The many younger generations looked at Li Hao, barely an arm’s reach away. Though excited and surprised, they held their breath slightly, daring not to strike up a conversation rashly.
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Before long, Wang Yongzhi’s figure came dashing over.
Seeing that Li Hao was safe and sound, he was thrilled to pieces and hurried over, saying,
“Haotian Divine General, it’s great that you’re unharmed. My Wang Family owes you a great debt, and if something had happened to you, we would not know how to repay.”
“Family Head, there’s no need for courtesy. You’ve also given me a hand, helping me find Elder Mr. Feng,” Li Hao said with a smile.
“That is our duty, hardly comparable.”
Wang Yongzhi gave a wry smile, then shook his head, his expression suddenly turning solemn. He casually cast a Barrier to seal off sound and said to Li Hao,
“Haotian Divine General, I’ve just received an order through the Eight Directions Banner. His Majesty has ordered me to tell you to leave Dayu Divine Dynasty as soon as possible. Unless you’ve reached the Dao Law Realm, do not return!”
“Hm?”
Li Hao was taken aback. The message was rather abrupt.
“What’s going on?”
Li Hao was puzzled, seeing him so solemn, even the Wang Family members nearby were excluded from hearing.
“The Imperial City has been attacked.”
Wang Yongzhi’s voice was low, “Earlier, we received a request for assistance through the banners and military reports, that Demons attacked the Imperial City. But not long after, we received the Eight Directions Order, the same one I’ve just told you. His Majesty knew you’d come to our Wang Family, so he made me tell you to leave Dayu at once!”
Li Hao was stunned, then his pupils slightly narrowed.
The Imperial City attacked?
First asking for help and then telling him to leave abruptly?
Such a contrast was so stark that even a fool would know that it likely represented the worst-case scenario!
Li Hao looked at the Wang Family Head and immediately saw from the other’s face that he was thinking the same thing.
No wonder he was so cautious, excluding even the Wang Family members; should this news get out, the entire world might descend into chaos.
“When did this happen?”
Li Hao immediately asked.
“A quarter-hour ago.”
Wang Yongzhi said, “The news of the Demon attack on the city was too sudden. Their earlier attacks on Liangzhou, Qingzhou, and other places were most likely diversions, trying to draw that True Person to come and assist. But now, they’ve directly assaulted the Imperial City, likely having another ace up their sleeve, and have gathered the strength of all Demons!”
Li Hao took a deep breath, saying no more, and in a blink vanished from the mountain hall.
Wang Yongzhi stared in shock, hurriedly chasing after him, but saw that Li Hao had already arrived at the Wang Family’s main hall, linking up with the Candle Flame God.
“Haotian Divine General, where are you going?”
Wang Yongzhi asked in urgency.
“The Imperial Capital!”
Li Hao’s voice hadn’t faded when he, with the Candle Flame God, teleported and vanished from the Divine General Mansion.
Wang Yongzhi was stunned and then turned pale with horror, hurriedly chasing after him, but it was too late to see any trace of Li Hao, there was no residual trace of his teleportation’s Daoist Charm to track.
He suddenly felt as though he had caused a disaster, a chill running through him. He had thought that after informing Li Hao of the situation, Li Hao would retreat in the face of difficulty.
After all, life was precious.
The stark contrast between those two pieces of intelligence was enough to suggest that the Imperial City might have fallen and suffered a great crisis, to the extent that His Majesty had given up calling for help and wanted Li Hao to leave instead.
Wang Yongzhi could also guess why His Majesty wanted Li Hao to leave; if indeed Dayu was facing an unprecedented disaster, this young man might just be the hope for the future!
But now, instead of fleeing, Li Hao was rushing toward the Imperial City. Wasn’t this blatantly going to his death?
Such an order from His Majesty could only indicate that even that True Person might well have met with trouble!
Wang Yongzhi stood dazed for a moment, then hurried to find Wang Zhenfeng, asking him to rush to the Imperial Capital to render aid.
At this point, keeping Wang Zhenfeng in Yunzhou to guard was meaningless. There would be no intact eggs under an overturned nest, unless their Wang Family betrayed Emperor Yu and withdrew from Dayu at this critical juncture.
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Whoosh!
Li Hao’s figure sprinted through the void, as fast as lightning.
He had stowed the Candle Flame God and Xiyan into the Heaven and Earth Space. This time he didn’t take the Candle Flame God on his journey but burst forth at full speed himself.
Though this meant that by the time he would reach the battlefield, he’d be much more drained and his combat strength reduced, Li Hao couldn’t care about that anymore.
The battle at Qingzhou City, where the two incarnations of the Desolate God had appeared, was still fresh in Li Hao’s memory. He had sensed then that behind those two Desolate Gods’ presence there might be another entity.
Otherwise, just two Tao Comprehension Realm Demons would not dare covet Dayu, especially since that True Person was highly likely to be in the Dao Law Realm.
From Yunzhou to Dayu State, one had to traverse half the Dynasty, a formidable journey.
Li Hao flew at full speed, teleporting in bursts, fast as thunder.
The places he roared past seemed to create a sonorous explosion in the air.
After crossing two great states in succession, suddenly, in his path, he saw a person and a Dragon Demon locked in fierce combat.
Sword Qi was sharp, bursting in the void and forming a series of terrifying sword strikes.
On the other side, Demon Qi billowed, it was a True Dragon with scales like steel, the Sword Qi slashing onto its body causing sparks to fly.
The Dragon Demon? Dragon Gate?
Spotting the True Dragon Demon, Li Hao’s eyes flickered, he did not slow down but suddenly employed a Third Stage teleportation to close in quickly.
“Hm?”
The Dragon Demon, sensing Li Hao’s approach, changed color, just about to react, but saw a young man’s face appear close by.
Its pupils shrank, and before it could act, its body suddenly exploded.