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Douluo Dalu_ Legend of the Ancestral Dragon_chapter_0026
Chapter 26
Chapter 26: Clear Sky Hammer, Shattered! (Fifth update, seeking votes)
2024-07-17 Author: Xianyu Wangyue
Tang Hao's body plowed a deep gully into the ground, stretching a hundred meters before finally coming to a halt.
Amidst the immense shock, he forced himself to remain calm. His seventh soul ring instantly lit up, and the Clear Sky Hammer in his hand suddenly swelled, becoming a giant hammer a hundred meters long in the blink of an eye.
The dark hammerhead was like a small mountain, emitting an extremely oppressive presence.
Seventh Soul Skill, Tool Spirit True Body!
Streaks of red patterns lit up from the hammerhead of the Clear Sky Hammer. The red soul ring on Tang Hao's body flickered, and the entire black giant hammer instantly turned red.
The surrounding void twisted, as if unable to bear the Clear Sky Hammer's pressure.
"Dragon Ancestor, take my final hammer strike!" Tang Hao roared, unleashing the eighty-first strike of the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique using the Clear Sky Hammer's Tool Spirit True Body.
His body was sent flying a hundred meters just now, but the damage he sustained wasn't severe; he knew the other party had shown mercy.
The Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique was a soul skill created by the Clear Sky Sect's founder, Tang Hao's grandfather, Tang Chen. The complete eighty-one strikes were enough to be considered one of the world's top-tier soul skills.
For some reason, this was already the strongest attack Tang Hao could currently unleash.
If even this strike couldn't defeat the young man, Tang Hao could only concede.
Gazing at the red giant hammer descending from the sky, like a burning meteorite crashing down, Aotian smiled and raised his right hand.
The mountain-like Clear Sky Hammer slammed onto Aotian's palm, but he caught it with ease.
The ground within a hundred meters of him trembled violently, collapsing to form a giant pit a hundred meters in diameter.
Dust flew everywhere, but Aotian, dressed in clothes whiter than snow, remained unstained by a single speck.
He floated in mid-air, his right hand holding up the Clear Sky Hammer. The scene seemed to freeze.
A bitter smile appeared on Tang Hao's lips; he had lost after all. The opponent's strength was simply as unfathomable as an abyss.
A terrifying thought arose in his heart: perhaps even a rank 99 Titled Douluo might not possess such strength...
"Fighting me comes at a price," Aotian said calmly. With a tremor of his right hand, an irresistible force burst from his palm, spreading throughout the entire Clear Sky Hammer.
Crack... crackle...
Dense cracks instantly covered the entire Clear Sky Hammer. With a bang, the mountain-sized hammer shattered explosively, like a blooming firework.
A terrifying wave of energy swept across the ground. Tang Hao spat out a mouthful of blood, his body propelled several hundred meters away by the blast.
With his Martial Soul shattered and the impact from the explosive energy, Tang Hao's injuries were extremely severe.
Originally, after his great battle with Qian Xunji, his body had always carried hidden injuries that were hard to recover from. Now, with new wounds piled upon old ones, his strength was all but crippled.
Recovering to his state before fighting Aotian would be impossible without several years.
His clothes were tattered as he lay on the ground, his expression one of utter bewilderment.
Aotian took a step, his body vanished, then reappeared before Tang Hao.
"You lost," he said, looking at Tang Hao.
Tang Hao nodded bitterly and struggled to stand up.
"Thank you for showing mercy. I will never step foot in Nuoding Academy again," he said weakly.
"May I ask," he looked at Aotian, his eyes filled with anticipation, shock, and awe, "have you perhaps reached the legendary... Rank 100?"
Rank 100! That was the legendary realm of a god.
Back then, his grandfather Tang Chen, a rank 99 Peerless Douluo, left the Clear Sky Sect to pursue the legendary path to godhood at Rank 100, and there had been no news of him since.
Aotian looked at Tang Hao, a flicker of pity in his eyes. He didn't speak, but turned and took a step, appearing a thousand meters away. With another step, his white figure vanished from Tang Hao's sight.
Aotian didn't kill Tang Hao. Firstly, Tang Hao posed no threat in his eyes. Secondly, Tang Hao still had some use in the future.
...
Back inside the academy, Aotian's body rapidly shrunk, reverting to the appearance of a six or seven-year-old.
Arriving at the sports ground, Xiao Wu was still lying on a large rock, but her adorable little face was filled with a complex expression.
When her eyes caught sight of the small figure approaching, Xiao Wu abruptly sat up, jumped off the rock, and looked at Aotian with trepidation.
"Aotian... just now a big brother appeared here. He said he was your brother."
Aotian's expression was serious. "I know. He met with me just now."
"Ah—" Xiao Wu exclaimed and hurriedly asked, "Then what did he say to you?"
Xiao Wu's heart began to race.
*Will Aotian's big brother tell Aotian about my identity as a soul beast?*
*After Aotian learns my identity, what will he do to me?*
Xiao Wu was extremely nervous, her small fists clenched tightly as she waited for Aotian's reply.
