Outside the pass, the cold wind blows in gusts.
Li Hao moved through the air, flying toward an even more distant place.
This time he no longer needed to worry about the possibility of being ambushed by a Demon King at any moment, necessitating seeking refuge with Feng to escape.
Though he was only at the peak of the Three Immortal Realms, Li Hao felt that even if he encountered a Demon King of the Tao Heart Realm, he could still fight without having to transform into an immortal.
Regrettably,
when he tried to increase his level, from the seventh stage to the eighth stage of the Physical Body Path, he was prompted that he needed to condense his Tao Heart.
The first step of the Four Stands Realm, the Tao Heart Realm, might be the weakest, but it’s of utmost importance.
Li Hao could only rely on himself to find that Tao Heart before being able to level up.
Li Hao felt that once he found the Tao Heart and leveled up, he might very likely step directly into the peak of the Four Stands Realm, which is the level of the Buddha Lord.
By that time, apart from the Imperial Court, there should be no place in the Dayu Realm that could stop him.
Within three hundred miles outside the pass, Li Hao had already fished and flattened the area before.
Now passing through again, Li Hao saw only a small number of minor demons, who had wandered here, settling down to seek food, and he killed them with a flick of his hand.
The demons in this wild area were like weeds, growing back if not cleared regularly.
Li Hao planned to make some of his own banners to plant in these areas afterward, to let these demons know that these lands were off-limits to them.
Seven hundred miles away lay the Wanshan District.
This place was formerly forbidden territory for the Human Race, entry forbidden or else the Wan Shan Demon King would capture and kill those who trespassed, and not even the Dayu Divine Dynasty could issue a warrant for him.
But now, Li Hao stepped directly into this land.
On his way, he casually slew four Heavenly Human Realm demons.
These demons occupied their own territories, each extending about a hundred miles, not infringing upon each other.
Li Hao didn’t give them a chance to speak, simply raising his hand to kill them and even flattening their territories.
When Li Hao arrived at this once forbidden district, he saw that the once picturesque Wanshan mountains were now deathly silent.
Inside, there were only a few minor demons of the Zhou Tian Realm, with little spirit intelligence.
The rest of the demons had vanished.
Either they perished in the great battle, or they fled the area upon hearing the news.
Racing through, Li Hao saw caverns the demons had carved into the mountainsides, reeking inside.
On the mountaintops, there were demon flags imitating the Human Race, with “Wan Shan” written on them, tattered and obliquely positioned against mountain slopes, stripped of their former pride.
Li Hao unleashed his Divine Soul to survey the entire Wanshan territory.
Encountering some minor demons with bared teeth, he simply slapped them to death.
Nearing the central area, the mountain peak of the Wan Shan Demon King was perilous, with a stone staircase leading to the summit, built in splendor.
At the summit stood a hall resembling a golden throne, standing like a palace in the deep mountains, fierce with a touch of demonic eeriness.
Around it were giant lion sculptures, depicting the true form of the Wan Shan Demon King, on whose pedestals dragons and phoenixes were carved, as if they were melodiously pleasing the giant lions.
Li Hao flew past, casually shattering them.
With a physical strength of one million jin, he could easily shatter mountains and rocks with his bare hands.
If he wielded objects with his power, with one thought he could move mountains, with another he could cleave peaks.
“You didn’t rush off too hastily.”
Li Hao saw that nothing was left inside the palatial halls, except the jewelry and jade inlaid as decorations, which held little value for demons besides their ability to shine.
Making a full round, Li Hao found no gains; the Immortal Realm demons’ dens were also empty, evidently having prepared an escape route before the great battle.
Li Hao kicked and shattered the grand hall, resembling a palace, then soared into the sky, leaving the place.
He changed direction, heading toward the southern area, to Longshan Taoist Temple.
…
…
Inside Longshan Taoist Temple,
The once bustling temple was now empty and quiet on the vast Enlightenment Ground.
