A cold wind blew by. Wang Hao held the Yin-Yang Profound Iron Sword Embryo in his hand, his expression solemn. Although he spoke casually, his opponent was, after all, a Profound Realm cultivator, and this would be a fierce battle.
Looking at Wang Hao before him, the head steward of the Li family felt a sudden surge of fear, but he quickly concealed it and sneered, "You surprise me."
"As far as I know, although you have cultivated the method of nurturing, you have never been able to enter the threshold. But now, it seems that your cultivation has reached the peak of the late stage of the Spiritual Awareness Realm."
Wang Hao ignored him, his spiritual energy rapidly circulating throughout his body, and his martial arts cultivation also began to operate. Although he was only at the Yellow Realm, he still received some boost.
Seeing that he remained silent, the head steward of the Li family became furious and shouted, "You brat, I'll beat you until you kneel down and beg for mercy, I'll make you wish you were dead!"
Then he pulled out a dagger from behind him, pushed off with his foot, and leaped nearly ten meters into the air before plummeting back down. Using the momentum of his fall, he stabbed at Wang Hao's chest.
The short dagger emitted an endless cold light, and the obese body fell from the sky like a shooting star.
The spiritual energy within Wang Hao's body circulated rapidly. With a single step, he vanished from his spot in an instant.
"How is this possible?" The Li family steward was slightly surprised, not expecting Wang Hao to be so fast.
"boom!"
The head steward of the Li family slashed the ground with his sword, causing the ground to shake violently and leaving a long, ten-meter-long, one-meter-deep gash.
This strike possessed a destructive power unlike anything a Xuan Realm martial artist could unleash, leaving everyone present utterly shocked.
"It seems your obesity is really affecting your speed," Wang Hao's voice rang out from the other side.
The head steward of the Li family roared. He hated it most when others mocked his figure. He turned around, stomped his feet on the ground, and a powerful surge of true energy emanated from his body, flowing in all directions.
Shi Mengqi's expression changed. She wanted to fight alongside Wang Hao, but then she heard him tell her to stay away from here. Suddenly, a sense of loss welled up inside her. She didn't know when, but Wang Hao's strength had already surpassed hers.
"If anything happens to you, I will not live on alone," Shi Mengqi whispered, then picked up her father's body and, with a few leaps, moved away from the square.
Impacted by the waves of true energy, some onlookers who didn't have time to escape were sent flying backward, coughing up blood. Only a small number of people managed to escape unscathed.
"You little brat, prepare to die!"
The head steward of the Li family must have practiced some kind of evil technique. When his true energy reached its peak, his skin turned black and his long hair turned white, making him look like a demon.
"Dark Demon Claw!"
The left hand of the Li family steward was covered by black true energy, forming a ball of cold, dark light.
With a single swipe of its claw, four claw marks appeared, accompanied by a series of sharp, crackling sounds as the air was exposed.
Holding the Yin-Yang Profound Iron Sword Embryo, Wang Hao stood upright in place, his arms waving rapidly as he unleashed four sword strikes, each striking one of the incoming claw marks and producing a series of colliding sounds.
The Dark Demon Claw and the Yin-Yang Profound Iron Sword Embryo clashed violently, sparks flying everywhere. True Qi formed energy ripples, creating circular waves that spread outwards in the air.
The speed of the Li family steward increased dramatically at this moment, like a ghostly shadow, constantly circling around Wang Hao and casting one hand seal after another.
Occasionally, a cold glint would flash by; the dagger was more like a venomous snake lurking in the shadows, ready to bare its fangs and stab forward without hesitation once the opportunity arose.
Wang Hao used a mysterious footwork technique, moving at an incredibly fast speed. He even created two humanoid phantoms, as if he had clones, to neutralize all the incoming attacks.
This was Wang Hao's full strength. His understanding of the sword and his mastery of swordsmanship were so profound that unless the difference in cultivation level was too great, no one could break through his sword defense.
Even when the Li family steward unleashed his full speed, reaching twenty meters per second, he was still unable to subdue Wang Hao for a time, which greatly shocked him and made him doubt the authenticity of the intelligence source.
This is no bookworm; he is clearly a sword genius, and a highly talented cultivator at that.
"Heavenly Heart Shatters the Sky!"
Seeing that he was distracted, Wang Hao immediately launched an attack, gathering all his spiritual energy into the sword, which, like a rainbow, pierced through layers of illusory shadows and stabbed towards the Li family steward.
"You think you can hurt me with just a broken sword core that hasn't even been sharpened?" The Li family steward sneered.
But the next second, the Li family steward's expression changed. He saw that from the top of the Yin-Yang Profound Iron Sword Embryo, streams of spiritual energy rose up, forming a phantom sword tip.