"My big brother told me... you're not human, but a 100,000-year-old soul beast in human form."
Hearing Aotian's words, Xiao Wu's heart fell into a panic.
So, Aotian had found out about her soul beast identity after all.
"Do I really have to leave this place?" she thought sadly.
After leaving the Star Dou Great Forest, Nuoding City was the first place she had chosen to integrate into human society.
Now, her classmate already knew her identity as a soul beast; she couldn't possibly stay here any longer.
The human world was indeed very dangerous. At this moment, Xiao Wu felt a hint of desolation.
"Then is your brother going to kill me?" she asked, looking at Aotian.
Aotian shook his head. "That Titled Douluo who wanted to harm you has already been driven off by my brother and won't dare to come back. My brother is already a Titled Douluo; your soul ring is useless to him."
"But... but my soul bone is useful to him, and my soul ring will be useful to you in the future," Xiao Wu said, staring at Aotian earnestly with her wide eyes, trying to see if he was truly uninterested in her.
Seeing Xiao Wu's anxious expression, Aotian smiled, wrapped an arm around her shoulder, and started walking toward the dormitory.
Xiao Wu's body stiffened; she was practically being led along by Aotian.
"My brother is so powerful, why would he need a few bones from you? As for your soul ring, I'm not even interested in it."
Hearing Aotian say he wasn't interested in her soul ring, Xiao Wu immediately felt a bit indignant. "Mine is a 100,000-year soul ring!"
"One hundred thousand years, is that so powerful?" Aotian turned his head to look at her. "I've heard that there are many hidden soul beasts on the Douluo Continent—some are hundreds of thousands of years old, and there are even those approaching a million."
"How is that possible!" Xiao Wu rolled her eyes. "My home is in the Star Dou Great Forest. There are only 100,000-year soul beasts there. I've never seen any that are older than that."
Only after speaking did Xiao Wu realize her mistake; she had just revealed her entire background.
She clamped her mouth shut, unwilling to say another word.
Although Aotian acted as if he didn't care about her identity, how could she just pretend nothing had happened?
Humans and soul beasts had always been mortal enemies. Xiao Wu was still suspicious of Aotian's strange attitude after he had learned her secret.
Aotian paid no mind to Xiao Wu's attitude and continued, "There are still many secrets hidden within the Star Dou Great Forest. Since you don't believe me, I won't talk about it. Let me tell you about the ocean. In the ocean not far from the Douluo Continent, there is an overlord-level soul beast, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King. Its cultivation has already reached a million years. It's just one step away from breaking through to the god-level."
"A million-year soul beast?" Xiao Wu's eyes widened, her curiosity easily piqued by Aotian.
(end of chapter)
2024-07-17 Author: Xianyu Wangyue
Tang Hao's body plowed a deep gully into the ground, stretching a hundred meters before finally coming to a halt.
Amidst the immense shock, he forced himself to remain calm. His seventh soul ring instantly lit up, and the Clear Sky Hammer in his hand suddenly swelled, becoming a giant hammer a hundred meters long in the blink of an eye.
The dark hammerhead was like a small mountain, emitting an extremely oppressive presence.
Seventh Soul Skill, Tool Spirit True Body!
Streaks of red patterns lit up from the hammerhead of the Clear Sky Hammer. The red soul ring on Tang Hao's body flickered, and the entire black giant hammer instantly turned red.
The surrounding void twisted, as if unable to bear the Clear Sky Hammer's pressure.
"Dragon Ancestor, take my final hammer strike!" Tang Hao roared, unleashing the eighty-first strike of the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique using the Clear Sky Hammer's Tool Spirit True Body.
His body was sent flying a hundred meters just now, but the damage he sustained wasn't severe; he knew the other party had shown mercy.
The Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique was a soul skill created by the Clear Sky Sect's founder, Tang Hao's grandfather, Tang Chen. The complete eighty-one strikes were enough to be considered one of the world's top-tier soul skills.
For some reason, this was already the strongest attack Tang Hao could currently unleash.
If even this strike couldn't defeat the young man, Tang Hao could only concede.
Gazing at the red giant hammer descending from the sky, like a burning meteorite crashing down, Aotian smiled and raised his right hand.
The mountain-like Clear Sky Hammer slammed onto Aotian's palm, but he caught it with ease.
The ground within a hundred meters of him trembled violently, collapsing to form a giant pit a hundred meters in diameter.
Dust flew everywhere, but Aotian, dressed in clothes whiter than snow, remained unstained by a single speck.
He floated in mid-air, his right hand holding up the Clear Sky Hammer. The scene seemed to freeze.
A bitter smile appeared on Tang Hao's lips; he had lost after all. The opponent's strength was simply as unfathomable as an abyss.
A terrifying thought arose in his heart: perhaps even a rank 99 Titled Douluo might not possess such strength...
"Fighting me comes at a price," Aotian said calmly. With a tremor of his right hand, an irresistible force burst from his palm, spreading throughout the entire Clear Sky Hammer.
Crack... crackle...
Dense cracks instantly covered the entire Clear Sky Hammer. With a bang, the mountain-sized hammer shattered explosively, like a blooming firework.
