Wang Hao unleashed his spiritual sense, and instantly, all of Mo Yu's movements appeared in his mind. At the same time, his right hand twitched slightly, searching for the right moment to strike.
"Boy, it's quite remarkable that you were defeated by my Phantom Hand." Mo Yu's face was filled with a maniacal smile as more than a dozen hand shadows slammed forward like a storm.
As the fist came flying, Wang Hao flipped to the right in the next second, quickly channeling his spiritual energy into his right hand, while simultaneously unleashing a burst of sword intent.
"Whoosh."
Wang Hao swung his arm, his palm slicing through the air, and blood gushed out. A bloody hand fell to the ground.
"Ah... my... hand..."
Mo Yu screamed in agony, clutching her bleeding wrist, nearly fainting from the pain.
Wang Hao sneered and kicked Mo Yu in the chest, sending him flying more than ten meters away.
Just as Mo Yu was about to stand up, a heavy foot stomped on his chest, making his chest bones crack and pop, as if trying to crush his chest.
Wang Hao looked down at him and sneered, "I said I'd cripple your hands in three moves, and that's exactly what I meant. If you dare to move again, it won't be as simple as just crippling your hands."
Mo Yu was both shocked and furious. He could never have imagined that Wang Hao could unleash sword energy with his bare hands. Only a master swordsman could reach such a level.
"You dare to cripple my left hand? You'll definitely come to a bad end today!" Mo Yu said through gritted teeth.
In the distance, Li Leyao and the other students took a long time to react before rushing over and surrounding Wang Hao.
"Splash!"
Everyone looked menacing, drawing their weapons as if they wanted to chop Wang Hao to pieces.
"Damn it, let go of Mo Yu right now!" A student pointed a battle knife at Wang Hao's chest. If he stretched it forward any further, he could rip open Wang Hao's chest.
Wang Hao stomped his right foot slightly and sneered, "If anyone dares to move, I'll crush their head."
"Is that so? What is Han Yue to you?" Before anyone knew it, Li Leyao had already grabbed Han Yue's neck with one hand. With just a little force, Han Yue would die.
Wang Hao's expression darkened, and he said, "It has nothing to do with her. Release her, or you won't be able to bear the consequences."
"Oh? Is that so?" Li Leyao smiled wickedly. He was going all out. Although he couldn't kill Han Yue, he could still make her suffer a bit.
Wang Hao watched as Li Leyao's fingers gradually tightened, and Han Yue's fair neck began to turn red. Then, she slowly lifted her foot.
“That’s right. Even if you’re a powerful dragon crossing the river, you still have to lie low if you don’t have the strength.” Li Leyao saw Wang Hao release Mo Yu, and then he threw Han Yue aside.
Han Yue, who was only at the Spiritual Awareness Realm, could not withstand being casually tossed by someone at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining. She crashed into a large tree and lost consciousness.
More than twenty students attacked Wang Hao simultaneously, seemingly intending to tear him apart.
However, Wang Hao didn't even glance at these people, and simply walked forward expressionlessly.
He stretched out his arm and grabbed the arm of a mid-stage Qi Refining Realm student who was attacking him. With his other hand, he struck out suddenly, and with a snap, the student's arm was broken by Wang Hao's palm.
"Bang! Bang!"
Wang Hao stretched out both hands at the same time, catching the three swords that were slashing towards him. A pale yellow spiritual energy burst out from his body, blasting the three students away and rolling all three swords into his sleeves.
The next second, he flicked his sleeve, and three more swords flew out, piercing the thighs of the three students and pinning them to the ground.
"ah……"
All three trainees screamed in pain at the same time.
"Whoosh!"
A student in the late stage of Qi Refining Realm attacked from behind with a knife, but Wang Hao dodged it by sidestepping. The next second, Wang Hao's right fist struck the student's chest, and at the same time, he grabbed the student's wrist and took the knife from his hand.
With a flick of his arm, Wang Hao swung his battle blade horizontally, striking the late-stage Qi Refining student on the left cheek. The skin was instantly torn open, and the student's face was covered in blood, knocking him unconscious.
Although Wang Hao had incredibly rich combat experience, there were simply too many opponents, including many veterans. After a series of battles, he was left with several bloody wounds.
This battle attracted many trainees.
They all looked at Wang Hao, who was surrounded by more than twenty students, with expressions of pity. They knew without a doubt that the top freshman genius was likely in grave danger today.
Within the various academies of Tianxing, fighting is not prohibited; on the contrary, it is strongly encouraged for students to engage in combat, provided that no one is killed.
Anyone who intentionally kills another will be executed by the higher-ups, regardless of their background. Anyone who intentionally kills another within the academy is guilty of a capital offense.
