Xiao Yan was not at a loss. He was observing—carefully, seriously observing.
The explosion of a soul ring could provide energy to a soul master. He had already contemplated this not long ago.
The question now was, how had Tang Hao achieved it?He needed to catch a glimpse of the essence during these rare moments.
Another strike landed. Tang Hao's arm trembled. He hadn't expected Xiao Yan's attack to be equally domineering and powerful. Even after the explosion of his soul ring, it couldn't be easily blocked.
A step forward, and Tang Hao's second century-old soul ring erupted, the overwhelming killing intent of the God-Slaying Domain converging as it shot straight toward Xiao Yan, aiming to crush him.
Facing Tang Hao's lion-like, death-defying counterattack, Xiao Yan remained calm, expression steady.
Old man, today, your soul bone will explode!
A blue radiance flickered in his hand as Xiao Yan instantly forged a blue-and-gold longsword, holding it firmly against the blow.
"Looking for death!"
Seeing Xiao Yan's movement, Tang Hao gripped the haft of his Haotian Hammer tighter. Underestimating the power of a soul ring explosion? Die!
Fierce, violent, charged with explosive energy from the exploding ring, the Haotian Hammer slammed against Xiao Yan's sword.
Boom! Amid the tremendous noise, Xiao Yan's feet sank three inches into the ground. Expression unchanged, he said: "Such power… to unleash this much with a broken body… seems you still have a few tricks left."
With a strong flick of his wrist, Xiao Yan forced Tang Hao back with a single stroke: "If this is all you've got… prepare to meet your end!"
Though Tang Hao had exploded two soul rings, he was still far from being able to harm Xiao Yan. But in terms of raw power, he could not match him.
Having fused three soul rings and trained for three months, Xiao Yan's strength had grown immensely.
Tang Hao groaned, blood spraying from his mouth.
Soul ring explosions were extremely dangerous.
If not properly controlled, the energy could rebound and harm the user.
He was already wounded, compounded by injuries inflicted by Xiao Yan's previous soul ring explosion. Three months ago, after Xiao Yan's demonstration of the technique, his body was already fragile.
This would likely be the last time he could ever use it.
Frand, though myopic, was not blind.
After just two moves, Tang Hao, a titled Douluo, was vomiting blood uncontrollably, on the brink of death.
Meanwhile, Xiao Yan remained composed, not even breathing heavily—clearly holding the absolute advantage.
From this moment, no, perhaps from the very start, Xiao Yan had secured victory.
"Ephemeral Sword Technique, Sword One—Break!"
Xiao Yan gave Tang Hao no time to recover, sending a rapid sword energy strike.
Only by constantly pressuring Tang Hao could he force him to feel life slipping away, pushing him to explode more soul rings.
Allow him even a brief pause, and the half-injured Douluo might collapse entirely, incapable of another explosion.
"Same skill?"
Frand and the others were astonished at Xiao Yan's sword technique.
Minutes ago, they had believed this to be Ning Rongrong's original soul skill.
How could the same self-created soul skill appear in two people?
According to Tang Hao, Xiao Yan's martial souls were Blue Silver Grass and the Haotian Hammer—there seemed to be no sword soul.
What was this sword? And what skill was he using?
Though the sword technique was identical, Xiao Yan executed it faster, with more power.
The sword energy carved a deep fissure into the earth.
Tang Hao summoned the residual energy of his second soul ring, countering with the Haotian Nine Absolutes' "Break" move.
The massive hammer's head glowed with red-yellow energy. With a full swing, it transformed into a ferocious energy beam.
The two forces collided—Xiao Yan's sword energy slightly inferior.
Crack… crack… crack…
A series of cracking sounds rang out. Xiao Yan's blue sword energy shattered bit by bit.
The red-yellow energy pierced through, closing in on Xiao Yan.
"An energy-based attack?" Xiao Yan smiled faintly. Raising his hand, he tested the Haotian Nine Absolutes' power post-soul ring explosion, absorbing it with Devour Energy.
A few breaths later, Tang Hao's soul force attack had been completely absorbed.
After two encounters, Xiao Yan had a clear understanding of the soul ring explosion.
First, it was indeed a powerful, mystical skill.
Second, it demanded extreme physical strength from the user. Tang Hao's vomiting blood confirmed it—using this now was slow suicide.
Finally, the skill's power correlated closely with the grade of the soul rings.
Unfortunately, Tang Hao's rings, aside from the ninth, were merely considered optimal by most Douluo on the continent.
The first two were only century rings—limited energy despite their value.
Xiao Yan realized that if he learned to explode soul rings, eighteen in total, very few could withstand him.
A single casual strike left Frand and the others dumbfounded.
"His Holiness' skill… absorbed by Xiao Yan?"
Yu Xiaogang felt his worldview collapse and fell to his knees.
"How… how is this possible? This is Tang Hao's self-created Haotian Hammer skill!"
Not only Frand, but even Tang Hao was astonished.
This wasn't the standard Haotian Nine Absolutes—it was the one after exploding a soul ring!
Its power was such that even a full-powered Douluo could barely defend.
And Xiao Yan handled it single-handedly.
Tang Hao's eyes fixed on Xiao Yan: "Beyond his natural strength… does he possess a devouring ability?"
A Douluo seasoned by the City of Slaughter and God-Slaying Domain could quickly analyze Xiao Yan's capability.
Xiao Yan had not expected his casual strike to provoke such speculation—the devouring ability was merely one of the powers he gained in the Star Dou Forest.
The longsword lifted, endless sword energy bursting forth.
Blue sword energy swept the surroundings, sending rocks flying.
"Break the Void and Annihilate!"
The blue-gold sword multiplied—one became two, two became four—forming a semicircle.
Executing the combined Ephemeral Sword Technique, the sword energy converged into a massive blade with a powerful swing.
Sensing the unusual move, Tang Hao's third soul ring shimmered, then exploded in a flash of purple light.
A millennium-level soul ring shattered!
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