His fifth Soul Skill, never before used, was finally about to surface.
As that black Soul Ring flared to life, the Blue Silver Domain released from
Elder Changmei couldn't help but let out a low gasp. "Talent Domain, Martial Soul mutation." Only now had his expression finally turned grave, and the way he looked at Tang San had changed entirely.
Was it truly a Martial Soul mutation? No — that was merely a special manifestation of the Blue Silver Emperor.
To be precise, this was the very essence of the Blue Silver Emperor.
Tang San's fifth Soul Skill was forged entirely from the combined energy of countless stalks of
When the two fused together, their power was truly terrifying — far beyond an ordinary ten-thousand-year Soul Skill. That much was obvious from the amount of preparation Tang San was putting into channeling it.
Aside from this fifth Soul Skill, nearly all of his others could be cast in an instant.
On the arm that had turned entirely gold, the Blue Silver Emperor coiled into a spiral, and the golden light extended outward. Tang San's expression was one of utmost concentration. Outsiders could not perceive the aura emanating from this golden Blue Silver Emperor, but
Trapped within the Blue Silver Prison, Tang Hu found that the pressure radiating from Tang San not far away had stolen his very breath. His chest seemed to be caving in under the weight, and that razor-sharp edge at the tip of the golden light felt as though it could pierce through anything.
Not even the Clear Sky Hammer could fully block the threat carried by that golden glow.
He understood that once this Soul Skill erupted, it would be earth-shattering. Though he did not know that Tang San's Martial Soul was the Blue Silver Emperor, he could already tell this was a supreme Martial Soul on par with the Clear Sky Hammer.
Tang Hu was, after all, one of the finest third-generation disciples of the Clear Sky Sect. He knew that holding back now could cost him dearly. His fifth Soul Ring finally blazed to life.
The Clear Sky Hammer in his hands erupted with black radiance, deep purple veins spreading across its surface as an overwhelmingly fierce aura turned his eyes themselves purple.
Even though both wielded the Clear Sky Hammer, the skills differed depending on which Soul Beast had been slain to obtain the Soul Ring. Right now, the dark purple lines on Tang Hu's Clear Sky Hammer carried a faint tremor. He twisted his waist and drew back his shoulders, the hammer moving with a life of its own as it traced a tight arc — and then, suddenly, a dense shroud of black light detonated outward from his body.
In that instant, Tang Hu and the Clear Sky Hammer seemed to merge into a single entity, with no distinction between them.
The Blue Silver Prison, bolstered by the Blue Silver Domain, had not only turned every strand of Blue Silver Emperor gold but had also become thicker, more tightly interwoven, and far more formidable. As the innate domain of the Blue Silver Grass Emperor, the Blue Silver Domain and the Blue Silver Emperor complemented each other perfectly — this was the greatest advantage of possessing a Martial Soul without equal in all the world.
On its own, the Blue Silver Emperor might not quite match the Clear Sky Hammer in raw quality. But when empowered by the Blue Silver Domain, under certain conditions, it could actually surpass the Clear Sky Hammer.
BOOM — an unrestricted, ultimate collision thundered against the Blue Silver Prison. The colossal explosion sent columns of gold and black light shooting skyward.
Tang Hu grunted from the impact, while Tang San — who was still in the process of gathering Soul Power — swayed slightly, his face paling.
For the first time, Tang San experienced the overwhelming dominance of the Clear Sky Hammer, and he couldn't help but feel a chill run through him. If he had not promptly severed his connection to the Blue Silver Prison, the sheer Soul Power backlash from the collision of their Martial Souls alone would have been enough to wound him.
Tang Hu had grunted from the recoil of the clash, but by now he had launched himself into the air, his fifth Soul Skill — Man and Hammer as One — pushed to its absolute limit at the very moment the Blue Silver Prison shattered.
In midair, he spun his body like a violet tiger, the Clear Sky Hammer sweeping in lightning-fast arcs. This was the supreme technique of the Clear Sky Sect — the Chaotic Wind Hammer Technique.
The best way to counter the Chaotic Wind Hammer Technique was to never let it fully come into play. Both of Tang San's arms shot upward. His left arm was of no use for unleashing his fifth Soul Skill, but this was exactly the moment he had been waiting for.
He had never expected his fourth Soul Skill, the Blue Silver Prison, to completely contain Tang Hu. Though that skill was also of the ten-thousand-year class, Tang Hu was a disciple of the Clear Sky Sect with formidable strength — both his Soul Power and Soul Skills were superior.
From his left hand, blue light surged forth. Once it left his palm, it rapidly transformed into a crystalline green, flickering between blue and green in alternation. It shot directly toward Tang Hu, who hung in the air above, executing the Chaotic Wind Hammer Technique — suspended momentarily by the turbulent waves of Soul Power.
Suspended in midair, Tang Hu couldn't help but sneer inwardly. He thought to himself, So this is what comes of not growing up in the Sect — you don't even know what the Chaotic Wind Hammer Technique can do. You try to hit me with a frontal Soul Power attack at a time like this? Do you really think you can break through the massive aura my hammer technique unleashes?
Once my technique is more than halfway complete, that will be the moment you fall. Opportunities to perform before the elders are rare — and now is clearly the perfect time.