Qin Zhantian lay at the bottom of the pit, looking up at Qin Hao in the arena, his eyes terrifyingly hollow.
He had lost. He had actually lost, and lost so thoroughly.
His cultivation was a major realm higher than Qin Hao's, and he held an Emperor Weapon while Qin Hao was bare-handed. Yet, even so, he couldn't even take a single punch from Qin Hao. Moreover, looking at Qin Hao, it was obvious he hadn't even used his full strength.
"Just what kind of monster is he? How can he be so strong? His strength is completely beyond imagination!"
"Heh... hehehe..."
Qin Zhantian suddenly began to laugh. The laughter was hoarse, desolate, and carried a bit of self-deprecation.
"The first generation Emperor's Son... the child of the First Ancestor... a complete Great Dao... merged with the Qilin bloodline..."
"These aren't worth mentioning at all. The battle of the great era... is this why the battle of the great era didn't start in my time? Because I'm not the main character at all. Compared to him, I'm just a minor role."
Qin Zhantian's face was filled with a lonely expression.
In the stands, the group of Qin family geniuses was dead silent. When Qin Zhantian had displayed his powerful strength, they all felt inferior. They had no doubt that if they faced Qin Zhantian, they wouldn't last a single move against him.
But even such a powerful Qin Zhantian was blasted off the arena with a single punch when facing Qin Hao. Absurd, it was simply absurd.
In the crowd, Qin Kexin's eyes sparkled like stars as she murmured,
"Ah, he is really so handsome."
"Xiaolan, do you think he'll be happy if I go congratulate him right now?"
Xiaolan raised her eyebrows slightly and glanced at her young miss, realizing that right now, her miss only had eyes for Lord Qin Hao, with no room for anyone else.
"Miss, if you go to congratulate him, Lord Qin Hao will definitely be happy."
Hearing Xiaolan's answer, Qin Kexin smiled even more brightly. "Right! You think so too, right!"
Having received Xiaolan's agreement, Qin Kexin was about to run down the stands to personally congratulate Qin Hao on his victory.
Right at this moment, Qin Zhantian, who was lying at the bottom of the pit, suddenly shot up and appeared in front of Qin Hao in a flash.
Qin Hao looked up and down at Qin Zhantian, who was charred all over, with torn clothes and in an incredibly sorry state, and chuckled lightly,
"What? One punch wasn't enough, you want to take another?"
Hearing Qin Hao's provocation, Qin Zhantian revealed a bitter smile.
It was a very complex smile, holding self-deprecation, relief, powerlessness, and at the same time, a trace of indescribable ease.
"I'm not fighting anymore. I can't beat you. I lost, completely and utterly, and I concede wholeheartedly. You are stronger than me, and you rightfully deserve the family's resource allocation."
Saying this, Qin Zhantian paused, then bowed to Qin Hao.
"Lord Emperor's Son, please teach me! I want to become stronger. I dare not say I will become as strong as you, but at least... at least let me last a few more moves the next time I stand before you."
As soon as these words came out, the entire audience was in an uproar.
Qin Hao looked at Qin Zhantian without speaking. He could tell that Qin Zhantian's bow was completely sincere.
Time ticked by minute by minute. Since Qin Hao didn't speak, Qin Zhantian maintained his bowing posture, motionless.
At this moment, Qin Zhantian only felt his face burning with embarrassment, but he did not waver.
He had seen many geniuses, and Qin Hao before him was the strongest he had ever seen. He didn't ask to learn all of Qin Hao's skills; even if he could just learn a tenth of them, he would benefit endlessly.
Qin Hao also saw Qin Zhantian's determination. Before the duel, Qin Zhantian was such an arrogant and insufferably haughty person, yet now he could lower his head and humbly ask for guidance. It was clear he had made a tremendous resolution.
"I wouldn't call it teaching. We are all members of the Qin family. You are welcome to come find me to spar anytime in the future. As long as it's something I can help with, I won't refuse."
Getting Qin Hao's confirmation, Qin Zhantian felt a surge of joy in his heart. "Thank you, Lord Emperor's Son!"
Bowing deeply to Qin Hao once again, Qin Zhantian turned and left. Although his back still looked battered, it was a bit straighter than before.
Qin Hao watched Qin Zhantian leave and nodded slightly. It seemed these ancient geniuses had their merits after all.
"Qin Hao!"
Qin Hao was just about to leave when he suddenly heard a burst of hurried footsteps. A crisp voice rang out, and when Qin Hao turned around, he saw Qin Kexin running toward him with a blushing face.
Her eyes were sparkling, and her face carried the unique shyness and expectation of a young girl.
"Congratulations..."
Before she could finish her sentence, Qin Kexin's expression instantly froze. She heard a soft and charming voice ring out, laced with deep reliance and worry.
