"Human, don't say I didn't give you a chance. Attack. Use the move you used to repel Di Tian—you might have a sliver of hope." Snow Empress stared coldly at Tang Hao, allowing him the first strike.
This wasn't mercy—merely the dignity of a ruler. Even in killing, she let her opponent accept death willingly.
"You could even repel Di Tian? I'm curious—was Di Tian careless, or is that move truly so powerful?" Ice Empress was also intrigued by the Great Sumeru Hammer.
Since the fierce battle with the Evil-Eyed Tyrant Master of the Sun-Moon Continent, she hadn't seen Di Tian suffer in ages.
Tang Hao knew there was no escape today. He fixed his gaze on Tianlin, "Jun Tianlin, you promised not to use that Flow of Wind and Water skill to restrict me. Is your word good?"
"Naturally. I, Jun Tianlin, never break my word. Go ahead and detonate your rings. Let's see how much of a storm you can stir before Snow Empress," Tianlin promised.
"Fine! Today I'll show you the true might of the Clear Sky Sect!" Tang Hao roared in anger. Two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red—nine spirit rings appeared.
Starting from the fifth, he detonated each one—fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, and finally the 100,000-year ring.
Compared to when he fought Di Tian, he was even more ruthless this time, detonating all his ten-thousand-year and even his 100,000-year soul ring.
In an instant, the Clear Sky Hammer swelled to the size of a mountain.
"Great Sumeru Hammer!" Tang Hao leaped high, hammering down at Snow Empress.
Compared to the ferocious-looking Ice Empress, Snow Empress's appearance seemed easier to bully. Tianlin almost wanted to give him a thumbs up—good choice! If he'd chosen Ice Empress, there'd at least be a slim chance, but with Snow Empress, he was just rushing to die.
At this moment, Tang Hao indeed unleashed the strongest power short of Ultimate Douluo. But Snow Empress's combat strength had already reached the Ultimate Douluo level. Among soul beasts, aside from Di Tian, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, and the Evil-Eyed Tyrant Master, she was invincible.
Especially in the Extreme North, even those three wouldn't dare say they could definitely defeat her.
"Snowy Dance of Ultimate Ice, Empress' Palm!"
Snow Empress met the Clear Sky Hammer with her bare palm—a move anyone else would call foolish.
But Skydream Ice Silkworm sighed, "Tang Hao, game over!"
Snowy Dance of Ultimate Ice, Empress' Palm, and Empress' Sword—these were Snow Empress's three strongest techniques, each no less powerful than the Clear Sky's.
With such a vast gap in cultivation, Tang Hao had no chance at all.
Her slender, elegant palm blocked the hammer, which was thousands of times larger than her, but Snow Empress didn't budge an inch. The spreading cold instantly froze the entire hammer.
Snow Empress drifted forward, even freezing time itself. Tang Hao could see her, but he couldn't move at all.
Finally, her palm pressed against Tang Hao's chest. Time resumed, and Tang Hao's body plummeted to the ground at several times the speed of sound.
He clutched his chest, wanting to cough blood, but couldn't—his blood had almost completely frozen.
Tang Hao couldn't believe it. His all-out, strongest strike had been useless. Back then, even at level 90, he'd beaten the level 95 Qian Xunji with the Great Sumeru Hammer, making his Clear Sky Title well-deserved. But now, at level 95 himself, he couldn't even touch Snow Empress's hem.
So it wasn't that he was strong—Qian Xunji was just too weak.
"So strong! Defeating Clear Sky Douluo in one blow—this is the Extreme North's most powerful soul beast ruler, the Snow Empress!" Ning Rongrong was shocked. Even her grandfather Chen Xin would struggle against Tang Hao's Great Sumeru Hammer, but Snow Empress had done it effortlessly.
Snow Empress's fundamental strength was even greater than her Sword Grandpa's. In the Extreme North, she was truly invincible.
"How boring. Your move is decent, but with your cultivation, you could never harm Di Tian. He must not have been serious at all back then—otherwise, you'd have died long ago." Snow Empress looked down coldly at Tang Hao.
"Cough, as expected of you evil soul beasts. I, Tang Hao, admit defeat today." Tang Hao lay on the ground. That palm had destroyed all the meridians in his body—he had no life left. "Ah Yin, I'm sorry. I can't help Xiao San anymore, but I believe our son will one day become the strongest on the continent."
"Sorry, Tang Hao. Your son won't reach that level—he's already gone to hell ahead of you." Tianlin took out the Blue Silver Emperor soul bone from his soul tool. "This—you recognize it, don't you?"
Tang Hao's eyes widened. How could he not recognize Ah Yin's soul bone? But Tang San had already absorbed it. At his current strength, no one could extract it—unless he was dead.
"Haha, that's the look! Tang Hao, do you remember when I saw Oslo's Wind Pursuit left leg at the palace? I also showed such pain, anger, and sadness. But you all told me to let go of my hatred. Now, I ask you, Tang Hao—can you let go?" Tianlin demanded.
He wanted to see—when faced with the same situation, would Tang Hao forgive, or would he fight to his last breath for revenge?
"Jun Tianlin!" Tang Hao roared, struggling to stand. Even on the brink of death, his soul power surged again. He showed Tianlin his choice—with his actions.
Yes, in his eyes, only Tang San's life mattered. Oslo's didn't. Killing Oslo was justified, and no one had the right to avenge him.
"Clear Sky Hammer—Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer!" Tang Hao entered a final surge, using his last strength to charge at Tianlin.
He could no longer use the Great Sumeru Hammer. The Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer was his last resort.
Just then, a flash of emerald light shot out from Tianlin's side—a massive pincer pierced Tang Hao's chest.
"I told you, Skydream is mine! If anyone takes his life, it'll be me—not you!" Ice Empress said coldly.
She withdrew her pincer, and Tang Hao collapsed, powerless.
"I'm not willing... not willing!"
Muttering those words, Tang Hao died with regret, never having defeated Tianlin.
Skydream's plan succeeded—the man who had hunted soul beasts for soul bones died at the hands of soul beasts. The two Empresses of Ice and Snow, as rulers, avenged countless of their kind.