Wang Yuyan looked left and right, searching for her unreliable old man.
But no matter how loudly she called, there was no response.
At that moment, she began to suspect the Masked Superman on the Sky Screen was her old man.
"Hmph, you rotten old man!"
"If you really are the Masked Superman, you'll hear from me!"
Wang Yuyan couldn't be bothered to keep looking. She huffed petulantly and focused on the battle.
Tang Hao and Xiong Jun were fighting with such gusto that everyone watching was fired up.
A head-on clash like this was what made for a real spectacle.
"That stupid bear!"
"What's he doing?"
"Wasn't he supposed to challenge the number one spot?"
"Why's he fighting this little ant instead?"
"Fine, let them fight, but they've been at it for ages without making any progress. What is he even trying to do?"
"This is infuriating!"
Di Tian couldn't stand watching any longer. He wanted to teach Xiong Jun a lesson himself.
"Di Tian, be patient. You can't blame him, either!"
"This man is genuinely capable!"
"His strength and explosive power are indeed formidable. It's only natural that Xiong Jun hasn't gained the upper hand."
"It seems that in the hundreds of thousands of years I've been asleep, humanity has grown to this point."
Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena saw at a glance the difference in strength between Tang Hao and Xiong Jun.
In terms of cultivation, Xiong Jun outranked Tang Hao, but when it came to combat technique, Tang Hao was still superior.
His hammer technique in particular was exquisite, bringing his strength and explosive power to their absolute limit.
Xiong Jun's strength was formidable too, but under Tang Hao's frenzied assault, he was struggling to turn defense into offense.
"What my lord says is true!"
"However, I don't think this man is a match for Xiong Jun."
Di Tian had a good understanding of Xiong Jun's strength.
Xiong Jun had even managed to injure him. Its attack power was no joke.
"Mm, perhaps."
Gu Yuena nodded and said no more.
To be honest, she didn't know how things would end, either.
She just had a feeling that Tang Hao must have an even more powerful trump card.
"No wonder Ji'er died at his hands."
"Tang Hao really is formidable. His Clear Sky Hammer reminds me of Tang Chen."
Qian Daoliu had to admire Tang Hao's understanding of the Clear Sky Hammer.
He had brought out its domineering might, strength, and explosive power to the fullest.
Even when facing someone stronger than himself, he could completely suppress them.
"Hahaha, Hao'er, well done!"
"That's my good grandson! You wielded the Clear Sky Hammer beautifully!"
Watching Tang Hao dominate Xiong Jun with unstoppable momentum, Tang Chen laughed with delight.
Deep down, he felt that Tang Hao used the Clear Sky Hammer even more aggressively than he did.
Perhaps that was where the Clear Sky Hammer's true essence lay.
"Damn it!"
"Dark Gold Terrorclaw!"
Xiong Jun had been suppressed so badly that he couldn't take it anymore. He stopped holding back and unleashed his signature technique.
One swipe of his claw came down with majestic force.
Its terrifying power seemed capable of tearing through space, leaving a deep, dark-gold claw mark in the air.
"Clear Sky Hammer, Rushing Wind!"
Tang Hao could sense how powerful Xiong Jun's claw was. He swung the enormous Clear Sky Hammer at the dark-gold talon.
One strike, two strikes, three strikes...
Tang Hao struck the hammer eighty-one times in a row, stacking all his power together. Only then did he unleash enough force to withstand the claw.
Only now did Tang Hao realize just how formidable the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear before him was.
"Brat, you've well and truly pissed me off!"
"If I don't kill you today, then I'm no Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear!"
Xiong Jun had never taken human attacks seriously.
But this fellow's hammer truly packed a punch. Every strike unleashed power to the extreme.
Although it couldn't break through his defense, it still made him miserable.
Rather than waste any more time here, he might as well finish this man off with one claw, then fight the Masked Superman.
"Sky-Ripping Claw!"
To kill with a single strike, Xiong Jun had no choice but to unleash all his strength and use his most powerful move.
As soon as the claw came down, all of Gravity Space trembled, as if some immense force were about to rip it apart.
