Chapter 267: Flowing Heart Martial Arts — Nirvana Flame Martial Arts

Cang Gongtian and Luo Dongsheng exchanged a glance, both seeing the doubt in each other's eyes. Could it be that Chao Qinglong had grown weaker? Was his Burning Will just for show?

That's not right; this is the genuine Burning Will!

Li Hao looked down at his uniform, which had already been slashed open.... He shouldn't be made to pay for it, right? He tore off his top and looked at Chao Qinglong. "I told you long ago, these little tricks are useless. The warm-up is about over. If this is all you've prepared after all these years, then I'm very disappointed."

The people outside the arena were so shocked their eyeballs nearly fell out. Luo Dongsheng, who had been acting so arrogant just a moment ago, had gone silent, and the New Four Tigers looked at this person as if they were seeing him for the first time.

They suddenly felt that Curtis's defeat wasn't a grievance; he had made a mistake. When Pang Peila was taken out in a flash, he still thought it was just luck. But thinking about it carefully, such a sudden sneak attack—the key was that no one would expect someone to dare use hidden weapons in the Mid-Season Tournament, yet this person had countered Pang Peila with such nonchalance, and acted like nothing happened afterward...

It was terrifying to think about.

Sweat began to bead on Perkins's forehead. Bare-handed catching a blade—is that how it's done? He seemed to have been rash; he had stood on the wrong side. Damn it, Depuya is too shrewd.

"Oh my, Perkins, why are you blushing? Tsk tsk, Second Brother, it's really been five years, and you haven't made any progress at all!" Depuya would never let this chance to mock his old rival slip by; he might lose the fight, but he wouldn't lose the verbal sparring.

This time, Perkins's mouth twitched a few times, and he was in no mood to retort, just like how he hadn't dared to strike with lethal intent earlier—otherwise, how would it be Depuya's turn to still be jumping around here? Being powerful isn't scary, but who in Tianqi doesn't know what Li Hao's nickname is?

That wasn't just a matter of being strong. Perkins wasn't stupid; he had to leave himself a way out.

Sazerac and Lu Donglei both saw the disbelief in each other's eyes. Why would the USE have such a terrifying figure?

And damn it, he's been obscure all this time. How can one endure this?

Lu Donglei's heart was in turmoil. He understood a little more now; the events of that year were truly serious. If Li Hao hadn't been a genuine genius, he likely wouldn't have had so many people protecting him; otherwise, it wouldn't have been just a year of confinement. After all, in many cases, politics can sacrifice everything.

The teachers couldn't fight against the big picture, so they could only protect him in another form. Otherwise, it would have been absolutely impossible for him to be admitted to the Tianjing Mecha Department and transferred into the Mecha Department.

Luo Bi looked at the ashen-faced Perkins and the somewhat bewildered New Four Tigers and couldn't help but laugh. "Tianqi has never fallen. The top three of the S Tournament for these past few years have all come from the Tianqi Youth Class. The Two Kings, Three Wolves, Four Titans, and Six Dragons—which one of them isn't from Tianqi!"

"Brothers, Li Ge is back," said Solomon of the Three Wolves with a smile. "It feels like everything is back."

The people from Tianqi all smiled; it was a smile from the heart. Solomon felt a sense of yearning. Yes, that was a very special period—a bit inhuman, but looking back now, it was something one couldn't help but crave.

"We're nowhere near the end yet. You don't actually think Chao Qinglong's strength is only this much, do you? This is just a warm-up. The one who laughs last is the winner!" Cang Gongtian said in a deep voice.

Everyone thought about it and agreed; with Chao Qinglong's strength as the number one person of the Earth Federation, it shouldn't be like this.

Inside the training ground, Chao Qinglong remained expressionless. With a shake of his arms, something like crackling electricity exploded from his chest, ejecting the external force that had invaded his body. A curve appeared at the corner of his mouth. As he loosened his arms, the red energy waves covering his body began to churn, the color deepening. The blood-red light made Chao Qinglong's oppressive force even more powerful, while Li Hao, opposite him, still showed no reaction.

There are many forms of the Golden Zone—combat types, non-combat types. Although the Red Pupil isn't everything and there are other types, combat types mostly appear in this form. It is rare to see someone like Li Hao who shows absolutely nothing.

