Zhou Haitang was defeated.
From body to spirit, he was completely defeated.
Defeated by the martial arts conception concentrated in that single finger, defeated by the invincible youth’s Grandmaster strength!
But after Zhou Haitang’s defeat, another Grandmaster immediately stepped onto the Debate Platform, by the roaring waves of Dragon River, to contend against that dazzling figure!
The Grandmasters present also mostly shared Zhou Haitang’s sentiment; apart from Mount Wuliang’s promise, they desired to engage with the martial arts conceptions and strength exhibited by the youth who had vanquished them all, to seek and see the ultimate power beyond their imagination!
Bang!
Bang!
The Grandmasters advancing to the platform were subsequently crushed and sent flying one after another.
They demonstrated their Peerless Techniques, wielding sabers, swords, spears, staves, fists, palms, and divine skills, but in front of that dazzling figure, all sorts of martial transformations seemed to have corresponding countermeasures. In the end, no one seemed able to shake him!
With one young man, the world’s Grandmasters were suppressed!
The crowd could not budge the tip of that finger!
As no more Grandmasters ascended the stage, all the Grandmasters present, including their kin and prodigies from the nineteen states gathered at Dayu, fell silent, as quiet as the dead!
The only thing standing was that Heaven and Earth Law Manifestation, cloaked in divine and fierce flames, sitting tranquilly like a cold-eyed deity, looking down at all beings!
No one else came to the stage, unable to contend any longer!
Whether it was martial arts conception, physical strength, vast Spiritual Thought, or divine authority of Grandmasters, that fourteen-year-old youth had already reached the pinnacle of them all!
Unmatched!
This challenge, initiated by Qin Wuque, had lasted four hours, but the youth had not needed to lift a finger from beginning to end.
His external Divine Soul alone was enough to suppress everyone and even protect that chess piece carved from fragile stone!
One must know, with the strength of a Grandmaster, even a sneeze could shatter that stone piece.
Yet, that otherwise ordinary little stone suppressed all the Grandmasters under heaven, pinning the esteemed Bodhisattva ranked first on the Qian Dragon List to the ground, unable to move, like a despairing worm!
Indeed, aside from the many Grandmasters, the most shocked and affected was Qin Wuque himself.
For four hours, he watched Grandmasters successively come forward and then defeat, yet he himself remained suppressed without any capacity for resistance.
Not only had the youth crushed his body, but he also shattered his Dao Heart!
Qin Wuque’s eyes had lost their luster. As a fellow pride of heaven, he had topped the Qian Dragon List for three years uncontested, and at nineteen, he had become a Grandmaster, the envy of all. Consider, the famous Duke of Martial Punishment from the Li Family’s Divine General Mansion, Li Tian Gang, had also only entered the Heavenly Human Realm at nineteen!
In other words, his talent was equal to that of the other!
If nothing went awry, he would surely ascend to the peak in the future, becoming world-renowned, revered and worshipped as a Bodhisattva seated on the lotus platform, receiving billions of devoted prayers!
But now, his Dao Heart was shattered.
The sun had set, and the twilight glow of the setting sun cast a tragic layer of gold paper onto the faces of everyone outside the Debate Platform.
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Henceforth, a legend unparalleled in history will rise.
A young man will ascend on the wind, suppressing the world at fourteen with a single finger!
They also understood that from today on, that name on the Qiankun List will shine like a blazing sun, dominating over all the pride of Dayu for eight years!
This record, no one could break!
The middle-aged Arhat’s face was ashen, his eyes filled with shock, anger, and a trace of fear and wariness.
Not only was that youth’s cultivation speed extraordinary, but his actual combat strength and martial arts conception were unimaginable, a talent so divine it seemed as if a sage had reincarnated, incomparable to anyone.
Given time, perhaps within a decade, he might even stand shoulder to shoulder with those old fellows from the Four Stands Realm!
He took a deep breath, suppressing the rage in his heart, and said solemnly and earnestly:
“Donor, since no one can debate with you now, you should let go, right?”
Li Hao responded indifferently, “I said before, I need to hear it from him personally. Otherwise, how would I know he has conceded? Perhaps he still has a trump card up his sleeve. You should give him a chance to express himself, don’t hinder him.”
Even with thirty years of serenity nurtured through reading scriptures, the middle-aged Arhat nearly spewed blood in anger upon hearing Li Hao’s words.
Even the Buddha is about to get angry.
I hinder him? To hell with you!
Qin Wuque was on the verge of losing consciousness, his Dao Heart dissolving, yet Li Hao was unrelenting.
To admit defeat out loud?
That was the last vestige of Qin Wuque’s determination, and if that too were shattered, he’d live forever in the shadow of Li Hao.
The middle-aged Arhat clenched his teeth, restraining his fury, and said, “Li, mercy should be shown where it can. Do you really want to make an enemy of Mount Wuliang?”
Li Hao sneered inwardly; weren’t they enemies already? But these things could be done behind the scenes while not so easily spoken of outright. He replied blandly:
“Elder, you’re overstating. This is merely a normal martial debate. How can we speak of making enemies? He challenged me, and if it’s to end, he should be the one to say so. If you wish to seek justice, why didn’t you speak up when he challenged me?”
