137: Thank you for your help, Master.

Ye Hao turned around and looked back, narrowing his eyes slightly as he sized up the man before him.

It wasn't hard to see what had happened from the current situation, but Senior Sister and the others were still waiting for him, and he had no intention of meddling in others' affairs.

Ye Hao said calmly with a serious expression, "What do you want?"

Long Lie's footsteps halted. As his gaze swept over that indifferent figure, a surge of malice suddenly welled up in his heart.

The other party's indifferent expression made him feel extremely displeased.

That same look again!

Ever since he began his immortal path by gnawing on grass roots in the Mass Graves, what he hated most were these Privileged Scions born in the clouds. They merely relied on their Sect's protection to gain some cultivation base, yet they always put on an indifferent, aloof attitude as if everything was within their expectations.

At that moment, the ancient ring on his hand suddenly grew hot, and the next second, his Revered Master's urgent voice entered his ears.

"Disciple, what a great Opportunity! That crystal-clear object this person just collected is very likely the immortal bone recorded in that ancient text. Those who obtain an immortal bone will surely have limitless achievements in the future."

"immortal bone!"

Those two words struck Long Lie like a thunderbolt from the Nine Heavens. His entire body trembled violently, his pupils constricting to the size of needle points, and he even forgot to breathe.

Indeed, indeed, Heaven is helping me!

I am the one-in-ten-thousand cultivation Genius.

First, I met my Revered Master, and now Heaven has sent me this great Opportunity of the immortal bone.

"Hand over what you just collected. I'm in a good mood today, so I can make your death quick and painless." Long Lie's spiritual power surged within him, causing his magnificent sleeves to flutter without wind.

Ye Hao said seriously, "Are you out of your mind?"

"Seeking death!"

Long Lie roared angrily, his right hand suddenly thrusting forward. A green light sphere the size of a bowl instantly condensed at his fingertips, with Spiritual Qi churning around it, even lifting the gravel on the ground into suspension.

With a flick of his wrist, the green light sphere shot toward Ye Hao like an arrow from a bowstring.

Yet Ye Hao remained standing in place. Just as the green light sphere was about to strike his chest, he slowly raised his right hand and casually clenched his five fingers.

In that instant!

An invisible force suddenly spread out. The unstoppable green light sphere came to an abrupt halt in mid-air, and no matter how Long Lie urged his spiritual power, it could not advance another inch.

A flash of shock appeared in Long Lie's eyes.

He hadn't expected the other party to so casually and effortlessly block his attack.

The next second, Ye Hao lightly flicked his finger.

"Boom!" The green light sphere instantly exploded, with violent spiritual power scattering in all directions. Long Lie felt a tremendous force crashing into him as if he had been struck by a mountain.

Long Lie slid backward over ten steps before barely stabilizing his stance.

At that moment, the ancient ring on Long Lie's finger suddenly grew warm again, and his Revered Master's urgent and grave voice instantly entered his ears.

"Fool! This person is definitely not a Foundation Establishment Cultivator. That Aura just now... it's Golden Core First Layer! Don't take this lightly. Let me take control of your body!"

Long Lie shuddered all over and quickly gritted his teeth and nodded: "Thank you for your intervention, Revered Master!"

The moment his words fell.

The ancient ring suddenly erupted with a dazzling golden light, which rapidly spread from Long Lie's finger to his entire body.

Long Lie's eyes abruptly changed. The previous shock and panic vanished, replaced by a steadiness and sharpness that did not match his age.

The Spiritual Qi around him began to fluctuate in a bizarre rhythm, and an Aura far exceeding his previous one slowly spread out, confronting the Aura emanating from Ye Hao from a distance.

"Kid, meeting me is a calamity destined in your fate!"

As the words fell, Long Lie's arm suddenly lifted. The bizarrely fluctuating Spiritual Qi around him abruptly converged, and a three-foot-long sword materialized from the Void Realm, its blade gleaming with a cold, azure light.

