Chapter 900: Outburst

“Watch out!”

Liu Qingying, closest to Li Hao, saw this and her eyes changed instantly as she swiftly warned him.

If Li Hao were to fall, the punishment the Deputy City Lord spoke of would surely fall upon them—forget about immortal merits.

At the dragon’s tail, the Kill-Dragon Corps and Earth-Dragon Corps surged toward the black giant ghost, unaware that the immortal king guarding them was only at the first layer of the Immortal King realm; like warriors at other positions, they launched a ferocious assault on the black giant ghost.

“Damn it!”

Others in Long Dun Tower saw this and turned pale; Long Yin roared: “Tail retreat! Tenglong re-form formation!”

He intended to rotate the great formation to meet the threat sideways, but the other black giant ghost before the dragon’s head suddenly erupted, clamping down fiercely on the dragon’s head—despite its formation edges already being breached and many ancient demons pulled from its “belly” and slain, it still clung tenaciously to the dragon’s head, fighting desperately.

Li Hao felt the pressure from the black giant ghost, his face changed, and he held nothing back—he unleashed his full power instantly!

Countless extreme realm forces and ultimate realm forces erupted; the Celestial Star Meridians surfaced, and within the dragon’s tail scales, they glowed like violet stars, dyeing the scales purple!

Violent immortal energy surged like a hurricane, flooding in and allowing the Kill-Dragon Corps and Earth-Dragon Corps at the tail to absorb this thick immortal energy, further enhancing their combat strength!

Then, Li Hao activated the Sculpting Dao—Time as a Blade—carving his realm with the power of lifespan.

Immortal King Realm, Second Layer!

Under the carving, his realm briefly rose to the second layer, consuming five hundred years of lifespan.

To Li Hao’s near-immortal life, this lifespan was nearly imperceptible.

With his realm climbing, Li Hao’s immortal meridians seemed to widen several times over, his immortal energy exploding; the golden scales on the dragon’s tail suddenly blazed with brilliant violet light as he activated Dragon Reverse!

All scales stood erect like countless daggers; at the same time, Li Hao’s True God Blood erupted, revealing terrifying control power—this force far surpassed Immortal King Realm Second Layer.

“Dragon Tail Swing!!”

Li Hao let out a low roar, commanding the dragon’s tail to lash violently at the black giant ghost.

All of this happened in an instant—from Li Hao’s surge of aura to his strike, it all occurred in the blink of an eye.

Feeling the astonishing aura radiating from Li Hao, Liu Qingying, who had just been about to urgently warn him, now opened her mouth wide, stunned and momentarily speechless.

“Huh?”

Many soldiers in the Kill-Dragon Corps and Earth-Dragon Corps inside the formation were confused, but they felt the sudden gathering of thick immortal energy and the terrifying aura emanating from Li Hao—the guardian of the formation; all of them felt a surge of excitement and roared fiercely as they charged forward.

All forces converged as one—the Dragon Tail Swing struck, and with a thunderous boom, the black giant ghost’s incoming fist shattered under the tail’s blow, its formation edges rupturing; countless ancient demons were pulverized into blood pulp, others’ bodies torn apart, limp and half-dead like mud.

“This…”

Long Yin, at the dragon’s head, stared in shock—he had expected the tail to be shattered by the Yan Ghost Array’s punch, suffering massive damage; he never imagined Li Hao not only withstood it but counterattacked!

At this moment, although Li Hao radiated only the aura of Immortal King Realm Second Layer, the control power he unleashed rivaled that of Immortal King Realm Fourth Layer!

“He actually held!”

Duan Yuan and others were also stunned—they had completely underestimated this disciple of the Emperor’s Gate. Was this the true depth of an Imperial Immortal’s direct disciple?

Shi Miao, seeing this, relaxed—she knew that even if the formation broke, Li Hao’s immortal armor could hold him, and she could reach him in time.

“Hao Tian, hold the tail! We’ll quickly eliminate this one!”

Long Yin snapped back to himself and immediately whispered to Li Hao.

He guessed Li Hao had activated some secret technique—it couldn’t last long. Though delighted by Li Hao’s performance, he didn’t grow careless.

“Understood.”

Li Hao responded, then commanded the dragon’s tail to engage the black giant ghost in close combat.

The battle had just begun; Li Hao did not immediately unleash his Ultimate Dao Art or burn his True God Blood—though that would swiftly eliminate the black giant ghost, once the Ultimate Dao Art ended, he would be utterly crippled, losing combat capability for the short term, even the endless immortal energy from the Celestial Star Meridians couldn’t compensate.

