"Good. Since you've admitted your mistake so sincerely, I'll give you another chance!"
"Thank you, my lord! Thank you, Lord Beast God!" Tang Hao's despair turned to joy.
"Di Tian" nodded and handed Tang Hao a dagger.
Tang Hao took it in confusion. "Lord Beast God, what do you mean by this?"
"Castrate yourself. I don't want to see you prey on any more female Soul Beasts. Besides, you already have two children. Your life is complete. You don't need it anymore."
"What?! My lord, please don't! Didn't you say you'd give me a chance? Why am I still being punished? That isn't right!"
"Di Tian" frowned. "The chance I offered was the chance to do it yourself. Otherwise, I'll do it for you. Do you need my help?"
"But..."
"No buts! Will you do it yourself, or shall I help you?"
Tang Hao glared at "Di Tian" through gritted teeth. Seeing that Di Tian had turned his back, rage surged through him. He sprang up and attacked.
"Great Sumeru Hammer! Nine Rings Detonation!"
What he didn't know was that, from an angle he couldn't see, "Di Tian" was smiling faintly.
I was waiting for you to strike first!
Just as the hammer was about to fall, Di Tian spun around and reached for the Clear Sky Hammer. Its sheer force was enough to make the entire mountain quake.
Powerful Soul Power erupted and scattered across the half-meter gap between them. Tang Hao's Clear Sky Hammer stopped dead.
"H-how is that possible?!" Tang Hao cried. He poured in more Soul Power, trying with all his might to bring it down on "Di Tian."
But things didn't go as he imagined. His hammer began to tremble, clearly on the verge of giving way.
Meanwhile, "Di Tian's" hand kept closing in. Slowly,