When Tang San stepped onto the stage, Lin Mo slowly retreated, while the Charizard, who had been waiting for a long time, walked up eagerly.
The Charizard stared at Tang San with its blue eyes. It recognized him as one of the defeated opponents it had fought before.
But something seems different—last time this guy had grass in his hand, this time he's got a black hammer.
But it's okay.
The Charizard tilted its head, its claws tapping together with a soft clicking sound.
Whether it's grass or a hammer, it's all the same before its fire.
Fire overcomes grass, and it also overcomes steel—this is an eternal truth!
The Charizard grinned, its face displaying a human-like, Taunt smile, and raised its right claw, beckoning towards Tang San.
Lin Mo retreated to the edge of the ring, calmly observing the arena.
After warming up, he naturally stepped aside and handed the match over to Charizard.
From the very beginning, he never intended to fight Tang San head-on with his own body.
Without revealing his External Soul Bone and Body Martial Soul Self-Created Soul Skill, he could easily defeat Tang San in his Blue Silver Grass form. However, defeating Tang San wielding the Clear Sky Hammer would be more troublesome.
It's not that we can't win, but that we'll expose a lot of unnecessary things.
But now, standing on the stage is Charizard.
That's enough.
If Tang San thought he could defeat the Charizard with the Clear Sky Clear Sky Hammer, which is equipped with five ten- Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, then he was being far too naive.
In terms of pure strength, the gap between the two sides is too large.
Putting everything else aside, just looking at the total age of the Soul Ring, Tang San's total nine Soul Ring across his two Martial Soul are likely less than the current six Soul Ring of the Charizard.
This means that, without considering the quality and type of the Martial Soul, Tang San is inferior to the Charizard in terms of attribute boost from Soul Ring alone.
Not to mention that Tang San's current method of using the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul is extremely crude.
The reason why the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul is hailed as the number one Tool Martial Soul in the world is not because its quality is so extraordinary.
In terms of quality alone, at best it's similar to the Seven Kill Sword of Sword Douluo Chen Xin.
The reason he was able to obtain this title is because it was earned by Tang Chen, the former Clear Sky Douluo.
It was Tang Chen who made the Clear Sky Hammer what it is, not the Clear Sky Hammer that made Tang Chen what he is.
At this stage, among the many techniques for using the Clear Sky Hammer passed down by the Clear Sky Sect, Tang San has only learned one Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, from Tang Hao, which is still in its early stages.
The Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer is similar to Feng Xiaotian's Gale Demon Wolf Fury Cutter; its theoretical damage output looks impressive, but it's rarely used in actual combat.
Only fools and simpletons would stand there like motionless targets, obediently letting you swing eighty-one times.
As for the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes and the Great Sumeru Hammer, which are extremely practical in actual combat, Tang San didn't know either of them.
Lin Mo had already confirmed this point repeatedly during Tang San's previous matches using the Clear Sky Hammer.
He completely relied on the quality of the Clear Sky Hammer itself as a Martial Soul and the powerful Soul Skill brought by the Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring to achieve numerical superiority over opponents whose cultivation was inferior to his.
But now, facing Charizard whose stats completely overwhelm his, the situation is completely reversed.
The one who was crushed became Tang San.
And the situation on the competition stage at this moment was exactly as Lin Mo had predicted.
Tang San took a deep breath, suppressing the surging emotions in his heart.
He stared at the towering dragon beast opposite him, then glanced at Lin Mo, who had retreated to the edge of the arena.
Is this considered a form of disrespect?
Tang San gripped the handle of the Clear Sky Hammer tightly; on the dark hammer body, five Black Soul Ring pulsed slowly.
Without further hesitation, his First Soul Ring lit up, and he shot out like a cannonball, heading straight for the Charizard.
The First Soul Skill bestowed by the Earth-Shaking Giant Rhinoceros is Superpower Charge.
As the person moved with the hammer, the Fourth Soul Ring suddenly lit up, dark light flowed across the hammer, and the hammer expanded, increasing both its weight and attack power.
Fourth Soul Skill: Dark Gold Transformation.
Tang San, having activated his Dark Gold Transformation, swung his hammer haphazardly at the Charizard.
The hammer whistled through the air, carrying immense force.
He didn't expect this blow to cause much damage; it was more of a test.
The Charizard stood still, its wings not even spread.
It looked at Tang San charging towards it, raised its right paw, and with a "whoosh," orange-red flames ignited on the paw.
Fire Punch.
The hammer and claws collided.
"Bang!"
A dull thud exploded on the arena, the shockwave spreading outwards.
