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"Get out of here—!!"
Enraged, Qian Renxue unleashed her angelic soul power like a volcanic eruption, sending a powerful golden shockwave blasting Xuan Hao, who was gripping the Holy Sword, back several meters.
Her chest heaved violently; her once exquisite outfit was now torn in several places, revealing bruises all over her exposed skin.
She stared intently at the still-energetic little monster opposite her, her heart churning with turmoil.
She now finally understood why Liu Erlong had been beaten so badly.
Absolute power, absolute speed, coupled with near-abnormal defensive capabilities, and the suffocating bloodline suppression that even dragon-type martial souls felt...
If this brawl continues like a brute, even if she's a Soul King, or even a Soul Emperor, she'll be crushed to the ground by this kid today!
"We must decide the outcome with a single blow!"
Qian Renxue's eyes sharpened, and she no longer hesitated.
The sacred sword in her hand shone brightly once more.
This time, she mobilized almost all the remaining soul power in her body, and the golden flames burned almost white, causing the surrounding space to distort slightly due to the high temperature.
Only such an extreme attack could possibly break through this kid's turtle shell!
But...
Just as she was about to make her move, Qian Renxue looked at her arrogant but only nine-year-old junior brother opposite her, and a moment of hesitation flashed through her mind.
If this sword were to strike with full force, and if this kid were to overconfidently try to take the hit... wouldn't it just split him in two?
"No, I want that treasure, not his life."
With this thought in mind, Qian Renxue gritted her teeth and forcibly withdrew half of the soul power she had gathered.
Half the strength!
That should be enough to break his defenses, teach him a lesson, but not kill him!
"The Holy Sword—Slash!!"
Qian Renxue swung her sword down, and the Angel Domain instantly locked onto Xuan Hao's aura.
This sword strike was unavoidable!
"Oh? You want to play?"
Xuan Hao looked at the sword strike, which, despite its impressive momentum, clearly lacked staying power, and was somewhat surprised.
Senior sister, being merciful to the enemy on the battlefield is being cruel to yourself.
Since you're being so polite, then I won't be polite either!
"Third Soul Skill - Golden Dragon Body!!"
Buzz—!
The blood-red light on Xuan Hao's body suddenly receded, replaced by a thick layer of protective divine light that resembled liquid gold!
This is a soul skill from Arou, a 100,000-year-old soft-boned rabbit, and it is also Xuanhao's strongest defensive divine skill at present!
Golden Dragon Body: Increases your defense by 300% for three seconds!
While in this state, all physical and energy attacks received will be converted into your own power!
The stronger the opponent's attack, the more terrifying your counterattack will be!
If your defense is breached, you will suffer double the backlash.
But with Xuan Hao's current physical condition, plus the triple defense boost, how could Qian Renxue's sword strike, which only had 50% of its power, possibly break through his defense?
dream!
"clang--!!!"
Xuan Hao did not dodge, but instead raised his right claw and caught the sword head-on!
A terrifyingly high temperature erupted instantly, and incandescent holy flames clung to his arm like a persistent affliction, burning it wildly.
However, a scene that horrified Qian Renxue occurred.
The sacred energy that should have been indestructible and purifying vanished the moment it came into contact with the golden light on Xuan Hao's body, as if it had disappeared into the sea!
No! It didn't disappear!
It was absorbed!
As divine energy continued to be injected, the golden light on Xuan Hao's body grew brighter and brighter, and the power fluctuations on his dragon claws also increased wildly!
"What...what kind of soul skill is this?!"
Qian Renxue panicked completely.
"Senior sister, is this all you've done?"
Despite the immense pressure, Xuan Hao grinned, a smile that appeared particularly ferocious under the golden light.
"Looks like you underestimated me!"
"If you don't go all out, you're really going to lose!"
"asshole!!"
Qian Renxue was completely enraged. What kind of time is this?!
This kid is still provoking her?!
Proud as she is, how could she tolerate being so disrespected?!
"Break!!"
Qian Renxue no longer held back, pouring all of the remaining half of her soul power into the sword!
