Just after Zhang Hao killed the Great Guardian, the Second Protector and the Third Protector were about to go berserk. If Little Dragon hadn't been relentlessly pestering them, they would have rushed forward to fight Zhang Hao to the death.
Little Dragon seemed to know that Zhang Hao had finished things on his side, so it stopped pestering the Second Protector and the Third Protector, letting them charge towards Zhang Hao.
"Kill!"
The two Guardians pounced on Zhang Hao from the left and right. Sharp blade energy, carrying deadly Killing Intent, enveloped Zhang Hao in a shadow of blades.
"Since you're in such a hurry to go down and accompany your Boss, this Young Master will grant your wish."
Zhang Hao let out a cold laugh. The Blood God Blade in his hand slashed out.
"Treading Snow to Seek Plum Blossoms!"
Using both blade and leg techniques, Zhang Hao's body seemed to turn into a top.
Endless blade energy, like the Grim Reaper's scythe, ground towards the two Guardians.
"Ding dong! Congratulations to Player Zhang Hao for using 'Aohan Six Styles' and triggering the Ice Sealing attribute!" The System's notification sound suddenly rang out.
An endless cold current surged into the bodies of the two Guardians. It instantly stiffened their bodies.
It was this momentary stiffness in their movements that allowed Zhang Hao to seize an opportunity.
The two Guardians, as Martial Warriors at the Wu Wang Seventh Heaven, easily expelled the cold current that had surged into their bodies. Although it was only for a brief three breaths of time, in exchanges between experts, it is often this first strike that is contested. The two Guardians lost their initial advantage and were naturally seized upon by Zhang Hao, who then beat them like dogs in the water.
"Cold Blade Ice Heart!"
Extremely Yin and utterly cold blade energy slashed out.
The surrounding temperature instantly dropped by tens of degrees. That cold current seemed to freeze even the air.
The Second Protector and Third Protector frantically slashed out a blade to block Zhang Hao's strike. But a strike hastily executed could not possibly be a match for Zhang Hao.
"Boom!" The three forces collided intensely.
The two Guardians felt a numbness in their hands, and the blades they held were immediately knocked away. Zhang Hao followed like a shadow, chasing after them and once again slashing out a blade towards the two Guardians.
The two Guardians had now lost the power to resist, and their eyes were filled with terror.
Zhang Hao's blade fiercely struck the bodies of the two Guardians, simultaneously cutting their bodies into two halves with a single strike.
"Ding dong! Congratulations to Player Zhang Hao for killing the Second Protector, Experience Points 350000, True Qi 35000, Frenzy Energy 10"
"Ding dong! Congratulations to Player Zhang Hao for killing the Third Protector, Experience Points 350000, True Qi 35000, Frenzy Energy 10"
Suddenly, Zhang Hao felt a Killing Intent lock onto him. His expression was calm as he hovered in the air, looking at the person approaching from afar. It was none other than Nangong Ao, the Family Head of the Nangong Family.
The Killing Intent of a Half-Step Martial Ancestor made Zhang Hao feel some pressure. However, with his cultivation at the Martial King (high stage), unless the opponent was a Martial Grandmaster, a mere Half-Step Martial Ancestor could not suppress him.
"Little thief, you killed people from my Nangong Family, you deserve to die!" Nangong Ao's gaze as he stared at Zhang Hao was as sharp as a blade. A fierce Killing Intent seemed ready to torture and kill Zhang Hao at any moment.
Zhang Hao smiled coldly and said, "He who kills will forever be killed by others."
"Since that's the case, prepare to die!"
Nangong Ao reached out a claw towards Zhang Hao.
"Shattering Immortal Claw!"
Five sharp fingers clawed through the air, reaching towards Zhang Hao like a great mountain.
"Astonishing Cold Glimpse!"
Zhang Hao's expression was extremely solemn, and he slashed down with a straightforward, unadorned blade strike.
"Boom!"
The blade energy of Zhang Hao's strike was instantly shattered by Nangong Ao's claw. That claw drove straight through, continuing to descend upon Zhang Hao.
"Divine Travel!"
Zhang Hao's feet continuously stepped in the air, his figure swaying strangely. Nangong Ao's grasp barely grazed past him. Even so, the sharp energy still made Zhang Hao's hair stand on end.
With a "Boom!".
Nangong Ao's claw fiercely struck a large tree beside Zhang Hao, snapping the tree in half.
"Hmph!"
The attack did not succeed. Nangong Ao once again unleashed dozens of claw shadows, fiercely grabbing towards Zhang Hao. The sharp Killing Intent had already locked onto Zhang Hao's figure.
"Treading Snow to Seek Plum Blossoms!"
Zhang Hao used both blade and leg techniques, charging towards Nangong Ao like a top.
Blade shadows and claw shadows crisscrossed in the air.
Claw shadows, each like a mountain, fiercely collided with Zhang Hao's blade energy in the air. The tearing force made Zhang Hao's blood boil.
Zhang Hao swung his blade, shattering the claw shadows grabbing at him, and with a cold snort, he used his movement technique to dart towards Nangong Ao.
"Boom!" "Boom!"
After shattering three claw shadows, Zhang Hao appeared before Nangong Ao and slashed down with his blade.
"Cold Blade Ice Heart!"
With this blade strike, the flowers, grass, and trees within a hundred meters were all frozen by white snow. The surrounding temperature dropped by over a hundred degrees, as if even the air were about to freeze.
Nangong Ao's expression became slightly serious.
"Blood Transformation Palm!"
Extremely overbearing power surged towards Zhang Hao's chest. The air vibrated, instantly emptying the air within a ten-meter radius around Zhang Hao. Sharp palm shadows, like a mountain, descended upon Zhang Hao.
"Boom!"
The two forces collided in the air. Zhang Hao felt an overbearing power surge from his blade, quickly drilling into his body. His blood instantly felt as if it were about to ignite, beginning to boil.
"What overbearing power!"
Zhang Hao was startled and quickly circulated the True Qi within his body, beginning to suppress the boiling blood.
At the same time, Nangong Ao was also sent flying by Zhang Hao's extremely Yin and utterly cold blade strike, stopping in the air a hundred meters away, layers of frost condensed on his body.
However, this frost was instantly melted by Nangong Ao's power, evaporating in an instant.
"Take another palm strike from me!"
"What if I take a hundred moves from you?" Zhang Hao sneered.
The two figures quickly collided in the air again. Blades and palms met. Layers of energy spread out in all directions from the center of their battle. The towering trees within a hundred-meter radius were all uprooted by the power emanating from the two, and wherever they passed became scorched earth.
"Hundred Blade Slash!"
Zhang Hao unleashed the Quick Blade Truth, instantly slashing out eighteen blades.
Nangong Ao was not to be outdone and unleashed thirty-six palms. The overbearing palm energy and blade energy collided violently in the air. Zhang Hao was sent reeling over a hundred meters away, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.
Zhang Hao wiped away the bloodstain from the corner of his mouth. He sighed inwardly, thinking: It seems that to contend with the opponent, unless I use my ultimate moves and confront him head-on, I will still be at a disadvantage.
Little did he know, Nangong Ao was even more astonished at this moment. As a Half-Step Martial Ancestor, he could naturally sense that Zhang Hao was merely at the Martial King (high stage). For someone with the cultivation of only a Martial King (high stage) to be able to barely match him, it was simply unbelievable.