Fourth Level of Nine Heavens Thunder Blade

Before Qin Hao rushed out of the cave entrance, he sensed something was wrong. The instant he burst out, his speed suddenly increased, allowing him to evade the slashing katana. At the same time, he drew the longsword in his hand and used a Drawing Slash, directly meeting the bullet hurtling toward him.

Bang! The moment it collided with the bullet, the longsword cleaved it in two, sending the halves flying toward both sides behind Qin Hao. Just as Qin Hao evaded the two attacks, another blade flash came at him.

Qin Hao generated force beneath his feet, abruptly slowing down as he swiftly retreated, dodging the longsword while attacking the two martial artists behind him.

As Qin Hao retreated, the two martial artists behind him also launched rapid attacks. After their longswords collided, Qin Hao swiftly fell back.

"You brat, you refuse the road to heaven and insist on walking into hell. We'll make sure you stay here today!" As soon as the words fell, the three men exchanged glances and charged straight at Qin Hao.

At the same time, the Sniper hiding in the distance began attacking as well.

Qin Hao did not dare let down his guard in the slightest. He moved rapidly, preventing the Sniper from locking onto him while directly attacking the three men. After yesterday's battle, Qin Hao already understood their strength very well. They posed only a limited threat to him.

However, the coordination between the three men and the Sniper forced Qin Hao to stay alert for bullets that might appear at any time. Yet in this constantly vigilant state, Qin Hao's mind grew even more focused, and his Blade Technique became smoother. Every attack and every movement was calculated to the utmost limit.

"Damn it!" As Qin Hao found it increasingly easy to deal with their attacks, the three Japanese men's expressions grew uglier. What they had thought would be an easy battle had unexpectedly reached this point. In two encounters, they had not gained even the slightest advantage. Even now, with all four of them working together, they still had not caused Qin Hao the slightest trouble.

"We can't drag this out any longer." Among the three men fighting Qin Hao at close range, one revealed a vicious look in his eyes. He took out a tube of red potion and, after hesitating briefly, poured it directly into his mouth.

As he drank the potion, an eerie blood-red aura rose from his body, and his eyes became completely consumed by madness. Seeing their companion's appearance, the other two quickly retreated.

Bang! Qin Hao felt a powerful force coming at him and rapidly retreated. Looking at the crazed Japanese man before him, he was deeply surprised.

However, Qin Hao was not the least bit flustered. Although the man's strength had increased, his attacks had lost their original form and order. Clearly, his mind had been affected, much like a berserk state.

At the same time, the other two Japanese men also drank tubes of red potion and attacked Qin Hao.

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

At this moment, the only thing remaining within the three of them was Slaughter Will as they frenziedly attacked Qin Hao. Even without much coordination, their increased strength made Qin Hao feel somewhat strained.

The three men's strength had risen from Intermediate War General to Advanced Warlord. Qin Hao even felt that they were somewhat stronger than when he used the Third Level of Nine Heavens Thunder Blade at full force.

Together with the intermittent attacks from the distant Sniper, Qin Hao was beginning to struggle.

Yet faced with this dangerous situation, Qin Hao instead seemed to reach an even greater bottleneck, as if his entire body had become excited. There was great terror between life and death. This was still far from a life-or-death situation, but the mounting pressure made Qin Hao feel as though his potential were continuously being unleashed.

His Micro-Level Movement Technique became more proficient, his Mastery level Blade Technique continued to improve, and the once-obscure parts of Nine Heavens Thunder Blade became increasingly familiar, allowing him to execute it more smoothly.

The emergence of each level of Hidden Force in Nine Heavens Thunder Blade required not only an understanding of Nine Heavens Thunder Blade and the application of Hidden Force, but also control over one's body. Even if someone understood Nine Heavens Thunder Blade, very few could use it continuously.

After all, Hidden Force was an explosive release of power and a test of one's physical constitution. Even in the cultivation of Internal Martial Arts and National Martial Arts, it was difficult to use Hidden Force consecutively. Yet during the battle, Qin Hao felt his control over Hidden Force steadily improving.

"Rigidity cannot endure. Fierce explosions of strength only increase the burden; only the life force that flows without end can last." As Qin Hao fought, he gained a new understanding of Nine Heavens Thunder Blade. As his comprehension continued to improve, his Blade Technique gradually changed as well. It was still the moves of Nine Heavens Thunder Blade, and its Force Generation method remained very similar, yet it had also changed.

Now, every strike Qin Hao unleashed fully brought out the Third Level of Nine Heavens Thunder Blade's four layers of Hidden Force. Moreover, the impact of each layer of Hidden Force on his body was decreasing. Under the force of the Hidden Force's impacts, his muscles and bones were instead steadily strengthening.

"Hah!" With a loud roar, the power on Qin Hao's longsword suddenly increased. Beyond the four layers of Hidden Force, another layer emerged. The five layers of Hidden Force, with 3.5 times the power, increased the longsword's speed once more as it directly struck at the three men surrounding him.

Fourth Level of Nine Heavens Thunder Blade!!

The increase in strength allowed Qin Hao to seize the initiative in an instant. His speed abruptly increased, and his figure vanished from where he stood as he rapidly closed in on the distant Sniper.

Although the three men had been unable to defeat Qin Hao before, they could still hold him back through cooperation. Now, their strength had increased, but they had entered a berserk state in which they only knew how to attack, and their control over the battle against Qin Hao rapidly declined.

The three men no longer posed any threat to Qin Hao, but the distant Sniper was constantly restraining him. Every time Qin Hao was about to end the battle, the distant Sniper's attacks would arrive, forcing Qin Hao to deal with them.

Seeing Qin Hao approach, the Sniper grew nervous as well. He directly switched his sniper rifle to a Vulcan Series weapon, unleashing a rain of bullets toward Qin Hao.

Facing the barrage before him, Qin Hao pushed his Micro-Level Movement Technique to its limit. His body constantly shifted, sometimes fast and sometimes slow, leaving behind what seemed like afterimages amid those changes in speed.

Within the rain of bullets, Qin Hao's speed was not affected in the slightest. He crossed the several hundred meters in just a few seconds, appearing before the Sniper. His longsword slashed out, directly cutting the rifle in half.

Seeing Qin Hao suddenly appear before him, the Sniper retreated and drew a katana from behind his back.

"Baka, I am the Yanagawa Family Heir. You can't kill me!" Yanagawa Taro shouted as he watched Qin Hao attack him. However, Qin Hao did not hesitate in the slightest. His longsword slashed out with full force, instantly passing through Yanagawa Taro's throat.

After dealing with Yanagawa Taro, Qin Hao retreated and attacked the three Japanese men behind him who had fallen into madness. Without the Sniper's restraint, Qin Hao's attacks faced no further obstruction. His formidable strength directly crushed the three men. Three blade flashes slashed out, striking each of their throats and completing the kills.

After killing the three men, Qin Hao did not leave in a hurry. Instead, he carefully observed the situation around him. Knowing from the original work about the backdoor in the communicator, Qin Hao had left his communicator in County 0201 while tracking them.

"It's actually a Spirit of Plants." Qin Hao was soon drawn to a plant in the center of the cave.