He commanded the dragon’s tail, coordinating with the Kill-Dragon Corps and Earth-Dragon Corps to battle the black giant ghost; he himself endured violent shocks, but his immortal body was extraordinarily resilient, healing instantly.

While Li Hao held back this black giant ghost, Long Yin and Shi Miao unleashed their full strength, swiftly disemboweling the front black giant ghost, destroying its formation; countless ancient demons, deprived of formation protection, were instantly shattered by Shi Miao’s taloned claws, staining the sky with vast clouds of blood mist!

Among those ancient demons were many Immortal Lords, yet on this vast battlefield, they perished like fireflies.

But just as they finished eliminating that black giant ghost, before the divine dragon could turn to reinforce Li Hao, two more black giant ghosts surged in from the side, attacking both flanks of the dragon’s body.

“Hao Tian, hold on a little longer!”

Long Yin’s face changed instantly as he shouted to Li Hao.

Li Hao replied, but inside he didn’t expect reinforcements—he planned to coordinate with the two corps at the tail to slay this black giant ghost himself.

He used the power of the Reverse-Time Domain to disrupt the black giant ghost’s attacks; though it only caused minor deflections, it proved effective in battle.

BOOM!!

Suddenly, far away, heaven and earth trembled violently.

Li Hao and the others were startled—this tremor felt like the sky cracking and the world collapsing!

They all looked up and saw a terrifying battle scene far off: a colossal Ancestral Dragon body clashed with a monstrous, grotesque giant ghost; one exhaled a divine flame capable of annihilating myriad paths, the other swung a massive hammer crackling with black lightning.

“Is that a quasi-Emperor-level clash?”

Li Hao’s pupils contracted slightly—the Ancestral Dragon’s body resembled Long Qingge’s, but was more weathered, aged, radiating primordial, wild power.

In this Dragon Gate City, only the City Lord was at the quasi-Emperor realm!

Li Hao instantly understood why this battlefield was called the Graveyard of Prodigies—no matter how brilliant or gifted, before such fully formed power, one was merely a fragile fly.

The power from that battlefield, even a ripple, could inflict devastating blows on Immortal Kings, completely transforming the heavens and earth into an alien realm, impossible to approach.

“The City Lord has personally entered the fray!”

Long Yin and others saw this and turned pale—this battle was fiercer than expected; even the City Lord had descended!

Long Yin looked up toward the distant void; the ancient demons’ side remained a dark, endless sea.

His heart sank—he suddenly realized this battle was no ordinary affair.

“Everyone, prepare for a prolonged battle!”

Long Yin’s low voice echoed through both armies; the commanders heard it and instantly understood—their hearts sank, and their attacks now held back a third of their strength, no longer fighting to the death.

Three Yan Ghost Arrays entangled; elsewhere on the battlefield, more Yan Ghost Arrays appeared, along with even more terrifying Ghost Mother Arrays—like crawling, malevolent ghosts, agile and formed from a million ancient demons, containing tens of thousands of Immortal Lords and hundreds of Immortal Kings as their foundation, unleashing terrifying power.

These Ghost Mother Arrays were defended by higher-tier Earth-Armored Divisions; divisions like Li Hao’s Xuanjia Division were utterly incapable of resisting them.

As Li Hao and the others struggled, suddenly a sharp blade pierced the battlefield and slammed into the second barrier. The barrier trembled, cracks forming.

Qing Xuan’s face changed instantly—he looked toward the rear of the ancient demon formation and saw dense demonic shadows, as if a colossal, profound figure stood there, radiating terrifying energy.

His expression darkened—the point struck by that attack was precisely where the teleportation array lay on the second barrier.

The City Lord’s earlier suspicion was confirmed.

BOOM! BOOM!

Suddenly, two more attacks shot forth at even greater speed, striking the barrier and tearing a gaping hole in it.

At the same time, from among the ancient demons near the barrier, two Ghost Mother Arrays surged forward, charging toward the teleportation array.

As they charged, other demonic arrays nearby erupted, clearing a path for them.

Qing Xuan saw this, his gaze cold and calm—he was glad they had prepared in advance; the Tianjia Division guarded that position.

As the two Ghost Mother Arrays charged forward, two dragon roars echoed near the teleportation array; immediately, two massive eight-cornered Ancestral Dragons appeared, crowned with jagged dragon horns, bellies bearing eight claws, like primordial ancient dragons, radiating wild, primeval energy, their dragon claws slashing to instantly tear apart the two Ghost Mother Arrays!

The two Ghost Mother Arrays were pinned to the ground, their formations shattered, countless ancient demons scattering like broken insects, fleeing in all directions.

Before they could flee far, a terrifying figure burst from the ancient demons—covered in chains, wielding a black demonic blade: a higher-tier Execution Ghost Array!

