Douluo Continent: Long Live the Spirit Hall

"I did underestimate you. I should have run away the moment I encountered you." Tang Hao, who was like a demon god, had turned pale. He had underestimated Yan's soul-guided mecha and failed to deal any real damage, which led to his current predicament. With only one soul ring left, it would be extremely difficult for him to escape.

Even under these circumstances, the bloodlust in his eyes remained as intense as ever, unchanged by his condition, as if he hadn't been the one coughing up blood at all.

"Although he is an opponent, he is indeed a very charismatic and powerful figure." Inside the steel dragon, Yan gazed at Tang Hao's blood-red eyes, which were filled with unwavering determination and boundless domineering aura, reflected in the crystal mirror, and couldn't help but sigh.

However, one's hero is another's enemy. As an opponent, he would not show mercy. It would be better to eliminate Tang Hao, an enemy who threatened his life, as soon as possible.

With a thought, Yan activated his soul power, and the steel dragon began to shimmer with dazzling magical light both inside and out. Countless elemental forces gathered on the steel dragon, flowing along the crystal and converging at the dragon's head like a myriad of streams flowing into the sea.

The steel dragon opened its mouth wide, and another elemental bullet was condensing. Although this attack could not kill Tang Hao in one blow, it had a wide coverage area, making it impossible for him to completely dodge. Moreover, its power was considerable. With repeated bombardments, it would grind Tang Hao down until he was dead.

"Ah Yin, I'm sorry." Tang Hao in the sky slowly closed his eyes, his hands tightly gripping the Clear Sky Hammer. The domineering aura on his face gradually disappeared, replaced by an indescribable calmness, as if he were in a special state at this moment.

At this moment, the last spirit ring on the Clear Sky Hammer, the 100,000-year spirit ring that shone with a blood-red light, suddenly shattered. In the blood-red light, the shadow of a woman appeared. She embraced Tang Hao with that power, and the latter's serious injuries were rapidly healing.

Upon witnessing this scene, Yan's expression suddenly changed.

"The Blue Silver Emperor's healing ability, the sacrificed 100,000-year soul ring possesses a portion of the Blue Silver Emperor's divine soul, capable of healing and maximizing Tang Hao's strength. But even if he stabilizes his injuries, so what? As long as we increase our output, we can still kill him." In the sky, Tang Hao seemed to embrace the woman's phantom, gently calling out her name. The next instant, he swiftly activated the Clear Sky Hammer, unleashing the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique, a terrifying blood-red storm sweeping around.

When the blood-red tornado completely disappeared, Tang Hao reappeared above the steel dragon and swung his hammer. The black on the Clear Sky Hammer suddenly disappeared, vanishing just as Tang Hao swung this final blow.

He seemed to become ethereal in mid-air, and a disc-shaped phantom appeared behind him.

It was a red disc, completely blood-red, a red radiating an aura of boundless slaughter. Within that red, there was a peculiar fluctuation of energy.

The eighty-one hammer blows combined into one, their power amplified, and then combined with the Blood Waltz that evolved from the Asura Hell of the God of Slaughter Domain.

Without a doubt, this is the strongest attack Tang Hao has been able to deliver so far.

"This power is close to god-level, and facing it head-on is quite risky. If we teleport away, the current wind pressure has already distorted space, which may damage the teleportation amethyst. In that case, let's meet it head-on. I'm not without my ultimate moves." Yan, inside the steel dragon, had a gleam in his eyes. Tang Hao's ultimate attack was indeed terrifying. Even he, inside the steel dragon, was somewhat unsure of himself.

He wasn't worried that the opponent could break through his defenses and kill him, but rather that if he fully withstood the attack, the Steel Dragon mech would be damaged. Even if it was only partially damaged, he would still be heartbroken.

Besides, it's not in his nature to always be on the defensive and take hits. He has a trump card that he hasn't tried yet, so he might as well use Tang Hao to test its power.

