Ring Detonation and Escape!

"Seeking death?!"

Tang Hao was thoroughly enraged by Zi Ji's cold, bone-chilling words.

As the once world-renowned Haotian Douluo, he was now being treated with such contempt by an unknown woman!

"Arrogant! I want to see what qualifications you have to say such a thing!"

Tang Hao let out a furious roar, his muscles bulging and his black hair dancing wildly.

The Haotian Hammer in his hand suddenly grew in size, its black body radiating a terrifying, suffocating pressure.

"Ninth Spirit Ability, Titan Hammer!"

Tang Hao unleashed his ninth spirit ability directly. A massive black hammer shadow blotted out the sky, carrying world-destroying power as it smashed fiercely toward Zi Ji.

He held nothing back in this strike, swearing to crush the woman who dared to provoke him into a pulp!

Facing this strike capable of splitting mountains and shattering rocks, there was not the slightest ripple in Zi Ji's eyes.

She merely raised her right hand coldly, her slender fingers gripping the air.

"Boom!"

A storm of purple energy erupted instantly.

In the void behind Zi Ji, the phantom of a massive purple magic dragon flickered in and out of existence, letting out a deafening roar.

"Bang!"

The Titan Hammer slammed into the purple energy shield with a heaven-shaking crash.

Violent shockwaves swept outward, uprooting trees within dozens of meters and instantly reducing them to powder.

However, when the dust settled, Tang Hao's face turned deathly pale.

His pride and joy, his ninth spirit ability, had been blocked by Zi Ji with effortless ease!

"You... who exactly are you?!"

Tang Hao's voice trembled.

"Who I am is not something you are qualified to know."

Zi Ji's voice was like ice from the ninth heaven. "You only need to know that you shouldn't have come here."

Before the words had even faded, Zi Ji flashed, appearing instantly before Tang Hao.

She raised her hand and struck Tang Hao's chest with her palm.

"Pfft!"

Tang Hao felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and a mouthful of blood sprayed out.

He felt as though his chest had been hit by a massive mountain; his entire body flew backward like a kite with a broken string, slamming heavily into the ground and carving out a trench dozens of meters long.

"Cough..."

Tang Hao struggled to stand, but the blood and energy within him churned like a raging sea.

He realized with horror that Zi Ji's palm had directly damaged his internal organs!

So strong... this woman's strength is actually above mine! A stormy sea surged in Tang Hao's heart.

Meanwhile, in Ling Xuqing's sea of consciousness.

A Yin watched Tang Hao, who was being suppressed by Zi Ji with no room to fight back, and her entire body trembled violently.

Tears streamed from her eyes.

In those tears were pain, despair, and a hatred that reached into her very marrow.

"Xuqing..."

A Yin's voice trembled within the sea of consciousness. "I... I want to go out."

Ling Xuqing was slightly stunned upon hearing this. "A Yin, what do you want to do?"

A Yin took a deep breath.

"I want to... settle things with Tang Hao!"

Ling Xuqing was silent for a moment.

He felt the hatred in A Yin's heart that was nearly consuming her soul.

"Alright," Ling Xuqing said softly.

"Go. With me here, no one can hurt you."

"Thank you..." A Yin's voice carried a hint of gratitude.

The next second, a blue light flew from the center of Ling Xuqing's brow, transforming into a stunning figure in mid-air.

It was a woman in a long blue dress, her face breathtakingly beautiful, like a celestial being descended from the heavens.

But her eyes were filled with an unshakeable sorrow and hatred.

"A Yin?!"

When Tang Hao saw that figure clearly, his entire body froze.

His eyes widened larger than copper bells, his face etched with unbelievable shock.

"A... A Yin? You... you aren't dead?!"

Tang Hao's voice trembled.

He clearly remembered that back then, to save him, A Yin had sacrificed herself and turned into a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring.

And he had planted A Yin's seed in the cave behind the waterfall on the back mountain!

But wasn't A Yin in the cave?

How could she be in Nuoding City?

How could she possibly still be alive?!

"Tang Hao!"

A Yin's voice was cold and bone-chilling.