"Slash!"

A deep shout came from Long Lie's mouth.

The azure Sword Qi shot like lightning straight toward Ye Hao's face. The sword wind, carrying gravel and yellow sand, scraped a shallow trench in the ground.

This sword strike could slay an ordinary Golden Core cultivator.

A faint glint of cold stars flickered in Ye Hao's eyes, and he finally showed a somewhat serious expression.

The other party's sudden surge in Aura and changed manner of speaking struck him as odd.

If Xiao Lingxian were present, she would say, "This is familiar to me."

The Chaos Heavenly Evolution Art within him abruptly activated. A faint, grayish misty Qi flowed around his body, and then he threw a punch toward the Sword Qi before him.

With a "boom," the two collided. A massive impact scattered in all directions, sweeping away the severed limbs and remains of the Medicine Pavilion Disciples on the ground.

"Hmm?"

A flash of surprise appeared in the eyes of Long Lie's controller, clearly not expecting Ye Hao to still be able to block this sword strike.

He slowly extended his right hand. A crimson Token materialized in his palm, engraved with a pattern of two intertwined fire snakes. Long Lie channeled spiritual power into it and lightly tapped the Token twice with his finger.

In that instant!

A scorching heat spread through the air, and then two Fire Snake Spirit Bodies gradually took shape, emitting a "hiss" of a roar.

"This old man wants to see how many more moves you, junior, can withstand."

Ye Hao lightly exhaled a breath and glanced at the two majestic Fire Snake Spirit Bodies. Ever since becoming a Disciple under his Revered Master, he had been diligently cultivating, constantly thinking of revenge.

As a result, he accidentally cultivated too intensely. That bitch Ye Jing had only just reached the Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer Realm, and there was already a world of difference between them.

Although he usually sparred with Senior Brother, he had never engaged in a truly exhilarating life-and-death battle.

Now, with the fire snakes' fangs right before him and scorching heat waves blowing against his face, instead of showing the slightest fear, a long-suppressed Battle Intent ignited in the depths of Ye Hao's eyes.

This was actually a good Opportunity to test the results of his hard training these past days.

As this thought crossed his mind, his right hand suddenly rose. Chaos Qi faintly stirred in his palm, but unlike before, he did not unleash a majestic force. Instead, with a light "hum," a heavy, thick sword slowly materialized from the spiritual light.

The sword's body was entirely deep black, about three inches wide—more solid than an ordinary sword—and perfectly matched his Aura.

His Revered Master had him pick it out from a pile of earth-rank magic treasures three months ago. Ye Hao found this somewhat amusing to recall.

His Revered Master's intention at the time was to make do with it for now and replace it with something else once his Realm improved. But this was indeed something his Revered Master would do.

"high-grade earth-rank!" A flash of brilliance instantly appeared in Long Lie's eyes. This sword's quality was even better than the one in his hand.

He took a deep breath, his eyes blazing with heat. He seemed in no hurry to attack and instead asked:

"You kid really are a Treasure Trove. You can casually produce an earth-rank magic treasure of such quality. What other good things do you have? Show them all to this old man!"

Ye Hao said indifferently, "Indeed, I have many good things. Come and take them if you have the skill."

Long Lie laughed heartily twice, then issued a command.

"Go!"

Two fire snakes, ten feet tall, shot out from the flames. Their snake pupils were as crimson as molten lava, spewing blazing flames from their mouths as they pounced fiercely toward Ye Hao.

Wherever the flames passed, the gravel on the ground was directly melted, emitting a pungent, scorched smell.

Ye Hao, holding the sword, lightly slashed forward. Though the movement seemed plain, the sharpness of this sword's Sword Qi even far surpassed Long Lie's previous strike.

Instantly, it cleaved off the head of the left fire snake. The Fire Snake Spirit Body let out a shrill, piercing hiss!

"Is this all you've got?"