Chapter 196: All Demons Fear His Name

The Demon King has fallen!

Watching Wan Ku Wanku Wanku Gui Niang's body split open by Li Hao, her aura extinguished, Lord Fengshan Jun and Tiantian Mag Zu felt icy cold all over.

Especially Lord Fengshan Jun—it had no second life left.

Wan Ku Wanku Wanku Gui Niang's death was too strange; it could detect no trace of how Li Hao delivered the fatal blow—it saw nothing at all.

Bai Bai Shenjun, who had just engaged Master Feng Bo Ping at a distance, also sensed the shocking change; his pupils contracted, his heart reeled in horror.

That boy had actually killed a Demon King!

This scene also reached the eyes of the red-dressed girl afar; her previously smirking, beautiful face froze, then widened in shock as she stared at Li Hao.

How could a fourteen-year-old boy possess such terrifying power? While others stood stunned, Li Hao had already raised his sword and struck out.

He raised his hand and slashed; sword qi split like ice cracking, surging into rolling tides.

It was the same technique as before.

But this time, Lord Fengshan Jun and Tiantian Mag Zu both snapped to awareness—they dared not receive it as easily as Wan Ku Wanku Wanku Gui Niang had; this attack concealed deadly secrets they could not yet discern, so they avoided getting close.

Whoosh! Flames roared skyward; Lord Fengshan Jun swung forth a sea of fire, its Phoenix True Flame burning, instantly twisting and deforming the sword qi tide.

Simultaneously, Tiantian Mag Zu unleashed demonic arts; demonic qi spread like dark clouds, engulfing Li Hao's body.

Its body coiled, revealing its true form—a colossal serpent, a hundred zhang long, its flesh swollen, scales standing like blades; it roared and spat forth a demonic blade.

The demonic blade was a black rainbow, imbued with terrifying martial essence, flattening the sword qi tide and slashing toward Li Hao.

Li Hao's eyes blazed with divine light; he poured a breath of immortal qi into Long Xiao's blade, carving a silver-river-like sword glow that illuminated the void.

Boom! The two divine weapons collided with earth-shattering force; tidal waves radiated outward.

Li Hao's body trembled slightly, then ascended into the sky; his second sword crushed the void, summoning a sky full of snowflakes.

Tiantian Mag Zu 's heart shook—Li Hao's power was no weaker than its own; it was a Reverse Fate realm cultivator, its entire strength long transformed into Dao True Force, the immense power forged after refining the Dao Heart.

A single thread of True Force equaled ten thousand ordinary forces.

This was why the Four Standing realm could effortlessly suppress the Three Imperishable—power disparity was immense—yet this boy's power seemed equally matched!

Boom! Enraged, it manipulated the demonic blade, slashing repeatedly at Li Hao; countless blade shadows filled the sky, colliding with countless snowflakes; blade qi became a river, seeking to swallow Li Hao and shred him.

Li Hao did not dodge—he leapt straight into the blade light; he activated Long Chan Void Body, his flesh clanging like metal under the slashing blade qi, yet not a single scratch marred his skin.

His surface shimmered with a faint white glow—a Long Chan Golden Body, like divine armor; even Long Xiao could not cut him now.

After reaching the seventh stage of Body Dao, he had not only elevated these top-tier body refinement arts to higher levels—he had also refined dozens of other body arts to top-tier quality, delivering brutal refinement to his flesh.

Purely in terms of physical defense, even these demons before him could not match him!

His terrifying body made Li Hao fearless; he strode forward, killing toward Tiantian Mag Zu.

His feet stomped the void, producing sonic booms like a young ferocious beast; the destruction aura of the Wheel of Rebirth Sword Art condensed on his blade's edge as he slashed at Tiantian Mag Zu.

"Damn it!"

Tiantian Mag Zu was horrified—had even true dragons ever possessed such defense? Li Hao had charged through demonic blade light and Phoenix flame sea unscathed—utterly terrifying.

It roared and whipped its serpent tail hard toward Li Hao.

Li Hao's heavenly and earthly manifestation suddenly appeared; facing the massive tail, the colossal manifestation showed no fear, raising its hand to seize the tail firmly.

Roar!!

The manifestation let out a silent roar; though soundless, a shockwave pulsed outward.

Li Hao channeled heavenly and earthly power, pouring it furiously into the manifestation; golden light erupted from it, unleashing mountain-lifting, sea-filling force, yanking the tail and swinging it wildly.

Boom! Tiantian Mag Zu 's body was flung up and smashed into a nearby peak.

The heavenly and earthly manifestation roared again, dragging its body up and slamming it violently onto the earth.

The earth shook violently; dozens of nearby peaks and the ground hundreds of li away endured violent tremors.

