Ling Ying: Running Errands Again!
The Bai Lao's face immediately flushed slightly, feeling embarrassed. The words of his earlier comments still seemed to echo in his ears, and he was instantly proven wrong.
Therefore, to cover his embarrassment, Bai Lao's eyes narrowed, and he whispered, "Good lad! Take this!"
Bai Lao clenched his right hand, and a powerful spatial fluctuation suddenly descended! The spatial power formed an invisible cage, completely sealing off the area where Huo Yuhao was located!
However, Huo Yuhao merely raised an eyebrow, raised his hand as well, his fingertips swirling with profound silver spatial power, and gently tapped the void.
Pop!
With a soft sound, the spatial cage set up by Bai Lao was as fragile as glass, instantly shattered and disintegrated by Huo Yuhao's spatial power!
"What?!" Bai Lao's pupils constricted, and he exclaimed in shock, "You—you can actually manipulate spatial power so skillfully while only at the Dou Emperor?!"
"This is all thanks to Senior Jing's guidance." Huo Yuhao made an excuse to avoid too much of a blow to Bai Lao's confidence.
Then, he warned, "Bai Lao, be careful, I'm about to use a soul attack!"
As soon as the words fell, a vast and terrifying divine thought, like an invisible giant hammer, crashed into Bai Lao's soul!
Buzz-!!!
Bai Lao felt a sudden dizziness wash over him, and a strong wave of vertigo washed over him, causing him to sway violently and nearly fall from the sky!
He was utterly horrified! If his soul strength hadn't surged when he broke through to the Dou Zun, this Soul Shock would have been enough to render him incapable of fighting!
"What a powerful soul attack!" Bai Lao suppressed his dizziness and surged his Dou Qi to protect his soul.
However, before he could recover, Huo Yuhao's vast divine sense suddenly changed, instantly Simulation fluctuations almost identical to those of Bai Lao's own soul, silently penetrating the depths of his newly stabilized sea of consciousness!
[Dreamshock]!
In an instant, the scene before Bai Lao's eyes distorted and changed! He fell into a beautiful world woven from the deepest desires of his heart!
At the moment when Bai Lao was trapped in the illusion, Huo Yuhao held the ice blade horizontally in his hand, spread his thoughts, and guided the Heaven and Earth Origin Qi into the ice blade.
"Not good! It's an illusion!" Bai Lao was, after all, Dou Zun expert. He instantly realized he had fallen into an illusion. In a flash, without any hesitation, the powerful Dou Zun level Dou Qi within his body erupted without reservation!
Boom-!
A golden beam of Dou Qi shot into the sky like a volcanic eruption! Huo Yuhao's divine sense was instantly dispelled under the impact of this absolute power.
However, just as the illusion shattered and Bai Lao's mind returned to reality, chi!
The ice blade in Huo Yuhao's hand vanished. A chilling, sharp edge, seemingly capable of freezing time and space, silently appeared before Bai Lao's right chest!
[Unparalleled Ice Extremity]!
In a moment of haste, Bai Lao immediately manipulated his Dou Qi, condensing it at his right chest to form an incredibly sturdy energy shield!
Clang-!!!
A crisp, piercing clang of metal clashing against metal resounded through the sky! The icy blue blade tip pierced the golden shield, unleashing blinding sparks of energy!
A terrifying force emanated from the shield, causing Bai Lao's blood to surge. Only when the ice blade was shattered did he breathe a sigh of relief.
Although he successfully blocked the attack, Bai Lao was still drenched in cold sweat! Had he reacted even a fraction of a second slower, the knife would likely have pierced his chest!
Huo Yuhao missed his attack, then gracefully retreated, his ice blade coalescing once more. His eyes grew incredibly serious. "Bai Lao, be careful! I'm about to unleash my full power!"
Before he finished speaking, Huo Yuhao fully manipulated the surrounding Heaven and Earth Origin Qi), along with all the Dou Qi (battle energy) within his body, and poured it all into the ice blade in his hand.
At the same time, a wisp of Heart Force, under Huo Yuhao's control, quietly flowed into the blade.
Sensing the powerful aura emanating from the ice blade in Huo Yuhao's hand, Bai Lao's expression became more solemn than ever before!
He dared not be arrogant in the slightest, and pushed his own Dou Zun- level Dou Qi to its limit, rapidly forming a hand seal in front of his chest.
When both of their auras had reached their peak, Huo Yuhao made the first move. He raised his arms high and slashed down with his ice blade!
There was no earth-shattering display, only a deep blue blade of light, about three feet long and condensed to its extreme, shot towards Bai Lao as fast as lightning, like an aurora cutting through the night sky!
"Go!" Bai Lao's hair and beard bristled as he roared! He thrust both palms forward with tremendous force! A golden handprint, carrying the power to suppress everything, met the deep blue blade of light!
Rumble rumble rumble!!!!!!!
The two attacks collided with a deafening roar!
In an instant, an indescribable, terrifying energy storm erupted! Blinding light engulfed everything! The deafening explosion, like billions of thunderbolts exploding simultaneously, swept across the entire mountain range!
The hard rocky peaks below were flattened and crushed layer by layer like tofu! The violent energy turbulence raged wildly, and even the elders watching from a great distance felt their eardrums throbbing and their blood churning, and were temporarily deafened by the shock!
At the eye of the storm, golden and blue light intertwined and annihilated each other wildly! In the end, the handprint containing the power of Dou Zun managed to suppress the extremely refined deep blue blade light and completely shatter it!
However, the golden handprint itself became dull and covered with fine cracks, and after completing its mission, it slowly dissipated into the turbulent energy flow.
The sky reappeared. Bai Lao was still standing in the void, but his aura was disordered, and the hem of his robes was torn in several places by the dissipating sword energy.
Huo Yuhao was thrown back several feet by the shockwave of the explosion, his face slightly pale, but his eyes remained calm.
"I'd say this sparring match was a draw!" Huo Yuhao smiled slightly.
"----Okay!" Bai Lao managed to squeeze out a single word, then his figure flashed and disappeared from the spot, his whereabouts unknown.
Within the realm of the mind, the Guardian Mirror sneered, "This old man really has the nerve. If it weren't for Huo brat's repeated warnings, he would have been beaten into frozen jerky long ago."
Huo Yuhao smiled and said, "You can't calculate it that way. Bai Lao didn't go all out either. My current strength should be enough to contend with One-Star Dou Zun, but I can't defeat him."
The Guardian Mirror sighed, "Where's your Spirit Artifact? Where's your Spiritual Formation? Don't tell me you've forgotten everything!"
Heavenly Fire Venerable said seriously, "Don't be too complacent. The Dou Zun you sparred with, Brother Huo, is just a newbie who has just broken through. He doesn't know any Dou Zun- level techniques or higher-level Cultivation Methods and Combat Skills— "
"Senior Ling Ying, how are you feeling?" Huo Yuhao asked, looking at Ling Ying, who was slightly out of breath but full of excitement after just finishing his sparring session with Elder Su Qian.
Ling Ying took a deep breath, calming her churning blood, her eyes gleaming with amazement and satisfaction. "I've never felt so exhilarated!"
He stretched out a finger and gently brushed the cold, sharp blade of one of the short thorns. "Just as you said, with such a Spirit Artifact in hand, I am indeed confident that I can contend with a low-level Dou Zong! This ability to conceal one's aura is simply a perfect match for assassination!"
Huo Yuhao nodded slightly, not surprised by the result. He changed the subject, his gaze becoming profound. "Since Senior is satisfied, then I intend to make another deal with the Ancient Clan."
"Again?" Ling Ying's excitement froze instantly.