The Name of Eternals

Chapter 188: Shocking All Directions

"Come on, surround and kill him!"

In mid-air, Lu Yuan howled angrily as he sped forward, his body twisting and turning rapidly.

He roared furiously, ordering the demon kings outside the city to come and assist, but he was mainly trying to force Li Hao to show a flaw so he could take advantage.

Hearing the enraged command of this Grand Elder from Longmen, White Sage King and the other demon kings were full of astonishment and doubt.

This was Lu Yuan!

Renowned among demon kings, an existence of the Ultimate Martial Realm, and even he needed assistance?

"Even Lu Yuan can't handle that kid?!"

White Sage King was in utter disbelief.

The ultimate techniques of the Ultimate Martial Realm were extremely powerful, capable of easily killing a second life of the Defying Fate Realm.

Yet he was being pursued by Li Hao?

He recalled that this Grand Elder had said he would go to Tianmen Pass to deal with that glaring thorn.

Could it be that he was chased all the way from Tianmen Pass?

He felt his heart clench, filled with both frustration and anger.

What kind of son did Li Tiangang give birth to?

He had repeatedly sent assassins to kill him, each time with foolproof methods, yet they failed repeatedly.

The first assassination attempt had been by a cultivator in the Heavenly Pulse Realm.

That attempt had seemed most difficult, requiring infiltration into the God General's Mansion.

They had successfully infiltrated.

At that time, the child was only six years old, and the attempt seemed foolproof, yet the Heavenly Pulse Realm cultivator failed.

Later, he sent two lieutenants in the Fifteen Mile Realm to ambush and assassinate a fourteen-year-old boy. Even Li Junye of the Li family hadn't reached the Fifteen Mile Realm at fourteen.

Such an assassination attempt, given the opportunity, should have been certain death!

Yet, again, they failed and were killed in return.

Through information from the Tianji Hall, he learned that the boy had hidden his strength and was the most monstrously talented individual in the Li family for centuries.

Soon after, the Yanbei battlefield ended, and various demon clans called for a truce, leading him to be reprimanded by the Grand Elder of the Holy Palace.

As his hatred festered, he heard more news about the Li family and Qingzhou.

Now.

That infant he had repeatedly failed to assassinate was chasing the Grand Elder of Longmen under his very nose?!

White Sage King felt like his world had turned upside down, finding it hard to believe it was real.

But Lu Yuan's earth-shattering roar was unmistakably real, and the dragon's intimidating presence was no illusion.

But he did not move.

After thousands of years of cultivation, his talent among demon kings was considered extremely high. How could he not see that Lu Yuan was not summoning them to surround Li Hao but rather... calling for help!

If even Lu Yuan couldn't defeat him, wouldn't they die even faster if they joined the fight?

White Sage King no longer had the chance to defy fate. Remembering Li Hao's terrifying sword formation, he felt rooted to the ground, as if he hadn't heard the summons.

The Void Realm demon kings also sensed the dire situation. They had heard of the young major general at Tianmen Pass from Tianji Hall's reports, which was why they avoided that pass, leaving it to Lu Yuan alone to kill him.

Now, however, Lu Yuan had failed.

"Grand Elder!"

While the Void Realm demon kings hesitated, the demon kings from Longmen moved first, rushing toward Lu Yuan and shouting to the others:

"What are you all standing there for? Are we going to let a single human boy scare us into disbanding the demon alliance?!"

Hearing this, the Void Realm demon kings turned red with shame, feeling humiliated.

Indeed.

The reputation of a young boy had actually stopped them in their tracks?

"Kill!"

"Assist Lu Yuan, kill that human boy!"

The Void Realm demon kings also joined the fray, and one quickly sent out a distress signal.

They hadn't planned on requesting reinforcements, only signaling Lu Yuan to come and break the formation.

Now that Lu Yuan had failed, they had no choice but to seek help.

This would inevitably affect the battle between the Desert Sword Saint and the Void Lady, but they had no other option.

As the demon kings rushed out, the overwhelming demon energy surrounding the defensive line dispersed, heading toward the young boy fighting in mid-air.

On the city wall, inside the formation.

Li Xuanli and Li Tiangang finally reacted, their faces full of shock.

Li Hao was actually chasing that demon king!

How was that possible?!

Li Xuanli and Li Tiangang were both stunned, caught between disbelief and confusion.

This scene was beyond their imagination.

That was a demon king!

How old was Li Hao?

This year he was only fifteen. Last year, when he subdued the world's grandmasters, he was at the Heavenly Pulse Realm. In just under a year, even if he were a prodigy, reaching the Three Immortal Realm, how could he possibly contend with a demon king?

But the truth was before their eyes.

Seeing the demon kings rushing out to surround Li Hao, Li Xuanli hurriedly said:

"Quick, form a formation, let's go slaughter the demon tide and draw those demon kings back!"

