Clash, Breakthrough

Su Chen then knocked out the maid and headed towards the rockery.

There were no guards here; it seemed Qin Hao was quite confident in himself.

Su Chen searched around the rockery before finding the mechanism to open the secret chamber.

A bloody stench filled the secret chamber.

Stepping inside, a blood pool appeared before him.

Viscous blood flowed within the blood pool.

"How many people did they kill?"

Su Chen stared at the blood pool, his eyes widening in shock.

Although he had killed people since arriving here, it was only a handful. This blood pool contained far more than that.

"How can I destroy this? A palm strike should shatter it."

Su Chen thought to himself, looking at the blood pool.

He was here to cause trouble for Qin Hao, and the blood in the pool couldn't be taken away, so destroying it was the only option.

[Discovered a small blood pool, capable of condensing Blood God Pills. Reward: Blood God Pill Refining Method. Upon successful extraction of Blood God Pill, reward: 3 White Draw Cards.]

A message entered Su Chen's mind at this moment.

It was a set of medicinal techniques for refining Blood God Pills.

However, refining the Blood God Pills would take time.

Based on the current situation, Qin Hao would come to the secret chamber soon.

He didn't have time to refine the blood in the pool into Blood God Pills.

He surveyed the secret chamber; it was rather empty, offering no place to hide.

Su Chen glanced at the stone door.

He exited the stone door and hid somewhere.

He planned to wait for Qin Hao to arrive.

Qin Hao's strength was at the Innate Peak Stage.

Su Chen's strength was close to the Innate Mid Stage, but his physical body's power rivaled the Innate Late Stage.

He intended to confront Qin Hao head-on.

As for danger, Su Chen wasn't afraid; he wasn't alone. Bai Tianyu was following him.

As long as he was in extreme danger, Bai Tianyu would intervene.

Thinking this, Su Chen felt a surge of excitement.

Qin Hao was at the Innate Peak Stage, and Su Chen was three minor realms below him.

A fight would surely help him improve.

Mainly, his previous battles hadn't been challenging enough.

This time, he could fight to his heart's content.

Su Chen loved such passionate battles.

Not long after.

A figure walked over from not far away.

It was Qin Hao, holding a brocade box. No one followed him.

This meant Bai Tianyu wouldn't need to show up to hold him back.

Qin Hao reached the rockery and directly opened the secret chamber's entrance.

Entering the secret chamber, Qin Hao opened the brocade box in his hand.

A surge of blood-fiend energy emanated from the brocade box, revealing a blood-red scroll. Within the scroll was a flood dragon, and the malevolent aura emanated from it.

"With the Blood Devouring Flood Dragon Diagram and the blood of the Innate Realm, I will surely break through to the Spirit Refining Realm today."

Qin Hao's face broke into a smile.

"I didn't expect to gain such a treasure on this trip."

As his smile appeared, a low voice suddenly echoed from behind him within the secret chamber.

The sudden voice startled Qin Hao, and he turned to look in the direction of the sound.

At the entrance of the secret chamber now.

Su Chen, clad in a black cloak, slowly walked in, his steps light and silent.

"Who are you?"

Qin Hao steadied himself and asked Su Chen coldly.

"You killed people to practice your techniques, so of course I'm here for revenge."

Su Chen spoke.

Hearing Su Chen's words, Qin Hao's expression turned ferocious: "Do you think I'll believe your nonsense!"

"If I take off your mask, I'll know who you are?"

BOOM!

Qin Hao didn't hesitate and struck first. He took a step forward, his body turning into a streak of bloody light as he appeared before Su Chen.

He raised his palm, transforming it into a blood-red blade, and slashed down with incredible speed.

Su Chen's expression tightened as he faced him.

This Qin Hao was stronger than he had imagined, and his attacks were even more ruthless.

He rapidly retreated, dodging the blood-red blade energy that slashed from the palm.

"You're retreating!"

Seeing Su Chen fall back, Qin Hao revealed a cold smile.

His attack was actually meant to probe the opponent's strength.

Now that the opponent wasn't meeting him head-on, it meant his strength was inferior to his own.

A surge of energy appeared in his foot, and he leaped into the air.

Then, he raised his fist and attacked Su Chen.

The wind from his fist carried a violent surge of blood energy, enveloping Su Chen.

Facing Qin Hao's attack, Su Chen didn't retreat. Instead, he raised his left hand and directly used the Ice Qilin Arm. Instantly, a cold current appeared in his palm.

This cold current actually suppressed the violent blood energy.

Their fists collided, and a burst of energy erupted in the secret chamber.

Both figures were forced back several steps.

"Such strong cold energy. It seems you are the one who killed Lei Ao."

"Today, I will see who you are!"

As Qin Hao spoke, the energy within him surged, and his body flashed, appearing behind Su Chen like a phantom.

He grabbed with his palm, and blood-red light condensed between his fingers. In an instant, his entire hand turned blood-red, emitting a sharp fluctuation.

He grabbed towards Su Chen's back.

At this moment, Su Chen suddenly turned, his left fist smashing out to block the attack.

Then, his right hand also grabbed, heading towards Qin Hao's throat.

His hand movements were extremely fast.

This surprised Qin Hao, and he hurriedly retreated.

But the moment he retreated, Su Chen stomped on the ground. The rocky floor beneath his feet instantly shattered, and a violent power circulated within him.

The Vajra Primordial Force circulated at full power, and his palm faintly turned golden.

Then, his fist slammed down fiercely.

With a single punch, a RUMBLE shook the secret chamber.

"This!"

Qin Hao, sensing this violent power, was shocked.

The blood-red energy in his body erupted from his fist.

BOOM!

The two forces collided, and they were both forced back, hitting the wall before stopping.

"Your physical body is a bit strong, but compared to me, you're still far off."

Qin Hao calmed the blood energy in his chest and said coldly.

"Let's fight first!"

After the brief exchange, Su Chen felt the energy within him flowing rapidly.

The residual effects of the Innate Pills he had consumed earlier were being mobilized.

He felt the stirrings of a breakthrough.

At this moment, how could he not fight?

Seeing this, Qin Hao's eyes turned cold, and he attacked Su Chen.

"Blood Python Force!"

At this moment, the blood-red energy circulated within him, vaguely forming a blood python.

The blood python condensed onto his fist.

Seeing this, Su Chen sensed a danger.

"Kirin Arm!"

Su Chen let out a low roar, and a phantom image of a kirin appeared on his arm.

But as the phantom image appeared, the Innate Qi within his body rapidly disappeared.

By using the Kirin Arm, Su Chen was consuming the Innate Qi within his body.

BOOM!

The two collided fiercely.

They were once again forced back several steps.

The sleeves on both their arms were instantly torn, and the veins beneath their skin showed signs of bursting.

"You're only at Early Innate Stage, not yet Innate Mid Stage."

At this moment, Qin Hao also sensed Su Chen's strength, his eyes turning extremely grim, and he was even more shocked.

He hadn't expected that the person he had sparred with so many times was only at Early Innate Stage.

"I'm not Early Innate Stage, I'm Innate Mid Stage!"

BOOM!

In the previous strike, Su Chen's Innate Qi had been depleted.

But a newly born Innate Qi flowed out, and this Qi was even more powerful than before.

At this moment, Su Chen had broken through to Innate Mid Stage, using the momentum from his full-power strike.