However, the reason why Li Leyao dared to take action was because there was an unwritten rule in the Burning Lamp Academy: if two students had a blood feud, such as one student's close relative being killed by the other, then the other student could seek revenge.
Therefore, even if the elders came, they couldn't interfere in this matter. After all, Wang Hao had killed Li Leyao's younger brother, and the feud had to be resolved by the two parties themselves.
Just when everyone thought Wang Hao was doomed, a beautiful and petite figure walked out from the crowd.
Her delicate hands gently cradled her snow-white chin as she gazed at Wang Hao, who was surrounded by more than twenty students, and a smile appeared on her face: "Interesting! Very interesting!"
Upon seeing that petite figure emerge from the crowd, all the surrounding students were terrified and immediately bowed to her, saying, "Greetings, Senior Sister Yan Qin!"
Upon seeing Yan Qin approach, Li Leyao quickly stopped everyone, revealing a hint of fear, and cautiously asked, "Senior Sister Yan Qin, may I ask what brings you here?"
Just as Yan Qin was about to speak, a loud shout suddenly came from afar. Two figures rushed towards them, one of whom was tall and wielding a spiked club.
"Let's see who dares to touch my brother!!"
The speaker was Yan Bing, followed by Li Bo, who had a serious expression. Both of them had reached the peak of the late stage of Qi Refining and were senior students.
Almost everyone present knew them, especially Yan Bing, who was known as a wild man in the academy, always ready to fight at the slightest provocation, but surprisingly few people of the same cultivation level could match him.
"Qinqin, what brings you here too?" Li Bo fixed his gaze on Yan Qin. The two had a good relationship. While they were talking, Yan Bing had already come to Wang Hao's side.
At the same time, he swung his spiked club, scaring the surrounding students into retreating. They dared not fight back, and even Li Leyao subconsciously took a few steps back.
"Come on, let's see who dares to touch him, I'll smash him to death!" Yan Bing shouted, and for a moment no one dared to step forward.
At this moment, Li Bo pulled Yan Qin over as well. It seemed that Yan Qin had also come to find Wang Hao.
Li Leyao's face was ashen, as if he had swallowed a dead fly, but he still forced himself to say, "Senior brothers and sisters, Wang Hao killed my only younger brother. This is an irreconcilable hatred."
"If I don't kill him, where is justice? If I don't kill him, my brother's soul will not rest in peace in the afterlife. If I don't kill him, am I, Li Leyao, still a man of courage?"
Li Leyao's words were half true and half false. He deliberately feigned grief and indignation, then paused and continued, "Moreover, I had already consulted Elder Shangren before I came."
"The elders also learned about Wang Hao's actions in the first round of the competition and felt that he was too bloodthirsty. They have already given me permission to take revenge on Wang Hao."
Yan Bing slung the spiked club over his shoulder, snorted coldly, and said, "I know, you're using the elders to intimidate us, aren't you?"
"I wouldn't dare! Even if you gave me the courage, I wouldn't dare!" Li Leyao said in a terrified and fearful manner.
Yan Qin walked over with a smile, stretched out a delicate hand, and patted Li Leyao on the shoulder, startling him so much that he almost knelt on the ground.
"Why are you so scared?" Yan Qin asked curiously.
Sweat beaded on Li Leyao's forehead as he said, "I dare not be afraid in front of my three senior brothers and sisters."
Yan Qin nodded in satisfaction and said, "We understand how you feel, but it's not that we want to make things difficult for you. It's just that Sister Ran asked me to come and demand the person. She said that even if Wang Hao dies, she wants to kill him with her own hands."
Li Leyao's expression changed. He hadn't expected that Wang Hao had such a close relationship with these three people, and now he was even connected with Qing Ran, the leader of the witches. What should he do?
If you offend both female demons and the savage Yan Bing at the same time, how will you stay in the West Courtyard in the future?
At this moment, Li Bo, who had been silent all along, walked up to Wang Hao and said, "You killed the person, you caused the trouble, why don't you come up with a solution?"
Upon hearing Li Bo's words, all the trainees understood that these three were completely on Wang Hao's side, which was why they had given him the decision-making power to solve the problem himself.
With Li Bo present, Li Leyao wouldn't dare to turn against him, let alone with Yan Bing and Yan Qin present, not to mention Qing Ran who hadn't shown up yet.
This is a suppression of strength. The four of them are all experts on the Xuan Ranking. These students combined are not even enough to fill a gap in their teeth.
Wang Hao spat out a mouthful of blood, suppressed the urge to take out the Yin-Yang Profound Iron Sword Embryo, stared at Li Leyao and said coldly, "We'll meet on the Life and Death Arena a month from now."
"Hey, he said that himself, it has nothing to do with me." Li Leyao quickly distanced himself from the matter before laughing and saying, "Alright, then see you at the Battle of Life and Death in a month."
