"He doesn't think he's invincible just because he defeated a Tribulation Crossing cultivator, does he? That guy just now was only at the Tribulation Crossing Realm. There's a world of difference between that and the Immortal Realm."
"Just wait and see. When a true Immortal Realm expert takes the stage later, let's see how arrogant he can be!"
The male cultivators were indignant. If they weren't lacking in strength, they really wanted to jump up and give Qin Hao a couple of punches.
However, the female cultivators' reactions formed a stark contrast to the men's.
"So handsome! Shattering a Dharma Idol with a single punch, he's so cool!"
"Right? Did you see the look in his eyes just now? When his gaze swept over, I felt like my heart was going to leap out of my chest."
"Tell me about it! That aura of looking down on the world, that disdainful composure, ah!!! I'm going to die!"
"I realized he's not just handsome, his voice is so nice too!"
"He looks even better when he smiles! That half-smile at the corner of his mouth just now made my legs go soft."
The female cultivators' discussions grew louder and increasingly uninhibited.
The faces of the surrounding male cultivators grew darker and darker.
A middle-aged male cultivator gritted his teeth and squeezed out a sentence from between them:
"A bunch of superficial women, only knowing how to look at a face. What's the use of being handsome?"
As soon as he spoke, he was immediately attacked by the surrounding female cultivators:
"Oh, oh, oh, sour grapes."
"Exactly. It's one thing to be ugly, but why are you so narrow-minded?"
"He's not just handsome, he's strong too! Look at his bone age, definitely not over thirty. Do any of you men have his level of strength at thirty?"
The middle-aged cultivator was flushed red from being scolded. He opened his mouth a few times but couldn't utter a single word.
Finally, he could only turn his head away, no longer talking back.
"Lord Imperial Son, this boy's strength is quite impressive. He is qualified to be your opponent."
Next to Xiao Junbao of the Desolate Ancient Xiao Family, a steward spoke softly.
Xiao Junbao nodded:
"Not just qualified, he is stronger than me! When I was his age, I was only at the Void Refinement Realm."
"Not only is his realm higher than mine, but the combat power he has displayed is beyond my comparison."
Before the clamor in the audience seats died down, Xiao Junbao slowly stood up.
He straightened his robes and strode toward the arena.
Seeing Xiao Junbao, the noise in the entire martial arts arena gradually lowered.
"It's Xiao Junbao! The Imperial Son of the Desolate Ancient Xiao Family, Xiao Junbao! Is he going to make a move?"
"With the Xiao Family's Imperial Son taking action, this kid's time to jump around is up! Although he is at the Immortal Realm, his terrifying strength is comparable to an Earth Immortal!"
Xiao Junbao slowly walked onto the arena, stopping about ten feet away from Qin Hao.
Xiao Junbao offered a polite greeting to Qin Hao:
"Ye Hao, is it? I've remembered your name. Originally, this Imperial Son didn't want to step in so soon. After all, the moment I make a move, it means this competition will be declared over."
"However, seeing the strength you've displayed, I really couldn't suppress my itch to fight. You are qualified to be my, Xiao Junbao's, opponent."
Qin Hao shook his head: "But I feel that, as my opponent, you are still lacking a bit."
Xiao Junbao froze for a moment. He carefully sized up Qin Hao, wanting to see if this person was joking or if he truly thought so.
He, Xiao Junbao, the Imperial Son of the Desolate Ancient Xiao Family, had lived for so many years, and no one had ever dared to say to him:
"As my opponent, you are lacking a bit."
No matter where he went, he was looked up to, revered, and sought after.
Let alone someone saying he wasn't qualified, even if you wanted to flatter him, you had to weigh whether you were qualified to do so.
However, Xiao Junbao didn't get angry at Qin Hao's words. Instead, he laughed heartily:
"Hahaha, Ye Hao, you are even more arrogant than I imagined!"
"But, I admit, you indeed have the right to be arrogant! At least, you are stronger than I was at the same age!"
"And precisely because you are stronger than I was at the same age, I will not hold back at all next!"
After speaking, Xiao Junbao shouted loudly: "Dual Pupils! Open!"
As soon as Xiao Junbao's words fell, he glared fiercely.
His pupils instantly split into two, and an innate pressure of a superior ruler instantly swept across the entire arena!
"It's the Xiao Family Imperial Son's Dual Pupils! He relies on these Dual Pupils to defeat Earth Immortals while at the Immortal Realm!"
"Hehe, that guy named Ye Hao is out of luck now. A Dual Pupil wielder, and an Immortal-level one at that, is not something trash like Ling Feng can compare to."
Seeing the moment Xiao Junbao activated his Dual Pupils, Qin Hao couldn't help but be momentarily stunned.
He didn't expect this Xiao Family Imperial Son to also be a Dual Pupil wielder.
What a coincidence, I'm a Dual Pupil wielder too! Moreover, Qin Hao's Dual Pupils were not something other Dual Pupil wielders could even hold a candle to.
"Ye Hao, no matter what monstrous methods you have, before these eyes of mine, you can only bow your head in submission."
Facing Xiao Junbao's trash talk, Qin Hao smiled and nodded: "Not bad, Dual Pupils are indeed quite strong."
As soon as these words came out, a wave of jeers instantly erupted from the audience: "Eee—"
"Why is he starting to flatter the Xiao Family Imperial Son? Does he know he's no match and hopes saying some nice words will make the Imperial Son go easy on him?"
"The fight hasn't even started yet, and he's already boosting the enemy's morale while dampening his own. It seems this guy is just strong on the outside but weak on the inside."
Just as the male cultivators below the stage finally found an outlet to vent and unleashed a barrage of insults, Qin Hao's next words made them all lose their voices.
Qin Hao slowly closed his eyes, the corners of his mouth turning up slightly:
"But your Dual Pupils are just very ordinary!"
After speaking, Qin Hao abruptly opened his eyes.
In that instant, the air in the entire martial arts arena seemed to freeze.
Not metaphorically, but literally frozen.
The clamor of tens of thousands of people vanished into thin air in an instant, and the entire arena fell into an absolute, deathly silence.
And all of this was because of Qin Hao's eyes.
"What!!! He... he is actually a Dual Pupil wielder too! He fought me, and didn't even use his Dual Pupils!"
In the audience, when Ling Feng saw Qin Hao's split pupils, his sky fell.
That Ye Hao was a Dual Pupil wielder. He fought him at the peak of the Tribulation Crossing Realm, and he didn't even use the power of his Dual Pupils, yet he still lost.
Xiao Junbao's expression completely changed the moment Qin Hao opened his eyes.
How should one put it? In front of Qin Hao's eyes, he felt a sense of suppression originating from the very level of life itself.
It was like a flood dragon encountering a supreme true dragon.
In front of Qin Hao's eyes, he felt like his own eyes were pirated knock-offs.
Xiao Junbao's eyes were trembling.
Those Dual Pupils, which had never been shaken by anyone or any power, were actually producing an instinctive, uncontrollable tremor in front of Qin Hao.
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