Qian Renxue landed and walked toward Tang Hao one step at a time.
With a disdainful look, she said, "Tang Hao, without your Martial Soul, you're this weak? You've disappointed me. How exactly did you defeat my father? Judging by your performance now, you're nowhere near good enough."
A zhang away from Tang Hao, Qian Renxue suddenly used Inch Step. Her figure became a streak of light and appeared beside him in an instant.
Alarm bells rang in Tang Hao's mind. He wanted to dodge, but his injuries had slowed his body, leaving him no time to react.
Qian Renxue's hand clamped around his left arm like an iron vise, her fingertips precisely pinning the gaps between his bones and tendons.
"Muscle-Splitting Bone-Dislocating Hand."
She turned her wrist slightly and applied pressure with her fingers, moving as fast as lightning.
A series of crisp cracks rang out. Tang Hao's left arm twisted at a grotesque angle, its joints dislocated and tendons wrenched.
"Argh—!"
A butchered pig's scream burst from Tang Hao's mouth, sending the leaves around them fluttering to the ground.
His whole body convulsed with pain. Cold sweat streamed down his cheeks like a rainstorm, soaking the front of his shirt.
"Father!" Tang San's eyes nearly split with fury. He was about to rush forward, but Tang Xiao held him firmly by the shoulder.
"Xiao San, stay calm!" Tang Xiao's voice was low and tight. "If we go over now, we'll walk straight into their trap."
Tang San clenched his fists until his knuckles turned white, his nails digging deep into his palms. The coldness in his eyes seemed almost tangible.
He glared at Qian Renxue, then swept his gaze over Qian Daoliu, Snake Lance Douluo, and Porcupinefish Douluo, before it finally settled on Li Taibai.
Only one thought filled his mind: Every last one of them deserved to die!
Li Taibai shivered for no apparent reason. Meeting Tang San's venomous gaze, he felt a chill creep over him. Seriously? He's already holding a grudge against me? I haven't even done anything. I even tried to plead their case just now...
Tang Hao's left arm was twisted into a mangled mess, hanging limply at his side.
Qian Renxue looked at him and spoke as calmly as if she were discussing something trivial. "Seeing your arms so uneven bothers me."
"I might as well finish what I started and straighten out your right hand, too." With that, she reached for it.
"Roar!"
Enduring the agony, Tang Hao abruptly released all his Soul Power. A wave of force exploded outward from him.
The tremendous force sent Qian Renxue flying more than ten zhang. She crashed into a large tree before coming to a stop.
Pebbles and fallen leaves were swept away by the shock wave, and several saplings as thick as bowls snapped in half.
"Divine Slaughter's Domain!"
Tang Hao's eyes turned bloodshot, and his killing intent spread like a tangible force.
Grabbing his misshapen left arm with his right hand, he gave it a sharp wrench. "Crack, crack."
With a series of bone-chilling snaps, he forcibly pushed the displaced bones and tendons back into place.
The pain made his muscles spasm all over. His face turned paper-white, veins bulged across his forehead like earthworms, yet he gritted his teeth and didn't make a sound.
Qian Renxue felt her strength being suppressed, along with a killing intent that tried to erode her mind. Her gaze remained unruffled.
Under Chen Qingxuan's deliberate guidance, she went out every year to slaughter bandits and robbers. In the past few years, she had killed at least three thousand people.
The baleful aura within her had long since settled. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to use the Blood Fiend Seal, a technique that carried a mental attack. The seal could call up a person's most terrifying memories, increasing the likelihood of a hit.
"You think that little bit of killing intent can affect me?" She let out a cold laugh, the fighting spirit in her eyes burning brighter.
"You've successfully angered me." Tang Hao's voice was as hoarse as a broken gong. His left arm was back in place, but he could no longer bring it to bear at full strength.
Red light flared in his eyes. "Right Arm Bone Soul Bone Skill, Fury of the Wild Bull!"
In an instant, his Soul Power doubled. His aura grew denser, and his crimson pupils sharpened like blades. He looked like a wild bull driven into a rage.
"This is bad." Qian Renxue's smile faded. "Looks like I can't fight him at close range."
She had always enjoyed the feeling of overwhelming an opponent with blow after blow. The clothes she wore were a third-tier magical robe she had crafted herself. It cleaned itself automatically and was extraordinarily difficult to damage.
But now that Tang Hao's strength had surged, she could no longer overwhelm him in close combat. Continuing to trade blows would be unwise.
She took an array plate and dozens of array flags from her Space Ring, then casually tossed them out.
The array plate spun through the air and released a pale golden barrier, enclosing a ten-zhang radius centered on Tang Hao.
The dozens of array flags landed precisely around the barrier and plunged into the ground. Their banners fluttered without a breeze as runes shimmered across them.
Tang Hao warily scanned his surroundings, his brow furrowing. This was yet another method he had never seen before.
He couldn't act recklessly, or he would pay dearly. His only option was to remain steady and adapt to whatever came.
"Tang Hao, enjoy the Dragon Trapping Array I set up for you." A playful smile curled Qian Renxue's lips.
Her alchemy, artifact crafting, and talisman-making skills had only reached the lower third-tier level. The Dragon Trapping Array was originally a third-tier array, on par with a Soul Saint's abilities.
But combined with a third-tier array plate and dozens of third-tier array flags, its power approached the lower fifth tier, rivaling the methods of a low-tier Titled Douluo. Tang Hao couldn't use his Martial Soul, so there was no chance he could break the array.
"Feel despair."
Qian Renxue took hundreds more talismans from her Space Ring and flicked them into the air, where they hovered amid shimmering rays of light.
She picked one up, swiftly formed hand seals, and called out, "Lower third-tier, Five Thunder Talisman! Five Thunder Method, purge evil!"
Dark clouds instantly gathered above the array plate. Five bolts of lightning as thick as arms tore through the air with crackling booms, striking Tang Hao inside the barrier with perfect accuracy.
"Argh—!"
The lightning hit Tang Hao, making his whole body convulse violently. His clothes charred in an instant, wisps of smoke rising from them, and his hair stood on end like a hedgehog that had puffed itself up.
Pain tightened every muscle in his body. Fine streaks of blood appeared across his skin, and black blood kept spilling from the corner of his mouth.
"This isn't over."
Qian Renxue picked up another talisman and formed hand seals again. "Earth Dragon Roll!"
The ground inside the barrier suddenly churned like boiling water. Sharp stone spikes thrust up one after another, stabbing toward Tang Hao.
Enduring the agony, Tang Hao staggered as he dodged, but a stone spike still grazed his shoulder, tearing away a swath of flesh.
Next came countless fireballs crashing down like meteors, ice spikes shooting toward him like a rainstorm, and howling blades of wind slicing through the air, along with sword energy...
Tang Hao floundered amid attacks of every element. His wounds multiplied, and his aura grew weaker and weaker, but he kept forcing himself to stand, refusing to fall.
These talismans were only third-tier, but Qian Renxue's Mental Power far surpassed that of ordinary people.
She could already form hand seals to channel the power of heaven and earth, construct arrays, and unleash force comparable to an eighty-fifth-level Soul Douluo's. The only drawback was how long it took.
Now, with talismans as the catalyst and hand seals as support, she could construct arrays in an instant and unleash their power perfectly.
Watching this, Qian Daoliu's eyes flashed with surprise and curiosity. He wondered to himself, What kind of method is Xiao Xue using? She can actually wield attacks of every element... Could this be the power of that senior's world? It's truly miraculous.
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