"Clear Sky Nine Absolutes: Absolute Break!"
With a loud shout, Tang Hao's Clear Sky Hammer crashed down on the Blue Silver King with overwhelming force.
Faced with unparalleled power, the Blue Silver King's vines exploded like tofu upon impact, the resulting shockwave forcing its main body back more than ten meters, tearing roots from the earth.
Compared to the ultimate destructive power of the Clear Sky Hammer, the Blue Silver King's vines were far too fragile to withstand Tang Hao's full-force attack.
If it had successfully evolved into the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline, it might have been able to hold out for a moment longer.
Seeing the Blue Silver King injured while protecting her, Ah Yin was instantly enraged. However, she hadn't recovered much of her cultivation and probably couldn't even withstand a single blow from the shockwave, let alone the hammer itself.
'Am I really going to be taken back to that dark, damp cave?'
The battle continued. With the combined desperate efforts of Dugu Bo and the Blue Silver King, they managed to hold off the injured Tang Hao for a short while.
However, after suffering several consecutive hammer blows, Dugu Bo was already seriously injured, his avatar shattered, and the Blue Silver King had nearly half its body destroyed.
At this critical moment, a cyan hurricane flew in from the distant horizon, arriving above the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well in the blink of an eye.
Immediately afterward, a beam of concentrated wind energy blasted toward Tang Hao.
Faced with this sudden attack, Tang Hao had no time to think and hurriedly raised his Clear Sky Hammer in front of him, attempting to block the beam.
"BANG!!"
With a deafening roar, Tang Hao was sent flying dozens of meters, sliding across the ground and barely managing to regain his footing at the edge of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
Then, Tang Hao spat out a mouthful of blood. He looked up at Lin Mu standing not far away, his eyes filled with killing intent and regret.
'If only I had known this would happen, I should have killed this brat back then when he was weak.'
Compared to Lin Mu, that ingrate, Yu Xiaogang, that theoretical trash, was infinitely safer; at least he wouldn't dare to harbor any evil intentions or possess the power to threaten him.
The reason Tang Hao didn't stop Tang San from becoming Lin Mu's disciple wasn't because he believed in Lin Mu's teaching abilities, but because he saw him as a powerful asset in his revenge against Spirit Hall.
As for Yu Xiaogang's theory, could that thing destroy Spirit Hall? But Yu Xiaogang was easier to control than Lin Mu; a Level 29 soul master could never cause any real trouble and would never escape his control.
Now, Tang Hao knew it was too late for regrets. He immediately said in a deep voice, "Lin Mu! You must give me an explanation, or one of us will die today."
"You hit my subordinate, you tried to kidnap my disciple's mother, and you still want an explanation from me? Do you really think you're invincible?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Mu immediately switched from the Hurricane Armor to the Nava Flame Armor. He rushed forward, his fist burning with Qilin Fire, smashing toward Tang Hao without any intention of wasting words.
Seeing Lin Mu's arrogance, flames of rage blazed in Tang Hao's eyes. He immediately swung his Clear Sky Hammer at Lin Mu, meeting the flaming fist head-on.
"BOOM!!"
After the collision, Tang Hao was knocked back several meters, his arm trembling. Despite his bravado, his internal injuries were catching up to him.
Tang Hao coldly said, "If it weren't for my hidden injuries, do you really think you're my match, boy?"
"What do I care?"
Lin Mu sneered, completely unaffected by Tang Hao's excuses.
The hidden injuries on this guy mainly limited his "Great Sumeru Hammer: Ring Explosion" skill, which required overdrawing his body to unleash power beyond his limits.
However, even if Tang Hao used Ring Explosion again, Lin Mu could simply dodge it with his speed until Tang Hao collapsed.
In his opinion, many Soul Masters in this world were crazy, liking to take powerful attacks headfirst to prove their strength, ultimately suffering severe injuries or dying on the spot. No wonder even Yu Xiaogang dared to call himself a "Grandmaster" in such a flawed world.
At this moment, Tang San had arrived near the Blue Silver Emperor. Seeing his injured mother and the devastated garden, he immediately looked up at Tang Hao, glaring angrily.
"Tang Hao! You're utterly insane!"
Faced with his son's angry rebuke and rejection, Tang Hao's remaining rationality was completely consumed by rage. He roared and swung the Clear Sky Hammer directly at Lin Mu with reckless abandon.
'It was all Lin Mu's fault! Only by eliminating Lin Mu could my family have a chance to be reunited!'
Seeing this, Lin Mu decisively used his right leg bone skill, unleashing a scarlet slash at the incoming Clear Sky Hammer.
"Scarlet Demon Sealing Slash!"
At the moment of impact, the sealing effect took hold. Tang Hao was suddenly unable to channel his soul power into the hammer, and the backlash combined with Lin Mu's force blasted him away like a cannonball.
Immediately afterward, Lin Mu switched back to the Hurricane Armor, transforming into a cyan hurricane and chasing after him into the distance.
All of this was part of his plan; a full-scale Titled Douluo battle breaking out here would easily destroy the precious immortal herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and harm Ah Yin.
Seeing this scene, Tang San felt a grim satisfaction; his Master had finally avenged him and protected his mother.
However, Ah Yin still felt a pang of pity for her husband and tried to persuade him, "Little San... he is, after all, your father."
"I don't have a father like that!"
"It's all his fault, yet he blames Master, remaining stubbornly unrepentant even now, and even attacked you and Senior Dugu!"
As he said this, Tang San clenched his fists, a flash of hatred in his eyes. If he weren't too weak, he would have personally fought Tang Hao.
Seeing Little San's reaction, Ah Yin felt incredibly conflicted.
But the thought that Tang Hao was going to force her away, costing her the chance to be resurrected and be with her son, filled her with a sense of relief that he was gone.
At this moment, seeing that his mother hadn't responded, Tang San assumed she was still clinging to their past relationship. He added, "Master said he was only my father in name. He never fulfilled his responsibilities and even caused irreparable harm to my childhood. Such a person doesn't deserve to be my father!"
"Mom, when you were besieged by Spirit Hall, Tang Hao was definitely responsible for leading them to you. Moreover, after your sacrifice, he abandoned you in a dark, sunless cave for years. He didn't care about you as a living being, only as a memory."
Hearing this, Ah Yin was overwhelmed with thoughts, recalling the events of that fateful year and the long darkness that followed.
Although Spirit Hall's sudden siege wasn't Tang Hao's scheme, his arrogance and refusal to retreat to the sect earlier played a part. And the years in the cave were undeniable neglect.
After thinking it through, the last bit of reluctance in Ah Yin's heart completely vanished.
From a personal perspective, Lin Mu had given her a second chance at life, while Tang Hao had failed to protect her and even planned to extinguish her hope of resurrection for his own selfish comfort. Even for the sake of her son, she had to make the right choice.
Some time later, Lin Mu flew back from afar. His breathing was as steady as before, and there were no signs of injury on his body.
Seeing his Master return unharmed, Tang San breathed a sigh of relief.
Soon, Lin Mu's gaze fell upon Dugu Bo, who was sitting cross-legged. Under the treatment of the Blue Silver King's healing light (before it was injured) and his own pills, his injuries had stabilized.
"Master... how is that person?"
Facing Tang San's question, Lin Mu calmly replied, "I crippled one of his arms and one of his legs. He managed to escape with a secret technique, but he won't be bothering us for a long time."
Hearing this, Tang San was startled, but quickly regained his composure.
Given Tang Hao's tendency to escalate rather than compromise, only by severely weakening his strength could they prevent him from returning to harm his mother or Master again.
This was already the best possible solution.