After killing the gatekeeper at the Nuoding Junior Spirit Master Academy, Tang San faced no punishment whatsoever.
He still took Yu Xiaogang as his master, and Yu Xiaogang brought him to meet the academy's dean.
The dean suppressed the entire incident and placed great importance on Tang San, wishing to prepare an extra, private dormitory for him.
This proposal was sternly rejected by Tang San, who stated that as a work-study student, he should live in the work-study dormitory and perform the duties expected of one.
Di Lintian did not head to the registration office with Na'er; instead, they strolled casually through the academy until they arrived at the entrance of Dormitory Seven.
Through the open door, Di Lintian caught sight of Xiao Wu, and Na'er followed his gaze.
"A spirit beast!"
Na'er exclaimed in surprise, never expecting to see a hundred-thousand-year spirit beast that had undergone human transformation here.
She turned to look at Di Lintian, but there was not a hint of surprise on his face. It was just as she thought: he had known all along that a transformed hundred-thousand-year spirit beast would appear here today.
Na'er did not voice her questions, for she knew that even if she asked, Di Lintian would not answer.
In the shadows, the hidden Douluo Chi Huo and Douluo Xuan Shui also identified Xiao Wu's status as a spirit beast, yet they felt no surprise at all.
After all, the two they were protecting were also transformed spirit beasts; for all they knew, this little girl might even be one of their leaders.
While they thought this, someone else did not; behind them, a powerful aura suddenly erupted.
"May I ask for your titles?"
Tang Hao, hidden within a black robe, manifested his Clear Sky Hammer and questioned Chi Huo and Xuan Shui.
Chi Huo and Xuan Shui turned in unison. Upon seeing the spirit ring configuration of two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red, along with the Clear Sky Hammer in his hand, they instantly guessed the identity of the man before them.
Without a moment's hesitation, Chi Huo and Xuan Shui activated their spirit avatars and stood back-to-back.
"Spirit Fusion Skill: Ice-Fire Flood Dragon Transformation!"
In an instant, Douluo Chi Huo completely transformed into the likeness of a Red Fire Flood Dragon, soaring into the sky with nine spirit rings, and Douluo Xuan Shui did the same.
In mid-air, the two merged into one, becoming a Water-Fire Twin Dragon with two heads—one of water and one of fire—its entire body covered in water and fire dragon scales.
"Clear Sky Douluo, let us fight outside the city!"
The two dragon heads of the Water-Fire Twin Dragon spoke in unison with a hoarse voice, then flew toward the outskirts of Nuoding City.
"So it is the two seniors, Chi Huo and Xuan Shui, of the Sky Dragon Pavilion." Tang Hao recognized them and followed the Water-Fire Twin Dragon.
Outside the city.
The Water-Fire Twin Dragon rasped, "I never expected the dignified Clear Sky Douluo to appear in such a small place."
"I also did not expect to meet the two protectors, Chi Huo and Xuan Shui."
A red light flashed across Tang Hao's body. Deathgod Domain, activate!
Tang Hao had already offended Spirit Hall and did not wish to provoke the Sky Dragon Pavilion as well, but he knew this battle was unavoidable.
The Spirit Fusion Skill of a ninety-two-level Chi Huo and Xuan Shui could severely injure a Super Douluo; now that both were at level ninety-five, their fusion skill should be able to unleash the power of a level ninety-seven.
Tang Hao cursed inwardly. If he were in his prime, he would have nothing to fear, but in his current state, he was likely no match for them.
"Seventh Spirit Skill: Clear Sky Avatar!"
The seventh spirit ring beneath Tang Hao's feet flashed violently, his momentum surged, and he seemed to merge into one with the Clear Sky Hammer in his hand.
The next moment, the two yellow spirit rings at his feet rose rapidly, reaching the hands of the Clear Sky Avatar in an instant. The phantom hand gripped them tightly, and the two rings shattered.
"Ring Detonation!"
The massive energy released by the shattering of the two yellow spirit rings poured into the Clear Sky Hammer, and Tang Hao's aura soared once more.
He gripped the Clear Sky Hammer tightly, raised it high, pushed off with his legs, and leaped into the air, smashing down with all his might toward the two heads of the Water-Fire Twin Dragon.
Facing the Clear Sky Hammer, which carried the weight of ten thousand jun, the Water-Fire Twin Dragon did not dodge; Tang Hao's full-force strike after detonating two rings would not have given him the chance to dodge anyway.
Instead of retreating, he advanced, using the hardest part of his body—his dragon horns—to collide head-on with the Clear Sky Hammer.
The fork of the dragon horns locked the hammerhead, and the dragon heads whipped around, following the direction of the hammer's descent!
The Clear Sky Hammer slid along the dragon scales, dragging Tang Hao down toward the ground.
Using the momentum to dissipate most of the hammer's power, the Water-Fire Twin Dragon turned its body, aimed both dragon heads at Tang Hao, opened its mouths, and unleashed two breaths—one red and one blue—that tore through the air.
