Qin Hao knew nothing of Lingxiaozi and the Ancient Emperor's conversation. If he had heard the Ancient Emperor's exact words—"He can't even kill a mere Ninth Layer of Venerable Martial Realm cultivator?"—
Qin Hao would have been speechless.
After all, the Blood Demon Venerable Armored Soldiers before him were no ordinary Ninth Layer of Venerable Martial Realm cultivators.
Every one of them was a battle-hardened veteran who had fought on the Outer Battlefield!
Every one of them wore Low-Grade True Treasure Blood Demon Armor! Combined with Ninth-Order Origin Laws, its defense was formidable, even if it was only a Low-Grade True Treasure.
An ordinary Venerable could not break through it at all.
As for Qin Hao...
In theory, he possessed combat strength comparable to the Seventh or even Eighth Layer of Venerable Martial Realm, but his cultivation was still only at the Ninth Layer of Saint Martial Realm.
The highest Origin Laws Qin Hao had mastered were merely Fifth Tier.
How vast was the gap between them?
That was why so many Human Race experts had panicked when they saw a hundred Blood Demon Venerable Armored Soldiers charging over.
In theory, Qin Hao could not defeat even one of them.
Yet he had to face three!
Qin Hao knew this all too well. He had lasted this long entirely because he used the Pressure Orbs formed by Sword Heaven and Earth to unleash Soul Suppression!
Yet even when the Pressure Orbs suppressed their souls and let Qin Hao attack without restraint... he still could not break through their defenses.
"There's no defense that can't be broken—only an attack that isn't powerful enough!"
Qin Hao understood that clearly. The best solution was to increase the power of his attacks!
But how?
From the Azure Flame Grand Tournament until now—even before that—Qin