But at that very moment, layers of black light suddenly erupted from beneath Dai Mubai's feet—Blue Silver Grass, one strand after another. The moment the Blue Silver Grass rose, it fused together, becoming extraordinarily hard. It not only blocked the twisted air currents outside, but also laid down a full seven barriers around Dai Mubai's body.
Dai Mubai was facing such a crisis that Tang San could no longer worry about conserving Soul Power. His ten-thousand-year Soul Ring skill—Blue Silver Cage—erupted to life. A total of seven layers of Blue Silver Cage descended directly onto Dai Mubai.
A piercing screech of friction erupted the instant the Moon Blade made contact with the Blue Silver Cage.
On one side was a Moon Blade backed by formidable Soul Power and further amplified by the Martial Soul Fusion Technique. On the other was an unprecedented ten-thousand-year fourth Soul Ring skill. Who would prevail?
Layer after layer of Blue Silver Cage shattered under the Moon Blade's spinning friction, but the red glow emanating from the Moon Blade was also visibly weakening.
Tang San, hovering in midair, was far from idle. He plummeted from the sky, his Eight Spider Lances extending fully as he lunged straight toward Xie Yue.
With his Eight Spider Lances plus his four limbs, Tang San could theoretically attack from twelve different angles. On the surface, Xie Yue had been forced onto the defensive. With Tang San's offensive capability, completing a twelve-direction attack was entirely feasible.
But in that instant, Xie Yue demonstrated exactly why he was a powerhouse of Spirit Hall's Golden Generation. He used a single simple method to shatter the overwhelming pressure of Tang San's aerial assault.
His body spun lightning-fast in a single rotation. A second Moon Blade shot skyward, spinning at tremendous speed as it sliced directly toward Tang San. The Moon Blade emitted a piercing shriek, and its impact force was actually even greater than the one launched at Dai Mubai.
The strike against Dai Mubai had relied on surprise—to keep it quiet, Xie Yue had held back. But attacking Tang San now, he had no such reservations.
Seeing the Moon Blade hurtling toward him, Tang San was genuinely alarmed. He realized that even locked onto by his Purple Extreme Demon Eye, the Moon Blade's speed was still terrifying. And in reality, the blade was trailing an afterimage behind it. Tang San instantly judged that the Moon Blade's cutting power was something even his Eight Spider Lances could not withstand.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the battlefield, all seven layers of Blue Silver Cage that Tang San had used to shield Dai Mubai had already shattered—but the Moon Blade had also exhausted its force. Dai Mubai's tiger claw blades snapped out and swatted the Moon Blade away. The blade vanished almost the instant it made contact with his claws, reappearing back in Xie Yue's hand.
A cold smirk surfaced at the corner of Xie Yue's lips. From the start of the match until now, things were finally entering his control. What good was it that you could spot him through the Demonic Charm? Now that he had the upper hand, you would never get another chance.
In midair, Tang San saw that Dai Mubai's crisis had been resolved. Though Dai Mubai had been blasted away by one of Yan's punches when he swatted the Moon Blade aside, given his strength there should be no serious harm. Yan had also been sent flying several meters by Zhu Zhuqing's Phantom Slash as she caught up. The situation outside remained evenly matched.
The Moon Blade's shriek and its increasingly eerie red patterns weighed heavily on Tang San, but in moments like this, true combat instincts revealed themselves.
Watching the Moon Blade cleave through the air toward him as though drawn to his body, Tang San snapped his outstretched arms back in, twisting his body sharply in midair. His left hand flung outward—the five-hundred-pound Clear Sky Hammer hurtled forward to meet it head-on.
In a thunderous boom, the Clear Sky Hammer and the Moon Blade flew apart almost simultaneously.
What the Moon Blade had going for it was the sheer superiority of Xie Yue's Soul Power. But the Clear Sky Hammer's own hardness and its terrifying five-hundred-pound weight also played their part. The result of the collision between these two great Martial Souls was a mutual send-off.
Xie Yue's expression shifted slightly. His right hand beckoned while his left swept outward. The Moon Blade knocked away in midair silently returned to his control, while the second Moon Blade was already launched again, hurtling toward Tang San's body. Simultaneously, the Moon Blade that had just returned to his right hand was immediately hurled out as well.
So what if you can block my Moon Blade with your Clear Sky Hammer? You only have one hammer, but I have two blades. Let's see how you deal with an attack from both front and back.
The Moon Blades to Tang San were essentially oversized Willow Leaf Blades. Watching the two Moon Blades arc toward him like a meteor chasing the moon, he felt a bitter frustration—a master of Hidden Weapons being used as a target practice dummy. It was a deeply unpleasant feeling.
His body descended through the air. Tang San grew utterly calm. Purple-gold light blazed from his eyes, and both of his hands had completely transformed into a jade-like hue.
He could not use his Hidden Weapons. All he could rely on now was the recalled Clear Sky Hammer.
If he tried to simply bat the Moon Blade away by gripping the Clear Sky Hammer, Tang San was certain that the opponent's far superior Soul Power would inflict serious injury. Absolutely out of the question.
His pupils contracted sharply—and Tang San made his move. Still wielding only the Clear Sky Hammer.