Li You was struck by the sword energy, leaving a shallow cut on his palm.
The sword energy pierced the blue scales on his palm, and the flowing blood was also blue and contained a deadly poison.
“Interesting. Your strength is far from what is rumored. It seems you have been hiding your true strength. You were actually able to break through my Azure Demon Hand. How interesting, hahaha.”
Li You circulated his internal energy, and wisps of energy flowed out from his pores, transforming into azure light that enveloped his arms before surging towards his palms.
A moment later, the wound that Wang Hao had cut open healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"What amazing self-healing ability!"
While keeping a close watch on Li You, Wang Hao said to Shi Mengqi, "I'll hold him off. You go and kill those seven martial artists. If necessary, you can activate the jade bracelet on your hand."
"Alright, be careful." Shi Mengqi took a step forward, crossed the stream, and pointed a finger at the throat of a martial artist in the early stage of the Profound Realm.
The martial artist's throat was ruptured, and he spat out blood before collapsing into the stream.
The next second, Shi Mengqi attacked another martial artist.
At the same time, Wang Hao rushed towards Li You like a cannonball, holding the Zixiao Sword in his left hand and the Yin-Yang Xuan Tie Sword Embryo in his right.
Although he was confident in his own strength, Wang Hao didn't dare to be too arrogant because he was a whole realm below him.
Li You stood atop a two-meter-high boulder, staring at Wang Hao charging towards him with an excited smile on his face, and said, "Good timing! I'll kill you first, then slowly ravage that beauty."
"Just because of what you said, even if you die, I'll cut you into eight pieces," Wang Hao said coldly.
Li You glanced at Wang Hao and said sarcastically, "Doing two things at once? Do you think you can handle two swords?"
"You try it and you'll see. Are you scared?" Wang Hao sneered.
In the blink of an eye, Shi Mengqi had already killed two people and was attacking the third.
Li You stopped wasting words with Wang Hao, leaped off the boulder, gathered his inner energy, and slammed his palm onto the boulder.
A boulder weighing over ten thousand kilograms flew out and crashed into Wang Hao.
The spiritual energy within Wang Hao's body circulated rapidly, surging into the Purple Cloud Sword, which emitted a purple light, and then he unleashed a sword strike.
"Bang!"
The massive boulder, weighing tens of thousands of kilograms, split open and flew off in two directions, to the left and right.
"Ha ha!"
Li You flew out from behind the boulder, a sinister smile on his face, and struck Wang Hao's crown with a palm.
However, Wang Hao had already activated his spiritual sense, and Li You's every move was displayed in his mind.
Before Li You could strike out with his palm, Wang Hao had already thrust out the Yin-Yang Profound Iron Sword Embryo, aiming straight for Li You's chest.
Li You never expected Wang Hao's reaction speed to be so fast, so he had no choice but to forcibly withdraw his palm and strike back at the incoming sword embryo.
"Bang!"
Li You's strength was extremely formidable; with a single palm strike, he deflected the Yin-Yang Profound Iron Sword's trajectory.
Immediately, he turned his body sharply, extended two fingers like a venomous snake, and slithered along the sword embryo. Two balls of blue flame emerged from the tips of his fingers.
In Li You's view, this attack was bound to succeed, after all, his cultivation level was at the late stage of the Profound Realm, and he was only one step away from breaking through to the peak of the late stage of the Profound Realm.
But at that moment, Wang Hao suddenly thrust out his sword from below, aiming instead at Li You's throat.
If the opponent wanted to shatter Wang Hao's throat, then his own throat would also be shattered by the sword, and the final result would be mutual destruction.
Li You frowned slightly, retreated again, and said in disbelief, "You can actually multitask and wield two swords at the same time."
"I told you long ago, you don't have the looks to kill me." Wang Hao held two swords, his figure imposing.
At this moment, Shi Mengqi had already killed three people.
"Let's see how long you're going to keep up this stubbornness!"
Li Youwen was enraged. His arms turned bluish-black, and he unleashed a high-grade yellow-level movement technique, transforming into three bluish-black shadows that attacked Wang Hao simultaneously.
Ordinary martial artists or cultivators simply cannot distinguish which shadow is Li You's true form.
When the three shadows entered within ten meters of Wang Hao, he finally saw clearly that all three shadows were his real bodies, but Li You was too fast.
Moreover, the other person was walking with a strange gait, which made it seem like he had become three people.
"Bang!"
Wang Hao slashed out with his sword, blocking the first figure.
He thrust out a second sword, blocking the second figure.
When the third figure rushed up, Wang Hao blocked it with both swords at the same time, using another move that would result in mutual destruction, forcing Li You back once again.
"Bang!"
From a distance, all one could see was Wang Hao standing in place, constantly wielding his two swords, fighting against three Li Yous at the same time.
After exchanging more than twenty blows, Li You was still unable to defeat Wang Hao.
Standing on the back of the Azure Scaled Eagle, Li Xing looked down at the battlefield and said with some disappointment, "It seems I still have to take action!"
