Chapter 506: Eternal Dao Domain: Beating the Buddha Child

Lin Lin Qingying took the elixir Li Hao handed her, glanced at it—it was a rare healing divine pill—but her grandfather was Lin Lin Shanhai, and such pills were at least dozens of gourds worth in the space between heaven and earth to her.

She knew Li Hao had another reason, so she accepted it at once, then fixed him with a piercing gaze.

"Is your real name General Hao Tian?"

Li Hao looked at her, then gave a slight nod. "Correct."

"What's your surname?"

Lin Lin Qingying whispered.

Li Hao withdrew his gaze and turned coldly toward the Twin Buddha Child. "I have no surname."

Lin Lin Qingying froze slightly. She only wanted to know Li Hao's full name; she vaguely sensed that his identity exposure would bring him serious trouble—and possibly separate them forever.

In this vast sea of humanity, if they were to meet again, she at least needed to know his full name; otherwise, where would she even look, how would she even ask—it would all be futile.

Not knowing whether Li Hao refused to answer or had hidden reasons, Lin Lin Qingying nodded silently, asked no more, clenched the elixir tightly, accepted it, then murmured:

"Be careful."

After giving her warning, she cast one final look at Li Hao, then turned and descended the stage.

On the battlefield, only Li Hao and the Twin Buddha Child remained; all others, having witnessed Li Hao's ferocity moments ago, had abandoned their claims to first place.

Now seeing these two were old enemies, everyone grew excited—this great battle seemed inevitable, yet no one knew whether this General Hao Tian could defeat the Twin Buddha Child, a reincarnated sage!

Li Hao and the Twin Buddha Child locked eyes, each sensing the other's killing intent.

But Li Hao's cold gaze was unmasked, while the Twin Buddha Child wore a compassionate expression, half his face shadowed, half lit—giving off the air of a false smile.

Li Hao knew: killing the Buddha's avatar had shattered his sacred path; this grudge could not be resolved.

Since it couldn't be resolved, there was no need to resolve it! After all, killing the Buddha originally avenged Old Feng; that debt should've been settled. But now it seemed it wasn't. "I planned to wait until this ranking battle ended, then go to the mortal realm and deal with you myself. I never expected you'd come here—yet here you are, in the Thirty-Three Realms, and you chose the Canglan Realm. This is our destiny!"

The Twin Buddha Child's eyes grew deep. He believed in karma, fate, and reincarnation; he recognized his sacred path's tribulation—Li Hao before him was one such tribulation, one he must overcome, or his ultimate sacred path could never bear true fruit.

"Destiny? You dare speak of it? I slew you in the mortal realm; today, I'm in a sacred ground. I'll spare your life—but death may be spared, suffering cannot!"

Li Hao spoke coldly, revealing the majesty of a young sovereign.

He knew his identity exposed today meant calamity—and this was a Buddhist sacred ground. Killing the opponent was impossible. Li Hao couldn't discern the true face of the Buddha Lord; he didn't know if the Buddha Lord would be as shameless as the Void Saint and personally strike him.

But it was too late to turn back. Life or death—left to fate. He would do his utmost.

Even if he died here today, he would harbor no resentment. At least every day of his past, he had lived earnestly, never squandering time or years.

Hearing Li Hao's words, the crowd below erupted in shock. No one expected Li Hao to display such arrogance and defiance against the Twin Buddha Child.

This was a reincarnated sage—clearly awakened to his former sage memories. Li Hao now faced a Buddhist sage whose cultivation had been reduced to the Dao Law realm!

"Indeed. When I crush you and sever this karmic thread, your mission ends."

The Twin Buddha Child's smile vanished. His entire body began radiating brilliant Buddhist light, and at the same time, black mist surged from beneath his robe, coalescing into a massive, monstrous demonic phantom.

The phantom appeared demonic, yet its face was that of a Buddha—eight arms, three heads, eyes like bronze bells, fierce and terrifying.

As the demonic phantom emerged, dark clouds gathered above the Buddha Hall, plunging heaven and earth into gloom.

"Is that the demonic entity the Twin Buddha Child has fought since childhood?!"

"My heavens, this is terrifying!"

"The Buddhist sect says the Twin Buddha Child's reincarnation was detected by a demon, who tried to kill him in the womb—but they accidentally merged, born together as twins. Thus, this Twin Buddha Child must purge his inner demon entirely to become a sage!"

"His path isn't technique—it's Dharma. He cultivates himself!"

