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Chapter 152: Sealing Off the Heavens and Earth
Chapter 152: Sealing Off the Heavens and Earth (Additional Chapter for Monthly Votes 2025)
Li Hao chased after the three Demon Kings with his sword, but they had already escaped a hundred miles away and vanished into the distance beyond Heavenly Gate Pass.
Li Hao hurried to Song Qiumo's side and saw that her deep blue dress was soaked in blood. Several deep claw marks were visible on her shoulder blades, and her breathing was weak, her face pale. However, she was staunching her own blood and stabilizing her injuries, seemingly out of immediate danger.
"What happened?"
Seeing Li Hao approach with a body that resembled a Divine Demon, Song Qiumo was startled. She forced herself to steady her breath and quickly asked:
"Is this some kind of Secret Art?"
Though she asked, she had never seen any Secret Art that could cause such a transformation.
Moreover, the aura Li Hao was emitting was so overwhelming that even she felt a sense of oppression, as if the entire sky would suppress down with every movement he made.
Seeing that Song Qiumo was unharmed, Li Hao's rage and desire to kill subsided slightly. Her words also reminded him, and he hurriedly reined in his power, controlling the Immortal Qi so that it no longer drew upon the power of heaven and earth.
But it was easier said than done. His body, which had been continuously fracturing and deteriorating, was now like a broken dam, unable to close off the flow of power from the heavens and earth.
Li Hao crouched down, his teeth clenched tightly. His eyes were bloodshot, and he knew that if he couldn't control the situation, he would be completely disintegrated and become nothing more than a gust of wind in the world.
He didn't want to die!
But the pain of disintegration and tearing came from all over his body.
The endless power of heaven and earth seemed to be crushing his bones, shredding his body, and grinding his organs and flesh into nothingness, eventually merging him with the world.
"Aaaahh!!"
Li Hao roared like a wild beast, his vocal cords already torn, his cries of pain filled with sorrow and anguish.
Song Qiumo sensed that Li Hao's condition was extremely dangerous. Her pale, weak face showed signs of tension as she urgently asked, "How can I help you?"
But Li Hao couldn't speak.
Seeing this, Song Qiumo tried to manipulate her own power, forming a soft water curtain around Li Hao to try and heal and slow down the disintegration of his body.
However, the healing water only accelerated the disintegration of Li Hao's body.
He was in an extremely saturated state, and the more power he absorbed, the faster his body disintegrated.
At that moment, Feng Boping dragged himself over and, seeing the scene, was momentarily stunned. But he quickly realized what was happening:
"Quick, seal off this area!"
Song Qiumo reacted quickly. When she saw that her power was not only ineffective but also exacerbating Li Hao's pain, she quickly withdrew it.
As she did so, she was shocked to find that her power had been forcibly absorbed by Li Hao.
Hearing Feng Boping's shout, she quickly gathered her thoughts, took a deep breath, and converted the part of her power used for healing into a barrier. Together with Feng Boping, they formed a cage-like barrier to enclose Li Hao.
To their horror, while their barrier did slow down Li Hao's disintegration, it began to tremble and slowly dissipate!
Even their barrier's power was being absorbed by Li Hao!
This realization shocked them. This was their own power, and it was being drained?!
Even Demons weren't this terrifying, unless they were Great Demons beyond the Fourth Establishment Realm, treating them like ghosts treat mortals, draining them dry.
Li Hao's current behavior was similar.
While the two were in shock, Li Hao was gritting his teeth, desperately trying to control his body. The barrier formed by Feng Boping and Song Qiumo did have an effect, temporarily blocking the power of heaven and earth.
Although power continued to flow into Li Hao's body, it was no longer as overwhelming as before.
Li Hao growled, suppressing his body and the Immortal Qi within, converting the absorbed power and dispersing it elsewhere.
Thanks to the numerous Major Meridians he had opened, along with the Yin-Yang Dual Meridians, he managed to divert a portion of the vast power, reducing the damage to his body.
Amidst the extreme pain of disintegration, Li Hao was trying to find a sense of calm in both his body and mind.
Only by doing so could he trigger the "Hiding One's Light" characteristic, allowing his body to slowly heal.
This was a self-healing power comparable to that of the Eternal Realm.
But with the dual pain of physical and divine soul disintegration, finding that sense of calm was incredibly difficult and nearly impossible.
He clenched his teeth, closed his eyes in pain, and curled up on the ground like a shrimp.
He felt the wind around him, wishing that the gentle breeze could carry away his pain.
But the wind only lightly brushed past, taking nothing with it and leaving nothing behind.
Would he die like this?
Li Hao couldn't help but wonder.
He thought of the courtyard with its brilliant starry sky, and the many faces that had bid him farewell as he left the resplendent Divine General Manor.