“Using his first place on the Qian Dragon List to challenge me, ranked fifth—clearly it was bullying. Why didn’t you object then?”
The middle-aged Arhat was at a loss for words, agitated inside. He glanced at the Hermit Tianji beside him; Tianji Tower was said to grasp the secrets of heaven, omnicompetent, with nothing in the world hidden from their sight.
But, this youth had made his name known throughout Qingzhou, revealing his Fifteen Li Realm cultivation level, and only then did the world recognize such a demonic talent.
He reached the Divine Travel Realm at an even younger age, yet no one knew!
Now, after that great battle, everyone thought that the father went easy during the father-son duel, which is why Li Hao was ranked fifth.
But who would have thought, based on the portion of strength that Li Hao displayed today, that if he were to go all out, he could possibly contend with those from the Three Immortal Realms. After all, at that time, Li Tian Gang had broken his heart oath, was severely injured, and his realm had fallen, no longer as invincible and undefeated as he was during the Northern Yan campaigns.
It’s one thing for the world to underestimate him, but for Tianji Tower to do so as well? Isn’t that harmful?!
Feeling the angry gaze from the middle-aged Arhat, Hermit Tianji came back to his senses, realizing the anger and feeling somewhat embarrassed, so he had no choice but to step forward. Just as he was about to speak, suddenly, a huge booming sound erupted from afar!
The sound was earth-shattering as if a meteorite had struck the ground.
Everyone was jolted, including Li Hao. They all turned their heads to look, only to see that on the nearby city wall, a dazzling purple array pattern emerged. However, it quickly extinguished, like flames passing over it.
At the same time, a huge arrow tower and cannon tower within the city had their tops violently shattered!
The faces of the people present all turned pale, and then they swiftly changed color, looking shocked at this scene.
The way the array disappeared clearly indicated it had been breached!
This was the divine array that protected Dayue City. With this array, even if only a Heavenly Human realm Grandmaster were sitting in the city, they could use the City-Protecting Formation to fend off a Three Immortal Realm Demon leading a monster invasion for half a day!
With half a day’s time, it would be enough to call for reinforcements and obtain support from powerful allies.
But now, this City-Protecting divine array had actually been broken!
And since the array had been breached before it was even activated, it meant it was broken from the inside.
Only people or Demons that had infiltrated the city could achieve such a feat!
However, if a Demon were to enter the city, they must be registered and carry a pass; otherwise, the divine array would have already been triggered to kill them.
As everyone was in doubt, two more arrow towers were also suddenly reduced to rubble. When one of the arrow towers was destroyed, two shadowy figures violently shot out from the inside. One silhouette flew straight towards the city wall and smashed into it, while the other shadow pursued and killed, wearing a long robe and having a tall and bulky figure.
He held down the head of the person who had hit the wall, and then crushed it with a squeeze.
After cultivating the Bright Jade True Demon Skill, Li Hao’s vision had become sharper than before. Even from a distance of over a dozen miles, he could clearly see the scene there, even the gaps between the bricks on the city wall.
The one whose head was crushed was, unmistakably, a city-defending officer in armor.
The towering figure, with his robe lifting, revealed large patches of crimson muscles, dense body hair, and slightly protruding pointed horns on his head. He was unmistakably a Demon!
Moreover, his aura was as vigorous and powerful as a furnace, not of the Heavenly Human Realm but of the Three Immortal Realms’ Great Demons!
And for this reason, without transforming, he easily crushed the Heavenly Human realm officer!
“It’s a Demon!”
“A Demon has invaded the city!”
Not only Li Hao, but others with Grandmaster Realm Visual Strength could also barely make out the scene, and some invoked their Divine Soul to scrutinize and discern the situation.
In an instant, at the edge of the Debate Platform, all the Grandmasters’ faces changed color.
A Demon had actually taken advantage of the opportunity to attack Dayue City, which was the heartland of the northwest, some distance from the border!
“It’s a Great Demon from the Three Immortal Realms!”
The middle-aged Arhat named Wen Tian’en, immediately had a very grave expression. Such a Great Demon attacking and destroying the array spelled out too much alarming information.
He realized that something was not right. He glanced at Hermit Tianji, and as their eyes met, they both sensed a certain crisis.
The unrest at the Liangzhou border was not only known to the Li Family; Tianji Tower had also detected some information. Before embarking on his journey to attend this Grandmaster assembly, Wen Tian’en’s bodhisattva master had told him about this matter, instructing him to be careful on the way and not to linger at the border.
But unexpectedly, a Demon had actually been so bold as to invade the city, and judging by the situation, it seemed as if they were attempting to breach the city!
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“Damn, there’s a Demon army’s shadow outside the city!”
Suddenly, a Grandmaster exclaimed.
Several Grandmasters had their Divine Souls ascend and had already probed other directions, sensing the commotion outside the city.
The area outside Dayue City was an extensive plain, with a view that stretched for a hundred miles, leaving no place for Demons to hide. But now, at the edge of the sky, there was a black tide-like line rolling in.
“These Demons have plotted their approach, hurry and contact the city lord’s mansion!”
“Damn it, the City-Protecting Formation has broken, how can we defend now?”