Suddenly, Yan's arms flashed with golden and silver light, and two milky white beetles appeared on his shoulders. After he communicated with them, an extremely terrifying amount of elemental power, under the horrified gazes of Gui Mei and Yue Guan, gathered into two milky white orbs with a faint golden and silver hue.

A huge, circular, seven-colored beam of light descended from the sky, instantly draining the elemental light that had been flashing on the steel dragon's body.

Within the gaping maw of the dragon, two milky-white orbs of light flew out rapidly. The two elemental bullets merged as they circled and flew around each other. One turned silver, while the other turned gold. After the golden and silver radiance rose and merged, they became an even larger elemental bullet.

At this moment, the seven-colored beam of light also continuously gathered energy and merged into it. As the elemental bullet continued to vibrate, the strong energy resonance actually caused a sun to appear in the dark night sky.

The moment the sun appeared, everyone in the nearby city of Soto, from high-ranking officials to ordinary citizens, was gripped by panic. Their instincts told them that if this energy were to strike, everyone would die.

At this moment, even Yan, the one who started it all, was extremely shocked.

"A forbidden spell-level elemental bullet. Even though I and the two golden-armored forbidden insects are only barely at the level of advanced cultivators, this round of attack has reached the level of a forbidden spell that is invincible below the god level. Trouble, the energy is too huge, and it is difficult to control."

Chapter 281 Monitoring Shrek

"Boom!" Outside Soto City, with the final fusion of energy, the gold and silver elemental bullets exploded, and the seven-colored light pillars burst forth. At this moment, the light obscured and submerged everything. Tang Hao, who had unleashed a shocking hammer blow, seemed to have been easily annihilated and disappeared into a bright and dazzling light.

Thunder seemed to explode in the sky, and the ever-spreading energy aftershocks formed a terrifying energy storm. A dazzling light burst forth, turning the battlefield outside Soto City into a vast expanse of white.

As terrifying storms swept across the land, and energy waves illuminated the region for an extended period, the steel dragon rose once more and soared into the sky, looking down upon the earth. Inside the mech, Yan kept a close eye on the image in the crystal mirror, trying to find traces of the enemy.

"Your Highness, we can't find any trace of Tang Hao. Perhaps he has already been reduced to ashes by your attack." Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo were also shocked by Yan's attack just now. In terms of the area of ​​destruction, that attack was not even an attack from the human world. According to the records of the Spirit Hall, only some legendary top-level ferocious beasts can unleash such a forbidden spell that is capable of destroying a city.

"Tang Hao isn't dead yet. This Haotian Douluo, at the crucial moment, escaped without hesitation." Yan, who had been observing the surroundings, shook his head.

"Tang Hao's final hammer blow wasn't much weaker than my forbidden spell. The terrifying aspect of a ranged forbidden spell lies in its area-of-effect damage; the resulting energy burst can affect an entire city, possessing the power to destroy it. But yes, his single-target attack was still stronger. My forbidden spell might be able to break his hammer blow in a head-on confrontation, but at most it would severely injure him, not completely obliterate him. Besides, he has six soul bones; even if he really died, what about those soul bones? It seems that he didn't choose to fight head-on at the last moment, but instead used the power of that hammer blow to escape, probably burrowing underground." Above, Yan controlled the steel dragon and launched a dragon claw, instantly cleaving a small, already crumbling mountain in half. A deep, downward-sloping hole could be clearly seen on one side of the mountain, pitch black, its destination unknown.

"During the final blow, he probably sensed my insufficient control over that forbidden spell. Before the energy fully erupted, he changed the target of his hammer strike. What should have been a direct hit to us landed here, and the hammer disappeared deep underground." Inside the Steel Dragon, Yan sensed the subtle fluctuations of earth-type soul skills around the cave entrance, his face grim and uncertain.

