Chapter 575 - 571: Duanmu Ci Retreats

Chapter 575: Chapter 571: Duanmu Ci Retreats

Lin Hao’s retreat was extremely fast, faster than ever before.

But Lin Hao himself didn’t even notice.

After shooting back several hundred meters, Lin Hao asked, "What’s going on?"

His words were filled with utter confusion.

This was definitely not something Lin Hao had done intentionally.

Just a moment ago, he’d had an epiphany while contemplating the character for "Descend." After comprehending a hand seal, an involuntary smile touched his lips.

It was at that exact moment that Lin Hao heard a voice.

The voice instantly pulled Lin Hao back to reality, making him open his eyes.

After sensing the immense pressure, Lin Hao shot backward without a second thought.

At the same time, those three words escaped his lips.

Having just returned from that mystical state of enlightenment, Lin Hao naturally didn’t remember his battle with Duanmu Ci.

But to Duanmu Ci’s ears, those three words were incredibly grating.

Contempt!

Lin Hao was completely disregarding him.

Duanmu Ci felt as if he’d taken a heavy blow to the chest, and his body momentarily stiffened.

But Lin Hao just had to add fuel to the fire.

"Oh, it’s you. Why are you still here?" Lin Hao finally remembered Duanmu Ci and asked.

That one sentence was enough to make Duanmu Ci spit blood.

The blue luan he had manifested also dissipated into the air.

He was a Royal Physique, the successor of a Holy Land, and a disciple of Heaven-Breaking Pavilion’s upper house. This was the first time he had ever been treated this way.

And his opponent was just some guy at the Seventh Layer of the Soul Gathering Realm.

For Duanmu Ci, this was an unprecedented humiliation.

Just as he was about to erupt in fury, Lin Hao completely ignored him.

"Tuoba Yangyu, our duel isn’t over. Let’s finish this now." To Lin Hao, Tuoba Yangyu was even more detestable than Duanmu Ci. Therefore, Lin Hao disregarded Duanmu Ci and challenged Tuoba Yangyu once more.

Duanmu Ci’s face twisted into an extreme grimace.

Lin Hao had ignored him yet again.

"You’re courting death!" Amidst his furious roar, a blue luan shot out from Duanmu Ci’s body and lunged straight for Lin Hao.

The moment this blue luan appeared, all things fell silent!

A Divine Soul!

Duanmu Ci had unleashed the power of his Divine Soul.

In that instant, Lin Hao felt as if his very blood was freezing.

"Descend!"

Facing this Divine Soul attack, Lin Hao shouted this single word.

It was a word he had comprehended from the Dao Sound, and it possessed unimaginable energy.

BOOM!

As the word left his lips, Duanmu Ci’s Blue Luan Divine Soul faltered.

Duanmu Ci felt a majestic power.

To be precise, it was a will—a will that struck fear into his very heart.

That will seemed to be born from heaven and earth itself, vast and magnificent.

Within this boundless will, the Blue Luan Divine Soul was like a lone boat, in constant danger of being obliterated.

Duanmu Ci was greatly alarmed.

He had never encountered such a situation before.

Not only was Duanmu Ci shocked, but even the elders’ faces changed.

Lin Hao had uttered this word earlier, and they had wanted to study it, but they couldn’t grasp its method.

Now, as Lin Hao spoke the word again, it was different from before.

Before, Lin Hao had spoken it unconsciously, but this time, the word contained a supreme will.

This will seemed to be born of heaven and earth, and as elders, their perception of it was even deeper.

In the eyes of the elders, it was as if the very heavens and earth were transforming, about to become a giant.

"Could it be..." After saying these three words, Liu Bo couldn’t continue, his eyes wide as saucers.

The other elders were also breathing rapidly.

Guan Zhengyang took a step forward and said, "The Dao Sound. Lin Hao is comprehending the power of the Dao Sound."

His tone seemed normal, but if one listened closely, they would hear a tremor in his voice.

