Tang Hao: How Is This Possible?!

"Death God Domain!"

White light burst from Tang Hao's body, intertwining with the glow of his blood-red soul ring.

A massive phantom emerged behind him, holding a Clear Sky Hammer as it looked down upon all living things.

The Clear Sky Hammer grew immensely, its head like a small mountain, blotting out the sky.

Tang Hao gripped the hammer's handle with both hands and brought it crashing down on Yang Jian.

Before the hammer arrived, the wind did.

The freezing hammer wind instantly pressed expanding ripples into the ground. Rubble and dust were swept into the sky, obscuring the sun.

Under the Clear Sky Hammer's pressure, the air let out a piercing shriek, as though the entire world were trembling.

Yue Guan's expression changed drastically in the distance.

He could feel that the power of this strike was terrifying beyond measure.

If it were him, even if he used every trick he had, he absolutely would not be able to block it.

He would be beaten to death on the spot.

He looked at Yang Jian, his eyes full of worry.

Although Yang Jian had displayed unimaginable strength when facing Chen Xin and Gu Rong earlier, if Chen Xin and Gu Rong joined forces to take Tang Hao's strike head-on, they would lose a layer of skin even if they survived.

Xiao Jian...

Yang Jian stood where he was, watching the enormous hammer descend from the sky. The smile on his face did not fade.

Unhurriedly, he raised his left hand.

"Howling Celestial Dog."

White light surged.

A white figure shot out from his body and landed before him.

The moment the Howling Celestial Dog emerged, it sensed that terrifying pressure.

A flash of anger passed through its eyes, and its body abruptly swelled.

Three meters, ten meters, thirty meters, fifty meters!

In the blink of an eye, a fifty-meter-tall giant beast appeared in the valley.

It threw its head back and howled, its roar shaking heaven and earth. Its silver-white fur gleamed brilliantly beneath the sunlight.

It raised one forepaw and slapped at the descending Clear Sky Hammer.

"Boom—!"

A deafening explosion shook the world.

The Clear Sky Hammer collided with the Howling Celestial Dog's paw, erupting in blinding light.

A terrifying shockwave spread in every direction, destroying every tree within several miles. The ground was overturned layer by layer.

Yue Guan was driven back again and again by the blast, nearly losing his footing.

He hurriedly used his soul power to steady himself, staring from afar at the area shrouded in smoke and dust, his heart in his throat.

"Rumble—"

With a tremendous crash, Tang Hao was blasted away. Like a cannonball, he slammed into a distant mountainside.

The mountain wall collapsed, and falling rocks buried Tang Hao beneath them.

Only after quite a while did Tang Hao crawl out from the rubble.

He was covered in blood, his robes tattered beyond recognition. Blood hung from the corner of his mouth, and he looked utterly miserable.

He coughed up blood in great mouthfuls. His internal organs had all been jolted into injury.

His old wounds had yet to heal, and now he had suffered new ones.

He would not recover without several years of rest.

Yet the pain in his body was nowhere near as great as the shock in his heart.

Tang Hao raised his head and stared at the majestic white giant beast in the valley, his eyes filled with disbelief.

A second martial soul?

He had just seen the white dog emerge from Yang Jian's body with his own eyes. There was no way he could be mistaken.

But this was simply too absurd!

His all-out strike had been slapped back by a dog?

That made no sense!

The strength of a martial soul was determined by its soul master.

Though Yang Jian could fight him on equal footing, he was definitely inferior to him.

Why was his second martial soul this powerful?

Tang Hao even suspected that this white dog was actually a soul beast that was several hundred thousand years old, not a martial soul at all.

Suppressing the agony, he steadied himself and fixed his gaze on the Howling Celestial Dog. His emotions gradually calmed.

Even if it had taken his attack head-on, this dog should have been injured.

As long as he did it once more, he could win this battle today.

Thinking this, Tang Hao felt somewhat reassured.

Yet in the next moment, his expression froze.

He saw—

The Howling Celestial Dog slowly walk out of the smoke and dust.

It exhaled, instantly blowing away the haze before it and revealing its entire body.

Its silver-white fur shone under the sunlight. It looked mighty and extraordinary, imposing beyond compare.

One of its paws had suffered a slight scrape.

That was all.

Tang Hao was completely dumbfounded.

"Impossible..."

Even his voice was trembling.

His all-out attack had only scraped a little skin off this dog?

How was that possible?

When Yue Guan saw this scene from afar, the tension in his heart finally eased.

The worry on his face turned to relief, then relief turned into shock.

It seemed Yang Jian's second martial soul was even stronger than he had imagined.

Perhaps... even Her Majesty the Pope was no match for him.

The moment that thought arose, Yue Guan startled himself.

But on second thought, he felt that it was not impossible.

He did not know Bibi Dong's current level, but she was probably not much higher than his own.

Bibi Dong possessed twin martial souls, so her true combat strength could not be judged by level alone. But Yang Jian also possessed twin martial souls, and not long ago, he had defeated Chen Xin and Gu Rong.

Now, Tang Hao did not seem to be his match either.

Furthermore, the Howling Celestial Dog seemingly had not even used its full strength.

If Bibi Dong truly faced Yang Jian, it was hard to say who would win.

Yue Guan's eyes shifted, and an even bolder thought suddenly arose in his mind.

Would Yang Jian make a better Pope?

He shook his head, wanting to cast the thought aside. Yet it had taken root in his mind, impossible to drive away.

Bibi Dong had become increasingly extreme in her actions over the years.

If Spirit Hall united the continent in the future, he could not say what Bibi Dong might do, but it certainly would not be anything good.

He had once been a commoner soul master. Without Spirit Hall, he would never have achieved his current accomplishments and status.

He hoped Spirit Hall would only grow better and better.

He did not want to see Spirit Hall destroyed in Bibi Dong's hands.

Before, he had already boarded Bibi Dong's pirate ship and had no choice but to go along with her.

But now, Yang Jian had appeared...

Yue Guan did not continue that train of thought, but there was clearly something new in his eyes.

At this moment.

Tang Hao finally came to his senses and looked at Yang Jian, who stood behind the Howling Celestial Dog.

For the first time, a trace of fear appeared on his face.

"Old bastard." Tang Hao's voice was somewhat hoarse. "I suddenly remembered I have something to do. How about we call it here?"

"From now on, you take your broad road, and I'll cross my single-plank bridge."

Yang Jian sneered.

"You were the one who wanted to fight, and now you're the one saying we shouldn't." His voice was full of mockery. "What, is the once-invincible Clear Sky Douluo afraid?"

Tang Hao's face flushed red. Naturally, he was unwilling to admit it.

"I just think there's no need." He craned his neck, raising his voice several notches. "If we keep fighting, you'll only end up dead for certain, while my injuries will worsen. It won't do either of us any good."

Yang Jian looked at him as though he were an idiot.

"Tang Hao, I truly don't know whether to call you confident or arrogant."

"Do you really think you can kill me?"

A chill flashed through Tang Hao's eyes.

"I've already warned you. If you insist on continuing, I don't mind using my final trump card to end your miserable life once and for all!"

Yang Jian curled a finger at him.

"Come on, then."

There was a hint of anticipation in his smile.

"You still haven't used the Grand Sumeru Hammer or Ring Detonation. I assume those are your final trump cards."

"Go ahead and try. Let's see whether you can kill me. I'll be waiting."