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Yun Ming's statement was already quite restrained.
Tang Hao had done far more than nothing.
Secretly seizing the position of Douluo Planet's Plane Lord essentially blocked the path for Douluo Planet's soul master world to independently resist the Abyss.
Not only did he block the way, but he also refused to resist the Abyss, instead planning to take advantage when Douluo Planet was at its most desperate.
Xu Yuan watched the two figures confronting each other in the sky, a smile spreading across his face.
Finally, this day had come.
Perhaps Tang San had intended to improve Douluo Planet's ecosystem. The Abyss being consumed had indeed allowed Douluo Planet to advance.
However, this was Douluo Planet's own opportunity.
After all, the Abyss had actively approached Douluo Planet, coveting it.
If Tang San, who controlled the central hub of the God Realm, hadn't discovered the Abyss, and after the God Realm disappeared, everything naturally evolved, Xu Yuan wouldn't have accused him of incompetence.
The reality was that he had discovered the Abyss, issued no warnings, lured the Abyss instead, and blocked Douluo Planet's path to independently resolve the Abyss threat.
This logic couldn't be explained by saying his intentions were for Douluo Planet.
In the sky.
The Atlas Divine Spear resembled a true pillar supporting the heavens, with a single spear connecting heaven and earth.
Yun Ming held the Atlas Divine Spear, pointing it at Tang Hao.
The Seven Forbidden Techniques enveloped the battlefield, instantly transforming the scenery.
His Seven Forbidden Techniques had evolved to a realm even Xu Yuan couldn't replicate.
Xu Yuan integrated the Seven Forbidden Techniques into the created world, achieving an extreme level of control over the heavens and earth; Yun Ming cultivated the Seven Forbidden Techniques to invade and control the heavens and earth.
These were two different directions.
Even the original Netherworld was established by Yun Ming through invading and controlling the heavens and earth.
In fact, the so-called Netherworld was merely an existing space anomaly overlaid with the Seven Forbidden Techniques.
Now, as Yun Ming invaded Douluo's seas, his power spread, and he unleashed the Seven Forbidden Techniques again, turning the surrounding areas into his controlled domain.
Wherever he went, he was the ruler.
This was the true portrayal of Yun Ming.
Of course, his freedom was relatively much smaller.
Whether due to sleeping too long, Tang Hao's combat instincts had become quite dull. After Yun Ming thrust his spear, Tang Hao hesitated before swinging his Hao Tian Hammer to meet it.
With the power of heaven and earth added, this hammer strike was astonishing.
On the black Hao Tian Hammer, red patterns flickered with an eerie glow.
It seemed as if a force surrounded the hammer, compressing the air. Even though the hammer hadn't fallen yet, an inexplicable pressure was already felt.
However, the Hao Tian Hammer, known for its strength, didn't gain any advantage when colliding with the Atlas Divine Spear. Instead, it was deflected by a single spear thrust.
Absolute power suppression.
"What?!"
Tang Hao's shocked voice echoed through the heavens and earth.
Perhaps the shock from this collision made him clear-headed. He dissipated the remaining minor force and swung the second hammer.
Disorderly Wind Hammer Technique.
Compared to the normal Disorderly Wind Hammer Technique, this second hammer clearly lacked much enhancement; he wasted most of the first rebound.
However, this second hammer was still stronger than the first.
Seeing the opponent using Disorderly Wind, Yun Ming didn't give him a chance to stack power.
Seven Forbidden Techniques, Forbid Space.
Space sealing.
Disorderly Wind needed continuous stacking to achieve its ultimate destructive power. Without cooperation from the opponent, it would be difficult to complete the highest ninety-nine strikes.
However, once truly mastered, this hammer technique could stack by itself, continuing to build upon the previous strike.
That meant, without an enemy to counter him, one could borrow their previous hammer's force for the next strike, continuously stacking.
But this didn't mean invincibility.
Yun Ming was demonstrating textbook disruption of Disorderly Wind.
With space sealed, lacking spatial movement means, Tang Hao barely stacked four hammers. Preparing to stack the fifth, Yun Ming thrust his spear towards his chest.
No matter how fast the swing, this was still a hammer; the interval between two strikes was too cumbersome.
Moreover, the Disorderly Wind Hammer Technique itself was quite rhythm-dependent.
Tang Hao's mastery of Disorderly Wind was indeed proficient. In this situation, he forcibly shifted the force, twisted his body, dodged this spear, and didn't completely lose the fourth hammer's power.
However, the rhythm was broken.
Yun Ming consecutively thrust three spears.
Each spear interrupted Tang Hao's critical points of power accumulation.
