Haotian Supreme (Two chapters in one)
In this turbulent Blood Lake, Li Hao's clothes had all dissolved, leaving him completely naked.
The Universe Jade Belt was about to slip off his body when Li Hao grabbed it, wrapped it around his arm, and raised it high.
However, the material of this Universe Jade Belt was clearly inferior to that of Li Hao's body. It already showed signs of decay and damage after being splattered with the blood of the Demon Sage.
The Heaven and Earth Space inside was partially exposed, like a gap, through which blood seeped in.
"Where... where am I?"
The Crimson Blood Vine Demon King extended a blood-red tentacle from within, probing the situation outside in astonishment. It was splattered with a splash of blood and immediately let out a miserable scream.
"It hurts!"
"My power seems to be frozen; I can't fly anymore."
The Crimson Blood Vine Demon King attempted to fly out of the Heaven and Earth Space, but was alarmed to find that he could not mobilize the energy within his body.
Seeing Li Hao's arm raised high on the lake, the latter's arm already torn and tattered, revealing blood, flesh, and bone, it paused for a moment, as if it understood.
Are we going to die?
It asked softly, in a trembling voice.
Upon hearing its words, Li Hao was shocked to discover that the creature accompanying him on his deathbed was a Demon.
A bitter feeling welled up in his heart. He looked around, but all he could see was endless darkness; he couldn't see the rock face.
The falling flesh and blood crashed into the lake, causing the water to ripple violently and pushing his body back and forth on the surface, it was unclear how far he was from the rock wall.
"I'll try and see if I can find the rock face."
As Li Hao spoke, he kicked his legs hard and swam straight in one direction, waving one arm.
But large pieces of limb kept falling along the way, and the splashing waves pushed him back.
The Demon Sage's body originally seemed to be supported by a single power, but now that power has been lost, it instantly turned into a mass of flesh that had been rotting for thousands of years, disintegrated, and was submerged in this foul-smelling, rotten Blood Lake.
"Careful."
"The Crimson Blood Vine Demon King said hastily."
Seeing a piece of limb fall from above, Li Hao hurriedly swam to the side at full speed, but was still grazed on the shoulder, instantly dragging his body into the depths of the Blood Lake.
A feeling of suffocation washed over him, Li Hao hurriedly gripped the Universe Jade Belt, struggling to swim towards the surface of the lake.
When he swam to the surface, most of his flesh had been shaken and corroded away, leaving only a few strands of flesh clinging to his bones, a truly horrifying sight.
Li Hao raised his skeletal arm and saw the Universe Jade Belt held by five skeletal fingers. The gaps between the fingers were too large to stop the blood from flowing out. The jade belt was completely soaked and severely corroded.
"I never imagined I'd bring you to this deadly place."
On the verge of life and death, Li Hao gradually calmed down. He looked up at the distant horizon, where the enormous Heaven Imprisoning Island appeared as small as a sesame seed, occupying only a tiny area in his field of vision.
His gaze was fixed on the vast, Cloudmist sky of the Secret Realm, and he seemed to be talking to himself:
"The outside world is actually beautiful, but unfortunately I didn't have the chance to take you to see it."
"Ouch... it hurts so much."
The tentacles of the Crimson Blood Vine Demon King crawled out again from the space of the Universe Jade Belt. Although it cried out in pain, it still wrapped Past Li Hao's arm.
"Just eat me. You're going to die anyway. If you eat me, you can hold on a little longer."
Li Hao was slightly taken aback. "You want me to eat you?"
"You don't want to eat? Were you afraid that if you pushed me too far, I'd explode?"
The tentacles of the Crimson Blood Vine Demon King wrapped around Li Hao's skull and cheeks, like a pair of gentle hands, Wenrou and carefully cradling Li Hao's skeletal face.
"Now that things have come to this, we're all going to die. If my Destiny is to be eaten, then I will definitely choose you..."
"Why?"
The Crimson Blood Vine Demon King did not answer. Instead, blood light burst forth from its tentacles, and it actively poured the blood into Li Hao's already skeletal mouth.
"Because we made a pinky promise before..."
