Doomsday: I Can Get a Hint-Chapter 445 - 272: The Great Battle

However, after a long while, the imagined flames consuming her body never arrived.

She slowly opened her eyes.

A towering figure appeared before her. The dagger in his hand blocked the fireball. The fireball desperately tried to break through, but it couldn’t budge an inch. Before long, the fireball’s energy was exhausted and it extinguished.

"Wang Hao!"

Chen Lingxue murmured softly.

"Old man, when you beat a dog, you should consider its owner, right? This is my woman, and you went straight for the kill?"

Wang Hao looked at the white-haired elder not far away, his eyes carrying a hint of defiance:

"Do you really think nothing of me?"

Chen Lingxue: ???

What did he just say?

Beat a dog?

If she could move, she’d really want to kick this fool to death.

"Wang Hao!"

The white-haired elder surprisingly called out Wang Hao’s name upon seeing him.

"Oh? You know me?"

A look of surprise flashed through Wang Hao’s eyes, but he soon understood.

He was considered a prominent figure now, and given the elder’s strength, he was clearly a middle- to high-level member of the Equality Association.

Having information on him was only natural:

"You know me and still mess with my woman? Clearly, you don’t take me seriously at all!"

"I heard you came to Hui Province for resources. I was planning to find time to deal with you, but I didn’t expect you’d deliver yourself to my doorstep.

Saves me the trouble."

The elder flexed his muscles, his muscular body making cracking sounds, seemingly becoming more solid again.

He didn’t seem to pay any mind to Wang Hao’s reckless words.

He’d lived for countless years.

How could he let someone as good as Wang Hao shake his mind?

Ha!

He lightly shouted, spiritual power covered his fist, and his fist turned crimson, glowing with a metallic sheen.

Spiritual power?

Wang Hao put away the Blade of Plunder.

Prepared to test his fists against him.

It was a rare opportunity to encounter another cultivator, couldn’t waste the chance for a duel.

"Come on, let me see just how strong you are."

The white-haired elder leaped high, punching towards Wang Hao.

Wang Hao also clenched his fist, spiritual qi swirling, turning into a purple-gold hue, and punched forward.

"Boom!"

As their fists collided, shockwaves rippled outward.

Hmm?

The white-haired elder suddenly exerted force.

Wang Hao was sent flying backward by his punch.

"Young man, you’re still too inexperienced."

The white-haired elder stomped the ground hard, charging after him.

The two continued their fierce fight in mid-air.

Wang Hao was consistently at a disadvantage, retreating steadily.

"Lingxue, leave the old man to me, handle the rest yourselves."

Even while at a disadvantage, Wang Hao couldn’t help talking tough.

Chen Lingxue’s forehead was covered in black lines.

Where do you get your confidence from?

"Cough, cough!"

Xu Xiang came to her side, lightly coughing with his hand on his chest.

Seeing the worried look on Chen Lingxue’s face as she watched Wang Hao and the elder getting further away, he comforted her:

"Don’t worry, Brother Hao is a very cautious person. If he says so, then he must be confident, remember?

He hasn’t even drawn his blade yet! And that old man is probably just a paper tiger, his age has caught up with him, he won’t last long."

"Uh...."

Chen Lingxue rolled her eyes dramatically.

She suddenly found Xu Xiang a bit perverted.

On the other side

Wang Hao and the elder were locked in intense combat.

Both of them were cultivators, proficient in the use of spiritual power, enhancing their five senses and strengthening their bodies.

Each clash echoed with metallic sounds.

"Ha!"

With a sudden shout, Wang Hao, who had been on the losing end and continuously pushed back, managed to punch the elder, sending him flying. The elder skidded on the ground for several meters before stopping.

Upon closer look, spiritual power was flowing like water around Wang Hao’s hands.

"Wow, you can even use this technique?"

A look of surprise flashed in the white-haired elder’s eyes as he looked at Wang Hao, exclaiming;

"So young, yet your cultivation has reached this level, and your mastery of spiritual power far exceeds my expectations, impressive! Young lad, I’ve changed my mind. If you take me as your mentor, I’m willing to impart all my knowledge and even serve as your reference to join the Equality Association, allowing you to rise through the ranks."

"Forget it, with your pitiful state, you might not even be able to defeat me, and you want to make me your disciple? Are you insane?"

Wang Hao expressed his disdain.

Though he was at a disadvantage with each clash, he still had many ace cards yet to be played!

He wasn’t even primarily skilled in hand-to-hand combat.

"Hmph! If that’s the case, I’ll beat you into submission!"

The white-haired elder snorted coldly, clenching his fist as spiritual power surged around him before transforming into flames.

Flames wrapped around him as if he’d gained a fire-type superpower:

"Fire Stream Missile!"

A large number of fireballs shot toward Wang Hao like bullets, the high temperature causing the surrounding temperature to soar rapidly, melting the nearby snow and ice.

"Barrier!"

Wang Hao raised his hand to conjure a Purple Gold Barrier for defense.

However, when the first fireball struck the barrier, it started burning.

These were definitely not ordinary flames.

The white-haired elder’s mouth curled into a mocking smile, but before he could start explaining strategically.

Lightning flashed across Wang Hao’s body.

The fire stream missiles directed at him were torn apart completely.

"Holy crap! Thunder magic? Did you obtain the Shangqing Five Thunders True Skill on Maoshan? How is that possible? Even if you had, you couldn’t have learned it so quickly!"

The white-haired elder’s face drastically changed, feeling entirely out of sorts.