Chapter 121 – Tang San Takes a Hit from the Clear Sky Hammer, Xiao Wu Enters the Arena

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The Hao Tian Nine Absolutes—the true core technique of the Clear Sky Sect—formed the foundation of the world's number one Tool Spirit, the Clear Sky Hammer. With this technique, Tang Xiao once sparred with Sword Douluo and lost by only a single move against the Seven Kill Sword.

This secret technique was passed down during the ten-odd days when Tang Hao was defeated by Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo and Tang San was taken away. As for the Great Xumi Hammer, Tang Hao intended to teach it to Tang San only after he returned to the Clear Sky Sect and formally recognized his ancestry.

Qian Gu Yuntian was struck by the "Penetration" technique of the Clear Sky Hammer, causing his body to recoil violently. Tang San followed up with another hammer strike.

Without the amplification of soul rings, the Clear Sky Hammer's power wasn't overwhelming, and Qian Gu Yuntian could block it. However, upon receiving the blow, he suddenly realized that the speed of his Panlong Staff had decreased, as if an invisible force was hindering his strength.

Seal Technique—one of the Hao Tian Nine Absolutes!

"Your fight with Feng Xiaotian revealed the speed at which you swing your Panlong Staff. Qian Gu Yuntian, I won't give you the chance to use any soul skills. Feel the might of the Clear Sky Hammer!" 

Tang San's purple eyes gleamed. Dodging the Panlong Staff's suppressed attack, he smashed the Clear Sky Hammer onto Qian Gu Yuntian's left shoulder. A cracking sound rang out.

The following instant, several force techniques from the Hao Tian Nine Absolutes were unleashed, blasting Qian Gu Yuntian off the platform.

"You didn't know I've already mastered the Hao Tian Nine Absolutes—that's your fatal flaw." Tang San retracted his Clear Sky Hammer and began meditating, not wasting a single moment to recover soul power.

"Argh! What's wrong with that guy Tian? He couldn't even beat Tang San! If it were me, I'd wear Tang San out before he could even scratch one of my scales!" Tian Yao stomped his foot, ready to jump into the arena.

"Little Yao, let me handle this." A deep, domineering voice echoed out.

Moments later, a heavy thud resounded. Tang San opened his eyes and saw a man whose muscular frame rivaled Tai Long's. He was tall, his face covered in bright orange hair, and he radiated an intense presence. Tang San's expression grew grave. If he recalled correctly, this man stood at the forefront of the Spirit Hall team—their strongest fighter.

Two yellow, two purple, and one black soul ring glowed—five in total. His body began to swell, covered entirely in orange fur. Especially long and thick hair grew around his neck and face, and a tail extended from his rear, engulfed in blazing flames.

A howl rang out—arrogant, defiant, and wild. From the mouth of the Flame Lion, it made Dai Mubai, Feng Xiaotian, and Zhu Zhuqing's faces darken, especially Zhu Zhuqing, who looked to be in intense pain—this was spirit suppression.

Sword Douluo's pupils shrank slightly. "One of the top-tier beast spirits—the Flame Lion. He's a descendant of the Lion Douluo from the Worship Hall."

Tang San's expression turned even uglier. Judging from Dai Mubai's reaction, this spirit was as tyrannical as the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Spirit.

"Blue Silver Bind!"

Dozens of dark purple-blue silver grass vines shot forth, wrapping around the Flame Lion's body. However, within less than a second, they ignited entirely, reduced to ashes. The Flame Lion swiftly tore through the vines and charged.

The flames covering the Flame Lion's body were as powerful as the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon's thunder. Both belonged to the top tier of elemental power. Tang San hadn't consumed any celestial herbs for fire or lightning immunity. His Blue Silver Grass, in front of these flames, was no more than paper—completely suppressed.

Retracting his Blue Silver Grass, Tang San summoned his Clear Sky Hammer.

Gripping the hammer, Tang San charged. "Hao Tian Nine Absolutes: Collapse Technique!"

He swung the hammer straight at the Flame Lion's head.

The Flame Lion reared up on his hind legs, his forelimbs extending to firmly grasp the Clear Sky Hammer. The force behind the blow had no effect on him—only the fur around his neck fluttered slightly.

With the Clear Sky Hammer locked in the lion's grip, Tang San couldn't retrieve it. A Soul Sect simply couldn't match a Soul King in raw strength—humans couldn't compare to lions in strength either. Besides, had Yu Xiaogang's Stone Basket Running Technique ever trained Tang San's arm muscles?

The Flame Lion held the hammer securely, gave a mighty swing, and flung Tang San over ten meters into the air. The Clear Sky Hammer remained in his grasp, and with a quick flip, he held it firmly in hand.

In midair, as Tang San just landed on all fours, a shadow rapidly expanded before his eyes. It was a hammer—his Clear Sky Hammer.

Human muscles have a buffering threshold. Especially for someone like Tang San, who landed from such a height, there was no way to move in time. He couldn't even use Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to dodge.

"Bang!" With a heavy thud, the Clear Sky Hammer slammed into Tang San's back. He collapsed to the ground, face pressing intimately against Mother Earth, his body channeling Mysterious Heaven Skill to its limit, focusing all defense on his back.

"Tang San, your only fatal flaw is that you met me!" the Flame Lion roared, relentlessly pounding the Clear Sky Hammer onto Tang San.

Who doesn't know how to strike with a hammer? At worst, the guy's technique just wasn't refined.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Tang San was struck by his own Clear Sky Hammer, coughing up blood as his body echoed with crack-crack sounds.

"Xiao San, put the Clear Sky Hammer away!"

From the shadows, Tang Hao—seething with rage and barely restraining himself from leaping out to kill—sent a voice transmission into Tang San's ears.

Upon hearing this, the blood-red light in Tang San's eyes brightened slightly. He stopped circulating Mysterious Heaven Skill, and the Clear Sky Hammer in Kuang Xiao's hands—now without soul power to sustain it—transformed into a stream of light and returned to Tang San's body.

Kuang Xiao froze for a second at the sight, then simply reached out and began pummeling the prone Tang San with his fists. So what if he couldn't use the Clear Sky Hammer anymore? He still had his hands!

The result was no better. Though Kuang Xiao's fists lacked the sheer force of the hammer, the speed and frequency of his punches exceeded it, making the attack even more punishing. Tang San, already half-dead from being bludgeoned by his own hammer, had no strength left to resist and continued to be beaten.

"We concede this match!"

"Stop!"

"Stop it right now!"

Yu Xiaogang shouted, heart aching as he watched Tang San's brutal condition. From what he'd just witnessed, it was clear that Zhu Zhuqing and the others stood no chance against the Spirit Hall team. The outcome was inevitable. They were supposed to fight Kamikaze Academy that afternoon, but with Tang San wounded like this—who knew how many bones he had broken—could the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone's skill even heal him in time?

If not, what would they do in the afternoon battle between the Shrek team and Kamikaze Academy? Without Tang San, victory was impossible. That meant the championship of the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Tournament was as good as lost. And he hadn't even used their trump card yet—the Seven-in-One Fusion Technique.

In the end, after Tang San's defeat, Shrek Academy saw no reason to waste any more time. They announced their withdrawal and prepared to leave.

Just then, at the base of Pope's Hill, a Title Douluo took to the air and landed on the arena. It was Serpent Spear Douluo.

Serpent Spear Douluo knelt on one knee and respectfully said, "Your Holiness, I have successfully captured a 100,000-year transformed soul beast and have brought it to Pope's Hill!"

(End of Chapter)