...
Xiao Wu was also anxiously stamping her feet, her eyes reddening, and she echoed, "That's right, brother!
You just said it yourself, that's detonating the Invincible Body in a fraction of a second and then instantly teleporting! What if?
What if your soul power was a beat slower at the time?
What if you couldn't teleport away successfully just before the Golden Dragon Invincible Body completely shattered and the Qi and Blood Bomb exploded?!"
"If that were really the case..."
Ye Lingling, clutching the hem of her clothes tightly, her voice trembling slightly, followed Xiao Wu's words and recounted the most terrifying consequence:
"In that instant, in order to create this bomb, your vital energy had already been completely drained.
A person with depleted vital energy and no means of defense would have to use their own flesh and blood to bear the full impact of the core explosion zone of this 'vital energy nuclear bomb' that you created with your own hands!"
Ye Lingling stared intently at Xuan Hao's still smiling face, tears welling up in her eyes:
"If it really comes to that... what's the difference between your ingenious operation and just falling naked from tens of thousands of meters into the ground?!
Do you really want us to watch you blow yourself into a cloud of blood mist before you're satisfied?!"
Looking at the group of girls who he usually protected under his wing, but who were now so worried about him that they were about to cry, Xuan Hao's smug expression gradually faded.
He let Ning Rongrong pull his ear without resisting, only sighing helplessly, his eyes softening.
"Ouch, be gentle, be gentle, your ear is going to fall off..."
Xuan Hao took Ning Rongrong's small hand, which had turned slightly white from the effort, and gently pulled her into his arms.
He patted her back, then turned to look at Xiao Wu and the others, whose eyes were red-rimmed, his tone both comforting and earnest:
"Okay, okay, I was wrong, alright?
Stop scaring yourselves."
"Who am I, Xuan Hao?
I am the most fearless troublemaker on the entire continent.
If I didn't have an absolute certainty of one million percent, how could I possibly gamble my life on a one-thousandth of-second chance?"
Xuan Hao gently pinched Xiao Wu's nose and comforted her with a smile, "Since I dare to play like this, the timing of this kind of extreme teleportation is as instinctive to me as eating and drinking.
Besides, there was that stubborn old man Yu Yuanzhen down there to protect me.
Even if there was a slight deviation, he would be the one to be smashed into mincemeat first, and I would only suffer some superficial injuries.
I won't die."
Hearing this convincing yet undeniably confident reassurance, the girls' expressions softened slightly, but they still felt a lingering fear of his reckless, high-risk behavior.
Seeing the girls' still pale faces and lingering fear in their eyes, Xuan Hao put away his joking thoughts and said seriously, "Don't worry, I didn't just use this move on a whim.
I know what I'm doing, and I only do it if it's within the absolute limits of my own body and soul power."
"Don't you know me?
I'm not the kind of stubborn person who would fight to the death.
If I really run into a tough opponent I can't beat, I promise I'll run away as fast as a rabbit."
"Besides, I have so many beautiful young ladies around me.
I haven't even had a chance to properly enjoy this great fortune of women yet.
If I were to play myself to death like this, wouldn't I be losing out big time?"
"You—! You scoundrel!"
"You big pervert! I'm talking to you seriously!"
Hearing Xuan Hao's frivolous teasing remark, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and the others, who had been on edge, instantly lost their composure, their faces flushing red with embarrassment.
They glared at him, annoyed. They were practically in tears with worry; how could this guy still have the nerve to spout such nonsense!
"I'm very serious, okay?" Xuan Hao spread his hands confidently.
"I'm most afraid of dying.
I haven't lived enough yet, so I will never let anything happen to me easily."
"Alright, alright, let's not talk about these unpleasant things."
Xuan Hao abruptly changed the subject, stretching out with a big yawn.
"Since I went into seclusion at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, several months have passed in the blink of an eye.
We haven't had a proper get-together in ages. Come on, let's go have a big meal to treat ourselves, and then go back to the hotel for a few days of rest!"
Everyone was speechless at Xuan Hao's shameless behavior of forcibly changing the subject at the slightest disagreement, but seeing that he looked really tired, they had no choice but to follow his lead and head towards the city.
...
In the evening, the group returned to the hotel.
As soon as he entered the room, Xuan Hao decisively used the excuse that "I used all my powerful moves today and my qi and blood are severely depleted, so I must go into seclusion and rest for a few days" to ruthlessly block Xiao Wu, Rong Rong, and a group of girls with different thoughts from entering the room.
He then slipped into the room and locked the door.
However, it was already past midnight.
With a faint silver light flashing, the space inside the room slightly distorted, and Na'er, as if unaffected by any physical obstacles, silently slipped into Xuan Hao's room.
At this moment, Xuan Hao was leaning against the headboard with his eyes closed, resting.
Sensing the familiar presence, he didn't even open his eyes, but the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.
"I knew you would follow."
Na'er sat down by the bed, her clear purple eyes fixed on Xuan Hao, her tone carrying an unwavering certainty:
"Brother, are you plotting something bad?"
"Hmm? Why do you say that?"
Xuan Hao opened his eyes and raised an eyebrow.
"Although you like to create big scenes, you've never been the kind of person who likes to cause indiscriminate killings or involve innocent people."
Na'er pointed out the problem incisively.
"Today at the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan, those extreme moves that were like a natural disaster falling to earth and could level an area of thousands of meters in a short time were not in line with your usual fighting style and personality."
Na'er's gaze sharpened: "Moreover, I can tell that this was definitely not the first time you conceived of that attack method.
Before today's actual combat, you must have mentally rehearsed and calculated it countless times.
Such a dangerous and precise complex operation could not possibly be an impulsive act on a whim!"
"Brother, what exactly are you trying to do by going to all this trouble to create such a commotion?"
Faced with Na'er's soul-searching scrutiny and suspicion, Xuan Hao gave a helpless bitter smile and reached out to ruffle her long silver hair.
"You can't hide anything from me after all."
Xuan Hao sighed, abandoning his usual nonchalant attitude, and his eyes became deep:
"I have no choice.
If I don't come up with some kind of wide-range destructive move, those arrogant guys on the continent won't really be afraid of me."
"Think about it, why are people so wary of Dugu Bo?"
"It's all because his poison is a powerful weapon against multiple targets!
If that old poison master is really pushed to the limit, he has the ability to make an entire city perish with him, whether it's the two great empires or the three upper sects."
"And then there's Tang Hao.
Why does everyone turn pale at the mere mention of the name 'Haotian Douluo'?"
"It's not just because that guy dared to kill even the Pope of the Spirit Hall back then, but also because the destructive power of the Clear Sky True Body is too outrageous!
If he really goes berserk, once he activates the Spirit True Body and unleashes his Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique without any restraint, he'll be a ruthless walking calamity!"
"In this world, the majority of people are petty and fear power, not virtue. I have a long road ahead of me, and to avoid those annoying, persistent probing and troubles, I must demonstrate enough strategic deterrence to overturn the chessboard and make them fear me from the bottom of their hearts."
Xuan Hao turned to look at the night view of Tian Dou City outside the window, "Today, I dared to play 'Meteor Fall' so recklessly in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's home.
After spreading this message..."
"Guess what, if anyone tries to scheme against me again, who would dare to gamble with the lives of their entire family and sect... betting that I might run over the imperial cities of the two great empires tomorrow, or even bring about an undefendable catastrophe right at their own doorstep?"
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