"Arrogance!" The Seventh Elder roared furiously, gripping his Clear Sky Hammer as he advanced slowly toward Ye Hao.
"Young Master of the Spirit Hall, today shall be your death," the Fifth Elder followed closely behind, his Clear Sky Hammer wrapped with nine soul rings as the oppressive aura of a Titled Douluo rapidly expanded.
Simultaneously, the Fourth Elder stood ready. Facing the culprit who had killed Tang Hao before them, the three elders had no intention of letting him escape.
Though Tang Hao had been expelled from the sect, his blood still carried the lineage of the Clear Sky Sect.
"Don't forget us!"
Yang Wudi, Bai He, and Niu Gao spoke in unison as they summoned their martial souls one after another - Soul Breaking Spear, Sharp-tailed Swift, and Plated Rhinoceros appearing before them.
The Strength Clan had been annihilated by Ye Hao's orders, and now the three sought to settle this debt with him.
"Ye Hao, answer me! Was it you who ordered the destruction of the Strength Clan?" Yang Wudi demanded.
Facing the accusation, Ye Hao replied matter-of-factly: "The Strength Clan was foolish, and their patriarch Tai Tan even more so. Used as a pawn by that Yu Xiaogang, they openly came to provoke me. So I reluctantly gave the order to erase the Strength Clan from the Douluo Continent. A simple matter."
"Damn you!" The three men's forehead veins bulged as killing intent rose within them.
"Oh, and by the way, Tai Long was actually killed by me," Ye Hao added as a reminder.
"You deserve death!" Niu Gao bellowed, his fury erupting.
The Plated Rhinoceros roared, each step causing the ground to tremble violently. Yang Wudi gripped his Soul Breaking Spear like a god of war, its tip radiating deadly cold light as it thrust toward Ye Hao. Bai He's figure blurred as wings sprouted from his back, arriving before Ye Hao in the next instant.
The three closed in relentlessly. Just then, three blazing meteors streaked across the sky to land before Ye Hao.
BOOM!
A deafening explosion erupted, forcing the three men back as blood trickled from their lips.
Zhu Zhu, Zhu'er, and Xie Hu had arrived on the scene.
The three stood protectively before Ye Hao, warily eyeing their six opponents.
"Three Titled Douluo!" Bai He exclaimed in shock.
"And all three possess hundred-thousand-year soul rings..." Yang Wudi cursed inwardly - they had been so close to success moments ago.
"This complicates matters," Niu Gao realized bitterly. Their chance to avenge the Strength Clan was slipping away. How could he accept this?
"Friends, let us join forces," the Seventh Elder stepped forward, with the Fourth and Fifth Elders following suit.
The six stood together against their formidable foes.
"Six against four - the advantage is ours," the Seventh Elder declared confidently, slapping his chest as he planned to overwhelm them through numbers.
Three Titled Douluo from the Clear Sky Sect, plus the leaders of three great clans - their combined strength was not to be underestimated.
"Heh..." Ye Hao sneered before removing the Death God's Heart from his hair ornament.
"Yuehua? Why are you here?" The Seventh Elder gasped in shock.
As light shimmered, Tang Yuehua suddenly materialized before them.
The elders were completely baffled by this turn of events.
"Yuehua, weren't you at the Clear Sky Sect? How..."
"Have you been captured by Ye Hao?"
The Fourth and Fifth Elders asked, an ominous premonition rising in their hearts.
"Let me tell you the truth - the Clear Sky Sect has already been destroyed by me. It no longer exists," Ye Hao declared coldly.
The moment these words left his mouth, the three elders' faces turned ashen. Trembling uncontrollably, they stared at Tang Yuehua in disbelief.
"Yuehua...the Clear Sky Sect...can it really be..." The Fourth Elder stammered, his emotions in turmoil.
"What Ye Hao says is true..." Tang Yuehua sobbed, the painful memories overwhelming her.
"The Clear Sky Sect is gone. Elder Brother is dead. The Second Elder is dead. The Third Elder is dead. Not a single disciple survived. Our sect lies in ruins. Everything...is lost!" As she spoke, her legs gave way and she collapsed to the ground weeping.
Silence.
Absolute silence.
The Fourth Elder, Fifth Elder and Seventh Elder stood frozen, their faces drained of color. Their fists clenched until knuckles turned white, the soul rings on their Clear Sky Hammers spinning wildly. The atmosphere grew heavy and solemn, the air temperature plummeting.
Yang Wudi and the others nearby couldn't help but shiver. They could sense it - the three Clear Sky elders had reached the pinnacle of rage. At this moment, their combat prowess would be unmatched, invincible!
"Ye Hao...DIE!" The Seventh Elder bellowed in fury, his Clear Sky Hammer expanding severalfold as he swung it toward Ye Hao with all his might!
"I will kill you! I'll offer your head in sacrifice to our fallen sect members!"
"PERISH!"
The three elders had been pushed beyond the limits of anger. With their sect destroyed - spared only because they'd been pursuing Tang San - they had nothing left to lose.
The Clear Sky Sect no longer existed. These elders who had devoted their lives to the sect found this news like a depth charge exploding beneath them, leaving them reeling.
