Chapter 232: The Transcendent Immortal Fist

The battlefield was engulfed in widespread fire and war.

Li Li Xuanli commanded from the city wall, sending out elite armies to clash with the demonic tide, yet his attention never wavered from Li Hao's direction.

Seeing the demon kings ignore the demonic tide entirely, focused solely on killing Li Hao, his heart sank, his face filled with panic.

Watching Li Hao crushed to the ground by Lu Yuan's ultimate technique, Lei Long, his heart trembled, fearing for Li Hao's life—but in this colossal war, he was merely a Third Imperishable, utterly powerless to intervene.

"Kill him!"

The demon kings, seeing Li Hao pinned beneath the Tian Wuji Lei Long, launched a barrage of terrifying demonic arts, all infused with true power—they knew without full force, they could not harm this ferocious youth.

BOOM!!

Suddenly, a staggering aura erupted.

The Lei Long gnawing at Li Hao was suddenly gripped by a massive palm, its body crackling with destructive, annihilating lightning that shot out like ten thousand sharp swords, struggling to break free from the Heavenly Phenomenon's grasp.

Yet the lightning shattered within the palm but never loosened its hold—the energy channeled by the Heavenly Veins kept the Phenomenon unbroken.

The Tian Wuji Lei Long weakened with each struggle, its lightning spent, its roars turning to whimpers.

Behind Li Hao, the Heavenly Phenomenon reappeared, clutching the Tian Wuji Lei Long, lifting its gaze toward the charging demon kings, its entire body suddenly blazing with brilliant silver radiance.

The charred, blackened skin on Li Hao's body peeled away rapidly—he knew that under these demon kings' interference, to swiftly slay the ultimate technique elder dragon, he must enter the Transcendent Immortal state.

He had already exited the Transcendent Immortal state during the long pursuit—he would have reached its limit long ago if he hadn't.

He had originally planned to reassess, ensuring no other ultimate technique demon kings lurked in this vast battlefield—but now it seemed none remained.

If so, then end this swiftly!

As his body's valves opened and the Heavenly Veins drew in, the power of heaven and earth surged violently into his body.

BOOM! The Heavenly Phenomenon crushed the Lei Long, and Li Hao himself stepped forward in an instant, appearing before a demon king.

He raised his fist—and struck! The terrifying fist aura swept forward; even the searing heat from his fist alone burned the demon king's coarse hide open. One punch shattered its skull.

A spiritual soul barely escaped its body when Li Hao roared.

The roar struck like a sonic assault, vibrating outward—the spiritual soul shrieked, torn apart by immense force, dissolving on the spot!

In an instant, a Dao Heart-level demon king perished!

Li Hao spun around, fixing his gaze on the remaining demon kings, activated the Heaven's Absence Technique, and appeared instantly—BOOM!

Another punch—a Tai Xu-level demon king barely reacted before the gray wooden armor shielding his body shattered into countless fragments, his chest pierced clean through, blood spraying.

The distant Heavenly Phenomenon that had crushed the Lei Long vanished, then reappeared behind Li Hao in an instant, its colossal form reaching out to grip the demon king's tiger-lion-like limbs and tearing them apart.

Terrifying force erupted—the demon king's body was ripped clean in half, blood gushing like boiling water poured down.

The spiritual soul barely surged free when the Heavenly Phenomenon opened its mouth and sucked it in, freezing it instantly.

Then, a sword qi condensed from thin air and slashed out, annihilating the soul outright—in an instant, the second demon king fell.

The remaining demon kings were stunned, snapping back to reality, their eyes filled with terror—had this boy not even used his full strength?! What kind of monster is this!

They finally realized why he had chased Lu Yuan to this point—his abilities were far beyond what he had shown earlier.

Flee! The Tai Xu-level demon kings were terrified—damn the Demon Alliance! Their ten-thousand-year cultivation, their decades of seclusion—they could not die here!

Moreover, they realized they posed no threat to Li Hao—only an extremely powerful divine weapon could harm this youth.

To them, Li Hao was a living weapon of destruction—no one could stand against him!

"Tiger Crush!"

"Blood Sea Fiend Serpent Diagram, Qiongqi Mountain Diagram!"

Li Hao growled, charging forward at high speed, unleashing the power of his Diagrams in succession.

