Chapter 387: Painting Stars to Kill a Sage
Chapter 387: Painting Stars to Kill a Sage
"What is Venerable Hao doing, actually aiding the Demon Race?"
"Has he gone mad? This is betraying the Primordial Ancestor."
"If the Star Sage wants to kill him, no one will help him now."
At the Demon-slaying assembly, many Sages, upon seeing Li Hao's actions, felt somewhat insane. Stopping the Star Sage from slaying the Demon Race right in front of the Primordial Ancestor, even if Li Hao is the key to the Ancient Hall, it would likely not end well for him.
"Hao Tian..."
Among the Sages, Xiao Tianyu's face was also somewhat grim. He couldn't help but look at the white-haired, white-browed Sage sitting beside the Primordial Ancestor, his senior brother.
He is also the second disciple of the Primordial Ancestor, with unparalleled talent and monstrous strength.
No one knew that he was actually a Supreme Sage.
Only he knew that the Master's strength was far more terrifying than the outside world imagined. Li Hao's step was a mistake!
Many people looked at the Primordial Ancestor, wanting to see his reaction, but saw that the Primordial Ancestor remained calm, showing no change.
The white-haired, white-browed Sage beside the Primordial Ancestor, however, had his eyes flicker with a hint of coldness.
In the void battlefield, the Star Sage saw Li Hao actually intervene for the Divine Race and couldn't help but laugh.
"Do you think that just because you are needed to open the Ancient Hall, no one will touch you? Even if the Primordial Ancestor protects you now, once the Ancient Hall is opened, it will be your end!"
He said telepathically.
Li Hao didn't bother to respond. The other party was overthinking it. He simply didn't want to see Ying Xiaoxiao die right in front of him, that was all.
As for whether it counted as betraying the Primordial Ancestor, it was a baseless claim. He had never sworn allegiance to the Primordial Ancestor, so how could it be considered betrayal?
Living to ascend, yet lacking the ability to protect someone, would make life rather meaningless.
Seeing that Li Hao didn't respond, the Star Sage coldly snorted, his body emitting waves of starlight. In the void beside him, a star domain instantly formed.
Within this star domain, fist-sized luminous orbs began to appear, growing in number, dozens, hundreds, thousands, forming a vast starry sky.
"Let's see your power to slay Xu Zu!"
The Star Sage's eyes flashed with a cold light as he suddenly attacked. The starlight shot out rays of light, illuminating his figure with an extraordinary brilliance. The condensed starlight pierced through the void, reaching Li Hao in an instant.
This light was impossible to evade, it was too fast. But as the starlight approached, Li Hao's Dao Domain manifested, and the starlight seemed to be frozen in the Eternal Dao Domain. Hundreds of starlight beams looked like meteors, creating a breathtaking scene.
Boom!
Then, these starlights shattered like smoke.
The Star Sage raised an eyebrow. The Eternal Dao Domain, indeed, was as rumored, quite formidable.
"Earth Yellow Star, suppress!"
He raised his hand, and one of the stars in the star domain suddenly shone brightly. At the same time, a yellowish light appeared beyond the Heavenly Curtain above, spanning thousands of miles, and enveloped down.
"The Earth Yellow Star has been activated!"
"I've heard that the Star Sage can harness the power of the Heavenly Stars!"
"A single star is a vast world!"
Many Sages focused their gaze, sensing the immense power from the yellowish light, as if a Supreme Sage was moving heaven and earth.
Bathed in the yellowish starlight, the Star Sage seemed like an emperor, pointing his finger down at Li Hao.
As his finger pressed down, a vast and overwhelming force descended. The outline of the Earth Yellow Star's shadow appeared hundreds of meters above Li Hao's head, blocking the sky and the sun, completely blocking out the light.
The sudden appearance of such a massive object, pressing down with overwhelming force, made everyone's hearts race.
Li Hao raised his head, his expression unchanged. The way the Star Sage harnessed Heavenly Stars Power felt somewhat familiar to him.
While using his Dao Domain to block, he quickly raised his finger, treating the void as paper and the power of Heaven and Earth as ink. With a swift stroke, he conjured a star.
From beneath his feet, an Earth Yellow Star also rose, hurtling forward to collide.
A thunderous explosion echoed through the Void Sky Abyss. Both stars carried a portion of the original Earth Yellow Star’s power, and their shattering collision sent shockwaves that spanned thousands of miles.
Apart from the Sages, the tens of millions of Divine Race troops were also shaken by the impact.
Such a display made the Divine Race army seem pale in comparison.
After the explosive shock, Li Hao’s body remained steadfast, and the same was true for the Star Sage, though his expression had changed.
What kind of technique is this? Li Hao could actually replicate his attack, and it seemed even more powerful.
“Unfortunately, the Earth Yellow Star I drew is just a depiction of the real Earth Yellow Star…”
Li Hao frowned slightly as he saw his drawn Earth Yellow Star shattered, feeling a tinge of regret. The stars in the sky were all painted.
