"Petty tricks!"
Ye Yunshang's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, and the sword in her hand vibrated, piercing outwards.
Zhang Hao's saber was instantly knocked away.
The sharp sword struck towards Zhang Hao. The terrifying sword light vibrated the void, instantly emptying the surrounding air and locking onto Zhang Hao.
He felt a chill run down his spine.
"I can't lose!"
Zhang Hao roared.
He frantically poured True Qi into the Snow Drinking Saber in his hand.
"Peach Blossom!"
The Snow Drinking Saber in Zhang Hao's hand instantly unleashed thirty-six slashes. Unparalleled sharp saber shadows poured down on Ye Yunshang. The terrifying saber light formed cages in the void, trapping Ye Yunshang within.
"Hmph!"
"Flying Snow Sword Art!"
Zhang Hao immediately felt the surrounding temperature drop by dozens of degrees. The biting cold current made him shiver involuntarily.
Ye Yunshang's beautiful eyes narrowed, and the treasured sword in her hand thrust outwards. Unparalleled sharp sword light, carrying domineering power, swept out.
One sword.
Just one sword, and Zhang Hao felt the cage constructed by his saber light shatter, as if it were made of paper.
Strong! Too strong. Am I really going to stop here? It wasn't that Zhang Hao couldn't accept failure, but he was unwilling.
"If this is all you've got, then the battle can end today!"
Ye Yunshang sneered, her tone carrying a hint of disdain.
"Damn it!"
Zhang Hao felt a sense of frustration at being so underestimated by a little girl.
"Little sister, let me ask you a question," Zhang Hao said with a playful smile.
"Are you going to fight or just ask questions?"
Despite saying this, Ye Yunshang was finally aroused by Zhang Hao's curiosity. She couldn't help but look at Zhang Hao and ask, "What question? Hurry up and say what you want to say, or else..."
She seemed to think the next few vulgar words were improper and swallowed them back, merely letting out a cold snort and looking at him with her beautiful large eyes.
"I want to ask you, do you have someone you like?" Zhang Hao looked at Ye Yunshang with a half-smile, his face full of playfulness.
Ye Yunshang was startled and said strangely, "What does it matter to you whether this Young Lady has someone she likes?"
"Because this Young Master is unmarried, I'm seeing if there's a chance to become the Young Lady's special guest!" Zhang Hao cleared his throat, saying leisurely.
"Bastard!"
Ye Yunshang knew she was being teased. Angered and embarrassed, she swooped towards Zhang Hao, swinging her sword to stab him.
Each sword carried unparalleled power, enveloping Zhang Hao's entire body.
Zhang Hao felt that every sword from the opponent carried over a hundred thousand jin of force. He couldn't defend against it at all. He could only use Swallow Shadow Steps and Divine Travel.
The alternating use of movement techniques allowed Zhang Hao to avoid being defeated immediately for now. But he knew that once the opponent adapted to his movement techniques, he would be instantly defeated. Zhang Hao was also pondering how to defeat this difficult opponent. Until the last moment, Zhang Hao did not give up hope of victory.
"You're going to lose."
Ye Yunshang finally prepared to completely defeat Zhang Hao. Her graceful body floated up like a colorful butterfly, and the long sword in her hand emitted icy power.
"Ice Snow Sword!"
An extremely cold sword light pierced through the void towards Zhang Hao.
The endless ice cold seemed to completely freeze the void itself. Before it even reached Zhang Hao, he felt an endless cold current surge into his body, making him feel as if his blood and internal organs were about to be completely frozen.
Success or failure depends on this one move.
At this moment, although Ye Yunshang was the strongest, it was also her most careless moment. Zhang Hao knew that if they continued the prolonged battle, the greatest possibility was for him to be defeated. Therefore, he was prepared to decide the outcome with one move.
"Limitless Rampage Release!"
"Bloodline Activation!"
Zhang Hao had tested how terrifying the combination of the power of Limitless Rampage and the power of the ancient Zhan Shen Xing Tian (War God Xing Tian) was. As his cultivation increased, this Bloodline power became even more powerful.
Opening Heaven Axe appeared in his hand.
"Whirlwind Slash!"
The power of this strike definitely exceeded four hundred thousand jin, terrifying to the extreme. The Opening Heaven Axe drew a full moon arc across the void.
Ye Yunshang's pretty face changed. She hadn't expected Zhang Hao to be able to unleash such terrifying power instantly.
"Break for me!"
"Sword Intent!"
This was not eighty percent Sword Intent, not ninety percent Sword Intent. It was complete Sword Intent. Complete Sword Intent instantly boosted Ye Yunshang's power by at least ten times.
"Break for me!" Ye Yunshang shouted softly.
"Boom!"
The two forces collided. Zhang Hao felt a dull ache in his chest, as if he had been run over by a heavy truck at a speed of one hundred meters per second.
Zhang Hao felt himself fly back like he was on clouds for a hundred meters before collapsing on the ground, his body's qi and blood boiling. It felt as if his entire body was about to fall apart.
After who knows how long, Zhang Hao felt his surroundings change. The Wu Ming Old Man appeared before him, looking at him with a smile, as if he were looking at some rare treasure.
"Old man!"
Zhang Hao looked at the Wu Ming Old Man and quickly struggled to his feet.
"Hahaha, young man, congratulations, you have successfully challenged. You are now a bronze-level Genius youth ranked 95000 on the potential list. Someone will present you with the qianlong bronze token," the Wu Ming Old Man said with a laugh.
Zhang Hao was still a bit stunned and said to the Wu Ming Old Man, "Old man, didn't this Young Master lose?"
"Who said you lost!" the Wu Ming Old Man was also puzzled.
"But this Young Master was almost beaten to death!" Zhang Hao said with a bitter smile.
"Hehe, you were injured, but that girl's injuries were heavier than yours. So the Qianlong Pagoda judged her to have lost. Now you have taken her ranking. However, that girl is not easy to mess with. Knowing that you defeated her, she will probably come looking for trouble," the Wu Ming Old Man shook his head and said.
"Hmph, this Young Master is not afraid of trouble. If I can defeat her once, I can defeat her twice," Zhang Hao said with extreme confidence.
"Good, I like your temper, young people should be a bit more spirited," the Wu Ming Old Man burst into laughter.
"Go! Many people are waiting for you outside. You broke the record of the Qianlong Pagoda in the Hualong Empire. Those old guys outside are probably overjoyed," the Wu Ming Old Man said with a smile.
"Broke the record? That's impossible! This Young Master's ranking isn't high!" Zhang Hao was a bit puzzled.
"Hahaha, your ranking isn't high, but you are definitely the first person to achieve such success at the age of 16 on their first attempt at the pagoda," the Wu Ming Old Man said with a laugh.
Zhang Hao finally understood.
"Old man, I'm leaving."
"Mm, go!"
After Zhang Hao left, a peculiar look appeared on the Wu Ming Old Man's face.
At the same time, in a magnificent palace thousands of miles away, a girl of fourteen or fifteen was practicing swordsmanship. Suddenly, her delicate brows furrowed, and she murmured, "My Battle Soul in the Qianlong Pagoda was defeated?"
The girl was Ye Yunshang. At this moment, she immediately felt a bit indignant. She said, "Hmph, this Young Lady wants to see who you are."