Across Canglan Realm, whispers spread. All sensed the young Buddha child's hardship.

Seeing the Twin Buddha Child's radiant Buddhist light, many felt the overwhelming compassion of his saving path, and countless voices praised him.

Li Hao heard the cheers below, his face grew colder, his heart sneered.

This so-called inner demon was clearly cultivated by the opponent himself—yet he called it demonic invasion, pretending to be the victim. No wonder he could openly display a demonic image without question.

The Buddhist sect had long paved his path, spreading his story.

Right and wrong? Merely rhetoric. Whoever wins the argument, becomes right.

"Mahayana Demon-Sealing Finger!"

The Twin Buddha Child raised his hand. Instantly, his brilliant Buddhist light condensed into a single point at his fingertip. Behind him, his cosmic Dharma body manifested—but not fully. Only one colossal finger emerged.

That finger pierced down from the dark clouds like a mountain peak, its ridges clearly visible, rough and ancient.

With the force of a falling meteor, it descended to crush Li Hao on the battlefield.

Countless spectators held their breath. What technique was this? Li Hao looked up, watching the Dharma finger that seemed to scorch the air, then suddenly spun his sword in a flourish and slashed!

Boom! The sword struck—the heavens and earth trembled like thunder.

That jet-black sword shadow shone like moonlight, illuminating countless eyes.

A sword qi surged upward like a raging dragon, colliding with the Dharma finger—then, with a thunderous roar, it cleaved through like a mountain split.

The Dharma finger shattered, its ridges torn, its Buddhist light broken.

After striking, Li Hao didn't even look up. He coldly fixed his gaze on the Twin Buddha Child, then stepped forward—Guixu Teleport!

His figure vanished like a phantom, appearing instantly before the Twin Buddha Child.

"Dao Domain: Divine-Demonic Ultimate Domain!"

The Twin Buddha Child anticipated Li Hao's move. Instantly, he unleashed his Dao Domain. Layer upon layer of Dao Domains rose, accelerating until they reached ninety-nine—eighty-one layers! These eighty-one layers didn't merely stack as Li Hao's had. Instead, they formed a strange force field, rapidly merging—until they fused into a single Dao Domain. Within this single domain, bizarre Buddhist-demonic phenomena appeared, radiating inverted, chaotic, tearing forces of yin and yang.

"What kind of Dao Domain is this?!"

"Eighty-one layers fused instantly?!"

"I heard of a Dao Domain cultivation method—this must be the legendary technique!"

"Though he only has eighty-one layers, with this Dao Domain method, even General Hao Tian's hundred layers can't match!"

The crowd below gasped. Dao Domain cultivation methods were extremely rare secrets—only the top sacred sects possessed them, capable of weaving multiple Dao Domains into something terrifying.

As Li Hao appeared via Guixu, he was already inside the opponent's Dao Domain. The violent tearing force struck his body instantly. Had his body not reached its ultimate realm, he would've been shredded in an instant.

Even so, golden blood seeped from his entire body.

But the moment these divine blood droplets flowed out, they instantly retracted. Simultaneously, Li Hao's eyes flared open—Eternal Dao Domain erupted! BOOM!!

Terrifying majesty instantly descended upon the battlefield.

In that instant, time and space seemed to fall silent, their flow halted.

The Twin Buddha Child's Divine-Demonic Ultimate Domain froze like ice, its bizarre phenomena locked in place.

Even the Twin Buddha Child himself was frozen—his body motionless, yet his eyes could still see, his thoughts still moved. A flicker of shock appeared in his gaze.

Boom! Li Hao didn't use his sword. He raised his fist and smashed it straight into the opponent's face.

The Twin Buddha Child's body flew backward, crashing hard against the battle array. His Divine-Demonic Ultimate Domain, barely manifested, was crushed by Li Hao's Eternal Dao Domain and instantly dissolved. The terrifying phenomena within it never even unleashed their world-shaking power—they vanished on the spot, utterly dismantled!

Dao Domain clash—simple, brutal.

This sudden reversal stunned the crowd below. Their earlier exclamations of awe now silenced, they stood frozen.

Not just the spectators below and those across Canglan Realm watching through realm stones, but numerous Buddhist Semi-Sages—including Yao Zu and Shan Zu who came to watch—were all stunned, staring at Li Hao.

If they hadn't misread it, Li Hao's Eternal Dao Domain had revealed, in that instant, three hundred and sixty Dao Domains flashing like lightning, then merging into one.

