A Clash with a Clear Sky Hammer Soul Elder (Please Keep Reading)

In the forest, two formidable auras suddenly collided without yielding to each other. The terrifying pressure spread outward, sending every nearby Soul Beast capable of moving fleeing far away.

War King Douluo stared at Lin Yuhuan and said, "So, you refuse to give the Clear Sky Sect this courtesy?"

Lin Yuhuan showed no fear. "Isn't Your Excellency also refusing to give the Nine Treasure Glazed Sect any courtesy?"

The atmosphere nearly froze beneath the suffocating pressure.

War King Douluo suddenly said, "Fine. Since neither of us is willing to back down, we'll follow the rules of the Soul Master world. If Soul Masters from both sides set their sights on the same Soul Beast while obtaining Spirit Rings, then the parties who need the Spirit Ring shall battle. The winner gets the Spirit Ring. How about it?"

Lin Yuhuan did not agree upon hearing this.

Meanwhile, Lin Yan immediately cursed the man's shamelessness inwardly.

The one from the Clear Sky Sect who needed the Titan Giant Ape's Spirit Ring was a level-thirty Soul Elder.

He, on the other hand, was merely a level-twenty Great Soul Master. With a ten-level gap in soul power, how was he supposed to fight?

Lin Yuhuan frowned at War King Douluo and said disdainfully, "No one here is a fool. You're a Titled Douluo, yet you can say something so shameless. You want my grandson, a Great Soul Master, to fight your Clear Sky Sect's Soul Elder one-on-one? How can you even say that aloud?"

War King Douluo replied, "That wasn't my idea. These have been the rules of the Soul Master world for a thousand years."

As he spoke, he glanced at Lin Yan, then at Ning Tian and Wu Feng, who stood with the old steward in the distance. He immediately said, "Since you say it's unfair, then let's do this. Tang Tian won't use his second soul skill. That little brat, together with those two over there, can attack together. One against three. Whoever wins gets the Millennium Spirit Ring of this Titan Giant Ape. How about it?"

Lin Yuhuan furrowed her brows.

Although the other side clearly had ill intentions, they had at least made a concession.

If they continued arguing, this matter truly would lead nowhere.

Moreover, although the Clear Sky Sect had declared itself secluded, its strength surpassed that of the Nine Treasure Glazed Sect. As a guardian offering of the Nine Treasure Glazed Sect, she had to consider the sect in her actions. She could not offend the Clear Sky Sect beyond repair over a Millennium Spirit Ring.

Lin Yuhuan turned her head toward Lin Yan.

Having heard their conversation, Lin Yan naturally understood what his grandmother meant.

Lin Yan took a deep breath and said seriously, "Grandmother, agree to it."

Three days ago, when he had beaten the Giant Force Ape, he had crushed it from start to finish. He had yet to test his limits.

Now, Tang Tian was the perfect opponent. Although there was a ten-level difference in soul power between them, Tang Tian would not use his second Spirit Ring, and Lin Yan's side could fight three against one. He refused to believe that he could not win.

"Fine, I agree," Lin Yuhuan said.

"Tang Tian, let them see the genius of our Clear Sky Sect!" War King Douluo said.

Tang Tian stepped forward. At thirteen years old, he had already reached a height of 1.7 meters.

Lin Yan called Ning Tian and Wu Feng over.

"Brother Lin Yan, Wu Feng and I will help you beat up this hateful guy!" Ning Tian said, raising her fists.

Lin Yan shook his head and said seriously, "Wu Feng, don't interfere. This isn't a battle you can join. You two watch from behind. Sister Ning Tian, just use your first Spirit Ring to boost my strength from the rear."

After arranging the plan, Lin Yan walked over to stand opposite Tang Tian.

Tang Tian was thirteen years old.

Lin Yan was only eight.

Leaving aside the difference in age, even in height, he appeared to be a full head shorter than Tang Tian.

Tang Tian looked at Lin Yan, and a trace of disdain suddenly appeared in his eyes. "Little brat, don't cry when you lose later!"

As he spoke, black light flashed, and a large black iron hammer appeared in Tang Tian's hand.

The size of a tool Spirit's martial soul changed as a Soul Master's cultivation increased.

Tang Tian's Clear Sky Hammer naturally could not compare to War King Douluo's Clear Sky Hammer.

