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Chapter 175: Rapid Assault on Liangzhou
Chapter 175: Rapid Assault on Liangzhou (Fifth Update, Seeking Monthly Votes)
"I'll give it a try."
Li Hao said.
Lu Chunsheng glanced at him, nodded, and stepped back.
"Although I hope you can surpass him, the rules cannot be broken. You only have ten chances to observe the stele."
"Alright."
Li Hao gazed intently at the first-ranked Heavenly Shadow Stele and saw the middle-aged Jian Wudao raise his sword.
Even through the stone stele, Li Hao felt a surging wave of Sword Intent wash over him.
The sword light suddenly slashed out, as if trying to pierce through the stone stele.
The Sword Qi flowed continuously, like it was floating in the void, with a sharp and restrained Sword Intent.
Li Hao watched quietly, and soon, a notification appeared on his panel.
Li Hao chose to record it.
Although the Sword Art demonstrated by Jian Wudao differed significantly from other Sword Dao Heavenly Shadow Steles, in front of the panel's Dao Realm, all were treated equally.
As he recorded, Li Hao also learned the name of the Sword Art:
Sixteen Laws
A strange name, seemingly unrelated to the Sword Dao, and more like a form of calligraphy or musical notation.
Li Hao was a bit surprised, but the panel's recording never went wrong. Perhaps this was the original name of the Sword Art.
At this moment, the Sixteen Laws Sword Art had been deduced to its True State.
Moreover, the subsequent Sword Arts had been deduced all the way to the ninth sword.
Previously, the middle-aged Jian Wudao had only demonstrated three sword moves.
Lu Chunsheng had said that this Sword Technique was considered Peerless with just one and a half moves.
The remaining one and a half moves were deduced by the middle-aged Jian Wudao.
Now, with his Sixth-Rank Sword Dao, Li Hao had deduced the three moves to the ninth move.
Li Hao guessed that Jian Wudao's understanding of the Sword Dao at the time was probably around the fourth stage.
"Even with my Sword Dao, I still can't complete this Sword Art..."
Li Hao's eyes grew serious.
The deduced Sword Art had already merged into his memory, and Li Hao could sense the profound intricacy of the Sword Art, which contained a peculiar charm.
Li Hao's Music Dao had already reached the fourth stage with Heart Immersion.
At this moment, he had a faint feeling that the original form of this Sword Art might not have been a Sword Art at all, but a form of Music.
It was as if someone had listened to it, recorded it, extracted its Dao Resonance, and cultivated it into Sword Techniques.
If that was the case, then the strange name might make more sense.
But what kind of Music could have such a Dao Resonance that it could be condensed into an unparalleled Sword Technique?
Li Hao couldn't help but feel curious and yearn for it, and he also thought of a question.
In the future, when his Music Dao reaches a certain level, could he produce the original sound of this Sword Technique?
If he could reach that level, could the sounds he played evolve into other supreme cultivation techniques?
Li Hao reined in his thoughts and looked at the Heavenly Shadow Stele in front of him. He took a deep breath, stepped back slightly, and then waved the withered branch in his hand, executing the nine swords in succession.
The Sword Intent was like a melodious ancient tune, rising and falling gracefully, each sword containing a force and momentum that traced back to its origin.
Around Li Hao, a faint resonance echoed, which was the True State of this sword, capable of resonating with heaven and earth!
Not far away, Lu Chunsheng was stunned.
Although he did not cultivate the Sword Dao, he could see how terrifying the Sword Art Li Hao was currently demonstrating was.
He even felt a sense of helplessness, as if, if they were of the same realm, Li Hao could defeat him in an instant with this Sword Art, leaving no room for resistance!
The sword light continued uninterrupted, and after the ninth sword, the withered branch in Li Hao's hand shattered and turned to ashes.
On the Heavenly Shadow Stele, something seemed to break, and the image of the middle-aged Jian Wudao disappeared, replaced by the figure of the young man who had just demonstrated the Sword Art.
