Chapter 803: Blood-Stained Imperial Platform

"To fight a True Immortal realm cultivator with an Immortal Lord realm cultivation base, and to do so by outnumbering them—is this not bullying?"

At this moment, a voice rang out coldly.

On the Imperial Platform, Jian Xin, who had previously lost to Li Hao, had already restored his attire, his expression cold as he flew over.

He swept his gaze toward the white-haired youth and his companion, saying coldly, "At the very least, you should fight one-on-one."

Hearing his words, the three of them had slight changes in their expressions; they had not expected Jian Xin to speak up for Li Hao.

Not far away, Ming Yue's eyes also flickered, but she remained silent. Although she did not like Li Hao, she felt even more disdain for these three Immortal Lord realm contestants who wanted to join forces. To challenge a True Immortal realm cultivator while being in the Immortal Lord realm, and to take advantage of someone's exhausted state, was already shameful; to then attempt to outnumber them—it could only be called incompetent!

"Brother Jin should be able to resolve this very quickly; we are just here to collect the corpse for him while it's still warm."

The white-haired youth said with a smile.

Jin Fengling had intended to follow Jian Xin's suggestion and have the two of them step back, but seeing the other party flatter him, he nodded and said:

"That's right, no need to waste time. Move aside; there are others waiting to battle later!"

Jian Xin sneered slightly, saying, "I'm afraid it won't be that easy. Don't think that just because you are in the Immortal Lord realm, you can resolve this easily."

Having said his piece, he turned to glance at Li Hao, wanting to say more but stopping himself. In the end, a trace of regret appeared in his eyes, and without another word, he turned and flew away from the area.

Since Li Hao had chosen this path, he naturally would not take responsibility for the other party. After all, making choices was also a skill in itself.

"Senior Brother."

Ming Yue immediately followed him.

Jian Xin shook his head slightly, "I am fine."

As he spoke, he arrived above the clouds and saw the majestic figure sitting there. Shame appeared in his eyes, and he lowered his head:

"Master, this disciple has disappointed you."

"It is of no consequence. You have been victorious since you were young; eventually, one must face defeat. Being able to lose at this moment can be considered your opportunity. I hope you can extract something new from this."

The Grand Void Gate Supreme said calmly, his voice carrying a hint of softness.

Hearing his words, Jian Xin's expression turned solemn. A harvest? Previously, his Dao heart had nearly collapsed, his Sword Heart on the verge of shattering. He had even wanted to discard the ancient Sword Immortal ancestor soul buried deep within his bloodline. The power of that Imperial Path sword technique lingered in his mind, impossible to shake off.

But now, he had recovered. He had not been defeated so easily.

Master had once said that this first defeat would be his first tribulation and hurdle. He could consider this a stable crossing.

"My Sword Dao is not yet extreme enough. Nine-Order tempering into a sword edge is still not enough. It was merely a simple condensation of the Nine-Order power without truly understanding how to fuse the Nine-Order powers together, and he only used five..."

Jian Xin stood amidst the clouds, his eyes flickering. The youth's sword technique had left a deep impression on him, and he had faintly found a new sword path in his heart.

He believed that once he digested and absorbed this, if they were to clash again, he would absolutely not lose to this youth.

It was just... there would likely be no more opportunities.

This caused a trace of regret and pity to appear in his eyes.

On the Imperial Platform, the sealing barrier condensed, shrouding Li Hao and the three men including Jin Fengling within it.

The white-haired youth and the senior brother of the green-skirted girl stood at the edge of the Imperial Platform.

Although they both wanted to behead Li Hao and offer him to the Grand Void Gate Supreme, they had already made their stance known. Under the watchful eyes of the Southern Region, three Immortal Lord realm cultivators besieging a True Immortal was indeed difficult to justify; they feared being burdened with a reputation of infamy for ten thousand years.

"Brother Jin, just leave me one breath."

The white-haired youth said with a smile.

