The stream outside Skywater Academy showed faint signs of freezing.
"Such a pure Spirit of Ice and Snow..."
Tang Hao's eyes widened. Knowing that his usual methods might not be enough to deal with Xue Tianyu, he directly threw the Clear Sky Hammer into the sky.
In an instant, the seventh Soul Ring behind him lit up.
"Seventh Soul Skill, Martial Soul Avatar!"
The Clear Sky Hammer transformed into a massive hammer over a hundred meters long in the sky.
Then, the giant hammer came crashing straight down at Xue Tianyu.
The pressure was so overwhelming that many of the surrounding houses trembled and shook, as though they could collapse at any moment.
Tang San was instantly overjoyed.
So his hammer martial soul was actually such a powerful martial soul!
Ning Rongrong, who had personally witnessed the Clear Sky Hammer's might, was also delighted. With the power of the Clear Sky Douluo, they would definitely be able to escape.
The only unpleasant thing was that that bitch Xiao Wu would return.
Third Brother might not belong to her anymore then.
And she had fallen out with that simp Oscar...
Ning Rongrong suddenly felt like she was falling apart.
Watching the Clear Sky Hammer descend, Xue Tianyu gently exhaled.
"Ice Spirit Shield, activate!"
Immediately afterward, two snowflake crystals appeared beside Xue Tianyu.
The Clear Sky Hammer smashed down at incredible speed, yet it was blocked by a blue shield.
Not only that, frost began to form over the Clear Sky Hammer itself.
Tang Hao's expression changed. He immediately beckoned and dismissed the Clear Sky Hammer's Martial Soul Avatar.
How could Xue Tianyu possibly let Tang Hao take back the Clear Sky Hammer unharmed?
The Ice God Spear performed a dazzling upward thrust, and a wave of frigid energy instantly shot from its sharp tip toward Tang Hao.
Tang Hao could no longer retrieve the Clear Sky Hammer through normal means. His eyes blazed as he gritted his teeth and roared.
"Explode!"
His first Soul Ring instantly exploded!
The powerful wave of Soul Power collided with the fluctuation thrust out by the Ice God Spear, barely holding it back.
Only then did Tang Hao have the chance to retrieve the Clear Sky Hammer.
Shock filled his face. Was the pressure already this great during their first exchange?
But after thinking it over, he decided that he had simply been careless. He had not expected his opponent's style to be so wild.
As long as he paid more attention afterward, there definitely would not be a problem.
With that thought, Tang Hao's confidence returned.
"Kid, if you fail to take this next move properly, you'll die!"
"Please, go ahead."
Xue Tianyu spun the Ice God Spear into a flourish before holding it behind his back.
Tang Hao had needed to explode a Soul Ring just to handle his first thrust. He did not seem all that impressive.
So Xue Tianyu felt that this was instead a good opportunity to practice his Soul Skills.
After all, while Tang Hao was not much to speak of, he still made a decent sparring partner.
"Good. As expected, youth is wasted without a little madness." After their previous exchange, Tang Hao knew that he could no longer underestimate him.
Ordinary methods might not be enough to win.
Tang Hao raised his Clear Sky Hammer, and white light instantly shone from it. "Take my White Tiger Hammer!"
At that moment, the third Soul Ring behind Tang Hao lit up, and a tiger's roar fiercely erupted from the Clear Sky Hammer.
"A hammer strike containing the power of the White Tiger."
A trace of anticipation flashed through Xue Tianyu's eyes as the first Soul Ring behind him lit up.
"Ice Heart Path!"
Xue Tianyu spun the Ice God Spear twice in his hands. The chill in his palms flowed to the spear tip, which then traced two perfect circles through the air.
A blue halo lit up at the tip of the spear.
Xue Tianyu lightly flicked it upward from below. A cold wind swept past, and a path covered in frost appeared.
Tang Hao gripped his hammer and dodged the initial cold wind, sneering inwardly. Who could this slow wind possibly hit?
After that, he paid no further attention to the frosty path.
He swung his hammer and tried to pass through it, but the moment Tang Hao's body touched the frost, he and his hammer were instantly frozen solid!
"Never look down on a skill you don't understand." Xue Tianyu calmly looked at Tang Hao, who had become an ice sculpture, and slowly raised one hand in a sword-finger gesture.
"Ice Burst, explode!"
"Bang!"
As his words fell.
The ice crystals covering the entire area instantly shattered.
Layer upon layer of ice spikes surged across the scene, spreading the power of the explosion everywhere!
The aura of ultimate ice continued to spread, making everyone present shudder. Under this ice-element ultimate move, they trembled uncontrollably!
The ice covering Tang Hao instantly exploded, and the snow-white icy dust lowered the surrounding temperature by several more degrees.