“What’s there to fear, these Demons have picked the wrong time to attack, with all the grandmasters from across the world gathered here they’ve kicked an iron board!”
“Gentlemen, as the demons close in, we martial practitioners are duty-bound to slay demons and eradicate evil. Who will join me in demon hunting?”
There were many Grandmasters present. Although not all grandmasters in the world had arrived, at least eighty percent of them were there, so there was no fear.
Boom!
As they finished speaking, the last cannon tower on the eastern wall also shattered, and a figure in grey robes flew out of it, merely glancing over at the Dragon River side.
Just that glance, though only from a distance of over a dozen miles, sent a chill down the spines of Wen Tian’en and Hermit Tianji, who had just been preparing to take action, causing their bodies to stiffen.
That glance brought such a coldness that they felt a terrifying shadow of death.
The next moment, a multitude of screams erupted from a distance within the city. The tall figure revealed its true form, turning into a Bull Demon of immense size.
Its body rammed at will, destroying houses. It opened its mouth to inhale, and a demon wind swept through, sucking up the citizens trying to flee from the ground. It swallowed dozens of people in one gulp, and as it chewed, vivid red blood sprayed from the corners of its mouth, like the juice of ripe fruit.
“Refreshing!”
The Bull Demon laughed loudly and chased after more prey.
Upon witnessing this, everyone was filled with rage. Lin Qingfeng, who had been previously defeated by Li Hao, now swallowed a pill. His arm injury healed at an astonishing rate, visibly to the naked eye.
He stepped forward, the power of a fully realized Great Grandmaster Realm giving him the courage to confront that Three Immortal Realm Bull Demon, hoping to stop it.
With the strength of the many Grandmasters, there might be a chance to stop the demon’s charge.
But just as he took his first step, a shadow flew out from the distant horizon and came crashing down onto the Debate Platform, smashing the platform’s stone into a deep pit.
Inside the pit was an armored figure with a broken helmet, glazed eyes, and a cracked skull.
Recognizing the face, Hermit Tianji’s complexion changed drastically. It was none other than the lord of Dayue City!
With a thunderous noise, the ground shook violently.
Two figures descended from the sky, landing in front of everyone, creating deep craters in the ground.
As the dust rose, one of them waved his hand, dissipating the dust cloud to reveal his tall and sturdy form.
His face was handsome, but his cheeks were covered with thick hair, his eyes a purplish hue, radiating a demonic light. He looked around at everyone casually, his gaze pausing for a moment on Li Hao’s Heaven and Earth Law Manifestation.
“Such delicious essence…”
The robes he wore now revealed their true color, a purple-gold long garment, looking extraordinarily noble.
Behind him stood the grey-robed elder.
The elder smiled, his gaze seemingly on everyone, but at the same time, as if they weren’t really there.
“Two Great Demons!”
Everyone’s heart quaked, feeling the intense presence, causing a tremble in their hearts and minds.
While the Grandmasters there were all powerful figures in their own right, they were somewhat at their wit’s end in front of the Three Immortal Realm Great Demons.
Fortunately, their numbers were also substantial, and with the presence of Wen Tian’en and Hermit Tianji, they were not at a disadvantage.
“Finally, I can release myself. I’ve been suffocating these past few days.”
The purple-gold robed bearded young man stretched out his arms and twisted his neck, a playful smile on his lips as he walked straight toward the crowd.
The disciples and relatives of these Grandmasters involuntarily stepped back, their faces deathly pale.
They were not Tianren Grandmasters; under the presence of these Great Demons, they trembled uncontrollably, as if they were in an ice cave.
At that moment, the two to three hundred Grandmasters there felt utterly oppressed by the presence of these two Great Demons, experiencing a sense of terror.
And the Heaven and Earth Law Manifestation that had been pressing its finger upon Qin Wuque now withdrew its hand, and the chess piece in its hand shone brightly. It was suddenly thrown, shooting towards the purple-robed young man like a shooting star, tearing a gap through the terrifying and overwhelming demonic presence.
The young man in the purple robe raised his eyebrows slightly, a playful arc appeared on the corners of his mouth, and he reached out to catch.
Bang!
He grasped the chess piece that had previously suppressed the Grandmasters of the world.
The dazzling, magnificent light, which he caught casually, extinguished like the sun going out!
The crowd’s color changed in unison, but at that moment, a burst of bursting sounds suddenly came from the palm of the youth in the purple robe, like a thunder exploding, and a little ash-white smoke dispersed from between his fingers, resembling stone powder.
The expression of mild amusement on the face of the young man in the purple robe froze slightly, and he loosened his fingers, revealing his palm which was a blur of flesh and blood, as if slashed by numerous sharp blades.
He, was injured!
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The many Grandmasters were all stunned; they had all crossed swords with Li Hao’s chess pieces before and knew how terrifying the martial dao intent contained within them was. Just when they saw it being effortlessly crushed by the Great Demon, their hearts had trembled with fear, and to their astonishment, even this Immortal of the Three Immortal Realms had been injured?
Seeing their young master injured, the expression of the grey-robed elder standing behind the youth in the purple robe turned cold, and he slowly stepped forward.
It seemed as if darkness fell upon the world, like dark clouds rolling in overhead.