Tang San's body jolted, his forward momentum abruptly halted, and the recoil from the hammer handle made his hand go numb, almost causing him to lose his grip on the Clear Sky Hammer.
The Charizard didn't even flinch as its right claw stepped forward and firmly blocked the Clear Sky Hammer.
The terrifying heat spread from the point of contact between the hammer claws and the hammer. Tang San immediately felt the hammer handle become scorching hot, and a stinging pain shot through his palm.
His expression changed, his Third Soul Ring flashed beneath his feet, and he uttered a low shout, "Shock!"
The Third Soul Skill, Mountain-Shaking Strike.
A powerful shockwave erupted from the Clear Sky Hammer, attempting to repel the Charizard.
But when that shockwave reached the Charizard, it vanished without a trace, like a clay ox sinking into the sea.
It even had time to scratch its chin with its left paw, looking quite relaxed.
Tang San's pupils contracted.
It's useless?
My Third Soul Skill couldn't even make it retreat half a step?
He refused to believe it, took two steps back, and swung the hammer again.
This time, he activated his first, third, and Fourth Soul Skill simultaneously, pushing his power to the limit he could control at this stage.
The Clear Sky Hammer, gleaming with dark light, crashed down.
Charizard didn't even use Fire Punch this time; it simply raised its left arm and held it horizontally in front of it.
"Clang--!"
The deafening roar, like metal clashing, was so loud it hurt your eardrums.
The hammer struck the Charizard's forearm Sturdy, Fire Star flying.
But it remained standing, without even taking a single step back.
Tang San's mouth split open, and blood seeped out, flowing down his wrist.
What made Tang San even more upset was that every time he unleashed his Third Soul Skill to try to repel the opponent, flames would always ignite on the dragon beast's claws and collide with his Clear Sky Hammer.
As the flames continued to Burn, the temperature of his Clear Sky Hammer rose higher and higher, becoming so hot that he could barely hold it.
He had to Mysterious Jade Hand and divert some of his Soul Power to cover his palms to insulate them from the high temperature, which further aggravated his exhaustion.
We can't keep fighting like this.
Tang San's eyes sharpened, his footwork changed, and his body suddenly became elusive.
Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.
He tried to bypass the Charizard and attack Lin Mo directly from behind.
This is a competition; he doesn't need to fight this dragon beast to the death. He just needs to defeat Lin Mo's main body.
The idea is wonderful.
But reality is quite harsh.
Just as Tang San's figure flashed to the left of the Charizard, a blazing line of fire grazed his body, leaving a charred mark on the ground.
The Charizard didn't even turn its head; it simply swept its tail casually, and the flaming tip blocked Tang San's path on the other side.
Tang San was forced to retreat, his face turning even uglier.
This dragon beast's reaction speed was also ridiculously fast.
The Charizard finally moved.
It simply moved half a step to the left or right, its Dual Wingbeat slightly spread, forming a wall that firmly blocked Tang San and Lin Mo, giving Tang San no chance to get around it.
Every time Tang San changed direction, it could block him in advance. A hint of boredom even flickered in its blue eyes.
Yes, it's boring.
It's like an adult dealing with a child who's wildly attacking you with a tree branch.
The audience gradually quieted down.
Everyone could see that this battle was on a completely different level.
Every attack Tang San made seemed futile and powerless against the Charizard.
The Charizard seemed completely at ease from beginning to end, as if it were just playing a cat-and-mouse game.
But Tang San on the stage failed to see this, believing that he had only accidentally fallen into a disadvantageous position and that he might have a chance to turn the tide if he found an opportunity!
Lin Mo, who had been observing everything from behind the Charizard, shook his head helplessly at the sight.
The Charizard had clearly not fought openly for a long time, and was itching for a fight, so it pretended to engage in a fierce battle with Tang San.
It deliberately controlled its own combat power, creating the illusion for Tang San that they were evenly matched.
Otherwise, given its true combat power, the difficulty of knocking Tang San off the stage with a single punch in its normal burst state would not be much higher than the difficulty of Lin Mo knocking off those Soul Elder before.
Charizard is inherently a battle-hungry beast, but because Lin Mo was in the limelight for a while, it needed to keep a low profile, which is why it didn't have the opportunity to fight others for a long time.
When the Four Elements Academy came to exchange ideas, although it deliberately suppressed its own strength, it still had a lot of fun.
However, because of the Soul Bone, Lin Mo needs to conceal Soul Bone strength before Bibi Dong presents it as the champion's reward.
This has resulted in Charizard being unable to show itself outside for a while, making me quite itchy to play with it.
Now that it finally has a chance to fight in public, and its opponent looks pretty Sturdy (and can take a beating), it naturally wants to play a little longer.