Humm!
Sword qi exploded downward. The city gates were one hundred meters tallâsuch a distance was the limit of what martial master attacks could reach. And yet, the sword qi shot straight at Wang Ming.
The handsome supernatural didnât think much of Li Hao casually swinging his sword around. They were one hundred meters away!
However, the hairs on the back of his neck stood up the next moment and even his hair bristled on his head. He coalesced ten thousand swords without another word!
The ray of sword qi broke through all of them in an uproarious clamor, leaving behind a stunned Wang Ming who couldnât believe his eyes. Liu Long roared and punched outwardâWaves Assaulting the Sky!
Boom!
The ray of sword qi began to decay after colliding with a massive wave and a Dominator at such close range. Although he overcame the sword qi, Liu Long goggled at his fist. It was speckled with blood and there were cuts that ran to the bone!
A casual ray of sword qi from Li Hao from one hundred meters away had nearly killed a Sunflare. Meanwhile, a Dominator as Liu Long barely managed to rebuff it!
Up in the sky, Li Hao also blinked with surprise. How... was this possible? He hadnât put much force behind his blow, heâd just waved a hand according to the habits of the imperial majesty whose body heâd occupied before.
How had this happened??
He jumped down from the city gates and stared at the two, saying with difficulty after a while, âWere you two... putting on an act?â
â......â Sweat dripped down the side of Wang Mingâs face and he gaped at Li Hao like he was seeing a demon. He trembled as he cursed, âYou wanted to kill me! You absolutely wanted to kill me so your secrets would stay safe!â
Damn it, heâd almost died just now!
âHow is that blow so strong?â Liu Long also frowned.
âI donât know!â Li Hao scratched his head. âI really donât, it was just a casual swing...â
He waved his hand again as he spoke. Wang Ming paled and ducked for cover, but there was no ensuing ray of sword qi cutting through the air this time.
Li Hao remained staring blankly while Liu Long contemplated with furrowed brows. âDid you attain some kind of enlightenment just now? Were you in a state of comprehension?â
âEnlightenment?â Li Hao didnât know whether to laugh or cry, or even how to explain himself. âIf watching someone kill people is enlightenment... then I suppose so!â
Heâd simply seen someone kill others moments ago; perhaps it was a remarkable feat. As the young man thought back to how the imperial majesty had slain enemies with one stroke, maybe that was the enlightenment part of his experience. He hadnât seen anything from the fiend that mowed down enemies on the battlefield and thus, didnât learn anything.
Li Hao exhaled softlyâthe stroke heâd just deployed wasnât continuously available to him. He needed to digest his findings first! It was only now that he realized that while that blow hadnât seemed like much, his body was devoid of internal force. It was a similar result to when he used the Incantation of the Blade of Blood. He hadnât even noticed that his energy was being depleted!
What a terrifying finding! No wonder Ole Wang had been so horrified that he almost peed his pants. Li Hao had emptied his internal force with just a casual wave! Even though the blow hadnât been aimed at Wang Ming and there was no aura powering it, one had to keep in mind that heâd just killed mid Solar Zhang Ting with a single stroke!
Li Hao didnât know how to respond to the sight of Wang Ming scurrying around for hiding places. âStop running, no one wants to kill you! Would you still be alive if anyone wanted to?â
Wang Ming glared at him from a safe distance and cursed loudly. This guy is too dangerous!
Liu Long also looked up into the sky, but didnât read anything from the two characters. At a loss and dejected, it looked like this opportunity wasnât for him.
Li Hao raised his head, then quickly lowered it again. Forget it, there was no taking these characters with him. He couldnât touch them. Perhaps thereâd be a chance to in the future. He still needed to take some time to digest what heâd gained.
It wasnât like anyone other than him had freedom of movement. He finally had the effort to spare for the inner city.
All remained quiet on the cityâs front, but he soon saw a ball of light heading their way. Instead of a Solar, it looked to be a Sunflare. The young man didnât know who it was as it was too far away to be clearly identified.
âSomeoneâs coming!â Li Hao called out a reminder. Wang Ming and Liu Long quickly stood together and looked into the city. There was only a dim avenue in front of them with no one to be seen.
Just as Wang Ming felt that Li Hao was pulling one over them, a form materialized in the gloom. Someone from Yama!
Two Sunflares had entered on the Yama side, but this one wasnât the one whoâd threatened Liu Long. It was the other Sunflare. The figure paused to see others at the gates, but quickly relaxed. There were only three of them! One Dominator, one initial Sunflare, and one Sunderer...
Although he was just a mid Sunflare himself, there was nothing to be afraid of. He wouldnât necessarily lose if it came down to a fight. He just didnât want to take action at the moment.
Li Hao and his comrades focused on the bundle in the returneeâs hands. It was a piece of clothing wrapped around something.
