She whispered, seeing the urgency in the young man’s eyes,
“If you need to reinforce Qingzhou now, there’s still time. My Xia Family can lend you the War Banner to boost Qingzhou’s might.”
By lending the War Banner, she meant allowing Li Hao to go to Qingzhou and dispatch troops under the Xia Family’s banner, pretending to be Xia Family’s army coming to support.
Although the Xia Family’s War Banner was not as effective as Li Hao’s, it was still extremely intimidating to the Demons; after all, it signified the Xia Family’s entry into Qingzhou, a force to be reckoned with. This would cause the Holy Palace and Dragon Gate attacking Qingzhou to think twice, at least buying a bit of time, however brief.
Upon hearing her words, Li Hao knew that she was entrusting the glory of the Xia Family to him, which was a grand gesture of gratitude shown to the Divine General Mansion.
At this moment, he had no appetite for eating and stood up, saying, “The Xia Family’s goodwill is appreciated on behalf of the people of Qingzhou. There’s no time to delay, let’s set out.”
Li Hao remembered the Geomantic Chart of the Nineteen Provinces. If he was not mistaken, the Eastern Territory of Youzhou was on the way to Qingzhou, albeit requiring a slight detour.
“Then I wish General Haotian a triumphant journey…”
Xia Linglong and many people of the Xia Family also stood up from their seats, their expressions complex. The young man hailing from Qingzhou rushed to aid his homeland immediately — a common sentiment; they had no reason to hold him back.
“Hm? What are you still standing around for? Lead the way. Let’s deal with Gluttonous Valley on the way.”
As Li Hao was about to leave, he saw that Xia Linglong and the others remained motionless, just bidding farewell with a salute, prompting him to call out.
“What?”
Li Hao’s words left everyone from the Xia Family stunned. Xia Linglong, coming to her senses, asked incredulously, “You, you’re going to help us attack Gluttonous Valley first?”
“Since it’s on the way, let’s get moving,” said Li Hao.
Hearing Li Hao’s bold declaration, the Xia Family elder Xia Yuanwu couldn’t help speaking up, “General Haotian, the Gluttonous Valley Master is at the peak of the Ultimate Study Realm. Although he doesn’t possess the power of the Tao Realm, he is still very troublesome to deal with. If you really plan to take action, we could lure him to the Ming River area in Youzhou…”
“There’s no need for such trouble, just slaughtering him will do,” Li Hao interrupted, and, anticipating their various concerns and objections, wasted no time by bluntly continuing: “I can handle the Grand Tao of Peace Realm as well; you need not worry.”
“!!”
The people of the Xia Family were all stunned, looking at Li Hao with shock, suspecting the youth had misspoken.
Li Hao had no time to waste explaining. The time it would take to explain would be enough for him to have killed the Gluttonous Valley Master many times over.
He glanced at Xia Linglong and said, “Elder Xia Linglong, could you lead the way?”
Xia Linglong was taken aback, looking at Li Hao’s casual gaze, then she suddenly realized that the youth had left the Mo River unscathed, even when pursued by the Candle Flame God – he may have made another breakthrough.
Could it be that he was now able to contend with someone of the Grand Tao of Peace Realm?
The thought was startling, yet this youth had created too many miracles successively, and her heart trembled. Although she found it hard to believe, Li Hao had said it himself, so she chose to trust it.
“Alright, I’ll lead the way for you!”
Xia Linglong made a decisive gesture, summoning a divine spear that flew from afar and landed in her hands.
“I’ll go too,” said Xia Yuanwu promptly, calling for his own weapon as well.
Whether Li Hao was telling the truth or not, his willingness to help was an opportunity for Xia Yuanwu to offer support.
“You all keep up at full speed; I might be faster,” Li Hao signaled to the Candle Flame God, who nodded slightly. In a swift turn, its body was enveloped in flame, transforming from the appearance of a young man into the fearsome form of a Fire Lion with a Dragon Tail, its hooves resembling a Qilin, imposing and mighty.
