Li Hao continued to question Feng Lingxiao, as he had refrained from killing them in anger earlier. He wanted to understand the schemes behind these demons and monsters.
He felt that the methods these creatures were using against the Great Yu Divine Dynasty went far beyond what he had currently witnessed.
And the Great Yu Divine Dynasty seemed more complex than he had initially thought.
"Hmm?"
Just as Li Hao was about to ask another question, he suddenly sensed an obscure fluctuation in the world around him.
This disturbance was silent and stealthy, almost instantly approaching and touching upon his Daoyi (a spiritual realm of cultivation)
.
As he struck out in anger, he directly suppressed the two great demon kings with five layers of Daoyi, while also covering himself with his domain. However, at this moment, his Daoyi was torn apart, and a sharp power, like a sharp blade, quickly slashed through his domain and rushed towards him.
This attack was abrupt and extremely fast, causing Li Hao's expression to change slightly, and then his eyes burned with anger.
A buzzing sound echoed as the Daoyi extended from his body. The sixth layer, and then the seventh!
With the superimposition of two consecutive layers of Daoyi, the strength of the domain increased rapidly. The attack that had been tearing through the domain slowed down, and when the sevenfold Daoyi overlapped, the attack was completely suppressed, hovering a few dozen feet in front of Li Hao. It was a purple electric glow that flickered and pulsed.
This purple electricity writhed violently, as if trying to break free from the domain's restraints, and at its core was a silver thread-like substance.
Li Hao could sense that this silver thread-like power was true 'Daoli' (the essence of the Dao)
!
It was not something that rules could easily bind, and it even gave off a feeling of being indestructible.
Li Hao's eyes turned icy as he gazed into the void outside Qingzhou City.
There stood two figures, yet they revealed not a trace of aura. If not for the naked eye catching them, one would never have noticed their presence.
One was a voluptuous woman with long, snowy legs, and the other was a young man in a black robe.
As Li Hao looked at them, they also assessed him, and upon seeing that he could suppress the attack of the Daoli, a hint of surprise flashed in their eyes, quickly replaced by an even colder gaze.
They had decided to reveal themselves and take action because they saw that Li Hao's displayed strength was monstrously talented. However, they had not expected that their first attack would fail to kill him!
From the fleeing cries of the demon kings, they also learned the identity of this young man—the same person who had suddenly appeared in Liangzhou and disrupted their plans.
But according to the information they had received earlier, he was only fifteen years old and had not yet achieved the Triple Immortal Realm.
Yet now, he had reached the Taiping Dao Realm?
They could barely accept that he had broken through to the Four-Li Realm within a year, even with Li Hao's previously displayed monstrous talent; it was not entirely impossible.
But to establish a Dao heart within a year and cultivate to the Taiping Dao Realm was a bit exaggerated.
Even the Saint's son could not achieve this, and it seemed somewhat abnormal!
At this moment, they began to suspect that there might be other Saint Realm beings involved, sensing something amiss and using Li's family fetus to ruin their plans.
"God of Desolation!"
Feng Lingxiao and Long Jue Shen followed Li Hao's gaze and saw the voluptuous woman; their expressions changed as they recognized two of the three Gods of Desolation.
Was the remaining one still waiting in the imperial city for that Zhenren (a title for a cultivator who has achieved spiritual transcendence)
to make a mistake? Feng Lingxiao's face turned grim. He hadn't expected that two of the Gods of Desolation would personally get involved.
Previously, when they had spoken with the leaders of the demons and monsters, they had repeatedly stated that it was not convenient for them to reveal themselves too early, as it might attract unwanted trouble. They hadn't elaborated on the specifics, but the leaders could understand that there must be a reason for the three Gods of Desolation to be cautious and not take direct action.
After all, there was only one Zhenren, but three Gods of Desolation. If they weren't wary of something, they would have launched a full-scale attack on the imperial city long ago.
But now, they had shown themselves.
Was it because the young man before them was too monstrously talented, and they dared not give him any more time to grow?
Feng Lingxiao and Long Jue Shen guessed the reason and felt bitter, but they could also understand. After all, the young man's identity had been thoroughly investigated after the battle in Liangzhou.