The black demonic blade radiated murderous intent, emitting a strange aura that made the soul ache, charging toward the two eight-cornered Ancestral Dragons.

The two eight-cornered Ancestral Dragons roared lowly and clashed with the Execution Ghost Array.

BOOM!

On Li Hao’s side, the black giant ghost slammed into him, violently shaking the dragon’s tail and slamming it into the ground; countless soldiers inside the formation spat blood.

Li Hao’s face paled for a moment, but he recovered quickly; his eyes sharpened—if he used Time as a Blade again to carve his realm up to Immortal King Realm Third Layer, the lifespan cost would increase tenfold: five thousand years!

His combat power would then surge dozens of times compared to now.

But five thousand years of lifespan was no small amount to him.

Without Ultimate Dao Art or burning True God Blood, his current power barely matched Immortal King Realm Fourth Layer; though he could hold his own against the black giant ghost while commanding the dragon’s tail, prolonged combat was beginning to wear him down.

As Li Hao weighed whether to use the Sculpting Dao or burn his True God Blood, he noticed a gap torn in the dragon’s belly, controlled by Liu Qingying and Wu Yue—his formation ruptured, the troops inside dragged out like organs, crushed by the black giant ghost.

Without formation protection, the many True Immortals and Immortal Lords inside couldn’t survive a single breath outside; even the shockwaves of battle could knock them unconscious.

“How long will this battle last…?”

Li Hao gazed far off, his eyes gleaming—if he unleashed now, once the burst ended, he’d have to exit the Six-Heaven Dragon Scale Formation; without him, the others’ burden would grow heavier.

He hesitated, torn.

But as the battle continued, the three Yan Ghost Arrays entangled, the dragon’s body suffered repeated wounds, scales flew off, and many soldiers fell.

“Enough!”

Li Hao gritted his teeth—he could wait no longer; if too many soldiers died, the formation’s offensive power would plummet.

He activated his Ultimate Dao Art—instantly, his reserves surged sixfold!

Three thousand drops of True God Blood instantly became eighteen thousand!

His control power skyrocketed, becoming terrifying—not merely a sixfold increase, but a sudden, tangible transformation.

The dragon’s tail swept—everyone in the formation felt a terrifying force envelop them; their attacks and power suddenly surged dramatically.

BOOM!

The black giant ghost was blasted backward, flying over ten miles, a horrific crack splitting its chest, countless ancient demons pulverized.

“Kill!”

Li Hao roared, commanding the dragon’s tail to strike down again.

The ancient demons within the black giant ghost were terrified—this sudden change caught them completely off guard.

BOOM! The dragon’s tail swung down, the black giant ghost raised its hands to block—but both hands exploded; countless ancient demons turned to blood mist, its grotesque head shattered and detonated outright.

This sight stunned everyone else on the dragon’s body.

Without hesitation, Li Hao whipped out a third tail—BOOM!—obliterating the black giant ghost completely, its formation ruptured, turning into a pool of black blood.

With the Yan Ghost Array eliminated, Li Hao took control of the Dragon’s Tail and rushed to reinforce the black giant ghost near the Dragon’s belly.

His Ultimate Dao technique had limited duration; the more he could kill within that time, the better.

“Hao Tian, you—”

Liu Li and Wu Yue and the others stared in shock; Li Hao’s aura was clearly only at Immortal King Realm Second Layer, yet the power he unleashed was terrifyingly immense!

This was even surpassing the Dragon Head controlled by Long Ying!

The Dragon’s Tail whipped up, now sweeping horizontally toward the black giant ghost near the Dragon’s belly.

The black giant ghost had no time to dodge—it was flung away, buying precious breathing room for the wound here.

“Hao Tian.”

Shi Miao saw Li Hao’s action and paled; she knew what he had done, but it was already too late to stop him.

The black giant ghost collapsed to the ground, severely wounded; before Li Hao could reach it, the ground beside it violently trembled—two more black giant ghosts charged forth, their hands coalescing dark ghostly energy to block Li Hao’s Dragon Tail assault.

As Li Hao retracted the Dragon’s Tail, the ground suddenly thudded with massive tremors—a Ghost Hag Array, crawling in a grotesque posture, hurtled toward them at breakneck speed.

Clearly, the Ghost Hag Array sensed something unusual about this Sixfold Dragon Scale Array and rushed to eliminate it.

Behind the Ghost Hag Array, a Giant Dragon formed by the Earth Armor Division was chasing, but noticeably lagging behind.

Long Ying and the others saw this and turned pale; the Ghost Hag Array was far stronger than the Yan Ghost Array—they were no match for it.