Douluo: Peerless Black Tortoise Moon God

Chapter 281 The Mountain Dragon King's Divine Might Defeats the Grand Elder of the Haotian Sect, Chaotic Cloak and the Nine Absolute Techniques of Haotian
Inside the Dragon Palace, Xu Tianxi unleashed the soul skill given to him by the Mountain Dragon King for the first time in front of others: the Mountain Dragon King's Divine Dragon Aura.

This is one of the sixth soul skills that the Mountain Dragon King gave to the Purple Emperor Black Tortoise Shield; it is the strongest melee soul skill.

Amidst the brownish-gold radiance emanating from Xu Tianxi, a colossal phantom, majestic as a mountain range or continent, appeared behind him. The phantom constantly shifted, sometimes resembling a wingless dragon, and other times an ancient city.

Upon closer inspection, Old Tang was horrified to discover that the ancient city was actually on the back of the giant dragon, which in turn transformed into a mountain range.

The phantom of the giant dragon was a thousand meters tall, with its four limbs as majestic as pillars of heaven. The underwater dragon palace, which was already riddled with holes, could not support its height and was pushed to its knees and collapsed.

This scene was beyond Tang Lao's comprehension. He had never seen such a unique and enormous dragon before. But reason told him that although the strength of this guy was not as good as Di Tian's, in terms of bloodline strength, he was probably on the same level as Di Tian!

"I am the current patriarch of the Mountain Dragon lineage, a Dragon King who has never roamed the world! If you had not offended the Water Dragon lineage, I would not have come out of seclusion to kill you!"

Xu Tianxi's bones rumbled like thunder; his blood and qi surged like the sea, his whole body was enveloped in rosy light, and the mountains and continents outside his body kept changing, his aura rising steadily.

The mountain dragon king's body was covered with round, shield-shaped scales, and coral-like dragon horns grew out. His hands transformed into dragon claws as thick as ancient mountains. Xu Tianxi transformed into a dragon-man, with brown-gold dragon energy crisscrossing his body. His power was overwhelming, and he also provided unparalleled defense. His chest bones were like a layer of diamond-like shining divine armor.

In this state, his blood and energy, as well as his attack, speed, and defense, all surged. He could deflect any external attack with every move, making him invincible in close combat and revealing the Mountain Dragon King's most powerful defense and strength.

With a flick of his wrist and a deft strike, Xu Tianxi deflected Old Tang's hammer blow. He sneered and said arrogantly, "Old man, it's not a good place to fight. I won't take advantage of your underwater state. Let's fight on the sea!"

Without waiting for Elder Tang's response, he transformed into a golden light and shot into the sky.

"Fine! I'll fight you to the death today!" Old Tang roared in fury, raising his hammer to pursue, with only one thought in his mind: to kill this mountain dragon clan chief who had appeared out of nowhere!
He is the Grand Elder of the Haotian Sect. Although he rarely travels outside the sect, he has already mastered the Haotian Hammer technique. He has also mastered the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique and the Nine Absolute Techniques of Haotian inherited from his ancestors. The only secret techniques in the sect that he has not yet mastered are the Great Sumeru Hammer and the Exploding Ring Technique of the sect leader's lineage.

As the Grand Elder of the Haotian Sect departed, another section of the ceiling collapsed, and the Dragon Palace marched toward complete ruin. The remaining four Grand Elders of the Haotian Sect and the five dragons in the Dragon Palace soared into the sky, turning the battlefield into the sea.

The magnificent palace collapsed, burying the bodies of the three elders of the Haotian Sect. Blood gushed out and flowed into the sea, quickly disappearing from sight.

Occasionally, bursts of intense soul light can be seen, originating from the soul bones of the three elders of the Haotian Sect.

"Whoosh~ Whoosh~ Whoosh~!"

As the side hall collapsed, the 100,000-year-old Tongtian Baxia clan, which had been hiding outside, acted in an orderly manner under the command of Tongtian Bazu. Some escorted the young clan members away, some guarded all directions, and the last part... took off into the air to fight!
One after another, dragon turtles with bodies exceeding a hundred feet in length and carrying giant steles emerged from the sea and joined the battle between Tongtian Bazu, the Sea Princess, and the nine sacred pillars of Seagod Island. Multiple fierce battles appeared on the vast ocean, where the sea and sky merged into one, churning endlessly.

"Bang~ Bang~ Bang~!"

Old Man Tang caught up with Xu Tianxi, who was waiting for him, in the sea. The two of them, one wielding the Haotian Hammer and the other the Mountain Dragon Claw, fought their way out of the sea and onto the surface.

As the two burst out of the sea, several enormous waterspouts materialized and surrounded them. The Mountain Dragon Claw clashed fiercely with the Clear Sky Hammer in a clash of pure power, causing the sky to collapse and the sea to tsunami to erupt.

After the clash ended, Old Tang flew backward, looking at the sea and laughing heartily. His old face was like a blooming chrysanthemum, every wrinkle overflowing with joy.

"Finally, we've broken free from this damned sea! My Clear Sky Hammer can now unleash its full power! No matter how tough your mountain dragon's hide is, you can't possibly match the strength of my Clear Sky lineage!"

In the previous exchange, every strike he made was incredibly frustrating. The greater the force he exerted, the greater the resistance. No matter how powerful his Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique was, it couldn't withstand the resistance from his opponent's manipulation of water elements. Each strike only had 30-40% of its usual power.

What's even more frustrating is that the dragon aura emanating from the opponent seems to possess a kind of spirituality, capable of being both hard and soft, with endless uses. Every time I strike, at least half of my power is dissipated.