The thin smoke of incense that used to billow was now reduced to just a few sticks burning—barely any ash remained.
Two untransformed little demons sneaked in, wriggling through a dog hole at the back of the temple. Seeing the deserted ground, they bared their teeth in secret delight.
They then ran to the incense, forcefully puffing up their chests, eager to suckle.
But suddenly, a shadow loomed over them, followed by the stench of rotting flesh and the buzzing of swarming insects, covering both small demons.
The two small demons showed a look of terror; before they could struggle or scream, they were completely enveloped and then dissolved into bloody water. The trace of demonic Qi squeezed from their bodies wafted into the mouth of a mummy-like demon.
“Mountain yokels, daring to suckle on dragon incense.”
The mummy demon snorted coldly. This incense was not ordinary; it was blended with special demon flesh and blood. The burning incense contained a unique demonic Qi, which, when inhaled for cultivation, could enhance Cultivation Levels.
“The Dragon Lord is taking his time returning. The last information gathered was that the attack on Heavenly Gate Pass failed.”
A seductive woman with the lower body of a centipede swam over, her fan concealing her face as she spoke softly,
“Husband, it’s just us here now. Shouldn’t we leave as well? The Dragon Lord probably isn’t coming back.”
“Leave? Where can we go?”
The mummy demon shook his head, “If the Dragon Lord comes back and sees we’re not here, he will hunt us down.”
“We can flee somewhere else, to the north of the Dayu Divine Dynasty, to Northern Yan. They just ended a battle there, and I heard that many demons died, so many territories should have been vacated. We could go there and declare ourselves kings,” the seductive centipede woman suggested.
“There is a holy palace over there. Although they retreated several thousand miles after being defeated, if we go there, we need to signal the holy palace, after all, we’re not just any ordinary yokel demons.”
The mummified corpse shook its head and said, “Moreover, I suspect that the Dragon Lord might have gone to seek refuge with Dragon Gate. I heard him say before that Dragon Gate plans to attack Liangzhou, and I don’t know if they will choose Heavenly Gate Pass as the breakthrough point. If they do, the Dragon Lord will come back.
When that time comes, we can charge with the Dragon Lord and get a share of the spoils and also gain many benefits.”
“Dragon Gate…”
The seductive centipede woman’s eyes lit up when she heard these two words. As a demon of the scaled clan, they all longed to enter Dragon Gate.
It was said that there are many True Dragons there, and moreover, they would impart the Demon Arts for demons to transform into dragons after surviving calamities.
“Since my husband has such a plan, I will listen to you,” said the seductive centipede woman softly, her voice carrying a hint of flirtation.
The mummified demon smiled and was about to embrace her to say something when suddenly he sensed something and turned his head to look.
At that glance, his pupils immediately constricted.
Not far away on the Taoist temple grounds, a well-dressed young man was standing there, quietly watching them.
“It’s you!”
The mummified demon recognized the young man’s appearance and was horrified, almost scared out of his wits.
He was the only Three Immortal Demon who had escaped back from Heavenly Gate Pass and had personally witnessed this young man’s power.
A common fighter of the Three Immortal Realms was no match for him!
Yet the opponent had dared to pursue him here, over a thousand miles from Heavenly Gate Pass.
“Human Race?”
The seductive centipede woman looked at Li Hao with confusion. She wanted to approach him with her flirtatious smile and eliminate him, but hearing her husband’s shocked cry made her heart contract, giving her an ominous premonition.
“You just mentioned Dragon Gate. Tell me about it again, in detail,” Li Hao said with a smile.
“You actually dare to come here? This is our demon’s territory!” the mummified corpse said, staring intently at Li Hao, while sending a message to the seductive centipede woman by his side, “You go kill this kid, I’ll deal with the people behind him.”
Upon hearing this, the seductive centipede woman glanced around but saw no other figures. However, she did not dare to take chances. She unleashed a teasing smile and said, “Where is this cute little Human coming from? Little brother, do you find your sister beautiful?”