"I won't abandon you, so if I die before you, it means you've abandoned me, and it won't be considered a breach of contract on my part..."
It spoke in a low voice, which gradually weakened. Its body emerged from the space of the Universe Jade Belt, transforming into a blood-red light like a python, and burrowed into Li Hao's body along his head.
This wasn't Li Hao eating; rather, it actively burrowed into Li Hao's body, offering itself as a sacrifice.
When it saw the boy's body corroded and tattered, yet his hand held aloft the Universe Jade Belt, it knew that it had chosen the right person to follow.
Li Hao froze, hovering blankly above the Blood Lake.
I had promised it that I would take it out of the wilderness, and give it a bite every day to collect interest.
At that time, it treasured its own body and carefully protected it.
Now, the boy has not yet fulfilled his promise, but it has already given itself entirely to him.
It was merely Demon that Li Hao had never taken seriously.
Li Hao's eyes immediately reddened when he thought of the tentacles that had quietly wrapped around his little finger and hooked it.
His head was covered in a crimson glow, and a surge of powerful Blood Qi flowed into his body, nourishing his bones.
The physical body, which had been refined to the point of being comparable to Nine Forged Divine Weapon, seemed to have some bottleneck loosened under the nourishment of this immense Blood Qi energy.
At this moment, the rate at which the surrounding Blood Lake eroded the bones suddenly slowed down, and Li Hao could feel a series of profound powers in the blood.
He paused for a moment, then quickly activated the Spirit Offering True Devil Art, absorbing the profound Blood Power from the blood.
He couldn't absorb it before, but now he seems to have broken through a bottleneck. He can now use his internal energy to barely wear down the flesh and blood power of this Saint Realm!
However, this process was extremely slow, as slow as drawing silk.
But Li Hao suppressed his grief and focused all his energy on activating the Spirit Offering True Devil Art. He knew that only in this way could he have a glimmer of hope and not let its sacrifice be in vain.
A severed limb crashed down, slamming Li Hao's body into the Blood Lake. He stopped struggling and instead sat cross-legged in the Blood Lake, focusing entirely on refining and absorbing the essence.
However, his absorption rate seemed unable to keep up with the rate of erosion; his bones were slowly peeling away and shattering into pieces.
The body is gradually wearing down and shrinking smaller and smaller.
But the crimson light drawing upon and coiling around his head gradually solidified, becoming even more profound...
On the Wild Sea, a figure appeared as if teleported, and then suddenly disappeared.
When it reappeared the next moment, it was already suspended in mid-air above the Barren Abyss.
The anti-flight Principle of the Abyss had no effect on him.
His White Hair flew about, and he was dressed in a very simple Ancient Robe with a solemn expression.
His eyes were fixed on the dark Abyss below, his gaze seemingly able to see into the bottom of the Abyss, the churning blood, and the already collapsed and disintegrated body of Wenren Ji.
"That obsession has actually dissipated?"
The old man's eyes narrowed. This Wenren Ji had once attacked the Saint Ancestor, but the Saint Ancestor, remembering the time she had spent with him, although he had shattered her consciousness, he had not completely erased her lingering resentment and sealed it within this physical body.
If it is not sealed, it may be absorbed by the Mo River and merge into the most terrifying Mo River.
This would be harmful to the common people, and for Wenren Ji, it would be an eternal impasse.
I never expected that this lingering regret would actually disappear.
Is it the fulfillment of one's Perfection, leading to its dissipation, or is it transcendence and liberation?
He carefully examined the Blood Lake and could sense that it was a lake of poisonous blood with extremely strong harmful and corrosive power, as well as the remnants of the decaying Principle on Wenren Ji's body.
As this Principle disintegrates, it becomes chaotic. The Principle that was originally formed by the Great Dao is now just the Origin Great Dao, which will only cause indiscriminate damage.
Although he hadn't touched her, he could already tell that the Great Dao Wenren Ji cultivated was aging.
Anyone who gets close to this place, even on the surface of the Blood Lake, will age and wither rapidly.
Because its Principle are so terrifying, Wenren Ji exhausted her power after the great battle, causing her physical body to rot like this.