If they were real stars, drawing upon their essence would make the attack even more terrifying.
“I didn’t expect you to comprehend the path of stars. At your young age, you truly are impressive.” The Star Sage said softly.
Li Hao’s performance had indeed made him take him more seriously, which meant he would now exert his full strength to suppress him.
Bang!
He raised his hand, and another star shone in the sky. The temperature around them rapidly increased, and the space seemed to warp, invoking the Laws of Scorching Heat.
“Heavenly Sun Star!”
The Star Sage summoned the power of the Heavenly Sun Star, known as the “Little Sun.” The sky above the Void Sky Abyss suddenly brightened countless times, and a scorching wave of heat spread.
A blazing star descended, its size so vast that it could overshadow the tens of millions of Divine Race troops, making them seem insignificant. This was the power of a top-tier Three Calamities Sage.
Li Hao looked up and raised his hand again, this time with greater focus.
He carefully painted, his finger stirring the void as if on a painting board, freely splashing ink.
In the blink of an eye, the entire Void Sky Abyss seemed to boil.
The intense heat soared more than tenfold, blending with the power of the Laws’ essence. Many Sages felt beads of sweat trickling down their foreheads.
Before the Divine Race army, the god king’s eyes flashed with a cold light, and he exuded a crimson power, shielding the troops behind him.
Even with him blocking most of the heat, the Divine Race army still felt as if they were in a sea of fire, their divine armor unable to withstand it.
Beneath Li Hao’s feet, the void turned a deep red.
An incomparable sun rose from below, like a rising dawn, radiating boundless might and scorching power.
The Star Sage was taken aback, his pupils contracting slightly.
Bang!!
The blazing sun soared upward, colliding with the Heavenly Sun Star.
Compared to Li Hao’s divine yang, the Heavenly Sun Star paled in comparison, its size only a tenth of the former.
Li Hao had not drawn the Heavenly Sun Star but the divine yang that illuminated all heavens.
With a thunderous boom, the Heavenly Sun Star shattered under the intense impact. The divine yang, carrying the remnants of the Heavenly Sun Star, surged toward the Star Sage.
The Star Sage’s long hair rapidly turned withered, and his blood seemed to be boiling away. Shock filled his eyes—how could Li Hao harness the power of the divine yang?!
He had practiced for many years, just one step away from becoming a Supreme Sage. That one step he lacked was the ability to integrate the divine yang into his star domain.
It seemed that the divine yang was not a power of the stars.
“Break!”
The Star Sage roared, his star domain becoming extraordinarily brilliant. Countless stars lit up, and it seemed as if many more stars appeared in the sky above his head.
Immediately, the outlines of Stars descended, like meteors hurtling towards the divine yang.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sounds came thick and fast, the void trembling repeatedly. Each collision shattered the outlines of the Stars, the explosive roars echoing like an Immortal Deity wielding a hammer to strike the earth, incredibly awe-inspiring.
However, the scorching Laws surrounding the divine yang burned these Star outlines, significantly reducing their impact.
Moreover, the divine yang itself was one of the true Heavenly Stars.
Unlike the countless stars in the sky, which were all drawn.
Thus, the divine yang that Li Hao was currently drawing contained genuine star essence!
Its speed was too fast, its size too immense. In the blink of an eye, the deafening collision sounds dissipated, and the divine yang enveloped the figure of the Star Sage.
A mottled aura appeared, and the Star Sage's aura vanished abruptly.
On the Demon Slaying Assembly, many Sages suddenly stood up, shocked by the scene.
Though the divine yang was millions of miles away, its light and might seemed to be right before their eyes.
"Star Sage, dead?"
"How is that possible!"
"This is too exaggerated. Isn't the Heavenly Venerated Hao known for his Sword Art? Why is he using Star Power?"
The Holy Capital's inhabitants felt their hearts race. The divine yang's deterrent power was too strong, as if it could sweep away a large area of Sages.
If this power were used to attack a Holy Land, the entire Holy Land would likely turn to ashes.
The range was vast, and the destructive power was proportional—terrifying!
On the other side of the battlefield, where the Nether Saint and the Feasting Saint were battling the Dragon God, they also sensed the intense commotion and couldn't help but glance over.
When they saw the divine yang engulfing the Star Sage, the Nether Saint's expression changed slightly.
That young man had only recently become famous and reached the Sage realm in less than sixty years, yet he possessed such formidable combat strength?
And he was only a First Calamity Saint.
"Art Dao Ascension?"
Beside him, the Feasting Saint's eyes showed surprise and contemplation. His own Dao of Feasting was quite different from the mainstream, and he had thought he was an outlier in All Heavens. But now, he had encountered a kindred spirit.
Moreover, he had heard that the other's Sword Dao was formidable. Could it be that he was both a swordsman and an artist?
