Chapter 558: Escape

Fourteen offerings, and in a blink of an eye, only Xu Hao remained.

Xu Hao, a Great Saint Realm expert, survived because he had a damaged Emperor Weapon to defend himself.

In the Tian Yuan World, Emperor Weapons are even rarer than Great Emperor Realm experts; most hegemonic forces possess two Great Emperors but only one Emperor Weapon.

Therefore, even a damaged Emperor Weapon is extremely rare, and only Child of Destiny like those from the Xu Family could obtain one through fortunate Opportunity.

As for the deceased offerings, let alone being at Saint King Realm Perfection, even Quasi-Emperor Realm experts would find it difficult to possess an Emperor Weapon.

Thus, their demise was inevitable under the siege of numerous experts.

Seeing the Emperor Weapon that blocked all attacks for Xu Hao, Xiang Kuang and the others all widened their eyes, their faces filled with disbelief.

"This! He actually has an Emperor Weapon!"

"Could he be the Legacy of some hegemonic force?"

"Impossible! No force would be so generous as to give something even Quasi-Emperors don't have to a Great Saint Realm expert."

"Why think so much? Let's snatch the Emperor Weapon first!"

Everyone present looked at Xu Hao with gleaming eyes, or more accurately, at the Emperor Weapon above his head.

This was an Emperor Weapon! Although damaged, it was still an extremely precious and rare treasure.

Let alone them, even Quasi-Emperors, or even Great Emperor experts, would be unable to move their legs upon seeing it, striving with all their might to snatch it.

It was only because Xiang Kuang, Liu Lian, and the others lacked sufficient strength; if they were strong enough, they would have immediately killed everyone else, leaving only themselves to monopolize the Emperor Weapon.

Xu Hao could clearly sense the greedy gazes of the crowd, but trapped in the Formation and facing more than twenty Saint King Realm experts, he remained completely unperturbed.

He simply calmly took out a token.

Seeing this, Xiang Kuang and the others were greatly alarmed and shouted loudly.

"Not good! Stop him quickly!"

"Don't let him escape!"

Unfortunately, although their speed was very fast, it couldn't match the teleportation token in Xu Hao's hand.

This was something Xu Hao specifically purchased with great expense from the Immortal Realm after the incident where numerous Emperor Realm experts besieged the Xu Family; it could ignore most Restrictions and Formations, and even the Law Domain of some Emperor Realm experts.

The one Xu Chen took out for Xu Qingzhou to use that day was also of this type, but the one Xu Hao bought from the Immortal Realm was even better, activating faster and capable of teleporting to a farther location.

"Whoosh!"

In the blink of an eye, Xu Hao's figure disappeared.

Xiang Kuang and the others' attacks landed, directly sinking the already barren and shattered small island.

"Ah! Damn it!"

"I didn't expect this kid to have such a trump card!"

"Keep chasing! That was a random teleportation, and that kid was already severely injured, so there's still a chance to catch him!"

After Xiang Kuang finished speaking, the group scattered without hesitation, moving at extreme speed.

Because they understood that now was the best Opportunity to monopolize the Emperor Weapon.

Unfortunately, Xu Hao's luck was very good; the randomly teleported location was precisely in the direction back.

Actually, Xu Hao could have chosen to immediately return to the Immortal Realm through the two-way gate and come back after some time, which would have been the safest option.

However, to make the act more convincing, he chose to endure his injuries and fly towards the city where the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild was located.

"Whoosh!"

After flying for half an hour, a sharp Sword Qi suddenly flew from behind him, its chilling Sword Intent seemingly capable of freezing space.

"Bang!"

Xu Hao timely activated a shield, and although it blocked the hastily released Sword Intent, the shield shattered in response, completely ruined.

"Where do you think you're going!"

A piercing sound wave, accompanied by terrifying pressure, enveloped him, and streaks of Sword Qi assaulted him like a torrential storm.

Xu Hao used a Secret Technique to boost his cultivation and employed a top-tier movement technique obtained from the Immortal Realm, granting his Great Saint Realm self the speed comparable to a Saint King Realm expert for a short period.

Therefore, the expert behind him couldn't catch up for a while and could only pursue and attack simultaneously, attempting to kill Xu Hao.

Xu Hao didn't even turn his head, directly taking out a Five Elements Divine Talisman.

Previously, at the Stone Gambling Convention in Seven Kings City, a similar Talisman was unearthed, which Xu Ying ultimately won and gave to Xu Luo and the other two.

A flash of light passed, and after the Five Elements Divine Talisman was activated, a Five Elements Shield formed around Xu Hao.

This shield could withstand all attacks below the Emperor Realm, and could even last for a quarter of an hour, making it extremely powerful.

"Clink, clink, clink…."

Dense Sword Qi struck the Five Elements Shield, producing a series of metallic clashing sounds, but the incredibly sharp Sword Qi left no trace on the shield.

"What kind of shell is this?! So hard!"

The pursuing black-clad Saint King expert couldn't help but curse upon seeing this.

But he didn't give up, after all, that was an Emperor Weapon!

"I don't believe you can block one sword, ten swords, let alone a hundred or ten thousand swords!"

The black-clad Saint King frantically mobilized the true Qi within his body, his longsword tracing streaks of golden light in the air, and a powerful Sword Intent covered the sky and earth, filling an area of ten thousand miles.

The clanging sounds of Sword Qi striking the Five Elements Shield were incessant, and Xu Hao's speed increased instead of decreasing.

Soon, Xu Hao finally saw the familiar large city in the distance.

Once he entered the city, he would be safe.

Because even an Emperor Realm expert would not dare to act in this city controlled by the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild.

"Die for me!!!"

The black-clad Saint King naturally understood this, roaring repeatedly, his sword moving faster and more fiercely.

Unfortunately, the Five Elements Shield was strong enough that no matter how many swords he swung, it was useless.

This made him anxious and angry; he had such good luck, even choosing the right direction and finding his target, Xu Hao, yet he couldn't catch up, couldn't kill him, and could only watch the Emperor Weapon fly away.

Just before the Five Elements Shield disappeared, Xu Hao flew into the city.

The black-clad Saint King gnashed his teeth, his eyes bloodshot, his heart filled with anger and unwillingness.

But Xu Hao had already entered the city; if he pursued him inside and continued to act, he would not only fail to seize the Emperor Weapon but would also die there.

So his only choice was to give up chasing Xu Hao and then leave.

This feeling of having something you desperately want right before your eyes, yet being unable to obtain it, was truly unbearable.