Chapter 132: Lingxu Blocks a Hammer Barehanded, Then Departs for Sea God Island

"To think someone here actually knows of the Clear Sky Sect. However, I, Tang Bo, have long since ceased to be a member of the Clear Sky Sect; do not mention me in the same breath as those other hypocrites from the Clear Sky Sect."

Speaking of the Clear Sky Sect, Tang Bo seemed somewhat angry, as if the Clear Sky Sect were his sworn enemy.

Lingxu had originally intended to kill him outright, but after hearing this, Lingxu decided to watch and see what happened next.

"You were the one who killed Hai Dafu and the others, weren't you? Not bad. Being able to kill those two shows your strength is not lacking. Summon your martial soul," Tang Bo said.

The person who could walk out at this moment was presumably Ziyun's trump card.

Lingxu shook his head and said, "To deal with you, it is not necessary."

He was just that confident. Tang Bo had Level 81 soul power; perhaps due to his mutated martial soul, his Heavenly Profound Water Hammer was not weak, and at Level 78 or 79, he could already fight against the Level 89 Hai Dafu.

He had the ability to fight above his level, but the gap between him and Lingxu was immense; there was simply no need to use a martial soul.

Seeing Lingxu look down on him, Tang Bo felt angry in his heart.

"You brat, how dare you speak so wildly! If you can defeat me without using your martial soul, I'll be damned if I don't let you do whatever you want with me without a single complaint," Tang Bo said with a look of disdain.

In his heart, he believed that even if a Title Douluo came, it would not be so easy to defeat him.

Let alone doing so without a martial soul, which meant not using any soul skills.

Tang Bo raised the water-blue hammer in his hand; he truly looked down on Lingxu, and Lingxu was simply too young.

The next instant, as Lingxu released his aura, Tang Bo's brow furrowed immediately, and he had no choice but to take it seriously.

Lingxu struck first, closing the distance to Tang Bo in the blink of an eye.

Tang Bo's body reacted with natural swiftness, and the Heavenly Profound Water Hammer smashed directly toward Lingxu.

With soul power coating his hand, Lingxu met Tang Bo's Heavenly Profound Water Hammer head-on with his own bare fist.

Meeting a hammer with a fist—this was the first time Tang Bo had ever encountered such a thing.

He held nothing back; it was a true, full-force strike.

With a loud "Boom—", under the force of Lingxu's punch, Tang Bo's Heavenly Profound Water Hammer was sent flying, and he himself was sent flying along with it.

The power was simply too strong; either the hammer would fly, or he would fly.

But having the hammer fly off alone, losing his weapon, seemed even more humiliating.

In the end, they both flew off together for a distance of over ten meters.

"You've got some skills!" Tang Bo leaped with force, and then the soul rings on his body lit up.

The Heavenly Profound Water Hammer seemed to condense the power of water, rotating in the air before striking toward Lingxu.

Seeing the opponent's attack, Lingxu did not choose to take it head-on this time, but instead used the Phantom Shadow Steps; when the attack of the Heavenly Profound Water Hammer landed on the ground, the earth shook and bricks and stones flew everywhere.

Many of the onlookers who were not prepared in time were hit and let out cries of agony.

However, what Tang Bo had smashed was merely Lingxu's afterimage; Lingxu was already standing ten meters behind Tang Bo.

Tang Bo also knew that his strike had missed.

The opponent's speed had increased instantly just now, and he had been unable to keep up at all.

Turning around, Tang Bo said indifferently, "To be able to kill Hai Dafu and his wife, you have the strength for it."

"But wanting to defeat me without relying on a martial soul is just a dream." Tang Bo moved his body.

His own aura and that of the Heavenly Profound Water Hammer intensified once more; this seemed to be a soul skill, and his entire body was surrounded by water-elemental soul power.

As Tang Bo moved, his speed was actually much faster than before.