"boom--!!"
The power of the sacred sword surged, and the terrifying pressure instantly bent Xuan Hao's knees.
"That's more like it!"
A sharp glint flashed in Xuan Hao's eyes.
Just as the power of the Holy Sword reached its peak, the transformation effect of the Golden Dragon Body also reached its limit!
"Smash it!!"
"hold head high--!!!"
With a deafening dragon roar, Xuan Hao's right claw suddenly exerted force, and the terrifying power that had been accumulating for a long time instantly erupted!
"Snap—!!"
The sacred sword that contained all of Qian Renxue's soul power was crushed into countless fragments, just like fragile glass!
"puff--!!"
The backlash from her soul power caused Qian Renxue's face to turn deathly pale instantly.
She coughed up a mouthful of blood and flew backward like a kite with a broken string.
"It's not over yet!"
Xuan Hao showed no sign of stopping.
With a flap of its wings, the dragon moved like lightning, instantly catching up with Qian Renxue, who was flying backwards.
He reached out his large hand, grabbed Qian Renxue's slender waist, and then suddenly flipped over in the air, dragging her down to the ground like a meteorite!
"BOOM—!!!"
Smoke and dust rose, and gravel flew everywhere.
When the smoke and dust cleared.
Yue Guan and Gui Mei only saw Xuan Hao kneeling on the ground, while the noble Qian Renxue was lying in a sorry state in the pile of rubble beneath him.
At this moment, Qian Renxue was exhausted, her soul power was depleted, her physical strength was exhausted, and she was in excruciating pain all over her body.
She didn't even have the strength to move a finger.
She could only watch helplessly as Xuan Hao raised his huge golden dragon claw high and smashed it down on her face!
"No..."
Qian Renxue's pupils contracted, and she instinctively closed her eyes.
Is my face going to be disfigured?
"call--"
A strong wind howled, ruffling the stray hairs on her forehead.
The expected excruciating pain did not come.
Qian Renxue's eyelashes trembled as she slowly opened her eyes.
The ferocious dragon claw came to a steady stop less than a centimeter from the tip of her nose.
"call..."
Qian Renxue finally felt a huge weight lifted from her heart and let out a long sigh of relief.
Thankfully... although this kid is a bastard, he still has some conscience and didn't actually do it.
However.
She hadn't quite let out a sigh of relief yet.
"It's really not good to be proven wrong, after all, we still need to make a living from this."
Xuan Hao withdrew his fist, a devilish smile suddenly appearing on his face:
"But... if you do something wrong, you always have to be punished."
"What...what do you want to do?!"
Looking at that smile, Qian Renxue suddenly felt an extremely ominous premonition, even more terrifying than when she had just faced that punch!
"hey-hey."
Xuan Hao didn't answer. He simply reached out and hoisted Qian Renxue onto his shoulder like a sack of potatoes!
Then--
*Smack!!!*
A crisp, resounding slap, even echoing, suddenly rang out in the silent valley!
"ah!!!"
Qian Renxue let out a scream, completely stunned.
The burning pain from her buttocks shot straight to her brain, leaving her mind blank for a moment.
He...he actually...spanked me?!
"Slap! Slap! Slap!"
Xuan Hao didn't care what she was thinking.
He raised his hand and struck, each strike heavier and louder than the last.
"Serves you right for being so arrogant!
Serves you right for trying to cut me with a sword!
Serves you right for threatening me!"
"Do you submit?! I'm asking you, do you submit?!"
With each word he spoke, Xuan Hao's hand fell mercilessly.
The crisp sound struck Qian Renxue's pride again and again.
As the high-ranking young master of the Spirit Hall and the crown prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, when had she ever received such treatment in her life?!
The physical pain was completely overwhelmed by the psychological shame at that moment.
"Xuan Hao!! I'm going to kill you!!!"
Qian Renxue burst into tears of shame and indignation, tears streaming down her face.
"Smack!!"
"Kill me? Wait till you get off my shoulder!"
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