Douluo Continent: Twin Golden and Silver Dragons Shock Bibi Dong

Chapter 196 is just one level away.

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After the blow, the gale suddenly stopped.

The two remained locked in a stalemate for less than half a second when Tang Hao suddenly flicked his wrist, instantly reducing the force on the Clear Sky Hammer. Using the terrifying recoil, he flew backward and landed steadily on another boulder more than ten meters away.

Xuan Hao slowly withdrew his slightly numb right fist. Although his blood and qi were churning violently, he still wore that infuriatingly faint smile on his face.

"The Clear Sky Hammer, a 100,000-year soul ring, and it still shows up in the middle of the night in this godforsaken place to cause me trouble..."

Xuan Hao flicked his wrist, his gaze piercing through the night as he stared directly at the black-robed man opposite him, revealing his identity: "Haotian Douluo, Tang Hao, right?"

Tang Hao's eyes narrowed slightly when he heard his name being called so casually by a teenager.

He neither denied nor admitted it, but simply shouldered the heavy Haotian Hammer, his tiger-like eyes fixed on Xuan Hao's crimson-gold vertical pupils, and asked in return:

"Kid, who exactly are you?"

He had roamed the continent for decades and had seen all kinds of top-tier martial souls. But the ancient, fierce, and even domineering dragon aura emanating from this kid was something he had never heard of before!

Throughout the entire Douluo Continent, there has never been any record of such a terrifying dragon-type martial soul!

It should be noted that the Clear Sky Hammer is hailed as the number one weapon spirit in the world.

Even among those of the same level, very few martial souls dare to clash head-on with the Clear Sky Hammer, let alone now that the two have a cultivation gap of twenty or thirty levels!

Although Tang Hao did not use his full strength in that hammer blow just now, he only intended to test and teach a lesson.

But the fact that Xuan Hao could withstand that hammer blow unscathed with just his bare fist is an absurd display of power that defies common sense.

Who am I?

Upon hearing this, Xuan Hao shrugged with amusement. "To be honest, I don't know which crack I popped out of. But I don't care about such trivial questions at all."

"It seems that you so-called big shots really enjoy asking these kinds of pointless questions."

"If you want to fight, then fight it out properly. Why worry about who's behind me or who's backing me?"

"If you have concerns and are wary of the power behind me, then why bother coming out to make a move in the middle of the night? Since you've already decided to take action, why are you still hesitating and asking questions here... Tang Hao, is this the way a dignified Haotian Douluo behaves? What kind of behavior is this?"

When a junior mocked him so mercilessly, a flash of anger crossed Tang Hao's weathered face.

"Arrogant and ignorant!"

Tang Hao gave a cold shout and stopped talking nonsense.

He admitted that the kid's strength and physical body were indeed beyond reason, but no matter how mysterious his martial soul was, a mere level 69 Soul Emperor could never make a ripple in front of him, a Title Douluo!

"Shh!"

The next instant, the boulder beneath Tang Hao's feet shattered with a deafening roar.

He transformed into a black lightning bolt once more, instantly closing in. His Haotian Hammer swung in a perfect arc through the air, accompanied by a deafening sonic boom, before crashing down upon Xuan Hao once more!

The speed and power of this strike far surpassed the previous probing attack! Due to the extreme compression of the force, black spatial ripples even appeared around the hammer!

Faced with Tang Hao's serious hammer blow, Xuan Hao naturally dared not be careless anymore.

"Golden dragon body!"

"Golden Dragon's Rampage Domain!"

With two low growls from Xuan Hao, a dazzling light shone from his body!

In an instant, a layer of fine and incredibly hard golden dragon scales rapidly appeared on Xuan Hao's already crimson-gold skin. At the same time, a violent golden domain filled with destructive aura suddenly expanded from his center, enveloping an area of ​​dozens of meters around him.

With the support of these two soul skills, Xuan Hao's strength and defense increased several times over in an instant!

"hold head high--!"

Xuan Hao let out a deafening dragon roar, his right fist clenched tightly, glowing with a dazzling golden light, and once again slammed into the huge Haotian Hammer!

"Boom—!!!"

This collision was far more devastating than the previous one.

A deafening roar echoed through the desolate valley, as if the end of the world had arrived. Blinding golden light and dense black light intertwined and clashed wildly in mid-air, neither giving way to the other.

However, the gap in power cannot be completely bridged by just two soul skills.

Tang Hao's attack had unleashed a terrifying power capable of instantly crushing most Soul Douluos.

After a brief standoff, Xuan Hao felt a sharp pain in his right arm as the domineering internal force surged into his body like a tidal wave.

"boom!"

With a muffled thud, Xuan Hao ultimately couldn't withstand this devastating hammer blow. He was sent flying like a kite with a broken string, blasted away by the terrifying force!

Xuan Hao's body traced a long parabola in mid-air, crashing into three or four huge rocks before finally coming to a stop in a pile of rubble, creating a deep crater.

The desolate valley fell silent once more.

Tang Hao stood there, carrying the Clear Sky Hammer, coldly staring at the dust-filled crater. Although he had sent his opponent flying with a single blow, his face showed no relief; instead, it grew even more grave.

Because he clearly felt that most of the power of his hammer blow, which was enough to seriously injure a Soul Douluo to the point of death, was actually dissipated by that strange golden dragon scale the moment it hit the kid!

"Cough cough..."

Just then, a coughing sound came from the smoke and dust in the deep pit.

Then, to Tang Hao's incredulous gaze...