He thought of Little White Fox, Ren Qianqian, Old Feng, who had just shielded him and now had a fist-sized hole in his chest, and Song Qiumo, who looked pale and weak.
Hot blood dripped from his face like sweat.
Li Hao slowly breathed, recalling the tranquility he had felt while comprehending the heavens and earth atop the snowy mountain.
He knew that simply blocking and redirecting the energy wouldn't be enough; he needed to guide and channel this force outward.
Like a snowflake in the world, it rises with the wind and falls when the wind stops.
His breathing, which had been deep and heavy, became rapid, and then gradually slowed down again.
His tense body slowly relaxed, and he finally sat down on the ground.
His body, which had swollen to four or five meters, gradually shrank back to its original size.
However, as his bones and flesh contracted and returned to their original form, his skin, which had split open, was now torn and bloody, making him look like a blood-soaked statue.
Song Qiumo stared at him with a tight expression, silent. Her delicate hands, pressed into the snow, slowly clenched into fists.
Her clear, stream-like eyes gradually filled with deep anger and a desire to kill.
Seeing Li Hao's condition stabilize, Feng Boping let out a slight sigh of relief. The barrier he and Song Qiumo had set up together had already crumbled, leaving them vulnerable.
The power from the heavens and earth continued to pour into Li Hao's body, but around him, only a small portion entered his body while the rest swirled around like a cyclone and then dispersed elsewhere.
On the face of the young man, who was covered in open wounds and drenched in blood, the initial pain and ferocity had gradually faded, replaced by a look of calm.
Feng Boping, far from feeling relieved, felt his eyes moisten, and a tear rolled down his cheek.
If Li Hao hadn't left the prestigious Divine Might Mansion, how could he have faced such peril at such a young age, and how could he have had to face the Great Demon King of the Border Pass so early in his life!
He wondered how many people in that Mansion would truly feel his pain if they saw him in this state.
The energy from the heavens and earth swept through, lifting the snow and the withered leaves hidden beneath it, but around Li Hao, it formed a cyclone-like force, swirling around him.
Sitting at the center of this cyclone, Li Hao's expression gradually became calm and peaceful. His torn and bleeding flesh slowly stopped oozing blood.
The characteristic of Hiding One's Light activated at this moment, allowing Li Hao to achieve inner peace and relaxation in this hellish ordeal.
His breathing became smooth and steady.
His torn flesh seemed to form a scab on the surface.
The snow beneath him was stained red.
After an unknown amount of time, Li Hao slowly opened his eyes. He saw the concerned looks on Old Feng and Song Qiumo's faces and smiled slightly, saying, "I'm fine."
"You were almost dead, and you still say you're fine!"
Feng Boping gritted his teeth, wanting to raise his hand to give Li Hao a hard knock on the head but held back. His tense body relaxed, and he plopped down beside Li Hao.
Song Qiumo gave Li Hao a deep look but remained silent.
Li Hao raised his hand and dispersed the swirling energy around him. He had now regained control over the chaotic Immortal Qi in his body and no longer borrowed from the surroundings.
The chaotic energy in the surrounding area, like autumn leaves in the wind, gradually calmed down.
"I've caused you trouble."
Li Hao looked at the two of them. All three were severely injured and in a dire state.
"Don't say such useless things. Once we recover, we'll go after them!"
Old Feng smiled slightly, and after relaxing, he took out some medicines from his robe, pouring them into his mouth one by one.
These medicines were extremely valuable but wouldn't take effect immediately, as their potency needed time to spread.
However, they would help him recover within a day or two after the battle.
"Right", Song Qiumo also took out her healing medicines and swallowed them, quietly responding to Feng Boping.
Li Hao nodded. He wouldn't let today's events go unpunished.
"Little Rat."
Feng Boping threw some medicines to Li Hao, but Li Hao didn't catch them, only shaking his head. He was immune to these medicines, and they wouldn't work for him. He could only rely on himself.
Fortunately, the special attribute of Hiding One's Light surpassed these medicines. If he could reach the Eternal Realm of the Three Immortalities and combine it with Hiding One's Light, Li Hao believed his self-healing ability would reach an unimaginable level.
Feng Boping was about to speak when a whistling sound came from the distance.
The three of them looked up, their faces changing. In the distance, the three Demon Kings who had fled were returning!
"Looks like you're not in the best shape, ha ha!"
The Myriad Mountains Demon King led the charge, his eyes filled with viciousness and joy.
Seeing the three of them, especially Li Hao, who looked like a blood-soaked statue, the most pitiful of them all, like someone who had been flayed alive, and the other two, who looked like flickering candles in the wind, still not fully recovered.
(End of Chapter)
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