" Xiao Bai, we've known each other for so long, but we've never sparred. How about we practice today?"
The next day, Wang Hao helped Dugu Qiubai to sit in the garden of Dongfang Bai's old house to bask in the sun, and took the opportunity to challenge Dongfang Bai to a duel.
Having decided to force himself on her and get her as soon as possible to complete the system mission, he would not delay any longer.
"Alright!"
Dongfang Bai, who was checking on his master Dugu Qiubai's recovery, was taken aback upon hearing this, then nodded indifferently.
Although he had made up his mind to sever ties with this bastard last night, a sparring match was still possible, and he was also eager to see just how powerful this so-called Imperial Lord, one of the Tribulation Lords of the Ten Directions the Heavenly Demon Sacred Cult Sect, really was.
"Clang!"
He flashed to the other side of the garden, his hand sweeping across his waist, and the Ziwei Soft Sword hidden in his belt was drawn. Even without making a move, the supple blade of the Ziwei Soft Sword trembled incessantly like a serpent.
"Was Wang Hao also recruited into your Heavenly Demon Sacred Cult?"
Upon seeing the Ziwei Soft Sword in Wang Hao's hand, Dongfang Bai's pretty face turned cold, and an uncontrollable killing intent surged forth.
Although there were many people who were responsible for wiping out her Dongfang Lineage back then, the one she hated the most was still Wang Hao.
Before the massacre of her clan, she had personally witnessed the thief secretly approaching the well. However, due to her kindness and the other party's naivety, she did not investigate further or think much of it, which led to the tragedy of her entire family being wiped out.
More importantly, this thief was someone she had seen on the street and recruited into her family years ago.
In other words, she bore half the responsibility for the family's downfall. How could he not be filled with resentment and rage?
That's why, after she discovered the thief's identity, she couldn't wait to storm his door, and almost lost her life there.
Her personal sword, the Ziwei Soft Sword, was taken by that guy, and after investigation, it was found that the thief did not hand the Ziwei Soft Sword over to the Blood Robe Tower, so it was obviously hidden by him.
But now the Ziwei Soft Sword is in this guy's hands, so there must be some connection between the two. The most likely reason is that Wang Hao was also invited to join the rumored Heavenly Demon Sacred Cult.
"He did indeed join the Heavenly Demon Sacred Cult, and was one of the Tribulation Lords of the Ten Directions along with me. He was even personally bestowed the title of Supreme Lord by the Great Heavenly Demon! This Ziwei Soft Sword is the one I traded from him."
"But don't even think about asking me to help you deal with him. We, the Tribulation Lords of the Ten Directions, have an agreement not to fight amongst ourselves. Otherwise, we'll definitely be attacked by the others, and we might even anger that old guy, the Great Heavenly Demon."
Wang Hao delivered his prepared statement, and declared beforehand that he would not help Dongfang Bai.
After all, he's only using Zhu Yanzu's pseudonym right now; he can't exactly fight himself later, can he?
He can't Clone Technique, can he?
Therefore, this should be cut off as soon as possible to avoid difficulties later.
Seeing Wang Hao's serious and convincing demeanor, Dugu Qiubai couldn't help but roll his eyes, but he didn't say anything more, nor did he intend to expose the kid.
After all, his two adopted disciples were already miserable enough; if he got involved, things would only get worse!
Besides, breaking up a couple would be punished by heaven, and he wouldn't be so bored!
Of course, most importantly, once he exposes this, that brat will definitely come to betray his master and ancestors and kill him immediately.
He hasn't lived enough yet!
"I don't need you to settle my score. Just tell me his current strength."
The chill on her pretty face deepened, and the killing intent in Dongfang Bai's heart also gradually increased.
However, her experiences in the Sun Moon Holy Cult over the years have made her much more shrewd, and even as her killing intent surges, she remains calm and rational.
Although she had spent most of the past few months in seclusion cultivating, she had not neglected to keep up with intelligence from the outside world, and naturally knew about the rumors circulating in the martial arts world about the overseas martial arts community and the Heavenly Demon Sacred Cult Sect.
Just a few days ago, she even received the astonishing feat of the Heavenly Demon Sacred Cult's Tribulation Lords of the Ten Directions, the Heavenly Lord Wuming, who single-handedly slaughtered a million-strong alien army—something she herself considered far beyond her capabilities.
