Chapter 58

As the ninth Soul Ring on his body lit up, the Sword Douluo's figure instantly vanished, merging into the Seven Slaughter Sword in his hand.

Terrifying sword qi and killing intent spread out from it, erupting across heaven and earth; the wind stilled, and space was torn apart.

Immediately afterward, the eight Soul Rings remaining on the Seven Slaughter Sword rapidly shrank at this moment and merged into it.

In an instant, the aura of the Seven Slaughter Sword, together with the sword qi and killing intent drifting from it, surged to yet another height.

Even if it merely hung motionless in midair, without its tip aimed at anyone present, everyone except Di Tian felt their skin sting.

Suddenly, the Seven Slaughter Sword moved.

This strike was like a rainbow piercing the sun, cleaving the void; wherever it passed, space was split open.

When the Seven Slaughter Sword collided with the Haotian Hammer, perhaps as silent as a thunderclap, no sound was transmitted, yet the surrounding space shattered like a mirror.

"Opportunity!"

Bi Bi Dong's seventh and eighth Soul Rings on her body lit up simultaneously.

"Seventh soul skill, Death Spider Emperor True Form!"

Bi Bi Dong transformed into a colossal Death Spider Emperor.

"Eighth soul skill, Spider Emperor Avatar!"

As this soul skill was unleashed, another identical Death Spider Emperor appeared out of thin air, but with only seven Soul Rings around its body.

The two Death Spider Emperors lunged at Tang Hao from left and right.

The remaining Title Douluo, seeing this, held nothing back and simultaneously activated their seventh and ninth soul skills!

For a moment, the true forms of martial souls—giant bone dragons, lightning tyrant dragons, and strange luxuriant chrysanthemums reaching the heavens—filled the four directions.

Various special effects erupted, terrifying power converged, heaven and earth changed color, and the world became oppressively heavy.

Ning Fengzhi felt his soul power draining rapidly, so he had to use the Seven Treasure True Form to reduce consumption.

"Get lost!"

Tang Hao's all‑out hammer finally sent the Seven Slaughter Sword flying, and it also drove back the two Death Spider Emperors.

The Seven Slaughter Sword flew backward, and the Sword Douluo Chen Xin's figure reappeared, gripping it tightly.

However, his face was now slightly pallid, devoid of color, and his consumption was clearly excessive.

Beside him, Tang Hao wore a mad expression, yet he drew a deep breath and extinguished his seventh Soul Ring.

The Haotian True Form was then dispelled, and the hundred‑meter‑tall Haotian Hammer instantly shrank to the size of a water jar.

At this moment, the ninth soul skills of all the Title Douluo surged forward.

Under this terrifying force, space shattered, and Tang Hao felt as if a divine mountain had appeared on his body, nearly suffocating him.

Yet at this critical moment, Tang Hao closed his eyes, as if preparing to accept his fate.

But Bai Yuan knew this was impossible.

Now Tang Hao completely calmed himself; he clearly understood that this was the most dangerous moment of his life.

Its level of danger far exceeded the siege by the three Title Douluo earlier; he would need to unleash three hundred percent of his strength to have any chance of taking Tang San away.

A faint light rose from Tang Hao's body; he slowly lifted the Haotian Hammer in his hand, pointing it at the many Title Douluo who had manifested their martial soul true forms in midair.

Red and black merged, turning into a dark red.

Dark red spread across Tang Hao's entire body, simultaneously dyeing all nine of his Soul Rings the same shade.

This miraculous scene, if not examined closely, might at first glance be mistaken for nine hundred‑thousand‑year Soul Rings!

Bai Yuan watched curiously, knowing this was the Clear Sky Sect's cheating hammer technique—the most domineering move in the Sumeru Hammer, Exploding Ring!

Each Soul Ring can undergo an Exploding Ring; after exploding, the ring's power is fully released, and the higher the year limit of the exploded ring, the greater the energy released.

One who performs an Exploding Ring can instantly convert it into his own strength, fuse it into his attack, and produce power far surpassing his original strength.

"Bang!"

"All nine rings explode!"

The energy released from the explosion of two hundred‑year, two thousand‑year, four ten‑thousand‑year, and one hundred‑thousand‑year Soul Rings surged together into Tang Hao's body.

The Haotian Hammer smashed upward with unmatched momentum, as if to pierce heaven and earth, and an intensely condensed killing intent rose with Tang Hao's motion!

"Everyone, catch my hammer! Sumeru Ascends to Heaven!" Tang Hao roared, gripping the hammer handle with both hands, his expression ferocious.

"Boom—"

Space was pierced by it; multiple waves of apocalyptic‑like energy exploded and collided, turning everything dim, intense energy ripples spread outward, and all buildings within several kilometers collapsed.

At this moment, Di Tian stood silently before Bai Yuan, like an immovable mountain; that immense power, once approaching here, would vanish instantly, as if it had never existed.

Beside them, the Sword Douluo shielded Ning Fengzhi from harm, while Bi Bi Dong glanced at Qian Renxue, then allowed her to struggle against the terrifying impact; she was ultimately blown away, slammed heavily to the ground, and spat a mouthful of blood.

At this moment, a single clash destroyed over half of Tian Dou City, countless buildings collapsed, and the ground was riddled with innumerable cracks.

Nine Title Douluo fell from the sky in human form, all somewhat breathless, yet they coldly stared at the explosion's center.

Several seconds later, a clear wind swept by.

Dust scattered across heaven and earth; everyone saw Tang Hao covered in wounds, his clothes stained red with blood, barely leaning on the Haotian Hammer to stay upright as he stood before Tang San.

Bai Yuan looked on and sighed, "Tang Hao, you qualify as a good father, but unfortunately you and your son both want to kill me, so I can only send you on your way."

"Cough cough!" Tang Hao coughed up a bit of blood.

"Father." Tang San reached out to support him, but Tang Hao raised his hand to stop him.

Tang Hao gazed coldly at Bai Yuan, not hiding his killing intent, and said, "Really? Then I'd like to see who finally wins."

Tang Hao lifted the Haotian Hammer, yet his body bore no Soul Rings at all; he seemed intent on relying solely on his physical strength to match the many Title Douluo.

All the Title Douluo flashed a look of contempt on their faces.

Yet as the Haotian Hammer was raised high, a faint dark‑red phantom appeared behind Tang Hao.

Seeing the dark‑red phantom, Bai Yuan felt his heart jump, his eyelids twitching uncontrollably; he sensed danger.

The Slaughter Domain erupted from within Tang Hao, enveloping an area of several kilometers and dyeing everything dark red.

Heavenly Emperor has also become wary now.

Because of the dark crimson phantom that appeared behind Tang Hao, although it was extremely faint, it made the Heavenly Emperor tremble from the depths of his heart.

That is the power of a god!

Bai Yuan was also tense; he now realized this was the Shura God's power, just as when Tang San slew the Deep Sea Demon Whale King along the original trajectory, bursting forth with that power.

But that's not the point; the point is this power, which only the Shura God can guide in the God Realm for it to burst forth from you.

In other words, the Shura God wants to protect Tang San and his father.

Suddenly, Bai Yuan thought of a possibility: perhaps Tang San's crossing over with his memories was accomplished only through the Shura God's behind-the-scenes manipulation!

(End of chapter)