After these three consecutive spears, the accumulated power was even less than the second hammer.
Tang Hao stopped forcefully stacking Disorderly Wind altogether.
He switched techniques, and nine golden halos appeared around his body.
The nine halos exploded one by one.
Douluo Planet now seemed to bear something subtly.
Xu Yuan frowned, sensing the change in Douluo Planet's laws.
There wasn't any natural disaster triggered, but Tang Hao transferred most of the explosion damage to Douluo Planet, causing the planet's laws to become chaotic.
"The Abyss's laws are starting to assimilate Douluo Planet."
It should have been Douluo Planet's home ground, plus the existence of the Netherworld, which should suppress the Abyss's laws. Yet, Douluo's laws, which assimilated the Abyss's laws, were now at a disadvantage.
Xu Yuan expanded the Hunyuan World, mediating the balance between the two laws.
After the Explosion Ring Technique, Tang Hao's aura surged instantly.
Upon careful perception, it became evident that his aura was now on par with Yun Ming's.
"Hao Tian Nine Absolutes!"
Continuously employing Hao Tian secret techniques, Tang Hao's body was disintegrating.
However, he had now merged with Douluo Planet's essence. With Douluo Planet backing his body, even after exploding nine god-level spirit rings, he could still use them freely.
On Yun Ming's side, he countered the Hao Tian Nine Absolutes with spear techniques.
At this moment, the battle between the two seemed to simplify, integrating the laws into their moves, countering each other.
Like ordinary people without soul power wielding hammer and spear techniques, they dismantled each other's moves.
The Hao Tian Nine Absolutes were nine unique methods of exerting force by Hao Tian Hammer soul masters. Each method had its characteristics: void, seal, penetrate, pierce, entangle, shock, break, stop, and collapse. They were suitable for almost all combat scenarios.
This meant selecting specific exertion methods for particular scenarios to gain victory.
And Yun Ming's Seven Forbidden Techniques, sealing different forces, could handle all situations.
Both sides countered each move.
However, in the mundane realm, the fluctuations caused by their battle were extremely intense, and the influence of the laws added infinite variables.
In the blink of an eye, they clashed three times.
In moments, they fought from the coastline deep into the sea and then above many cities of the Tian Hai Alliance.
Xu Yuan below was dissipating the energy fluctuations for both, preventing harm to ordinary people.
After half an hour of battle, Xu Shengqun flew in from afar. Watching the fighting figures above, he was equally eager.
However, his realm was too low to intervene. He could only watch carefully from below, hoping for some enlightenment.
Shortly after Xu Shengqun, many God-Level Venerables arrived one by one.
Chen Xinjie, Cao Dezhi, Mu Ye, and Ah Ruheng didn't speak much, silently observing both sides, feeling the changes in the laws from the battle's aftermath.
Far away from where they were watching, Gu Yue led Di Tian and other ferocious beasts standing on a mountain peak, gazing at the aerial battle.
"Master, the soul masters' power is expanding too quickly. We've fallen behind too much." A flash of fear passed through Di Tian's eyes, then gritting his teeth, he knelt halfway down.
"Master, I want to try the Mixed Tribulation Method."
Xu Yuan's solutions were known to the several ferocious beasts.
But whichever one, it was a risk.
Especially the Mixed Tribulation Method, seemingly requiring the least preparation, needing only to trigger lightning tribulation simultaneously. However, it was the most challenging for soul beasts because the intensity of the calamity not only didn't decrease but increased.
Nevertheless, from having no hope, a glimmer of survival emerged.
The other several ferocious beasts were all silent.
They weren't as strong as Di Tian. Even knowing these methods, they didn't dare to attempt rashly.
Gu Yue frowned.
She pondered for a long time, then sighed deeply.
"You can, but before that, you must first reach your peak strength." She looked up at the sky, "With your True Dragon bloodline and suppressed cultivation for so long, you might rapidly approach Super God Level after breaking through, but you're still far from them."
"Therefore, your foundation used to impact Super God Level is the most cost-effective."
Gu Yue, devoid of romantic notions, thought very fluently.
"And this requires you to directly possess at least True God Level power after breaking through."
"Divine Forged Battle Armor is the most effective and the only way to increase your chances of surviving the tribulation."
Divine Forged Battle Armor?
Di Tian lowered his head, silent.
Until now, he hadn't seen a full set of Divine Forged Battle Armor.
Even Xu Shengqun's battle armor only had one core part made of divine forged metal.
Probably, only that one person who pioneered the Divine Forge—Venerable Yuan—truly possessed Divine Forged Battle Armor.
"I'm studying the soul master's forging system. Although I may not replicate Divine Forging, I have some confidence in replicating Four-Word Battle Armor."
