The Ice Empress is going all out?
Tang Hao roared, "Son!"
Tang Lan received the signal—his left eye's double pupil emerged.
He activated a copied soul bone ability from Tang Hao—
Reset: Mark!
"Seven minutes!" Tang Lan shouted. "Go all out!"
Tang Hao burst into laughter.
—The feeling of unleashing his full strength was exhilarating!
His first 100,000-year soul ring shattered on the spot.
The pure soul power merged into his Haotian Avatar, and his aura surged!
The Haotian Hammer swung with thunderous roars, smashing the enraged Ice Empress, sending her tumbling.
But—
Her entire body was covered in a layer of ice crystals.
Even when struck head-on, she only suffered minor cracks—
Which healed instantly.
The battle fell into a deadlock.
This was not the tempo Tang Hao wanted.
The Great Xu Mi Hammer's power was explosive, but it lacked endurance.
Not to mention, he only had seven minutes to burn through.
"Second and third soul rings, break!"
His 80,000-year and 90,000-year soul rings shattered—his aura rose even higher.
The Ice Empress struggled to defend, unable to counterattack.
"Fourth, fifth, sixth soul rings, break!"
The Ice Empress was forced into retreat, showing clear signs of defeat.
"Seventh, eighth soul rings, break!"
The Ice Empress gritted her teeth, transforming into a frozen sphere, completely sacrificing her mobility to fortify her defenses.
She had realized—
The Great Xu Mi Hammer couldn't last forever.
With no chance of counterattacking, her only hope was to stall for time.
And truth be told—
Her defenses in this form were terrifying.
Even with eight shattered rings, Tang Hao could only crack her outer layer.
Yet in the Extreme North, ice power was limitless.
Tang Hao's attack speed could not keep up with her regeneration rate.
"Thirty seconds left!" Tang Lan shouted. "Finish this in one blow!"
Tang Hao stopped swinging and exhaled deeply.
"In the Extreme North, you do have a natural advantage."
"But…
"You're facing me—Haotian Douluo!"
"Ninth soul ring, break!!!"
The 100,000-year soul ring sacrificed by Ah Yin shattered.
Compared to the forced evolution of the Ironback Dragon's 100,000-year ring, this explosion of soul power surpassed all the previous eight combined!
Tang Hao's aura nearly doubled!
He raised his Haotian Hammer high.
No fancy tricks.
Just a pure, direct, full-power smash.
The over-200-meter-wide hammer face ignited in flames, descending like a falling meteor, crashing onto the Ice Empress's frozen form.
"This is the true—"
"Great Xu Mi Hammer!!!"
Thousands of meters away, Tang Lan's danger sense flared wildly!
He immediately activated Indestructible Vajra, barely stabilizing himself in the shockwave, avoiding getting blasted out of his "spectator seat."
He counted the seconds precisely—
With five seconds remaining, he re-triggered Reset.
Then—
A gale swept through.
The ice mist dissipated.
A fully restored Tang Hao stood in midair, Haotian Hammer in hand.
He gazed downward—
At the kilometers-deep crater, where a pool of water had formed.
Floating weakly on its surface—
Was the Ice Empress.
Like a chopped scallion in a bowl of clear soup.
Her eyes were filled with disbelief and despair—
This human had just exhausted his energy—
Why was he still at full power?!
But no matter what—
She was now a fish on the chopping block.
In her final moments—
A faint, ethereal figure surfaced in her mind.
Snow Empress…
I wish I could see her one last time…
Suddenly—
Snowflakes drifted down.
The water pool froze into solid ice.
A white-robed figure materialized before her.
Like winter's first frost, proud and untamed, elegant and unyielding.
The Ice Empress thought she was hallucinating.
She blinked forcefully.
But the figure remained.
It was real! Snow Empress!
She first rejoiced.
Then, panic flooded her face.
"Snow Empress, run! These two humans are dangerous!"
The Snow Empress turned her head slightly, her sky-blue eyes calm and ethereal.
Just one glance—
And the Ice Empress immediately sobered up.
She had been too worried to think straight.
Because—
Snow Empress was a 690,000-year-old savage beast!
A naturally born Ice Sky Snow Woman, carrying the bloodline of the Ice God.
