Chapter 628: The Mysterious Ice Halberd and the Clear Sky Hammer: The Final Battle of Grudges

"Tang Xiao, I have waited many years for another chance to battle the Clear Sky Hammer. Now that Tang Hao is dead, you shall accept his challenge. Come!" Lan Xue gripped the Mysterious Ice Halberd and charged at Tang Xiao.

Tang Xiao raised his hammer to meet the attack.

Boom—a collision sounded.

A conical crater formed directly beneath them, centered on their bodies; the power of a Level 97 Super Douluo is not something an ordinary person can rival.

The Mysterious Ice Halberd and the Clear Sky Hammer, these two long-time rivals, were finally going to settle things once and for all today.

Tang Xiao combined his strength and technique, unleashing the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes to counter Lan Xue's Heavenly Queen Halberd Technique.

Lan Xue condensed a pair of ice wings; fighting in the air was advantageous for her. After all, the Clear Sky Hammer was not a flight-type martial soul, and even though Tang Xiao was a Title Douluo capable of flight, his mobility was far inferior to Lan Xue, who could condense ice wings.

"Quake Absolute!"

Tang Xiao unleashed a hammer blow with all his might, striking the shaft of Lan Xue's halberd; the powerful, vibrating force instantly knocked Lan Xue back.

This hammer blow of his was not intended to defeat Lan Xue, but to create distance, after which he descended to the ground.

Lan Xue smiled; it was like this again. In the past, every time Tang Hao fought her, he would find a way to turn it into a land battle.

It was said that when Tang Chen fought Qian Daoliu, it was the same, because Tang Chen was known as invincible on land.

To put it nicely, the foot-combat ability of Clear Sky Hammer Spirit Masters is the best in the world; to put it bluntly, the Clear Sky Hammer martial soul has obviously low mobility and can only exert its advantages in land battles, unlike the Mysterious Ice Halberd, which is so versatile.

Whether in the air, on land, or on the sea, it can exert its power.

"How could I fear you!" Lan Xue abandoned her advantage and voluntarily descended.

Actually, sometimes Feihuang would feel that his mother was a bit stubborn; she was somewhat obsessed with defeating the Clear Sky Hammer in a fair and square manner. The long-range cold attribute attacks of Extreme Ice were actually very powerful; if she had stayed high in the sky and bombarded Tang Xiao with Extreme Ice, her chances of winning would clearly have been higher.

However, Feihuang respected such a mother even more; in terms of purity in the martial path, she was much stronger than him.

The two stood facing each other, each releasing nine Spirit Rings—both were two yellow, two purple, and five black. The number of soul bones was also similar. Judging solely by the aura emitted on the surface, the two could be said to be evenly matched.

Tang Xiao was thinking only of a quick victory at this moment and used the Quake Absolute again, but he did not expect Lan Xue to seize the timing, injecting more soul power into the Mysterious Ice Halberd. A large amount of ice condensed on the surface of the halberd, causing its weight to increase manifold.

Then, Lan Xue used a smashing motion to strike the body of the Clear Sky Hammer with her halberd.

"Ugh..." Tang Xiao suddenly felt a numbness in his wrists; the vibrating force of his Quake Absolute had actually been rebounded by Lan Xue.

Tang Xiao was, after all, full of combat experience and would not panic because of a miscalculation in one move. As the Clear Sky Hammer was a double-sided hammer, there was no need to flip it; Tang Xiao rotated his body and struck again with the other side of the hammer.

Clear Sky Nine Absolutes: Penetrate Absolute! Combining movement and stillness, penetrating the surface to reach the point, it could send force through the body to destroy an opponent's internal organs.

Lan Xue, however, condensed ice that resembled silk, wrapping it around the handle of the Clear Sky Hammer, and with a flick of her wrist, she completely neutralized the force of the Penetrate Absolute.

"Tang Xiao, it has been so many years, yet the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes of your Clear Sky Sect haven't improved at all. Today, I will break the martial arts you are so proud of completely!" Lan Xue said confidently.

"Th... that ice just now? What was that?" Tang Xiao was full of confusion.

Ice condensed from Extreme Ice is the hardest and coldest existence, yet the Lan Xue from just a moment ago was able to make it as smooth as silk.

