NOVEL NEXT Chapter 197: Ring Explosion
"Well, I don't hate you all. I just want to say something fair."
Suddenly, Tai Tan stood up weakly and slowly began to speak.
As soon as he said this, everyone's gaze turned to him. They were eager to hear what Tai Tan had to say.
Not hate them?
His clan had been almost completely slaughtered, yet he didn't hate them?
"Tang Hao, you've been here all along, haven't you?"
Faced with Tai Tan's questioning, Tang Hao had no words to respond.
"Heh, I knew you were here!"
Tai Tan sighed deeply and continued, "I don't hate them because our positions were different."
"My Strength Clan stands for loyalty, and so do they."
"I could have ordered my people to retreat from this doomed situation, but I didn't. That too, was loyalty."
"But you... The master I once respected the most, you just stood there watching. Watching!"
When Tai Tan said this, everyone fell silent. Tang Hao opened his mouth slightly but failed to utter a single word.
Was it that he didn't want to act?
He simply couldn't act!
If he did, he wouldn't even know if he could survive long enough for Tang San to grow up.
Tai Tan didn't understand him, and Tang Hao accepted that.
"Tang Hao, I've completely lost hope in you. If you want my life, come and take it anytime!"
"In the past, I misunderstood you. I was wrong."
"The hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor, did you hunt it down with schemes and tricks?"
Hiss—
Everyone present gasped, their eyes wide with shock!
After all, Tai Tan had been Tang Hao's most loyal servant!
This was something Tai Tan himself had never hidden.
But for him to say such things now—it truly sent chills down everyone's spines.
"How dare a dog servant speak such nonsense!"
Tang Hao was furious. He never expected that this loyal dog would stab him in the back at such a critical moment!
"You used to call me Uncle Tai Tan, but now you call me a dog servant..."
"Tang Hao, why don't you reflect on what you are yourself?"
It was as if Tai Tan had grown a sharp tongue. After he said these words, the entire room fell into a dead silence, so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.
Brilliant!
Even Zhongli, who was casually drinking on the roof, couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his eye. He nearly spat out a mouthful of wine.
Tai Tan's words were indeed cutting.
Tang San, witnessing all this, numbly glanced at the hundred-thousand-year spirit ring on Tang Hao's body. Deep in his eyes, there was a faint trace of envy.
If he had the Blue Silver Emperor's hundred-thousand-year spirit ring, wouldn't it be the perfect fit for his first martial soul?
What could possibly be better suited to his first martial soul than this?
Not only that, but the hundred-thousand-year spirit bone would also bring him immense power.
Unfortunately...
"How could I, Tang San, have such thoughts?"
"This damn servant... He's disturbing my mental state!"
"Even if my father truly did it, he must have had no other choice!"
Tang San thought to himself, suppressing his inner turmoil.
"This hundred-thousand-year spirit ring of mine... I obtained it in the Death Forest, hunting down an absolute ruler with the help of the sect master."
"Thanks to the sect master's assistance, I managed to acquire this hundred-thousand-year spirit ring."
"But Tang Hao, your hundred-thousand-year spirit ring seems to have been obtained far more easily."
"As expected of the Clear Sky Douluo!"
Du Bafang stood with his arms crossed, his tone dripping with mockery.
If the speculations were true, then this so-called Clear Sky Douluo was nothing short of a beast among beasts!
"Ahhh—"
Tang Hao let out a long roar toward the sky, looking utterly deranged.
These people were merely speculating, yet they spoke as though it were the truth.
"All of you deserve to die!"
At this moment, Tang Hao nearly lost all reason. Gripping the Clear Sky Hammer tightly, he swung it toward Tai Tan.
Tai Tan, being the closest to him, bore the brunt of his fury—not because Tang Hao feared Du Bafang .
After a prolonged battle, Tai Tan had little spirit power or physical strength left. Faced with Tang Hao's hammer strike, full of rage, Tai Tan chose not to resist.
"Bang..."
With a resounding impact, the leader of the Strength Clan, Tai Tan, fell to his demise.
Though he had once been an "enemy" and later found his way back, who would step forward to block such a strike for him?
Those with power had no deep ties to Tai Tan, and those without power would only meet the same fate if they tried.
Tang Hao, his eyes bloodshot, ignored his injuries. At this moment, all he wanted was a fierce battle to reclaim his reputation as Tang Hao!
The seventh spirit ring glowed, and without hesitation, Tang Hao activated his Martial Spirit Avatar. A massive Clear Sky Hammer materialized in his hands.
"Die for me!"
His first spirit ring exploded—not shimmered, but detonated—transforming into pure energy that surged into Tang Hao's body.
This was the hallmark of the Ring Explosion Technique combined with the Great Sumeru Hammer.
It was Tang Hao's ultimate trump card, unparalleled and unmatched.
The energy from a mere hundred-year spirit ring wasn't enough to fuel Tang Hao's rage.
"Bang, bang, bang..."
Another hundred-year spirit ring and two thousand-year spirit rings exploded in succession before Tang Hao finally stopped.
This blow would be devastating.
With the energy of four exploded spirit rings, augmented by the Killing God Domain and his Martial Spirit Avatar, Tang Hao unleashed the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique.
This strike was the pinnacle of his strength without detonating his higher-tier spirit rings.
Du Bafang's pupils contracted as he assessed the incoming attack. He had ways to counter it, but he hesitated, weighing his options.
If he dodged, he could conserve significant strength and spirit energy. If he faced it head-on, he would have to reveal some of his trump cards.
As long as he still had spirit energy, he feared no enemy in this world!
After all, his ninth spirit ring was from the Death Spider Emperor. One of its abilities was perfect for a body spirit master—Immortality!
"I must establish the reputation of my Body Sect!"
With this resolve, Du Bafang no longer hesitated.
His seventh spirit ring shimmered, and in his Martial Spirit Avatar form, his body expanded dramatically. The dark green energy radiating from him was enough to kill weaker beings with its mere presence.
"Silver Awakening, Stage Two!"
When a body spirit underwent a second awakening, it gained unique traits, with its body taking on corresponding features.
Without actively releasing the awakening, these traits were subtle, but when activated, they were undeniable.
The emergence of the silver giant stunned everyone.
That was Tang Hao's Clear Sky Avatar, enhanced with unknown secret techniques!
Yet the vice sect master of the Body Sect, under the suppression of Tang Hao's Killing God Domain, chose to confront him directly?
What audacity!
The collision between the two unleashed massive shockwaves, causing even Soul Emperors and Soul Saints to tremble in fear.
The Great Sumeru Hammer was undeniably powerful, but a second silver-level awakening of the Body Sect's Martial Spirit was no less formidable.
With the Martial Spirit Avatar and silver-level awakening, Du Bafang dared to go head-to-head with a Rank-97 Super Douluo.
Whether he could win was another matter, but he certainly wouldn't lose miserably.
If he could reach the Super Douluo level and achieve a gold-level awakening, he might even challenge Rank-98 powerhouses.
As for Rank-99, he'd need to reach Rank-98 first, and even then, he might only last a few moves.
The gap between Rank-98 and Rank-99 was insurmountable by mere enhancements.
But surviving a few moves would already be an extraordinary feat.
After their first clash, Tang Hao's face showed a trace of disbelief.
Was the Body Sect's second awakening truly this powerful?
"Ring Explosion!"