He gripped a silver bow on his back, then took out a golden arrow. As Li Xing slowly drew the bow fully, his arm made a "crackling" sound.
Li Xing stared at Wang Hao, who was fighting Li You, a smile appearing on his lips. He pointed an arrow at Wang Hao's vest and said softly, "Die."
With a flick of his finger, the golden arrow flew out.
"call out!"
The arrow, now ablaze, hurtled downwards like a fiery meteorite.
Seeing the golden arrow falling from the sky, Li You's face showed a hint of displeasure. He spat out a cold remark and said, "Mind your own business!"
He wanted to kill Wang Hao with his own hands, since his cultivation level was higher than Wang Hao's, and he didn't need Li Xing's help.
Li You pushed off the ground with his toes, transforming into a streak of blue light as he flew backward, retreating far away.
Wang Hao's expression hardened slightly. As he retreated, he channeled his spiritual energy into the Purple Cloud Sword and the Yin-Yang Profound Iron Sword Embryo. Then, with a flick of his hands, he unleashed two different sword techniques, unleashing sword energy that stretched for nearly ten meters.
"The plum blossom breaks through the sky, the moon is full in the sky!"
Several plum blossom-like and crescent moon-like sword energies suddenly slashed out from below, colliding violently with the incoming golden arrows.
"Boom!"
The blast wave was like a whirlwind, instantly sweeping across the surroundings, blowing the leaves off many ancient trees, and raising a cloud of dust that blocked Li Xing's view from the sky.
At this moment, Li You attacked again, leaping across more than ten meters and striking Wang Hao in the chest with a palm.
Wang Hao suppressed his surging blood and qi, gripped his two swords, and charged forward.
"Bang!"
Unfortunately, Li You's strength was too formidable, which was an advantage of martial arts practitioners. Moreover, his realm was also higher than Wang Hao's. Coupled with the surging blood and qi in his body, he sent Wang Hao back more than ten steps with a single palm strike.
A trickle of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.
However, Wang Hao was not afraid at all. He accelerated the circulation of spiritual energy in his body, took out a spirit stone that was more than half consumed, crushed it, and took a deep breath.
Instantly, he swallowed the pure spiritual energy, which circulated rapidly, causing his blood to boil.
With a long roar, Wang Hao's cultivation level broke through again, reaching the fifth level of Qi Refining Realm.
Having reached the fifth level of Qi Refining, half of the spiritual energy in Wang Hao's dantian had been converted into spiritual power, and the capacity of his dantian was more than ten times larger than before.
With the breakthrough, the spiritual energy that Wang Hao had previously consumed was rapidly replenished and became even more abundant. It flowed rapidly along his meridians, completing a full cycle in just a few breaths.
However, this was not the end. Wang Hao exhaled a breath of hot air, then took a deep breath with all his might, and instantly all the true energy within a radius of nearly a thousand meters converged on him.
At the same time, Wang Hao began to circulate his true energy according to the operating route of the Nine Ancestors Heavenly King Scripture. Round and round, his martial arts cultivation began to improve rapidly under the irrigation of the powerful true energy.
"Still not quite there." Wang Hao muttered to himself, then flipped his wrist and took out another spirit stone, beginning to absorb the spiritual energy within it to expand his martial arts meridians.
However, Li You was no fool at this moment. He saw that Wang Hao had made breakthroughs one after another. Not only had his skill cultivation approached the mid-stage of Qi Refining, but his martial arts cultivation had also reached the Great Perfection of the Yellow Realm.
"Azure Demon Hand!"
Li You lunged forward, his right hand, covered in green scales, transforming into a sharp claw, and slammed forward fiercely.
Wang Hao's expression hardened. In his current state, he couldn't make a move easily, otherwise his breakthrough would be interrupted. So he could only use "Wind-Riding Flying Dragon Shadow" to unleash his speed and retreat.
At this time, he had already opened thirty-nine martial arts meridians in his body. As for the fortieth one, Wang Hao had already made plans. Since Shi Mengqi opened a Yin meridian, he would open one in the opposite direction and create a Yang meridian that suited him!
"Damn it!" Li You sensed that Wang Hao's martial arts cultivation was getting stronger and stronger, and the aura he was emitting was becoming more and more stable. He was anxious, so he moved his feet and his speed increased dramatically. He conjured three figures and clawed forward at the same time.
Wang Hao dodged with all his might. Fortunately, he had just reached the fifth level of Qi Refining Realm. Otherwise, he would never have been able to dodge such a fierce attack while breaking through in martial arts cultivation.
At this moment, the pale yellow mist in Wang Hao's dantian suddenly began to boil, overflowing with an extremely pure yellow spiritual energy that headed towards the "yang meridian" that was being opened.
"Whoosh!"
Just then, the smoke and dust in the sky suddenly dissipated, and the blinding sunlight shone down, revealing a golden arrow that flew from above toward Wang Hao's chest.
The speed was so fast that even Li You was startled and quickly retreated.
"Boom!"
