"You, say that again!" Hearing Qin Hao call her a stutterer once more, whatever subtle goodwill Jiang Xinyao had developed toward him because of his clear eyes instantly vanished into thin air.
Right now, she only wanted to ruthlessly teach this arrogant masked man in front of her a lesson.
"Cut the crap! Take this!"
Too lazy to waste more breath on Qin Hao, Jiang Xinyao shouted loudly. With a thought, the majestic Body Integration Realm cultivation within her body receded like a tide, forcefully suppressed to the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm.
This was Qin Hao's own choice. Since that was the case, she would use her peak Nascent Soul Realm cultivation to make this boastful guy pay the price!
"Watch out!"
Qin Hao felt that, to be fair, this Jiang Xinyao was quite polite, even reminding him to be careful before striking.
Jiang Xinyao's speed was incredibly fast, so fast that she was reduced to a blurred white shadow. The footwork she executed was even more profound and mysterious. Like a phantom, she arrived right in front of Qin Hao in the blink of an eye.
"Heavenly Phoenix Sword Art, First Stance—Phoenix Feather!"
The immortal sword in Jiang Xinyao's hand transformed into a dazzling silver streak. Coupled with the phoenix pressure exuding from her Heavenly Phoenix Divine Body, it thrust straight at Qin Hao's throat with a bone-piercing chill and an all-tearing sharpness.
"Can you react to this strike?" The corners of Jiang Xinyao's mouth curled up slightly, as if she could already see Qin Hao falling under her sword in the next second. Even an early-stage Soul Formation Realm cultivator would not be able to block this attack of hers!
Jiang Xinyao was brimming with confidence. Little did she know that under the gaze of Qin Hao's Dual Pupils, the trajectory of her movement technique and the spiritual energy nodes within her sword strike were as clear as reading the lines on his palm, perfectly analyzed and predicted by the Dual Pupils.
Qin Hao didn't even use much spiritual energy. He simply shifted his footwork slightly to the side, and his body dodged the attack with absolute precision by a hair's breadth.
"Huh?" A trace of astonishment flashed through Jiang Xinyao's eyes. She could sense that Qin Hao's evasion wasn't a panicked dodge, but an outrageously precise prediction and calmness.
"Something's not right! Although I suppressed my strength, my speed is still comparable to a Soul Formation Realm cultivator. How did he dodge it so easily?"
Because the heavenly secrets were obscured, Jiang Xinyao didn't know that Qin Hao had used the power of his Dual Pupils to analyze and predict her movements. Therefore, she felt baffled.
"Is that all? Your movements are really slow."
After easily dodging Jiang Xinyao's strike, the corners of Qin Hao's mouth curled up slightly, and he spoke in a disdainful tone. He wanted to infuriate Jiang Xinyao so she would unleash even greater power.
In a battle of the same realm, Qin Hao had absolute confidence in himself. After all, he was someone who possessed the Dual Pupils, the Innate Dao Body, the Seven-Aperture Exquisite Heart, and the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Body.
With so many powerful physiques fused together, a quantitative change would inevitably lead to a qualitative change.
"I don't believe you can keep up with me forever!"
Refusing to concede, a sense of competitiveness welled up in Jiang Xinyao's heart. As the Imperial Daughter of the Jiang family, she had her own pride. Upon seeing the mocking expression on Qin Hao's face, Jiang Xinyao immediately accelerated her offensive.
Only a few afterimages were left in her original spot, while her true body had already teleported to Qin Hao's side, followed by his back and above his head.
Jiang Xinyao's attacks came from all directions. Every strike contained a powerful offensive, overwhelmingly sealing off all of Qin Hao's evasion space.
"Too many feints, flashy but impractical. Watch closely, I'll teach you a sword strike."
Saying this, Qin Hao summoned his Nine Tribulations Sword from his dantian: "Great Void Sword Art, First Stance—Return to Nothingness!"