It soared into the sky, radiating fierce flames and searing heat, with waves of heat sweeping through the entire Divine General Mansion.
Li Hao leaped onto its back and seated himself, then directed Xia Linglong to show the way.
Xia Linglong and others, watching the youth seated on the back of the Demon, felt as if they were beholding a deity within the flames, all shook in terror.
That youth was actually a Demon, and yet none of them had previously noticed!
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Xia Linglong, wielding the divine spear, flew through the sky, feeling the aura emitted by the demon under Li Hao’s command. She felt waves of terror and pressure that made her heart quiver with an incredible feeling, as if the strength of this demon surpassed even hers!
“Let’s go!” Li Hao shouted.
His voice snapped Xia Linglong and the others out of their daze. If there had been doubts and concerns before, now their confidence was redoubled. Xia Linglong quickly pointed in a direction and said, “Over there!”
Whoosh!
Flames swept across the sky as the Candle Flame God sprinted on all fours, rapidly treading on the fireworks and charging forth at great speed.
So fast!
Xia Linglong and the other Xia Family members were alarmed at the sight and hastily gave chase.
Apart from Xia Linglong, Xia Yuanwu was also closely following. Another elderly member of the Xia Family was left with a shocked expression on his face as he stayed hovering in mid-air, left behind to guard the Divine General Mansion of the Xia Family.
“My heavens, am I seeing this right?”
“Is that a mount from the Four Stands Realm?”
“Did he say he was going to casually slaughter the Gluttonous Valley Master? Did I hear that wrong?”
“I don’t know, but I heard he previously defeated the Great Elder of Dragon Gate. Now… he might be even stronger, right?”
After Li Hao and Xia Linglong left, the people of the Xia Family remaining in the courtyard were all stunned and exclaimed with astonishment.
The young man was elegant and gentle, appearing approachable, but now he seemed formidable, giving off an invincible vibe.
That figure, sitting atop the demon with Divine Fire Fierce Flames swirling around, also ignited hope in their eyes. Perhaps this young man could really solve the disaster in Youzhou?
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Li Hao sat atop the Candle Flame God, speeding along like lightning.
Xia Linglong and Xia Yuanwu were using the Xia Family’s top movement techniques to fly at full speed, barely keeping up. Both were astounded and couldn’t make out the depths of the demon under Li Hao.
An elderly Xia Family member who had previously rushed to assist in Liangzhou and wasn’t Xia Yuanwu, thus, he couldn’t recognize the identity of the Candle Flame God.
And since sightings of the Candle Flame God were extremely rare, hardly anyone recognized its appearance.
In about half an hour, guided by Xia Linglong, they arrived at the eastern battlefield in Youzhou, at the second line of defense.
Only the Candle Flame God could sustain such a high-speed journey. Xia Linglong and Xia Yuanwu had nearly been forced to tap into their Unwithering Strength, now nearly drained of their physical energy.
After all, this journey had been a near full-speed sprint, something even those from the Four Stands Realm would find exhausting.
Fortunately, the reserve of Unwithering Strength allowed them to retain their combat abilities upon reaching the battlefield.
Even from a great distance, Li Hao could hear the earth-shaking roars coming from the battlefield.
His expression turned slightly somber, reminiscent of the time he pursued an old dragon to the frontline battlefield in Liangzhou.
Looking up, he saw a towering defensive line on the plain ahead, with countless demons attacking like a flood. The arrays on that defensive line had obviously already been shattered, with the Human Race and demons engaged in a mixed battle.
Li Hao scanned his surroundings, sensing several powerful presences lurking behind the Demon Tide.
But these presences were still not strong enough, at most at the Defying Fate Realm.
“Gluttonous Valley Master, come out!” Li Hao called out.
The young man’s sharp voice, like thunder rolling across the sky, swiftly rolled out. In an instant, accompanied by the howling wind, it spread across the entire vast battlefield, like thunderclap ringing in the ears of countless demons.