Three hundred and sixty Dao Domains!! Jiang Jiang Yingyue below stood dumbfounded, mind blank. They'd said ninety-seven, and even rising to a hundred was already astonishing—but three hundred and sixty?! In the Buddha Hall, the Literary Saint and Sword Saint also stared, clearly unprepared for Li Hao's terrifying display.

"This seems to be… the Four Absolute Extremes!"

The Literary Saint's gaze grew grave as he murmured.

Three hundred and sixty Dao Domains alone—on this Supreme Prodigy Battle—was a dimensional-level advantage. Unless others possessed some other transcendent technique, Dao Domain alone would let Li Hao sweep through, competing for the top ten across the myriad realms!

After all, the Supreme Prodigy Battle had an age limit of one hundred years. Even if one cultivated three Dao Domains per year, there simply wasn't enough time.

Not to mention cultivation, other Extremes, techniques, divine arts, and more.

Impossible. There was simply no time. The Buddha Lord's expression shifted slightly, then quickly returned to stillness—but the earlier warm, benevolent smile had vanished.

On the battlefield, Li Hao unleashed his Eternal Dao Domain and strode toward the Twin Buddha Child.

With every step he took, the battlefield shook, as if the entire peak of the Buddhist sacred ground trembled beneath his feet.

His overwhelming aura, his peerless figure, left countless spectators awestruck.

"Is this your true power? Too weak!"

As he neared the Twin Buddha Child, Li Hao vanished with Guixu, reappearing before him, then kicked out with a sudden, brutal strike.

Boom! The Twin Buddha Child's body shot backward, slamming into the opposite array—but his robe shimmered with divine light, absorbing much of the impact.

Li Hao wasn't deliberately torturing him—he knew that to kill him, one sword would suffice. But that sword strike would surely provoke the Buddha Lord's intervention; he wouldn't allow Li Hao to kill this reincarnated Buddhist sage in such a sacred place.

Since he couldn't kill him, he'd humiliate him.

Whether he offended the Buddha Lord? Li Hao didn't care. Even if he begged for mercy, if the Buddha Lord wanted to strike him, he would.

Begging humbly only stripped him of dignity—even in death.

Boom! Boom! Li Hao's figure flashed repeatedly, using Guixu Extreme Teleportation, swift as a phantom. The entire battlefield had become his domain—under the Eternal Dao Domain's suppression, even floating dust hung motionless in midair.

The Twin Buddha Child's body, battered by Li Hao's kicks, offered no resistance—like a ball, he was kicked back and forth by Li Hao's teleporting strikes.

This sight silenced the entire Sacred Mountain. Across Canglan Realm's dozens of divine dynasties, not a sound stirred.

The Twin Buddha Child, once unquestionably the top prodigy, now lay helpless in Li Hao's hands—utterly powerless. No one had foreseen this. All were stunned into silence.

"Roar!"

Suddenly, the demonic phantom behind the Twin Buddha Child let out a low growl, its eyes blazing crimson.

The demon image seemed to break free from the Eternal Dao Domain's suppression. Li Hao, surrounded by his Dao Domain, sensed it keenly—the demonic phantom contained a profound, deep-seated saintly will. It wasn't merely a phantom illusion.

Could it be…?

Li Hao's gaze sharpened. Feeling that saintly will, a chill flashed in his eyes.

Could it be that the demonic phantom housed a portion of the Twin Buddha Child's former saintly consciousness?

In other words, his reincarnation was only partial!

If his former life had cultivated both Buddhist and demonic paths, then this reincarnation was merely the Buddhist heart reborn—while the demonic will clung to it, nesting deep within the demonic phantom, acting as a safeguard against unforeseen death.

Such a method was beyond Li Hao's imagination, yet what his perception revealed left him with no other conclusion.

As the sacred will within the Demon King's Outer Form emerged, Li Hao felt a torrent of demonic qi battling against his Dao domain, barely carving out space to move within it.

At this moment, the Twin Buddha Child's eyes also blazed red, his face contorting in fury, his Buddha heart utterly drowned by demonic thoughts.

"Four Ultimate Realms? It's the Four Ultimate Realms!"

The Twin Buddha Child's face twisted slightly, as if under the influence of demonic thoughts; his Buddhist radiance faded, while demonic qi surged like a young demonic sovereign.

"You've driven me to this— you deserve to die!!"

