Tang Hao roared. The Soul Bones in his left arm, torso, and right leg lit up together, activating every enhancement from his Soul Bone Skills: Unyielding Demon Body, Slaughter God's Black Demon Armor, and Destruction Black Flame.
Boom-
The ground beneath Tang Hao exploded. He activated the Clear Sky Sha Character Formula, his figure flickering in and out as his speed multiplied. His first, yellow Soul Ring detonated, pouring dense Soul Ring energy into the savage Demon-Slaying God-Slayer Hammer. A plain, unadorned hammer strike drove straight toward Xu Huxiao's face.
Facing Tang Hao's fierce assault, Xu Huxiao did not meet him head-on with the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes this time.
He could feel that his opponent's attack, empowered by direct Ring Detonation, had already reached the level of his Source of Force Energy enhanced by Size Multiplication.
Thunder boomed as Xu Huxiao instantly enlarged his golden-scaled palms, crossing them and lifting them upward.
As he briefly blocked the giant hammer, his calf muscles swelled and pulsed. He stepped back with his left leg, changing how he exerted his strength and using the force of Tang Hao's ring-detonation strike to pull away. Then, like a piece of rubber struck with tremendous force, he tapped his right foot against the air and sprang back at incredible speed, planting a palm against the hammer Tang Hao raised to block him.
Bang!
That palm, which borrowed his own force to strike back, knocked Tang Hao two steps backward. Savage killing intent filled his face. His Second Soul Ring detonated, and he swung the giant hammer in a full arc, his body bending like a drawn bow. The instant he gathered and harnessed his strength, a portion of the space before him seemed to become sealed and frozen by that power, its air briefly sucked