She stared fixedly at Tang Hao, her eyes filled with hatred and fury. "You actually have the nerve to ask me if I'm dead?!"

"A Yin, I..." Tang Hao tried to explain, but A Yin gave him no chance.

"Back then, you said you would protect me, said you would love me for a lifetime! But what was the result?!" A Yin's voice grew sharper, filled with endless pain. "To escape the pursuit of Spirit Hall, you actually left me alone in that cave! Do you know how long I waited for you in the darkness?!"

"I... I didn't..." Tang Hao's face was as pale as paper.

"You didn't?!" A Yin laughed in her rage. "Then tell me, how did Spirit Hall know my identity back then? And how did they track me down so precisely?"

"I...! A Yin, I!"

"I sacrificed myself for you back then! But you? You left me in a dark, damp cave! Tang Hao, you aren't even human! You're a liar! A coward!"

A Yin's accusations were like sharp blades, stabbing fiercely into Tang Hao's heart.

"No... it wasn't like that... A Yin, I love you..." Tang Hao shook his head in agony, tears streaming down his face.

"Love? Is your love letting me die?"

A Yin's voice was filled with despair and hatred. "Tang Hao, from the moment you left me in that cave, there has been nothing left between us but hatred!"

"Boom!"

Tang Hao's mind completely collapsed.

He looked at A Yin's face, filled with hatred, and felt as if his entire world were crumbling.

"No—!!!"

Tang Hao let out a heart-wrenching roar. He suddenly raised his head, a flash of madness and determination in his eyes.

"If you won't forgive me, then I'll die with you!"

"Ring Detonation!"

Tang Hao roared, and the nine spirit rings on his body shattered instantly!

"Boom—!!!"

A terrifying, world-destroying power erupted from within Tang Hao's body.

His aura soared crazily in that moment, instantly breaking through the limits of a Title Douluo!

"Seeking death!"

Seeing this, Zi Ji's expression changed.

She immediately channeled all her spirit power, wanting to stop Tang Hao.

But Tang Hao was completely insane.

He burned away all his life force, transforming it into a massive black hammer, and smashed it fiercely toward A Yin!

"A Yin, watch out!" Ling Xuqing was shocked.

However, just as the giant hammer was about to strike A Yin, Tang Hao's figure suddenly became illusory.

"Pfft!"

Tang Hao spat out a mouthful of blood, his entire body flying backward like a kite with a broken string.

He had forcibly used Ring Detonation; although it unleashed terrifying power, it had completely overdrawn his life force.

"Leave..."

Tang Hao struggled to stand, took one last deep look at A Yin, and then transformed into a black shadow, disappearing into the vast night.

Zi Ji flashed, preparing to give chase!

"Wait!" Ling Xuqing suddenly called out to her.

"Young Master, Tang Hao is a dangerous individual; we must cut the weeds and pull out the roots!" Zi Ji said anxiously.

Ling Xuqing shook his head and said indifferently:

"No need. Tang Hao was already severely injured, and now that you have wounded him further, he is at the end of his rope. He won't be able to escape."

"But..." Zi Ji was still somewhat uneasy.

"Rest assured, I have a way to deal with him." A cold arc curled at the corner of Ling Xuqing's mouth.

Gu Yuena asked curiously, "Brother, what do you plan to do?"

Ling Xuqing smiled slightly. "Naturally, I will leak Tang Hao's whereabouts to Spirit Hall."

"Spirit Hall?!" Gu Yuena's eyes lit up.

"That's right! Tang Hao is a wanted criminal of Spirit Hall! As long as we tell them his location, it will immediately draw their pursuit!"

"Exactly." Ling Xuqing nodded. "Spirit Hall has no shortage of Title Douluos. Tang Hao is at the end of his rope; facing their pursuit, he will surely die."

Gu Yuena looked at Ling Xuqing, her purple eyes filled with admiration. "Brother, you are so smart!"

Ling Xuqing smiled, took Gu Yuena's hand, and turned to walk in the direction of the Sunset Forest.

"Let's go. Don't worry about that dead man, Tang Hao."