Chapter 1548 - 1443: Self-Detonation
Filled with indomitable fighting spirit, Qin Hao’s face was brimming with excitement.
Opposite him, the spirit entity seemed to also sense the opponent’s battle intent, revealing a gratified smile: "I sense that my opponent is extraordinarily strong. I hope you can satisfy me!"
As soon as the words fell, the Punishment Hall Elder’s spirit entity took a step forward.
Whoosh!
It transformed into a blurred figure, bringing forth afterimages, and reached the front instantly with an astonishing speed!
So fast!!!
Qin Hao’s eyes narrowed as he barely lifted his hand to block.
Bang!
The spirit entity’s fist smashed into Qin Hao’s arm, emitting the sound of fine iron clashing.
Qin Hao staggered back several steps, barely regaining his footing before shaking his hand, appearing extremely surprised.
"This younger version of the Punishment Hall Elder is so strong!" He was exceedingly astonished in his heart.
In terms of physical strength and speed, Qin Hao hadn’t been bested for a long time.
But from that recent strike, it seemed the Punishment Hall Elder’s speed wasn’t inferior to his own; in terms of speed, it seemed to be slightly superior!
This realization made Qin Hao both surprised and irritated.
"How could I possibly lose to an old geezer like you! I won’t accept it!"
With a vigorous shout, Qin Hao’s silhouette vanished from where he stood, reappearing in front of the spirit entity.
"Thrusting Fist!"
Qin Hao’s fist struck out like a cannonball, landing directly and forcefully towards the chest of the spirit entity.
"Thunk!"
The spirit entity crossed its arms in front of its chest, forcefully withstanding the punch.
Boom!
In a resounding explosion, the spirit entity was sent flying back. Upon landing, it stumbled before crashing into a stone pillar to finally steady itself.
The spirit entity, though mindless, possessed instinctual combat prowess.
Through instinct, it sensed the opponent’s strength from that punch.
"Old man! Now you see I’m not easy to mess with, right?"
Qin Hao stood full of pride, clenching his fist.
That punch just now fused both martial arts and spiritual technique, and its effect was extremely impressive. More than just thrilling, it was exceedingly satisfying to see the opponent take a hit.
Unfortunately, this Punishment Hall Elder displayed no emotion.
It merely regarded Qin Hao coldly, and then, the surrounding spiritual energy vibrated.
"Wind Spirit!"
As the words rang out, the spirit entity swiped its arms, abruptly forming a tornado from the surrounding spiritual energy.
As the tornado formed, this space turned murderous and solemn.
The area within the tornado’s ravaging path unleashed shards of stones, ceilings, and walls.
"Go!"
The spirit entity pointed distantly, as the tornado surged ferociously towards Qin Hao.
"Oh boy!"
Qin Hao’s eyes narrowed, yet he showed no retreat, brimming instead with intense battle intent.
"Let’s see whether your tornado or my bloodline is stronger!"
With a mighty shout, Qin Hao bit into his forefinger.
At that moment, the long-lost Power of Bloodline erupted forth, and Qin Hao felt himself transform into a blaze of fire! A flame capable of burning the heavens and earth!
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
In the next moment, Qin Hao soared into the air, like a bird gliding through the sky.
In truth, he wasn’t flying; his strength was so immense that a single step surprisingly achieved flight.
Even while in mid-air, his foot pressed thrice in the air.
Accelerated by sheer raw power, his speed in mid-air increased thrice, reaching a bloodline speed invisible to the naked eye.
At this moment, Qin Hao realized that upon reaching the Innate Realm as a cultivator, the power of his bloodline became even more formidable, bringing an unprecedented boost!
"Break!"
In an instant, Qin Hao arrived before the tornado, his massive fist crackling with electric light, striking fiercely.
Boom! Pop!
The tornado exploded under that punch, scattering countless wind blades in all directions.
Standing at the center of the clash, Qin Hao was subjected to the most attacks from the wind blades.
In a matter of moments, his entire body was drenched in blood, with all wounds inflicted by the wind blades!
On the other side, facing the incoming wind blades, the spirit entity merely raised its arm indifferently.
A spiritual energy shield formed thereafter.
Clink, clink, clink, clink!
Various wind blades struck the shield, making crisp sounds, leaving countless marks on it without breaking through.
Protected, the spirit entity remained unscathed, watching the scene ahead with a cold gaze.
Ting!
As the last wind blade vanished, the spiritual energy shield reached its limit and shattered.
The spirit entity, previously squinting its eyes, suddenly opened them wide upon seeing a figure approaching.
"Die!"
A roar echoed, and the scarred Qin Hao struck out with fingers like lightning.
At that moment, the space was illuminated with electric light, as immense killing intent swept across.
Bloodline, ultimate secret techniques, spiritual techniques...
It could be said that this strike was a manifestation of Qin Hao’s extreme exploitation of all his skills.
He was confident that even if an Elder in the Qi Condensation Realm stood before him, he had the ability to directly strike them down!
However, the spirit entity exhibited no sign of sensing any crisis.
With a cold demeanor, it faced everything, then coolly uttered a single word: "Explode!"
In the next moment, flames erupted from its chest, spreading outward with the heart at the center.
When Qin Hao’s Wumei Finger pierced the heart of the Punishment Hall Elder, what he saw was the latter’s smug smile: "You’re strong, but you can’t defeat me..."
The next moment.
Boom!
The spirit entity suddenly exploded, and under the massive shockwave, Qin Hao was sent flying.
While still airborne, his entire body racked with pain, feeling as though it was about to fall apart.
Crash!
He crashed against the stone wall behind him, the protruding stones tearing his back open, splattering blood all over the wall.
Crash!
As Qin Hao collapsed onto the ground, he was wholly conscious of what "helplessness" meant.
At this time, suffering from the aftereffects of the Power of Bloodline, combined with the pain from the explosion, Qin Hao was so weak he couldn’t even lift a finger.
Yet even in this state, he glared at the empty space ahead with an angry expression, using the last of his strength to roar: "Damn Punishment Hall Elder! You’d rather self-destruct than let me win! Sore loser trash!"
Just now, at the critical moment, Qin Hao’s Wumei Finger had already bloomed, and in an instant, it could have taken the life of the spirit entity.
But fate was not so kind; who would have thought this spirit entity would be so shameless as to self-destruct!
So in the end, even though Qin Hao managed to kill the opponent, he was also grievously injured in the self-destructive explosion.
In sum, this battle ended up in a draw.
"In a fair fight, I would have won, but who could have imagined the Punishment Hall Elder would be so shameless!"
Qin Hao was truly so infuriated that his face turned pale.
Swoosh!
Up ahead, amidst the emptiness, there was a flash of green light, and a brand new Punishment Hall Elder appeared, still gazing at Qin Hao with cold eyes.
"Damn!" Qin Hao cursed.