" Ten Fragrances Tendon-Softening Powder!"
At this moment, he felt weak all over, and his internal energy circulation was sluggish, just like the symptoms of the legendary Ten Fragrances Tendon-Softening Powder.
"Laugh!"
At the same time Prince Dula suddenly attacked, plunging his dagger into High Person Linghui's chest, coldly saying, " Grandmaster, I didn't want this either, but unfortunately you've chosen the wrong path and blocked my way!"
"We, the people of the grasslands, will surely be destroyed by your ambition and folly!"
With his High Person Linghui pierced, Master Linghui looked sadly at Prince Dula, the so-called Light of the Grasslands.
He had long seen through this man's ambitions, but he lacked the wisdom to control them, ultimately bringing only destruction to the grassland people.
" Prince Dula truly lives up to his reputation as a descendant of Emperor Kublai; his decisiveness and domineering Haki are indeed reminiscent of his ancestor!"
Yang Jingzhong clapped his hands in praise, but a hint of mockery lingered in his eyes.
A satirical piece targeting Prince Dula!
What an idiot who's so easily fooled!
However, he is still a good piece!
"You flatter me! I am unworthy of such praise from Lord Yang!"
Prince Dula said modestly, but he couldn't hide the pride on his face.
" Prince Dula, may we now begin the next phase of our plan?"
Yang Jingzhong offered a timely reminder, his eyes revealing an even stronger sense of mockery and disdain.
He's a real fool, but also a decent pawn!
"We can definitely move on to the next step of the plan!"
Nodding, Prince Dula shouted towards the door, "Someone, send a message to the High Person Longxiang, who is in seclusion at the Esoteric Sect Ancestral Land, saying that High Person Linghui has been poisoned and ambushed by a master of the Da Ming Eastern Depot's Eastern Depot!"
Unfortunately, Prince Dula did not receive the response he expected from the warriors guarding the outside. Instead, he heard a series of eerie soft noises, as well as screams and shouts of battle.
This caused the two men's expressions to change drastically, but before they could make a further move, a figure kicked open the door and walked in.
The newcomer was extremely tall, standing at least nine feet in height, and wielded a large sword riddled with nicks and serrations, resembling a saw.
It's you!
Yang Jingzhong recognized the newcomer at first glance; he could never forget the greatsword with its jagged edges.
Previously at that inn, I was almost captured by the owner of this strange greatsword. The other party was an assassin from the Blood Robe Tower, and also the strongest member of that group of assassins.
"That's right, it's me!"
Nodding coldly, Wang Hao's gaze first fell on the lifeless High Person Linghui lying on the ground, and then on Yang Jingzhong.
As for Prince Dula, he didn't even bother to glance at him; he was just a fool and not worth paying attention to!
Originally, he only wanted to gather intelligence and didn't have much hope of capturing Yang Jingzhong. After all, it would be too difficult to capture someone under the nose of a Peak Grandmaster expert.
At his current strength, he can at most contend with Early-Stage Grandmaster expert. Against a veteran Peak Grandmaster expert like him, he would be lucky if he wasn't instantly killed in one move.
But who would have thought that this foolish prince would actually eliminate such a huge threat for him and create such a good opportunity for him.
So after confirming that High Person Linghui was dead, he suddenly launched an attack and wiped out all the grassland warriors guarding the gate.
Although those grassland warriors were at least Second-rate in cultivation, and there were even several First-Rate experts, they were all the same to him, and he killed them all in a few moves.
" Yang Jingzhong, you traitor..."
Wang Hao pointed his sword directly at Yang Jingzhong, intending to take him down, when suddenly a deadly sense of crisis struck. At the same time, a strong wind blew behind him, and without thinking, he forcibly twisted his body to dodge.
"Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Two flying wheels, one gold and one silver, streaked past rapidly. Wang Hao dodged one, but he couldn't completely avoid the second silver wheel. Its sharp edges grazed his chest, leaving a deep, bone-revealing wound.
If they hadn't dodged in time, they would probably have been disemboweled.
You're not dead?
