"Who are you? Why are you meddling in other people’s business?"
Bai Shan asked, his face grim.
Xiao Hao was currently dressed in a black robe and wearing a bronze tiger head mask, so Bai Shan didn’t recognize him at all.
"The one who’s here to kill you!"
Xiao Hao’s voice was hoarse, and a terrifyingly cold glint shot from the depths of his eyes.
’These Bai Family Elders actually tried to kill his adoptive father. They were unforgivable.’
SWOOSH!
The next moment, Xiao Hao used his True Qi to seize Xiao Chen’s Treasure Sword and lunged toward Bai Shan.
This Treasure Sword was an Earth Level Weapon, far sharper than the one Xiao Chen had been using before.
With it, Xiao Hao could unleash even greater power.
"You’re courting death! Golden Lion Martial Soul!"
Without hesitation, Bai Shan activated his Martial Soul. His body was instantly enveloped by a ten-foot-tall golden lion, which pounced at Xiao Hao, baring its fangs and claws.
Unaware of his opponent’s identity, he had no choice but to go all out, not daring to hold anything back.
ROAR!
In a flash, the golden lion was upon Xiao Hao. It swiped its five razor-sharp claws at him, aiming to rip his stomach open.
Flaming Meteor.
Xiao Hao directly executed the second form of the Flame Emperor Sword Skill, also channeling his Three-headed Dragon Elephant Power. The Treasure Sword in his hand transformed into a blazing sun as it stabbed toward the golden lion.
BANG!
The next instant, the golden lion’s sharp claws shattered like tofu.
Immediately after, Xiao Hao’s Treasure Sword effortlessly pierced through the golden lion, running Bai Shan’s body through.
"No!"
Bai Shan’s eyes went wide, unable to believe what he was seeing.
His prized Golden Lion Martial Soul was actually so fragile before this person.
He would truly die with regrets.
’Bai Shan... is dead? Just like that?’
Xiao Chen was completely stunned, feeling as if he were in a dream.
"Third Elder!"
"Run! We have to run!"
The four Bai Family Elders were scared out of their wits by the scene before them.
SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!
The next moment, they desperately fled in all directions.
WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!
But how could Xiao Hao possibly let them go?
He swung his Treasure Sword, sending out clusters of scorching flames that rained down on the four Elders like a dense meteor shower.
"No! I don’t want to die!"
"Spare me!"
The four Bai Family Elders instantly used every trick they had, trying to block the flaming meteors.
But it was all in vain.
AHHH!
Bloodcurdling screams instantly echoed through the mountain valley.
In just a few breaths’ time, the four Elders could no longer withstand the power of the flaming meteors and were burned alive.
Even at the moment of their deaths, they couldn’t understand how they had offended this mysterious person.
’So strong! Could he be a Profound Realm Ninth Layer expert?!’
Xiao Chen was utterly horrified.
Only an expert at the Profound Realm Ninth Layer could so easily annihilate those Bai Family Elders.
And you couldn’t find many people like that in all of Celestial Water City.
"Thank you for saving my life, Senior!"
Xiao Chen hurried over to Xiao Hao, his expression filled with immense gratitude.
"Farewell!"
Xiao Hao planted the Treasure Sword in the ground, and with a flash, his figure vanished deep into the dense forest.
"Patriarch, it’s a good thing this Senior saved us, or we would have died here today. I wonder who on earth he is."
Xiao Ming said, still shaken, his curiosity about Xiao Hao’s identity piqued.
"I don’t know either. We have to get back to Celestial Water City immediately! Hao’er, you have to be okay!"
Xiao Chen said, burning with anxiety.
He quickly cut the ropes binding Xiao Ming, and they rushed back toward Celestial Water City at top speed.
If anything were to happen to Xiao Hao, how could he possibly face Xiao Hao’s mother?
...
「Two hours later」
Xiao Hao returned to his residence.
The cold corpses of Bai Lin and the others were still lying in the room.
Xiao Hao promptly put their bodies into his Storage Ring and cleaned up the bloodstains on the floor.
Afterward, he returned to the Cultivation Chamber.
"Hao’er!"
Just then, Xiao Chen’s extremely anxious voice suddenly called from outside.
Immediately after, the door to the Cultivation Chamber was pushed open by Xiao Chen.
"Adoptive father, what’s wrong?"
Xiao Hao quickly stood up from the floor, a look of confusion on his face.
"Thank goodness! Hao’er is safe!"
Xiao Chen couldn’t help but let out a huge sigh of relief, his expression ecstatic.
"Young Master, has anyone been here?"
Xiao Ming, who was at his side, couldn’t help but ask.
"No, I’ve been in secluded Cultivation here the whole time. I didn’t hear a thing!"
Xiao Hao said, shaking his head.
"Patriarch, could it be that the Senior stopped the Bai Family’s experts?" Xiao Ming asked Xiao Chen via voice transmission.
"That’s very likely. I just don’t know why that Senior would help Hao’er and me!"
Xiao Chen’s expression grew incredibly complicated. Although he knew many people in Celestial Water City, he didn’t have a deep friendship with any of them. Therefore, he truly couldn’t figure out who was helping them. However, this was undoubtedly a good thing for them.
"Could it be someone sent by the Young Master’s mother?" Xiao Ming suggested after a sudden flash of inspiration.
’"That’s also possible. No matter who he is, I hope he can continue to protect Hao’er from the shadows,"’ Xiao Chen prayed in his heart.
He no longer had enough strength to protect Xiao Hao.
If the Bai Family sent more experts to kill them, he would be completely unable to resist.
Therefore, he could only place his hopes on that mysterious person.
’The Bai Family is backed by an Earth Realm Powerhouse. I have to increase my strength as soon as possible! It looks like I need to make another trip to the Celestial Pill Pavilion.’
After Xiao Chen and the others left, Xiao Hao’s expression suddenly turned grave.
Although he had successfully killed Bai Shan and his men, resolving this crisis for his adoptive father, the Bai Family would certainly not let the matter rest.
If the Bai Family sent an Earth Realm Powerhouse after his adoptive father, even he would be unable to handle it.
Only by raising his Cultivation as quickly as possible could he protect his adoptive father.
He only had four Foundation Establishment Pills left, which at most would only allow him to break through to the Profound Realm Fifth Layer.
He had to go to the Celestial Pill Pavilion again to buy more Spirit Medicine to refine more Foundation Establishment Pills.
...
「Half an hour later」
Xiao Hao, wearing the bronze tiger head mask, arrived at the Celestial Pill Pavilion.
"Honored guest, you’ve finally graced our Celestial Pill Pavilion with your presence again! The Celestial Pill Pavilion would like to invite you to be our chief Alchemist. I wonder if you would be willing?"
Pavilion Master Ma said with immense excitement in an antique-styled room.
For the past several days, he had been eagerly anticipating Xiao Hao’s return to the Celestial Pill Pavilion.
Now, his wait was finally over.
Someone like Xiao Hao, who could refine a flawless Purple Spirit Pill, was absolutely worth the Celestial Pill Pavilion’s full effort to recruit.