One Sword Cleansing the City (double-length chapter)

This earth-shattering, Anger roar shook everyone, leaving them all astonished, and they all looked towards the distant horizon.

But they were too far away to see anything, which meant that the speaker was incredibly powerful, with senses far exceeding theirs.

Who is this?

Who is calling out?

"Is this a powerful ally for the Li Family?"

Inside the city, all the soldiers were alarmed. The shouts were so loud and deafening that it was clear that the person was extremely powerful.

The people fleeing in the streets also heard it and were all stunned. They felt that the voice was like Deity in the heavens roaring angrily as he looked down on the Mortal World!

"That voice... is it that child's? Impossible, he's dead..."

While He Jianlan, Li Hongzhuang, and the others were still in shock, their eyes widened slightly. The voice was too familiar, yet it didn't sound like the one they remembered.

But only juniors would call Li Muxiu that, and among those juniors, the only one with whom Li Muxiu was closest was that child.

Could it be a miracle?

They felt their blood rushing and contracting rapidly, a mixture of excitement, tension, and trembling. They couldn't believe it, and they didn't dare to look.

But they still tried their best to focus their gaze on that distant place.

In mid-air, Dragon Absolute God and Phoenix Soaring Sky, who were about to launch an attack, were both stunned.

Li Family reinforcements?

They could sense the anger in the voice, an attempt to intimidate them, but compared to this intense emotion, they tried to locate the source of the voice but couldn't find the speaker.

It was too far away, beyond their perception. Didn't this mean that the opponent was stronger than them?

The two exchanged a glance, both seeing the shock in each other's eyes, and then their eyes flashed with murderous intent.

Kill them quickly!

We must deal with Li Muxiu quickly before anything goes wrong, to avoid any unforeseen complications.

At this moment, Li Muxiu, who was exhausted and resigned to his death, also heard this sudden shout.

The sorrow in the voice and the familiar address made his body, which had been relaxed in accepting death, suddenly tense up slightly.

The eyes, which had been closed, opened once more.

Was it just my imagination? I could still hear the Little Mouse's voice before I died.

But the child was already dead. The couple said it themselves, and they saw it with their own eyes. The child died in the mouth of the Demon Sage, without even the chance to enter the Mo River like an ordinary person, and vanished completely.

Furthermore, when he went to Heaven's Gate Pass to investigate again, he heard that Li Hao's clone had also disintegrated and disappeared at a certain moment.

The demise of the clone is enough to prove that Li Hao's original body is dead.

But now... am I overthinking things?

In Li Muxiu's eyes, he saw Dragon Absolute God and Phoenix Soaring Sky rapidly approaching. Their Dao Domain expanded rapidly, and before they even got close, they tried to suppress and kill him by enveloping him with their Dao Domain.

But at this moment, Li Muxiu could no longer withstand the onslaught of his Dao Domain.

Even if that child were alive, there would be no reason for him to come over...

The Li Family owes him far too much...

Li Muxiu thought bitterly, looking at the approaching Dao Domain, wanting to resist, but his whole body felt like it was falling apart, and he could only wait for the pain to end in an instant.

Just as the Dao Domain was about to envelop him, time suddenly seemed to slow down, and a blazing light, as intense as Divine Fire, bloomed before Li Muxiu's eyes.

Those two terrifying Dao Domain attacks were abruptly wiped out in half!

But after the Dao Domain, Dragon Absolute God and Phoenix Soaring Sky's Saint Heart Treasure attacked one after another, smashing down and instantly obscuring all light and shadow.

But then, the Heaven and Earth suddenly fell silent.

The treasure that was originally meant to smash directly at Li Muxiu, roaring with earth-shattering power, suddenly crashed into the crimson figure in front of him.

With a loud bang, a fierce and intense roar resounded.

The Heaven and Earth trembled!

All the violent attacks and howling winds were blocked by the golden youth's body, without affecting Li Muxiu in the slightest.