This shockwave was felt even by the demons hovering in the sky; all were stunned into silence, hearts pounding in terror.

"How dare you ignore me!"

Lord Fengshan Jun roared in fury, charging straight at Li Hao, unleashing its Phoenix True Blood; flames like divine runes wrapped its body, becoming a burning meteor hurtling toward Li Hao.

Guided by Dao resonance, Li Hao sensed its attack trajectory—he could not dodge.

But he never intended to dodge—he stepped forward, clenched his fist, and roared as he punched! This punch fused his understanding of Half-Invincible Fist and Heaven-Earth Penetrating Fist into the Penetrating Invincible Fist!

The sky was engulfed in fire, but the flames suddenly exploded; a world-shaking fist power erupted, accompanied by the mournful cry of the king of birds; a crimson shadow flew backward, spewing torrents of golden demonic blood.

Li Hao glowed crimson-gold, standing like a deity in midair.

Behind him, his totem appeared—the colossal mountain shadow formed from Panshan Diagram—making his body as unmoving as a pine, unshaken by even a fraction.

All the demons were speechless with shock, awed by the boy's invincible aura.

On the other side, the heavenly and earthly manifestation still dragged Tiantian Mag Zu, slamming it violently; deep gashes tore across the ground, as if the earth cracked open.

Nearby peaks were shattered; Tiantian Mag Zu 's head scales were knocked loose, skin split, flesh torn.

It roared in furious shame, suddenly shooting countless scales from its tail, slicing through the manifestation's hands; then it twisted violently, breaking free.

Divine light surged within the manifestation, healing the tears in its hands.

Li Hao watched Tiantian Mag Zu struggle to escape, raised his sword, and chased after it.

"Damn it, do you really think you're invincible?!"

Tiantian Mag Zu roared, its Demon King dignity shattered; rage turned its eyes blood-red, and instead of retreating, it charged straight at Li Hao.

As it neared, its eyes glinted with ferocity; suddenly it opened its mouth—beyond its two long fangs, countless fine, sharp teeth lined its jaws.

It unleashed its ultimate technique: Tiantian Demon Art!

A vortex-like suction force instantly engulfed Li Hao; at this proximity, it did not believe he could escape! "Hao'er!"

Master Feng Bo Ping, watching from afar, turned pale; he moved to rush forward, but Bai Bai Shenjun suddenly sensed it, roaring and transforming into a white tiger, lunging at him.

Li Hao saw the serpent's sudden open mouth; though he anticipated it, the suction force enveloped him—he could no longer evade.

His eyes turned icy; gripping Long Xiao, he found pulling useless, so he suddenly accelerated, charging straight into its mouth.

Whoosh! In an instant, Li Hao was swallowed by Tiantian Mag Zu.

Its eyes gleamed with bloodlust: "Boy, I've eaten true dragons before—you—"

Before it finished speaking, its face twisted; it suddenly spat out a jet of black demonic blood.

Simultaneously, a vortex of sword qi erupted from within its body, spraying countless blades; one blade pierced its flesh, radiating eerie light.

Tiantian Mag Zu struggled to expel Li Hao, but the eerie blade's penetration made its body spasm, as if its spine had been ripped out.

A shadow of death enveloped its entire being.

"No!"

Tiantian Mag Zu instantly recalled the strangely dead Wan Ku Wanku Wanku Gui Niang; its pupils contracted, terror flooding its heart.

Seeing its life fading beyond recovery, it desperately activated Reverse Fate!

Its body split open; from its massive back flesh, a demonic body split off—only four or five zhang tall, much smaller than before.

The tiny demonic body flew out, instantly fleeing into the distance.

The massive Tiantian Mag Qu plummeted downward.

Just before hitting the ground, a dragon's roar of golden light burst from its spine, shooting skyward—it was Li Hao, swallowed but now emerged.

Li Hao looked toward the fleeing Tiantian Mag Zu; its aura was withered, its cultivation base clearly fallen—this was the perfect chance to kill it.

He was about to pursue when suddenly his mind spun, as if some unseen force had interfered.

When he looked again, he could no longer lock onto Tiantian Mag Zu 's figure—it had vanished without a trace.

The lingering demonic aura traces also disappeared, as if erased by some "fate-like" power.

Li Hao's gaze turned grave—this was the power of Reverse Fate?

It was far more than a second life—it was an absolute, guaranteed escape! Even before his lethal attribute, it could still survive—utterly terrifying.

No wonder families with Reverse Fate cultivators endured for generations—even if besieged and annihilated, as long as one escaped with Reverse Fate, the enemy faced a lurking, venomous Four Standing cultivator—no one dared provoke such a threat.