Everyone was quite surprised, not expecting Wang Hao to make such a decision.
The Life and Death Arena at Burning Lamp Academy is similar to the gladiatorial arena of the past. Cultivators sign a life-or-death contract, and even if they are killed on the arena, outsiders cannot interfere.
"Since he has four Xuan Realm cultivators protecting him, Li Leyao certainly wouldn't dare to touch him. Why would Wang Hao still do this?" one student asked, puzzled.
Another student laughed and said, "You don't understand. As a man, you can't hide under a woman's protection forever. If Wang Hao doesn't fight Li Leyao, he'll probably be looked down upon by all the academies."
Li Leyao grinned so wide his mouth stretched to his ears, and said, "I hope you won't chicken out then. Let's go!"
With a wave of his arm, he led the injured students away.
The Arena of Life and Death is no place to joke around. In just one month, it is impossible for Wang Hao to defeat Li Leyao!
"Are you sure you've thought this through? Once you step onto the arena of life and death, your fate is no longer in your own hands!" Li Bo said with some concern.
Wang Hao smiled calmly and said, "Thank you for your help, but this is a grudge between him and me. It's better to resolve it sooner rather than later." With that, he went over and helped the awakened Han Yue up.
Fortunately, she wasn't seriously injured and only needed a short rest. However, out of apology, Wang Hao still gave Han Yue the last healing pill.
"Would you like to come sit at my No. 1 Yellow Room?" Wang Hao invited the group, also intending to introduce Han Yue to them so they could look after each other.
However, the group declined the offer, but agreed to have a proper get-together a month later, after Wang Hao defeated Li Leyao.
Yan Qin walked ahead with her hands behind her back, her round, plump breasts swaying, humming a little tune. In her heart, she had a slightly different opinion of Wang Hao, this newcomer.
Suddenly, Wang Hao stopped, let out a soft exclamation, stared at the plaque above, and said, "Strange! This was clearly number one in the Yellow category, how did it become number one in the Earth category?"
Wang Hao had an excellent memory and was certain he hadn't taken the wrong path. Therefore, there was only one possibility: the plaque above the side hall had been replaced.
Who was so bored as to swap the plaques for No. 1 Earth and No. 1 Yellow?
Wang Hao then took out the key and found that the keyhole had also been changed and he couldn't insert it at all. Then he turned around, stared at Yan Qin who was shorter than him, and said, "You're the one who did this, aren't you?"
Feeling guilty, Yan Qin stared at the ground and said, "I'm not that bored..."
"Then I'll go ask Si Jingjun, there are only three of you female devils here." Just as Wang Hao was about to leave, Yan Qin admitted it.
"Actually, I just wanted to play a joke on you guys. Nobody expected it to cause such an uncontrollable situation last night."
Wang Hao had a headache. He sighed and said, "I felt something was off when I saw you this morning. Why did you do this? Do you know that you almost killed me last night, and you almost killed Qingran too?"
Yan Qin said somewhat guiltily, "I was just joking, but you really got a great deal. You saw Ran-jie completely naked, and she kept crying. Did you... you know... with her?"
"Bullshit, do you think I'm that kind of person? Sigh, I'm speechless. I'll go explain things to her." Wang Hao was speechless, but Yan Qin stopped him just as he was about to step forward.
"Don't go, don't go! If Sister Ran finds out it was a prank, she'll probably skin me alive."
Wang Hao glanced at her and told Yan Qin to open the door, but unexpectedly, the door suddenly opened by itself, and a cold light rushed towards them, the sword energy carrying a strong killing intent.
"Whoosh."
Wang Hao shifted his body to the side, the sword energy grazing past him. Then, he moved his feet and rushed in, raising his right fist to strike forward. However, upon seeing the attacker, his fist ultimately stopped in front of that person.
"Ran-jie, what's wrong with you..." Yan Qin rushed in and saw Qing Ran's pale face. She quickly took the long sword from her hand and then carried her to the bed.
"Beast..." From beginning to end, Qingran stared fiercely at Wang Hao, tears welling in her eyes, biting her lip tightly, while regretting that if she hadn't been seriously injured and hadn't recovered, that sword strike would have definitely killed Wang Hao.
Wang Hao gave a wry smile and explained, "Senior sister, please don't misunderstand. Nothing happened between us. Last night, the doorplate and lock cylinder outside were switched, which caused the misunderstanding."
Yan Qin chimed in, "Yes, yes, I can testify. I just don't know who's so bored. But don't worry, Ran-jie, after my investigation, you are indeed still a virgin."
Hearing this, Qingran's face lit up, but then a hint of resentment flashed in her eyes as she stared at Wang Hao and said again, "What a beast..."
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