Nine Swords True State.
To surpass it, only the current Jian Wudao could possibly do so.
Lu Chunsheng snapped back to his senses and looked at the young man with astonishment. He had only harbored a faint hope that perhaps this young man could create another miracle. But Li Hao not only created a miracle, it was one he had never even dared to imagine!
By merely watching once, Li Hao managed to perform this supreme Sword Art to its True State.
Moreover, he seemed to have deduced additional Sword Moves that seamlessly connected, which was simply incredible!
Li Hao let out a light breath. After absorbing this Sword Technique, he felt his head throb a little.
Today, he had absorbed many Secret Manuals from the Heavenly Mechanism Tower and dozens of Cultivation Techniques from the Heavenly Shadow Stele. He felt somewhat overwhelmed.
He needed to properly organize his thoughts and memories.
"Chief Elder Lu, if there's nothing else, I'll head back to Heavenly Gate Pass now."
Li Hao said to Lu Chunsheng.
Lu Chunsheng was taken aback and quickly replied, "Aren't you going to stay a few more days? You just arrived and haven't seen the sights of Yongzhou yet. Our Heavenly Mechanism Tower has a precious Cultivation site..."
Li Hao shook his head slightly and said, "There's always time for that in the future. Chief Elder Lu knows that I am stationed at Heavenly Gate Pass and have provoked a few Demon Kings. I'm worried that if news of my departure leaks, they might take advantage of my absence to vent their wrath on the civilians of Cangya City."
The Heavenly Gate Pass was no longer a place where he was alone.
Cangya City was bustling and prosperous. Besides the young men and women who came to seek fame and challenge, many merchants came to do business, and some displaced people came to settle down.
If the city were to fall, countless lives would be lost.
Hearing Li Hao's words, Lu Chunsheng knew it would be inappropriate to persuade him further.
After all, Li Hao was a general with military responsibilities, and it also involved the safety of the border city's residents.
"Since that's the case, let me see you off."
Lu Chunsheng said.
Li Hao nodded and did not refuse.
The two immediately took flight and headed toward the entrance of the Heavenly Mechanism Tower.
When he first welcomed the young man, Lu Chunsheng had only sent Tianji Mountain Man to guide him. But today, after witnessing Li Hao's terrifying comprehension ability, he finally understood that the young man before him was not just a junior. In the near future, he would become someone on par with him, or even surpass him.
Thus, his attitude had changed. From initially wanting to do Li Hao a favor, he now genuinely wanted to form a close relationship with him.
At the training ground at the foot of the mountain.
Many disciples of the Heavenly Mechanism Tower watched as the tower's leader and the young man flew away, and it took them a long time to regain their senses.
The previously silent training ground suddenly erupted in a wave of shock and disbelief.
Amidst the cacophony, several of the tower's top disciples stood quietly, feeling a chill run through their bodies, their Dao Hearts on the verge of shattering.
The burning ambition in their hearts was crushed in that moment.
The gap was too great.
Was this the difference between humans?
It felt more like the difference between a human and a god!
"This is the Talent who could be appointed as a general and granted a title at fourteen, achieving True State at a glance, with Cultivation Techniques that are mere dust..."
Someone muttered, feeling as if something had blocked their chest, giving them a desire to weep.
It wasn't jealousy, but despair.
Tang Zhixi silently gazed at the distant horizon, her eyes vacant and unfocused, unable to speak a word.
She felt as if a single gust of wind could knock her down.
Her pride in her Talent and Insight, which had helped her rise from a humble background and catch up with the geniuses, was now shattered.
Even the prodigies of the Divine General Manor, the disciples of the Sword Saint, and the direct descendants of True Persons, she had always harbored a bit of defiance toward them in her heart.
She believed that if she had been given the same background, she could have done better.
Because she was very smart.
But today, she suddenly realized that her pride seemed to mean nothing in front of that young man.
