Chapter 98: The Hammer Hunt
Tang Hao, seeing the eighth soul ring on the opponent, glowing with four golden patterns, felt a slight sense of caution rise within him. After all, it was a 100,000-year soul skill, even though the opponent was just a Soul Douluo.
However, after a few seconds, Tang Hao didn't sense any attack that could pose a threat to him. The only thing that appeared in the opponent's hand was a purple-white pill.
Seeing Tang Hao's change of expression, Ning Bei guessed his thoughts and flicked his right index finger and thumb. The Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill shot straight towards Tang Hao.
Feeling the pill with no power, Tang Hao felt a bit puzzled. Was this a hidden weapon similar to his son's techniques? It didn't seem to have any power at all!
He directly caught it with one hand and looked at the purple-white pill with confusion.
"Kid, are you surrendering?"
Ning Bei smiled but didn't answer, directly summoning the Radiant Wall to cover himself from all sides.
Tang Hao paused for a moment, wondering what this kid was up to. Before he could figure it out, dark clouds suddenly began swirling above the sky. The violent lightning made the entire outskirts of Soto City brightly lit.
Inside the Rose Hotel in Soto City, Bibi Dong, who had been meditating with her eyes closed, felt the violent aura from afar. She opened her beautiful eyes and a faint smile appeared on her lips.
"It's started!"
After saying this, she vanished from the room.
The thunderclouds condensed into eight-colored pill lightning, heading straight for Tang Hao. Feeling the terrifying aura of the pill lightning, Tang Hao realized that it had been summoned by the pill in his hand. With no time to throw it away, the lightning was already near him. Tang Hao had no choice but to raise the Haotian Hammer to block it.
"Haotian Nine Extremes, Break Word Technique, forceful combined power, breaking through."
The Haotian Hammer in Tang Hao's hand turned into golden light and directly collided with the incoming pill lightning. An explosion sounded, and the terrifying aftershock spread in all directions.
The Radiant Wall surrounding Ning Bei instantly flared up, clearly being impacted by the shockwave.
After a while, the smoke cleared, and Tang Hao appeared before Ning Bei again. His cloak, which had covered his face, was now torn to shreds. His slightly pale short hair and the stubble-covered face were visible in front of Ning Bei.
"So, this is your reliance? If so, you can say goodbye to this world."
Looking at the heavily panting Tang Hao who was threatening him, Ning Bei couldn't help but laugh. It seemed that the injuries were still affecting this genius of the Haotian Sect, who appeared once in a century.
"Reliance? Could it be that this is just a signal for a decisive battle?"
Tang Hao's expression slightly stiffened. What did that mean? Was there an ambush?
As if answering Tang Hao's thoughts, Ning Bei summoned Daming, Erming, Ah Bao, Azhur, Yaoyao, Chang´e, and Wang Wang.
With each figure appearing in front of him, Tang Hao's heart sank further. This was undoubtedly a killing formation aimed at him. Just a brief sensation told him that the three robust figures ahead had the aura of Super Douluos.
Although the remaining figures weren't as strong, the dangerous aura surrounding them indicated that they weren't easy opponents either.
"I'll let you leave. How about we end this here? We have no real enmity between us, right?"
Seeing that the situation wasn't right, Tang Hao tried to communicate with Ning Bei.
"Heh, this really fits with the style of your Tang family, doesn't it? If you can win, you go all in; if you can't, you talk your way out?"
"So, are you planning to fight to the death?"
Seeing Tang Hao still trying to threaten him, Ning Bei couldn't help but laugh.
"You die, I die? That's right, you die, I die!"
No longer wasting words with the big hammer, Ning Bei's hand brushed over the soul guide, and dozens of pills appeared in his hand. He threw them directly to his partners.
Having never tried before, Daming and Erming didn't ask questions and immediately swallowed them, seeing that the nearby beasts had already taken theirs.
The two beasts felt a familiar aura coming from Tang Hao. It seemed that a familiar soul beast from the Star Dou Forest had been killed by the person in front of them and turned into a soul ring. Their faces gradually turned cold.
They swallowed the Power Pills, Dragon Power Pills, Beast Power Pills, Qi Boosting Pills, and Windwalking Pills. As they felt their attributes double in strength, their eyes lit up, and they glanced at Ning Bei behind them.
Their looks seemed to say, "With such good things, you only just brought them out now?"
Tang Hao felt the aura of the group surrounding him intensify, and his heart sank even more.
"No, this won't do. My injuries don't allow me to fight a prolonged battle. I have to capture the leader first."
His eyes turned vicious as they locked onto Ning Bei behind the beasts.
"Kid, no matter how many helpers you have, you're just a Soul Douluo. I can easily take you down. Remember, don't be so arrogant next time."
"Explosion Ring, Great Sumeru Hammer."
As soon as he finished speaking, Tang Hao's first eight soul rings exploded simultaneously, and a terrifying aura rose from his body, shooting into the sky. The Haotian Hammer in his hand instantly grew dozens of times, forming a hundred-meter giant hammer that charged toward Ning Bei.
Ah Bao and Erming felt the hair on their bodies stand up. Even they felt a sense of heartache from this strike.
Turning into a nearly 20-meter giant bear and giant ape, they blocked the attack for Ning Bei.
"Roar, Million Ton Gravity Fist."
"Tearing Claw."
"Soul beasts?"
The two beasts didn't dare slack off and directly combined their strongest strike to go against Tang Hao's Great Sumeru Hammer.
"Boom!"
A massive explosion, like the roar of a wild lion, echoed, and the terrifying shockwave spread through the entire body.
Ning Bei's figure was sent flying nearly a kilometer away.
Residents in Soto City, seeing the disaster-like scene in the distance, began to pray, hoping they would see the sun tomorrow.
At Shrek Academy, everyone was awakened by the noise and stared at the outskirts of the city in shock.
"Flander, is this the one..."
"Shh, don't say anything. It's none of our business. From now on, don't mention anything related to this person. Understood?"
Zhao Wuji scratched his head, quickly agreeing. As a mere Soul Saint, he certainly didn't dare to get involved in such a high-level battle.
A minute passed before the shockwaves slowly dissipated. Daming looked at the center of the battle anxiously.
"Erming!"
As the smoke cleared, Ah Bao's right side was covered with terrible wounds, clearly heavily injured. Erming was in a worse condition, his chest collapsed, and it seemed like he was on the verge of death.
Tang Hao wasn't in a good condition either. His right arm, which had swung the hammer, was twisted at an irregular angle. He was kneeling on the ground, struggling to regain his strength.
Daming, seeing his long-time brother injured like this, couldn't hold back. He transformed into an enormous serpent, spitting out the Devouring Thunder directly toward Tang Hao.
Tang Hao, seeing this, didn't care about his injuries anymore. He immediately jumped back hundreds of meters, narrowly dodging Daming's enraged strike.
Ning Bei, seeing this, didn't waste time either. He took out two Life Revival Pills and threw them into Ah Bao and Erming's mouths.
What happened next left Daming speechless. The injuries on the two beasts' bodies began to heal at a visible speed. In just a few seconds, Erming and Ah Bao stood up, full of vitality, stretching their waist and neck.
"This... this..."
Tang Hao, looking at the two beasts recovering to their full condition, was deeply shocked. Was this really something achievable by human power? At least in his knowledge, even the strongest healing martial soul, Nine Heart Sea Pangolin, couldn't do this.
If Ning Bei had known what Tang Hao was thinking, he would have scoffed. Nine Heart Sea Pangolin? What level! Comparing that to me!
(END CHAPTER)
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