Chapter 143 I declare that I am the champion
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Demon Subduer brandished his Dragon Binding Mace, smashing it down towards Tang Hao. He had activated his Avatar, but didn't use any other soul skills.
However, with the enhancement of his level 96 soul power, even a simple downward smash carried terrifying power.
Tang Hao swung his Clear Sky Hammer, slashing upwards diagonally from the lower left to the upper right.
Bang!
The two weapon souls collided, unleashing a burst of air, and a gust of wind swept in all directions.
Both sides took a step back.
Tang Hao lived up to his name as the "Clear Sky Douluo," relying on his level 95 soul power to contend against the level 96 Demon Subduer Douluo without losing ground.
"As expected of the world-renowned Clear Sky Hammer, as expected of the current 'Clear Sky Douluo'," Demon Subduer praised.
"But you will ultimately die here. With my brothers joining forces, your resistance is meaningless." Qian Jun swept his mace from behind Tang Hao.
Tang Hao held the hammer horizontally behind him, charging forward to dissipate the force.
The Demon Subduer Douluo in front was already prepared, attacking again, thrusting the Dragon Binding Mace forward, aiming straight for Tang Hao's head.
The latter twisted his body, changing his posture, barely dodging Demon Subduer's attack.
Qian Jun and Demon Subduer cooperated seamlessly, their two Dragon Binding Maces flying up and down, putting Tang Hao in constant peril.
They hardly used any soul skills other than their Avatars, and their opponent had no chance to use any soul skills at all.
"Don't you dare hurt my brother Hao!" A burly man, seven parts similar to Tang Hao, soared from an inconspicuous corner.
He knocked back Qian Jun with a hammer, standing shoulder to shoulder with Tang Hao.
"Big brother?" Tang Hao called out.
"You fool, can't you see this is a trap set by the Spirit Hall to lure you in? Also, how could you let Third Sister's son participate in the Soul Master Competition, and even bring a transformed soul beast?" Tang Xiao scolded.
Tang Hao shook his head with a wry smile, "Sorry, it was my mistake, I was too careless."
"Forget it, the priority now is to deal with these two old guys first." Tang Xiao said solemnly, looking at Qian Jun and Demon Subduer.
"Clear Sky Douluo, Roaring Sky Douluo..." Demon Subduer said in a deep voice, looking at the two men with similar faces in front of him.
"Tang Xiao? I remember you are the current Sect Master of the Clear Sky Sect. Can I take it that the Clear Sky Sect intends to start a war with our Spirit Hall?" Qian Jun stared ahead.
Tang Xiao snorted coldly, "I have been expelled from the Clear Sky Sect. At this moment, I only represent myself. I am just an older brother worried about his younger brother."
Tang Xiao's soul power had already reached level 96, even surpassing Tang Hao. Although it was the first time he and Tang Hao had cooperated in more than a decade, they were still incredibly in sync.
Two pairs of soul masters using top-tier weapon souls fought fiercely in the sky, their every move demonstrating the essence of martial arts.
Yan Jin watched with great interest. She also integrated combat techniques into her battles, and there were many things she could learn from the four's battle.
Walter, Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and Dugu Bo were caught in a chaotic battle. Dugu Bo wanted to take Tang San and Xiao Wu away, Walter wanted to kill them, while Gui Mei and Yue Guan stopped Walter from killing them and prevented the three from leaving.
Seeing that the soul beast that had come to her door might run away or be killed, Bibi Dong finally no longer cared about others seeing her ugly appearance when using her weapon soul, and summoned her Death Spider Emperor.
After the weapon soul was activated, her legs disappeared. From her abdomen downwards, there was a huge circular sphere like a spider, with eight long legs growing out. The legs were covered with large clumps of green hair, and drops of mucus dripped down, corroding the ground and making popping sounds.
Her upper body was also covered with a layer of purplish-black armor, and her face was covered by a carapace. Below her eyes, there were four small eyes, making her look like a huge spider.
Yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black, red, nine soul rings were neatly arranged on her body, emitting a dazzling light.
Her eighth soul ring lit up, activating the soul skill "Spider Emperor Avatar."
An avatar that was exactly the same as Bibi Dong appeared, changing from illusory to solid.
Leaving the avatar to continue confronting Amon, Bibi Dong rushed towards Xiao Wu.
Seeing the critical situation, Tang Xiao seemed to have made a decision. He violently swung his hammer, repelling Qian Jun, and said to Tang Hao:
"Little brother Hao, you retreat first, take your son and that soul beast away, I will hold them back."
"Arrogant." Qian Jun snorted coldly.
"Whether it's arrogant or not, you'll know if you try." Tang Xiao swung his hammer again, the terrifying power on the hammer smashing Qian Jun backwards.
Qian Jun vomited a mouthful of blood before feeling better. He looked at Tang Xiao with a solemn expression, wondering why his power had suddenly increased so much.
