Chapter 468: Battle Against the Immortal Lord Realm
Chapter 468: Battle Against the Immortal Lord Realm
"Quick, go and assist!"
"Help him hold the gap!"
The neighboring Tiger Lion Army immediately rushed over to reinforce Li Hao.
Despite Li Hao's desperate fighting and continuous slaying of ancient demons, he could only defend one section of the gap.
However, the gap was enormous, spanning several ten thousand miles. Ancient demons poured through like a flood, and even more surged into the rear positions, clashing with scattered sect disciples and the advancing Wildfire Army battalions.
The air was filled with the sounds of Immortal Techniques clashing. Some ancient demons turned to attack the Tiger Lion Army, putting them in a perilous position and greatly increasing their casualties.
"These damned beasts."
Two Lieutenant Generals led several tens of thousands of Tiger Lion Army soldiers to reinforce, their faces grim. They could see the size of the gap from the black defensive line, but amidst the darkness, a light was shining. From a great distance, they could see the occasional flash of brilliant sword light and the sudden appearance of divine light within the Eternal Dao Domain.
"Hurry, use him as the anchor point and rebuild the defensive line!"
The two generals issued the same order simultaneously. A large number of Tiger Lion Army soldiers extended on either side of Li Hao, blocking the other ancient demons that were taking advantage of the chaos to rush in.
Li Hao activated his Sword Art, continuously slashing and slaying. The Blue Sky Sword Technique struck one after another, and occasionally, he would turn and deliver a slash with the Sword God Technique!
Of the Nine Swords of the Sword God, Li Hao had only perfected the first sword and was proficient with the second.
Li Hao estimated that to master all nine swords and unleash a Sword God Slash that could truly rival a Quasi-Emperor's peak strike, his Sword Dao would need to reach at least the thirteenth rank!
With a roar of sword light, ancient demons fell one after another, their soul spirits shattering and dissipating into points of light.
Li Hao noticed that their shattered soul spirits were being absorbed into his identity token.
"Hmm?"
At this moment, Li Hao observed that the number of ancient demons around him was decreasing. Several thousand miles away, warriors in tiger-lion armor were gathering, their combined Immortal Techniques lighting up the starry sky.
Li Hao retracted his gaze and continued his charge forward.
Kill! Kill! Kill!
Li Hao kept slashing and fighting. Ancient demons below the True Immortal Seventh Level were instantly killed in front of him, like a massacre.
The bodies of the ancient demons were collected by Li Hao and stored in the Heavenly Earth Space, where they quietly piled up like mountains...
"Look, that person is so strong!"
"Good heavens, one person holding off a horde of ancient demons?!"
"Those ancient demons are being instantly killed, that's just too astounding."
"Who is that sect elder? This is the Immortal Lord Realm, how can he be alone?"
Many Tiger Lion Army warriors, witnessing Li Hao's speed of slaughter, were amazed and stunned.
These terrifying ancient demons, in Li Hao's hands, seemed no different from ordinary demons. Even their most feared innate secret arts seemed powerless against the young man.
The Tiger Lion Army warriors also fought with all their might, displaying various Immortal Techniques, with the General Star illuminating the sky.
Li Hao continued his frenzied slaughter, not noticing that the gap he was defending had gradually become more secure due to his continuous combat.
Boom!
Suddenly, a roaring force descended from the darkness ahead.
By the time Li Hao's divine sense detected it, the attacker was already extremely close, needing only a single teleportation to strike.
Li Hao's pupils constricted slightly. He sensed a terrifying aura, one that was somewhat familiar—the aura of an Ancient Demon Commander he had once glimpsed from afar on the starry ancient path.
An Immortal Lord Realm ancient demon!
Li Hao's face changed drastically, and he hurriedly summoned Taowu.
At the same moment, Taowu also sensed the danger and swiftly darted over from the midst of the Massacre.
"Time Essence, accelerate!"
In this moment of crisis, Li Hao unleashed Time Essence Power, accelerating the flow of time around him.
He couldn't slow down time, as that might affect an Immortal Lord Realm expert, and he couldn't take the risk. Instead, accelerating his own time gave him the time to think and react.
Spatial Origin, four layers, combined with Dao Domain overlap!
Li Hao layered the void and combined it with the refractive power of Water Origin. The remarkable combination of these two powers peeled the void around him into two layers.
This also transformed his Eternal Dao Domain into a double-layered one!
The consecutive Massacres had given Li Hao great inspiration in battle. At this moment, if he were in the True Venerable Tower, he would have a chance to turn the tide of the battle!