By now, none of the major ferocious beasts had their own Four-Word Battle Armor.
Battle Armor was essentially armor for martial souls, acting on martial souls, presenting many paradoxes for ferocious beasts. The so-called enhancement wasn't obvious.
Gu Yue herself was reincarnated, possessing the insights of soul beasts while personally experiencing the enhancement of battle armor, thus having the premise to study this transformation.
Unfortunately, her chosen secondary profession wasn't forging. Now, starting from scratch, even with realm support, she could only study theoretically.
If she actually tried to forge, she estimated it would take at least five years to succeed in soul forging.
"The Four-Word Battle Armor itself can break through the shackles of the God Level. If a complete set of perfectly augmented Four-Word Battle Armor exists, you'd have a greater chance."
"As for Divine Forging, the only way is to upgrade the battle armor during the tribulation."
Gu Yue didn't understand the essence of Divine Forging, so she referred to Divine Forged Battle Armor, actually meaning the God-Level Battle Armor transformed after nurturing Four-Word Battle Armor.
A single character difference, worlds apart.
In mid-air, Yun Ming had gained the upper hand.
An explosion was an explosion. Though the power brought by the Explosion Rings was formidable, it ultimately exhausted one's endurance.
The longer the battle dragged on, the more openings Tang Hao had.
The Atlas Divine Spear emitted a dazzling white light.
This spear seemed like a second sun in the sky.
Tang Hao's pupils contracted, sensing a fatal threat.
The surrounding heaven and earth were sealed, and even the laws were restricted.
At this moment, he realized that after fighting for so long, Yun Ming's power had permeated every corner of this space, completely sealing off his escape routes.
Now, if he died, he would truly die.
He no longer had the immortal body of the Plane Lord.
The Seven Forbidden Techniques instantly forced him out of his control over heaven and earth, revealing his true form.
A dazzling spear flash streaked past.
A blood-red light burst forth, shooting out from Tang Hao's Hao Tian Hammer, condensing into a sword qi that repelled this spear.
Everyone was startled by this sudden change.
In mid-air, a phantom condensed.
Behind the phantom, it seemed like there was a battlefield. On the battlefield, a deity holding a blood-red giant sword adorned with dark golden demonic patterns turned his head, looking this way.
His gaze was filled with killing intent.
The piercing killing intent seemed to transcend time and space.
In the scene, the deity seemed somewhat surprised, then grew furious.
"Xu Yuan, do you really intend to fight me to the death?"
Who was that?
Many who witnessed this scene were puzzled, not knowing whose deity was behind the phantom.
The public's impression of Tang San was still the Sea God, embracing all rivers, harmonious with all things. The current Tang San exuded killing intent; just a phantom image was enough to make hearts tremble, as if targeted by a god of slaughter, making it impossible to associate with the usual image.
Only the stronger few God-Level Venerables vaguely guessed the identity of the other party.
Less affected, they had the ability to think.
"Why bother?" Tang San seemed to show a helpless expression.
Xu Yuan squinted, staring at Tang San in the phantom.
This was Tang San's main consciousness, so he knew he had killed Tang Wulin.
Tang Hao breathed a sigh of relief, quickly re-mastered Douluo's heaven and earth, merging his true form with heaven and earth.
He looked at Yun Ming opposite, anger showing on his face.
"Yun Ming, couldn't you just stay quietly in your Netherworld? Forcibly competing with me for the Plane Lord will only disrupt Douluo Planet's ecology." Tang Hao rebuked Yun Ming for disregarding consequences.
He thought Yun Ming merely wanted to expand his influence, invade the ocean, engage in a big battle, and issue a warning.
Never did he expect Yun Ming truly wanted to kill him completely and seize control of the entire Douluo Planet.
"Wasting Douluo Planet's power while holding it," Yun Ming held the spear in his right hand, fearless even with Tang San's main consciousness projection in front.
"So what? Forcibly seizing the identity of Plane Lord will only cause Douluo Planet to collapse."
"You as Plane Lord never acted against the Abyss. Keeping you would only limit Douluo Planet's development." Yun Ming shook his head.
The spear in his hand lit up again with dazzling white light.
"Presumptuous!" Tang San roared.
As if trying to transmit power across time and space, he slashed his Asura Sword, emitting a blood-red sword qi.
In reality, this slash hit the opponent, clashing with them.
His gaze remained fixed here.
Yun Ming's spear struck again.
Tang Hao chose to dissipate this body directly, avoiding a direct confrontation with Yun Ming.
However, the next instant, he was forced back again.
This time, Xu Yuan's Hunyuan World took effect.
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