Chapter 282: Dugu Bo vs. Tang Hao

"Dugu Bo, are you truly seeking death?" Tang Hao's anger was clearly displayed; the best evidence was the Killing God Domain rapidly expanding in all directions.

Tang Hao had already cultivated the Killing God Domain to an extremely high realm; even if his opponent were a Title Douluo, he could suppress their strength by about thirty percent.

What is the concept of a Title Douluo's strength being reduced by thirty percent? On the battlefield, it is almost fatal.

Yet Dugu Bo did not care in the slightest, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly. The next moment, golden light covered his body, actually isolating all the killing intent outside.

Compared to the battle in the forest back then, Dugu Bo's level of Taoist Heart Method had reached a higher level, and he could now barely manage to cover his body with golden light.

"Taoist Heart Method, calm the heart and still the breath. Tang Hao, your Killing God Domain is useless against me," Dugu Bo laughed.

"This Old Poison actually has such a secret technique?" Tang Hao felt surprise in his heart, but no panic. Even if the Killing God Domain was useless, he still did not believe Dugu Bo could contend with him.

"Forget it. I originally wanted to use the Killing God Domain to intimidate you, hoping you would be sensible and retreat. Unfortunately, you are unappreciative. Old Poison, please leave your life here. It just so happens that your Medusa Skull is also a top-grade soul bone, which is useful to me." In order to help Tang San gather a full set of six soul bones as quickly as possible, Tang Hao had reached the point of stopping at nothing; he would absolutely not give up easily.

"Then come and fight!" Dugu Bo knew he was no match for Tang Hao, but he was not yet afraid of a Tang Hao covered in hidden injuries and on the verge of physical collapse. "Seventh Soul Skill: Martial Soul Avatar!"

Dugu Bo did not stand on ceremony and directly activated his avatar, transforming into a massive Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor.

"Hmph, Seventh Soul Skill: Clear Sky Avatar!" Tang Hao did not dare to be careless either, or rather, he had to end the battle quickly now; he absolutely could not let Dugu Bo drag things out until his own hidden injuries flared up.

Therefore, he also directly activated his avatar to fight.

The terrifying Clear Sky Avatar and the Serpent Emperor Avatar covered the entire Dragon Snake Valley with their might.

The next second, the two great avatars collided directly.

Under the clash of the massive power between the Clear Sky Hammer's hammer head and the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor's tail, several houses in the Dragon Snake Family's residence were razed to the ground.

The Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor opened its mouth, gushing out thick, toxic mist; the flowers, plants, and trees it touched instantly turned into thick liquid.

"Clear Sky Protection!"

Tang Hao opened a protective shield. Although Dugu Bo's toxins were pervasive, they simply could not break through his defense.

Then, Tang Hao backhanded a hammer strike onto the body of the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor, knocking Dugu Bo back dozens of meters, causing two more houses to be crushed by the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor.

In a head-on battle, Dugu Bo was still far inferior to Tang Hao.

"Haha, Tang Hao, you are indeed powerful, but it is impossible to defeat this old man with just one hammer. Taste this old man's new poison: Rainbow Serpent Emperor Poison." Dugu Bo flipped his palm, and a rainbow-colored flower appeared in his hand.

If Tang San or Chrysanthemum Douluo were here, they might recognize this flower; it was also a medicinal herb from within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, but it was not a celestial-grade herb—it was a deadly, poisonous grass: the Rainbow Seven-Colored Miasma.

Once poisoned by this, the color of one's body would change continuously like the colors of a rainbow; when it turned to the final purple, even gods could not save them.

Dugu Bo stimulated the pollen within this poisonous grass, then sprayed the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor poison along with the pollen, fusing the two poisons in appropriate proportions to form the even more powerful Rainbow Serpent Emperor Poison.

"So beautiful!" Looking at the rainbow-colored toxic gas in the sky, Meng Yiran said subconsciously.

She also played with snake venom and yearned for it immensely in her heart; if only one day, she could also wield such beautiful snake venom.

"This poison is not just beautiful," Long Gong watched the rainbow poison with a grave expression. He felt that if he were to rush in, he would likely turn into blood and water in a short time.

