Bald Swan Prince Xue Xing, Chu Hao's Life-and-Death Crisis

The sword radiance fell, erupting with powerful force and easily obliterating the incoming white gleam.

Prince Xue Xing stared at everything before him, his eyes narrowing into slits.

You never knew until you tried; one try was enough to scare you senseless.

This brat's attack power really was no ordinary kind of fierce.

His own soul skill had been broken just like that!

Was he too weak, or was the boy too strong?

"Transform!"

Just as Prince Xue Xing was beginning to doubt his own strength, Chu Hao formed seals with both hands.

The several-meter-long giant sword transformed from the Hades Sword suddenly vanished, turning into streaks of sword radiance that hovered all around Prince Xue Xing.

With a casual point through the air, the dense mass of sword radiance shot forward, as if trying to hack Prince Xue Xing into pieces.

"Your Highness..."

Dongfang Qun cried out urgently at the sight before him.

He knew full well how terrifying this move was, and he charged forward without regard for his own safety, wanting to block this attack for Prince Xue Xing.

But how could Chu Hao let him have his way? With a slight lift of his left hand, a portion of the ten thousand sword rays attacking Prince Xue Xing split off, changed direction, and flew straight at him.

Seeing this, Dongfang Qun could only give up for the moment and use soul skills to block them, buying himself time.

But no matter how he defended, he could not change the situation. Instead, he plunged himself into danger and could only watch helplessly as Prince Xue Xing was swallowed by the sword radiance.

Yet at that moment, a dazzling white gleam flashed past, shattering all the sword radiance that had engulfed Prince Xue Xing.

After the white light faded, a huge, completely bald swan appeared before everyone, leaving them all dumbstruck.

Holy shit!

What was going on? Why was all the hair on Prince Xue Xing's body gone?

Bare and bald, it was ridiculously funny.

"Ah..."

Just as everyone felt both puzzled and amused, a miserable scream rang out.

Dongfang Qun had collapsed to the ground, clutching below his abdomen and howling in agony.

Just now, he had missed blocking one streak of sword radiance, allowing it to break through his defense, flash past beneath him, and cut off the treasure he cared about most.

Well, great. Now he had become the true "Dongfang Invincible."

When everyone present saw Dongfang Qun's miserable state, they suddenly realized something. Their legs clamped together, and their whole bodies shuddered.

Good heavens!

That was too ruthless.

It was practically a sin.

If that had happened to them, they would probably even want to die.

At that thought, quite a few people retreated several steps.

"Ah..."

"I'll fight you to the death!"

After screaming in pain for a while, Dongfang Qun endured the agony and struggled to his feet, then charged forward madly without caring about anything.

At this moment, both his eyes were bloodred, and he was as crazed as a demon.

And he was not the only one who had gone mad. Prince Xue Xing had, too.

The instant he was swallowed by the sword radiance, in order to save his life, he had blown off every feather on his body, using that to gain immense power and shatter the sword radiance.

Although he was still in his Martial Soul True Body state, he was basically no different from being naked.

It was simply the greatest humiliation imaginable.

Up to this point, he had never suffered such disgrace.

It was truly hateful.

"Stinking brat, today you're dead for sure."

Prince Xue Xing roared madly, dragging his featherless swan body as he charged in.

"Die!"

Having witnessed the power of the Ten Thousand Swords Art, Chu Hao did not take the two men's madness seriously at all. With a casual wave, the Hades Sword hovering before him shot into the sky again, transforming into two colossal swords.

"Brother..."

But at that moment, a worried cry came over, completely drawing his attention.

Chu Hao looked toward the voice, and unwillingness and resentment surfaced in his icy eyes.

Chu Ling was in Emperor Xue Ye's grasp, with a dagger pressed against her neck.

With just a light swipe of Emperor Xue Ye's hand, he could easily slit her throat.

When Chu Hao saw this, he froze on the spot.

That was right!

How could he have forgotten that his sister was still in their hands?

