Li Xiaoran and Li Hao both felt shocked; the strength displayed by Li Qingzheng before their eyes, whether due to the influence of the Mo River or an intrinsic aspect of his being, exceeded their imagination.
Li Xiaoran felt a grief-stricken heart, forcibly suppressing his anger as he turned and charged towards the collapsing ancestral hall.
Li Hao also knew that the other was risking his life at this moment to buy them time; even though he was filled with rage, he could only turn and flee, rushing into the ancestral hall.
Li Xiaoran’s power to command objects swept through, lifting the broken tiles of the ancestral hall, only to find that the ancestral tablets within had all been destroyed!
Only a single tablet emitted a dim golden light.
That was the tablet of the first ancestor, Li Tianyuan.
Its golden statue had already shattered, and only this small tablet remained now.
As the two of them arrived, they immediately sensed many weak and fading thoughts on the tablet, which turned out to be the spirits of other ancestors.
“You have arrived…”
“Regrettably, we cannot hold on any longer.”
“I’m afraid there’s no way to send you out…”
Waves of sentiments tinged with sorrow transmitted their consciousness, but just as they conveyed a segment, they dissipated.
Under the accumulating attack of the Hundred-Zhang Demon from the Grand Tao of Peace Realm imbued with Dao Domain, they had only enough time to gather all the ancestors’ strength to protect the first ancestor.
In life, they were powerful, some dominating for hundreds of years in unparalleled splendor, others single-handedly challenging Dayu’s nineteen provinces, establishing a reputation for hundreds of generations.
But in death, with only their Divine Souls and remnants, their power greatly diminished. Even the Ultimate Study Realm could pose a serious threat to them, let alone the Grand Tao of Peace Realm.
“It’s a pity that the Li Family’s descendants, who were once the prodigies of Ancient Sages, have to die here…”
“If we die, remember to kill all the demons here…”
More ancestors transmitted their last bits of consciousness, laden with endless regret, dissolving into the tablet.
The hazy golden light gradually faded into silence.
Li Xiaoran and Li Hao both stared blankly at this last remaining ancestral tablet.
Although they knew all this arose from Li Tianzong’s obsessions, the words they heard still made their blood surge with a desolate feeling.
“Child, do not grieve.”
The spirit of Li Tianyuan emerged above the tablet and addressed Li Xiaoran and Li Hao, “In the Li Family, there are no ghosts that cling to life, only the heroic spirits that die in battle!”
“Which of you is willing to don my remaining spirit and slay the demons?”
Li Xiaoran and Li Hao looked at the first ancestor before them; had they been outside, Li Xiaoran would have certainly bowed first in salute, but at this moment, all he felt was desolation.
“Let it be me.”
Li Xiaoran said to Li Hao, “Hao Er, go find a way to live. I’ll buy you time.”
“There are no routes to life left.”
Li Hao spoke bitterly, “I have no clue at all. The only possible way out… is probably to hold on, to live another day.”
Li Xiaoran felt a profound sense of disappointment; indeed, he too did not know where to find a second path to survival.
Without the ancestral hall, there was only one way out: death.
If they possessed the power of the Grand Tao of Peace Realm, they could rely on the Dao Domain to go elsewhere, not being confined within Dragon City, using the Dao Domain to evade the rules of the Mo River and surviving a day wouldn’t be difficult, but neither of them was from the Grand Tao of Peace Realm.
“I wonder if older brother’s consciousness has recovered. If it has, let him use his Dao Domain to protect you, but Big Brother can’t leave Dragon City…”
Li Xiaoran’s expression changed continuously, showing signs of despair.
He himself did not fear death, but this time Li Hao was with him.
If Li Hao died here, Li Xiaoran felt it would be more painful than his own death.
“Since that’s the case, child, then let’s go down fighting together.”
Li Tianyuan’s heroic spirit saw the plight of the two and immediately made a decision for them, his form flickering and turning into a golden light, merging into Li Hao’s body.