Everyone present felt their hearts skip a beat, struggling to breathe.
However, the young man in purple raised his hand to halt the elder. He gently rubbed between his fingers the remaining powder, and the wounds in his palm healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
He looked up at the calm young man sitting before him, a smile appearing in his purple, starry eyes:
“Interesting.”
“You are the Little Demon King of Wan Shan!”
At that moment, an astonished voice rang out, belonging to the Hermit Tianji.
He had now recognized the origins of these two Great Demons, his face full of amazement. It was the son of the Demon King of Wan Shan from beyond Heavenly Gate Pass!
This Little Demon King was rumored to have extraordinary talent, cultivated wholeheartedly by his father, and in mere centuries, had already reached the pinnacle of the Three Immortals!
Moreover, he had several records of devouring generals of the Three Immortal Realms in the borderlands. Decades ago, this Little Demon King was notorious for attacking multiple border towns in the Liangzhou Territory, a terribly restless and fearsome demon!
“The Little Demon King of Wan Shan?!”
Hearing Hermit Tianji’s words, the dozens of Grandmasters from the Liangzhou Territory all had a drastic change in expression, revealing shock and fear.
This Little Demon King, notoriously rampant and high-profile, had attacked borderlands repeatedly, and they were well aware of his notoriety and realm.
If it was only the Undying Realm, they could have joined forces to defeat him.
But the Unwithering Realm, the gap was too wide, and even the tactics of overwhelming numbers would not work, as the opponent possessed Unwithering Strength.
“Why would this demon come here? Damn it, they wouldn’t be targeting us, would they?”
“Known for his murderous nature and enormous appetite, how could such a monster sneak in!?”
The Grandmasters turned pale; though revered in status, before such Great Demons, they were merely appetizing prey.
Some already considered retreat, with despair in their eyes.
Had the City-Protecting Formation still been intact, they could have relied on the power of the Formation to defend against such Great Demons.
But the formation was broken, and even the Lord of Dayue City had fallen in battle, leaving their only hope now resting on Wen Tian’en of Mount Wuliang, the Immortal of the Three Immortal Realms!
With this thought, numerous Grandmasters turned their gaze toward Wen Tian’en and Hermit Tianji, who might currently be the last pillars of support for Dayue City.
Only, facing the Immortal Demons, including the distant Bull Demon, there were three.
Numbers aside, they had the advantage in strength.
And beyond the city, there was a relentless tide of demons, clearly intent on surrounding the entire city to slaughter its inhabitants!
“Everyone, let’s fight to the death!”
Not all Grandmasters placed their hopes on others. Some stepped forward, and after the initial shock and despair, their eyes gleamed with a resolute readiness for death.
“To run is to die, let’s break out a bloody path before the tide of demons closes in!”
“If some of us can get away, we can request aid from the nearest garrison, it’s not too late, the city won’t be completely lost!”
“That’s right, cowardice only leads to a quicker death!”
As some took the lead, more Grandmasters collected their wits from the shock and despair. After all, they were leaders of their own domains, and though they knew the battle would be incredibly brutal, what choice did they have?
Run away?
If they scattered like birds and beasts, they would only be slaughtered and captured by these Great Demons!
After all, they were Grandmasters, not pigs or dogs, they were not ants that would flee in a panic just because they were threatened.
Long waves churned in Dragon River, surging and crashing against the shores outside the Debate Platform, as if roaring with fury!
In that moment, numerous Grandmasters stepped forth, determination in their eyes.
Zhou Haitang raised his hand to shield his daughter and two disciples behind him. He took a deep breath. Although he was only at the Buddha Nature Realm of the Grandmaster Realm and not even considered a Great Grandmaster, even facing a common Immortal Demon would usually send him fleeing.
But now, how could he flee?
Behind him were his daughter and his disciples.
With his own flesh and spirit, with all his life’s cultivation of Grandmaster Martial Arts, he must fight to carve out a slim chance of survival for them!
“Bai, it seems our spar must wait until next time.”
Zhou Haitang saw Bai Chunhai, who had also stepped forward, not far away.
The two longtime rivals, in this moment, shared a look as if understanding each other’s resolve, and in the solemnity of their eyes, there was also a faint smile of relief.
“It might not have to wait until next time, let’s see which of us can inflict more damage on it, shall we?”
Bai Chunhai smiled, his hunched body straightened abruptly with a series of cracking sounds from his spine, exhibiting the elegance of a grandmaster!
“Good!”
Zhou Haitang’s eyes burst with light and the will to fight.
Among the other grandmasters, many shared Zhou Haitang’s mentality. None who came for the grandmaster’s debate anticipated facing such a dreadful situation.
They all brought their disciples or family members, with only a few arriving alone. Yet now, there was no way back.
In the crowd, Li Wushuang’s face was pale. She didn’t have her distress signal on her, for it was in her carriage outside the arena, far too distant to retrieve now.
At her side, two maidservants of the Fifteen Li Realm stood protectively behind her, their eyes showing not only shock and anger but a resolute killing intent.
In the military, they had seen many great demons and developed nerves of steel; even now, prepared to die, they would safeguard Li Wushuang.
