Chapter 1202: Taking Revenge Face-To-Face (III)

Li Hao stood in the air, facing Zheng Yu for the first time. It was also his first time seeing the ancient city of Galewind.

“There are so many people in the world, you do you and I do me.” The young man smiled at his adversary. “Why do you insist on killing me? The Red Moon exalted emperor is still alive, so what if you kill me?”

Red Dust placed his hands behind his back and towered over the ancient city. “You are the unknown factor of the new age and would do the same if you were me. What is the point of saying all this? Name your terms!”

“What can you give me?” Li Hao grinned broadly. “You are a prisoner, a prisoner that doesn’t dare walk out of his prison. Tell me, what can you offer me? Energy stones? Origin weapons? Or something else? If I want you to commit suicide in return for your father’s great dao, would you do so?”

“I would not,” Red Dust answered calmly. “I would only seek revenge! I can give you much more than what you’ve named—energy stones, Water of Life, origin weapons, martial techniques, battle methods, core origin energy, Immortal strength... My father is already dead and of no threat to you...”

“Do you know why I waited for you to come?” Li Hao smiled.

“Do you insist on continuing your course of action?” Red Dust frowned slightly.

“Yes!” The young man nodded with a smile. “I want you to be the same as me and witness this with your own eyes! Of course, you may not care. It’s better if you do. But if you don’t... it’s fine just as well. I’ll be in a good mood.”

“You’ll pay for this.” Red Dust remained looking calmly at him. “It is a testament to your skill that you’ve killed him. But breaking his dao, and breaking it in front of him, is a malicious provocation. You will pay a price far worse than before!

“People will only think of you as petty-minded if you do this. A king... should not be thus.”

BAM!

A loud collision rang out as an anguished scream echoed throughout the world!

A sword had pierced through the world and severed the great dao. Zheng Hongyuan’s death wail reverberated in the air.

Rumble...

The skies shifted color as the great dao broke. A large quantity of core origin energy immediately went to the redwood and imperial guard.

Li Hao remained impassive and looked at Red Dust in the distance. The man’s shadow twitched slightly, but he didn’t make a sound. He merely stared silently at the young man.

Li Hao tilted his head and smiled at the shadow. “What a pity that you weren’t there to watch when I killed Zheng Gong! Petty-minded? Being a king? Red Dust, no... Zheng Yu, are you happy your father is dead?

“Your father said you have the makings of an emperor, that killing you will release your inner domains. I can’t wait! I just can’t wait for the day we fight!”

The longsword slashed through the air! Red Dust’s replica grunted and he punched out, shattering the world.

The world had recovered somewhat and his replica wasn’t weak either. As the longsword pierced through the air, another massive city loomed overhead to suppress their target. Red Dust’s eyes widened and he vanished on the spot.

Galewind also spontaneously vanished.

“Li Hao... you’ll pay for this!” Red Dust’s voice traveled back upon the wind.

“Trash!” Li Hao spat and didn’t bother to chase his enemy. “I look down on you for not daring to walk out with your primary body! I killed your old man in front of you, but you cowered inside your city because you are afraid of an exalted emperor!

“What kind of price will trash like you make me pay? If I had your ability, I would make you beg for death if you killed my father or master in front of me! I would do it even if the world broke apart for it!

“How are you worthy of being called a demon, Zheng Yu?! No wonder you’re only fit to run around in Silver Moon. People like you don’t even count as a demon. This is all you’re good for for the rest of your life!”

Li Hao stood proudly erect in the air and sneered, “There is no substance to your might! You would easily quash me if you walked out with your primary body. I gambled with my life that you would walk out of your city. You would actually be someone if you did!”

What a pity that he hadn’t. A half step emperor had watched his father’s great dao be struck down with his own eyes. If he’d been willing, he could instantly step out and kill Li Hao, preventing his father’s demise.

However, that might also result in the seal crumbling away and the emergence of the exalted emperor. And yet, there might not be much to fear about an exalted emperor sealed away for many years.

At the end of the day, Red Dust didn’t dare take the risk.

Everyone watching the sky canopies did so with complicated expressions. That was right! Zheng Yu... hadn’t taken the risk. Li Hao was truly bold beyond imagination.

If Zheng Yu had been willing to walk out, the young man might not have had a chance to flee to the Hao Cosmos. Li Hao was gambling with his life, but Zheng Yu did not emerge. He’d simply made a few vague threats.

“Like I said, what good is some dude who couldn’t win for one hundred thousand years?” mumbled Capsize Sea. Zheng Yu would’ve walked out if he truly had the ability to do so. It wouldn’t be a brazen move, but a heroic feat since his father was right in front of him and on the verge of death.

Instead, a weakling killed his father right in front of him, but Zheng Yu still didn’t dare make a move. How would someone like him amount to anything?

He could’ve killed Li Hao first, then brainstormed a way to battle the exalted emperor emerging from the seal. After being sealed away for so long, perhaps the exalted emperor... was on the same level as Zheng Yu!

