"Thank you for your kind offer, Mr. Ximen, but I do not wish to leave the Central Plains for the Bubai being!"
After a moment's hesitation, Dongfang Bai ultimately rejected Wang Hao's proposal, which secretly relieved Wang Hao.
He was genuinely afraid that the girl would agree, and then he'd be in real trouble.
After all, he knew his own family best. The Heavenly Demon Sacred Cult and the overseas martial arts world were all fabrications to deceive people. Even his current identity as Ximen Chuixue was a hoax.
If this girl had actually agreed to go to sea with him, he wouldn't know where he would have taken her.
I only said that before to make the performance seem more realistic.
"Since that's the case, I won't insist. However, you must be careful. Today, your Ancient Emperor Bloodline Lineage has been exposed, and you will definitely be targeted by the Net Trap."
Nodding, Wang Hao solemnly gave his instructions.
"I will be careful!"
Nodding, Dongfang Bai drew his longsword and solemnly said, "My martial arts are based on the Dao of Extreme Yang, and I have created my own Bubai Swordsmanship. I humbly request your appraisal, sir!"
"Please!"
After saying this, Wang Hao stood with his sword upright, his expression suddenly turning into an extreme coldness and ruthlessness. In particular, his eyes were devoid of any emotional fluctuation, like a heartless and desireless god, giving everyone a strange feeling of being incredibly small, like ants.
Everyone who came to their senses was utterly astonished, even the eight Confucian School patriarchs with the highest cultivation levels showed expressions of shock.
They had just been affected by each other's strange power, feeling as if they were facing the gods and spirits, and experiencing a chilling aura that was both captivating and terrifying.
Just as he had said before, it was as cold as ice and as frigid as snow!
How could this junior's Dao of the Ruthless Divine Sword be so bizarre?
That's right, Wang Hao just used a special mental technique, a variant of the knock-off Ice Heart Instruction, specifically developed to match the disguise of Ximen Chuixue.
Although Ximen Chuixue is not described as much as Ye Gucheng in Gu Long's writing, he still captures the essence of the story.
The essence of Ximen Chuixue's Sword Dao can be summed up in one word: sincerity!
Be sincere with the sword, and be sincere with people!
Beyond that, there is ruthlessness. Even Ximen Chuixue left his wife for his own Sword Dao, completely embarking on the Merciless Sword Dao, and thus reaching the true path of Invincible.
It's hard to summarize being sincere with a sword and with people, but being ruthless is not difficult; you just need to completely suppress your emotions.
The Ice Heart Instruction is a special mental technique for suppressing emotions, but it is not thorough. Therefore, Wang Hao created an enhanced version based on it. The moment it is used, all of his emotions are suppressed, and he hypnotizes himself, imagining himself as a high and mighty, emotionless and desireless god.
That wasn't all; Wang Hao even conjured up the image of a real deity.
In a low-level martial arts world like the Smiling, Proud Wanderer, Proud Wanderer, gods and immortals naturally don't exist. But in the Primordial Great World, gods, immortals, and Buddhas are as numerous as dogs. Wang Hao had seen many such beings in his previous life in the Primordial World.
Although they are all the lowest grade items, they are enough for contemplating a few things and showing off.
With Innate Divine Sense as a foundation, visualization is not difficult, and one can directly Simulation a trace of the special Divine Charm of a deity.
It was precisely because of this special Divine Charm that everyone present was affected, even the eight patriarchs of Confucian School were not spared.
Everyone around was affected, let alone Dongfang Bai, who was the main target.
At this moment, Dongfang Bai felt immense pressure, especially from the other party's cold, ruthless, and aloof eyes, which were truly like those of a god from mythology, revealing an extreme ruthlessness that regarded all living beings as ants.
"Take this!"
Unable to contain himself, Dongfang Bai struck first, thrusting his Sword One straight at Wang Hao opposite him.
This sword strike has nothing to do with anything but speed!
Not only was his sword strike swift, but his movement speed was also extremely fast; before anyone could even react, he appeared in front of Wang Hao.
This sword strike caused the pupils of over 90% of the martial arts practitioners present to shrink sharply, realizing that they would definitely not be able to withstand it.
Even some Xiantian Grandmaster Realm showed a more solemn expression, clearly not daring to underestimate this sword strike.
Faced with this sword strike, Wang Hao parried it with his sword as if he had foreseen it.
Before the two swords could clash, Dongfang Bai's sword technique changed, thrusting towards Wang Hao's left shoulder with the same extreme speed.
Wang Hao reacted quickly, parrying with his sword once more. The two continued to exchange blows and change moves, with Dongfang Bai transforming into a red shadow and rapidly circling around Wang Hao, attacking him from head to toe with his long sword.
Strangely, the two swords never clashed, indicating that they had both reached a pinnacle in their techniques.
Although the two swords never seem to clash, the risks involved are far greater, because once they do, the outcome will be decided, and it could even be a matter of life and death.
Those martial arts practitioners who came were no weaklings; at the very least, they all possessed Super-First-Rate cultivation. Naturally, they could sense the terrifying nature of this bizarre battle. Many of them turned pale and broke out in a cold sweat, clearly terrified.
Your defense was perfect!
A flash of red, Dongfang Bai withdrew from the battle, his expression filled with admiration.
She had just pushed her swordsmanship to its limit, even exceeding her usual level; in terms of technique alone, it was already the peak of her current skill.
Even so, they still couldn't find a flaw in the opponent's swordplay. The opponent's defense was absolutely impenetrable. Continuing to fight like this would be pointless, and it was time to move on to the First Tier of the offensive.
Your offense was flawless!
Wang Hao commented indifferently, "This comes from the heart."
