Chapter 1185: All Things Proceeding Smoothly (IV)

“Li Hao should understand this...” Red Dust murmured. “Unless he intends to turn this area into a battlefield and is concerned about affecting the people... That is only reason why he is choosing to evacuate them. Therefore, he wants to conduct the final confrontation here...”

He quickly laid out a map of Skystar Dynasty and compared it to the cities that Li Hao had announced for migration today. The young man was starting from the eastern perimeter, and this was only the beginning.

Where would his final border end up at?

Red Dust sank into deep thought. The day the young man ceased moving the cities might be the day he marched against Barren. That would be the decisive battle. So why... was he delaying that showdown?

Red Dust mused deeply once more. There must be some inherent reason for this decision that he was unaware of, one that compelled Li Hao to choose a delay.

Turning an entire area into a battlefield...

Various notions ran through Red Dust’s mind.

“Continue keeping an eye on this and take note of Li Hao’s every action,” the man commanded. “Be wary of when he stops moving the cities. It is not a miracle to move cities, but there must be a reason why he’s enlarging the battlefield. He is not a person who does things without a purpose!”

As for combining the five continents into one, that could indeed be a reason—or an excuse. But with strong foes on his doorstep, why would he choose to undertake that action now? It wasn’t like the young man had more time than what he knew to do with!

Red Dust continued to study the map, still uncertain where Li Hao would draw his final border. There must be something afoot here.

His eyes soon fell on Calm Borders province.

Tranquil Star?

Red Dust frowned. Was the young man going to continue his migration efforts until they cleared Tranquil Star?

Tranquil Star...

Damn it, did those ruins have something to do with him or not?

None of the city’s powerhouses were at liberty to send a replica outside. Every single heavyweight in the world had their eyes set on the east. If that was not the case, he could’ve investigated the ruins some.

The crux was with the communication base stations—an enormous headache for him. Li Hao had taken all nine, a move that didn’t seem to affect much, but in reality did very much so. It’d severed contact with all of the pawns that they’d installed in the outside world. Any reports had to be made in person now.

The nine base stations that the young man had painstakingly plotted to control had become enormous obstacles for all of the other factions.

......

Li Hao didn’t care about any of this anymore. Large sums of powerhouses rushed to various locales to set up formations at the cities on the list.

The residents didn’t react with fear or panic. They were simply puzzled, confused, or curious. The young man didn’t tell everyone to pack or do anything. They just needed to stay at home all day tomorrow.

It was nice to get a day off work, but the key question was, how did one move a city?

Barren Dynasty was equally wordless at the development, but that didn’t stop their invasion. There were fewer powerhouses on Li Hao’s side on the battlefield, which was advantageous to their offensive.

Since you’re going to run with your people, don’t mind us if we take advantage of your absence and continue to attack! Your world gets smaller the more you run.

Where will you go in the end? We’ll catch up to you all the same.

......

The second day, daybreak.

Sky canopies were kept running throughout the day. Although the general population didn’t believe that cities could be moved, on this day, those elsewhere looked outside or overhead from time to time. The number of sky canopies had greatly increased in current times and could be seen everywhere.

Just what is our Commander Li about to do?

Li Hao’s form once more appeared on the screens, as did a large city.

Citizens elsewhere might not recognize it, but those of the eastern continent, especially residents of the city, identified it with a glance. Some people even saw themselves among the images that briefly flickered across the screen!

They cheered as it was an indescribable honor to be projected onto a sky canopy and seen by the entire world. The impending move was completely irrelevant as it didn’t have anything to do with them.

It was then that a sight that shocked the world took place—Li Hao roared while his body expanded infinitely. Ten meters, one hundred meters, three hundred meters, five hundred meters...

A giant that was one thousand meters appeared in the blink of an eye and blotted out the sky. It surpassed all of the structures in the city, hovering in front of the residents like a giant from primordial times.

Jaws dropped within the city; no one knew what to say.

“Such is the dao of the Hao Cosmos!” Li Hao’s voice rang through the world. “With the perfection of one’s abilities, undergoing a myriad of changes is possible! Hence, a body of one thousand meters is nothing at all! Today, I will move the city into the East Sea. There is no need for the residents to fear!”

Massive dragons manifested over Li Hao’s body—dao meridians. Thirty-six immense dragons emerged in a split second and the giant city started shaking.

The dragons burrowed underground, causing the city to tremble without pause. Some of the residents started to panic.

