Huo Gang's face was covered with a beard, making him look like a monkey, but he was a genuine Earth Realm expert. His speed was astonishing, and he rushed to Xia Xiaoyi's side in an instant.
He clenched his five fingers into a claw shape, swung them in mid-air, and grabbed at Xia Xiaoyi's chest.
Xia Xiaoyi's expression changed, and she immediately unleashed a strange sword technique, with eight sword shadows appearing in front of her, pointing in eight different directions and thrusting towards Huo Gang.
In the Crimson Flame Secret Realm, Xia Xiaoyi also had a fortuitous encounter, and her cultivation had broken through to the Great Perfection of the Profound Realm. However, she was injured, which slowed down her sword speed and created many openings.
"Your swordsmanship is all feints; it's completely useless against absolute strength."
Huo Gang laughed wildly, his five fingers enveloped in true energy, revealing a metallic luster, as if he were wearing a pair of metal gauntlets.
"Bang!"
He struck down with his claw, shattering all the sword shadows Xia Xiaoyi had thrust out. His metallic claws grabbed her slender waist and tore off a large piece of her robe with a tearing sound.
Xia Xiaoyi's skin from her waist down to below her left breast was exposed, revealing her shapely curves and snow-white, translucent skin. The three evil men in the cave, who had just escaped from purgatory, stared wide-eyed, their gazes becoming extremely fiery.
Huo Gang grabbed a large piece of white robe he had torn from Zi Qian's body, sniffed it, and said with a look of rapture, "It smells so good!"
Xia Xiaoyi stretched out a hand, covering her chest and the barely visible glimpse of her cleavage, and coldly shouted, "Die, Death's Flash Kill!"
Xia Xiaoyi unleashed a mid-level Daoist sword technique, her sword flashing like lightning as it pierced through the air, aiming straight for Huo Gang's heart.
Huo Gang's lips curled into a cunning smile as he rushed out even faster, dodging Xia Xiaoyi's sword and striking her slender neck with a finger, sealing the veins around her lips.
Then, he unleashed seven more pillars of true energy, sealing off the other seven meridians in Xia Xiaoyi's body. At this moment, she stood still, sword in hand, as if petrified, unable to move an inch.
"Beauty, I know you have a poison pill in your mouth. If you're captured, you'll immediately bite it to commit suicide. But now, all your meridians are sealed. Can you still bite the poison pill? Haha!"
Looking at Xia Xiaoyi's slender and graceful body, Huo Gang trembled all over, his eyes gleaming with a burning light.
At this moment, Xia Xiaoyi was filled with regret. If she had known, she should have bitten the poison pill and committed suicide in the first place. She shouldn't have taken any chances. Now it was too late to say anything. Falling into the hands of these three evil people would definitely cause her unbearable pain.
She had spent years navigating the black market and gray areas, and knew all too well the methods of these wicked people in the black market.
For some reason, Wang Hao's image popped into her mind, but the next second she sighed inwardly, thinking, "Why am I thinking about him? Even if he came, he wouldn't be a match for these three evil people."
Just as Xia Xiaoyi had this thought, she heard a scream.
"Bang!"
Huo Gang was sent flying backward, his body crashing into the stone wall. His eyes were wide open, his whole body stiffened, and he was already dead.
A pebble the size of a thumb pierced through Huo Gang's chest. The powerful impact left a bloody hole the size of a bowl in Huo Gang's chest, and his body was pierced through.
Xia Xiaoyi, who had been in despair, suddenly felt a glimmer of hope and looked towards the entrance of the cave.
"Da da!"
Footsteps sounded slowly. Wang Hao was wearing a pure white robe. He had delicate features, a tall and straight figure, and looked very young and handsome, with an elegant and graceful air about him.
Grain basket Wang Hao entered the grotto and saw Xia Xiaoyi with her meridians sealed. He then walked straight over to her.
"Boy, are you a student of the Burning Lamp Academy?" Chen Lidao shouted coldly, feeling somewhat apprehensive. However, seeing that Wang Hao ignored him completely, Chen Lidao's face turned angry, and he slapped forward with his palm.
Chen Lidao dared not underestimate his opponent, knowing that Huo Gang had been killed by a single pebble, so the opponent's strength was definitely not to be underestimated.
So, the first thing he did was to mobilize all his inner energy and unleash a palm strike that was as powerful as a mountain collapsing. Strands of lightning surged from his palm, making a crackling sound.
Wang Hao paused slightly, then slapped out with his palm, sending Chen Lidao flying more than ten meters away as if he were swatting away a mosquito.
"Bang!"
Chen Lidao crashed into the stone wall, spitting out a mouthful of blood. His body slid down the stone wall like a piece of paper and fell to the ground.
A human-shaped pit was left on the stone wall.
Chen Lidao lay on the ground, unable to stand up. All the bones in his body had been shattered by that palm strike. If he hadn't been a martial arts expert at the Earth Realm with strong vitality, he would probably be dead by now.
Tu Yun stared at the white-robed youth in front of him in utter shock, retreating continuously. He had dominated the martial arts world for decades and was considered a ruthless figure. He had seen many martial arts experts, but he had never seen such a young person with such terrifying cultivation.
Not only was Tu Yun shocked, but Xia Xiaoyi was also very surprised. She did not expect that Wang Hao's strength had reached such a powerful level, and that he could send a martial arts master of the Earth Realm flying with a casual palm strike.
Tu Yun was a seasoned veteran who had seen many storms. Although he was surprised, he was not intimidated by Wang Hao.
He snatched the Fish Intestine Sword from Xia Xiaoyi's sleeve, pointed it at her neck, and stared coldly at Wang Hao, saying, "If you want to save her, you'd better obey my orders and obediently leave the cave."
Wang Hao stood still and said, "You have no right to negotiate with me. Release her now and I may spare your life; otherwise, you die."
Tu Yun's eyes were icy cold. He brought the Fish Intestine Sword from his sleeve closer to Xia Xiaoyi's neck, gritted his teeth, and said, "If you don't let me leave, believe me, I can kill her right now."
"Is that so? Then why don't you give it a try?" Wang Hao chuckled and strolled towards Tu Yun as if walking in a leisurely garden.
As the distance between them grew closer, Tu Yun, seeing Wang Hao approaching, was driven to desperation. He was about to sever Xia Xiaoyi's neck with his sword before fighting Wang Hao to the death.
After all, the other party was just a young man in his twenties. No matter how strong he was, how strong could he be? He was a mid-stage Earth Realm expert. Even if he was not a match for him, he would at least have a chance to escape.
However, just as Tu Yun made up his mind to kill Xia Xiaoyi, he was horrified to find that he could not move his entire body, as if he were sealed in ice.
"How...how could this be..." Tu Yun opened his mouth with difficulty, making indistinct sounds.
Wang Hao sneered. His powerful spiritual sense had already locked onto his opponent. As long as he dared to make a rash move, his spiritual sense would press down like a tide. This was the absolute suppression of the weak by the strong.
Of course, if the enemy's cultivation is strong enough, they can still forcibly break free from this spiritual suppression. However, it is clear that Tu Yun does not have that kind of power. Therefore, under Wang Hao's spiritual suppression, he has no power to fight back.
Wang Hao placed his palm directly on Tu Yun's chest, and icy true energy surged from his palm, completely enveloping Tu Yun's chest.
"Sizzle!"
The icy true energy froze Tu Yun's heart, turning it into a blood-red ice crystal.
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