The audience present did not know what Tang San was thinking, but his current state was equally astonishing.
Feng Xiaotian let out a soft sound of surprise and said.
"How come this guy doesn't have any Soul Rings either! What's going on?"
The crowd shook their heads in silence, as none of them knew.
Beyond the academy viewing area, the VIP seats were also buzzing with discussion.
Ning Fengzhi asked Chen Xin, who was beside him.
"Sword Uncle, am I feeling this wrong? This child's Soul Ring situation seems a bit different from Yun Ming's."
Sword light surged in Chen Xin's eyes. After seeing the faint existence of Soul Rings, he said in a deep voice.
"It is indeed different. Yun Ming had no Soul Rings displayed because he did not release them; whereas this child has hidden his Soul Rings from a visual perspective using a Domain."
Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, and Salas were shocked to hear what Chen Xin said.
Xue Ye asked in surprise.
"A Domain? Is that true, Your Excellency Chen Xin?"
In this current era, possessors of a Domain were extremely rare. Seeing one suddenly appear could not help but shock people.
Chen Xin responded.
"It is indeed a Domain, and it should be an innate Domain that comes with his Martial Soul."
Once the group received confirmation, their gazes toward 'Tang Yin' became somewhat heated. A genius who possessed an innate Domain!
Tang San's situation was indeed as Chen Xin had described; his Soul Rings had been masked by the Blue Silver Domain that accompanied the awakening of his Blue Silver Emperor bloodline.
This ability was not a Domain skill, but rather a practical little trick of the Blue Silver Domain. Through the changes of the Blue Silver Domain, he could create a camouflage effect for his Soul Rings, freely changing their colors, or even making them visually invisible to his opponents.
As for why Tang San had to do this, it was naturally because his current Soul Rings were far too overpowered.
A Child of Destiny could always gain something after escaping death. Although Tang San had suffered heavy losses this time, he had not come away empty-handed.
Although Tang San's Martial Soul had been destroyed, fortunately, all his Soul Power had been circulating within his Dantian and Meridians according to the path of the Mysterious Heaven Skill. Coupled with the restorative power of the Blue Silver Emperor Spirit Bone, his Soul Power cultivation had been locked for a short time and did not dissipate.
The subsequent re-awakening of his Martial Soul brought about a reset of all his Soul Ring slots. Furthermore, the first life-bound Soul Ring bestowed upon him by the joint efforts of Ah Yin and the Blue Silver King allowed him to confirm the tolerance limit for each of his rings. The subsequent Soul Rings he hunted himself were basically close to his personal tolerance limit, thus granting him a set of Soul Rings that were quite monstrous for a single-Martial Soul possessor.
(Since the Martial Soul was completely destroyed once, it feels quite unreasonable that the Soul Rings remained.)
Because he possessed two leg Spirit Bones, plus the physical enhancement from absorbing the previous three Soul Rings, the starting age of his first life-bound Soul Ring reached 20,000 years. The age of his subsequent Soul Rings naturally increased as the new Soul Rings enhanced his physique, with his third ring already reaching the 50,000-year level.
High-age Soul Rings brought even more immense Soul Power, allowing Tang San's cultivation to improve significantly as well.
Overall, although these gains of Tang San's could not come close to offsetting the loss of his Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul, it was still better than getting nothing at all.
On the Arena.
Tang San did not know what the audience was chatting about; he only wanted to fight Yun Ming now. He said coldly.
"Captain Yun, you had better prepare to feel my power next."
As his voice fell, the Soul Power on Tang San's body began to fluctuate violently. Except for Chen Xin and Yun Ming, the life-bound first ring, which others could not look at directly, lit up.
A bright blue-gold light shone from Tang San's right hand. A massive amount of Soul Power gathered, finally condensing into a giant hammer with a deep blue body, covered in Blue Silver Emperor gold patterns, with a hammer head as thick as a small water vat, and a style somewhat resembling the 'Clear Sky'.
This was Tang San's life-bound Soul Skill, the 'Blue Silver Tyrant Hammer'. Considering that Tang San would inevitably face a lack of attack power after losing his Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul, Ah Yin had specially chosen this Soul Skill.
(In the original work, the Blue Silver Tyrant Spear was also specially selected and bestowed by the Blue Silver King when he saw Tang San lacked attack power. Both are weapon-type skills, just changing the form. Let the Tang God King practice with a hammer properly.)