"Even Tang Hao fell by my hand. What makes you three think you're special?" Ye Hao scoffed disdainfully, shaking his head as the Death God's Heart suddenly shattered into six mirror-like barriers before him.
Three Clear Sky Hammers descended like falling mountains, striking the barriers with tremendous force - yet they didn't budge an inch, only rippling slightly from the impact.
Behind this impregnable defense, Ye Hao remained completely unharmed.
"Did you forget to eat today?" Ye Hao remarked idly, picking at his ear.
"What did you say?!" The Seventh Elder's fury erupted anew. His Clear Sky Hammer became a blur as he rained down countless blows upon the barrier, the clanging sounds ringing out continuously.
After what seemed an eternity, the Seventh Elder dropped to one knee, arms numb from exertion. No matter how fiercely he attacked, the Death God's Heart's absolute defense remained unbroken.
"That's all?" Ye Hao shrugged helplessly. "Why don't all six of you come at me together? I'd like to finish this quickly."
"You're far too arrogant," Yang Wudi growled, his Breaking Spear radiating a sinister crimson glow.
"I've earned the right to be," Ye Hao smiled faintly as the Death God's Heart floated to his forehead.
"Zhu Zhu, Zhu'er - let's begin."
At his command, Zhu Zhu and Zhu'er immediately responded.
With Ye Hao at the center and the Death God's Heart as conduit, the three activated their Martial Soul True Body abilities simultaneously. Their figures blurred as they began merging together at incredible speed.
"This is bad - a Martial Soul Fusion Skill!" Bai He's eyes widened in horrified realization.
"We must stop their fusion at all costs!" Niu Gao shouted urgently as the three clan leaders charged forward to disrupt the spirit fusion technique.
The three Clear Sky Sect elders moved in perfect synchronization, joining the assault. They all understood - allowing Ye Hao to complete this technique would be catastrophic.
Xie Hu's eyes gleamed as he stepped forward. "Your opponent is me!"
His eighth soul ring flashed as crimson crystals materialized around him. "Eighth Soul Skill: Demonic Tiger Whale Mirror Annihilation!"
The red crystals expanded rapidly from Xie Hu's position. The three elders barely managed to dodge, while Yang Wudi and Bai He reacted swiftly. Niu Gao, however, took the full brunt of the attack.
Trapped within the crystalline prison, Niu Gao struggled helplessly.
"Annihilate," Xie Hu smirked, clenching his fist.
The crystals shattered explosively - and with them, Niu Gao's body disintegrated into crimson light particles.
"Old Rhino!" Yang Wudi and Bai He screamed in anguish, their hatred for the Spirit Hall reaching unprecedented levels.
Xie Hu chuckled darkly. "No one has ever survived my eighth soul skill head-on. That stubborn rhino was the first to try." His nine soul rings shimmered as he turned toward Yang Wudi.
Meanwhile, Ye Hao completed the fusion.
"Martial Soul Fusion Technique: Twin Spider Emperors!"
The resulting energy wave shook all of Longxing City.
"Titled Douluo? No... this power surpasses even ours!" The elders trembled, recognizing this overwhelming force - something they'd only felt once before from the legendary Tang Chen.
"This... this is a Limit Douluo!" The Fourth Elder's voice shook. He couldn't comprehend how Ye Hao's power had skyrocketed to the ninety-ninth level through fusion.
"You'll all die here today," Ye Hao smiled coldly as countless violet-glowing spider spikes materialized behind him. "Bloodsucking Spikes - fire!"
The deadly rain of spikes descended.
Yang Wudi desperately parried with his Soul Breaking Spear while the elders employed the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer Technique in defensive formation. Bai He relied solely on his incredible speed to dodge, but eventually a spike pierced clean through his torso.
"Old Swift!" Yang Wudi's anguished cry echoed as Bai He's body collapsed, riddled with spikes.
With bloodshot eyes, Yang Wudi activated his seventh soul ring, merging completely with his spear. "BREAK!"
The flaming spear thrust toward Ye Hao with suicidal determination. Rather than intercepting, Ye Hao simply gestured - his arms transforming into black scythes that tore through reality itself.
"Death Slash Rift!"
Yang Wudi vanished into the spatial rift, his fate unknown. Only his broken, bloodstained spear remained embedded in the ground.
"Now for you three," Ye Hao turned to the elders, now completely at his mercy. Outside, the remaining Clear Sky disciples fell to the allied clans, while hidden Spirit Hall forces emerged to slaughter the exhausted survivors.
Amidst the carnage, Tang Yuehua threw herself before Ye Hao. "You can't kill them! They're all that remains of our sect!"
Ye Hao casually swatted her aside.
The Seventh Elder raised his hammer defiantly. "We may die today, but the Clear Sky Sect's vengeance will find you!"
Their final stand was pitifully brief. As Ye Hao's crossed scythes released their deadly energy, the Seventh Elder's last words echoed:
"If only Granduncle Tang Chen were here..."
"Tang Chen's already dead," Ye Hao stated coldly before the crimson X-shaped slash obliterated his final opponent.