Seeing as how Li Hao had his teeth gritted in fury and looked like he wanted nothing more than to kill Xu Qing, the marquis didn’t dare meet the young man head-on. He was confident that he was much stronger than Red Beard, but even so, that thing would heavily injure him or break more of his supernatural locks, even if it didn’t kill him.1

Xu Qing didn’t dare take the risk, so he chose to evade the oncoming collision. The item’s effects wouldn’t last too long. One second, two seconds, three seconds…0

Up ahead, Li Hao once more widened the gap between them.0

The crystalline root floated upon the air… and floated… before it fell to the ground. Xu Qing froze with surprise, then looked at the running Li Hao with a vicious glint.0

You lied to me, not once, but thrice!8

“Li Hao!” Xu Qing roared as he broke through the air with a loud boom and shot straight at the young man. Does this little bastard take me for a fool to lie to me again and again?4

Li Hao couldn’t be bothered to respond. Anyone would’ve been scared to death by what he threw out, what a pity that it only...2