In an instant, Li Hao’s body seemed to be clad in a suit of golden divine armor.
The Divine Soul transformed into a flaming armor, enveloping Li Hao’s entire body, and at the same time, it was accompanied by surges of immense strength.
Boom!
A figure suddenly shot through the air and smashed brutally onto the ground a hundred meters away.
Li Xiaoran and Li Hao turned around and saw that it was Li Qingzheng, covered in blood, his spear already broken.
“Little fifth!”
Li Xiaoran was about to rush over in a hurry.
But Li Hao stopped him, whispering, “You go find a way to survive, I’ll handle this.”
A chilling murderous intent flashed in his eyes, his body covered in golden light, combined with his state of divine power, radiating an unimaginable divine majesty.
Seeing the hundred-zhang demon’s Dao Domain bearing down to kill Li Qingzheng, Li Hao suddenly raised his sword and swung it out.
The Sword Qi swept across, actually blocking the Dao Domain for a moment.
This casual sword strike wielded a power comparable to Li Qingzheng’s full-force outburst when he burned his divine soul.
At the same time, with the power of object manipulation, Li Qingzheng’s body was dragged to another place. Li Hao looked up, holding Qing Shuang, facing the towering body of the hundred-zhang demon.
“Hm?”
The hundred-zhang demon also noticed Li Hao’s extremely vigorous aura at the moment, although it was only of the Three Immortal Realms, it made even him take a more serious notice.
“If you were of the Four Stands Realm, I might have to take you a bit more seriously, but just a mere Three Immortal Realms…”
The hundred-zhang demon sneered and then raised his hand to suppress down, bringing his Dao Domain crashing forward.
“How did you get into the Divine General Mansion?”
Li Hao asked.
“Naturally, it was by using a formation command token, otherwise why would someone be sent to kill the ten sons of the Li Family? Their tokens had already been swapped out.”
As the hundred-zhang demon finished speaking, his Dao Domain bore down.
Li Hao’s expression turned sour. Was it because of this?
“Fourth Uncle, run, find a way out! Don’t die!”
Li Hao quickly transmitted his voice, then facing the oppressive Dao Domain, he fiercely slashed his sword towards the sky.
“Kill!”
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This sword released a divine light that covered the sky, like the first ray of light at dawn that disperses the darkness.
The sword light penetrated the Dao Domain, subjected to the suppression of the Dao’s rules. The opponent’s Dao Domain was not of the flame path, and so it did not incinerate the Sword Qi. Instead, it carried a terrifying power to compress and collapse, attempting to crush the Sword Qi.
But the Sword Qi was wrapped in divine light, dazzling to the point of piercing through, and viciously struck the chest of the hundred-zhang demon, severing many of its hairs and leaving behind a wound.
However, that wound was visibly healing at an incredible speed.
“Hmph!”
The hundred-zhang demon was furious, raising its giant palm and striking down repeatedly.
Li Hao’s body flickered swiftly, his sword forcing back the massive palm, both pulling distance from each other.
The demon was right, their realms differed too greatly, a full major realm’s limit away.
Now filled with various divine medicines, graced by the heroic spirit of the Prime Ancestor, Li Hao’s power surged like the raging rapids of a river, just enough to fully wound the opponent, yet unable to inflict a fatal blow.
“Ancestor, I’m going all out now.”
Li Hao took a deep breath, saying solemnly.
“Come on, a warrior’s death is without regret.” Li Tianyuan’s consciousness transmitted.
Li Hao didn’t wish to die in battle, but now he had no choice.
He extended the Heaven and Earth Vein, lifting the restrictions on his body. Instantaneously, the vast qi of heaven and earth poured into his body.
Originally at the Transforming Immortal Realm, now he pushed it further, from thirty percent to fifty percent!
And then to seventy percent!
As terrifying power gathered around Li Hao like a storm, the heavens and earth changed color, with clouds and mist swirling around.