Chapter 5: A Terrifying Strike

Clear Sky Douluo, weren't you very arrogant before? Didn't you say that big fists equal reason? Well then I now want to see—after I beat you to death, who dares come to me to reason?

Bai Yuan stepped forward, and the earth shattered in response.

Boom!

The flesh-and-blood fist clashed hard with the Clear Sky Hammer.

Terrifying tremors and energy explosions erupted.

Yet incredibly, Tang Hao was blown back hundreds of meters by this plain, unadorned punch; the ground in its path all collapsed, leaving him at an absolute disadvantage.

A ninety‑ninth‑rank Peerless Douluo!

Tang Hao instantly confirmed Bai Yuan's strength.

Bai Yuan, I admit you're strong, but if we really fight, your disciple will surely die here! Tang Hao's hand gripping the Clear Sky Hammer trembled slightly.

The power of Bai Yuan's punch was truly shocking; what shocked Tang Hao even more was that the opponent used no soul skill, not even a martial soul.

But Tang Hao never imagined in his dreams that Bai Yuan had no soul skill at all, let alone a martial soul.

Bai Yuan gave a soft "heh", extended his left hand, and saw Bai Yu fly up out of thin air until she sat on his left palm.

To suppress you, one hand is enough!

Bai Yu decisively wrapped her arms around Bai Yuan's neck, lest she accidentally fall and die in the battle's aftermath.

Arrogant! Tang Hao didn't understand why Bai Yuan suddenly became so powerful, but he could only grit his teeth and press on.

The terrifying battle unfolded in the forest.

The earth collapsed repeatedly in the terrifying collisions.

Such a huge commotion made the Soul Masters hunting in the Hunting Soul Forest tremble with fear, and a distant master and Tang San watching were equally shocked.

Teacher, what kind of expert's battle is this?

Yu Xiaogang pondered for a moment, then said solemnly: "At the very least they are a Title Douluo‑level expert, and possibly not an ordinary Title Douluo."

They could never have guessed that one of the main combatants in this great battle would be the fraud Bai Yuan in their eyes.

Terrifying power ravaged heaven and earth; the thick, tall trees, as frail as paper, were torn apart by the aftershocks.

The once‑flat land turned into a heavenly pit hundreds of meters in diameter; the two fought from ground to sky, locked in a struggle where victory was impossible to discern for a time.

This isn't your power, is it? Tang Hao noticed Bai Yuan's abnormality and asked.

Bai Yuan said nothing, only feeling stifled; as a proud transmigrator who even possessed a system, he was actually being beaten by a higher‑level opponent.

There was no way; Bai Yuan now couldn't use techniques, so he could only suppress Tang Hao with one hand relying purely on his cultivation.

Of course, even with both hands Bai Yuan could at most gain an absolute advantage, unable to kill Tang Hao.

The power he had honed over the years and the power he had suddenly acquired still differed.

Bai Yuan, however, snorted coldly: "So what if it isn't my power? Killing you is enough!"

Tang Hao's mind and spirit were shaken.

That is the power of a Peerless Douluo, yet now someone can casually bestow it upon an ordinary person.

It's simply terrifying.

Tang Hao dared not linger; he blocked Bai Yuan's punch, circulated his entire body's soul power, and hurriedly flew toward the horizon.

He didn't want to keep fighting.

Seeing this, Bai Yuan's eyes flared with urgency; he could feel that as Tang Hao turned and left, his own vast, matchless spiritual aura and that flawless Golden Core were dissipating!

I can't let him just run away like that.

Bai Yuan hardened his heart, several thoughts flashing through his mind.

If he let Tang Hao go this once, once he sensed Bai Yuan's power fading, Tang Hao might turn and launch a counterattack, killing both him and Bai Yu.

Without further thought, Bai Yuan struck Bai Yu's back with a palm.

Bai Yu, use the strongest technique you know to kill him!

A flicker of doubt crossed Bai Yu's innocent, wide eyes.

Kill that person just now?

She's so weak now—how could she kill?

Bai Yu resolved her inner doubts; she only felt a massive energy surging in from behind, forcefully filling her body.

A sensation that she might explode at any moment arose in Bai Yu's mind.

No, it must be released.

Following Bai Yuan's words, Bai Yu made a sun seal with her left hand and a moon seal with her right; the sun and moon seemed to appear on her hands.

In an instant, terrifying power burst forth.

Far away, within seconds Tang Hao, who had already flown tens of thousands of meters, felt only a breath of death welling up in his chest.

He hastily turned his head and saw a rotating Taiji diagram, half black and half white with black containing white and white containing black, pressing down upon him.

Tang Hao's eyes grew deadly serious; he burst forth at full speed to the side, hoping to dodge the attack.

But the Taiji diagram, aside from being much closer to him, showed no change; it still came straight at him to suppress him.

Unavoidable!

A huge Clear Sky Hammer appeared out of nowhere; Tang Hao gripped it with both hands, and in an instant, yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, red—nine Soul Rings all exploded at once!

Bursting a ring—within the Clear Sky Sect's Mount Sumeru Hammer, this is the most overbearing secret art; each Soul Ring can undergo a burst once.

After bursting, the Soul Ring's power will fully erupt, instantly becoming one's own strength and merging into this attack.

It produces a power far surpassing one's original strength.

The higher the quality of the Soul Ring when burst, the greater the effect.

Just like Tang Hao's nine rings bursting together, it can almost be called a desperate all‑out strike, and is his strongest tier!

The huge Clear Sky Hammer collided with the Taiji diagram.

In this terrifying clash, the world seemed as if time had paused, and everything between heaven and earth appeared to have solidified.

Suddenly, with a booming "Boom!", the mountains and rivers shattered, the world seemed to fall into apocalypse, and heaven and earth grew dim.

The world seemed to be vibrating, frightening the nearby ordinary residents, who fled in haste.

……

Hunting Soul Forest

Bai Yuan drifted down, gazing at Bai Yu, who was extremely weak and lay limp in his arms, his heart aching immensely.

"Bai Yu, please don't come to harm!"

Bai Yuan knew he had just been impatient.

Therefore he transferred the last of his spiritual power from his perfected Core Formation stage to Bai Yu, but there was nothing else he could do.

Not wanting to settle with Tang Hao, once he loses that power he will no longer have the qualification to oppose Tang Hao.

"Master, I'm fine, but I probably didn't kill him, disappointing you," Bai Yu said weakly.

Bai Yuan stared, then sighed in relief: "As long as you're safe, that's what matters; this time I was impatient, I wasn't strong enough, I will diligently cultivate my arts from now on."

Having cultivation but no spellcraft, Bai Yuan didn't know how to describe himself; his power was equivalent to that of a ninety‑ninth‑rank Peerless Douluo, yet he could not overcome Tang Hao.

Bai Yuan decisively fled with Bai Yu.

Since Bai Yu failed to kill Tang Hao, Tang Hao could return at any moment; even though he is now seriously wounded, crushing two third‑layer Qi Refining ants would still be easy.

(End of chapter)