"Grown so large, I thought you wanted to punch me to death. It seems I overestimated you," Zhang Fan said with a smile, shaking his head. "That's right, even if a Royal Body Technique is cultivated to perfection, what of it? Not to mention you haven't reached the perfect stage. The so-called Giant Spirit Hall is undeserved."
Qin Hao swore that he had never been so insulted in his life. Even with his firm Dao heart, he felt like spitting blood, his anger soaring. However, before he could make another move, Zhang Fan struck.
It was also a punch, but when Zhang Fan unleashed it, countless sword dao rules converged at his fist. With a punch, it reached Qin Hao's chest in an instant.
"Thirty-six Forms of the War Emperor: Myriad Dao Fist!"
With Zhang Fan's current strength, unleashing this fist technique again, its power could no longer be described as terrifying.
Qin Hao felt as if time had stopped at this moment. Everything around him was still. He could not dodge, could not resist, and could only watch.
With a sky-shattering explosion, everyone saw Qin Hao's enormous body rapidly flying backward, tumbling and spitting blood that stained the sky. When he finally stopped, the entire world fell silent.
A massive fist imprint pierced through Qin Hao's chest. Qin Hao, who was originally full of vigor, suddenly appeared somewhat weak. His eyes lost their sharpness, and in his gaze towards Zhang Fan, there was a trace of fear.
Clearly, Zhang Fan's punch had not only severely wounded his physical body but also dealt a strong blow to his mental will.
After landing a successful blow, Zhang Fan did not stop. Countless lightning rules permeated the air, and he transformed into a bolt of lightning, charging directly at Qin Hao.
"Stop him!"
Nangong Feng and the others on the side finally reacted. Nangong Feng roared and also transformed into a bolt of lightning, pushing his speed to the extreme as he charged towards Zhang Fan.
The others also unleashed their techniques, casting various spells and divine abilities at Zhang Fan, intending to stop him.
Having witnessed Zhang Fan's terrifying physical strength, they finally understood that even if they joined forces, they would still struggle to match him. Naturally, they could not give Zhang Fan a chance to pick them off one by one.
Nangong Feng, who cultivated the lightning dao, was indeed very fast. Among the cultivators of the Nine Tribulations Realm, he could be considered top-tier, but compared to Zhang Fan, he was still a far cry.
Zhang Fan easily shook him off. Powerful spells were then unleashed one after another, attempting to block his path. However, Zhang Fan ignored them, allowing those spells to land on him, causing him only minor injuries.
His speed did not decrease as he headed straight for Qin Hao. With killing intent ignited, no one could stop him!
Qin Hao was, after all, a cultivator of the Nine Tribulations Realm who had experienced countless hardships. When Zhang Fan broke free from Nangong Feng's interception and withstood various spells while still charging at him, he understood how dangerous his situation was.
Qin Hao quickly adjusted his mindset, took out a jade talisman, and crushed it without hesitation. Instantly, layers of golden light emerged from the talisman, forming a massive golden barrier that enveloped him.
As a true disciple of the Giant Spirit Hall, with a Nascent Soul True Immortal as his patron, traveling across star domains to seek opportunities, how could he not bring a life-saving magical treasure or two?
During his trip to the Great Luo Realm, he had brought an offensive secret treasure and a defensive secret treasure. He felt quite regretful that the offensive secret treasure had been used on that Four-Directional Sacred Spirit Turtle when attacking the Domain Lake, and it would be difficult to use again in a short period. Otherwise, he wouldn't be in such a sorry state.
Of course, what pained him the most was this protective jade talisman. Although the offensive secret treasure could only be used once in a short period, as long as there was sufficient time to recover its energy or find a Nascent Soul cultivator to help channel spiritual power, it could be used again.
This protective jade talisman, however, was a one-time use. Once activated, its contained energy could withstand a full-power strike from a Nascent Soul cultivator. As for cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage, even hundreds of furious blows would find it difficult to break.
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Zhang Fan flew to Qin Hao's front, sensing Canglan Mingyue and Nangong Feng and the others behind him. It would take at least one breath of time for them to arrive, which was enough for him to make a move.
Qin Hao calmly looked at Zhang Fan outside the barrier and unhurriedly took out a spiritual pill from his storage treasure, swallowing it in one gulp.
As the spiritual pill entered his mouth, the wound on his chest quickly healed. Although he had been severely injured by Zhang Fan's punch, fortunately, the Nine-zhang Giant Spirit Body had strong recovery abilities. With the supplement of the spiritual pill, it had recovered more than half in the blink of an eye.
He had absolute confidence in his life-saving secret treasure. After all, how could a treasure refined by a Nascent Soul cultivator be broken by a cultivator below the Nascent Soul stage?
"Open for me!"
Zhang Fan threw a straight punch, intending to break the golden barrier covering Qin Hao. The fist imprint contained powerful rule energy, making even space seem fragile. Weaker cultivators of the Nine Tribulations Realm facing this punch would likely be instantly blown into a bloody mist.
With a crisp collision sound, the golden barrier glowed with golden light, blocking Zhang Fan's punch.
Everyone was shocked to see this.
"What kind of secret treasure is this, capable of blocking Senior Zhang Fan's full-power strike? The disciples of these top factions are indeed not simple."
"That's not all. Look at Qin Hao's calm demeanor. The golden barrier withstood such a fierce attack without damage. I'm afraid cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage will find it difficult to break through."
Some rogue cultivators saw this and felt envious, even a hint of bitterness welling up in their hearts.
The disciples of these top factions, enjoying the cultivation of rich resources, not only had powerful individual strength but also many life-saving secret treasures. Even if they couldn't win, they could rely on their secret treasures to save their lives.
For them, the rogue cultivators without backgrounds, if they offended powerful enemies, without the deterrence of background or life-saving secret treasures, once they couldn't escape, they could only wait for death.
Unable to break the golden barrier with one punch, Zhang Fan did not strike again because he could clearly feel the powerful formation patterns on the barrier, containing a trace of Nascent Soul power. It was indeed difficult to break for cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage.
Canglan Mingyue and Nangong Feng and the others flashed their figures, quickly arriving beside Qin Hao. Having witnessed Zhang Fan's powerful physical strength, they understood that only by joining forces could they resist. If they were scattered, they would likely be killed by Zhang Fan one by one.
Except for Canglan Mingyue and Canglan Qiuyue, the others had no confidence in resisting Zhang Fan's fierce offensive might.
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