The double-layered Eternal Dao Domain, combined with the four-layered spatial origin within the Dao Domain, pushed Li Hao's Dao Domain to an unprecedented level.
Pang!
The sudden appearance of the Immortal Lord Realm ancient demon flashed into Li Hao's Dao Domain.
"True Immortal Realm, daring to seek death!"
This ancient demon was massive, its eyes blazing with thunderous fury. The defensive line had been breached, and a large-scale offensive was possible, but a major problem had arisen here, causing significant losses and affecting the entire combat zone.
It charged into Li Hao's Dao Domain, ready to crush him and annihilate his Soul Spirit, but it suddenly felt something was amiss.
It was as if it had jumped into an extremely viscous swamp, its body's speed drastically slowed by hundreds of times, and its Immortal Power was hindered.
"What kind of domain is this?"
The ancient demon was shocked. It could sense that the young man was merely a True Immortal Realm cultivator, not an Immortal Lord, and would be instantly obliterated in front of it. Yet, at this moment, the Dao Domain was affecting it!
Break!
It grew even angrier, directly erupting with Immortal Dao Power to shatter the suppression within the Dao Domain. At the Immortal Lord Realm, one possesses their own Immortal Dao, which can ignore the laws of other Saint Paths.
However, the fourth layer of spatial origin within Li Hao's Dao Domain already touched upon the Immortal Dao, reaching the threshold of the Immortal Lord Realm.
Thus, although it erupted, the suppression only slightly weakened, and the core spatial origin power still restrained it.
But as the ancient demon struggled, in just a moment, Li Hao's Immortal Power was completely drained, unable to maintain the Dao Domain.
Li Hao's face turned pale with shock, and he urgently summoned the power of Heavenly Stars Pulse to coalesce and gather, but the Heavenly Stars Pulse needed time to flow into his body, like a reservoir that, once emptied, takes time to refill.
And this brief moment was extremely fatal.
Pang!
Just as the Immortal Lord Realm ancient demon's attack was about to land, a sudden whooshing sound came, and Taowu Immortal Sword, like a bolt of Blood Light, pierced through the ancient demon's arm, standing guard in front of Li Hao.
"Looking for death!"
Taowu Immortal Sword glared angrily at the ancient demon. If it killed Li Hao, it would surely alarm that old man, who would come to collect Li Hao's body and take both him and the sword back to the Imperial Hall, condemning them to endless slumber and restraint.
Having finally escaped, it naturally feared returning to that place, to endure a long wait.
"Master, leave it to me!"
Taowu telepathically communicated with Li Hao and instantly shot out, engaging the ancient demon in a fierce battle.
The Ancient Demon Commander was both shocked and furious, never expecting Li Hao to possess such a powerful Immortal Weapon.
"Think you can save your life with an Immortal Weapon? I'll crush you all!"
Ancient Demon Commander was enraged, his body radiating terrifying Demonic Qi that enveloped the area like a dark cloud before he lunged at Tao Wu.
Li Hao's expression turned grave as he stepped back to create some distance. This battlefield was indeed dangerous; in the blink of an eye, the Ancient Demon Commander had emerged and charged at him. If not for the Tao Wu Immortal Sword, he would have already been in grave peril.
A series of thunderous sounds erupted from the black mist, and suddenly, the Tao Wu Immortal Sword was flung out.
"Master, my reserve of Immortal Power is running low. I need reinforcements!"
The Tao Wu Immortal Sword urgently telepathed.
Though the Immortal Weapon was powerful, it required Immortal Power to function. As its master, Li Hao could directly transfer his Immortal Power to it.
Without hesitation, Li Hao channeled his Immortal Power, and the Tao Wu Immortal Sword, now fueled by a steady stream of power, plunged back into the black mist.
As the fierce battle raged on, Li Hao felt his Immortal Power being drained like a breached dam. If not for his Heavenly Stars Pulse, he would have run out long ago.
But this also made it clear just how intense the battle inside was.
Boom!
Suddenly, a furious roar echoed from within, followed by the black mist trembling violently. Ancient demons began to gather from all directions.
The ancient demons quickly formed an array, and before long, the Tao Wu Immortal Sword was flung out once more.
"Master, run fast!"
The Tao Wu Immortal Sword urgently exclaimed, "These things are too despicable. They outnumber us, and we can't win."
Li Hao knew that the Ancient Demon Commander was far beyond his capabilities to slay. He immediately turned and fled at full speed.
The commotion also caught the attention of nearby Tiger Lion Army units. When they saw the massive form of the Ancient Demon Commander, they were all taken aback. The two Lieutenant Generals quickly gave orders and joined the fight against the ancient demons.