Jin Fengling held the Demon-Slaughtering Sword and stepped toward Li Hao, his gaze cold. He did not look back as he said:

"I'm afraid there won't be a chance."

Although he was there to kill Li Hao, he did not want to rely entirely on this Immortal weapon. His own Immortal power gradually radiated out, and the majesty belonging to the Immortal Lord realm soon rippled across the Imperial Platform.

Immortal Lord realm, Level Four.

He did not deliberately raise his realm, but his cultivation base was still among the top tier of the Southern Region's heaven's pride experts this time.

After all, with the three-thousand-year soul lifespan limit, being able to cultivate to the Immortal Lord realm Level Four while mastering numerous Great Daos required a vast amount of time.

Accompanied by the mobilization of his Immortal power, an Immortal power hurricane formed on the Imperial Platform in an instant. Its density was three parts more intense than when Li Hao and Jian Xin had clashed with their strongest sword moves earlier.

After all, this was the Immortal Lord realm; the Immortal power alone was incomparable to the True Immortal realm, not to mention that he was an Immortal Lord realm heaven's pride expert. Heavenly Meridians appeared behind him and faintly extended, with points of light condensing—this was a sign of breaking through the extreme realm of Heavenly Meridians and developing toward the Myriad Heavens Star Meridians!

This also meant that he could carry more Immortal power!

"That is the prototype of the Myriad Heavens Star Meridians!"

"Such strong Immortal power pressure; is this the Immortal Lord realm? It truly is not something a True Immortal realm cultivator can contend with."

"I feel that other True Immortal realm cultivators could be suppressed by a single finger in front of him."

"More than that, even ordinary Immortal Lord realm cultivators can easily kill True Immortal realm heaven's pride experts. How many heaven's pride experts in this world can fight against an Immortal Lord while in a lower realm?"

"That's right, crossing a major realm is very difficult unless one is an extreme monster."

"That isn't even the problem. The most terrifying thing is the Immortal weapon in that guy's hand. With an Immortal Lord realm cultivation combined with a top-tier Immortal weapon, I suspect he could fight against ordinary Immortal Lord realm Level Six or Level Seven existences, and might even have a chance to kill them!"

"It's possible. After all, the monsters who can come to the Southern Region battle are already crushing others in the same realm."

In the various Immortal cities of the Southern Region, countless people were shocked and discussed it heatedly. Many elders from hidden sects slapped their thighs and sighed, feeling a sense of dissatisfaction toward the Supreme who sat alone above the world, looking down upon all living things.

How could such a monster be allowed to fall? The Ancient Demon catastrophe could descend at any moment; once the ten Ancient Demon clans united, the True World would face another great baptism!

"Damn it, relying on realm to bully others! How can there be such scum!"

On the mountaintop, Shen Wuji gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, an angry light appearing in his eyes. He wished he could go up and help Li Hao.

But just as he was about to take action, Uncle Qing, who had accompanied him since childhood, stopped him, saying only that the God Clan could not intervene in this matter, otherwise there would be big trouble.

Although Shen Wuji had lost to Li Hao, he did not hate him. On the contrary, seeing this heaven's pride expert who had defeated him now facing such a humiliating situation, he felt an irrepressible anger in his heart.

But at this very moment, he also felt the weakness of the True Immortal realm. If he were in the Immortal Lord realm, he could stand up for Li Hao himself and trample those people under his feet.

In the same realm, he believed he would absolutely not lose to these scums.

"What a pity."

On the other side, Gui Lingshuang of the Ghost Clan had flickering eyes, and a trace of pity appeared in her pure black, deep pupils.

Beside her, Gui Lingyue was full of annoyance. Although she didn't have a good impression of Li Hao, this was an unfair contest. Boom!

On the Imperial Platform, golden divine light erupted from Jin Fengling's entire body. In addition to Immortal power, he also displayed the power of the Gold Dao origin, and his Eternal Dao Domain unfolded, turning into a golden, glittering Golden Eternal Dao Domain!