“Jiao, go play with them first.”
Wan Shan, the minor demon king, saw the grandmaster’s fighting spirits and, with a smile showing no concern, his gaze fell on Li Hao, curiously remarking,
“How curious that a mere little bug of the Grandmaster Realm could injure me.”
The grey-robed elder glanced at the human youth, merely of the Heavenly Human Realm and nothing more than a toy before the young master. He respectfully consented and then his body began to exude a terrifying demon aura.
This aura above his head condensed into a colossal, hundred-zhang-long jiao dragon’s phantom, its scales like molten iron casting a fearsome presence.
His cultivation level was also revealed at this moment to be at the pinnacle of the Three Immortals Peak.
Witnessing this, the grandmasters, who had just ignited their will to fight, had their faces cloud over again, but then a more intense, yet more tragic, fighting spirit reignited within them.
“Take the Buddha’s son and leave.”
On the Debate Platform, Wen Tian’en’s complexion turned ugly as he quickly conveyed a message to the three venerated ones beside him.
He looked at Qin Wuque, lying on the ground with a scattered consciousness, and silently sighed to himself, fearing that just this one battle would leave an indelible scar on the young Buddha’s heart.
After giving his instructions, he sprung into the air, heading towards the ranks of grandmasters, his body radiating golden Buddha light, hoping to take the lead and draw the attention of the two great demons.
“Don’t get in the young master’s way.”
The grey-robed elder said indifferently, raising his hand to strike, as the demon aura transformed into dragon claws, swiping through the air in their direction.
Wen Tian’en’s face changed drastically. He threw out his Buddha beads, creating a golden shield, and emitting his solemn visage, resembling a Buddha, he used one of Mount Wuliang’s peerless techniques, the Heavenly Buddha Demon-Subduing Palm!
The Buddha’s palm, shining with divine flames and light like a radiant sun, pressed down fiercely.
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However, the moment the Buddha’s palm collided with the dragon claw phantom, the claw tore the palm apart and dimmed the golden shield around Wen Tian’en.
The terrifying impact sent Wen Tian’en’s body flying across the air, tumbling into the crowd.
Several grandmasters reached out to catch him, but the residual force sent seven or eight of them flying before it finally stopped.
Each of these grandmasters, who had caught Wen Tian’en, had their blood and energy roiling, injuries compounded upon injuries.
Previously, during their debates on the platform, they had barely held back and were already injured. None expected a demon attack, and now in poor condition, they couldn’t recover in a short time, their eyes reflecting deeper despair.
The great battle erupted instantly, with Shen Yunqing, Su Yehua, and others’ faces turning pale yet solemn as they stood up to protect the disciples of the White Hall behind them.
If they had known there would be such an accident, they would not have attended the banquet.
But now there were no ifs, nor was there a way back.
“Look for a chance to escape!”
Shen Yunqing said softly to the disciples.
These White Hall disciples, mostly in the Divine Travel Realm, stood no chance against the horrifying demonic might, looking as pale as paper and trembling uncontrollably.
But at that moment, Li Hao, who had been sitting silently, stood up.
His expression was solemn and icy cold. The Bull Demon continued its unrestrained rampage in the distance. He couldn’t delay any longer; he had to fight quickly and decisively.
He lifted his hand in a sword-grasping gesture.
With a sharp ringing sound, like a dragon’s roar, suddenly reverberated within the arena.
A dragon’s cry burst forth from within Ren Qianqian’s embrace, surging with an unstoppable momentum, soaring to the heavens before plummeting down, howling as it dived into the young man’s palm.
The Dragon Soaring Divine Sword, ranked first among the world’s ten famous swords, shone with brilliant divine light at that moment, carrying the heavens’ sword qi and killing intent, like an ancient True Dragon awakening and spiraling into the sky, then swiftly descending, roaring into the young man’s grasp.
The sword was in hand.
In an instant, the surging waves of Dragon River seem to pause for a moment.
The once-smugly smiling Wan Shan, the minor demon king, now had his smile wiped away, his expression growing serious, betraying a hint of surprise.
The grey-robed elder who had struck down Wen Tian’en was also looking at the young man in amazement.
But Li Hao didn’t hesitate, suddenly taking a step forward, his 98 major channels surging instantly, circulating his cultivation technique rapidly seven times within his body with the special effect of “Seven Stars Lighting Up.”
At the same time, the power of Yin and Yang Dual Pulse coursed through his body.
With this step, the ground outside the Dao Platform seemed to tremble beneath the millions of pounds of pressure from his foot!
A sword light burst forth, splitting the ground as if gouging out a trench, the sword qi turning into a dragon’s roar as it ferociously sliced towards Wan Shan, the minor Demon King.
The grey-robed elder’s face suddenly changed. He had thought that this Heavenly Human Realm individual from the Human Race was merely a delicious treat, but to his astonishment, he felt threatened by the Sword Qi.
“Haha…”
Wan Shan, the lesser Demon King, burst into laughter, then suddenly roared and swung his fist. His robes exploded apart, revealing thick, bulging fur all over his body. Purple Demonic Qi covered his fist as he smashed it down.