If it were any other Saint Realm, their physical body could remain intact for ten thousand years, let alone decay.
Who awakened it?
The old man frowned, a sense of confusion in his heart. The Saint Ancestor was his grandfather, and he remembered that his grandfather had sealed this thing here, but for countless years, nothing had happened. How could it have caused such a commotion now?
His gaze shifted to one of the chains hanging from the edge of the Abyss's rocky wall, and he raised his hand to beckon it.
A dark figure flew from the chains, its hair white and its body on the verge of death.
But as she left the Abyss, her Aura gradually returned, and she exclaimed in astonishment, "The Third... the Third Ancestor!"
The figure was Ji Yunyue. She was not dead. She had let go of Li Hao's hand earlier, not wanting to burden the child. Unexpectedly, the Demon Sage's tentacles did not attack her, but instead chased Past Li Hao directly.
Clearly, this Demon Sage was attracted by the Sage Aura emanating from Li Hao.
This allowed her to cling tightly to the chains and save her life.
"What happened? Did you wake it up?"
The old man frowned and asked, not recognizing the Old Woman before him, but knowing she must be one of his descendants.
Upon hearing the Third Ancestor's question, all the sorrow in Ji Yunyue's heart welled up. She had also witnessed the Abyss Heaven Stele being overturned and smashed, which made her eyes widen in horror.
That was a seed of the Ji family's Dao lineage, and it was actually abandoned by those damned criminals!
She wanted nothing more than to go up there and kill them all.
"Third Ancestor, please hurry and save the Dao Seed of our Ji Family! It has been devoured by that Demon Sage, and we don't know what will happen to it..."
Ji Yunyue quickly replied.
"The Dao Seed?"
The old man was slightly taken aback, his expression changed slightly, and as his thoughts raced, he immediately deduced the reason: it was probably Dao Seed that had awakened Wenren Ji.
Most of the Ji family's Daoist lineage possess sacred bones, and only sacred bones could potentially affect Wenren Ji. However, no one had ever expected such a thing to happen.
Moreover, the Ji family, being of noble status, would not come to such an ominous place, just as a favored crown prince would not easily visit a prison.
"That Demon Sage is dead."
Seeing Ji Yunyue's anxious expression, the old man said, "Besides you, there are no other survivors, unless he's in the Blood Lake. However, the Aura of the Great Dao within the blood water obscures his presence, making him impossible to detect, but..."
"But what?"
Ji Yunyue asked nervously.
"But if they were truly in the Blood Lake, even Dao Inquiry Realm would be severely injured and would have struggled out long ago. Otherwise, soaking in it for so long would have been certain death."
The old man glanced at the Abyss, frowned, and said:
"Wenren Ji's lingering resentment must have obtained the Sacred Power from the Sacred Bone within him, transcended and disappeared, abandoning this physical body; or perhaps her obsession Perfection and dissipated on its own."
"Third Ancestor, that child does not have Sacred Bone within him."
Ji Yunyue quickly replied, "It's just the Dao Saint's Mark."
"The Saint's Mark?"
The old man paused slightly, his eyes flickering. "The faint Aura of Sacred Power I sensed a few days ago, could it be from when he received the Saint's Mark?"
"It should be."
"Then it's even less likely he'll survive. He doesn't even have the Sacred Bone; what's his cultivation level?"
The old man asked.
"The Three Immortalities Realm."
As Ji Yunyue spoke, she quickly added, "But he created a legend, defeated Ji Xuanshen who possessed Sacred Bone, and even broke through his Dao Domain at the Three Immortalities Realm. If this child were to reach the Four Establishments Realm, I simply cannot imagine how strong he would become in the Future!"
"The Three Immortalities break through the Dao Domain?"
The old man's eyes narrowed instantly. "Are you sure? Is it some kind of Saint Heart Treasure?"
"No, I relied solely on my own fists."
Ji Yunyue said, "He has opened up Four Dao Extreme Realms, one of which should be the Land Immortal Realm, which allows him to unleash unimaginable power in a short period of time."
"Land Immortal..."
The old man was stunned; he immediately understood the reason.
