Divine Seal: Fire Kirin Fly Template, shattering the Demon God Pillar!

Chapter 38 Defeat me by any means necessary!

Two fists, under the gaze of countless shocked eyes.

A terrifying shockwave, like a flood bursting its banks, exploded outwards from the two people and swept outwards in all directions.

The hard bluestone floor cracked inch by inch, and the spider web-like cracks spread wildly, causing sand and stones to fly and dust to fill the air.

The members of the other nine demon-hunting teams around them all turned pale.

They all channeled their spiritual energy to resist, and those who were slightly weaker were forced to retreat repeatedly by the violent shockwave, their faces filled with horror.

This... this is really the power that a sixth-tier warrior can unleash?

"Vice Captain, should we go up and help?"

Sima Xian's large, fan-like hands gripped his metal staff, which was taller than a person, tightly. The veins on his muscular arms bulged, clearly indicating that he was unable to restrain himself any longer.

In his view, Gao Yingjie, a seventh-rank expert, was dealing with their inexperienced regimental commander.

To launch a surprise attack like that is utterly shameless.

Wang Yuanyuan simply shook her head gently. Her phoenix eyes remained calm as she quietly gazed at the center of the smoke and dust.

"No need. A mere seventh-tier knight is no match for Li Hao."

A mere... seventh rank?
Upon hearing this, Lin Xin and Chen Ying'er, who were standing nearby, were both stunned.

Lin Xin pushed up glasses that weren't actually on his nose, his eyes gleaming with curiosity and a thirst for knowledge.

He moved closer to Wang Yuanyuan, lowering his voice as if they were discussing the recipe for some peerless magic potion.

"Then... Vice Captain, tell me the truth, what exactly is the upper limit of our commander's strength?"

"Is it sixth or seventh rank? It can't be... it can't possibly have strength comparable to eighth rank, can it?!"

This was also the biggest question in the minds of Sima Xian and Chen Ying'er.

Li Hao's strength is like a bottomless vortex.

You think you've seen the bottom, but when you reach out and touch it, you discover there's an even deeper darkness below.

Wang Yuanyuan glanced at him, a faint smile curving her lips, a sense of superiority that said, "You mortals simply don't understand."

Finally, he sparingly uttered a few words.

"You'll find out later. Watch carefully and learn diligently."

Perfunctory, utterly perfunctory.

Lin Xin pursed his lips, inwardly grumbling.

But he also knew that if Wang Yuanyuan didn't want to talk about it, no one could get the information out of her.

He had no choice but to turn his attention back to the arena, and silently raised Li Hao's combat power index several levels in his mental assessment report.

As the smoke and dust slowly dissipated, the scene in the arena finally became clear to everyone.

Li Hao and Gao Yingjie each staggered backward for more than three zhang (approximately 10 meters), carving two deep furrows beneath their feet.

Gao Yingjie's right arm, encased in armor, trembled slightly, and the contempt and disdain in his eyes as he looked at Li Hao were gone.

Instead, there was a deep sense of shock and disbelief.

This kid... actually took a punch with 70% of my strength?
And judging from his appearance, he seemed... he seemed to be more relaxed than I was?

how can that be!

He's a seventh-tier guardian knight!
Specialize in defense and strength!
There's an insurmountable chasm between the sixth and seventh ranks! How can this kid possibly cross that chasm?

"Kid, you've surprised me!" Gao Yingjie forced down his surging emotions and said in a deep voice.

He had to get his revenge, or he, the Templar Knight Gao Yingjie, would lose all face today.

He then added another sentence, his voice revealing a forced arrogance.

"I'm sorry to tell you, but what I just did wasn't even a warm-up!"

After saying that, Gao Yingjie had a thought, and with a flash of light, a heavy tower shield appeared in his left hand, while he held a broadsword in his right hand.

Above the tower shield, an earthen-yellow halo flowed, exuding a calm and profound aura.

"Buzz!"

Gao Yingjie slammed the tower shield heavily onto the ground, and his entire demeanor changed once again.

If he was a falling meteorite just now, then now he is a majestic mountain rooted in the earth, indestructible and unshakeable.

The aura of the guardian knight was fully revealed at this moment!
"Come on, kid!" Gao Yingjie held the tower shield horizontally in front of him, pointed his greatsword diagonally at the ground, and extended an invitation to Li Hao.

"Don't say I'm bullying you!"

"Today, I'll stand here and let you attack! Use all your skills, unleash your strongest attacks!"

"If you can break through my defenses, you win!"

This is an open conspiracy.

He wanted to use his most prized defensive skills to completely crush this genius's confidence... to subdue the "troublemaker" and make him better able to lead the team.

My strongest attacks will be as powerless as a tickle in the face of my strongest defense.

This is the most insidious form of suppression!
By all my means?

Upon hearing this, Li Hao almost burst out laughing.

He'd seen people eagerly looking for a beating, but he'd never seen anyone so creative, even pre-determining their own posture for being hit.

Since they are so kind as to accept my offer, wouldn't it seem too heartless of me not to do so?
Perfect timing! I also want to test just how high my attack limit is after fusing with the Light Flame Battle Soul Furnace.

"as you wish."

Li Hao uttered four words calmly, his expression as serene as an ancient well.

But the next second, his entire aura underwent a dramatic change!
"Om-!"

A strange buzzing sound emanated from his chest, as if a slumbering ancient beast had awakened at that moment.

A dazzling light shone from beneath the front of his shirt.

The light was initially a sacred gold.

But soon, wisps of domineering and violent crimson flames rose from the golden light and merged perfectly with it.

Light and fire, holiness and rage!
Two completely different powers were perfectly combined under the impetus of his Radiant Flame Battle Spirit Furnace.

It has formed a more advanced and terrifying form of energy!
In an instant, the spiritual energy of light surrounding Li Hao became scorching and violent, as if even the air itself was about to be ignited.

The ground beneath his feet, the shattered stones, began to melt at a visible speed, turning into dark red magma.

The temperature of the entire training ground seemed to rise suddenly at that moment.

Everyone felt the heart-palpitating heat and oppressive force, and their gazes toward Li Hao changed from shock to horror.

Gao Yingjie's pupils suddenly contracted, and for the first time, a sense of foreboding arose in his heart.

What's wrong with this kid's spiritual power?

Why is it so violent?!

However, the arrow was on the string and had to be fired.

He has already made his statement, and if he backs down now, he will lose face even more.

He could only roar and frantically pour all his spiritual power into the tower shield.

"Holy Light Barrier!"

"Guardian of the Earth!"

He unleashed two seventh-tier defensive skills in quick succession.

On the heavy tower shield, a layer of holy golden light and a layer of thick earthy yellow light overlapped, firmly protecting him behind it.

Its defensive capabilities instantly reached their peak.

He refused to believe that a mere fifth-tier kid could break through his seventh-tier guardian knight's most prized defensive technique.

At this moment, Li Hao slowly raised his hands.

With his eyes slightly closed and his expression solemn, he uttered three syllables that seemed to contain the ultimate truths of the universe, one word at a time.

"Fire-Cloud-Technique!"

The moment he finished speaking, the violent golden-red spiritual energy emanating from his entire body, like a hundred rivers being drawn together, frantically converged towards his palm.

(End of this chapter)