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Chapter 222: Slashing the Prodigy, Elevating the Divine Name
Chapter 222: Slashing the Prodigy, Elevating the Divine Name
"Pain!"
The short man screamed, staring at Li Hao in horror. Even if the other party was prepared, his close-range attack shouldn't have been so easily blocked, right?
But it was blocked, what strange force was that!
"Are you Fourth Establishment Realm?!"
The short man was shocked. He couldn't see through Li Hao's aura, but judging by Li Hao's age, the best he could have achieved was the Three Eternities Realm.
"Spare me, I'll give you the item, don't kill me..."
Without waiting for Li Hao's response, the short man hurriedly pulled out a belt and handed it to Li Hao: "The Dao Essence Blood Fruit is in there, spare me!"
Dao Essence Blood Fruit?
Li Hao was somewhat surprised. Ji Yunge had just mentioned this item, and now it was right in front of him.
However, the item was in the belt? Li Hao felt skeptical but didn't take it. Instead, he suddenly threw a punch, aiming directly at the other's head.
The short man, who was being pursued, now offered this treasure to Li Hao, clearly trying to shift the danger onto him. It seemed like a plea for mercy, but his true intentions were malicious.
"You..."
The short man was enraged and roared, a Golden Talisman igniting in his palm, which turned out to be a Sacred Heart Amulet.
The Golden Talisman burned, emitting intense Divine Light that enveloped his body, trying to block Li Hao's punch.
But the moment Li Hao saw the Golden Talisman, he reacted swiftly, activating the "Flying Segment" attribute, doubling his attack range.
The punch had only been halfway through when the terrifying destructive force struck the other's head.
With a loud thud, it sounded like a fruit bursting.
The short man's mouth slightly opened, and in his last moment, he still couldn't believe why he was dying.
But his body had already lost its ability to move, and a Divine Soul emerged from his skull, fleeing into the distance.
However, Li Hao's condensed Sword Qi, with the "Hidden Bow" attribute, had already been hidden around him. As the Divine Soul burst out, it was instantly slashed.
When the Sword Qi used "Hidden Bow" to conceal itself, its killing power doubled.
At that moment, it split the short man's Divine Soul, and the Sword Qi exploded like a porcupine, tearing the Divine Soul to pieces.
The short man was only at the Three Eternities Realm, and in front of Li Hao, he didn't even have the chance to use the Sacred Heart Amulet to save his life.
Everything happened in an instant. The short man's physical body and Divine Soul were both destroyed, leaving only the activated Sacred Heart Amulet, which enveloped his headless corpse.
All that was left was to wait for the talisman to burn out, leaving just a corpse.
In this brief moment, three figures behind had already caught up, and seeing Li Hao quickly kill the short man, they were all taken aback. They immediately surrounded Li Hao, forming a triangular formation to lock him down.
"Damn thief, it's too easy for him to die without me killing him myself!"
The young man at the front, looking at the headless corpse, still had a trace of anger in his eyes. The other was only at the Three Immortalities Realm but had almost taken the Dao Essence Blood Fruit from him, a shameful act indeed!
"Boy, hand over the corpse. I am from the Ancient Holy Clan Qin Family. You'd better not be as foolish as that idiot!"
The young man shouted at Li Hao, his gaze carefully examining him. The more he looked, the more he frowned. This young man didn't seem to be from the Great Wasteland Sky.
But a low-tier Human Race outside the Great Wasteland Sky, at such a young age, how could he have such cultivation, capable of killing a Three Eternities Realm opponent in an instant?
Li Hao held the corpse enveloped in Divine Light, raising an eyebrow slightly. "Shouldn't you thank me first? I stopped him and killed him for you."
"Young man, hand over the Dao Essence Blood Fruit first, and my Young Master will reward you handsomely."
Another middle-aged man beside him stared intently at Li Hao, speaking gently but quietly emitting an aura to envelop the surroundings, sensing all directions to see if Li Hao was alone.
An elderly man, meanwhile, discreetly locked down the surrounding environment, using secret techniques to prevent Li Hao from escaping like the short man had, relying on the Sacred Heart Amulet and secret techniques.
Li Hao, possessing the Heaven-Earth Meridian, had an extremely refined perception of his surroundings. Although the other party's movements and probing were subtle, he immediately sensed them, his eyes turning cold. The other party clearly had murderous intentions.
A flicker of anger rose in his heart. These people from the Great Wasteland Sky seemed to have even less regard for rules and order.