Even ten of her wouldn't be enough to fight Snow Empress!
The Snow Empress had arrived, her icy presence overwhelming.
Despite Tang Hao's immense strength, even his most powerful strike had only been slightly stronger than the Ice Empress.
Defeating the Snow Empress?
Impossible.
By the time the Ice Empress regained her senses—
The Snow Empress had already taken to the sky, standing opposite Tang Hao and Tang Lan.
With a casual flick of her wrist—
A deep blue sword of ice materialized.
It looked simple.
Yet—
Tang Lan's danger sense went berserk!
The Imperial Sword—Absolute Ice Perfection!
Clearly, the Snow Empress was furious over the Ice Empress's injuries.
She was opening with a finishing move!
"Dad, we're going all in!" Tang Lan said gravely. "Stick to the strategy we planned!"
Tang Hao nodded once.
Then—
All nine of his soul rings shattered simultaneously!
The immense soul power surged into his Haotian Hammer, transforming him into his strongest battle state!
On the other side—
Tang Lan's eyes flashed with intense light.
His right eye, the Evil Eye's soul bone ability—Reset, was activated again, marking Tang Hao.
The latter teleported to another position, swinging his hammer at the Snow Empress.
At the same time—
His left eye, the Twin Pupil, activated the copied soul skill—Great Xu Mi Hammer!
Tang Lan's six 100,000-year soul rings shattered simultaneously!
No need for the Immortal Seal Technique.
100% of his soul power flooded into his Thunderflame Haotian Hammer!
His gigantic weapon was nearly the same size as Tang Hao's!
Then—
Indestructible Vajra Body!
Indestructible Vajra Divine Art!
Eight external soul bones activated!
A triple-layered buff!
Father and son, one left, one right, their Great Xu Mi Hammers descended—
Aimed at the Ice Empress!
Force the Snow Empress to protect her!
The attack that she could have dodged—
Now, she had no choice but to take head-on!
Her right hand gripped the Imperial Sword, slashing toward Tang Hao.
Imperial Sword—Absolute Ice Perfection!
Her left hand raised in a palm strike toward Tang Lan.
Imperial Palm—Great Cold Without Snow!
A sword and a palm.
Clashing directly against two Great Xu Mi Hammers!
Yet—
She did not retreat a single step!
Not even a single shockwave touched the Ice Empress.
The Extreme North's strongest ruler… truly terrifying!
However—
Could she really stop them?
A 97th-ranked Tang Hao, with nine rings exploded, had once forced a newly ascended Goddess Bibi Dong into retreat.
Could the Snow Empress withstand it?
Unless—
Tang Lan roared, "Now!!!"
His right eye—The Evil Eye—shattered!
The Reset ability activated!
Tang Hao rewound to the Snow Empress's rear, carrying Haotian Hammer, infused with the energy of all nine shattered rings!
Its power multiplied several times over!
The Snow Empress realized something was wrong—
Her right hand rotated, attempting to defend—
But—
Tang Lan abandoned the Great Xu Mi Hammer!
Instead—
Using his Twin Pupil's copied ability—Instant Transmission!
He appeared 10 meters away from the Snow Empress!
Then—
His left foot stomped down!
A pure white shockwave erupted!
Directly enveloping the Snow Empress!
For an instant—
Her soul power flow stalled!
Her Imperial Sword shattered!
Soul Bone Skill—Extinction Stomp!
At the same time—
Tang Lan's Sea God's Divine Eye glowed!
A blue-violet thread shot forth—
Piercing straight through the Ice Empress's left chest!
God-tier Skill—Heaven and Earth Soul Shatter!
A dual-layered assault on her body, mind, and soul.
For that brief moment—
The Snow Empress's old energy had been used up, while her new energy had yet to rise!
Tang Hao's Great Xu Mi Hammer, now unstoppable, smashed through her right hand's defense—
And landed directly on her!
At that instant—
The world changed colors.
All sound vanished.
A deafening silence filled the air—
Because the sound had surpassed human hearing limits.
Blood trickled from their ears.
A ringing noise filled Tang Lan's head.
But he ignored it.
Because—
The Great Xu Mi Hammer was carrying the Snow Empress—
Straight toward him!