Peak Battle! Qian Daochen Crushed Tang Chen! Without Becoming a God, He Swore Never to Return!

Sea Lance Douluo opened his mouth.

"I always thought Lord Bo Saixi had never liked anyone."

Sea Dragon Douluo did not respond.

He looked at Bo Saixi standing before the Sea God Temple.

The sea breeze blew up from the foot of the mountain.

Bo Saixi held a golden scepter, her deep-blue hair cascading over her shoulders.

Her scarlet dress clung tightly to her voluptuous figure.

A golden belt cinched her slender waist, making the curves of her chest appear even fuller.

The skirt was split at both sides.

Her snow-white, slender legs stood at the highest point of the steps, their smooth skin gleaming delicately beneath the Sea God's light.

Red heels supported her dainty ankles.

Even standing quietly there, she possessed a beauty that made it impossible to look away.

Sea Illusion Douluo said in a low voice:

"Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen both pursued Lord Bo Saixi back then."

"Yet the rumors across the continent never mentioned Qian Daochen."

"The person who truly moved Lord Bo Saixi's heart had always been him."

Several Sacred Pillar Douluo looked toward the Sea God Temple at once.

They wanted an answer from Bo Saixi herself.

Yet Bo Saixi did not deny it.

She watched the man in white within the Heavenly Screen, a hint of remembrance appearing in her eyes.

That moonlit night from long ago.

She still remembered it clearly.

The waves had rolled onto the shore again and again.

Qian Daochen had sat upon a reef.

That ancient sword had lain across his knees.

She had stood beneath the moonlight and spoken the words she had kept hidden for so long.

Bo Saixi's fair fingers rested against her scepter.

Several decades had passed.

Sea God's Island had remained unchanged.

But the man who once sat upon that reef had long since left the sea.

Sea Horse Douluo could not help asking:

"Lord Bo Saixi."

"Did he agree back then?"

Bo Saixi did not answer.

She merely raised her eyes to look at the Heavenly Screen.

"Keep watching."

Spirit City.

Before Angel God's Temple.

Qian Renxue was likewise waiting for Qian Daochen's answer.

Bo Saixi stood by the sea in the image.

Her red skirt fluttered in the sea breeze, her fair legs halted beside the reef.

Moonlight fell between them.

Just as Qian Daochen was about to speak, the image within the Heavenly Screen suddenly dispersed.

Countless people immediately grew restless.

[Unaffiliated Soul Emperor: Why did it stop right here?]

[Elephant Armor Sect Master Huyan Zhen: Did Qian Daochen agree or not?]

[Duke of Netherworld of the Star Luo Empire: Why didn't the Heavenly Dao show what came next?]

[Sea Horse Douluo: This scene isn't over yet!]

[Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect Master Yu Yuanzhen: Perhaps this matter has nothing to do with Tang Chen's strength, which is why the Heavenly Screen did not continue showing it.]

[Unaffiliated Soul Master: I only want to know the final answer!]

Qian Renxue turned to look at Qian Daoliu.

"Did Great-Granduncle agree or not?"

Qian Daoliu stood with his hands behind his back.

"This is a matter between my elder brother and Bo Saixi."

"It would not be appropriate for me to answer on their behalf."

Qian Renxue blinked.

"You definitely know."

Qian Daoliu did not speak further.

He looked toward the Heavenly Screen as its image gathered once more.

Above the heavens.

Time rapidly passed.

Qian Daoliu left Sea God's Island.

The Seraphim Martial Soul stretched across the heavens.

He challenged the continent's powerhouses alone.

Wherever his golden holy sword passed, no one could stop it.

One Titled Douluo after another fell to his hands.

Qian Daoliu's name gradually spread throughout Douluo Continent.

[Qian Daoliu inherited the position of Grand Consecrator of Angel God's Temple.]

[Rank ninety-nine Peerless Douluo.]

[The Seraphim Martial Soul possessed the ultimate power of the sky.]

[The world called him Sky Invincible!]

The image changed accordingly.

Tang Chen also left Sea God's Island.

He did not return to the Clear Sky Sect.

A Clear Sky Hammer accompanied him across every corner of the continent.

Mountain ranges.

Wastelands.

Cities.

The far western lands.

Any enemy who stood in his way was crushed head-on by the Clear Sky Hammer.

[Tang Chen cultivated the Great Sumeru Hammer to its peak.]

[His frontal offensive power ranked first among the three Peerless Douluo.]

[When Tang Chen stood upon the earth, the Clear Sky Hammer's power could increase once more.]

[The world called him Land Invincible!]

Dense comments appeared once again.

