Chapter 214: Killing (Second Update)

This spear sounded like a phoenix's cry in the sky, brimming with brilliant divine flame light—unavoidable, completely locked in!

Earlier, Lord Fengshan Jun's retreat had been deliberate—to lure Li Li Tiangang away from the formation. He intended to pierce his body, crush his primordial spirit, and hurl him before Li Hao, to make him despair as he watched his father die. As the divine spear plunged downward, a brilliant divine aura suddenly erupted—a blade of blazing fire surged upward in a furious slash!

"Shatter!!"

One slash severed the spear's light; simultaneously, the explosive divine aura and overwhelming might stunned Lord Fengshan Jun, causing his body to hesitate. In that instant of vulnerability, Li Li Tiangang's eyes shot divine light, he roared to the heavens, and his divine blade slashed down—splitting Lord Fengshan Jun's body in half!

Violent golden blood sprayed like sparks, and Lord Fengshan Jun screamed, frantically retreating as he looked up in horror.

There, Li Li Tiangang strode toward him, gripping his divine blade.

His entire aura surged into the clouds, like a blazing sun in the sky—a furious true god wreathed in flame! Was this the Four Standing Realm?!

Lord Fengshan Jun's pupils shrank, his heart reeling—Li Li Tiangang had been concealing his aura, pretending to be a Three Imperishable!

And the realm he now revealed was unmistakably the Dao Heart Realm! This Li family's true dragon had somehow become a Four Standing powerhouse! "Nine Steps Against Fate—die!!"

At this moment, Li Li Tiangang no longer concealed himself—his black hair flew wildly as his Four Standing aura erupted.

Precisely because his cultivation had broken through, he dared step out of the formation to fight this demon king.

Aside from Li Li Junye, he was a rare prodigy—entering the Three Imperishable Realm at twenty-three, a pace that could shake the world, yet he had hidden it all in silence.

After over a decade of warfare in Yanbei, he had long since reached the peak of the Three Imperishable Realm, already touching the threshold of the Dao Heart Realm.

Shortly after his battle with Li Hao in Qingzhou, he entered the Four Standing Realm and found his Dao Heart.

The Law of Tian Wujie!

This was his Dao, his heart!

Step! Step! Step!!

At this moment, he unleashed his self-created master-level martial art—each step he took made the heavens beyond the frontline tremble; with every step, his aura grew fiercer, his divine flame more intense and brilliant! After six steps, his aura soared like a god descending, and he roared as he slashed his blade downward.

The heavens and earth seemed torn apart—all things had their law. He followed heaven's law, corrected chaos, and sought to purge all disorder from the world!

Kill!

That slash blazed brilliantly, like a blazing sun, unleashing a storm of divine light and ferocity.

Lord Fengshan Jun, reduced to half a body, was utterly terrified—Li Li Tiangang was merely a Dao Heart cultivator, yet the aura he now unleashed made Lord Fengshan Jun's heart race with dread, as if facing an invincible foe.

The humiliation he suffered outside Tianmen Pass seemed about to repeat itself.

His eyes turned blood-red; he spat divine fire and lightning, roaring as he transformed into his true form.

But his half-body phoenix appeared pitiful—the other half, condensed from divine flame, was half flesh, half divine fire, roaring as it exhaled true phoenix essence flame! The surrounding temperature surged again; the earth cracked, threatening to become lava, the air boiling and twisting.

Centuries ago, he had swept through a city—just by flying over it, every resident turned to charcoal. Now, with full power unleashed, even the residual heat of his true phoenix flame could crack the bodies of Immortal Body cultivators!

Boom! The torrent of fire was split open—Li Li Tiangang stepped through the flames, took his seventh step, and his aura surged again.

"Rebel Realm—let me cut off your life!"

Li Li Tiangang's eyes glowed cold as lightning; his blade slashed relentlessly—hundreds, then thousands of cuts, clearing the sea of fire, striking straight for Lord Fengshan Jun's true form.

