Douro Continent

Chapter 496 The Mysterious Shadow in the Void (Part 1)

However, their surprise quickly turned into admiration. As Tang San leaped down, a Blue Silver Emperor Grass had already wrapped around the iron chain bridge. At the same time, he raised his right hand, and another Blue Silver Emperor Grass shot out, wrapping around the spot where the Seventh Elder's Clear Sky Hammer had already passed. With a swing of his body, he loosened the first Blue Silver Grass binding him, pulled himself up from below, and rushed straight towards the Seventh Elder's feet.

The Seventh Elder's preparations were all aimed at Tang San taking to the air, but Tang San's method of dodging his Clear Sky Hammer attack was completely unexpected, so his reaction was naturally a beat slower.

Eight spider spears rose up and simultaneously pierced different parts of the Seventh Elder's body, while a spider web binding also opened from bottom to top.

While Tang San's raw strength might not match his opponent's, his ability to seize opportunities was in no way inferior to the Seventh Elder's. At this moment, the Seventh Elder's Clear Sky Hammer had struck out, but hadn't yet retracted. It was the instantaneous opening where the old force had dissipated and the new force hadn't yet arisen.

The azure blue-silver domain was activated, and the spider web bindings spread out in the wind, increasing the coverage area once again. Even with the strength of the Seventh Elder, if he were trapped by the spider web bindings using only 40% of his soul power, it would take him some time to break free.

Suddenly finding his opponent beneath his feet, the Seventh Elder made the right choice. He tapped his toes on the iron chain bridge again, springing into the air while simultaneously recalling his Clear Sky Hammer. With the iron chain bridge blocking his way, as long as he wasn't on it, the spider web bindings couldn't affect him.

However, to the Seventh Elder's surprise, another Blue Silver Grass shot out from Tang San's right hand. Instead of heading towards the Seventh Elder, it wrapped itself around the edge of the spider web. With a light flick, the spider web swirled and flew diagonally upwards. The Blue Silver Grass then pulled inwards, causing the spider web to fly horizontally, still enveloping the Seventh Elder.

This was more than just a soul skill; it also incorporated Tang San's ingenious hidden weapon techniques. Using his control over internal energy through the Crane Control and Dragon Capture technique, the enormous spiderweb, over ten meters in diameter, seemed to come alive as it covered the area.

Meanwhile, Tang San had already arrived at the iron chain bridge. He hooked his left hand onto the bridge and forcefully swung his body up, chasing straight towards the Seventh Elder in the air.

"Good lad!" the Seventh Elder exclaimed, a hint of admiration flashing in his eyes. Not every Soul Master can perfectly utilize the advantages of their Martial Soul, and Tang San undoubtedly excelled in this regard.

The Seventh Elder waved his right hand in the air, and instead of retracting the Clear Sky Hammer, he swung it up, controlling it in mid-air, and smashed it down towards Tang San, who was soaring into the sky. At the same time, his fifth spirit ring suddenly shone brightly. The air suddenly became heavy, and a feeling as heavy as a mountain was suddenly released from his body.

Tang San, suspended in mid-air, felt his body become heavier. His initial leap towards the Seventh Elder suddenly turned into a descent, and even the spiderweb binding him seemed to slow down. His speed decreased significantly.

Gravity control. The name of this soul skill immediately popped into Tang San's mind. He had encountered a similar soul skill when facing Zhao Wuji, the Immovable King. But compared to Zhao Wuji, the Seventh Elder's gravity control was clearly much more powerful. It felt as if something was pulling his body from below.

Immediately afterward, the Seventh Elder's sixth spirit ring lit up, and the Clear Sky Hammer, which had been chasing Tang San in mid-air, suddenly split in two. One of the hammers quickly sank down, striking the spot beneath Tang San's feet. Judging from the power released by both Clear Sky Hammers, neither was weaker than the other.

Martial Soul Clone?

Faced with this skill, which is almost top-tier for a weapon spirit, Tang San's expression became serious.

Spirit clones generally only appear on weapon spirit masters. When using this skill, one can release another weapon spirit that is exactly the same as their own to attack. Most terrifyingly, this skill can be stacked with other skills after it is used.

In other words, the attack power of this Soul Master will double in a short period of time.

When a Martial Soul clone appears on a ten-year Soul Ring, it generally only possesses 30% of the original Martial Soul's attack power. A hundred-year Soul Ring grants it 50%, a thousand-year Soul Ring grants it 70%, and only when it appears on a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring will it reach 100%.

However, if it is a 100,000-year soul ring, once the weapon soul clone is activated, then the two identical weapon souls can have 200% of the power.

This is why a 100,000-year spirit ring is considered the most precious and cherished item in the world of spirit masters.