"It should be a soul skill derived from the Earth Power of the Titan Giant Ape. If I remember correctly, Tang Hao once hunted down a Titan Giant Ape..." In the ancient times of Douluo Continent, the name Titan represented the god of the earth.

The Titan Ape is also known as the Son of the Earth. This is why the Titan Ape can become the king of the forest. Wherever there is land, the Titan Ape can exert its greatest strength and control the earth. There are very few records of them being killed. However, according to the clear records of the Spirit Hall, Tang Hao is the only spirit master in modern times who has hunted down a Titan Ape.

The probability of a Titan Giant Ape dropping a soul bone is roughly the same as that of a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear. Even a hundred-year-old Titan Giant Ape can usually drop a soul bone. Therefore, Tang Hao most likely has a Titan Giant Ape soul bone on him.

This piece of soul bone may not be very old, but its effectiveness at this crucial moment is truly significant.

Even if Tang Hao had used that final burst of hammer blows to penetrate deep underground and evade the burst of forbidden elemental light waves, he would still have faced a hopeless situation afterward and would have had no chance of escaping.

However, using the Titan Ape's soul bone skill, after diving into the ground, this guy used the power of the earth to push aside the soil and rocks, and quickly escaped underground.

Although his spirit ring skills were unusable due to the explosion of the spirit rings, the healing effect of the Blue Silver Emperor spirit ring temporarily stabilized his injuries.

In his Exploding Ring state, his soul power was abundant, and with the control of the earth's power, he was able to move freely underground for a short period of time.

Tang Hao had only been out of Yan's sight for a short while when he disappeared without a trace or noticeable aura, clearly having already escaped far away.

"Your Highness, his aura has not dissipated. Leave it to me, and I will definitely find and kill him." As a circle of light emanated from the deep purple light, Yan and Gui Meiyueguan arrived at the cave entrance outside the steel dragon. Gui Meiyueguan crouched down and sensed the area for a moment before volunteering to go after Tang San.

He was an expert in assassination and infiltration. Although Tang Hao had fled the battlefield, there was still a lot of trace left in the underground passage. Ghost was confident that he could track him down and find him.

However, after a moment's thought, Yan did not agree to the ghost's offer. He glanced at the deep cave entrance and shook his head.

"There's no need. Even a cornered tiger will fight, let alone Tang Hao. Although he's seriously injured, he'll be at his peak after the Ring Explosion. If you catch up with him now, even if you manage to kill him, he might take you with him before he dies. It's not worth it. After today's battle, even if Tang Hao survives thanks to the power of the Blue Silver Emperor, his internal injuries will only worsen. Before, he almost died from using the Ring Explosion. After this, it's questionable whether he can even fight fiercely. He's basically crippled. Send a message later, ordering the Spirit Hall experts in various regions to search for the villain Tang Hao. Let's see if we can wear him down using this method. Let's go find Fred and Zhao Wuji first. They've taken Tang Hao's son away from the battlefield, not far from here. After being ambushed, Tang Hao will likely escape with his son. Let's see if we can catch them. If we don't find Tang Hao's whereabouts, there's no need to alert him. Just pretend we don't know his son is with Fred. We just need to keep an eye on him."

"Yes." Ghost and Moon Gate bowed in unison, and then their figures flashed away from their original positions. Although Fred and Zhao Wuji and the others were fast and quick, they did not take Shrek Academy and their group too far from the academy. They observed the situation from the edge of the battlefield.

With the sensory abilities of a Title Douluo, monitoring them would be far too easy.

Fang Caiyan had already investigated and found that Tang San was still with Shrek Academy's team. This meant that Tang Hao did not take Tang San with him after digging his way out of the battlefield.

Now, Ghost and Moon Pass have gone to monitor and ambush. If Tang Hao returns and prepares to escape with Tang San, they can wait for him to come to them. Even if they don't run into him, it doesn't matter. As long as they keep an eye on this brat, Tang Hao's whereabouts will be exposed sooner or later.