Xuan Hao slowly stood up from the pile of rocks. He brushed the dust off his clothes, casually moved his right arm which had been numb from the shock, and apart from a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth and slightly disheveled clothes, he seemed completely unharmed!

"This is unbelievable..." Tang Hao cursed inwardly. This kid's defense was practically comparable to that of a soul beast!

At this moment, Xuan Hao, standing amidst the pile of rubble, spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva, his sky-blue eyes flashing with intense resentment and fighting spirit.

"If only my soul power were at level seventy right now..."

Xuan Hao clenched his fists, feeling the immense yet seemingly constrained power of his bloodline within him.

Although there is only one level difference between level 69 and level 70, there is a chasm as wide as an insurmountable barrier – the True Body of Martial Soul!

For a Soul Master with a top-tier Martial Soul, only by unleashing the True Form of the Martial Soul can the most essential and terrifying power of the Martial Soul be fully released.

If he could activate his Martial Soul True Body now and fully unleash the Golden Dragon Origin Power within his body… Xuan Hao was absolutely confident that even if his opponent was Tang Hao, he would dare to go all out!

Unfortunately, he's just one crucial level away from passing.

Chapter 197 You think I'm like you?

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Having realized the enormous gap in pure power between himself and a true peak Title Douluo, Xuan Hao lost the will to continue fighting.

Although if he used those powerful ten-thousand-year and one-hundred-thousand-year soul skills, he could definitely have another fierce exchange with Tang Hao, but that would be meaningless.

The trump card is for saving your life and killing enemies, not for wrestling with an old madman who doesn't intend to kill you for the time being.

"Alright, that's enough for the warm-up."

Xuan Hao emerged from the deep pit, casually brushing away the golden light surrounding him and retracting his martial spirit. He looked at Tang Hao in mid-air and said bluntly, "What do you want in the middle of the night? Speak up. If you're going to continue fighting, I'm not playing along and I'm running away."

Upon hearing this, Tang Hao laughed in exasperation, as if he had heard an absurd joke.

"Run away? Do you think you can escape from me, a Title Douluo?" Tang Hao sneered, and a massive amount of spiritual power instantly locked onto Xuan Hao, his tone filled with absolute confidence.

Xuan Hao remained silent.

next moment.

There was no sign of any fluctuation in soul power, nor any prelude to the starting action.

Xuan Hao's figure vanished into thin air right under Tang Hao's nose!

"What?!" Tang Hao's pupils suddenly contracted.

Before he could react, Xuan Hao's voice drifted leisurely over from a hilltop two hundred meters away.

"This isn't high-speed movement; it's teleportation."

Xuan Hao stood atop the mountain and waved to Tang Hao below. "No pre-cast delay, no post-cast delay, and minimal energy consumption. I know your Title Douluos have fast straight-line speeds, but my teleportation mobility is another matter entirely. If I just randomly find some deep mountain forest to hide in, are you sure you can catch me without me fighting back?"

Tang Hao's expression changed as he looked at Xuan Hao, who was 200 meters away.

He naturally recognized this extremely rare and unscrupulous spatial skill. This kid's combat power was already abnormal; if he was determined to escape, with this teleportation technique, he really wasn't confident he could stop him in this complex wilderness.

Considering that he was there tonight to question the boy, if he really scared the kid away, then Tang San and Xiao Wu's situation would become even more troublesome.

"Humph."

After weighing the pros and cons, Tang Hao reluctantly put away the Clear Sky Hammer, and the nine spirit rings on his body also disappeared.

He flashed, covering two hundred meters, and landed on the hilltop opposite Xuan Hao. Without further words or probing, Tang Hao stared coldly at Xuan Hao:

"Since you don't want to fight anymore, then answer my question."

"I saw through that Xiao Wu was a 100,000-year-old soul beast in human form a long time ago. What exactly is your relationship with her?"

Xuan Hao was not surprised when Tang Hao directly revealed Xiao Wu's identity.

"Relationship?" Xuan Hao stroked his chin, looking at Tang Hao with a half-smile. "They could be friends who would share life and death, or siblings with a deep bond. If you're willing to think about it more deeply, you could even say they're lovers. It doesn't matter how you look at it, it doesn't change the fact."

Tang Hao frowned deeply: "You knew her true identity all along?"

"Guess what?"

Xuan Hao not only didn't answer directly, but instead pointed to the spot where his third spirit ring had just appeared beneath his feet, his tone filled with undisguised mockery:

"Don't you have eyes? Guess how I got that 100,000-year-old red third spirit ring? It was a sacrifice from Xiao Wu's own mother!"

Xuan Hao looked at Tang Hao's face, which was gradually changing color, and sneered, "With our relationship, do you think I wouldn't know Xiao Wu's background?"

"You..." Tang Hao was speechless for a moment, choked by Xuan Hao's arrogant answer, but then, a dangerous glint flashed in his eyes as he pressed, "So, you're keeping her by your side just so you can use her as your future 100,000-year soul ring after she matures?!"

Upon hearing this malicious speculation, Xuan Hao was so angry that he laughed.

"Tang Hao, do you think all men in the world are as selfish and despicable as you?"

Xuan Hao met Tang Hao's murderous gaze without flinching, his tone filled with contempt: "Do you think I'm like you? For power, you'd even cling to your own wife! I, Xuan Hao, may not be a good person, but I would never do such a despicable thing as sucking the blood and flesh of my lover!"

"What...what do you know?!"

The words "wife of many years" and "hanging on one's body" seemed to touch the deepest, most hidden, and most festering scars in Tang Hao's heart. He took a sudden step forward, his voice unusually tinged with undisguised panic and rage.