Earlier, when Li Hao had severed the Nether Saint's destructive power with a single sword strike, he had seen that the Sword Dao was indeed powerful.
At this moment, Li Hao looked at the place where the Star Sage's aura had vanished, his eyes narrowing slightly.
He didn't stop. The disappearance of the other's aura meant that the Physical Body had vaporized, but there was still Divine Blood left behind.
The other had also cultivated Divine Blood!
"Annihilation!"
Li Hao controlled the divine yang, causing it to implode and explode inward.
Instantly, the divine yang's light intensified by several times, and then it burst forth suddenly.
"Oh no!"
Many Sages changed color, hurriedly using Saint Path Power to shield themselves.
Even at a distance of millions of miles, the shockwave was still strong enough to affect them.
In the Void Sky Abyss, the god king's expression darkened. This was the first time he had witnessed the battle of this Monster, and it was even more terrifying than he had expected.
It was hard to imagine that the other had only recently Ascended.
His cloak billowed, and a crimson power spread, forming a wall that stretched for thousands of miles to protect the Divine Race army.
On the Demon Slaying Assembly, the Primordial Ancestor narrowed his eyes and vanished abruptly.
In front of the Void Sky Abyss, the god king seemed to sense something and smiled coldly. He had done this intentionally.
Whoosh!
His figure also vanished suddenly.
While everyone's attention was still drawn to the terrifying shockwave from the divine yang's explosion, a more fearsome crack appeared above the divine yang, dispersing the explosive power.
Subsequently, the crack widened, as if it were about to tear the entire sky apart.
Two figures, one green and one red, clashed rapidly inside the crack before vanishing into its depths.
Many people immediately snapped back to their senses, their gazes sweeping around to realize that the Primordial Ancestor and the God King were both gone.
"The Primordial Ancestor has made his move!"
"That crack, created by the battle between the Primordial Ancestor and the God King—this is the impact of a top-tier Supreme Sage’s battle, isn't it?"
"Terrifying, I can't even see their figures."
"Their battle has transcended the Sage level; this power feels capable of tearing apart all heavens!"
Many Sages were stunned, straining to see, and at this moment, no one even thought about the Star Sage’s fate.
After all, the most crucial moment of this all-heaven battle had arrived.
Whether the Primordial Ancestor or the God King emerged victorious, it would mean the other side would be massacred!
What no one expected was that the person who created this critical moment was Li Hao.
At the same time, the explosive light of the divine yang was absorbed by the crack above, quickly dissipating, leaving only a faint black trace in the void.
Though not large, some people noticed it and their gazes toward Li Hao carried a hint of shock.
While this faint black trace was not as intense as the crack from the Primordial Ancestor and the God King’s clash, the fact that it could have such a lasting impact on the void was already a sign of Supreme Sage-level power!
Li Hao scanned the area but found no trace of the Star Sage’s divine blood; it had all been annihilated.
He retracted his Dao Domain and looked up, his gaze falling on the endless crack in the battlefield. However, he could only see two terrifying Great Dao Powers continuously intertwining and colliding within the crack.
Each collision caused destruction far more terrifying than when he had just detonated the divine yang.
Li Hao’s expression grew serious. Such power was beyond even his Full Power Eruption.
At his current level, he still had a significant gap compared to the Primordial Ancestor and the God King, those top-tier Supreme Sages.
Soon, two more terrifying auras emerged from the Void Rift, radiating tribulation power.
Li Hao knew that both sides were now using Dao Tribulation Imperial Weapons.
At this moment, the Nether Saint, the Feasting Saint, and the Dragon God on the other side of the battlefield also stopped, closely observing the situation of this battle.
Their clashes were merely to create opportunities, to expose the other’s weaknesses, but this opportunity had been created by Li Hao.
Now, the battle between the God King and the Primordial Ancestor was so intense that even Sages found it difficult to intervene, unless they were Supreme Sages.
Li Hao focused for a moment but could not see the specifics. His gaze then shifted to the demon slaying assembly, where he noticed that the white-haired, white-browed Sage had vanished at some point.
Li Hao’s eyes narrowed slightly. Although the Sage’s aura was concealed, he felt that the individual was extremely formidable, not inferior to top-tier Three Calamities Sages like the Star Sage and the Nether Saint.
"Take advantage of their battle and run quickly."
At this moment, Li Hao heard Ying Xiaoxiao’s telepathy.
He looked at her, seeing the concern and tension on her face.
"Ancestor doesn’t trust you and is unwilling to help you. This time, our Divine Race won’t lose. Ancestor still has hidden cards. Once we win, you can come back."
"It’s fine. No matter who wins, I’ll be safe."
Li Hao reassured her, responding gently.
As long as the Ancient Hall remained, he was not in danger. When the Ancient Hall opened, his role as the key would inevitably make him a target, regardless of his previous performance. Li Hao had long understood this.
After all, those who got on the cart first would naturally want to lock the door and destroy the key.
(End of Chapter)
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