His body erupted with terrifying aura—like a tiger's roar, like a blood-soaked dragon soaring through the sea; most terrifying of all was the Qiongqi silhouette perched atop the colossal peak—an ancient monstrous beast, even true dragons were its prey.

The Tai Xu-level demon kings froze in terror; in that brief pause, Li Hao struck repeatedly, slaying two more demon kings, crushing their skulls into bloody pulp.

The massive demon corpses were hurled forward, tumbling into the demonic tide.

The demonic tide erupted into a wide clearing—many great demons locked in fierce combat with the human forces recoiled in shock at the sudden arrival of the demon corpses.

When they saw the battlefield near Li Hao, both human and demon commanders stared, dumbfounded.

They had assumed the demon kings had trapped Li Hao in a stalemate—yet in an instant, Li Hao had scattered them like a ferocious tiger driving off a pack of wolves, slaying each one, forcing the rest to flee in panic! "Hao'er!"

Li Li Xuanli, watching closely, was stunned, eyes wide.

Bai Bai Shenjun and Li Li Tiangang, locked in fierce combat, were both subtly keeping part of their awareness fixed on Li Hao.

Seeing Li Hao unleash his ferocious might, both were shaken.

Thank heaven I didn't go over… Bai Bai Shenjun's heart trembled—the boy was a monster, terrifying!

He had already considered retreating; Li Li Tiangang was not as weak as he'd imagined, matching him nearly evenly—this battlefield was clearly lost! He acted decisively: as soon as he thought of withdrawal, he broke free from Li Li Tiangang and retreated far away, avoiding being trapped.

Li Li Tiangang's blood surged, shoved back—he paid no mind to chasing his old rival.

Watching the fleeing demon kings and the ferocious youth chasing them, he felt unreal.

He had never once lost focus on this battlefield—but today, he had been dazed multiple times.

BOOM! Li Hao charged forward with giant strides; a Tai Xu-level demon king, seeing him close in, screamed and activated the Reverse Fate Opportunity, turning to flee.

Li Hao instantly felt an odd force envelop and isolate him—even his killing intent toward the demon king seemed to weaken.

Is this the power of Ji Tianming? Li Hao's eyes flared—he swept the Heavenly Veins, drawing in all power within thirty li, condensing it into his fist.

"Die!!"

He roared, stepping half a pace forward, his fist brimming with invincible fist aura, hidden sword intent concealed within.

BOOM!!

As this staggering punch struck, countless sword qi erupted skyward, propelled by the fist's momentum, raining down like a storm, piercing the demon kings' bodies like sieves.

Fatal properties triggered in succession—dozens of demon kings had no time to dodge or flee, feeling their power drained. Their eyes filled with terror and despair—what power is this? To their dying breath, they could not comprehend it! BOOM BOOM BOOM! Demon king corpses fell one after another, crashing into the demonic tide below like massive boulders, crushing fleeing demons beneath them.

"No!"

The vine elder had lost his Reverse Fate Opportunity; now pierced by the rain of sword qi, he felt pain but still endured it.

Then suddenly, his strength was drained—he felt himself falling into a deathly abyss.

He tried to crawl—but could not move.

His body lost all power; even his spiritual soul was sealed.

Born from thunderwood, cultivated for ten thousand years—he had reached his end.

With a crash, the vine elder's body fell.

The sword qi from that single punch had slain four demon kings; the last one activated the Reverse Fate Opportunity and fled forward.

But Li Hao's gaze locked onto him—the staggering fist aura blazed like a blazing sun, like a meteor piercing the heavens, carrying the might to shatter the earth, chasing after him.

The demon king's heart pounded, pupils shrinking—he had activated the Reverse Fate Opportunity, yet still felt death looming over him.

But soon, that feeling vanished.

Li Hao was about to test the limits of his power to see just how miraculous Reverse Fate truly was when he suddenly heard a cry from the battlefield.

He turned—Li Li Hongzhuang was trapped in the demonic tide, surrounded by seven or eight great demons.

And behind her, no battle flag flew.

Li Hao froze, his expression darkened—he sensed even if he pursued, he could not harm the demon king; better to rescue Li Li Hongzhuang.

The thought flashed through him, altering his punch's trajectory instantly—he swung it backward into the demonic tide's rear.

BOOM! The earth beyond the frontline shook like a magnitude-ten earthquake, cracking into deep fissures—some demons fell straight in.

