Peerless Douluo!!

The King of Slaughter raised both hands.

His pale nails had grown long and sharp, and eerie patterns covered his skin.

"So that's it."

"I only ranked ninth because this body no longer belongs entirely to me."

Tang Chen had entered Slaughter City years ago, seeking a chance to become a god.

He had successfully obtained the Asura Nine Trials.

But during the God Trial, Rakshasa Divine Power had secretly interfered with his mind.

The Nine-Headed Bat King had seized the opportunity to infest him and take over his body.

Many years had passed.

Tang Chen's consciousness had remained suppressed deep within his body.

Only now, under the influence of the Heavenly Dao Ranking, had he briefly regained clarity.

Tang Chen looked up at his own name.

"Rakshasa God."

"Nine-Headed Bat King."

"Sooner or later, I will settle this debt."

Above, on the Sky Screen.

Tang Chen's name gradually faded.

The golden scene unfolded anew.

Everyone understood that the account of Tang Chen's life was about to begin.

[Here it comes!]

[The Sky Screen is going to show Tang Chen's experiences!]

[Let's see just how strong Invincible on Land really is!]

[Tang Chen only ranked ninth. There must be another reason!]

Within the scene.

The Clear Sky Sect had yet to become the foremost of the Upper Three Sects.

Inside the sect, a young Tang Chen stood in the center of the training grounds, holding the Clear Sky Hammer.

Around him, several Soul Masters of his generation had already fallen.

The Soul Rings around Tang Chen slowly revolved.

He lifted the Clear Sky Hammer with one hand.

With just a single opening motion, the stone slabs of the training grounds cracked one after another.

Golden text appeared above the scene.

[Tang Chen, a genius rarely seen in a century in the Clear Sky Sect.]

[Innate Full Soul Power.]

[Possessor of the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul.]

[Among his generation, no one could contend with him.]

The scenes continued to shift.

Tang Chen advanced through the ranks from Soul Master.

Soul Elder.

Soul Ancestor.

Soul King.

Soul Emperor.

Soul Saint.

Soul Douluo.

Titled Douluo.

With every breakthrough, he challenged stronger opponents.

By the time his ninth Soul Ring appeared, Tang Chen already stood at the pinnacle of the continent's Soul Master World.

That day.

Wielding the Clear Sky Hammer, he defeated several long-established Titled Douluos.

From then on, the name Clear Sky Douluo spread across the continent.

[Through his own strength, Tang Chen led the Clear Sky Sect in a rapid rise.]

[The Clear Sky Sect became the foremost of the Upper Three Sects.]

[The Clear Sky Hammer was also hailed as The World's Number One Weapon Martial Soul.]

Barrage comments swept continuously past both sides of the scene.

[Now that's a true genius!]

[Tang Chen didn't rise by relying on his sect. He single-handedly brought the entire sect to the pinnacle!]

[One man carrying an entire sect to soaring heights. That's Invincible on Land!]

[In Tang Chen's era, the Clear Sky Sect really was terrifyingly powerful!]

[Tang Chen deserves well over half the credit for the Clear Sky Sect becoming the foremost of the Upper Three Sects!]

Before the Clear Sky Sect's mountain gates.

Tang Xiao gazed at the grand scene, his expression filled with feeling.

How powerful the Clear Sky Sect had been back then.

Soul Masters across the continent would yield of their own accord whenever they saw the Clear Sky Hammer.

Even Spirit Hall had been unwilling to clash openly with the Clear Sky Sect without good reason.

But after Tang Chen disappeared, the Clear Sky Sect had begun to decline.

Eventually, Tang Hao killed Qian Xunji, and Spirit Hall put pressure on the Clear Sky Sect.

In the end, the sect chose to close its mountain gates.

As the Seventh Elder watched Tang Chen in the scene, excitement returned to his face.

"Everything we once lost will soon be ours again."

"Lord Tang Chen is still alive."

"He has even made the Powerhouse Ranking."

"Once he receives the Heavenly Dao's reward, what will Spirit Hall amount to?"

The Second Elder turned toward Tang Xiao.

"Sect Master, we no longer need to hide."

"It's time the continent learned that the Clear Sky Sect never truly fell!"

The other elders spoke up one after another.

"Please give the order, Sect Master!"

"The Clear Sky Sect has sealed its mountain gates for years. The outside world has already forgotten our strength!"

"The day Lord Tang Chen returns will be the day the Clear Sky Sect returns to the pinnacle of the continent!"

Tang Xiao looked up at his grandfather's figure.

A moment later, he made his decision.

"Send word to all the major powers of the Douluo Continent."

"The Clear Sky Sect will soon reopen its mountain gates."

"From this day onward, the Clear Sky Sect will no longer seclude itself from the world."

The elders all bowed at once.

"Yes!"