Lord Fengshan Jun was stunned and furious—he had no second life left! If he died now, thousands of years of cultivation would be erased! Shame, rage, and desperation surged—he had lost to that brat before, and now, against Li Li Tiangang, he was still humiliated! "Phoenix Soul, Condense Blood!!"

He roared, awakening the faint true phoenix blood in his veins.

Correct—he was not of the phoenix clan, but of the Fire Cloud Sparrow clan. Yet within his blood, the ancestral soul of a true phoenix had awakened, guiding him unknowingly onto the path of cultivation.

Over the years, he had long discarded his sparrow identity, declaring himself a phoenix.

He had long shaped his appearance to resemble a phoenix, loathing his sparrow origins.

He had long seen himself as a true phoenix!

Now, cornered, the last vestige of phoenix dignity within him ignited his true phoenix bloodline—he chose to charge forward, burning his true blood!

When this phoenix blood burned out, he would sever all ties to the phoenix clan—but in this moment, he was a true phoenix! As divine runes surged across his body, an ancient, primordial aura enveloped him, like a long-extinct phoenix reborn—every feather glowed like molten gold, brimming with divine light and pure, crimson divine power.

He opened his mouth and spat out a golden lotus.

The golden lotus burned with fire, radiating a heart-stopping glow.

Li Li Tiangang's gaze hardened; he drew a deep breath and stepped forward again—the eighth step! His aura surged once more, and he unleashed his self-created martial art: the Ultimate Dao Blade Technique.

"Xingtian Blade!!"

The blade light rose like a colossal peak piercing heaven, visible across half the frontline.

The brilliant light blinded the eyes, as if ready to sever the heavens, crashing down upon the golden lotus.

A terrifying impact erupted, shaking the formation's golden runes, which flashed repeatedly, absorbing the force.

But elsewhere, the blazing aura scattered by the blade swept hundreds of miles, blackening the earth, reducing grass to ash, turning forests to charcoal, and evaporating lakes into mist! Had this power exploded in a city, the entire metropolis would have been obliterated instantly.

Li Li Tiangang's battle armor burned scorching hot, roasting his body like a furnace—even his body, as unbreakable as divine armor, felt unbearable pain, yet his eyes grew colder than iron as he charged toward Lord Fengshan Jun.

Lord Fengshan Jun's aura rapidly collapsed—he had burned his true phoenix blood, but his phoenix blood was far too scarce.

As he saw the middle-aged man charging like a monstrous god, he vaguely saw the boy from beyond the pass approaching—his eyes filled with despair.

Now, his aura was withered—he had no strength left to defend.

Without the phoenix blood, his emotions surged wildly—fear, trembling, terror, pleading thoughts flooded his mind.

"Save me!!"

He turned and fled, screaming desperately, utterly devoid of dignity.

As he cried out, two flashes of cold light shot toward Li Li Tiangang—arriving in an instant.

But Li Li Tiangang neither dodged nor glanced—he suddenly activated a great roc-like body technique, closing the distance to Lord Fengshan Jun.

"Die!!"

Li Li Tiangang ignored the attacks and slashed his blade in fury.

Boom! The divine aura of the blade engulfed Lord Fengshan Jun's head, severing it instantly.

A primordial spirit, like a fire sparrow, fled in terror—but Li Li Tiangang raised his hand, summoning a blazing divine palm that crushed down, capturing the fire sparrow's spirit.

"No, spare me…"

Lord Fengshan Jun pleaded desperately.

But Li Li Tiangang paid no heed—he clenched his fist instantly.

The primordial spirit shrieked in agony, then fell silent—a rebel realm demon king, dead.

When Lord Fengshan Jun burned his phoenix blood, Li Li Tiangang had already realized: this rebel realm demon king had no chance left to defy fate—otherwise, he would not have gone to such extremes.

Thus, even at the cost of injury, he had to kill him—otherwise, if the demon king caught his breath, killing him would become far harder.

Boom! Boom!

Two attacks struck Li Li Tiangang as he slew Lord Fengshan Jun, slamming his body into the ground.

The scorching earth cracked dozens of meters deep; Li Li Tiangang climbed out and soared upward, seeing two figures standing before Lord Fengshan Jun's corpse.

"Damn it!"