The Yin-Yang Profound Iron Sword Embryo was extraordinary, but with Wang Hao's strength, he was unable to activate it and could only treat it as an ordinary and extremely hard stone sword.
Even so, without covering it with spiritual energy to form a sword tip, simply smashing it down like a stick would still be incredibly powerful.
Seeing the Yin-Yang Xuan Iron Sword Embryo hurtling straight toward his chest, the Li family steward had no choice but to unleash another "Dark Demon Hand" attack to strike the incoming sword tip.
"Bang!"
The Li family steward staggered back thirteen steps, a sharp pain shooting through his palm. His hand, which had been covered in black true energy, had been pierced by a sword, and blood was flowing out.
"How can this kid be so strong? He must be hiding a big secret!"
The pain in his palm brought the Li family steward back to his senses, and he stopped regarding Wang Hao as the useless person described in the intelligence report, finally beginning to take him seriously.
His weapon was a pair of gauntlets, but he hadn't taken this trip too seriously, so he hadn't brought them, and thus couldn't fully unleash his strength.
Moreover, Wang Hao also had the advantage of weaponry. The sword in his hand was not only incredibly heavy, but the sword moves he used were also extremely unpredictable and varied.
If the fight continues, he might be caught off guard and die at the hands of a junior in his early twenties.
The fact that the head steward of the Li family was able to climb from an ordinary person to his current position is not only due to good luck, but also because he is very good at judging the situation and will never do anything he knows is impossible.
Anyway, there's still time. As long as he has someone bring the weapons from Tianxing and two helpers, killing Wang Hao will be a piece of cake.
"Wang Hao, Shi Mengqi, I'll let you live a few more days."
The head steward of the Li family gritted his teeth, looked at the police who had arrived not far away, pushed off with his feet, and flew dozens of meters away, heading towards the fence behind the community.
"They can escape?"
Wang Hao unleashed the Wind Riding Step, as if two whirlwinds appeared beneath his feet, and the speed he generated was no slower than that of the Li family steward.
He naturally saw through the Li family steward's thoughts. This time, the other party was not fully prepared, so he could still use the advantage of his weapons to gain a slight advantage, but next time...
If the Li family steward is fully prepared, then I will be in a completely passive position. I might as well take a gamble today, strike while the iron is hot, and not let him escape.
"Qiqi, wait for me at home." Wang Hao greeted her, then moved quickly and followed her.
Behind Shi Mengqi's residential area, there is a large river called Qinghe River, which is 70 meters wide and has a very rapid current. Although the surface of the river looks calm, there are undercurrents surging beneath.
After rushing out of Qinghe, the head steward of the Li family mobilized all his true energy, channeling it through his meridians to his feet. He landed on the river, stepped on the waves, and surged forward again, reaching the other side of the river.
Before the Li family steward could even breathe a sigh of relief, a sharp whooshing sound came from behind.
Wang Hao actually stepped into the void and caught up, his speed not much slower than his.
"Damn it, how did this kid reach such a level? He's already comparable to a Qi Refining Realm cultivator. I was really careless."
Seeing this, the Li family steward became even more frightened. Without stopping, he rushed directly into the dense green forest in the distance.
The onlookers on the other side of the river were dumbfounded. A martial artist at the Profound Realm was being chased by a kid who practiced a useless technique, and he didn't even dare to fight back. This was simply outrageous.
"Wow, even useless techniques are this powerful? I want to learn useless techniques too!"
"This is no useless technique, it's clearly a divine technique! It can actually overwhelm a Xuan Realm martial artist. No, I need to start practicing the Nourishing Technique again."
Shi Mengqi's eyes showed worry. If she had the Boundless Divine Sword, she could fight alongside Wang Hao this time. At the same time, she seemed to have made a decision, and her gaze gradually sharpened.
"Wang Hao, please don't let anything happen to you, you're my only family..."
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Winter has just begun, and the Earth's environment has improved significantly due to a sharp decline in population. On the very first day of winter, it even snowed.
At this moment, Wang Hao had been chasing the Li family steward for a day and a night. The two followed the Qinghe River down to the outskirts of the city, covering a distance of nearly fifty kilometers.
On the way, the two fought three times, and each time Wang Hao almost always had the upper hand, chasing the Li family steward like a stray dog, and his body was covered in wounds.
However, the Li family steward was a step faster than Wang Hao, so he was able to escape from Wang Hao's grasp every time.
They chased each other into a grove of trees in the suburbs, where they fought another fierce battle. The battle was so devastating that all the trees within a hundred meters were broken, leaving the area in ruins.
