Xiao Xue wrinkled her nose and said, "Do you think the people from Spirit Hall are crazy? Or are they stupid? Our true form is a Soul Ring; how could anyone capture us?"
"A person is innocent until they possess a treasure. With such a strange Soul Skill, it's hard to guarantee someone won't be tempted to study and replicate it. Furthermore, if they can see you are a 100,000-Year level Soul Ring, they will definitely connect it to a 100,000-Year level Soul Bone."
Tang Hao's aura reached its peak, his tattered gray robe billowing without any wind. His eyes were fixed on Xiao Yan, waiting for his answer.
Xiao Yan understood Tang Hao's concerns.
His Soul Skill was truly bizarre; a Soul Skill that could transform into a person. This was likely a first in the history of the Douluo Continent.
If someone wanted to research and replicate this Soul Skill, they would definitely target Xiao Xue, Xiao Yi, and even him.
If he, the one who cast the Soul Skill, were captured, Xiao Xue and Xiao Yi would naturally not escape their fate.
Besides, if someone could truly see through the essence of Xiao Xue and Xiao Yi, they would realize that the two were actually 100,000-Year level Soul Rings.
Soul beasts that produce 100,000-Year Soul Rings would certainly drop Soul Bones.
Ordinary Soul Bones were already extremely rare treasures on the Douluo Continent, let alone a 100,000-Year level Soul Bone.
If it was truly exposed that Xiao Xue and Xiao Yi were formed from Soul Rings, he would basically become the "Tang Monk's flesh" of the Douluo Continent.
Two special Soul Skills, a 100,000-Year level Soul Bone, and being without any backing; who wouldn't be tempted?
However, regarding these hypothetical scenarios, Xiao Yan chuckled lightly: "Even if that day comes, whoever provokes me will be the Spirit Hall's downfall."
Although his current strength was considerable, his greatest strength wasn't his power, but rather his research on pharmacology.
If he were to intentionally create poisons, no matter if the Spirit Hall sent Title Douluo or a ten-thousand-strong Soul Master army, they would all ultimately become mere skeletons.
"Arrogant!"
Tang Hao roared, a crystalline, dazzling blue Soul Bone appearing on his right leg. He stomped his foot on the ground, instantly activating the Thunderclap Armored Dragon Left Leg Bone Soul Bone skill, Thunderclap.
Under Tang Hao's immense force, the entire ground trembled violently. Countless crackling bolts of lightning surged towards Xiao Yan like waves.
Xiao Yan had been prepared for Tang Hao's sudden attack. He spread his arms, pushing his Centennial Internal Force to its limit. His robes quickly puffed up like balloons, and his entire body emitted a brilliant blue glow.
Vast internal force surged from between his palms, converging above Xiao Yan's head to form a massive blue ball of light.
With this all-out attack, the surrounding air rippled.
Wielding his arms, Xiao Yan quickly refined this internal force again, then launched a thick blue beam of light from his palm.
He wasn't holding back. The power of this palm strike was completely different from when he had dealt with Zhao Wuji and the Soul Saint from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
The two irreconcilable, powerful energies collided, immediately echoing a thunderous boom throughout the mountain plains.
BOOM!
Palm force and the Thunderclap electric net collided fiercely, both wildly releasing terrifying energy.
At the point of contact, the grass couldn't withstand the collision of the two energies. The countless Blue Silver Grass that had been growing instantly turned into powder, revealing the bare earth.
After a few breaths of the two powerful forces clashing, Xiao Yan's palm force faltered first, but Tang Hao's Soul Bone skill also significantly weakened.
It slammed into the side of the pit created by the impact of the two forces. With a buzzing sound, the power of the Thunderclap dissipated into nothingness.
When everything returned to silence, only the pit in the center between the two indicated the magnitude of the impact it had endured.
Seeing this situation, Xiao Yan thought to himself, "Indeed, Waterfall Fury Tide is not yet perfected."
After this test, Tang Hao was also somewhat shocked, not expecting Xiao Yan's strange skill to be so much more powerful than he had imagined.
Black light flickered in his palm, and a two-meter-long hammer suddenly appeared in Tang Hao's hand.
Immediately following, nine soul rings quietly appeared on his body.
Two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red, a total of nine soul rings, rested silently at different positions around Tang Hao's body.
Seeing the last red-level 100,000-Year Soul Ring on Tang Hao, Xiao Yan thought, this was very likely the soul ring produced by his mother's sacrifice to Tang Hao in this world.
He wondered which part of her soul bone it was.
Summoning the Clear Sky Hammer spirit, the soul rings followed suit, and Tang Hao transformed completely.
Knowing Xiao Yan's techniques were strange and unpredictable, a yellow soul bone appeared on Tang Hao's left arm, and a dazzling reddish-yellow light instantly enveloped the surroundings.
"Earth Demon Bear Left Arm Bone: Gravity Field!"
Wanting to teach Xiao Yan a lesson, Tang Hao directly used the soul bone skill that countered him the most, instantly increasing the surrounding gravity fivefold.
Standing within the yellow light, Xiao Yan moved his body with ease: "It seems you didn't see my fight with Zhao Wuji in the Academy. This soul bone skill of yours, controlling gravity, is already ineffective against me."
"What?" Tang Hao was stunned. There was no change to Xiao Yan's clothes. How had he done that?
Xiao Yan shrugged. "The reason I waited so long before revealing your location is because I wasn't just standing around doing nothing."
Upon sensing the powerful Soul Master nearby might be Tang Hao, he'd been secretly lightening the weight of his and Xiao Xue and Xiao Yi's clothes.
The process took a while, but the movements were subtle, undetectable unless one was right beside them.
"Clever little trick."
With a sneer, Tang Hao strode forward, a whirlwind of motion. His Clear Sky Hammer whirled rapidly, aimed directly at Xiao Yan.
At full power, Tang Hao was like a dark, demonic sun, radiating a sinister and domineering aura.
Xiao Xue and Xiao Yi gracefully moved to the sides, leaving the battlefield to Xiao Yan.
Using the Ghost Shadow Phantom Steps to create distance, Xiao Yan pointed his right thumb at Tang Hao's earth-shattering hammer blow. Immediately, his internal force surged, and he randomly employed the Six Meridians Swordplay.
Now, he could use the Six Meridians Swordplay with the flexibility of the Three Meridians style. Furthermore, his swordplay now incorporated techniques like slicing, cutting, stabbing, circling, and chopping, rather than just the direct thrusts of before.
Although he hadn't yet mastered the full Six Meridians cycle, he could create numerous combinations when using it, making the swordplay unpredictable and ever-changing.
Tang Hao felt a tremendous force slam into the Clear Sky Hammer, shifting its position slightly.
Constantly watching the sounds in the air and Xiao Yan's fingers, Tang Hao saw Xiao Yan had already deployed that invisible, strange technique. He twisted his wrist and immediately swung the hammer to block in front of him.
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