Wang Hao turned around and looked at High Person Linghui, who had stood up from the ground, his expression extremely solemn.
The two flying wheels spun once in the spacious room and then returned to High Person Linghui's hands, clearly being controlled by him using a magical technique.
" Prince Dula, you should retreat first. Remember, this humble monk was poisoned and assassinated by a master of the Da Ming Eastern Depot's Eastern Depot today."
While keeping a serious eye on Wang Hao, High Person Linghui gestured for Prince Dula to retreat quickly.
These words stunned everyone present. After regaining their senses, Prince Dula gave High Person Linghui a deep look and prepared to leave quickly. Yang Jingzhong, who was standing next to him, also prepared to leave with Prince Dula.
"Wait, that prince can leave, but this traitor can't. High Person Linghui, would you mind keeping this collaborator here?"
Wang Hao suddenly spoke up. High Person Linghui glanced at Yang Jingzhong, whose expression had drastically changed, and said hatefully, "This humble monk would not mind if you, benefactor, eliminated this scourge. Prince Dula, please cripple his legs!"
He harbored extreme resentment towards Yang Jingzhong. Although Prince Dula was ruthless and vicious in the past, he would never dare to lay a hand on him. Today's actions must be the result of this man's secret instigation.
He certainly wouldn't mind eliminating this scourge!
"Snap!"
Prince Dula inherited the ruthlessness of the grassland people. Before Yang Jingzhong could react, he kicked out and broke both of Yang Jingzhong's leg bones, then quickly fled out the door.
Yang Jingzhong was quite tough; although his legs were broken, he didn't utter a sound, though his face showed a look of misery and despair.
He knew he was finished!
All the plans have failed!
" Grandmaster, I have some questions that I hope you can answer!"
Wang Hao did not make a move immediately, but instead asked High Person Linghui, who was blocking his way, with a respectful expression.
"This humble monk knows what you wish to ask!"
With his hands clasped together, High Person Linghui explained, "My disciple Longxiang is hot-tempered and fierce. Once he learns that I was assassinated by Prince Dula, he will definitely seek revenge, which will surely cause a civil war on the grasslands, resulting in widespread death and bloodshed. This is not what I want to see!"
"Great Grandmaster!"
Wang Hao's expression showed even more admiration, but then his tone changed, and he questioned sharply, "Wouldn't the Grandmaster's actions have led to war between the grasslands and Huaxia, resulting in widespread death and bloodshed?"
He was truly enraged at that moment!
You think the lives of grassland people are precious, but the lives of us Huaxia aren't?
Once war breaks out, given the current corrupt state of the Great Ming Imperial Court, it's not certain that it can withstand the combined attack of the nomadic tribes from the grasslands. In that case, there will inevitably be widespread devastation and rivers of bloodshed.
There's an old saying that perfectly describes war, "In prosperous times, dogs are worse than humans; in chaotic times, humans are worse than dogs!"
The tragic fate of Yushu and the other women was a microcosm of the invasion of Huaxia by foreign tribes, and he naturally did not want to see such a tragedy repeat itself.
And this time it will be even more serious and terrifying!
" Amitabha Buddha, if I don't go to Hell, who Hell? This humble monk's abilities are limited, and this is all I can do!"
High Person Linghui reluctantly uttered a Buddhist chant, but his expression was exceptionally resolute.
"Further words are useless, benefactor, this humble monk is about to take action!"
After exchanging greetings, High Person Linghui his hands on the two roulette wheels, and the two wheels, one gold and one silver, shot out, tracing an arc as they hurtled towards Wang Hao.
At the same time, High Person Linghui also exhibited an astonishing transformation. His thin body suddenly began to expand rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, he transformed into a burly man with bulging muscles, exuding a sense of power.
After completing the transformation, High Person Linghui became an angry Vajra and struck Wang Hao with a palm strike of extremely fierce force.
Sensing the terrifying power of High Person Linghui's palm strike, Wang Hao ignored the incoming golden and silver wheels and instead swung his sword down to meet High Person Linghui's palm strike.
