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Chapter 209: Battle in the Great Peace Dao Domain
Chapter 209: Battle in the Great Peace Dao Domain
Inside the city.
Li Hao and Li Xiaoran, hiding their figures, saw three figures suddenly charge out of the battlefield. Their eyes turned cold as they immediately recognized them as Candlelight Deity and Lu Yuan, who had been pursuing them.
Lady Yin was also among them, which meant no one was guarding the Mourning River.
It made sense.
Leaving Lady Yin alone to guard it might not be enough to stop either Li Hao or Li Xiaoran.
"Sure enough, they’ve been keeping a close eye on us all along..."
Li Xiaoran's gaze was sharp as a blade. "This array might not hold up against the Great Peace Dao Domain's attack for long. We need to act quickly. If you can't handle it, retreat immediately. The Secret Vault should have many Sacred Heart Amulets. You took them, right?"
"I did."
Li Hao nodded. Inheriting the True Dragon, the Secret Vault contained many treasures accumulated over thousands of years, including numerous Sacred Heart Amulets, aside from the Li Family Ancestor's Divine Weapon.
Such precious items filled the Secret Vault in thick stacks, a testament to the Li Family's wealth and power!
Among them were some offensive Sacred Heart Amulets that could pose a significant threat to the Dao Mind Realm.
Li Hao wanted to test the Divine Might of Candlelight Deity's Dao Domain, and he had the many treasures from the Li Family Secret Vault to support him. Here, he had a greater advantage than outside.
After all, everything was born from Li Tianzong's obsession, and he didn't feel any pain in consuming them.
"Kill!"
Li Hao suddenly charged out. Although Old Feng wasn't around this time, and he hadn't learned the Heaven and Earth Traceless Technique, his cultivation had advanced to the Three Eternities Realm. His power had continuously refined and strengthened, and the constraints of the rules had weakened. This allowed him to touch upon a sense of the technique, leading him to independently comprehend the Heaven and Earth Traceless Technique.
With his Body Movement Path at the Sixth Rank Dao Realm and the occasional glimpses of "Spirit Light" as a reference, deducing the technique wasn't difficult.
Now, combined with the Li Family's many Peerless Body Movement Techniques, his speed was even faster.
Adding to this, the tomes of calligraphy, paintings, and musical scores he had gathered further enhanced his Body Movement Techniques. In the blink of an eye, he burst forward at full speed, crossing several miles as if by teleportation, appearing before the array.
Bang!
Li Hao's Green Frost Sword slashed out fiercely.
With the Array Token in his possession, his attack pierced through the array, striking Candlelight Deity directly.
Candlelight Deity hadn't anticipated Li Hao's sudden counterattack, appearing almost instantaneously. His eyes narrowed, and he instinctively tried to dodge, but Li Hao's Sword Dao was also at the Sixth Rank. The Endless Sea's Sword Intent cut through space, landing directly on him.
Even without Dao Resonance to guide it, the sheer speed made it extremely difficult to avoid.
A scorching heat erupted, and Candlelight Deity's Dao Domain unfolded. Seeing Li Hao's sword light slash into his Dao Domain, he was shocked, and his eyes shot out furious killing intent.
Too audacious!
How dare he try to counter-kill him?
He was in his Dao Domain state, and a mere Three Eternities Realm cultivator dared to challenge him?
Bang! The Divine Fire within the Dao Domain exploded, the sword light shaking the heavens. The intense impact reverberated through the array, causing it to ripple widely, with countless divine patterns flashing rapidly as if about to burst.
The force of their collision nearly tore the array apart!
Candlelight Deity's body retreated several steps, his pupils slightly contracting, a look of shock in his eyes.
In his Dao Domain, his Martial Dao was the rule, the order!
At the Flame Dao Apex, he could burn everything to ashes. In his Dao Domain, everything could be destroyed and incinerated.
If he were in the midst of a battlefield, he would only need to extend his Dao Domain, and everything around him—Heavenly Masters, Three Eternities Realm cultivators, Dao Mind Realm, Ultimate Mastery Realm—would turn into charred fireballs, burning instantly!
Unless one could rely on a chance to reverse their fate, there was no escape.
Even Li Hao's Sword Qi and Divine Weapon would be burned and melted under the intense rules of the Flame Dao!