A grayish-white sword qi was swung out, and the lockdown network Jiang Xinyao had formed with all her strength instantly crumbled inch by inch.
"What! He actually neutralized my attack with a single sword strike!"
Jiang Xinyao stood completely frozen in place, a bit of disbelief appearing in her eyes as she looked at Qin Hao. Not only did this person have great movement techniques to dodge her attacks, but his offensive methods were equally fierce!
After a brief moment of shock, a dense fighting intent rose in Jiang Xinyao's heart:
"You are very strong! In terms of combat power at the same realm, among all the people I know, you can rank in the top three!"
Qin Hao curled his lip: "Only top three? It doesn't matter. Today, I will become the number one in your heart."
"Number one?" Jiang Xinyao laughed out of extreme anger, her smile breathtakingly beautiful.
"Haha, you are quite confident. Fine, I'll lay it out right here. Today, if you can defeat me in a battle at the same realm, I, Jiang Xinyao, will unconditionally agree to one of your demands!"
Hearing this, Qin Hao became somewhat interested. He raised his brow slightly: "Miss Jiang, are you serious? Any condition at all?"
Seeing Qin Hao taking it seriously, Jiang Xinyao smiled lightly: "Naturally, any condition is fine! I dare to say this because it is absolutely impossible for you to defeat me!"
"Heavenly Phoenix Divine Body, open!"
After activating the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Body, the aura surrounding Jiang Xinyao suddenly changed. An ancient and noble presence awakened within her body with a boom, like a waking volcano.
"Screech—!"
A loud, resonant phoenix cry that pierced through the nine heavens echoed across the entire land. This cry carried a supreme majesty that made all things bow in submission and souls tremble.
Jiang Xinyao's long black hair danced without any wind, the tips dyed with a flowing fire-like, crimson-gold luster.
Although her cultivation was still suppressed at the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm, Jiang Xinyao's momentum, spiritual energy quality, and even her level of life were completely different.
"Heavenly Phoenix Sword Art, Fourth Stance—Burning Heavens and Boiling Seas!"
This time, there was no extra light or shadow, only an extremely condensed crimson sword qi. Like a phoenix bathing in fire, it surged toward Qin Hao with a high temperature capable of incinerating all things.
Facing this astonishingly powerful sword strike, Qin Hao also put away his joking attitude. Against Jiang Xinyao, who was going all out, he had to bring out some real skill.
"Dual Pupils, open!"
"Innate Dao Body, open!"
The moment the Dual Pupils opened, they saw through all things. The surrounding laws faintly resonated, as if Qin Hao was the center of this world.
The Innate Dao Body had an affinity for all dharmas, the darling of the Dao's laws. The aggressive sharpness Qin Hao had just emanated from opening the Dual Pupils vanished, replaced by a fresh, natural, yet supreme feeling radiating from his body.
He stood there, seemingly merging into one with the entire heaven and earth. Every movement implicitly aligned with the trajectory of the Great Dao.
Facing Jiang Xinyao's full-power strike, the corners of Qin Hao's mouth curled up slightly. He calmly uttered three words that directly shattered Jiang Xinyao's Dao heart:
"Too weak~"
Activating two top-tier physiques, this time, Qin Hao didn't even use the Great Void Sword Art. He merely raised the Nine Tribulations Sword flatly.
However, it was this seemingly simple action that cut perfectly into the most crucial gap in the flow of Jiang Xinyao's sword qi.
With a light tap from Qin Hao, a buzzing sound rang out. That terrifying sword qi capable of burning mountains and boiling seas lost its support, like a person suddenly having all the bones in their body pulled out.
It melted, decomposed, and annihilated at a speed visible to the naked eye!
"Impossible!"
Jiang Xinyao froze completely in place. The magnificent phantom of the phoenix behind her dimmed a bit, and the immortal sword in her hand trembled slightly.
Her exquisitely beautiful face now revealed a deep sense of disbelief and bewilderment.
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ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