Her bottom half, a centipede body, contracted and transformed into a pair of slender and fair legs, as she sashayed towards Li Hao.
Gusts of demonic wind swept by, activating her seductive Demon Art, which would normally affect many in the Heavenly Human Realm.
Li Hao stood still, unmoving.
Bang!
Suddenly, the seductive centipede woman’s head exploded as if it was slapped by something, blood spraying everywhere. The flirtatious smile on her face was fixed stiff on her lips.
Her body flew backward, landing to the side and transforming into a massive centipede form but with the head already burst open, revealing a frightened Divine Soul inside.
What kind of monstrous Human is this? He’s clearly in the Immortal Realm; how could my husband ask me to kill him?
The mummified demon who was about to flee had only lifted his foot when his expression froze in place.
He couldn’t even distract the young man for a moment?
“I’m not very patient, speak properly,” Li Hao said indifferently, as a strand of Sword Qi rose from the ground like a star, piercing the mummified demon’s shoulder, and then flew back, stopping right in front of his eyes.
The cold killing intent made the mummified demon’s heartbeat quicken.
Compared to the previous encounter, the young man’s strength seemed to have improved to a level that was somewhat unfathomable to him.
Could it be that he had advanced to the Four Stands Realm?
He felt as though his own mind was failing him; such a thing was impossible.
Under the pressure of imminent death, the mummified demon swallowed and spoke out everything he knew.
When he had finished, Li Hao, without any courtesy, released a Sword Qi that pierced his body and then extinguished his Divine Soul.
As for the Divine Soul of the seductive centipede woman, Li Hao showed no mercy, and with a raise of his hand, the forces of heaven and earth converged to annihilate her.
The mummified corpse, being in the Indestructible Realm, had tried to reveal his true form and battle with Li Hao, but the gap in strength was too vast.
“…Liangzhou, Dragon Gate…”
Li Hao’s gaze flickered. The mummified demon didn’t know much, but demons were eyeing Liangzhou, eager for action, and this aligned with the military report information previously transmitted by Li Xuanli.
However, according to Second Elder, Dragon Gate is one of the top forces among demons.
The powerhouses within its influence are not much different from those in the Divine General Mansion.
If Longmen were to gather all its powerhouses to attack Liangzhou, then flames of war would likely erupt everywhere in Liangzhou.
Relaying solely on the Li Family may not be enough to hold such a vast territory.
Shaking his head slightly, Li Hao didn’t think much of it and decided to focus on securing his own Heavenly Gate Pass for now.
As his Divine Soul traveled through the Taoist Temple, Li Hao found some leftover demon materials, but nothing particularly rare or precious.
Inside, Li Hao found four demon Cultivation Techniques, which he added to his panel, all of them Body Refining Skills.
He stood in the Taoist Temple, practicing each one by one, but there was considerable overlap in the parts of the body these techniques fortified, only increasing his strength by three hundred thousand catties.
Now, his physical Strength of the Flesh had increased to thirteen hundred thousand catties.
In the state of Divine Power, it was thirteen million catties, such a physique was extremely powerful even among demons.
After leaving Longshan Taoist Temple, Li Hao stomped down from the sky, collapsing the entire temple, obliterating it in an instant.
Only then did he turn away and head towards the peak of the Holy Demon King.
But by the time Li Hao arrived, the place was deserted, and the demons from beyond the Three Heads Pass, who had previously assembled to kill him, had now abandoned their lairs and fled to unknown locations.
Li Hao felt a bit regretful; he had previously been afraid of encountering these Demon Kings and only dared to fish on the outskirts of their territories. Now, when he wanted to find a Demon King to practice against, he couldn’t find any.
With no other choice, Li Hao could only cast his gaze further afield.
He destroyed the holy peak and left the place, delving deeper into even more distant lands.
