The battle's closing act

The Frontier conflict is gradually escalating.

The Ancient Demon Tide has breached the Second Defense Line and gathered in front of the Third Defense Line, engaging in a life-or-death struggle with the Frontier guards of Qinghe Fallen City.

Behind the Ancient Demon Tide, Li Hao and Xue Yao had been feasting for two months, and their Primordial Spirit had been greatly enhanced.

Li Hao has already condensed 72 Primal Spirit Golden Bone, maintaining a growth rate of almost half a bone per day. He can condense a Golden Bone every two days, which is already the speed at which he refines and absorbs at full power every day.

According to the Venerable God of the True Venerable Tower, after the Primordial Spirit Extreme Realm, one must first condense the Primal Spirit Golden Vein, then the Primal Spirit Bone, then the Primal Spirit True Blood, and finally the Mark of the True God!

Li Hao's Primal Spirit Golden Bone have not yet produced Primal Spirit True Blood, and he is still far from reaching the Terminal Realm [True God].

However, Li Hao could sense that his Primordial Spirit had undergone a qualitative leap compared to two months ago.

Its Divine Sense range is several times greater than before, and in terms of Primordial Spirit strength alone, it can even barely rival a fourth or fifth level Immortal Lord Realm!

Keep in mind that he is currently only at the True Immortal Realm Third Layer, and such a strong Primordial Spirit is already inconceivable.

Besides Li Hao, Ban Xueyao's Primordial Spirit has also greatly improved. Her true cultivation level is the Immortal Lord Realm Fifth Layer, while her Primordial Spirit is comparable to an ordinary Ancient Demon at the Immortal Lord Realm Seventh Layer. When facing the Immortal Lord Realm of the Myriad Races of the True World, she can even rival the Eighth Level of Immortal Lord Realm.

Now, after two months of daily feasting, her Primordial Spirit has actually risen to a level comparable to the Ninth Level of Immortal Lord Realm.

Such an exaggerated rate of improvement filled her with joy, and she became even more diligent and hardworking in searching for the remains of Ancient Demon every day.

Although Li Hao took half of the Ancient Demon's corpse he found, she gradually stopped caring about it when she thought about the speed at which her Primordial Spirit was improving every day.

Moreover, aside from cultivation, to be fair, the remains of the Ancient Demon were transformed into various delicacies in Li Hao's hands, Delicacies with a different flavor, yet all extremely delicious.

Even she, who had never been particularly interested in food, couldn't help but fall in love with it, as if a brand new door had been opened for her, and she never imagined that there could be so much to eat.

"The war over there should be ending soon; we should be ready to return at any time."

Li Hao, while eating Plain-boiled Demon Meat and cold garlic meat salad, casually asked...

Xue Yao sat next to Li Hao, eating her own portion. After two months together, they seemed to have developed a tacit understanding.

Without realizing it, she had grown accustomed to being with Li Hao. At this moment, she chuckled and softly hummed:

"I went to check it out today. Although the fighting was intense, it seems there's still a real army behind that Ancient Demon Tide that hasn't shown up yet!"

"It's too early to think it'll end. This Ancient Demon Tide is coming on strong, and it may not just be a matter of two explosions."

As she spoke, she gave Li Hao a meaningful, wary look.

She knew that in addition to the Revolving King Clan, the Di Jiang Clan, also a royal clan among the Ancient Demon, was also involved in this attack by the Ancient Demon Tide, and they had not yet shown themselves.

The Ancient Demon feigned weakness, seemingly launching only two attacks to mislead the Human Race. It remains to be seen whether the Human Race fell for the trap.

If we underestimate our enemy, there could be rivers of blood.

Her eyes flickered, but then she thought of the Di Jiang Clan again and shook her head slightly. Although they had a brilliant plan, the Ancient Demon Clan was not monolithic and might not be willing to break through the border of the Yan Chu Immortal Dynasty and attract the help of the Heavenly Palace.

"Oh?"

