The End

"Everyone, attack together!"

Clatter!

Accompanied by a roar, countless martial souls were whipped out from the hands of the Naruto clones in unison. The undulating chains intertwined and fused together like a black tsunami, blotting out the sky and moon before crashing down with a boom!

Bang!

Dust billowed!

Tang Hao, caught in the center of the crowd, was submerged in the ocean of chains, forming an unsightly ball of tangled metal.

"We've got him! Everyone, pull!"

Thousands of Naruto clones gritted their teeth, their muscles taut. Moving in perfect synchronization, they braced their feet and hauled back on their martial souls with all their might!

The chains creaked and tightened! Sparks showered from the center of the tangled mass as it began to shrink!

Just then, white light crackled with arcs of electricity, bursting through the gaps in the chains. Inside, Tang Hao panted like an ox, his entire body radiating intense heat. His eyes glowed with white light as he let out a thunderous roar!

"Rabble!"

BOOM!

With a deafening sound, the massive ball of chains shattered. Tang Hao reappeared, reaching out to grab dozens of the broken Chains of Heaven.

He yanked them back violently!

A surge of overwhelming power traveled along the Chains of Heaven, slamming into the other end. Dozens of Naruto clones widened their eyes; it felt as if they were trying to pull a speeding train!

Before they could even react!

Dozens of them were yanked off their feet by their own martial souls, sent flying into mid-air. Tang Hao gripped the chains, twisted his waist, and swung them with a whistling sound, bringing the meteor hammer at the end crashing down!

The meteor hammer carved an arc through the air. As the gale whipped against their faces, the dozens of Naruto clones flying through the sky struggled to open their eyes.

Before them were other clones, eyes wide with terror, and the rapidly enlarging ground beneath their feet.

This Shadow Clone, born only seconds ago, let its eyelids droop in resignation.

"Eh? Am I dying?"

BOOM!

Like a derailed train, the meteor hammer instantly plowed through the dense sea of clones. Dust kicked up high, and the falling Naruto clones rained down from the sky.

The chains in his hands dissipated. Tang Hao summoned his Clear Sky Hammer, hoisted it onto his shoulder, and nine spirit rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, red—emerged beneath his feet.

The space in front of him had been cleared, only to be rapidly filled again by the surrounding sea of people.

Just as he was about to bring the Clear Sky Hammer down, Clatter!

Tang Hao's arm stalled, and he glared back over his shoulder.

Hundreds more chains whipped out, clattering as they bound his raised arm tightly. Countless Naruto clones pulled their martial souls taut, risking their lives to hold him back.

"Control his limbs! Use your spirit skills! Don't hold back your spirit power!"

Black, runic chains manifested beneath his skin, only to be shattered instantly by the spirit power surging within Tang Hao.

The black spirit ring at his feet pulsed.

"AHHH!!"

Dragging hundreds of people behind him and snapping countless chains, Tang Hao hunched his back and roared in fury. The Clear Sky Hammer, crackling with electricity, descended like a bolt of lightning!

"Sixth Spirit Skill!"

BANG!!

The earth was torn asunder; the ground buckled and shattered. In the blink of an eye, the surrounding Naruto Shadow Clones were sent flying by the erupting earth!

In a blur, Tang Hao, no longer restrained, lowered his center of gravity. With muscles coiled like a beast that had finally broken free, he charged forward head-on!

The roaring sound was incessant.

A streak of blood-colored light flashed, and the ground turned into a churning sea.

Mountainous chunks of debris scattered. Amidst the rising dust, countless Naruto Shadow Clones had their bodies mangled, turning into puffs of smoke and vanishing.

In a world where supreme power belongs to the individual, such a massive number of people still could not bridge the gap between them.

Without any means to injure a Title Douluo, no matter how many soldiers there were, they were merely blood bags for a hero unit. Everyone on the scene was simply buying time.

At the edge of this sea of people, Thirty thousand men were scattered across the land; the battlefield was simply too vast.

Even though the front lines had turned into a ruthless meat grinder, the Shadow Clones at the rear, restricted by the range of their Chains of Heaven, could do nothing but watch from afar, helpless.

However, as Tang Hao slaughtered his way through the crowd, it was only a matter of time before he reached them.

"Thirty thousand of us ganging up on him, and we're still getting countered? Do you guys even know how to play?"

"Where did you get thirty thousand? At most there are twenty thousand; the other ten thousand ran away ages ago!"

As expected of Naruto's Shadow Clones—even at a time like this, they were still bickering incessantly.

Hearing that ten thousand people had already fled, many looked back to see nearly ten thousand shadow clones scattering like a dense swarm of ants, vanishing into the forests and mountains, disappearing like a stone dropped into the sea.

Tang Hao aside, even the shadow clones themselves were now filled with confusion, having no idea where their original body was.

"Damn it! The original body sold us out!"

Standing on a giant boulder, Naruto shouted, then waved his hand to issue an order, "Suppression team, fall back! Cannon fodder team, move up! Activate the backup hidden energy! Stop him!"

"Wait, we even have divisions? How come I didn't know about that?"

"And who the hell are you? Why should we listen to you?"

The surrounding shadow clones frowned and spoke all at once.

