Chapter 1035: A Terrifying Li Hao (III)

Sword intent that was familiar to Li Hao erupted. The Ninth Division leader had kept a very low profile lately, but now displayed the fury raging in his heart. He lashed out with the intent of the Lifeless Sword, his weapon soundless as it moved through the air.

It was core origin replica against core origin replica, both at the limits of what the world would tolerate. But as Li Daozong’s sword intent exploded, it could suppress and even instantly kill his opponent.

“Kill!” roared the Gold Armor replica.

Boom!

He delivered a simple punch without utilizing any battle methods. It was a blow that threatened to break the world apart.

“Who are you?” The look in Li Daozong’s eyes was cold. The person’s boxing intent was unparalleled—he must have been a powerhouse back in the day. His primary body should be a peak Immortal at least, possibly even Saint level.

There were few characters like him wandering in a minor world.

The Gold Armor didn’t respond. Even now, they were unwilling to reveal their true identities.

Jiang Li’s eyes lit up at the engagement. “Partner with the seniors to kill the Skystar powerhouses!”

BAM!

Great Li’s battle strength grew several-fold with the inclusion of these core origin replicas. The Silver Moon martial masters had been able to fight the Great Li elites one-on-one without finding it difficult, but now they were forced into backing away.

Only a few could still stand toe-to-toe with their opponents. Yuan Shuo, Yao Si, Hong Yitang, Hou Xiaochen, Sky Sword...

These were the only ones who could barely manage to withstand their opponents, but they had to bring their full force to bear. Motes of light appeared over their bodies as they howled with fury. It was the sign of acupoints being cleared. They were clearing more acupoints on the spot in order to fight their new opponents!

Meanwhile, Yuan Shuo continued his experiments while he cleared his acupoints. He manifested a cage in the air with his punch, dragging a core origin replica into it. When his target was secured, he punched several hundred times in a row in a fit of berserk frenzy. Each of his punches broke through the void; he blasted the replica into smithereens!

“Step forward to die!” Yuan Shuo roared.

Three core origin replicas manifested. Yuan Shuo slammed his fist at them without further ado!

Li Hao watched as several dozen replicas entered the battlefield. He swept the sword eye around the premises with a slight frown and budding confusion. Was the Great Li king truly not around?

That was so strange! He was waiting for the guy!

There weren’t enough premier Silver Moon martial masters, so the group was faltering as a whole.

“Come out and kill them!” Li Hao growled when it looked like the martial masters would be defeated.

Twenty student puppets appeared in the void, all of them from Evenround Martial. Some chuckled, others howled, but they didn’t say much before they leapt into the fray.

Rumble!

Hundreds of powerhouses clashed against each other. Shouts and yells abounded from the fighting.

Bam!

He Yong smashed a temple priest into pieces and threw his head back with laughter. He charged the closest replica, hooting, “Let this daddy try out these core origin replicas!”

One heartbeat later, he flew backward while vomiting copious amounts of blood. He Yong... could not fight the core origin replicas.

A supernatural character abruptly appeared in the air. It was a star of life that sent a surge of life force roiling toward He Yong. Li Hao held up the sky with one hand—he was bathed in the river of life.

Life force surged toward each powerhouse on his side. He looked around at his people. “Do battle however you’d like. If this is all that Great Li has sent, eradicate them all and leave none alive!”

“You have strong methods!” Jiang Li looked at Li Hao with wide eyes. “I’m curious what level the commander’s cultivation has reached. I have never heard of these methods before!”

The young man was stronger than anticipated. Li Hao only needed one hand to fight the main priest, his other gripped the unique character and flooded the battlefield with life force. Jiang Li felt that he’d reached the limits of the world’s tolerance, but Li Hao seemed to have broken them.

The young man didn’t say a word. He waved Stellaris around with one hand, putting the Great Li king out of his mind.

You’re not gonna show yourself, are you? Alright then, I’ll slaughter everyone here!

There had been a reason that he’d dare say that the Skystar Commander Office would stand against all foreign invaders. Acupoints and dao meridians appeared over his body—more than two hundred acupoints and nine dao meridians were displayed in the blink of an eye.

Since you’re not going to show your face, let’s see if you’re sad when I kill all of these people. They’re pretty strong, you know.

Li Hao would’ve already struck at Great Li’s weakness if it wasn’t for his desire to train troops!

“Kill!” Sword intent flourished—it was even stronger than the domineering intent from Li Daozong!

Stellaris stabbed at Jiang Li, targeting the stunned priest. The man was also slightly despondent and resigned. He had more methods he could use, but he wasn’t permitted to use them. His king wanted him to feign defeat.

