Chapter 545: The Offering Falls into a Trap, the Haotian Formation

"Trash!"

Seeing that Tuoba Xi, a dignified Title Douluo, could not even break through the enemy's military formation, the Golden Crocodile Douluo could not help but curse in anger.

His personality was somewhat irritable; although Hu Liena hoped he would conserve his strength and wait for the Xiaotian Sect and the Slaughter King to strike before they intervened,

he could no longer hold back. Why wait for the opponent to strike first?

A woman, as expected, did not understand the principle of striking first to gain the advantage.

"These people from the Four Single-Attribute Clans all seem to have Beast Spirits. Since that's the case, let them taste this move of mine!" Without even informing Hu Liena, the Golden Crocodile Douluo suddenly flew out.

Hu Liena was startled. "Fourth Offering, do not act rashly!"

She knew that if the Fourth Offering struck now, it would actually be favorable for the war situation, but just like a duel between experts, whoever used their trump card first would fall into a passive position; the one who struck first would inevitably reveal flaws.

Hu Liena was clear that although this was a war, in the end, what truly decided the outcome was not the army, but these Title Douluos.

To expose one's trump card early for a momentary advantage in the army was unwise! Unfortunately, it was already too late for her to stop him, or rather, as a mere Saintess, she could not stop the actions of an Offering.

"Eighth Soul Skill, Hundred Beasts Bow!"

The Golden Crocodile Douluo flew into the Tang Family army and suddenly let out a roar. He intended to control all the Spirit Masters with Beast Spirits and make the people of the Four Single-Attribute Clans kill each other.

"Tang Family army, listen to my order: take the medicine and retreat!" Tang San seemed to have been prepared; the Four Single-Attribute Clans immediately took the medicine they had prepared in advance.

The Golden Crocodile Douluo's Eighth Soul Skill actually had no effect on them at this moment.

This was actually a type of poison. Tang San's alchemy level was average, but his ability to use poison was extremely strong. After all, besides Hidden Weapons, the Tang Sect was famous throughout the world for its poison.

This poison caused no physical damage; it was a deafness pill. Those who took it would lose their sense of hearing for a short period.

Tang San understood very well that covering one's ears or using earplugs would be impossible to counter the Golden Crocodile Douluo's Eighth Soul Skill, but if one were completely deaf, it could isolate all sound-wave-type skills, unless that sound-wave skill already involved the soul level.

However, to simultaneously produce three effects—physical attack, mental attack, and mental control—in a single soul skill, it would require a Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring.

The Golden Crocodile Douluo's Eighth Spirit Ring was only black. Since it already carried significant physical attack and relied on sound-wave control, it would be too exaggerated if it also carried mental control.

The Flaming Lion was not a god-level martial soul; it barely reached the top tier, so it certainly could not achieve such a perfect soul skill relying on a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Ring.

Facts proved that Tang San's strategy was correct.

The temporarily deaf Single-Attribute Clans withstood the Golden Crocodile Douluo's roar and retreated rapidly.

"Clear Sky Sect disciples, listen to my order: Haotian Formation!"

Soon, a group of people took the positions previously held by the Single-Attribute Clans, as if they had been prepared in advance.

They were all disciples of the Clear Sky Sect.

Everyone's soul power connected, and a deep blue formation rose toward the sky, enveloping the Golden Crocodile Douluo.

"Damn it, I've been tricked!" The Golden Crocodile Douluo was startled. These Four Single-Attribute Clans had deliberately lured him into attacking so that he would step into the formation they had prepared.

A majestic figure appeared in the formation. The aura he exuded was far stronger than that of an ordinary Title Douluo. As he held the Clear Sky Hammer, it truly made one feel he lived up to the name: "Outstanding battle-soul hammer, towering Clear Sky Sect!"

"Xiaotian Douluo Tang Xiao!" Hu Liena hurriedly shouted, "Fourth Offering, come back quickly!"

"It's too late. Today, I, the Sect Master, will take the life of an Offering to pay tribute to the spirits of my father, my second brother, and A Yin!" Tang Xiao was filled with murderous intent. Ever since he learned his second brother Tang Hao had died, his primary suspect, like Tang San's, was the Spirit Hall. New hatred and old grudges were piled together.

At this moment, when the two sides met, they were naturally red-eyed enemies.

Tang Xiao brandished his heavy hammer and pounced fiercely at the Golden Crocodile Douluo.

The Golden Crocodile Douluo, who had once fought the Thunder Douluo Yu Yuanzhen, was now completely no match for the Xiaotian Douluo; with just one hammer strike, he was almost injured internally.

Although Tang Xiao had only broken through to Level 97 not long ago, his actual combat power was already completely inferior to none among those peak Level 97 experts.

Not only that, the combat techniques of the two sides were not on the same level at all; Tang Xiao's hammer technique far exceeded that of the Golden Crocodile Douluo.

Because he had not been taught Ring Detonation or the Great Sumeru Hammer, this Xiaotian Douluo had spent his whole life immersed in studying the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes.

In terms of his comprehension of the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes, he was actually far above Tang Hao.

Of course, even if Tang Xiao was stronger than the Golden Crocodile Douluo, he could not have been this much stronger; the key lay in the Haotian Formation.

Trapped in this formation, the Golden Crocodile Douluo's attributes would be suppressed by the formation; conversely, Tang Xiao, who possessed the Clear Sky Hammer martial soul, could gather the power of all the Clear Sky Hammers within the formation.

This difference of one increase and one decrease was almost equivalent to a Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.

In the anime, Tang Xiao was able to use this formation to take on three people, beating the three Offerings—Qingluan, Golden Crocodile, and Guangling—until they had no temper left.

With only one Golden Crocodile Douluo here now, how could he be a match for Tang Xiao?

"That idiot, the fourth one, fell for the trap so easily and got stuck in the opponent's formation." The Golden Crocodile Douluo was angry and helpless.

If he had known, he should have brought the Qingluan Douluo; at least Qingluan was a calm person.

He had considered that the Golden Crocodile Douluo's soul skills were more suitable for war, but he hadn't expected them to be broken by a tiny pill from the opponent.

Now that the Golden Crocodile was trapped in the opponent's formation, unable to advance or retreat, he had to intervene to rescue him.

"Seventh Soul Skill, Golden Crocodile Avatar!" The Golden Crocodile Douluo was indeed much more cautious than the Golden Crocodile Douluo; even if Tang Xiao's soul power was much weaker than his, he would not be careless or underestimate the enemy.

After activating his Spirit Avatar, he broke into the opponent's formation. Moreover, he did not enter completely; he only extended a tail, wrapped it around the Golden Crocodile Douluo's abdomen, and attempted to drag him out of the Haotian Formation.

"Hehe, the Golden Crocodile Douluo has also come. Just as Xiao San expected, after luring one out, we can push the boat with the current and lure out the other." Dai Mubai shouted, "It's now, Senior, please make your move!"

"Slaughter Domain!!!"

A hoarse, deep voice rang out. Inside the Haotian Formation, a peculiar domain took shape, simultaneously enveloping the Golden Crocodile Douluo and the Golden Crocodile Douluo.

The Golden Crocodile Douluo, who had been maintaining his Spirit Avatar, saw his avatar instantly dissipate, and the nine Spirit Rings—two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red—surrounding his body were suppressed by this domain and could not even manifest.

"How is this possible? What kind of domain is this? It's actually this powerful!" The Golden Crocodile Douluo was greatly shocked.

He had never heard of a domain that could render an opponent's Spirit Rings completely ineffective; he had only heard that such a phenomenon existed within the city of Slaughter City.

Could this be the power of the Slaughter King?

(End of chapter)