The handle of his Clear Sky Hammer was less than a meter long, while its hammerhead was only the size of a small bucket.

In response, a similarly pitch-black mace appeared in Lin Yan's hand.

At the same time, a bright yellow light flew in from behind and merged into Lin Yan's body. In an instant, Lin Yan felt his strength increase considerably. Ning Tian's boosting soul skill had arrived.

"The Seven-Treasure Glazed Pagoda? So what if it's a one-ring Seven-Treasure Glazed Pagoda? The gap between a Soul Elder and a Great Soul Master isn't so easily bridged."

Tang Tian gripped the hammer handle with both hands and charged toward Lin Yan in huge, aggressive strides.

Lin Yan's expression was serious, and the increased strength within his body gave him a great deal more confidence.

He likewise strode forward, gripping the mace tightly with both hands. Power erupted from his arms as he swung the mace fiercely.

Clang—

Sparks scattered through the air.

The head of the Clear Sky Hammer collided viciously with the Black Demon Mace. Amid a piercing metallic crash, both of them were driven several steps back by the recoil transmitted through their martial souls.

Tang Tian retreated five steps.

Lin Yan, however, retreated only three.

Just as I thought!

Lin Yan thought to himself.

His special physique, combined with the effects of the Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue, had given him physical strength no weaker than that of an ordinary Soul Elder. The fact that he could absorb a Millennium Spirit Ring proved as much.

Furthermore, Ning Tian's Seven-Treasure Glazed Pagoda martial soul had boosted his strength. As a result, in their contest of raw power, he had gained a slight advantage over Tang Tian, a Soul Elder.

Lin Yan had anticipated this outcome. However, War King Douluo, Tang Tian, and the others, who did not know about Lin Yan's unusual physique, immediately looked as though they had seen a ghost.

The Clear Sky Hammer was also a power-oriented assault-type tool martial soul. Soul Masters with the Clear Sky Hammer martial soul likewise focused on enhancing their own strength.

Yet they could not imagine that a Clear Sky Hammer Soul Elder would lose to a Great Soul Master in a contest of martial soul strength.

"So what if you're strong, brat? Soul Masters don't compete with strength alone!"

Greatly humiliated, Tang Tian no longer wore his earlier mocking expression. A trace of anger surfaced in his eyes. As his Soul Elder-level soul power began to circulate, a deep, heavy, dark radiance suddenly emanated from the black Clear Sky Hammer in his hand.

The next moment, Tang Tian attacked again with the Clear Sky Hammer in hand.

Lin Yan likewise activated his soul power. At once, the wisps of purple lightning on the Black Demon Mace, originally as thin as strands of hair and barely visible, thickened to the width of red cords.

Clang—

Another piercing metallic crash rang out.

This time, Lin Yan suffered a disadvantage and was sent flying back dozens of steps by Tang Tian.

Tang Tian remained where he was, but his expression also changed slightly.

During that collision, a trace of lightning from the Black Demon Mace had traveled through the Clear Sky Hammer into his body, giving him a faint, electric numbness.

"A ten-level gap in soul power really isn't so easily overcome."

Lin Yan twisted his wrist, which had been numbed by the impact.

Next, he changed his fighting style and no longer intended to continue clashing head-on with Tang Tian.

As one of the most powerful tool martial souls among strength-type martial souls, the Clear Sky Hammer also had its own weakness: it was heavy and unwieldy.

Although it was formidable in a frontal clash, it lacked flexibility. As long as one's reactions were quick enough, it could still be evaded.

However, just as Lin Yan was about to change his fighting style, Tang Tian seemed to see through his intentions and suddenly activated his first soul skill.

The hammerhead, as large as a bucket and weighing more than eight hundred jin, came crashing down. Lin Yan had originally intended to dodge, but earthen-yellow patterns suddenly lit up on the black hammerhead. Lin Yan then discovered in shock that a powerful suction force had suddenly surged from the hammerhead, restricting his speed and making it difficult for him to evade.

"It actually has a soul skill like this!"

Lin Yan was shocked. This soul skill was clearly designed specifically to restrain fast opponents.

As long as the opponent could not dodge and was forced into a frontal clash, the Clear Sky Hammer's advantage in strength could be fully brought into play!