Chapter 37: Yu Xiaogang's Death!
A loud sound reverberated throughout the place.
But while Tang San had to forcefully retreat and push Yu Xiaogang away as a result, Liu Erlong only placed one foot behind her, barely retreating.
Liu Erlong looked with a bit of surprise at Tang San's hammer. It might be a bit different from others, but it held the same essence and core: Power! This was the Clear Sky Hammer, a martial spirit only belonging to the Clear Sky Clan (A/N: Can also be called Clear Sky Clan or Clear Sky Hammer).
"Clear Sky Hammer," squinting his eyes, Liu Erlong commented.
"Liu Erlong, you better not be fooling around!" Yu Xiaogang loudly exclaimed, remembering the person protecting Tang San. And of course, he could now use the Clear Sky Clan to stop him from being attacked.
But he had forgotten one thing.
Liu Erlong barely put him in her eyes. That was, she didn't care about Yu Xiaogang, and neither did the Clear Sky Clan.
"You think I care?" she sneered. "In fact, I think you should regret it for once in your life, scum."
As her words faded, an enormous pressure descended upon Yu Xiaogang and Tang San. Behind Liu Erlong an eastern fire dragon manifested. Liu Erlong's right arm lit up and her sleeve completely exploded, revealing an arm full of powerful red scales. Her delicate fingers had turned into extremely sharp, fiery-colored claws. And on her forehead, a small imprint of a flame manifested.
As her transformation ended, the ground beneath her shattered, creating cracks before disappearing.
Tang San's purple demon eyes had already activated, and he could see Liu Erlong's movement, but it was still difficult.
"Hah!" a loud cry came from Tang San's mouth as he swung his Clear Sky Hammer. But even with all his power he couldn't challenge the full strength of a spirit douluo. The Clear Sky Hammer flew out before disappearing and the dragon fist collided with his sternum.
Tang San was sent flying while spitting out a large amount of blood.
But as Liu Erlong was about to strike Yu Xiaogang, a cloaked figure appeared in front of her. A huge hammer swung from his right hand and struck towards her.
But at the same time that figure had appeared, Percy had already moved. His killing intent flooded the place, causing everyone except Liu Erlong to feel like they were in a sea of blood. The God Slaying Sabre trembled for a moment before colliding with the hammer.
BOOOOM!!
The ground cracked and created a huge crater due to the clash. The air swirled between the two before a huge shockwave sent Yu Xiaogang flying and Liu Erlong back.
"But look at who we have here…" Percy smiled coldly as he saw the man's face as the hood flew off from the clash between the two. It was a slightly scruffy man with short hair and a beard. He had a bit of the smell of alcohol, but his eyes glared fiercely at Percy.
"Vast Sky Douluo, Tang Hao"
"Hahahaha!" Percy laughed heartily, causing Tang Hao to frown.
"To think that a treacherous trash like you would appear at this time. If you want to fight, fine, let's do it. But you have to wait for your death, you're the kind of person I hate the most!"
"We have no enmity between us. Why do you want to harm my son?"
"I don't care about your son in the slightest. My wife decided to kill him for supporting that scumbag of a teacher. If she decides to kill, no one can stand in the way of her goals."
"Besides, I just told you, didn't I? You're the kind of person I hate the most. A treacherous man capable of even killing his own wife," Percy said coldly, but smiled as he watched Tang Hao turn a little pale.
"Yes, I know, Tang Hao. I know everything that happened in that year. I know how you sold your own wife for a hundred thousand year spirit ring and spirit bone."
"Shut up!" Tang Hao roared angrily. Recalling those moments hurt his heart. His heart already filled with regret for what he had done seemed to be pierced by poisonous daggers every time he recalled those moments.
The Clear Sky Hammer moved once again under Tang Hao's hand. The title douluo's powerful muscles bulged as his spirit rings manifested: yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, and red.
"To think that you still have the guts to manifest the hundred thousand year ring that your wife transformed into. Oh, Tang Hao... Tang Hao, you really are trash."
"I said... shut up!" Tang Haro roared as his eyes turned red with fury. With the swing of the Clear Sky Hammer, Tang Hao was not holding back in the slightest. Even in a state of rage and madness, he kept in mind the survival of his son and the power of his enemy. Thus, he released his death god domain.
But, the very instant he released his domain, everything stagnated. An even greater pressure surged out from Percy as he released his own death god domain.
From Tang Hao, a purple and black aura manifested around his body. But Percy looked even more terrifying, his aura was black and blood red.