The young man's mountain-like figure stood amidst the raging flames and crimson golden light, towering before Li Muxiu like an unshakable, majestic peak!

His golden hair flew wildly, and the intense Divine Fire emanating from his body was scattered across the sky by the collision of the two Saint Heart Treasure, just like a red-hot sword being struck hard by an iron hammer, causing sparks to fly everywhere.

But he did not retreat an inch, relying solely on his physical body and the boy's chest to withstand the two powerful attacks that came with fury!

Li Muxiu stared blankly, somewhat lost in thought.

That familiar yet strange figure made his previously despairing heart tremble violently. His eyes widened little by little, and the guesses and thoughts in his heart made him afraid to even touch or disturb it, for fear that it was all just Ru Meng, a hallucination in the moment before his death.

At this moment, the young man slowly raised his head, his golden hair flowing like flames, his eyes burning with indescribable rage as he stared at the two astonished faces before him:

"How dare you!!!"

With a whoosh, the ground below seemed to be swirling up a cloud of dust, and a mighty force swept across like a hurricane, scattering all the dust.

At the same time, Dragon Absolute God and Phoenix Soaring Sky hurriedly stopped.

"Dao Domain, you are...?"

"Impossible!"

Dragon Absolute God and Phoenix Soaring Sky were both incredulous, staring in horror at the young man before them. His crimson-gold body, like that of a god, was Perfection Balance, like a golden wall that they could not cross.

What shocked and terrified them was not the Dao Domain Aura emanating from the young man, but the fact that he had actually blocked the attack of the Saint Heart Treasure with his physical body?!

What kind of monster is this?!

"Kneel!"

The boy slowly uttered a single word.

The Fifth Layer Dao Domain instantly suppressed everything. With a loud bang, the hundreds of meters of Void in front of him were completely suppressed, and the ground shook violently as if it had been pressed down by something.

Dragon Absolute God and Phoenix Soaring Sky didn't even have time to react. The speed at which the opponent unleashed his Dao Domain was too fast, faster than they could react. As soon as they realized what was happening, they hurriedly raised their Dao Domain to defend themselves, but then something even more shocking happened.

Their Dao Domain was sealed within their bodies, unable to be revealed even slightly!

Without any resistance from the Dao Domain, the overwhelming power of the young man's Dao Domain instantly acted on them. With two thuds, the two leaders of the top Demon forces fell straight down and crashed heavily to the ground.

His entire body, from head to toe, down to the strands of his hair, was covered and suppressed by a force, rendering him completely immobile!

That power was vast and immense, beyond their imagination and beyond their resistance; it could easily kill them, as simply and easily as crushing an insect.

The shock in Dragon Absolute God and Phoenix Soaring Sky's hearts was beyond measure. Their eyes were almost popping out of their sockets. They had never been so bewildered and terrified in thousands or even tens of thousands of years. Everything had changed too suddenly, and the appearance of that boy was too unexpected!

Previously, their senses hadn't even seen the boy, but in an instant, he crossed the limits of their senses and appeared before them—the speed was simply unbelievable!

Li Hao stared at the two Demons who were suppressed on the ground, unable to move. The flames in his eyes did not dissipate, but the cold Anger in his heart made him unwilling to end their lives so easily.

He turned around, his back to the city, and a force lifted him up, gently catching Li Muxiu's body.

Looking at the old man's tragic appearance—his arms broken and half his body severed at an angle— Li Hao's furious eyes welled up with tears.

Upon seeing Li Hao turn around, Li Muxiu's eyes, which had been slowly widening, suddenly glared to their limit.

The face was somewhat different from what he remembered, but those eyes, and the emotions within them, instantly convinced him that this was the child who had brought him to tears so many times.

The child who accompanied him Angling by the lake.

The child who ate Roast Meat with us in the Listening Rain Pavilion.

His body trembled, and he said hoarsely, "Is that Hao'er? Am I getting old and my eyesight is failing me? How come I can hardly recognize you..."