If she had not used Extreme Ice, it should logically have been shattered by the vibration of the Clear Sky Hammer.

If she was using Extreme Ice, how did she make Extreme Ice so extreme?

Actually, this was the law contained within that Absolute Zero Stone. Ordinary Extreme Ice is too rigid. After Lan Xue obtained the Absolute Zero Stone, she realized from it the principle that when things reach an extreme, they turn into their opposites. Ice is a variation of water; a true God of Ice can also use ice to execute the laws of water. When the ultimate rigidity and ultimate softness fused together, what Lan Xue created was that Extreme Ice, as soft as silk, from just before.

While it could wrap around all things, it also possessed the two major characteristics of Extreme Ice itself: hardness and coldness.

This was a gift Lan Xue had specially prepared for the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes.

Tang Xiao unleashed three more of the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes in succession.

Entangle Absolute: entangling silk spinning force, where curves and straights generate each other.

Break Absolute: combining force with a frame, the force is swift and breaks.

Seal Absolute: contained like a drawn bow, sealing and solidifying force.

Yet all were easily broken by Lan Xue's exquisite halberd technique.

Great skill looks like clumsiness; strength overcomes ten Masteries—breaking the curves and straights of the Entangle Absolute.

Short thrusts are dangerously strange, forcing the opponent to retreat to defend and unable to combine force—breaking the swift force of the Break Absolute.

If the enemy does not move, I do not move; waiting in stillness, using defense as an attack—breaking the sealing and solidifying force of the Seal Absolute.

"So amazing, Mother is completely in the upper hand!" Nan Feiling said excitedly.

The speed at which Lan Xue and Tang Xiao swung their halberds and hammers became faster and faster. From the initial five hammer strikes per second to dozens of halberd strikes per second, and finally, Nan Feiling could no longer see their movements at all, only streaks of afterimages.

Her cultivation was ultimately insufficient, and her eyesight could not keep up with their movements.

Wherever the two passed, every time the sword and hammer intersected, it was like mountains collapsing and the earth splitting, shaking the ground and the mountains.

The two armies subconsciously moved away from their battlefield; if they continued to fight like this, sooner or later, "a thousand mountains would be void of birds, and ten thousand paths void of human tracks!"

"The Clear Sky Nine Absolutes, actually broken so cleanly by her!" Tang Xiao was shocked; he had already used all of the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes once.

Yet each time, he was easily countered by Lan Xue.

Now Lan Xue was unscathed, while his body was covered in halberd marks, and his soul power had been frozen quite a bit by the cold of the Extreme Ice.

A Super Douluo of their Clear Sky Hammer martial soul would actually be at a disadvantage in a land battle; he had never even thought of such a thing before.

Because it was simply impossible to happen.

This was too shameful to his grandfather Tang Chen's reputation for being invincible on land.

"Tang Xiao, you are finished. The Clear Sky Nine Absolutes have all been broken by me. You are covered in wounds, and your soul power has been frozen by Extreme Ice; you have less than thirty percent left to use. Next, I will use this strike to send you to your grave. Ninth Soul Skill, Absolute Ice God Annihilation Slash!" Lan Xue's Ninth Spirit Ring rose, and all her soul power was condensed into this strike.

"Damn it, don't think that just because the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes are gone, you can easily kill me. Ninth Soul Skill, Hammer Roaring Nine Heavens!" Tang Xiao also used his final strength to unleash his Ninth Soul Skill.

He did not understand the Great Sumeru Hammer; this Ninth Soul Skill was his most powerful move.

On the other side, the battle between Shui Bing'er and Tang Ling was also nearing its end. Tang Ling's state was similar to Tang Xiao's; his soul power had been invaded by Extreme Ice, and he had less than thirty percent left to use. Naturally, Shui Bing'er would not let go of this excellent opportunity to decide the outcome.

"Eighth Soul Skill, Ice Snow Neon Dress!"

"Bastard, a mere girl, daring to offend my Clear Sky Sect like this! This old man will smash you into powder. Ninth Soul Skill, Clear Sun Over the Heavens!" Tang Ling also erupted in Anger, making his final resistance.

(End of chapter)