Because he, too, had stepped into this Extreme Realm.
"I see..."
He was somewhat moved. Looking down at the Blood Lake rippling in the Abyss, a hint of regret and Anger appeared in his eyes:
"So, he really is an unparalleled Prodigy, perhaps even someone with the potential to Sage Entry. But why did you send him here?!"
"He's of Half-Blood. His mother was imprisoned here for illegally marrying into a foreign tribe. He's here to take his mother away..."
Ji Yunyue spoke, she pleaded, "Third Ancestor, please save him! Perhaps he is still alive."
Half-Blood... The old man was slightly taken aback. He had thought that it was one thing if the person didn't have Sacred Bone, but it turned out to be a Half-Blood person.
He looked at Ji Yunyue's aged face, which was constantly shedding tears, and frowned. He only realized at this moment that Wenren Ji was attracted by the Sacred Power. There was no use blaming these people.
He sighed and said, "Don't cry. He can't possibly survive. Although Wenren Ji only has a physical body left and isn't at her peak, it's still something a single Dao Seed can't withstand."
He looked up at Heaven Imprisoning Island, noticed the situation on the island, his face darkened, and he and Ji Yunyue disappeared as if by teleportation, appearing in the sky Heaven Imprisoning Island the next moment.
"The Third Ancestor!"
Upon seeing the suddenly appearing old man and Ji Yunyue, the people on the island who were about to clash were stunned, then their faces changed color in horror, and they all knelt down.
Upon seeing Ji Yunqing, Ji Yunyue's face, which had been flushed with Anger, froze for a moment. He even forgot to bow to the Third Ancestor and hurriedly said:
"Fourth Sister, where's Leping?!"
"Leping has fallen into the Abyss!"
Ji Yunyue wept.
The joy and excitement that had just risen in Ji Yunqing's heart plummeted again in the blink of an eye, like a drumbeat reverberating in her chest, leaving her mind blank.
Ji Yunyue and Li Hao came together, presumably bound by chains, but Ji Yunyue survived while the child did not?
"Third Ancestor, I beg you to save Le Ping! That child is a descendant of my Ji family, possessing unparalleled talent. He must not die!"
Ji Yunqing suddenly realized what was happening and hurriedly knelt down to beg.
"Third Ancestor, please save my son!"
Ji Qingqing also knelt down almost simultaneously, speaking with great emotion.
Li Tiangang also realized that the old man in front of him was extremely powerful. Just the fact that he could levitate above the Abyss was enough to show how terrifying he was.
He quickly knelt down, banging his head against the ground. "Please, senior, save my son! I, Li Tiangang, am willing to serve the Ji Family like a slave..."
"It's hopeless."
The old man interrupted him, glanced at the crowd, and then fixed his gaze on the Abyss Heaven Stele.
With just one glance, he quickly sketched out what had happened here in his mind, and his eyes immediately turned cold.
"Snort!"
With a cold snort, the old man didn't speak, but simply waved his hand, pulling them all into his World in the Sleeve.
Then, he raised his hand and beckoned, and the two Abyss Heaven Lock that had fallen into the Abyss flew upwards as if drawn by a force.
With a wave of his hand, the tilted Heaven Imprisoning Island straightened and was pushed into the sky above the Abyss. Then, the two Abyss Heaven Stele flew straight up, their chains rattling, and were inserted into Heaven Imprisoning Island.
Once Heaven Imprisoning Island returned to normal, the old man glanced at the Abyss, a hint of melancholy in his eyes.
He didn't linger any longer, taking Ji Yunyue into another sleeve, then turned and teleported away.
Three breaths later, his body appeared on the Saint Mountain, traversing hundreds of thousands of miles in a short time.
With a flick of his sleeve, everyone on Heaven Imprisoning Island was sent sprawling to the ground.
Meanwhile, from the other sleeve, Ji Yunyue was also released.
Ji Daoxin's figure flew over at lightning speed, flashing several times as if by teleportation, and appeared in front of the old man. He quickly bowed and said:
"The Third Ancestor."
