" The Prajna Five Poisons Divine Palm? It tastes quite good, but your movement technique is even better!"
Wang Hao had been silent all along, suddenly spoke. He first looked down at the two palm prints on his chest and abdomen. His clothes had been corroded with two large holes, and two emerald green palm prints had appeared on his skin.
The palm strike had penetrated deep into his internal organs, and the poison was even more terrifying; even with Wang Hao's powerful physique, he could hardly withstand it.
Fortunately, his Innate Qi was strong enough to temporarily suppress the poison.
This was the first time Wang Hao had suffered a loss at the hands of a Half-step Innate expert.
Of course, it's not that Xuancheng's strength is greater than that of someone like Li Haoran, but rather that his martial arts style is a perfect counter to Wang Hao's, especially his strange, serpentine movements, which are particularly troublesome.
This restraint was so extreme that Wang Hao was unable to unleash his full strength before being caught off guard.
But that's all there is to it!
"When!"
Wang Hao casually stuck the Shameless Greatsword into the ground beside him, twisted his neck, and his body trembled. In the blink of an eye, his height of one zhang shrank to eight chi, and his face also changed.
That's right, this is exactly the template for his Zhu Yanzu pseudonym.
There was no other way; the old man's martial arts style was too much of a counter to his original enormous size, making it impossible to fight him in that state. So he had no choice but to change his form.
After changing his appearance, he pressed his palm on the hilt of the Shameless Greatsword, and with a soft clang, a purple soft sword appeared in his hand—the very same Ziwei Soft Sword.
Since his original form and the style of the Shameless Greatsword were countered by his opponent, he would switch to a different approach to counter them.
"What kind of sorcery is this?"
Wang Hao's series of changes greatly shocked Xuancheng, who stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
He had seen techniques that could alter one's appearance before, such as the Bone-Shrinking Skill most common in the martial arts world, which had this effect. However, this change had its limits; it could only be slightly adjusted and shrunk.
However, Wang Hao's current transformation is too drastic. More importantly, after Bone-Shrinking Skill the transformation, he is almost unable to fight normally, and his strength is reduced to less than one-tenth.
But what's wrong with this guy now?
The transformation brought him an extreme sense of crisis, and a deadly one at that!
What exactly happened?
"Alright, let's begin round two!"
After stretching his limbs, Wang Hao looked at the stunned Xuancheng with a smile, but his smile carried a chilling undertone.
The Thousand Faces Divine Technique, empowered by Innate Qi, is no longer simply about compressing muscles, bones, and joints; it involves contraction at the cellular level.
Therefore, apart from having its strength suppressed by nearly half, it did not suffer any suppression or weakening in other aspects, and in some aspects it was even enhanced, such as its agility.
The enhanced flexibility would allow Wang Hao to better control the Ziwei Soft Sword in his hand.
During his month on the Treasure Island of Ryukyu, he didn't just copy books; he also practiced martial arts. He thoroughly understood the Confucian School techniques he learned from Li Jishi, which greatly strengthened his martial arts foundation and significantly improved his Ten Stances of Bloody Battle.
This allowed Wang Hao to gain a certain degree of control over the Ziwei Soft Sword, a divine weapon. Although he couldn't achieve complete control, he could at least use it to fight enemies without harming himself.
And today marks the first battle for the Ziwei Soft Sword!
"Playing tricks!"
Having forced himself to calm down, Xuancheng snorted coldly and stopped talking nonsense. His figure flashed like a nimble snake as he darted in front of Wang Hao again, and he struck out with his palm, still with that same subtle yet vicious palm force.
However, before it could even strike Wang Hao, a purple sword light burst forth, causing Xuancheng's expression to change drastically as he hastily retreated in a disheveled state.
Looking at the deep, bone-revealing sword wound on the back of his hand, Xuancheng's face turned extremely grim.
He had underestimated Wang Hao's burst speed and was still judging him by his previous state. In his carelessness, he almost had his hand severed by the opponent.
If that happened, I'd be finished!
"You went first both times, now it's my turn!"
