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Chapter 412: One Man Defends All Heavens (Part 2)
Chapter 412: One Man Defends All Heavens (Part 2)
Moreover, they felt a terrifying soul Intimidation from Li Hao's Soul Spirit, far surpassing their own Ultimate Realm Soul Spirits!
Peng!
As Li Hao's Soul Spirit attacked, the four second-stage ancient demons were the first to be hit, their bodies shattered by Li Hao's hand blade.
Then, a golden arc of light sliced through the third-stage ancient demons' Soul Spirits, and in the blink of an eye, the arc ended, and the ancient demons' Soul Spirits exploded and dissipated.
Heaven and Earth fell silent.
The ancient demons' roars, which seemed to echo from yesterday, now felt incredibly unreal.
Li Hao raised his hand, and as the six damaged Immortal Swords returned one by one, he stored them in his Heavenly Earth Space. At this moment, the Saints gradually came to their senses.
But seeing the dozen or so ancient demons, now stiff and lifeless in the air, the Saints were dumbfounded, their faces filled with disbelief.
Earlier, they had seen Li Hao instantly kill a third-stage ancient demon in the Ancient Hall, thinking it was due to his Full Power Eruption. They never imagined that with a mere gesture, he could instantly slay a dozen ancient demons. Everything happened too quickly.
The Primordial Ancestor and the God King were somewhat dazed. While they had expected Li Hao to be strong, they did not anticipate him to be so terrifying.
The Soul Spirit radiating Golden Light left an indelible impression on their minds.
Li Hao raised his hand again, and the dozen or so ancient demons in the air were also stored in his Heavenly Earth Space.
In an instant, the previously dark and oppressive sky cleared up, and the terrifying ancient demon corpses vanished.
On Holy Mountain, everyone stared in shock at the scene. The terrifying ancient demons had been slain by the Heavenly Venerated Hao in the blink of an eye, which was simply unbelievable.
"Now, you should return to the Ancient Hall and continue fulfilling your duties, making up for your mistakes."
Li Hao turned and said coldly to the Saints and the Primordial Ancestor.
The Primordial Ancestor came to his senses and finally understood why Li Hao had rejected his earlier proposal of joining forces.
Li Hao did not need their help against these ancient demons.
After a brief pause, the Primordial Ancestor's face lit up with excitement, and he said to Li Hao, "Heavenly Venerated Hao, with your strength, we don't need to hide. These ancient demons can't even break in!"
Li Hao's eyes turned cold, and he said, "Didn't I make it clear before? These are just second-stage ancient demons. If their leaders, the first-stage ancient demons, were to come, even I would have to retreat. They are genuine True Immortal-level beings. Moreover, they have even more terrifying overlords behind them, capable of destroying the Immortal Gate!"
Hearing Li Hao's words, the crowd felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over them, instantly bringing them back to their senses.
"Is, is there really no way?"
A Sage trembled and asked.
Li Hao glanced at him and said coldly, "If you still consider yourselves saints, then shoulder your responsibilities. The only way is to seal the gap and wait for reinforcements from the outside Immortal Army. If they arrive, we can all be saved. If they don't, even I might end up perishing with you."
Hearing Li Hao's words, the Holy Capital residents looked desolate, deeply regretting their earlier actions that had broken the Immortal Path, but time could not be reversed.
"Go now, don't waste any more time here."
Li Hao waved his hand and said.
The Primordial Ancestor and the god king's expressions changed, and they fell silent for a moment. The Primordial Ancestor whispered, "We will bear the consequences of our mistakes. Everyone, let's go!"
Seeing the Primordial Ancestor bow his head, the other sages remained silent. Many of them already knew that if All Heavens were to face calamity, this might be the last thing they could do to help All Heavens.
To slow down the decline of All Heavens.
"Heavenly Venerated Hao, if you go to block the gap yourself..."
A sage whispered.
Before he could finish, he felt several sages around him looking at him, their eyes no longer filled with agreement but a hint of coldness.
Li Hao glanced coldly at the sage and said, "Blocking the Immortal Gate means being prepared to die. If the Ancient Demon Commander can destroy the Immortal Gate, the first to die will be the one blocking it. If I go, what about you?"
The sage's face turned pale, and he lowered his head, saying nothing more.
"Heavenly Venerated Hao, don't be angry. He doesn't speak for all of us. You're right; this is our mistake, and we must bear the consequences."
"Yes, if the Catastrophe truly comes, it will be our destiny."
The other sages said to Li Hao.
Since the Immortal Gate was breached, many of them had come to realize the situation. Their longing for immortality had turned into a hope for survival, but that hope was now shattered. Now, they only wished to do their best to help, at least to not betray the faith of the All Heavens Commoners.
The Primordial Ancestor bid farewell to Li Hao and led the sages away.
"Brother..."
Sword Saint looked at Sword Master, who was also among the sages. He had to return to fulfill the mission of blocking the Immortal Gate.
Their Master had once given them a choice between a sword and a talisman. The talisman was a Sacred Token, granting control over the Sword Ancestor Holy Land. He chose the talisman, while his brother chose the sword. He inherited the Master's Sword Dao, while his brother forged his own Sword Dao.
