The earth-shattering cry of rage shook everyone to their core, leaving them all astounded, their gazes turning towards the distant horizon.
However, the source was too far away, beyond their sight, which also meant that the shriek came from a being of terrifying power, whose senses far surpassed theirs.
“Who is this?”
“Who is calling out?”
“Could it be a strong ally of the Li Family?”
Within the city, all the soldiers were stirred up by the cry that was loud enough to deafen, a clear sign of an extremely powerful presence.
Even the citizens running through the streets heard it, all perplexed, only to feel that the voice was like that of a deity from high above the skies, looking down upon the Mortal World and issuing a thunderous roar of wrath!
“Is that voice, that child? Impossible, he’s already dead…”
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As He Jianlan and Li Hongzhuang were shocked, their eyes widened slightly; the voice was too familiar, yet not quite as they remembered.
But that mode of address was only used by the younger generation when referring to Li Muxiu, and among those youngsters, only one had the best relationship with Li Muxiu.
Could it be, a miracle?
They felt their blood racing and surging with excitement and anxious tremors, unable to believe, afraid to look.
Yet, they strained their eyes, peering towards that far-off place.
In mid-air, both the Dragon Absolute God and Feng Lingxiao, poised to attack, were taken aback.
Reinforcements for the Li Family?
They could feel the rage in that voice trying to intimidate them but compared to the intense emotions, as they tried to perceive the source, they saw nothing.
Too far away, beyond their perception – could this mean that the other was more powerful than them?
The two exchanged a glance, seeing the astonishment in each other’s eyes before their killing intent soared rapidly.
Act fast!
They must eliminate Li Muxiu quickly, before any further complications arose.
At this moment, Li Muxiu, drained and ready to embrace death, also heard that sudden cry.
The grief in that voice and the familiar address tensed up his body that had relaxed in acceptance of his demise.
His closed eyes opened once more.
Was it an illusion, that on the brink of death, he would hear that little brat’s voice?
But that child was dead, confirmed by the words of that couple, witnessed with their own eyes, devoured by the Demon Saint, denied even a commoner’s chance to enter the Mo River, utterly dissipated.
And when he returned to investigate at Heavenly Gate Pass, he heard that a clone of Li Hao had also disintegrated at a certain moment.
The destruction of the clone was proof enough of Li Hao’s death.
But now… was he overthinking it?
Li Muxiu’s eyes widened as he saw the Dragon Absolute God and Feng Lingxiao speeding towards him with their Dao Domains extending rapidly, trying to encompass him with their domains and crush him before even reaching him.
But at this point, Li Muxiu had no strength left to resist with his Dao Domain.
Even if that child were alive, there would be no reason for him to come…
The debt owed to him by the Li Family was way too great…
Li Muxiu thought bitterly, facing the encroaching Dao Domains, wanting to resist, but his body felt like it was falling apart, waiting for the imminent pain that would end it all.
As the Dao Domains were about to engulf him, suddenly time seemed to slow down, and a blazing light, as fierce as Divine Fire, burst forth before Li Muxiu’s eyes.
The terrifying attacks of the two Dao Domains were unexpectedly halved by the abrupt intervention!
But following the Dao Domains, the Saint Heart treasures of the Dragon Absolute God and Feng Lingxiao arrived, smashing down and obscuring all light and shadow.
At this moment, the world suddenly fell silent.
The treasures, which were about to crush Li Muxiu, howled down with a force that could tear heavens and earth apart, but instead, they abruptly struck a crimson figure in front of him.
With a loud bellow, a fierce and fiery roar resonated.
The world itself trembled!
All the brutal attacks, all the howling winds, were blocked, stopped by a golden youth’s body, preventing any harm from reaching Li Muxiu.
There stood the youth, like a mountain within the flames, in the midst of red-golden light, a steadfast and towering peak immovable in front of Li Muxiu!
His golden hair fluttered as the intense Divine Fire scattering from the impact of the two Saint Heart treasures resembled red-hot iron struck by a hammer, sending sparks flying in all directions.
Yet, his feet didn’t move back even an inch, relying solely on his physical body, his chest, to withstand the furious assaults of the two treasures!
Li Muxiu stared dumbfounded, then some incredulity set in.
The figure was at once familiar and foreign, causing his heart, which had surrendered to despair, to shake violently. His eyes gradually widened as speculations and thoughts he feared to touch, to disturb, worried that everything might be just a dream or an illusion, a fleeting scene before death.
Meanwhile, the youth had slowly lifted his head, his golden hair undulating like flames, his eyes burning with an indescribable, true wrath, gazing at the two shocked faces before him:
“You dare!!!”
With a whoosh, the ground below seemed to kick up a dust storm, as a vast might swept through like a hurricane, clearing away all debris.
It also forced the Dragon Absolute God and Feng Lingxiao to hastily halt their advance.
“Dao Domain, you are…”
“Impossible!”
Both the Dragon Absolute God and Feng Lingxiao were in disbelief, staring with terror-stricken faces at the youth before them, his red-gold presence divine-like, his perfectly proportioned body as an impenetrable golden wall, insurmountable.