In fact, Li Hao's Sword Qi did melt, but during the process, the remaining Sword Qi's power forced him to retreat!
The power contained in that Sword Qi seemed capable of splitting a hundred mountains!
"What divine power is this!"
Candlelight Deity was shocked. This was the first time his Dao Domain had been forced back, and by someone at the Three Eternities Realm, no less!
When he looked over, he saw Li Hao covered in crimson gold, like a war god, radiating boundless killing intent and ferocity.
Cultivating in the Mourning River, with time acceleration, it had been eighteen years, but in reality, it was only a little over two months.
Li Hao was displaying his true power for the first time!
The terrifying divine might that shook out made everyone on the nearby city wall tremble and watch in shock at that young man.
"Xiao Shi..."
Chen Hefang and other women like Aunt Li Qingling looked at the young man in astonishment.
It was hard to imagine that the child could be so powerful and terrifying.
Three Eternities Realm?
The aura he was releasing now made even those at the same realm feel a chill down their spines, as if they could be instantly crushed and obliterated.
More terrifyingly, Li Hao had actually forced back a Supreme Demon King at the Great Peace Dao Realm, which was simply unbelievable!
Li Xiaoran, who had followed, found his Body Movement Techniques slightly slower than Li Hao's. He saw this scene and was stunned, feeling bewildered.
This was the confidence Li Hao wanted to test against the Great Peace Dao Realm?!
The invincibility of the Dao Domain was a consensus in Martial Dao, but now it was being broken by someone without a Dao Domain!
"It seems that as long as the power is strong enough, even the rules of the Dao Domain can't suppress it quickly!"
Li Hao's gaze was cold. With that single strike, he had already grasped the unique characteristics of the Great Peace Dao Domain.
Although the Dao Domain's rules would suppress and crush anything that intruded, if the power was condensed and strong enough, it could barely hold on.
Suppression and crushing required a bit of time.
Just a bit of time, but the stronger the power, the longer that time could be extended!
Therefore.
The Dao Domain was not unbreakable!
Kill!
Li Hao struck again. With the Divine Power State and the Heavenly-Earth Meridian unblocked, he reached into his sleeve and tossed a Divine Medicine into his mouth, his aura increasing once more.
One advantage of cultivating in the Mourning River was that he could cultivate so quickly because he could consume Divine Medicine without being blocked.
Without needing to consider the consequences, even Divine Medicine with side effects could be consumed freely by Li Hao, maximizing his power during this time!
After all, once he left the Mourning River, everything would be for naught.
Bang!
The second strike came like a raging torrent, condensing countless sword auras and slashing down with fury.
Candlelight Deity snapped back to his senses, feeling enraged. It was like an emperor being provoked and defiled by a common beggar, making him feel humiliated.
Golden light split open on his forehead, forming a vertical pupil that shot out intense divine fire. Enhanced by the Dao Domain, this divine fire seemed capable of burning everything, creating an illusion of scorched black smoke in the air.
The sword light, upon entering the Dao Domain, was quickly burned and melted, but it was like an extremely condensed piece of dry wood. The surface was continuously burned, but the inside remained solid, piercing through dozens of yards of the Dao Domain before colliding with the intense divine fire and finally dissipating into a wisp of flame.
Though it was just Sword Qi, it felt like a piece of straw being rapidly burned.
Li Hao's expression changed slightly. The Dao Domain was indeed extraordinary. If the other party seriously deployed it, the power enhancement would make his Sword Qi a limited threat.
After all, the other party's own strength was sufficient to dominate the Ultimate Mastery Realm.
"This brat!"
Lu Yuan caught up, seeing Li Hao actually engaging Candlelight Deity without falling into a disadvantage, and he was profoundly shaken.
The other party's growth rate was terrifying.
"Lord, I will assist you!"
Lady Yin arrived, raising her hand to slash down a black crescent moon like a scythe.
But Li Hao stood within an array, and the black crescent moon collided with the array, causing divine patterns to ripple, but it failed to break through in one strike.
At the same time, several figures flew from within the city, clearly sensing the aura of an Ultimate Mastery Realm Demon King and wanting to assist Li Hao in repelling it.
Li Xiaoran also made his move, his blade flashing in every direction as he cleaved through the Black Moon, shattering the moonlight.
"Half-Step Dao Realm, and you still need to rely on others?!"