Before Tang Hao could catch his breath, the two dragon breaths were already inches away.
"Clear Sky Body Protection!"
A defensive barrier in the shape of a Clear Sky Hammer head instantly unfolded around Tang Hao.
"Bang—!"
The moment the two dragon breaths collided with the Clear Sky Body Protection, the world seemed to fall silent for a second.
Violent energy waves rippled outward like a scorching summer gale, causing Tang Hao's black robe to snap and flutter wildly.
"Crack—!"
A shattering sound echoed as a tiny, hairline fracture appeared on the defensive barrier of the Clear Sky Body Protection.
Red Fire and Mystic Water exchanged a glance and simultaneously increased their soul power output; wherever the Red Fire Dragon Breath passed, all vegetation turned to ash.
The Mystic Water Dragon Breath likewise carried a gale, blowing the surrounding flowers and trees until they swayed violently.
Tang Hao held his Clear Sky Hammer horizontally and let out a muffled grunt, his figure retreating repeatedly as he left two long furrows in the ground.
"Is this all the strength the Clear Sky Douluo has?" the azure dragon head spoke with disdain.
"Show us the strength you had back then, when you were only a Soul Douluo and held your own against three Title Douluos," the crimson dragon head mocked as well.
"You go too far!"
For some reason, as Tang Hao felt his anger rise, the blood-red light on the Clear Sky Hammer in his hand suddenly surged, and he smashed it toward the two dragon breaths with unparalleled power.
Before the blood-surging Clear Sky Hammer, the two dragon breaths were as fragile as common glass, completely pulverized by this force.
Four black soul rings floated up simultaneously and descended into the hands of the Clear Sky Avatar.
"Detonate! Detonate! Detonate! Detonate!"
Tang Hao shouted four times in succession; the four black soul rings shattered one after another, once again transforming into pure energy that surged into the interior of the Clear Sky Hammer.
His aura reached its peak, and the tyrannical soul power fluctuations shredded his black robe, revealing the face beneath, which was full of the vicissitudes of life.
With my current physique, this is the strongest blow I can unleash. After this strike, regardless of victory or defeat, I must leave this place immediately.
"Great Sumeru Hammer!"
Tang Hao let out a sharp cry and gripped the hammer handle tightly with both hands; at this moment, he and the Clear Sky Hammer merged perfectly.
Relying on absolute strength, Tang Hao leaped up and arrived once again above the head of the Water-Fire Twin Dragon, the Clear Sky Hammer in his hand growing larger and larger.
Watching the mountain-sized Clear Sky Hammer descend, a flash of surprise crossed the Water-Fire Twin Dragon's eyes; it had not expected Tang Hao to be capable of erupting with such powerful force.
"True Dragon Breath!"
The azure and crimson dragon heads spat out their water and fire dragon breaths once more, the two breaths merging in front of them.
Finally, they transformed into a translucent white beam of light that shot toward the Clear Sky Hammer, which was obscuring the sky.
"Sizzle--!"
It was not a deafening collision or a roaring explosion, but the sound of the True Dragon Breath frantically scorching the Clear Sky Hammer, pushing it backward bit by bit.
Tang Hao's eyes narrowed, and he exerted force through his arms again, causing the Clear Sky Hammer to surge forward by a significant margin in an instant.
After a moment of stalemate, the True Dragon Breath gradually weakened; the soul power of Red Fire and Mystic Water could no longer sustain the terrifying consumption of the True Dragon Breath.
Tang Hao keenly seized this point: "Heaven-Striking Blow!"
This Heaven-Striking Blow became the final straw that broke the camel's back; the Clear Sky Hammer slammed heavily onto the Water-Fire Twin Dragon, and the entire dragon plummeted toward the ground like a meteorite.
A faint halo of soul power flashed by, the two individuals' martial soul fusion skill instantly dissolved, and they collapsed to the ground, unconscious and weak.
Tang Hao also landed heavily on the ground, the Clear Sky Hammer in his hand dissipating, and he leaned against a crooked tree nearby, gasping for air.
His condition was no better than that of Red Fire and Mystic Water; the successive ring detonations from just moments ago had pushed his body to its limit, and he would not be able to use soul power for a short time.
After sitting blankly for a while, Tang Hao stood up and, ignoring the two unconscious figures, walked in the direction of Holy Soul Village.
"Are you not going to kill him?"
In the shadows, Na'er looked at the departing Tang Hao and couldn't help but ask.
Di Lintian and she had arrived at the battlefield at almost the same time as Tang Hao, having been hiding in the dark to observe the fight.
"He still has great use in the future; he cannot be killed for now." Di Lintian stroked Na'er's short silver hair and said with a smile.
Not only could he not be killed, but the reason he had rushed over with Na'er was precisely because he feared Red Fire and Mystic Water might kill Tang Hao outright. It was just that he hadn't expected Tang Hao to be able to win.
He could only sigh to himself: He is truly a man with maxed-out stats; his left hammer deals high damage, and his right hammer deals high damage.
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