With its roar, a dark cloud suddenly attacked from the night.
Swish!
Countless black feathers burst from the sky, assaulting Li Hongzhuang like a shower of arrows.
Li Hongzhuang lightly tapped her toes and gracefully retreated, dodging the steel-like black feathers.
She looked up at the enormous black bird, as big as a hill, her eyes also showing a hint of solemnity.
“Kill!”
Chi Hu Jun roared, giving the charge order.
From the distant wilderness, the ground shook, and numerous demons rushed forward, heading towards the pass.
In front of the pass stood only a single figure of a woman in bright red, wielding a sword.
Li Hongzhuang’s eyes were cold and sharp, showing no sign of retreat. The aura around her gradually built up, like a gathering storm.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Countless flying stones and poisonous fog swiftly attacked from the forest, driven by the demons of the Fifteen Li Realm, covering the campsite.
Moreover, some demonic creatures emitted strange piercing screams, containing Divine Soul shocks that resonated on Li Hongzhuang.
A golden Divine Soul appeared behind Li Hongzhuang, its hands forming seals, and with a forceful chant like the tolling of a bell, it shattered all the demon arts.
At the same time, the Divine Soul waved its hands, stirring up a gust of wind that dispersed the incoming poisonous fog.
Previously, with the army present, without her defense, these demon arts alone would have caused heavy casualties among the troops.
Compared to these wave-like demonic creatures, Li Hongzhuang’s attention was always on those two Great Demons.
Soon, a multitude of demons arrived like rolling black smoke, like a ferocious tide of beasts, enveloping the skies and the earth, seemingly about to drown the figure in red.
But suddenly, a dragon-like hum of a sword resounded.
The three-foot green blade erupted with light, transforming into a giant sword, and fiercely slashed into the midst of the demons. In an instant, numerous demon corpses were severed and burst apart.
But there were many demons, and Li Hongzhuang was quickly surrounded. She swung her sword in succession, slaying them, her body radiating golden light, blocking some of the attacks from the demonic objects.
Suddenly, a black feather mingled with the demons shot towards her.
Li Hongzhuang’s gaze sharpened, prepared for the attack. She swung her sword forcefully, displaying the Li Family’s swordsmanship from Endless Sea.
Severing River!
The sword’s edge was heavy and forceful, as if it could split the earth, slicing the black feather in two.
Simultaneously, a foul wind descended, Chi Hu Jun closed in, its enormous body simply with a paw the size of Li Hongzhuang’s delicate form, slamming down with a purple glow in its palm and lightning exploding.
Li Hongzhuang swiftly countered with her sword, but was still knocked back by the strike.
Feipeng in the sky suddenly attacked, spewing a jet of golden flames, faster than arrows, aiming for Li Hongzhuang’s retreating position.
A flash of golden light shone in Li Hongzhuang’s eyes as she executed another cultivation technique, breaking away.
Flames suddenly sprang from her sword edge, slashing out and dispersing the golden flames.
As she acted, suddenly a sharp whistling sound charged at her, the onslaught coming with a sonic boom.
It was a toothed demon with curved sharp fangs that burst out from the horde of demons.
Upon seeing this demon, Li Hongzhuang’s pupils slightly dilated, recognizing it as the six-tusked sting pig that was on par with Chi Hu Jun, said to have the blood of an ancient Demon King.
At this moment, it capitalized on the gap when she made her move, suddenly unleashing its power with precise timing.
A fierce light shone in Li Hongzhuang’s eyes as Blood Qi surged throughout her body. She swung her other fist with a punch that burst forth with invincible might.
It was the Half-Step Invincible Fist.
However, she had not perfected it; after all, that pinnacle step could only be understood by that old master himself.
It wasn’t that he refused to teach her but that she couldn’t display its essence, because this Grandmaster cultivation technique was not something she comprehended herself.
With a bang,
her body flew backward, her punch negated. After all, she was hastily responding to a concentrated attack and now, with her Blood Qi in turmoil, she had sustained minor injuries.
Chi Hu Jun and Feipeng quickly pressed their assault, giving Li Hongzhuang no chance to catch her breath.
Li Hongzhuang could not afford to hold back any longer and unleashed Unwithering Power.
She had already stepped into the third phase of the Three Immortal Realms, the Unwithering Realm.
At this moment, the Unwithering Power surged, all her Blood Qi suppressed, and boundless fierce strength poured out from within her.
Her expression turned icy-cold, knowing they allowed Feipeng to appear specifically to lull her into thinking they were the only ones coming, while in reality, they had also brought this pig demon.
Swish!
Suddenly, a sound of piercing the air attacked from behind.
Li Hongzhuang’s expression changed, thinking it was an ambush. She quickly glanced back, only to be slightly startled.
She saw several flying swords speeding towards her, aimed at the two attacking Great Demons, which were easily shattered by them with a flick of their claws.
These flying swords, being incomplete, could not withstand the power of Great Demons, even though they were made of tough precious metal.
“Are there others?”
The three Great Demons quickly turned their gaze to the rear. Chi Hu Jun’s expression turned vicious: “There’s actually another brat, Heavenly Human Realm? Seeking death!”
