Replicating Martial Skills

Zhou Hao had been in the palace for a day, and now more and more people were gradually gathering inside. He wondered if there were already thirty people.

He figured there probably were. A day had passed, and with a palace appearing here, cultivators would surely flock to it. A day was enough time for those powerhouses to arrive.

However, even though there were more people, they still bumped into each other a few times. But everyone was taciturn. When they met, they basically turned around and left, prioritizing finding treasures.

Of course, some people wanted to snatch treasures. Zhou Hao had personally witnessed it.

When they had first arrived, one of the two people fighting was killed by the other.

The killer immediately became vigilant upon seeing Zhou Hao and the others, fearing that Zhou Hao would try to snatch the treasure from him.

However, Zhou Hao had no such intention. He just glanced at the corpse on the ground and then continued searching for treasures with Wang Yue.

Zhou Hao didn't know what had happened between them, but he didn't need to think to know it was definitely a dispute over treasures.

Regardless of who was right or wrong, he didn't want to get involved, because such things would continue to happen.

When a treasure that could attract everyone's attention appeared, a free-for-all battle would be inevitable. After all, everyone who came here was after better treasures.

Of course, Zhou Hao was an exception. He already possessed too many good things and didn't care about such minor items.

After Zhou Hao left, the person immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Fighting two against one, and with his considerable exhaustion, he would have undoubtedly lost if the fight had truly broken out.

Time ticked by, and after two days of searching, Zhou Hao had cleared out all the Mysterious Grade Treasures.

The moment he finished clearing them out, Jewelry instantly wilted. Having been in a state of excitement for so long, its energy immediately slackened, and fatigue swept over its entire body, leaving it looking sickly.

Zhou Hao fed it a drop of [Mysterious Sun Immortal Grass Liquid] and then held it, letting it rest properly for a while.

Jewelry quickly fell asleep in Zhou Hao's arms, emitting faint snoring sounds.

"Good, good," Zhou Hao said thankfully, looking at Jewelry.

He had been worried that Jewelry would be too tired and snore loudly, but it seemed to be okay now.

"Senior, where do we go next?" Wang Yue asked.

Almost all the treasures found over the past two days were with him. Now, walking on the street, he was constantly worried about being robbed, feeling both excited and apprehensive.

Zhou Hao looked at the fork ahead and casually pointed in a direction, "Let's go that way!"

Seeing that he had already started walking, Wang Yue quickly followed.

"Boom~"

A loud explosion suddenly came from the two o'clock direction.

Zhou Hao's footsteps faltered, and he stopped, turning his head to look in the two o'clock direction.

What he saw was a wall.

But, the next moment, with a "bang," the wall broke open, and a person flew out, subsequently crashing through another wall.

Just then, a seven-zhang long sword energy slashed towards the person who had been sent flying.

"Explosive Blood · Bronze Bell Bodyguard"

Zhou Hao followed the direction of the sword energy and saw a huge phantom bronze bell appear.

The sword energy collided with the bronze bell.

"Clang~"

A melodious bell sound rippled outwards, spreading throughout the entire palace, and even beyond.

Outside the Palace

Numerous powerhouses floated in the air. Some who heard the bell sound immediately guessed which martial skill it was.

"The Golden Peak Zhu Family's secret skill, Bronze Bell Body Protection," the middle-aged man Li Luo said casually.

Beside Li Luo, the white-haired old man Wan Tiancheng stroked his white beard and said with a chuckle, "It seems they've run into big trouble. This is a secret skill that consumes a large amount of Essence Blood and isn't used lightly."

"This is what happens when you lack self-awareness. How can such a palace be entered by mere children like them? What a waste of an opportunity," Li Luo snorted coldly.

"Who told us to be late?" Wan Tiancheng seemed unconcerned.

"Hmph~" Li Luo snorted coldly again and glanced around. "This place is too remote. Otherwise, it wouldn't be the case that juniors like them would get in and waste opportunities."

