"Time's up. Begin!"
Before the words had even faded, only an afterimage remained where Mo Lin had been standing. By the time everyone spotted him again, he was already gripping a Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade and slashing straight at Tang Xiao's face.
Tang Xiao immediately raised his Clear Sky Hammer and barely blocked the blow. A single ordinary strike—who knew whether Mo Lin had even used his full strength—was enough to shatter the ground beneath Tang Xiao's feet. Tang Xiao gathered Soul Power at the point where he exerted force and desperately thrust upward with his Clear Sky Hammer, barely deflecting Mo Lin's attack. But because Mo Lin had struck too quickly, he had been unable to reinforce his initial defense with Soul Power. Both his hands had already gone numb.
Is this kid a monster?!
Among Tool Soul Masters, there was no question that Soul Masters whose martial soul was the Clear Sky Hammer possessed the greatest strength. At the same level, most Beast Soul Masters could not contend with them. Tang Xiao was even a level ninety-seven Titled Douluo, someone who feared no one in a contest of strength. Yet after that brief first exchange, he could already tell that in terms of pure physical power, Mo Lin was absolutely above him.
Tang Xiao tried his best to make it seem as though nothing was wrong. He easily knocked Mo Lin back, raised his Clear Sky Hammer one-handed, and pointed it at Mo Lin.
"Clear Sky Sect! Release your martial souls!"
The five elders and remaining Clear Sky Sect disciples all released their martial souls. As the number one sect under heaven, the Clear Sky Sect naturally had some foundation. Regardless of their levels, every one of them possessed the optimal soul ring configuration.
But such a minor matter