Chapter 189: 189. Fighting the Demon Horde Alone
Chapter 189: Fighting the Demon Horde Alone
The massive body of the dragon demon king from Longmen was sent flying, crashing heavily into the ground.
Facing the numerous demon kings, Li Hao's Heaven and Earth Avatar let out a silent roar, its arms swinging, unleashing terrifying punches. Each punch manifested true form phenomena, like flashes of lightning, roaring thunder, wind storms, and fiery waves, all directed at the demon kings.
The grotesque forms of the demon kings clashed with the Heaven and Earth Avatar, creating a scene that felt like ancient demons battling a true god.
Li Tiangang's expression constantly changed as he sped towards the scene.
That familiar Heaven and Earth Avatar reminded him of the battle in Qingzhou.
At that time, the fight had shaken the heavens and the earth, from the God General's Mansion all the way to the skies above Qingzhou City.
The arrogant young man full of ambition had been suppressed by his immortal might.
Now, the power of this Heaven and Earth Avatar surpassed that of the past.
And the aura of undeniable authority emanating from the Avatar made even him, now at the Four Standings Realm, feel his heart pound.
This was no longer youthful arrogance, but an irrefutable majesty!
Boom! Boom! Boom!!
With consecutive kicks and punches, Li Hao's Heaven and Earth Avatar fought the demon kings alone. The impact of their clashes tore the ground beneath the Avatar's feet, leaving deep, claw-like cracks.
But the Avatar's body, though torn by the demon kings' attacks, quickly healed, continually replenished by an endless flow of power.
In contrast, the demon kings were repeatedly knocked away or sent flying by the Avatar, unable to approach Li Hao and inflict harm.
"Get lost!"
Li Hao's eyes glinted like cold lightning. The Avatar's arms swung, unleashing a force of a hundred thousand tons, sweeping outwards.
A mountain-ape-like demon king from the Void Realm, leaping towards the Avatar, was struck square in the face by a punch and sent flying backward.
Another demon king, resembling a winged giant crocodile, dove down but was kicked away by Li Hao, crashing miles away.
The Avatar raised its hand, gathering the power of heaven and earth, forming a condensed sword of pure energy. With a swift motion, countless spring rain-like sword energies swept out.
These sword energies, like a torrential rain, slashed towards the demon kings.
The enraged demon kings swatted at the sword energies, shattering them, but the sword energies were endless, like a relentless downpour, forcing the demon kings to retreat.
A half-dragon demon king from Longmen roared as it charged forward, its body like divine iron, its scales impervious to blades. It directly withstood the sword rain, intending to break Li Hao's sword technique.
But suddenly, the sword energy rain, hitting its scales, dissipated, seeping into its body.
The demon king felt its strength suddenly stagnate, as if its soul was being drawn out. Its body grew heavy, as if mountains were pressing down on it, and with a thud, it fell at the feet of Li Hao's Avatar.
Its life force extinguished instantly!
Such a bizarre scene shocked the other demon kings. They realized that the sword rain contained a terrifying killing move, just like the one in Li Hao's battle flags!
They couldn't see through it or defend against it. The only solution was to avoid being hit!
"Don't let that sword energy touch you!"
"He has a strange attack!"
The demon kings from the Void Realm were terrified, desperately striking at the rain droplets to keep them at bay. But the relentless sword energy rain forced them to retreat a hundred miles!
Li Hao's Heaven and Earth Avatar, having repelled the demon kings, raised its hand and sent the sword light flying towards the thunderclouds that Lu Yuan had gathered.
Lu Yuan was furious. The demon kings hadn't been able to stop Li Hao.
The strange attack also frightened him. He couldn't see how the elder had died.
If Li Hao had killed him with a punch, he could understand, but the sword energy rain, while powerful, shouldn't have been lethal to a demon king.
Yet the elder had died.
Facing the unknown, he felt fear.
As the sword light pierced the thunderclouds, Lu Yuan roared, summoning the thunder within the clouds, turning them into countless thunder whips that entangled and shattered the sword light.
But the sword light also obliterated countless thunderbolts, delaying the execution of his ultimate killing move.
"Attack! Do you want to die?!"
Lu Yuan roared.
The demon kings' faces twisted in anger. They knew that if they showed fear, the situation would worsen.
"Kill!"
They roared and attacked again, surrounding Li Hao from all sides.
By this time, Li Tiangang had arrived, shouting angrily, "Hao'er, run!"
Li Hao, preparing to strike at Lu Yuan, frowned at the shout and glanced over.
Seeing Li Tiangang, he frowned again but quickly relaxed and looked away, continuing his assault on Lu Yuan.
Seeing that Li Hao ignored him, Li Tiangang, both anxious and angry, shouted at the demon kings, "Face me if you dare!"
"I'll face you!"
White Sage King, who had been hesitating, saw Li Tiangang approaching and felt a sudden fondness for this human general he had hated for over a decade. Feeling awkward as a bystander, he was relieved to have a task.
Stepping forward, White Sage King swiftly blocked Li Tiangang's path.
"Out of my way!"
Li Tiangang roared, swinging his divine blade.
White Sage King flicked his fingers, sending out a sword light that shattered the divine blade's glow.
He sneered, "You've just reached the Dao Heart Realm, yet you're this arrogant. Truly a Li family member. But compared to your son, you're far from qualified to fight me!"
