Bang!
The lightning palm was suddenly cleaved by the sword light, and Li Hao's body instantly appeared. As he slashed through the attack, he instantly moved again, appearing beside Yu Huang.
"I'll get you out of here!" Li Hao declared firmly.
Hearing the boy's unwavering words, Yu Huang's body trembled slightly. These eyes, which had seen through countless people, were now slightly reddened.
His throat rolled gently, and his voice turned hoarse as he said, "You're being foolish!"
Li Hao gazed at him and then smiled faintly. "Who let you win the game?"
It wasn't the chess game on the board, but the game of strategizing for the world.
By touching Li Hao's heart with sincerity and gratitude, a black chess piece was planted deep within him, forcing Li Hao's white chess piece to retreat to the edge of his moral bottom line. Otherwise, it would be a loss for all.
Upon hearing Li Hao's words, Yu Huang's expression twitched, feeling both like laughing and crying.
He had indeed won, and he was used to winning, but this time, he didn't want to.
He wanted to lose.
"Never mind me. Just go. The continuation of the Great Yu lineage depends on me diverting their attention. If I leave, they will stop at nothing. They will slaughter all the people of the Great Yu and destroy the country!" Yu Huang quickly composed himself and spoke rapidly, his eyes filled with seriousness.
Li Hao's expression changed slightly upon hearing this.
Destroy the country?
With their combined strength, they could indeed do it. All they needed to do was slaughter the strong from each state and leave the rest to the demons and monsters.
"If you stay here, they won't let you off after taking the lineage. They will cut off all traces!" Li Hao said immediately.
Yu Huang's heart was bitter. How could he not know this? He just didn't want to involve Li Hao and have him be chased down.
He had no intention of handing over the lineage. He wanted to buy time, even if it meant their deaths. But their lineage still existed within the Immortal Sect, scattered in various places. In the future, they could rebuild and continue the resurrection of their ancestor.
This grand endeavor would be attempted again and again, life after life.
Once the ancestor was resurrected, it would all be worth it.
But only at this moment did he feel that Li Hao's death here was not worth it.
"If you leave, they will all die!" Li Hao said.
The youth in yellow and white had cold eyes, realizing that Li Hao's daring arrival must be due to his deep relationship with these people. He attacked again, but this time, his target wasn't Li Hao. The long spear was suddenly swung, and a spear light rushed towards the crowd beside them.
Li Hao's face changed slightly as he moved, appearing in front of the crowd just as the spear light arrived. He slashed with his sword.
The sword light clashed with the spear light, and a fierce and chilling spear intent seemed to freeze the void, causing Li Hao's throat to twitch as the sword light in his hand shattered.
His swordsmanship, though considered unparalleled among mortals, was somewhat outdated compared to those at the Hearing the Dao realm.
"Dao Art, Thunder Descent!"
The youth with half his face covered by a mask also attacked without giving Li Hao time to catch his breath. Thunder descended, and a large amount of thunderbolts surged from all directions, intending to crush everyone.
Li Hao had no time to suppress his injuries as he hurriedly waved his sword, and only after dozens of sword energies were superimposed did the thunder light retreat.
However, at the same time, the extremely beautiful woman and the other two also attacked. The Dao Arts landed one after another, but their targets weren't Li Hao; they were aimed at the people behind him.
"General Haotian, just go! Don't worry about us!"
One of the Royal Family's strong experts quickly spoke up.
"Hao'er, hurry up and leave!"
LiMuxiu was so anxious that he was stomping his feet.
Li Hao saw Er Ye, Xia Linglong, and other familiar faces in the crowd. As the three Dao Arts rushed towards them, he didn't have time to block them, so he could only step forward with an instant move, using his body to block the Dao Arts.
There was a loud bang, and the instantly arriving Dao Arts impacted his body, trying to tear it apart.
He urged the power of Undying, greatly enhancing the effect of Blood Rebirth. His body quickly regenerated in the midst of the Dao Arts' destruction, and large patches of blood exploded from his body.
This scene stunned the crowd, and many who had never met Li Hao before were dazed, unsure why the boy would be so resolute.
