A Hasty End

The crimson Soul Power that Tang Hao unleashed collided with the icy blue Soul Power that Ice Empress unleashed, creating a clearly defined area.

For a time, neither side could gain the upper hand. Tang Hao, who was willing to fight to protect his son, and Ice Empress, who was just holding him back to slack off, eventually gained the upper hand in terms of the Soul Power Tang Hao clashed.

Ice Empress, who was at a disadvantage in the clash of Soul Power, was forced to retreat three steps, while Tang Hao's aura became even more domineering and unparalleled.

However, upon closer inspection, it was discovered that Tang Hao, who clearly held the advantage, had a barely perceptible trickle of blood at the corner of his mouth, while Ice Empress, although forced back three steps, appeared relaxed and indifferent.

In order to get here before the attacks of Yue Guan and the Gui Mei, he had already endured several attacks from that mysterious expert. Now, even though he had forced him to retreat three steps, only he knew that his condition was not as good as it appeared to outsiders, with his blood churning inside him and blood spilling from the corner of his mouth. He couldn't care less about that now; he had to go all out.

As Tang Hao unleashed his pent-up aura and Soul Power, he stomped his feet on the ground and soared into the air like a rocket. The Clear Sky Hammer in his hand grew larger as he ascended into the sky.

Almost instantly, an enormous, exaggeratedly large Clear Sky Hammer appeared in the sky, and now all that could be seen was Tang Hao as a tiny black dot, which showed just how terrifying this enormous Clear Sky Hammer was.

Meanwhile, Ice Empress was also constantly accumulating Soul Power. She could sense how terrifying the power contained in the giant hammer in the sky was.

"Great Sumeru Hammer!"

As Tang Hao's incredibly chilling and domineering voice echoed from the sky, the enormous, exaggeratedly large Clear Sky Hammer slowly slammed down towards the location of the three Ice Empress.

The Clear Sky Hammer, transformed into Great Sumeru Hammer, radiated visible crimson Soul Power and was surrounded by flowing crimson lightning. With a world-destroying aura, it slammed down on the three members of the Ice Empress.

After accumulating her Soul Power, the Ice Empress's aura changed completely. Yue Guan and Gui Mei, who were around her, seemed to be in an extremely cold place, and the Ice Empress was now the only emperor of this extremely cold place.

"The Ice Emperor's Wrath!"

The cold, emotionless voice that came from Ice Empress's mouth was like the wrath of an emperor, causing the world to tremble.

Ice Empress's hands contained terrifying frost power. As Ice Empress pressed his hands towards the sky, a huge ice ball shot up rapidly from below, actively meeting the Great Sumeru Hammer that was falling from the sky.

Soon, Ice Empress's strongest attack collided with the Great Sumeru Hammer. The moment they collided, a terrifying shockwave was generated, crushing the surrounding cliffs, sand, rocks, and wood into dust.

In the sky Tang Hao, wielding the enormous Clear Sky Hammer, stared in disbelief at the massive ice ball that was locked in a fierce struggle with him. Although he hadn't shattered the rings this time when he unleashed the Great Sumeru Hammer, he had done so with the Thunderous Collapse technique in full swing. This mysterious expert's move was indeed incredibly powerful.

Yue Guan and Gui Mei, who had thought that Ice Empress would soon be defeated by this terrifying move from their memories, decided not to use their secretly prepared Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the Two Extremes Stillness Domain, which they had intended to unleash the moment this mysterious powerhouse was defeated.

The two exchanged a glance, intending to take advantage of the stalemate between Ice Empress and Tang Hao to kill Tang San and complete their mission.

Meanwhile, Tang Hao in the sky also sensed the ulterior motives of the two from the Spirit Hall. He sighed inwardly, and as one of the Yellow Soul Ring around his body shattered, the Clear Sky Hammer, which was locked in a stalemate with the giant ice ball in the sky, seemed to have received some kind of stimulant. Almost instantly, it gained the upper hand, and then with a loud "boom," the Clear Sky Hammer smashed the ice ball it was locked with into countless ice shards.

Then, with its remaining power, the Clear Sky Hammer continued to smash down on the three people on the ground with unparalleled domineering and indomitable momentum.

Seeing her Ice Emperor's Wrath shattered, Ice Empress was somewhat surprised, but she could sense that the giant hammer continuing to smash towards her from the sky, though seemingly incredibly powerful, was actually at its last gasp.

His dark green eyes swept Lengleng over the two people beside him without a trace of emotion, then the two of them crossed their arms and watched with interest the sight of ice shards falling all around them.

When Yue Guan and Gui Mei were swept over by Ice Empress's terrifying gaze, they immediately broke out in a cold sweat. This mysterious powerhouse was capable of fighting the terrifying God of Slaughter in the sky without being at a disadvantage. Almost instantly, the two of them gritted their teeth and flew forward to block the still-powerful Clear Sky Hammer.

However, when they actually faced the terrifying Great Sumeru Hammer from their past memories, they discovered that they could seemingly block it without injury. The two exchanged a glance and revealed a surprised smile. But the next moment, Tang Hao seemed to sense that these two ants in his eyes dared to underestimate him. Instantly, his Soul Power surged, and with the last bit of residual force, he slammed the two of them down.

With two loud "bangs," the two who had blocked the remaining force of the Great Sumeru Hammer in the sky were slammed into the ground, and Tang Hao landed panting in front of the Shrek Academy students again.

"A sword strikes, a celestial being descends from the heavens!"

Just as the two sides were locked in a stalemate again, Sword Douluo appeared before the Shrek members, riding on his flying sword.

"Where did this scoundrel come from, daring to openly attack the team of the Tiandou Empire's participating academy? Retreat at once, lest my sword be stained with blood!"

With the arrival of Sword Douluo, Ice Empress knew that things were hopeless. She shrugged helplessly and disappeared in a cloud of icy mist.

The two people who had been smashed into the ground crawled out of their respective pits and disappeared from sight in a disheveled state.

"Are the Shrek Academy members alright? We also had an enemy attack on our Skywater Academy side. The attacker was actually Soul Douluo who was about to break through to the Titled Douluo. I used all my strength to quickly repel him. Sensing the battle breaking out here, I rushed over to provide support. It seems I arrived just in time."

"Thank you for your help, Sword Douluo. I, Tang Hao, will remember this favor!"

In truth, Tang Hao knew what was going on. For a Sword Douluo to be held up by a Soul Douluo for so long, there must be something fishy going on. But it wasn't the right time to break off relations, so he had no choice but to go along with it and pretend to do a favor.

After exchanging a few more polite and perfunctory words, Sword Douluo bowed and left.

"Third Brother, thankfully Sword Douluo arrived in time, otherwise, it seems Uncle Tang alone wouldn't have been able to defeat those three!"

The naive Xiao Wu genuinely believed that it was the arrival of Sword Douluo that forced the three attackers back, and shook Tang San's arm as she spoke.

"Yes, Xiao Wu, we really should thank Sword Douluo for his help."

Tang San rubbed Xiao Wu's cute little head as he spoke, but his tone seemed a bit resentful. He wasn't as naive as Xiao Wu, who could understand the whole story after a little thought.