Seeing Lord Fengshan Jun truly dead, the two newcomers were stunned and furious.

They wore strange robes, adorned like entwined vines, with an odd style.

Li Li Tiangang recognized them at once—they were Tai Xu Realm cultivators.

"Are you Tai Xu Realm cultivators finally entering the mortal world?!"

Li Li Tiangang's eyes turned icy—he had sensed traces of Longmen and Shenggong, but he never expected these Tai Xu Realm cultivators, who had secluded themselves for over a thousand years, would now intervene.

They were one of the top forces among demons and monsters, yet had long avoided the world and maintained peaceful relations with the Emperor Da Yu Divine Dynasty—mutual non-aggression. At this moment, Li Li Tiangang finally grasped the grave danger facing the Emperor Da Yu Divine Dynasty.

The Tai Xu Realm's entry into the world was not merely a threat to Liangzhou—it was a signal.

In recent years, not only had his own Li family fallen in battle, but other divine general houses had also suffered frequent wars.

Six brothers had perished—compared to the peace of centuries ago, the difference was unimaginable.

This also showed that the demons and monsters surrounding the Emperor Da Yu Divine Dynasty were growing increasingly restless.

Now, even the Tai Xu Realm, secluded for a thousand years, had emerged.

Thinking of this, Li Li Tiangang gripped his divine blade tighter, his eyes blazing like divine light—since chaos was coming, he would correct it, and restore order to the world! "Li Li Tiangang!"

The two Tai Xu Realm demon kings—one an old man, one a handsome youth—both stared coldly at Li Li Tiangang, their eyes filled with anger, yet not overwhelming.

Lord Fengshan Jun had been a mere wilderness demon king, with no faction backing him—he joined this alliance only for revenge, so they had let him lead the vanguard, to test the waters.

But they never expected him to be killed so easily by Li Li Tiangang! Their intelligence had failed—Li Li Tiangang had concealed his cultivation, and was actually a Four Standing cultivator.

Worse—he had slain a rebel realm cultivator while only at the Dao Heart Realm. That was terrifying.

"Four Standing Realm—no wonder he dared step out of the formation!"

"Good. No matter your realm or hidden tricks—you die today!"

The two Tai Xu Realm cultivators' eyes flashed with cold light. They did not attack immediately—instead, they silently transmitted messages, summoning other demon kings from the alliance.

Since he had slain Lord Fengshan Jun—no matter how many secrets he used—it was safest to surround and kill him. After all, this offensive couldn't rely solely on them.

Seeing the two hesitate, Li Li Tiangang's alertness surged—he spun and dashed back toward the formation.

"Too late to run!"

The two demon kings acted instantly—the old man released a grayish haze that instantly reached the formation behind Li Li Tiangang, engulfing it, then transforming into a gray mist that enveloped Li Li Tiangang.

Within the mist, all five senses vanished—he could not tell north from south.

Li Li Tiangang sensed this, closed his eyes, gathered all his strength into his arm, and slashed again.

Flame-like power cleaved through the mist, carving a gap—but beyond the gap was not the formation's direction.

His heart tightened—he realized he had been disoriented by the demon art.

"All things have order—depart! Do not block my Dao!"

Li Li Tiangang roared, divine light bursting from his chest—he replaced his eyes with his heart's vision, replaced his consciousness with his Dao Heart.

His Dao Heart, refined through the Law of Tian Wujie, followed the invisible guidance of the Dao, quickly revealing his true direction.

Boom! He slashed his divine blade, instantly tearing open a passage—he saw the formation, then used his own body as the attack, swapping with the air outside the formation, vanishing like teleportation, appearing inside the formation.

He possessed the formation's control token—he could enter directly.

The figure flickered and slipped into the formation.

"Don't let him escape!!"

The arriving young demon king slashed with his sword—but missed, as Li Li Tiangang had already stepped through ahead of him.

The swordlight struck the formation, triggering violent ripples of divine runes.

Inside the formation, the ten thousand soldiers of the Yuanzi Camp felt the shockwave, their expressions shifting slightly, their bloodlines surging.

"Marshal!"