"Hahaha..." Wan Tiancheng stroked his beard and laughed heartily. "You should be glad it's remote. Otherwise, we would be the juniors."

The commotion of the palace's appearance only occurred within a radius of a thousand miles. Otherwise, there would be more than just these few people here now.

Li Luo fell silent upon hearing this. Wan Tiancheng's words were indeed true. If they were to be strict about it, he, a mere Nascent Domain Realm (fake), could only be considered an expert, not a powerhouse.

But undoubtedly, within this thousand-mile radius, the Nascent Domain Realm was the peak. He indeed had the right to be arrogant.

The Bronze Bell Body Protection blocked the sword energy, and it only trembled slightly, demonstrating the power of this secret skill.

"If you had discovered it first, I would have given it to you, but stealing... that's where you're wrong," a slow, deep voice drawled.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Hao slightly raised his eyebrows. He had heard this voice before; it was Jiang Jun, who spoke with a peculiar accent.

He just remembered that Jiang Jun had walked past him.

Jiang Jun suddenly noticed Zhou Hao was also there and obviously froze for a moment. However, he merely glanced at Zhou Hao before continuing on towards the Bronze Bell.

"Such strong pressure," Wang Yue muttered to himself, watching Jiang Jun.

"Tch, just Spirit Consciousness Ninth Order. I could destroy him with a flick of my wrist," Zhou Yuanbao said, crossing his arms with disdain.

Wang Yue smiled and agreed, "That's right. How could Senior's strength be compared to mere Spirit Consciousness Ninth Order?"

He said this very sincerely.

But Zhou Hao felt a bit embarrassed hearing it. Bro, I'm just Spirit Consciousness Sixth Order. Don't praise me too highly. I can't even beat someone at the same level.

Not just at the same level, he might not even be able to defeat someone two levels lower. After all, the Metamorphosis Power he cultivated had no offensive capabilities at all; it relied purely on physical output.

As Zhou Hao thought, he paused. This actually reminded him. Since it was physical output, he should ask Murong about some good body-refining methods next time!

At this moment, another voice came from over there.

"Heh heh, if you want to kill me, you'll have to break my Bronze Bell first!" Zhu Shaoyuan, protected by the Bronze Bell, taunted provocatively.

Zhou Hao turned his head to look, watching them with interest. He didn't know the details of what was happening, so he'd just watch the show from the sidelines.

Jiang Jun lightly twisted the hilt of his sword, the blade humming. He said softly, "The Jiang Family and the Zhu Family have no grievances. I won't kill you, but you need to hand over the item."

"What if I don't?" Zhu Shaoyuan asked with a smile.

"Then don't blame me for being impolite." Jiang Jun's sword edge vibrated, and a mysterious aura rippled from it.

The next moment, a flash of light streaked past, and the Bronze Bell was instantly sliced in half.

Zhu Shaoyuan stared dumbfounded, his mouth agape.

Zhou Hao also saw this sword strike, raising an eyebrow and a slight curve to his lips. He thought to himself, Myriad Transformations Divine Ability is awesome.

The instant Jiang Jun drew his sword, he had used Myriad Transformations Divine Ability to replicate that strike.

The moment Jiang Jun's sword intent emerged, he knew Jiang Jun was about to unleash a major move.

And he had been searching for a martial skill suitable for replication by Myriad Transformations Divine Ability all this time. The moment Jiang Jun drew his sword, he knew his chance had come.

He decisively circulated the martial skill Myriad Transformations Divine Ability and replicated Jiang Jun's sword strike. To his surprise, it actually worked.

Zhou Hao shifted his gaze to Zhu Shaoyuan. If possible, he actually wanted to replicate Zhu Shaoyuan's Bronze Bell Body Protection. Unfortunately, Myriad Transformations Divine Ability required seeing the entire process of the move to replicate it. He hadn't seen the complete process of Zhu Shaoyuan's move just now.