Tang Hao slowly withdrew his fist, his voice beneath the black robe carrying a metallic chill. " Spirit Hall scum, you're courting death!"
With just one sentence, the momentum of the six people faltered. No one expected that Clear Sky Douluo, who had disappeared for many years, would appear in front of Heavenly Star Pass at this moment, and even casually withstand the attack of Chrysanthemum Douluo's Martial Soul Avatar with his own strength.
The Qian Jun Douluo stood outside Heavenly Star Pass, his purplish-black Soul Power surging around him, and a tangible pressure enveloped the tall figure outside the pass.
His eyes widened, and his voice boomed like a bell, echoing between heaven and earth. " Tang Hao! You murdered the former Pope of my Spirit Hall back then, a blood feud that is already unforgivable! Now you dare to collude with the Star Luo Empire, attempting to hinder my Spirit Hall Empire's unification cause, which is even more wrong and unforgivable! If you know what's good for you, get out of here immediately, otherwise, this Heavenly Star Pass will be your burial ground!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a deathly silence fell over both the pass and the surrounding area, with only the whistling wind carrying a heavy sense of killing intent.
However, facing the fierce threat from the Qian Jun Douluo, Tang Hao outside the pass slowly raised his head and then burst into a hearty laugh. The laughter was full of disdain and mockery, as if he had heard the most ridiculous words in the world, which made the surrounding air tremble slightly.
As the laughter subsided, Tang Hao's smile vanished, his eyes suddenly sharpening like knives. He gazed at the Qian Jun Douluo atop the city wall and declared loudly, " The Spirit Hall's ambitions have been blatant for a long time. Back then, you tried to cover up Qian Xunji's despicable deeds, and I was merely acting on behalf of Heaven! Now you've torn off your disguise, establishing the so-called Spirit Hall Empire, annexing the four corners of the world, and conquering the continent. Your wolfish ambitions are blatantly obvious. Do you really think everyone in the world is a fool?"
He paused, his tone becoming even more sarcastic. "Colluding with the Star Luo Empire? That's just a fabricated charge! I, Tang Hao, have acted with integrity and uprightness. I stand here today to see how you bunch of clowns can possibly cover up the truth!"
"As for your threat..." Tang Hao's lips curled into a cold smile, and the illusory image of the Clear Sky Hammer behind him suddenly solidified, its immense Soul Power awakening like a dormant volcano. "I, Tang Hao, have roamed the world without fear! If you want war, then let us fight!"
Before he finished speaking, Tang Hao stomped his foot hard, and the hard ground instantly cracked.
His figure moved like lightning, charging straight towards the outside of Heavenly Star Pass with unparalleled momentum. The Clear Sky Hammer in his hand flashed with dazzling light. Even before he arrived, the earth-shattering power of his attack had already shaken the hearts of the people on the city wall—his sudden attack was earth-shattering!
Tang Hao stomped his feet hard, and the ground beneath his feet instantly cracked open like a spider web. Violent Soul Power surged out of his body like a tsunami.
The illusory image of the Clear Sky Hammer behind him suddenly expanded and merged with him, and the Clear Sky True Body appeared in response—a giant man tens of feet tall holding a pitch-black hammer that blotted out the sky, the mysterious patterns engraved on the hammer shining with dazzling golden light, each pattern seemingly containing the power to shatter the heavens and earth.
" Sky-Piercing Strike!"
Tang Hao's furious roar resounded through the sky. He raised the giant hammer high, and the surrounding air seemed to be sucked out by this force, forming a visible energy vortex.
The next moment, the giant hammer, with the power to tear the sky apart, crashed down on the six Titled Douluo, including the Qian Jun Douluo, on the top of Heavenly Star Pass like a falling meteor!
The moment this strike landed, the sky seemed to cave in. The violent energy formed a jet-black pillar of light, shattering space wherever it passed, completely silencing even the sound of the wind, leaving only that terrifying pressure that would make any Titled Douluo tremble!
"Join forces to resist!" Qian Jun Douluo's expression changed drastically. He dared not be careless in the slightest. His purplish-black Soul Power erupted without reservation, and his Sixth Soul Skill, " Qian Jun Barrier," was activated instantly. An incomparably thick energy barrier appeared in front of everyone.
The other five Titled Douluo also unleashed their strongest Soul Skill —a giant axe engulfed in Lie Yan slashed horizontally, a spear condensed with extreme ice thrust upwards, and a massive, earth-yellow palm as large as a mountain slammed out! The six incomparably powerful Soul Skill converged into a torrent in mid-air, colliding fiercely with Tang Hao's earth-shattering Sky-Piercing Strike!
"BOOM--!!!"
A deafening roar echoed throughout Heavenly Star Pass, and a violent energy shockwave spread outwards like a tsunami. The bricks and stones on the pass were instantly shattered into dust, and the taxi soldiers on the city wall were so shaken by the aftershocks that their blood surged and they retreated repeatedly.
Amidst the billowing dust, the faces of Qian Jun Douluo and the other six were all pale. They staggered back several steps before regaining their footing, clearly having suffered a hidden loss in the previous clash. Tang Hao, in his Clear Sky True Body, however, was completely unharmed. He raised his giant hammer once more, his eyes burning with fierce fighting spirit.
"Is that all you've got? You dare to stop me?" Tang Hao's voice boomed like thunder. With a swift movement, he charged into the midst of the six Titled Douluo, wielding the Clear Sky Hammer.
Qian Jun Douluo roared, "Insolence!" and pounced first, his purplish-black fist smashing towards Tang Hao with immense force. The other five immediately dispersed and unleashed their Soul Skill, attacking from different directions.
In an instant, the city walls of Heavenly Star Pass shimmered with light, various powerful Soul Skill intertwined and collided, and Soul Power fluctuations swept in all directions like a raging sea. An earth-shattering battle between top-tier Titled Douluo broke out!
Tang Hao amidst the billowing dust. Although his Clear Sky True Body had been retracted, the surging Soul Power around him still surged like a raging sea.
His current combat power is no accident—back then, he was the undisputed number one genius on the continent, reaching the Titled Douluo realm at a young age, his talent and brilliance unmatched. Now, time has not only failed to diminish his sharpness, but has also allowed his Soul Power to settle to the peak of level 97, just one step away from the legendary level 98.
Looking at the Spirit Hall Empire's side, Qian Jun Douluo was the strongest in the formation, but his Soul Power was only level 96, while the other five hovered around level 95.
What may seem like just a difference of one or two levels is, at the Titled Douluo level, every level of advancement signifies a qualitative change in both the total amount and quality of Soul Power —a world of difference. Not to mention that Tang Hao's Martial Soul is the Clear Sky Hammer, the number one Tool Martial Soul in the world, with exquisite hammer techniques and the mastery of many of the Clear Sky Sect Sect's most powerful secret techniques, bringing the Clear Sky Hammer's domineering power to its extreme.
Given this disparity, even with the combined efforts of the six Qian Jun Douluo, they were unable to do anything to Tang Hao for the time being.
Wielding the Clear Sky Hammer, he moved nimbly among the six people, sometimes like a tiger descending the mountain, smashing several people's combined defenses into a precarious state; at other times, he was like a nimble ape, dodging the encirclement of the crowd, and then unleashing a " Great Sumeru Hammer " that made his opponents' blood surge.