While no one was paying attention to him, Qin Hao withdrew his gaze almost imperceptibly and let just the right amount of delight and surprise show in his eyes. [As I write this, I hope readers will remember our website: Read Taiwan Novels in Your Free Time—choose Taiwan Novel Network, it's so relaxing!]
It looked as though his victory had been a fluke.
But Qin Hao knew full well that he had not used his full strength against Zong Yuanjiu, let alone against Sun Chenhua.
Against Zong Yuanjiu, he had simply drawn on Sword Heaven and Earth, combined it with Yellow Springs Road and Soul Suppression, and defeated him outright.
As for his fight with Sun Chenhua...
Qin Hao had used the Four Great Sword Moves, and the two had traded blows back and forth, but in truth, it had been much the same.
He had used Soul Suppression in that fight too.
He had simply deployed it with exquisite timing.
The instant it affected his opponent, he withdrew the Pressure Orbs.
That made it difficult for his opponent to notice anything at all.
After all, this had only been a spar. Qin Hao needed only to defeat his opponent. If it had been a Life-and-Death Battle, he would have gone all out.
Qin Hao knew exactly why he had beaten Sun Chenhua. No one else did.
At that moment,
the many disciples behind Qin Hao who had entered the Inner Gate through the Azure Flame Grand Tournament, along with those promoted from the Outer Gate, all looked as though they had seen a ghost.
Defeating Zong Yuanjiu with one sword strike was astonishing enough. Now he had beaten Sun Chenhua too.
"Sun Chenhua was even stronger than Zong Yuanjiu, yet Qin Hao beat him too. It's unbelievable."
"Damn! Could