**Chapter 103 Shocked the Audience**
"What?"
"Did he really not admit defeat?"
"Does he want to die? How can he possibly be a match for Tang Hao?"
"Yeah, even though no one knows what his fourth soul ability is, which he's deliberately hidden until now, it's impossible to defeat Tang Hao with just that trump card, especially since Tang Hao has a Soul King-level cultivation..."
"I think he's trying to help Bibi Dong wear down Tang Hao's Soul Power!"
"That can only be called stupidity. Just abstain like Dai Nisha did!"
"..."
The audience was stunned when they saw Gu Ziyi choose to challenge Tang Hao to a duel.
Yu Xiaogang even called him stupid, wondering how he could possibly beat his idol.
"Tang Hao, go on, show Gu Ziyi how powerful you are!"
Yu Xiaogang loudly cheered for Tang Hao.
"Alright, alright, let's see how you get out of this situation now?"
Ning Shuangjiang also enthusiastically cheered, eagerly anticipating the beating Gu Ziyi would take.
She absolutely didn't believe Tang Hao wouldn't be able to handle this cocky kid.
Impossible!
All the other members of the Haotian Team had smiles on their faces, waiting to see the joke this boy would deliver to them.
"Second Brother..."
Only Tang Yuehua wanted to call out to Tang Hao but couldn't.
Should she ask her second brother to be careful not to hurt Gu Ziyi in public?
"Don't worry. Since Gu Ziyi dares to step into the ring, he must have some confidence to back him up. If my second cousin is careless, he might even lose this match!"
In contrast, Bai Lu, standing beside Tang Yuehua, was not as worried about Gu Ziyi and instead comforted her cousin.
...
"Gu Ziyi, I think you have some talent, so don't worry. I promise my beating will be merciful!"
Tang Hao looked at Gu Ziyi from across the arena, summoned his Clear Sky Hammer, dropped it to the ground, then clapped his hands and spoke with a smile.
"You'd better talk about that after you actually beat me!"
"Watch out for counting your chickens before they hatch!"
Gu Ziyi snorted lightly, unfazed.
"Hmph, let me see if you can keep acting tough!"
Seeing that Gu Ziyi wasn't afraid of him, Tang Hao immediately erased the smile from his face.
"Boy, let me show you the power of our Haotian Sect, the strongest weapon-type Martial Soul—Clear Sky Hammer!"
Boom—
After shouting loudly, Tang Hao lifted the Clear Sky Hammer and rushed toward Gu Ziyi in the blink of an eye.
He was too fast for ordinary people to follow, closing half the distance to his opponent almost instantly.
Tang Hao didn't use any soul abilities but directly wielded his Clear Sky Hammer to strike at Gu Ziyi.
He feared that the boy wouldn't withstand any of his soul abilities, rendering this fight meaningless to vent his frustration.
Tang Hao didn't want to defeat Gu Ziyi too quickly. He wanted the boy to experience the power of the Clear Sky Hammer.
Buzz—
"Domain—Tai Chi Realm!"
But at that moment, Gu Ziyi didn't just stand still. For the first time, he revealed his innate domain to outsiders and in public.
Tai Chi patterns unfolded beneath his feet in an instant, spreading to cover the entire arena.
Tang Hao's previously swift figure suddenly slowed down considerably once Gu Ziyi effectively deployed his Tai Chi Realm.
"What?"
"Domain?!"
Tang Hao, who initially had a relaxed expression, suddenly looked shocked when he saw Gu Ziyi activate a domain.
He never expected the boy to possess an innate domain of his own, like his little sister.
"Domain?!"
"It's actually an innate domain!"
"And he awakened a domain at the Soul Ancestor level..."
"Is this Gu Ziyi some kind of monster?"
"..."
When Gu Ziyi's domain was revealed, except for a few who already knew the truth, the entire audience was shocked.
This was a domain! Something every Soul Master dreamed of.
Especially the stronger Soul Masters, who were undoubtedly even more astonished to see Gu Ziyi possess a domain with such a low cultivation level.
They understood better than anyone how rare a domain truly was.
"Awakening his own domain at Level 40... No, perhaps even earlier!"
"No wonder he dared to step into the ring!"
It was also the first time Sword Douluo was shocked by Gu Ziyi.
"This boy actually has an innate domain like my little sister does?!"
After seeing Gu Ziyi reveal his domain, Tang Xiao felt genuine regret for the first time in his heart.