That young and slender figure now stood like a wall of flesh and blood in front of them.
"He actually blocked it?"
The extremely beautiful woman and the others were surprised. Seeing Li Hao's tattered body healing at an astonishing speed, the impact of several layers of Dao Arts would seriously injure even those at the Daoist realm, yet a Taiping Daoist realm cultivator had blocked it, which was incredible.
Bang!
The youth in yellow and white seized this opportunity to suddenly appear beside Yu Huang.
The long spear stabbed out.
A figure instantly appeared, blocking the spear with his chest and taking the blow.
"Die!"
Li Hao's eyes widened in anger as he grabbed the spear shaft with one hand and swung his sword with the other, slashing at the youth in yellow and white. The youth's expression changed slightly as he had intentionally attacked Yu Huang to draw Li Hao over and heavily injure him. But he hadn't expected Li Hao to be so determined, even willing to risk his life.
"Condense!"
He quickly performed a Dao Art, extending his rules and covering the area with his Dao Domain. Instantly, Li Hao's sword speed slowed, but Li Hao burst out with all his might, condensing a trace of his immortal godly power into this sword strike, directly shattering the opponent's Dao Domain.
Puh!
Half of the youth in yellow and white's shoulder was cut off, and he was shocked and angry. He wanted to retract his spear, but to his astonishment, he couldn't budge it in a pure contest of strength!
The combination of his Dao power and physical strength was unable to match Li Hao's!
Seeing Li Hao swing his sword again, he was so shocked and angry that he quickly let go of the spear, retreating with an instant move.
"Quick, use your Dao Arts to blast him to death!"
His usually calm face was now twisted with anger, and he roared loudly.
Being repeatedly thwarted by Li Hao affected his Dao Heart. How could he, a Hearing the Dao realm cultivator, be suppressed by a Taiping Daoist realm cultivator to such an extent? Even if Li Hao was a saint reborn, he couldn't accept it!
As his words fell, the Dao Arts of the others also arrived one after another. Some of the sword lights were scattered by Li Hao, but the rest still landed on him.
Bang!
Li Hao's body couldn't withstand the onslaught, and it burst apart, spraying blood and fragments everywhere.
The crowd, who had been shouting anxiously just moments ago, suddenly fell silent as if their throats had been slashed.
Yu Huang stood stunned, his eyes fixed on the splattering blood that soaked his body. His mind went blank, and he felt numb all over.
The extremely beautiful woman was about to express her disappointment that Li Hao had died too easily when she suddenly sensed something and her expression changed.
Li Hao's blood coalesced, and his body rapidly regenerated from a spray of blood. In just one breath, he was restored.
This bizarre turn of events left everyone stunned once more.
The youth in yellow and white and his companions narrowed their eyes, their faces reflecting their shock.
"What kind of power is this?"
"I heard that only Saints are able to regenerate from a drop of blood. As long as their spirit and connection to the Great Dao remain, they can be reborn," one of them explained.
"But isn't he a reincarnation?" another asked, confused.
The group in yellow and white was baffled by the situation. For them, this was a rare occurrence. If their own bodies were reduced to dust, they would undoubtedly perish. The fact that Li Hao's head had regenerated earlier was because most of his body had remained intact, and his primordial spirit was still present.
"Quick, kill him again!"
Realizing that Li Hao's ability to cheat death was beyond their expectations, the youth in yellow and white was the first to react. He quickly channeled his Daoist arts.
The world seemed to freeze as icy power enveloped everything. The others also unleashed their Daoist arts, targeting Li Hao the instant his body regenerated. The five cultivators' arts erupted with anomalies—lightning flashing and cold winds howling—as if they intended to destroy the entire world, engulfing the entire plaza.
Li Hao looked up, seeing the rapidly extending rules bearing down on him with no time to block.
He took a step forward.
Bang!
With the power he wielded over the world, he bore the brunt of these destructive Daoist arts.
The force of the rules pressed down on Li Hao, but this time, he harnessed the power of Extreme Immortalization, channeling the arts into the surrounding world and dispersing most of the attack.