The spirit clone that the Seventh Elder was using was a ten-thousand-year spirit ring. Although it was only his second ten-thousand-year spirit ring, the effect it produced was still the same as having an additional Clear Sky Hammer with 100% effectiveness.

Any soul skill he uses that affects the hammer will have a double effect.

The Clear Sky Hammer was already incredibly powerful, and this time Tang San was facing two of them, making its terrifying nature unimaginable. As one of the five elders of the Clear Sky Sect, the Seventh Elder's true strength was finally revealed at this moment.

Is the Seventh Elder also going to break free of the iron chains beneath his feet? That would undoubtedly cause Tang San, who is under the control of gravity, extreme pain, but the Seventh Elder would also have nowhere to land. What choice will he make?

The Seventh Elder quickly provided the answer, his second spirit ring gleaming as he unleashed his second spirit skill, "Hammer Spirit Control," simultaneously drawing both hands together. The Clear Sky Hammer flying towards Tang San accelerated, while the other Clear Sky Hammer, which was falling towards his feet, was reversed.

They attacked Tang San from above and below, launching a pincer movement.

Faced with Tang San's spider web still flying towards him, the Seventh Elder's fifth spirit ring shone even brighter, forcefully suppressing Tang San with gravity control, preventing him from throwing the spider web onto him.

Tang San's control was beyond question, but the Seventh Elder's response was even more exquisite. Relying on his own powerful skills and the domineering force of the Clear Sky Hammer, he managed to turn the tide of battle mid-air. The balance of power shifted almost instantly.

Two enormous Haotian hammers, each carrying a terrifying aura, attacked from different directions, along with the pressure exerted on the body by gravity control.

At this moment, Tang San was in an extremely dangerous situation, even with both of his domains activated.

However, due to the gap in strength between himself and the Seventh Elder, his domain has not yet evolved to the point where it can threaten the Seventh Elder.

Tang San could certainly use his Blue Silver Emperor right leg bone's flight ability to resolve the current crisis, but he didn't want to do so, even though that was also part of his strength.

But he still wanted to rely on his original strength to have a proper contest with this Seventh Elder. Such an opponent was hard to find! A powerful martial spirit, rich combat experience.

Facing the Seventh Elder, aside from his previous insults to his mother, would be a very beneficial battle for Tang San.

Tang San, who was in mid-air, moved. The eight spider spears behind him suddenly came together, and four spider spears on each side of his body came together, flapping forcefully like wings.

The Eight Spider Lances are certainly not wings and cannot make Tang San fly, but with this brief flapping, they can still make him linger in the air for a moment.

Taking advantage of this brief moment, Tang San spun around like lightning, sending out dozens of Blue Silver Emperor swords at the same time.

He knew that both Haotian Hammers were under the control of the Seventh Elder, and unless one was truly flying, escaping their attacks was impossible. Moreover, how could he possibly dodge them while in the air?

One after another, the powerful explosions of energy rang out as Tang San's Blue Silver Grass struck the Clear Sky Hammers that were attacking him from above.

The Clear Sky Hammer itself carried a powerful shockwave that sent the Blue Silver Emperor flying. Fortunately, the Blue Silver Emperor was soft; if it had been a hard martial soul, even the Eight Spider Lances, it would probably have shattered under the terrifying Clear Sky Hammer.

The Haotian Hammer is, after all, the Haotian Hammer. Despite being struck by dozens of Blue Silver Emperor hammers, it did not waver in its direction of advance; on the contrary, its momentum surged even more.

At this moment, the Seventh Elder's body had already fallen towards the iron chain bridge. His mind was completely focused on controlling the two Clear Sky Hammers.

Tang San's body suddenly moved. Taking advantage of the moment when the Blue Silver Grass twitched and swayed, his body, which was originally like a rootless duckweed, began to flicker rapidly. His feet touched dozens of Blue Silver Grass floating in the air one after another. His whole body was like a phantom dance in the air. At this moment, the Ghost Shadow Step was pushed to its limit.

Because he was sent flying by the Clear Sky Hammer, those dozens of Blue Silver Emperors were still surging high and would not fall down for a short time. Tang San's body moved around on these dozens of Blue Silver Emperors.

Even with the Seventh Elder's strength, he couldn't see through his actions at that moment.

A Soul Master must lock onto their opponent before launching any attack, but at this moment, Tang San gave the Seventh Elder the feeling that he was unable to lock onto them.

The icy Killing God Domain was activated to its maximum extent, forcibly breaking through the Seventh Elder's aura lock, while Tang San himself was already floating in mid-air, transforming into countless figures.

The two Haotian Hammers tried to catch up with his body and find the correct target, but in the end, they passed each other and struck empty air.

Even the Seventh Elder was stunned for a moment. Who would have thought that Tang San could use such a clever method to dodge his attack?

(End of this chapter)