Volume 2 - Chapter 73: A Punch of Immortal Ascension - Part 2
A look of terror and despair appeared in their eyes. What was this power?
Until their deaths, they couldn’t comprehend it!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The corpses of the successive Demon Kings plummeted, falling into the demonic horde below like massive boulders, crushing many demons who were too slow to flee.
“No!”
The Old Vine Demon had already lost his chance to reverse his fate. At this moment, his body was pierced by countless sword rains descending like a storm. Though he felt pain, he was still enduring it.
Yet, all of a sudden, all the strength in his body was drawn out, and he felt as if he were plunging into the abyss of death.
He tried to crawl but couldn’t climb out.
His body lost its power, and even his divine soul was sealed.
Born from Thunder Wood and cultivated for ten millennia, he had reached the end of his path.
With a loud crash, the body of the Old Vine Demon fell.
Just the sword energy carried by that single punch had annihilated four Demon Kings. The remaining one used his opportunity to reverse fate and fled desperately forward.
However, Li Hao’s gaze was locked onto him. The awe-inspiring power of his fist resembled a blazing sun, like a meteorite breaking through the heavens and striking with earth-shattering force.
The fleeing Demon King’s heart pounded with fear, his pupils shrinking. Despite using his opportunity to reverse fate, he still felt the shadow of death engulfing him.
But soon, that feeling vanished.
Li Hao, intending to test the extraordinary nature of reversing fate, suddenly heard a loud cry from the battlefield.
Turning his head, he saw Li Hongzhuang trapped amidst the demonic horde, besieged by seven or eight Greater Demons.
Behind her, however, there was no battle flag.
Li Hao froze, his expression changing slightly. He abandoned his pursuit of the Demon King. Deep down, he sensed that even if he continued, he wouldn’t be able to harm his opponent. Rescuing Li Hongzhuang was the better choice.
This thought flashed through his mind and caused the momentum of his punch to shift, redirecting its trajectory to slam into the rear of the demonic horde.
Boom!
The entire ground outside the defensive line quaked violently as if struck by a magnitude ten earthquake. The earth cracked open into countless chasms, swallowing demons into the abyss.
The force of the punch swept across, carving a hundred-mile-long bloody scar through the sea of demons!
All the demons touched by the force of the punch were obliterated. Even Undying Stage demons stood no chance before this terrifying punch, crumbling like tiny stones ground to dust.
As the residual force of the punch dissipated, the battlefield, once filled with the howls of countless demons, fell into a brief silence.
That terrifying punch had wiped out hundreds of thousands of demons!
Among them were numerous Greater Demons and demon vanguard officers from the Heaven and Man Realm and Fifteen Li Realm!
These demons, gathered by the Seven Major Demonic Forces for the siege, were at least somewhat cultivated. Those at the Zhoutian Realm didn’t even qualify to be foot soldiers, yet they were all eradicated by Li Hao with a single punch!
The golden-red figure of the young man radiated divine power as he stood above the battlefield, his presence alone subduing the entire battlefield.
He appeared like a juvenile god of war!
His figure, blazing like the scorching sun, was too radiant to look at directly. Countless soldiers and demons alike gazed upon him in awe.
For some, it was awe mixed with fervor, excitement, and exhilaration.
For others, it was fear, trembling, and despair.
On the city wall, Li Xuanli, the Liang Province Commander, and Qianji Daoist were all dumbfounded.
Li Qingling and Li Xueyun were equally stunned, their faces filled with disbelief. Was this truly their grandnephew?
The Li family had produced many heroes and talents throughout its history, but never someone as terrifying as this unparalleled prodigy. Even they were left astonished and unsettled.
Li Tiangang, hovering above the battlefield, stared blankly at the scene, too shocked to speak. Bai Shenjun had already fled, leaving him stunned by what he had just witnessed.
Li Hao, however, frowned, his expression darkening.
It was only after the fact that he realized something—when Li Hongzhuang was in danger, could his sudden change of mind have been influenced by Heaven’s Mandate?
After all, in hindsight, the Demon King truly escaped!
Now, looking again toward where the Reverse Fate Demon King had fled, Li Hao couldn’t see him anymore. Even the demon’s aura had vanished!
So, this was the power of Heaven’s Mandate?
A chill ran through Li Hao’s heart. Perhaps Li Hongzhuang’s crisis was orchestrated by Heaven’s Mandate. But for his thoughts to be swayed, that power was truly terrifying!
Taking a deep breath, he recalled his earlier attempt to test his limits and how he was overwhelmed by the vast, unfathomable nature of Heaven’s Mandate.
He turned around, hearing the roars behind him, and looked at the enraged Old Dragon, Lu Yuan.
“Still planning to run?” he asked coldly.
Lu Yuan’s eyes gleamed with icy malice at the provocation. “Run? You’re dead meat!”
Li Hao raised an eyebrow, his face suddenly shifting. Spinning around abruptly, he activated the Heaven and Earth Unbounded Technique while also triggering the speed-boosting attributes of his Illustrated Guide.
- Thousand Mountain Bird Flight Diagram
- Snow Mountain Spirit Fox Diagram
- Qilin Steed Diagram
The three diagrams greatly enhanced his movement, making him faster than a shadow.
Boom!
A blazing ray of sunlight-like energy erupted where Li Hao had been, obliterating only an afterimage.
Li Hao reappeared in another location as if teleporting. Turning back, he saw a tall and muscular young man hovering mid-air where he had been.
The man’s body was like cast iron, with well-proportioned muscles and waist-length golden-red hair. His body radiated golden divine patterns, and a surge of fiery divine power seemed to flow within him.
A golden mark resembling a vertical pupil adorned his forehead.
The young man’s expression was cold and stern, though his gaze carried a hint of surprise as he stared at Li Hao, who had evaded the attack.
“You were holding back?”
Lu Yuan was also taken aback. He hadn’t expected Li Hao to unleash such terrifying speed in a critical moment, far surpassing what he had shown during the earlier pursuit.
What else was this kid hiding?
Frustration filled Lu Yuan’s heart.
Li Hao, however, grew solemn. Yet another Absolute Technique Stage Demon King had appeared!
“Lu Yuan, is this the battlefield you command?”
A cold voice echoed, and the surrounding air turned frigid as massive black clouds rolled in.
A graceful woman resembling a noble stepped onto the battlefield. Her movements appeared casual, but with each step, she teleported, arriving in an instant. She aligned herself with Lu Yuan and the fiery youth, forming a triangular encirclement around Li Hao.
Li Hao sensed three layers of Dao Rhythms locking onto him.
The fiery youth’s earlier attack had avoided using Dao Rhythms to avoid alerting him, but now there was no holding back.
“Madam Yin, this battlefield should have been handled by those in the Void Realm. And yet, it has fallen to me. Do you still dare to question my efforts?”
Lu Yuan’s tone was filled with anger, his words devoid of politeness.
In the distance, Li Tiangang saw the woman who resembled a noble lady, and his expression abruptly changed.