Chapter 181 Qin Hao: I Have a Kind of Sorrow

After a long while, Qin Hao finally recovered from the excruciating pain.

He gasped for breath, his hands digging forcefully into the soil beneath him, while he roared frantically in his heart:

"Lin Xiao! I, Qin Hao, swear that if I do not avenge this, I will not be a man!"

At this moment, Qin Hao was feeling a bit of "egg-ache" sorrow.

But what comforted him was that at least the goods were still there; with a little recovery, it should heal... right?

Qin Hao forced himself to stand up and looked down at the token with the number reset to zero, his eyes flickering.

Lin Xiao could rely on his Soul Transformation cultivation to rob him of his Fire Energy.

Couldn't he also use his advantage of the Golden Core Stage to rob those Foundation Establishment Stage Disciples of their Fire Energy?

This Forest of Sea is vast, and the senior students responsible for intercepting from the Inner Court are all below the Nascent Soul Stage, mostly in the Golden Core Stage Middle Stage and Golden Core Stage Late Stage.

If it were one-on-one, Qin Hao believed he would not fear anyone at all.

While he was thinking, a rustling sound of footsteps suddenly came from the bushes on the side.

An Outer Sect Disciple named Zhu Tou was peeking and groping his way forward.

This person was round, and seeing a figure standing in front, he subconsciously wanted to turn and run.

But when he saw clearly that the person coming was Qin Hao, his tense, chubby face immediately relaxed, and he let out a long sigh of relief.

"So it is Senior Brother Qin!" Zhu Tou said with a face full of smiles, quickening his pace to greet him.

Qin Hao stood where he was, hands behind his back, looking coldly at this fatty who had delivered himself to his door.

Zhu Tou ran up to Qin Hao, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said in a fawning tone:

"Senior Brother Qin, it is truly lucky to meet you here! This Forest of Sea is full of Inner Court senior students responsible for interception; I just avoided one from far away."

"Senior Brother, you won twelve consecutive matches on the assessment arena, showing unmatched heroism. I wonder if this Junior Brother can accompany you? Once we reach the Inner Court, I will be your most loyal follower!"

Zhu Tou's calculations were very shrewd.

Qin Hao was at the Golden Core Stage Late Stage; as long as he held onto this thick thigh, he would surely be able to keep the Fire Energy in his hands and enter the Inner Court safely.

Qin Hao's gaze shifted downwards, landing on the token at Zhu Tou's waist, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

"Wanting to travel with me, that is not impossible."

"However, I will not protect you for nothing; you must hand over Fire Energy as a protection fee."

"Pro... Protection fee?" Zhu Tou's smile froze instantly upon hearing this, and his face immediately showed difficulty.

"I put in the effort to ensure your safety, and you provide some Fire Energy as compensation; is that not only right and proper?" Qin Hao asked coldly.

Zhu Tou secretly calculated in his heart.

With his cultivation at the Foundation Establishment Great Circle, if he were unlucky enough to run into Inner Court senior students, he would definitely have no power to fight back and wouldn't be able to keep even a single point of Fire Energy.

Rather than being looted clean by the Inner Court Disciples, it would be better to pay to avoid disaster and rely on this big tree, Qin Hao. At least he could keep a little for himself, which was better than having nothing at all.

Thinking of this, Zhu Tou gritted his teeth, his face full of pain as he held up four fingers.

"Senior Brother is right. Then I... I am willing to take out four points of Fire Energy as a protection fee, keeping three points for myself. What does Senior Brother think?"

Seeing Qin Hao's eyes turn slightly cold, seemingly dissatisfied, Zhu Tou was startled and quickly changed his words.

"Five points!"

"I am willing to offer five points of Fire Energy to Senior Brother!"

Qin Hao remained unmoved, just looking at him coldly.

Zhu Tou steeled his heart, as if he had made a great decision.

"Six points!"

"Senior Brother, I will offer six points of Fire Energy; I only beg you to be merciful and leave me one point!"

