Both Gravely Wounded

Riding the momentum of that strike, Tang Hao shot forward, piercing the mist and charging straight at Zhong Lingyue!

His speed reached its limit, a blue trail of water streaming behind him. All his strength had gathered in the Clear Sky Hammer, along with the ocean laws bestowed by the Sea God Helmet. He would stake everything on this strike!

Zhong Lingyue's expression shifted slightly. He had not expected Tang Hao's explosive power to increase so much after putting on the divine artifact. He was just about to shift through space when Ah Yin suddenly moved beside him.

Ah Yin knew this was their only chance. Ignoring her weakened body, she condensed all her spiritual power into a spike and, in the instant when Zhong Lingyue's attention was fixed entirely on Tang Hao, drove it viciously into his sea of consciousness!

"Ugh!"

Zhong Lingyue grunted, a sharp pain piercing his sea of consciousness. After all, he had assumed physical form only recently. Though his spiritual power was strong, it lacked refinement. Disrupted by Ah Yin's desperate Mental Shock, his manipulation of space slowed by half a beat.

In that half-beat opening, Tang Hao had already closed in!

"Die!!"

The Clear Sky Hammer whistled through the air and smashed viciously toward Zhong Lingyue's chest.

Unable to dodge completely in time, Zhong Lingyue could only hastily form a golden planar barrier in front of himself.

Bang—!

The barrier shattered instantly.

The massive hammer slammed squarely into Zhong Lingyue's chest.

"Pfft—"

Zhong Lingyue spat out a mouthful of golden blood. His small body flew backward like a kite with its string severed, crashing hard into the sea and throwing up an enormous splash.

"Ling Yue!"

A cool, sharp shout came from the distant shore. It was Zhong Shenxiu.

Tang Hao's heart tightened, and