"Boom——"
A violent explosion rang out as the ninth soul skill Heavenly Tyrant Hammer, unleashed by the black-robed figure, countered Demon Subduing Douluo's ninth soul skill: Bodhi's Judgment.
Seeing the sudden appearance of a Clear Sky Hammer Titled Douluo,Demon Subduing and Thousand Jun Douluo were momentarily stunned.
"Tang Xiao? How bold!"
Coming back to his senses, Demon Subduing Douluo pointed his Coiling Dragon Staff forward and shouted sternly.
The newcomer's presence was overwhelming, not inferior to theirs and perhaps even stronger. Although his face remained hidden, there was no doubt—this had to be Tang Hao's elder brother, the current patriarch of the Clear Sky Sect, Howling Sky Douluo Tang Xiao.
Demon Subduing Douluo's guess was correct. The black-robed figure was indeed Tang Xiao.
After many years, the Haotian Twin Stars reunited once again.
Why had Tang Xiao appeared here?
This traced back to the trouble Tang Hao had stirred up—or more accurately, to the scheme of Mu Yang.
Though the Clear Sky Sect had sealed itself away from the world, it was not completely disconnected from external affairs. One such link was Moon Pavilion, the courtly etiquette academy in Heaven Dou City run by Tang Yuehua, which served as an intelligence-gathering outpost for the sect.
During the preliminary competition, Mu Yang had orchestrated an assassination attempt on Tang San by assassins from the Heaven Dou Martial Soul Hall. That very night, Tang Hao had appeared, demolished the Heaven Dou branch of the Martial Soul Hall, and wiped out the high-ranking officials, including Platinum Bishop Salas.
This incident caused an uproar, and Tang Yuehua naturally caught wind of it.
With her intelligence, it didn't take much to deduce that her second brother had caused yet another disaster.
The destruction of the Heaven Dou Martial Soul Hall was a huge slap to the face of the Martial Soul Hall. They wouldn't take this lightly and would surely dispatch powerful forces to retaliate against Tang Hao.
Though Tang Hao had been exiled from the Clear Sky Sect, he was still her blood brother, who had loved and protected her since childhood. Tang Yuehua couldn't just watch as he fell into the hands of the Martial Soul Hall.
After gathering enough intelligence on the matter, she immediately returned to the Clear Sky Sect to discuss countermeasures with her eldest brother, Tang Xiao.
There was no question—her younger brother had stirred up a massive mess. As the elder brother, Tang Xiao couldn't just sit back and do nothing.
After arranging affairs within the sect, he set off for Heaven Dou City, prepared to clean up Tang Hao's mess.
However, given that the Clear Sky Sect was in seclusion, to avoid giving the Martial Soul Hall an excuse to act against them, Tang Xiao did not reveal himself immediately upon arrival. Instead, he secretly kept watch over his nephew, Tang San.
If nothing happened, or if Tang Hao could handle the situation on his own, Tang Xiao would have simply left without a trace.
But if Tang Hao couldn't deal with the crisis, then with this unexpected powerhouse stepping in at the right moment, the tide could be turned.
As for provoking the wrath of the Martial Soul Hall and dragging the Clear Sky Sect into deeper trouble?
Tang Hao's life was on the line—how could Tang Xiao care about that now?
Besides, their grandfather Tang Chen was missing, not confirmed dead. Without concrete evidence of his demise, the Martial Soul Hall wouldn't dare to destroy the Clear Sky Sect completely.
At most, they would suppress and target them.
Otherwise, if their grandfather returned one day, the Martial Soul Hall's entire foundation would be in jeopardy. A Land's Invincible Douluo playing guerrilla warfare? Even the Martial Soul Hall wouldn't be able to withstand that.
"Tang Xiao, so this is how your Clear Sky Sect remains hidden? Leave immediately, or once we report to the Grand Worshipper, your sect will no longer be in seclusion!"
Thousand Jun Douluo threatened without hesitation.
"No longer in seclusion?" The implied meaning was clear—your entire sect will be wiped out.
If possible, Thousand Jun Douluo would have liked to join forces with his elder brother, Demon Subduing Douluo, to kill Tang Xiao right here and now, achieving the Annihilate Clear Sky Twin Stars feat.
But he was well aware that even though he and his brother held the advantage in strength, battles between experts of their level were not easily decided in a short time.
Moreover, although the Two Extremes Static Domain was powerful, the soul power consumption was equally immense. It couldn't hold Tang Hao for long.
And time was something they didn't have.
If they failed to defeat Tang Xiao quickly, and Tang Hao broke free, the situation would take a drastic turn for the worse.
Once Tang Hao was free, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, having exhausted their soul power, would lose the ability to fight.
At that point, the three great worshippers of the Martial Soul Hall might not even be able to handle Tang Hao, Tang Xiao, and Chen Xin.
And if Ning Fengzhi suddenly decided to enhance the Clear Sky brothers with his Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda boosts, their chances of survival would plummet.
Tang Xiao ignored Thousand Jun Douluo's threats. If the Martial Soul Hall truly intended to destroy the Clear Sky Sect, they would have done so fourteen years ago—there was no need to wait until now.
As long as Qian Daoliu's stance remained unchanged, the Clear Sky Sect had no fear of total annihilation.
After neutralizing Demon Subduing Douluo's killing strike, Tang Xiao turned his gaze toward the Two Extremes Static Domain that had trapped Tang Hao.
"Eighth Soul Skill: Shattering Hammer!"
In an instant, his eighth soul ring lit up, surging with radiant blue light.
On the massive Haotian Hammer in his hands, strands of silvery-white spatial energy flickered before he swung it towards the Two Extremes Static Domain.
Tang Xiao's eighth soul skill, Shattering Hammer, was formed by fusing the soul ring of a seventy-thousand-year-old space-attributed Thorn Dragon with his Clear Sky Hammer. It carried the power to fracture space itself.
As the colossal hammer descended, thin black cracks appeared in the air along its path.
Ordinary soul masters might not understand what those black lines were, but those familiar with spatial abilities knew they were remnants of spatial fractures—areas where the very fabric of space had been torn apart but had yet to fully mend.
"This is bad!"
Realizing the danger of Tang Xiao's attack, Demon Subduing Douluo panicked. Unable to conjure a soul skill in time, he hastily hurled his Coiling Dragon Staff forward.
The Two Extremes Static Domain had several weaknesses.
Firstly, while Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo were maintaining the fusion skill, they couldn't use any other techniques. They had to rely on their allies to eliminate the restrained target.
Secondly, the domain consumed an immense amount of soul power and wasn't impossible to break free from.
Most importantly, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo did not enter an invincible state while using the skill.
They merely shifted into another spatial layer.
If an opponent was strong enough to shatter spatial dimensions or possessed space-based attacks, they could directly injure Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, thereby breaking the Two Extremes Static Domain.
And Tang Xiao's Shattering Hammer, with its space-tearing effect, was a perfect counter to the domain.
Realizing this,Thousand Jun Douluo also threw out his Coiling Dragon Staff, hoping to weaken Tang Xiao's strike.
If Tang Xiao shattered the domain and freed Tang Hao, then today's battle would take a disastrous turn for them.
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