They all saw a young man, sword in hand, approaching alone.
“Flip over all the tents for me!”
Chi Hu Jun roared angrily, to prevent others from hiding and playing tricks.
Demons surged into the campsite from all directions, tearing and destroying any battle flags at the boundary with no regard.
Some tents were instantly ripped apart and demolished.
Li Hongzhuang saw that it wasn’t a sneak attack, but Li Hao coming to her aid. Her expression changed as she angrily shouted, “Get back!”
She had to focus all her attention on the three equal-ranked Great Demons, having no time to worry about Li Hao.
“It’s fine, you do your thing,”
said Li Hao calmly.
Li Hongzhuang immediately became infuriated, but then she remembered Li He was lurking in the shadows; with him there, Li Hao wouldn’t be in danger unless several Immortals specifically targeted him.
Immediately, she gathered her focus and charged at Chi Hu Jun first.
Meanwhile, within the group of demons, several powerful and demonic figures suddenly soared away, rushing towards Li Hao.
A demon with a serpent-like demonic aura coiling around its body shifted its shape into a fair-skinned beauty in a black dress, looking seductively at Li Hao:
“Little brother, you smell so nice!”
“But you stink though,”
Lie Hao said.
The seductive woman in the black dress couldn’t manage to smile, while laughter erupted from the side. A hulking, rugged man strode towards Li Hao, “I’ll be the first to have a taste!”
The energy within his body leaked out, forming the shadow of a giant ape behind him, towering over like a mountain.
Li Hao glanced over at Li Hongzhuang, said no more, his gaze turning tranquil before suddenly releasing the energy within his body.
The major arteries throughout his body violently pulsated, and his Yin and Yang Dual Pulse opened in an instant.
With one step, the ground of the entire camp seemed to tremble and quiver.
“What?!”
The burly man walking towards Li Hao changed his expression instantly, his face showing alarm: “What is this?!”
Li Hao had already rushed in for a sudden attack, his eyes cold as stars, and in a moment he was in front of the man, stepping halfway forward and pushing out a punch!
The roar of the punch seemed to extinguish all the wind on the battlefield!
Then came an explosive, howling punch, fiercely slammed out.
The burly man was terrified, his body abruptly swelling, black, thick, and dense fur seeping out all over as he tried to reveal his true form, slapping his palms towards Li Hao and roaring, “Attack together, he’s not normal—”
With a bang,
the palms shattered and burst, flesh and blood splattering, followed by the giant burly body being instantly penetrated.
An invincible-like punch broke through the body, leaving a massive hole.
This Heavenly Human Realm Great Ape Demon had not even had the chance to reveal its true form before it was killed by a punch from Li Hao!
The seductive woman in the black dress had her bewitching smile instantly freeze, then her pupils contracted into serpent eyes.
The remaining Great Demons also changed color, as a demon wind suddenly rose, all showing their true bodies, not daring to hide any longer.
“What kind of creature is this kid?”
“A demon possessed body?”
“Damn it, let’s join forces and kill him!”
Several demons, now all revealing fierce expressions, dared not to be careless and all charged at Li Hao together.
The seductive woman in black dress transformed into a Green-Scaled Viper, with poisonous fog emitting between the green scales, sweeping towards Li Hao with a fishy smell.
Another demon, a Many-Eyed Giant Deer, shot out a rainbow-colored divine light from its head, turning into a radiating flying sword slashing at Li Hao.
Another, a Purple-Eyed Mad Bull Demon, gathered a blood-red eye within its horns, reflecting Li Hao’s figure, as if it was some kind of special Demon Art.
Facing the attacks of several demons, Li Hao did not take them lightly, his eyes showing a trace of coldness, his hand violently slashing out a Sword Qi with the broken sword edge.
In the air, fragrant petals appeared to fall to the ground and then bloomed into blood-red seeds, birthing Manjusaka.
Amidst the scattering petals, suddenly a huge and sharp Sword Qi slashed out.
In an instant, the distance between Li Hao and the three giant demons seemed to be severed, the Sword Qi arriving in a flash!
Three streaks of blood spattered, and with a thump, the majestic head of the Many-Eyed Giant Deer fell, abruptly cut off.
Simultaneously, under the sweeping Sword Qi, the waist of the Green-Scaled Viper was sliced in two.
The waist of the Purple-Eyed Mad Bull Demon was cleanly cut open, leaving a deep gash.
However, because the Sword Qi had consecutively cut through two Great Demons, by the time it reached this one, the momentum had slightly weakened, unable to cut through its body!
Still, the three Great Demons’ previously brewing terrifying presence instantly dissolved and crumbled.
The two halves of the Green-Scaled Viper’s body writhed and tumbled violently, its screams of pain and terror fixated on Li Hao.
From the body of the Many-Eyed Giant Deer, a fragmented Divine Soul rushed out, trying to escape into the distance.
But a petal fell, turning into Sword Qi in a flash, eradicating its Divine Soul!
“This isn’t the Heavenly Human Realm!”
“Run, we can’t hold against this!”
The head and tail of the Green-Scaled Viper started fleeing separately in terror, retreating far into the distance.
