Chapter 255: Battle of the Taiping Dao Domain

Inside the city.

Li Hao and Li Xiaoran, who had been concealing their figures, saw three figures suddenly rush out from the battlefield. Their eyes turned cold as they immediately recognized them as the Candle Zhu Huoshen, Lu Yuan, and the others who had been pursuing them.

Lady Yin was also among them, which meant there was no one left guarding the outside of the Mo River.

That made sense.

Leaving Lady Yin alone to guard it would not necessarily be enough to hold back either Li Hao or Li Xiaoran.

"They really have been watching us every moment..."

Li Xiaoran's gaze was like a blade as he said, "I fear this barrier won't hold against the attacks of the Taiping Dao Realm for long. We must strike as soon as possible. If you cannot withstand it, retreat immediately. There should be many Sage Heart Treasure Talismans in the secret vault; you brought them all, didn't you?"

"I brought them."

Li Hao nodded.

Having inherited the True Dragon, the secret vault contained not only the divine weapons of the Li Clan's ancestors but also many treasures passed down over thousands of years, including a great number of Sage Heart Treasure Talismans.

Such precious items existed in thick stacks within that secret vault—this was the foundation of the Li Clan!

Among them were even some offensive Sage Heart Treasure Talismans that could pose a massive threat to those in the Dao Heart Realm.

Li Hao wanted to test the divine might of the Candle Zhu Huoshen's Dao Domain, and it was precisely because he had so many treasures from the Li Clan's secret vault to squander that he had a greater advantage here than he would have outside.

In any case, everything was born from Li Tianzong's obsession; he wouldn't feel a pang of regret even if he used them all up.

"Kill!"

Li Hao suddenly rushed out. Although Old Man Feng was not here this time, and he had not been able to learn the Heaven and Earth Trace-less Art,

with his cultivation base breaking through to the Three Imperishable Realms, his physical strength was constantly refined and strengthened, and the constraints of the rules upon him weakened. This led him to constantly touch upon that elusive feeling while contemplating movement techniques, allowing him to comprehend the Heaven and Earth Trace-less Art on his own.

With his movement Dao realm at the sixth stage, combined with the "spiritual light" he touched upon from time to time as a reference, it was not difficult to deduce.

Now, layered with the many Absolute Grade movement techniques of the Li Clan, his speed was even faster.

Coupled with the few calligraphy and painting scrolls and zither score illustrations he had collected, his movement technique was further bolstered by the illustrations. In the blink of an eye, he erupted at full speed, crossing over a dozen miles as if teleporting, appearing before the barrier.

Boom!

The Xia Qingshuang Sword in Li Hao's hand slashed out with sudden fury.

He carried a barrier token on his person, so the attack passed directly through the barrier and struck the Candle Zhu Huoshen.

The Candle Zhu Huoshen had not expected Li Hao to launch a sudden counterattack, let alone jump out in an instant. His pupils contracted, and he subconsciously wanted to dodge, but Li Hao's Sword Dao was also at the sixth stage; Hai Wuyan's sword intent severed the space, slashing down directly.

Although there was no Dao rhyme guiding it, relying purely on speed, it was already extremely difficult to evade.

Scorching flame intent erupted. The Candle Zhu Huoshen's Dao Domain had already expanded. Seeing the sword light Li Hao slashed into his Dao Domain, he was shocked, and his eyes shot out furious killing intent.

Too arrogant!

He actually dared to attempt to kill him in return?

He was in a state where his Dao Domain was expanded; a mere Three Imperishable Realm cultivator, who gave him the dog-guts to do this!!

With a bang, the divine fire within the Dao Domain burst, and the sword radiance shook the heavens. The intense impact vibrated against the barrier, actually causing the barrier to ripple violently, with countless divine patterns flashing rapidly, appearing as if they were about to burst.

The force of the collision between the two sides nearly tore the barrier apart!

The Candle Zhu Huoshen retreated several steps, his pupils slightly contracting, his eyes filled with shock.

Within the Dao Domain, his martial way was the rule, the order!

The Ultimate Realm of the Flame Dao could incinerate all things; within the Dao Domain, everything could be destroyed and burned.

If he were in a sea of people on a battlefield, he would only need to extend his Dao Domain, and everything around him—whether they were Heavenly Human Grandmasters, Three Imperishable Realm cultivators, Dao Heart Realm cultivators, or Profound Learning Realm cultivators—would all turn into charred fireballs, burning instantly!

Unless they relied on an opportunity to defy fate, they could barely struggle out.

Even Li Hao's sword qi and divine weapons would be burned and melted under the rules of this Ultimate Flame Dao!

And in fact, Li Hao's sword qi did indeed melt, but in the process of melting, the remaining power of the sword qi forced him back!