The Heavenly Profound Water Hammer attacked again; this time, Lingxu did not rely on speed, but used the Lingxue Sacred Heart Hand to neutralize the opponent's attack.

First, he caught the attack of the hammer, then followed up with a strike.

Lingxu struck outward with both hands, and Tang Bo's Heavenly Profound Water Hammer was separated from his body.

This was a raw, forceful strike that knocked his martial soul from his hands.

Puchi...

Tang Bo was knocked back twenty or thirty meters, landing on the ground; although he barely managed to support himself and did not collapse completely, he spat out a large mouthful of blood.

"Sorry, I didn't control my strength well. Are you alright?" Lingxu asked.

"I..." Tang Bo was horrified in his heart; the opponent's strength had actually reached such a level.

Even if he used his Martial Soul Avatar, he reckoned he would be no match.

But he was unwilling; he could not just be defeated like this.

Then, with a loud shout, the seven soul rings on his body lit up.

His whole person rose six or seven meters into the air with the Heavenly Profound Water Hammer, and then, holding the hammer, he said, "If you can still take this move of mine, then I have lost, and I will let you do whatever you want with me."

For this strike, Tang Bo gathered all his strength.

Seeing this, Lingxu immediately said, "Since you say so, I will make you lose with complete conviction."

Mobilizing his soul power, a pale golden barrier of soul power quickly formed around Lingxu.

It was simply condensed soul power with no soul skill involved; if one had to call it something, it could barely be considered a self-created defensive soul skill.

The Heavenly Profound Water Hammer was now larger than an adult, and it smashed straight down just like that.

Boom...

Ah...

A massive shockwave erupted from the collision, injuring many people and even sending some flying from the blast.

Yet, after this hammer blow, Lingxu remained completely unharmed.

The barrier condensed from soul power was perfectly fine.

At this moment, Tang Bo understood very clearly that the gap between them was simply too great; it was not just a small difference.

The Martial Soul Avatar was dispelled, and Tang Bo also retracted his martial soul.

"I have lost! Kill me or carve me up, I leave it to you. But before I die, I want to know, what exactly is your soul power and your martial soul?" Tang Bo said. He wanted to know who he had lost to and what kind of strength the opponent truly possessed, otherwise, he would not be able to die in peace.

Lingxu said coldly, "Why should I tell you?"

"You must know, you are here today to disrupt the City Lord's coronation ceremony."

"I..."

Lingxu said again: "Tang Bo, then if I support this Ziyun to be the City Lord of Hanhai City, do you have any objections?"

Tang Bo was helpless; he had no other options now, so he could only say helplessly: "What objections could I have?"

He truly wanted to fight this person, even if it meant fighting to the death.

But he had also brought some of his own brothers along.

If he were to die, what kind of fate would befall those who came with him?

Then Lingxu looked at the others present and said: "Does anyone else have objections?"

"No, we have no objections and are willing to honor Ziyun as the City Lord of Hanhai City."

Lingxu nodded with satisfaction; this was the effect he wanted.

Finally, Lingxu looked at Tang Bo again and said: "Didn't you want to see my true power? As a man about to die, I will satisfy you."

His soul power manifested on his body, though this time Lingxu used the Breath Concealment Technique to alter the color of his spirit rings.

The Six-Winged Holy Light Tiger possessed him, and then the spirit rings appeared one by one before everyone.

Two yellow, two purple, four black, one red.

This was the result of using the Breath Concealment Technique, yet he still kept one red spirit ring visible to everyone.

It was not that he didn't want to use them directly, but if he did, everyone would think it impossible or fake; it was better to display them with these colors to be more convincing to the masses.

Lingxu said: "My soul power is only at Level 98."

Level 98—such high soul power was a height that the people in Hanhai City could only look up to.

"In the future, I may not always be in this Hanhai City. If anyone does not obey the City Lord's orders, when I arrive, I will naturally settle the accounts."

Since he wanted Ziyun to vigorously develop Hanhai City and cultivate a group of subordinates, Lingxu had to show something to convince everyone.