"Say what you want, but give me that corpse first!" the young man said angrily, his earlier irritation at the short, provocative man still simmering.
"What if I don't want to?" Li Hao replied.
The young man's eyes turned icily cold, and he snarled, "Then you're asking for death!"
"Die!"
The old man, having scanned the surroundings, felt a sense of relief. He exchanged a glance with the middle-aged man, confirming that aside from Li Hao, there was no one else around. This meant that the young man before them had come alone, from who knew where.
Without any courtesy, he launched a sudden attack.
As a member of the Ancient Holy Clan, there was no one they dared not kill. Even if Li Hao was a disciple of a Holy Race, it made no difference. In the Great Wasteland Sky, the strong ruled, and those who were weaker deserved to die!
With a loud thud.
Such a close-range attack, delivered by a Fourth Establishment Realm old servant of the Ancient Holy Clan, who had mastered extremely profound Holy Race cultivation techniques, was like a lightning strike. Guided by Dao Resonance, there was no way to avoid it.
Li Hao did not choose to dodge. The attack was so swift that his back trembled, and he leaned forward slightly, feeling a sharp pain.
But soon, the Indestructible Treasure Body activated, swiftly healing the superficial wounds and eliminating the pain.
"How is this possible?!"
The old man's eyes widened in shock. This young man was not wearing any Divine Armor, yet he had withstood his attack with his bare flesh?
The young man and the middle-aged man were also taken aback, their expressions changing.
Li Hao's eyes turned icy cold. Using Object Manipulation Power, he levitated the headless corpse to one side, then suddenly stepped forward, his movements leaving no trace in the Heaven and Earth, closing the distance to the young man in an instant.
"You!"
The young man's face changed, a mix of shock and anger. He suddenly raised his hand and swung his sword.
But Li Hao's fist shattered the sword light. The sharp blade scraped against Li Hao's fist, sparking and leaving a bloody mark, clearly indicating it was a high-grade Divine Weapon.
As the sword light shattered, Li Hao's fist struck the young man's chest.
A low growl erupted from the young man's chest, followed by the appearance of a dark black tortoise shadow that roared at Li Hao, using its back to block the punch.
Li Hao's eyes widened in surprise. The young man was wearing a Golden Silk Robe, which contained Divine Armor. This Golden Silk Robe was no ordinary garment; it seemed to be impervious to water and fire, soft yet incredibly resilient.
The powerful impact sent the young man flying, the black tortoise shadow thinning.
Since he had made his move, he would ensure it was thorough.
Divine Light flashed in Li Hao's eyes, and he stepped forward, pursuing his target.
"Damn it, don't be so arrogant!"
The middle-aged man, enraged, suddenly produced an Ancient Spear. Roughly crafted like a stone, it exuded an ancient and wild aura, and he thrust it at Li Hao.
Li Hao did not block it; instead, he used the Heaven and Earth Traceless Technique to sidestep, his Body Movement Techniques greatly enhanced by the Tomes.
Like a bolt of lightning, he caught up to the young man.
A fierce punch gathered in Li Hao's hand, and he struck again.
"You're asking for death!"
The young man roared with anger, a hint of fear creeping into his heart. This young man was like a wild dragon, his power terrifying. Despite the Divine Armor protecting him, he felt his blood churn, a clear sign of the immense force. After all, he was in the Dao Mind Realm!
Now that Li Hao had engaged in battle, the effect of his Omni Attributes in concealing his cultivation greatly diminished. As a result, his cultivation level became clear: he was merely in the Three Eternities Realm!
Prodigies always triumphed over adversity, but today, he was being humiliated by someone of lesser cultivation. The young man could hardly believe it.
Blinding sword light, like black flames, whistled through the air, but Li Hao instantly activated his Supreme Body, entering a brief state of invincibility.
As the sword, now bereft of its Dao Resonance and sight lock, sliced through the air, it seemed to move with an almost ethereal silence, its blade glinting faintly in the available light. Despite being directly in Li Hao's line of sight, the sword's trajectory was as if it had been guided by an unseen force, deliberately avoiding any contact with him. The air around it appeared to ripple, ever so slightly, as if the very fabric of space was being subtly manipulated to ensure the sword's passage was unhindered. The absence of any sound, the lack of even the slightest whisper of its movement, made the scene feel surreal, as if time itself had been warped to allow the sword to pass by Li Hao without leaving any trace of its presence. The sword's silent, ghostly glide seemed almost... intentional, as if it was not just a simple miss but a deliberate avoidance, orchestrated by forces beyond the mundane realm of physical combat.