Li Xiaoran roared, slashing at Lu Yuan with his blade. The blade light, though it was the last to strike, cut through space and landed directly on Lu Yuan's head.
Lu Yuan, who had already witnessed the terrifying power of Li Xiaoran's saber techniques, was now both shocked and enraged. Lightning flickered around his body, tearing apart the blade light, but he still suffered injuries, blood streaming from the top of his head.
"Bastard!"
Lu Yuan was furious. In a one-on-one fight, he might not be a match for this Li Xiaoran.
"I will kill him myself!"
Candlelight Deity heard Li Xiaoran's roar and raised a hand to stop his wife, Lady Yin, who was about to come to his aid. His eyes burned with golden flames, the fiery gaze fixed on Li Hao.
"Will you dare to come out?"
Li Hao sneered, "Do you take me for a three-year-old child?"
He raised his hand and began to slash with his sword, sending out a relentless stream of sword light. Each strike was terrifying, and if not for the Dao Domain, they would have cut through hundreds of miles, slicing through mountains and severing the Severed River.
But within the Dao Domain, the sword light traveled only a dozen yards before it was engulfed in flames, the sword qi rapidly decaying.
"Really, you think you can compete with me?"
Candlelight Deity was so angry he wanted to laugh, but he no longer paid attention to Li Hao. Earlier, Li Hao had caught him off guard, forcing him to retreat within the Dao Domain. Now, with his power pouring into the Dao Domain, Li Hao's attacks were completely nullified by the Dao Domain's rules!
"I will break your array and kill you!"
Candlelight Deity began to attack the array with fierce punches, trying to shatter it.
The older generation of the Li Family's Secondary Lineage also attacked in anger, their strikes bombarding the array. But as soon as their attacks entered the Dao Domain, they were burned away, vanishing without a trace.
Only now did they fully realize how terrifying the power of the Li Family's Main Lineage was!
"Boundless Freedom Blade!"
Li Xiaoran also unleashed his secret technique, the blade light seeming to cut through the void. A towering mountain shadow appeared around the locked target, Candlelight Deity, as if it were about to suppress him.
That was the destination of the blade light.
But the moment the mountain shadow appeared, it was burned away, and the blade light, though it approached rapidly, was slowed by the flames of the Dao Domain. What was originally an instantaneous strike now had a predictable path!
With a loud thud, Candlelight Deity raised his hand and struck, a wave of intense heat radiating out, shattering the blade's intent.
His eyes were cold. Despite easily dispelling Li Xiaoran's secret technique, he did not feel a sense of triumph. Instead, he felt a mix of shame and anger.
These two from the Li Family had actually managed to intrude into his Dao Domain, a disgrace!
"Die!"
His fiery punch shook the array, the divine patterns on it smoking as if they were melting.
Li Hao's pupils constricted, and he continued to slash, his entire body's major meridians activated, drawing in the power of heaven and earth, and striking with all his might.
His power was now greater than it was outside, thanks to the True Demon Blood Technique, which had refined his physical body to the level of an Eight-Forged Divine Weapon.
Thud!
The sword light struck the fiery, magma-like fist, the sword qi burning, but the flames only slightly diminished.
Although Li Hao could attack Candlelight Deity within the Dao Domain, the suppression from the Dao Domain made his strikes insufficiently powerful.
The attacks from the others, however, were melted the moment they entered the Dao Domain, leaving not even ashes behind.
"We can't hold on."
Li Xiaoran's face was grim as he transmitted a message to Li Hao.
Li Hao's gaze grew even colder. He took a deep breath and entered the Immortal Transformation Realm.
The Heaven-Earth Meridian, like a pump, drew in the surrounding power of heaven and earth, causing Li Hao's power to surge wildly. His eyes emitted divine light, and his hair flew wildly.
He raised the Green Frost Sword and swung it again. The sword light seemed to draw in the light of the sky, condensing into an extreme cold frost sword intent, which suddenly slashed out.
The green sword light, like a divine rainbow, shot into the Dao Domain, transforming into burning sword light. Despite the flames, its speed did not diminish, and it shot straight toward Candlelight Deity.
Candlelight Deity's expression changed, the divine fire on his forehead shooting out again, but it was torn apart by the burning sword qi. The sword qi, undiminished, continued its attack.