This time, it wasn't because he regretted not killing Gu Ziyi at a young age or eliminating the hidden threat.
Rather, he regretted not recruiting Gu Ziyi into the Haotian Sect when he had the chance!
Maybe he should've turned a blind eye to the situation with the boy and his little sister from the start.
If only he'd given them another chance, he believed they could have ended their relationship temporarily, returning to some closeness unless Gu Ziyi proved his potential with his innate domain.
But Gu Ziyi didn't do that.
Even after learning Tang Yuehua had returned to the Haotian Sect, he didn't go to their sect to find her but turned his back on their relationship and joined the Martial Soul Hall without hesitation.
Thinking this, Tang Xiao regretted even more not eliminating Gu Ziyi back then.
Now he could only harbor such thoughts, unable to act on them, as the boy was now a disciple of the Pope, and the Haotian Sect dared not provoke him over petty reasons.
"Damn, that guy really has a domain!"
Ning Shuangjiang, who had been waiting to see Gu Ziyi humiliated, was caught off guard by the revelation.
Instead of becoming a laughingstock, the boy who had harassed her publicly managed to steal the spotlight again, leaving her feeling strange.
"How is this possible...?"
"This is impossible...!"
"He's obviously like me, with only innate Soul Power Level 1. Why does he have a domain?"
"Why the hell did this happen to him and not me?!"
When it came to breaking down, it was Yu Xiaogang who truly had a mental collapse at this moment.
He had been comparing Gu Ziyi to himself since he was young. He had even thought of surpassing his rival in terms of Soul Power level!
However, ever since he had returned from the anonymity that the Martial Soul Hall had placed upon him, Gu Ziyi's performance had broken through his psychological defense time and time again during this Soul Master Competition.
Not only had his Soul Power level far exceeded his own, but he had also broken through the shackles of Level 30 and reached Level 40, with an innate Soul Power of Level 1.
Now this news was even more outrageous, he even had his own Domain.
Yu Xiaogang really wanted to ask God, why? Why was this injustice done to him?
How could Gu Ziyi, who possessed the same talent as all the other ordinary Soul Masters on the Douluo Continent, be favored by the Pope and become his personal disciple. He had even managed to obtain some kind of legendary treasure from heaven and earth to surpass the limit that his talent imposed on him, and he also possessed a Domain of his own that many Titled Douluo did not necessarily possess, something truly heaven-defying.
He was obviously the one with the most noble status among them!
…
"Snort!"
"What if you possess a Domain?"
"I'll still be beating you up!"
Regardless of the reaction of the audience present, Tang Hao quickly regained his wits after the initial shock, then took out his Clear Sky Hammer and continued to hammer it at Gu Ziyi.
Facing Tang Hao's attack, he first cast a layer of Golden Light Talisman on himself to reinforce his defense, then extended a hand to block Tang Hao's attack, as if he wanted to block his attack with his bare hand.
"Let's see how you block this!"
When Tang Hao saw Gu Ziyi's move, he became furious. 'You, an auxiliary Soul Master, want to catch my attack with one hand?'
'Dream on!'
Boom—
With a strong rage fueling him, Tang Hao slammed his Clear Sky Hammer into Gu Ziyi's hand.
"In the Tai Chi Realm, Xiyin (Four Ounces Can Move a Thousand Pounds)!" (N/E: I didn't want such a long name for my Domain, so I searched a lot and couldn't find any good options, so I simply typed 'Attract' into the Chinese translator and this name came up. I liked it, so I'll leave it.)
Buzz—
The moment he caught Tang Hao's attack with his right hand, Gu Ziyi simultaneously displayed his Domain abilities.
Bang—
His right hand, with the blessing of his Domain abilities, managed to continuously catch Tang Hao's attack.
The Clear Sky Hammer in his hand fell into Gu Ziyi's hand, as if his hammer strike had no power at all!
"This soft attack is the power of your Haotian Sect's strongest Martial Soul war tool?"
After Gu Ziyi caught Tang Hao's attack, he immediately looked up to see Tang Hao's eyes staring straight into his, who seemed incredulous at this result, then he smiled and openly mocked his Martial Soul.
…
(End of chapter)
A/N: Sorry, I originally wanted to finish writing about defeating Tang Hao, but I found that I couldn't finish it! I should finish writing in the next chapter!
E/N: The next chapter is a bit longer, it's basically two chapters in one.
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