Li Hao Reforging his physical body from the Abyss using the Heaven and Earth Power. His appearance and voice have changed somewhat, but those who know him best can still see traces of his past self in him.

"It's me, Second Master."

Holding his mangled body, Li Hao lowered his head, gritted his teeth, and said sorrowfully, "I'm too late!"

You Province is very close to Liang Prefecture. When he left the Li Family on that snowy day, it took him five days to travel to Heaven's Gate Pass in Liang Prefecture.

Now, returning from You Province via Liang Prefecture, even with the Candlelight God galloping at full speed, it still took half a day to travel this distance.

Since entering Qing Prefecture, Li Hao had seen the devastation of the city and the land, with many city walls occupied by Demon. He immediately knew that Qingzhou City was in imminent danger. Otherwise, with the military strength of the Li Family, they would never have abandoned these cities and their people unless they were too busy to take care of themselves.

Therefore, he didn't even have time to rescue the cities occupied by Demon, and only managed to catch up by having the Candlelight God unleash his Unyielding Power and rush over at full speed.

Fortunately, he possessed the Flying Section attribute, which doubled his attack range. Just now, the simultaneous eruption of the Nine Layers of Dao Domain pushed his power to the limit, continuously performing air displacement at the attack limit distance, which was equivalent to the maximum degree of consecutive teleportation. Only under extreme circumstances was he able to block those two deadly attacks.

Upon hearing Li Hao's words, Li Muxiu finally became certain that this was the child he had been longing for and who had been constantly on his mind.

"Would you still be willing to call me Second Master...?"

Tears welled up in Li Muxiu's eyes. "But Second Master failed to protect you, causing you so much suffering. Second Master was too incompetent..."

Li Hao knew what he meant, and several images flashed through his mind, but he shook his head slightly, suppressing his grief, took a deep breath, and said:

"Second Master, you should rest and recuperate. Evening Primrose, please take care of Second Master for me."

"Yes, your Second Master is my Second Master."

Evening Primrose obediently agreed, extending from Li Hao's wrist and taking root in the ground beside him. Then, she stretched out a Chi Xu, like a soft little hand, and gently touched Li Muxiu's wound, transmitting power to it.

Li Muxiu sensed that this was a Demon, but he was not afraid and let it heal his wounds.

At this moment, the figure of the Candlelight God rushed over. Just now, Li Hao had unleashed his full power to block the attack for Li Muxiu, and his speed was so fast that he left the Candlelight God far behind.

Upon seeing the Candlelight God, Li Muxiu's pupils contracted slightly. Although the Great Void Realm had been secluded for a thousand years and this Great Void Realm Sovereign rarely appeared, others had not seen him, but he had. He recognized him at a glance as the Great Void Realm Sovereign!

"Second Master, don't be afraid."

Li Hao said, and placed Li Muxiu on the back of the Candlelight God.

Li Muxiu was stunned. He immediately sensed that the Candlelight God held Li Hao in extreme awe and showed no signs of Killing Aura.

Could it be that she has already been tamed by Li Hao?

Thinking of this, his heart trembled slightly; this was a ruler of the Great Void Realm...

After placing the old man on the Candlelight God's body, Li Hao turned around to face the vast city.

His Aura remained unabated, like a fiery deity, his gaze icy, exuding an overbearing aura of absolute dominance.

At this moment, he stood only outside the city, yet he became the only dazzling light in the Heaven and Earth.

Inside the city, apart from the Demon Tide still charging on the city walls, the Demon elders of the two factions fighting in the city all stopped in horror and looked at the young man in fear.

The young man's single word just now suppressed the Great Demon leaders, shattering their understanding and sending chills down their spines!

Besides these Demon Kings, He Jianlan, Li Hongzhuang, and others in the city were also staring blankly at the young man.

The boy's face was as handsome as Deity, yet his brows were as cold as frost, carrying a heavy Killing Aura.

The face seemed familiar, yet they dared not recognize it. But the boy's actions—only that child would treat Li Muxiu that way—gave them a sense of witnessing a miracle.