"You..."
"You are not the only one with the death god domain."
"TANG SAN, RUN!!," Tang Hao roared loudly. At the moment of the release of one of Percy's domains, he understood that he might not be able to leave this place. There were possibilities, but it would be complicated. The best option he had to save his son, was for him to run away from this place himself.
Tang San, who watched in disbelief at his father's strength and now renowned reputation, felt completely foolish. Not only had Xiao Wu decided to get away from him, but she also discovered secrets of her master. And now it turns out that her father had always been protecting him!
Suddenly, a disgusting sound echoed near him. Tang San slowly turned his head and his eyes widened as he saw a dragon hand pierce through Yu Xiaogang's chest. The hand with powerful claws and tough scales came out from the Grandmaster's back and held his still beating heart.
Liu Erlong's eyes watched coldly as Yu Xiaogang's two eyes slowly lost their light.
"No… No… I still… haven't… succeeded…" Yu Xiaogang's voice rang out softly as she tried to struggle, but could barely move her body.
"In your next life remember: hell hath no fury like a woman scorned," Liu Erlong crushed the heart in her right hand. Blood and tissue exploded into a bloody mist before she slowly pulled her hand out of Yu Xiaogang's body.
"No! No!" Tang San shouted angrily, but he couldn't do anything. He was weak and could only run if he wanted to save his life.
"GO!!" Tang Hao shouted again as he swung his Clear Sky Hammer, clashing against Percy's God Slaying Sabre. The powerful supreme weapons collided, carrying raging winds behind them.
Tang San looked at his father's back as the auras of slaughter began to spread further and further around the place. Then, gritting his teeth, he stood up from his kneeling state and began to run out of the place. However, the pain from Liu Erlong's earlier blow made him fall to his knees.
Dai Mubai helped him at that moment. He was frightened by the battle that was brewing, especially by the woman who seemed harmless when they first arrived. Only now did he realize that he may have made a bad choice.
Liu Erlong looked at their backs, he could easily catch them, but there was no point. Even if the boy came for revenge in the future, she might not even be on this plane. And if it was for his academy or the new students who decided to distance themselves from him, they would all be much more powerful than him.
That was the problem between human grudges or revenge. Even if one side became more powerful to enact their revenge, there was nothing stopping the other side from doing the same.
Furthermore, he was still a child. Even as ruthless as she was, Liu Erlong could never kill a child. While she did beat him up a few minutes ago, she never intended to kill him.
Looking at Percy, she couldn't help but smile.
"Hehehe... he called me his wife..." Liu Erlong thought as she walked away from the fight and came to where everyone else was. The rest had, in fact, walked away upon seeing the start of the battle between Tang Hao and Percy.
"Erlong, what that man said... is it true?" Flender asked. "Tang Hao, the douluo of the vast sky... did he really betray his wife?"
"Yes..."
Everyone inhaled, and some even closed their eyes.
"It is said that Qian Xunji attacked to kill Tang Hao. But if they had never gotten close enough to the spirit hall, or any of its expert headquarters, how could they have known that his wife was a hundred thousand year old spirit beast that turned into a human?"
"Unless it's a title douluo, there's no way to see the true nature of a spirit beast that transformed into a human. Tang Hao wanted to obtain his wife's hundred thousand year spirit ring and hundred thousand year spirit bone through sacrifice. That way, no matter how much power those two things contained, through sacrifice he could obtain them without too much effort."
"But the fool felt remorse when he saw his son born at the last moment. That's why he isolated himself in the holy spirit village and became a trashy, alcoholic blacksmith. He felt too much remorse."
"To think that Tang Hao was such trash," Ning Rong Rong wrinkled her cute little nose in disgust.
"But, Erlong. Are you sure he can win against Tang Hao?"
"Hey…" Liu Erlong snorted a little. "My man is powerful, not even Chen Xin, Jian Douluo could win against him."
"I knew it!" Rong Rong smiled. "So he really is Perseus."
"Oh? Did you hear about him?" Liu Erlong glanced at the girl.
"I'm from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan. Uncle Jian told me about his battle."
Several meters away from them, Tang Hao and Perseus were engaged in a furious battle. The God-Slaying Sabre had created huge ditches behind Tang Hao—slashes that the sturdy man had dodged—and the Clear Sky Hammer caused the ground to crumble, leaving only huge craters with each strike.
"That's all?" Percy looked disappointed as he looked at Tang Hao. "You're less than I expected. It seems I greatly overestimated you, at least your power."