They were all Immortal Lord Realm experts, but only at the first stage, and as such, they could barely hold back the Ancient Demon Commander.
Roar!
The Ancient Demon Commander, enraged and with a fierce gaze, focused on the fleeing figure. He ignored the attacks from the two Lieutenant Generals, using his innate Secret Art to repel them. His spiritual essence power was formidable, and the shockwave left the two Lieutenant Generals pale and their Divine Souls trembling.
Whoosh!
The Ancient Demon Commander pursued Li Hao with maniacal determination.
Li Hao's face turned pale as he sensed the pursuit. These ancient demons were acting like madmen, determined to kill him.
"Damn it!"
The Tao Wu Immortal Sword was also alarmed, realizing that the Ancient Demon Commander was enraged and would not stop until Li Hao was dead.
Li Hao did not dare to pause, using both Time Essence and spatial origin power to enhance his Body Movement Techniques. Though his Body Movement Techniques were only at the Tenth Rank, equivalent to the Sacrificial Dao level, he managed to reach the peak speed of a Tenth Tier True Immortal.
"Faster, faster!"
Li Hao fled at full speed.
Seeing the Ancient Demon Commander closing in, the Tao Wu Immortal Sword said, "I'll hold it off!"
It then struggled free from Li Hao's grasp and charged at the ancient demons.
Li Hao continued his frantic escape, but he could still sense the Tao Wu Immortal Sword's condition. Soon, the Tao Wu Immortal Sword was exhausted and caught up to Li Hao.
The Ancient Demon Commander was also closing in.
As the Ancient Demon Commander was about to catch up, Li Hao prepared to unleash an Immortal Seal for a last-ditch battle. Suddenly, a piercing sound broke through the air.
Swoosh!
As Li Hao heard the sound, a beam of starlight illuminated his vision. Immediately, the star and moonlight around him coalesced, and someone stepped out of the void, teleporting to Li Hao’s side. She grabbed his arm and pulled him behind her.
"Don't be afraid."
A clear and elegant voice rang out, accompanied by a fragrant breeze. Li Hao saw a girl in a star and moon dress, the same one he had met in the Tenth Wasteland.
Roar!
The Ancient Demon Commander let out an angry roar, its head sliced by a crescent-shaped arc of light, nearly cutting it off.
It glared fiercely at the young man who had arrived, but its eyes betrayed a hint of gravity.
"To actually be pursued by the Ancient Demon Commander..."
Xing Lan’s expression remained calm, but a wave of surprise rippled through her heart. She had been slaughtering ancient demons on her way here, and she hadn’t expected to encounter such a powerful ancient demon aura, one of the Immortal Lord Realm.
At the same time, she sensed a familiar presence. As she drew closer, she recognized it as the intriguing young man.
Without hesitation, she acted, rescuing him.
However, she couldn’t help but be surprised. An Ancient Demon Commander could instantly kill a True Immortal Realm cultivator, yet Li Hao had managed to be pursued by it, indicating that he still had a sliver of survival capability in its presence!
"Star-Cutting Formula!"
Xing Lan put aside her other thoughts and focused. She was only at the first level of the Immortal Lord Realm. Among those of the same realm, ancient demons were stronger than the Ten Thousand Races, but as a Human Race prodigy, she was not necessarily inferior to this Ancient Demon Commander.
As she moved, the star and moonlight around her surged, transforming into beams of light that shot out.
At the same time, Li Hao felt the star and moonlight coalesce, reflecting a phantom of his Heavenly Stars Pulse, subtly increasing the speed at which it absorbed Immortal Power.
"Primordial Demon Sound!"
The Ancient Demon Commander also unleashed its innate secret art, its eyes suddenly filled with black mist, followed by a low roar.
This roar, like a sound wave, oscillated, and the Soul Spirit’s power surged, becoming more lethal.
Waves of spiritual essence power surged through the void, growing higher like ocean waves, soon sweeping indiscriminately.
Xing Lan, clearly well-versed in ancient demons, shielded Li Hao behind her. She then traced a Bright Moon with her palm, and her Soul Spirit soared above her head, like a holy goddess surrounded by starlight.
Li Hao saw that her Soul Spirit had brilliant golden divine meridians and two Divine Bones.
Although it was far from his own, it was still quite formidable.
Combined with her being at the Immortal Lord Realm, her Soul Spirit, refined to this degree, might be a match for the Ancient Demon Commander.
Boom!
As Li Hao had expected, the Primordial Demon Sound was blocked by the Bright Moon. Xing Lan then unleashed a star and moon domain, enveloping the Ancient Demon Commander, and left him with a single command:
"Wait here for me."