"Cough cough... Tang Hao, you really do have some skill. It's a pity you couldn't hurt me too much. Next time we meet, you won't even have a chance to hurt me." After Gui Mei and Yue Guan left, Yan gently touched his mask, revealing a slightly pale face.

Yan suddenly coughed, covered his mouth, and coughed up a mouthful of bloody phlegm with a handkerchief. After spitting out the bloody phlegm, he felt much better.

During the exchange just now, he also suffered some minor injuries, after all, it was the first time he had controlled the Steel Dragon in such an intense battle.

Moreover, while the final forbidden elemental bullet possessed immense power, its release was equally challenging. Yan's cultivation level was still relatively low, and this was his first time unleashing that attack. Furthermore, he had been injured by the aftershocks of his previous encounters with Tang Hao, so it was perfectly normal for him to suffer some backlash.

Fortunately, it wasn't a serious injury. After a few days of recuperation, no injuries will remain, and these few days won't affect my ability to fight.

Yan has benefited greatly from today's battle, as his encounter with Tang Hao exposed some of his current problems.

The Steel Dragon Mech does indeed possess top-tier combat power below the god level. Its destructive power and defensive capabilities are almost comparable to the strongest demigod. However, in his hands, the overall combat power he can unleash is at most comparable to an ordinary titled Douluo.

The mecha is good, but the person's cultivation level is too low. Although he created the mecha himself, it doesn't perfectly match his attributes. There are some reasons for this, as well as problems such as slow reaction speed and insufficient piloting experience.

Yan is not one of those geniuses who received mecha training from childhood tens of thousands of years later. Those geniuses were able to unleash the full power of mechas because they had immersed themselves in the field of mecha piloting for many years, which is something Yan, a half-baked amateur, cannot compare to.

Yan is currently exploring the path, and he can only rely on himself to discover the true power of the mecha. However, at present, there is still a long way to go and he needs time to refine his skills.

However, he was not in a hurry. There was still enough time, especially after the battle just now, Yan had a good understanding of his own strength.

After acquiring the Soul Guidance Armor Dual Armor, when encountering danger, his reaction time upon donning the armor was faster than that of a Title Douluo launching a surprise attack.

Once fully armored, without the support of god-level power, even a level 99 Limit Douluo would most likely be unable to penetrate the armor and take his life.

In addition, he has methods such as elemental forbidden spells and time-space teleportation to deal with various situations. Even if he encounters an insurmountable danger, he can quickly teleport away to avoid dying. In general, he will no longer face life-or-death crises on the Douluo Continent.

"Although Tang Hao isn't dead, he's just clinging to life. As long as we keep a close eye on Tang San, we'll find an opportunity to take care of both father and son later." Halfway up the mountain, Yan Yao gazed in the direction the Shrek Seven Devils had fled, his eyes becoming incredibly profound.

"But this guy didn't take Tang San with him when he fled. Was it because his injuries were too severe? Or was he also worried about Tang San? Father and son, huh..."

Chapter 282 Conflict between Dai Mubai and Ning Rongrong

Outside Soto City, the new batch of Shrek Academy students, led by their "trash senior" Dai Mubai, the Silver Tiger, left the Great Soul Arena.

Then Ma Hongjun said he would part ways with the others because he needed to go to Fred's shop in the city, where the Dean would take him to resolve the hidden dangers of his martial soul.

His impatient look made Dai Mubai chuckle inwardly, and he couldn't help but tease him, telling him to take it easy.

Having experienced countless battles since childhood and now seeking refuge in the Kingdom of Barak, Dai Mubai has seen it all. Even a fool could guess that Fred was planning to take Fatty Ma to a brothel to relieve his lust.

He didn't despise this behavior. Although Dai Shao hadn't gone out to have fun these past two days because of the arrival of the kitten, he used to be much more unrestrained. Not only did he manage his time by having women on both sides with his slutty face, but he also frequently engaged in group sex in brothels.