…
Lava Cave.
A hundred miles around the cave was bare black rock, and inside lied an active volcano, with lava flowing.
Red snakes and fire lizards coiled around the edge of the magma pools, some transformed into half-demons, with the upper body of a lizard, but the lower body consisted of snow-white human legs, clinging to the rock walls like geckos.
At that moment, a small black-winged sparrow flew in from outside the cave.
After landing, it transformed into a girl looking about six or seven years old, cute as a button, but with a mature demeanor. She glanced around quickly before bowing her head and whispering a message.
After a short time, the lava surged, and a giant python covered in red scales rose from the bottom of the pool, its demonic aura rolling out unrestrained.
The strangest part was that its neck forked into three separate snake heads.
“Tianji Palace, how did the investigation you were tasked with go, have the people from the Great Void Realm really entered our world?”
Seeing the massive Red-scaled Three-headed Python, the little girl was respectfully timid and said crisply, “Triad Chief, please rest assured, Tianji Palace has taken care of everything you need. We’ve gathered all the information you wanted.
“The Great Void Realm has indeed entered our world, this time planning to attack Liangzhou. They were invited by the Holy Palace and Longmen, with Longmen taking the lead and the Great Void Realm along with the Holy Palace serving as support.
“Additionally, Wan Shan, the Demon King, failed to attack Heavenly Gate Mountain and has fled along with the Dragon Lord and the Holy Demon King. Their territories are indeed now vacant.”
“And the national master of Northern Cold Country, who was under Wan Shan, has also retreated. Northern Cold Country is currently lacking a national master. Triad Chief, if you are interested, you could have someone from your command go there.”
Hearing the girl’s words, one of the heads of the Red-scaled Three-headed Python flashed with a sneer, “That old Demon King really is foolish. Its foolish son died a good death. It’s said he was killed by someone from the Human Race, we really should thank that person.
“Longmen has invited us, do you think we should go?” asked another head.
The three heads seemed to have independent thoughts, with their voices having distinct differences.
The largest head in the middle didn’t speak, its gaze sovereign and deep, it spat out two blood-colored agate-like objects towards the little girl, “This is your reward.”
“Thank you, Triad Chief,” the little girl said, her expression joyful, and then respectfully asked, “Do you have any other orders?”
“Not for now, you can go,” the snake replied.
“Alright,” the girl answered obediently, then her body wrapped in demon qi, she transformed back into her original black bird form and flew out of the cave.
After bursting out of the Lava Cave, the black bird rapidly ascended, aiming for the clouds, and performed a Secret Technique, vanishing from sight.
However, just as she was about to disappear completely, suddenly a streak of golden Sword Qi came flying at lightning speed, cutting off her wings.
The black bird shrieked in horror, looking towards the source of the flying sword.
There, a figure was rushing toward it with a burst of Flight Speed Control that alarmed it.
The black bird quickly turned to escape toward another direction, but with a wing missing, its speed was greatly reduced. It unleashed its innate Demon talents and peerless technique, using Demonic Qi to form the shadow of a wing, while the wild wind around it split apart, offering it an unimpeded path.
It darted away like a sharp arrow, but suddenly, the space around it seemed to collapse, closing in on it swiftly.
Bang!
The black bird’s body was tightly grasped, struggling violently in mid-air.
Li Hao’s figure stepped forward as the Dragon Soar Sword circled back from afar to its sheath in his hand.
“So tiny, Heavenly Human Realm?”
Li Hao sized up the black bird, which revealed its true form to be only half a meter in size:
“I heard there’s a force among the Demons named Tianji Palace, modelled after Tianji Tower, made up of a group of weak beasts and birds, roaming among various Demon tribes, conveying information, trading information for survival, adept at hiding and searching…”
The black bird, upon hearing the youth’s monologue, had its pupils contract in fear.
It had recognized the youth, that peerless genius stationed at Heavenly Gate Pass. How could he appear so deep within Demon territory?
