"So you finally made a move? Too bad. It's too late." Qin Hao ignored the ecstatic Lu Yidao before him and glanced at the Handsome Young Man.
Qin Hao could clearly sense the power behind Li Xiuru's palm strike.
The strongest of the five, Li Xiuru had cultivated two Domains: the Water Domain and the Metal Domain. Both had reached the level of Half-Step Laws.
Li Xiuru had not used his full strength in this strike. He had merely formed a palm strike with his Metal Domain.
Against anyone else, that strike would certainly have stopped the attack with ease. It might even have killed his opponent outright.
Unfortunately...
His opponent was Qin Hao.
"Near at Hand, Heaven's Far Away!"
Qin Hao sneered inwardly. Li Xiuru's palm strike came fiercely, but Qin Hao was faster. He blurred into motion, unleashing the Eighth Rank Divine Ability Near at Hand, Heaven's Far Away.
In an instant, he shot forward.
"Hm?!"
Li Xiuru sensed the moment Qin Hao moved. His gaze sharpened, and anger flashed in his eyes.
Splurt!
On the other side, Lu Yidao still wore a look of wild joy. Before it could fade, Qin Hao's Destruction Greatsword pierced straight through his chest.
Blood sprayed everywhere!
The enormous sword tip had nearly split Lu Yidao in two.
Lu Yidao looked down at his chest in disbelief. He tried to speak, but only choking sounds came from his mouth as blood streamed out.
"Qin... Qin Hao..." Resentment, unwillingness, and above all fury filled Lu Yidao's face.
He had never imagined that he—a genius of the Central Continent, one of the super-geniuses secretly nurtured by the Blood Demon Race—would die here.
But soon, every emotion in his eyes gave way to regret.
Regret!
Overwhelming regret!
He regretted underestimating Qin Hao's strength.
He regretted