"Then let's test that!"
Li Tiangang's eyes were cold, his body erupting with divine power, covering him like flames. His aura surged as he performed the Nine Steps Against Heaven, each step increasing his momentum like a mountain.
White Sage King, no longer holding back, revealed his true form, a massive body lunging at Li Tiangang.
The two instantly engaged in fierce combat.
On the city wall, Li Xuanli wasn't idle either, quickly ordering the others to open the formation node and attack the demons outside, forcing the demon kings to return.
With the Thousand Machine Daoist providing support, they could retreat in time if a demon king arrived.
Soon, the city wall erupted with the might of thousands of soldiers, charging out with war cries.
The demon tide was alarmed. The numerous Three Immortal Realm great demons, commanding the demon army, roared in anger, directing the demons to attack.
But Li Hongzhuang led the charge, wielding the Haotian Flag, plunging into the demon tide.
She threw three battle flags into the demon tide, which erupted, unleashing sweeping sword energy that cut down countless demons, killing them before they could react.
The Three Immortal Realm demons were also affected by the sword energy, their bodies failing to withstand the attacks, which cut through their flesh and bone.
Each battle flag, like a depth charge, created a bloody crater tens of miles wide in the demon tide.
Seeing this terrifying power, the demon tide panicked.
Meanwhile, Li Hao, facing the onslaught of demon kings, had his Heaven and Earth Avatar pick up the half-dragon corpse, swinging it like a whip.
With two resounding thuds, the dragon corpse lashed the demon kings, tearing their flesh.
The demon kings, struck by the corpse whip, were sent flying, unable to approach.
Li Hao swung the dragon corpse a few more times, seeing the persistent demon kings still charging. His anger flared. He leaped, using his Heaven and Earth Movement Technique.
In an instant, he appeared before a demon king, his fist striking out.
The demon king, startled by Li Hao's sudden appearance, tried to dodge but was struck down.
Li Hao followed up with several punches, shaking the ground, smashing the demon king's head into a bloody pulp.
Other demon kings roared in fury, attacking, but their strikes couldn't harm Li Hao. His body, akin to a seven-times forged divine weapon, was impervious to their attacks.
Boom!
Li Hao crushed the demon king's head, catching its escaping soul with his Avatar and squeezing it until it exploded.
A Dao Heart Realm demon king was helpless against Li Hao.
This display of ferocity terrified the demon kings. This human youth was more fearsome than the rumors from the Tianji Hall, like an ancient demon king reborn!
Seeing the other demon kings cowed, Li Hao quickly grabbed the mangled demon king's body, merging it with his Avatar, boosting his strength.
His aura surged, and he soared towards Lu Yuan.
With a swoosh, he hurled the mangled body into the thunderclouds, tearing a gap in them.
Countless thunderbolts struck the body, ripping it apart.
Li Hao launched a punch at Lu Yuan, drawing in immense power, forming a collapsed fist shadow, driving it at Lu Yuan.
Lu Yuan, enraged, had to redirect his gathered power.
Endless thunder formed a thunder dragon, roaring towards Li Hao.
Both ignored defenses, attacking directly, willing to trade injury for injury!
Li Hao's gaze was icy. He didn't dodge the incoming thunder dragon. His flesh swelled, and his myriad body-refining techniques activated to the utmost, releasing protective qi.
Boom! Boom!
Two violent collisions sounded. Li Hao was bitten by the thunder dragon, driven into the ground, plowing a furrow miles long.
Lu Yuan, struck by Li Hao's fist, spewed blood, his body plummeting with a pained howl.
"Hao'er!"
Li Tiangang caught sight of the scene out of the corner of his eye, his expression changing drastically, filled with both shock and anger.
Li Hao's power exceeded his expectations. Facing the combined attacks of numerous demon kings, he was still able to severely wound the old dragon Lu Yuan, an absolute expert. No wonder he had been able to chase him all the way here.
How did he grow to this extent in just a little over a year?!
"Still daring to be distracted!"
White Sage King roared, suddenly striking down with a claw, slamming Li Tiangang to the ground with a fierce impact.
He then roared as he dived down, seeming to vent all the anger accumulated from over a decade of clashes in Yanbei onto Li Tiangang at this moment.
Especially after losing his second life to Li Hao outside the pass, he no longer had the luxury of squandering lives.
Kill!
He smashed down with his body, as if with a force of a million jun, tearing apart Li Tiangang's armor.
Li Tiangang spat out a mouthful of blood but glared fiercely, unleashing a tremendous aura that forced White Sage King's attack back.
White Sage King's eyes narrowed. This Li Tiangang was indeed strong. Facing him, even as a Reverse Life Realm expert, Li Tiangang could still put up a fight.
"The Li family, indeed, all deserve to die!"
"But compared to your son, you are far inferior."
White Sage King's eyes were cold as arrows, his voice icy. "If your son had been the one guarding Yanbei, would it have taken over a decade of fighting?"
"But it's also fortunate that the little monster was born just a few years ago. If he had been born ten years earlier, I might have already perished at his hands."
As he spoke, his body erupted with killing intent, charging at Li Tiangang once more.
Li Tiangang, shaken by his words, his expression fluctuating, saw the figure charging at him and roared as he raised his blade again.