"It ends here, Holy Son!" Tang San flew up, a blue light flashing in his hand.
Third Soul Skill, Spider Web Restraint!
A glimmer of light, almost too fast to be seen by the naked eye, transformed into a huge spider web when it was less than two meters from Huo Yuhao, attempting to envelop his body.
Huo Yuhao, however, unhurriedly switched to his third martial soul. First Soul Skill, Ice Empress's Protection, was resolutely activated.
Most of Tang San's Blue Silver Emperor's skills were poisonous, but this level of poison was useless in the face of Ultimate Ice. The rapidly expanding web instantly condensed into ice and shattered into ice fragments upon hitting Huo Yuhao's body.
Of course, Tang San didn't expect to take down Huo Yuhao so easily with just a few moves. He made a slight grasping motion in the void with his left hand. A black light flashed, and the ancient Clear Sky Hammer appeared in his hand, which he then smashed down towards Huo Yuhao.
Seeing Tang San swinging the great hammer towards him, the Ice Wheel Blade immediately appeared in Huo Yuhao's hand. The Wrath of the Ice Empress was imbued upon the blade, and it collided heavily with the Clear Sky Hammer.
Bang!
The two were sent flying back at the same time. Huo Yuhao immediately stabilized himself in the air with his wings of resplendent jade, while Tang San used the unique force-borrowing method of the Disorderly Splitting Wind Hammer technique to turn around and continue his attack.
The strength of Huo Yuhao's counterattack had indeed exceeded Tang San's expectations. But all of his soul skills were a maximum replica of the Sea God from back then. He refused to believe that Huo Yuhao, who didn't even have a soul core, could contend with the power of a legend.
The two clashed with only the weapons in their hands, and the aftershocks of the explosions almost tore the entire Earth Dragon Gate territory below to shreds. Tang San, with his higher soul power and the ultimate techniques of the Clear Sky Hammer, gained a slight upper hand. But Huo Yuhao was like a small boat in a vast ocean. He had completely unleashed the Emperor Lotus Ice Wheel Blade, and with the aerial combat convenience of his wings of resplendent jade, he stood firm under the ferocious assault.
"Tool Soul True Body!" Tang San decisively used the advantage of his cultivation level to unleash the Clear Sky True Body. A giant Clear Sky Hammer, several hundred feet long, stirred the clouds and descended upon the world with an unparalleled might.
"You have a big hammer, and I, Huo, have a big blade!" Huo Yuhao grasped the hilt of his blade with both hands. The Blade of Life's Hope then flew out from the vertical pupil on his forehead and merged into the blade's body. The heaven and earth origin energy from ten li around was drawn towards the blade, emitting a dazzling golden light.
"This blade connects the present, past, and future. By the order of the Demon King, I sing the true name bestowed upon it by the Death God—"
Seeing this scene, Tang San's expression turned grave. This strike from Huo Yuhao was bound to be earth-shattering. In that case, he, Tang San, would also go all out!
"Great Sumeru Hammer—Ring Detonation! Ten rings, detonate!"
The ten red soul rings on Tang San's body shattered, turning into pure energy that surged into the Clear Sky True Body. The originally simple and ancient giant hammer was instantly entwined with a thick bloody aura, looking ferocious and domineering.
Huo Yuhao was awestruck. This move from Tang San left no room for retreat; he did not underestimate him in the slightest despite the difference in their soul power. The giant hammer descended from above, smashing towards him with a world-destroying might. The void was even torn with cracks. It was impossible for him to escape into the otherworldly space.
But the current Huo Yuhao was the Demon King of Douluo. He was no longer the little kid from before who could only develop secretly in the dark. He would use this strike to prove his style as a Demon King!
"Excalibur!"
As Huo Yuhao swung the long blade, a rushing golden torrent soared upwards, directly striking the center of the hammer face, which was nearly a hundred meters wide. This was his strongest attack, combining his spiritual power, soul power, life energy, and necromancy.
Seeing this scene, the two Holy Spirit Cult elders who were fighting with the Snow Empress were so frightened that they immediately stopped their movements and flew off into the distance. The Snow Empress glanced at them with unwillingness, then had no choice but to turn back, grab the Nan Shuishui who couldn't dodge in time, and flee the scene.
The moment the sky-breaking giant hammer collided with the sword qi formed by the golden torrent, the entire Dragon City was directly sent flying into the air. Yes, sent flying.
Countless civilians were turned into a bloody mist by the aftershocks of this collision, their bones not even remaining.
The only survivors from the Heavenly Dragon Gate had, at the very beginning of the two's battle, been led away from Dragon City by the prescient higher-ups of the sect, thus just barely escaping the disaster.
It had to be said that this kind of collision was truly too terrifying, not something a normal soul master could achieve.
Could the two fighting parties be deities? The people of the Heavenly Dragon Gate speculated as such.
About ten minutes later, as the golden torrent subsided, the giant hammer also shattered inch by inch. The entire Dragon City had been turned into ruins in the collision between the two, and dust filled the air.
In the sky, Tang San stood proudly, holding the Blue Silver Overlord Spear. Although this strike had temporarily made him unable to use his Clear Sky Hammer martial soul, he was, after all, a true god-level expert with twin martial souls. His foundation was deep, and the consumption was not too great. For ten thousand years, he had been unable to gain the recognition of the Divine Realm because he had no physical body, and so he had lingered on the Douluo Continent.
However, compared to becoming a god and being imprisoned in the Divine Realm, losing his freedom, he preferred to stay on the Douluo Continent. Without the limitation of a physical body's lifespan, he could achieve an alternative form of immortality. Of course, the price was naturally the devouring of countless vengeful spirits.
