Although the Asura God's divine consciousness understood what was happening, Tang San and Sea Dragon Douluo, the parties involved, were unaware of the truth. In their eyes, this was nothing more than a coincidental chance encounter.
"Sea God Island? I've never heard of such a name on the continent. Could it be that senior is from Spirit Hall, borrowing the name of Sea God Island to settle accounts with me?"
Summoning a surge of courage from who-knows-where, Tang San staggered to his feet and summoned his martial soul.
However, unlike the Blue Silver Grass martial soul he commonly used, this time Tang San rarely summoned his Clear Sky Hammer martial martial soul, which had only just acquired its first spirit soul. A deep purple soul ring floated around Tang San, radiating an extraordinary light.
"Ignorant fool. Sea God Island is not something Spirit Hall can compare to."
Sea Dragon Douluo stared at Tang San's Clear Sky Hammer and the purple soul ring beside him. His mind raced furiously, and his expression gradually shifted from indifference to seriousness.
As far as he knew, without undergoing a divine trial, an ordinary person's first soul ring couldn't be purple. Furthermore, based on his observation of the opponent's soul power aura, Sea Dragon Douluo could confirm that Tang San was indeed a Soul Ancestor and not just a Soul Master with one soul ring.
Could it be... this kid is one of the legendary Twin Martial Souls of the Douluo Continent?
So the legends of the Douluo Continent weren't false after all. Such a talent, surpassing ordinary soul masters, actually existed?
Sea God Island's population was small, and although the proportion of soul masters was much higher than on the mainland, the total number of soul masters was less than a tenth of that on the Douluo Continent. Given the limited pool of soul masters, no Twin Martial Soul users had ever appeared on Sea God Island. Even the Sea Dragon sacred pillar and others had only heard rumors of such a talent and were unsure if it truly existed.
Staring at Tang San, who had summoned the Clear Sky Hammer, Sea Dragon Douluo couldn't help but feel a sense of peculiar emotion. With a wave of his hand, his soul power surged, and the water elements around him gathered, forming a water python that charged at Tang San.
Seeing the opponent go in for the kill, Tang San gritted his teeth and activated his first spirit skill.
"First Spirit Skill: Rampage!"
Tang San's first soul ring glowed purple as it infused the Clear Sky Hammer in his hand. The previously ordinary hammer instantly expanded in size, and the soul power emanating from it grew violent.
The Rampage ability enhanced the Clear Sky Hammer's attack, strength, and speed by 50%, as well as allowed the soul master to enter a berserk state. While it didn't directly enhance the user's attributes, it did bolster their fighting spirit.
Under the effects of the berserk state, the pain from Tang San's injuries was significantly reduced, his spirits lifted, and his fear dissipated, replaced by burning anger.
"Kill!"
Tang San swung the Clear Sky Hammer heavily, smashing it into the water python. The hammer shattered the soul power construct of a Titled Douluo. But before his mind, dulled by the various debuffs, could process this victory, multiple streams of water transformed into beasts and lunged at him.
Seeing this, Tang San's eyes turned blood-red. He swung the Clear Sky Hammer wildly, unleashing the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer Technique. He remembered his father's teachings: the ninth strike of the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer unleashed unparalleled destructive power, rivaling the Clear Sky Clan's secret Great Sumeru Hammer technique. Thus, he instinctively executed the technique.
While Tang San thought his choice was sound, Sea Dragon Douluo found it foolish.
A strength-based soul master using an unfamiliar martial soul and technique with only one spirit skill against a Titled Douluo?
Tang San's Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer Technique was typically used for forging, not fighting. His mastery of the technique was minimal, filled with flaws. As expected, his hammer lost control after just five or six strikes. Even though Sea Dragon Douluo deliberately suppressed his power, the flowing water constructs struck Tang San, sending him flying. The Clear Sky Hammer slipped from Tang San's grasp and landed on the ground.
"For a Tool Soul Master to let their martial soul leave their hand... it seems he's truly unaccustomed to this martial soul," Sea Dragon Douluo thought, feigning a relaxed posture as he approached.
However, as Sea Dragon Douluo drew closer, Tang San, who had been pretending to be unconscious, suddenly smirked. His soul power surged, and the Clear Sky Hammer disappeared, replaced by the black Blue Silver Grass.
Raising his hand, Tang San unleashed his most skilled spirit skill.
"First Spirit Skill: Blue Silver Bind!"
"Third Spirit Skill: Blue Silver Poison Sting! Fourth Spirit Skill: Paralysis Bind!"
Blue Silver Poison Sting was a skill derived from the third spirit ring of a Poison Sting Beast. It caused sharp, venomous barbs to grow on the Blue Silver Grass, enhancing its toxicity.
Paralysis Bind came from the 5,000-year-old Rock Vine, strengthening the Blue Silver Grass's toughness and binding capability while secreting a paralyzing toxin.
The Blue Silver Grass, now resembling black tentacles, grew wildly from the ground and shot toward Sea Dragon Douluo, attempting to bind and strangle him.
Although Tang San unleashed three spirit skills in an instant, pushing his soul power to the limit and causing his meridians to sting, his true killing move wasn't his martial soul—it was the secret weapon of the Tang Sect from his previous life: hidden weapons.
With a flick of his arm, Tang San's Zhuge Divine Crossbow appeared in his hand. In the face of death, Tang San fired the crossbow at unprecedented speed, launching the bolt before throwing the weapon forward. He then retrieved another Zhuge Divine Crossbow from his soul tool and fired it again.
Tang San unleashed four Zhuge Divine Crossbows in total, releasing 48 bolts in a storm aimed at Sea Dragon Douluo. The tips of the bolts were coated in a deadly poison, appearing purple-red. Even a Soul Emperor would succumb if struck.
Although Tang San was unsure whether this attack would harm a Titled Douluo, it was his final, desperate counterattack.