I create patterns, regardless of your level of expertise.

Since they were unarmed, this attack did not cause any significant damage.

Just as the withered old man cried out in alarm and fell, Jianguo finally reacted and immediately drew his sword horizontally.

The old man withered and gloomy was no ordinary person either. He tilted his neck to the side, causing the sword to glide across his scalp and slice off an ear with a soft thud.

Yin Ku felt the pain and immediately raised his hand to throw a punch. This time, however, there was no sneak attack. Jianguo was prepared and kicked out in the same direction.

boom!

The attack was hasty, and the two didn't use much force. They both retreated and widened the distance between them again.

The withered old man covered his ear with his left hand, grabbed the soul banner again with his right, and slowly retracted his extra third hand into his clothes.

"What...what did you do...?"

The withered old man was both surprised and suspicious, the scene from just now flashing through his mind.

That doesn't make sense! He was clearly holding the knife when he stabbed the person, so how come the knife mysteriously disappeared when he stabbed them?

As for Jian Guo, she had no idea what had happened. From her perspective, Yin Ku punched her, and that was all.

"I was just upholding justice, that's all."

As soon as she finished speaking, she brandished her long sword again, preparing to increase the intensity.

Normally, one wouldn't be afraid of being in a state of yin and dryness.

Although the methods used to establish the nation were somewhat restraining, the nation's hard power was undeniable, and he felt that his chances of winning were relatively high.

But after what just happened, he had no choice but to be cautious.

If it really was Chen Jianguo who made the move, she wouldn't have reacted this way. As a dignified disciple of the Righteous Qi Sect, she is not pedantic and would also resort to sneak attacks, but she would definitely admit it openly.

Chen Jianguo clearly acted as if he knew nothing, which meant that it wasn't her who made the move just now...

There are other experts here?!

The fact that this person was able to steal his Bloodstained Dagger without him noticing shows that their strength far surpasses his own.

The fact that he didn't kill him outright suggests that the other party wasn't targeting him, but he still attacked anyway, was it to... protect Chen Jianguo?

broken.

The old man's mind raced with thoughts, and he quickly guessed most of the answer, causing his heart to sink.

Since that's the case, then I definitely have no chance. I can only wait until that senior expert hasn't taken his anger out on me...

Run!

Damn it, if I can't afford to mess with them, can't I at least avoid them?

"You just wait!"

As he spoke, he unleashed another large cloud of black mist, but this time the black mist was clearly different from the previous ones.

This time, the black fog was frighteningly thick and had a strong ability to block perception.

As soon as the black mist dissipated, he immediately turned around and fled for his life!

The founding of the nation is still gathering its strength. It's clear that this is an extraordinary move, and the wind-up time is a bit long.

Before the power was fully charged, the target that had been firmly locked in the senses suddenly vanished without a trace.

She couldn't care less about unleashing her ultimate move at that moment, so she immediately changed her strategy, waving her hand to unleash a sword light that shot straight towards the black mist.

As the sword flashed, a crack appeared in the black mist.

Where the gloomy figure once stood, there was no trace of anyone left!

"They ran away?!"

Jianguo was genuinely surprised. After all, although the Yin Ku Old Man had not fully recovered, given his current condition, it would be difficult for him to win against him.

The best option would be to risk serious injury to kill yourself, so as to buy more time to recover.

Li Hao was also confused. The fight wasn't over yet, why were they running away?

"The local heretical practitioners are really shameless; they just suddenly leave in the middle of a fight."

"You think I'll let you leave?"

Li Hao muttered to himself and paused time once again.

With his tenth-realm perception, he could naturally pinpoint the location of the Yin-Ku Old Man.

To be honest, this kid is really amazing. In just a few breaths, he has already traveled several miles.

Li Hao caught up with him, clicked his tongue repeatedly as he watched him flee in such a disheveled state, and then took out the Clock of Time Transgression and tapped him on the forehead.

That one tap granted the withered old man a reprieve from the ravages of time.

"Hey, we were fighting so well, why did you suddenly run away?"

The withered old man stared blankly at everything around him that had completely frozen in place.

This...this...this is an astonishing technique!

Looking at Li Hao again, he seemed even more dumbfounded.

Isn't this the unfortunate guy he kidnapped three days ago?

Was all of this his doing?

Does that mean he kidnapped a super big shot three days ago?

The old man felt a wave of dizziness and his mind went blank.

No wonder, no wonder this guy didn't seem flustered at all back then.

At that time, he was only thinking about escaping and didn't notice such an obvious abnormality!

"Boss!"

He knelt down with a thud, crying and clinging to Li Hao's leg, "Boss, I was wrong three days ago, but I was just trying to save my life."

"I have a three-year-old mother to support and an eighty-year-old child to raise. Please, have mercy on me!"

Li Hao impatiently kicked him away: "Get lost!"

"With your cowardly appearance, you call yourself a heretical cultivator? Bah! You're a disgrace to heretical cultivators."

What else could the Yin Ku old man say? He was fighting Chen Jianguo, a fifth-realm martial artist, to a standstill when suddenly a big shot who could stop time appeared. Who wouldn't be scared?

Don't be fooled by the fact that the Old Man Yin Ku is only at the sixth level of cultivation; he may not seem to be at a very high level. He has a broad perspective.

After all, he committed crimes in multiple locations. As the saying goes, "Reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles." He has traveled far more than ten thousand miles, so his judgment is absolutely accurate.

He had only witnessed the legendary life-or-death battles between experts at the twentieth level from afar.

Even a super strong expert at the twentieth level couldn't affect time, but this guy in front of me did!

This was like a mortal meeting a god for him, and just three days ago he had even threatened to kill this god.

Who wouldn't be scared after that!

"Boss, I'll do anything you ask, as long as you don't kill me!"

Li Hao sighed speechlessly and said, "Weren't you fighting just now? Why are you running away? Go back and keep fighting."

"But there's a condition: you can't kill Chen Jianguo."

The old man was completely dumbfounded. He and Chen Jianguo were not playing house; they were really risking their lives.

If we can't kill Chen Jianguo, then we absolutely have to kill him!

"Can I refuse?"

Li Hao sneered, "What do you think?"

Okay, no.

Going means death, not going also means death.

"So, I'm destined to die...?"

"Nonsense! You're a heretical cultivator; if you don't die, am I the one who dies?"

Li Hao said irritably, becoming increasingly impatient, "Are you going or not? I don't have that much patience."

The withered old man swallowed hard, then his face hardened with determination: "Go! I dare not refuse your request, senior."

After saying that, he suddenly looked behind Li Hao and asked in surprise, "Chen Jianguo, what brings you here?"

Li Hao subconsciously turned around to look, but as soon as he turned around, he realized...

Damn it, I've been tricked.

The thought flashed through my mind, and then there was a loud bang!

The withered old man exploded into a brilliant red cloud.