The Purple-Eyed Mad Bull Demon’s organs slid out, but it hastily shoved them back into its stomach using its power of material control. Its eyes turned from bloodthirsty madness to fear and pain, and it turned to flee.
Having struck down three demons with a single sword, Li Hao watched them attempt to flee and was not about to let them go easily, quickly pursuing them.
However, his movement technique was not fast, being only at the second stage.
But he still had one Skill Point left.
In the past, within the Divine General Mansion, Li Hao had no need for a movement technique, but at the Frontier Pass battling demons, the importance of movement technique became evident.
Without hesitation, Li Hao immediately chose to allocate the point.
Soon, his movement technique advanced to the third stage.
A flood of information rushed into his mind, and at the same time, his Bai Fengxing movement technique progressed from pinnacle to its true form.
With one step, Li Hao’s figure seemed to be surrounded by condensing wings, adding to his speed.
Two Heavenly Human Realm Great Demons were injured; though they fled desperately for their lives, Li Hao’s sword was faster.
Bian appeared again, the petals paving the way.
The Sword Qi instantly tore open the body of the Purple-Eyed Mad Bull Demon, ripping its body apart.
Then, the Sword Qi turned like a corner and exploded the head of the Green-Scaled Viper.
Both Great Demons perished instantly.
Being of the same Heavenly Human Realm, they were no match for Li Hao in a single encounter.
Li Hao’s gaze shifted towards Li Hongzhuang, wanting to assist her. The disparity between his abilities today and when he first stepped into the Heavenly Human Realm was immense.
In these past few days of consolidation, he had integrated many Cultivation Techniques into his Grandmaster Path, forming a rudimentary new technique system.
But at that moment, another Great Demon charged out from the Demon horde.
At the same time, demons were colliding everywhere in the camp, tearing many tents to shreds.
Other demons were charging towards that graveyard.
Li Hao glanced at Li Hongzhuang; she was surrounded by three Immortal Realm Great Demons but had not fallen into a disadvantage. The Peerless Technique she executed was so powerful that the three Great Demons dared not resist it head-on.
It seemed that she could hold on for a while longer.
Li Hao no longer held back nor saw any need to hide his strength, deploying the Heaven and Earth Law Manifestation.
In an instant, a Dharma Body Golden Body a hundred feet tall appeared, as if a majestic deity had descended.
Li Hongzhuang, deeply engaged in fierce battle with the three Great Demons, was startled by this sudden grand aura. When she noticed, she was shocked.
A Divine Soul of such stature was at least an entity of the Four Stands Realm.
Yet the appearance of the Divine Soul was that of the same youth from earlier.
Shock surfaced in Li Hongzhuang’s eyes; she did not know what kind of Soul Refining Skill Li Hao had practiced to condense his Divine Soul to such a terrifying degree.
At this moment, Li Hao’s Heaven and Earth Law Manifestation stood tall in the middle of the camp. Raising his palm, he struck down into the horde of Demons, and immediately, countless Demons were annihilated with a single slap.
In the face of this horde, deploying the Endless Sea swordsmanship would have been most suitable—it was excellent for large-scale group attacks.
Or deploying the Falling Snow Sword Skill would also cover a wide area.
But both were martial arts of the Li Family, which Li Hao had promised not to use again.
He manipulated the Dharma Body, deploying his self-created technique that combined Cultivation Techniques into his Grandmaster Path.
Falling Snow Sword Skill + Yin and Yang Inversion Sword + Rain’s Intent formed a new swordsmanship, the Blizzard Sword Technique.
Two superior Sword Skills, infused with the Rain, one of the many natural elements, created a brand-new top-tier Peerless Technique.
Li Hao took all of nature as his master; the Rain was one of the elements, its Intent complementing the Falling Snow Sword Skill. Paired with the reality and illusion of the Yin and Yang Inversion Sword, the moves within the Blizzard were unpredictable.
Regrettably, Li Hao did not have a Divine Sword in his hand at the moment, which greatly reduced the might of his sword technique.
Still, it was more than enough to annihilate these lesser demons.
In an instant, the temperature dropped sharply, the cold spread far and wide, as if snowflakes started to appear, accompanied by raindrops like dew.
They were then swept away by a force, transforming into a storm that swept into the horde of demons.
Demons that touched the edge of the blizzard were swiftly slashed and torn apart, their bodies uncontrollably sucked into it, utterly pulverized.
These seemed like snowflakes and wind blades, but in reality, they were vortices formed by numerous Sword Qi.
Li Hao took a deep breath, veins throbbing vigorously, and swung his sword thrice in succession.
Three blizzard vortices swept through the camp, a vast number of demons falling dead. With each movement of the Heaven and Earth Law Manifestation, more demons were trampled and killed. Even Fifteen Li Realm demons that tried to attack Li Hao’s Dharma Body were effortlessly crushed with a single palm.
Li Hao stood in the camp, like an invincible War God, manipulating Sword Qi to slay all the demons.
More and more demons surged forward, but they suffered heavy casualties, blood flowing and limbs scattering everywhere.
Li Hao held a broken long sword in his hand, standing unshaken.
