Tang Hao's Death

The enormous Clear Sky Hammer, etched with dark-gold patterns, bore down with an unstoppable, majestic force.

The power of heaven and earth around them was stirred. Gale-force winds uprooted trees, dust and sand filled the sky, massive rocks tumbled from the mountaintop, and even space itself seemed to warp slightly.

Tang Hao was immensely talented. Combined with the Clear Sky Sect's secret techniques and the power of detonating all his soul rings, this was undoubtedly the most violent attack of his life.

Lin Mian's expression did not change in the slightest.

Even though this strike was enough to threaten everyone, including Limit Douluo, it was nothing more than that in his eyes.

A seal appeared in his hand, while nine soul rings rose from his body.

One yellow, one purple, three black, and four red—soul rings that represented the strongest being on the continent.

Tang Hao's eyes glazed over for a moment. Though he had seen them when he was six years old, he was still shocked upon seeing them again.

"Order Domain."

Lin Mian spoke softly, and the power of law rapidly spread through the space. In an instant, everything within dozens of miles was enveloped.

This was Lin Mian's domain, known as Order.

His martial soul was called the Order Seal. It looked utterly unremarkable, merely a small seal that seemed to possess no offensive power whatsoever.

His domain had appeared automatically when he awakened his martial soul.

To Lin Mian, soul skills and soul rings were not all that important. His domain was what mattered most.

Within the range of his domain, he was the ruler of this world. All order and all rules were governed by him.

Within his domain, aside from those vastly stronger than him, no one could possibly be his opponent.

Because no one could fight against the rules of the entire world.

When he had fought Tang Chen and the others back then, Lin Mian had actually held back. At the time, he had not used his domain at all, only a few simple soul skills.

Lin Mian knew that if he used his domain, the battle would be an unquestionable one-sided slaughter. That would be far too boring, and he did not like it.

For Tang Hao to die within his domain today was an honor.

Before Tang Hao noticed anything, the Order Domain had already completely enveloped him.

"Order Seal? I've heard of the wonders of this martial soul since I was young. Seeing it today means I have no regrets in life. Let me see how that tiny little seal of yours can withstand this hammer of mine."

The enormous Clear Sky Hammer crashed toward Lin Mian with boundless power.

"Block."

Lin Mian uttered a single word.

In an instant, mountains rose one after another before him, firmly shielding him.

This was the power of rules. This was the power of Order. He did not need to do anything more; his words became reality.

Looking at the mountains that had suddenly appeared before Lin Mian, Tang Hao was completely stunned. Was this really something a human could do?

Could it be that when he fought his grandfather decades ago, he had not used his full strength either?

The power of the Clear Sky Hammer was beyond question. It smashed one mountain to pieces by sheer force, but that was all.

Lin Mian stood behind the mountains without suffering the slightest injury.

"Not bad power. You actually shattered a mountain by force. Other than Tang Chen, you truly are the most talented person in the Clear Sky Sect."

"If you hadn't provoked the Judgment Hall, your future would have been immeasurable. But unfortunately, since you chose to make a mistake, you must bear the price for it."

"I lost. Even after using all my strength, I couldn't shake you in the slightest. My grandfather once said that you were the most terrifying existence on the continent."

"This time, I concede wholeheartedly."

"Whether you concede or not is not important to me, and I don't care. What matters is that I'm really sick of you, you love-brained idiot who can't tell right from wrong."

"Reassemble."

Lin Mian spoke another two words.

In an instant, several mountains returned to their original positions. Even the mountain that had been smashed apart reassembled itself and returned to normal.

The actual damage Tang Hao had caused was zero.

As Tang Hao doubted himself, Lin Mian had already appeared before him.

Slap.

A crisp slap rang out across his face.

"Fuck, you love-brained idiot."

"Spirit Hall was clearly the one that killed that grass, yet you dared to come looking for trouble with my Judgment Hall. The moment I heard your reason, you disgusted the hell out of me."

"Can love-brained idiots just disappear from this world? Stop coming out and disgusting people."

"I'll save whoever I want to save, and I won't save whoever I don't want to save. You actually dared to cause trouble for me? You really don't know your place."

Slap! Slap! Slap! Slap!

Several more crisp slaps rang out, and Tang Hao's face had already swollen into a pig's head.

Lin Mian had long since sealed his mouth. He did not want to hear this love-brained idiot's voice anymore.

No one knew how long it took before Lin Mian finally stopped.

When Tang Hao was seen again, even his eyes had become clear.

"Alright, you can die now. Since I said I'd leave you an intact corpse, I'll leave you an intact corpse."

"Die!"

With that simple word from Lin Mian, Tang Hao's consciousness completely dissipated, leaving only an intact shell floating in midair.

The continent's second-youngest Title Douluo, the Clear Sky Sect's Clear Sky Douluo, Tang Chen's grandson—Tang Hao.

He was completely dead!

Lin Mian glanced at him, and his heart remained utterly unmoved.

"I wonder where that old bastard Tang Chen ran off to. There hasn't been any news of him for decades."

"Since he didn't find a godhood inheritance, and the Asura Demon Sword is in my room, he probably won't be able to take part in the Nine Trials of the Asura God this time."

"After disappearing from the continent for decades, he should have been able to find a godhood inheritance. I just wonder what kind of godhood it is."

"I hope he succeeds. I really want to see whether a Limit Douluo can defeat a god."

"As for your disobedient grandson, I'll be a good man to the end and send him back to you."

Lin Mian placed Tang Hao's corpse into his storage Soul Tool and flew toward the secluded location of the Clear Sky Sect.

He felt that he was still far too kind, actually taking responsibility for sending the body home.

After Lin Mian defeated Tang Chen back then, Tang Chen had left the Clear Sky Sect to search for a way to become a god.

In Lin Mian's eyes, Tang Chen was undoubtedly the most talented person of that era apart from himself. He had cultivated to level 99 through his own efforts alone.

Thus, he believed that even without the Asura God's godhood, Tang Chen could still gain the recognition of another godhood.

There should not be any accidents this time. After all, even the City of Slaughter had already been completely razed by him.

But he did not care. So what if someone became a god? Those who were not his opponents would still not be his opponents.

Lin Mian was extremely fast, far surpassing Bai He, who possessed the Sharp-Tailed Swift Dance martial soul.

Half an hour later, Lin Mian had already arrived above the Clear Sky Sect.

Looking at the Clear Sky Sect's current state, Lin Mian could not help shaking his head.

Though the Clear Sky Sect appeared powerful and had six Title Douluo, it was actually suffering from a lack of successors.

Aside from Tang Xiao, the Title Douluo were all old and frail, and the next generation had no one capable of inheriting the Clear Sky Sect's legacy.

It seemed that Tang Chen's departure and Tang Hao's affair had dealt the Clear Sky Sect a heavy blow.

Without giving it any further thought, Lin Mian's voice rang out from the sky.