Bang!
Li Hao's fist struck again, and the tortoise phantom roared out once more. However, this time, the fist's intent surged like a storm, overwhelming it instantly.
The phantom dispersed, and Li Hao's punch struck the young man's chest. The Golden Silk Robe dented, and a large, deep pit formed in his chest, bones breaking and internal organs shifting.
The young man spat out a mouthful of blood and flew backward, like a golden canary with broken wings.
"Young Master!"
The middle-aged man and the elder had already caught up, their faces pale with shock. How could the Young Master, protected by a Divine Armor, still suffer such a severe injury?
You've provided a long sequence of repeated characters, which appears to be a playful or humorous expression rather than a question or topic that requires a specific answer. If you're looking for a response that matches the playful tone of your input, I could say something like, "That's a lot of crazy!" or "You've certainly emphasized your point!"
The Divine Sword was extremely sharp, and in Li Hao's hands, it unleashed a power that surpassed what the young man had previously demonstrated, cleaving the middle-aged man in two!
Even the Divine Soul within was severed and erased.
"You're quite decisive, kid, but it's a shame that Reversing Fate got away."
Ji Yunge had been hidden within Li Hao all along, not showing himself. He watched as Li Hao swiftly dispatched the Qin Family youth and smiled.
"Will he go back to report this?"
Li Hao frowned, worried that a minor skirmish might bring the elders down on him, which would be quite troublesome.
"Of course he will."
Ji Yunge said, "Otherwise, what would be the point of the Qin Family sending a Fate Reversal Realm cultivator to protect this young one? However, it seems he doesn't intend to go back."
As he spoke, a plume of black smoke rose from the distant mountains, signaling something.
"That's the Qin Family's distress signal. It seems there are other Qin Family experts nearby."
Ji Yunge continued, "Looks like they plan to settle the score right away."
...
Before a crimson cliff, there was a large hole, from which a twisted, withered vine, several dozen feet long, protruded, gently writhing and twitching.
Outside the cliff, on the low hills, many figures had gathered, each dressed differently. They were the young elites of various tribes and families from the Great Wasteland Sky.
They gazed at the body of the Crimson Vine Demon King, their eyes gleaming with excitement, waiting for it to emerge.
They had come here to vie for the Dao Essence Blood Fruit, but unexpectedly, they discovered the Crimson Vine Demon King in the midst of its transformation, refining its second blood body.
Now, halfway through the process, it couldn't stop, and although it sensed the intruders, it was powerless to do anything.
The intruders did not interrupt the process, choosing instead to wait for the second blood body to be fully refined. This blood body would absorb a significant portion of the Crimson Vine Demon King's essence and medicinal power, making it as valuable as a ten-thousand-year-old blood ginseng, far more precious than the Dao Essence Blood Fruit.
This was why, even though the Dao Essence Blood Fruit had been stolen earlier, few had pursued it.
Besides focusing on the soon-to-be-born second blood body, the Ancient Holy Clan Qin Family had also dispatched a Young Master to hunt down the thief.
For a single Dao Essence Blood Fruit, they had restrained themselves from conflicting with the Qin Family, but the second blood body was a different matter.
"The Qin Family's prodigy, Qin Tianchen, is also here. It will be difficult to snatch it."
"Let's see how fate plays out. The Crimson Vine Demon King isn't easy to provoke, and there are other families as well. We'll see who makes the first move."
Many eyes were fixed on a few exceptional figures within the crowd, one of whom was particularly striking—the Ancient Holy Clan Qin Family's prodigy, Qin Tianchen.
Rumors had it that he was born with a saintly bone, possessed extraordinary talent, and had the potential to become a sage. He began cultivating at the age of three and reached the Divine Wanderer Realm by ten.
By the age of fourteen, he had advanced to the Heavenly Master Realm, and at seventeen, he reached the Three Immortalities Realm, defeating a Demon King with great ferocity.
Now, at twenty-four, his strength was already on par with many of the older generation, dominating the region. It was said that he had recently ventured deep into the Great Wasteland and single-handedly slain an ancient fierce beast!
In the crowd, Qin Tianchen stood out, his appearance refined and his posture exceptional, quietly observing the Crimson Vine Demon King within the cave.
A few figures nearby occasionally glanced at him, their eyes filled with gravity.
It was rumored that he had already reached the Force Mastery Limit and mastered the Divine Power State, and yet he had come here.
As everyone waited, a plume of black smoke suddenly shot up into the sky from the distance.