The power contained within that sword qi seemed capable of splitting a hundred great mountains!

"What kind of divine power is this!"

The Candle Zhu Huoshen was shocked. This was the first time he had been forced back while his Dao Domain was expanded, and it was by a Three Imperishable Realm cultivator?!

When he looked over, he saw Li Hao's entire body glowing with red gold, like a war god, exuding endless killing intent and fierce might.

Cultivating in this Mo River, counting the time acceleration, it had been eighteen years, but in reality, it had been less than two short months.

This was the first time Li Hao truly revealed his own power!

This terrifying divine might erupted, causing everyone on the nearby city walls to be shocked, staring in awe at the young man.

"Little Ten..."

Chen Hefang and the other aunts, such as Li Qingling, all stared in astonishment at the young man's figure.

It was hard to imagine that the child was so powerful and terrifying.

Three Imperishable Realm?

At this moment, the might he released made even them, who were also in the Three Imperishable Realm, feel their hearts tremble, with a feeling that they would be strangled and obliterated in an instant.

What was even more terrifying was that Li Hao had actually forced back a supreme demon king of the Taiping Dao Realm with a single sword strike; it was simply incredible!

Li Xiaoran, who had followed, had a movement speed slightly slower than Li Hao's. Seeing this scene, he was stunned and could not help but be bewildered.

Was this the confidence Li Hao had to probe the Taiping Dao Realm?!

Dao Domain invincibility was a martial arts consensus, but at this moment, it had been broken by Li Hao, who had no Dao Domain!

"It seems that as long as the power is great enough, even the rules of a Dao Domain cannot necessarily suppress it quickly!"

Li Hao's gaze was cold. With just that one sword strike, he had already grasped the special nature of this Taiping Dao Domain.

Although the rules of the Dao Domain would suppress and strangle all foreign objects that trespassed, as long as the power was condensed strongly enough, one could barely persist.

Because suppression and strangulation required a bit of time.

It really was just a little bit of time, but the stronger the power, the longer one could extend that time!

Therefore.

The Dao Domain was not unbreakable!

Kill!

Li Hao struck with his sword again. With his divine power state bolstered and his Heaven and Earth meridians connected, he raised his hand and popped a divine medicine into his mouth, his aura growing once more.

There was one benefit to being in this Mo River: he could cultivate so quickly, thanks to being able to consume divine medicine without being isolated.

In a situation where he didn't need to consider the consequences, even if the divine medicine had side effects, Li Hao could consume it to his heart's content, doing everything possible to increase his power during this period!

After all, once he left the Mo River, everything would turn to nothing.

Boom!

The second sword strike was like an angry wave, condensing thousands of sword intents as it slashed down in fury.

The Candle Zhu Huoshen regained his senses, feeling furious in his heart. This feeling was like an emperor being provoked and having his imperial robes dirtied by a commoner beggar, which made him feel insulted.

Golden light split open on his forehead, like a vertical pupil, shooting out scorching divine fire. Bolstered by the Dao Domain, this divine fire seemed capable of burning everything, creating the illusion of black smoke burning in the space.

The sword radiance slashed into the Dao Domain and was rapidly burned and melted, but the sword radiance was like a piece of firewood condensed to the extreme; while the surface was constantly burned, the inside was incredibly dense. It passed through dozens of feet of the Dao Domain and collided with the scorching divine fire, only then did the sword radiance dissipate as a wisp of flame.

It was clearly just sword qi, yet it felt like a straw being rapidly burned through.

Li Hao's expression changed slightly. The Dao Domain was indeed extraordinary. If the opponent used the Dao Domain seriously, with the power boost, although his sword qi could pose a threat, it was extremely limited.

After all, the opponent's own strength was enough to dominate the Profound Learning Realm.

"This brat!"

Lu Yuan caught up and saw Li Hao actually engaging the Candle Zhu Huoshen, and not even falling into a disadvantage, his heart was incredibly shocked.

The opponent's growth speed made him feel fear.

"Husband, I come to assist you!"

Lady Yin arrived, raising her hand to wave a black moon, which slashed down fiercely like a curved sickle blade.

But Li Hao stood within the barrier, and the black curved blade struck the barrier, stirring up ripples of divine patterns, but it failed to break through in one go.

At the same time, several figures flew over from within the city, clearly having sensed the aura of a Profound Learning Realm demon king here, and thus wanting to assist Li Hao in forcing it back.

Li Xiaoran also struck at this moment, his saber light crisscrossing, slashing directly onto the black moon and shattering the moonlight.

"A half-step Dao Realm, and you still need to borrow the hands of others?!"

Li Xiaoran roared, slashing a saber strike toward Lu Yuan as well. The saber light arrived after being launched, yet it severed the space, slashing directly onto Lu Yuan's head.

