Xiao Wu hid beneath the massive cauldron as a gentle green light flowed out from within it, enveloping her and Lu Xiao!
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle—
Strange noises rang out without end.
Du Busi's body swelled and grew taller at a visible rate.
His already imposing frame expanded and straightened once more, his robes stretched taut and split apart under his bulging physique.
Beneath his flesh, countless thick, knotted veins rose wildly.
Fine venomous patterns swiftly spread across his skin, every line flowing with deadly poisonous light.
His green hair stood on end strand by strand, and his eyes completely transformed into a deep emerald green.
Two yellow, two purple, two black, and three red Soul Rings—nine in total—rose beneath Du Busi's feet, overlapping and revolving upward!
As the poison mist churned, a terrifying pressure crashed down like a towering mountain range, instantly blanketing the entire back mountain and sealing off every inch of space around Tang Hao.
Tang Hao's body abruptly stiffened, his eyes filled with shock.
He had only felt such terrifying pressure from one person in his life—his grandfather, Tang Chen.
Du Busi looked down at him coldly and sneered. "I never expected this old rat to have some strength!"
That simple sentence exploded beside Tang Hao's ears like thunder.
Tang Hao's expression turned grave as a dense mass of black light suddenly rose from his right hand.
Within the surging light, a massive iron hammer covered in savage patterns condensed out of thin air!
At the same time, nine Soul Rings silently appeared around the Clear Sky Hammer.
Two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red!
Whether in Soul Power or Soul Rings, the gap between him and Du Busi was obvious at a glance!
"Hmph!"
Du Busi snorted coldly. Green light surged around him as he flashed before Tang Hao in an instant and threw a punch before his opponent could react!
A tremendous force, carrying dark-green poison energy capable of corroding all things, smashed straight toward Tang Hao's face!
Wherever the fist wind passed, the surrounding trees directly dissolved into pools of blackened pus.
Tang Hao did not dare take it head-on. He raised the Clear Sky Hammer across his chest as his sixth Soul Ring lit up!
All his Soul Power poured into the hammer, and black force energy erupted before him.
Boom!
The deafening collision of fist and hammer shook all of Nuoding Back Mountain. A terrifying shockwave swept in every direction, snapping towering trees in half by the hundreds, while the Clear Creek River was thrown backward into spraying waves by the violent blast.
Tang Hao's entire body shook violently. His tiger's mouth instantly split open and bled as he was hurled hard into the mountainside!
The solid rock wall caved inward from the impact, shattered stones tumbling down in a shower.
Before Tang Hao could rise, Du Busi closed in once more. "A mere Title Douluo dares bully my Body Sect! You truly have a death wish!"
"Sixth Soul Skill! Hell Poison Dragon Drill!"
Du Busi's sixth Soul Ring shone brilliantly.
A ferocious emerald poisonous dragon condensed from lethal venom spiraled out from his right arm.
Its fangs gleamed coldly, corrosive poison flames coiling around its body as it shot toward the still-unsteady Tang Hao.
Tang Hao was horrified. He pushed his Soul Power to its limit, and his seventh Soul Ring suddenly blazed with light!
"Seventh Soul Skill! Clear Sky True Body!"
The Clear Sky Hammer abruptly bloomed with intense black light, expanding with the wind into a hundred-meter giant hammer, its head heavy as a mountain.
In an instant, the emerald poisonous dragon slammed into it!
Bang—!!
An earth-shattering explosion tore through the mountains!
The Hell Poison Dragon Drill smashed violently into the surface of the Clear Sky True Body's hammer. Corrosive venom erupted in an instant, and white smoke rose furiously with a sizzle.
Tang Hao's body trembled violently. His throat sweetened, and he sprayed out a mouthful of blood!
"Seventh Soul Skill! Body True Body!"
As Du Busi spoke, his seventh Soul Ring transformed into a streak of red light and merged into his body!
Dazzling golden light burst forth from Du Busi, and his body began expanding at a terrifying pace!
Ten meters, thirty meters, fifty meters, one hundred meters...
In the blink of an eye, a hundred-meter giant standing between heaven and earth had taken form!
His bronze body was covered in fine venomous patterns, muscles knotted and swollen all over, brimming with vast power capable of destroying heaven and earth.
Faint emerald poison light flowed across his entire body, countless poison patterns crisscrossing his skin in a terrifying sight.
His green hair danced wildly, his emerald eyes utterly indifferent!
