Tang San's father truly lived up to his reputation!

Just as the phantom of the blood-red giant hammer was shattered by Bear Lord's slap.

Red King, who had remained beside the carriage, sensed the aura of a powerful human and abruptly leaped to his feet, staring anxiously toward the valley.

"Di Tian, did you sense it? A powerful human appeared over there."

"And it seemed like he just fought Bear Lord."

Yet Di Tian showed no intention of going to support him.

With his hands behind his back, he quietly gazed toward where the blood-red giant hammer phantom had appeared.

"Don't be nervous. It's only one person. Bear Lord alone is more than enough to handle him."

"Besides, there are two powerful human Soul Masters at Lord Dragon God's side. Nothing will happen."

"We only need to stay here and guard Lord Dragon God's retreat route."

"That's true."

Hearing this, Red King nodded in agreement, then grinned.

"If Bear Lord can't even defeat that human, we should just kick that big stupid bear out."

Di Tian turned and gave him an indifferent glance, ignoring his words before turning back around.

Though he did not go to offer support directly, his spiritual power had remained spread over that area.

So long as anything happened to Lord Dragon God, he could rush over to assist at any moment.

Meanwhile, at the waterfall behind the mountain.

After Tang Hao sensed that someone had forcibly broken into the area by the rear-mountain waterfall, he rushed over at top speed.

But the moment he arrived, he saw Huang Long's group emerging from the cave. Instantly enraged, he swung his Clear Sky Avatar down at them.

Yet he had never expected his opponents to be this strong!

With just one strike, they had directly shattered his Martial Soul Avatar!

With his Martial Soul Avatar broken, he suffered a backlash. His soul power surged in reverse, rampaging through his meridians.

"Puh!"

Tang Hao spat out blood, yet his bearing remained imposing as he forcibly circulated his soul power.

With a whoosh.

A fierce gale swept out, making his black robes flap violently.

"You... are courting death!"

"Disorder... Cloak!"

Huang Long was secretly startled as he watched Tang Hao swing his hammer at them again.

What a monster.

After taking a blow from Bear Lord, he still had the strength to swing his hammer.

Tang San's father truly lived up to his reputation!

Sea Dragon Douluo reminded him, "Holy Son, that is the Clear Sky Hammer!"

Sea Maiden Douluo's expression changed upon hearing that. "The Clear Sky Hammer? Could he be Tang Chen from back then?"

"Who cares whether he's Tang Chen or Song Chen? Let Old Bear handle him!"

Bear Lord sneered disdainfully, stepped forward, and directly raised a hand to catch the Clear Sky Hammer that came crashing down.

That immensely powerful strike from the Clear Sky Hammer failed to shake even a single hair from his body.

Bear Lord grinned mockingly. "That's all the strength you have? Old Bear is truly disappointed!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he swung another claw!

This time, his claws left three savage gashes directly across the hammer's surface.

That boundlessly terrifying power sent Tang Hao flying once again, crashing him into the mountain opposite.

Bang—!

In an instant, sand and stones flew everywhere, and the entire mountain trembled violently from the impact.

Seeing this, Sea Dragon Douluo and Sea Maiden Douluo frowned slightly.

The Tang Chen they remembered had been a powerhouse on par with their High Priest. How could he possibly be unable to defeat even Bear Lord?

"Old Bear, can you handle him?" Huang Long asked at this moment.

Bear Lord grinned. "Rest assured, Lord Dragon God. Other than Di Tian, whom Old Bear has a bit of trouble beating, who in the entire Star Dou Great Forest could be Old Bear's match?"

"You two humans, take Lord Dragon God and leave first. Old Bear will hold things down here!"

"After I deal with the guy in front of us, I'll come find you."

"If Lord Dragon God loses even a single hair, Old Bear will settle the score with you personally!"

Huang Long could neither laugh nor cry at his words.

How could he possibly be that fragile?

But he had no desire to keep tangling with Tang Hao here.

Now that he had obtained the Blue Silver Emperor's soul bone, fusing it was what mattered most.

Sea Maiden Douluo gave an indignant snort. "You should worry about yourself first!"

"Holy Son, let's go," Sea Dragon Douluo said to Huang Long.

Huang Long nodded slightly, gave Tang Hao a meaningful look, then turned and left with Sea Dragon Douluo and Sea Maiden Douluo.

Yet just as they turned around, Tang Hao completely lost his mind.

"Don't... even think about leaving!"

Shouldering the Clear Sky Hammer, he charged again like a shooting star.

"Great Sumeru Hammer, explode for me!"

He raised the Clear Sky Hammer high. Five soul rings swiftly rose beneath his feet, spinning rapidly as they reached above his head before exploding one after another.

In that instant, his aura surged to an even more terrifying height than before, and the sheer pressure made the surrounding space rumble.

Watching this, Bear Lord burst into laughter. "Interesting! Now that's more like it."

"Die!" Tang Hao roared as the Clear Sky Hammer crashed down with an earth-shattering, heaven-destroying force!

"Come on, come on—take a taste of your Grandpa Bear's Dark Gold Terrorclaw!"

Bear Lord grinned. As his soul power circulated, the phantom of a five-meter-tall Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear appeared behind him.

The phantom raised claws covered in a dark golden metallic sheen alongside him, tearing the surrounding space apart inch by inch before striking the Clear Sky Hammer!

Boom—!

A violent explosion erupted across the back mountain, and the shockwave spread outward in layers of white air currents.

The entire back mountain shook violently from the collision of their attacks, as though an earth dragon were turning over beneath it.

Yet the attack Tang Hao had placed such high hopes on appeared utterly powerless before Bear Lord's absolute strength.

Then came a crisp crack.

His Clear Sky Hammer had actually shattered!

Tang Hao's pupils contracted sharply, and his entire body flew sideways like a cannonball, smashing directly into the mountainside across from him. Whether he was dead or alive was unknown.

Bear Lord remained where he was for about half a minute, staring intently at the movement on the opposite side.

But half a minute passed, and that human never reappeared.

"I thought he'd be stronger. Who knew he'd die just like that?"

Bear Lord snorted coldly, then turned toward the direction Huang Long and the others had left. With a leap, he departed from the area.

But he did not know that Tang Hao, within the dust and smoke, was not dead.

His entire body was embedded in the mountainside, covered in blood from head to toe. The shattered Clear Sky Hammer lay beside him, and he looked utterly miserable.

The force of that strike had directly shattered every bone in his body.

Even drawing a breath felt as though his body were being torn apart, let alone speaking.

All he could do was lie there and watch Huang Long, Bear Lord, and the others leave, his eyes filled with fury and despair.

Tang Hao could only silently pray that they would find nothing in the cave.

Elsewhere.

Huang Long, Sea Dragon Douluo, Sea Maiden Douluo, and the finally arrived Bear Lord returned to the carriage.

The moment they saw them return, Di Tian and Red King hurried over.

Red King anxiously asked, "Lord Dragon God, we sensed the soul power fluctuations of a powerful human just now. You weren't injured, were you?"

Bear Lord immediately grew anxious upon hearing that.

With him present, if Lord Dragon God had still been injured, would that not mean he was incompetent?

Huang Long smiled and shook his head. "I'm not hurt, and I've obtained the soul bone."

As he spoke, he glanced around and said, "Let's leave first. I need somewhere quiet to absorb this soul bone."

Di Tian nodded slightly, then suggested, "Then why not go to Notting City? We have another companion there."

Hearing the word "companion," Huang Long thought of Xiao Wu.

He smiled and nodded. "Alright, then let's go to Notting City."