"Pfft..."
Blood spilled from his mouth as he stared at Xue Tianyu in utter disbelief.
Only the Ice Empress by the window revealed a few traces of satisfaction.
"Tianyu's move has a bit of my style!"
The Snow Empress turned her head. "You know Ice Burst?"
The Ice Empress was instantly embarrassed.
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Xue Tianyu Battles Tang Hao! The Snow Empress Praises Tianyu for Growing Up
Tang Hao spat out a mouthful of blood and looked at Xue Tianyu warily.
The power of the White Tiger Hammer had been neutralized the moment he was frozen. Now that he had also suffered damage from Ice Burst, Tang Hao could hardly believe that he had been injured first while facing Xue Tianyu.
"Standing so far away, you'll only be toyed to death by me." Xue Tianyu spoke confidently.
Most ice-element Soul Skills were inherently wide-range attacks. If someone was frozen, at the very least, they would suffer an Ice Burst.
Xiao Wu's judgment back then had actually been very accurate. Against someone like Xue Tianyu, who possessed large-scale offensive Soul Skills, close combat was often the weakness.
Unfortunately.
Xue Tianyu did not have that weakness.
Of course, only Xiao Wu knew that.
Tang Hao took a deep breath. "In that case, I'll fight you up close and test our strength!"
As he spoke, black light emerged from his Clear Sky Hammer.
"Black Tortoise Hammer!"
With the black Clear Sky Hammer in hand, a layer of black tortoise shell also appeared around Tang Hao's body.
Xue Tianyu narrowed his eyes.
This shell might have rather formidable defense.
With that in mind, he directly kicked the Ice God Spear. Then, his hands rotated in opposite directions, and wave after wave of ice blades instantly shot from the spear tip at Tang Hao.
Tang Hao relied on the tortoise shell covering his body to withstand the ice blades as he charged before Xue Tianyu, then smashed down with his giant hammer.
The Clear Sky Hammer specialized in power, after all, and Xue Tianyu had no intention of taking that blow head-on.
Even if the Ice God Spear itself was not afraid, he did not want to give Tang Hao even the slightest opportunity. The eighth Soul Ring on Xue Tianyu's body slowly lit up.
A ball of light flickering with icy blue radiance appeared in Xue Tianyu's hand.
Watching the Clear Sky Hammer draw closer and closer, Xue Tianyu slammed the ball of light into his own chest.
"Iceclad Armor!"
A suit of ice-and-snow armor formed entirely from blue frost covered Xue Tianyu's entire body.
Extremely exquisite and complex patterns were carved into the armor. At the instant it appeared, the Clear Sky Hammer arrived.
Xue Tianyu calmly allowed the Clear Sky Hammer to strike the armor.
"Buzz!"
The armor trembled, and the Clear Sky Hammer was directly knocked away!
The web of Tang Hao's hand holding the Clear Sky Hammer was split open by the recoil.
He stared dumbfoundedly at the handsome armor on Xue Tianyu's body. "No, what kind of armor is this? Why is it so hard?"
Xue Tianyu smiled faintly and thrust the Ice God Spear in his hand at Tang Hao.
Tang Hao could only hastily and awkwardly defend.
"Since you chose close combat, then spar with me for a while." A sharp glint flashed in Xue Tianyu's eyes as the spear in his hand unleashed a continuous stream of attacks.
Tang Hao used his hammer to block until he was drenched in sweat.
Something was wrong. This was completely different from how things were supposed to go.
Shouldn't my Clear Sky Hammer have decided everything with one blow?
The Clear Sky Hammer's entire purpose was to overpower all techniques with sheer strength.
Yet now he had been forced into this kind of exchange, and Tang Hao was at a loss.
More importantly, it was as if every one of Xue Tianyu's ice-element Soul Skills had been specifically designed to counter Tang Hao's Clear Sky Hammer.
From the beginning until now, Tang Hao had been suppressed the entire time.
Tang Hao was numb.
Even Tang San could see the shock in his eyes.
"Come on!"
Tang San hurriedly cheered for his father. "Whether Xiao Wu can be saved depends entirely on you!"
His fists clenched tightly with tension.
He had nearly fallen into despair, but Tang Hao's appearance now carried all his hopes.
His father could not lose.
Ning Rongrong also knew that if Tang Hao lost, they had no idea how Xue Tianyu would treat them. So she shouted with all her strength as well. "Uncle Tang Hao, don't lose!"
In contrast, Oscar's face was filled with indifference.
Whether Tang Hao won or lost did not matter to him. He had already lost so thoroughly tonight.
Only Zhu Zhuqing's eyes were full of shock.
This was Tang Hao.
The renowned Clear Sky Douluo!
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