At this moment, it was visible to the naked eye that lightning seemed to be flickering within Chao Qinglong's red eyes, and the elements within the long sword in his hand were thoroughly ignited. The long sword hummed and buzzed. Chao Qinglong's body slowly lowered, the long sword pulled behind him. The entire training ground seemed to freeze, and those outside the arena felt a massive oppressive force and a suffocating sense of death.

A low voice rang out: Dragon Roar!

Hum~~~~~

A powerful infrasonic wave swept out. A red ring of light with a diameter of over ten meters exploded. Chao Qinglong disappeared, and in the next second, he was already in front of Li Hao. The long sword in his hand slashed out violently, and a brilliant red sword light swept across.

A sound wave swept out, a red ring of light over ten meters in diameter exploded, Chao Qinglong vanished, and the next second he was already in front of Li Hao, the long sword in his hand swung out fiercely, and a brilliant red sword beam swept across.

There was no way to dodge, and there was no space left. The terrifying pressure locked onto Li Hao. The ground sank instantly, and the entire training ground was collapsing. Chao Qinglong's sword had already reached Li Hao's face, and the lightning-entwined red blade had already pierced into Li Hao.

There was no way to dodge, nor was there any Space Ability left; a terrifying pressure locked onto Li Hao, the ground sank instantly, the entire training ground was collapsing, and Chao Qinglong's sword had already reached Li Hao's face, the red blade wreathed in Electricity having already pierced into Li Hao.

With a deafening sound that shook the heavens and earth, the red light shattered, and the entire training ground collapsed directly. Debris filled the sky. Aofei and the others standing in front blocked the impact, while Wuxiya spread her arms, holding all the stray debris in mid-air. Everyone was stunned by the power of this human, Chao Qinglong. This was a height that even the S10 had not yet reached; it completely exceeded human strength.

With a heaven-shattering, earth-splitting roar, the red light exploded, followed immediately by the total collapse of the entire training ground, with rubble filling the sky; Aofei and the others standing in front blocked it one after another, while Wuxiya spread her arms, and all the debris that slipped through was frozen in mid-air; everyone was stunned by the power of this Human, Chao Qinglong, as this was a height not yet reached even in the S10, completely exceeding the power of a Human.

"A sword that seals the throat, the Green Dragon stands alone!" Kiran Rao roared.

"Your cultural level is quite good, it's just that your eyesight isn't very good!" Depuya laughed.

The dust settled. The person standing was Li Hao, and the sword in Chao Qinglong's hand had been shattered into pieces.

Everyone's view of combat had been overturned once again.

Chao Qinglong threw the sword in his hand away and slowly stood up. His body trembled slightly, and his right arm hung down powerlessly. His right arm was broken???

Li Hao waved his hand, and the surrounding formation stones scattered. He smiled slightly, "These are all things I taught you back then. If you want to defeat me, you have to come up with something new. The way you are now, you can't even beat Maxis and Fan Liwei."

At this moment, there was no longer any cover in front of Aofei and the others; the entire training ground had been completely turned into an open-air plaza. The people from Tianqi didn't think much of it, but those who weren't from Tianqi felt their worldview had been completely overturned.

At this moment, there was no longer any cover in front of Aofei and the others, and the entire training ground had been completely beaten into an open-air plaza; the people from Apocalypse felt it was nothing, but those not from Apocalypse felt their worldview had been completely overturned.

What do you mean by things you taught me?

What do you mean he can't even beat Fan Liwei and Maxis?

Is this human language?

From what height and position is he saying this?

And that damn smile, what does it mean!

Perkins's expression was very, very ugly. He was wrong, wrong to an outrageous degree. His brain must have been shot; he actually dared to question the only god of Tianqi. What is time?

Why did he use the thoughts of an ordinary person to judge this man!

Why did he use the thinking of an ordinary person to judge this person!

Actually, Lomachenko and Milner and the others felt that Li Hao must be terrifying, but they really hadn't expected that after five years, he would still maintain such a level of dominance.

"He really hasn't changed at all." Milner smiled bitterly.

"He really hasn't changed at all," Milner said with a bitter smile.

"Li Ge is still Li Ge. He is indeed much gentler than before, which caused us to have a misconception." Lomachenko was also a bit emotional. Their attitude was actually quite neutral, but after so much time, it seems Earth is going to return to the era of Li Hao's dominance.