The entire Nuoding Back Mountain shook violently at the appearance of this giant, and countless abyssal cracks split open across the ground.
The poison mist filling the sky gathered around him, transforming into layers of poisonous light armor that shielded his hundred-meter body.
Tang Hao's eyes were full of shock. Who exactly was this man? Why did he possess such terrifying strength?
"Use all your strength! Otherwise, you will have no more chances!"
Du Busi chuckled softly as his ninth Soul Ring slowly lit up!
"Yellow Spring Green Star Fall!"
Du Busi floated in the air. The moment he thrust both arms forward, countless emerald points of light descended from the void.
Trailing dark-green flames, those light points plummeted at high speed, releasing sizzling corrosive sounds as they came into contact with the killing intent around them.
The boundless poison mist churning around him and the endless poisonous energy wandering between heaven and earth all converged, frantically gathering in Du Busi's massive palm!
In an instant, they condensed into a huge dark-green sphere of poisonous light, dim and profound, radiating an aura of destruction.
"Azure Sea Poison Demon Burial!"
His giant palm slammed forward!
The dark-green sphere howled forth with unstoppable force, followed by countless emerald points of light like poisonous stars falling from the heavens in layer upon layer!
The points of light filled the sky and blotted out the sun. Poisonous radiance illuminated the mountains, and the whole world was shrouded in dark-green venom. The suffocating pressure of destruction sealed off all of Tang Hao's escape routes. There was nowhere to evade, nowhere to retreat!
Tang Hao's face turned pale, leaving only horror and gravity in his eyes.
"Nine Rings Detonation!"
The moment those four words fell, the nine Soul Rings around Tang Hao abruptly exploded, transforming into countless multicolored light points that surged like raging waves toward the Clear Sky Hammer in his left hand!
The giant hammer swelled again. Its originally pitch-black body actually took on a strange dark-red sheen, every pattern across it lighting up and releasing a heart-pounding pressure.
Tang Hao's body shook violently, his long hair whipping about as blood continuously spilled from the corners of his mouth beneath his concealed face!
His roar was hoarse and broken as his left hand exerted force, raising the over-two-hundred-meter Clear Sky Hammer high overhead!
Before his words had even faded, Tang Hao had already poured all his Soul Power into the Clear Sky Hammer. Carrying a force capable of destroying heaven and earth, the giant hammer crashed down upon the dark-green sphere!
Boom—!!!
An unprecedented explosion swept across all of Nuoding Back Mountain!
Dark-red Soul Power and dark-green poison energy collided, crushed, and annihilated one another madly, while violent energy shockwaves swept across the land.
The forests within a hundred zhang were instantly leveled, broken rocks and splintered wood reduced to ash.
Blinding light obscured the sky, shaking even the protective green light around the distant cauldron without pause.
"Argh—!"
Within the light, Tang Hao let out a heart-rending scream!
The tyrannical venom ignored his Soul Power defenses, directly piercing through his meridians and corroding his sinews and bones. His entire right arm instantly went numb, blackened, festered, and melted...
Plop!
A right arm Soul Bone glowing with dim golden light was forcibly stripped from his flesh by the venom, falling from his festering severed arm!
Tang Hao's blood and qi completely fell into chaos. His meridians were damaged throughout his body, and great mouthfuls of blood gushed out madly!
Tang Hao knew that he no longer had even the slightest chance of victory.
If he remained here, he would likely perish!
Gritting his teeth against the tearing pain, he glanced at the precious Soul Bone inherited from the Clear Sky Sect lying on the ground. His eyes were filled with unwillingness, but he had no strength left to retrieve it.
With that thought, Tang Hao hesitated no longer. He drew upon the last wisp of Soul Power within his body, transformed into a dim gray streak, and fled through the air without looking back, vanishing beyond the forest.
Once the residual force dispersed, Du Busi looked at the devastated, flattened back mountain with a grave expression.
His Body Martial Soul had undergone Golden Awakening, multiplying his combat power severalfold. Combined with his complete advantage in Soul Power, Soul Rings, and Soul Bones, he had held an absolute upper hand.
Yet despite such a massive gap, Tang Hao had actually managed to faintly suppress him for an instant by detonating his Soul Rings!
It was that instant that allowed Tang Hao to escape from his hands.
"Worthy of the Clear Sky Hammer."
Du Busi sighed softly and raised his right hand. The dark-gold right arm Soul Bone flew through the air and landed steadily in his palm.
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