Now, once again, they were making different choices, and this time, it might be a permanent farewell.
Sword Master looked at Sword Saint, his eyes filled with complexity, but he said nothing, only with regret and a sigh.
As the Primordial Ancestor, the god king, and the sages left, Li Hao turned his gaze away, returning to the Holy Land.
Medicine Sage's eyes were filled with complexity. She hadn't expected Li Hao to be so formidable, no wonder he could live outside the Immortal Gate for twelve years.
"If they weren't so stubborn, with your talent, if you had cultivated to immortality, this world wouldn't be in such a state."
Medicine Sage sighed.
Li Hao shook his head. The past couldn't be changed, and talking about it now was meaningless.
"This Holy Land, you two take care of it. It seems there are ancient demons attacking other worlds. I'll go and deal with them."
Li Hao said to the two of them.
Medicine Sage was taken aback. She had received intelligence that many Minor Worlds were indeed under attack by ancient demons, but she hadn't expected Li Hao to know as well.
"Be careful."
Medicine Sage cautioned.
But as soon as she said it, she felt her words were somewhat redundant and smiled at Li Hao.
Li Hao bid farewell to Sword Master and turned to leave.
He could tell that other worlds were under attack by ancient demons because he saw the incense offerings decreasing, indicating that many of his followers were in danger.
With the sages being chased by over a dozen ancient demons, the Immortal Gate was left unguarded, and more ancient demons must have entered All Heavens.
Whoosh!
Li Hao flew out, his mind merging with Heaven and Earth, sensing a vague Heavenly Dao intent. Through Heavenly Opportunity, he quickly received guidance and arrived at the nearest Minor World.
As soon as he arrived, Li Hao detected the familiar scent of ancient demons.
Having consumed over ten thousand ancient demons, Li Hao was very familiar with their smell.
In a certain Divine Dynasty within this Minor World, dark clouds gathered, and the massive figures of ancient demons swept across the sky, their soul-devouring domains sweeping over the city and the land below. In an instant, countless commoners' divine souls were extracted, causing them to fall dead, while the low-level demons and beasts in the wilderness also had their souls extracted and collapsed on the ground.
The ancient demons swept through, leaving only death and silence in their wake.
The Sage of this Minor World had long since departed, and those left to guard the Holy Land were all Semi-Saints. Perhaps following the Sage's orders, they only activated the Holy Land Array to protect the Holy Land, unable to deal with the disaster in the Divine Dynasty.
"The ancient demons have arrived, flee quickly!"
"Help, save us!"
"Why have the saints allowed such monsters to enter? Who will save us?"
"Is the Sage still merciful? Is the Sage still merciful?"
Within the Divine Dynasty, cries of despair and panic echoed everywhere as people fled in terror.
The neighboring Divine Dynasties, upon receiving the news, also fled in a panic, crowding toward the Holy Land.
However, outside the Holy Land, a massive crowd of commoners had already gathered, but they were blocked by the Holy Land Array, unable to enter.
"Let us in, let us in!"
"We of the Fufeng Kingdom have worshipped your Wood Ancestor for years. Why won't you let us in?"
"The Sage is unkind, the Sage is unkind!"
The crowd before the Array was vast, filled with wailing and cursing.
Inside the Array, most of the disciples of the Holy Land had their family roots in the Divine Dynasties. But with the Holy Land's strict orders to seal off the area, they could only watch helplessly as their families were cut off and left to the mercy of the outside world, their faces filled with complex emotions.
"The Sage has gone to slay the ancient demons. Everyone, retreat and return to your own Divine Dynasties. Those who do not comply will be killed without mercy!"
A Semi-Saint stepped out from the Holy Land, his voice stern and angry.
He feared that the gathering of people might attract the ancient demons, leading to a catastrophic end for all.
Hearing the Semi-Saint's authoritative and merciless voice, the commoners outside were both terrified and enraged. Perhaps emboldened by their numbers, their fear turned into a cacophony of angry shouts.
The Semi-Saint of the Holy Land, seeing this, grew more agitated and gritted his teeth.
"This is your final warning. Retreat three thousand miles from the Holy Land, or we will activate the Holy Array, and there will be no mercy!"
As he spoke, he summoned numerous Elders, and with the power of the Holy Path Blueprint surging through the Sainthood Immersion Array, the Holy Array emitted a majestic and vast glow.
Under this Sage's Intimidation, many commoners were terrified and panicked. They cursed and wept as they turned and fled.
While some commoners were fleeing, more were still gathering from various Divine Dynasties.
The princes and princesses seeking refuge from those Divine Dynasties sat in their luxurious carriages, but in the chaos, the carriages were overturned, and they tumbled out, panic-stricken by the dense, surging crowd.
With the Holy Array's Intimidation, the crowd fell into chaos. Many weak and uncultivated commoners were trampled to death, their bodies crushed into pulp.
Amidst this chaos, a long, piercing howl echoed, and a crack opened in the sky. Dark mist poured out, followed by the massive, grotesque bodies of the ancient demons.
In an instant, the fleeing crowd and the Holy Land disciples and Semi-Saints within the Holy Array were all filled with terror.