Could it be that he really didn't die?!

Who is that?

"He doesn't have the Aura of my Li Family, but he's very strong, stronger than anyone could have imagined!"

"He has mastered multiple Dao Domain, and more than one. His physical body can actually withstand the Sacred Heart Heavenly Treasure. Is this for real?"

In mid-air, the Heroic Soul of many of the Li Family Ancestors were also startled by the young man who had suddenly Descent upon the battlefield. They all showed expressions of shock, joy, and, more than anything, confusion.

When could the Great Yu Dynasty possibly cultivate such Prodigy?

"Who is that? How could my Li Family have befriended such a person? If we had known this would happen, we would never have stepped out of the Ancestral Shrine."

"The remnant soul of an ancestor of the Li Family couldn't help but ask."

Beside him stood a young boy, who stared blankly at the golden figure and said:

"That must be... Hao Ge."

"Hao Ge?"

The remnant soul of the old ancestor couldn't help but look at the chubby boy. Why were they calling each other so intimately? Did they know each other?

Aside from their age, their cultivation levels seem ridiculously different, so how could they possibly have any interaction?

"Is it him? There's no mistake, he's calling for Second Master, it must be him..."

Beside her, Li Wushuang murmured, gazing at the young man. Although his face had changed, his imposing presence and crimson-gold body remained unchanged. She knew that the man had returned!

Tears welled up in her eyes and rolled down her cheeks. He wasn't dead; he was back!

"As expected, I knew it, that Chong Er really was him..."

High in the sky, Song Yufeng also saw the boy, and his eyes blazed with light.

The previous news from the Li Family, including the funeral held for the boy, could not possibly be fake. This even made him wonder if the Chong Er he had seen earlier was a mistake, and not actually Li Hao.

After all, a person's name is removed from the Merit Board after they die.

And on that Merit Board, Chong Er's name still appears.

But the Li Family would never joke about something like this.

This contradiction made him question the meaning of life, but now he was so happy he wanted to burst out laughing.

Without a doubt, the Merit Board is infallible; it is not something that mortals can Mastery. Humans, however, can make mistakes. Clearly, the Li Family has made a mistake. The child is not dead; perhaps what they saw was merely the illusion of the boy's death!

Regardless of the reason, that Heavenly Prodigy is still alive. He is not only the Heavenly Prodigy of the Li Family, but also the Future top force of the entire Great Yu Dynasty!

"It seems to have already reached the Dao Domain, what a little monster..." Song Yufeng exclaimed in surprise after his initial delight.

The Water Kirin not far from him stopped, its aquamarine eyes seemingly overflowing with water as it gazed at the figure.

"Who is that...?"

Ji Qingqing gazed into the distance, feeling a sense of familiarity, but mostly a sense of strangeness.

At this moment, Li Hao's gaze had already swept across the entire city, his Divine Sense covering the entire Qingzhou City.

After all, this entire city is only a hundred miles in length and width. Although it is a huge city with a very large area, even an ordinary Four Establishments Realm can move freely within it with a single thought, let alone him.

His gaze swept over the familiar figures in the city, and seeing some familiar faces still there made Li Hao secretly relieved. Li Hao briefly exchanged a glance with the azure Water Kirin and smiled slightly at her.

Then, his gaze fell on the golden remnants of souls, which draped over the Li Family like feathered robes. This scene reminded him of the scene in the Dragon City Fallen River, and he immediately understood.

The Demon King and elders seemed to be intimidated and did not make any rash moves.

However, the Demon Tide around the city continued their desperate assault, attacking the city. Some had already broken through the gaps in the torn army lines and rushed into the city, chasing after the people and causing destruction everywhere.

Li Hao's eyes were cold and sharp, like frost. He raised his hand, and the Heaven and Earth Meridian extended out, instantly gathering Heaven and Earth Power within a radius of several hundred meters, like a whale sucking in water, and converging in his palm.