Yu Yu Xuan arrived in a flash, saw the terrifying aura radiating from Li Li Tiangang—he already knew Li Li Tiangang had entered the Four Standing Realm, so he wasn't surprised, but now he cried urgently: "Massive demon hordes are attacking the edge of the defense line, led by demon kings, striking everywhere—the formation is about to collapse!"

"How many?"

Li Li Tiangang's expression changed slightly; as he spoke, he struggled to adjust his state, fully restoring his strength.

He knew a brutal battle was coming.

He had to seize every chance to recover and rest.

"Three!"

Yu Yu Xuan said quickly: "One is from Longmen, one from Shenggong, and one is a Tai Xu Realm cultivator—plus the two here…"

He looked beyond the formation.

The brilliant golden formation glowed brightly; outside its thin, membrane-like barrier, the Tai Xu elder and the young demon king were furiously attacking, sending waves of ripples through the formation.

In addition, two more demon kings had arrived in response to their earlier summons, clad in black robes—now they no longer hid, tearing off their robes at once.

Beneath them gleamed golden battle armor, etched with rough stripes—clearly forged by demons.

Compared to human battle armor, its appearance was far less refined or elegant.

"Li Li Tiangang, come out!"

"Hiding inside—you think that'll save you?!"

"When I break this formation, I'll kill you first!"

As the demon kings furiously attacked the formation, they shouted curses at Li Li Tiangang.

They had killed Lord Fengshan Jun right before their eyes; though they didn't care about Lord Fengshan Jun's life or death, their own dignity had been insulted.

Li Li Tiangang's face darkened, grim and troubled—he had anticipated a catastrophe in Liangzhou, but never expected Longmen to send so many demon kings, let alone a Tai Xu Realm cultivator joining—now the number of demon kings exceeded his expectations.

These bastards didn't plan to slowly grind down Liangzhou like they did in Yanbei—they meant to storm it at once!

"Quick! Form the battle array, defend the formation with all your strength!"

"Activate the formation's demon soul!"

Li Li Tiangang swiftly issued orders.

Each command spread through beacon fires across the entire defense line.

Inside the Black Stone Great Wall's defense line, countless arrows flew into the demon hordes; vast quantities of demon-expelling oil and rolling boulders were hurled through the formation by trebuchets, inflicting heavy casualties among the demons.

But the demons were as numerous as locusts and ants, stretching beyond sight.

The gaps they created were instantly filled.

The ground was a sea of black, the sky swarmed with flying demons like locusts, covering the heavens—the overwhelming demonic aura rolled into a towering black cloud that loomed above the border defense.

The sky's light was blocked, leaving only dim, fading glimmers, and the deafening, earth-shaking roars of the demons beyond the formation.

These roars were piercing and shrill—even seasoned veterans felt their hearts tremble.

Had they not been within the battle array, its protective aura bolstering their morale, many would have already been paralyzed by fear.

The entire army assembled along this border now sprang into action, rushing to the walls, rotating swiftly; archers fired in waves, their longbows nearly smoking from the strain.

At the signal of the beacon fires, the formation activated—dozens of Yuanzi Camp soldiers clad in heavy armor scattered across the entire defense line.

These Yuanzi Camp soldiers were in vast numbers; originally dressed in other armor, they had blended in—Huang Tianji Hall had estimated their total strength at only fifty thousand, but in truth, Li Li Tiangang had secretly assembled two hundred thousand! Now, these hidden Yuanzi Camp soldiers donned the strongest armor of the Li family, each full set of battle gear costing exorbitantly.

Two hundred thousand Yuanzi Camp troops could easily sweep clean the strongholds of three Immortal Realm cultivators—unstoppable.

The Li family's Yuanzi Camp army totaled one million in full strength!

After more than a decade of warfare in Yanbei, with countless casualties, only seventy thousand remained.

Now, Li Li Tiangang had already deployed two hundred thousand—this was a full war posture.

The remaining five hundred thousand: three hundred thousand remained stationed in Yanbei, the other two hundred thousand were permanently garrisoned in Qingzhou.

(End of Chapter)