A while later, only when Tang Hao suddenly felt something was wrong did Chen Mo speak unhurriedly:
"Foster Father-no, I should call you Tang Hao now, or Your Excellency Clear Sky Douluo."
Chen Mo said flatly, "Did you think I really didn't know what was in that box of yours?"
"If I'm not mistaken, it should be the seed of that Ten Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast that caused such a stir across the continent a few years ago."
Tang Hao froze, his expression shifting slightly.
"Xiao Mo, what are you saying?"
"I'm saying I was plotting against you from the very beginning."
Chen Mo's voice was icy:
"You adopted me to use my ability to revive this Soul Beast, didn't you? Did you think I didn't know?"
"Perhaps you don't know this, but I was born knowing."
"Ever since I was little, you cut my palm with a knife and dripped my blood onto this Ten Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. Did you think I knew nothing about it?"
Tang Hao's face turned livid.
"You... how did you know?"
"Not only do I know that, I also know you never saw me as your son."
Chen Mo said coldly, "In your eyes, I was nothing but a tool."
Tang Hao stared fixedly at Chen Mo, a trace of killing intent flashing through his eyes.
"So you planned this long ago?"
Tang Hao struggled to restrain himself as he said, "You tricked me into coming here just to deal with me?"
Chen Mo nodded. "That's right. You're not completely stupid. Senior Dugu Bo, come out."
As soon as he finished speaking, Dugu Bo stepped out from behind the trees.
"Tang Hao, long time no see. You never expected this, did you? To think you'd see this day-outwitted by a six-year-old child!"
Dugu Bo sneered.
At the sight of Dugu Bo, Tang Hao's pupils contracted sharply.
"Dugu Bo?! Why are you here?"
Tang Hao's expression finally changed after seeing Dugu Bo.
"This is my territory. Why wouldn't I be here?"
The poisonous mist around Dugu Bo surged as he said:
"You, on the other hand, dared to trespass in my home and think you can run wild on my territory? Did you ask my permission?"
Tang Hao's expression grew uglier and uglier. He glanced at Chen Mo, then at Dugu Bo, and finally understood that he had been set up.
It had all been a trap from the moment Chen Mo said he could sense life magnetic fields.
"Good! Good! Good!"
Tang Hao said "good" three times in succession.
"I, Tang Hao, have roamed the continent unchallenged for decades, only to be outwitted by a six-year-old brat!"
"Chen Mo, do you think joining forces with Dugu Bo will let you deal with me?"
As Tang Hao spoke, his Soul Power pulsed, and he released the Clear Sky Hammer. At the same time, his Soul Rings rose one after another.
"Chen Mo, do you think you and a Level 91 Dugu Bo combined can measure up to me?"
"Aren't you looking down on me far too much!"
Nine Soul Rings rose from beneath Tang Hao's feet: yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, red.
Terrifying pressure swept through the entire valley.
But just then, Tang Hao suddenly frowned.
He felt that his Soul Power was not circulating smoothly.
It was as though something had clogged his meridians.
"What's going on?" Tang Hao was startled.
He urged his Soul Power onward, wanting to test whether it could circulate normally.
But the more he urged it onward, the worse the blockage in his meridians became.
The Soul-Sealing Powder had taken effect!
"Tang Hao, does your Soul Power feel like it isn't circulating smoothly?"
"Heh heh heh, Tang Hao, you really do have some fat guts."
"You knew perfectly well that my title is Poison, yet you didn't strengthen your Soul Power barrier the moment you saw me."
"What's more, this is my territory. Knowing you were coming to visit, I scattered Soul-Sealing Powder all over the valley. You fell victim to it the moment you entered."
"The more you try to circulate your Soul Power now, the worse the blockage will become."
Seeing Tang Hao's expression change again, Dugu Bo let out a sinister cackle.
"What?! A dignified Titled Douluo like you actually used poison?!"
Tang Hao exclaimed in shock.
"Nonsense! I'm the Poison Douluo. Isn't it perfectly normal for me to use poison? Tang Hao, you're dead today!"
Dugu Bo burst into laughter once more.
Tang Hao was both shocked and furious at those words. He wanted to rush out of the valley immediately, but it was already too late.
Dugu Bo struck first.
"Fifth Soul Skill, Jade Phosphorous Bewildering Formation!"
Countless green serpent shadows burst from the ground and coiled toward Tang Hao.
Tang Hao snorted coldly and swept his Clear Sky Hammer across.
"First Soul Skill, Titan Hammer!"
The Clear Sky Hammer swelled to ten times its size and smashed toward the serpent shadows with terrifying force.
But because of the Soul-Sealing Powder, Tang Hao could only unleash seventy percent of his strength.
Boom!
With a tremendous crash, the serpent shadows were smashed apart, but the Clear Sky Hammer's force had also diminished considerably.
Dugu Bo seized the opportunity and unleashed another Martial Soul skill.
"Eighth Soul Skill, Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Poison!"
A ball of green poison so dense it would not disperse flew from Dugu Bo's palm and hurtled toward Tang Hao.
Tang Hao's expression shifted slightly. He wanted to dodge, but his body suddenly went weak.
The Muscle-Weakening Powder had taken effect too!
When Tang Hao approached the spring earlier, he had already inhaled the poisonous fumes of the Muscle-Weakening Powder.
Now that it was taking effect, his muscles began to weaken, slowing his movements by half a beat.
In that half a beat, the poison ball had already reached him.
"Sixth Soul Skill, Earth Ant Emperor Hammer!"
Tang Hao swung the Clear Sky Hammer, sending an enormous hammer shadow to meet the poison ball.
Boom!
With a tremendous crash, the giant hammer collided with the poison ball, unleashing terrifying fluctuations of power.
The poison ball was smashed apart, but venom splattered everywhere, and a few drops landed on Tang Hao's arm.
Sss-
Tang Hao's arm instantly turned green, the poison spreading rapidly.
"What?!" Tang Hao was horrified and hurriedly circulated his Soul Power to expel the poison.
But the more he circulated his Soul Power, the stronger the Soul-Sealing Powder's effects became, making its circulation even more sluggish.
Besides, how could the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor's poison be so easy to expel?
While Tang Hao was trying to expel the poison, Dugu Bo struck again.
"Seventh Soul Skill, Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Avatar!"
An enormous Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor surged out from behind Dugu Bo, opened its huge jaws, and lunged to bite Tang Hao.
Tang Hao wanted to dodge, but his body was weak, and his movements were half a beat too slow.
He wanted to fly up, but the moment he left the ground, the poisonous vines on the cliff sensed the fluctuations of Soul Power and frantically coiled toward him.
"Damn it!" Tang Hao cursed angrily, swinging the Clear Sky Hammer to smash through the poisonous vines.
But that brief delay was enough for the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor to reach him.
Pshhk-
The Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor bit down on Tang Hao's shoulder, its venomous fangs piercing his flesh and injecting a large quantity of venom into his body.
"Aaargh-!"
Tang Hao let out a roar of agony, his entire body turning green in an instant.
The Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor's deadly poison had fully entered his body!
The poison frantically ravaged Tang Hao's meridians and Soul Power core.
Tang Hao could clearly feel his Soul Power rapidly draining away.
Level 95... Level 94... Level 90... Level 85...
"No... don't... my decades of cultivation... don't..."
Tang Hao spoke in an increasingly feeble voice.
After roughly fifteen minutes, Chen Mo looked at Tang Hao, who had lost even the strength to raise his hand.