Candlelight Deity was shocked and roared, swinging his fist to strike.
Bang!
The fiery punch shook the air, and the sword light was dispelled by the impact. However, the terrifying power left a sword mark on Candlelight Deity's fist.
Candlelight Deity was injured!
"Husband!"
Lady Yin's face turned to shock at the sight.
The Great Peace Dao Domain, actually wounded by a mere Three Eternities Realm?!
"You!"
Candlelight Deity's fist throbbed with pain, and he was taken aback, never expecting to be injured within his Dao Domain.
Li Hao's eyes glowed with divine light, revealing an even fiercer killing intent. He seemed to have discerned the limits of the Dao Domain's rules that could suppress him.
At this moment, he had transcended to 30% Immortality, and combined with his refined body and the enhancements from various divine medicines, he could barely wound a Dao Realm opponent!
" Bastard!"
Candlelight Deity was so enraged that his whole body trembled. Golden flames rapidly spread from his eyes to his entire body, making him look like a god bathed in flames. He stood across from Li Hao, who was covered in crimson gold, like two divine beings about to clash!
"I will kill you!"
Candlelight Deity roared and swung his fist at the array again.
But before his fist could land, the array suddenly exploded.
Li Hao and Candlelight Deity were both stunned. Li Hao's pupils contracted as he looked into the distance, where a young man in a tattered black robe stood above the eastern city, calmly withdrawing his hand.
Clearly, the array had been destroyed by him.
"Great Peace Dao Realm!"
Li Xiaoran's pupils contracted, and he urgently transmitted a message to Li Hao: "There's a change, let's go!"
"Finally decided to make a move, you damned dead souls!"
Candlelight Deity saw the young man in the tattered robe and a flash of anger crossed his eyes, but he quickly suppressed it.
The other party was a top Demon King of the Great Peace Dao Realm, and a genuine one at that.
He had previously used his Dao Domain to patrol the area, encountering terrifying auras lurking in the Demon Abyss. He had visited each one, intending to ally with them to break through Dragon City.
However, only two figures had responded to his summons, while the others who had previously agreed now ignored his signals, as if they couldn't be bothered.
Li Hao's expression also changed. Without the array to block, although he now had the power to barely contend with Candlelight Deity, the addition of a Great Peace Dao Realm opponent changed everything.
Today was only the third day, yet such a shocking turn of events had already occurred.
At this moment, Li Hao saw golden light converge before him, and the Ancient Characters of the Mourning River appeared:
Main Quest Updated:
Defend Dragon City for one day.
The countdown has started…
Seeing the leaping characters, which represented the ancient time units of Zi, Chou, Yin, and Mao, symbolizing the countdown in seconds, Li Hao's expression changed.
The defense time had been shortened from 3/10 to just one day. Had the demons launched a premature total assault?
Looking at Candlelight Deity, Li Hao seemed to understand. Although he felt anger, he also knew it was time to stop.
Continuing the fight would put him in danger and endanger Li Xiaoran as well.
"Go!"
Li Hao growled, suddenly unleashing seven or eight sword lights, slashing at Candlelight Deity while also attacking Lu Yuan and Lady Yin to cover Li Xiaoran's retreat.
Li Xiaoran, who had previously witnessed Li Hao's terrifying Body Movement Techniques, didn't waste time. He swiftly led the charge, using two secret techniques as he headed toward the Divine General Manor.
However, his mind remained focused on Li Hao. If Li Hao was in danger, he was prepared to burn his divine soul to protect him at the cost of his own life!
This was the hope of the Li Family, and the only one who could truly bring his Elder Brother back to liberation!
"Ughaaaaa…"
Suddenly, a fierce and mournful roar erupted from the Divine General Manor.
The figure was enveloped in surging black qi, resembling a demon or a ghost, with a grotesque face, roaring as it charged at the tattered-robed youth who had broken the array.
"Elder Brother…"
Li Xiaoran immediately recognized it as Li Tianzong.
Originally, the defense of Dragon City was supposed to last four days, and after the city fell, he would undergo a transformation, as if his obsession was awakening, entering a state similar to demonic possession.
But now that Dragon City had fallen early, he had entered this state prematurely.
Li Xiaoran's eyes filled with sorrow, knowing that defending Dragon City was his Elder Brother's final obsession before his death.
(End of Chapter)
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