The punch's force swept forward, carving a hundred-li-long blood trail through the dense demonic tide—any demon touched by the punch's aura was vaporized; even Imperishable-level demons had no defense, shattered like tiny pebbles.

As the punch's residual force faded, the roaring battlefield fell into a brief, eerie silence.

That terrifying punch had slain hundreds of thousands of demonic troops!

Among them were many great demons and vanguard officers of the Tianren and Fifteen-Li realms!

Demons gathered here by the top demonic factions all possessed cultivation—those below Zhou Tian level couldn't even qualify as foot soldiers, yet now they were erased by Li Hao's single punch!

The boy with his entire body glowing crimson-gold stood atop the battlefield, his divine aura towering—he alone seemed to suppress the entire war, like a youthful deity! His figure blazed like a radiant sun, too brilliant to behold, leaving countless soldiers and demons awestruck.

One side was awestruck, fervent, excited, thrilled.

The other side—terrified, trembling, desperate! Li Li Xuanli, the Viceroy of Liangzhou, Qianji Daoist, and others on the city wall stared, dumbfounded.

Li Li Qingling and Li Li Xueyun were equally stunned, unable to believe it—was this their own nephew?

The Li family had produced countless heroes—but never such a terrifying, peerless prodigy, one that left them both horrified and terrified.

Li Li Tiangang stood in midair above the battlefield; Bai Bai Shenjun had fled—he stared, speechless, shaken.

But Li Hao frowned, his face dark.

He realized belatedly—when Li Li Hongzhuang was in danger, had his sudden shift in thought been caused by Ji Tianming?

After all, the result was clear—the demon king had escaped!

Now, when he looked back at that Reverse Fate-level demon king, he could no longer sense him—even his demonic aura had vanished!

Is this the power of Ji Tianming? Li Hao's heart chilled—Li Li Hongzhuang's peril may have been fate's design, but even his own thoughts were being manipulated? This Ji Tianming was terrifying!

He took a deep breath—this was his first full attempt, and he only felt the depth of Ji Tianming, unfathomable.

He turned, hearing the roars behind him, facing the furious Lu Yuan, and said: "Where do you plan to run now?"

Lu Yuan, hearing this insult, his eyes flashed cold light: "Run? You're dead!"

Li Hao raised an eyebrow, his expression shifting instantly—he spun, activating Heaven's Absence Technique while triggering the Diagram's speed enhancement.

Thousand Mountains, Birds Fly Diagram; Snow Mountain Spirit Fox Diagram; Water Qilin Steed Diagram! Three Diagrams combined, his movement surged—faster than afterimages.

BOOM! Where Li Hao had stood, a blazing sun of radiant light exploded—only destroying his afterimage.

Li Hao appeared instantly elsewhere, turning to see a tall, muscular youth standing midair where he had been.

His body was forged like steel, muscles perfectly proportioned, hair falling to his waist, crimson-gold, his entire frame covered in golden divine runes, as if surging divine fire flowed within him.

On his forehead was a golden mark—a vertical pupil.

His face was icy, yet his eyes held a hint of surprise as he stared at Li Hao, who had dodged the attack.

"So you were holding back?"

Lu Yuan was also stunned—he hadn't expected Li Hao to suddenly unleash such terrifying speed. During the earlier pursuit, Li Hao had never moved this fast.

Just how much power had this brat hidden? He felt a surge of anger.

Li Hao's expression darkened—another Great Demon King of the Ultimate Art realm!

"Lu Yuan, is this the battlefield you command?"

Another cold voice rang out, and immediately the air turned frigid as vast dark clouds rolled in.

A woman resembling a noble lady stepped forward, her posture elegant, yet each step a teleportation—she appeared on the battlefield in an instant, forming a triangle with Lu Yuan and the youth like a god of flame, surrounding Li Hao.

Li Hao felt three layers of Dao resonance locking onto him.

He had escaped the earlier attack only because the youth had not used Dao resonance to lock him—afraid of alerting him and giving him time to prepare.

"Madam Yin, this should have been your Tai Xu realm's battlefield. You dragged it out until I arrived—and now you dare accuse me?"

Lu Yuan bristled, his words lacking any courtesy.

Li Li Tiangang, watching from afar, turned pale at the sight of the noble lady.

(End of Chapter)