Though it was a little regrettable, Qin Hao did not dwell on it. As he had said, Ancestor Yanshi would have given him pause, but whether Shi Youbing lived or died made little difference.
Still... Qin Hao was no softhearted man. He knew the wisdom of pulling weeds out by the roots. If the rules of Heaven-Piercing Azure Mountain had not forbidden it, he would have gone all out to hunt Shi Youbing down.
Qin Hao withdrew his gaze and looked toward Heaven-Class Plaza.
Silence.
Heaven-Class Plaza was not large. It was the smallest of the four cultivation plazas on Heaven-Piercing Azure Mountain; after all, it held only eighteen Cultivation Chambers.
Yet hundreds of imposing Ninth Layer of Saint Martial Realm Grandmasters now stood in Heaven-Class Plaza.
Every one of them looked up at Qin Hao, their expressions filled with shock, wariness, or admiration.
Not one spoke.
The silence was absolute!
Shocking!
Utterly shocking!
None of them had expected Qin Hao to clear the Heaven-Piercing Tower, then, one after the other, kill and defeat two top talents on the Potential Rankings announced by the tower.
One ranked sixty-eighth on the Potential Rankings.
The other ranked thirty-first on the Potential Rankings!
More importantly, only two months had passed since Qin Hao arrived in Holy City and first challenged the Heaven-Piercing Tower.
To accomplish so much in so little time was almost beyond belief.
Under everyone's gaze, Qin Hao remained calm. In a flash, he reached the entrance to the Sword Martial Soul Cultivation Chamber.
He swept out his right hand, placed his Golden Token on the Sword Martial Soul Cultivation Chamber's door, and strode inside.
Rumble.
The stone door slowly closed with a deep, heavy sound.
Moments later, it shut completely, and Qin Hao vanished from sight.
Only then did the