Since Wang Hao was able to become one of the Tribulation Lords of the Ten Directions of the Heavenly Demon Sacred Cult, even if he was not as good as the Wuming Heavenly Lord, he must not be much worse.
Therefore, before going to seek revenge, it is best to obtain some information about the other party, so as not to end up being defeated by them instead of achieving revenge.
Faced with this question, Wang Hao glanced at Dugu Qiubai, who was basking in the sun to the side, and said in a deep voice, "He is different from us. He was personally implanted with Demon Seed by that old guy, the Great Heavenly Demon. His strength is extraordinary, and he should be the number one among us Tribulation Lords of the Ten Directions, at least for now."
"Even the Wuming God is no match for him?"
With her fists clenched tightly, Dongfang Bai felt deeply resentful.
Back then, that thief was far inferior to her, but in just a few years, he has grown to such a level. If this continues, when will she be able to kill that thief with her own hands?
Although they had never fought, Wuming admitted that he was inferior to the other!
Wang Hao nodded solemnly and instinctively began his deceptive act.
"Let's fight!"
After a long while, Dongfang Bai, having forcibly calmed his emotions, shouted and transformed into a red shadow, arriving in front of Wang Hao in the blink of an eye. A long sword, imbued with incomparably sharp sword energy, swiftly struck, its target aimed directly at Wang Hao's vital point between the eyebrows.
Faced with the beautiful figure that suddenly appeared in front of him, Wang Hao felt a chill run down his spine and became extremely vigilant.
This girl's speed is incredibly fast, almost matching the speed of his flying sword. What's most deadly is that her movements are also incredibly agile, far surpassing that old guy, Dugu Qiubai.
At this speed, even if he unleashed the Wuji Sword Formation, he probably wouldn't be able to harm his opponent. After all, his Sword Control Technique and the Wuji Sword Formation focus more on frontal impact, and are far inferior in terms of speed and agility.
Almost all of them were attacks with a slight arc, so they weren't too difficult to dodge, especially for someone with Dongfang Bai's speed and agility.
Putting everything else aside, his extraordinary speed and agility alone are enough to make him take this matter seriously.
However, Wang Hao was no pushover either. With a flick of his right hand, he transformed the Ziwei Soft Sword into countless streaks of purple sword light, which burst forth with serpentine sword energy that surged toward Dongfang Bai.
He was using the Impermanence Swordsmanship, and an upgraded Impermanence Swordsmanship of it, many times stronger than when he was in the Jiangnan martial arts world.
Impermanence! Impermanence!
As its name suggests, the sword energy unleashed by the Ziwei Soft Sword is unpredictable. Even Wang Hao himself cannot foresee how the sword energy will attack; he can only roughly restrain it in one direction.
Similarly, Dongfang Bai's swordsmanship was not weak. He followed the path of all martial arts, which is invincible except for speed. In the blink of an eye, he unleashed thousands of sword energies.
What's even more troublesome is that this girl's true energy is incredibly hot, almost as hot as the Great Sun True Qi of the Patriarch Red Sun. Even Wang Hao wouldn't dare to withstand the sword technique enhanced by it with his physical body.
Thus, Wang Hao remained motionless, using only his arms to unleash the Impermanence Swordsmanship, generating countless Impermanence Sword Qi like serpents, enveloping himself like a hedgehog.
Meanwhile, Dongfang Bai transformed into a wisp of Hong Yun, wandering around, his longsword conjuring countless sword shadows and unleashing a vast, scorching sword aura.
Even the longsword in his hand was scorched bright red by the intense heat of the sword energy, radiating terrifying high temperatures that distorted the air itself.
Waves of heat surged forth, Flower Capital that had been blooming in the garden quickly withered and died, turning into dust.
" A Bai actually mastered the Sunflower Manual?"
Seeing this scene from the corner of the garden, Dugu Qiubai showed no joy whatsoever; instead, a hint of worry appeared on his face.
" Xiao Bai, if this is all you've got, you can't beat me. If you lose, I'll consummate our marriage tonight. Don't worry, the child will definitely take your surname, Dongfang."
While resisting the countless scorching sword energies unleashed by Dongfang Bai, Wang Hao jokingly remarked.
He can't win her over right now, but once he switches back to his original form and goes all out, he can take her down and then force himself on her.
Of course, that's assuming this girl has no other trump cards. What we need to do now is force her to reveal all her trump cards.
The best course of action is to exhaust her true energy, then you can do whatever you want with her and truly make her the daughter-in-law of the Old Wang family!
