over your sword and cripple your Martial Soul."

"I'll let you keep your corpse intact."

That was the Clear Sky Douluo.

Domineering and unreasonable.

In his eyes, anyone who threatened Tang San had to die.

Chen Xin burst into furious laughter.

"Hahahaha!"

"'Clean house,' you say!"

"And 'keep my corpse intact'!"

"Tang Hao, do you really think you've got me beat?"

"If this had been before, I might have been wary of your Great Sumeru Hammer."

"But now..."

The Seven Kill God Sword in Chen Xin's hand trembled violently.

The newly formed blood-red pattern on it lit up.

A divine sword intent that seemed capable of cleaving heaven and destroying earth surged into the sky.

"Today, I'll use your Clear Sky Hammer to test the edge of my Seven Kill God Sword!"

"Fight!"

There was no more talk.

The two most powerful Power Attack System Titled Douluo of the era crashed into each other in an instant.

Boom—!

Terrifying Soul Power swept out, flattening several surrounding mountain peaks.

After Chen Xin's Seven Kill God Sword evolved into a rudimentary divine weapon, its attack power had indeed surged.

Every slash could cleave through space, and its Seven Kill Absolute Domain could even ignore defenses.

An ordinary level-ninety-seven Douluo would already have been cut in half by now.

But Tang Hao was different.

Not only did he possess the heaven-defying technique Ring Detonation,

but more importantly, the Clear Sky Sect had also benefited from the earlier rewards on the Power Ranking List.

Tang Hao's body had been tempered and was already comparable to a demigod's.

"Great Sumeru Hammer!"

Tang Hao roared.

His nine Soul Rings detonated one after another.

All that frenzied power poured into the Clear Sky Hammer.

Overwhelming force trumped every technique!

What did it matter if it was a divine sword? What did it matter if it was a clever technique?

He'd just smash it with his hammer!

Clang—!

The ear-splitting clang of metal rang through the sky.

Chen Xin felt a tremendous force travel down the length of his sword. His palm split open, and his internal organs churned.

After all, he had only one arm.

And he'd just been through a tremendous emotional upheaval. He wasn't in peak condition.

"Pfft!"

Chen Xin spat out a mouthful of blood and flew backward, crashing hard into the mountainside.

"Hmph."

Tang Hao lowered his hammer and looked down at Chen Xin in the rubble.

"Flashy tricks."

"Before absolute power, everything else is an illusion."

"Chen Xin, it's over."

Tang Hao raised the Clear Sky Hammer again.

This time, he intended to smash Chen Xin's head to pieces.

As the black hammer grew larger in his vision, despair flickered in Chen Xin's eyes.

Could it be...

that his path in pursuit of the Way of the Sword would end here?

He couldn't accept it!

Just as danger loomed—

"Roar—!"

A wild, ferocious roar suddenly came from afar.

Then,

a thick, massive tail covered in golden scales swept toward them.

It carried tremendous force and slammed straight into the Clear Sky Hammer.

Thud!

The muffled impact sent visible ripples through the air.

Tang Hao felt a tremendous force strike him. The Clear Sky Hammer nearly flew from his hand, and he was sent hurtling hundreds of meters backward.

"Who?!"

Tang Hao's face changed drastically.

There were only a handful of people in the world who could take a blow from his Ring Detonation head-on!

The air in front of Chen Xin twisted.

An old man wearing golden crocodile armor and possessing an astonishingly muscular build slowly emerged.

His hair was silver, but his muscles bulged like granite.

His cloudy yet vicious eyes locked on Tang Hao.

"Little Tang Hao."

"After all these years, you still like picking on honest people, do you?"

"What, you think Chen Xin's easy prey because he's missing an arm?"

It was Golden Crocodile Douluo, who had just made the list!

Qian Renxue, Shui Bing'er, and the others landed behind him.

At the sight of this, killing intent filled Qian Renxue's eyes.

"Tang Hao!"

Old grudges and new grievances surged through her all at once.

Golden Crocodile Douluo grinned, revealing a row of gleaming white teeth.

"I've been itching for a fight. Let's see if this Clear Sky Douluo is really as tough as they say!"

Just then,

the Golden Ranking List in the sky sent down another beam of light.

Golden Crocodile Douluo's reward had arrived!

[In recognition of Golden Crocodile Douluo's eighteenth-place ranking, the Heavenly Dao grants the following rewards!]

[Reward One: Martial Soul Evolution—Golden Dragon Crocodile! It will possess a trace of the pure Golden Dragon King Bloodline, increasing defense by 300% and strength by 200%!]

[Reward Two: Divine Weapon—Golden Dragon Twin Halberds! Weighing 108,000 jin, they can pierce anything!]

[Reward Three: One God-Given Soul Ring (replaceable)!]