Lingxu's aura radiated out; how could these people withstand it? They all knelt down under Lingxu's aura.

"Greetings, my Lord. We will definitely cooperate fully with City Lord Ziyun."

Now, everyone who had wanted the position of City Lord gave up; the position of City Lord was something you might have the life to take, but not the life to enjoy.

A Level 98 Title Douluo could easily kill a Spirit Douluo without using a martial soul or soul skill.

"Level 98 soul power! I do not lose unjustly," Tang Bo said.

Lingxu looked at the crowd and said: "Everyone, get up!"

In the end, only Tang Bo remained kneeling; he was already convinced and submissive. Having lost to a powerhouse, what else was there to say?

Tang Bo said: "Senior, kill me."

Lingxu said: "Tang Bo, you said you would leave your fate to me; does that still count?"

Slowly raising his head, Tang Bo said: "Senior, my word is as good as gold; it naturally counts."

"Very well, are you willing to pledge your loyalty to me?" Lingxu said.

Tang Bo said: "My Lord, I have two conditions for not pledging loyalty. If these two points exist, I would rather die than pledge loyalty."

"Then tell me, what are these two conditions?" Lingxu asked curiously.

Tang Bo said: "First, I will not pledge loyalty to the Clear Sky Sect. However, Senior is certainly not from the Clear Sky Sect, so this point is naturally excluded."

"The second is that I will not pledge loyalty to the Spirit Hall."

"Oh... the Spirit Hall, is it?"

"I am sorry, I do come from the Spirit Hall, but the force I created does not belong to the Spirit Hall. How about that? Including these little brothers of yours, if they are willing, they can come too. I will naturally not treat you unfairly."

Actually, when Lingxu said this, his group of little brothers were all excited.

Tang Bo said: "My Lord, as long as it is not working for the Spirit Hall, I can! I am willing to pledge loyalty to you, my Lord."

Lingxu nodded and said: "Good, but whether you have the qualifications to pledge loyalty, I will test you later."

In fact, Ziyun and Kevin had already collected some information on this Tang Bo beforehand.

This guy arrived here five years ago, and after losing a bet to Hai Dafu, he agreed to join Hanhai City and serve the City Lord's Mansion.

From the timeline, it seems to match up. The reason he held such a grudge against the Clear Sky Sect might be because of their choice to go into seclusion.

Because of this seclusion, the Clear Sky Sect almost disbanded.

All the outer branches were abandoned, and many disciples lost their lives because of it.

However, whether Lingxu would accept them or not would ultimately depend on them passing the final assessment.

"Alright, Ziyun, you can continue with the City Lord's coronation ceremony," Lingxu said.

From now on, Ziyun could be considered to have truly secured the position of City Lord of Hanhai City.

With the threat of Lingxu, even if he didn't come to Hanhai City for the next ten years, no one would dare to touch the City Lord's Mansion.

Within ten years, Lingxu had given Ziyun the Lingxue Sacred Heart Art; if she still couldn't develop it into the strongest force in Hanhai City, it would truly mean Lingxu had misjudged her.

After the ceremony ended, to avoid unnecessary trouble, Lingxu stayed at the City Lord's Mansion and also brought Feng Xiaotian and the others over.

The next day, Lingxu began the assessment for Tang Bo and his other little brothers.

Of course, there were also some Spirit Masters from Ziyun's family.

Ziyun also wanted more people in her family to practice the Lingxue Sacred Heart Art, so she let the young and strong Spirit Masters of the family come to participate.

Although this assessment was time-consuming and laborious, Lingxu was willing.

As long as these people passed the assessment and practiced the Lingxue Sacred Heart Art, wouldn't that ten percent cultivation effect increase again?

Luo Yun'er, Luo Yun'er, and Feng Xiaotian—these seven people—also started seven-person team battles in the Spirit Fighting Arena over the next half month.

