Chapter 108: The Strange Little Girl

  "Xu Ying." Xu Tong looked at Xu Ying, whose eyes had already become dull and unfocused. Suddenly, his eyes were on the verge of splitting open, and they turned completely red. He gritted his teeth, his expression ferocious, one hand clenched into a claw shape, reaching towards Qin Hao's shoulder.

  At this time, Qin Hao's new force had not been released, and he was already leaning against Xu Tong's body, with no room for retreat.

  He only felt a sharp pain in his left shoulder, and five blood holes suddenly appeared. Qin Hao let out a cold laugh, his right palm gathering force, striking towards Xu Tong's chest.

  Hmph!

  Xu Tong also spat out a mouthful of blood, and his internal organs were suddenly shattered by a violent force.

  At this time, Qin Hao's white robe was stained red, with five bloody holes on his shoulder, and his body's true energy didn't know how many palms it took to exhaust completely. As for Xu Tong, his eyes and nose were all dripping blood, and his internal organs had suffered severe damage.

  "You can't escape." Xu Tong stretched out his other hand, and both hands grasped Qin Hao's shoulders. A mouthful of bloody mist spewed from his mouth, muttering something unknown, a burst of blood energy suddenly condensed into a blood arrow, shot up into the sky, and exploded in mid-air...

  With a loud rumble, a bright red rose hung in the sky, lingering for a long time... This rose could be clearly seen even at the gate of Blackstone City, let alone those on the outskirts of Beast Valley.

  Xu Tong's eyes gradually dimmed, and his two hands tightly grasped Qin Hao's shoulders, unable to let go.

  Qin Hao gritted his teeth and used all his strength, struggling for a long time before finally managing to pry open the two hands that had been clenched into claw-like fists.

  He gazed up at the crimson rose suspended directly above them, his eyes growing increasingly somber. The strength within him was almost depleted, and the pain in his chest had transformed into a numbness.

  Even if he tried to turn his body into a wheel, it would be impossible. At this time, if another hunter appeared, he would absolutely be unable to resist.

  Qin Hao supported his chest with his hand and stumbled towards the depths of the forest, he didn't dare to stop, this blood-colored arrow, as long as any Hunting Alliance disciple saw it, they would definitely rush over...

  Qin Hao walked steadily into the forest, his footsteps hesitant, gritting his teeth as he made his way through the woods that were gradually darkening.

  Suddenly, the heavenly yuan force around his body fluctuated, rotating around him constantly, forming a small whirlpool.

  Qin Hao's face suddenly changed, and at this moment, he actually had symptoms of advancing. He didn't even know whether to cry or laugh?

  Such an obvious fluctuation of the Heavenly Origin's energy, anyone with a discerning eye can see it.

  Qin Hao's eyes quickly scanned around and saw a small flash of light. He immediately sprinted over and rushed in.

  There was some dampness in the cave, with water vapor everywhere. The entrance to the cave was quite spacious, but not very deep. Qin Hao stumbled and walked to the deepest place, sat cross-legged on a rock, and started practicing his skills.

  Being hunted down, with the mood to cultivate, there's only him left, right? Qin Hao sneered in his heart. But if he didn't solve this problem quickly, with such an obvious Xuan Qi fluctuation around his body, he thought he couldn't even hide it.

  So anxious in his heart, he also had to concentrate all his thoughts at this moment.

  Buzz buzz buzz buzz!

  The Xuanqi yuanli went crazy and vibrated wildly, condensing into thin threads that surged into Qin Hao's body.

  Qin Hao's body surface seemed to be covered with a layer of crystal-like color, sparkling and translucent, and his cheeks also had some red light flashing.

  After an unknown period of time, his body began to tremble and the three rivers of mysterious energy in his dantian also started spinning wildly. The surrounding vortex of yuan force was also getting faster and faster.

  Ding Dong!

  A soft sound, the Xuan Qi river in Qin Hao's body split into four, and the remaining Tian Di Yuan force poured into his Dantian, expanding that Xuan Qi river...

  Half a short time later, the fluctuations around him finally calmed down.

  Qin Hao opened his eyes, and excitement was hard to conceal in his gaze. He suddenly took a deep breath, and the formula circulated, dispersing all the mysterious energy throughout his upper body. As he formed several hand seals, the mysterious energy condensed into a suit of armor that covered his body.

  Xuan Qi transforms into form, this is a powerful ability that begins when entering the Fourth Layer. Entering the Fourth Layer means entering a new realm.

  His hand closed into a fist again, the armor melted into a mysterious aura that wrapped around his hand and transformed into a fiery red dagger.

  Then there are long swords, short knives, fierce bows and hammers, transforming at will...

  After a moment of excitement, Qin Hao transformed the mysterious energy into a dagger and held it in his hand. He quietly hid behind a rock, listening intently to the surrounding movements...

  The power inside his body had recovered, and even surpassed the previous one, but the wound was far from healed, and his combat strength had not truly returned.

  His left shoulder had five blood holes that no longer bled, but were completely numb. Moving again would likely render it completely useless. The pain in his chest was even more unbearable. In this state, he really couldn't afford to have another intense confrontation with someone.

  This cave is only a few miles away from where we were just now. The hunters may have searched the surrounding area by this time. Going out now would likely result in running into them directly.

  Although it was helpless, Qin Hao could only hide here at this moment.

