The walking stick in the old woman's hand was a crane-head walking stick, seven feet long, a head taller than the old woman herself, with a sharp, cone-shaped beak on it.
This can be considered a kind of unusual weapon. Its color is bluish-green, and it is obviously made of some strange metals. Judging from its weight, it definitely incorporates a lot of Profound Iron, making it incredibly strong.
What's most terrifying is the incredibly powerful and dense true energy added to it. This attack is probably no weaker than the previous mutated Western Regions person, and it's even more violent.
It's hard to believe that the other party, an old woman who looks like she's on her deathbed, could have cultivated such a powerful martial art to this extent.
However, Wang Hao was no pushover either. His Imperial Dragon Divine Fist, infused with the power of the Shock Force, was equally Tyrannical Dao and fierce. Coupled with his divine strength, if the old woman's skills stopped there, she would surely be defeated today.
Given the precedent set by the Western Regions, if the old woman still dared to make a move, how could she not have other methods?
"Chirp!"
A long, eerie cry, like that of a crane, rang out and entered Wang Hao's mind, causing his consciousness to freeze briefly.
"Clang!"
Just then, the True Spirit Sword Intent emitted a sword cry, banishing the crane's long cry from his mind and restoring Wang Hao's consciousness.
Although it was only a momentary pause, in a battle between masters, a single instant can decide everything.
In the end, Wang Hao instinctively raised his arms to protect his chest, only to have his arms pierced by the crane-headed cane carrying sharp Tyrannical Dao true energy. The crane's beak even pierced deep into his heart, just half an inch away from penetrating his vital organs.
Once he regained his senses, Wang Hao decisively withdrew and retreated before the old woman could launch another attack. He glanced at the hole in his arm where she had been stabbed, then his serious gaze fell on her crane-head cane.
" Divine Sense attack?"
He knew very well that the old woman had used some secret method to gather her Divine Sense into the crane-head cane and unleash it along with the attack.
Divine Sense attack is invisible and intangible, making it difficult to detect. Even though he was very careful just now, he almost capsized and fell into a trap.
"Young man, don't be so arrogant. Divine Sense is the foundation of us Xiantian Grandmaster. That barbarian from the Western Regions was killed by you because he lacked the inheritance of Divine Sense, but don't think that Xiantian Grandmaster in the world are such frauds!"
The old woman withdrew her crane-head cane and gave a cold smile, though she was actually quite shocked inside.
This move of hers is known to be invincible; even powerful opponents of the same level can easily fall victim to it if they're not careful. But why did that kid, who had clearly been attacked by Divine Sense, suddenly regain his senses?
This doesn't make sense!
" Great Grandmaster at the Middle Innate is truly extraordinary!"
Wang Hao nodded in agreement, still shaken by what had just happened.
If his True Spirit Sword Intent and Divine Sense cultivation were not weak, he would not have been able to break free just now.
If it were a typical Grandmaster- level expert, it would take at least a year and a half to recover, since that was Divine Sense attack!
To be honest, martial artists at the Early Innate have already begun to come into contact with and Spirit Refinement sense. However, the Early Innate experts have only been in contact with it for a short time and their foundation is insufficient. At most, they can use their Divine Sense to protect themselves, but they cannot launch attacks outside their bodies.
Only those who reach the Middle Innate are barely qualified to use their Divine Sense sense to attack opponents and assist in their own combat.
However, at this First Tier, a martial artist's Divine Sense is still not strong enough, so they must rely on some external forces to make their Divine Sense attacks stable and refined, so as to maximize their destructive effect.
The old woman had just used the crane-headed cane in her hand to unleash that Divine Sense attack, which clearly indicated that the cane was a rare treasure, arousing a sense of greed in Wang Hao.
Wang Hao's approval made the old woman opposite her very proud, and at the same time she secretly breathed a sigh of relief. After all, she really didn't want to go against the Heavenly Demon Sacred Cult behind this kid. The rumors circulating in the martial arts world over the past few months were too terrifying, especially the Wuming Sword Faction's incredible achievements.
But then her expression suddenly turned sinister, because Wang Hao, instead of retreating, took out the Ziwei Soft Sword from his waist again.
This is going to continue!
"Young friend, it's better to resolve conflicts than to let them fester. Let's avoid creating unnecessary trouble!"
The old man who had arrived earlier stepped forward and offered a kind word of advice, clearly not wanting to see Wang Hao and the old woman actually fight.
To be honest, he and that old woman were actually friends.
"You're going to join the war too?"
Wang Hao didn't waste any words and turned his cold gaze directly to the old man. If the other party really wanted to interfere, he wouldn't mind having another opponent.