Lu Yuan had previously witnessed the terror of Li Xiaoran's saber technique. At this moment, he was both shocked and furious, his entire body flashing with thunder light, tearing the saber light apart, but he himself was still injured, his head dripping with blood.

"Bastard!"

Lu Yuan was furious; in a one-on-one fight, he was not necessarily Li Xiaoran's opponent.

"I want to kill him myself!"

The Candle Zhu Huoshen heard Li Xiaoran's roar and raised his hand to stop his wife, Lady Yin, who was coming to help. Golden fire burned in his eye sockets, and his bright golden pupils stared fixedly at Li Hao:

"Do you dare to come out?"

Li Hao sneered, "Do you take me for a three-year-old child?"

He raised his hand and slashed out with consecutive sword strikes.

The sword radiance poured out continuously, bombarding the opponent's Dao Domain. Each sword strike was extremely terrifying; if it weren't for the Dao Domain, it would have been enough to slash across a hundred miles, severing mountains and splitting rivers.

But within this Dao Domain, after traveling a dozen feet, it burned fiercely, and the sword qi decayed rapidly.

"You really dare to compete with me?"

The Candle Zhu Huoshen was so angry he wanted to laugh, but he ignored Li Hao. Previously, he had been caught off guard by Li Hao, which was why he was forced back within the Dao Domain. At this moment, he poured a large amount of power into the Dao Domain, and Li Hao's attacks would be burned away by the Dao Domain rules before they could even touch him!

"Wait until I break the barrier and kill you!"

The Candle Zhu Huoshen began to punch frantically, attacking the barrier, wanting to shatter it.

Other older generation members of the Li Clan's collateral branches struck out in anger, their attacks bombarding out, but as soon as they entered the opponent's Dao Domain, they were burned away and disappeared without a trace.

Only now, seeing the sword qi crisscrossing within the Dao Domain, did they deeply feel how terrifying the power of this Li Clan direct descendant was!

"Heaven's End Carefree Saber!"

Li Xiaoran also slashed out a supreme technique in anger. The saber light seemed to sever the void, and on the Candle Zhu Huoshen he had locked onto, a towering mountain phantom faintly appeared, seemingly wanting to suppress him.

That was the Heaven's End the saber light was meant to reach.

But as soon as that giant peak phantom appeared, it burned and disappeared. The saber light approached rapidly, but under the burning of the Dao Domain, the saber intent was burned, causing its speed to slow down. The saber light, which had almost arrived in an instant, now had traces to follow!

With a bang, the Candle Zhu Huoshen slapped his hand, and a vast, scorching heat erupted, shattering the saber intent.

His eyes were cold. Although he had casually crushed Li Xiaoran's supreme technique, he did not feel satisfied; instead, he felt a sense of shame and anger.

These two Li Clan members were both able to trespass into his Dao Domain; it was simply shameful!

"Die!"

A violent flame punch vibrated against the barrier, and the divine patterns on the barrier actually began to smoke, giving the feeling that they were melting.

Li Hao's pupils contracted. He struck out with consecutive sword strikes, stimulating all his great meridians, mobilizing the power of the surrounding heaven and earth, and slashed with all his might.

Now, his power was even stronger than it was outside. Because of the Ten Thousand Blood True Demon Art, his physical body was refined to an even more extreme level, reaching the level of an Eight-Cast Divine Weapon.

Boom!

The sword radiance slashed onto the fist that was as scorching as magma. The sword qi self-ignited, but the fire light was only slightly reduced.

Although Li Hao could attack the Candle Zhu Huoshen within the Dao Domain, he was suppressed by the Dao Domain, so his power was still insufficient.

The attacks of others were melted as soon as they flew into the Dao Domain, not even leaving behind ashes.

"Can't block it anymore."

Li Xiaoran's expression was ugly as he sent a sound transmission to Li Hao.

Li Hao's gaze became even colder. He took a deep breath and entered the Immortal Transformation Realm.

The Heaven and Earth meridians acted like a water pump, frantically absorbing the power of the surrounding heaven and earth. Li Hao's entire body's power was surging, his eyes shot out divine light, and his hair flew wildly.

He raised the Xia Qingshuang Sword and swung it out once more. The sword radiance seemed to draw in the light of the sky, condensing into an extreme cold frost sword intent like autumn water, and slashed out suddenly.

The green sword radiance was like a divine rainbow, reflecting out, flying into the Dao Domain in an instant, turning into sword radiance burning with fire, but its speed did not diminish in the slightest as it charged straight toward the Candle Zhu Huoshen.

The Candle Zhu Huoshen's expression changed slightly. Divine fire shot out from his forehead again, but it was torn apart by the burning sword qi. Afterward, the sword qi did not diminish and killed toward him again.

