Without question, the brothers Duan Guang and Duan Cheng standing before him were far stronger than Yang Hong. Their auras alone were on an entirely different level.
But while Duan Guang and Duan Cheng were powerful, Qin Hao was no weakling either. When facing Yang Hong's long arm earlier, Qin Hao had only unleashed the first wave of Nine Heavens Stacking Waves Force. The technique had nine waves in total, each more powerful than the last.
Never mind that Duan Guang and Duan Cheng were merely peak heaven and earth true gods—even if an actual eternal true god came, Qin Hao might still be able to put up a fight.
After all, body refinement was not even Qin Hao's primary pursuit. His main path was the Sword Dao, and against Yang Hong, Duan Guang, Duan Cheng, and the others, he had never used it at all.
"First Wave!"
Qin Hao did not hold back either, opening with the first wave of Nine Heavens Stacking Waves Force—the opening move, as Yang Hong had called it.
Unlike when he had fought Yang Hong, however, Qin Hao charged forward, immediately following through as he threw his punch. His movements were clearly more than twice as fast as before.
Boom! Boom!
The might of a towering ocean wave swept across the sky and crashed down upon Duan Guang and Duan Cheng ahead.
"Is this your strength? Nothing special!"
Unlike Yang Hong, Duan Guang and Duan Cheng recognized the ocean wave's power within Qin Hao's punch at a glance. Both snorted coldly and drove their fists into the wave without hesitation.
With two muffled booms, their fists broke straight through the wave as though meeting no resistance, then continued toward Qin Hao.
Except...
By the time they broke through the first wave, Qin Hao had