Of course, last night Granny Song came over and talked to him for a long time, her intention being to have him and Dongfang Bai's first child change their surname to Dongfang, so as to continue the Dongfang Lineage bloodline.
He doesn't object to this. After all, as a new generation of well-rounded individuals, he doesn't care about such things. As long as the child is his own, he doesn't care what they're called.
"Snort!"
Her pretty face turned cold, and she clenched her teeth as Dongfang Bai unleashed a secret technique that she had not yet fully mastered.
" A Bai, stop!"
Dugu Qiubai was watching from the outside, immediately sensed something was wrong and shouted for them to stop. He even struggled to stand up and try to stop them.
This scene left Wang Hao puzzled, as he couldn't understand what was going on.
But he soon found out why: Dongfang Bai was risking her life!
He didn't know what kind of secret technique the other party had used, but her whole body exuded an extremely hot aura, making Wang Hao feel a surge of heat. In his perception, this girl seemed to have transformed into a great sun.
" Falling Sun!"
Fortune to its limit and poured it all into the longsword in his hand. Strangely, this time not a trace of sword energy was revealed, and even the original heat was contained within. However, the sword itself turned into a blazing white.
Although the longsword was no longer as hot as before, nor did it possess any sharp sword energy, it gave Wang Hao an even more dangerous feeling.
That was a feeling that could be fatal!
"Holy crap, is this girl really planning to murder her husband?"
Wang Hao was shocked and dared not be negligent, so he quickly withdrew.
If he had the Shameless Greatsword, he was confident he could withstand this attack, but with only the Ziwei Soft Sword, he couldn't.
That thing's blade was too flexible; it was completely unsuitable for head-on collisions. If you actually went to meet it head-on, you would only bend the blade and then be struck in the body by that strange longsword.
The temperature of that longsword was simply too high; he could even vaguely see the blade showing signs of melting. If he were to be struck, even with his physical strength and the protection of his Innate Qi, he wouldn't be able to withstand it.
So you have to admit defeat when it's time to do it!
"Pfft!"
Unfortunately, Dongfang Bai's move was too strained. Before he could even thrust his sword out, his body gave way, and he spat out a mouthful of blood. The scorching sword in his hand flew out and shot forward.
laugh!
With a soft sound, the scorching longsword pierced into a distant artificial hill as easily as piercing tofu. However, what was terrifying was that the artificial hill was melted into a patch of lava by the terrifying high temperature emanating from the longsword in no time.
"You really want to murder your husband!"
Seeing the ruined state of the artificial hill, Wang Hao couldn't help but swallow hard.
He knew that Dongfang Bai's move was very strong, but he didn't expect it to be this strong.
Seeing that Wang Hao had not been injured, Dongfang Bai was secretly relieved. Then she felt dizzy and her body went limp and collapsed to the ground.
Upon seeing this, Wang Hao quickly stepped forward to support him and swiftly brought him to Dugu Qiubai's side.
"Old man, what's wrong with Xiao Bai?"
After a serious examination of Dongfang Bai's body, Wang Hao looked up at Dugu Qiubai.
Dongfang Bai's internal condition was extremely bad. His meridians seemed to have been roasted for a long time, making them very fragile. His internal organs also suffered mild burns, and even less than half of his blood had been evaporated.
If it weren't for his formidable cultivation and the Bloodline Power sustaining him, he would have perished from this injury long ago.
"She should have medicine in her arms. Give it to her quickly, and I will explain to you later."
After examining Dongfang Bai's condition, Dugu Qiubai spoke rapidly.
Upon hearing this, Wang Hao dared not delay. He rummaged in Dongfang Bai and quickly took out a jade bottle, opened it, and poured out a pill that emitted a chilling aura, which he then fed to Dongfang Bai.
Dongfang Bai seemed to have known his condition all along, and the pills he had prepared were extremely powerful, which quickly stabilized his injuries and his internal energy that was on the verge of going berserk.
"Old man, what kind of cultivation technique is Xiao Bai practicing?"
Sensing the excessively hot true energy, Wang Hao's expression became extremely solemn, and he was also somewhat puzzled.
This true energy is simply beyond the cultivation capabilities of humans!
"The problem isn't with the cultivation technique, but rather that A Bai possesses a special constitution— the Supreme Pure Yang Physique, also known as the Nine Yang Physique!"
Seeing that his precious disciple's condition had stabilized somewhat, Dugu Qiubai sighed and revealed the secret behind it.