"Something has happened on Heaven Imprisoning Island. Wenren Ji, who was sealed by the Saint Ancestor, has Awakening and consumed the Dao Seed."
The old man said coldly, "How could you send someone from my Ji family, a lineage of Daoists, to such a place? Couldn't you have sent someone to the Holy Mountain to escort his mother?!"
Hearing the Anger in the Third Ancestor's words, Ji Daoxin was stunned; the information conveyed in such a short time was too great.
Something happened on Heaven Imprisoning Island?
He only vaguely sensed Aura over there, after all, they were too far apart.
"The Dao, the Dao Seed was eaten?"
Compared to the Anger in the Third Ancestor's words, Ji Daoxin suddenly looked at Ji Yunyue and said in a trembling voice, "That child, he's dead?"
Ji Yunyue said tearfully, "He fell into the Abyss and was eaten by the Demon Sage."
Ji Daoxin's pupils dilated in disbelief.
Seeing the Third Ancestor's sharp gaze, he immediately sobered up, his expression changed, and he lowered his head, saying:
"I originally planned to send someone to fetch his mother once the Wild Sea calmed down, but the child couldn't wait. He saw his mother suffering through the Sky Gazing Mirror and insisted on going there himself..."
The Third Ancestor's face grew increasingly gloomy, but he could understand what he meant.
When Ji Daoxin's words reached the ears of Li Tiangang and Ji Qingqing, their expressions changed. Ji Qingqing trembled slightly and burst into tears.
"Third Ancestor, where is that Demon Sage now?"
Ji Daoxin asked hurriedly.
"They've already left. We don't yet know if they've transcended into Sage Entry or if their obsessions have simply dissipated," the Third Ancestor said coldly.
"Wasn't the child's body found either?"
A trace of sorrow appeared in Ji Daoxin's eyes. In terms of Heavenly Talent alone, that child was definitely one of the top Heavenly Prodigy in the Ji Family for ten thousand years, and yet he had perished just like that?
Moreover, he perished in the Ji Family's Secret Realm; his death was utterly absurd!
"Wenren Ji's flesh and blood rotted into a lake, and the Dao intent raged on the lake, making it impossible for her to leave any corpse; she must have long since vanished into thin air."
The Third Ancestor's face was grim as he said, "I haven't even truly stepped into the Sacred Realm yet, and even I am affected, let alone a child. Even if there's only a one in ten thousand chance, I'd be willing to search for it, but now there's not even the slightest possibility."
Having said this, he glanced at the crowd below, his eyes icy, and said to Ji Daoxin:
"Ask them about the specifics; you can decide how to handle it yourself."
Having said that, he flicked his sleeve, turned around, and stepped out, disappearing in an instant.
After hearing the words of the Third Ancestor, everyone, including Ji Daoxin, looked ashen-faced.
Not even one in ten thousand chance?
Vanish into thin air?
Both Li Tiangang and Ji Qingqing were pale.
The news of Li Hao's Fall, once it spread from the Saint Mountain, shook the entire Ji Family.
These days, Li Hao's reputation shines like the blazing sun in the Secret Realm; everyone knows him, and even the slightest thing related to him is noticed, let alone the news of his death.
"What?"
In a cave abode, Ji Xuanshen, who was cultivating, suddenly stood up upon hearing his father's words, which were tinged with joy:
"He's dead?"
"That's right. I heard it was because he had the Saint's Mark on him that he awakened the Demon Sage sealed beneath Heaven Imprisoning Island, and was then eaten by the Demon Sage!"
The middle-aged man said with deep emotion, "I've lived for hundreds of years, and only now have I learned that beneath Heaven Imprisoning Island lies the seal of Demon Sage. It's said that the Saint Ancestor killed the Demon Sage and, out of old friendship, sealed him here. I never imagined it would be such a great help to us!"
"That child is dead, and now you will be the heir of my Ji family!"
He looked at his son, his eyes filled with pride and a hint of awe.
"They say the heavens are jealous of the talented, and I've truly witnessed it now. That child's fortune is shallow; he can't bear the favor bestowed upon him by the Ji Family. The Saint's Mark is actually a disaster for him. Tsk tsk..."