[Elephant Armor Sect Master Huyan Zhen: One is Sky Invincible, and one is Land Invincible.]

[Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect Master Yu Yuanzhen: Bo Saixi is Ocean Invincible. That is how the titles of the three Peerless Douluo came about.]

[Duke of Netherworld of the Star Luo Empire: After Tang Chen was defeated by Qian Daochen, his strength actually improved even faster.]

[Sword Douluo Chen Xin: Defeat taught him shame, and he came to understand his true nature. That sword cut away his arrogance.]

[Clear Sky Sect Seventh Elder: The old sect master was originally the strongest of the three!]

[Subduing Demon Douluo: Wasn't the strongest of the three still defeated by Qian Daochen with two fingers?]

[Clear Sky Sect Second Elder: That was merely a sparring match when the old sect master was young!]

The image in the Heavenly Screen shifted once more.

Several years later.

Tang Chen returned to that mountain peak.

The ancient tree atop the mountain remained lush.

Yet there was no one beside the stone table.

Tang Chen carried the Clear Sky Hammer on his back and waited at the summit for seven full days.

At dusk on the seventh day.

A figure in white emerged from the end of the sea of clouds.

An ancient sword hung at Qian Daochen's waist.

He stepped through the clouds and landed beneath the ancient tree.

Tang Chen opened his eyes.

"You finally returned."

Qian Daochen glanced at the Clear Sky Hammer behind him.

"Your hammer is much steadier than last time."

Tang Chen rose from the ground.

"Over these years, I have not forgotten that sword for a single day."

"I traveled across the continent."

"I cultivated the Great Sumeru Hammer all over again."

"Today, I wish to seek your guidance once more."

Qian Daochen sat beside the stone table.

"You still want to prove yourself?"

Tang Chen shook his head.

"Not this time."

"I only want to know how far I still am from the true pinnacle."

Qian Daochen picked up the wine jug on the table.

"Swing your hammer. This time, I'll let you see a little more clearly."

Tang Chen raised a hand and gripped the Clear Sky Hammer.

Nine soul rings rose one after another.

This time, he did not immediately detonate his rings.

Tang Chen stood where he was.

The power within the Clear Sky Hammer continuously converged.

His rank ninety-nine soul power did not spread outward.

The entire mountain peak felt no pressure.

All his strength was drawn into the hammer itself.

Qian Daochen set down the wine jug.

The sword beside the ancient tree flew up on its own for the first time.

Its sheath landed in his hand.

At that moment, the image within the Heavenly Screen suddenly became blurred.

The soul masters across the continent could only see a streak of white sword light shoot into the clouds.

The next instant.

A dark-red hammer shadow rose from the mountaintop.

Sword light and hammer shadow covered the entire sky.

The clouds continuously split apart.

Mountains and rivers hundreds of miles away shook at the same time.

The Heavenly Screen did not show the process of their battle.

The image showed only the distant mountain peak.

One day.

Two days.

Three days.

Not until dusk on the third day did the sword light and hammer shadow shrouding the mountain completely disperse.

Tang Chen walked down the stone steps alone.

Several sword marks had appeared on his black robe.

He held the Clear Sky Hammer in his hand.

The hammer remained intact, yet it had lost its former brilliance.

When Tang Chen reached the foot of the mountain, he stopped.

He looked back at the mountaintop.

Qian Daochen still had not appeared.

Tang Chen remained silent for a long time.

He slung the Clear Sky Hammer over his shoulder.

"Until I become a god."

"I swear I will not return."

With those words spoken,

Tang Chen set off alone toward the west of the continent.

His figure gradually vanished beyond the desolate plains. The Heavenly Screen did not announce the result of this battle.

A huge wave of discussion immediately erupted across both continents.

[Unaffiliated Soul Emperor: Who exactly won?]

[Elephant Armor Sect Master Huyan Zhen: This battle lasted a full three days. Tang Chen probably did not lose as he did the first time.]

[Clear Sky Sect Seventh Elder: The old sect master was already able to fight Qian Daochen for three days, and the final outcome remained undecided!]

[Subduing Demon Douluo: If Tang Chen won, why would he say he would not return until he became a god?]

[Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan: Tang Chen was covered in sword wounds, while Qian Daochen never came down from the mountaintop. Isn't the result obvious?]

[Clear Sky Sect Second Elder: Qian Daochen may have been injured as well!]

[Sword Douluo Chen Xin: For him to make Senior draw his sword, Tang Chen truly had grown much stronger than he was back then.]

[Bone Douluo Gu Rong: Old swordsman, who do you think won?]