Chapter 29 Tang Hao Creates a Puppet, Qian Renxue is Chosen!
And so, under the horrified gazes of everyone, the black beam of light struck Tang Xiao, the sect master of the Clear Sky Sect, with a resounding thud.
"It's actually me, the sect master?!"
Tang Xiao's pupils shrank, but as the leader of a sect, he did not lose his composure like the others.
On the contrary, the moment he was enveloped in the black light, he straightened his back and the arrogance of the number one sect in the world burst forth!
"Good! Good! Good!"
"Since you've chosen me, then I'll go and see this so-called new world!"
"My Clear Sky Sect has endured for many years, and the world thinks that my Clear Sky Hammer is weak and easy to bully? Today, I will use the Clear Sky Hammer in my hand to smash my way out of that other world!"
"Let the people of that world know what the number one weapon spirit in the world is! What pure power is!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the floor tiles beneath Tang Xiao's feet shattered instantly, and he transformed into a streak of light, disappearing into the black pillar of light amidst the worried gazes of the elders.
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Battle Through the Heavens, Central Plains, Corpse Burial Mountain Range.
This place is shrouded in black fog year-round, preventing sunlight from penetrating, and the air is filled with the smell of decay and death.
From time to time, eerie wails could be heard emanating from the depths of the mountains, sending chills down one's spine.
This is an important branch of the Soul Hall, the location of the Earthly Fiend Hall!
Amidst howling winds, Tang Xiao's figure appeared out of thin air atop a massive black altar.
The moment he landed, the biting cold made him shiver involuntarily.
The cold here is not the cold of ice and snow, but a chilling cold that penetrates deep into the soul!
"What kind of hell is this place...?"
Tang Xiao looked around and saw countless huge black stone pillars standing all around, each of which was wrapped with thick black chains.
At the end of those chains were actually locked up semi-transparent souls!
The souls, tormented by the chains, let out silent wails, their faces contorted in agony.
"Is this... is this torture by extracting a person's soul?"
In an instant, Tang Xiao felt a chill run down his spine, and a surge of righteousness welled up within him:
"What kind of monster is this! How dare you commit such a heinous act!"
"Clear Sky Hammer! Appear!"
After saying that, Tang Xiao roared and nine spirit rings rose up beneath his feet: two yellow, two purple, and five black!
Immediately afterwards, an enormous black hammer, gleaming with a dark light, appeared in his hand.
The level 97 Title Douluo unleashed his full power, attempting to dispel the surrounding black mist!
"Hehehe..."
Just then, a sickeningly loud laugh echoed around the altar, sometimes near, sometimes far.
"What a powerful soul entity..."
"Although his physical strength is good, the quality of his soul is even purer than that of an ordinary peak Dou Zong..."
"This is truly a gift from heaven to me."
Accompanied by eerie laughter, the black mist in front of the altar churned violently. Soon, a figure completely shrouded in a black robe, with no visible face and only two points of ghostly fire flickering under the hood, slowly emerged.
He stood on the void, and the space around him distorted slightly with his breath.
The Venerable Elder of the Soul Hall, Elder Mu Gu!
"Playing tricks!"
Tang Xiao had a fiery temper and couldn't stand such sarcastic provocation.
"I don't care if you're human or ghost, take this hammer!"
"Seventh Soul Skill: Clear Sky True Body!!"
Boom!
Without any probing, Tang Xiao directly activated his martial spirit true body!
The Clear Sky Hammer in his hand instantly grew to a hundred meters in size, and smashed down on the black-robed man with a world-destroying aura!
This hammer strike embodies the essence of the Clear Sky Sect's Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique, enough to level a mountain!
In Douluo Continent, no Title Douluo dared to take this hammer blow head-on!
However, faced with this earth-shattering attack, Elder Mu Gu merely let out a contemptuous sneer:
"Heh heh, brute force? The most useless thing."
"Let me show you what it means to toy with souls."
After saying that, Elder Mu Gu waved his sleeve.
Splash!
In an instant, countless jet-black chains, covered with eerie runes, emerged from the void from all directions like venomous snakes!
"Soul-Snatching Lock!"
These chains did not directly meet the physical attack of the Clear Sky Hammer. Instead, they seemed to exist in another dimension and actually pierced through the huge phantom of the Clear Sky Hammer!
"What?!"
Tang Xiao was also shocked to see this; his Clear Sky Hammer hadn't been able to block it?
Not only that, before he could even react, countless black chains had already wrapped around his limbs and torso like maggots clinging to his bones.
"Get out of my way! Break it!"
Tang Xiao roared, his muscles bulging, attempting to shatter the chains with his level 97 soul power.
But something that drove him to despair happened.
