Nine-Ring Detonation, Spirit Hall Annihilated, Bibi Dong Called It Beautifully Done

["Ninth Soul Skill: Angel's Glory!"]

["Clear Sky Avatar, Great Sumeru Hammer."]

[As the incomparably holy angel phantom in the sky began forming hand seals, the Light Holy Sword floating in the air gradually turned, its tip pointing directly at Tang Hao below as it slowly descended.]

[With every blink of an eye, the sword's radiance grew brighter, and its power steadily intensified.]

[Tang Hao was utterly unaffected by his opponent's pressure. Empowered by Ring Detonation, the Great Sumeru Hammer had become more than twice as massive as even the Clear Sky Avatar.]

[He gripped the giant hammer one-handed. The instant he swung it, the space it swept across was forcibly shaken open with clearly visible cracks, showing just how terrifying this attack was.]

[The two incomparably terrifying attacks collided viciously before countless horrified eyes.]

[At that instant, the entire world seemed to lose its color.]

[What followed was a shockwave as devastating as a nuclear explosion, crazily sweeping outward in all directions and reducing everything in its path to nothingness.]

[Even countless low-level soul beasts hundreds of kilometers away were so terrified that they had no time to flee before the shockwave shattered their internal organs, turning them into vivid soul rings.]

[The two attacks remained locked in place, neither side willing to relent.]

[Because they both knew that the moment one side ran out of strength, the battle would end in an instant.]

[Qian Xunji's expression was extremely ugly. Tang Hao had injured one hand and could only exert force with one arm, while his cultivation was far weaker than Qian Xunji's.]

[And yet, under such circumstances, he could still fight Qian Xunji to a draw. What would happen if he obtained his ninth soul ring?]

[This man cannot be allowed to live, Qian Xunji thought.]

[Only then did he finally notice the Spirit Hall experts around him who had not yet died. He immediately shouted sternly, "What are you still standing around for? Hurry and join me in executing this sinner who colludes with soul beasts!"]

[The Spirit Hall experts looked at one another, somewhat at a loss.]

[Although they had quite a few objections to Qian Xunji's willingness to kill even hostages.]

[In the end, however, their reverence for the Pope overpowered the fear in their hearts. They activated their Martial Soul Avatars and joined forces to pressure the Great Sumeru Hammer.]

["I... I can't... fall here..." Tang Hao suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood, and his legs sank into the ground beneath the suddenly multiplied pressure.]

[Veins bulged all over his body, followed closely by the sounds of tendons snapping throughout him.]

[No matter how unwilling he was, he could only watch helplessly as the Light Holy Sword continued descending.]

["Don't be afraid. I'm here." Just as Tang Hao was about to collapse completely, a gentle yet resolute voice sounded behind him.]

["Ah Yin? Why are you still here? Why didn't you take Chuan'er and leave?"]

[Tang Hao's expression changed drastically. When he felt a dense surge of life energy and healing power enter his body, even his tone became far more anxious. "What are you trying to do?"]

[Ah Yin did not respond. At that moment, at the cost of sacrificing her soul, she slowly sent two gentle streams of energy in two different directions.]

[One was the energy representing her hundred-thousand-year cultivation. It was now taking tangible form as a blood-red soul ring and merging into Tang Hao's body.]

[The other was the energy representing her hundred-thousand-year Life Origin and bloodline. It quietly drifted into the Mutated Blue Silver Grass and Tang Chuan's body.]

[Of course, she had placed an indelible soul imprint upon that Life Origin beforehand. This was also a safeguard Ah Yin had left for Tang Chuan.]

[The moment Tang Hao saw the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, he knew what had happened.]

[His heart was filled with unbearable grief. In the end, he still could not protect anything.]

[With the sacrifice of her soul as the price, the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring fused with Tang Hao extremely smoothly.]

[In just a few breaths, Tang Hao directly broke through to level 92, becoming the youngest Title Douluo in history.]

[However, at the instant the soul ring fusion was complete, he did something no one had expected.]

[Blood tears filled Tang Hao's eyes as he unhesitatingly detonated the ninth soul ring that had just appeared on his body.]

["Madman... this madman!" Spirit Hall's attack-type Title Douluo stared in utter shock and could not help muttering under his breath.]

[Qian Xunji's scalp went numb as well. Even the detonation of the first eight soul rings had been difficult for him to withstand. If a hundred-thousand-year soul ring detonated, how could that possibly end well?]

[Sure enough.]

[Empowered by the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, the Great Sumeru Hammer's destructive power approached that of a Peerless Douluo.]

[The Martial Soul Avatars of the Spirit Hall experts and Qian Xunji's Angel's Glory Holy Sword finally reached their limits beneath the Clear Sky Hammer's counterattack, emitting a crisp, fragmented crack.]

[Before anyone could react, the cracks rapidly spread across their entire forms.]

[In the end, not a single Spirit Hall expert within those Martial Soul Avatars escaped. They exploded with a bang, turning into a sky full of blood mist.]

[Qian Xunji was likewise severely wounded, but he reacted quickly and immediately turned to flee.]

[However fast he flew, he was never able to escape the Clear Sky Hammer's attack range.]

[Seeing the Great Sumeru Hammer about to fall, Qian Xunji's expression changed dramatically. He hurriedly shouted, "Rebel, how dare you! I am the Pope of Spirit Hall—"]

[Boom!]

[The Clear Sky Hammer smashed heavily into him.]

[Amid a heart-rending scream, nearly half of Qian Xunji's body was obliterated.]

[Yet his will to survive was extremely strong. A black soul ring on his body erupted with dazzling light, greatly increasing his speed as he rapidly fled toward Spirit Hall.]

[Tang Hao had no strength left to pursue him and could only watch helplessly as his enemy vanished beyond the horizon.]

Beautifully done!

Seeing Qian Xunji beaten so miserably, the first person to feel delighted was not Tang San, not Tang Hao, and not the Shrek Seven Monsters, but Bibi Dong, the current Pope of Spirit Hall.

Especially when she saw half of Qian Xunji's body blown apart and him looking so pathetic that he had almost completely lost all dignity.

She had nearly been unable to resist applauding. It was simply too satisfying.

However, Bibi Dong knew her position very well. She could hate Qian Xunji in her heart, but she absolutely could not show it openly.

Thus, while the other Spirit Hall experts expressed regret and sorrow, she too covered her face and let out a sigh.

Yet her moist red lips had long since curved into an enchanting smile. Unfortunately, no one could see it.

"Humph, putting on an act."

Watching Bibi Dong's deliberately regretful and hypocritical display, Qian Daoliu, hidden in the shadows, could not help shaking his head inwardly.

Others might not know, but he knew the truth behind Qian Xunji's death very well. If there was anyone present who wished for Qian Xunji's death the most, Bibi Dong was unquestionably the first.

The reason Qian Daoliu was unwilling to reveal the truth, and even turned a blind eye to Bibi Dong coveting the position of Pope,

was partly because he owed Bibi Dong.

The second reason was to protect Qian Renxue.

"What exactly is this Heavenly Screen? Why can I not see through it at all? Could it truly be a creation of the gods?"

Qian Daoliu could not help frowning, a sense of unease beyond his control always lingering in his heart.

After all, on this continent, aside from Tang Chen, who had disappeared many years ago, and Bo Saixi, the Sea God Douluo of Sea God Island far beyond the continent, Qian Daoliu was the undisputed strongest person on Douluo Continent.

Even he had no clue, so other than divine power, there truly was no second explanation.

"I only hope this Heavenly Screen will not affect Xue'er inheriting the Angel God's divine position."