With a flash of cold light in his starry eyes, Wang Hao appeared in front of Xuancheng Teleportation. His Ziwei Soft Sword pierced out countless phantoms, which was the Avoid the Solid and Strike the Void the Strong and Attack the Weak" move from the Ten Stances of Bloody Battle.
This is the only move in the Ten Stances of Bloody Battle that pursues extreme variation, and it is also most suitable for use with a soft sword like the Ziwei Soft Sword.
Faced with the countless purple sword shadows thrusting towards him, Xuancheng's expression changed drastically once again. Without thinking, he dodged away, not daring to take the blow head-on.
He had just personally experienced the sharpness of the Ziwei Soft Sword; it was absolutely impossible to withstand.
It should be noted that the Prajna Five Poisons Divine Palm he cultivated was a fusion of the Prajna Vajra Palm and the Five Poisons Divine Palm. Once the Prajna Vajra Palm was used with the support of true qi, it would be as hard as Ten-Thousand-Refined True Steel, enough to go head-to-head with those legendary divine weapons.
However, his palm had just been easily cut by the sword, which showed how terrifying the sharpness of that soft sword was. He absolutely could not take it head-on.
Next, Wang Hao took the initiative, wielding the incomparably sharp Ziwei Soft Sword. He used the flexible blade to almost perfect, even surpassing, the technique of avoiding the enemy's strength and Avoid the Solid and Strike the Void.
With this single move, Wang Hao completely suppressed Xuan Xuancheng, leaving him unable to resist in the slightest.
"Damn it, this can't go on!"
Suppressed and at a disadvantage, Xuancheng his teeth and risked having a deep, bone-revealing wound slashed across his chest by Wang Hao to escape the battle. Instead of fighting Wang Hao again, he turned and ran towards the temple gate.
" Xueyi, be careful!"
This scene startled Wang Hao, but he quickly recovered and shouted angrily as he gave chase.
He could also see that the old man Xuancheng was heading towards Zhou Xueyi and the other women outside the temple, clearly intending to capture them as hostages to threaten him.
This is troublesome!
Hearing the angry shout behind him, Xuancheng was rapidly flying away using his lightness skill, curled up a sinister smile.
He knew he had made the right move!
Those people outside are very important to this kid. Whether we capture them as hostages or use them for other purposes, it will give us absolute control.
This is the key to whether or not they can turn the tide!
As for whether he could capture those Nüwa outside, he wasn't worried. He had sensed it beforehand; most of the Nüwa outside the temple were only Second-rate cultivators, a few were First-Rate, and there was only one who was Super-First-Rate cultivator.
Although this level of cultivation is considered quite good in the martial arts world, it's nothing but trash in front of Half-step Innate expert like him, who can capture him in one move!
Tianning Temple occupies a vast area, with the main hall of the temple being over a hundred feet away from the entrance. However, for Xuancheng, Half-step Innate expert, a hundred feet was just a blink of an eye.
It quickly flew to the temple gate and saw Zhou Xueyi and the other women guarding the entrance.
Without a word, he immediately curled his fingers into claws and reached out to grab Zhou Xueyi, who was standing at the front, clearly intending to use her as a hostage to threaten Wang Hao.
" A Hundred Flowers Compete in Beauty!"
Zhou Xueyi had been preparing for a long time, suddenly opened her beautiful eyes, shouted, and a blue and white electric light appeared on her body, which finally gathered in the Startled Dragon Divine Spear in her hand, and shook out hundreds of spear flowers.
That wasn't all. The blue-white lightning surging from within his body trembled with the Startled Dragon Divine Spear, eventually transforming into hundreds of sparks, truly resembling hundreds of flowers blooming in competition.
This move caught Xuancheng completely off guard, leaving him no time to change his strategy, and his expression changed drastically.
He was so angry he wanted to curse. It was one thing for that perverted kid behind him to be perverted, but how could this Nüwa in front of him, who only had Super-First-Rate cultivation, be so perverted as well?
While the hundreds of thrusts that erupted in that instant were incredible, they were still within the realm of understanding. But what the hell was that lightning?
The best way to deal with such an unknown method is to avoid it, but since he has an even more dangerous junior following him, avoiding it would be disastrous.
