Douluo Continent: This Soul Master is Too Bizarre and Unpredictable

The domain emanating from Ice Phoenix Flame Shadow was said to be fourfold, but in reality, it could only be considered threefold.

Because neither Mu Yang nor Shui Bing'er's respective Killing God Domains had reached their limits, only by fusing the two Killing God Domains could the effect be no less than that of a Killing God Domain that had reached its limit.

With the dual fusion of the Killing God Domain, the Ice Flame Domain, and the Ice Phoenix Domain, the Ice Phoenix Flame Shadow will hold an absolute advantage in terms of domains.

In terms of soul power level, Tang Hao is still a level 95 Title Douluo, just like when Mu Yang last saw him.

However, with the powerful foundation brought by his 100,000-year ninth spirit ring and fully equipped spirit bones, Tang Hao's overall qualities are no worse than those of an ordinary level 96 titled Douluo.

With the addition of his ultimate skills other than the Great Sumeru Hammer, his combat power is still above that of a level 96 Title Douluo, and is probably not much weaker than that of a level 97 Title Douluo.

However, Tang Hao's old injuries had not healed, so he could not fight a protracted battle.

Based on the original work, his own experience, and the battles of powerful figures he had witnessed, Mu Yang believed that Tang Hao in his normal state was only at the level of a level 96 Title Douluo like Qianjun Jiangmo; if all nine of his spirit rings were detonated, he could probably hold his own against a level 98 Title Douluo with the best spirit ring ratio.

Of course, once Tang Hao unleashes the ultimate technique of the Great Sumeru Hammer: Ring Detonation, and detonates multiple soul rings, then regardless of the final outcome, Tang Hao will ascend to heaven.

Mu Yang felt confident that he would win.

The reason why Qian Xunji lost to Tang Hao, who had just become a nine-ring titled Douluo, was entirely due to using the wrong tactics. If he had been the one to fight in place of Tang Hao, the shame of "the hammer king and the hammer angel generation after generation" would never have been left behind.

In his normal state, Tang Hao's strength was only "average," not much stronger than the 100,000-year-old Titan Giant Ape that had died at his hands.

Compared to when they hunted the Titan Ape, both he and Shui Bing'er have now experienced a qualitative improvement in their soul power levels.

Therefore, Ice Phoenix Flame Shadow could easily defeat Tang Hao, who hadn't yet detonated his ring.

As for Tang Hao's explosive strength after all nine rings exploded?

Hammer King excels in strength and attack, but not in speed.

If this guy dares to use the ring-exploding technique, Mu Yang will tactically retreat without regard for martial ethics, using his speed, which is far superior to Tang Hao's, to keep him at bay. Once the aftereffects of the ring-exploding technique kick in, he can easily take his head.

Taking advantage of someone's vulnerability? That's the best tactic!

In other words, Tang Hao's soul power level was far higher than his, and his soul bones were fully equipped, with a head soul bone to enhance his spiritual power. Mu Yang dared not be careless, otherwise a single Soul-Seizing Secret Technique could have secured victory and directly crippled the Great Sumeru Hammer that Haotian Douluo relied on for his fame.

"Die!"

With a furious roar, Tang Hao swung the massive, black hammer, the size of a mountain, from the Haotian True Body and smashed it down on the Ice Phoenix Flame Shadow on the desolate mountain.

"Whoosh—"

Seeing this, Ice Phoenix Flame Shadow flapped its Ice Flame Wings on its back, and before the mountain-sized black hammer could smash down, its figure retreated rapidly and flew into the air.

To deal with a power-type opponent, you need to make use of your speed advantage; head-on confrontation is not the best option.

"boom--"

The giant hammer fell, smashing a large section of the sparsely vegetated, heavily weathered mountain, creating a deafening roar.

"As expected of Haotian Douluo, this hammer blow is quite powerful, but what can you do to me if it misses?"

Having dodged the powerful hammer blow, Mu Yang, who was flying into the air, uttered a sarcastic remark.

Although Tang Hao would be determined to fight to the death after defeating Tang San, Mu Yang didn't mind adding fuel to the fire, causing Tang Hao to completely lose his mind.

After all, Tang Hao becomes easier to deal with once he loses his mind.

"call--"

Tang Hao didn't reply to Mu Yang's mockery. His eyes, filled with hatred, were fixed on the Ice Phoenix Flame Shadow. He slammed his hammer down again, creating a whistling sound like a sonic boom.

But Mu Yang, who was well prepared, would not be hit so easily.

A high-speed, high-attack ranged mage is not so easily hit by a melee warrior.

As soon as Tang Hao struck with his hammer, Ice Phoenix Flame Shadow's figure left its original position.

"Secret Technique: Slaughtering Ice Flame Spear!"

After retreating to a distance, a flash of blue light appeared in Ice Phoenix Flame Shadow's hand, and a ten-foot-long ice flame spear materialized.

At the same time, the boundless killing intent that filled the Killing God Domain rapidly surged into the Ice Flame Spear.

Soon, the killing intent reached its limit. With a twist of her hand, Ice Phoenix Flame Shadow unleashed the Killing Ice Flame Spear, carrying overwhelming killing intent, towards Haotian's true form in the distance.

"Don't try to take it head-on!"

Gazing at the approaching spear of killing ice flames, Tang Hao's heart sank as he sensed a strong threat and immediately dodged.

The next second, the slashing spear of killing ice flames shot past Haotian's true form.

Seeing this, Mu Yang was not annoyed. With a thought, the Slaughtering Ice Flame Spear drew an ice-blue arc in mid-air, turned its head, and shot towards Haotian's true form again.

The attack techniques that Mu Yang deduced may not all be powerful, but they all have a very obvious advantage: they can still be controlled after being released from the hand.

It can be said that as long as one is determined, unless the distance is too far or the attack is disrupted by other means, Mu Yang's secret technique will always hit the target.

Against an ordinary opponent, if caught off guard, they would most likely be struck in the back by the murderous ice flame spear that had been turned around.

However, Tang Hao is no ordinary soul master. As one of the strongest soul masters on the continent, he has a wealth of combat experience that is far beyond what ordinary soul masters can match.

Although he hadn't anticipated this, Tang Hao still noticed it immediately when the Slaughtering Ice Flame Spear turned and attacked again.

Of course, this is not only due to Tang Hao's rich practical experience, but also to his very strong mental strength and keen perception.

However, despite seeing through everything, Tang Hao felt extremely aggrieved, in addition to hatred and anger.

He knew that simply dodging was not an option when facing a secret technique that could lock onto the mind, since no one could guarantee that they would not make any mistakes in the heat of battle.

The best course of action is to destroy the secret technique or kill the caster.

He obviously couldn't do the latter, because his opponent was faster than him and didn't give him a chance to get close.

As for the former, the power of this spear is extraordinary and difficult to block!

"Hmph! The Great Sumeru Hammer!"

Having dodged the incoming killing ice flame spear once again, Tang Hao hardened his heart and used his trump card.

The Clear Sky Sect's inherited ultimate technique: The Great Sumeru Hammer is activated, and the nine soul rings that emanate from the body—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, and red—condense into one and merge into the Clear Sky Hammer martial soul in the hand.

In an instant, the jet-black hammer in Haotian's true form expanded once more, red lines appearing on its surface, transforming the massive black hammer into a blood-red color and radiating an extremely terrifying aura. (End of Chapter)