He didn't hold back in this battle. Although he remained on the defensive, it was a strategy of defense and counterattack. Once Dongfang Bai showed even the slightest weakness, he could launch a counterattack.
Unfortunately, this girl not only had perfect movement skills, but her swordsmanship was also flawless, leaving him with no chance to retaliate.
He was quite pleased with this; his martial arts manuals hadn't been given away in vain!
Of course, the most important thing is that the Fortune contained in those manuals allows this girl to easily enter a state of enlightenment, which is quite extraordinary.
At this moment, Dongfang Bai was no weaker than the Qi Refinement of the Legend of Qin, and was even stronger.
After all, the world's consciousness is giving her a cheat code; even the Sage of the Hundred Schools of Thought from the Legend of Qin would have to kneel before her.
"I'm going all out now, so watch out!"
With a solemn reminder, Dongfang Bai channeled his Innate Extreme Yang Qi into the longsword in his hand. The originally cold blade suddenly turned a dark red and emitted an astonishing heat.
A wave of heat radiated outwards from Dongfang Bai, and even martial arts practitioners who were two hundred feet away could feel the heat.
This left everyone deeply shocked, giving them a new understanding of Dongfang Bai's so-called Lesser Shaoyang Physique.
"Hiss!"
Wang Hao remained silent, his expression still cold and ruthless. However, he also began to manipulate the Innate Sword Qi within his body and incorporated a portion of lightning power sealed within his Spirit Sea, integrating it into the Innate Sword Qi to form an Innate Thunder Sword Qi.
A dark blue electric light flickered continuously on the sword, and even Wang Hao's body occasionally crackled with electricity.
During his last trip to the Bohai Sea to meet Zhou Xueyi, he took the opportunity to obtain a sample of her blood. He then used a secret method to integrate her bloodline into his own, thus gaining access to her Bloodline Divine Ability.
He even collected several portions of Xiaolongnü's lightning power and sealed them in his Spirit Sea for future use, which is how he fused them to create the current Innate Thunder Sword Qi.
Bloodline fusion is not uncommon in the Primordial Great World. The methods used are not much different from those used for the first fusion with other bloodlines, but the risks involved are greater.
If one is not careful, the two bloodlines can clash, which can be extremely dangerous.
Therefore, to fuse two or more bloodlines, two points must be followed: first, one's own physical strength must be strong enough to withstand the conflicts in the early stages of bloodline fusion.
Secondly, the bloodlines to be merged must not have excessively strong conflicts or contradictions; there must be at least one point of convergence.
Thirdly, the bloodlines fused together cannot be too powerful, otherwise it's tantamount to courting death.
Wang Hao's physical strength is beyond doubt. He mainly cultivates the path of Body Refinement and has the potential boost of the Nine Revolutions of Samsara Technique. Now, apart from his strength and Bloodline Power not undergoing a qualitative transformation, his physical strength is already comparable to that of a third-level Body Refinement cultivator in the Mortal Realm Third Tier.
Secondly, there is no conflict or opposition between his bloodline and that girl Zhou Xueyi's, which provides a basis for their integration.
The third point, and the most important one.
The bloodlines of the ferocious beasts in the Smiling Proud Wanderer World are extremely rare and thin. Even the bloodlines of those exotic beasts are only slightly stronger than those of ordinary ferocious beasts.
Even if a conflict erupts between bloodlines of this caliber, it won't have a significant impact.
Based on this, Wang Hao successfully integrated Zhou Xueyi Xueyi's bloodline. When he returned by ship, he stayed in the cabin to do this and to adapt to the thunderous divine power.
"Now it's my turn to attack!"
With a nonchalant remark, Wang Hao flashed with Teleportation and appeared in front of Dongfang Bai as if by teleportation. He also launched a straight thrust, his sword crackling with Innate Thunder Sword Qi, shimmering with a chilling light.
Dongfang Bai met the attack head-on without flinching, his blazing Innate Extreme Yang Sword Qi condensing on the blade, radiating an extremely intense heat.
This time, unlike before, their longswords clashed fiercely, sparks of intense heat and flashes of eerie blue lightning scattering and blasting the ground into charred craters.
After their initial clash, the two fought with lightning speed, their longswords disappearing from sight due to their incredible speed. Only the constantly scattering sparks and eerie blue lightning reminded everyone that the two were still locked in combat.
This was because the two were moving too fast, exceeding the limits of human vision, making them appear as if they had disappeared.
Only those with Innate strength could vaguely see the sword shadows of both sides. Even the eight Confucian School patriarchs, who had the highest cultivation levels present, could only barely make out this extreme sword speed.
The speed at which the two drew their swords was simply too fast!
This is indeed true. The Sunflower Manual, which Dongfang Bai mainly cultivates, is known for its speed, and Dongfang Bai's mutated version is much faster than the orthodox self-castration cultivation method.
If the speed of cultivating the Sunflower Manual through castration is one, then Dongfang Bai's speed at this moment is three, more than three times faster.
With this kind of enhancement, it will naturally be very fast.
Wang Hao on the other side was no less impressive. He was already quite fast, and the stimulation of his body by the power of lightning caused his speed to increase even further, making him a match for Dongfang Bai.
In addition, the Innate Thunder Sword Qi and Innate Extreme Yang Sword Qi that the two of them gathered were extraordinary. The Innate Thunder Sword Qi was extremely Tyrannical Dao, and the lightning power it carried could paralyze the opponent's body as long as it entered the body.
Dongfang Bai's Innate Extreme Yang Sword Qi was equally formidable; the destructive power generated by that extreme high temperature was terrifying, capable of cutting through even divine weapons of the level of Ten-Thousand-Refined True Steel.
Even with Wang Hao's current physical cultivation level, he wouldn't dare to directly confront it.