Tang Hao's Great Escape

A massive Six-Winged Angel took shape within a vast ocean of Soul Power. The beautiful angel spread her hands, and Qian Xunji walked out through the air, looking down at Tang Hao as he said:

"Peerless battle hammer, towering Clear Sky Sect. The heir to the Number One Sect Under Heaven insists on defying the heavens. This is destined to be a disaster."

Returning to this old place, Tang Hao felt a surge of emotion. The way he looked at Qian Xunji was as though he were looking at a clown.

Qian Xunji would never rise beyond level ninety-five, a mere Title Douluo. Yet he, Tang Hao, was the future heaven of Douluo Continent. For Qian Xunji to speak of heaven before him, the future Plane Lord, was truly laughable.

"Defying heaven's will? You, Qian Xunji, think you deserve to say that?"

"Impudent." Nine Soul Rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black—appeared around Qian Xunji. As soon as the rings emerged, a confident smile spread across his face. "With only eight Soul Rings, why seek your own destruction?"

He activated one of his Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Rings and said as he unleashed his Soul Skill, "Tang Hao, Spirit Hall has no wish to become enemies with the Clear Sky Sect. Hand her over, and I'll spare your life."

"If you want to hurt her, step over my corpse first," Tang Hao said.

"Stubborn fool." Qian Xunyi unleashed Angel Light Blade. The enormous Angel Martial Soul formed a golden giant that slashed down at Tang Hao.

Tang Hao fled and dodged as he ran. The light sword sliced through the mountainside as easily as cutting cake.

While evading the attacks, Tang Hao seized the opportunity, stepped on a piece of rubble, and shot into the sky. The Clear Sky Hammer in his hand grew larger and larger.

"Clear Sky Hammer, Chaotic Cloak."

His Clear Sky Hammer smashed toward Qian Xunji's Six-Winged Angel, while Qian Xunji countered by driving his sacred sword at Tang Hao.

The two clashed and remained deadlocked for a moment before the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul was actually forced back.

Qian Xunji exclaimed, "I never expected the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique to possess such power. Worthy of being the Clear Sky Sect's greatest genius in a century." (Qian Xunyi: Villains really have no rights at all. Even when getting beaten up, they have to praise their opponent for fighting well.)

Having landed a blow, Tang Hao pressed the attack. His Clear Sky Hammer once again unleashed Chaotic Cloak against Qian Xunji.

At that critical moment, Golden Bell Douluo, who had been hiding in the shadows, seized his chance to strike.

"Fifth Soul Skill, Golden Bell Stasis."

His natal Golden Bell rang out, and a ring of golden sound waves spread outward, locking onto Tang Hao. Tang Hao stiffened and froze in midair.

The effect of his Soul Skill was to immobilize the target for two seconds. Two seconds might seem short, but in a battle between peak experts, they could often prove decisive.

Qian Xunji seized the chance and unleashed Angel Sacred Sword at Tang Hao.

"No one can stop Spirit Hall from taking what it wants."

The sacred sword pierced through Tang Hao, blasting him away and sending him crashing onto the ground below.

As Tang Hao lay on the ground vomiting blood, Qian Xunji had already condensed another sacred sword and fired it at him.

Watching the sacred sword draw closer and closer, Tang Hao thought, This was just like my previous life. Ah Yin should make her move next, shouldn't she?

But the sacred sword was too fast. In an instant, it was right before Tang Hao's eyes.

No, something was wrong.

Tang Hao's long years of combat experience saved him. Before he even consciously realized that something was off, he rolled aside and dodged the sacred sword's slash.

However, the holy light still struck his body, injuring him.

"Fifth Soul Skill, Silver Hammer Shock."

"Fifth Soul Skill, Golden Bell Stasis."

The two Title Douluo attacked together, beating a dog that had fallen into the water.

Golden Bell controlled Tang Hao from one side while he had yet to react, and Silver Hammer struck from the other, aiming straight for the crown of Tang Hao's head.

Fortunately, before Tang Hao was immobilized in that moment of crisis, he activated Clear Sky Protection. Silver Hammer shattered Clear Sky Protection, but it also gave Tang Hao a severe concussion, sending him flying before he crashed onto the ground and kicked up a cloud of dust.

Tang Hao spat out blood and struggled to his feet. Through the dust, he could see streaks of golden light appearing in the sky.

"Fourth Soul Skill, Angel's Feathers."

Qian Xunji also condensed his Soul Skill. Feathers gathered around the angel, then rained down upon Tang Hao like a storm.

Every feather carried formidable power, turning wherever it landed into a sea of flames.

Tang Hao was beaten into a frantic scramble by Angel's Feathers, in an utterly miserable state. He could dodge most of the Angel Feathers, but he could not avoid being struck by one or two.

Damn it, why is this different from my previous life?

Tang Hao clearly remembered that after he had been knocked from the sky in his previous life, Ah Yin had made her move. She used her Blue Silver Emperor to bind the Angel Sacred Sword, then stepped forward and handed the child to him before walking toward Qian Xunji, activating Sacrifice Domain, and sacrificing her Soul Ring to him.

Ah Yin in this life...

Why was she just standing there and watching?

Tang Hao did not know that Ah Yin's part of the story had already ended elsewhere.

Qian Xunyi played with the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone and the Blue Silver Emperor Seed of Life in his hands. "Though at first I only wanted to put a thick green hat on you, I had no interest in Ah Yin's Soul Ring. But this damned possessiveness got the better of me... I, Qian Xunyi, hate wasting things most of all. I always eat every grain of rice in my bowl clean."

Qian Xunyi picked up the unconscious Qian Renxue and stood. He tossed the Blue Silver Emperor Seed of Life and the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone toward the battlefield. The two objects rippled in midair, then vanished into thin air.

"I'll leave these two things with you for now. Having once possessed them, only to lose them afterward—that is the most painful thing, isn't it?"

Qian Xunyi slashed a finger through the air, tearing open a Wormhole in space. Before entering the Wormhole passage, he said to Evil Eye behind him:

"That's enough. Have that Hundred-Thousand-Year giant lizard sacrifice itself to Rat. It's a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, after all. Though it doesn't suit the Clear Sky Hammer, Rat can make do with it."

"Yes," Evil Emperor said.

Qian Xunyi then carried the young Qian Renxue into the Wormhole.

Elsewhere, Tang Hao was being beaten into a frantic scramble by the three Title Douluo.

Grinding his teeth, he said furiously, "You... don't push people too far..."

He had a trump card: Divine Slaughter's Domain. In his previous life, whenever he activated Divine Slaughter's Domain, he could always unleash combat strength utterly disproportionate to his own power. It allowed him, upon first becoming a Title Douluo, to defeat the three Title Douluo including Qian Xunji, leaving one dead, one crippled, and one gravely wounded. It let him escape alive from Qian Daoliu's pursuit, dare to storm Spirit Hall alone at level ninety-five, and beat Golden Crocodile Douluo into losing his will to fight at level ninety-six. With Nine-Ring Detonation, he had even rescued Tang San's corpse from Rakshasa God Bibi Dong. All this forged Tang Hao's confidence in his invincibility. In his previous life, he had even dared to challenge Qian Daoliu before Spirit Hall's worshippers...

Only after becoming a god did Tang Hao learn that Asura God had added a little extra seasoning to his Divine Slaughter's Domain, turning him into a qualified guardian. Whenever Xiao San encountered danger, he could always erupt with astonishing combat strength and avert disaster.

Though he was currently being beaten into a frantic retreat, once he activated his domain, the battle would turn around in an instant.

But should he activate it? Tang Hao hesitated.