Boom!
He mobilized a portion of void energy and viciously cleaved at the surrounding vortex.
The vortex tore apart, but the next moment an endless tide of void storms swept in, relentless and infinite.
Even as an avatar controlled by a mere hint of a Saint’s Will, its methods and power had already surpassed those in the Dao Law Realm by dozens of times!
Pfft!
Li Hao’s body was torn asunder, his flesh sliced by the void energy, defenseless, his frame becoming fragmented.
Even as he had become one with Dao, merging with heaven and earth, at this moment, this force of the void was capable of slicing through heaven and earth themselves—such was the attack of a Saint!
Li Hao desperately executed various Daoist-level Body Refining Techniques, trying to withstand this corrosive force, but his body was still being ripped and shattered.
Blood and bones scattered all around, excruciating pain engulfed his consciousness, yet at this moment, Li Hao’s consciousness was absolutely dominated by that trace of the Celestial Venerable’s will, suppressing everything, including his own pain.
He made every effort to gather what remained of his body, to undergo Blood Rebirth.
But then, sensing Li Hao’s intentions, the blurry avatar, which had previously discerned Li Hao’s life-saving methods after two strikes, suddenly extended a finger. The void trembled as if boiling, countless blade-like rending forces cut toward Li Hao’s scattered remnants.
The scattered blood was churned up and completely obliterated.
Li Hao’s consciousness wavered, filled with shock and fear. The other wanted to wipe out all of his flesh and blood, to utterly annihilate him!
Although he could be reborn from a drop of blood, if not a single drop remained, then death was certain!
After emerging from the abyss, this was the first time Li Hao had faced a dead end, and it was only against a Saint’s avatar.
He had thought that the difference between the Tao Comprehension Realm and the Saint Realm was only one Realm apart, but at this moment, Li Hao felt it was like the difference between heaven and earth. Before the Saint Realm, everything was insignificant; even the larger ants of the Tao Comprehension Realm had no chance of resistance.
Within his fragmented body, suddenly, a Dao Domain was released, the forty-nine-layer Dao Domain instantly expanded, as if forming an absolute domain.
But in the next moment, this domain was invaded by the unstoppable void energy and began to tear apart. The highest laws contained within the void, sharp as blades perfected to the utmost, began to cut through the Dao Domain. Though it seemed slow—as if cutting through a thick book—it was still being torn apart!
“Hmm?”
A hint of surprise appeared within the Saint Will of the blurry avatar, clearly not expecting Li Hao to have so many tricks up his sleeve, forty-nine layers of Dao Domain, a bit exaggerated.
Having such vitality, if he had dedicated it to studying and cultivating realms, he might have even taken the path of Sacrificial Dao.
Boom!
More void energy converged to slaughter.
Li Hao watched helplessly as his Dao Domain was invaded and torn apart, unable to stop it. At this point, he had only one last resort left.
His consciousness urgently plunged into his Sea of Consciousness, activating the Saint’s mark!
With a hum, the silvery-gray mark seemed to unfurl within his Sea of Consciousness.
Then came surges of an immense and boundless aura, spreading out from Li Hao’s Sea of Consciousness.
Li Hao had an extremely deep impression of the Saint that had bestowed the mark upon him, as if he sat enshrined in the Immortal Divine World, surrounded by celestial radiance that filled the sky, with Dao revolving around him untouched by dust. Stay tuned for updates on My Virtual Library Empire
Now, he could only ask for help from that presence.
He had hesitated to activate this mark earlier, as he hoped to rely on himself as much as possible, unwilling to incur another favor and be bound by it, but now he had no other choice.
“Hmm?”
As Li Hao’s body began to emanate the Saint’s aura, the blurry avatar frowned slightly, intensifying its assault, eager to completely eradicate Li Hao.
But when the mark was activated, releasing a hazy aura, it enveloped Li Hao’s body and blocked part of the attacks.
At the same time, a shadowy figure appeared before Li Hao’s eyes—the very Saint who had bestowed him with the mark.
“Save me.”
Li Hao pleaded urgently.
The other also saw Li Hao, surprised: “You’re not dead yet?”
“What?”
Li Hao was stunned, his mind feeling as if struck by a thunderbolt, somewhat bewilderedly staring at him.
The figure seemed separated by an endless void, blurry and indiscernible in features, but the voice came through extremely clear.
“You…”
Li Hao felt his mind in turmoil, what did that mean?
But at that moment, the other no longer paid him any heed. Instead, their attention turned to the nearby Avatar of the Void Saint, seemingly surprised, and quickly grasping the situation, with some understanding, said:
“Being hunted, is it? That’s good; I was planning to take you under my wing and slowly wear you down, but now it saves me the trouble.”
“Yang Saint?”
At this time, the Avatar of the Void Saint also recognized the Saintly presence Li Hao had summoned.
Saints lived eons, obviously recognizing each other.
“Void Saint, such a minor figure, what drives you to kill him? Do you have any feud with the Ji Family?”
The being addressed as Yang Saint asked curiously, probing for a motive in the question.
Upon hearing this, Li Hao felt as if doused with cold water from head to toe, suddenly coming to his senses.
But following that, waves of shock and anger overwhelmed him.
This was all too abrupt; he had not detected the slightest clue beforehand and had thought he had an ace up his sleeve.
Was the earlier offer to take him as a disciple just a deception?
And from the dialogue, it seemed that this Saint had a grudge against the Ji Family?
The bestowment of the mark, was it meant to smother him?
“So this child is of Ji Family blood, I see…” The Avatar of the Void Saint understood after hearing this, the hostility on its being decreasing somewhat.
He knew this Yang Saint had a significant grievance against the Ji Family’s Ancestor, and after the Ancestor’s fall, they had dissipated and reincarnated, with reincarnated bodies cutting off past life karma—impossible for even Saints to trace unless the reincarnated body itself awakened memories and returned to the Saint Realm.