Chapter 223: Chapter 25 Battle at the Summit (6K combined chapter)_3
The grey-robed elder’s face suddenly changed. He had thought that this Heavenly Human Realm individual from the Human Race was merely a delicious treat, but to his astonishment, he felt threatened by the Sword Qi.
“Haha…”
Wan Shan, the lesser Demon King, burst into laughter, then suddenly roared and swung his fist. His robes exploded apart, revealing thick, bulging fur all over his body. Purple Demonic Qi covered his fist as he smashed it down.
The sound was like the heavens and earth shattering. The dragon’s roar of Sword Qi dissipated, and the body of Wan Shan, the lesser Demon King, revealed a form close to complete demonization. He had transformed from a handsome young man into a four-to-five-meter-tall half-beast with a robust figure.
A deep gash appeared between the knuckles of his enormous fist, cutting to the bone, with blood freely flowing.
“Young master!”
The grey-robed elder’s face transformed with concern. Then his robe suddenly tore apart, emitting a long dragon’s roar, as he revealed his true body, which intertwined with the hundred-meter-long Demonic Qi behind him and furiously glared at Li Hao.
“You stay out of this, I’ll handle him personally!”
The eerie voice carried an intense emotion as Wan Shan, the lesser Demon King, showed a sky-high desire to kill and a ferocious look on his face, along with rich greed and bloodlust, fixating his gaze on Li Hao: “Such a delicious flavor, I must savor you slowly!”
In response, Li Hao slashed out with his second sword.
With one slash, the ground seemed to blossom with countless flowers.
The space between them flattened in an instant, and the moment the Sword Qi was released, it had already reached Wan Shan, the lesser Demon King.
Wan Shan, the lesser Demon King’s pupils shrank dramatically, but he reacted extremely quickly, issuing a roar like a lion’s roar that disrupted the Sword Qi. Then he clapped his hands, and a palm print roiling with dark Qi rushed out, neutralizing the Sword Qi.
Their exchange was lightning-fast and terrifying. Other Grandmasters and Wen Tian’en, among others, all stood dumbfounded, shocked by the youth.
They had witnessed this young man’s extreme martial arts prowess before, which was invincible at the Grandmaster Realm, but his true strength was such that he could actually engage in combat with one of the top Immortals among the Demons?!
It wasn’t just them, even Shen Yunqing, Su Yehua, and others who knew Li Hao were flabbergasted and incredulous.
“You all should leave first.”
Li Hao spoke softly, then charged straight at Wan Shan, the lesser Demon King.
With just two sword strikes, Li Hao had felt that this lesser Demon King was much stronger than Chi Hu Jun whom he had previously slain, and its flesh was even tougher!
Even with the Dragon Soar Sword, he was unable to severely wound it, if it had been the previous Pig Fang Sword, it would probably have barely managed to break through the defense.
Both being in the Unwithering Realm, the gap was somewhat large.
“Interesting, interesting, you must be one of the top prodigies of your Human Race, right? Are you royalty, or are you a disciple of that Immortal?”
A fierce and excited light shone in the eyes of Wan Shan, the lesser Demon King. His ferocity was stimulated; he thought that if he could eat a prince, he wondered how it would taste, as he had never savored one.
Whoosh!
Like countless shooting stars flickering, Li Hao advanced with the sword in hand.
The soul of the True Dragon sealed in the Dragon Soar Sword also revealed its momentum, ignited with fervor.
Although he could not yet unleash the sword’s full potential at the Grandmaster Realm, the mere presence of the True Dragon’s aura was enough to deter many grandmasters.
“Lionheart Shatters the Sky Fist!”
Wan Shan, the lesser Demon King, roared, and the shadow of his fist roared like one, shattering countless meteor-like lights.
Yet that sword light, like a meteor, fell with the force of a thousand mountains.
His recently half-healed fist was once again cleaved with a gigantic crack, extending over the previous wound and nearly reaching the wrist.
The excruciating pain enraged Wan Shan, the lesser Demon King; if the previous strike was due to carelessness, he had intended to kill with the most recent attack, yet he failed to take down this little Grandmaster.
Li Hao didn’t pause; his Qi Force surged excessively, and he slashed with the third sword.
The intent of his sword transformed once more, like a droplet of water, containing an invincible force.
This slash went straight for the opponent’s chest, and the sensation of immediate peril made all the hairs on Wan Shan, the lesser Demon King, stand on end. His pupils contracted, and with an infuriated roar, his body rapidly demonized, exploding on the spot and growing into an upright giant lion.
His entire body’s Demonic Qi formed into a Treasured Gang, and from his thick fur, a piece of iron-like armor flew out to block the Dragon Soar Sword.
A clang rang out and fierce sparks flew as the iron piece was pierced, but the time it bought allowed Wan Shan, the lesser Demon King to raise a huge, sharp claw, the size of a small hut, and swipe down at Li Hao’s head.
Li Hao met the swipe with a backhand punch, the power of the Half-Step Invincible Fist erupting. Despite the disproportion in their sizes, the tremendous force of the punch pushed Wan Shan, the lesser Demon King, several steps back.
Li Hao landed on the ground, his feet creating deep pits. His face was ice-cold, the thickness of the little Demon King’s hide far beyond his expectation, much tougher than Chi Hu Jun.
Not far away, his Heaven and Earth Law Manifestation turned and strode over, standing behind Li Hao, then rapidly condensed and entered Li Hao’s body. As the Law Manifestation united with the flesh, the power within him surged to even higher levels.
Feeling the aura emanating from Li Hao, Wan Shan, the lesser Demon King’s expression turned grave, his eyes burning with rage. He no longer had any intent to jest or play; all he wanted was to tear Li Hao to pieces.
A mere Human Race, of a lower realm than himself, had forced him to show his true form.
This was a great disgrace for him as a future Demon King.
While Li Hao and Wan Shan, the lesser Demon King, faced off, the grey-robed elder transformed into his true dragon form and charged straight at Hermit Tianji and the many Grandmasters, entering the crowd.
His massive dragon-like body moved like a tiger among wolves. Many Grandmasters stood to confront him, but they crumbled upon contact, no match for his strength!