In his heart, he regretted and marveled that among his first six realms, it seemed that only Divine Traveling had reached its pinnacle, condensing the Heaven and Earth Law Manifestation.
The other realms had yet to touch their limits.
Once he had opened up all his major meridians, perhaps he would reach the limit of the Zhou Tian Realm. Who knew what mysteries would then unveil, and the same was true for the other realms.
“Divine Might!”
Seeing more demons charging towards the graveyard, Li Hao’s eyes suddenly blazed with fury as he deployed the Buddha Nature Realm power of the Heavenly Human Realm, Divine Might.
The Heavenly Human Realm had three stages: Unity, Buddha Nature, and Great Grandmaster.
Just stepping into the Heavenly Human Realm, strictly speaking, one could not be called a Grandmaster but was only able to integrate one’s own techniques into a whole.
The next step was to condense the Divine Soul, fortify it into Buddha Nature, commanding Divine Might to intimidate thousands with a single fury.
The last was the Great Grandmaster Realm, a match for ten thousand enemies. Reaching this realm, one could struggle in the midst of an army, but not for long—the freedom to come and go in the Three Immortal Realms was still vastly different.
After days of consolidation, Li Hao had moved from Unity a few days ago to the Great Grandmaster Realm.
Ten thousand enemies were no match!
At this moment, he stood in the camp like a divine general that commanded awe in all directions, constantly wreaking havoc with the Dharma Body, concentrating Divine Might to deter the demons in front of the graveyard.
Then he condensed Divine Might into a sword, just as he had done when he battled Li Tian Gang, the opponent’s Divine Might Knife!
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Of course, the divine might condensed by the Three Immortal Realms was even more formidable than that of the Grandmaster Realm.
The strength of this divine might depended on one’s own Divine Soul power.
And Li Hao’s divine might was exceptionally peerless within the same realm; at this moment, his roar caused many demons to be frightened out of their wits, halting their headlong charge abruptly.
Li Hao charged through, killing all the demons that had invaded the camp.
The Falling Snow Sword Skill swept through the camp, wreaking havoc and devouring the lives of these demons every moment.
Although Li Hao was alone, with the aid of the Heaven and Earth Law Manifestation, he had the momentum of being invincible, causing the demons at the rear to calm down, fear taking hold of their hearts, and the intent to retreat emerging.
“Bastard!”
In the distance, the Feipeng that was besieging Li Hongzhuang saw its demon troops suffering heavy casualties and was beside itself with rage, letting out an indignant screech to the sky.
“What are you looking at!” Li Hongzhuang suddenly swung her sword at it.
The Feipeng hastily dodged, but its wing was still slashed, causing it both shock and anger. It said to Chi Hu Jun, “You hold her off first, I need to go quickly and cut down that damned brat!”
Chi Hu Jun wanted to keep it there but then thought that the iron lady seemed to care quite a bit about the boy just now. Perhaps if the Feipeng could go and kill him, it might distract her, so it immediately nodded, “Go quickly and return quickly!”
“Three breaths!”
The figure of the Feipeng had already swiftly darted out, intending to tear that damned boy to shreds within three breaths.
Li Hao was still pushing through and slaughtering the group of demons when he suddenly sensed the sound of something cleaving through air. He turned his head and saw that it was the black giant bird.
Far from being alarmed, he was actually pleased; this would ease some pressure off Li Hongzhuang.
“I wonder, how much does my current strength fall short of the Three Immortal Realms?”
Li Hao no longer paid attention to the group of demons; the Heaven and Earth Law Manifestation behind him also turned around, looking down upon the approaching black giant bird.
“Die!!”
The Feipeng roared and charged directly, unleashing its most ferocious attack, shooting out a black coruscating light like thunderous lightning, aiming to kill the boy.
Li Hao’s eyes grew solemn as he slowly stepped forward, executing another peerless technique he had comprehended.
Half-Step Invincible Fist + River Severing Sword Skill + Meteor’s Intent, combining to form his own punch, Fury Star!!
With each step, the cultivation technique within Li Hao’s body rapidly contracted and circulated, reaching sevenfold in a blink of an eye.
The Seven Star Lighting trait was triggered, and the power of the cultivation technique doubled!
Combined with the Yin and Yang double explosion power, just the strength that burst forth from his physical body alone reached thirty-five million Jin!
At the same time, the relentlessly fierce Sword Intent of the swordsmanship, paired with the power amplification of the Invincible Fist and the boosting assistance from the Law Manifestation.
This punch from Li Hao reached the pinnacle of power. Amid the howling, the entire night sky seemed to lose its color, and the sparkling punch tore through the night, erupting forth.
The air twisted, with the ultimate punch bursting out like a meteor, carrying an overwhelming invincible might, reflecting in the pupils of the black giant bird.
“This, this is impossible!”
The black giant bird screamed, flailing its claws and firing more than a dozen black thunders, but they were annihilated before the punch’s might.
It was then engulfed by the punch’s shadow, its massive body struck by the Law Manifestation’s punch and sent flying, crying out in agony, its chest caved in and shattered, feathers falling and scattering.
With a whoosh, the body of the black giant bird tumbled into the battlefield where Li Hongzhuang was, covered with blood and dust from the ground, and it was in a sorry state.