They wanted to help Li Hao, but they couldn't. They were too far away, and that was a battle of demon kings, beyond their intervention.

Li Tiangang suddenly turned to Li Hongzhuang and said, "Give me five battle flags!"

"What are you going to do?" Li Hongzhuang was startled.

Li Tiangang roared, "Of course, I'm going to save that foolish boy! Doesn't he know what this place is? How dare he come here? Quickly, give me the battle flags!"

Li Hongzhuang immediately said, "I'll go with you."

"You go with your fifth brother to kill the demon tide and draw the other demon kings back. If they come back, retreat into the formation immediately!"

Li Tiangang turned to the Thousand Machine Daoist and said, "Senior, please stay and assist in the defense!"

Since last night, the battle flags had deterred the demon kings, and the demon tide had camped outside the defensive line, leaving them at a stalemate.

The demons were waiting for reinforcements, and so were they.

However, the Great Yu Province was tens of thousands of miles away, and reinforcements would take time to arrive. Their only hope was the Xia family, as Li Tiangang had already instructed his second uncle, Li Muxiu, to stay put in Qingzhou. He suspected the attack on Liangzhou might be a diversion.

The Xia family had not yet arrived, and the other God General's Mansions were even farther away, needing at least half a day to arrive.

From last night to now, it had been half a day.

Maybe they just needed to hold on a bit longer, and reinforcements would arrive.

This crisis in Liangzhou was caused by the combined forces of the three top demon factions launching a swift attack, breaking the facade of peace maintained for centuries, and sparking a war between the Divine Dynasty and the demons.

Liangzhou was the prelude to this war!

Hearing Li Tiangang's words, the Thousand Machine Daoist immediately said, "General, I will accompany you."

"No, you need to stay and assist them. Just hold the line!"

Li Tiangang said firmly.

Without giving him a chance to respond, he took the five battle flags handed by Li Hongzhuang. Last night, he had already learned from her how to use them.

He was just about to step out of the formation when suddenly, a thunderous roar shook the area, startling everyone inside and outside the defensive line.

They saw Li Hao and the demon king Lu Yuan locked in combat.

In close combat, Lu Yuan was being beaten down to the ground, causing a tremor as he hit the earth!

The sheer force left everyone on the city wall stunned, and the demons in the tide were equally shocked.

Li Hao, radiating a murderous aura and divine power, swooped down.

But the Void Realm and Longmen demon kings had already caught up, and their combined attacks rained down, engulfing Li Hao in demonic light and purple fire.

Seeing this, Li Tiangang's eyes widened in anger, roaring:

"Stop!!"

He stepped out of the formation, rushing toward the scene.

Despite his many grievances with Li Hao, he couldn't stand by and watch his son die.

But in the next moment, the demonic light and purple fire parted, and a divine radiance emerged, dispersing the attacks.

The figure of the boy stood there, unscathed, his stance like a spear, supporting the turbulent sky.

This scene left the entire battlefield in silent awe.

Having withstood the full force of the demon kings' furious attacks, Li Hao remained unharmed!

Li Wushuang's eyes welled with tears.

Li Tiangang, chasing after her, saw this and paused, feeling a strange sensation.

That child no longer needed anyone's protection.

A year away from the Li family, he had become more dazzling.

That radiance felt almost unfamiliar.

Was that his son?

This should have made him overjoyed, but for some reason, the scene of a heavy snowfall flashed in his mind.

He recalled the slender figure stepping out of the Li family gate, feeling an indescribable pain.

It was like the pain he felt when he parted with his wife on the Yanbei battlefield, a pain he couldn't grasp.

Roar!

Suddenly, Lu Yuan's roar brought everyone back to their senses.

The colossal figure of the Heaven and Earth Aspect still held Lu Yuan, swinging him violently. Blood seeped from the dragon's scales as Lu Yuan roared, clawing at the ground, releasing his ultimate technique, the Infinite Thunder Dao.

His body erupted with countless lightning bolts, breaking free from the Heaven and Earth Aspect's grip.

"Die!!"

Lu Yuan roared, driven to true anger, unleashing his undying power, rapidly restoring his strength.

A storm of dark clouds gathered above him, filled with lightning.

The other demon kings, realizing the situation, gathered around Lu Yuan, preparing to assist in killing the boy.

"How is his body so strong? Is it my imagination?"

A demon king asked in shock.

The others had no answer.

Taking so many attacks head-on, Li Hao had blocked them with his body. Even the demon kings couldn't do that!

"Kill!"

Lu Yuan continued to gather his power, shouting angrily.

The demon kings, seeing Lu Yuan recovering, didn't hesitate and attacked Li Hao again, buying time for Lu Yuan.

Boom!

The Heaven and Earth Aspect raised its foot, sweeping it out and kicking a Longmen demon king that resembled a flood dragon to the ground.