With a quick thought, Xuancheng his teeth, changed his claws into palms, and used his strongest technique Prajna Five Poisons Divine Palm, to meet the attack head-on, trying to forcefully break this strange offensive.
However, the moment he came into contact with a single gunflower, he knew he was wrong, and terribly wrong.
The force contained in the spear itself wasn't very strong; it couldn't even break through the true qi defense in his palm. However, the lightning power it carried was deadly.
The slightest impact caused a tingling sensation in his palm, and the lightning power carried by the second spear thrust intensified the numbness.
After receiving hundreds of spear thrusts, his arms were almost numb, and his forward momentum was halted.
Zhou Xueyi, who had just delivered the attack, was pale and weak, clearly indicating that the attack had taken a toll on her health.
After delivering this blow, he decisively retreated several steps, and the girls behind him quickly stepped forward, forming a sword formation to firmly protect him in the center, while simultaneously sealing the temple gate once again.
Although they couldn't possibly stop Half-step Innate expert like Xuancheng Xuancheng, his arms were temporarily crippled and his strength was reduced to less than one-tenth. Even if they couldn't completely hold him off, they could still buy him a few breaths.
That's enough time!
Sure enough, Xuancheng's expression changed drastically when he saw the women blocking the doorway.
Before he could react, a purple sword light suddenly shot out from behind him.
Sensing the sharp edge behind him, Xuancheng dodged to the side without hesitation.
Unfortunately, he still couldn't completely dodge it. As the purple sword light flashed, a withered arm flew up, accompanied by a cloud of blood mist.
"Ah!"
Xuancheng let out a scream when his arm was severed. He glared venomously at Wang Hao, who was chasing after him, and without daring to delay, he flashed over the courtyard wall and flew away, clearly intending to abandon everything and run away.
"That old bald monk is as slippery as an eel!"
Wang Hao frowned slightly as he looked at the severed arm lying on the ground.
He had just attacked with all his might, and with the opponent's arms paralyzed by Zhou Xueyi's lightning power, he thought he was certain he could capture the opponent, but the opponent still managed to dodge it.
This old guy's movements are just too unpredictable and fast!
"The treasure is inside the Buddha statue. You guys get to it and get it on the ship as soon as possible. Wangcai will stay and help you carry it around. I'm going to deal with that old guy!"
After giving Zhou Xueyi and the other women some instructions, Wang Hao stomped his foot hard on the ground and shot out, chasing after them with the Lightning Straight-Line Step technique.
He always believed in eliminating enemies completely, especially those like Xuancheng who were ruthless and had no bottom line.
Wang Hao sprinted at full speed, holding nothing back, his eyes fixed on Xuancheng as he fled ahead.
He was already quite fast, and now that he had transformed into Zhu Yanzu's costume template, his agility had increased significantly, resulting in a substantial boost to his speed.
Although he was still a step below Xuancheng, the difference wasn't too great.
Especially since Xuancheng was paralyzed by Zhou Xueyi's lightning power, which affected his movement speed, and with the loss of an arm, his situation became even more precarious.
Therefore, even though Xuancheng ran a distance ahead, he still couldn't shake off Wang Hao.
"Damn brat, you forced this old monk into this mess!"
After running wildly through the mountains and forests for a long time, seeing that Wang Hao was still relentlessly pursuing him, Xuancheng gritted his teeth, clutching his severed arm, and turned to run towards Jiangling City.
Although he had temporarily stopped the bleeding from the severed arm by sealing the acupoints, this was not a long-term solution. He needed to find medicine to treat the wound as soon as possible, otherwise things would get complicated.
More importantly, although his movement speed was fast, it consumed a lot of true energy. After such a while, most of his true energy had been used up, while the kid behind him hadn't even taken a deep breath, obviously his energy consumption was not much.
If things continue like this, I'll be dragged down sooner or later, so I have to find another way to get out of this mess.
Ling Situi, the prefect of Jingzhou, is a rare expert, and his mansion has more than a dozen Grandmaster- level experts. Most importantly, he has been searching for that treasure for years.
This would provide a basis for exploitation. Ideally, the kid behind him should perish together with Ling Situi!