The shadow clone being questioned flew into a rage, stomping his feet repeatedly as he shouted, "I am Shadow Clone A..."

BOOM!

Right before everyone's eyes, before the shadow clone could finish his sentence, a massive boulder whistled down from the night sky, smashing exactly where he stood! The resulting shockwave, mixed with gravel, swept past the crowd. Countless Narutos looked at the boulder in front of them, then turned their heads to look at the tide of people ahead.

The roaring sound grew closer, and falling debris clattered at their feet as that blood-stained figure approached with ease!

This crowd of twenty thousand people was about to be pierced right through!

"Fine, the dead are to be respected, he's in charge! Everyone, stop him!"

The final group swarmed forward!

Tang Hao dodged several chains whipped at him from behind, his speed undiminished. He gripped the Clear Sky Hammer with both hands, twisted his waist, and swung it heavily toward the crowd in front!

The Clear Sky Hammer tore through the air, whipping up a gale that instantly sent the crowd ahead flying!

Clearing a path, Tang Hao stomped his feet hard. Accompanied by the ground cracking once more, his figure shot out like a cannonball. But just as he took a step, countless shadow clones that had been waiting for a long time burst from the ground, arms outstretched, lunging straight at him.

Tang Hao merely let out a cold snort, casting a glance at them with his world-dominating gaze. These mere hundreds of Spirit Kings could be brushed aside with a single charge!

Just as he thought this, Tang Hao suddenly widened his eyes, instinctively wanting to stop. The spirit power of those blocking him was circulating in chaos, and violent energy was raging within their bodies. This was...

Self-destruction?

BOOM!

Several fireballs of spirit power rose up!

As if some switch had been pressed, the surrounding shadow clones simultaneously abandoned their spirit tools, actively disrupting their spirit power, and charged forward, their entire bodies radiating a dangerous glow as they followed suit!

Behind him, a continuous series of explosions rang out, serving as the final line of defense.

"Ugh..."

Naruto, carried on the back of a shadow clone, was drenched in cold sweat. He gritted his teeth, trying his best to empty his mind as the chaotic memories, like a storm, ravaged his brain. He wondered if he should just pass out at a time like this.

Right now, Naruto felt a bit envious of that idiot, Naruto.

No matter how many shadow clones were created, these empty-headed clones caused negligible burden to the original body when dispelled.

Not daring to split into too many, this small team of fewer than ten people was completely inconspicuous among the fleeing crowd.

The lead shadow clone maintained his speed, his expression grave as he looked back at the continuous explosions in the distance and the increasingly weak breathing of the original body. "Speed up! If this keeps up, the original body is really going to die!"

The group accelerated, and suddenly, a roar that shook the heavens erupted from behind.

"Get lost!"

The roaring fireballs were torn to shreds. Tang Hao, trailing a long comet-like tail, forcibly snapped the chains blocking him and flew into the air, panting heavily, with nothing left on his body but a tattered rag!

Countless pitch-black chains erupted from the ground, trying to drag Tang Hao back down.

Ignoring the chains re-wrapping around his body, Tang Hao swept his gaze across the dark earth and the dense, tens of thousands of fleeing people! His eyes were bloodshot with rage!

"You want to escape!?"

"Seventh Spirit Ability!"

The pitch-black spirit ring beneath his feet flickered. The Clear Sky Hammer, entirely azure and illusory with dancing arcs of electricity, emerged from within Tang Hao's body and suddenly expanded outward.

The Chains of Heaven wrapped around him were instantly shattered by the Haotian True Body, breaking inch by inch!

On the Douluo Continent, to what extent must a Spirit Master reach to be honored as a powerhouse? Since ancient times, various races and nations had almost unanimously chosen that specific threshold.

Spirit Saint!

And that threshold was the Avatar of the Spirit!

The massive Haotian True Body was rapidly enlarging, illuminating the horizon, but Tang Hao, protected within the embrace of his spirit avatar, suddenly saw his expression change drastically.

"Ugh—"

He spat out a mouthful of blood.

Tang Hao's aura became chaotic, and his bloodshot eyes turned murky. He instinctively raised a hand to cover his mouth, but blood still leaked through his fingers.

His old wounds had been triggered once again.

Crack!

Tang Hao gritted his teeth so hard he didn't even care that he had shattered them, forcing himself to swallow the blood rising in his throat as he raised his hand and roared.

"Avatar of the Martial Soul!"

The Haotian True Body solidified and expanded once more, transforming into a towering mountain. The head of the hammer pierced straight through the clouds, revealing the starry sky hidden behind them!

By risking the agitation of his old wounds to unleash his Martial Soul Avatar, Tang Hao had prepared himself to raze this entire mountain range to the ground, leaving no survivors behind!

In other words, "It is over!"

Tang Hao opened his bloodied mouth, his words ringing with absolute certainty.

Bibi Dong's warning shout seemed to echo in his ears as Naruto, his true body weakened, lifted his head to gaze into the distance. On the horizon beneath the moonlight, several streaks of light had appeared at some unknown moment, tearing through the sky as they raced toward them.

"Hoo... it's finally over..."

Naruto let out a sigh of relief before losing consciousness.