Chi Hu Jun and the Six-Tusked Sting Pig’s pupils shrank, their faces filled with shock, nearly being caught by Li Hongzhuang’s blade in their moment of distraction, close to being split in two.
They quickly put distance between themselves and the bird, turning to look at the black giant bird.
The other had said it would return in three breaths, now what about three breaths, it had returned in just one breath.
But it was beaten back.
The two Immortal Great Demons stared dumbfounded at the distant boy, whose aura was undoubtedly that of the Heavenly Human Realm, but… you’re telling me someone from the Heavenly Human Realm can send an Immortal Great Demon flying in a single breath?!
Li Hongzhuang was unable to take advantage of the situation and felt annoyed, but seeing the Feipeng on the ground, she couldn’t help but reveal a hint of shock in her eyes and involuntarily divided her attention to look towards Li Hao. Was that move just now his own doing?
At this time, the Feipeng on the ground got up, spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, and some shattered internal organs.
In its eyes emerged a mix of alarm and fear, and as it looked toward the boy, felt the threat of death from that one punch, terror rising in its heart.
“Run!”
The Feipeng no longer dared to stay; demons cherished their lives, and there was no point tangling with the Human Race, especially when they were not sure if there were other humans lurking in the shadows.
They had mainly come today to probe, and if they could have managed to kill Li Hongzhuang in passing, it would have been an excellent outcome.
But that boy was too peculiar, making it uneasy.
To the Feipeng, letting out a cry of warning was acting with enormous compassion. As soon as it finished speaking, it already spread its wings and soared into the sky, darting towards the distance with great speed.
Chi Hu Jun and the Six-Tusked Sting Pig’s faces changed slightly, realizing that with their opponent fleeing, facing two against two would definitely put them at a disadvantage. Previously, with three against one and if they could prolong the battle, they might have managed to kill Li Hongzhuang, but now without the Feipeng, it became even less likely.
Almost without hesitation, they too escaped quickly.
They had attacked this city several times, and if they couldn’t breach it, they would retreat.
Li Hongzhuang swung her sword to chase, but the two Great Demons were extremely fast, and the demon horde met her head-on to impede her, acting like human shields. Even though they posed no threat to Li Hongzhuang, they delayed her pursuit.
“You stay here and watch, I’ll go after them.”
Before Li Hongzhuang could stomp her foot in secret frustration, Li Hao’s voice came from behind her, and then he charged forward, riding the winds to chase after the two Great Demons.
Li Hongzhuang was startled, her expression changing drastically.
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Do not enter a forest when encountering them, do not pursue desperate bandits.
This is a great taboo for those in the military.
But Li Hao had already chased after their quarry, Li Hongzhuang wanted to stop him, yet it was already too late.
Grinding her teeth in anger, she swiftly swung her sword, planning to slay all the demons before her and then chase after Li Hao.
She worried that if she left at this moment, those demons would destroy the graveyard, where the lingering spirits of over ninety thousand of the Bloodsha Army lay, alongside the subordinate officers of her third and sixth brothers.
For years, what she had been guarding was not just a city, but its people.
All she hoped was that Li He could stop Li Hao in time, or at least ensure he could retreat in one piece.
Whoosh!
Li Hao chased at full speed. Some demons on the ground attempted to rush over to block him, but Li Hao simply slashed them down with his sword.
Trampling over the fallen corpses of the demons, his speed increased even more.
His control over objects was already about three times that of a normal Heavenly Human Realm practitioner, and now, combined with the Bai Fengxing True Form Skill, he was only slightly slower than the two Great Demons of the Three Immortal Realms, at least not enough to lose them.
After chasing for forty li, just as the two Great Demons were about to dive into the wilderness, Li Hao shouted loudly:
“Stop!”
The two Great Demons suddenly turned back, noticing the young man who had been closely following them. The reason they hadn’t turned around earlier was precisely because they feared that Li Hongzhuang would also join the chase.
But now, with Li Hongzhuang still at the camp, even if she wanted to rush over, it was already too late.
“You rotten brat, you dare to chase after us by yourself?!”
The two Great Demons suddenly spun around, their faces twisted in ferocity and cold sneers. They had led Li Hao to this place for exactly this reason—to lure him over.
Li Hao’s gaze settled on the dazzling white tusks of the Six-Tusked Brute Hog as he said, “Those teeth of yours are quite good, just what I need for a sword. I hope to borrow them for a bit to craft something.”
“You’re simply seeking death!”
The Six-Tusked Brute Hog was furious. Did this mere Heavenly Human Realm meal actually dare to covet its precious tusks?
With a roar, its body swelled, demonic energy boiled, and behind it formed a towering, ten-zhang tall phantom image of a gigantic beastly hog.
Its fur turned from dark to blood red as if engorged, its bristles standing up like steel needles, displaying divine might as it charged straight towards Li Hao.
If it were an officer under the Heavenly Human Realm, without the protection of the Protecting Heart Military Might Formation, the mere divine might emanated by this demon hog would be enough to make them petrified, unable to hold onto their weapons.
Li Hao himself had reached the Heavenly Human Realm, and although the divine might affected him, the impact was limited.