Additionally, he was from the Shenjiang Fu (a prestigious family of cultivators)
, and his name had been bestowed by the Yu Huang (the ruler of the Great Yu Dynasty)
himself since childhood. It was common knowledge, and it was hard to keep it a secret.
At the age of fifteen, he had achieved so much, and now, not yet sixteen, he had cultivated the Taiping Dao Realm to an extremely exaggerated degree. No one would dare let such a monster continue to grow.
Long Jue Shen looked at Feng Lingxiao, his eyes filled with schadenfreude. Earlier, you were soft-hearted, but now it's too late for you to regret it.
Feng Lingxiao also realized this, his face turning pale.
"Are you the ones manipulating them from behind the scenes, or are you also puppets?"
Li Hao stared at the two, his eyes icy as he asked.
The voluptuous woman replied indifferently, "The dead don't need to know too much. Since you've seen us, you should already be dead!"
As she spoke, the purple patterns on her cheeks seemed to come alive, suddenly contracting and disappearing under her neck collar. Then, her body suddenly lunged forward, and though she unleashed her power, her aura remained imperceptible.
Like a teleportation, the woman's body disappeared and reappeared outside Li Hao's Daoyi in an instant. However, she raised her hand, and the silver light bursting from her fingertips ripped Li Hao's Daoyi apart!
The sevenfold Daoyi overlapped, creating a terrifying might that could easily suppress hundreds of Grand Unity Realm beings like Long Jue Shen. But at this moment, under those delicate palms, it was like a slightly tougher piece of paper, easily torn apart without offering much resistance!
Li Hao's eyes narrowed, and the killing intent in his eyes intensified as he strode towards his opponent.
"Sevenfold Daoyi, an unparalleled genius, but you will still die!"
The woman's palm was like a sharp knife, slicing through Li Hao's Daoyi. The silver light in her palm suddenly intensified and covered her hand as she struck out at Li Hao.
Li Hao neither dodged nor evaded. Sensing the guidance of the Daoyun (the profound laws of the Dao)
, he also used the Daoyun to guide his attack. In the moment of their proximity, he took half a step forward!
His fingers curled into a fist, and he slammed it out with force.
A loud rush of air sounded, and a domineering and invincible fist intent surged forth.
This fist intent was simple and direct, as its name suggested, yet it condensed the most extreme will—an unwavering and peerless Daonian (a profound understanding of the Dao)
!
Boom!!
A violent vibration resounded in the air, like two mountains colliding, and the sound of the explosion caused Song Yufeng and Li Xiaoran, who had turned back in a hurry, along with the other Four-Li Realm cultivators, to turn pale with shock.
They could sense that the impact of the explosion contained something terrifying—a power they sought but also transcended.
"Who is that? Even Long Jue Shen was suppressed. Who is fighting?"
"That's Dao Power, the power of someone in the Hearing the Dao Realm!"
The ancestral spirits of the Li family within the city, their eyes fixed on the woman, recognized the power she wielded, surpassing the Four-Li Realm, beyond what a Dao Domain could withstand.
A Dao Domain merely grazes the fringes of the Dao, attained through the utmost research of martial arts secrets, comprehending the rules behind them, but not yet entering the Dao!
However, this woman had truly entered the Dao!
Upon hearing the words of the Li family's ancestral spirits, the high-ranking members of the Li family were stunned, their gazes turning to the battling figures with a mix of awe and dread.
Hearing the Dao Realm? If their memory served them right, that Zhenren from the Qian Dao Palace was in the Hearing the Dao Realm!
In other words, this woman before them was on the same level as that Zhenren?!
"Who is that young man, possessing seven layers of Dao Domain, yet still able to barely hold his own against someone in the Hearing the Dao Realm!"
"I heard that someone who mastered the Triple Dao Realm was already unparalleled."
"You all seem to know that young man. Who is he? Is he close to our Li family?"
The ancestral spirits of the Li family couldn't help but inquire.
Li Hao had previously entered the ancestral hall, but now, with his new body, he no longer carried the aura of the Li family bloodline, and his appearance had changed, so they didn't recognize him.