Tang Hao's teeth were clenched so tightly that they could break. They even ground together with a low, but annoying sound. Percy only smiled a little harder. Making the man in front of him angry wasn't difficult, and the crazier he became, the easier it would be to eliminate him.
Percy had no enmity towards him, even if he hated him for what he had done years ago. But he had gotten between Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang. Percy knew and understood that Liu Erlong would never kill Tang San. And while he did cause damage, it wasn't irreversible or too serious. As long as he left and healed properly, he would be able to heal in no time.
However, Tang Hao intervened and saved Yu Xiaogang once. Now he didn't even have the desire to fight for too long anymore.
Percy's seventh spirit ring manifested and a bloody red light enveloped him. At that moment, his other domain was also released. The Saber Domain: Divine Annihilation.
With the two Death God Domains, Tang Hao and Percy's power were still almost the same. Even though he was level 76, Percy was equal to a level 96 Title Douluo, so he didn't lose too much by being under his opponent's domain. By using his own domain, he simply left him on equal footing. But now that he was using Saber Domain: Divine Annihilation, 20% of Tang Hao's power decreased and Percy's grew by 30%. At that moment, the saber intent also increased, causing a sharp and ruthless feeling to manifest, oppressing Tang Hao a little more.
As Tang Hao felt his power decrease and saw the two-meter-long saber floating where Percy was before, his eyes gained some clarity. Even if it atrophied a little from hiding, he was still a Title Douluo.
"Clear Sky Hammer Spiritual Avatar!" he roared with all his might. At that moment, the Clear Sky Hammer floated behind Tang Hao and grew in size abruptly.
Ten meters... twenty meters... fifty meters...
When the Clear Sky Hammer reached a hundred meters, it hovered in the sky. The weapon's black color seemed to darken the skies, and its purple aura manifesting the death god's domain increased another bit.
However, Tang Hao was naive.
Even with the Clear Sky Hammer the size of a small mountain above him, Percy didn't even give it a second glance. Turned into a god-slaying saber, he moved with blinding speed and slashed forward.
Shocked by the sudden attack, Tang Hao immediately brought the huge hammer down. But he was a step too late; the enormous saber intent contained in that single slash shattered the ground into a huge ditch that rushed toward Tang Hao. The character for 'annihilation' manifested with a gray light and swooped down with force, causing the world to turn a withered gray color.
As the Clear Sky Hammer landed on the slash, space twisted and bent, causing the mountain-like, enormous hammer to bend and fall to the side of where its target should be.
Percy had returned to his normal form, avoiding the shockwaves from the blow that came with the hammer. His eyes seemed to smile as he watched his attack hit home, slicing off Tang Hao's right leg and right arm.
In these months that had passed, he didn't raise his soul power, only training with his saber to increase his intent. Now the attacks with his seventh spirit ability lit could even bend space, even break it to a certain extent if he used all of his power without holding back even a bit.
Tang Hao growled as his eyes turned completely red from pain and fury. And while he could continue to fight, he had to find his son. And now that he had the chance, he decided to retreat with his flying ability that titled douluo had.
But when he was about to collect his limbs, Percy appeared and kicked his torso hard.
"Gah!" Spitting out blood from the blow and the aftermath of his severed limbs, Tang Hao flew several meters, spinning in the air several times before stopping and looking into Percy's eyes. Tang Hao was not convinced, he did not feel satisfied, and in his heart there was nothing but resentment towards the man in front of him.
But… In the end, he could only escape if he wanted to see his son once more.
Besides, he had to give him an explanation. Tang San had heard Perseus' words about Tang Hao and Ah Yin, his father and mother.
Percy smiled and used his soul power to disintegrate the skin, muscles and blood of the limbs, leaving only dazzling spirit bones.
"A titled douluo like Tang Hao will indeed have all six spirit bones in his body," Percy knew this, so he aimed for the limbs. As special existences within the things that spirit masters desired, spirit bones could be stolen by killing the one who had fused them with their body, or by cutting off said limbs from the root.
And while killing Tang Hao was a good thing, it was better to steal his spirit bones. At the same time, he knew it would create more hatred towards Tang San, but they had already decided to be enemies, going deeper didn't matter.
Especially since Tang Hao's wounds wouldn't heal no matter what he tried.
In the end, he would probably die from blood loss.
"Anyone who wants to be my enemy will only find despair," Percy muttered coldly as he stored the spirit bones into his bracelet.
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