Suddenly, he activated the Tiger Press feature, an echoing roar of a fierce tiger emanating from his body. At the same time, he did not evade, and in the face of the demon hog’s momentum that could destroy a city wall array, he stomped firmly in place.
He extended his arms, and the qualities of the Qiongqi Mountains Painting were ignited. His body, stable as a mountain, stood tall and unmovable.
With a thud, he grasped at the demon hog’s tusks. The brute force sent him sliding dozens of meters backward in mid-air, yet his feet retained the stomping posture without changing.
“Rise!”
Li Hao suddenly roared, his slender arms erupting with the power of a True Dragon, hoisting the body of the brute high up, then mercilessly spinning to smash it on the other side of the ground.
The ground shook, sounding like an earthquake, and a deep pit caved in.
In hiding, Li He, on the verge of intervening, halted his steps instantly, his pupils contracted in shock.
On the road, he had sensed a powerful presence secretly protecting Li Hao, but aside from the battle between Li Hao and Li Tian Gang, he had not seen Li Hao combat other experts of the Three Immortal Realms.
Now, whether it was the punch that had repelled Feipeng earlier or the current bludgeoning of the demon hog, Li Hao demonstrated formidable and tyrannical strength.
Could he truly be just Heavenly Human Realm?
What kind of Tianren Sect Grandmaster could possess such impressive might!
On the collapsed ground, the Six-Tusked Brute Hog let out an agonizing scream, vomiting a large mouthful of fluids and blood, the stench pungently offending the nostrils.
It had reached the Indestructible Realm, its body tough as solid metal, impervious to sword and blade. Yet, under the three-million-jin colossal force burst from Li Hao’s arms, it was still thrown and smashed into disarray, its internal organs displaced, sustaining grevious injuries.
“You bastard, stop!!”
Seeing Li Hao about to deliver the killing blow, Chi Hu Jun could no longer tolerate, bellowing in fury as he charged at Li Hao.
Li Hao instantly unleashed the characteristic of the Qiongqi Mountains Painting. Behind him appeared the ancient figure of the Demon King Qiong Qi, standing atop a mountain, his stature tiger-like.
Its eyes, seemingly overlapping with Li Hao’s, both glanced up, coldly leering at the charging Chi Hu Jun.
Chi Hu Jun’s pupils constricted, sensing an overwhelming aura of ferocity washing over him like a surging river, pressing against his chest, making it difficult to breathe, his blood running cold.
His body’s forward charge meant for reinforcement halted inexplicably right then under this deterrent.
And it was this pause that allowed Li Hao’s body to spring forth, diving towards the Six-Tusked Brute Hog, his feet descending on its head like a weighty mountain, pressing the just arising hog back into the ground.
Then, Li Hao wrapped his arms around one of the ivory-like white tusks, twisted at his waist, leveraging the full force of his body, and with a crack, he actually snapped off the two-meter-long tusk.
As the tusk came off, blood splattered, and the Six-Tusked Brute Hog let out an earth-shattering scream, its limbs flailing in agony.
But Li Hao, holding the tusk, thrust it viciously back through its eye socket.
Although the Six-Tusked Brute Hog was in the Indestructible Realm, it had not cultivated to the ultimate peak; its eye socket remained its most vulnerable spot. Immediately penetrated, the tusk plunged into it, the entire length disappearing, its screams growing even more deafening, shaking the wilderness.
By then, Chi Hu Jun had also snapped back to reality, his heart shaken. In just this short span, the mid-stage Six-Tusked Brute Hog of the Three Immortal Realms had almost been killed by the young man?!
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“Stop!!”
Chi Hu Jun roared, charging at Li Hao once again.
Li Hao embraced the pig’s fang he had drawn out and turned to look at the onrushing Chi Hu Jun. His eyes were icy as he suddenly executed a sword technique he had devised himself – a single-target killing move.
Meteor’s Fall!
This was a sword technique infused with Meteor’s Intent, sharing a wondrous similarity to Furious Star.
Using the fang as a sword, the white light shone in an instant, and Sword Qi crisscrossed the air. Li Hao layered in the ‘Hidden Bow’ characteristics from the swordsmanship patterns within his flesh, allowing him to conceal his true killing technique. Once struck without notice, the destructive power would be doubled!
Chi Hu Jun roared in shock and anger, swinging the divine iron chains on his body and fiercely lashing them at the Sword Qi emitted by the fang.
The whip shadows were like dragons, shattering the Sword Qi effortlessly as if encountering no resistance.
Before Chi Hu Jun could react, a supremely sharp light of a sword surged from the darkness.
The sword light pierced through his chest, splattering a great deal of blood, and his internal organs burst.
Being of the Unwithering Realm, his flesh was already indestructible, but at this moment, he could not withstand the power of this sword.
Chi Hu Jun’s body staggered back, his eyes showing horror. Feeling the shadow of death looming over him, he hurriedly used his Unwithering Strength to heal his flesh.
However, without looking back and while his body was still healing, he seized the momentum of the impact to turn around and flee!
Li He, watching from the shadows, widened his eyes in disbelief.