If it was killed here, even the Dayu Divine Dynasty would not be able to avenge it.
“Spare me, I’m just a minor Demon, cultivating by absorbing the essence of the sun and the moon, I have never harmed a human life…”
The black bird hurriedly begged for mercy, no longer daring to struggle.
In its information, this youth could tear apart Demons of the Three Immortal Realms with his bare hands, let alone itself.
“Your body reeks of blood and flesh, not as clean as you claim.”
Li Hao said softly.
His gaze swept around, and his Divine Soul was deployed with a pressuring immortal power inherent to it, making the black bird shudder.
His Divine Soul scoured the surroundings, following the traces of Demonic Qi from the black bird to locate a mountaintop, where a small amount of Demonic Qi was gathered, likely its lair.
“Let’s go, take a tour of your nest.”
Li Hao used his control over objects to carry the black bird, and flew towards the mountaintop.
“Spare me, I feed on the flesh of Demons, I swear I’ve never harmed a human…”
The black bird implored in terror.
But Li Hao ignored him.
“You deserve death!”
The black bird, filled with rage, its eyes blazing with ferocity, suddenly struggled and lunged at Li Hao.
But before it could get close, it was stopped by the force controlling objects.
The black bird despaired, casting a hateful glance at Li Hao. Its life force surged within, then it spat out a mouthful of blood, and its Demonic Qi scattered.
Li Hao looked on in surprise as the life force of the black bird quickly dissipated, choosing suicide?
“I haven’t even started to interrogate you.”
A thought crossed Li Hao’s mind—could it really be Tianji Palace? No ordinary Bird Demon would seek death so readily.
Even for Tianji Palace, to cultivate such determination to die was quite commendable.
Li Hao squeezed its body, finding its heart torn apart by Demonic Qi, rendered useless.
But within its neck pouch, there lay two blood-red jade-like gemstones.
The gems were filled with a rich, fragrant scent of blood and flesh, and extremely vigorous Demonic energy.
Li Hao pocketed them, thinking that these treats would be quite good for the little white fox.
Afterward, Li Hao headed straight for the mountaintop.
…
Inside the Lava Cave.
The three-headed leader was discussing whether to accept the invitation from Dragon Soar.
The reason they had refrained from discussing it in front of the Tianji Palace Bird Demon was to avoid providing free information.
“The trend is clear, Dragon Soar’s move to attack Liangzhou isn’t a spur-of-the-moment decision, but a long-standing scheme.”
“The rewards promised by Dragon Soar are quite attractive, I think it’s worth the risk to give it a shot. At worst, we’ll just be wanted and have to retreat back to the Great Wilderness Heaven.”
“Are you stupid? Once we join Dragon Soar, what’s there to fear from a wanted notice?”
Two of the heads discussed, while the largest head in the middle remained silent.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, a breeze blew into the cave.
All three heads looked at once, seeing a figure float in gracefully.
With their arrival, the scorching heat inside the cave seemed to dip sharply.
On the rocky walls, those Demons that lay like geckos in deep slumber were all startled awake, looking in unison toward the youth entering the cave. Their eyes, lit with Demonic ferocity, were fixed on him.
“Human Race?!”
Upon recognizing the youth, the three-headed leader blinked, its expression shifting.
“That portrait provided by Tianji Palace earlier… it’s him, isn’t it?”
“The prodigy from the Li Family?”
The two side heads gazed at Li Hao in shock, not expecting the target they just had the black bird gather information on to appear before them.
Then, they noticed Li Hao holding a black bird that had already died.
It was none other than the same Tianji Palace leader who had just left here.
The massive middle head’s eyes glowed with fiery golden light, looking past Li Hao, scanning the passage behind him for any hidden figures.
Feng accompanied Li Hao but was now leaning on a hillside outside the cave, leisurely drinking wine.
Too far to detect Feng Boping’s presence, the three-headed leader confirmed that only the young man was inside the cave.
