Chapter 240: Chapter 32: Battle on Four Fronts
Behind Song Qiumo, Li Hao and Feng also appeared.
Upon hearing the words of the robed old man, Li Hao immediately understood that this elder was the Dragon Master from Longshan Taoist Temple.
“Hmph, I also anticipated that you might be lurking in the dark, deliberately luring us in. I just didn’t expect you to actually have such self-restraint. For this young man of the Human Race, is it worth it?”
The golden-haired and burly elder’s eyes were cold and fierce. He had come searching for the Dragon Master precisely to deal with this unexpected situation.
Song Qiumo said indifferently, “Even if I can endure, I can’t endure as much as you. Your own son died, yet you managed to hold back for half a year before coming. Are you really that wary of me, or is it because you have so many sons that losing one doesn’t matter?”
“Wary of you? You’re not worthy!”
Wan Shan, the Demon King, suddenly let out a roar like a lion’s, sending shockwaves through heaven and earth, causing the snow on the nearby mountain peaks to collapse.
This divine intimidation was enough to make anyone below the Four Stands Realm tremble in their hearts and minds, but besides Li Hao, only the Little White Fox remained.
The Little White Fox had been stealthily placed outside the camp by Li Hao when he returned. As for Li Hao, he didn’t feel much about this direct and fierce intimidation; he merely found it somewhat deafening.
“Why bother with so much useless talk? What else are you afraid of? Are you worried that we still have an ambush?”
Li Hao spoke up, “Don’t worry, we have no ambush. The others have already left; there are just the three of us here.”
The golden-haired and burly elder, upon seeing Li Hao, had murderous intent almost spilling from his eyes as he stared at him, but Li Hao’s words managed to contain the elder’s explosive rage, calming him down slightly.
The more Li Hao spoke like this, the more uncomfortable the elder felt.
“You think you can intimidate me? I’ve lived for ten thousand years, how old are you? You don’t even amount to the smallest fraction of my life; you think you can scare me?!”
The golden-haired and burly elder growled lowly.
Listening to the other party, Li Hao couldn’t help but smile inwardly, aware that the other party was already wary.
He had purposely said such things, playing a bluffing strategy, guessing that this Old Demon King had been hesitant to avenge his son, indicating a suspicious and extremely cautious nature.
Caution naturally comes with doubts and suspicions.
Even if the other party still decided to attack, these doubts would cause him to be on guard, providing some help to Li Hao’s side in the battle.
Ignoring the old monster’s retort, Li Hao instead looked at the Dragon Master beside him, and with a smile that hinted at confidence, he said:
“This must be the Dragon Master, a name I’ve long heard of. The three of you have now transgressed our territory. If we don’t die today and one of us manages to escape, you will be relentlessly hunted by the Dayu Divine Dynasty!”
“Is it worth it?”
The robed elder looked at Li Hao, who had now withdrawn his Myriad Attributes, revealing the aura of a Celestial Master.
Seeing Li Hao’s realm and combining it with the information he had received, the Dragon Master felt a measure of surprise and solemnity.
Learning of the killing of the Little Demon King by someone in the Heavenly Human Realm, he was initially taken aback and stunned, but he ultimately felt pleased and slept well that night, even having a pleasant dream.
Why?
The Little Demon King was too monstrous. If it were to truly grow up and join forces with Wan Shan, the Demon King, then the area outside Heavenly Gate Pass would be under Wan Shan’s control.
Despite having had a bit of rapport with Wan Shan in the past.
But rapport is rapport, brotherhood is brotherhood—your son’s death doesn’t prevent me from rejoicing.
Therefore, the Dragon Master held a fairly positive impression of this young man from the Human Race. However, this positive impression did not prevent him from taking the Demon King’s offer to kill the youngster.
“If you all die here today, naturally there will be no wind to spread the news.”
The Dragon Master spoke nonchalantly.
Li Hao chuckled, “You’re that confident, huh? Killing me might not be difficult, but if these two beside me want to leave, you really think you can stop them?”
The Dragon Master sneered but did not reply.
He was prepared to be hunted by the Dayu Divine Dynasty for coming here.
“Although I don’t know what benefits he promised you, I can offer you our benefits.”
Li Hao, without any hesitation and in front of Wan Shan, the Demon King, directly tempted the Dragon Master with benefits, “If you join us and help us kill Wan Shan, the Demon King, his domain will belong to you. Moreover, your transgression today will not be considered as such. Instead, you’ll be seen as abhorring evil as if it were your enemy, coming to assist us.”
“With that, you would also receive an order from my Dayu Divine Dynasty, granting you military merits, allowing you free entry into our lands from now on.”
“Additionally, I will personally provide you with some help. You know my talent; favored by His Majesty, my future is boundless. As long as you agree, from now on, you will be my brother!”
“Do you think such petty tricks can sway us?”
Wan Shan, the Demon King, chuckled coldly, but intense anger burned within him.
The Dragon Master stared deeply at Li Hao, then indifferently said, “What you offer is tempting, but unfortunately, your tactics are too naive. I have lived for tens of thousands of years. We have known each other for thousands of years. How could you grasp this? He is my brother!”
“I can add more money.”
Li Hao said with a smile, “Whatever you need, feel free to ask for it.”
“Humph, don’t bother.”
The Dragon Master gave a faint sneer and turned to Wan Shan, the Demon King, “I’ll take care of that Water Qilin; you can personally deal with this youngster yourself.”