But... my king, you’ve underestimated Li Hao. None of us might be making it out alive if I don’t use them, to say nothing of feigning defeat.

The young man was far stronger than any of them had anticipated!

They thought that the young man would battle at the limits of the world. He could be eight or nine elements at most. But reality proved him to be far stronger than that.

Jiang Li no longer dared hesitate. He began chanting after a soft exhale; a stick of bone appeared in his hand. It was pure and translucent, and it prompted all of the core origin replicas to pause.

“A jade bone of Initial Martial!”

The bone seemed to transform into a pool of mercury and meld into the priest’s body. His presence immediately exploded and cracks in the void appeared around him, but promptly dissipated. Jiang Li was rather surprised by this response from the world.

“Don’t worry, bring out whatever methods you wish,” Li Hao said calmly. “Void fissures are nothing while I am here!”

Several supernatural characters disappeared with a wave of his hand and enveloped the area.

“I’d also like to see what Great Li prides itself on,” Li Hao smiled. “I’d also like to see if there are still Initial Martial cultivators alive. I’ll lend you some strength! Bring out everything you have!”

Jiang Li’s expression shifted drastically. His presence was overwhelming at the moment, but he wasn’t being attacked by the void. How was Li Hao accomplishing this? The young man was ridiculously strong and also ludicrously arrogant.

“Kill!” the priest grunted without further word. He punched out, no longer utilizing elemental abilities. An immense shadow loomed into view behind him, like that of an Initial Martial cultivator. A presence from the chaos inflicted a suffocating sensation on many in the vicinity.

“That is a bone from Initial Martial.” Li Daozong jerked with surprise. “One from a living cultivator. Be careful!”

Li Hao’s acupoints flared with light, flooding his being with strength. The unique energy of the Hao Cosmos circled his fists before he punched forward—

boom!

The void exploded, as did Li Hao’s fist. One drop of blood shot out. Meanwhile, Jiang Li’s fist looked crystalline and didn’t look to have been injured.

“Not bad!” Li Hao backed away, surprise in his eyes. “No wonder you were chosen to lead this group. Your strength exceeds my expectations. Although you’re making use of external forces, I have to admit you’re very strong.”

As surprised as the young man was, Jiang Li was even more shocked! Li Daozong and the Gold Armor were also immensely taken aback. How had Li Hao’s arm not exploded from colliding with an Initial Martial bone?

How had he done it? Was the martial dao of acupoints really that strong?

There was no trace of Jiang Li’s former composure to be found. He inwardly cried to himself that the king truly had been too brash. The king had laid out a nice plan, but Li Hao didn’t seem overly nervous even now. The situation didn’t seem to be what they’d imagined. Could it be... that none of them would be leaving this place alive today?

He’d already utilized the bone of Initial Martial! That made him more than ten element Arcanus, to say nothing of his pre-existing strength, no?

But all that only served to break Li Hao’s hand. Damn it, how could Skystar bodies be so strong?

Jiang Li grew nervous. The king was not here at the moment because he was waiting to ambush the core origin replicas. If Li Hao took advantage of the absence to eliminate the temple priests and royal guards in one fell swoop... then Great Li would be in trouble.

Everyone had underestimated the young man. His strength improved by the second. And so, the main priest threw their original plans out the window.

He roared savagely, not a trace of his previous genteel demeanor to be found. The roar carried a special power within it. He murmured a chant and summoned another piece of bone. “Li Hao is too strong, retreat!” he shouted.

With that, he melded the second piece of bone into his body. Both of his arms appeared crystalline and he slammed his fists at Li Hao!

The young man took a sharp breath.

Hot damn, he can add more to what he’s got?

The priest could not be compared to anyone!

Li Hao reached out with a hand and dismissed the supernatural characters from the surroundings. Void fissures reappeared and snapped Jiang Li’s arm.

Craaaack!

As more and more fissures severed Jiang Li, the priest’s expression shifted drastically. “Li Hao, didn’t you say I can utilize my methods to my heart’s desire??” He couldn’t help himself. The priest was being flayed alive without the protection of the supernatural characters. This was the restriction of the world!

That little bastard!

Li Hao snorted.

No shit, you suddenly erupted with a crazy amount of strength! I’m not letting you do more of that!

The priest might have more bone fragments on him, which meant he would continue to grow stronger as the fight dragged on. Li Hao would be standing here with a death wish then!

On the other hand, the main priest had certain skill to his name. Li Hao couldn’t afford to give the man another chance to showcase his abilities.

Jiang Li was also immensely resigned by the situation. Erupting with too much battle strength would result in the void’s recoil. Bringing too little to bear would make him lose the battle. Li Hao was truly a perverse genius.