The scene on the Sky Screen shifted again.

Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu appeared atop a mountain peak.

One held the Clear Sky Hammer.

The other had six wings on his back and was bathed in golden radiance.

The two had fought each other for years.

They were both each other's strongest opponent and among the few who could understand one another.

Later, they heard of Sea God Island's existence overseas.

The two set out across the sea together.

Huge waves surged across the vast sea.

Tang Chen strode over the waves, the Clear Sky Hammer hovering beside him.

Qian Daoliu spread his six wings, golden divine light illuminating a vast stretch of sea.

Several days later.

Sea God Island appeared before them.

The scene changed.

Before Sea God Hall, Bo Saixi stood facing Tang Chen, a scepter in hand.

Sea God Island's Seven Sacred Pillar Guardians stood in the distance.

Qian Daoliu also watched the battle from the side.

Tang Chen struck first.

The Black Clear Sky Hammer swelled against the wind.

In the blink of an eye, the hammer grew to a thousand feet in size.

Tang Chen exerted strength through his arm and smashed the hammer toward Bo Saixi.

Bo Saixi raised her scepter.

Seawater surged into the sky, gathering into an enormous barrier before her.

Boom!

The Clear Sky Hammer descended.

The seawater barrier exploded on the spot.

The entire Sea God Island shook with it.

Tang Chen did not stop.

His body spun in midair, and the second hammer strike followed immediately.

One strike.

Two strikes.

Three strikes.

The power of each strike continued to build upon the one before it.

When the ninth strike fell, the seawater around Sea God Island retreated outward.

Vast stretches of reef lay exposed beneath the sunlight.

[The Clear Sky Sect's ultimate technique, Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer.]

[Through continuous hammer swings, the user repeatedly stacks their own power.]

[When cultivated to its utmost, it allows eighty-one consecutive hammer strikes-nine times nine.]

Tang Chen grew stronger the longer he fought within the scene.

With every fall of the Clear Sky Hammer, space warped.

Only by drawing on Sea God Island's ocean power did Bo Saixi withstand that hammer strike.

Across the continent, countless Soul Masters watched, dumbstruck.

[He's too strong!]

[So this is the Level 99 Clear Sky Douluo?]

[With just the Clear Sky Hammer, he can actually shake all of Sea God Island!]

[Each strike is stronger than the last. Who could last until the eighty-first?]

[The title Invincible on Land truly lives up to its name!]

[The World's Number One Weapon Martial Soul really isn't an empty boast!]

At the Clear Sky Sect.

The Seventh Elder straightened his back.

"Do you see?"

"This is the Clear Sky Hammer!"

"The World's Number One Weapon Martial Soul!"

"As long as Lord Tang Chen holds the Clear Sky Hammer, no one on land can defeat him!"

Spirit Hall's barrage comments soon appeared on the Sky Screen.

[Oh? If Clear Sky Douluo is so impressive, why did he only rank ninth?]

[Tang Chen has already made the ranking, but our Spirit Hall's Great Enshrined hasn't appeared yet.]

[The Clear Sky Hammer may be The World's Number One Weapon Martial Soul, but the Six-Winged Angel is a god-level Martial Soul!]

[Angel Douluo will definitely rank above Tang Chen!]

The Clear Sky Sect's Soul Masters immediately struck back.

[Qian Daoliu lost to Lord Tang Chen back then!]

[He lost once, and now he wants to turn things around through the ranking?]

[There must be another reason Lord Tang Chen only ranked ninth!]

[Once the Sky Screen reveals his full experiences, we'll naturally have our answer!]

[If Qian Daoliu is stronger, why didn't he win back then?]

The barrage of comments from Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky Sect swiftly filled the sky.

Neither side gave an inch.

Inside the Worship Hall.

Demon Subduing Douluo slapped the armrest of his chair.

"Tang Chen has only just made the rankings, and those people from the Clear Sky Sect already dare to swagger like this?"

Qian Jun Douluo frowned.

"They've sealed off their mountain for years."

"Now that they know Tang Chen is still alive, they naturally think they've found someone to back them."

Golden Crocodile Douluo did not join the argument.

He watched Tang Chen performing the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer on the screen, his expression growing increasingly grave.

"Tang Chen is indeed stronger than an ordinary Peerless Douluo."

"Judging by the outcome of their clash back then, he was even a shade stronger than the Great Enshrined."

"But why is he only ninth?"

The other enshrined also fell silent.

This was precisely what they could not understand.

Tang Chen had already appeared in the rankings.

Yet Qian Daoliu had still not appeared.

If Qian Daoliu ranked above Tang Chen, that would naturally prove Spirit Hall was stronger.

But another possibility lay before them all as well.

Demon Subduing Douluo looked up at Qian Daoliu.

"Could the Great Enshrined really have failed to make the rankings?"