  He gripped the tip of his dagger tightly with his right hand, leaning against the wall of the cave, holding his breath and listening intently to the movements outside. What struck him as strange was that there was complete silence outside the entrance.

  "Why is the Alliance's action so slow?"

  Qin Hao was perplexed. The first time he killed Hu Cun, the other two small teams arrived quickly, but this time that person used a blood-colored order arrow, why is there no reaction until now?

  Is there another plan? After being ambushed by Xu Ying and Xu Tong, Qin Hao became even more cautious. Two men who looked honest and unremarkable turned out to be so powerful, how could he dare to be careless again?

  Qin Hao remained in that posture, motionless.

  The sky gradually darkened, and it was even darker in the cave.

  It was unknown how many hours had passed, but the surroundings were completely silent. Except for the occasional low calls of the demon beasts outside the cave entrance, not even half a sound of human footsteps could be heard.

  "Can't find it here?"

  Qin Hao let out a sigh of relief and was about to stand up when, tap tap tap, the sound of light footsteps echoed into the cave, reverberating within.

  Qin Hao's heart lifted again, the dagger gripped even tighter, his eyes staring intently at the location of the cave entrance, his mind constantly counting the number of footsteps.

  "Seven, six, five..."

  As the sound of footsteps approached, the man's footsteps reached the entrance of the cave. Qin Hao's body also shot out at this moment, borrowing a little light from the crimson dagger to illuminate the general position of the cave entrance.

  "Don't move." Qin Hao's hand grasped a body, judging the position of the person's head by their breathing sound, and his dagger was placed horizontally across their neck.

  Before knowing the identity of that person, he didn't want to kill indiscriminately.

  But soon Qin Hao felt something was off, the man's height was a bit off.

  "What's going on like a kid?" Qin Hao's mind was filled with doubts, and the dagger at his neck loosened slightly.

  "Are you going to kill me?" A clear and pleasant, yet extremely cold voice floated into Qin Hao's ears.

  "As expected, she's just a kid." Qin Hao smiled to himself and moved the dagger away a few more inches. Just as he was about to tell her not to speak, the little girl's voice rang out again.

  "Are you going to kill me?" The voice was cold and devoid of any human warmth.

  Qin Hao shook his head and was about to say something, but his mouth opened halfway and froze. A very strong silver light enveloped his entire body.

  Boom!

  Qin Hao retreated at a faster speed. In an instant, Qin Hao's protective Xuan Qi completely dissipated, his entire body numb as if struck by lightning, and the dagger thoroughly disintegrated into tiny light spots that drifted in the air.

  Pfft!

  Old wounds acted up again, and Qin Hao spat out another mouthful of blood.

  What's going on here? He was utterly helpless.

  Just encountered two dual-system Xuanqi martial artists ambushing me, and now I've run into a rare Thunder-system Xuanqi martial artist. Is this what they mean by being jinxed?

  Qin Hao struggled to get up, his hand condensed into a Xuanqi long sword, the tip of the sword pointing forward. His feet were numb and he couldn't use his movement technique anymore.

  Wasn't that person just a little girl?

  "Do you want to kill me too?"

  In the midst of astonishment, that voice sounded again, as gentle and pleasant as ever, but also as cold and lifeless as ever. The voice was unmistakably, undoubtedly a little girl's.

  Qin Hao raised his long sword, pointing it forward, and the mysterious energy poured in, illuminating the entire cave with a fiery red glow.

  At this moment, Qin Hao saw the face of the person in front of him clearly. A ten-year-old girl with a delicate appearance, her eyebrows and eyes were clear and beautiful, her complexion was white and crystal-like, like the most beautiful porcelain, those black big eyes seemed to be the most perfect black pearls. Occasionally, there would be a flash of silver-white light in those eye pupils, making them look even more dazzling.

  This little girl looks just like a porcelain doll. Qin Hao could only find this word to describe her.

  Porcelain doll, these three words, in Qin Hao's view at this moment, are not a good phrase.

  Because this little girl, not only has an absolutely beautiful face like a porcelain doll, but her eyes are even more so. In the pupils of her eyes, there is no vitality at all, and they seem dull and lifeless.

  Even when she asked that question, her expression didn't change at all, not a human being, but a talking dead object.

  "Is it you?"

  The light flashed on, and the little girl also saw Qin Hao's appearance clearly. Her eyes flickered slightly, then returned to indifference: "Are you going to kill me?"

  "Are you a Hunter's Alliance person?" Qin Hao asked calmly. If she was also a Hunter's Alliance person, then this Hunter's Alliance really had a deep foundation...

  The little girl shook her head, and a silver-white light appeared on both of her hands as she walked step by step towards Qin Hao: "What about you?"

  There is a tendency to immediately resort to violence at the slightest disagreement.

  Qin Hao inserted his sword into a place and retreated several steps, shrugging his shoulders: "You're not from the Hunting Alliance, so why would I want to take action against you?"

  The girl frowned and asked: "Are you telling the truth?"

  "I don't need to deceive you. I've never seen you before." Qin Hao's heart skipped a beat, trying to keep his tone as calm as possible.

  She stopped in her tracks, pondered for a moment, and then nodded: "Mm, that's good."

  As soon as her words fell, the silver-white aura converged and she turned around, walking step by step towards the outside.

  As her figure walked out of the cave entrance, Qin Hao's face changed, his hand covering his chest, and deep red blood kept flowing out of his mouth.

  What's with this little girl...