In Cloud Top World, Qin Hao moved swiftly through mountains, rivers, and forests. Due to the mist's restriction on sight and perception, Qin Hao chose not to fly, but rather to advance rapidly by running on the ground.
After continuously adjusting his direction, Qin Hao quickly arrived at the location of Cloud Top World's largest lake, which was also the location of the pirate group he had chosen as his target this time.
Upon entering the lake's vicinity, Qin Hao did not conceal his presence and charged directly towards the pirate group's base.
“Warning, warning, warning!”
As soon as Qin Hao entered the pirate group's territory, an alarm sounded within the group. As a World Lord world where pirates gathered, these pirates, while hiding themselves, also guarded against other pirates.
Collisions often occurred between these pirates, and the internal strife was even more ruthless. Therefore, for a powerful pirate group, complete detection and defense equipment became their foundation for survival.
“Intruder detected! Everyone, move out!” Inside the pirate base, all the pirates began to stir. They were accustomed to the Universe Mercenary Alliance's assessments, and as soon as the alarm sounded, they began to deploy.
The outer defensive weapons activated, beginning to attack Qin Hao's position.
Lasers, Shells, and energy beams continuously shot towards Qin Hao's position, but Qin Hao's speed did not falter. His figure constantly shifted, his speed fully unleashed, and his Space Domain released, further increasing his speed, even causing phantoms to appear.
In just a few seconds, Qin Hao had already passed through layers of attacks and arrived at the outer perimeter of the pirate base. He raised the Five Elements Ring high in his hand, and the Earth Domain was released.
With a single strike of “Mount Tai,” the metal on the base's exterior shattered, and a massive gap was cut into the huge defensive base.
“He's in! Everyone, gather and attack!”
Hundreds of pirates quickly surrounded him, each of them an Astral Rank. As expected of one of Cloud Top World's largest pirate groups, their strength was indeed formidable. One must know that in the universe, Astral Rank strength is already considered good, allowing for a comfortable existence. Very few Astral Rank individuals are willing to become pirates, and those who can survive as pirates and grow to Astral Rank generally possess considerable strength.
“He's only an Astral Rank First Rank, how did he get through the defenses?”
“Quickly subdue him! How dare he cause trouble here? Kill him!”
The numerical advantage gave the pirates extreme confidence. They quickly surrounded Qin Hao and launched their attack. Even an Astral Rank Ninth Rank would not dare to be careless when hundreds of Astral Ranks attacked simultaneously.
However, to Qin Hao, they were merely a rabble.
With a slight smile, Qin Hao's figure vanished from his original spot, rapidly weaving through the pirates, passing by each one. With every pass, a pirate lost his life.
In just an instant, Qin Hao had already passed through these pirates, charging into the pirate base and commencing a massacre.
“How is this possible? How is this possible? Isn't he only Astral Rank First Rank?”
“Quickly notify the boss!”
With hundreds dead, the pirates who had intended to charge forward began to panic, involuntarily wanting to retreat.
“What are you afraid of? We have thousands of people! Charge together! Attack quickly!”
Saying this, led by an Astral Rank Sixth Rank minor leader, hundreds of people began to attack Qin Hao. Although the first wave of people were all Astral Rank, they were only the outer defenses of the pirate group, with the lowest strength among the pirates.
This new wave, both in strength and numbers, far surpassed the first, even including many Astral Rank Fifth Rank and Sixth Rank core members of the pirate group. Under the instigation of this group, everyone became more confident.
After all, as one of Cloud Top World's largest pirate groups, they were quite confident in their own strength. They had been entrenched in Cloud Top World for thousands of years, surviving both internal competition within the pirate group and the Universe Mercenary Alliance's probationary mercenary assessments.
“Charge! Charge!”
“Kill him!”
“How strong can an Astral Rank First Rank be, no matter how powerful?”
Pirates are a group of people who live by the sword; when they go mad, all that remains in their eyes is slaughter.
“Hmph.” Qin Hao snorted softly. The pirates before him posed no threat whatsoever. Even without using laws or domains, he could easily deal with them.
As the First Clone, his genes were a thousand times that of normal humans, and his pure technical strength alone could rival a Universe Rank. Coupled with complete secret techniques and cultivation methods, Qin Hao's starting point was much higher than these pirates'.
Adding in domains and laws, this group of people was like ants in Qin Hao's eyes. As thousands of pirates from the group charged towards Qin Hao, Qin Hao directly counter-charged, not even using his domain.
Speed, footwork, martial arts, force application… all were skillfully displayed in Qin Hao's hands. The shape of the Five Elements Ring also rapidly switched, sometimes becoming a saber, sometimes a sword, sometimes an axe… every weapon was skillfully wielded by Qin Hao.
Seeing Qin Hao “foolishly” charge into the crowd, all the pirates' faces revealed ferocious smiles. However, the smiles were quickly replaced by terror.
Even the elites among them could not withstand a single move from Qin Hao, being instantly killed. The surrounding people rapidly dwindled, and the pirate group began to want to retreat.
But how could Qin Hao let them have their way? The Water Domain unfolded, and the surrounding mist began to gather. All the pirate group members lost their vision, like headless flies, losing their direction. In the mist, Qin Hao's speed of slaughter further increased, and soon most of the pirates had lost their lives.
“Stop!”
As Qin Hao accelerated his slaughter, Three God Ancestors quickly approached from the core of the base, the leader shouting loudly.
Qin Hao had no intention of stopping, and his speed of slaughter became even faster. By the time the Three God Ancestors arrived, the surrounding pirates had already been dealt with by Qin Hao.
Qin Hao also turned to look at the arriving Three God Ancestors, two men and one woman, their faces filled with anger.
“Astral Rank Ninth Rank, Astral Rank Ninth Rank, Universe Rank Second Rank.”
Qin Hao was somewhat surprised to see that the leader's strength had actually reached Universe Rank. Universe Rank was already considered a strong individual in the universe, capable of living a very comfortable life.
Among the major powers of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, Universe Rank individuals were core forces, completely free from worries about their livelihood. Even if they established their own forces, they would have a place to survive. Nolan Mountain, who brought pressure to Earth in the early stages, was only Universe Rank in strength.
Not every galaxy could produce a Universe Rank strong individual; their numbers and strength could be imagined. Now, a Universe Rank Second Rank strong individual had actually appeared within a pirate group.
“I didn't expect there to be a Universe Rank strong individual in a pirate group.”