He swung the long spear in his hand, stirring up a hurricane that instantly blew away the dust obscuring the view, revealing a ferocious wooden mask on the ground.
Immortal Spirit Wood—Vanguard Shield.
The mask unfolded layer by layer from the center, revealing an unharmed Huo Yuhao. He looked no different from before. The consumption of that strike on him was certainly immense, but similarly, his recovery speed was also extremely fast.
"To think the entire city was destroyed..." Huo Yuhao looked around. With his vision, he could see extremely far. The tragic state of Dragon City instantly made his heart grow heavy.
I wonder how the Snow Empress and the others are...
Huo Yuhao came back to his senses and faced Tang San in the air. He had figured out the opponent's strength; he was a true god-level existence. Although he didn't know why this guy hadn't been drawn to the Divine Realm, at least on this continent, perhaps only the Silver Dragon King, Gu Yuena, could defeat and erase him.
"You are always able to bring me surprises." Tang San praised Huo Yuhao's achievement in blocking that strike. "At first glance, it seemed we were evenly matched, but I have temporarily lost my Clear Sky Hammer martial soul due to ring detonation. Looking at the result, it is I who have fallen into a disadvantage..."
"However, I am not unprepared either—"
Saying that, Tang San once again took out the Vast Sea Cosmic Crystal and placed it before him.
This was a level-nine soul tool replica of the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud in the hands of the Sea God Tang San, possessing functions and capabilities no less than the original Heart of the Sea God.
What is he going to do? Huo Yuhao knew some of the functions of the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud. In a sense, the original was also a divine tool-level soul tool, with four uses: invisibility, a control-locking skill, a group attack skill, and a single-target attack skill.
In the next moment, Huo Yuhao understood the new function that Tang San had engraved within it.
The Vast Sea Cosmic Crystal shone with a bright blue light, and something seemed to be struggling to break free from within it.
The blue light projected onto the ground, and the huge illusion of a whale came to life. As the blue light faded, the illusion's huge body gradually solidified. Its length reached two hundred meters, and its entire body was the color of sapphire. It had two huge eyes on its head, each with a diameter of over three meters.
Good grief, no wonder the Sea God Tang San of the Divine Realm couldn't find this guy. It turns out you, you old schemer, have been carrying him with you!
Tang San slowly descended from the sky and stood on the head of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King. He had clearly used some unknown method to control this million-year soul beast.
The huge whale's body soared, and it condensed a world-destroying energy ball in its mouth, which it then blasted towards Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao once again connected with the fallen Wood Golem. The Wood Dragon coiled on its shoulder opened its mouth and bit down hard on that extremely destructive energy ball.
The Wood Dragon coiled around the Wood Giant assimilated into a new arm. It held that energy ball and pressed it back towards the demon whale.
A huge explosion once again set off a monstrous heatwave. The soul master experts who had been drawn by the battle between the two were all deeply shocked by this scene. A question couldn't help but rise in their hearts: what kind of immortals were fighting here?
The smoke and dust instantly dispersed, only to reveal the giant whale covered in Blue Silver vines, like a suit of magnificent armor.
"This Tang San is quite creative."
Huo Yuhao stood on top of the Wood Giant. Seeing this move from Tang San, he couldn't help but praise him.
"Since we both have top-tier plant-type martial souls, then let's see who is the true king of the plant type!" Tang San's first soul ring lit up, and more Blue Silver Emperor vines wrapped around the giant whale, forming a thick and heavy suit of armor.
"That suits me just fine!" Huo Yuhao laughed heartily. He put his palms together in the shape of a calyx and aimed at the ground beneath the giant whale.
Sage Art—Advent of a Thousand Hands of Wood!
Giant trees in the shape of human hands rose up from the ground, surrounding the giant whale and grabbing at its body from all directions.
This is quite similar to my Blue Silver Thrust Array! Tang San praised inwardly. He controlled the giant whale's tail to sweep horizontally, breaking through Huo Yuhao's tried-and-true move with the force of a landslide.
"It's been a long time since I've fought someone seriously. In nearly ten thousand years, you are the first person to give me a satisfying battle. You should have seen the difference between me and the Sea God Tang San, right?"
Tang San commanded the giant whale, preparing to fire another energy cannon at Huo Yuhao. This time, he would attack as well, not giving Huo Yuhao any room to counterattack.
It had to be said that the real Tang San played the Blue Silver Emperor with superb skill, in no way weaker than Huo Yuhao with his Immortal Spirit Wood martial soul.
"You act so wantonly. Aren't you afraid that the Tang San in the Divine Realm will notice you?" Huo Yuhao clasped his palms together, his gaze fixed on the violent energy constantly gathering in the giant whale's mouth. "Even if you are discovered by the planar laws, everything you have hidden until now will be for naught!"
"You... you dare to lecture me?"
Hearing this, Tang San's face quickly turned grim. He knew that what Huo Yuhao said was the truth. For that very reason, he had to end the battle as soon as possible.
"Regardless of you or me, shouldn't our ultimate goal be the same? Why must we fight to the death at all costs?" A strange idea suddenly occurred to Huo Yuhao. This original Tang San might be someone he could use.
"Are you saying that you can kill me at any time?" Tang San was not moved at all. He vaguely guessed Huo Yuhao's purpose, but he didn't know that Huo Yuhao's efforts up to now were also to defeat the Sea God Tang San.
"No, our target is the Divine Realm!" Huo Yuhao prepared his defense, not forgetting to continue to induce this Tang San.
"I can already... reach the Divine Realm!"
The real Tang San was confident that he had done a better job on the Douluo plane than the Sea God Tang San had back then. He roared angrily, and the energy cannon in the giant whale's mouth once again shot towards Huo Yuhao.