"Big Brother, is he a Space Ability user? But that doesn't have much use in mecha combat," said Dilacenzo. Actually, it wasn't just Dilacenzo; it was the thought of many people. That strike just now was impossible to dodge. Li Hao likely used some special ability; the Golden Zone can bring many magical abilities, but when facing a mecha weighing nearly a hundred tons, such abilities are often useless.

Hearing Li Hao's words, Chao Qinglong remained expressionless. His left hand pushed hard against his right arm, and with a *crack*, the dislocated right arm was set back into place.

"This level is still a long way off if you want to be the number one person on Earth," Li Hao continued.

At this moment, Chao Qinglong in the arena suddenly laughed, laughing somewhat hysterically, "Then I'll let you see what the number one person on Earth really is!"

As he spoke, he tore off his clothes. The red energy waves all over his body continued to churn, and the red light from his eyes shot out. His Mental Power climbed continuously, the color becoming deeper and deeper, gradually changing from red to a pitch-black color. Following that, the area within a two-meter radius actually began to burn, like black flames. The places touched by the black light flames turned directly into something like black asphalt, as if all energy had been devoured.

Across several dozen meters, the Warriors who had awakened the Golden Zone all felt a stinging pain all over their bodies, as if they were being scraped by sharp little knives. What is this?

The terrifying black flames enveloped Chao Qinglong, and the range of the black flames expanded to nearly a meter around Chao Qinglong.

At this moment, Chao Qinglong was like a demon dragon descending into the world. This was his true trump card, an absolute domain that crushed everyone. He hadn't used his full strength when engaging Li Hao earlier.

Terrifying black flames enveloped Chao Qinglong, the entire range of the black fire expanding to nearly a one-meter radius around Chao Qinglong.

At this moment, Chao Qinglong was like a demon dragon descending upon the world; this was his true trump card, an absolute domain that crushed everyone, and he had not used his full strength when fighting Li Hao earlier.

"Golden Zone third stage—Flowing Heart Martial Arts!"

Milner said, "The two of them are about to decide the winner."

The currently known highest stage of the Golden Zone, and also the strongest power, Flowing Heart Martial Arts; without a doubt, Chao Qinglong belongs to the type who has completely mastered it.

What kind of talent is this, and what kind of effort must have been put in to reach such a realm?

Entering the Golden Zone, Human has unlocked the true mysteries within their genes, completely overturning previous understandings of power.

And Chao Qinglong, situated at North Caro, masters the most advanced technology of the USE; let's put it this way, the methods of the Tianqi Youth Class back then were carved up by the top military academies of the Four Great Federations. On Earth, the vast majority of things were taken by North Caro, and all these years, Chao Qinglong has not relaxed for a single moment.

Perhaps, from the very beginning, he was aiming for this battle today.

It's just that Ye Tong truly does not understand why it has to be this way; her own brother, Li Hao, and Chao Qinglong were the pillars of Earth back then. Now, her own brother is dead, and Li Hao and Chao Qinglong have become mortal enemies who cannot coexist.

Even Aofei, Luo Bi, Lomachenko, Milner, and the others felt the threat brought by this black zone; such power is something they cannot contend with.

"This is the death flame power of Nirvana," said Wuxiya, one of the New Five Tigers. "The Golden Zone reflects the fundamental nature of the Spirit. Chao Qinglong's essence is destruction, or rather, he has chosen destruction. The death flame that burns everything is the answer he gives to this world; this should be the Spirit attribute with the strongest attack power."

Wuxiya, one of the New Five Tigers, possesses the most unique Golden Zone manifestation among the Five Tigers; otherwise, he could not have led a team with a low ranking to this position.

Aofei and the others all fell into Silence. There must be people present who have also reached Flowing Heart Martial Arts. After reaching Flowing Heart Martial Arts, the dominant characteristics of the Spirit will be presented. This kind of death flame is directed at everyone and is absolutely the strongest type. Added to the super-ability of gravity and repulsion, one really cannot say Chao Qinglong is arrogant. In a word, he is not targeting anyone; he is targeting everyone.

"Should we take this opportunity to attack?" someone in the crowd said, but no one responded.

Li Hao missed the final chance; in those few seconds, Chao Qinglong had completely entered the Golden Zone third stage, Flowing Heart Martial Arts—Nirvana Flame Martial Arts, a War God shrouded in massive black flames.

Boom...