Chapter 354: A Centenarian Beats Up His Grandson in His Prime
"Boom!!"
"Crash!!"
As the Clear Sky Hammer collided violently with the two rapidly approaching dark golden bats, a deafening explosion erupted.
Under the force of the collision, the two dark golden bats were completely obliterated by Tang Hao's hammer.
"Cough, cough, cough!!!"
Although the threat of the dark golden bats was eliminated, for the Slaughter King, it was merely a casual attack, so it didn't cause him much harm.
On the other hand, Tang Hao's situation was far from good. Blood gushed from his mouth as if it were free, his face grew even paler, and his flying speed slowed significantly!
At the same time, he had to use all his strength to retract the Clear Sky Hammer with his trembling hands.
Adding to that, he had to control the surging pain within his body. At this moment, Tang Hao was on the verge of complete exhaustion.
Seeing this, the Slaughter King, who was chasing from behind, didn't rush to attack.
Instead, he maintained a pace that seemed like he was about to catch up but never quite did, while also stirring up the Bloody Mary within Tang San's body, causing it to awaken and become restless.
The previous master had instructed him to have some fun!
Who told him to kill Tang Hao so early?
If the Slaughter King truly wanted to kill Tang Hao, it would be as easy as flipping his hand!
Soon, as the Slaughter King continued his manipulation, the toxins from the Bloody Mary within Tang San, which had been dormant due to Tang San's unconsciousness, began to stir and actively stimulate Tang San's mind.
This was an attempt to wake Tang San as quickly as possible.
And it was indeed effective.
Tang San, who had been in a deep coma, began to move his eyes, showing signs of waking up.
Sensing that Tang San was about to wake, the Slaughter King became even more leisurely, further slowing his pursuit!
From time to time, he would release attacks to keep Tang Hao on edge, forcing him to use his Ring Explosion technique.
At the same time, he blocked Tang Hao's path, slowing his escape.
After all, in the Slaughter King's script, the final and most exciting scene of this grand play had yet to unfold. He couldn't let Tang Hao leave so easily!!
Thus, under the Slaughter King's relentless pursuit, Tang Hao, desperate for even a sliver of hope to survive, once again activated his seventh and eighth soul rings.
Finally, as the exit of the City of Slaughter came into view, with the Slaughter King still hot on his heels, Tang Hao had no choice but to roar in anger.
"Ah!! Ah Yin, I'm sorry!! For Little San's sake, I'm sorry! Ring Explosion!!"
"Boom!!"
With Tang Hao's furious roar, the last remaining ninth soul ring on his body exploded.
The explosion of the 100,000-year soul ring released a wave of bloody energy that surged in all directions.
Even the Slaughter King was forced to halt his advance by this overwhelming burst of energy.
As the terrifying bloody soul power surged into Tang Hao's body, his aura rapidly intensified.
"Slaughter King, die!!"
Tang Hao channeled all the energy into the Clear Sky Hammer.
The hammer, now completely blood-red, shot straight toward the Slaughter King.
He intended to use this hammer strike to completely clear his path out of the City of Slaughter!
Seeing this and feeling the terrifying aura emanating from the Clear Sky Hammer, the Slaughter King, who had been smiling lightly, couldn't help but grow serious.
Such a familiar power...
With a sigh, the Slaughter King unleashed his full 98th-level soul power without reservation.
At the same time, a blood-red greatsword appeared in his hand.
The Slaughter King's soul power surged to its peak as he activated his Asura Domain to its fullest.
With a powerful swing, the Slaughter King brought his greatsword down hard on the blood-red Clear Sky Hammer!
Although, based on his memories, the Slaughter King could have dodged the hammer and counterattacked, he instinctively chose to meet the attack head-on!
He even felt a sense of disdain for the idea of dodging, though he didn't know where this memory came from. The disdain was from the heart!
"Boom!!!"
In an instant, as Tang Hao's blood-red Clear Sky Hammer collided with the Slaughter King's Asura Divine Sword, a deafening roar echoed throughout the City of Slaughter, accompanied by an intense flash of white light.
For just a moment, many fallen ones in the City of Slaughter fell to the ground, bleeding from their seven orifices, writhing in pain.
At this moment, they could see nothing but a blinding white light and feel nothing but pain.
When the strong fight, it's always the weak who suffer.
"..."
Finally, as the white light began to fade, the two figures responsible for the collision slowly came into view.
At this moment, both the Slaughter King and Tang Hao were panting heavily as they stared at each other.
The Slaughter King was in slightly better shape. After calming his breathing, he quickly recovered, showing no significant signs of exhaustion.
In contrast, Tang Hao's face was as pale as gold, his aura no longer as imposing as before. He had stopped vomiting blood because there was no more blood left to vomit.
As Tang Hao's aura rapidly diminished, his current state was even weaker than when he had first activated his spirit.
"Haha, Fierce Hammer Asura, your reputation is well-deserved. But unfortunately, you're still no match for me."
Looking at Tang Hao, whose face was now ashen and weak, the Slaughter King clasped his hands behind his back and spoke with an air of calm authority.
Earlier, when Tang Hao had beaten Tang San, it was a father disciplining his son.
But now, as the Slaughter King beat Tang Hao, it was more like a grandfather disciplining his grandson!
Bloodline suppression was one thing, but absolute strength suppression was another!
Tang Hao looked at the Slaughter King, his eyes filled with exhaustion, gravity, and shock.
His Ring Explosion... had been blocked just like that?!
And it had been blocked head-on, in a direct clash?!
Even Qian Daoliu, the 95th-level Pope with the divine-level Six-Winged Angel spirit, couldn't withstand his Ring Explosion head-on!
Yet the Slaughter King had blocked it so effortlessly!
This scene was simply unbelievable.
If Tang Hao hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed that someone could withstand his Ring Explosion in a direct clash!
Originally, Tang Hao had thought that after mastering the Ring Explosion technique, unless he encountered a 99th-level peak Douluo like Qian Daoliu, he could fight any other Title Douluo without fear.
But now, the Slaughter King's appearance had dealt him a devastating blow.
It turned out that even with Ring Explosion, he wasn't invincible...