At Zheng Zhan's shout, the two women on the competition stage moved at the same time.
Ling Qiuxi gripped the Golden Dragon Spear in her right hand. Two yellow, two purple, and two black—six Soul Rings—rose fiercely around her, pulsing continuously around her body.
A dragon's roar rang out as a layer of fine golden scales covered her fair, delicate skin. Possessed by the Golden Dragon, Ling Qiuxi exuded a valiant and heroic air.
Wang Dong'er's gaze turned stern. A black radiance bloomed, and a lone ten-thousand-year Soul Ring appeared beneath her feet. Facing the Golden Dragon's ultimate strength, she abandoned the Light Goddess Butterfly and chose to use her second Martial Soul, likewise famed across Douluo Continent for its power—the Clear Sky Hammer!
Clear Sky Hammer or Heaven Piercing Hammer, Ling Qiuxi had never considered any other power-type Martial Soul worthy of notice. She stomped fiercely, shooting forward like a streak of light. She swung the Golden Dragon Spear back, then twisted her body around again, pouring her strength and the Golden Dragon's overwhelming dragon might into a downward smash at Wang Dong'er.
Wang Dong'er did not flinch in the slightest. Her sole ten-thousand-year Soul Ring blazed as the Clear Sky Hammer's head enlarged and its handle lengthened, transforming into a long-handled warhammer. She swung the Clear Sky Hammer upward with both hands. Spear and hammer clashed head-on without a shred of flourish!
"Clang—"
The thunderous metallic hum made many spectators at the edge of the arena cover their ears in pain. The shockwaves from the collision of strength swept in every direction, making even the competition stage tremble!
The Clear Sky Hammer was the king of power among tool Martial Souls. Ten thousand years ago, it had been the world's strongest assault-type tool Martial Soul, its reputation intimidating