In his eyes, Fatty Ma's visits to brothels to relieve his lust were nothing more than trivial matters. However, he did not expect that it was precisely this attitude that would enrage Zhu Zhuqing, the little kitten who had been chasing him all the way from the Star Luo Empire.

With Zhu Zhuqing's words,

“Men are all dirty,” Dai Mubai argued involuntarily, but the more he argued, the less clear things became.

He said his taste was incomparable to that of Fatty Ma, but was he saying that because his taste was different and not the same, he was referring to women in that particular profession?

Whether high-ranking or low-ranking, whether a phoenix from a humble abode or a courtesan, what difference does it make what kind of industry they work in?

To Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Mubai's words were an indirect admission that she was similar to Ma Hongjun.

The thought of all the suffering she'd endured for this thing filled her with despair. Suddenly, Zhu Zhuqing's eyes filled with disdain and contempt.

"You're fifteen? You disgust me." After saying this, she turned and left, having no intention of continuing the conversation with the silver tiger.

Zhu Zhuqing's attitude completely enraged Dai Mubai, causing him to expose his true colors, which he had only been pretending for a few days.

Ever since Zhu Zhuqing came to Shrek Academy, Dai Mubai has been suppressing his feelings, feeling wronged and tolerating her all the time.

At this moment, he, who was always arrogant and dismissive, could no longer suppress his anger.

"Stop right there." However, Dai Mubai's anger only made Zhu Zhuqing more disgusted. She ignored him and instead of stopping, she quickened her pace.

“You…” Dai Mubai suddenly raised his right hand, wanting to make a move. Intense white light emanated from his palm. He had never been good-tempered, or rather, his temper was more volatile than anyone else’s.

But he managed to hold back. A flash of white light appeared on his palm and disappeared. He let out a suppressed gasp and quickly followed Zhu Zhuqing after her.

When the two of them arrived at Shrek Academy, they saw Ning Rongrong and Oscar waiting there.

Ning Rongrong sat on a large rock at the entrance of the academy, swinging her legs, looking thoughtful.

Oscar's expression was rather unpleasant. His handsome face was slightly furrowed, and he kept glancing at Ning Rongrong with a hint of resentment in his eyes.

He had been with Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun for a long time. He wasn't exactly a respectable person either. He had an exceptionally handsome face and, being a Soul Master, he was always successful in love.

However, knowing that he was no match for Dai Mubai, whenever the group came across something good, Dai Mubai would go first, while he would follow behind and pick out the things that others didn't want.

This time, Shrek Academy finally gained two beautiful female students. Dai Mubai had his eye on the baby-faced giant, and of course he wanted to try and win over the other beautiful loli who looked rich.

Who knew that he, who always prided himself on being a Casanova, would suffer such a crushing defeat this time? Ning Rongrong's image as a well-behaved girl was all a facade, and the current Oscar is no match for her at all. Of course, he suffered another setback this time.

Because of Yan's appearance, Ning Fengzhi did not send any letter to Fred, saying that he could discipline his daughter as he pleased.

Under these circumstances, Fred wouldn't dare to mistreat the little princess even if he had ten times the courage, so the plot naturally developed somewhat differently from the original.

Of course, some things still happen. For example, Dai Mubai's silver tiger disguise couldn't last more than a few days before it crumbled, and Ning Rongrong's act of being a good girl only lasted for a while before her true nature was revealed, and she became at odds with Tang San, Dai Mubai, and the others.

She disdained Fred and the others' training methods. Fred physically punished her and Oscar, but she didn't care at all and refused to participate. The four-eyed cat owl couldn't do anything about her and could only let her be, hoping that this young lady would have enough fun and leave soon.

Ning Rongrong has been playing around these past two days, and she knows perfectly well that Oscar, the simp who's after her, is also lusting after her.