Ancestral Divine Weapon, Touching the Limit (bonus chapter for Alliance Leader "M Faceless," with thanks)

Bang!

Inside a Restaurant in Dragon City.

A figure suddenly flew out, crashed through the railing, and fell onto the street.

There was a sword wound on his chest, but what gushed out from the wound was not blood, but a dark Demon Aura. After his body landed, it quickly transformed into its original Demon form, and his body trembled as it appeared.

But before it could fully reveal its true form, a Sword Qi swept over it like an autumn wind, brushing against its body. The trembling body Time Stop, and then it collapsed to the ground, dead.

Li Hao and Li Xiaoran walked towards the railing.

The Demon who died on the street were like a drop of ink splashed into Lake, spreading and disturbing the surrounding people, who dared not approach.

Li Hao glanced at the mission progress. The exploration mission hadn't increased, but the completion rate of the Mo River had increased slightly by 0.01 points.

Killing a Heaven and Man Realm Demon only yielded such a small amount of mission progress, which somewhat alarmed Li Hao.

Based on this ratio, wouldn't 1000 Heaven and Man Realm Demon only equal 1 point of the Mo River completion?

He has now been working on the [Growth] task for 13 years, and his completion rate for the Mo River has reached 2.

"Given the progress of the mission, surviving here is harder than hunting Demon."

"Normally, that should be the case. If an outsider comes here to pass through without the Bloodline of the Li Family and is reborn into an ordinary family, they might have already been Assassination the Demon in the city."

"Exposing Heavenly Talent risks attracting the attention Heavenly Talent Demon, while concealing it prevents access to Cultivation Resources. It's a difficult situation!"

"Moreover, there's even a possibility of being reborn into the neighboring house of Demon, which would mean starting the game wrong."

"If it weren't for Fourth Master, I would have almost been attacked and killed at the banquet earlier."

Li Hao's eyes flashed. Although he hadn't fought Demon yet, he was already feeling the difficulty of the Mo River mission.

No wonder even the Great Peace Dao Realm only barely had a chance to pass.

If it weren't for the fact that the Mo River was used to imprison Li Tianzong, leading to the existence of this Dragon City, the situation might have been even more dangerous and unpredictable.

"Hmph, this Demon is just a lowly lackey, providing Intelligence to the Demon outside the city."

Li Xiaoran glanced at the dead Demon and snorted coldly.

Li Hao knew that the situation Mo River was different from that outside; there were more and stronger Demon, which meant that only a few places within the city could be considered safe.

Outside, in any major city where Divine General Residence is located, people generally live in peace and prosperity, and it is extremely stable. It is unlikely that a single incident of Demon attacking people will occur for decades.

Organized Demon dared not approach, and unorganized Demon were also unable to get close. They could only rely on those who were intimidated by the Demon or those who had joined the Demon to lurk in the city and spy on the Divine General Residence's Intelligence, but they were all extremely cautious.

However, Dragon City here is a stronghold of Demon.

This is the third place they have destroyed.

I've only been out for half an hour.

Li Hao leaped off the railing, raised his hand, and placed it on the Demon's body. He circulated his internal Cultivation Method within his palm, drawing a trace amount of life essence from its flesh and blood.

This essence of life, as the Cultivation Method circulated, condensed into his own flesh and blood, bringing a slight enhancement to his physical body.

This Cultivation Method was developed by Li Hao by combining various Body-Tempering Art, and it is called the "Ten Thousand Blood True Devil Art".

Its grade surpasses that of the highest grade, and it was deduced from the Seventh Dan of the Path of the Physical Body, containing Transcendent power.

The very name itself is tainted with demonic energy. It incorporates many Demon Cultivation Method and forbidden Body-Tempering Art, such as the Infant Devouring Art and the Womb Born Fist, which were ultimately fused and deduced.

It forges itself by absorbing the life Essence Blood.

One success brings countless corpses to wither!

When Li Xiaoran saw Li Hao using his internal energy, his eyes flickered slightly. He recognized it as some kind of extremely sinister Cultivation Method, but he didn't stop him. In this Mo River, anything that could strengthen oneself was acceptable.

Moreover, having witnessed court intrigues, chivalrous figures in the martial world, and feuds between demons and Demon, he knew that the Cultivation Method itself was secondary; the person who Cultivation Method was the key.

Although some evil and poisonous Cultivation Method can confuse people's minds and lead them into dark Bloodlust emotions, the Cultivation Method that Li Hao is practicing seems to be only a bit fierce and brutal, and so far there is no sign of it having any effect on Li Hao's temperament.

