"Elephant Armor Sect!"
At this moment, the Elephant Armor Sect was already bustling with noise, their minds dazed with joy upon seeing their sect master break through to Title Douluo.
"Our Elephant Armor Sect will not participate in the remaining matches."
Having successfully entered the Three Upper Sects, even if it was just at the very end, Hu Yanzhen was already content, as he truly couldn't defeat the remaining two.
As Hu Yanzhen stepped off the stage, giving up the fight for ranking, only the Haotian Sect and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School remained.
"Tang Zhen, do you dare to fight? The title of the number one sect in the world should now belong to my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School."
Bone Douluo suddenly flew up from the stands and slowly landed on the arena.
To contend for the title of the world's number one sect, their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School had dedicated the efforts of several generations of sect masters; today, they must give their all.
Now that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was no longer able to contend, Gu Rong could unleash his full power without reservation. Exhausting Tang Zhen, the sole heir of the Haotian Sect, as much as possible, would be a victory in itself.
He didn't believe Tang Zhen could fight two against one, especially against him and Sword Douluo, two powerful Title Douluo.
"Gu Rong, the position of my Haotian Sect is not for an auxiliary sect like yours to take!"
Being challenged by Gu Rong pointing at his head made Tang Zhen feel a hint of insult. If his father were still alive, how would these people dare to provoke the prestige of his Haotian Sect in such a manner?
"Hmph, today, the position of the world's number one sect truly belongs to my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School."
Hearing Tang Zhen look down on their auxiliary sect, Gu Rong also became enraged.
At this moment, seeing the two Title Douluo already sparking with conflict, Qian Xunfeng did not intervene. After all, he still wanted to see if Ning Fengzhi would still shamelessly try to unite the Three Upper Sects, given how much the Haotian Sect looked down on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
"Bone Dragon Possession."
Gu Rong roared, his body gradually swelling. Nine Soul Rings—two yellow, two purple, and five black—surrounded him.
"Martial Soul True Body."
To be safe, Gu Rong immediately unleashed his Martial Soul True Body from the start.
As Gu Rong's body rapidly expanded, his limbs transformed directly into sharp bone dragon claws, his flesh and blood converting into snowy-white withered bones, and a gray aura of death emanated from his entire being. A bone dragon over ten meters long coiled on the arena.
Seeing Gu Rong release his Martial Soul True Body, how could Tang Zhen not see through his intentions? It was nothing more than an attempt to exhaust him with all his might, then let Sword Douluo follow up.
After all, among the original Three Upper Sects, only the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School possessed two Title Douluo.
"Even if it's one against two, my Haotian Sect will not be outdone in the slightest."
After speaking, the Haotian Hammer appeared in Tang Zhen's hand, and nine Soul Rings emerged. The aura emanating from him was significantly stronger than that of the bone dragon formed by Gu Rong.
"Eighth Soul Skill: Bone Dragon's Breath."
"Eighth Soul Skill: Haotian Shattering Heaven."
As the saying goes, strike first. Gu Rong flapped his ossified wings, and his eighth Soul Ring flashed, spewing forth a ghostly blue dragon's breath.
The collision of the two attacks produced a tremendous roar, making the ears of the spectators on the stage buzz.
"Haotian True Body."
"Haotian Body Protection!"
"Haotian Nine Absolutes, Collapse Character Absolute!"
Seemingly worried about being exhausted for too long, Tang Zhen no longer held back, continuously smashing the enormous Haotian Hammer at the bone dragon in the sky.
He was naturally confident in defeating Gu Rong, but he wasn't so sure about the Sword Douluo who would follow, so he had to finish the fight quickly.
"Bone Spikes!"
Having used Haotian True Body and Haotian Nine Absolutes, Tang Zhen's aura multiplied several times, continuously hammering the bone dragon in the sky, which was constantly manipulating bone spikes.
It must be said that the battle between the two surprised Qian Xunfeng; both sides were incredibly stubborn.
It was a head-on clash, and Gu Rong was even more extraordinary. Flying in the sky, when he saw the incoming hammer, his first reaction wasn't to dodge, but to directly withstand it with the bone dragon's powerful physical body.
