A Moonless, Windy Night for Killing! (Please Keep Reading!)

On the outskirts of the Heaven Dou Empire,

Tang San walked through the night, supporting Tang Hao with both hands.

"Dad, I'll find Mom's Divine Bone. Then I can heal you."

Tang San spoke as they walked. Tang Hao smiled faintly.

It wasn't the first time Tang San had said that, but after all these years, the boy hadn't found a single clue.

Tang Hao no longer held out much hope.

"Wait!"

Tang Hao called out suddenly, his brow furrowing.

"Ah Yin!"

"That's Ah Yin's aura!"

He couldn't hide the excitement in his voice, but he sensed danger too.

"Who's there?!"

"Show yourself before this Douluo drags you out!"

Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, red!

Nine Soul Rings rose beneath his feet. The colors of the last two had faded so badly they were almost invisible.

Back then, Xiao Xiao had gravely wounded Tang Hao. His cultivation had plummeted, and his eyes had been gouged out.

Otherwise, Lu Ming might have needed to train longer before taking Tang Hao's miserable life.

With his old injuries on top of that, Tang Hao could now wield only the strength of a Soul Sage.

"It's you!"

Tang San spat the words, gripping the Blue Silver Tyrant Spear.

Purple Demon Eyes. Mysterious Jade Hands!

Tang San took up a javelin-throwing stance again. The spearhead of his Blue Silver Tyrant Spear blazed with light, its force overwhelming.

"Try taking this spear! Let's see how you like being pinned to a tree!"

Tang San grinned wide, excitement plain on his face.

After Xiao Wu left, his father was all he had. For years, he had often neglected food and sleep to train.

That desperate effort had paid off. By the original timeline, he should still have been a Soul Grandmaster.

"Blue Silver Tyrant Spear!"

"Die!"

Tang San hurled it with his right hand. The Blue Silver Tyrant Spear arrived in the blink of an eye, tearing through the air.

"Hahaha..."

Tang San could already picture the spear piercing Lu Ming's chest and pinning him to a tree. He couldn't help laughing.

Ice Dragon King Divine Bone skill: Ice Spear Piercing Clouds!

Lu Ming raised his right hand slightly. A blue glow lit his right arm.

An ice spear longer, larger, and more powerful than the Blue Silver Tyrant Spear formed before him and flew straight at it.

Clang!

The moment they collided, the Blue Silver Tyrant Spear shattered. It hadn't lasted even a quarter of a second.

"What?!"

Tang San's eyes went wide, his mouth falling open in disbelief.

My Self-Created Soul Skill was born from hatred! The Blue Silver Tyrant Spear is fierce and nearly indestructible. How could it...

Before Tang San could finish reeling, the ice spear pierced his chest and pinned him to a door.

He looked exactly as he had back at Nuoding Academy.

"Little San!"

Tang Hao couldn't see. Guided only by killing intent, he swung the Clear Sky Hammer at Lu Ming.

"Fifth Soul Skill! Golden Dragon Spiral Kill!"

A golden Soul Ring lit beneath Lu Ming's feet. His Golden Dragon King Martial Soul spread its wings, and its entire body spun in one direction.

Clang!

The collision rang out like iron striking iron.

Tang Hao gripped the Clear Sky Hammer, the muscles in his arms bulging and veins standing out.

Something's wrong!

"Divine Slaughter's Domain!"

The cold, deadly Asura Domain erupted. Tang Hao's killing intent took shape, sharp as blades.

"Hmph!"

Lu Ming snorted. Contempt curled his lips, and his eyes seemed to say, Is that all?

Golden Dragon Tyrant Body!

Against the Golden Dragon King's formidable body, the killing intent dissipated before it even drew close.

Bolstered by Divine Slaughter's Domain, Tang Hao finally broke through Lu Ming's fifth Soul Skill, only to be sent flying backward.

"Cough, cough!"

Tang Hao spat several mouthfuls of blood, his face turning pale.

"To think I'd run into the Clear Sky Douluo in a little place like the outskirts of Heaven Dou City. It's been a while since I stretched my muscles. Let's go again!"

Tang Hao froze. Why did those words sound familiar?

"I should have known. You were the ones who stole Ah Yin."

Tang San's reaction had already told Tang Hao who Lu Ming was.

He had dug up Ah Yin, taken the Divine Bone, and lured Xiao Wu away!

That bastard deserved to die!

"Hah!"

A thousand-year Soul Ring shattered, followed by several black ones!

Tang Hao's aura surged. Golden patterns shone across the Clear Sky Hammer, its power seeming ready to soar into the sky.

"Boy!"

"They don't call me the Clear Sky Douluo for nothing!"

"When I had only just become a Titled Douluo, I defeated three of Spirit Hall's Titled Douluo in succession! My reputation was earned!"

Tang Hao closed his hand slightly. Drawing on the power of his bloodline, he freed Tang San from the door.

"Dad! That was amazing!"

Tang San stared in awe. He hadn't known his blind father could look so heroic.

"Dad! Get Mom back! Kill him!"

Clutching his chest, Tang San glared at Lu Ming as though he could kill him with his eyes.

Tang Hao's lips curved upward. Lu Ming was merely a Soul King, however gifted he might be.

The Clear Sky Hammer was the world's greatest tool Martial Soul. Paired with the Clear Sky Sect's combat techniques, using it to kill a mere Soul King was almost overkill.

"Watch closely, Little San. This is the true power of the world's greatest Clear Sky Hammer!"

"Ring Detonation!"

Tang Hao kicked off the ground and shot forward like a cannonball.

The Clear Sky Hammer swelled to more than thirty feet across, looming over Lu Ming. Beneath it, his small figure looked like an ant.

"It's only the Clear Sky Hammer. Without the combat techniques your ancestor created, it would be nothing special!"

Heavenly Frost Dragon Roar Sword.

Fourth Soul Skill: Ice Dragon Soaring Heaven!

Fifth Soul Skill: Ice Fury!

Divine Artifact: Golden Dragon Spear!

Divine Artifact: Silver Dragon Spear!

Blessed by the Ice Dragon King, the Heavenly Frost Dragon Roar Sword could well be called a god-level Martial Soul.

With the Golden Dragon King's pressure added to it, Tang Hao's Ring Detonation was hardly overwhelming.

In fact, Lu Ming's presence had already overpowered his.

Veins bulged across Tang Hao's skin as he poured in all his strength, but the defense below was harder than a tortoise shell. His mind reeled. Did this bastard really have such a powerful defensive Soul Skill?

"My Martial Soul!"

Tang Hao's eyes had been gouged out. If they hadn't, they would have popped out of his head.

Cracks had appeared in his Clear Sky Hammer, and he felt as though he had nowhere to put his strength.

"No!"

Boom!

Tang Hao couldn't stop it. His Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul shattered.

Iron fragments scattered through the air, and Tang Hao fell helplessly to the ground.

Bones had broken throughout his body. Bright red blood gushed from his wounds like a fountain.

"Dad!"

Fighting through his injuries, Tang San staggered toward Tang Hao.

Silver Dragon Spear! Go!

Just as Tang San was about to reach him, a silver arc pierced his right shoulder and pinned him to the door again.

Tang Hao's mouth opened and closed, but he couldn't find the words.

Holding the gleaming Golden Dragon Spear, Lu Ming slowly approached Tang Hao.

"This is what Xiao Xiao and I agreed on back then. I'll take your miserable life myself!"

With that, the Golden Dragon Spear plunged into Tang Hao's body.

Like a beast starved for ages, it devoured his life force.