"Stop talking!"
Ji Xuanshen shouted suddenly.
The middle-aged man was taken aback, his expression changed slightly, but he didn't get angry; instead, he seemed somewhat bewildered.
"Xuan Shen, you..."
"I, Ji Xuanshen, have no fear of any opponent. My defeat was only because I was not strong enough!"
Ji Xuanshen glared at his father with fury in his eyes. "The Dao Seed position that fell into my hands after his death, do you think I would want it?!"
The middle-aged man was taken aback and said, "But, but it is, after all, Dao Seed..."
"Sparrows cannot fathom the ambitions of swans!"
Ji Xuanshen looked at his father, his eyes filled with disappointment and resentment, and said coldly:
"You can leave now, I'm going to meditate!"
"..."
The middle-aged man glanced at it, smiled bitterly to himself, and turned to leave.
"I'm still waiting for another battle at the Dao Inquiry Realm..."
Ji Xuanshen sat back on the Dao Platform, his face grim. Although he felt aggrieved at being defeated by the young man earlier, he also felt an unprecedented motivation to cultivate.
Under this mindset, he felt that he had already faintly touched upon the Dao Inquiry Realm.
His battle with the boy allowed him to vaguely glimpse his own path.
But now, that boy is dead.
"Asshole!"
He slapped the platform in Anger, cracking Dao Platform.
Li Hao's death caused a great sensation, and countless people flocked Council Hall to learn the details.
Ji Daoxin, along with Ji Tianchao and other War God and elders, all arrived and interrogated everyone present at the time.
After learning what had happened, they were all taken aback. Even Li Tiangang was stunned, staring at his wife in shock.
The criminals were terrified and shifted all the blame onto Ji Qingqing, saying that she had been given a choice and that she hadn't stopped them.
Faced with the accusations of the crowd, the grief-stricken Ji Qingqing was powerless to argue. The choice she made at that moment was indeed irrefutable.
"You, how could you...?"
Although Ji Yunqing and Ji Yunyue were present, they only learned the whole story at this moment and almost fainted Past anger.
That's your son!
Ji Yunyue stamped her foot and said, "He still has Future! How can you bear to ruin it?!"
Ji Qingqing trembled all over, her vision blurred with tears, and she choked out:
"I don't want to choose. If I could, I would give my life for him, but I don't have that choice. I don't know what to do. My husband has been through thick and thin with me. We've been side by side for over a decade, going through life and death together. I... I can't let him down."
"Then can you let that child down?"
Enraged, Ji Yunqing roared at her niece, "Do you know that child risked his life to come to my Ji Family for you? He's of Half-Blood race; he practically risked his life to get here!"
"For you, he endured humiliation and fought against powerful geniuses. He never intended to inherit the Dao Seed of my Ji family; he only risked his life to fight because of you. How could you be so heartless?!"
"Without him, you would never have been able to atone for your sins, and your husband would never have been alive in my Ji Family!"
Ji Qingqing froze. She turned to look at Li Tiangang and said, "Didn't you bring him here?"
Li Tiangang had already suppressed his shock. His wife's words, upon hearing them, caused his defenses to crumble like a dam breaking. He felt both grief and indignation, as well as helplessness, and above all, self-loathing. If he hadn't stepped onto those chains, he wouldn't have had this choice.
"I've come to find him. He betrayed the Li Family, and I want to take him back..."
Li Tiangang turned away in sorrow, too ashamed to look at his wife.
"Betrayed the Li Family?"
Ji Qingqing was stunned.
Li Tiangang was unwilling to elaborate on that incident, only saying, "After returning from the campaign in Northern Yan, we had some disagreements, all of which were my fault. I shouldn't have been so demanding of him. I came here to see him; I'm afraid something might have happened to him..."
Ji Qingqing was taken aback and said, "But you also told him the name we had agreed on. Wasn't your relationship harmonious?"
"Hao'er has been intelligent since he was little. He remembers things from when he was just a few months old. I have never told him about them. Maybe you brought them up yourself and he remembered them..." Li Tiangang said with tears in his eyes.
