Chapter 464: The Battle To Defend the City (III)

Li Hao no longer thought about or looked elsewhere on the battlefield. He struck with his sword and erupted with the auras of three attributes. A ferocious tiger roared, the earth overturned, and the metal sword exploded!

Xu Feng shifted as well and abruptly disappeared. Li Hao, however, pushed off his feet and followed right beside his opponent, slashing out with a longsword that was enveloped by killing intent!

Crunch!

A crisp fracture sounded as the ice in front of Xu Feng crumbled away. It’d shattered much faster than he expected. He couldn’t dodge in time and took the sword to his chest. And yet, a large impact sounded as a mirror hovered in front of his chest. A Heart Protector!

Xu Feng looked at Li Hao, then at his mirror. His eyes widened as they shot back to the sword in Li Hao’s hand. That sword was too sharp! There was a small mark left on his mirror!

Not only that, but there was a shuddering weapon soul inside the mirror. No matter how he commanded it, it refused to emerge. It only used the innate durability of the mirror to withstand the Silver Armor’s sword. What in the world was going on?

The soldier wasn’t weak—Xu Feng could sense that it was roughly initial Nova. His estimate wouldn’t be too far off the mark. Whatever level it was at, it was far weaker than him. And yet, his supernatural technique of the ice shield was instantly shattered!

This was astounding, and what had been that tiger howl? Xu Feng frowned, finding the situation increasingly odd.

Yuan Xingwu also furrowed his brows in the distance and looked in Li Hao’s direction. He was confused—had that been a tiger roar just a moment ago? He’d heard many tiger roars before, but that one had been different from his master’s. In the martial world, only the Five Styles could emit such a stately tiger roar.

Yuan Xingwu then turned around to look at Xu Feng. The look in his eyes shifted slightly as he registered how strong this person was. He naturally knew of someone on the Divine Masters Ranking. He looked at the Silver Armor—when it cut through the air with the combined might of three sword auras, the resplendent radiance it erupted with was vastly different from the style that the other three Silver Armors battled with!

“Three sword auras... tiger roar... blood qi... Incantation of the Blade of Blood...” Incredulity dawned in Yuan Xingwu’s eyes! He was reminded of one person among the information that he’d gathered—Li Hao! The junior brother that he’d yet to meet, Li Hao!

That Silver Armor was a disguised Li Hao, but how??

Li Hao’s sword strokes followed one after another. He didn’t care if his identity was exposed as he was using not only the sword, but the Five Styles as well. He shifted up and down at an extreme speed, one moment like a ferocious tiger, the other like an ape. Anyone who knew Yuan Shuo would recognize it after a moment—this was the Five Styles discipline!

Off in the distance, Hu Dingfang was not part of Earthturner Sword’s encirclement. He looked over, eyes widening as he recognized Li Hao. The lad had somehow entered Battle Heaven and become a Silver Armor! He was fighting a mid Nova, how incredible!

......

Li Hao didn’t care about anyone. All he focused on was producing the water aura! There wouldn’t be any trouble with locking it so long as it manifested. His organs were exceedingly strong and he’d be able to contain his fourth aura instantaneously. If he combined four auras together and employed the Incantation of the Blade of Blood in conjunction, he might be able to stand against his opponent!

Li Hao stopped throwing himself against Xu Feng; to be impetuous didn’t mean to nurture a death wish. He stuck to his opponent’s side like glue instead.

“You’re not an ancient...” Xu Feng realized something at this point. “Your moves are more like the fabled Five Styles discipline of Silver Moon. You’re... Li Hao!”

He gaped. Li Hao?? A guy who hadn’t spent much time in martial dao was on par with a Nova? What kind of fortuitous opportunity had he stumbled upon?!

Li Hao didn’t respond.

So what if you recognize me? You guys are all gonna die!

He darted back into the darkness with his next blow.

So what if you’re a mid Nova?

BOOM!

Ice sealed off the four corners as a powerful surge of supernatural energy swept the area. The locale that Li Hao stood in froze over.

“I was worried about the so-called reawakening because I thought it was a Silver Armor. You only have your strength because you utilized the Incantation of the Blade of Blood. You won’t be able to undergo that reawakening!” Xu Feng declared coolly.

In that case, there was no need to be cautious or hold anything back. He was very curious as to how Li Hao became a Silver Armor!

Ice sealed off the premises and a frosty air permeated the void. As he moved through the darkness, Li Hao was forced to reveal himself. The moment he did so, a fist of frost slammed at his face!

Li Hao wanted to run, but his path was sealed off by ice. He stomped his foot to crack it through flaring the earth aura, but it cost him time. The punch connected!

Bam!

The young man felt an incredible reverberation through the armor. If it wasn’t for the strength of his organs and body, he would be like ordinary Solars and shaken to death!