âWe can take things from the houses?â Wang Ming asked with surprise, excitement bubbling up again. No wonder no one had come out yet. They were rich if they could loot the houses! Whoâd want to come out then!
âTake a look yourself!â the person responded coldly. He grunted when he saw the three blocking the gates, âMove!â
He wanted out! Although they couldnât leave the ruins at the moment, he didnât want to stay inside the city anymore. It was a bit dangerous. Heâd already gotten his hands on treasure. He might not make it out if he indulged in greed and continued to stay. Not to mention, heâd have to turn everything in if he brought out too much treasure. He wouldnât be able to keep much for himself.
Wang Ming smiled when he saw Li Hao remain silent. âNow, letâs not be in a rush,â he said curiously. âWeâd like to know more about the situation inside the city. Why are you the only one out and what are you holding?â
The Yama memberâs face darkened. What, are you three planning on robbing me?
âItâs pretty much the same inside and outside the city,â he answered calmly and slowly shifted away. âWe canât enter the closed houses, but some houses have their doors open. We didnât dare enter at first, but then found out after some experimentation that those were accessible. So everyone split up to search for houses with open doors and take whatever trifles we can find...â
âThen letâs take a look!â Wang Ming continued seriously. âWeâll let you go if it really isnât worth anything!â
âAre you looking to die?!â the person erupted with anger. âDo you really think you can do anything to me?â
He didnât want to fight only because he did have some treasure in his hands. These guys looked piss poor, what was the point in killing them? Not to mention, it was three against one at the end of the day. How great a loss it would be if a mishap happened and he died to them!
âDidnât the Revolution King and others go to the pagoda?â Li Hao asked. âWhy is there no sign of movement or them coming out yet?â
âI donât know.â The Yama powerhouse frowned. âGo take a look yourself if you want to know!â
âYou donât know anything... Yama is nothing good!â Li Hao snorted, suddenly seized by the urge to kill someone. Uh oh, Iâm being affected by that killing demon.
He suddenly slashed out with his sword!
The Yama member flew into a rage. How dare a Sunderer attack him! He courted death! He would kill these three first if he had toâdo you really think Iâm a pushover??
Earth energy surged as he waved a great ax into being, he was an earth supernatural. Sword qi arrived as soon as his weapon formed.
Pfft!
The sword qi pierced through the defenses of earth energy and ran through his throat. A wooden look entered the Yama powerhouseâs eyes.
Iâm... dead?
Li Hao didnât care what he thought. He darted forward to add a blow to ensure his targetâs death. A gleeful Wang Ming rushed forward without needing his colleague to say anything and began cleaning up the corpse, collecting mysterious power. A mosquitoâs leg was still meat, not to mention that almost three hundred cubes of mysterious power were available from a Sunflare.
It was a pity that he was an earth supernatural, however, and not metal.
Li Hao turned his sights to the bundle, but the three paused when it was open. What was this? A bundle of stones?
Yet, Li Haoâs breathing deepened as he studied it closely. Wang Ming didnât realize it at first and thought the bundle really did contain rocks. After a while, however, he swallowed hard.
âThese... these... seem to be... mysterious power stones!â
âWhat?â Liu Long asked blankly. He didnât sense anything out of the ordinary, these were just rocks.
âThese... are treasures that powerhouses found in ancient ruins,â Wang Ming explained haltingly. âOne stone contains a lot of mysterious power! And... it might be of different attributes. The... key thing is that the energy inside these rocks is very pure and abundant! One rock might hold hundreds or even thousands of cubes...â
The handsome supernatural was stunned beyond belief. âThey... were discovered in other ruins before, but... there might be only two or three rocks per ruin. Itâs said that Red Moon rose so swiftly because they found a large cache of mysterious power stones!
âTheyâre also the key to replenishing origin weapons. The Night Watchers... have them too. Didnât I say before that each faction has their own way of raising rookies and creating mysterious power?
âThese rocks are the best resource! Origin weapons can swiftly distill large sums of mysterious power from them and they can also be used to strengthen origin weapons...â Wang Ming swallowed hard once more. âThis guy got his hands on two dozen of them??â
Indeed, there were approximately two dozen rocks inside the bundle. They were rich! They were truly rich!
No wonder heâd been in such a hurry to run. If itâd been Wang Ming laying hands on such a fortune, heâd run as fast as his legs would carry him!
Not only would he run, but he would hide!
Once this treasure was discovered by others, Solars and above might come in pursuit of him. Mysterious power stones were very valuable! One or two of them might be given a pass, but a dozen at once??
Liu Long and Li Hao were likewise stunned. Just one piece of these things was worth hundreds or even a thousand cubes? These ruins were too rich! This was just the harvest from houses with open doors, what of the ones that were closed? Unbelievable! Were the others collecting this many stones as well?