"This is? The Great Sumeru Hammer?" Tang Hao said in surprise.
"No, Grandpa didn't pass the Great Sumeru Hammer to me. This is just a little trick I learned by recalling the movements Grandpa made when he used the Great Sumeru Hammer in the past... Hurry up and go, Hao-di!"
Tang Xiao roared sharply, blocking the attacking Qian Jun Douluo.
Tang Hao hesitated for a moment. If it were just him alone, he would never retreat and would definitely continue to fight alongside his big brother. But now, the Spirit Hall's target was Tang San and Xiao Wu.
"Don't waste time, I failed to protect Third Sister, now I must protect her son!"
Tang Hao was silent for a while, nodded, and began to use the desperate techniques in the Great Sumeru Hammer, "Ring Detonation."
"Ring Detonation" could integrate all the power in the weapon soul into oneself, and with the Clear Sky Hammer, it could unleash unparalleled destructive power.
Each soul ring could launch one attack. After all the soul rings had been detonated, the user would enter a weakened state.
With the first hammer, he smashed open the Dragon Binding Mace that Demon Subduer swept towards him.
Demon Subduer Douluo only felt a terrifying force transmitted along the Dragon Binding Mace to his body, making it difficult for him to stabilize his figure for a moment.
With the second hammer, he knocked towards the opponent's chest. Even though Demon Subduer managed to block it with the Dragon Binding Mace in time, he was sent flying backwards by this terrifying blow.
Tang Hao took the opportunity to fly towards Dugu Bo's location.
A huge hammer phantom appeared, rotating as Tang Hao swung the Clear Sky Hammer. The phantom enveloped Walter, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei.
The three of them only felt an irresistible terrifying force coming at them. Yue Guan and Gui Mei spat out blood and fell to the ground, while Walter instantly disintegrated, turning into a mass of silk threads and disappearing.
At this moment, Bibi Dong also arrived. Looking at the current Pope, a flash of ruthlessness flashed in Tang Hao's eyes. He integrated the ninth soul ring into the next "Ring Detonation" process.
His ninth soul ring came from A Yin's sacrifice. It was a 100,000-year soul ring, and the energy it contained far exceeded the other eight. Unleashing it all at once was undoubtedly extremely terrifying.
Bibi Dong looked at the Clear Sky Hammer that was carrying unparalleled power and constantly magnifying in front of her, her pupils constricted, the ninth soul ring flashed, and then she was smashed into a cloud of blood mist without any resistance.
Tang Hao took Tang San and Xiao Wu from Dugu Bo's hands, looked back at Tang Xiao who was struggling to hold back Qian Jun and Demon Subduer, gritted his teeth, and quickly left.
Dugu Bo's eyes flickered slightly as he quickly moved away from Spirit City in another direction.
If it were just Tang San, he would have chosen to leave with Clear Sky Douluo, but with the addition of Xiao Wu, a 100,000-year soul beast, he had to avoid suspicion.
Although he saved Tang San out of righteousness, he couldn't guarantee that he wouldn't attack Xiao Wu for the 100,000-year soul bone if he had the chance.
The blood mist that Bibi Dong had scattered gathered again, turning back into a complete human form.
Her ninth soul skill, "Undying Body," which she obtained from the 100,000-year soul beast Death Spider Emperor, was a life-saving skill. Even if her body was torn to pieces in an enemy's attack, it could be reassembled.
Looking at Tang Hao and the others who were already far away outside the city and about to disappear, Bibi Dong's eyes were filled with deep unwillingness.
A huge roar sounded, this was the Clear Sky Hammer colliding with the Dragon Binding Mace again.
The strength that Qian Jun and Demon Subduer displayed when cooperating was not as simple as one plus one equals two. Even if Tang Xiao used some method to temporarily increase his strength, he was still struggling under their dense and continuous attacks.
After a period of fighting, Tang Xiao was hit in the shoulder by Demon Subduer's mace and fell to the ground, smashing out a large pit. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with the back of his right hand.
Although he was in a desperate situation, there was no panic on his face, only a kind of boldness that took life and death lightly.
Suddenly, he felt a force appearing in his body out of thin air. His strength, agility, soul power, defense, attack, and his strongest attributes had all greatly increased.
He glanced gratefully at Ning Fengzhi, who was standing in place with a solemn expression. As the Sect Master of the Clear Sky Sect, he had dealt with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect before, so he naturally knew that the other party had secretly given him an amplification.
Although he didn't know how Ning Fengzhi was able to amplify him without using his weapon soul or revealing his soul rings, he was the only one on the scene who could do such a thing.
Demon Subduer Douluo attacked again, but was knocked away by Tang Xiao's hammer, who had been amplified.