As expected of a genius renowned in the central region.

Xu Feng was surprised to see Li Hao still standing after one of his punches. He continued waving his fists around and deploying ferocious power of ice. He was so domineering that Li Hao had no room to counterattack.

However, strong organs, blood qi, and the Silver Armor ensured that Li Hao could swiftly recover despite being knocked down again and again. Sword energy supplemented his depletion and healed his injuries.

The young man slowly found his footing amid the frozen ground, his eyes glittering with light. This guy didn’t seem able to kill him! He thought back to his spars with Liu Long. So long as his opponent couldn’t beat him and he possessed sufficient sword energy, then he would win through simple attrition!

Li Hao waved his sword to return the blow. The keen Stellaris was indestructible; Xu Feng had to give way. That created an opening for Li Hao to bound into the air and kick repeatedly with the Nine Forged Force!

He held no reservations, just the thought of demonstrating his strongest force possible. He would exhaust Xu Feng’s mysterious power even if he couldn’t kill the guy! Supernaturals didn’t have a limitless source of power, they required time to recuperate.

Kaboom!

Li Hao’s legs kicked toward Xu Feng—they were promptly encased in ice. The ice shattered in the blink of an eye and a sword crashed out, forcing Xu Feng back. Li Hao continued waving his sword, brandishing his fist, and kicking his legs, utilizing the style of a martial master to the utmost.

The more Xu Feng fought, the more infuriated he became. Was it impossible for this guy to suffer injuries?? His force had reverberated through the armor many times. Was the armor so strong that it negated all of his power? He didn’t understand! If that was the case, then this armor was an ultimate treasure!

Close by, He Yong grinned and casually punched an approaching Nova back. The horrified supernatural quickly fled. Damn it, why were there so many powerhouses among the Black Armors?? He was a Nova, but the soldier managed to injure him with one blow! This was horrifying!

He Yong turned back to the battlefield after beating off a Nova. The three Silver Armors seemed to be awakening; their strength was climbing and their presences growing. The leader of the Seventh Troop shook a Red Moon peak Solar to death with one sweep of his sword.

Green Moon and the others gaped with shock. The reawakened Silver Armors were strong beyond belief. They were starting to move beyond Nova to metamorphosis!

“Defense!” someone roared. “Their time is limited after they reawaken. They’ll dissipate soon, there’s no need to go head to head with them!”

As for retreat... There was likely no way to withdraw now. The supernaturals had to focus on defense and wearing down the soldiers so that the Silver Armors died when their time expired. This was primarily why they weren’t afraid of the soldiers reawakening. Based on the last expedition’s experience, the Silver Armors wouldn’t be able to fight for a long time.

“Everyone stronger than Solar is to lend a hand, we defend together!” another person roared.

Chaotic action reigned around the battlefield as some Bronze Armors seemed to be awakening as well. They spontaneously ripped through some of the supernaturals in front of them. Two different parties of supernaturals clashed into each other as wails abounded!

......

Li Hao put everything out of mind. His only thought was to exhaust that little bastard!

Rumble!

Feet and fist struck at the same time—even his tiger roar made a reappearance!

“Roar!!” The berserk roar shook nearby supernaturals to the point where blood streamed out of their orifices. They quickly backed away; Xu Feng was shaken to the point of dizziness. Why was this fellow so strong? Was he an undying existence?

The killing continued. As more supernaturals died, the more Black Armors were rendered obsolete.

......

At the same time.

Inside the city.

The Gold Armor held the Black Tortoise Seal and hovered in the center of the city lord manor. It looked in the direction of the eastern city gate and raised its head at the old turtle. The turtle was silent, simply watching the battlefield.

“Isn’t that... also a kind of release?” came a ripple from the turtle. Indeed, wasn’t the reawakening a release? It wasn’t that the soldiers couldn’t be saved or stopped from their actions, but that it was torture to be confined within their armors for millennia!

It was the most painful agony! They had no memories, no souls, just a lingering obsession. This revitalization at the last second to remind them of their past—wasn’t that a bequeathment and release?

A ripple stirred from the Gold Armor. “But... we... are... willing!”

𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Willing to stay and defend! Willing to safeguard the city!

Some emotions gripped the old turtle. “Then go!”

“Understood!” came the mechanical assent. The Gold Armor shot out with extremely dense killing intent!

We are willing. We are willing to endure this loneliness and pain. This so-called release isn’t important.

We protect the city because that was the vow we took when we joined the Battle Heaven Army. Instead of humanity, we fight for this empty city now. Even so, it tastes as sweet as sugar plums!

The Gold Armor swiftly approached the eastern city gate. Meanwhile, a foreign emotion appeared in the hovering turtle’s eyes. So they were willing to continue enduring this pain?

It’d wanted to free them as this torment was too much. Was the Battle Heaven Army not willing to disappear?