Although Zhang Hao used the Substitute Puppet in time, his body was still inevitably injured. After all, the Substitute Puppet only took nine-tenths of the power for him, and one-tenth of the power was directly borne by Zhang Hao. But it was this one-tenth of the power that still inevitably injured Zhang Hao.
"Wow!" Zhang Hao couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of fresh blood.
"As expected of a Half-Step Martial Emperor!"
Zhang Hao was secretly startled. With his mind racing, he immediately decided to shift the trouble elsewhere. He rushed towards the location where Li Junxiong, Yao Jin, Cao Yang, and others were.
At this moment, Cao Yang, Li Junxiong, and others were fighting desperately. At the same time, they also felt very puzzled.
According to the intelligence, there shouldn't be so many Martial Warriors here at this moment. Moreover, Zhang Hao's side should have attracted some of the Heavenly Demon Sect's Martial Warriors. But at this moment, it seemed as if all the Heavenly Demon Sect disciples had encountered them. This made Cao Yang and others feel extremely depressed and aggrieved.
"What exactly is going on? Where did something go wrong?" This was where the ten leading Fu Zi felt very suspicious in their hearts, because according to their estimation, this plan was perfect and there should not be any other loopholes.
Just when the ten Fu Zi felt they were about to go crazy, a figure rushed out from the front. It was Zhang Hao.
"Everyone be careful, the Heavenly Demon Sect's Half-Step Martial Emperor is back." Zhang Hao anxiously reminded them.
"What? The Heavenly Demon Sect's Half-Step Martial Emperor."
At this, the complexions of the Fu Zi immediately changed. A Half-Step Martial Emperor, that is absolutely formidable! If not at the very top of the Northern Region's pyramid, he was close. Although there were Martial Emperors in the Northern Region, they were extremely rare.
Of course, Zhang Hao wasn't so kind as to want to remind them; he just didn't want them to be defeated too quickly. After all, as the ten Fu Zi, Zhang Hao believed they still had their trump cards. Letting them reveal these trump cards should be able to temporarily stabilize this Half-Step Martial Emperor. At that time, it could also increase his chances of survival.
"You bunch of scoundrels, you actually dare to sneak attack the Heavenly Demon Sect, I want you to die!" The Half-Step Martial Emperor also roared when he saw so many Martial Warriors appearing.
After speaking, the Half-Step Martial Emperor struck down with a palm. A blood-red palm, carrying terrifying power, covered the sky and blotted out the sun. The void suddenly darkened.
Feeling the terrifying pressure, almost everyone present felt a trembling power descending from the void, as if they had an urge to kneel.
"Everyone reveal your trump cards. Otherwise, we won't be able to deal with this Heavenly Demon Sect's Great Guardian," said Li Junxiong, a Fu Zi of the Ziyang Sect.
Saying this, Li Junxiong took out a painting.
"Emperor's Sacred Will Painting!"
Li Junxiong roared loudly and threw out a painting.
As a terrifying power erupted in the void, a spear-wielding Martial Warrior walked out from the painting. Vast pressure erupted from the Martial Warrior's body.
When Zhang Hao saw the Martial Warrior, he could feel a powerful aura from him.
Is this the aura of a true Martial Emperor? No! Zhang Hao quickly denied it himself. This should be the Emperor's will. However, he also knew that this was just a trace of a Martial Emperor's will, and it definitely wouldn't be able to block the opponent for too long. Therefore, Zhang Hao immediately found Liu Mengyao.
"Mengyao, let's go quickly! That Half-Step Martial Emperor is very strong, and these treasures probably won't be able to block him for too long." Zhang Hao grabbed Liu Mengyao's hand and said to her urgently.
Liu Mengyao looked at Zhang Hao's anxious appearance and immediately understood his meaning. So she said, "Zhang Hao, let's go!"
"Hehehe, if the Martial Emperor himself came, this Guardian would naturally be no match, but it's just a trace of will, how could this Guardian care?"
After saying that, the Half-Step Martial Emperor circulated all his power and fought against that trace of the Martial Emperor's will. Terrifying energy shook the surrounding void.
It was Zhang Hao's first time seeing a battle between Martial Emperor Martial Warriors.
Seeing this, he no longer dared to delay. He knew that although these treasures had power, they definitely would not last long against a Half-Step Martial Emperor.
Therefore, Zhang Hao left with Liu Mengyao. Naturally, there were quite a few people on the scene who had the same idea as Zhang Hao.
Ten moves later, the energy of the Emperor's will was also exhausted. The Half-Step Martial Emperor had no more obstacles and began to slaughter the Heavenly Alliance members.
In his anger, the Half-Step Martial Emperor went on a killing spree and began to frantically chase after these Heavenly Alliance members. Immediately, the Heavenly Alliance disciples fell one by one under the Half-Step Martial Emperor's hands, and blood flowed like a river.
Although Zhang Hao couldn't bear to watch, he was also preoccupied at the moment and naturally couldn't stop it. He could only hold Liu Mengyao's hand and frantically flee forward.
Although the Heavenly Alliance members were strong, they were as weak as sheep when facing this Half-Step Martial Emperor. Even the ten Fu Zi, after using all their trump cards, barely managed to escape with their lives.
The Half-Step Martial Emperor's gaze was like a torch; he was looking for the youth he had seen earlier. It directly told him that the youth might have taken quite a few treasures from the Heavenly Demon Sect, so he naturally couldn't let him go.
"Eh, there?" The Half-Step Martial Emperor's gaze was like a torch, and he immediately found Zhang Hao's trace.
Therefore, he gave up the idea of slaughtering other Heavenly Alliance Martial Warriors and angrily chased after Zhang Hao.
"Damn it, why is he only chasing me? Is it because this young master is more handsome than others?"
Zhang Hao felt a terrifying power. It locked onto his body, and he suddenly felt a chill down his spine. He knew that if he was caught by this Heavenly Demon Sect's Great Guardian, he would definitely lose his life.
"Eh, there's a river ahead!"
Zhang Hao's eyes immediately lit up. That river was only a hundred meters away from him and Liu Mengyao. He knew that as long as he and Liu Mengyao jumped into the river and went downstream, no matter how formidable that Heavenly Demon Sect's Guardian was, he wouldn't be able to find them.
"Mengyao, if we jump into the river ahead, we'll be saved," Zhang Hao said to Liu Mengyao seriously.
Liu Mengyao was also a clever person. She immediately understood Zhang Hao's meaning.
However, although the river was less than a hundred meters away from him and Liu Mengyao, this hundred-meter path seemed like a chasm blocking Zhang Hao and Liu Mengyao.
"Mengyao, we're almost there, let's charge!" Zhang Hao said urgently to Liu Mengyao.
Although Zhang Hao and Liu Mengyao had pushed their movement techniques to the limit, the Heavenly Demon Sect's Great Guardian behind them also caught up.
"Kid, stay behind!"
The Heavenly Demon Sect's Great Guardian struck down with a palm towards Zhang Hao and Liu Mengyao. An extremely fierce palm struck down towards Zhang Hao. Sand flew and stones rolled, dark clouds covered the sky.
Zhang Hao felt a power that almost suffocated him sweeping over his entire body.