As the dark mist descended, terrified screams filled the air, and souls were torn away.
Just as the ancient demons were about to wreak havoc, a brilliant Ultimate light streaked across the sky.
With a sharp sound, the ancient demon's fearsome body froze, and a dark Soul Spirit was forced out of its Physical Body.
Then, a beam of Golden Light whistled through the air.
Bang!
The ancient demon's Soul Spirit stopped moving, and its body exploded.
This scene left the countless people in the crowd stunned. The intense, piercing screams of terror gradually diminished, and only a few, utterly terrified individuals continued to push through the crowd, only to find that many around them had stopped moving.
Then, numerous voices erupted in excitement:
"The Sage, it's the Sage!"
Li Hao's figure emerged from the rift in the sky, retrieving his broken immortal sword with a casual gesture.
He glanced at the densely packed crowd below, noting that the number of people trampled to death in the panic was far greater than those killed by the ancient demons in the brief moment they had appeared.
He couldn't help but shake his head slightly. However, he didn't waste the opportunity and raised his hand to absorb the Extreme Dao Power from the ground.
As countless black mists gathered in his palm, Li Hao felt a small increase in his own Extreme Dao Power.
This scene looked like the work of Demons, but after Li Hao had just slain ancient demons, no one would associate him with the Demons.
Many Enlightened Realm and Fourth Establishment Realm warriors, with their powerful physiques, recognized Li Hao's face and immediately called out his name in excitement.
"It's Heavenly Venerated Hao, Heavenly Venerated Hao has come to save us!"
"Heavenly Venerated Hao, please save my daughter."
"Heavenly Venerated Hao..."
Amidst the cries of sorrow, the crowd surged like waves, layer after layer kneeling down in worship of Li Hao.
The many Semi-Saints within the Holy Land were also shocked, hurriedly bowing their heads to Li Hao. The Realm Stone had already cleared Li Hao's name, and in All Heavens, his reputation had reached its peak. After all, he had single-handedly blocked the saints at the Immortal Gate, a feat that had stunned countless people.
Li Hao heard these cries, filled with excitement, surprise, and prayers. He sighed inwardly, knowing that in times of disaster, people's appearances and demeanors could change drastically.
However, he still had other Minor World ancient demons to slay and clearly had no time to comfort them further.
Li Hao raised his hand, and in an instant, a towering peak rose from the ground.
This power that caused the earth to shake at his command made countless people even more reverent and excited.
Li Hao drew the peak to his front, and with the Soul Spirit's Object Manipulation Power, he shaped the peak into a colossal sword thousands of feet tall.
Next, Li Hao activated his Heaven-Earth Spectrum attributes.
Previously, in the Mortal World, he had used his Heaven-Earth Spectrum attributes on War Banners, leaving his mark on them to condense half of his power.
This mark could be applied to any object, and now Li Hao left it on the Giant Sword Peak.
As he placed the mark, Li Hao used the Laws Power to reinforce the mountain, making it nearly indestructible, requiring at least the power of a Semi-Saint to shatter it.
If the Giant Sword Peak were destroyed, the mark would activate, unleashing an attack equivalent to half of his power.
Even without separating the ancient demon's physical body and Soul Spirit, this attack, powered by half of his Soul Spirit Power, would be enough to forcibly subdue a third-stage ancient demon!
Once the mark was set, Li Hao calmly said:
"This sword peak contains my Sword Intent. If you face dire straits and a formidable enemy, you may destroy it to release the Sword Intent to slay the enemy. Do not use it lightly unless it is a matter of life and death!"
With that, he waved his hand, and the Giant Sword Peak soared over the heads of countless people, landing beside the Holy Mountain.
The ground rumbled and trembled.
The tremors resonated through everyone's feet, and they all felt it.
Li Hao's words, though calm, echoed in the minds of countless people, carrying a power that shook their souls.
For a moment, countless people were stunned and overjoyed, shouting Hao Tian's name across the land.
Li Hao didn't stay any longer. He turned and stepped through the Heavenly Rift, disappearing before the eyes of millions.
The many Semi-Saints in the Holy Land, even after Li Hao vanished, remained humble and respectful, not daring to raise their heads. Only after a long while did they slowly look up, gazing at the spot where Li Hao had stood.
Once they confirmed that Li Hao had truly disappeared, their gazes turned to the distant Giant Sword Peak.
Now they could see that the Giant Sword Peak had been reshaped by the Laws, its rocks and sand seamlessly integrated, with all the trees stripped away, making it look like a naturally forged Divine Sword.
Outside the holy array, countless people continued to call out Li Hao's name, bowing repeatedly.
Elsewhere, after slaying the ancient demons, Li Hao followed their scent and found the ruins of a Divine Dynasty, the ground littered with corpses.
Li Hao didn't waste any time, gathering and absorbing the residual Extreme Dao Power from the corpses.
Once he had absorbed all the Extreme Dao Power left by the ancient demons' massacre, Li Hao left and headed toward the next Minor World.
Along the way, he sensed that the incense power surging through the void had become even more concentrated than before.
(End of Chapter)
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