Li Hao’s voice rang out once more as he addressed the residents in the city. “There is no need to be worried, do not panic! You are all cultivators, is there a need to react this way? The Inspectorate, Night Watchers, and militia of the city will help maintain peace and order during this period of time!

“Kill anyone who takes advantage of this occurrence to make trouble! Who dares cause unrest while I am here??”

The city immediately quieted down at these words. The massive giant looked down over the metropolis and the world. Everyone swallowed hard. Who dared shout and yell after those commands?

As everyone was agog with shock, the city slowly rose into the air. Thirty-six giant dragons roared and growled from the effort.

All of Skystar Dynasty watched on with shock as the unbelievably huge city rose into the air. It remained intact and looked the same as before, but it was hovering off the ground. The dirt beneath had been dug clean and groundwater immediately began filling the hole. Where the city once stood was now a dark crater.

Li Hao grunted and raised both arms. There were multiple powerhouses in the surroundings, helping stabilize the city. However, the sky canopies only broadcasted Li Hao and the floating city.

Silence reigned beneath the heavens!

What was that?!

A god??

Were the gods this powerful? How could that possibly be a human being?

“Cultivate well.” Li Hao’s voice echoed throughout the world. “A new dao is upon us. I have only opened thirty-six dao meridians, which means 360 acupoints. That is only ninth level Sun and Moon! Everyone can reach this level, there is no need for shock and awe!

“These dragons are the manifestation of my dao meridians. Everyone can be a dragon and everyone will possess such immense strength. Today, we move the city into the sea. The five continents will be one soon!”

Boom!

Li Hao charged into motion with his two hands holding a city high. He ran straight for the East Sea! The city in his hands erupted with cheers!

Fervent, excited, fearful, and fanatic!

Heavens above! I never thought that we would undergo this type of experience one day!

Due to its proximity to Barren Dynasty, the city’s residents had been worried about Barren trampling them. But today, their home truly was being moved away. Shock and excitement flooded their hearts upon seeing the city float in the air today.

There would be no more threat from Barren Dynasty. Meanwhile, they were accompanying a city as it flew through the air! How incredible!

They soon passed by another city; countless residents of the latter cheered and hollered on the ground. Although the city overhead blocked the sun, casting them into darkness, no one reacted negatively.

Thanks to the sky canopies, they saw Li Hao flying through the air with the massive city.

“The commander is mighty!”

“The commander is mighty!” whooped countless people with glee. There were even an innumerable amount worshipping the figure overhead. Was that even a human being? Could people undertake such tasks just by cultivating to thirty-six dao meridians? They just needed to open 360 acupoints?

Some of them had opened seven or eight acupoints. It seemed very easy and thus, 360 seemed to be within reach.

They hadn’t been that enthused about cultivating before, but this stunning scene deeply branded itself into many people’s hearts. They simply thought that Li Hao was so magnificent that he did not seem to be human.

They needed to cultivate!

That thought firmly imprinted itself in their minds. Cultivate! They would be able to move cities at 360 acupoints, how amazing was that?

Fervent cheers echoed throughout Skystar as Li Hao held up the city and flew to his destination. They cheered so much that they were beginning to lose their voices. This was an utterly shocking and electrifying scene that they were lost in it for quite some time.

When Li Hao reached the East Sea, the massive city slowly lowered down. It settled with a thud, the city trembling once as it hovered over the waters. The young man immediately squashed the towering waves that it drew. A tremendous metropolis quietly settled into place.

In reality, landing the city was not so simple a process. Multiple powerhouses were suppressing the sea beneath it to keep it from raging out of control, coordinating their efforts with those keeping the city in one piece. When all was said and done, Li Hao felt something different—faith!

He could sense the makings of a myth and the ripples of the great dao!

When he fought Divine Nation, he’d wanted to borrow the strength of the people. However, he was quickly defeated by the Moon God that day. After that, he gave up on the thought and no longer pursued that course of action.

He would not borrow from the people again because he knew how unreliable that was!

But after moving a city, he found that all of the Hao Cosmos seemed to be shaking. Not only that, but heavenly will gathered over Li Hao’s head. It trembled like it was cheering as well.

The will of the people was the manifestation of the heavenly will. It also affected the heavenly will when everyone fervently believed in a person. It was just relocating a city, but the effect of such an action was better than anything Li Hao could’ve done.

Rolling out education reforms, raising the literacy rate, handing out seeds, sending out grain, repelling enemies, razing enemy nations... All of that was a little ordinary and far removed from the people. Only in this moment in which Li Hao used only his power to move a city, did that completely overcome all of Skystar.