It was just that Feng Xiaotian had reached the Soul Ancestor level, so their opponents were all led by Soul Ancestors, or even teams consisting entirely of Soul Ancestors.

In fifteen team battles, the seven of them lost six, which was nine wins and six losses.

However, these six losses all occurred in the first ten matches; from the eleventh match to the fifteenth, they achieved a five-game winning streak.

The seven of them already had a tacit understanding, and could handle Sea Soul Masters with ease; compared to before they arrived, their combat experience was like night and day.

After fifteen days, Lingxu's assessment of them was declared finished.

The Ziyun family had a total of one hundred and three young and able-bodied Spirit Masters participating in the assessment, the youngest being eight years old and the oldest sixty.

Out of one hundred and three people, only forty-one did not pass the assessment, a pass rate of sixty percent.

Perhaps it was because of Lingxu's strength, coupled with his support for the Ziyun family, that for most of them, it was not a lack of loyalty, but rather that their talent was a bit lacking, or their temperament was a bit poor.

As for Tang Bo, he passed successfully, but for his subordinates, the pass rate was not as high as the Ziyun family's.

Out of one hundred and thirty-one Spirit Masters, only twenty-eight passed.

It was a pity that the level seventy-eight Soul Saint did not pass either; his talent was sufficient, and his loyalty was barely acceptable, but this fellow's temperament was somewhat poor, and it was not just a little bit poor.

Lingxu did not give up on those who did not pass, and still had Tang Bo continue to lead them.

Then he had Tang Bo serve as the deputy city lord of Hanhai City.

Originally, Hai Dafu had promised him that as long as he became a Spirit Douluo, he would have the position of deputy city lord; with his strength, assisting Ziyun in Hanhai City was enough.

……

Lingxu glanced at the system panel and said, "It is time to set off. I wonder if I can hunt one or two hundred-thousand-year Spirit Rings here; my Spirit Ring age increase also depends on this."

Host: Lingxu (Holy Master of Lingxue Sacred Land)

Status: Healthy

Soul Power: Level 98

Mental Power: Level 98

First martial soul: Six-Winged Holy Light Tiger

Spirit Rings: Black (36,815 years), Black (36,930 years), Black (38,023 years), Black (57,236 years), Black (60,685 years), Black (85,128 years), Red (135,000 years), Red (130,000 years), Red (145,000 years)

Second martial soul: Dark Demon Evil Soul Spear

Spirit Rings: Black (96,588 years), Red (120,120 years)

Soul Bones: Spirit Wisdom Skull (103,550 years), External Spirit Bone Golden Twin Swords (270,800 years), External Spirit Bone Golden Armor (106,339 years), Blue Silver Emperor Left Leg Bone (120,000 years), Right Arm Bone (120,000 years), Titan Giant Ape Left Arm Bone (120,120 years), Azure Bull Python Right Leg Bone (120,210 years)

Cultivation Method: Lingxue Sacred Heart Art (Tenth Layer)

Skills: Phantom Shadow Steps (Great Completion), Eight Extremities Fist (Great Completion), Breath Concealment Technique (Great Completion), Eye of Truth (Great Completion), Nine Styles of Soul Severing (Minor Completion), Lingxue Sacred Heart Hand (Great Completion), Lingxue Sacred Heart Sword (Great Completion), Lingxue Carefree Travel (Great Completion)

Domains: Holy Light Domain (Intermediate), Evil Dark Domain (Intermediate), God Slayer Domain (Intermediate)

Current Lingxue Sacred Land members: 661

Members providing cultivation effects: 660

……

In the morning, on the boundless sea, a hundred-meter sea boat was sailing.

Lingxu wanted to go to Sea God Island, and Kevin certainly had to support him.

After all, the Spirit Hall had once attacked Sea God Island, and the Spirit Hall still had ships that could go to sea and captains who knew the route.

Therefore, Lingxu did not use the Super Dragon Abyss Boat this time, but chose to let the people from the Spirit Hall provide an escort, which could also save quite a bit of time.