However, even with this mitigation, the remaining force acting on his body still caused him immense pain, as if his body were being torn apart.
Witnessing Li Hao's tenacity, the youth in yellow and white and his companions felt a chill in their hearts. They intensified their attacks, unleashing their Daoist arts one after another.
As the other four attacked, the youth in yellow and white pressed his palms together and performed a Daoist art.
Bang!
An anomaly akin to an avalanche surged forth, descending from the heavens to engulf Li Hao.
This anomaly spread widely, affecting the heavens and earth in all four directions. Li Hao, with his consciousness already merged with the world, felt an endless chill, as if he were standing naked in the snow.
He could have instantly moved to dodge, but doing so would mean the deaths of everyone else.
The range of these Daoist arts had encompassed the entire plaza, or rather, the five cultivators were treating the entire plaza as their target, bombarding it relentlessly.
Bang!
Li Hao swung his sword, infusing it with a trace of immortal godly power, slicing through the anomaly with precision. However, the remaining force still swept down on them.
Li Hao suddenly soared into the sky, his hair billowing wildly, exuding boundless might.
In this moment, he seemed to return to the time when he rose alone from the abyss, but this time, his ascent was not just for himself but for the people behind him and even the entire Great Yu Divine Dynasty, bearing the brunt of this destructive intent.
Bang!
In an instant, thousands of sword auras slashed out, almost overlapping, shattering the anomaly.
That trace of immortal godly power was incredibly useful, effortlessly slicing through even Daoist arts.
However, as Li Hao blocked this divine art, the Daoist attacks of the other four cultivators arrived in quick succession. With lightning speed, bang, bang, bang, Li Hao's body trembled from the impact. Although he redirected most of the force into the surrounding world, he still nearly had his body destroyed.
With Extreme Immortalization, his consciousness had already merged with the world, but at this moment, even this world seemed to be in turmoil, on the verge of shattering!
"Kill!"
The five cultivators were both shocked and furious, unleashing a barrage of Daoist arts without giving Li Hao a moment's respite.
The crowd could only watch helplessly.
Bang!
Li Hao roared angrily, swinging his sword with a mighty shout.
The veins of the world extended, and Li Hao's consciousness expanded with them. It still wasn't enough; he needed more power! He needed the strength of the world!
However, as his consciousness expanded, it seemed to disperse like countless stray molecules, spreading across the world. His consciousness gradually became blurred and fuzzy.
Although he could regenerate his physical body through Extreme Immortalization and blood regeneration, the process of Extreme Immortalization caused his consciousness to meld with the world, resulting in this highly integrated state.
At this moment, as Li Hao sought to draw more power, he extended his consciousness over a wider area, like a spider web, stretching it to its limits. As he drew power, his consciousness seemed to be dissolving slowly.
If his consciousness completely dissolved, he would be left with only an empty shell of a body, without even the chance to enter the River of Extinction.
In this moment, Li Hao felt as if he sensed a will within the world.
This will was supreme and devoid of emotion, like an observer hovering over the vast world. And what he sensed was merely a tendril of this will extending throughout the world.
Li Hao felt dazed, but at the same time, a sense of enlightenment grew in his heart.
Was this... the will of Heaven?
It is said that one cannot go against the will of Heaven.
At this moment, Li Hao truly understood the weight of those words. In the face of this supreme and majestic will, it seemed that no power could defy or resist it!
Was this the ultimate state of Extreme Immortalization, to become one with the Dao of Heaven, my Dao becoming the Dao of Heaven, and my heart becoming the heart of Heaven?
Earlier, when he had reshaped his physical body in the abyss, he had established his heart with the world, like a seed buried deep. And in this moment, that seed slowly sprouted.
Sensing that supreme will, Li Hao suddenly realized that his previous control over the power of the world had been simplistic and superficial.
Relying solely on transmuting immortal energy and absorbing it into his physical body could only achieve so much.
Even with the world veins acting like a giant bowl to receive the power, there were still limits.
True control should come from directly lifting this world and using its own power to annihilate all enemies!
That was the pinnacle of immortalization—the Heavenly Venerable!