With this growable weapon-type Soul Skill, plus the secret cultivation techniques of the Clear Sky Sect, Tang San's shortcomings could be compensated for to a certain extent.
Yun Ming felt the Soul Power fluctuations on Tang San's body and raised an eyebrow. However, thinking of the Martial Soul remodeling, he understood the reason and said calmly.
"Level 54? Not bad."
Seeing Yun Ming still maintaining this calm and detached appearance, Tang San felt very annoyed and wanted to hit someone.
Action followed thought. He saw his legs bend slightly to store power, adjusting his own breathing.
"BOOM!"
The next instant, Tang San exerted force under his feet, stomping a half-meter-wide crater into the newly repaired Arena. He leaped up, violently charging toward Yun Ming, gripped the hammer with both hands, raised it above his head, and smashed it down toward Yun Ming. At the same time, he shouted aloud.
"Then let's try it out!"
Watching the deep crater Tang San had stomped out, the hearts of the spectators skipped a beat. This violent aesthetic was truly fascinating!
The Blue Silver Tyrant Hammer struck toward Yun Ming with intense wind pressure, and the immense power contained within the giant hammer was self-evident.
Yun Ming raised his eyes, looking at the rapidly approaching heavy hammer and Tang San, who had hidden his body behind the hammer head. A trace of approval flashed in his eyes.
While attacking, he is also subtly protecting his vital parts to prevent me from attacking his vitals and forcing him to defend? Finally, this is getting interesting!
In that case, I won't use any Soul Skills today and will test his current combat level.
Yun Ming raised his right hand, holding the Atlas Divine Spear above his head, and set up a blocking stance just before the giant hammer reached him.
Seeing that Yun Ming actually wanted to take his hammer strike head-on, and with only one hand out of such arrogance, Tang San channeled even more Soul Power into his hands, increasing the hammer's force by another thirty percent. He was determined to make this person pay the price for his arrogance today.
"DONG!"
"BOOM!"
The giant hammer slammed into the shaft of the Atlas Divine Spear, producing a deafening clang of metal on metal. The immense force traveled through Yun Ming and into the ground beneath his feet, causing a large section of the Arena to shatter and sending dust billowing into the air.
The members of the Empire Team in the spectator area felt a surge of tension at the sight. Although they had great faith in the strength of Yun Ming, they had never seen a Youngster as powerful as the current Tang Yin, other than Yun Ming himself! Subconsciously, their hearts grew anxious.
And what of Yun Ming at this moment? After a breeze swept through, the crowd could once again see the scene within the Arena.
Yun Ming's expression was slightly grave; his right arm had been bent slightly by the full force of Tang San's hammer, and the hammerhead was now only a fist's distance away from his head. Yet, that tiny distance was enough to keep Tang San from advancing even an inch further.
Tang San was dumbfounded. How could this be? He could not believe that Yun Ming had actually caught his hammer strike with only one hand.
Seeing Tang San distracted, Yun Ming seized the opportunity to exert a quick, powerful Zhen.
"Thump, thump, thump."
Tang San was forced back several steps, the hammer and spear parted, and the two adjusted their stances to stand facing each other once more.
Yun Ming looked at the shocked Tang San, feeling equally astonished himself; compared to their last encounter, the intensity of this Tang San had increased significantly!
As expected, things like a Child of Destiny cannot be measured by common logic.
A Tang San who no longer relied on the Blue Silver Emperor for binding tricks was much stronger; he finally possessed a hint of the future deity he was meant to be.
Tang San's strength was immense, truly immense.
A strength-type Spirit Bone, a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, and the physical amplification from eight consecutive Spirit Rings were no joke. His current physical strength was closing in on that of a Title Douluo, far surpassing his counterpart from the original timeline at the same age. (Though this came at the cost of significantly weakening his upper limit.)
Even as strong as Yun Ming was, he still had to abide by the basic laws of physics. Eight years of high-intensity body tempering combined with the amplification of five top-tier Spirit Rings meant his current physical strength was roughly on par with Tang San's.
He was able to block Tang San's attack with one hand only because he had transferred the majority of the force into the Arena floor, rather than taking it purely head-on.
Yun Ming commented casually, "Not bad strength."
Yun Ming's assessment was objective, but to Tang San, hearing those words from the man who had caught his hammer with one hand sounded like mockery. Tang San's handsome face began to flush with heat, and he let out a furious roar.
"Again!"
Dragging the giant hammer, Tang San pushed off the ground, tearing up the Arena floor as he had done before, and charged toward Yun Ming once more.
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