Wan Shan, the Demon King, nodded, fixing his gaze on Li Hao, about to speak, when he saw Li Hao unexpectantly giving the Dragon Master a meaningful look.
His expression shifted, and he glanced at the Dragon Master.
The Dragon Master, puzzled by the look from Li Hao, was unaware of any message from him.
Only when he met the gaze of Wan Shan, the Demon King, turning towards him did he come to his senses and immediately said in a deep voice,
“Big bro, this kid is full of tricks, cunning and sharp-witted, don’t let him speak any longer. Since I promised you, I won’t go back on my word!”
Wan Shan, the Demon King, stared at him for a moment, nodded slightly, but even though he said that, he felt an extremely uncomfortable sensation in his heart.
He didn’t dare to easily turn his back on the Dragon Sovereign next to him anymore.
Their relationship had not really reached that level of familiarity; it was mainly a union of interests.
Taking a deep breath, he realized that this youngster, with just a few words, had made him wary and defensive, and he had fallen into the youngster’s verbal trap, which further angered him. He wished he could tear him to pieces.
“Leave this Qilin that serves as a dog for the Human Race to you,” the Demon King said, intending to divide the battlefield.
The Dragon Sovereign also realized that the other party had been influenced and sighed inwardly, while also secretly admiring the cunning of this young human, who, apart from his incredible talent, was also cunning as a ghost.
“Alright!” he consented with a voice, and at this point, with suspicion aroused, further words were useless; he could only prove himself with action.
Song Qiumo transmitted a message to Li Hao, “Should I lure him away, or stay here?”
She was worried that in the heat of battle, the opponent might unexpectedly lash out at Li Hao, or use Li Hao as a target for an attack. In such a case, Li Hao would become her weak point, forcing her to exhaust herself defending him, and she herself would become more vulnerable to attack.
“Lure him away,” Li Hao transmitted back.
Song Qiumo nodded slightly and said to the Dragon Sovereign, “Then let’s take it outside and finish that fight from earlier.”
“That suits me fine,” the Dragon Sovereign said with a cold laugh as he turned and flew away.
Song Qiumo immediately followed suit.
Seeing them leave, Wan Shan, the Demon King, heaved a sigh of relief and immediately turned to Li Hao with a cold smile, “Boy, you’re going to die!!”
He didn’t give Li Hao another chance to speak; as soon as his words fell, he ferociously attacked Li Hao.
“Do you think it’s just the two of us over here?” Li Hao quickly retorted.
Wan Shan, the Demon King, laughed loudly, “The more you say that, the more you’re just bluffing!”
He attacked fiercely, aiming to kill Li Hao.
Feng Boping stepped forward, positioning himself in front of Li Hao. He raised his hand and released a beam of green light, blocking Wan Shan’s attack.
Li Hao then flew to another side to avoid distracting Feng.
“You, go kill him!”
Wan Shan, the Demon King, had this intention and said to the man in the black robe beside him.
There was a chill in the man’s eyes. As Li Hao retreated, his body flashed abruptly, vanishing in an instant, reappearing in front of Li Hao.
Li Hao’s pupils constricted, but he was already prepared.
If it had been before, he wouldn’t have been able to detect such a teleportation technique used by someone in the Four Stands Realm, but now, with a breath of Immortal Qi in his body observing the world, he could sense the fluctuations of the opponent’s attack.
Feng had said that attacks from the Tao Heart Realm cannot be dodged.
The man in the black robe was using his own body as a weapon, attacking the air directly in front of Li Hao. Since the air offered no resistance, he could easily hit it.
When he hit it, it meant that his body would appear at that point of attack—thus achieving the effect of teleportation.
This was the principle behind the teleportation of the Four Stands Realm.
The reason why the attack anchor wasn’t directly set on Li Hao was because the further the distance of the attack and the stronger the target itself, the weaker this inevitable attack would be, after all, teleportation had its distance limitations.
Therefore, getting closer first, then striking at close range with full power, would be the best way to deliver a fatal blow!
But Li Hao had anticipated all of this.
Hence, at the point where the attack was aimed in front of him, there were many invisible lines and a condensed large fish hook!
When the man in the black robe appeared in rage the next moment, these lines immediately snapped out, entangling on him, and the big fish hook swung and immediately caught on the rib of his chest.
“Hm?!”
The man in the black robe hadn’t expected his teleportation to be anticipated by the young man. The stinging pain in his chest made him pause briefly and then a surge of even greater murderous intent welled up.
Suddenly, he struck out with his palm, which tore like an eagle’s claw, ripping dark shadows into the space in front of Li Hao.
This strike followed a trajectory of the Dao and was sure to hit its mark.
Reacting with extreme speed, Li Hao’s strength surged in an instant, with the Seven Stars Lighting effect, which had already been released as soon as he left Feng’s side.
The singular breath of Immortal Qi inside him doubled, then with the stirrings of the Yin and Yang Dual Pulse, the Immortal Qi grew even more immense.
From one breath, it became three.
Like three Silver Dragons swirling inside his body, converging and separating at will, all happening in an instant.
As the Immortal Qi spread through the pores into the world, Li Hao seemed to become one with the entire world, experiencing an extremely close connection.
His body was no longer a mere leaf on the ocean, but turned into the surf, rising and falling with the waves.
As the opponent’s attack tore through the air, Li Hao drew his sword, and the Dragon Soar Sword slashed furiously, gathering the force of heaven and earth, roaring like a dragon’s cry!