When Li Hao had first come tracking them, he had inwardly sighed, feeling it was a tough case. Even dealing with these two Great Demons himself would be challenging.
Yet Li Hao had seriously wounded and repelled them in the blink of an eye, with his own strength alone!
This son of Li Tian Gang, the legitimate young master, was simply monstrously non-human!
As a Grandmaster of the Heavenly Human Realm, battling against enemies from the Three Immortal Realms was not unheard of. For example, among the Li Family’s direct descendants, most had such achievements, but they were only against the early stages of the Immortal Realm.
If they encountered a mid-stage foe, they would rely on their Divine Weapons to engage in combat.
But Li Hao was alone against two – barehanded, he had brought them to their knees!
Seeing the fleeing Chi Hu Jun, a cold glint flashed in Li Hao’s eyes. He suddenly threw the boar’s fang, covering it with the power of object control and utilizing the characteristics of the ‘Flying Phase’ from his chess manual.
This method, recorded alongside the Myriad Imagination Chess Manual and embedded within his body, was rarely used by Li Hao.
Flying Phase allowed the attack range to double, possessing the ability for ultra-long-range strikes, along with an additional increase to the attack’s power!
At this moment, his Flying Phase stacked upon Hidden Bow, along with the inherent Sword Intent covering the boar fang, instantly covering tens of miles.
Although Chi Hu Jun was fast enough to cause the ground to thunder while fleeing, the sudden sound of air being torn approached at an incredible speed.
His eyes widened in terror as he roared, swinging his chains in an attempt to slow down the fang’s assault.
However, the fang crumbled upon contact and was sent flying by his chain.
But the real killing move was the Sword Qi hidden behind it.
With a thud, it instantly swept across Chi Hu Jun’s body. His huge tiger frame trembled as it crashed to the ground, splitting apart.
With the divine iron of the chains still binding him, he blocked that Sword Qi, the rest of his body being cleanly bisected.
Li Hao glanced over and remotely controlled the boar fang to pierce down towards Chi Hu Jun’s head.
A strand of Divine Soul tried to scramble out from its head, seeking to flee, but was instantly shattered by the plummeting boar fang, Divine Soul and all!
Such a Great Demon, if its Divine Soul remained, could inhabit another being, or even seize the Human Race for survival.
Having dealt with Chi Hu Jun, Li Hao’s gaze shifted to the Six-Fanged Hibernating Boar struggling on the ground. Without any courtesy, he summoned back his fang and, soon after, similarly penetrated the boar demon’s head, nailing it to the ground.
The night wind was bone-chillingly cold.
The stench of blood permeated the air.
Li Hao stood on the body of the Three Immortals boar demon, pulling out its other boar fang as well.
Apart from the Feipeng, which had initially reacted quickly and escaped, these two Great Demons of the Immortal Realm had been slain by Li Hao!
As a member of the Heavenly Human Realm, having slain two Immortal Realm Great Demons, the young figure stood in the night wind, stark and piercing, like a javelin.
The battle over, Li Hao’s tense body relaxed. The aftereffects of the Seven-Star Lighting and the over-exertion of the Yin and Yang Dual Pulse hit him, and he couldn’t help but gasp for breath, feeling a sense of fatigue and weakness all over.
He had not yet reached the Unwithering Realm and couldn’t rely on the Unwithering Strength to instantly replenish his state.
But fortunately, with his ability to conceal and nurture, as long as he relaxed his body, he could slowly recover. In this aspect, he was incomparable to other members of the Heavenly Human Realm.
Li Hao did not rush back to the camp but sat on the carcass of the boar demon, resting.
At this state, as long as it wasn’t an Immortal Realm demon, he still had the power to resist.
If there were any Immortal Great Demons lurking in the dark, they’d have to rely on his father to take action.
This battle had allowed Li Hao to faintly touch upon his current limits of power, a result that gave him satisfaction.
But at the same time, he felt the immense dominance of that man’s power during their earlier battle in the city.
After recovering his Cultivation Level to the Three Immortals Middle Stage following the breaking of the Vow of the Heart, he could easily suppress him.
This was the power of a True Dragon of the Li Family, a top peerless prodigy, far more formidable than an Immortal Realm Great Demon of the same realm, practically a sweeping force.
Unless faced with an attack by over ten top Immortal Realm Great Demons, one could possibly push him to his limit.
However, back then, he wasn’t as strong as now – with his current power, perhaps he could at least fight to a draw.
“`
Li Hao lifted his gaze towards the starry sky, noticing that the stars over the Frontier Pass were even more transparent and dazzling than inside the city.
The countless stars seemed to be reflected in the young man’s eyes, sparkling with the cold light of celestial bodies.
Li Hao knew that besides comprehending the State of Mind and achieving Spiritual Awakening to enter the Three Immortal Realms, there was still much room for improvement in the Heavenly Human Realm.
For instance, to maximize every realm from the Power Passage Realm to the limits!
For this, he would need numerous Cultivation Techniques, to check for deficiencies by corroborating different techniques and refine his body to perfection.
“My physical strength in the Power Passage Realm has already surpassed one hundred thousand jin, but it seems it hasn’t touched the limit yet; the Strength of the Flesh can still be improved!”