Two elders beside Qin Tianchen were taken aback, their faces changing immediately. The direction of the smoke was where the second Young Master had gone to chase the thief.
Qin Tianchen, catching the movement out of the corner of his eye, also noticed it. His usually cold expression faltered, and his eyes widened abruptly as a powerful aura erupted from him, and he soared into the sky.
"Great Young Master!"
In the distance, a Divine Soul raced toward them, the elder who had previously attacked Li Hao.
He saw Qin Tianchen, who had just taken to the air, and urgently said, "Young Master, someone is trying to seize the Dao Essence Blood Fruit and kill Young Master."
"Who?!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Tianchen's eyes narrowed. He had come here to protect his younger brother and help him obtain the Dao Essence Blood Fruit. Now, someone dared to try to kill his brother?
All those who had come to compete were already present, and no one had left.
Seeing that the old servant was left with only a Divine Soul, his expression changed. "Where is Tianyu?"
"I, I used Reversing Fate to escape..." The old servant stammered, his heart filled with fear and tension.
Qin Tianchen's eyes instantly flashed with a divine light like thunder. "So, you abandoned my brother and escaped on your own?"
"Great Young Master, please, go and save Young Master..." The old servant hurriedly said. He had used Fate-Defying Chance to escape, but Young Master was only at the Dao Mind Realm. It was likely that he could not escape the danger. He hoped it was not too late to save him.
Qin Tianchen's face darkened, and he wanted to slap the old servant to death, but he couldn't afford to waste time on that. He turned and took a step forward, just as he was about to chase after his brother, he saw a figure speeding towards him from a distance. The figure was wearing a Golden Silk Robe and carrying a Shimmering Silver Sword.
This attire was exactly what his brother wore.
But the person wearing it was a young man.
Li Hao, after the great battle in Liangzhou and his escape to the Mourning River, was already in tattered clothing. He had killed the young man and stripped him of his clothes. These were valuable garments, so he had taken them to cover himself, replacing his own torn robes.
As for the Divine Armor, it was already useless, so he hadn't bothered to take it.
Now, he had come to strike first and to prevent himself from being caught and searched, which could lead to strong enemies being alerted to the Great Wasteland Sky and causing trouble for the Great Yu Divine Dynasty.
"So many people?"
Li Hao's gaze swept over the area, seeing figures on the nearby hills.
His eyes locked onto the old man's Divine Soul, who was pleading to a young man. He immediately understood that this young man was likely the one the old man had sought for help.
"Is it you?!"
Qin Tianchen saw Li Hao wearing his brother's clothes and holding his brother's sword, and his eyes instantly reddened. The cold, indifferent expression on his face instantly turned to rage.
"Who are you?!"
Two elders who were with Qin Tianchen also rushed over, and upon seeing Li Hao's attire, they were shocked and quickly shouted in anger.
The sudden change in the situation startled everyone. Those waiting nearby for the Crimson Vine Demon King to manifest its blood body all looked over in shock.
From the looks of it, the Qin Tianchen's brother who had just gone out seemed to have been killed?
They immediately recognized Li Hao's attire. His clothes had been stripped, and his weapon taken, clearly indicating that the person was dead!
"That young man, who is he?"
"He looks to be in his teens, what clan's prodigy is he?"
"Who dares to kill someone from the ancient Qin Family and even chase after them? This guy has some serious guts!"
Everyone watched in shock, discussing the events with amazement.
"Listen up, I come from the Ancient Divine Race, the Heavenly Race!"
Li Hao heard the elder's question and thought, "They're giving me an opening." He had come here to conceal his identity. If he left, he wouldn't know what methods the Ancient Holy Clans might use to trace him back to the Great Wasteland Sky, which would be troublesome.
Since you are the Holy Race, it's not too much to claim I'm from a divine race, right?
When Li Hao loudly responded, the world fell silent for a moment, and everyone was stunned.
The Ancient Divine Race?
Did they hear that right? They had never heard of such a name!
In the Great Wasteland Sky, there was an ancient divine race?
Everyone was shocked, feeling as if they had gained new insight.
Qin Tianchen was also taken aback. His angry face showed a hint of doubt. The Ancient Divine Race?
He had never heard of it from his elders. The Ancient Holy Clans were called the Holy Race because their ancestors were ancient sages!
Therefore, they all had the bloodline of ancient sages.
This young man claimed to be from a divine race. Could he be a descendant of a god?
But where in the world were there gods? They had never even heard of such a thing!
(End of Chapter)
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