Putting down the feather duster with sore arms, Hao Ren exhaled deeply.
The Light Splitting Sword Shadow Scroll was used to regulate one's body and absorb nature essence. In the same way, it could release nature essence and turn it into sword energies.
The sword array formation was an effective combination of sword energies, and it could release more powerful sword energies.
However, Hao Ren could only use basic boxing techniques and surprise attacks with hundun lightning. Against masters like Zhao Kuo, there was no chance for him to use the sword array formation.
Zhao Kuo's saber techniques were fierce and exquisite. If he wanted to, he could make a dharma treasure weapon and suppress Hao Ren.
Human cultivators liked to fight with dharma treasures, and Hao Ren wouldn't be at a disadvantage with the Light Splitting Sword Shadow Scroll. However, the dragon cultivators preferred close-range combat. For example, Su Han could place her longsword on his neck before Hao Ren could release the sword array formation, and it was under the circumstance that her sword techniques weren't good.
Hao Ren sat back on the bed and replenished his nature essence with the Light Splitting Sword Shadow Scroll. The Dragon Core was like a reservoir. Every time an aperture was opened, the reservoir's capacity would increase.
It was difficult to expand the cisterns, but it was only a matter of time before the cisterns could be refilled. During the process of emptying and refilling, the reservoir would grow larger and larger. When it reached a certain size, it would expand again, and another opening would be unlocked.
If Hao Ren forcefully excavated the reservoir, the capacity would increase quickly, but it would be full of cracks and collapse one day.
Chirp, chirp, chirp …
The chirping of birds outside the window woke Hao Ren up from his cultivation.
It was another bright and sunny morning.
Hao Ren tidied up his clothes and put them in his small suitcase. Then, he walked out of his room.
Xie Yujia was making breakfast with her mom downstairs, looking happy.
"Hao Ren!" Seeing Hao Ren coming down from the stairs, Xie Yujia waved at him enthusiastically.
Wearing shorts, a cartoon T-shirt, and slippers, Xie Yujia looked casual and friendly.
Seeing Hao Ren, Cheng Qian smiled warmly.
Xie Wanjun was practicing boxing in the yard with a big sandbag hanging on the shelf in front of the garage. Every morning, Xie Wanjun would practice boxing for two hours to maintain his strength.
After a while, he walked in sweating and nodded at Hao Ren. "Do you want to try?"
"No, thanks," Hao Ren declined with a smile.
"Look at your body. Your jumping ability is good, but your stamina is still not enough," Xie Wanjun patted Hao Ren's shoulder with his muscular arm and said with pity.
"Brother …" Xie Yujia rolled her eyes.
How could she not know how powerful Hao Ren was? Xie Wanjun thought that he was strong, but even 100 Xie Wanjun's couldn't defeat one Hao Ren. That was why she thought that Xie Wanjun wasn't afraid of breaking his teeth.
"Haha, I won't say, I won't say!" Xie Wanjun thought that Xie Yujia forbade him from making fun of Hao Ren, so he immediately wiped his face with a towel and shut up.
After breakfast, Xie Wanjun drove them to JFK Airport.
In the end, they still had to part ways. Hao Zhonghua's career was in China, and Xie Ming's was in the US. They were destined to be together only for a short time.
"I called Zhao Jiayi yesterday, and he said that the finals will be postponed to mid-August because of the stadium. If I have time, I'll go and watch his game," Xie Wanjun looked at Hao Ren and said.
"Ok." Hao Ren nodded, looking forward to Xie Wanjun's return.
"If you play basketball, you will become a superstar for sure," Xie Wanjun continued.
"Hehe …" Hao Ren smiled but didn't say anything. His ambition wasn't in basketball. Zhao Kuo and Su Han were both pursuing the Heavenly Dragon Realm, and Hao Ren was also trying to achieve this goal.
Zhao Hongyu appeared at the airport with Zhao Yanzi. Zhao Kuan's family drove them to the airport. Zhao Yanzi saw Hao Ren and immediately ran over. Suddenly, she stopped and ran back to her mom.
Xie Yujia saw Zhao Yanzi's family as well, and she glanced at Hao Ren reluctantly.
"Mr. Hao." Zhao Hongyu waved lightly and walked over.
Zhao Yanzi followed her mom, and it seemed like she didn't want to see Hao Ren. However, she had to follow Zhao Hongyu.
"The tickets are booked, and we can board in one hour." Zhao Hongyu handed the tickets to Hao Zhonghua. It was easy to book the tickets through Mingri Group in New York.
"Be careful." Xie Yujia looked at Hao Ren. She had so many things to say, but she could only say one sentence.
"Ok." Hao Ren nodded and looked at Xie Yujia calmly.
"Humph …" Zhao Yanzi snorted with her hands on her waist.
She was Hao Ren's fiancée, and it was not Xie Yujia's turn to care about Hao Ren.
But then again, it seemed like she wouldn't care about Hao Ren anyway …
Hao Zhonghua waved goodbye to Xie Ming, and Hao Ren glanced at Xie Yujia again. Zhao Yanzi couldn't help but drag Hao Ren over to her and walk toward the security checkpoint.
Cheng Qian, who was standing beside Xie Yujia, looked at Zhao Yanzi and said to Xie Ming with a smile, "That little girl has a good relationship with Ren as well."
"Ok. Zhonghua got me another big deal. I'll be busy from now on." Xie Ming looked at his daughter and then at Hao Ren who had entered the security checkpoint. He lowered his head and smiled.