A terrifying wave of energy swept across the ground. Tang Hao spat out a mouthful of blood, his body propelled several hundred meters away by the blast.
With his Martial Soul shattered and the impact from the explosive energy, Tang Hao's injuries were extremely severe.
Originally, after his great battle with Qian Xunji, his body had always carried hidden injuries that were hard to recover from. Now, with new wounds piled upon old ones, his strength was all but crippled.
Recovering to his state before fighting Aotian would be impossible without several years.
His clothes were tattered as he lay on the ground, his expression one of utter bewilderment.
Aotian took a step, his body vanished, then reappeared before Tang Hao.
"You lost," he said, looking at Tang Hao.
Tang Hao nodded bitterly and struggled to stand up.
"Thank you for showing mercy. I will never step foot in Nuoding Academy again," he said weakly.
"May I ask," he looked at Aotian, his eyes filled with anticipation, shock, and awe, "have you perhaps reached the legendary... Rank 100?"
Rank 100! That was the legendary realm of a god.
Back then, his grandfather Tang Chen, a rank 99 Peerless Douluo, left the Clear Sky Sect to pursue the legendary path to godhood at Rank 100, and there had been no news of him since.
Aotian looked at Tang Hao, a flicker of pity in his eyes. He didn't speak, but turned and took a step, appearing a thousand meters away. With another step, his white figure vanished from Tang Hao's sight.
Aotian didn't kill Tang Hao. Firstly, Tang Hao posed no threat in his eyes. Secondly, Tang Hao still had some use in the future.
...
Back inside the academy, Aotian's body rapidly shrunk, reverting to the appearance of a six or seven-year-old.
Arriving at the sports ground, Xiao Wu was still lying on a large rock, but her adorable little face was filled with a complex expression.
When her eyes caught sight of the small figure approaching, Xiao Wu abruptly sat up, jumped off the rock, and looked at Aotian with trepidation.
"Aotian... just now a big brother appeared here. He said he was your brother."
Aotian's expression was serious. "I know. He met with me just now."
"Ah—" Xiao Wu exclaimed and hurriedly asked, "Then what did he say to you?"
Xiao Wu's heart began to race.
*Will Aotian's big brother tell Aotian about my identity as a soul beast?*
*After Aotian learns my identity, what will he do to me?*
Xiao Wu was extremely nervous, her small fists clenched tightly as she waited for Aotian's reply.
"My big brother told me... you're not human, but a 100,000-year-old soul beast in human form."
Hearing Aotian's words, Xiao Wu's heart fell into a panic.
So, Aotian had found out about her soul beast identity after all.
"Do I really have to leave this place?" she thought sadly.
After leaving the Star Dou Great Forest, Nuoding City was the first place she had chosen to integrate into human society.
Now, her classmate already knew her identity as a soul beast; she couldn't possibly stay here any longer.
The human world was indeed very dangerous. At this moment, Xiao Wu felt a hint of desolation.
"Then is your brother going to kill me?" she asked, looking at Aotian.
Aotian shook his head. "That Titled Douluo who wanted to harm you has already been driven off by my brother and won't dare to come back. My brother is already a Titled Douluo; your soul ring is useless to him."
"But... but my soul bone is useful to him, and my soul ring will be useful to you in the future," Xiao Wu said, staring at Aotian earnestly with her wide eyes, trying to see if he was truly uninterested in her.
Seeing Xiao Wu's anxious expression, Aotian smiled, wrapped an arm around her shoulder, and started walking toward the dormitory.
Xiao Wu's body stiffened; she was practically being led along by Aotian.
"My brother is so powerful, why would he need a few bones from you? As for your soul ring, I'm not even interested in it."
Hearing Aotian say he wasn't interested in her soul ring, Xiao Wu immediately felt a bit indignant. "Mine is a 100,000-year soul ring!"
"One hundred thousand years, is that so powerful?" Aotian turned his head to look at her. "I've heard that there are many hidden soul beasts on the Douluo Continent—some are hundreds of thousands of years old, and there are even those approaching a million."
"How is that possible!" Xiao Wu rolled her eyes. "My home is in the Star Dou Great Forest. There are only 100,000-year soul beasts there. I've never seen any that are older than that."
Only after speaking did Xiao Wu realize her mistake; she had just revealed her entire background.
She clamped her mouth shut, unwilling to say another word.
Although Aotian acted as if he didn't care about her identity, how could she just pretend nothing had happened?
Humans and soul beasts had always been mortal enemies. Xiao Wu was still suspicious of Aotian's strange attitude after he had learned her secret.
Aotian paid no mind to Xiao Wu's attitude and continued, "There are still many secrets hidden within the Star Dou Great Forest. Since you don't believe me, I won't talk about it. Let me tell you about the ocean. In the ocean not far from the Douluo Continent, there is an overlord-level soul beast, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King. Its cultivation has already reached a million years. It's just one step away from breaking through to the god-level."
"A million-year soul beast?" Xiao Wu's eyes widened, her curiosity easily piqued by Aotian.
(end of chapter)