Is this…
a delivery?
“It feels like I’m dreaming.”
“Is this a pleasant dream? I really don’t want to wake up!”
The two snake heads chuckled.
Yet, the massive snake head in the middle stared at Li Hao: “Human, what brings you here?”
Li Hao glanced around the cave. Previously he had seen only a small amount of Demonic Qi on the mountaintop, but now that he was inside, he found there were quite a few Demons in the cave, including one really big creature.
However, what disappointed him was that the three-headed snake before him also only possessed the aura of the Three Immortal Realms.
It was not a Demon King.
“Came looking for a warm-up,” Li Hao said.
“?”
“?”
“?”
All three heads of the snake showed puzzled expressions.
Was this human prodigy out of his mind?
They were eighteen hundred miles from Heavenly Gate Pass, and their territory surrounded him on all sides; even if this youth cried for help, it would be too late.
Others came to slay demons, yet he came to practice his skills?
“Big brother, then we must really treat our guest well,” one head said.
“We know the way of hospitality,” the other head added with a sly smirk.
The two snake heads laughed in a bizarre manner.
The large central head stared at Li Hao, hissing a single word: “Attack!”
In an instant, the numerous demons on the rock walls screeched as they pounced towards Li Hao as if given a command.
Various sharp and strange laughter rang out as they swarmed towards Li Hao like a hive.
But the next moment, the crisp sound of a dragon’s chant filled the air, followed by a burst of golden light that circled around swiftly.
The many demons lunging at Li Hao became as though frozen in mid-air, then their bodies exploded in unison, their Divine Souls annihilated along with them.
In their number were several demons from the Heavenly Human Realm, indistinguishable from lesser demons, all pierced through by a single sword strike.
Demon blood splashed in an instant, and at the same time, Li Hao raised his hand, pointing two fingers like a sword, slashing towards the three-headed Red Python.
A tremendous Sword Qi lashed out, and the three heads of the creature all showed shock and fury at the same time.
The lava beneath it churned, rolling towards Li Hao like fiery seas.
However, the onrushing sea of fiery lava, with wave-like momentum, found itself frozen in mid-air, immobilized by Li Hao’s power of object control.
Simultaneously, as the Sword Qi cleaved, it left a horrifying gash on the red scales of its abdomen.
“What kind of attack is this!” one head cried out.
“It hurts!” the other added.
“My Red Flame Treasure Body was actually breached just like that?”
The two heads screamed in agony.
The large central head looked pained as it finally understood why this youth had dared to come here alone.
It was near the peak of the Three Immortals Peak, just below the Demon King, or rather, it was already half a step into the Demon King’s realm, but it had been struggling to find its own Dao heart.
But at this moment, in front of this youth, it sensed the whiff of death.
“Merge the three!” the large head roared.
Its body twisted as it burst out from the magma, with the two screaming heads rapidly sinking into its snake body.
“Big brother, you must kill him for us!”
“Big brother, it’s all up to you now!”
The two heads let out furious roars as they sank and disappeared.
The original three-headed snake turned into a single-headed one, but its aura surged dramatically, spewing out a mouthful of crimson mist. Its tail whipped violently, lashing towards Li Hao.
Li Hao stood unmoving, but the Heaven and Earth Law Manifestation suddenly revealed itself behind him.
With a loud thump, the gigantic arms of the Law Manifestation fiercely wrapped around the thrashing serpent’s tail, blocking the force that seemed as heavy as ten thousand jun. Then, with a sudden pull, it swung the Red Python into the air.
“You…”
The Three Immortals’ leader watched the young man in stunned horror.
…
Outside the cave, a cold breeze brushed past gently.
Feng Boping leaned against a large rock, his snacks finished, he brushed the crumbs from his hands. Suddenly sensing something, he turned to look towards the entrance of the cave.