Upon hearing the other party's words, Li Hao frowned and asked, "Are you sure? If so, then we need to send the message back; this is important military intelligence."

Ban Xueyao was taken aback. She had only intended to make Li Hao nervous, but she hadn't expected Li Hao to have such a thought. Her mind raced, and she immediately said:

"Don't overthink it. I already know about this. The Yuan Masters guarding that area aren't stupid; how could they not see it? After fighting for so long, they must have taken precautions."

Li Hao remained silent, pondering how to relay the message back.

Even if it's just to serve as a warning to them...

Since Hua Xueyao is Ancient Demon, what she just said is most likely true.

Seeing Li Hao's expression, Ban Xueyao seemed to know what the young man was thinking, and immediately regretted her words. She said, "The Revolving King Clan is still over there, but they have also begun to join the battle. However, to be on the safe side, let's wait and see, and then we'll go and report together."

Li Hao pondered for a moment and said, "Let's eat first, and then we'll go take a look."

Xue Yao knew she couldn't win against her, and while she was annoyed, she couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

This young man, a Heavenly Prodigy of the Human Race, was able to think of risking his life to return and deliver military intelligence at the first opportunity. Such courage is remarkable. If some such beings were born among the Ancient Demon Clan, how could they not quickly rule the True Realm?

Having fought against the Myriad Races of the True World for 100,000 years, she had heard of and personally witnessed many beings who sacrificed their lives for the greater good of their race.

It was thanks to those people that the Fang Clan's territory was firmly held and prevented from being completely conquered.

Li Hao finished eating quickly, and seeing Hua Xueyao dawdling, he urged, "Come with me, you can eat again when we get back."

Hua Xueyao said reluctantly, "I am Immortal Lord Realm, not your servant. Show some respect to me, as if I were your maidservant, being ordered around like this!"

Are you coming or not?

Li Hao simply frowned and asked.

Hua Xueyao stood up angrily. Seeing Li Hao's eyes, she knew that this brat was going to use Cooking as a way to threaten her again.

Over the past two months, there have been several arguments, and she ultimately compromised on this issue each time.

She had considered imprisoning Li Hao, enslaving him, and making him Cooking for her, but thinking of the Floating Slaughter Emperor Heart Pagoda, she held back. She didn't know if Li Hao still had such a deadly move, and she didn't want to cause too much of a commotion, lest she attract the pursuers of the Revolving King Clan again.

"You---"

She gritted her teeth, seeing the boy's unyielding and cold gaze, and suddenly felt a sense of grievance. When had she ever been treated like this before?

She stomped her foot, put away her unfinished food, and said angrily, "Fine, I'll go then."

Seeing this, Li Hao turned around and flew straight away.

Xue Yao gritted her teeth and followed, seething with resentment.

Before long, they concealed their Aura and cautiously approached the Third Defense Line.

Despite her anger, Xue Yao still used her Immortal Dao Laws to envelop Li Hao and conceal their Aura.

The Aura of the Ancient Demon Clan was mixed in, and even a being at the Perfection of Immortal Lord Realm could not detect them when their Divine Sense swept over the area.

In the Starry Sky tens of thousands of miles ahead, various Immortal Arts bombarded the area, Immortal Weapon crisscrossed, and ancient, resonant bells rang.

The thunder dragon roared again, unleashing a barrage of attacks in an extremely fierce manner.

Xue Yao scanned the Ancient Demon Tide, seeing the hidden Di Jiang Clan and the Revolving King Clan gradually joining the battle. But then her gaze fell on the ruins scattered across the battlefield, and she suddenly felt a little envious.

If only she could go to the battlefield and pack up all these remains, how wonderful that would be! But soon, she came to her senses and felt a pang of remorse for her thoughts. As Ancient Demon Clan, she actually hoped that the number of people dying in the current battle would be as high as possible. How pathetic! However, if they died, they could become her food and contribute to her cultivation. That would be an honor for them. In the future, when she led her army to conquer the Fang Clan of the True Realm, they would have a share of the credit. Xue Yao's thoughts kept turning.

