Xiao Yu's wings beat again, and Soul Power surged around him like boiling water. Ice-blue and crimson light gathered frantically at the tips of his wings. He was clearly building up an even more terrifying killing move!
The temperature throughout the valley turned bizarrely extreme: one half was bone-chillingly cold, the other searing hot.
Watching the undisguised killing intent in Xiao Yu's eyes and feeling the deadly poison churning inside him alongside his severe internal injuries, Dugu Bo was overcome by a despair unlike any he had ever known.
Last time, he had escaped thanks to a secret technique that burned his vital essence and his opponent's exhaustion after a great battle.
But this time... his opponent was well rested, while he was trapped in a desperate situation, with that unfamiliar young man nearby... His chances of survival were slim!
He struggled to stand, but the poison raging inside him and his internal injuries made his movements stiff. Poisonous blood kept spilling from the corner of his mouth.
"Wing King... you... cough, cough..." Dugu Bo tried to speak, perhaps to beg for mercy, perhaps to threaten him, but violent coughing and pain cut him off.
There wasn't a trace of compassion in Xiao Yu's eyes, only a bone-chilling intent to kill.
Last time, he had let the old poison master get away, and the old man had nearly brought disaster upon Yu Yi and the others. This time, he would not make the same mistake!
"Die!"
Xiao Yu let out a piercing cry and swung his wings down! A torrent of ice-and-fire energy, more concentrated and terrifying than before, tore through the air like a Spear of Judgment. With enough force to destroy everything in its path, it crashed down toward the helpless Dugu Bo!
Dugu Bo's pupils contracted as the shadow of death swallowed him whole!
He desperately channeled his Soul Power, hastily gathering a dark green Poison Shield in front of himself, but against Xiao Yu's full-power attack, it looked so fragile...
There wasn't a trace of compassion in Xiao Yu's eyes, only a bone-chilling intent to kill.
Last time, he had let the old poison master get away, and the old man had nearly brought disaster upon Yu Yi and the others. This time, he would not make the same mistake!
"Die!"
Xiao Yu let out a piercing cry and swung his wings down! A torrent of ice-and-fire energy, more concentrated and terrifying than before, tore through the air like a Spear of Judgment. With enough force to destroy everything in its path, it crashed down toward the helpless Dugu Bo!
Dugu Bo's pupils contracted as the shadow of death swallowed him whole! He desperately channeled his Soul Power, hastily gathering a dark green Poison Shield in front of himself, but against Xiao Yu's full-power attack, it looked utterly fragile...
Rumble—!!!
The deafening explosion they expected never came. Instead, there was a dull impact so tremendous it seemed to stop their hearts!
At the very moment the devastating torrent of ice-and-fire energy was about to engulf Dugu Bo, a figure tore through space without warning and appeared in front of him!
The figure was tall and broad-shouldered, wrapped in a tattered black cloak. His face was hidden, but a terrifying aura, as heavy as a mountain and as domineering as a raging tide, erupted from him, instantly scattering the valley's lingering, sinister miasma and the remnants of the ice-and-fire energy!
Simply standing there, he was like an impassable wall!
Facing Xiao Yu's full-power strike, powerful enough to grievously wound a Titled Douluo, the newcomer didn't even look back. He simply raised one arm. Its muscles bulged with explosive strength, as if it could hold up the heavens.
"Ha!" A low, hoarse shout rang out, brimming with supreme authority and power.
At the sound of his shout, an enormous, solid-looking dark golden hammer appeared out of thin air! Thick crimson patterns coiled around its head, and it radiated an aura so domineering it seemed capable of suppressing everything. It was none other than the Clear Sky Hammer, the strongest Tool Martial Soul in the world!
The Clear Sky Hammer's phantom surged forward with peerless force, meeting Xiao Yu's torrent of ice-and-fire energy head-on!
Boom—!!!
An indescribably terrifying collision of energy erupted where the two attacks met! The entire Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well valley shuddered violently. The red and blue spring waters were blasted skyward by the violent impact, turning into a vast cloud of mist! The hard rock walls cracked inch by inch, and chunks of stone rained down!
The Ice Fire Storm and the Clear Sky Hammer's phantom tore at each other, annihilating one another and unleashing blinding light and a roar powerful enough to rend eardrums!
The stalemate lasted only an instant!
The Clear Sky Hammer's phantom was indeed incomparably domineering. It forcibly held back Xiao Yu's torrent of ice-and-fire energy, tore it apart, and finally smashed it to pieces!
But the tall figure beneath the black cloak also shuddered as the shock wave swept over him!
"Ugh!"
A muffled groan escaped from beneath the cloak, followed by several mouthfuls of dark red blood. It splattered across the ground in front of him, and a few drops even landed on Dugu Bo's horrified face.
After shattering the torrent of ice-and-fire energy, the figure's aura instantly grew unstable and weak. He had clearly already been gravely injured, and now his condition had only worsened!
"Go!"
The newcomer didn't even glance at Xiao Yu, much less at Dugu Bo lying on the ground. His hoarse voice carried an unquestionable command and a hint of pain he could barely conceal.
He spun around, his cloak billowing as one large hand darted out like lightning and seized Tang San by the back of his collar. Tang San was still stunned and bewildered.
"Senior?!" Tang San managed only a brief cry before his feet left the ground.
As for Dugu Bo, taking a blow for him was already an act of mercy. Anyone with any sense would flee immediately at a time like this, instead of standing there in a daze.
If he managed to escape, he would repay the favor of this blow later. If he didn't, then at least he would have bought the other man some time.
The black-cloaked man moved with extreme speed, without the slightest hesitation.
The next instant, he stomped hard against the ground, which exploded beneath his feet. Carrying the two men, he became a black streak of light, nearly impossible to follow with the naked eye. Like an arrow tearing through space, he shot toward the depths of the forest shrouded in poisonous miasma!
That hammer... that unrivaled, domineering aura... Could it be the Clear Sky Douluo, Tang Hao?!
"Heh, as expected, he cares deeply for his son." Xiao Yu recognized the black-cloaked man at a glance. After a moment's thought, he paid him no more attention and turned his gaze back to Dugu Bo, who had just come to his senses and was trying to flee.
"Wing King, I—I don't know him!" Seeing Xiao Yu look his way, Dugu Bo's heart shook, and he hurried to explain.
He seemed to think Xiao Yu would blame him for what had just happened.
But Xiao Yu didn't care in the slightest about what relationship Tang Hao and Dugu Bo had.
"So what?" Xiao Yu said coldly. "Is that your last will?"
"If so, then die!"
As soon as the words fell, Xiao Yu gave Dugu Bo no chance to catch his breath or beg for mercy.
His entire body erupted in dazzling blue light—Flash Strike!
Moving faster than the eye could follow, Xiao Yu made Dugu Bo's pupils contract sharply.
"Boom!"
With a deafening impact, Xiao Yu's massive body slammed straight into Dugu Bo's emaciated, skeletal frame.
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