The Sword Art that she had spent half a year researching and pondering, he had only needed one glance.
Just one glance.
He not only learned it but also surpassed it!
Surpassed it to a degree she could never reach!!
If she was considered a genius, then what was that young man? A monster?
If that young man was just a genius, then what was she? A mortal? A fool? A dimwit?
Or an unenlightened beast?
She didn't know, but suddenly, she felt a strong urge to go to Liangzhou, to that pass, to be by that young man's side. She wanted to see with her own eyes how such a person cultivated in his daily life.
...
...
Two thousand miles west of Liangzhou.
In the pitch-black Deep Lake, dark shadows swirled, and from a high vantage point, these shadows appeared extremely deep and menacing, evoking a sense of dread.
Yet, the surface of the lake was calm, and these massive creatures moving within it didn't cause a single ripple.
But in this tranquil silence, the lake surface suddenly began to gently ripple.
Then, these ripples gradually expanded, as if a heavy rain had splashed onto the lake. The once calm surface suddenly burst into a frenzy, with water droplets bouncing like beans.
The water droplets violently bounced on the lake surface, causing the entire Deep Lake to tremble!
In the lake, the dark shadows of the quietly moving giants were all startled by the vibrations. They rapidly contracted and transformed into various figures, some surging from the lake bottom into the air.
Others, however, plunged deeper into the lake.
Suddenly, at the center of the lake, where the vibrations were most intense, the water rose sharply, forming a large, bulging mound.
Then it burst open, and a massive True Dragon shot out!
Its body was dark purple and black, with scales that resembled divine weapons, sharp and tightly covering its entire body.
Measuring a hundred zhang in length, its fearsome dragon head could coil around an entire hill.
Roar!!
The True Dragon soared into the sky, piercing through countless cloud layers, reaching the intense sunlight. Its scales seemed to reflect a divine light that was too brilliant to look at directly.
In its dark and crimson eyes, the distant sun in the sky was reflected, and then it suddenly dove back into the clouds, plummeting downward.
When it emerged from the last cloud layer, it had transformed into an old man in a dark purple robe.
"Grand Elder!"
"Grand Elder!"
Many transformed figures gathered around him.
In the Deep Lake, the various water monsters raised their heads, trembling, but with a fanatical reverence in their eyes.
"Is there a Secret Technique Realm expert guarding Liangzhou?"
The old man's voice was low but carried immense authority.
"Not at the moment", a Green-robed Elder respectfully replied.
In the Demonic Realm, the hierarchy was even stricter; otherwise, the penalty was being eaten.
"Since that's the case, we should launch a rapid attack on Liangzhou. Are the Void Realm's forces all assembled?" the dark purple-robed Grand Elder asked coldly.
"The Void Realm's forces are already prepared for battle. The Holy Palace's forces are still on the move, and our Dragon Gate forces are already gathered at Sishui Lake, Green Shadow Lake, and Sunken Horn Forest", another Elder quickly added.
"The Holy Palace is always so indecisive. No wonder they've been entangled with the Li Family in Yanbei for over a decade, unwilling to suffer losses but still wanting territory. What a bunch of fools!"
The dark purple-robed Grand Elder snorted.
Then he said, "For this attack on Liangzhou, although I am personally here, the main assault force will be the Void Realm. We have already agreed that they will break through the border, while we are responsible for destroying all the cities. If there are any Secret Technique Realm experts, I will deal with them."
"When that happens, you will be responsible for killing and eating all the remaining humans!"
"We will massacre the entire Liangzhou, leaving no survivors!"
"Let that old immortal feel the pain!"
"Yes, Grand Elder."
"Let's go to the Void Realm first!" the dark purple-robed elder said coldly.
He led the way, and the numerous Demons of the Fifteen Li Realm in the Deep Lake also rose from the lake, transforming into countless streams of light, following the True Dragon Grand Elder's figure, streaking across the vast sky like meteors.
(End of Chapter)
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