Li Hao turned his gaze back to the other side—to the fire phoenix.

Lord Fengshan Jun, seeing Tiantian Mag Zu 's body fall, realized the danger; as Li Hao looked over, its heart seized with terror; it instantly activated its strongest movement technique, becoming a red cloud that shot away at high speed.

As a Reverse Fate Demon King who had traveled ten thousand li, it was now fleeing in disgrace.

With true Phoenix blood, it felt unbearable humiliation and rage—but mostly dread, fearing Li Hao would catch up.

Li Hao's movement technique was only at stage three; though his Catalog attribute boosted his speed, it was still far slower than the fire phoenix—he could not catch it by himself.

He threw Long Xiao, covering it with his Object Control ability, then added the Hidden Bow and Flying Segment attributes.

The golden light of Long Xiao vanished, shooting forward at extreme speed.

Boom! One sword slashed toward the fire phoenix's body.

Lord Fengshan Jun sensed the danger, barely dodging—avoiding the Hidden Bow's double assassination bonus—only grazing the edge of its wing.

Injured and pained, it was both terrified and furious; it unleashed vast clouds of fire, forming a fire sea domain.

Long Xiao chased again, but was blocked by the fire sea, its damage greatly reduced; it slashed repeatedly, but Lord Fengshan Jun's divine feathers were as hard as iron, barely holding out; it fought its way a hundred li away without being stopped.

Li Hao watched helplessly as it escaped, frowning slightly in regret—movement technique was currently his weakness.

He needed to quickly internalize Poetry or Music, gain a Heart Realm, elevate his movement technique to stage four, then boost it to stage six; with the Catalog's enhancement, few Demon Kings would outpace him…

Li Hao recalled Long Xiao and turned toward Bai Bai Shenjun, who was still battling Feng Lao.

Bai Bai Shenjun had been watching this side closely; when Tiantian Mag Zu was forced to use Reverse Fate, it turned pale, realizing the situation was dire, and fled.

But Master Feng Bo Ping swiftly intercepted and held it back.

"Get out of my way!"

Annoyed by Master Feng Bo Ping's Jiuchan, Bai Bai Shenjun roared in fury—it never expected to be the one left behind.

It let out a tiger's roar, its ferocity shaking the air.

Li Hao narrowed his eyes and charged forward, activating every Catalog ability embedded in his flesh.

The Panshan Map, the Tiger Press, the Qiongqi Mountain Map, the Blood Sea Ferocious Dragon Map!

"Who the hell are you yelling at?!"

Li Hao roared in return, his aura shaking the heavens.

The combined ferocity of the many maps caused Bai Bai Shenjun's gaze to falter slightly, a sensation of trembling liver and gall rising within him.

When he had faced this boy's father, he had merely looked down upon him; had he not feared the Knife Saint of Yanbei, he would have stepped in himself, rather than hiding behind the Yanbei war as merely a commander.

"You!"

Bai Bai Shenjun, shocked and enraged, saw countless sword qi gathering from the horizon, encircling him—his fury turned to dread; with two against one now, he could not escape without losing his life.

"I'll remember you!"

Bai Bai Shenjun gritted his teeth and immediately activated his Reverse Fate opportunity.

His body shot abruptly away, transforming into a streak of white light.

Li Hao directed the countless sword qi to pursue, but all missed, as if guided by some force to veer off course.

The opponent possessed an astonishing destiny, standing unscathed amid a storm of a thousand arrows.

Feng Bojian, seeing the enemy had triggered his Reverse Fate opportunity, also halted; he knew that under normal circumstances, his Heaven-Earth No-Trace technique would leave few Reverse Fate cultivators able to spot or catch him—but once the enemy activated Reverse Fate, no speed of his could match it.

All kinds of "accidents" would arise, causing him to lose track of the enemy.

If pushed too hard, that force might backlash—and certain "accidents" could even severely wound him!

While Bai Bai Shenjun fled, the red-dressed girl far away had already retreated first; seeing the Devouring Demon Ancestor forced to flee, she realized the plan to surround and kill the boy was doomed. With this battle over, the boy's Divine Warrior ferocity could no longer be stopped.

"Too terrifying—this boy's physique rivals a true dragon!"

"Three demon kings failed to surround and kill him—they were slain in return!"

The red-dressed girl, transformed into a crimson flying bird, soared toward the distant clouds, withdrawing from the battlefield.

Yet the scenes left on that battlefield burned like wounds into her mind, filling her with dread, terror, and awe.

"Quick, quickly spread the word—everyone must clear the way wherever this boy goes!"

She snapped back to herself and urgently sent the message via her Mystic Sound Whistle.

This boy—cannot be stopped!

(End of Chapter)