In this way, he could only inflict less than one-tenth or one-twelfth of the damage on his opponent with a single strike. However, his opponent seemed to be divinely aided underwater, able to unleash twelve-tenths of his power with his full cultivation level, which forced him into a disadvantageous position.

In his opinion, the opponent had the strength of a level 96 Super Douluo underwater, with particularly strong defense. Once out at sea, he was sure he could defeat the opponent with the power of the Clear Sky Hammer!

Xu Tianxi looked around and saw that there were no other experts engaged in battle within a radius of dozens of nautical miles. All the super Douluo-level combatants had tacitly chosen to open up their own battlefields to avoid getting caught up in a chaotic melee.

This means that he can mobilize more naval forces at sea without worrying about harming innocent people.

He smiled faintly and said to the Grand Elder of the Haotian Sect, "How do you know that I won't have any help on this sea?"

Old Tang's eyes sharpened: "What do you mean?"

"The meaning is very simple. Just now, you used multiple soul skills and the Clear Sky Sect's signature techniques underwater, while I have not."

Xu Tianxi answered, his eyes blazing with a brilliant light, and together with the phantom of the Mountain Dragon King behind him, he shouted, "River!"

Before the words were even finished, the sky seemed to collapse, and countless streams of water poured down like a cascading Milky Way, crashing down in an instant. Tang Lao's body and his Clear Sky Hammer were instantly swallowed by the terrifying river, and he was sent flying by the impact. Even though he had already mastered the Clear Sky Hammer's eighty-one strikes, he was still caught off guard by this sudden attack and couldn't help but groan in pain.

"You despicable little beast, do you really think I'm no match for you?! Just you wait!"

"Alright, then let's wait until you come out of there. I'll be waiting for you, you old scoundrel." Xu Tianxi smiled faintly and increased the amount of River Soul Skill he unleashed.

"You, you just wait!" Old Tang roared.

He tried to launch an attack in mid-air under immense pressure without any support, but it felt even more strenuous than underwater. He swung his cloak nearly twenty times before he could finally stabilize himself.

Old Tang was unaware that, in his eyes, the seabed was his domain; but in Xu Tianxi's eyes, the sea surface was his best place to showcase his talents.

The soul skills that the Mountain Dragon King bestowed upon him included many earth-shattering techniques, which were difficult to execute underwater.

River is a skill from the fourth soul ring given to him by the Mountain Dragon King. With the Mountain Dragon King's ability to control earth and water elements, it can unleash a wide-range, all-around attack. Those who are hit by it feel as if they are fighting against the mighty heavens. It is also Xu Tianxi's favorite soul skill.

The power of water and soil is most compatible with the Xuanwu Martial Soul, and its ability to change the world is extremely compatible with the divine beast celestial phenomena. Even the Mountain Dragon King once sighed that the fate between them was not shallow.

Xu Tianxi's total soul power is still far from that of a Super Douluo, but after using the Xuanwu bloodline and the power of the Mountain Dragon King, he was able to mobilize the power of the boundless ocean for his own use. Although a Super Douluo has a lot of soul power, it is just a drop in the ocean compared to the ocean.

The power of the ocean is inexhaustible. This is why the Sea God Douluo Poseidon was able to force Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen to join forces and still fail to win at sea.

Seeing Tang Lao using the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique and Haotian Nine Absolutes to stabilize his body in the river, Xu Tianxi watched leisurely, doing what he always did: using his mental power to memorize the opponent's methods of exertion, to be organized later when he got back.

Putting everything else aside, the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique is quite good for blacksmithing; we can let Gu Yuena and Gu Zhaoqiu play with it when we get back.

The Nine Absolute Techniques of Haotian are also excellent techniques for generating power, making them well-suited for integration into his combat system.

Finally, Tang Lao unleashed more than fifty consecutive Chaotic Cloak Hammer Techniques in the river, managing to escape from the Milky Way-like river.

He felt as if his whole body was about to fall apart, with excruciating pain in his bones and meridians, his blood burning in his veins, and a fire churning in his throat.

He felt as if he were facing not a dragon-shaped beast, but the power of nature itself.

At that moment, Xu Tianxi's soft laughter drifted over.

"Since this is your first time meeting me, you don't know my abilities. Let me tell you, my strength is actually amplified underwater; and on the surface, my strength is amplified even more!"

"Your strength cannot be fully utilized underwater, and it still cannot be fully utilized on the surface."

"What?!" Upon hearing this, Old Tang was so angry that he was practically fuming. His tired old eyes turned bloodshot as he stared intently at Xu Tianxi.

Is this even human language? So, no matter what, you just keep getting stronger and stronger, while I can only play so frustratingly?

Xu Tianxi seemed to have read his mind, smiled and activated a new soul skill, shouting in a deep voice: "Canghai!"

The sea surface mysteriously cracked open, and endless waves surged into the sky, along with a thunderous tsunami. A wave hundreds of feet high rolled over and struck Old Tang.

Old Tang swung his hammer, breaking through several waves, and then... he was met with even more, higher, and larger tsunami waves.

The tsunami seemed to mirror his chaotic, unpredictable hammering style, with each wave higher and stronger than the last.

"Bang~ Bang~ Bang~..."

After unleashing all eighty-one strikes of the Haotian Hammer Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique, Old Tang discovered in despair that although the waves were no longer getting bigger, their force remained undiminished.

"I am unwilling to accept this..."

As the giant wave crashed down, Old Tang's body was sent flying like a cannonball.

(End of this chapter)