The sound was like the heavens and earth shattering. The dragon’s roar of Sword Qi dissipated, and the body of Wan Shan, the lesser Demon King, revealed a form close to complete demonization. He had transformed from a handsome young man into a four-to-five-meter-tall half-beast with a robust figure.
A deep gash appeared between the knuckles of his enormous fist, cutting to the bone, with blood freely flowing.
“Young master!”
The grey-robed elder’s face transformed with concern. Then his robe suddenly tore apart, emitting a long dragon’s roar, as he revealed his true body, which intertwined with the hundred-meter-long Demonic Qi behind him and furiously glared at Li Hao.
“You stay out of this, I’ll handle him personally!”
The eerie voice carried an intense emotion as Wan Shan, the lesser Demon King, showed a sky-high desire to kill and a ferocious look on his face, along with rich greed and bloodlust, fixating his gaze on Li Hao: “Such a delicious flavor, I must savor you slowly!”
In response, Li Hao slashed out with his second sword.
With one slash, the ground seemed to blossom with countless flowers.
The space between them flattened in an instant, and the moment the Sword Qi was released, it had already reached Wan Shan, the lesser Demon King.
Wan Shan, the lesser Demon King’s pupils shrank dramatically, but he reacted extremely quickly, issuing a roar like a lion’s roar that disrupted the Sword Qi. Then he clapped his hands, and a palm print roiling with dark Qi rushed out, neutralizing the Sword Qi.
Their exchange was lightning-fast and terrifying. Other Grandmasters and Wen Tian’en, among others, all stood dumbfounded, shocked by the youth.
They had witnessed this young man’s extreme martial arts prowess before, which was invincible at the Grandmaster Realm, but his true strength was such that he could actually engage in combat with one of the top Immortals among the Demons?!
It wasn’t just them, even Shen Yunqing, Su Yehua, and others who knew Li Hao were flabbergasted and incredulous.
“You all should leave first.”
Li Hao spoke softly, then charged straight at Wan Shan, the lesser Demon King.
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Even with the Dragon Soar Sword, he was unable to severely wound it, if it had been the previous Pig Fang Sword, it would probably have barely managed to break through the defense.
Both being in the Unwithering Realm, the gap was somewhat large.
“Interesting, interesting, you must be one of the top prodigies of your Human Race, right? Are you royalty, or are you a disciple of that Immortal?”
A fierce and excited light shone in the eyes of Wan Shan, the lesser Demon King. His ferocity was stimulated; he thought that if he could eat a prince, he wondered how it would taste, as he had never savored one.
Whoosh!
Like countless shooting stars flickering, Li Hao advanced with the sword in hand.
The soul of the True Dragon sealed in the Dragon Soar Sword also revealed its momentum, ignited with fervor.
Although he could not yet unleash the sword’s full potential at the Grandmaster Realm, the mere presence of the True Dragon’s aura was enough to deter many grandmasters.
“Lionheart Shatters the Sky Fist!”
Wan Shan, the lesser Demon King, roared, and the shadow of his fist roared like one, shattering countless meteor-like lights.
Yet that sword light, like a meteor, fell with the force of a thousand mountains.
His recently half-healed fist was once again cleaved with a gigantic crack, extending over the previous wound and nearly reaching the wrist.
The excruciating pain enraged Wan Shan, the lesser Demon King; if the previous strike was due to carelessness, he had intended to kill with the most recent attack, yet he failed to take down this little Grandmaster.
Li Hao didn’t pause; his Qi Force surged excessively, and he slashed with the third sword.
The intent of his sword transformed once more, like a droplet of water, containing an invincible force.
This slash went straight for the opponent’s chest, and the sensation of immediate peril made all the hairs on Wan Shan, the lesser Demon King, stand on end. His pupils contracted, and with an infuriated roar, his body rapidly demonized, exploding on the spot and growing into an upright giant lion.
His entire body’s Demonic Qi formed into a Treasured Gang, and from his thick fur, a piece of iron-like armor flew out to block the Dragon Soar Sword.
A clang rang out and fierce sparks flew as the iron piece was pierced, but the time it bought allowed Wan Shan, the lesser Demon King to raise a huge, sharp claw, the size of a small hut, and swipe down at Li Hao’s head.
Li Hao met the swipe with a backhand punch, the power of the Half-Step Invincible Fist erupting. Despite the disproportion in their sizes, the tremendous force of the punch pushed Wan Shan, the lesser Demon King, several steps back.
Li Hao landed on the ground, his feet creating deep pits. His face was ice-cold, the thickness of the little Demon King’s hide far beyond his expectation, much tougher than Chi Hu Jun.
Not far away, his Heaven and Earth Law Manifestation turned and strode over, standing behind Li Hao, then rapidly condensed and entered Li Hao’s body. As the Law Manifestation united with the flesh, the power within him surged to even higher levels.
Feeling the aura emanating from Li Hao, Wan Shan, the lesser Demon King’s expression turned grave, his eyes burning with rage. He no longer had any intent to jest or play; all he wanted was to tear Li Hao to pieces.
A mere Human Race, of a lower realm than himself, had forced him to show his true form.
This was a great disgrace for him as a future Demon King.