Moreover, once you reach the Grandmaster Realm, Martial Dao are the core, while Cultivation Method are merely skills with limited impact on your own abilities.

The two then proceeded to their next location.

Within the city, two figures leaped across various locations: a teahouse, a stage, a secluded wealthy merchant's courtyard, and an ordinary farmer's home.

Wherever they went, they left behind the corpses of Demon.

Among these Demons who were slain, even the one with the lowest cultivation level was at least at the Fifteen Li Realm!

Li Hao felt heavy-hearted, increasingly aware that the upcoming Battle of Dragon City would be extremely fierce and difficult!

Moreover, the Candlelight God and Lu Yuan were also present this time.

Thinking of them, Killing Aura glint appeared in Li Hao's eyes. If he could use the Mo River to kill those two Great Demon Kings, that would be the best thing ever.

Inside a mansion within the city.

A wealthy gentleman was listlessly sipping tea when a servant suddenly approached and reported:

"Master, the twenty-seventh young mistress has given birth again."

Another one?

The wealthy old man, his chest and abdomen bulging, his belly protruding, had a slightly brighter look in his eyes.

Beside him, the Steward, who stood with his hands at his sides, had a gleam in his eyes, and seemed to swallow hard, saying:

"Congratulations, sir! Your appetite has returned."

"Haha, quick, bring the child here!"

"The midwife has brought it over."

The servant spoke respectfully, a glint in his eyes.

Soon, a midwife carrying a swaddled baby hurried in and said respectfully, "Sir, it's a lovely, rosy-cheeked baby."

"I can smell it, I can smell it!"

The wealthy young man's eyes lit up. "It smells so good! Quick, give it to me!"

As he spoke, he raised his hand and exerted force, and the swaddled baby flew towards him.

The child in the swaddling clothes was a newborn infant, but his cheeks and arms were covered with fine scales, and he had a snake-like, twisted tail covered with sticky mucus that had not yet fallen off.

This freakish child made the rich patriarch's eyes light up, and he stroked him, saying with adoration, "So cute."

As he spoke, he rubbed his forehead against the child's, as if affectionately touching him.

But the infant seemed to sense something. His newly opened eyes were completely black, with no whites. He pried at the swaddling clothes, trying to roll over and escape.

Just then, the wealthy patriarch, with a smile on his face, suddenly opened his mouth wide.

It was a hideous, gaping maw, full of sharp teeth.

With a whoosh, it sucked the baby into its mouth and began to chew it continuously.

"It smells so good."

Are there Demon that specifically raise Human Race to eat infants?

"Yes, and the Demon race is also very large. They themselves must learn to escape from the nest as soon as they are born, otherwise they will be eaten by the mother who gave birth to them."

Two voices followed, and then, flashes of blades and sword shadows shot out simultaneously.

The wealthy patriarch, who was chewing, was startled and was immediately struck by the flash of the blade, but managed to dodge the sword's shadow.

With a soft thud, the blade tore a large patch of armor-like scales across his chest.

Its body, however, became grotesque, its head bulging out, its eyes Violence: "Who is it?!"

Li Hao and Li Xiaoran had no intention of wasting words with this Demon. They attacked directly, and the scattered aftershocks of their attacks killed the servant and midwife beside them.

The Steward had also transformed into Demon, exuding the Aura of a cultivator at the Three Immortalities Realm.

Seeing this, Li Hao didn't hold back and slashed with his sword.

His Art Skill Point were still plentiful, and his Swordsmanship had improved to level 6. At this moment, the Sword Light slashed down like starlight and lightning, arriving in an instant.

Li Xiaoran's "Horizon Untethered Saber" is derived from the "Boundless Sea" Swordsmanship, and so is Li Hao's move, which instantly closes the distance and is almost guaranteed to hit.

Both Demon were sent flying backward. The wealthy patriarch was still Aura, but the Steward was dead. His body was cleaved in two by Li Hao's Sword Light and he was unable to stop it.

Li Hao had already seen that Li Xiaoran had also thoroughly comprehended the "Boundless Sea" Swordsmanship and extracted its Sword Intent, integrating it into his own Blade Technique. In other words, this Fourth Master not only possessed unparalleled Blade Technique Signature Technique, but also had extremely high talent in Sword Dao.

"Even the Demon King has infiltrated; this is truly astounding."

As Li Hao spoke, he quickly joined the battle, attacking alongside Li Xiaoran.

"You bastards from the Li Family! I haven't colluded with Demon outside the city. I just want to settle down here. Why are you ruining my plans!"

