King of Killing

"Haotian Hammer!"

He was more familiar with this hammer than anyone. The person he had become today was inseparably connected to the two people who possessed this hammer.

But at this time, who from the Clear Sky Sect was this person?!

"You actually recognize the Haotian Hammer. At least you'll die understanding why. Haotian Nine Absolutes: Shock." The King of Killing sneered, raising the Haotian Hammer and unleashing the Shock technique. Black light immediately spread from the hammer.

Huo Yuhao retreated at top speed, but he was still grazed by the black light. Every bone in his body creaked.

Yet the Golden Dragon Bloodline and Dragon God Heart Formula were overwhelmingly powerful. Within only a few breaths, they suppressed the sensation.

Huo Yuhao reached into the air with his right hand.

An ornate staff as tall as a man, woven from black, white, and gold, immediately appeared in his grasp.

At the same time, a gray soul ring, so gray that it was impossible to tell how many rings it contained, slowly rose from beneath his feet. A faint gray mist spread out, dyeing even his eyes and hair gray.

It was unlike the chilling cold of killing intent. This was a more direct aura—the aura of death.

"A divine inheritance related to death?" the King of Killing said excitedly.

The more he looked at the vessel he had chosen, the more satisfied he became. If he had held even the slightest dissatisfaction toward this vessel's martial soul before, none remained now.

The youth actually possessed a divine inheritance as well, one inclined toward death. It perfectly complemented the Asura God inheritance of slaughter that he followed. If he could inherit both, he would surely become invincible in heaven and earth.

"Whether it is or not, you'll know once you feel it."

Huo Yuhao spoke coldly. Leaving aside the Haotian Hammer martial soul the King of Killing had now exposed, from beginning to end, he had always been Huo Yuhao's prey.

During two years of slaughter training in Killing City, Huo Yuhao had noticed something wrong after killing intent entered his body time and again. Though he had only directly sensed it twice in the God Realm, there was no way he could mistake that aura. It belonged to the Asura God.

Only then had Huo Yuhao confirmed that this was the Asura God's inheritance ground.

However, time was pressing. He had searched for a long time without results, and his only guess was that this inheritance was very likely on the ruler of Killing City.

As for divine inheritances, if one personally killed the original inheritor, the inheritance was highly likely to transfer to the killer.

For an Emotion God inheritance like his teacher Rong Nianbing's, which leaned toward positive emotions, the most likely outcome was for the main god to reclaim it. But for a divine position like the Asura God's, one with such an obvious attribute of direct slaughter and even a form that encouraged contenders to kill one another, the probability of transfer was nearly one hundred percent.

"You've got nerve!"

Both saw killing intent in the other's eyes.

The King of Killing roared. The Haotian Hammer in his hand expanded several times over as he charged at Huo Yuhao with overwhelming force.

Huo Yuhao was no less willing to yield. He waved the Necromantic Disaster Staff, and an ancient, massive door opened at his side.

In the blink of an eye, a gigantic Zombie Ice Bear King charged out through the door, its pair of bear paws directly meeting the enormous Haotian Hammer.

Clang!

The Haotian Hammer collided with the bear paws with the sound of metal striking metal. The King of Killing was sent flying back dozens of meters, while the Zombie Ice Bear King did not move a single step.

The entire bear stood amid the boiling Bloody Mary, steam continuously rising from its body.

"Grandpa!" Er Bai's excited voice echoed throughout the entire space.

"Help Grandpa deal with him first. We'll talk about everything else later."

Huo Yuhao pointed his staff at the King of Killing hovering nearby.

Without the slightest hesitation, Er Bai opened his mouth and let out a tremendous roar, then looked at Huo Yuhao in confusion.

"Grandpa! Why can't I use my soul power attacks?!" Er Bai shouted anxiously.

"This is a god's inheritance ground. Other than him, everyone else is forbidden from using any soul skills." Huo Yuhao explained, but his gaze never left the King of Killing.

"So this is your trump card? Nothing special." The King of Killing looked at the mountain-like beast. Though its strength matched his own, where was this place? A ferocious beast unable to use soul skills was merely a tiger without fangs. Besides, he himself was the strongest among Ultimate Douluo!

"Is that so? Then come and try it! Er Bai, attack together!"

Huo Yuhao's eyes were sharp, and he did not relax in the slightest. He spared no expense of his own life force. No matter who the King of Killing was within the Clear Sky Sect, he would die today.

"Undead Lash."

"Withering Spell."

"Light of Corrosion."

"Blood Curse."

Gray lights appeared one after another. Not every attack struck true, but whenever one did, the phantom of the nine-headed bat on his body uncontrollably emerged and wailed, clearly suffering tremendous damage.

The Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King was a parasite, so it naturally bore the greater share of the damage. After several blows, Tang Chen's mind, driven mad by the Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King's parasitism, gradually began to clear.

Yet he did not abandon the idea of taking over the youth's body. The secrets on the boy's body were simply too enticing!

The only option now was a swift battle.

Once he dealt with this Zombie Ice Bear King, the youth would be at his mercy. At worst, he could cripple him and leave him with a single breath.

His gaze swept over the youth's hair, which had already turned completely white. If he were allowed to keep consuming his life force and draining his potential, this body would become useless to him.

Without pausing in the slightest, Tang Chen raised the Haotian Hammer high and drew upon the Asura God's power. Red light surged, and the Haotian Hammer seemed to melt as it gradually contracted, transforming into a blood-colored greatsword over two meters long, adorned with gorgeous golden patterns.

The mighty power of the Asura God erupted as he slashed at Er Bai.

"Er Bai!" Huo Yuhao cried out. Though Little White and Er Bai were one soul in two bodies, due to his attributes, Er Bai had not truly undergone the cleansing of the God Realm's laws. Though he had reached level 100, he was fundamentally still a mortal creature!

He absolutely could not withstand the power of the Asura God!

Huo Yuhao immediately decided to hide no longer.

"Fate Judgment."

Huo Yuhao softly spoke several words. Golden light bloomed from his brow bone, and a crack suddenly opened at the spot between his brows where the golden-and-silver vertical eye tattoo had once been.

It resembled a real vertical eye.

A golden and a silver pupil rotated and intertwined within it, like two yin-yang fish joined head to tail. Then a streak of golden light shot from the vertical eye.

It carried an aura of causality, impossible to evade.

Tang Chen only felt as though something had been added to his body, but he could not tell what it was. He still swung that sword.

Unable to use soul skills, Er Bai could only raise both forepaws and rely on soul power and his physical body to resist. In an instant, Er Bai's left arm was severed.

The enormous bear paw fell into the Bloody Mary, splashing up a massive spray of blood.

Yet he ignored his severed paw. With a turn of soul power, he temporarily sealed his left arm and continued attacking the King of Killing.