“The Li Family’s Body Refining Techniques are not abundant; perhaps these Demons focus more on Body Refinement,”
Li Hao pondered.
The bodies of Demons, most of which were comparable to swords, possessed wild and fierce strength and had their own methods of Body Refinement.
The Human Race’s Body Refining Techniques were researched by the human experts themselves, just as Demon techniques were naturally researched by Demons.
The Human Race could forge treasure armors and Divine Weapons and, along with other Cultivation Techniques, received quicker and greater returns in strength, causing the sect of Body Refinement to decline. However, it wasn’t the same for Demons.
They focused more on their physical bodies, after all, they didn’t have as many healing pills, their Artifact Refining standards were lower, and they often had to rely on their flesh to withstand battles.
Against Demons of the same realm, if the Human Race’s treasure armor and Divine Weapons were slightly inferior, they would be no match at all.
“I wonder where the lairs of these two Great Demons are. I should search them later; they must have left some Demons to guard their territory.”
Li Hao looked toward the camp, and through his Divine Soul’s concentrated gaze, he saw that the battle there was also coming to an end.
After all, the Demon King of the Immortal Realm had fled, and the remaining Great Demons weren’t brainless; knowing when to retreat wisely, they chose to withdraw. They only sent the lower-level Demons to obstruct and slow down the enemy’s pursuit.
You didn’t need to run the fastest, but you had to run faster than your kind!
The previously menacing horde of Demons had now disintegrated, leaving only the smaller Demons in panicked flight.
After resting for a moment, Li Hao, with a giant boar tusk in each hand, headed back to the camp.
Li Hongzhuang should know about these Demon lairs.
By the way, he should also learn more about the distribution and situation of the Demons outside the Frontier Pass from her.
…
Within the camp.
Li Hongzhuang stood in front of the graveyard, surrounded by slain Demons.
As for the small mound, she could no longer afford to care about it; under the Demons’ trampling and impacts, the mound had become even smaller.
Over the years of battles and conflicts, that’s how Cangya City gradually fell.
Seeing that all the Demons had fled, Li Hongzhuang breathed a sigh of relief and immediately rushed out of the camp. Her Divine Soul flew out, searching into the distance.
Upon closer inspection, her gaze suddenly froze. She saw that, dozens of miles away, the head of the pig Demon had split open and it lay on the ground, lifeless.
And further, dozens of miles away from the pig Demon, the Chi Hu Jun that had repeatedly invaded her territory lay in a pool of blood, its head smashed, its body torn apart, and its inner organs and blood had dyed the nearby ground red.
Both Great Demons from the Immortal Realm were unexpectedly dead!
In the night breeze, only the figure of that young man was visible, stepping through the blood traces of the Demons on his way back.
In his hands, he carried a two-meter-long boar tusk each, looking totally at ease.
Li Hongzhuang stood there in shock.
Was it Li He’s doing?
Impossible.
Although Li He was from the older generation, he was only a son of a concubine; he was even allowed to choose only one Peerless Technique from the Listening Rain Tower to learn.
To learn a second one required him to establish a tremendous contribution to the family and gain significant renown for himself.
In Li Hongzhuang’s mind, Li He’s strength should be much inferior to hers.
Even she wouldn’t be able to kill two Great Demons from the Three Immortal Realms so swiftly, let alone Li He.
Could it be based on Li Hao’s own abilities?
Li Hongzhuang thought of how Li Hao had previously repelled the Feipeng Great Demon with a single punch. Her expression shifted slightly; this child was only in the Heavenly Human Realm, wasn’t he?
With shock and doubt in her heart, she stood at the fort’s gate, quietly waiting for the young man to return.
“Did you kill this Demon on your own, or did you team up with Li He?”
Li Hongzhuang immediately asked.
“On my own.”
Li Hao said, “You’ve worked hard.”
“This is the place I’m supposed to guard; how can it be considered hard work.” Li Hongzhuang replied irritably, and then sized up Li Hao, saying, “Are you really my seventh brother’s child?”
“I’m not.”
“…”
Li Hongzhuang said, “I mean that kind of…”
“Neither kind.”
Li Hao shook his head; how did they keep returning to this topic.
He carried the two boar tusks into the camp.
His Divine Soul appeared briefly above his head, scanning the area and seeing that Ren Qianqian and the little white fox were still by the campfire, seemingly uninjured.
The tents near the campfire also remained intact, spared from being torn apart by the Demons.
The only thing missing was the package of roasted meat wrapped in leaves…
“…”
Li Hao was momentarily speechless.
He could almost picture Feng sneakily taking the roasted meat during the confusion, sitting in a dark spot and leisurely gnawing away, while casually swatting away any Demon that approached Ren Qianqian.
While he and Li Hongzhuang were caught up in this exhausting fight, the old man had been taking it easy.
However, Li Hao felt not the slightest resentment, only gratitude in his heart.
If it weren’t for the old man’s whispered transmission back then, he wouldn’t have known how to overcome that barrier.
It was the old man’s words that gave him the courage.
And it was the old man who had protected him all the way from Qingzhou to Liangzhou, and to this place.
Along the way, the old man had stealthily killed countless Demons for him.