The wealthy patriarch roared, revealing his True Form.

However, he was only at the Dao Heart Realm. Neither Li Hao nor Li Xiaoran wasted any words. A storm of attacks swept out, and the Demon's skin, flesh, and scales burst open. It soon collapsed into a pool of blood.

"The Li Family... they deserve to die..."

The Demon King's breathing ceased.

Li Hao squatted down and plunged his palm directly into the flesh and blood. While stirring inside, he also circulated the Ten Thousand Blood True Devil Art to absorb the essence of the flesh and blood from the entire body.

As expected of Demon King, the essence of his flesh and blood was extremely abundant, comparable to Spirit Elixirs.

Li Hao immediately transformed this power, refining his Indestructible Treasure Body and further refining his physical form.

His physical body, refined through techniques such as the Supreme Body and the True Dragon Body, is comparable to Divine Weapon forged at the sixth level, and is very similar to his physical body.

At this moment, having absorbed the Essence Blood of the Demon King, his flesh and blood have become condensed, and he is approaching the strength of a seventh-level Divine Weapon.

"Two or three more Demon King should be enough."

Li Hao Dark Dao to himself.

He was the one who annihilated the Demon King's last Divine Soul. Li Hao looked at the completion status of the Mo River and found that it had only increased by 1!

When he killed the Three Immortalities Realm Steward Demon, his completion rate only increased by 0.1!

Li Hao was somewhat shocked. Was this a joke?

In other words, you need to kill 1,000 Demon King just to pass through this Mo River!

Where can I find 1000 Demon King to kill?

1000! What does that mean? These are beings at the Four Establishments Realm of the Divine General Residence's Four Establishments Realm, and even the entire Great Yu Dynasty combined doesn't have nearly that many!

Not to mention killing them all!

"Fourth Uncle, how many days did you guard Dragon City at most before?" Li Hao couldn't help but look at Li Xiaoran beside him.

"Did you see the progress?"

Seeing Li Hao's shocked expression, Li Xiaoran sighed and said, "This is the difficulty of the Youdu-level Mo River Death. Even with the Dao Heart Realm, one can only barely protect oneself; it's not absolute. If you're unlucky, you might die very quickly."

"My best performance to date was only four days of defending Dragon City!"

Li Xiaoran sighed, "The Demon outside Dragon City are no longer the same Demon that once roamed outside Yanbei Dragon City. Among these Demons are various Demon that have never appeared in the Great Yu Dynasty. They were all swept into the Mo River Demon imprisoned here!"

"There are countless Demon Kings. In just four days, I've encountered over a Demon King."

At this point, his expression turned somewhat grave, and he said, "Fortunately, these Demon Kings are only at the Dao Heart Realm, so they're not too troublesome yet. However, they get stronger as the game progresses, and those Demon Kings at the Unique Skill Realm are the most terrifying."

The four steps of the Four Establishments Realm are vastly different from each other.

The Dao Heart Realm is the weakest; the Unique Skill Realm can easily kill someone in the Dao Heart Realm, perhaps with just one full-force attack!

Those at the Unique Skill Realm have mastered the ultimate Martial Dao Signature Technique, possessing extremely terrifying and formidable killing moves, capable of fighting to the death with their enemies.

This is why no one wants to provoke them easily.

To be precise, even those at the Dao Heart Realm are extremely terrifying, since the fact that their attacks are guaranteed to hit is enough to make Three Immortalities Realm tremble with fear.

The Unique Skill Realm grants the ability to single-handedly storm a major power and challenge them to a bloody battle.

Not to mention the Great Peace Dao Realm, once the Dao Domain is unleashed, it is invincible!

"Only four days, and over a hundred Demon King..."

Li Hao's eyes were heavy. There were many Demon Soul Thought imprisoned in the Mo River. This kind of the Youdu-level Mo River had existed for an extremely long time, and no one knew how many remnant souls of Demon King had been drawn into it.

Simply reaching the level of external strength is far from enough; we need to become even stronger!

Li Hao took a deep breath, asked no more questions, and together with Li Xiaoran disposed of the Demon King's corpse. They then cleared out the remaining minor Demon in the mansion before turning and leaving.

In the days that followed, besides cultivating and accumulating Art Skill Point, Li Hao spent his time with Li Xiaoran clearing out Demon throughout the city.

Upon learning that Li Hao could slay Demon King at the age of thirteen, Li Tianzong was so shocked that he was speechless.

The other Nine Sons of the Li Family, although all extremely outstanding, seemed to be overshadowed by Li Hao's brilliance here.

