With the breakthrough in both realms, Wang Hao's maximum speed reached 94 meters per second, which was only one meter less than in his previous life, but there was still room for improvement.
Wang Hao looked inward and discovered that although both true qi and spiritual qi circulated through the dantian as the central hub of the whole body, they did not interfere with each other. It seemed that there was a peculiar force that separated them.
Even with Wang Hao's knowledge, he found it somewhat incomprehensible, especially since there was a pale yellow mist in his dantian that even his own spiritual sense could not penetrate.
However, what he needs to consider right now is how to reach the eleventh level of Qi Refining. If his physical body is not able to break through the speed of 99 meters per second after the foundation is established.
Therefore, Wang Hao could only place his hopes on the "Wind-Riding Flying Dragon Shadow" technique itself.
When one's martial arts cultivation reaches the late stage of the Profound Realm, the power of blood energy will be activated, achieving the effect of "blood energy condensing into weapons".
Then Wang Hao arrived at the center of the martial arts arena, and his blood energy surged out. Strands of blood energy emerged from his pores, completely covering the space within a ten-meter radius, like a huge blood cloud.
Within the blood-red clouds, the phantom images of nine battle swords condensed, hovering in nine directions around Wang Hao, emanating powerful sword energy.
Wang Hao was somewhat surprised, because others had condensed a single blood weapon, while he had nine.
"Could it be because I used the Qi and Blood Secret Technique during my battle with Li Zhiheng?" Wang Hao muttered to himself, then suddenly his whole body trembled.
By the way, where did Li Zhiheng go?
Since arriving at the Burning Lamp Academy, Wang Hao has been busy with various matters. He had previously taken the assessment and then forgot about it until now.
"Forget it, I've already placed the slave mark on him, so he can't cause any trouble." Wang Hao shook his head, stopped thinking about it, and began to concentrate on his cultivation.
That evening, Qingran arrived as promised. She closed the door and said calmly, "The pills and weapons you gave me, together, amounted to twenty Qi Condensation Pills."
"Trade on the black market is different from what's done in the open. It uses the same currency as Earth. I still have 60,000 yuan left. Do you still want it?"
Her meaning was clear: it's only 60,000 yuan; if you don't want it, I'll accept it for you.
Wang Hao laughed and said, "Of course I want it. I risked my life for it."
Qingran rolled her eyes at Wang Hao, transferred 60,000 yuan to him, and took out twenty small jade bottles, placing them on the table.
Wang Hao carefully put away the Qi Condensation Pill, then gave Qing Ran a meaningful look and said, "Does the Li family know that you left the Dark Guard? What will you do if they find out?"
Qingran, who had maintained an indifferent expression, trembled upon hearing this, her face paling slightly, and her eyes darting around. She said, "As long as you don't tell anyone, who will know..."
"The Shadow Guards are directly under Li Xu's command. What will you do after he completes his breakthrough?" Wang Hao asked.
Qingran was at a loss for words.
This was the first time Wang Hao had seen her so distressed, so he walked up to her, tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear, and smiled, "Don't be so nervous. I will have a battle with him eventually. Don't worry, once I kill him, you will be free."
Qingran stared blankly at Wang Hao, who exuded powerful confidence, a blush rising on her fair cheeks. She felt an unprecedented spiritual shock penetrate her soul.
Those shimmering eyes stared straight at Wang Hao, their expression gradually shifting from bewilderment and shyness to a deep-seated panic, before finally being overtaken by reason, their chill growing stronger.
"Bang!"
A gust of wind erupted from her body.
Wang Hao, who was standing in front of him, never expected Qing Ran to make a sudden move. His body flew out like a cannonball, directly breaking the main beam of the No. 1 Yellow Room, and the entire room collapsed instantly.
"Hmph, it's none of your business!"
Qingran gave a cold shout and turned to head towards the No. 1 Earth Building, but as soon as he entered, the strange emotions he had suppressed quickly rose again.
Wang Hao struggled out of the ruins with great difficulty. Although he didn't know what had gotten into her again, he knew that No. 1 Huang was definitely uninhabitable, and No. 1 Xuan was still under renovation. It seemed he would have to sleep on the streets.
"Oh, how come your place is destroyed? Were you assassinated again?" For some reason, Yan Qin led Xia Xiaoyi in from outside the War King's Palace.
Wang Hao looked at the ruined attic, shook his head slightly, and asked in surprise, "How did you two end up together?"
"What do you mean by 'muddling through'? Now that I've completed my mission, I naturally have to return to the Burning Lamp Academy to continue my cultivation. Let me tell you, you'd better be obedient, otherwise, if I tell Meng Qi what I saw and heard before, hmph, you'll be dead."
Xia Xiaoyi crossed her arms and threatened Wang Hao. Yan Qin, who was only shoulder-length to Xia Xiaoyi, watched the two of them with a grin and then said, "Xiaoyi has reconnected the broken circuit for the useless technique."
"This gave her the subsequent cultivation method to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, so I decided to have her move to the War King Palace to live with us in the future, which will also protect her safety."
"Furthermore, after hearing about Xiaoyi's deeds, Senior Sister Si Jingjun immediately moved her into the top-tier room. Also, the quarterly assessment is tomorrow, so I came here specifically to talk to you about some things."
The three then arrived at No. 1 Earth. By this time, Qingran had recovered from the strange emotions she had just experienced. It must be said that she had a very strong will and was indeed a powerful assassin.
Yan Qin picked up a freshly brewed glass of snow lotus iced tea, took a small sip, and said, "You should know that tomorrow's quarterly assessment will be divided into two sessions."
"The first event is a martial arts competition among the freshmen of the six academies, and the second event is the quarterly ranking assessment within each academy."
"This year, it's the turn of the Burning Lamp Academy to hold a joint martial arts competition for the freshmen. Wang Hao is the top freshman, and Xia Xiaoyi, as the dean's only disciple, will naturally have to take on the challenge."
"So whether Burning Lamp Academy can win the championship this year depends on your performance tomorrow."
Qingran then said, "Wang Hao, I know your cultivation is very high, but you must not be careless. Among the freshmen of the other five academies, there are also top experts, whose strength may even be above yours."
Yan Qin nodded and said, "Among the five major academies, Dragon Phoenix Academy and the Yin-Yang Academy of the island nation are tied for first place, but in the first freshman assessment..."
"You killed a lot of Li family martial artists, which caused a shortage of young talents at Dragon Phoenix Academy. Meanwhile, Yin Yang Academy has a martial artist at the Great Perfection of the Profound Realm named Suenaga Akihisa."
"His strength is extremely powerful. Many elders believe that he has the potential to enter the top fifty of the Xuan Ranking. Currently, ordinary martial artists at the early stage of the Earth Realm are no match for him."
They were unaware that Wang Hao's cultivation had broken through to the peak of the late stage of Qi Refining. Since the two did not ask, Wang Hao naturally did not bring it up.
After all, it's not a breakthrough to the Great Perfection stage, so there's nothing to brag about.
Qingran looked at Xia Xiaoyi beside her and said, "Junior Sister Xia, your martial arts cultivation should have reached the peak of the late stage of the Profound Realm, right?"
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