"Haohao, how did you still get hurt? Why didn't you use your full strength from the start? My heart is aching to death."
Qin Kexin's words stuck in her throat, unable to utter a single syllable. She widened her eyes, watching a pale pink figure plunge headlong into Qin Hao's embrace.
It was a devastatingly beautiful woman. The aura about her was not the green and bashful nature of a young girl, but a calmness and gentleness that came from experiencing the world. Between her brows, there was even a bit of mature charm unique to a young married woman.
Shen Suning threw herself into Qin Hao's arms like a child, her hands tightly grasping his lapels, her face full of heartache.
Qin Hao rubbed Shen Suning's head with an intimate look on his face and smiled,
"It's nothing. I just wanted to see how far I could go relying solely on physical strength."
"Sigh, don't be so willful next time. Just use your full strength right away."
Shen Suning's voice carried intense tenderness. She held up the hand Qin Hao had just used to forcefully block the sword qi, which still bore bloody scratch marks, and carefully blew on it a few times.
"Does it hurt?"
Qin Kexin stood in place, watching the scene before her, her entire body freezing like a stone statue.
She watched that woman hold Qin Hao's hand and carefully blow on it, watched the helpless yet doting smile on Qin Hao's face, and watched the intimacy between them as if no one else was around.
And this woman's nickname for Qin Hao—Haohao? What kind of mushy nickname was that?
Qin Kexin's nails dug deeply into her palms. Looking at the intimate pair before her, Qin Kexin only felt as if something in her heart had been fiercely squeezed.
Right at that moment, Qin Hao turned his head, his gaze falling upon Qin Kexin.
"You seemed to have something to say just now. What did you want to say?"
Something to say? Of course she had something to say! She originally wanted to come and congratulate Qin Hao on his victory, but what was the result?
She didn't know where this woman suddenly popped out from, hugging and holding Qin Hao. Congratulate? Congratulate my ass! Right now, she only wanted to know who this woman was! Just what exactly was her relationship with Qin Hao!
Thinking of this, Qin Kexin took a deep breath, mustered up her courage to look at Qin Hao, and then pointed at Shen Suning, asking,
"Qin Hao! Who is she?" Qin Kexin's voice contained an unstoppable tremble.
Before Qin Hao could even open his mouth, Shen Suning beside him smiled.
"Little girl, please watch your tone when speaking to my Haohao!"
iemie, male, Race: Moon. Hobby: Collecting anomalies. At first, he thought he possessed two systems: the Crimson Rainbow Moon and the Clear Cold Frost Moon. One day, he discovered that he himself could also become a system for others, holding the chessboard of fate. The Eighth Epoch, also known as the Eternal Moon Epoch. Humans, witches, elves, bloodline descendants, specters, demons, and spirits together compose a new history. Walking the path on behalf of the moon, before he knew it, Chen Miemie's footsteps were followed by all manner of strange and wondrous anomalies. As time passed, many titles circulated about him—The King in Yellow, Lord of Anomalies, Heart of the Eternal Moon, and more. "Me? I'm just a traveler who enjoys collecting interesting creatures," Chen Miemie said.
agon king storylines. At the start, I obtained the "Ultimate Lackey System" - the more I act as a lackey, the stronger I become. What else could I do? I chose to become the personal henchman of the ultimate villain, Su Muwan. I provoke all sorts of chosen ones, snatch away their opportunities, and commit every evil deed imaginable. You ask who's behind me? Hmph! You're not worthy of knowing my lady's name! ...... ....... I am Su Muwan, the eldest daughter of the Su family. Since childhood, I've possessed extraordinary talent in martial arts, which led to my arrogant and domineering personality in my past life. I was even foolish enough to repeatedly challenge those favored by heaven, ultimately resulting in a tragic death. In this life, I must behave and absolutely cannot walk the same path again!! However... SLAP!! "So you're the Dragon King, huh?!" When I saw my little lackey swagger over and viciously slap the Dragon King who was hiding his identity, I felt my heart sink. Su Muwan's suspended heart finally died as she watched Qin Luo, her utterly loyal lackey, standing before her. She fainted on the spot from shock. Heaven is determined to destroy me!! (Pure love 1v1, light-hearted, no angst, single female lead, villain, reincarnation, lackey)
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
lity and could only live as an ordinary mortal. He only wished to live a peaceful life. Yet he didn't know— The dog he adopted, because it ate his food, became a legendary demon king. The kitchen knife he casually forged became a peerless divine weapon, causing numerous experts to fight desperately for it. The young disciple he took in became an immortal lord that led an era, due to cultivating the techniques Ye Feng taught him. Even the skeletons he looked down on the most were ominous demon kings that suppressed countless worlds. Many years later, looking at the void shattered with a punch, Ye Feng murmured to himself: It turns out the peerless kings were myself all along...