At this moment on the Soul Fighting Stage, Gu Rong, having taken a few direct blows, was already at a disadvantage, and the bones on his body had begun to crack.
"Ninth Soul Skill: Haotian Myriad-Ton Hammer."
Boom!
The enormous hammer slammed down with a thud, crushing the entire bone dragon.
Even the specially reinforced ground of the Soul Fighting Stage was shattered into pieces.
"Congratulations, Haotian Sect's Tang Zhen is victorious."
With Tang Zhen's victory, the Haotian Sect disciples watching the battle finally breathed a sigh of relief. They had finally won.
Reverted to his original form, Gu Rong limped back to Ning Fengzhi's side, his face full of shame.
"Alas, I didn't expect this Haotian Nine Absolutes to be so powerful; even I couldn't withstand five moves."
Taking it head-on? It would be a miracle if you could withstand it.
Ning Fengzhi shook his head helplessly. He hadn't expected Gu Rong to defeat Tang Zhen, after all, the power of the Haotian Hammer was evident to all.
"Old Sword Man, whether we can become the number one sect in the world now depends on you."
Although injured, he quickly recovered almost completely under the healing of several Healing Soul Masters.
"Don't worry, I'm not as useless as you, you cheap bone."
Sword Douluo patted his good friend's shoulder and said faintly.
"Hmph, don't get overconfident and bite your tongue."
Bone Douluo snorted coldly and returned to his seat, huffing.
The rest period passed in a flash. At this point, Tang Zhen had only recovered seventy to eighty percent of his Soul Power. Facing a full-strength Sword Douluo, his chances of victory were even slimmer.
As soon as both sides entered the arena, Tang Zhen immediately used Haotian True Body, adopting a very aggressive fighting style.
"Disorderly Splitting Wind Hammer Method!"
Thump thump thump!
A series of hammer blows and metal collision sounds rang out, each strike aimed at Sword Douluo becoming stronger than the last.
With each hammer blow, Tang Zhen's aura grew stronger.
This was charging power, and it was a super long wind-up charge.
Seeing this, Qian Xunfeng couldn't help but feel speechless. With such a long wind-up for a hammer attack, how did his old man lose? Couldn't he just interrupt it or dodge?
On the stage, as Tang Zhen completed eighty-one hammer blows, air currents surged around him, the heavens and earth changed color, and the Haotian Hammer in Tang Zhen's hand seemed to emit rumbling thunder.
"Disorderly Splitting Wind Hammer Method, Eighty-First Hammer!"
With one hammer blow, Sword Douluo, who had originally been handling the situation with ease, felt the aura of death and couldn't help but curse inwardly.
It was just a ranking match, yet this old dog Tang Zhen actually wanted his life!
"Man and Sword as One, Second Soul Skill: Spirit Sword Guard, Ninth Soul Skill: Divine Demon Dual Slash."
The collision of the two auras caused a Soul Power riot that left Soul Masters closer to the arena breathless.
"Haotian Nine Absolutes, Nine-Nine Returns to One."
Watching the incoming sword qi, Tang Zhen, whose mind had long been clouded by the desire to uphold the Haotian Sect's reputation, did not dodge. He directly took the sword qi to his body, determined to unleash a decisive blow.
"Ring Detonation, All Nine Rings Detonate!"
As the nine Soul Rings on Tang Zhen's body exploded, his aura multiplied tens of times. The Haotian Hammer, imbued with rolling thunder, descended in an instant.
"Not good, he's actually trying to kill!"
Cold sweat broke out on Sword Douluo's forehead. He couldn't understand why Tang Zhen would disregard his own life and forcibly endure his sword strike just to unleash his strongest move.
"If I get hit, I'll definitely die."
What was originally just a normal ranking match had now turned into a life-and-death duel.
The moment the Haotian Hammer descended, Sword Douluo chickened out. He didn't dare to take it head-on and instead accelerated with all his might, dodging the attack.
For a moment, the expressions of everyone on the stage changed, and the referee even exclaimed:
"What! Sword Douluo actually dodged the Haotian Title Douluo's strongest attack!"