The blue-and-red flame lotus glided soundlessly through the air, stirring not even the faintest whisper of wind. Yet that weightless motion made every hair on Tang Hao's body stand on end.
The Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus shot toward Tang Hao's chest. Just before it reached him, however, the previously tranquil lotus suddenly grew violently unstable.
His gaze fixed on the flame lotus about to strike his chest, Tang Hao froze for a moment before his expression changed drastically. He swung the Clear Sky Hammer with both hands, and the six Soul Rings around him-two yellow, two purple, and two black-exploded.
"Ring Detonation!"
"Clear Sky Body Protection!"
As the Clear Sky Hammer whirled at tremendous speed, the energy of heaven and earth gathered into an enormous white shield before Tang Hao.
The next instant, the blue-and-red flame lotus contracted, then swelled. An uncontrollable, earth-shattering explosion erupted in midair.
Boom!
Destructive energy spread from the Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus. Even empty space rippled at that moment. When those ripples swept across a nearby mountain peak towering into the clouds, the mountain broke apart with a thunderous crash.
The thunderous explosion resounded for nearly a hundred miles around Jia Nan Academy.
Above Jia Nan Academy, scorching blue-and-red flames spread outward in an arc like a surging tide of fire. In an instant, the temperature across the area soared.
In Heaven Dou City, countless people stared blankly up at the terrifying waves of fire sweeping across the sky, dread spreading through their hearts. Had those flames been just a little lower, half of Heaven Dou City might have been destroyed.
"What on earth happened over at Jia Nan Academy? Did their dean, Dugu Bo, get into a fight with someone?" the crowd groaned, shuddering.
As time slowly passed, the waves of fire shrouding the