Chapter 515: Chapter 513: Mysterious Girl
"Haha, let me show you the meaning of despair!"
Golden Fire was full of arrogance, guarding his chest with his hands, letting Qin Hao strike him relentlessly.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang...
The sound of metal clashing echoed at a speed comparable to a Gatling gun, attesting to the incredible speed of Qin Hao’s punches.
In the eyes of many bigwigs, they saw Qin Hao’s hands continuously attacking, with innumerable fists swarming in front of him.
Golden Fire, clearly almost 15 centimeters shorter than Qin Hao, stood in front of him like a schoolchild.
Yet, this schoolchild didn’t fall under the storm of punches; instead, he stood with a crazed smile.
The bigwigs were stunned by this scene.
Clang clang clang clang...
A series of sounds rang out again. By now, Qin Hao had struck 246 punches, each backed by tremendous inner strength, with every blow palpable.
It could be said that even the Foshan Shadowless Kick at its peak wouldn’t reach this speed.
However, the 246 punches that could shatter iron couldn’t break through Golden Fire’s Golden Bell Shield defense.
Now, Qin Hao was exhausted, with both his punching speed and strength significantly reduced. Yet, Golden Fire stood unmoving, arms crossed with a face full of wild laughter.
"Boy, you’ve been fighting for so long yet can’t break my defense; it shows your limits. Now, let me show you my power!"
Golden Fire mocked with his words, then roared with a loud shout, "Cloud-Sweeping Palm!"
Golden Fire turned his guarded hands into an attack, with two emaciated palms striking Qin Hao’s chest with destructive force.
Bang!
In the noise, Qin Hao was struck and flew backward, feeling his chest about to explode mid-air, with the opponent’s violent inner strength rampaging through the wound.
In pain, Qin Hao felt the urge to spit blood violently, but he gritted his teeth to hold it back, with blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.
Thud thud thud!
At the last moment, Qin Hao twisted his waist in mid-air to regain his balance, avoiding a fall. He landed with three staggering steps, barely steadying himself.
Though still standing, the injury on Qin Hao’s chest throbbed painfully, and his inner strength was depleted from the previous attacks, losing the strength to fight.
He was at his wits’ end, his state akin to a spent force.
"This old turtle’s skin is too thick; there’s no chance of winning today..."
Though defeated, Qin Hao wasn’t discouraged. It wasn’t that he was weak, but the opponent was bizarrely strong.
A 70-year-old virgin reaching such heights, losing isn’t disgraceful!
Qin Hao consoled himself and discreetly signaled Fang Zhenwu and Ren Tiangao.
The two understood Qin Hao’s intention to flee, exchanged glances, and although they hadn’t moved, they prepared to slip away swiftly.
Golden Fire, still grinning triumphantly, contemplated how to humiliate and kill Qin Hao, but realizing the signaling, he shouted, "Trying to escape? Not so easy!"
Knowing it was a life-or-death moment, Qin Hao pushed off the ground and dashed towards the exit like a shadow.
Though Qin Hao’s inner strength was depleted, his physical body was extremely strong. If he intended to flee, few in the world could stop him.
Sensing Qin Hao about to escape, Golden Fire knew he couldn’t win a speed contest against the young, so he quickly flicked his fingers twice.
"Sword Qi Finger!"
Whoosh whoosh!
Two strands of blue energy flew from his fingertips toward Qin Hao’s back.
External release of inner strength?
Qin Hao was shocked, feeling the incoming energy chilling his back. Because he was facing away, there was no time for defense!
He was certain that if hit by these two strands of energy, there’s no escaping serious injury this time.
Damn it!
Feeling hopeless, Qin Hao nonetheless resolved to endure the energy and escape at all costs.
At the critical junction, a figure mysteriously appeared beside Qin Hao, lightly grasping with both hands to catch the two strands of blue energy!
"What!"
Golden Fire, who had been smiling victoriously, almost had his eyes pop out at this scene.
His lifelong mastery was caught by someone barehanded?
Could this even be human?
In shock, Golden Fire discovered the mysterious person was clad in black, with a slim figure, and astonishingly, it was a woman!
Who on earth is she?
Golden Fire was even more astonished and even more unbalanced, so much so that he couldn’t react for a long time.
Qin Hao, prepared to take the hit, was surprised that the energy didn’t hit. Having escaped outside, he turned back and saw a slim figure in black.
"Eh, a woman?"
Full of doubts, Qin Hao paused momentarily, the mysterious person shouting, "Run quickly!"
"Uh!"
Jolted awake, Qin Hao turned to see Fang Zhenwu and Ren Tiangao fleeing swiftly, and he finally took to his heels with relief.
Upon leaving the corridor, he turned back for a look, only to find the mysterious girl had vanished!
"Coming and going without a trace, effortlessly deflecting energy, such ability is fearsome! Is she human or ghost?"
Leaving the hotel for an alley, Qin Hao was filled with questions.
He felt the mysterious girl seemed familiar. But after careful thought, he couldn’t recall knowing such an extraordinary girl.
Gu Qinyue barely counts, but he’s too familiar with her figure and voice; it’s completely different from this masked girl.
"Who could she be?"
Racking his brains, Qin Hao couldn’t figure out the girl’s identity and could only give up helplessly.
...
Inside the private room, Qin Hao’s hasty retreat left the bigwigs in a state of bewilderment.
The new king who just emerged in the Provincial City was actually defeated like this?
"Hahaha, despite the hype about Qin Hao outside, he was just mediocre!"
Golden Fire’s arrogant laughter snapped everyone back to reality.
They gazed at Golden Fire with fear, devoid of any thoughts of resistance.
After all, this wretched old man could defeat Qin Hao, how could they resist?
"Qin Hao was just a half-baked fighter, hyped up by others."
Luo Dan cleverly stepped forward, speaking disdainfully of Qin Hao.
"Brother Dan is right. Qin Hao only bullied us non-fighters, but his skills are just so-so."
"Heh, if our gang’s hired muscle wasn’t busy overseas, Qin Hao wouldn’t get his time of dominance!"
"You all missed it; Qin Hao does have skill, just not as much as Golden Fire!"
"True! Golden Fire’s prowess is unmatched, naturally beyond Qin Hao!"
With Luo Dan’s lead, the bigwigs no longer stayed silent, first belittling Qin Hao and then praising Golden Fire.
Buoyed by the praise, Golden Fire arrogantly laughed, "My Golden Bell Shield is invincible; Qin Hao can’t do anything to me. You need not fear him anymore. Work with me peacefully!"
With the Golden Stone Sect members dead or injured, Golden Fire decided to start reviving the sect by controlling the Provincial City’s forces.