Both Badly Wounded

Bang! A dull splash rang out. The Clear Sky Hammer was blocked, but the Water Lotus also shattered, sending Bai Yu flying back dozens of meters.

But it wasn't over yet! While flying backward, Bai Yu clasped his hands forward and shouted in a low voice:

"Earth Phase, Dragon Bite! Fire Element, Skyfire Fall!"

A yellowish-brown rocky dragon head burst from the ground and clamped Tang Hao between its jaws. At the same time, a massive fireball appeared overhead and came crashing down at him!

A ruthless gleam flashed through Tang Hao's eyes as he shouted:

"Ah! Shocking Mountain! Earth Shaker!"

His sixth and eighth spirit rings lit up in succession, shattering both the fireball in the air and the rocky dragon head on the ground.

Then his fifth spirit ring lit up, and the Clear Sky Hammer flew from his hand, hurtling toward Bai Yu before he could steady himself.

"Kid, die! Heavenly Strike!"

As Bai Yu watched the Clear Sky Hammer rush toward him, his pupils contracted. Then his expression turned even more frenzied. He placed his left hand over the back of his right and thrust them forward.

"Plum Blossom Hand Techniques, Myriad Phenomena Great Hand Seal!"

A four-colored phantom hand seized the Clear Sky Hammer.

Boom! The earth shook once more. Bai Yu spat out blood, then looked at Tang Hao, preparing to trade a few words and catch his breath.

"Heh, you want me dead? It's way too early for that! Fight me for three days first, then we can talk about whether I'll die!"

Tang Hao caught the returning Clear Sky Hammer, blood also spilling from the corner of his mouth. That was from Bai Yu's opening ultimate move.

He raised a hand to wipe away the blood but did not attack immediately. Clearly, he had the same idea as Bai Yu!

"Bai Yu, your abilities may be powerful and strange, but you are still only a Soul Saint. How much longer can you keep this up?"

"I merely wish to examine your cultivation method. Why risk your life over it?"

Bai Yu stared at Tang Hao and grinned.

"Heh, why don't you find out how long I can last? I should be pretty tough. As for my cultivation method, that's easy enough—but waking me up from my sleep isn't. Since you've already done it, you can borrow it with your life!"

"Wind Phase, Wind's Whisper!"

Before his words had even finished carrying through the air, Bai Yu had appeared before Tang Hao. His palm swept out, and an invisible blade, accompanied by a soft hum, slashed toward Tang Hao's neck.

Tang Hao's expression tightened. He swung the Clear Sky Hammer with a unique technique!

"Nine Absolute Techniques of Clear Sky, Guard!"

The two clashed again. At times, the hammer enlarged and smashed down fiercely; at others, all kinds of elements gathered and collided, turning the surrounding area completely into ruins.

Over by Flender and the others, everyone enhanced their eyesight, their eyes gleaming as they watched the distant battle.

"Say, are we really just going to watch? Shouldn't we help? Bai Ge seems to be at a disadvantage."

Ning Rongrong's questioning words reached everyone's ears, making Flender and the others look embarrassed. Flender smacked his lips and said:

"Cough, it's not that we don't want to help. It's just too difficult even to get close. One careless move, and the shockwaves could injure us!"

Seeing the slightly disdainful looks on the younger ones' faces, Flender blushed and hurriedly tried to salvage the situation.

"You're still young, so you don't understand what a battle between Title Douluo means. But Er Long has arrived, and Xiao Gang, Er Long, and I have a Martial Soul Fusion Skill. If that kid Bai can't hold on, we should be able to block an attack!"

A strange light flashed through Liu Erlong's eyes as she thought to herself:

Help him? I'd love for him to die sooner! But this guy truly is worthy of being someone reincarnated. He's so strong! A Soul Saint can actually fight a Title Douluo!

Tang San's eyes had turned purple. Looking at the person fighting Bai Yu, he felt an inexplicable familiarity, but the black robe obscured the figure too much for him to see who it was.

However, he had already formed a guess. If nothing unexpected had happened, the two were fighting because of him. Concern flashed through his eyes as he nervously watched the black-robed man.

