This scene left Yuan Hao dumbfounded.

His bloodline modification technology only restored injuries, and the consumed stamina and inner breath could not be recovered in a short time.

Ye Qingzhou, however, seemed to be cheating right before his eyes!

Who among us isn't human?

Yuan Hao gritted his teeth and said, "Ye Qingzhou, with such extraordinary skills, why don't you embrace glorious evolution? With your talent, if you accept my bloodline modification, you will surely gain power beyond mortals and become a god of the new era!"

At this moment, Yuan Hao had already put away all disdain for Ye Qingzhou.

The Dragon Ascending Sword was something even he feared greatly.

Just as Ye Qingzhou said, bloodline modification granted him a non-human-like strong physique, making severed heads, pierced hearts, freezing, burning, lightning strikes—most fatal injuries for humans—merely superficial wounds to him, and not lethal.

However, bloodline modification had very limited mental strengthening.

Yuan Hao did not want to gamble on how many times he could withstand Ye Qingzhou's Ascension Dragon. Essentially, he was a researcher, not a martial artist, and was not good at evenly matched battles.

Thus, Yuan Hao hoped at this moment to persuade Ye Qingzhou with words.

Sometimes, language can be sharper than swords.

Unfortunately, Ye Qingzhou's pursuit of the sword was as firm as a rock, unshakable by words.

Even Ye Qingzhou scoffed at Yuan Hao's seemingly tempting suggestions: "The essence of martial dao is complete control of one's own strength, while you all turn yourselves into powerful beasts, thus straying from the path."

Having said that, he leapt up, riding the wind.

Soon after, the radiant sword light of the Dragon Ascending Sword once again illuminated the sky.

Aspiration to Reach the Heavens, Riding the Dragon!

With divine speed backing, the Dragon Ascending Sword was incredibly fast; by the time Yuan Hao reacted, his body had already been struck.

The sword qi tore his flesh!

The sword intent crushed his soul!

"Ah!"

The pain of soul being slashed was far beyond that of flesh being torn; Yuan Hao let out a miserable howl, behaving worse than Gao Yun and Li Hanpeng.

At least the latter two had trained in martial arts, honed their minds, before undergoing bloodline modification.

Yuan Hao himself only had apprentice-level martial arts cultivation; his skills were negligible, and all his strength was based on bloodline modification.

Yet it was evident that his bloodline modification wasn't entirely useless; at least he was still alive after enduring a hit from the Dragon Ascending Sword.

"Li Yanxin, go!"

After Yuan Hao's injuries healed, he grabbed Gao Yun and Li Hanpeng's bodies with both hands, leapt up, and together with Li Yanxin, fled into the vast forest.

Ye Qingzhou sheathed his sword, letting both of them leave.

Shortly, a helicopter arrived in response to the distress signal, and Xu Yunxi and Xu Yuebing descended from the high sky using wind force.

Xu Yunxi saw traces of the battle around and frowned: "Ye Qingzhou, why didn't you send out a distress signal?"

Ye Qingzhou spread his hands: "I wasn't in danger, instead I gained something good."

"What exactly happened?"

Xu Yunxi clearly did not believe it; Jiuyi Mountain had never had a snake tide before, and Ye Qingzhou obviously intended to send Xu Yuebing away. Today's event hinted at something strange everywhere.

Ye Qingzhou glanced at the descending helicopter, shaking his head: "This isn't a place to talk."

Xu Yunxi instantly understood that things weren't simple, thus didn't continue questioning.

After this matter, wilderness survival training had to be temporarily halted.

Xu Lan, responsible for leading the team, breathed a sigh of relief once everyone safely returned.

You must know, Ye Qingzhou and his peers were not only Linjiang First High School's most outstanding martial arts talents but also Linjiang City's future martial arts world seeds.

Losing any one of them was unbearable.

......

Jiangshan Imperial View, No. 168.

Ye Qingzhou brought the sisters Xu Yunxi and Xu Yuebing back home, poured each of them a cup of tea, and began discussing today's events.

Upon hearing this, Xu Yunxi frowned: "You mean Yuan Hao attacked you with people?"

"Yes."

Ye Qingzhou calmly sipped his tea, his emotions unperturbed by the previous intense battle.

He had experienced such events many times in his past life.

In his youth, kicking arenas and seeking lessons, he was often pursued in the dark.

It was only later when surveillance cameras became more widespread that people became more peaceful, no longer resorting to violence.

Xu Yunxi pulled out her phone, talked to someone for a few minutes, then hung up, returning to Ye Qingzhou with a serious expression: "I asked around, those responsible for monitoring said Yuan Hao stayed at Yingjie Middle School all day, right under their noses, never leaving for more than five minutes."

Ye Qingzhou lightly tapped the table: "Interesting, he seems well-prepared."

"Is it really him?"

"Yeah, moreover, he came to find me to cooperate with him on a bloodline modification experiment."

"What did you say!"

Xu Yunxi was startled, then looked seriously at Ye Qingzhou: "Are you certain?"

"Certain, his martial arts cultivation is ordinary, but his physique is simply non-human. Severed head reattached, pierced heart undying, injuries instantly recovering, such physical strength, everything pointed to him not being a normal human."

Ye Qingzhou was obviously confident about this, having personally fought Yuan Hao and others.

Xu Yunxi also realized the seriousness of the matter: "Bloodline modification technology is highly uncontrollable, the Dongji Kingdom has long banned it. Rest assured, I will arrange personnel to thoroughly investigate this matter!"

"No need."

Ye Qingzhou waved his hand: "As the saying goes, don't delay revenge overnight. Yuan Hao has come for me repeatedly; I must go tonight to kill him so he doesn't see the sun tomorrow."

Xu Yunxi: "..."

Xu Yuebing was a bit angry: "Ye Qingzhou, can you stop resorting to violence all the time? Let Martial Arts Association handle this; there's no need to risk yourself."

Ye Qingzhou disagreed: "I never pin my hopes on others. Yuan Hao could teach at Yingjie Middle School and stir up so much trouble; do you think he doesn't have backing covering for him? Justice is always arriving late; I'm impatient and can't wait."

Xu Yuebing: "..."

......

Lengshuitan, Songg Family Mansion.

Two hundred years ago, the first patriarch of Linjiang Song Clan was merely a martial artist making a living by running a martial arts school, with little reputation until he met the right connections and became Qi Shengtian's named disciple.

Since then, the Songg family rose, becoming a prominent martial arts noble family.

It has been passed down for over six generations, deeply rooted in Linjiang, branching out, growing into a towering tree shading one side, weathering a century of storms but still standing firm.

At this moment, the patriarch Songg Yanhai's expression was somber, his gaze hostile as he looked at Yuan Hao: "I need an explanation."

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