Bang bang bang... The shadow blade and the sharp edge met, making an extremely loud sound of gold and iron.
The surrounding air exploded like glass shattered by a big hammer, and countless air particles shot out in all directions like bullets, showing countless straight traces in the space.
After the sharp edge and the shadow blade were in a stalemate for a breath, they began to break at the same time.
The blood all over the body of the black shadow was like gasoline poured with flames. With a bang, it suddenly shone and turned into a sea of fire, which shot up to a height of more than ten feet.
But the next moment, the bloody flames suddenly descended and turned into an extremely dim red light, sweeping the black shadow and flying backwards.
With a bang, the black shadow hit the ground heavily, rolled several times, and then stopped moving.
Chen Hao was still attached to the shadow, and was carried by the black shadow to fly up and land on the ground.
After performing the reverse slash, he lost all his magic power and physical strength for a moment, unable to move his whole body, and could only wait quietly for recovery.
"You...what secret technique did you use?
Can...can block my final blow."
The weak and difficult voice of the black shadow came from beside him.
He is a late-stage cultivator of Void Refining and has strong vitality. Even so, he has not died yet.
Just using the blood-burning secret technique, Black Shadow's power not only returned to its peak in a short period of time, but also exceeded it. Even if it goes head-to-head with the peak of the late stage of Void Refining, it will never fall behind.
Chen Hao only had the peak strength in the early stage of Xuefengxing. He would definitely not be able to withstand this blow. Even if he didn't die, he would definitely lose most of his life.
Unexpectedly, Chen Hao not only resisted, but also defeated him.
The shadow couldn't understand.
"Similar to the Blood Burning Secret Technique, but the effect is much stronger and has no side effects."
Chen Hao answered.
Reverse Path Slash is one of his more important life-saving trump cards. In an instant, he can condense the whole body's strength into one point and explode with power far beyond his normal cultivation level.
When he was in the Southern Boundary Alliance, Chen Hao once used a reverse slash. With his strength in the middle stage of Yuanying, he killed a monster beast that was also in the middle stage of Yuanying, the Heavy Earth Black Ape.
The price is that after use, the mana will be completely drained within a short period of time, and it will take time to recover.
For example, it is like a supernova explosion, which concentrates all the energy into one point in a short period of time.
Although the reverse attack is extremely powerful, it also has great disadvantages.
If one blow cannot kill the opponent or make the opponent lose his combat effectiveness, then he will be unable to face the opponent's counterattack. Although it is not like the blood-burning technique, both sides will be injured and both will perish, but it is not much different from gambling on life.
Therefore, Chen Hao rarely uses this either-or trump card in battles.
There is no other way this time. After all, I am trapped in the opponent's shadow and there is no way to escape. I can only force it.
Of course, the power that the Reverse Path Slash can inspire is far greater than that of the Burning Blood Technique, so Chen Hao was able to easily defeat the black shadow without being injured.
If the black shadow still has strength left, then Chen Hao will have no choice but to let it be slaughtered.
"Reverse Dao Slash..." Black Shadow murmured: "Is there such a high-level secret technique in this world?
It really opened my eyes, you...who are you?"
Chen Hao didn't answer. He felt that his mana had recovered a little. At the same time, the cooling time of the attached shadow had expired, and he emerged from under the black shadow.
With a wave of his hand, the camouflage of the black shadow's appearance automatically dissipated.
A withered and thin figure was revealed.
He was an old man, very old, very haggard, and his mouth was full of blood. His energy was like a gossamer, and he had reached the point where his life was exhausted.
"Who sent you?"
Chen Hao asked.
The old man chuckled: "Do you think I will tell you?"
Chen Hao muttered: "You are in the late stage of Void Refining. With such a cultivation level, you are still a top expert even in the palace. To be able to dispatch people like you, the power behind you must be very strong."
The old man said: "Don't waste your efforts. There are many royal families with such power. You can't guess it, and I won't tell you.
You, on the other hand, shocked me, you can actually hide in other people's shadows... At the last court meeting, the Eighty-sixth Princess showed amazing talent and beauty, shocking the whole audience, as if she had been reborn, and she was not like her at all. I thought,
She should not be performing at that time, but you..." Chen Hao smiled slightly: "As people mature with age, this is true."
The old man wondered: "You are so powerful, why...why do you want to help Eighty-Six?
She...she can't become a useful person."
Chen Hao said: "I have my own reasons, so you don't need to worry about it.
As for you, I want to ask, why are you willing to be driven by others even if you have already cultivated to this level, even at the expense of your life? Are you worth it?"
Yuanying is the top tyrant in the world of cultivation, let alone the late stage of Void Refining. This is a top master, a senior master, but he actually acts as a dead soldier and sacrifices his life for others. Chen Hao is a little confused.
The old man said: "I said before that my life span is over, and even if I don't die in your hands, I will only have a few months at most.
My cultivation level has been like this in this life, and it is impossible to make any breakthrough.
Therefore, I naturally have other needs. As long as someone can satisfy them, what does it matter if I work for them?
Anyway, he will die of old age in a few months, leaving only regrets."
His tone was natural and unrepentant, and he was obviously not lying.
Chen Hao was silent.
Although monks pursue immortality and transcend tribulations and become immortals, not all monks can achieve this goal.
In other words, most monks cannot achieve it.
Just like Buddhism has spread on the earth for thousands of years, people come and go, but how many people will eventually become Buddhas?
Due to many factors such as talent, chance, resources, timing, luck, etc., many monks can no longer move forward after reaching a certain level of cultivation. They can only wait for their lifespan to expire and die.
For someone like this old man, who can practice until the late stage of the cultivation of void, it is already very good.
Most people stop at the golden elixir.
Finding that the realm cannot be broken through, each monk's reaction is different.
Some people do not believe in evil and will desperately look for resources and opportunities to continue seeking breakthroughs.
Some are self-aware and put their energy elsewhere, such as indulging in various arts of cultivation, or recruiting disciples, or founding sects, or cultivating family bloodlines so that their inheritance can be inherited.
Some may not be willing to sit down, have extreme thoughts, and even take evil paths. They desperately want to extend their lifespan, be reincarnated, or seize their bodies and rebuild their bodies, and do everything possible to survive.
All kinds of things... Like this old man, he no longer seeks breakthroughs, promotions or extending his lifespan, but uses his last life span to satisfy his inner needs, so that even if he dies in the end, he will have no regrets.
There is no right or wrong, everyone chooses their own path.
The old man's eyes showed regret: "It's a pity that I didn't complete the task in the end... But forget it, the world is unsatisfactory nine times out of ten, and I will die soon. Once it's over, no matter what the world is, it has nothing to do with me."