While Li Hao and Wan Shan, the lesser Demon King, faced off, the grey-robed elder transformed into his true dragon form and charged straight at Hermit Tianji and the many Grandmasters, entering the crowd.
His massive dragon-like body moved like a tiger among wolves. Many Grandmasters stood to confront him, but they crumbled upon contact, no match for his strength!
Numerous blades, divine soul attacks, and the suppression of controlling objects rained down on the Jiao Fiend’s body, failing to inflict even the slightest injury.
After reaching the Indestructible Realm within the Three Immortal Realms, one’s physical body could compare to Divine Weapons and armor, remaining unharmed amidst a million soldiers.
Although Great Grandmasters are known as the enemies of ten thousand, capable of decapitating foes in the midst of armies, they rely on the refined flow of their Martial Arts aura to evade, in simple terms, through dodging.
The Indestructible Realm, however, allows one to face and withstand attacks head-on, emerging unscathed under a barrage of arrows and bolts!
The Grandmasters had thought that by joining forces they could at least inflict some damage on the Great Demon, but its flesh proved to be even more terrifying than that of the ordinary Indestructible Realm.
Hermit Tianji made a move; he too was in the Indestructible Realm. But with one strike, the Jiao Fiend sent him flying, spewing blood.
“All of you, die!!”
The Jiao Fiend roared, venting the rage of the young master’s injury onto these Grandmasters. check-out-NovelBin
But at this moment, two figures broke into the fray from the outside of the crowd, one of them was none other than Li He, who had been secretly protecting Li Hao.
Together with another person, he fought to hold back the Jiao Fiend, calling out loudly for the numerous Grandmasters to scatter and defend the city walls.
It turned out that a surge of Demons from outside the city was about to approach.
Without the City-Protecting Formation, if these Grandmasters did not help defend, the entire city would fall instantly, submerged within the tide of Demons, and the millions of civilians within would become the food of Demons, with no one able to escape!
Li Wushuang recognized Li He in the crowd, and she immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Her eyes hastily swept over the silhouette of the young man in the distance, but she had no time to ponder and quickly led the two sword attendants beside her in a fast charge out from the other side.
She knew staying here was useless; she had to quickly release a signal to call for her father’s help.
Besides Li He, the other Immortal from the Three Immortal Realms was an elder from the Helian Clan, who knew Li He. He came to secretly protect a talented young master from his clan, who, being in the Fifteen Li Realm, came to hear the Tao in hopes of stepping into the Heavenly Human Realm.
Now, both of them made their move at the same time, barely holding off the Jiao Fiend and buying time for the many Grandmasters to flee for their lives.
Seeing a glimmer of hope for survival, these Grandmasters abandoned their resolve to fight to the death and hurriedly took their disciples and families to leave quickly.
This battle was not for them to engage in. If it were a common Immortal Realm Demon, with their numbers, they could still offer assistance, but the gap between them and these two Great Demons was too large, with the Grandmaster Realm being utterly useless, except for that young man.
Before leaving, many glanced over at the young man confronting the little Demon King, pressing down the shock in their hearts, and left swiftly.
In the distance, the Bull Demon seemed to have encountered a hidden Immortal Realm opponent, becoming entangled in a fierce fight with him.
In the blink of an eye, the battlefield was divided into three parts.
Seeing this, Li Hao also let out a silent sigh of relief. He was planning to deal with the Bull Demon first since the temperament of the young Demon King would only focus on him, which would not cause worry about it recklessly harming others.
“Hmph!”
The young Demon King Wan Shan scoffed coldly at the sight of the emerging Immortals, but paid them no heed.
His body billowed with Demonic Qi as he strode directly towards Li Hao.
Li Hao, too, did not pause, his thoughts whirring as he integrated some newly comprehended aspects of the Tao Realm into his swordsmanship.
His figure flashed, and he swiftly struck at the young Demon King Wan Shan, infusing the power of the Invincible Fist and the force of Yin and Yang into his sword.
“Great Obliterating Fist!”
Wan Shan’s eyes emitted an intimidating light as he fiercely smashed out with his fist, creating a force that changed Li He’s expression as he fought the Jiao Fiend, making him want to rush to Li Hao’s aid.
But in the next moment, Li Hao’s sword edge sliced out, with what seemed like a giant fist accompanying it as it crashed down, tearing straight through the Demonic Qi-filled Lion Fist, and cleanly cutting into the enormous fist to a depth of four or five meters!
Li Hao quickly withdrew his sword to avoid being stuck inside, astonished at the young Demon King’s incredibly tough body, which was beyond his expectations.
Sliced open nearly halfway up his forearm, the hundred-meter-tall young Demon King Wan Shan couldn’t help but let out a pained groan.
Li Hao didn’t give him the chance to recover as he struck out with his sword again, this time aiming directly for his throat.
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“You dare seek death!”
As Li Hao’s sword light flew out, a thunderous voice suddenly came from the void.
Immediately after, a sound of tearing through the air arrived abruptly, revealing a resplendent golden feather.
This flying feather pierced through the void, incredibly abrupt and fast as lightning.
By the time Li Hao saw it, it was already about to puncture his eyeball, almost at his face.
Unblockable!
Li Hao’s pupils contracted, feeling as if his blood had frozen; in that instant, death loomed so closely he had never before felt its ominous presence so clearly.