"How is that possible? How could he suddenly become so much stronger?" Through the previous exchanges, Demon Subduer had also figured out the opponent's strength, and was puzzled by the current situation.
A figure flew backwards from the front and landed beside him. It was Qian Jun, who had also been beaten back.
Tang Xiao did not take the opportunity to retreat. He knew that the Spirit Hall would not let it go, and Ning Fengzhi's amplification range was limited, so he could not get rid of Qian Jun and Demon Subduer.
He suddenly changed direction, swung his hammer, and smashed it towards the Spirit Hall personnel in front of the Papal Palace.
A huge hammer phantom appeared in the air, falling rapidly with Tang Xiao's movements.
"Bastard!"
"Stop it!"
Qian Jun and Demon Subduer shouted angrily.
A figure wearing a black robe, a pointed soft hat, and a monocle on his right eye appeared under the hammer.
He smiled slightly, slowly raised his right hand, and held it horizontally above. The hammer could no longer fall even half an inch.
Tang Xiao only felt that he had smashed into a mountain made of the hardest metal, immovable and indestructible.
The Clear Sky Hammer, as the top-tier power-type weapon soul, also had techniques when used. If it could not be controlled freely, it was likely to hurt oneself as well as others.
When they attacked their opponents, they often knocked them away, transferring all the power to the other party, so that they would not have to bear the reaction force. But if they failed to knock the opponent away, then they would need to bear the corresponding backlash.
The huge backlash caused Tang Xiao to vomit a mouthful of blood, and he retreated a long distance.
Qian Jun and Demon Subduer flanked him, nodded to Amon, and protected the Spirit Hall personnel behind them.
Tang Xiao suddenly laughed loudly, "Hahaha, if you want my life, then use this Papal Palace to exchange for it!"
A dark golden light erupted from his body. In the light, there was a faint trace of blood red, and a terrifying force was condensing.
This was a method that Tang Xiao had learned on his own, similar to Ring Detonation, but instead of temporarily consuming the soul ring, it was to completely integrate his weapon soul and even his life into the next attack. It was a true desperate blow!
A huge hammer shadow of tens of meters appeared. Just hovering there, it exuded a terrifying wave that made people feel chills.
"Drink!"
Tang Xiao roared violently, and swung his hammer towards the Papal Palace with all his might.
As he swung the Clear Sky Hammer in his hand, the huge hammer shadow hovering in the air also crashed down.
Although Qian Jun and Demon Subduer felt a near-fatal threat from this attack, they did not retreat. They looked at each other and saw the determination in each other's eyes. Without needing to say more, their long-standing tacit understanding allowed them to communicate with just their eyes.
A layer of red light lit up from Demon Subduer's Dragon Binding Mace, and a layer of golden light lit up from Qian Jun's Dragon Binding Mace. Their eighth soul rings shone at the same time.
They used their strongest combined move, a kind of combined attack technique.
"Qian Jun Demon Subduing!"
The Papal Palace represented the face of the Spirit Hall. If it was destroyed by the enemy, then the Spirit Hall's reputation would be swept away.
Their faith in the Spirit Hall made them willing to risk their lives to block Tang Xiao's desperate blow.
Amon suddenly flashed a few times and blocked Tang Xiao's path of attack.
"Careful!"
"Get out of the way!"
Qian Jun and Demon Subduer did not expect him to suddenly block in front of them. The attack in their hands had already been launched. In order to resist Tang Xiao's attack, they had used all their strength and it was difficult to take it back.
Amon showed a slight look of astonishment, as if surprised that there was still an attack coming from behind.
The astonishment on his face disappeared in a flash, and then he put on his usual smile, stretched out his right hand, spread his palm, blocked the Clear Sky Hammer, and lightly raised his left arm, holding it in front of him, blocking the two Dragon Binding Maces.
A cloud of blood mist suddenly erupted from Tang Xiao's body, and the whole person flew out like a broken rag doll.
Even when he was in perfect condition, he could not withstand this huge reaction force, let alone now that he was exhausted in order to launch this attack.
Roaring Sky Douluo, fell here.
Qian Jun and Demon Subduer also groaned at the same time, a trace of pain appeared on their faces, and blood overflowed from the corners of their mouths. They took a few steps back, and suddenly vomited blood.
Amon, who had done all this, seemed to have just casually completed an insignificant little thing, with a relaxed and leisurely expression, without a speck of dust on his body.
He stood in mid-air, raised his right hand, and was about to make the gesture of pinching his monocle, but found that the monocle had been turned into fragments in the impact just now, frowned slightly, and a trace of dissatisfaction appeared on his face.
However, his brows quickly relaxed, he chuckled, grabbed from the void, seemingly grabbing, but actually using soul power to re-condense a monocle in his hand, put it on his right eye, adjusted it slightly, and said in a voice that was not loud, but clear:
"I announce that I am the champion of this Soul Master Competition, does anyone object?"
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