"You know my secret. It seems I cannot let you live!"
The King of Slaughter spoke in a sinister tone. The Clear Sky Hammer in his hand abruptly expanded, and nine soul rings appeared beneath his feet.
"Since the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes cannot deal with you!"
"Then taste Tang Chen's supreme art, the ultimate technique of the Great Sumeru Hammer—simultaneous nine-ring detonation!"
All nine soul rings shattered at once. Golden light surrounded the King of Slaughter as immense soul power surged into the Clear Sky Hammer, ready to unleash an earthshaking blow.
"What a King of Slaughter you are!"
"To kill me, you'd actually detonate all nine rings at once. Since it isn't your own body, you're really running it into the ground, aren't you?"
Xia Mu appeared perfectly composed, but inwardly, he was on high alert. This attack would likely be difficult to take head-on.
As a rank ninety-nine Peerless Douluo, Tang Chen stood among the greatest experts on the entire Douluo Continent, even though he had not completed the Asura Nine Trials.
With the Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King possessing Tang Chen and detonating all nine rings, this strike had already surpassed the limits of rank ninety-nine and was approaching god level!
"Clear Sky Nine Absolutes—killing art!"
The King of Slaughter knew that he had only this one chance. Whether he could severely wound Xia Mu depended entirely on this strike.
The blood-red Clear Sky Hammer became a small mountain, crashing down on Xia Mu with overwhelming force!
"Million-year Water Dragon King left arm bone, rule-type soul bone skill—Water Dragon King's protection!"
An azure barrier appeared before Xia Mu. The phantom of the Water Dragon King manifested, coiling around it like a dragon playing with a pearl.
Rumble!
The mountain-sized Clear Sky Hammer struck the barrier, stirring tiny