Clang! The Clear Sky Hammer collided with the Four Symbols Bell manifested by Bai Yu. The bell shattered, and Bai Yu was sent flying again.

"Your strength is declining. You can't hold on much longer. Hand over your cultivation method obediently, or your next blow will be your death!"

That was right. The stronger Bai Yu appeared, the more interested Tang Hao became in his cultivation method. By now, Tang Hao felt that he absolutely had to have it. Bai Yu was simply too powerful!

Little did he know that while Bai Yu's cultivation method was indeed excellent, it could at most allow him to fight opponents above his level. It could not let him cross an entire realm to battle.

The reason he could achieve this was because he had comprehended the Four Basic Elements and integrated them into himself, thereby opening the path of the God of Nature and commanding every element between heaven and earth!

Bai Yu's face was pale, but his spirit was incomparably roused. He looked up at Tang Hao and said:

"Tsk, still thinking about my cultivation method? Since the next attack is supposed to be my death, why are you in such a hurry? You should try this attack of mine too. If you survive, then we can talk!"

As Bai Yu spoke, the two streaks of Silver Light behind him—which shifted between eyes and wings—were drawn into his palms. He then pressed his palms together, and a silver pillar of light shot into the sky!

"Take this! Creation God-Slaying Seal!"

Tang Hao had sensed something wrong the moment Bai Yu drew in the Silver Light behind him. His eyelids twitched wildly as the Death Star flashed! He shouted:

"Explode Ring! Great Sumeru Hammer!"

His first five rings exploded directly, turning into Soul Power that fused into the Clear Sky Hammer. The hammer swelled to the size of a tall building and smashed toward Bai Yu.

Bai Yu also completed the seal. A gigantic stamp glowing with silver light, with Myriad Phenomena flowing across it, crashed toward his opponent!

"Bzzzz!"

Great Sound Silent. This collision did not produce much sound, but the destruction it caused was astonishing. From the center of the impact, mountains, rocks, bamboo, and trees all turned to powder, which rapidly spread outward.

Behind the point of collision, Tang Hao gripped the hammer's handle with both hands, his eyes ruthless. Bai Yu held up the Great Seal, his face twisted with ferocity. The two remained locked in midair!

Then veins bulged on their foreheads as their Soul Power surged even more madly.

Crack!

A sound like shattering glass rang out. Both their pupils shrank as they hurriedly withdrew and flew backward. Cracks had appeared in the Great Seal—it was about to explode!

"Not good! Retreat!"

Several cries rang out from Flender's side. Everyone hurriedly carried Gangzi and the seven youngsters as they ran madly backward. After running for nearly ten breaths, they finally felt the fluctuations behind them cease.

When they looked back, everyone's expressions changed drastically. The mountain peak where Bai Yu and Tang Hao had been fighting had completely vanished. The surrounding area had also been affected, with rocks constantly tumbling down.

Amid the ruins, Bai Yu's right arm was somewhat twisted, clearly broken. The Blue Silver Armored Hedgehog on his chest had vanished, and blood gushed out. His wound could not be seen, but he was clearly badly injured.

He looked at Tang Hao a hundred meters away, grinned, and shouted, "Ha, sir, what impressive strength! Take another God-Slaying Seal from me!"

Tang Hao's black robe had been blown to pieces, and his hands trembled slightly. His old injuries, stirred up by the exploded rings and the blast, made him cough up blood repeatedly.

Hearing Bai Yu's shout and seeing Silver Light rise from his left hand again, Tang Hao cursed him as a madman. Though he did not believe Bai Yu could unleash another attack, it was indeed time for him to leave.

His old injuries were nearly impossible to suppress. If this stalemate continued, he would be the one in trouble. With the power of Explode Ring still active, he turned, shot into the air, and vanished into the forest.

Bai Yu watched Tang Hao disappear, carefully sensed the area for a moment, then dispersed all his power and collapsed to the ground with a thud. If not for the rise and fall of his chest, he would have looked no different from a corpse!