Boom, boom, boom...
Explosions and crisp clashes rang out as the swords collided. Everyone watched with boundless envy, while in midair, Qu Zheng raised his head to look at Qin Hao, both delighted and grateful.
"My Deep Sea Sword Domain has become at least a tenth more solid."
Gratitude filled Qu Zheng's face.
That tenth was not to be underestimated.
That increase in solidity alone was enough to boost Qu Zheng's strength by several tenths!
In other words, even if Qu Zheng encountered an Eternal True God now, he could barely put up a fight, provided his opponent had not reached minor or major accomplishment.
At the very least...
He would not suffer an instant defeat.
The gap between an Eternal True God and a Heaven and Earth True God was enormous. For Qu Zheng to feel so confident, one could imagine how much he had gained from this battle.
"Qin Hao, thank you. I cannot thank you enough!"
Rather than continue fighting, Qu Zheng put away his sword, cupped his hands, and bowed to Qin Hao with utmost respect.
He adopted a deeply humble posture!
It was not that Qu Zheng did not want to keep fighting. On the contrary, he felt that his Deep Sea Sword Domain still had room to improve if the battle continued.
But he was not insatiably greedy.
For one thing... Qu Zheng had sensed it very clearly: several times, Qin Hao had nearly lost control of his power, almost allowing the power of his world sword domain to kill him outright.
For another...
Qu Zheng wanted to keep fighting, but the others might not agree!
The two had been fighting for some time. After witnessing Qu Zheng's Deep Sea Sword Domain grow more solid and his strength rise steadily, many of the Half-Step