What should he do now? Should he fight back or not?

If he fought back, his sister would die at Emperor Xue Ye's hands.

If he did not fight back, he might die at the hands of Prince Xue Xing and the other man.

Such a difficult choice left him completely stumped.

In the end, for his sister's safety, he chose to give up counterattacking.

But that did not mean he would not defend himself.

He raised the index and middle fingers of his right hand together and made a slight turn in the air.

The two giant swords suspended in midair instantly transformed into countless sword rays, circling around him before gradually condensing into a layer of dark-red sword aura.

The sword aura he had condensed this time was far sturdier than before.

It had been formed with the profundity of the Ten Thousand Swords Art, condensed from the killing sword qi of the Hades Sword and the killing intent he himself had accumulated.

But as for exactly how strong its defense would be, he did not know.

Prince Xue Xing and Dongfang Qun's attacks struck Chu Hao's sword aura at almost the same time, erupting with a violent force.

Fortunately, Chu Hao's sword aura held firm and blocked them.

But Prince Xue Xing and Dongfang Qun had already gone mad, attacking again and again, unleashing soul skills one after another, as if they would not stop until Chu Hao was dead.

As for Chu Hao, he kept maintaining the sword aura.

At that moment, there was no describing how stifled he felt.

If he had not been concerned about his sister's safety, he would have cut the two of them down with a single sword strike long ago.

As time passed, Chu Hao's soul power was severely depleted. On top of that, he had been using his third soul skill for too long, placing a heavy burden on his body, causing the power of the sword aura to plummet. Cracks gradually appeared across it.

A crisp shattering sound rang out, and the dark-red sword aura instantly broke apart, bursting into endless sword rays before scattering away.

Seeing this, Dongfang Qun immediately drove the golden needle into his abdomen, while Prince Xue Xing seized the opportunity and struck him in the chest with one claw, sending him flying until he slammed into a giant tree dozens of meters away.

Pfft!

Chu Hao landed heavily on the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of internal organs.

At that moment, his chest felt as if it were burning, while his abdomen throbbed with unbearable stabbing pain.

If not for the passive attributes of the Ancient Tree of Life Martial Soul and his powerful physique, Chu Hao would probably have died long ago.

But no matter how severe his injuries were, he still stood up with stubborn strength, both hands braced on the Hades Sword, his legs spread apart, barely keeping himself upright.

Even if he knew he was about to die, he would die standing.

As long as he did not want to fall, no one could make him fall.

Everyone present looked at Chu Hao, blood spilling from his mouth as he refused to collapse, and they were deeply moved.

Just how powerful did one's willpower have to be for that?

Perhaps no one present could have done it.

At that moment, Chu Hao's unyielding will deeply touched them.

Qian Renxue, especially, felt it the most.

"Brother..."

Seeing Chu Hao so gravely wounded, Chu Ling cried out through her tears, her voice filled with endless worry and concern.

Chu Hao listened to her cry and forced out the faintest smile, showing Chu Ling a warm expression.

It was as if he were telling her that he was fine, that he could still fight, and that she did not need to worry.

Chu Ling looked at Chu Hao's smile, and her heart ached terribly, as if pierced by ten thousand arrows.

Her brother had always been like this. No matter how difficult or dangerous the situation, he would always smile at her to comfort her.

And Chu Hao's smile moved many others as well.

How happy one must be to have a brother like that.

Pitiful!

Tragic!

Lamentable!

"I'll make you smile! Die for this prince!"

Prince Xue Xing stared at Chu Hao's smiling face, hatred burning to the extreme as he charged forward to kill him. Dongfang Qun attacked alongside him.

Chu Hao watched the two men rushing in to kill him, and a trace of peace appeared in his icy eyes as he slowly closed them.

It seemed this was his fate.

But just then, a low, mocking voice came from all directions.

"Heh, what a fine Heaven Dou Empire."

"When you couldn't kill him by surrounding him, you actually threatened him with his family."

"You really are rotten to the core."