Many members of the Cao Family agreed with Cao Zhi's analysis, finding his reasoning sound.
So, the archers readied their bows again, preparing to start a new round of shooting!
Cao Zhi snorted coldly, "You are indeed more powerful than I had anticipated, but that doesn't mean I can't destroy you. Even if you are as strong as a god, today I will slay a god!"
Xu Hao shrugged indifferently, "I am not a god, nor am I invincible, but dealing with these childish tricks of yours is more than enough for me."
Cao Zhi clenched his fists tightly, his expression becoming fierce as he continued, "Don't be arrogant. You'll be crying soon! The Wu Family only knows how to confront you head-on, but they never thought to use more machinery. No matter how tough you are, you can't withstand machinery. Xu Hao, if you surrender now and swear to obey my commands, then I will spare your life; otherwise, you will definitely die here today!"
"Pretty arrogant, thinking I would obey your commands. Stop the nonsense and make your move. Use whatever skills you have. After I deal with you, I still need to visit the Wu Family as they haven't given me an answer," Xu Hao said nonchalantly, arms crossed.
Seeing Xu Hao not taking him seriously at all, Cao Zhi was furious, feeling humiliated. He waved his hand and shouted, "Fire the arrows!"
In an instant, countless feathered arrows shot towards Xu Hao once again, and he, repeating the process, blocked this round of arrows too.
However, before he could catch his breath, another round of feathered arrows started.
This way, with relentless arrow attacks, Xu Hao had to keep defending himself without rest.
Gradually, Xu Hao's movements slowed, and the speed at which he shot shattered wood pieces decreased, and the distance at which the feathered arrows were stopped became shorter and shorter.
Five meters, four meters, three meters…
It seemed that in a short while, Xu Hao would be fatally shot by the relentless arrows due to exhaustion and lack of Qi Force.
Cao Zhi took a cup of wine handed to him by a maid, slowly drinking it down and seeing Xu Hao continually defending against the arrows, his pace ever slowing. He laughed loudly, "Hahaha! No matter how strong your martial arts are, comparable to Superman, what of it? In this era, the true peak is not reached by brute force like yours, but by wise men like me!"
With a wave of his hand, exuding arrogance, he shouted, "Everyone will submit to me! I will lead the Cao Family to the peak, to glory!"
Watching Xu Hao, who was "unrivaled," being held back by Cao Zhi's strategy, and as time passed, his Qi Force would definitely be largely diminished, soon overwhelmed and fatally shot by the arrows. Almost all members of the Cao Family immediately cheered, "Long live the Family Head! Long live the Family Head!"
Anxious, Cao An glanced at his father, Cao Ren, only to see him with eyes slightly closed, not showing any panic.
They had just aligned themselves in support of Xu Hao, but according to the current situation, Xu Hao would soon perish from exhaustion!
Could it be that his father had a contingency plan?
Cao An could not figure it out but dared not ask further.
At that moment, an elder behind Cao Zhi spoke, "Could it be that Xu Hao is pretending? To make us lower our guard before striking us all at once?"
But Cao Zhi, confident and sure of his victory, said, "Uncle, you are overthinking it. From the beginning of the shooting till now, it has been a full ten minutes. For a normal person, let alone intense activity for ten minutes, even three minutes would have them totally exhausted. Xu Hao is close to Grandmaster level in martial arts, and even though he is strong with good physical stamina, ten minutes of intense exertion is enough to wear him out.
We don't need to rush. I have prepared plenty of feathered arrows, and there are three groups of archers who can rotate. It's not just about shooting continuously for ten minutes; thirty minutes would be more than enough. The question is whether Xu Hao can last that long. I hope he won't disappoint me too much, after all, he's the first martial arts expert I want to kill. I wouldn't want him to be too weak; that would tarnish the reputation I, Cao Zhi, am trying to build!" Enjoy the story by reading on *.
Clearly, Cao Zhi viewed Xu Hao as a stepping stone on his path to success, intending to increase his reputation in Huadu by defeating him, making the upper echelons of society aware that he, Cao Zhi, was on the rise!
Cao Zhi stated coldly, "An ant cannot kill an elephant, but countless army ants in the desert can knock down an elephant and swiftly devour its flesh until only bones remain within a short time! Xu Hao can crush one feathered arrow with a slap, a few won't threaten him, but under the assault of my thousands of arrows, can he still hope to survive? Dream on!"
Yet, unknown to others, Xu Hao was also using Cao Zhi as a whetstone!
Ever since that battle in Jing'an City with Wang Mazi and his men, Xu Hao hadn't experienced such peril for a long time. Even when the Half Grandmaster level Wang Zihao suddenly attacked, Xu Hao wasn't afraid, as Wang Zihao was no match for him, a martial artist of the Grandmaster level.