"One point?" Qin Hao sneered, his eyes filled with contempt.

He slowly took a step forward, and the pressure of his Golden Core Stage spiritual power instantly enveloped Zhu Tou.

"For trash like you who don't even have the ability to protect yourselves, keeping Fire Energy on you is just a waste of a heavenly treasure."

"Less nonsense, hand it all over to me."

Zhu Tou's face turned pale, and he subconsciously took half a step back, his voice even carrying a hint of a crying tone.

"Senior Brother Qin, we are all Outer Sect Disciples now; our task is to avoid the Inner Court Senior Brothers. You cannot..."

Qin Hao sneered repeatedly and continued to press forward.

"Why don't you tell me, which rule states that Outer Sect Disciples cannot fight and rob each other?"

Zhu Tou was speechless.

Indeed, the Elder only said to let them pass through the Forest of Sea, and didn't forbid internal fighting.

Qin Hao was too lazy to talk nonsense and raised his right fist directly.

"I will only give you one chance. Will you hand it over yourself, or should I beat you half to death and then you hand it over?"

In Zhu Tou's mind, the tragic scene of Yang Wei being beaten until his face was covered in blood, to the point even his own mother wouldn't recognize him on the assessment arena, instantly surfaced.

He had seen Qin Hao's methods with his own eyes.

Zhu Tou's legs went soft, and any thought of resistance instantly vanished into smoke.

"Don't... don't do it! I'll hand it over! I'll hand it all over!"

He tremblingly unhooked the token and offered it with both hands.

Qin Hao snatched the token and transferred all seven points of Fire Energy to his own name.

Looking at the number "Seven" lighting up again on the token, Qin Hao felt that the pain of losing something had lessened a lot.

Holding the token, he suddenly threw his head back and laughed.

"Lin Xiao, oh Lin Xiao! I really must thank you for inspiring me! Hahaha!"

At this moment, Lin Xiao, who was far away, suddenly received a System notification:

[Ding! Detected that the Son of Luck, Qin Hao's, Dao Heart has been repaired. The reward will not be reclaimed; the Host may continue to work hard.]

Lin Xiao raised his eyebrows, thinking to himself that the Son of Luck is truly the Son of Luck; to be able to repair his Dao Heart so quickly in the face of such a blow.

He immediately moved his mind, instantly covering the location where Qin Hao was with his Divine Sense, wanting to see what kind of mischief the other party was up to.

He saw Qin Hao glance at the trembling Zhu Tou beside him and said in a low voice:

"Next, when we encounter other Outer Court Disciples, you must cooperate with me to act out a scene."

"As long as we pull a few more people into the group, once we've squeezed their Fire Energy dry, I will return your share to you."

Zhu Tou swallowed his saliva, looked at Qin Hao's sinister eyes, and nodded repeatedly in agreement.

Not long after, Qin Hao ran into three Outer Court Disciples who were like birds startled by the bow.

He immediately put on a look of righteousness.

"Fellow Junior Brothers and Junior Sisters, the Inner Court senior students are like wolves and tigers; with your Foundation Establishment Stage cultivation, you will only be looted if you fight alone."

"Why not travel with me? With me, a Golden Core Stage Late Stage, holding the fort, I will surely ensure you pass the trial safely and soundly."

The three looked at each other, their faces all showing joy.

Soon, Qin Hao's team grew to seven people.

Everyone followed Qin Hao's lead, and they marched imposingly toward the depths of the Forest of Sea.

Because there were many people, it was inevitable that the commotion would be quite loud.

Soon, they ran head-on into two Inner Court Disciples who were intercepting together.

Both were wearing Inner Court attire, with two golden patterns embroidered on their chests.

Their cultivations were Golden Core Stage Middle Stage and Golden Core Stage Late Stage respectively.

"Freshmen, hand over your Fire Energy."

The senior student on the left shouted coldly and sacrificed a cyan Flying Sword.