Although Divine Sense attacks are powerful, one can only use them a few times with the accumulation of Middle Innate Realm cultivation. Only by breaking through to the Late-stage Innate Realm can one use them freely.
Moreover, while attacks of Divine Sense are difficult to defend against, they can be dodged.
To strike an opponent with Divine Sense, you must first lock onto them, and coincidentally, Zhu Yanzu's Impermanence Swordsmanship in disguise mode is very good at dodging.
Therefore, he wasn't worried at all about being unable to defeat those two Middle Innate Realm experts. Even if he couldn't defeat them immediately, he could still stall for time.
When it comes to a protracted war, he considers himself second to none!
After all, he had secretly consumed a lot of precious medicinal herbs before coming here, so he could sustain himself for a whole day in such a fierce battle.
"I was just saying. Since you already have plans, I won't bother you any longer!"
Sensing Wang Hao's coldness, the old man awkwardly retreated. To avoid provoking Wang Hao and causing a misunderstanding, he even retreated to the mountainside to observe the battle, indicating that he had no intention of interfering.
Just kidding, he and that old woman are just ordinary friends. Giving her some advice is already more than enough. He wouldn't want to actually fight!
Putting aside whether he can defeat that prodigy, the losses from starting a war alone are something he can't afford.
It should be noted that battles Innate Innate experts consume their lifespan, so unless absolutely necessary, they rarely fight each other.
He wanted to live a few more years!
"Young man, are you really looking for death?"
After the old man left, the old woman's face became even more pale, and her withered hands gripped her crane-head cane even tighter.
"Stop wasting so much breath! Let's fight!"
Wang Hao retorted impatiently, then flashed to the old woman's side, thrusting out his Ziwei Soft Sword.
Just like the Impermanence Swordsmanship he was using, Wang Hao's figure also began to change unpredictably, even producing afterimages and phantoms, making it difficult for people to see him clearly.
This is the matching movement technique of the Impermanence Swordsmanship, inheriting the true meaning of the Impermanence Swordsmanship. Even Wang Hao himself did not know which way his body would turn next; he was simply moving in accordance with the movement of the Impermanence Swordsmanship.
This put the old woman in a difficult position. After all, for Divine Sense attack to be effective, she had to lock onto the target's location first. Now that this young man was using such a strange movement technique, how was she supposed to lock onto him?
At this moment, a hint of panic finally appeared on the old woman's originally cold and gloomy face. She hurriedly used her heavy crane-head cane to meet the countless purple, Impermanence Sword Qi that were thrusting towards her.
Unfortunately, the Impermanence Sword Qi was unpredictable and impossible to block. After using the Crane Head Cane to shatter most of the Impermanence Sword Qi, he was ultimately pierced through by hundreds of thin strands of Impermanence Sword Qi. Countless meridians in his body were broken, and even his dantian was pierced and destroyed.
You're so vicious!
Realizing her miserable state, the old woman's aged face twisted into a ferocious grimace, and her old eyes filled with chilling resentment.
"Now that you've decided to join the war, let's cut the fluff!"
Wang Hao's expression remained cold. When facing enemies, he didn't care about their identity. Even if they were elderly, he would still attack them without hesitation. In such a life-or-death situation, it was not the time to be respectful to the elderly or care for the young and beautiful, otherwise people would die!
Not to mention, in this martial arts world, the older you get, the more terrifying your strength becomes.
Of course, the reason why the opponent was able to be defeated so easily was not only because the Impermanence Movement Method was used to disable the opponent's Divine Sense attack, but also because the person's physical defense was insufficient and he did not have any protective techniques.
This gave him room to unleash his Impermanence Sword Qi, unlike in the previous two battles where he was completely suppressed.
As the battle here came to an end, the Eastern Depot experts who were watching from the outside skillfully stepped forward and used steel shackles to lock the old woman's hands and feet, then knocked her unconscious and dragged her to the outside.
After dealing with these experts, Wang Hao turned to look at the battlefield where Eunuch Chen and the others were fighting.
At this moment, Eunuch Chen ten companions completely suppressed the eight Confucian School, seemingly on the verge of crushing them at any moment. However, at crucial moments, the ancient swords in the hands of the eight Confucian School would unleash a trace of divine power to help them escape danger.
As a result, although Eunuch Chen ten men held an absolute advantage, they were still unable to defeat their opponents for a long time.
Even more strangely, the eight Confucian School scholars all had unusually calm expressions, even carrying a faint hint of mockery, as if they were waiting for something.