Especially since Li Hao lacked the bloodline aura, they had no basis for making a connection.
Hearing the ancestral spirits' questions, He Jianlan and the others opened their mouths slightly, unsure how to respond for a moment.
Close to the Li family?
Yes, very close in the past, even a part of the Li family.
But now... are they still close?
In mid-air, Li Hao and the voluptuous woman retreated, their fists and palms clashing. The woman's palm technique was extremely fierce, but they still managed to shake off each other's attacks.
"Your fist technique is not bad, but it's not your own secret art. Without your own original martial arts extreme righteousness to complement it, it lacks the extreme righteousness state."
The voluptuous woman's eyes turned cold as her killing intent towards Li Hao intensified. The terrifying sword energy from earlier, capable of slaughtering countless demons and monsters, already demonstrated the young man's profound understanding of the sword path. But now, his fist technique proved to be equally formidable.
If one were to add his cultivated Dao Domain and his current realm... he was simply a monster!
"It's enough to deal with you."
Li Hao stated. With that single punch, he had gauged the woman's power, and now, his entire body erupted with a formidable aura as he glanced at the two demon kings suppressed within his Dao Domain:
"Now, you two are of no use to me."
Long Jue Shen and Feng Lingxiao were taken aback, their faces suddenly filled with dread as they cried out, "God of Desolation, save us!"
The two spoke simultaneously, but as soon as the words left their mouths, the power of the Dao Domain suppressed them, and Li Hao showed no more mercy. Since the God of Desolation had revealed herself, he saw no need to extract information from them anymore.
Moreover, he was about to engage in an all-out battle using his Dao Domain, and he couldn't spare the effort to keep them suppressed, so he might as well kill them.
The voluptuous woman's expression changed, and she quickly rushed towards Li Hao, intending to tear through his Dao Domain and rescue Long Jue Shen and the others, as they could still be of use later.
However, this time, the silver light from her fingertips failed to easily tear through the Dao Domain. If it was like tough paper before, now the Dao Domain was like silk, impossible to tear through with brute force!
Eightfold Dao Domain!
The voluptuous woman's face changed as she was shocked. This young man still had the strength to spare.
And in that moment of her hesitation, within the Dao Domain, Long Jue Shen and Feng Lingxiao's bodies suddenly exploded.
They had long lost their chance at defying fate. After all, they had cultivated the Taiping Dao Realm, and in the midst of countless battles and killings, the power to defy fate had already been exhausted.
"No..."
Feng Lingxiao roared, his body burning with flames as he tried to break free from the Dao Domain.
But as his soul burned and his meridians collapsed, he was still ruthlessly suppressed by the Dao Domain until, with a loud bang, he disintegrated like smoke and dust, unable to put up any resistance.
Long Jue Shen also twisted his body, his entire body erupting with golden light, surprisingly reaching the pinnacle of Tong Force and entering the divine force state. At the same time, his dragon soul burned, transforming into a surging mighty force that poured into his Dao Domain, attempting to create a tiny gap. However, the oppressive force above him was like a million-ton mountain, unmoving.
He let out a furious roar, but halfway through, the suppression of the eightfold Dao Domain killed him and Feng Lingxiao, annihilating their souls.
All of this happened in the blink of an eye. Li Hao had already leaped into the air, charging straight towards the voluptuous woman.
He still wielded the unstoppable fist intent, but this time, the eightfold Dao Domain enveloped the woman, restricting her movements. His fist whistled through the air, aiming directly for her head.
"Zhenxing!"
The voluptuous woman suddenly raised her head, her eyes flashing with anger as the purple qi within her surged, causing her strength to abruptly increase severalfold. With a sharp tug of her arms, she once again tore open Li Hao's Dao Domain.
"You are strong, but you met us too early. If you had hidden for a few more years, perhaps no one here could stop you!"
The voluptuous woman stared at Li Hao, her eyes turning purple, and a majestic aura of the Dao erupted from within her body, surging into the sky as she struck out with a palm towards Li Hao.
Boom!!