This power continued to condense, transforming into a Sword Qi tens of meters long, dazzling and fierce, seemingly reaching straight to the Heavenly Gate, causing the Heaven and Earth to lose its color.

As the Sword Qi condensed in Li Hao's palm, more Sword Qi split off from Sword Qi, soaring into the sky above Qingzhou City and forming a dense Heavenly Curtain of swords in the blink of an eye.

Its vast range and sheer number caused all the Demon King and Demon within the city to freeze in place.

Among them were Demon who had fought in Liang Prefecture, their faces deathly pale, like the White God Lord.

At this moment, he finally came to his senses. Although his appearance had changed, the feeling was unmistakable.

That boy... it was that terrifying boy from Liang Prefecture!

"It's Haotian! It's General Haotian!!"

Fear was evident in White God Lord's eyes, but even more so, despair.

During the Battle of Liang Prefecture, he witnessed the boy's strength Outside the Pass. In the final battle, he chose not to join forces to attack the boy, which allowed him to save his life.

But now, that boy has returned, and he's become even more terrifying, growing at an unimaginable speed!

Their Palace Master was suppressed, and the Dragon God of Dragon Gate was also suppressed.

Moreover, the White God Lord recognized the Candlelight God, the ruler of the Great Void Realm, who was actually standing obediently beside the young man, seemingly having already submitted to him.

"Run!!"

Driven by an intense will to survive, White God Lord roared in despair and turned to flee. At that moment, he disregarded all Demon, and his identity Saint Palace Elder; all he wanted was to escape.

Escape from here, escape from Qing Prefecture, escape from Great Yu!

The terrified and desperate cries of the White God Lord also brought the other Demon King back to their senses, and they were all greatly shocked.

Haotian!

Since the Battle of Liang Prefecture, this name has become legendary among Demon!

It's practically become a neurological reflex!

It was Haotian of the Human Race, that Prodigy talented young War God!

"He... he's dead, isn't he...?"

As the Demon King gazed at the Sword Qi that filled the sky and felt its immense power, he seemed to have lost even the courage to flee.

The news of the boy's death had already spread within the Li Family, and they were already aware of it.

But how do you explain this scene? Is it a ghost?

No one answered; there was no answer.

Only the ever-increasing Sword Qi, like countless pairs of eyes, coldly gazed down upon the numerous Demons.

As the Demon King fled, these Sword Qi also rushed down instantly, chasing after him at an unimaginable speed.

Sword Qi rained down, forming a dragon that hurtled towards the fleeing Demon King.

Knowing that Li Hao's attack was strange, White God Lord dared not use his physical body to withstand it. He roared and unleashed his full power, revealing his True Form and using Demon Art to destroy the Sword Qi.

However, this Sword Qi formed a sword dragon, and its momentum was far more ferocious than what he had encountered in Liang Prefecture. As the sword dragon roared with long fangs and five claws, it immediately tore apart his Demon Art and hit him.

White God Lord's pupils contracted. He suddenly realized a terrifying problem: the boy's attacks were extremely strange and untouchable. But now, the boy had entered the Four Establishments Realm, and was even at the Great Peace Dao Realm Dao Resonance influence of the Dao Heart Realm.

In other words, once locked on, the attack is guaranteed to hit.

Unless he can disrupt the Dao Resonance!

However, it was clear that although he had this ability, it was extremely taxing. He could manage once or twice, but there were countless Sword Qi, and he simply couldn't block them all!

Most importantly, beneath this vast battlefield, amidst this boundless rain of swords, the young man was able to imbue each Sword Qi with Dao Resonance and guidance—what terrifying Divine Sense that was!

Bang!

Sword Qi rained down on his body, and White God Lord roared in anger. The Sword Qi tore his flesh apart, but it was not enough to kill him. However, his roars and struggles did not last long, as if his spine had been suddenly ripped out.

His soul seemed to have been snatched away, and all his strength rapidly diminished.

"I..."