The power of the Gold Dao origin at the peak of Level Five was revealed at this moment. He did not want people to think he was bullying Li Hao with an Immortal weapon, and he also wanted to take this opportunity to let the people of the Southern Region know his own capabilities.

As the Gold Dao origin was revealed, on the mountaintop, the other Immortal Lord realm contestants all narrowed their eyes slightly.

Gold Dao origin Level Five was already no small matter.

After all, being able to reach Level Six origin like the Supreme's personal disciple, and while still in the True Immortal realm, was already a heaven-defying feat.

Moreover, Level Five origin realm also depended on how it was utilized. Like Li Hao earlier, who only had Sword Dao Level Four, yet used the Imperial Path sword technique to sever Jian Xin's Level Six Sword Dao.

"Come into my Demon Sword and be a companion to the Ancient Demon remnant soul!"

Jin Fengling sneered, the killing intent in his eyes soaring. He took a step forward, and his top-tier movement technique, Ten Directions Breaking Hole, flew out.

This was the Jin Dynasty's top-tier movement technique, requiring Space origin Level Four to practice. He had already mastered it to perfection, and the space around him became blurred. It seemed as if he could pierce through to Li Hao's front from nine directions, making it impossible for others to perceive or judge where he would strike from.

These nine directions also required extremely high senses to be vaguely perceived.

Bang!

Almost instantly, he arrived in front of Li Hao, so fast it was unbelievable, causing countless people's pupils to shrink, and many Immortal Lords let out exclamations.

At this moment, Li Hao's Nine-Order Eternal Dao Domain also supported itself, but it was invaded as soon as it was propped up. The sharp Gold Dao origin power, surpassing the realm he controlled, extended directly along the Gold Dao origin in his domain.

Following that was a cold sword Qi that pierced through, as if it had paused for a hundred thousand years, hanging above his head.

That sword Qi contained terrifying Demon might, as if countless Ancient Demons were wailing, emitting fluctuations that penetrated the heart and shocked the soul.

Even if one broke through the extreme realm of the Primordial Spirit, in front of this Demon Sword that had absorbed countless Ancient Demon spirits, one would have a moment of distraction.

Li Hao raised his head, but his gaze seemed to be lifted from the deep abyss of the ocean, deep to the point of having no light, leaving only killing intent so intense it was impossible to look at directly!

Draw the sword!!

In the heaven and earth space, a sudden violent roar erupted. The Taowu Immortal weapon had been dormant and sleeping in that Imperial Palace for a hundred thousand years; at this very moment, it erupted with intense and extreme baleful Qi!

On the sword body, that ancient Taowu fierce beast emerged. Although it was in the form of a young beast, its posture was ferocious, already possessing a soul-capturing power.

Among many Immortal weapons, Li Hao had chosen it because it was fierce, and would even kill its master!

"Immortal power, I give it all to you. I only want, to kill!"

Li Hao whispered indifferently in his heart.

Behind him, the Myriad Heavens Star Meridians suddenly unfolded like a spider web, instantly extending across the entire Imperial Platform, as if lighting it up into a starry sky!

Surging Immortal power was absorbed from all directions, all flowing into the Taowu Immortal weapon along with Li Hao's palm.

In an instant, the violent roar pierced the sky, continuous and unending, accompanied by monstrous baleful Qi, slashing toward the Demon Sword that was descending in an instant.

"Awoo, Master, with me here, no one can hurt you!!"

The Taowu Immortal sword emitted a joyful and excited voice. As it flew, space seemed to tear, instantly breaking open a black sword mark.

If one was a Demon Sword, then the other was a Fierce Sword, a Great Fierce Sword!

The two swords clashed, the sword edge from a hundred thousand years ago slashing into the time of a hundred thousand years later. On this Imperial Platform, a sword-clashing sound erupted that shook the entire Southern Region.

The echo of ancient sounds, the tearing roar of the void where time and space shattered, made countless people feel as if their ears and souls had been pierced through by something, a trembling feeling from the depths of their souls.