Ji Qingqing's face drained of color, and she suddenly remembered the time before Northern Yan set off for war, when she held her child and Whispers —the only time she ever spoke that name.
That child... I'll remember him.
He must have remembered the other things too.
Tears welled up in Ji Qingqing's eyes, and she covered her mouth. She couldn't imagine what the child must have felt, what despair he must have felt, if he had come with such expectations and then fell to the ground.
"It's my fault, it's all my fault..."
She cried uncontrollably.
Ji Daoxin and the others looked at them Anger, feeling both Anger and powerless. No matter how much they rebuked them now, it was too late to change anything.
Ji Daoxin ordered the execution of all criminals on Heaven Imprisoning Island, including that Old Madman.
When the Old Madman heard that he was to be executed, he didn't cry out or beg for mercy. Instead, he started laughing and joking, as if he had truly gone mad all along.
An elder Anger proposed that Li Tiangang also be executed and Ji Qingqing be imprisoned on Heaven Imprisoning Island again.
This statement was met with agreement from many, but some still disagreed, arguing that although the child was dead, he was still a Dao seed of the Ji family and passed away as a Dao seed.
Given this, and considering that his parents are also of noble status, it would be difficult to convince the public if they were imprisoned here.
After a heated debate, Ji Daoxin finally made the final decision.
They were expelled from the Ji Family and were never to set foot there again.
The reason Li Tiangang was spared was because he was Li Hao's Bloodline father, and also because the situation was complicated and Li Tiangang was not the direct culprit.
But without Li Hao, they would definitely sever all ties with Li Tiangang, an outsider.
Ji Qingqing was also stripped of her Ji Family identity. Although she was not the mastermind, she indirectly caused Li Hao's death.
Failing to protect the Dao Seed when it is in danger is a grave sin!
Time flies.
A month has Past since the news of Li Hao's Fall.
From the initial shock and discussion, to now, only mentioning it occasionally, it's not that they've forgotten, but rather that they're unwilling to reopen that wound.
Ji Daoxin and Ji Tianchao both went to the Abyss, but they remained silent when they saw Abyss silent Blood Lake below and the rampant Dao Thought above.
No wonder the Third Ancestor didn't make a move; such Dao Thought would leave them severely scarred even if they fell, forcing them to struggle free immediately.
"Has the fortune of my Ji Family waned...?"
Ji Daoxin stood on the Abyss, muttering to himself, his eyes downcast and gloomy.
It's unbelievable that such a rare Heavenly Prodigy, a Half-Blood individual, emerged, like a wonderful surprise, a gift from heaven. Yet, he tragically perished.
Ji Tianchao remained silent. Compared to the child's Heavenly Talent, his regret wasn't about that, but rather about the child's temperament, which he hadn't experienced much during their brief time together...
He failed to fulfill his third brother's request. If his third brother knew, he would surely be very sad.
Beneath the raging Abyss of the Great Dao, in the depths of a tranquil Blood Lake.
A white skull, no bigger than a baby's fist, was soaking in blood.
Except for the skull, all other parts of the body have disappeared.
At this moment, a crimson-gold light occasionally flickered within the skull.
The Spirit Offering True Devil Art was in operation and still being refined. Li Hao's consciousness was calm, and the strands of power he drew from the Blood Lake were constantly impacting that bottleneck, like threading a needle.
Completely unaware of the passage of time, Li Hao could not afford to stop for even a moment, or he would face eternal darkness.
Several days later, the skull, washed away by blood, shrank even smaller, becoming as small as a thumbnail.
Li Hao's consciousness became extremely weak, but he still did not give up.
The bones drifted, eroded smaller and smaller, until finally they were as small as a soybean.
Li Hao's Divine Soul was trapped inside, and he was almost at his wit's end. Filled with grief and indignation, he chose to burn his Divine Soul and absorb the Blood Power from the Blood Lake at the fastest speed.
As his Divine Soul burned like a candle flame within that single white bone, the rate of absorption suddenly increased dramatically.
With a loud bang, the bottleneck was suddenly broken through.
An unimaginable, vibrant life force surged into the bones.
