But at this mont, Ye Hao's body suddenly underwent a strange transformation...
His back suddenly shone brightly, and a powerful and vigorous Inner Breath instantly filled Ye Hao's entire body, forcing Tian Xiong's energy sphere to follow its original trajectory and strike back at Tian Xiong.
Tian Xiong, about to sever Ye Hao's head, failed to notice these changes.
The energy sphere shot out from Ye Hao's back, carrying an even more formidable force behind it.
"Whoosh!"
The energy sphere, together with that mysterious and powerful force, struck Tian Xiong's chest, sending him hurtling backward.
Even as he flew backward, Tian Xiong had no idea what happened. This situation defied logic, for Inner Breath that had already entered Ye Hao's body was suddenly expelled forcefully with even more power. Tian Xiong had never heard of such a thing, let alone anticipated such a backlash.
If Ye Hao's ntor Zhang Ruowu had been present, he would have chuckled and said, "Those who dare to harm my disciple should expect such retribution."
These changes in Ye Hao's body were thanks to the Inner Breath Zhang Ruowu secretly instilled in him for his safety during his apprenticeship with Zhang Ruochen and Zhang Ruowu on Thurston Island.
Whenever Ye Hao faced an attack beyond his capability to resist, this Inner Breath would assist him, enhancing his own Inner Breath and even reversing the attack against the adversary.
It was because of this Inner Breath from Zhang Ruowu that Ye Hao survived this crisis.
Ye Hao awoke when his Inner Breath replenished, but he couldn't understand why his body underwent such a change. Although he felt the Inner Breath resembled Zhang Ruowu's, he couldn't fathom when Zhang Ruowu had left such a powerful Inner Breath within him.
"Could it have been on Thurston Island?" Ye Hao muttered to himself.
But when Ye Hao recalled that Tian Xiong was not yet dead and wasn't sure if he still had any fight left, he abruptly jumped up and then looked behind him.
When Ye Hao saw the scene behind him, he was stunned. How strong must the retaliatory force be to gravely injure even an expert of Innate initial stage?
At this mont, Tian Xiong lay sprawled on the ground like a dead dog, the earth around him cracked with nurous fissures, blood trickling copiously from the corners of his mouth, clinging to life by a thread.
Ye Hao's mind raced. Hadn't Duanmu Renzhi ntioned earlier that this was Qing Bang's Tian Xiong? Ye Hao didn't know who Tian Xiong was or his position within the Qing Bang, but since Tian Xiong was associated with the Qing Bang, it was undoubtedly Du Yusheng who had sent him.
After all, Qing Bang was controlled by the Du Family. Given Tian Xiong's Innate strength, his status probably wasn't low within the Qing Bang, and if...
With this thought, Ye Hao instructed the eighth-generation system to scan the vicinity to see if anyone saw the two of them.
When the system confird that nobody had seen them, Ye Hao grabbed Tian Xiong with his right hand and swiftly entered the ring space.
...
In Shanghai, Ling Si, the regintal commander of the first division of the Huangpu Military, led a fierce force of over a thousand troops and hundreds of military vehicles to completely encircle the old city area.
Wearing military attire, Ling Si emotionlessly issued orders: "Comrades, our fellow soldiers from other military regions have been bullied. Rush imdiately to Area 208. Temporarily detain anyone encountered nearby, and if they resist, treat them as concealed attackers of the Huaxia People's Liberation Army."
"Yes, Commander."
A thousand well-ard soldiers quickly proceeded towards the old city's Area 208 with pride.
The assassins targeting Ye Hao included scouts and those clearing the area for Tian Xiong's murder. Still, before those scouts could relay any information, they were swiftly subdued by the formidable military force.
As the soldiers approached, more people were gradually captured. So who were more alert tried to exploit any chaos to slip away unnoticed.
Yet Ling Si had over a thousand troops, making it impossible for anyone to escape, no matter how much they shouted.
Once Ling Si had control over all individuals involved, Duanmu Renzhi regained his composure.
Duanmu Renzhi shouted loudly, "Quickly, save the Chairman."
"Who are you?" Ling Si coldly questioned Duanmu Renzhi standing before the crouched crowd.
"I'm Duanmu Renzhi. A group wants to kill us. My other companion is nad Ye Hao," Duanmu Renzhi anxiously scanned the surroundings, worried Tian Xiong might have hard Ye Hao.
"Ye Hao?" Ling Si asked, surprised.
Duanmu Renzhi shouted urgently, "Yes! It's Ye Hao! Quickly find him! Otherwise, his fate will be dire."
Upon hearing Duanmu Renzhi's urgent plea, Ling Si wasn't angered but instead joined in a loud shout: "If anything happens to Ye Yingxiong, I'll hold you responsible."
Duanmu Renzhi was stunned. What Ye Yingxiong?
Ling Si, after hounding Duanmu Renzhi, turned to his soldiers with a loud order: "Comrades, search every inch and find your Commander Ye Hao, or I'll hold you accountable."
Hearing Ye Hao's na reminded Ling Si of the recently promoted Major General of Huaxia — Ye Hao, indeed a hero to Huaxia. His credits, although not publicly detailed, were enough to earn praise from both the President and Pri Minister, indicating his achievents were beyond ordinary individuals.
Senior generals' acclaim, labeling Ye Hao as Huaxia's indomitable War God and heroic figure, showed how highly regarded he was, despite their usual reluctance to praise.
This prompted Ling Si's urgency, ensuring his subordinates found Ye Hao without any harm befalling him.
Ling Si now understood Cheng Zhengyang's urgency was also due to Ye Hao.
"Yes!" Even the soldiers idolized Ye Hao, acknowledging his Major General rank at 22 years old. They may not have known how he reached this level but believed he made trendous contributions to the nation.
Half of the military force searched the old ruins, hoping to find traces of Ye Hao.
Yet, Ye Hao had already entered a movable space, making him undetectable.
Ultimately, with no findings, Ling Si had no choice but to detain the suspected attackers of the Major General from the old city.
An hour after they left, Ye Hao and Tian Xiong reappeared precisely where they vanished amid the battle.
Upon exiting, Ye Hao and Tian Xiong silently departed the scene.
When Ye Hao returned to the Nangong Clan, Nangong Tianxiang and others were anxiously waiting.
Cheng Zhengyang was about to issue another citywide search order... (To be continued. If you like this novel, please visit Qidian (qidian) to vote for recomndation and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.)
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