The terrifying shockwave shook out from the center of the Imperial Platform. Both Eternal Dao Domains were torn with terrifying gaps, and at the same time, they were trying their best to close.

Jin Fengling's body was shaken and he retreated, his expression changing in shock as he looked at the youth in horror.

A top-tier Immortal weapon—the other party had one too, and it was not the slightest bit weaker than his Demon-Slaughtering Sword; in fact, it was three parts stronger!

Soon, he thought that since the other party had inherited the Immortal Emperor's mantle, it was not surprising that they could obtain this Immortal weapon!

"Damn it!"

His expression was gloomy, cold intent appearing in his eyes. He had wanted to easily suppress and kill him, but he had not expected such an accident.

He raised his hand and grasped the void, extracting all the points of light from the prototype of the Myriad Heavens Star Meridians, sending them into the Immortal weapon, ordering it to entangle the other party's Immortal weapon.

That Demon Sword absorbed the Immortal power and emitted a sharp cry, rapidly engaging in a fierce battle with Taowu. The two swords fought on the Imperial Platform, constantly shaking out terrifying sounds and revealing astonishing power.

If the sealing barrier had not been set up by an Immortal King, it would have been destroyed long ago, but even so, it constantly rippled with huge waves!

One must know that even when top-tier True Immortal realm heaven's pride experts like Shen Wuji had fought earlier, they had only barely managed to create a ripple on the sealing barrier; the power here was self-evident.

"Let you know the true power of the Immortal Lord realm!"

Jin Fengling raised his hand and displayed the Immortal Dao laws unique to the Immortal Lord realm. The Gold Dao origin Level Five allowed him to condense his own Immortal Dao laws from it: Gold Sea Stars!

As he raised his hand, the Immortal Dao laws flowed, and the void was suddenly dyed golden, from which countless golden dust particles emerged, like crystal powder scattered by divine light.

These dust particles flickered with light, and these lights reflected each other, constantly strengthening. After a million times of amplification, they turned into a brilliant golden ray, projecting onto Jin Fengling's body. He was covered in red gold, emitting divine light, like a golden star.

When that light was projected over, he grasped it in his hand and threw it down toward Li Hao.

It was as if he had grasped a golden thunderbolt to kill a mortal.

"Master!"

Taowu, which was entangled with the Demon-Slaughtering Sword, saw this and hurriedly circled back, wanting to block it.

But the Demon-Slaughtering Sword instantly erupted with full force, entangling it and trying its best not to let it interfere.

All of this happened in an instant. At this moment, Li Hao had already stepped out.

His movement technique was like an illusion. He had integrated the Water Dao, Fire Dao, and Form Dao, three origin Dao realms, into his movement, making himself seem formless. Although it was not perfect, it had reached the level of a top-tier movement technique.

However, it was unlikely he could rely on movement technique to dodge this strike.

He did not intend to dodge, but took one step, then two.

It is said that half a step is invincible, but that is self-defense.

To be invincible while avoiding the world, to enter the world and then leave it—only then can one be truly invincible!

And at this moment, Li Hao abandoned defense for offense.

The moment the light shot over, he had already extended his Eternal Dao Domain to the other party's front.

Bang!

His body was pierced by the light and instantly shattered, flesh and blood splashing, turning into a cloud of blood mist!

Such a scene caused countless people on the mountaintop to change color, gasping in shock.

But in the instant after, within a piece of blood mist that had splashed to the edge of the Dao Domain, a force suddenly condensed, slashing out the extreme and terrifying Five Absolutes Imperial Sword!

That sword severed the void, and at an extremely close distance, it pressed against Jin Fengling's chest, a sword breaking through the air.

With a bang, Jin Fengling's body, which had just been sneering, suddenly exploded, his pupils filled with disbelief.

At the moment his body exploded, Li Hao's body had already condensed from that cloud of blood mist, his speed so fast it was unbelievable, as if in an instant, or as if he had never been shattered, just walking out from the blood mist.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 804 =====