White God Lord's eyes widened, losing their luster and filled with intense resentment and fear. He once again experienced the terror of the boy's attack.

But he never had another chance to Fate Reversal.

Thump!

As White God Lord's body fell, the other Demon King mostly suffered the same fate. In mid-air, they were chased by long dragons of Sword Qi and soon fell to their deaths, losing their Aura.

The elders of the Great Demon forces that had previously driven the entire Li Family, and even their Li Family Ancestors, to fight to the death, were now fleeing in panic like insects, but they were dying one after another. No one could escape the young man's attack range. Once they got close to the edge of the city, they would be met with even fiercer attacks!

These once arrogant Demon King were now falling to the ground screaming and howling in agony. Some even begged Li Hao to submit to Li Hao like a beast of burden, but they still could not escape their Destiny of being killed.

A rain of swords, a bloodbath, left everyone who had fought so fiercely stunned.

The names those Demon King called out were also familiar to them.

They were initially unsure, but now they have completely confirmed the boy's identity.

"Hao'er..." He Jianlan and the others' eyes reddened and tears welled up.

Unexpectedly, at this most critical moment, Li Hao returned to rescue them.

The young man who once left the Li Family has now single-handedly saved the entire city of Qing Prefecture.

Meanwhile, the Demon Tide outside the city continued its relentless attack. The Demon in front were paralyzed with fear, but Demon behind, not sensing as far, still obeyed orders and charged forward.

Li Hao's eyes swept across the area quietly, and then he Past the Sword Light that had gathered in his hand toward that direction.

It seemed like a casual flick of the wrist, but the Sword Qi energy, guided by the Dao Resonance, transformed into a terrifying Sword-Ray, slashing down into the massive Demon Tide outside the city.

This sword strike was like a finger pressed down by a god. The Demon Tide was like ants, instantly crushed, creating a ravine and cracking the ground. Where the Sword Qi struck, countless Demon died or were injured, some even annihilated and vanished without a trace.

The Sword Qi that was unleashed did not dissipate; instead, it transformed into countless Sword Light that shot into the Demon Tide, darting through at incredible speed.

Thump thump thump...

Before the Demon figures could react, they were pierced by the Sword Qi, their Divine Soul vanished.

This Demon Tide, stretching for dozens of miles, crumbled at a visible speed under the onslaught of these flying Sword Light.

Li Hao withdrew his hand and turned his gaze to the two Demon leaders lying on the ground in front of him.

"No, don't kill me! I can be your mount!"

Phoenix Soaring Sky hurriedly said.

The Dao Domain suppressed within him made him feel like a chick on a chopping board, utterly powerless to resist.

Dragon Absolute God gritted his teeth. As Dragon God had cultivated for ten thousand years, he had an extreme thirst for life, but his own Dragon Clan dignity would not allow him to be so humble.

"Even if you kill me, my Heaven Abyss Dragon Clan will never let you go."

Dragon Absolute God stared at Li Hao. He knew that pleading would at most earn him the same Destiny as a mount. Rather than live a life of humiliation, he would rather die with his head held high.

Not all life can bow down in the face of death.

"You're plotting against the Great Yu Dynasty; someone's behind you, isn't that?"

Li Hao looked down at them, his eyes cold and devoid of emotion, and said, "Who gave you the audacity to gamble like this?"

Phoenix Soaring Sky hurriedly said, "I can tell you, it was all the Three Desolate Gods who forced us to do this. Our Saint Palace was originally at peace with the Great Yu Dynasty. Thousands of years ago, we had an agreement with the Late Emperor not to invade each other. We were all forced into this situation."

"Three Desolate Gods?"

Li Hao's eyes flickered slightly. When he spread his Dao Domain just now, he caught a strange power in the air. It was true Dao Power, which he had felt before from the Dao Inquiry Realm cultivator in the Ji Family.

To be able to command these top-tier Demon forces and keep that True Person of the Qian Dao Palace completely still as if dead, one must Dao Inquiry Realm.