“So this is a half step emperor?” Li Hao’s laughter rang in the four corners of the world. He threw his head back with a radiant smile and looked up at the sky canopy. A wide grin flashed across all of them. “As we all see today, the Zhengs are the traitors. Seniors of New Martial, I have killed Zheng Hongyuan for you! Zheng Yu is a half step emperor, but there doesn’t seem to be much to him!

“I’d like to witness the true might of a New Martial half step emperor. Zheng Yu is an affront to the exalted emperor cultivation level!

“The seniors of New Martial are surely ashamed of these proceedings. Killing your father in front of you, yet you are too afraid to do anything about it. How ludicrous!”

A deathly silence reigned over the ancient cities; their morale suddenly seemed nonexistent. A New Martial half step emperor... would not be thus!

A real half step emperor would not act this way!

There was only one thought in their minds—Zheng Yu had dishonored New Martial. He was an embarrassment even if he was no longer one of them on account of his treason!

A half step emperor’s father had been killed by a Saint, and right in front of him! He could’ve stopped everything by just taking one step forward, but he hadn’t!

How damnable, that bastard!

......

Li Hao’s smile broadened and he laughed loudly. “You dithered and dawdled—you shouldn’t have come if you weren’t going to do anything! But you couldn’t set that little bit of pride aside and came to have a look yourself, yet didn’t dare put one toe forward in action.

“If you hadn’t appeared and had been completely ruthless about the matter, then you might have some traces of a demonic dao in you. But no, you’re a hypocrite and a coward. Damn, you’re so shit!”

The young man roared with laughter! In this moment, he felt that neither a half step emperor nor an exalted emperor was anything to be worried about!

It was just as Capsize Sea said, not many old antiques of Silver Moon world were worthy of concern. They were all trash! No wonder this was all they amounted to after one hundred thousand years.

But it was trash like this that caused the deaths of his parents, friend, and teacher...

How damnable!

The world abruptly shook. It wasn’t a large disturbance, but neither was it negligible. The shock was weaker than the core origin dao broke. Li Hao smiled when he turned for a look.

The redwood had recovered its primary body—it was several times bigger than before. Its presence fluctuated wildly, to which Li Hao tossed over endless energy stones for it to draw from.

Its presence immediately stabilized, but it was still a bit weak. It was weaker than Li Daozong’s, but it seemed to be barely in the Saint level.

It had been peak Immortal a long time ago and had been unable to improve only due to lack of core origin. After absorbing the core origin of an Empyrean King today, that managed to provide it with sufficient strength to ascend.

It was just... there wasn’t a great disturbance for its breakthrough and not many changes occurred in it. However, it had still successfully set foot into a new cultivation level.

The redwood was delighted and formed a human figure before its cultivation level stabilized. He bowed as low as he could with utmost respect. “My thanks to the marquis for your facilitation!”

“You earned this yourself!” Li Hao smiled and looked at the imperial guard. Golden light shimmered over it—it’d only been an Apex at the start and had recently ascended to Immortal.

It’d also improved after this battle, an ideal outcome. It should be mid Immortal now, fifth or sixth level Sun and Moon.

A massive city floated over in the air; powerhouses appeared over it.

“Congratulations to the marquis for progressing to Fused Dao!” they chorused. It was Boundless; everyone was here.

“We share in mutual joy!” Li Hao’s joyous voice rang out. “You have all improved as well! Except, with the world’s limit now at Fused Dao, I hope for everyone to join me soon so that we can battle external enemies!”

With him being in Fused Dao, these people could enter ninth level Sun and Moon, if not Fused Dao themselves. Sadly, only Director General Zhao had entered seventh level Sun and Moon by now. The rest were headed toward sixth level if they were stronger, such as Lin Hongyu and a select few. Unfortunately, there was still a gap between them and seventh level.

“Where are the battle spoils from the nine Saints that we killed?” asked Li Hao.

Lin Hongyu flew over, glancing at the redwood in the distance as she did so. She was glad about the development, but didn’t show her emotions. This wasn’t the right time. She handed a storage ring to Li Hao.

“Today, we share in the spoils!” Li Hao took a deep breath. “I hope the remains of the nine Saints will provide everyone with a further chance to improve! In addition, the time is at hand to revive Jiang Yingli and our other fellow daoists!

“Make good use of this chance, everyone! The world will revitalize at a faster speed. The second awakening will be at hand when the chaos dissipates and that may be when we face Zheng Yu’s furious retaliation!”

The remains of nine Saints! Everyone was overjoyed that Li Hao was going to share it with them all.

The young man disappeared on the spot, leaving the confused group behind. The firmament split open before long; Li Hao reappeared with the Demon Hunter Guard. No one said anything at the sight, they were only slightly envious. The Guard had been very far away, so it was evident that Li Hao had traveled through the Hao Cosmos and tore through the void to bring them here.