At this moment, Yun Hao's inner strength was enough for another punch, but he didn't rashly attack with it. He was waiting, knowing that after this punch, his inner strength would no longer be powerful enough for another strike like this!
"Asura, I'm going to kill you!"
"Pfft, you said that earlier too, but I'm still perfectly fine!"
"If you're capable, stop running!"
"Okay, I won't run!" Upon hearing North Celestial King's words, Yun Hao surprisingly stopped as promised and then unexpectedly swung a punch at North Celestial King. In Yun Hao's view, this punch should be surprising and deliver a good effect as the previous punch did!
However, just as he delivered the punch, North Celestial King disdainfully sneered, simultaneously reaching out with both hands, and smacked Yun Hao's fist twice!
Yun Hao's body instantly flew backward, crashing hard onto the ground!
"Damn, got tricked by this dumbass, ew!" Yun Hao wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, stood up from the ground, and coldly stared at North Celestial King, who was smugly looking at him!
"Hmph, you've tricked me several times already. This is just a token of return! What's coming next is the real gift!" North Celestial King knew Yun Hao was stalling for time, so he cut the nonsense and pounced toward Yun Hao like a fierce tiger, seemingly intent on tearing Yun Hao apart!
"Damn it, I'm going all out with you!" Yun Hao realized escaping was impossible now, so he growled and charged towards North Celestial King!
"Bang Bang Bang!"
After a chaotic battle, Yun Hao ended up battered and bruised on the side, while North Celestial King appeared virtually unscathed, pausing for a moment before darting towards Yun Hao once more!
Damn, why hasn't Tank brought reinforcements yet?
If I die at the hands of this big guy, wouldn't both my life and reputation be lost?
Seeing North Celestial King getting closer, Yun Hao gritted his teeth hard, gathering the remaining inner strength into his fist, intending to go down with a fight!
At that moment, Tank and Tang Rou brought members of the Bloodlust First Squad just in time, but it was too late as Yun Hao and North Celestial King were already locked in combat!
"Boom!"
With a loud bang, Tank and others were stunned by the scene before their eyes, and their gestures to command their subordinates to fire stopped instinctively!
Tang Rou, somewhat better off, after a brief daze, rushed towards Yun Hao!
"Are you alright?"
Yun Hao wanted to speak but before he could finish, Tang Rou slapped him, knocking him aside, then stood there with a flushed face, furiously glaring at Yun Hao!
"So ruthless; I'm injured, you know!" Yun Hao, speechless, climbed up from the ground, looking at North Celestial King nearby, who had a hole blasted in his chest from Yun Hao's punch, feeling no less shocked than Tank and the others!
Tank and others were shocked because in that recent punch exchange, North Celestial King was directly punched through and killed by Yun Hao.
They thought Yun Hao's power was extraordinarily strong, strong enough to kill North Celestial King with one punch!
Yun Hao's shock came from the inner body changes at the moment of killing North Celestial King. At that instant, a black sword scabbard appeared internally, released along with his punch!
Yun Hao could clearly feel the domineering presence of the black sword scabbard within him, an overwhelming dominance like reigning supreme—the scabbard alone punched a hole right through North Celestial King!
Yes, it was the same black sword scabbard placed in front of the black-robed elder in the basement, somehow transferred inside his body!
And just after taking down North Celestial King, Yun Hao attempted to control the black sword scabbard within, only to find it didn't respond!
It means this black sword scabbard was entirely beyond Yun Hao's control, which was awkward!
Yun Hao would never tolerate any uncontrollable elements near him, especially when it resided inside him, leaving him both shocked and fearful!
"Yun Hao, you're really impressive; this was one of Black Moon's four Vajras killed by you with a single punch. You're incredible!" Tank rushed forward, excitedly patting Yun Hao's shoulder.
"It was just a fluke, but let's head back to Huaxia; there's something I need to research!" Yun Hao didn't elaborate with Tank, and then stayed put with Tang Rou.
Because Yun Hao had instructed Tank to lead the Bloodlust First Squad to finish off the remaining Black Moon members; having encountered them, there's no letting them go freely!
"Help keep watch for me!" Yun Hao instructed Tang Rou, then sat beside a car to carefully inspect his internal situation!
Cross-legged, Yun Hao didn't rush to check internal injuries but directly introspected to locate the black sword scabbard!
After circling around, Yun Hao finally found the black sword scabbard at his dantian!
The scabbard was notably smaller than when outside, floating silently in the dantian as if everything else was irrelevant to it!
Yun Hao attempted to control the scabbard again, but the result was the same, completely immobile!
After countless attempts, just as Yun Hao was about to give up, a mantra suddenly emerged in his mind, the Sword Control Technique!
Without knowing why, Yun Hao started learning the Sword Control Technique almost unconsciously; it felt like enduring for ages before awakening from the technique!
Then Yun Hao tried mobilizing the scabbard again, and now it was controllable, with smooth and effortless command!
Feeling the intent-to-kill radiating from the scabbard, Yun Hao experienced a subtle shift in mindset, especially upon sensing the unparalleled power from the scabbard, opening his eyes with a feeling of surveying everyone!
Although all of this happened briefly, it was noticed by Tang Rou, who kept watching him the entire time!