She then engaged the Ancient Demon Commander in a fierce battle within the domain.
Earlier, the Ancient Demon Commander had been pursuing Li Hao, causing it to fall behind the ancient demon army. It had thought it could quickly kill Li Hao and retreat, but it hadn’t anticipated encountering Xing Lan. The two immediately became locked in a life-and-death struggle.
Li Hao kept his distance, holding the Tao Wu Immortal Sword, watching the battle from afar.
However, under the star and moon domain, he could only see faint, mottled shadows.
"Immortal Lord Realm..."
Li Hao’s eyes flickered. In this battle, he could feel the significant gap between himself and a true Immortal Lord Realm cultivator.
Although he hadn’t used the power of the Nine Flower Immortal Seal, even if he did, he might not win.
His own realm was too low; he needed to at least reach the Seventh Level of the True Immortal Realm.
Or perhaps the Soul Spirit could refine more Soul Spirit bones...
Thinking of these Soul Spirit bones, Li Hao immediately recalled the mountain of ancient demon corpses piled up in his Heavenly Earth Space. His eyes brightened, and his mouth watered slightly.
As Li Hao was lost in thought, a violent tremor suddenly erupted from the star-moon domain, followed by a significant dimming of its light.
After a few breaths, the domain retracted.
Xing Lan’s previously flowing robes, reminiscent of a Holy Maiden, were now somewhat tattered, and her hair was disheveled, but her expression remained calm.
Her body was stained with blood, and behind her lay the massive corpse of the Ancient Demon Commander, which showed no signs of life.
Xing Lan raised her hand, drew out her Heavenly Earth Space, and gathered the ancient demon’s corpse inside.
She then glanced around, spotted Li Hao, and flew over to him.
“Are you alright?”
Li Hao asked.
Xing Lan slightly shook her head. Her wounds and aura were stabilizing. She took out a small green bottle, poured out a crimson elixir, and swallowed it. Her injuries began to heal at a noticeable rate.
“Are you alright?”
Xing Lan examined Li Hao, her gaze deepening when she saw the starlight floating around him. “You’ve mastered the Heavenly Stars Pulse?”
Li Hao nodded.
Xing Lan fell silent for a moment. Cultivating this ultimate limit while in the True Immortal Realm was extremely rare in the Star Hall, and the hall had ancient records and lineage guidance for such a feat.
“With your abilities, you should be among the top thousand. Why aren’t you cultivating in the sect, and why come here?”
Xing Lan inquired.
Li Hao replied, “I came here to train my combat power. What about you, why did you come here?”
Xing Lan didn’t believe Li Hao’s words. A Third Tier True Immortal could potentially advance another one or two realms within three years, significantly boosting their power. There was no need to risk death here.
The battlefield was unpredictable, and even Immortal Lord Realm cultivators could fall, let alone True Immortal Realm cultivators.
“I’m here for the same reason.”
She replied coolly, speaking the truth. With her realm, she could at most advance to the Third Tier Immortal Lord Realm within the ten years before the Southern Domain Battle, but more importantly, she needed to hone her combat power.
“Thank you this time,” Li Hao said, clasping his hands together.
“No need to thank me. I should thank you for letting me encounter a solitary Ancient Demon Commander, especially one who just ascended. I earned a hundred thousand immortal merits!”
Xing Lan said, then glanced at Li Hao and asked, “How many immortal merits have you accumulated?”
A hundred thousand immortal merits? Li Hao’s gaze shifted. Shi Tianjin had only mentioned the immortal merits corresponding to True Immortal Realm ancient demons, not Immortal Lord Realm ancient demons, likely because he thought they would only meet their end if they encountered such powerful foes.
A Tenth Tier True Immortal ancient demon was worth ten thousand immortal merits, and a First Tier Immortal Lord Realm ancient demon was worth a hundred thousand... Li Hao mentally noted this. He hadn’t kept track of how many ancient demons he had slain, so he shook his head and said:
“I don’t know, I haven’t counted.”
“You haven’t counted?”
Xing Lan raised an eyebrow, glancing at Li Hao’s identity token. “Just look at it. Didn’t your sect tell you? This identity token is specially designed. The Yan Chu Immortal Dynasty hired a top-tier Immortal Array Master from the Heavenly Palace to create it. When you kill an ancient demon, this token absorbs the Soul Spirit essence of the ancient demon to determine how many you’ve slain. It’s how they tally the immortal merits of all the warriors.”
“You can see it through this?”
Li Hao was surprised, having thought they would need to count the corpses.
(End of Chapter)
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