Li Hao felt himself entering a Mystery state, a feeling he was very familiar with, as he experienced the same sensation when entering other Extreme Realm.
Li Hao immediately realized that the bottleneck he had broken through was the Three Immortalities Extreme Realm!
Although only a bone remained, Li Hao had a feeling that as long as he could draw upon this unimaginably vibrant life force, he could be reborn even if he only had a drop of blood left!
Besides its vibrant vitality, his Divine Soul also seemed to have been refined in some way, allowing it to completely merge with this piece of white bone.
As long as a part of his body remains, that part will contain his Divine Sense, and with a single thought, he can Blood-Drop Rebirth!
Immortality, incorruptibility, and non-decay are the Three Immortalities.
Li Hao now refers to this Extreme Realm as the Imperishable Undying Realm!
The Three Immortalities Realm are essentially realms for refining the physical body. Therefore, in the Undying Realm, one can inherit Divine Blood. In the Indestructible Realm, one can move freely among millions of soldiers without breaking the precious body. And in the Undeclining Realm, one can further unleash the hidden power of the physical body, bursting out endless power in a short period of time.
This Extreme Realm is to temper the physical body to its limit, nourish the spirit with drops of blood, and regenerate the Divine Sense!
In other words, unless Li Hao is completely pulverized and reduced to ashes, he cannot be killed!
Compared to the powerful survival abilities of the other three realms of the Three Immortalities, this is a qualitative leap in improvement!
At this moment, as Li Hao's thoughts turned, a vibrant life force burst forth from the bones, causing them to grow rapidly, hair to sprout, and flesh to solidify.
In the blink of an eye, a head appeared in the Blood Lake.
But Li Hao stopped here.
Having reached the Extreme Realm, his Mastery over his physical body became even more subtle.
He could sense two extremely faint Aura within his body.
These two Aura were none other than the Bloodline of Li Tiangang and Ji Qingqing.
He suddenly felt like laughing.
With snow raging, the boy was forced out of his home.
Holding the Twin Flowers aloft, they were smashed into the Abyss by a broken lock.
Unaware that the vine spirit, which had been hooking its tentacles around his little finger, had secretly made a promise with him to never leave him.
That final whisper that surged into his body, pushing him to his limits, has given him a new lease on life!
He smiled and dispersed his power.
His body rapidly decayed, his bones disintegrated, and his newly formed head was quickly obliterated until only a single drop of blood remained.
Even in this single drop of blood, there were two extremely faint traces of Bloodline Aura.
Li Hao took a deep breath. He knew that what he was about to do was extremely risky; even if he did it with the Imperishable Undying Realm, he could still perish.
But he still chose to do it.
From now on, I will be who I am, and I will let my heart reveal the Heavenly Heart, and let Heavenly Heart testify to my heart!
Li Hao's Divine Soul erupted, and with his great will, he severed the two Aura within that drop of blood.
Complete split!
The split droplet quickly vanished.
But this move was no less than another devastating blow to him at this critical moment when he was already on the verge of bleeding to death!
Die at any time.
But Li Hao's will was stronger and more vigorous than ever before!
The previously confused Dao Heart was now united.
Establish your heart with the principles of Heaven and Earth!
Forged from the All Things of mountains, rivers, and all things!
Sculpt your skin with the help of the Sun, Moon, and Stars!
With the supreme Dao Thought as blood!!
"I am my true self, I am Haotian, the supreme ruler!!"
A force as powerful as a landslide or a tsunami erupted from that half-drop of blood, causing the entire calm Blood Lake to tremble and shake, stirring up waves and undercurrents!
That drop of blood, unaffected by the Blood Lake, burst forth with an intensely bright light. The blood condensed, meandering as if imbued with a spirit, and with supreme Dao Thought will as its blood, it surged out of the Blood Lake!
Above that Abyss, endless radiance seemed to gather, and flesh and blood began to grow!
Beneath the flesh and blood, bones Reforging and grew rapidly, until finally, a surging, beating heart coalesced within that chest cavity.
The Perfection proportioned young man slowly raised his head, and Aura of standing one with heaven and Heaven and Earth emanated from him!