The Candle Zhu Huoshen was shocked and roared as he swung his fist to smash it.

Boom!

The fist fire vibrated, and the sword radiance was also dissipated by this punch, but the terrifying power left a sword mark on the Candle Zhu Huoshen's fist.

The Candle Zhu Huoshen was injured!

"Husband!"

Lady Yin saw this scene, her expression horrified.

The Taiping Dao Domain was actually injured by a mere Three Imperishable Realm cultivator?!

"You!"

The Candle Zhu Huoshen felt the pain in his fist and was also stunned, never having expected that he would be injured within his own Dao Domain.

Li Hao's eyes, however, bloomed with divine light, revealing even more scorching killing intent. He seemed to have probed the limit of what the opponent's Dao Domain rules could suppress.

At this moment, he was thirty percent Immortal Transformed, combined with his now refined body and the amplification of many divine medicines, he could barely injure the Dao Realm!

"Bastard!"

The Candle Zhu Huoshen was so angry that his whole body trembled. Golden flames spread rapidly from his eyes to his entire body, like a god bathing in flames. Facing Li Hao, who was glowing with red gold, across the barrier, it was like a battle between two deities!

"I want to kill you!"

The Candle Zhu Huoshen roared, swinging his fist to smash at the barrier again.

But before his fist could land, the barrier suddenly burst apart.

Li Hao and the Candle Zhu Huoshen were both stunned. Li Hao's pupils contracted as he looked into the distance, only to see a young man wearing tattered black robes standing above the East City, calmly withdrawing his palm.

Clearly, this barrier had been destroyed by him.

"Taiping Dao Realm!"

Li Xiaoran's pupils contracted, and he hurriedly sent a sound transmission to Li Hao: "There's a change, leave quickly!"

"Finally willing to strike, a bunch of damned dead souls!"

The Candle Zhu Huoshen saw the tattered-robed youth, and a flash of anger crossed his eyes, but he quickly suppressed it.

The opponent was a supreme demon king of the Taiping Dao Realm, and a genuine one at that.

He had previously used his Dao Realm to patrol everywhere, encountering these terrifying auras lurking in the Demon Abyss, visiting them one by one, intending to unite them to break through Longcheng.

As a result, only two figures had just responded to the call, while the others he had previously negotiated with were now turning a deaf ear to his signals, appearing disdainful.

Li Hao's expression also changed. Without the barrier to block, although he now had the power to barely engage the Candle Zhu Huoshen, there was now an additional Taiping Dao Realm expert!

Today was only the third day, and such a shocking change had already occurred.

At this moment, Li Hao suddenly saw golden light gathering before his eyes; it was the ancient character prompt of the Mo River:

Main quest has been updated:

Defend Longcheng for one day.

Countdown has started...

Seeing the jumping characters before him, they were ancient characters like Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, etc., appearing to symbolize a minute-by-minute countdown.

Li Hao's expression changed slightly. From the original 3/10 defense time, it had now shrunk to one day in the blink of an eye?

Had these demons launched their all-out attack ahead of schedule?

Seeing the Candle Zhu Huoshen before him, Li Hao seemed to understand. Although he felt angry in his heart, he also knew that this was the end of it.

If he continued to compete, he would be in danger, and he would also implicate Li Xiaoran.

"Go!"

Li Hao roared, suddenly slashing out seven or eight sword radiances. While slashing toward the Candle Zhu Huoshen, he also killed toward Lu Yuan and Lady Yin, covering Li Xiaoran's retreat.

Li Xiaoran had previously seen Li Hao's terrifying movement technique, so he didn't say much at this moment. He quickly rushed out first, and while slashing out two supreme techniques, he also headed toward the Divine General Mansion.

But while retreating, his mind was always on Li Hao. If Li Hao were in danger, he had already made up his mind that even if he had to sacrifice his own soul, he would protect Li Hao!

This was the hope of the Li Clan, and also the hope that could truly lead his eldest brother to liberation and return!

"Ugh, ahhh..."

Suddenly, a ferocious and shrill roar erupted from the Divine General Mansion.

That figure was covered in monstrous black energy, like a demon, resembling a ghost or evil spirit, with a ferocious face, roaring as it killed toward the tattered-robed youth who had broken the barrier.

"Eldest Brother..."

Li Xiaoran recognized at a glance that it was Li Tianzong.

Originally, after defending Longcheng for four days, once the city fell, the opponent would undergo alienation, seemingly as his obsession awakened, entering this state similar to falling into a demon.

But now that Longcheng had been broken ahead of schedule, the opponent had also entered this state ahead of schedule.

Li Xiaoran's eyes were filled with sadness, knowing that defending Longcheng was his eldest brother's final obsession before death. ===== CHAPTER 256 =====