All things in the world hung upon a single arrow

[If you open your eyes within a nightmare.]

[And face the cruel world.]

Something was wrong. Where was this bizarre BGM coming from?

Wait, it was Shaohan Douluo!

From Jiang Huai's perspective, the sky seemed to have darkened without him noticing.

With the massive hammer in hand, Tang Hao felt terrifyingly strong at that moment.

Power, that was boundless, endless Power!

[Whose heartstrings did the wind pluck?]

[Lingering, yet too late to say farewell.]

The upturned corners of Tang Hao's mouth were impossible to hide. In his lifetime, he had hammered a Pope to death, killed countless Spirit Hall disciples who had courted death, and destroyed ten Spirit Hall Branches.

Now, a true genius like this was finally about to fall at his hands. How could that not be exciting?

The massive hammer in Tang Hao's hands seemed to draw upon every ounce of his strength, leaving Jiang Huai before him no possible room to escape.

[If only a tragic end remains, break free of the cocoon against the wind without fear.]

The Clear Sky Hammer in his hands grew larger, larger, and larger still.

Tang Hao looked down from above at Jiang Huai, who was gradually becoming like an ant. Through his mind flashed the image of his dear son mastering his Twin Martial Souls in the future and using a Clear Sky Hammer with, at the very least, nine black rings to smash Spirit Hall head-on!

His beloved, his sect!

Today, he would use the blood of Jiang Huai, the Pope's second disciple, as an offering to everything he had lost!

[Even if your wings are torn apart, return to the nineteenth level of the abyss.]

Boundless killing intent brewed in Tang Hao's eyes. Then he raised the Clear Sky Hammer high and roared with all his emotion, his voice tearing at his throat.

"Brat-meet-your-death!"

The instant his words fell, the hammer, dozens of meters across, came crashing down from on high.

The BGM coming from who knew where also reached its climax!

[Take your hand, walk ahead, through night and day, never stay. We may be bruised, our hearts may ache, yet still fight bravely-on-to-battle!!!]

Yet at this moment, when everything hung by a thread...

"Who dares harm the Holy Son of our Spirit Hall?!!!"

A second before the enormous Clear Sky Hammer finally landed, the Golden Crocodile King True Body appeared from somewhere, blotting out the sky and sun!

The thick-bodied Crocodile King swept violently, and Tang Hao's imposing Clear Sky Hammer seemed to strike something hard that no strength could overcome. It was instantly jolted aside!

"The Golden Crocodile King? Golden Crocodile Douluo?"

"You old bastard, you actually came out of the Worship Hall, and you're even willing to act as this brat's guardian?"

Tang Hao narrowed his eyes, feeling that he might have acted a little too rashly this time.

He abruptly unleashed his Divine Slaughter's Domain.

An icy presence instantly spread in every direction.

At this moment, Tang Hao could no longer be certain whether there were other Spirit Hall powerhouses nearby.

His dear son Tang San had yet to reach the true pinnacle of power. He absolutely could not fall here!

If the situation became untenable, he could simply detonate all nine rings and use the strength Ring Detonation provided to swiftly leave the battlefield.

But if Golden Crocodile Douluo was the only one here, his Great Sumeru Hammer might still prove its edge!

"The Divine Slaughter's Domain? Interesting."

"But Tang Hao, you seem to have forgotten that concealing one's presence is the most basic of fundamentals for a top archer."

A correct smile slowly rose at the corners of Light Feather Douluo's mouth.

The Light Feather Divine Bow in his hands burst with dazzling blue radiance.

All things in the world hung upon a single arrow!

At that moment, he had already taken aim at Tang Hao's true vital spot!

"Golden Crocodile Douluo, I respect you as a senior, but you seem far too confident in your strength this time."

"So what if your presence is considerably stronger than mine now?"

"The presence released by our battle alone will be more than this brat could possibly withstand."

"Today, I, Tang Hao, am taking this brat's life. Even Qian Daoliu couldn't change that. I, Tang Hao, have spoken!"

"Ring-Detonation!"

Since he had detected no other powerhouse's presence, today, he, Tang Hao, would stake all his strength on eliminating the greatest rival on his dear son's path as a Soul Master!

With the power unleashed by six Soul Rings detonating at once, Tang Hao's strength and presence not only returned to their peak but reached roughly level 97.

Yet the sense of danger Golden Crocodile Douluo gave him had not diminished in the slightest!

This was the premonition of a powerhouse. Countless times, Tang Hao had escaped death thanks to this premonition, so naturally, he trusted it.

"Keep detonating!"

Skipping the Seventh Soul Ring, the Eighth Soul Ring shattered next. The shattering of a Soul Ring at least around fifty thousand years old raised Tang Hao's strength once more, bringing him to roughly Level 98!

At that moment, the presence he could unleash actually rivaled Golden Crocodile Douluo's!

At Tang Hao's feet, only the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring Ah Yin had given him through her sacrifice back then remained, still circling beneath him!

"What's wrong, Haozi? Can't bear to part with your wife's Soul Ring?"

"Or has your body never fully recovered from that great battle twelve years ago?"

Jiang Huai chose that moment to mock him.

"Brat, you're at death's door, yet you're still wagging your tongue before me."

"Even if my injuries haven't fully healed, do you really think Golden Crocodile Douluo alone can keep you completely safe?"

"This day next year will be the anniversary of your death!"

Tang Hao's gaze grew sharper and sharper.

Immediately afterward, the Clear Sky True Body rose from the ground, blotting out the sky and sun.

Soul Power fluctuations that seemed to burn like blood clung to the surface of his body.

"Golden Crocodile Douluo, I'll let you savor this move of mine."

"Great-Sumeru..."

Just as Tang Hao's Soul Skill was about to finish its cast time,

In the shadows,

The Sixth Soul Ring beneath Light Feather Douluo's feet flashed faintly!

"Sixth Soul Skill, Ultimate Feather Light!"

An ice-blue arrow bearing boundless might shot straight into Tang Hao's vital spot!

A wet puncturing sound rang out, and a mouthful of blood violently sprayed from Tang Hao's mouth.

The backlash of Ring Detonation, coupled with an all-out strike from a level 96 Super Douluo.

Tang Hao's presence was actually weakened by more than a notch in an instant!

The consequence of forcibly activating Ring Detonation was that the old injuries on his body also unleashed their full backlash at that moment!

An ice arrow?

Light Feather Douluo?

Damn it, why had I forgotten this member of Spirit Hall!

At that moment, Tang Hao's heart was filled with incomparable regret.

Had he known this would be the outcome, nothing could have persuaded him to come assassinate Jiang Huai!

A mere little Quasi-Soul King actually had two of Spirit Hall's worshippers protecting him!

It was over. Tang Hao felt that perhaps he would never again be able to guard his dear son's path!