This guy's physical strength is above mine.

Qin Hao's voice was not loud, but amplified by spiritual energy, it reached the ears of everyone present clearly.

Silence.

The martial arts arena, holding tens of thousands of people, became so quiet that one could hear the wind blowing past.

After a brief moment of dead silence, the entire plaza erupted.

"Arrogant! Simply too arrogant!" A young man wearing a sword robe abruptly stood up from his seat, his face flushed red with anger.

"Defeat us in the fields we excel at most? Is this guy serious, or is he just talking tough? He looks down on us way too much!"

"Exactly! Defeating us in our own areas of expertise isn't just arrogance anymore! It's an insult! An insult to all of us!"

"Originally, after the Xiao family's imperial son was defeated by him, I didn't even want to challenge him anymore. But since he said that, I can't hold back! I'll go first!"

An explosive shout suddenly rang out from the crowd.

Then, a burly, towering man leaped up and landed opposite Qin Hao.

When the large man landed, the entire arena trembled.

He was bare-chested, his bronze skin gleaming with a metallic luster under the sunlight.

Scars crisscrossed over his body like medals of honor, and every inch of his muscles contained explosive power.

Just standing there, he gave off the oppressive aura of facing a primordial vicious beast.

"I am Tie Mohe!" The large man's voice exploded like muffled thunder, shaking the very air.

"From the Desolate Antiquity Tie Family! Representing the path of body refinement, I request a battle!"

As soon as these words were spoken, gasps of astonishment echoed all around.

"Tie Mohe! It's the imperial son of the Desolate Antiquity Tie Family, Tie Mohe!"

"Other body refiners cultivate both magic and body, but the Tie Family is different. The Tie Family only tempers the physical body and never cultivates spiritual energy, spending all their time polishing their flesh!"

"Yeah, and they never use magical treasures when fighting others. They purely use their physical strength to steamroll everything. Their bodies are their strongest magical treasures!"

Tie Mohe grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth, his gaze fixed on Qin Hao like a blade.

"Ye Hao, right? Originally, I just wanted to come watch the show. After all, I know that in terms of overall strength, I am inferior to Xiao Junbao and the others."

"However, since you said you want to defeat us using the fields we are most skilled at, then I must say I'm sorry. When it comes solely to the physical body, I have the confidence to stand above everyone else!"

The body refinement cultivation method of their Desolate Antiquity Tie Family was to temper their own physical bodies as if they were magical treasures.

For someone like Tie Mohe, his current physical strength was already equivalent to a low-grade immortal weapon.

With such formidable physical power, when facing weaker immortals, he could just stand there and let them attack, and they wouldn't be able to harm him in the slightest.

Tie Mohe clenched his fists and smashed them together, producing a dull, explosive boom like two weapons clashing.

"Ye Hao, do you dare accept my challenge?"

The atmosphere in the martial arts arena was instantly ignited, and countless people stood up in excitement.

"Great! Now there's a good show to watch. That Ye Hao talked so big just now, and now the imperial son of the Desolate Antiquity Tie Family is challenging him. Let's see how he gets out of this."

Everyone stared at Qin Hao on the stage, waiting for his reaction.

But Qin Hao merely raised his head slightly, looked at the iron tower-like giant in front of him, and the corners of his mouth slowly curled up.

"Compete in physical strength?" Qin Hao's voice was not loud, but it carried an inexplicable calmness. "Sure."

Qin Hao raised his hand. His long, pale fingers were almost transparent in the sunlight, forming an extreme contrast with Tie Mohe's massive hands.

"Just right. I also want to see how strong my physical body is right now."

"You are a decent test subject."

The entire martial arts arena was in an uproar.

"My god! What is this guy saying? It's one thing that he actually agreed, but he's openly and secretly calling the other party a stepping stone?"

"Crazy, this person is absolutely crazy! In the entire Ten Directions and Nine Netherworlds, there is no one who dares to compete in physical strength with someone from the Tie Family!"

"He is only at the Mahayana Realm! I heard that Tie Mohe's physical strength is enough to rival a low-grade immortal weapon. Even if Tie Mohe just stood there motionless, he wouldn't be able to hurt him at all."

In the crowd, Xiao Junbao, who had returned to his seat, frowned as he looked at Qin Hao.

"Ye Hao, could it be that your physical strength is also this formidable?"

As someone who had been defeated by Qin Hao's eye technique, Xiao Junbao did not think Qin Hao was being arrogant. On the contrary, he felt that Qin Hao might actually win.

As soon as this thought popped up, Xiao Junbao startled even himself.

For a person to defeat him with an eye technique and at the same time defeat Tie Mohe with physical strength, what kind of terrifying monster would he have to be?

What was even more exaggerated was that this monster only had a cultivation base at the Mahayana Realm!!!

On the arena stage, hearing Qin Hao accept the match, Tie Mohe could not help but let out a cold sneer.

"Fine. Since we are going to compete, I will lay down the rules."

"In this battle, no spiritual energy, magic power, or divine abilities are allowed. We rely entirely on the power of the physical body! Whoever is knocked out of the arena first loses."

Speaking up to here, Tie Mohe paused, and then he continued:

"I won't bully you either. My Tie Family's body refinement method is special, and our bodies are our weapons. Therefore, I will allow you to use a weapon!"

Qin Hao raised an eyebrow. This imperial son of the Tie Family, Tie Mohe, was quite a decent sport.

Qin Hao smiled. "No need. I said I would defeat you all using the fields you excel at most. Since I dared to say it, I dare to do it. Bring it on, I won't use a weapon."

Tie Mohe's pupils shrank. After sweeping a scrutinizing glance over Qin Hao, he stopped wasting words and immediately let out an explosive roar:

"Then what else is there to say? Let's fight!"

After saying that, Tie Mohe's legs exploded with force, and his entire body rushed toward Qin Hao like a cannonball.

The speed Tie Mohe unleashed was staggering, leaving behind only a piercing sonic boom in the air.

Feeling the majestic power of vitality and blood radiating from Tie Mohe, Qin Hao's expression shifted slightly.

Facing the roaring approach of Tie Mohe, Qin Hao turned sideways to dodge the opponent's attack.

Tie Mohe's massive fist brushed past Qin Hao's chest. The wind from the punch exploded, plowing a deep trench into the arena floor.

"Hmph, you dodged one punch, but can you dodge a second?"

Tie Mohe chuckled lightly, gathered his power once more, and threw another punch at Qin Hao.

Qin Hao did not dodge. Facing Tie Mohe's fierce and threatening punch, he met it with a punch of his own, clashing purely with physical strength.

"Bang!"

A dull sound of impact echoed above the martial arts arena, and the air itself was blasted into a visible ripple by their collision.

Qin Hao retreated five steps, each step stamping a deep footprint into the hard surface of the arena.

On the other hand, Tie Mohe only took two steps back.

A solemn expression appeared on Qin Hao's face. This guy's physical strength was above his own!

Tie Mohe's heart was equally unsettled. He had immense confidence in his physical strength.

He had even felt that if the other party dared to clash head-on with him, he would be able to defeat him effortlessly.

But looking at it now, the opponent's physical strength wasn't much inferior to his own!