The moment the words left his mouth, Tang Hao gripped the hammer's handle with both hands, and the rock beneath his feet split apart again!
The massive Clear Sky Hammer came crashing down. The dust that had yet to settle was forced aside, revealing a deep fissure down the middle of the mountain path.
This strike was still aimed at Gu Ling!
At the sight, Gu Rong's eyes turned cold. The Bone Dragon thrust both claws forward, its thick bones crossing and locking together to catch the falling hammerhead.
Boom!
The dragon's claws sank sharply.
Cracks burst across its finger bones one after another.
Gu Rong did not try to withstand the force head-on. He turned the dragon's huge body sideways and hooked its claws around the edge of the hammerhead, guiding the force away.
At almost the same instant, Dugu Bo charged at Tang Hao from the side atop the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor!
The serpent's thick tail slammed into the side of the hammer's handle. White light shot from Dugu Bo's eyes immediately afterward, forcing Tang Hao to divert Soul Power to protect his chest.
"Get lost!"
Tang Hao's expression shifted. He tensed his arms to wrench the Clear Sky Hammer back, but the Bone Dragon's claws held fast.
The next instant, the giant black hammer swept past Gu Ling's hiding place and crashed into the mountainside!
A vast stretch of rock shattered on impact.
Gu Rong swept his dragon tail around Gu Ling to shield him, while Dugu Bo seized the chance to retreat. Broken stone and a wave of dust tore across the mountain path, uprooting every tree still standing on either side.
Tang Hao pulled back his hammer and retreated too. He had barely steadied himself when a sharp pain stabbed through his chest and