"No wonder Lin Hao provoked Tuoba Yangyu, and no wonder he wasn’t afraid when Duanmu Ci attacked. It turns out he wanted to comprehend the Dao in a desperate situation!" Liu Bo also spoke, finally understanding the reason for Lin Hao’s recent actions.

It wasn’t just the two of them; even the Fourth Elder couldn’t help but exclaim, "Lin Hao triggered the Dao Sound at only the Seventh Layer of the Soul Gathering Realm. Not only did he withstand it, but he also memorized it. The most terrifying part is that he gained some comprehension in just five days. This is appalling!"

As elders, they had all faced the Dao Sound before. They knew the danger and the bone-deep pain it caused. For Lin Hao to achieve this at the Seventh Layer of the Soul Gathering Realm was simply unheard of.

Most importantly, he had gained comprehension in just five days. This was nothing short of heaven-defying!

Forget them—even Emperor Hongtian, who had successfully comprehended the Dao Sound ten thousand years ago, took longer than this!

Lin Hao’s talent surpassed that of a Great Emperor!

What a truly world-shaking revelation this was.

Now, they finally understood why the founder of the Heaven-Breaking Pavilion had shown Lin Hao such great favor.

In truth, they were still underestimating Lin Hao.

When Lin Hao spoke that single word, the phenomenon wasn’t just confined to the Heaven-Breaking Pavilion’s region; it enveloped the entire Hundred Thousand Mountains.

At that moment, all living beings in the Hundred Thousand Mountains prostrated themselves, trembling in fear.

And within one of the most peculiar mountains in the range, a youth drenched in blood looked up at that very moment, his eyes piercing through the void to witness the scene unfolding in the Heaven-Breaking Pavilion.

"Bending heaven and earth to your will... my good brother, you really have a knack for it. But you’re still far too lacking. What you’ve comprehended isn’t perfect. I hope you can improve further by the time I get out, or I’ll be very disappointed."

This youth was none other than Lin Wu!

At the same time as Lin Wu spoke, back in the Heaven-Breaking Pavilion, the elders’ expressions changed once more.

Because that terrifying feeling had vanished.

"The duration was too short. Although Lin Hao has gained some comprehension, it’s only superficial. He’s in danger." This was the Fourth Elder speaking.

As if to prove his words, the moment he finished speaking, Lin Hao was sent flying backward.

Duanmu Ci was truly worthy of being a successor of a Holy Land and a disciple of Heaven-Breaking Pavilion’s upper house. His timing was simply too precise.

He struck so perfectly that Lin Hao was hit before he could even use the hand seal he had comprehended from the word "Descend."

Of course, Lin Hao himself was also partly to blame.

It was Lin Hao’s first time consciously using the power he had comprehended from the Dao Sound, and he couldn’t help but have his entire focus absorbed by it.

This, in turn, gave Duanmu Ci the perfect opportunity to strike.

Duanmu Ci’s attack landed, sending Lin Hao flying, but he did not give chase.

"Lin Hao, even if you have a Secret Skill, it’s useless against me. If I had used my full power in that last strike, you would be a corpse right now," Duanmu Ci declared.

After saying this, his body gracefully retreated, and he actually just left.

Lin Hao wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and smiled.

It was a sinister smile.

Duanmu Ci’s words weren’t wrong; Lin Hao could sense that he hadn’t, in fact, used his full strength.

’As for why he did that...’ Lin Hao understood with just a moment’s thought.

’He just wanted to prove that I am inferior to him.’

’And the reason he didn’t attack again is because he’s wary of me.’

It could be said that Lin Hao’s guess about Duanmu Ci’s thoughts was more or less spot on.

Just now, it wasn’t that Duanmu Ci hadn’t considered attacking with his full power, but the thought of Lin Hao’s methods made him uncertain.

As long as Lin Hao wasn’t dead, even if he was left with only a single breath, it would still represent his own failure.

He couldn’t afford to lose again.

Therefore, the best course of action was to remove himself from the situation for now and watch from the sidelines.