The spectators couldn't feel the claw's might for themselves, but they could tell from the image just how powerful it was.
By now, Tang Hao's expression had grown grave to the extreme.
What kind of power was this? It was far too strong.
Just a moment ago, he had nearly given up resisting.
Were all soul beasts that had lived for hundreds of thousands of years this powerful?
No!
He wasn't willing to accept it!
It was just a soul beast, wasn't it?
He, Tang Hao, wasn't afraid!
"Explode!"
Faced with this fatal claw, Tang Hao had no choice but to use Ring Detonation.
One ring, two rings, three rings...
When Tang Hao detonated all nine of his Soul Rings, he gained power that brought him infinitely close to a Limit Douluo.
On top of that, he had the strength and explosive power granted by his Berserk Soul Skill.
At that moment, Tang Hao's combat strength had reached its peak!
"Great Sumeru Hammer!"
With a furious roar, Tang Hao swung the hammer, imbued with the power to destroy heaven and earth, and brought it down through the air to meet Xiong Jun's claw.
Boom!
A terrifying explosion rang out.
The immense force spread rapidly in all directions like a nuclear bomb going off.
Before Duan Changsheng could react, all the melon seeds in his hand had been crushed to dust.
"Damn it, why'd you have to ruin my melon seeds while fighting?"
"You have no manners at all!"
"You're asking for a beating!"
Duan Changsheng was a little annoyed. In full view of everyone, he charged straight into the heart of the explosion.
At that moment, no one could see what was happening inside.
Once the explosive energy had completely dissipated, Duan Changsheng was hovering unharmed in midair, holding Tang Hao in one hand and Xiong Jun in the other.
Then Duan Changsheng tossed Tang Hao and Xiong Jun straight to the ground.
Xiong Jun got off lightly. His body was huge, so he merely smashed into the ground and left a massive crater.
Tang Hao had it much worse. He landed headfirst, his entire head driven straight into the ground, while his body stuck rigidly upright—the very picture of a radish pulled from the earth.
All the living beings of the Douluo Continent stared at the scene, both amused and shocked.
What had just happened?
Why had Tang Hao and Xiong Jun lost in an instant, then been carried off without the slightest ability to resist?
Was the Masked Superman really that powerful?
Or had he just taken advantage of the fact that both combatants were badly injured and snatched the victory?
[Challenge concluded. Tang Hao and Xiong Jun suffered a crushing defeat.] [Since Tang Hao and Xiong Jun failed to follow the rules of the competition and instead attacked first,] [no rewards will be given to Tang Hao and Xiong Jun. If this happens again, they will be erased!] [Congratulations to the Masked Superman on his victory. Reward: Soul Power increased by one level!]
The Sky Screen soon announced the results. Duan Changsheng had won, and his Soul Power had increased by one level.
It might have seemed like only one level, but it was the most terrifying level of all.
His Soul Power base was already at level 130. One more level put him well beyond the total Soul Power of any Limit Douluo.
But in everyone's eyes, this one level was hardly worth mentioning.
And Duan Changsheng's victory had hardly been honorable. There was no difference between it and picking up a win off the ground, which angered many Soul Beasts.
"Stupid bear, you've completely disgraced us Ferocious Beasts!"
"You couldn't even beat a human!"
"Sky Screen, I, the Evil Emperor, challenge the Masked Superman!"
Far away on the Sun Moon Continent, the Evil Eye Tyrant Sovereign couldn't stand watching any longer.
That stupid bear was driving him mad.
What kind of nonsense was Xiong Jun? He was nothing but a stupid bear!
As a Soul Beast, he had to restore their honor!
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[Challenger: Evil Emperor (Evil Eye Tyrant Sovereign)]
[ cultivation: 790,000 years]
[Special Techniques: Mental Field, Mental Illusion, Mental Blast, Evil Eye Gaze, Mental Paralysis Ray, Thorn Aura, Light of Time and Space, Light of Destruction]
[Specialty: Mental attacks]
[Defender: Masked Superman]
[Masked Superman, please remain in the arena and continue the challenge!]