Fist and palm collided once more, and this time, the impact was even more violent. However, the voluptuous woman's body was sent flying, slamming into the ground outside the city, creating a deep pit.
Soon, the voluptuous woman climbed out, blood dripping from the corner of her mouth, her face filled with shock.
The Li Hao before her was no longer in the eightfold Dao Domain but had reached the ninefold!
In the mere moment of their clash, she had been defeated.
"When I was six, I encountered an assassin in the Zhou Tian Realm!"
"When I was fourteen, I faced another assassin in the Fifteen Li Realm!"
"All my life, I've faced countless assassination attempts and dangers far beyond what I could handle, but I crushed them all. Is this the power of the Hearing the Dao Realm? It's too weak, much weaker than I imagined!"
Li Hao's body didn't pause as he pursued the woman.
His entire body shone with a reddish-gold light, his hair resembling golden divine flames as he raised his hand. The holy heart treasure sword that had been suppressed on the ground earlier swiftly flew towards him, landing in his palm.
It was the Ten Extremes Sword that Long Jue Shen had used earlier. As it fell into Li Hao's palm, the holy heart essence within the sword was immediately suppressed and refined by him, becoming his weapon.
"Die!"
Li Hao swung the sword, and the ten extreme sword intents within immediately burst forth, rapidly converging to form the ultimate sword intent. But within this ultimate sword intent was also Li Hao's own sword intent.
Ultimate Cycle of Rebirth!
Swoosh!
The sword light suddenly cleaved through, as if dividing yin and yang, separating heaven and earth. In an instant, it appeared before the voluptuous woman.
Earlier, they had thought that the enchanting woman alone would be enough to deal with Li Hao, but now they had forced him to reveal his Ninefold Daoyi, and they had almost been defeated.
The Ten Extremes Sword was now in Li Hao's hands, and the power it unleashed was far greater than when Long Jue Shen had wielded it.
Seeing that his attack was blocked, Li Hao didn't hesitate and continued to slash with his second and third swords! He manipulated the veins of heaven and earth, channeling immense power into the sword. The combined might of the Ten Extremes Sword's extreme sword intents and the cycle of rebirth rapidly formed a lethal attack.
This incredibly powerful sword technique was unleashed one after the other, and the black-robed youth's face changed as he angrily roared. His spear erupted with a black electric glow, piercing through the void and creating two pitch-black fissures in an attempt to bury Li Hao's sword energy.
However, the extreme cycle of rebirth was too overwhelming, tearing apart the fissures in the void and continuing its relentless assault.
The two enemies were shocked and angry, and they both unleashed their palm and fist techniques, condensing silver light and harnessing the power of the Dao to try and stop Li Hao. But Li Hao's attack was fierce and relentless, and he continued to suppress them.
This scene shocked everyone in the city, leaving them dead silent.
No one expected Li Hao to take on two opponents at the Hearing the Dao Realm by himself and exhibit such formidable might, shattering their perceptions.
"Damn it, let me kill him!"
The enchanting woman was furious to see Li Hao using the holy heart treasure she had bestowed upon him to counter her. Blood trickled from the corner of her mouth as Li Hao's relentless cycle of rebirth forced her to retreat again and again, unable to defend against his attacks.
Her power of the Dao couldn't be destroyed, but she couldn't withstand the terrifying sword energy, and her palms and body were torn and battered by the relentless assault.
Hearing her words, the black-robed youth's eyes narrowed, and he didn't try to stop her. "I'll compensate you later," he said.
Upon hearing this, the enchanting woman no longer held back, and silver light began to flicker all over her body. Her body seemed to split open, radiating a brilliant silver aura.
"To force me to this extent and make me dissipate this incarnation... I'll remember you!"
Her eyes flashed with anger as she rushed towards Li Hao.
Li Hao's heart trembled when he heard her words. So, she was just an incarnation?
No wonder she was so weak.
Previously, when he was at the Ji family, he had sensed the aura of Ji Tianchao and the clan leader, and it had been like an unfathomable abyss. Even with his Ninefold Daoyi, he wasn't confident he could defeat them. But now, he was able to suppress these two, and he had thought it was because of the difference between demons and the Ji family's genius. He hadn't expected that they were just incarnations.