He saw Li Hao, sword in hand, floating out, his clothes unblemished by blood, as if he had just strolled through a scenic spot.
“That was fast?”
Feng Boping was somewhat surprised. Although he had anticipated that Li Hao could handle it, it all seemed too easy.
“Too weak.”
Li Hao shook his head slightly with some regret; just the Heaven and Earth Law Manifestation alone was enough to easily subdue the Serpent Demon.
He had even given his opponent the chance to unleash some ancient Demon King’s bloodline. Yet, it turned out to be lackluster, providing little increase in strength.
“…”
Feng Boping was left speechless. Was the creature from inside, which was at the Three Immortals’ Peak and at the same realm as Li Hao, actually crushed?
He gave a wry smile thinking back to how Li Hao, in the Heavenly Human Realm, had killed the Demon King in that strange state; it no longer seemed unusual.
“What’s next?”
“Continue.”
“Alright.”
The two of them immediately turned into two gusts of wind and left the mountaintop.
The depths of the Lava Cave had turned into a hellish blood pool, where all the Demons were slaughtered.
The Three Immortals’ colossal body was chopped into sections, its blood extinguishing the magma, its once imposing gigantic serpent head flattened, brains oozing out, leaving behind only one intact eyeball.
But the luster in that eyeball dimmed and vanished, leaving only a faint glow that was flickering out.
“Monster…”
Its last trace of Divine Soul slowly sank into oblivion.
…
Peakless Mountain.
The mountain was steep, its sharp peaks like blades piercing the sky.
Named Peakless not because of itself but because all other mountains paled in comparison to its presence.
Atop the mountain, two mighty figures were eating and drinking heartily, surrounded by trees on which many skins hung like ragged cloth, belonging to both the Human Race and Demons.
The place was thick with the smell of blood, littered with remains and bones everywhere.
“Yuan, that old geezer from the Northern Cold Country, has sent us another batch of meat, truly succulent,” one said.
“Brother, don’t be in such a rush to eat; let’s play with it first. The delicate skin and tender flesh of the Human Race have a unique flavor.”
“Haha, indeed.”
They guzzled their liquor, casually tearing off a snowy-white leg and relishing their meal.
Suddenly, a howling sound swept through.
“Hmm? What’s this thing daring to intrude upon our territory?”
Both looked up at the same time, only to see a young man dressed in splendid garments, flying through the air.
“Human?”
They gazed in surprise, somewhat unexpectedly: “Could it be from the Northern Cold Country?”
Soon, as the youth approached, they realized something was wrong; they could not detect the depth of the youth’s aura or discern his realm.
This only meant that the other party was either using a Concealment Skill or was of a higher realm than themselves.
But they were all from the Three Immortal Realms.
Could it be an old monster from the Human Race, appearing young through a rejuvenation technique?
Before they could ponder further, suddenly, a flying sword whistled out, rushing towards them with lethal speed to strike.
The two stunned for a moment, then burst into a furious roar, revealing their monstrous forms.
One was a four-armed giant ape, and the other a golden striped tiger.
They exuded a dense aura, both possessing ancient Demon King bloodlines, not ordinary breeds, now exposing their fierce demeanor as they pounced towards the youth.
“Taiji Qiankun Sword!”
Li Hao casually drew it forth, and the Dragon Soar Sword in midair abruptly rotated, then a Yin Yang Illusion fiercely appeared in front of the sword, slaughtering its way towards the peak.
The two ferocious beasts roared furiously, their bodies leaking a torrent of Demon Qi, enveloping the area for hundreds of meters. They each brandished their weapons, with the four-armed giant ape wielding four, confronting the Taiji Qiankun Sword head-on.
Boom!
The sword glow contained the power of Yin and Yang transformation, pulling the four weapons out of its hands, then severing its two arms.
In a confrontation, it tumbled from the skies.
The other golden striped tiger, however, roared toward Li Hao.
Li Hao raised his palm, slowly pressing it down.
