Ah Yin's Sacrifice, Qian Xunji Gravely Wounded

At that moment, Qian Xunji slowly stepped forward. "Hundred-Thousand-Year Transformed Soul Beast, will you come with me now? I advise you not to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit. Otherwise, I cannot guarantee Tang Hao will keep all his limbs."

Ah Yin's face turned pale, and her lips trembled. "I... I agree. I'll go with you."

"Ah Yin!!!" Tang Hao roared.

He absolutely would not allow it!

He absolutely would not allow the grand performance he had painstakingly arranged to end this way.

"Brother Hao!" Tears filled Ah Yin's beautiful eyes. She seemed to have a thousand things to say, yet in the end, she said nothing.

"Heh heh, a wise man submits to circumstances. Yue Guan, Gui Mei, release her."

"Yes." Yue Guan and Gui Mei removed the restraints on Ah Yin, but did not release Tang Hao.

"Alright, come with me." Qian Xunji spoke to her.

Ah Yin looked at the child in her arms and said to Qian Xunji, "Can you wait a moment?"

"Hm? What, are you trying to go back on your word?" Qian Xunji raised an eyebrow. If Ah Yin intended to renege, then she could not blame him for showing no mercy.

"No, my child..." Ah Yin did not finish, but Qian Xunji understood what she meant.

Qian Xunji glanced at the quiet infant in Ah Yin's arms. At a glance, he could tell that the child had already stopped breathing.

After all, he was merely a newborn. Even if he had been born from this Hundred-Thousand-Year Transformed Soul Beast, there was no way he could have survived the aftermath of that battle.

Still, Qian Xunji had already warned them, so the child's death could not be blamed on him.

And Ah Yin seemingly had not noticed this either, so he could not be bothered to remind her.

"Fine. You can hand him to Tang Hao. In the name of the Pope, I guarantee that Spirit Hall will never pursue him to the bitter end."

"That's good." Ah Yin lowered her head to look at her child once more, sorrow flashing through her eyes, before placing him into Tang Hao's bloodshot hands.

"Ah Yin!"

"Brother Hao, you don't need to say anything. I understand. Even if I die, I will not let them have their way!"

A sense of foreboding surged through Qian Xunji. He immediately reached out and shouted at Yue Guan and Gui Mei, "Yue Guan, Gui Mei! Stop her, quickly!"

Boom!!!

Dazzling blood-red light burst forth. In an instant, a crimson force field enveloped Tang Hao and Ah Yin together.

At the sight, Qian Xunji went mad. After going to such lengths, everything had come to nothing. This Hundred-Thousand-Year Transformed Soul Beast had actually sacrificed herself to Tang Hao!

"Damn it! Damn it!"

Qian Xunji cursed furiously, but he still held onto a sliver of hope. He ordered Yue Guan and Gui Mei to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, hoping to see whether they could stop the sacrifice this way.

Unfortunately, while Yue Guan and Gui Mei's Yin-Yang Stasis Domain was powerful, it could not halt a soul beast's sacrifice.

Ah Yin's body gradually became translucent, transforming into a blood-red soul ring and a right leg bone that emitted a faint blue glow.

The soul ring attached itself to Tang Hao, and his aura instantly surged. He leapt from rank 89 to rank 92!

And since Tang Hao already possessed a full set of soul bones, Ah Yin's right leg bone could not attach itself to him. It ultimately fell into his hand, along with a seed.

Tang Hao stared blankly at the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone in his hand. It was Ah Yin's soul bone. He felt the immense Soul Power within him and that bloody ninth soul ring.

His plan had succeeded!

"Ah—!!! Good, very good! You dared to toy with me like this! Tang Hao! Hand over that soul bone, or I'll send troops to attack the Clear Sky Sect!" Qian Xunji howled toward the sky, his hair flying wildly as the pressure of a rank 95 Super Douluo descended upon Tang Hao like a towering mountain.

He had finally come out for once, only for Tang Hao to reap the benefits. If Qian Xunji could not seize that soul bone, then he would not be the Secret Chamber Douluo!

Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo followed suit, unleashing their auras without reservation upon Tang Hao. Tang Hao's body trembled.

Although he had obtained Ah Yin's soul ring and broken through to rank 92, he still could not contend with three Super Douluo in terms of sheer aura.

But it was impossible for him to hand over Ah Yin's soul bone! And Qian Xunji had actually used the Clear Sky Sect to threaten him just now. To a sect-devoted fool like Tang Hao, that was practically asking for death!

"Ah—!!! Seventh Soul Skill—Clear Sky Avatar! Great Sumeru Hammer!!! Divine Slaughter's Domain!"

Tang Hao stored the soul bone and seed Ah Yin had left behind in his storage Soul Tool. He cradled the child in one arm and raised the Clear Sky Hammer with the other. Apart from the seventh and ninth soul rings, he detonated all seven remaining soul rings, turning them into pure energy that poured into the hammer.

The blood-red Divine Slaughter's Domain spread forth, staining even the Clear Sky Hammer with a crimson hue.

Tang Hao's aura abruptly soared, and the bloodlight blazed fiercely, even surpassing Qian Xunji and the others as he shattered free from the Yin-Yang Stasis Domain's restraint!

Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo shuddered and coughed up blood, their faces filled with shock.

"What?!"

Qian Xunji's pupils trembled. Wasn't this Great Sumeru Hammer a little too absurd?!

However, Ao Zhan, watching from the shadows, saw through the truth. "Relying on Asura Divine Power, he has unleashed such strength. Though it can produce power beyond Qian Xunji and the others, the backlash and damage to his body will be severe as well."

In Ao Zhan's eyes, this increase was not something the Great Sumeru Hammer had achieved at all. Rather, a powerful force had suddenly surged from Tang Hao's Divine Slaughter's Domain, strengthening the domain while also enhancing Tang Hao's combat strength.

But doing so came at a cost.

Tang Hao was only a mortal. He had not even undergone the Asura God Trial, so he had no ability to adapt to Asura Divine Power. Having so much Asura Divine Power forced into him could strengthen him, but the backlash would be extremely severe. At the same time, the backlash from the Great Sumeru Hammer would not disappear.

But that was a matter for the future. Right now, Tang Hao possessed the strength to gravely wound Qian Xunji!

"Die!"

The veins in Tang Hao's arms bulged like coiling dragons as every ounce of his strength erupted through this strike.

"Retreat!"

Qian Xunji's pupils suddenly contracted. He tried to dodge, only to discover in horror that he had been locked on to! There was no escaping!

Left with no choice, Qian Xunji could only use all his Soul Power to block the blow.

Boom!!!

Violent winds raged, sending sand and stones flying. Qian Xunji was struck flying by the hammer, coughing up blood.

"Your Holiness!"

Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo endured the turmoil in their Soul Power and immediately rushed to Qian Xunji's side.

But Qian Xunji was in terrible condition. His breath was faint, blood seeped from the corner of his mouth, and he had fallen unconscious. He had clearly suffered grave injuries.

Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo panicked, while Tang Hao glared at them murderously, intending to hammer them all to death.

Suddenly, his body shuddered. The abundant power within him ebbed away like a receding tide, and his aura rapidly fell. Seeing that he could not continue, Tang Hao shot the three of them a hateful glare before leaving.

Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo did not dare pursue him either, because Qian Xunji's condition could not tolerate any delay.

They hurriedly carried Qian Xunji toward Spirit City, and after Ao Zhan saw them leave, he followed in the direction Tang Hao had fled.