These chains are completely immune to physical attacks; they seem to be locked directly onto his soul.
"Sizzle!"
In an instant, the runes on the chains lit up, absorbing his soul power.
"Aaaaaah!"
Tang Xiao immediately let out a scream.
It hurts, it hurts so much!
It was an excruciating pain that felt like your soul was being forcibly ripped from your body!
"No, my soul, don't pull my soul away..."
The next second, the Clear Sky Hammer in Tang Xiao's hand fell to the ground with a thud and disappeared into specks of light.
He was convulsing violently in mid-air, his eyes rolling back and foaming at the mouth.
Above his head, there was an illusory figure of light and shadow that looked exactly like him being forcibly pulled out by those chains!
"Heh heh, level 97? According to the algorithm of this world, his soul power does have the potential to reach the Great Perfection of the Spirit Realm."
Elder Mu Gu licked his lips, his eyes filled with greed, and said:
"Perfect timing, the Palace Master needs high-quality souls to refine the Heavenly Soul Blood Fusion Pill."
"You'd better just obediently become part of my performance record!"
"Receive!"
After saying that, Elder Mu Gu clenched his fist tightly.
Puff!
With a soft thud, Tang Xiao's body went limp and collapsed, becoming a lifeless shell.
His soul, bound like a dumpling by countless chains, was forcibly dragged before Elder Mu Gu.
"Let me go..."
Tang Xiao, now only a soul, had eyes filled with fear and pleading.
What do you mean by "Number One Sect Under Heaven"? What do you mean by "Clear Sky Hammer"?
Before the Soul Hall, which specializes in restraining and manipulating souls, he was nothing more than a piece of fat meat waiting to be slaughtered!
"Noisy."
Elder Mu Gu casually took out a pitch-black jade bottle and sucked in Tang Xiao's soul.
"Whoosh!"
The once mighty Clear Sky Douluo, who once dominated Douluo Continent, was sucked into that bottle that was only the size of a palm.
Elder Mu Gu plugged the bottle, thoughtfully shook it, and nodded in satisfaction after hearing the faint screams coming from inside.
"Indeed, the most delicious flavor comes from a soul filled with resentment and arrogance."
...
Meanwhile, in Douluo Continent.
Clear Sky Sect, Clear Sky Peak.
"Sect Master!!!"
The five elders looked at the soulless body lying on the altar of another world, and the soul that had been put into a bottle, and they all beat their chests and stamped their feet in frustration.
"How could this happen? That's the Clear Sky Hammer!"
"Why was the sect master's soul stolen without even touching the other party?!"
The second elder collapsed to the ground, trembling all over.
"That man in black robes, his chains can actually ignore physical defense!"
"Our Clear Sky Sect cultivates strength and physical attacks. Against monsters that target the soul, we're just sitting ducks!"
"It's over, our Clear Sky Sect is completely finished..."
...
On the other side, in the Sunset Forest.
Near the Ying Yang Ice And Fire Eyes.
Tang Hao, who was recuperating in the shadows, watched as his elder brother was put into a bottle on the light screen, and his face was covered in blood.
"Big brother..."
The next second, Tang Hao's Clear Sky Hammer appeared uncontrollably, smashing the surrounding trees to pieces.
"The Soul Hall, the Soul-Snatching Lock..."
"That kind of attack method is really hard to defend against."
"Even if I were to face that move, I might not be able to block it."
For the first time, Tang Hao felt a deep sense of powerlessness.
The Great Sumeru Hammer can shatter rings and gain ultimate power.
But what if the other party doesn't try to outmuscle you, but instead throws a hook straight into your soul?
What's the use of hitting cotton, or even the air, no matter how strong the force is?
"What the hell is that world anyway?"
"They don't even spare souls, and they want to use them to make medicine?"
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Shrek Academy, on the playground.
"Clear Sky Hammer!"
Tang San stared at the black bottle, his face turning deathly pale.
His prized Purple Demon Eye, though capable of cultivating spiritual power, felt like a drop of water in the face of the ocean in front of Elder Mu Gu.
"Soul attacks, is this the true terror of that world?"
Tang San said in a trembling voice:
"Before it was physical crushing, now it's soul harvesting."
"We Soul Masters cultivate soul power, but we don't understand soul cultivation."
"In front of that Soul Hall, we are just a bunch of babies waving big sticks around."
"They can take our souls and put them in bottles whenever they want..."
At this point, Tang San subconsciously touched his neck, as if a cold chain was tightening around it.
"Ah, let it be destroyed."
...
Battle Through the Heavens, Central Plains.
Deep within the Earthly Fiend Palace.
The pitch-black Soul Infant Pool contained no water, only countless black liquid flames formed from resentment.
"Aaaaaah!"