When Xie Ming thought about his business, he thought about his daughter. Cheng Qian, on the other hand, had been thinking about her daughter's marriage. Now that she saw Hao Ren again after so many years, she was extremely satisfied with Hao Ren. She couldn't wait to marry her daughter to Hao Ren tomorrow. However, she could only feel anxious. She blamed her daughter for not being able to win Hao Ren's heart even though they were in the same class. Cheng Qian didn't learn any of the skills she used to pursue Xie Ming!
After more than ten hours of flight, the plane returned to East Ocean City.
East Ocean City wasn't as prosperous as New York City, and it wasn't as quiet as New York City. However, Hao Ren felt very secure when he returned to this land where people spoke Chinese.
"Mr. Hao, Zi and I are going to an island for a vacation in the next month or so, and Ren is coming with us. I told Yue Yang about this, "Zhao Hongyu said to Hao Zhonghua as they walked out of the airport.
"Yue Yang also mentioned it to me. Since Ren wants to go with you, then let's go," Hao Zhonghua agreed without hesitation.
His original intention was for Hao Ren to stay in Xie Ming's home and experience life in the States. However, he didn't have much of a problem with Hao Ren going on vacation with Zhao Yanzi's family. Hao Ren was taken away by Zhao Hongyu, Grandma went to the countryside for the summer, and Zhen Congming stayed with the mayor. Hao Zhonghua could finally work on his research project day and night, and Yue Yang could focus on her work and not have to take care of Hao Ren.
If Hao Ren knew that his parents were going to do research and were happy to leave him with Zhao Yanzi's family, he would have vomited blood.
"Ren, follow Auntie Hongyu and be a good boy!" Hao Zhonghua gave him a simple lesson and quickly took a taxi to his Ocean Research Institute.
Zhao Hongyu turned to look at Hao Ren who was dumbfounded. She smiled lightly and said, "Ren, let's go!"
Boom! Boom!
A torrential rain suddenly fell from the sky.
The people outside the airport all ran away. The white rain also caused the visibility on the road to decrease rapidly.
Zhao Hongyu raised her hand, and the River-Mountain Qian-Kun Painting appeared under their feet. A red energy sphere floated up and flew toward the sea in the storm.
A moment later, they flew out of the rain area, passed the ocean, and entered the deep sea.
A vast island appeared in Hao Ren's sight.
A palace was built in the center of the island, and the island was surrounded by a red energy sphere.
Zhao Hongyu drove the River-Mountain Qian-Kun Painting directly into the island.
"Your humble servant greets Dragon Queen!" Premier Xia, who was wearing a long robe, kneeled on the ground.
"Get up." Zhao Hongyu put away the River-Mountain Qian-Kun Painting and asked, "Are Elder Lu and the others here?"
"Dragon Queen, Elder Lu, Elder Sun, and Elder Xingyue have arrived at Purple Bamboo Island and are inspecting East Ocean with the Dragon King."
"Good!" Zhao Hongyu waved her hand and said, "Premier, you can go now."
Purple Bamboo Island was one of the many palaces of the East Ocean Dragon Clan. It was named after the lush purple bamboos that grew everywhere on the island.
Different from the small Coral Island, Purple Bamboo Island was surrounded by an energy sphere that couldn't be discovered by mortals. That was why it didn't appear on mortal maps.
Every summer, Zhao Guang would live here for one to two months to handle the affairs of the Dragon Clan and supervise the training of the generals and soldiers in the Summer Patrol.
During the summer patrol, Zhao Guang only brought Elder Lu, Elder Sun, Elder Xingyue, and Premier Xia, the Grand Manager of the Dragon Palace, to help him deal with the affairs.
"You are finally here! I've been waiting for you for a long time! "
A very deep voice suddenly exploded.
In a grey robe, Zhao Kuo flew out of the palace on the top of the mountain and appeared before Hao Ren in the blink of an eye. He aimed at Hao Ren's chest and punched out.
Hao Ren immediately stepped to the side and used the fundamental boxing techniques to block Zhao Kuo's iron fist. Then, he stomped two deep holes in the sand with his feet and chopped toward the back of Zhao Kuo's head.
"Great!" With a muffled snort, Zhao Kuo released all his energy and shook off Hao Ren's palm.
Gathering the five-elemental essence in his fist, he punched toward Hao Ren's cheek.
"Third Uncle!" Zhao Yanzi yelled in a hurry.
She had indeed asked Zhao Kuo to train Hao Ren in the cruelest way, but she didn't expect them to fight the moment they met. "Besides, will Third Uncle's punch deform Hao Ren's face?"
Hua! Hua!
Hao Ren took two steps back and was about to use Toppling Mountains and Overturning Seas from the fundamental boxing techniques. Suddenly, an idea flashed across his mind, and sword energies shot out from his fingertips. The first variation of the first strike of the Mystic Water Sword Techniques was used.
Qingling, Shaohai, Daling, Laogong …
The nature essence bounced in Hao Ren's acupoints, and the sword energies under Hao Ren's control drew a weird arc along Hao Ren's fingers.
"Huh?"
Zhao Kuo was a bit surprised, but his fist was wounded by Hao Ren's sword energies in the moment of hesitation, and blood gushed out.
"Hao Ren! How dare you hurt my Third Uncle! " Zhao Yanzi, who had been worried about Hao Ren, raised her eyebrows and glared at Hao Ren fiercely.
Zhao Kuo withdrew his fist and circulated the five-elemental nature essence to the wound to stop the bleeding.
He glared at Hao Ren and said, "No rest. Now, run 20 laps around the island!"
"Great! Great! Third Uncle should teach him a lesson like this! "Zhao Yanzi clapped her hands and cheered.
When they were in New York, she had disliked Hao Ren and Xie Yujia for a long time.
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