Even Li Junye was affected. He used to be the most dazzling person, but now he is just a firefly beside Li Hao, easily overlooked.

However, Li Junye cultivated diligently and made Divine Speed progress. Although he could not catch up with Li Hao, he had already entered the Heaven and Man Realm at the age of fifteen, which was earlier than the record of entering the Heaven and Man Realm at the age of seventeen.

Li Hao guessed that this might be due to many unreasonable things in the Mo River, coupled with the butterfly effect caused by his and Li Xiaoran's appearance.

As time went by, Li Hao hunted down more and more Demon, and his name terrified the Demon in the city. Every day when he stepped out of the Divine General Residence, Demon would surely die in the city, accompanied by a bloody storm.

With the continuous hunting of Demon and the numerous Precious Medicine prepared for Li Hao by Li Tianzong, Li Hao's cultivation progressed at an astonishing Divine Speed.

Precious Medicine's cultivation level to become unstable and one's foundation to become weak. However, this applies to ordinary people. Li Hao possesses multiple Cultivation Method, all of which are at the True State or even the Transcendent level. With a slight circulation, he can completely digest the Precious Medicine.

His body was like a bottomless pit, capable of swallowing up any amount of energy, which was then absorbed by those Cultivation Method and used to temper every part of his body.

Li Hao's physical strength continued to rise and increase, and in the blink of an eye, he reached the level of the Eight-Forged Divine Weapon.

Li Tianzong then opened the Li Family's core Secret Vault to Li Hao, which contained the Li Family's treasured Divine Medicine, Secret Treasure, Cultivation Method, and so on.

Li Hao didn't stand on ceremony, nor did he intend to leave any ideas for the Future. After all, there was no Future in this Mo River; everything was an illusion. Only Li Tianzong's obsession was real.

Therefore, he absorbed and swallowed all these Divine Medicine, and took out the ancestral divine Divine Weapon inside. The highest row inside contained the weapons of the first ten ancestors, with the third one being a precious sword.

The first ancestor Li Tianyuan, used a spear; the third ancestor, his grandson, used a sword.

That sword was forged nine times, approaching the level of the Sacred Heart Heavenly Treasure.

Li Xiaoran told Li Hao that it was a pity that the weapon of the first ancestor was broken and damaged. It was the Sacred Heart Heavenly Treasure. Since the death of the Heavenly Treasure Daoist thousands of years ago, no one in the Great Yu Dynasty has been able to repair the Sacred Heart Heavenly Treasure.

The name "Tianbao" in "Sacred Heart Heavenly Treasure" comes from the Daoist name of the Daoist who cast the artifact.

His disciples and grand-disciples lacked the Heavenly Talent to inherit his mantle, and the loss of his legacy was a regrettable event for the Great Yu Dynasty.

The current owner of the Ten Thousand Artifacts Pavilion is an unknown great-great -Great-Grandson of the Heavenly Treasure Daoist. He has the ability to forge the Sacred Heart Heavenly Treasure, but the success rate is not high.

Li Hao took the sword and, upon learning its name was "Azure Frost," exclaimed that it was a fine name.

He then donned his sword and took the long-sealed ancestral Divine Weapon out of the treasury.

Li Tianzong didn't say anything about it, after all, Li Hao was now the Li Family True Dragon and had the qualifications to inherit the ancestral Divine Weapon.

If it were other direct descendants, then it would require consideration, since the ancestor's Divine Weapon was not only powerful, but also a symbol of status.

If every direct descendant could be chosen at will, many would have been lost long ago.

Once he had his weapons ready, Li Hao once again immersed himself in cultivation and demon slaying.

The Demon in the city were being continuously eliminated, and with the help of absorbing the Essence Blood of the Demon and the Divine Medicine from the Secret Vault, Li Hao's body was also growing stronger day by day.

He tried to comprehend the Dao Heart, but during the process, his mind wandered, and time seemed to be passing by more quickly.

After listening to Li Xiaoran's explanation, Li Hao realized that this was a normal phenomenon. The process of Li Xiaoran entering the Dao Heart Realm and comprehending the Dao Heart had quietly accelerated the time by seven or eight years.

Li Hao only needed to immerse himself in the enlightenment for a short while, and time accelerated, bringing him to the age of seventeen.

The Battle of Dragon City is fast approaching and imminent.

"My physical body seems to have reached the limit of the Three Immortalities Realm..."

Li Hao felt his own body, his flesh and blood solidifying, and the power within him was like a viscous ocean, giving him a sense of inexhaustibility.