The Twin Buddha Child growled low, abandoning all Buddhist mantras; suddenly raising his hand, demonic light erupted from his palm, forming a crushing palm imprint that bore down on Li Hao.

Simultaneously, the Divine-Demon Ultimate Domain manifested—this domain, cultivated through the Dao Domain cultivation method, was merely an imitation of Ultimate Realm fusion, nowhere near the Eternal Dao Domain, yet now, under the sacred demonic thought, it faintly resisted.

Li Hao's eyes glinted with killing intent: "Whether avatar or true body, you're still a defeated foe!"

He roared, stepping forward, raising the obsidian swordlight in his hand, and slashing down with sudden force.

"Solitary I—Sword Dao!" Boom! The swordlight surged like annihilation, tearing through the boiling demonic palm imprint—despite the sacred demonic thought's reinforcement, Li Hao cleaved it apart without resistance.

The Twin Buddha Child's crimson eyes widened in shock; his previous techniques had not been exhausted, no ultimate clash had occurred. Though he'd sensed the terrifying nature of Li Hao's Sword Dao, he never imagined it could reach this level—could it truly sever anything?!

Having sliced through the demonic palm, Li Hao did not pause—he swung again.

A swordlight, bright as the full moon, surged forth, teleporting like the Void's End, striking directly upon the Twin Buddha Child's arm.

The arm was severed, blood spraying.

The residual sword qi tore through the dark clouds above the Sacred Mountain, restoring clarity to heaven and earth.

Only two strikes—yet the Twin Buddha Child's demonic might was crushed and swept away.

Seeing this, countless spectators below gasped in disbelief.

"The Twin Buddha Child's arm has been severed!"

"Is he going to lose? Even a Saint reincarnate can lose?!"

"Could Li Hao also be a Saint reincarnate? This is too terrifying!"

"Doesn't it feel like, compared to Li Hao, the Twin Buddha Child looks more like a demon?"

On the stage, Li Hao stood in blue robes, sword in hand, face icy.

The Twin Buddha Child's face twisted in rage, eyes blood-red; his robe was stained with blood, its divine radiance already shattered by Li Hao's relentless kicks.

In an instant, the Twin Buddha Child's severed arm regenerated.

Li Hao's eyes narrowed slightly—he recognized this regeneration speed well. It was the Seventh Ultimate Realm: Immortal Rebirth.

The opponent possessed blood-revival ability. Rumors claimed he had cultivated Six Ultimate Realms—he must have skipped the Transformation into Immortal stage.

Yet during his battle with the False Saint's avatar, Li Hao barely survived by exhausting every ounce of strength, and he had seen the flaw in blood-revival. Thus, if he truly wished to kill this opponent, he had a way.

The stage fell into brief stillness, but the crowd below remained stunned.

"Is this… his true strength?"

The Moonlight Saint Son stared blankly. Earlier, he had still harbored resentment, still dreamed of closing himself off to catch up—but now, he felt a crushing awe.

As if gazing at an unscalable mountain. How could such a gap exist between peers?

In the Literary Ancestor Sanctuary, countless Saint Sons and Saint Daughters sat silent.

Li Li Qingyi's eyes were glazed. No wonder Li Hao had defeated her before without drawing his sword—merely flicking out sword qi.

She had thought his Sword Dao was his greatest terror—yet his terrifying Dao Domain was even worse.

Lin Lin Shuhai's smile vanished completely; his eyes silently fixed on that figure.

"This… is how he looked before he was injured…"

Lin Lin Qingying stared, transfixed. When she had found Li Hao gravely wounded, she had assumed he was merely an ordinary martial cultivator—she never imagined his strength was this formidable.

And yet such strength had once left him so grievously wounded, unconscious in the wild—what kind of danger could have reduced him to such a state?

On the stage, the Twin Buddha Child's face twisted in fury, demonic qi gathering relentlessly, his eyes blazing with killing intent so intense it threatened to burst forth.

"Today you dare not kill me—but I will kill you!"

He glared at Li Hao, whispering the threat through spiritual transmission.

"As a Saint reincarnate, to speak such words—is your Saintly heart defiled? I'm ashamed for you."

Li Hao's expression remained cold; a cold smirk curled his lips: "I can't kill you—but I can beat you."

As he spoke, he stepped forward again, closing the distance instantly.

The Twin Buddha Child's pupils shrank; demonic qi erupted violently, and from within the Demon King's Outer Form surged a vast, overwhelming Saintly will.

(End of Chapter)