However, unsurprisingly, the Li family steward escaped again and his whereabouts are unknown.
The reason Wang Hao was able to catch up with him time and time again was because he had developed a faint spiritual consciousness while refining pills.
However, it played a crucial role in this pursuit. Wang Hao attached this wisp of spiritual consciousness to the Li family steward, as long as he was within a ten-mile radius.
You can find the other party's location by relying on a faint sense of touch. It's a simple trick, and although it has no offensive power, it's very practical.
It should be understood that only Earth Realm martial artists can cultivate a Martial Soul, and then cultivate a Spiritual Martial Soul. Only by mastering Spiritual Power can one sense this wisp of spiritual consciousness.
However, generally speaking, cultivators can develop spiritual consciousness when they enter the Qi Refining Realm, so martial arts are ultimately not as powerful as cultivation techniques.
However, martial artists generally have very strong physical bodies, which is much stronger than those who cultivate techniques.
The head steward of the Li family could never have imagined that Wang Hao had cultivated spiritual awareness, and that he always tried not to leave any traces when he fled, not wanting Wang Hao to chase after him again.
However, no matter how carefully he traveled, Wang Hao would find him within an hour at most, and the two would inevitably have another battle.
If the head steward of the Li family had fought Wang Hao to the death from the beginning, things might not have turned out this way. However, after these battles, his true energy has been severely depleted.
At first, he hoped to use his unique skills to kill Wang Hao, but after each battle, Wang Hao only suffered minor injuries, while his own injuries became more and more serious, and even his travel speed became slower and slower.
Although the Li family steward was a Xuan Realm martial artist, he was getting on in years, unlike young people like Wang Hao who were full of energy and vigor.
"Damn it, if I had fought with all my might from the beginning, this wouldn't have happened!" The Li family steward was disheveled, covered in blood, and had at least ten sword wounds on his body.
Fortunately, there was a black market outpost in a suburban town ahead, and the person in charge there happened to know him. The Li family steward rushed into the town and headed straight for the black market outpost.
This outpost is not large, with only a few dozen black market members.
"Where is your eldest brother, Mu Qing?" The Li family steward asked as soon as he entered the door.
An old man approached and respectfully said, "Reporting to the steward, our boss has just set off and has some matters to attend to."
"You should contact him immediately and tell him to come back as quickly as possible. If he helps me kill the pursuers, then the Tianxing Li family will owe him a favor."
The Li family steward could only get things done by bringing in the Tianxing Li family. Although he couldn't make decisions on major matters for the Li family, he was the one who took care of most of the minor ones.
At their level, they have no true friends; they'd even kill their own sons if the benefits were right.
The old man's expression changed. It was shocking that someone dared to chase after the Li family's steward. He didn't dare to delay and immediately turned around to contact his boss.
The head steward of the Li family gritted his teeth, feeling extremely aggrieved. He, a dignified Xuan Realm martial artist, was actually being chased by a young man. Wouldn't he lose all face if word got out?
Of course, what he was thinking about now was not how to save face, but how to save his life.
As long as he can hold out until Mu Qing returns, that will be Wang Hao's death day, because Mu Qing is also a martial artist at the peak of the early stage of the Profound Realm.
"If all else fails, we'll have to use that forbidden technique." The Li family steward clenched his fists, as if he had made a momentous decision.
Before long, Wang Hao also entered this small town. It was a suburb with few people. He found a secluded spot, took out a bright white pill, and put it in his mouth.
This is the Spirit Replenishing Pill he refined before he arrived. It can restore some spiritual energy. The Marrow Cleansing Pill has also been refined, but now is clearly not the time to take it.
Moreover, Wang Hao seemed to know some of the secrets of the Earth Cauldron, which could indeed be called a divine artifact for alchemy.
A moment later, Wang Hao recovered some of his spiritual energy and dared not delay any longer. When he sensed that the Li family steward had not escaped, he was somewhat surprised and wondered what the other party was planning.
To avoid any unforeseen complications, he must be eliminated as soon as possible to prevent future troubles.
Arriving outside the black market's stronghold, Wang Hao looked towards the small courtyard ahead and could already clearly sense the presence of the Li family's head steward.
"This is it!"
Wang Hao walked to the gate of the courtyard, stood ten feet away, raised one arm, and swung the Yin-Yang Profound Iron Sword Embryo. Instantly, a clearly visible sword aura slashed forward.
"boom!"
The gate of the stronghold was shattered by the sword energy, turning into pieces of wood chips.
The dozen or so black market warriors who had been lying in ambush behind the gate were all blasted away by the powerful sword energy, falling haphazardly to the ground, their blood staining the ground red.
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