Wu Kui extended his hand and patted the shoulder of the early-stage Grandmaster level expert, laughing, "Old timer, I'll leave that old rascal Qian Jiuyue to you."
The First Protector nodded slightly, then cupped his fists towards Qian Jiuyue and said, "Elder Patriarch Qian, my apologies. Please step aside to avoid affecting the others' fight."
Qian Jiuyue snorted coldly, then said to Xu Hao, "Young Master Xu, my strength is limited, and I can only tie down one Grandmaster level for you."
Xu Hao smiled and replied, "Elder Patriarch Qian, your willingness to assist is already very comforting. Go ahead and fight him with ease; I will naturally handle the rest."
Qian Jiuyue nodded slightly and then took the lead in leaving the area, heading elsewhere, with the First Protector following closely behind to prevent Qian Jiuyue from making a sudden comeback.
Both early-stage Grandmasters found their opponents. Wu Kui looked towards Sun Zai'an and said indifferently, "Sun, no matter how much you jump around today, you can't escape from The Buddha's Five Finger Mountain! Eight Protectors, hear my command. Your task is not to kill Sun Zai'an, but to obstruct him and prevent him from reinforcing Xu Hao."
All eight responded and then made a "please" gesture towards Sun Zai'an, saying, "Elder Patriarch Sun, please."
"Hmph! Young Master Xu, please be careful. I will deal with these rotten fish and shrimps and come to your aid."
Xu Hao nodded with a smile to acknowledge, as Sun Zai'an turned and headed in another direction, with the eight Protectors closely following him.
Having sent both Grandmasters away, Wu Kui sneered, "Xu Hao, what support do you have now?"
Wang Zihao gave a thumbs-up, saying, "True to the Patriarch of the Wu Family, impressive indeed, taking into account every aspect."
"You flatter me, Young Master Wang. Let's not delay, let's get started," Wu Kui urged somewhat impatiently.
Qian Jiuyue and Sun Zai'an were no weaklings, and the nine Protectors might not be able to hold them off for long, so he needed to finish the fight quickly.
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The Protectors were sent in case Xu Hao suddenly launched an attack and he was unable to respond.
However, the arrival of Wang Zihao made him ambitious to slaughter Xu Hao.
Anna watched as the fierce Wu Kui and the flippant Wang Zihao loomed and felt a twinge of unease.
Xu Hao noticed the change in her emotions and gently patted her hand, then said, "Ruyue, take them and leave this place. Wu Kui, Wang Zihao, you wouldn't hurt a few weak women, would you?"
Wu Kui snorted coldly, "I see no need to trouble a few young lasses. Furthermore, Chen Suyi is Mr. Chen's daughter, and Miss Ruyue belongs to Xuanmen; I would not create trouble for myself."
Wang Zihao glanced over Chen Suyi and the others, laughing mischievously, "After all, once I kill you, your women will all be mine; I'm not in a rush."
Chen Suyi snorted coldly and remained silent. Wang Zihao has now become more powerful, and his mindset has changed. Things he dared not do in the past, he might dare to do now, and there was no need to deliberately provoke him. Thus, Chen Suyi pulled Anna and followed Ruyue down.
Xu Hao looked indifferently towards Wang Zihao and Wu Kui, and said coldly, "Just the two of you really think you can kill me?"
"Hmph! We'll see after we try!"
Wang Zihao snorted coldly and swung his blade, attacking Xu Hao once again.
Previously he was merely testing the waters, but this time he was using his real strength.
The Magic Knife had a matching mental method and blade techniques, and only combined with the unique form of the Magic Knife could its full power be unleashed.
As Wang Zihao swung the first seven blades, Xu Hao easily dodged them, but from the eighth blade on, Xu Hao noticed something abnormal.
The trajectory of the Magic Knife was continuously compressing his range of movement!
He feared that when the Magic Knife's techniques were fully executed, his range of movement would be reduced to the extreme, making it impossible to dodge and leaving him to be killed by a single strike!
That must be the terrifying aspect of the Magic Knife!
With this thought in mind, Xu Hao no longer dodged. He drew the Ancient Sword he carried with him, ready for a head-on collision with Wang Zihao.
However, at that moment, Wu Kui made his move.
He laughed viciously and wore gloves made of unknown material, striking fiercely at Xu Hao.
Xu Hao's brows furrowed slightly; Wu Kui clearly understood the subtleties of the Demon Blade Technique, so he chose this moment to enter the fray, forcing Xu Hao to meet his attack head-on.
An attack from a middle-stage Grandmaster level expert could not be taken lightly by Xu Hao.
But, that was all there was to it.
All of a sudden, Xu Hao recalled an offbeat technique from his inheritance. The technique had a peculiar purpose in that it could allow one to feign the appearance of severed meridians, then attack when the enemy was unprepared, catching them off guard.
With that in mind, he curled the corners of his lips in an imperceptible smile, then met Wu Kui's attack with a strength slightly surpassing a normal middle-phase Grandmaster level expert.
Wang Zihao had already unleashed twelve blades, and with each successive strike, Xu Hao's situation grew more perilous.
After the thirteenth blade, Xu Hao's arm was grazed, and blood slowly seeped out!
Xu Hao had been injured!