The greatsword, carrying terrifying power, collided violently with the large fan-shaped hand, which was enveloped in layers of true energy. Both of them were forced back several steps.
At the same time, the golden and silver wheels, under the control of High Person Linghui, swept across Wang Hao's body, but strangely, they did not cause Wang Hao any injury, not even breaking his skin.
" Golden Bell Shield!"
Seeing this, High Person Linghui was stunned, clearly not expecting that Wang Hao had cultivated his external martial arts to such a level.
It should be noted that the edge blades of his gold and silver wheels are comparable to weapons made of Thousand-Forged Refined Steel, and their destructive power is still astonishing even without the addition of true energy.
But this time, it didn't even break the skin, which is quite unusual.
In the world, only the Shaolin Temple's Golden Bell Shield Divine Art allows a person at the Super-First-Rate to withstand a blade of Thousand-Forged Refined Steel with their bare body.
" Grandmaster, you can't harm me without adding true energy, or rather, now that you've used such a secret technique, you can no longer add true energy to the roulette wheel."
Glancing at the two rapidly fading marks on the body's surface, Wang Hao chuckled, making a rough guess about High Person Linghui's current state.
Although it's unclear why the opponent survived being stabbed in the chest and possessed such formidable fighting power, the fact that a vital wound was inflicted must have had a significant impact on him.
At the same time, the Ten Fragrances Tendon-Softening Powder the opponent had previously been poisoned with was also a major hidden danger, which greatly reduced his strength. Now, the opponent's strength is less than one-tenth of what it used to be.
Otherwise, with his Peak Grandmaster Realm cultivation, even if his strength had declined due to old age, he would still be able to defeat him in one move.
So I still have a chance of winning!
Previously, it was precisely because he sensed that the threat posed by the golden and silver wheels was far less than that of the first sneak attack that he felt at ease and ignored them, instead focusing his attention on the attacking High Person Linghui himself.
"This humble monk's strength has indeed diminished, but I can still escort you to the Western Land of Ultimate Bliss to meet Buddha."
High Person Linghui did not deny his own situation, and attacked Wang Hao again as soon as he finished speaking.
He couldn't hold on much longer; he had to kill this boy before he died.
Wang Hao, showing no weakness, charged forward with his Shameless Greatsword. Both of them employed a fierce and aggressive style, engaging in a head-on battle. Wang Hao lay in his superior physical strength, exquisite swordsmanship, and the exceptional durability of his Shameless Greatsword.
High Person Linghui, on the other hand, had the advantage of profound cultivation and great strength. Even though he was old and severely injured, which greatly reduced his strength, he still managed to suppress Wang Hao.
However, they were only at a disadvantage; ending Wang Hao's life would not be so easy.
Wang Hao fought with great difficulty, because the power of this High Person Linghui was too great, definitely over ten thousand jin, and this was even after the opponent had been Ten Fragrances Tendon-Softening Powder, which reduced his strength in his muscles and bones by more than half.
If he were in perfect condition, his strength would definitely be tens of thousands of pounds, a force that he would absolutely not be able to withstand.
At the same time, the opponent's true energy was also quite profound and condensed, gathering in his palm as if he were wearing a pair of gauntlets forged from Thousand-Forged Refined Steel, which was able to clash head-on with his Shameless Greatsword, and even caused many nicks to appear on the blade.
This guy is a total pervert!
Wang Hao was shocked, but little did he know that the High Person Linghui opposite him was even more shocked.
Keep in mind that he was at the Peak Grandmaster Realm. Even though his strength had declined due to his old age, and he had been poisoned by the Ten Fragrances Tendon-Softening Powder and injured in vital areas, he still possessed Issei of his original strength.
Don't be fooled by Issei's seemingly low strength; he is actually capable of contending with some Mid-Stage Grandmaster Realm. However, this kid in front of him has Super-First-Rate realm with his top-tier cultivation and has been fighting him ever since.
Moreover, he discovered that this guy had actually comprehended Sword Intent.
Where on earth did this monster come from?!