Tang Xiao's soul was firmly nailed to the center of the pool by dozens of soul-hooking chains.
It wasn't physical torture, but a tearing sensation that directly affected the very essence of the soul.
The so-called "Heart-Eating Fire of Ten Thousand Ghosts" is a secret technique used by the Soul Hall to create powerful souls.
Within the flames, countless twisted, ghostly faces frantically devoured Tang Xiao's soul, each bite taking away a sliver of his memory and sanity.
"I am the Sect Master of Clear Sky Sect, I am Clear Sky Douluo."
"Let me go, if you've got the guts, fight me head-on..."
Tang Xiao's screams gradually changed from initial anger to wailing, and finally only unconscious groans remained.
The once majestic and domineering sect leader, who was known as the number one sect leader in the world who could break all laws with a single hammer blow, was now like a dough ball thrown into a pot of boiling oil.
In contrast, Elder Mu Gu, standing by the pool, was toying with the small bottle of freshly extracted soul essence in his hand, a look of enjoyment on his old face, which resembled withered tree bark.
"Tsk tsk, no wonder it's a top-tier soul from another world."
"Although he doesn't know how to use the power of his soul, the resilience of his soul is actually several times stronger than that of an ordinary person."
"If it is refined into a fierce spirit and placed in the Myriad Souls Banner, it will surely become a powerful general."
As he spoke, Elder Mu Gu casually grabbed a handful of black powder and sprinkled it into the pool.
Sizzle!
The flames in the pool instantly turned a ghastly green, and Tang Xiao's scream rose another octave!
"Enjoy it, hehehe."
"In the Soul Hall, death is the greatest luxury."
"You will wail here for forty-nine days, until you forget who you are."
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Douluo Continent, Clear Sky Sect.
Clear Sky Peak.
"Sect Master!"
Seeing this, the Second Elder also knelt on the ground, his hands gripping the ground tightly, his fingernails turning up and bleeding profusely.
But he felt no pain at all, because the pain in his heart was ten thousand times stronger!
"How could this happen? How could this happen?!"
The Second Elder was seen weeping bitterly as he looked at the soul struggling and twisting in the will-o'-the-wisps on the light screen.
"Our Clear Sky Sect has been in seclusion for twenty years!"
"We painstakingly practiced the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique, we studied the Great Sumeru Hammer, and we honed our bodies day and night, all so that one day we could once again rule the world!"
"We firmly believe that in the face of absolute power, all fancy tricks are just paper tigers!"
"But why today...?"
The Second Elder pointed at the light screen, his voice trembling like a candle flickering in the wind.
"They're not going to fight you with strength at all!"
"Their chains are designed to hook your very soul, Sect Master!"
"What use is a level 97 Title Douluo? In front of those black chains, his body is just a decoration, and his soul was simply torn out!"
"They can mold it however they want!"
The Seventh Elder, known for his fiery temper, was now slumped in his chair, his face ashen, his eyes lifeless.
"It's over, it's all over..."
"The number one weapon spirit in the world? Hah, what a joke, a huge joke!"
Just as everyone in Douluo Continent was weeping, the familiar voice from the heavens unexpectedly rang out again.
[Ding! Tang Xiao, the explorer of the Douluo Continent, has entered the Soul Refining stage and is no longer subject to any livestreaming variables.]
[The random selection mechanism of the Sky Veil has been activated again!]
[One spot will be selected this time!]
[Keywords: sacred, ambition!]
Buzz!
In an instant, a dazzling golden holy light suddenly descended from the sky.
This time, it did not land in the wilderness, nor in the sect's headquarters.
Instead, it landed directly in the Crown Prince's residence in the Heaven Dou Empire's palace!
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Meanwhile, in the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, at the Crown Prince's residence.
As Qian Renxue sat upright at her desk reviewing memorials, maintaining her image as a virtuous crown prince, the moment she saw the golden light enveloping her, the vermilion brush in her hand snapped in two!
"Not good!"
Seeing that she had been chosen by the heavens, Qian Renxue was terrified.
She had been infiltrating the Heaven Dou Empire for over a decade, and was on the verge of successfully seizing the country. How could she have been chosen by the Sky Veil at this crucial juncture?!
"We can't go! We absolutely can't go!"
"Once I get to that world, my disguise will definitely fall apart! My whole plan will be ruined!"
Qian Renxue's soul power surged wildly within her body, attempting to resist the suction force.
However, the rules of the celestial veil are supreme.
Let alone a Soul Saint like her, even if her grandfather Qian Daoliu came, it would be useless!
Whoosh!
And just like that, to the astonishment of the guards and palace maids, their Crown Prince transformed into a golden light and vanished from the spot in an instant!
[end of the chapter]