Seeing the dense aura of the Dao emanating from her body, Li Hao stopped in his tracks and no longer held back, deciding to use his most powerful technique.
The veins of heaven and earth violently absorbed the power from all directions.
Extreme Immortalization, 10%!
Violent power surged into his body, and divine light shot out from Li Hao's eyes. The might of his Ninefold Daoyi suddenly increased by a factor of two! It's important to note that when 10% of power surged into the nine layers of Daoyi, each layer was enhanced, and when combined, it resulted in an incredibly powerful boost!
Li Hao raised his sword and then slashed it down.
The holy heart treasure seemed to tremble, as if excited by the absorption and channeling of this immense power.
Extreme sword energy condensed and burst forth, shining more brilliantly than ever before. With a whistle, the sword slashed through the air.
In an instant, the sword energy condensed into a cycle of rebirth, like a black curtain, enveloping the enchanting woman. Countless sword intents then pierced through her body.
"Impossible..."
The enchanting woman's pupils contracted, and the silver aura that had just begun to radiate from her body was now trapped within the black cycle of rebirth that surrounded her. Her consciousness seemed to be shredded to pieces.
Bang! The enchanting woman's body was pierced by the sword energy, shattering into fragments.
The silver light within her dimmed; it was the power of the Dao, and although it was pierced and hacked by countless sword intents, it wasn't destroyed. However, without the consciousness of its owner, it gradually dissipated and disappeared into the heavens and the earth.
The black-robed youth's pupils constricted, shocked that the young man still had more tricks up his sleeve.
He was astonished as Li Hao continued to exceed their expectations.
Without any hesitation, the black-robed youth's body rapidly retreated, instantly realizing that he couldn't match his opponent.
But as he retreated, Li Hao's gaze locked onto him. "You wanted to kill me, so let me destroy one of your incarnations to sacrifice to my sword!"
Li Hao waved his arm, and power erupted as the veins of heaven and earth drew power from all directions, increasing further.
Extreme Immortalization, 20%!
Boom! The extreme sword energy slashed out, as if tearing open the heavens and the earth with a black curtain, instantly catching up to the black-robed youth. The black cycle of rebirth pulled him into its grasp.
This time, the power was even more violent, and the Ninefold Daoyi, which had previously been unable to restrict them, now suppressed them completely. Countless sword intents then pierced through their bodies.
"You..."
The black-robed youth glared at Li Hao with anger, but his head suddenly exploded, and he disappeared on the spot.
There was no soul that escaped from his body; he had just been an incarnation.
Li Hao raised his hand and retrieved the long spear, which now had some additional scars on its shaft, inflicted by the sword energy of the Ten Extremes Sword.
The incarnations of the two gods of desolation had been annihilated, and after fighting to this extent, Li Hao couldn't show any mercy.
Moreover, they were just incarnations, and even if he captured them alive, they wouldn't answer any questions. There was no point in keeping them alive.
Although he had won, Li Hao's face didn't show any happiness, and his eyes became even more solemn.
Just an incarnation, yet it possessed such terrifying power, able to contend with his Ninefold Daoyi. How strong would the main body be if it came here? The gap between the Hearing the Dao Realm and the Taiping Dao Realm seemed even greater than Li Hao had imagined.
The Daoyi he had mastered was not enough, and the ultimate techniques he had comprehended were too few. He needed to learn more techniques.
Fortunately, he should now be able to achieve extreme immortalization...
Li Hao's eyes sparkled, and since reaching the Triple Immortal Extreme Realm, he hadn't truly unleashed his full power.
And the blood rebirth ability of the Triple Immortal Extreme Realm seemed to be a preparation for extreme immortalization.
In other words, only by reaching the Triple Immortal Extreme Realm could one truly achieve extreme immortalization.
"Hearing the Dao Realm..."
Li Hao's eyes flickered as he wondered about the levels and true power of the Hearing the Dao Realm.
As Li Hao stood there with his sword in hand, deep in thought, the people in the city were still in a daze, feeling as if they had just witnessed a dream.