But in the blink of an eye, the flying feather vanished.
An old palm, as if scooping the moon from the seabed, appeared to be extremely slow, trailing afterimages, yet in reality, snatched the feather away in a flash.
A figure appeared in front of Li Hao, dressed in a simple grey robe, with an ordinary, worn wooden hairpin on his head, but standing erect, it was Feng Boping who had been following secretly.
Li Hao realized what was happening, his face suddenly changing as he rapidly looked forward, only to see a shadow like a specter appearing above the little demon king’s head at some unknown time, clad in black with eyes full of cold, raging fury.
“Demon King overstepping your bounds, you truly wish for death.”
Feng Boping looked indifferently at the other party, his hand clenching tight, the splendidly radiant feather crumbling into dust within his grasp.
“Gao.”
The Wan Shan little demon king also reacted, urgently calling out to the man in black.
“Since I’ve made a move, all of you must die!”
The man in black had a murderous look in his eyes, his body emitting an overwhelming Demonic Qi, causing the entire sky to darken.
Li Hao, feeling the surging demonic presence, couldn’t control his heart from beating faster; the figure was indeed a Demon King!
Listening to the little demon king’s cry, it seemed he was not the Wan Shan Demon King, but another one.
“That’s going to be a bit difficult.”
Feng Boping’s expression remained unchanged, even letting out a light chuckle.
Then, with his hands behind his back, not looking back, he said to Li Hao, “Little Hao, I’ll leave this place to you. Can you hold out for a quarter of an hour?”
“No problem.”
Li Hao said solemnly.
Feng had not shown himself before, most likely because he had sensed the Demon King in secret.
There shouldn’t be a second Demon King here; there was no need to hide any longer.
The man in black also knew Feng Boping’s thoughts. They could not battle here, otherwise, attacking each other’s charges would only result in mutual destruction. He was also worried that the little demon king might be slapped to death with one palm.
“What are you dallying for, don’t delay and quickly deal with it, protect the young master!”
The man in black transmitted his voice coldly.
The Jiao Fiend, who was fighting Li He, saw the man appear, his face changing dramatically as his body slightly shook, hastily responding: “Yes!”
The Bull Demon was also scared into trembling, responding just as quickly.
“Then let’s see who dies first within a quarter of an hour!”
The man in black finished giving his silent orders and coldly said to Feng Boping.
The two looked at each other and then both disappeared in an instant, leaving no trace behind.
However, the majestic demonic aura that loomed over the sky did not dissipate; instead, it grew denser, as thick as ink.
“Bastard, you deserve to die!”
The Wan Shan little demon king looked up as the man in black left, then turned his furious and fierce gaze towards Li Hao.
He had been holding back his true power all this time, which had almost led to him being severely wounded by Li Hao. Because of this, Gao, who had been following in secret, had to make a move.
But once Gao intervened, it meant that he would be put on the Dayu Divine Dynasty’s kill list for demon kings, with the Four Stands Realm’s most top-tier fighters dispatched to suppress him, unless he hid in the Great Wilderness Heaven to possibly escape.
Due to his own carelessness and underestimation, Gao would have to live a life of hiding and fleeing. The Wan Shan little demon king was now thoroughly enraged.
His fur trembled, and red, flame-like meridians appeared on his chest and arms. It was an extremely powerful Demon Refining Body Skill obtained from a fragment of an ancient scroll.
It was this Body Refining Skill that made his physical body as strong as divine iron, indestructible, with few in the same realm who were Immortal able to hurt him. Yet today, he had been wounded by a Human Race Grandmaster!
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“I want you dead!”
He roared and finally drew the saber on his back.
The saber, originally small and hidden in his fur, now absorbed Divine Power and grew massively upon the wind, transforming into a dozens-of-meters-long golden saber. The mere wind from the saber was enough to overturn houses and cleave the earth!
Boom boom boom~~!
As he swung the massive saber towards Li Hao’s head with explosive force, it contained the power of his Grandmaster Martial Realm, the force of wind and thunder!
Under the massive blade, Li Hao seemed like a tiny ant, but in his eyes lay a profound glint. During the Grandmaster’s debate, he hadn’t come away empty-handed. Fighting against grandmasters from all over, he had also absorbed their understanding of the Grandmaster Martial Realm, digging a step deeper into the comprehension of all things.
Sword Intent rises with the wind!
Facing the thunderous and ferocious blow of the giant saber, Li Hao’s sword light was like a gentle breeze, and he himself became like a floating butterfly, elegantly evading under the blustering saber wind.
Then, like speeding lightning, he bypassed the large saber, his sword light as thunder, stabbing towards the eyes of the Wan Shan little demon king.
“My wind and thunder path!”
Seeing the intent behind Li Hao’s sword, the Wan Shan little demon king’s pupils contracted, revealing shock and anger, “How could you possibly know it too?!”
As the sword light was about to pierce his eyeball, suddenly a gray bone shard flew out, emitting a hazy fog, and blocked in front of the sword light.
The bone shard was knocked away but did not break. However, Li Hao himself was also impacted; during that brief pause, the Wan Shan little demon king hurriedly dodged to the side.
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