The power to command objects in his palm plundered the strength of heaven and earth for tens of miles around, pressing down like a massive mountain.
The golden striped tiger was horrified, roaring as it tried to fend off with its claws, but was still pressed onto Peakless Mountain below, collapsing the entire summit!
Under Li Hao’s control, the Dragon Soar Sword became a beam of golden light, dancing swiftly, instantly perforating the four-armed giant ape’s body, and then, under its gaze of terror, it sliced through in an arc like a flash of lightning, decapitating it, the head tumbling down.
The sword light shot into the collapsing mountain below, and soon a tiger’s roar could be heard, with a shrill scream.
In just a short time, the two Great Demons of the Three Immortal Realms had perished.
The Dragon Soar Sword soared into the heavens, returning to Li Hao’s scabbard.
Li Hao looked on, his Divine Soul flying out, picking up the bodies of the two Great Demons, wrapping them with the power to command objects, a bountiful prize of war. Their bodies would yield materials, to be used as scraps for Artifact Refining.
Their flesh was also a rare delicacy.
But first, their organs had to be removed.
“Feng, is there still room in your heaven and earth space?”
Li Hao turned to ask Feng.
Having reached the Tao Heart Realm, one can use their Tao Heart to create a heaven and earth space for personal storage.
When they were Fishing in previous days, the fine wines and fishing rods that Second Master and Feng casually produced came from such a space.
“These two Demons are too big, they won’t fit,”
Feng Boping appeared, slightly shaking his head: “The space is very small, good enough for carrying small things.”
Seeing this, Li Hao could only use two secret lines to bind the bodies of the two Demons, dragging them behind him.
“Let’s go.”
Li Hao said.
He then continued to move forward, to explore.
Not long after Li Hao and Feng had left, suddenly a dark blue-winged bird came from afar, gliding over to Peakless Mountain.
Soon, the sight of the collapsed Peakless Mountain came into its view.
The dark blue bird was startled, widening its eyes in shock.
“This, this place is gone too?”
Its body flashed with a deep blue light, swooping down like an illusion, arriving at the destroyed remnants of the mountain, inspecting the surroundings.
It soon saw splashes of fresh blood and remnants of the two Great Demons’ Qi.
“Another death…”
The dark blue bird trembled, suddenly ascending, soaring into the sky, extracting a jade whistle from its wings, blowing it fiercely.
Strange sound waves passed by, like some sort of signal.
In just moments, every seemingly ordinary demon bird within three hundred miles, centered on its body, suddenly halted.
They then listened carefully, as though hearing something from the serene void.
“An invasion by the Human Race?!”
Upon hearing the message clearly, all the birds were stunned. “Invasion” was not a foreign word to them, but precede it with “Human Race,” and it became somewhat unfamiliar…
Without hesitation, they quickly took out their whistles, blowing rapidly.
The sound waves spread out, transmitting the message further afield.
Ordinary people couldn’t hear this whistle’s sound; only those cultivating a specific technique could discern it.
As the sound traveled, the range grew wider, and in the blink of an eye, birds within a thousand miles halted, and then, two of the birds abruptly changed direction, flying to another location.
Meanwhile, at the entrance of the Lava Cave Li Hao had departed from earlier.
A palm-sized bird zipped by, its entire body black, resembling a crow.
It landed on a rock, pecking casually and holding a small insect in its mouth.
It seemed just like an ordinary bird.
But with a flicker of its gaze, sensing no other presence around, it quickly swallowed the little insect, then flew toward the Lava Cave.
Soon, the horrific scene within the Lava Cave was laid bare.
The broken body of the creature with three phases and the corpses of Demons strewn all around.
There, it quickly found the black silhouette of a crow.
“Master Ming!”
The crow-like bird swiftly flew to its side, inspecting it thoroughly, and ascertained it indeed died by suicide.
“No wonder Master Ming’s soul talisman has shattered.”