With a deafening roar, a crater several meters deep was blasted into the earth, and rocks shattered, scattering everywhere.
"Wang Hao!"
Shi Mengqi was startled. She had already killed the sixth person, which greatly reduced the pressure, but she did not expect this unexpected turn of events.
"Hmph, Li Xing, what do you mean? Are you trying to shoot me too?" Li You's expression was somewhat gloomy. If he hadn't reacted quickly just now, he would have been seriously injured even if he hadn't died.
Although Li Xing was only a martial artist at the peak of the mid-stage of the Profound Realm, his strength was not weak.
"Sorry, I only managed to pinpoint the kid's presence, and the smoke and dust obscured it, so there was nothing I could do." Li Xing laughed heartily, showing no remorse whatsoever.
Li You narrowed his eyes but didn't say much. He knew that Li Xing was backed by Li Xu, and that Li Xu was currently trying to break through to the Earth Realm. Once he succeeded...
Then Li Xu will come into the sights of the five major financial groups and the higher-ups of the martial arts holy land, and compete with those true martial arts geniuses.
However, now that Wang Hao is dead, Li You looked at Shi Mengqi, who was staring blankly in the distance, and a lewd glint flashed in his eyes. This woman's name had already spread throughout the Li family.
Moreover, he possesses an A+ level martial arts aptitude, while Li Xu himself only has an A level aptitude.
"If I can use this woman as a cultivation vessel, my cultivation will achieve a qualitative leap, and even Li Xu will not be my match."
Li You licked his lips and muttered to himself, but before that, he had to deal with this troublesome guy, Li Xing.
But at that moment, a purple sword light suddenly flashed out from the dust in front of them, heading towards Li Xing at an incredible speed that was difficult to react to.
"Whoosh."
The sword light pierced the ferocious beast beneath Li Xing's feet, piercing its chest. The second-tier beast died instantly, and Li Xing fell from the sky, taking dozens of steps in mid-air before landing steadily.
But at this moment, his heart was pounding wildly, and his forehead was covered in cold sweat. He had almost been struck by that sword light, and even so, there was still a deep, bone-revealing sword wound on his right arm.
Li You's expression hardened as he saw a figure slowly emerge from the dust and smoke.
"Wang Hao!" Shi Mengqi cried tears of joy; she had been truly terrified just now.
"Blood boiling, the mark of a martial artist in the early stage of the Profound Realm." Li Xing came back to his senses and looked at Wang Hao in the distance. He saw that Wang Hao was holding a sword with both hands and had a cold expression.
Li You sneered and said, "Even if his martial arts break through to the Profound Realm and reach the early stage of the Profound Realm, so what? With the strength of the mid-stage of Qi Refining, he is still no match for us."
Wang Hao smiled slightly and said, "Is that so? And now?"
Before he finished speaking, wisps of blood mist emerged from Wang Hao's pores, transforming into a ring of blood rainbow that enveloped his body.
A surge of blood energy, a hallmark of a mid-stage Xuan Realm martial artist.
At this moment, Wang Hao's body contained two different meridians, which circulated in an orderly manner with the dantian as the central hub, and there was no conflict between the true qi and the spiritual qi.
In the blink of an eye, his martial arts completed a full cycle and then slowly subsided. Today, his martial arts cultivation and his cultivation in the immortal realm finally reached a balance.
"Whoosh."
Wang Hao raised his hand and swung his sword, cleaving a yellow poisonous bee in two. He then looked at Li Xing and said, "Beast Tamer, interesting. This is truly beyond my expectations."
Li You stood not far away, a contemptuous smile on his face, and said, "So what if you break through your cultivation level? It won't change the outcome at all."
"Oh? Then you try it." Wang Hao turned his head and saw that a faint blood rainbow surrounded his body. Stimulated by the blood rainbow, he rushed out.
It burst forth with a speed of eighty meters per second, attacking Li You.
Such speed would be difficult for even a Xuan Realm martial artist to react to. Generally, only a martial artist at the Great Perfection of the Xuan Realm can reach a speed of 85 meters per second. However, Wang Hao's strength could surge to this extent by operating his two cultivation levels simultaneously, which is truly terrifying.
"Ninefold overlapping waves!"
All the spiritual energy and true energy within Wang Hao's body surged towards his arm, and even the air currents in the space followed the palm print.
"Azure Demon Hand!"
Li You was fearless. Even if Wang Hao and Li You both broke through to the next level, they would still be doomed if they met him.
"Bang!"
The two powerful forces collided, producing a loud bang.
A powerful gust of wind surged outwards from the two of them, causing the surrounding trees to shake violently and leaves to fall.
"puff!"
Li You spat out a mouthful of blood, feeling a powerful force travel to his arm, causing his internal organs to tremble.
However, Wang Hao's expression changed as he looked at his palm. He saw that the true energy and spiritual energy on it were clearly separated. Although there was no conflict, they had not merged together.
He had a gut feeling that if he could merge his true energy with his spiritual energy, his achievements in this life would far surpass those of his past lives.
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