The Clear Sky Protection shield created by Tang Hao could no longer achieve perfect defense under this poison; those seven or eight pitch-black shields turned into iron liquid of various colors—red, yellow, or blue—in a short time.

Fortunately, Tang Hao sensed the danger and retreated from the range of the toxic mist at the fastest speed before the shields were completely destroyed; otherwise, he would likely have followed in the footsteps of those shields.

"What, why is this poison so terrifying?" Tang Hao was shocked. His Clear Sky Protection could even completely defend against the attacks of a Title Douluo.

Now, it was being eroded so rapidly by the toxin.

Although Dugu Bo's level was only ninety-four, his ability to use poison must have already reached the realm of a Super Douluo.

"Hehe, you dodged quite quickly, but do you think the only thing I have that threatens you is poison? Soul Bone Skill: Medusa Gaze!" Dugu Bo stood in place, gray-white light flickering in his eyes.

He was very clear about his own positioning.

If he were to compare strength and speed with Tang Hao, he would be looking for abuse.

Facing someone who possessed the Clear Sky Hammer martial soul and was covered in a full set of soul bones, even if Tang Hao had serious hidden injuries, he could still hang him up and beat him.

Therefore, Dugu Bo's fighting style was to first spread deadly poison around himself, making Tang Hao afraid to rush to his side for close-quarters combat.

Then, after breaking the shield with the Rainbow Serpent Emperor Poison and forcing Tang Hao back a certain distance, he would supplement it with his strongest long-range energy attack: Medusa Gaze!

This tactic was indeed effective. Once a Title Douluo like Tang Hao, who followed a close-quarters path, had the distance opened up and the opponent's long-range attacks were enough to pose a threat to him, he would become very passive.

If Tang Hao could continuously detonate his rings to use the Great Sumeru Hammer, he might be able to finish Dugu Bo in one blow. Unfortunately, in his current state, let alone detonating rings, if he fought for even a little longer, he would collapse himself first.

This was exactly what Dugu Bo was counting on.

Therefore, he continuously fired Medusa Gaze. This move had high output and low consumption; it didn't matter if it didn't hit Tang Hao, as the goal of stalling for time was achieved anyway.

"Damn it, this Old Poison has actually become so powerful, forcing me into a position where I can neither advance nor retreat, leaving me helpless. If only I weren't unable to detonate my rings now..." Tang Hao's heart was full of unwillingness. Since when could a mere Dugu Bo suppress him like this?

In fact, he was not completely unable to detonate his rings. His Ninth Spirit Ring came from the Blue Silver Emperor and had two skills: one was the hammer strike he unleashed at the Spirit Hall, which was an attack skill; the other was a support skill that had the ability to convert power to restore vitality. With this, although Tang Hao could not detonate all nine rings at once, detonating five or six rings was at least no problem. Let alone Dugu Bo, even if Lan Xue came here, she would be severely injured, and there might even be a possibility of mutual destruction.

But the problem was that this method was like drinking poison to quench thirst. In his current state, the consumption of vitality was irreversible. If he really fought like that, regardless of whether the opponent died or not, he would certainly die himself after that set of rings was detonated.

To perish together with Dugu Bo, Tang Hao thought it was not worth it at all; he would not do that.

"Ugh!"

With a pain in his chest, Tang Hao could not help but let out a muffled groan; his hidden injuries had flared up again.

"Damn it, it seems I can only retreat temporarily today. Long Gong, Old Poison, consider yourselves lucky. I will not let this rest."

Tang Hao's pitch-black figure flashed continuously toward the rear, and accompanied by a threatening remark, he soon disappeared into the mountains.

Dugu Bo was not Lan Xue; with his speed, he could not catch up to Tang Hao, so he could not be bothered to chase and kill him.

Moreover, his Inner Core was not with him after all, and his power could not be exerted to its full potential. It was still somewhat difficult to truly kill Tang Hao; being able to drive him back was already not bad.

Dugu Bo waved one hand, and the Rainbow Serpent Emperor Poison that filled the sky was retracted by him. This poison was too terrifying; if left to spread, the disaster it would cause would be too great.

(End of this chapter)