Seeing that Wang Hao had finished his battle, the eight Confucian School all straightened their expressions and, as if they had planned it together, poured a large amount of their Innate True Qi into the ancient swords in their hands to unleash their power.
" Suppress Heaven and Earth!"
Eight clear shouts rang out simultaneously, and then the Eight Extremes Sword Formation, which seemed on the verge of collapse, suddenly condensed completely. Countless sword energies then burst forth from the ancient swords in the hands of the eight people, covering an area of several dozen feet under the enhancement of the Eight Extremes Sword Formation.
Faced with such a dense barrage of sword energy, even with the support of the Ten Directions Certain Kill Great Formation, Eunuch Chen and the others could not withstand it. In the end, they could only helplessly retreat from the battle and avoid the bombardment of countless sword energies.
"Hmph! Your so-called Ten Directions Certain Kill Great Formation is nothing special!"
Qin Yan held his sword in one hand and smiled coldly, his face showing disdain, clearly believing that they had won the contest of formations.
"Your Highness, we have disappointed you!"
The breaking of the formation left Eunuch Chen and the others feeling ashamed and helpless.
They were well aware that their Ten Directions Certain Kill Great Formation was stronger than the Confucian School Eight Extremes Sword Formation, but unfortunately, their opponent was too arrogant and far more advanced than them, so in the end they could only helplessly have their formation broken.
"It's alright. After all, you've only been learning the Ten Directions Certain Kill for a few days, so it's normal that you haven't grasped the essence of the formation. Besides, the Ten Directions Certain Kill was a killing move created by Wu Wudi at the Grandmaster Realm, so it's not suitable for battles involving Innate Realm experts."
Furthermore, you haven't even cultivated the Ten Strong Martial Arts; you've already done quite well to have fought this far!
Wang Hao calmly offered a few words of encouragement, without blaming Eunuch Chen and the others.
After all, even he had to take the eight ancient swords of the Confucian School seriously. Although Eunuch Chen and the others were strong, they still couldn't overcome the huge gap in equipment. It was really quite remarkable that they had managed to hold on until now.
Most importantly, the Ten Directions Certain Kill Combination Formation was not created specifically for Eunuch Chen and others, but rather to truly perfect the Ten Strong Martial Arts.
Wang Hao didn't know much about the Ten Strong Martial Arts. To be precise, the descriptions of the Ten Strong Martial Arts in Feng Yun Feng Yun comics and TV series were not detailed. He only knew that in addition to the ten basic ultimate techniques, the Ten Strong Martial Arts also had a few killing moves.
These are Ten Directions Certain Kill, Slaughter in All Ten Directions, Annihilation in All Ten Directions, and Invincible in All Ten Directions.
He didn't know the specifics of those four deadly moves, but he could make them up on the spot!
All four killing moves are named after the ten directions, so they must be a fusion and application of those ten basic martial arts. Therefore, the Ten Directions Certain Kill Great Formation he created needs to be based on the ten basic martial arts of the Ten Strong Martial Arts to be used in combination, so as to maximize its power.
Therefore, although Eunuch Chen and the others could also unleash the Ten Directions Certain Kill Great Formation, its power was hard to say, otherwise it would not have been so easily broken.
At this point, Wang Hao continued his boastful bluff, "Although the Ten Directions Certain Kill is just a combined attack technique created by Wu Wudi when he was at the Grandmaster Realm, it is enough for you to benefit from for a lifetime. It's just a pity that I have only grasped the basics of this move and have not mastered the essence of the Ten Directions Certain Kill. I hope that you can evolve and perfect it in the future."
Furthermore, once you return, you should intensify your training in the Foundation Establishment Chapter of the Ten Strong Martial Arts; that is the proper way to unleash the Ten Directions Certain Kill Great Formation.
In the end, Wang Hao couldn't help but use a reprimanding tone.
He had high expectations for these ten "peerless beauties" of Eunuch Chen. Perhaps the Sunflower Manual, which they cultivated through self-castration, was a yin-feminine method, but after completing the Celestial Person Transformation human, they would have the ability to transform Yin and Yang, and could completely convert the power of extreme yin into extreme yang.
In this way, one can use almost all martial arts techniques, and even those with powerful and fierce styles will not lose any power; in fact, they will become even stronger.
Therefore, these ten people are the most suitable to cultivate the Ten Strong Martial Arts, and their cultivation speed will definitely be astonishingly fast. Perhaps they can reach the pinnacle in just two or three years.
When the Ten Directions Certain Kill Great Formation is set up, it will likely be able to contend with even Great Grandmaster at the Peak Innate Realm.