Li Hao stared at the Human Race amidst the chaotic battle of the Ancient Demon Tide, seeing numerous Battle Battalion fighting within, the largest of which was the Tiger Lion Army.

Their fighting was fierce and extremely brutal, with people sacrificing their lives every moment.

On that battlefield, Ancient Demon at the Immortal Lord Realm roared and roamed freely, ready to Descent upon any part of the battlefield at any moment. Meanwhile, Immortal Lord from the Immortal Army would suddenly emerge and wipe out the Ancient Demon.

Being in such a battlefield, one is constantly in danger. Even Li Hao is not confident that he can remain safe and sound. After all, there must be King-Level being stationed deep within the Ancient Demon Tide. If the enemy were to personally launch a sneak attack, he might not even have time to call upon Old Wang.

"Um?"

After staring for a while, Li Hao suddenly noticed something was wrong. Although the Tiger Lion Army was fierce, they were also very tight and tenacious. If there was a gap, a new army camp would immediately fill it, keeping the defense line firmly in place, as solid as a rock!

Thinking of Xue Yao's words, Li Hao suddenly felt that what she said might Path of Nothingness.

This Frontier has been a battleground for tens of thousands of years. There's no reason for it to collapse and fall so easily after I arrive. The generals here aren't that stupid, and I'm not some elementary Elementary School Student facing death.

He glanced at it a couple more times, increasingly convinced that Yan Chu Immortal Dynasty might have realized the Ancient Demon's scheme. Gradually, he felt relieved and said to Ban Xueyao:

"Retreat."

Xue Yao withdrew her gaze from the wreckage, feeling a sense of regret and reluctance. However, seeing that Li Hao had finally changed his mind, she breathed a sigh of relief and immediately led Li Hao back to their original hideout.

"I told you so, but you wouldn't listen."

Xue Yao sat down on the Stone Block she had been sitting on earlier, took out the Plain-boiled Demon Meat she hadn't finished, and continued to enjoy it, while letting out a soft hum.

Li Hao ignored her and focused on refining the flesh and blood within his body.

Time flies, and another month Past the blink of an eye.

The number of Primal Spirit Bone in Li Hao's body increased from 72 to 87, with an extremely stable rate of improvement.

He hadn't eaten much of the Ancient Demon corpses he had collected within his own Heaven and Earth Space; he had been eating the remains that Xue Yao had gathered from all over the outside world.

While Li Hao continued to enjoy the delicious food, at the Frontier Qinghe Fallen City.

On the Immortal Platform, three figures stood, gazing at the border defenses that had been under attack for Three Months.

The faces of the Tiger Lion Army soldiers there were etched with exhaustion, and many of the Heavenly Wolf Army soldiers had eyes filled with fear.

In addition, many Sect disciples also retreated to the back. Although they longed to establish Immortal Merit, their lives were more important. They would only occasionally band together to fill the gaps and kill Ancient Demon. When they sensed danger, they would immediately retreat together.

"They're about to lose their patience; has the Peacock Army already assembled?"

The silver-haired, black-armored youth asked his adjutant.

The middle-aged deputy general Command Token: "There's also a large-scale invasion by Ancient Demon in the Northern Lands Li Zhu Fallen City. The Peacock Army is mainly stationed there; currently, only three Tier-A Battle Division have been deployed!"

Tier-A Battle Division consists of 10,000 men, totaling 30,000 men.

Beside her, the woman with Double Pupils spoke with a deep gaze, "The number is a bit small. Behind that Ancient Demon Tide, the Di Jiang Clan is still lurking. Fortunately, we left behind some Immortal Arts seals in the remaining debris, which allowed us to detect their traces."

"They know we've detected it, which is why they haven't made a move yet."

The silver-haired, black-armored youth said in a deep voice, "Relying solely on the Peacock Army, if a true battle breaks out, we might not gain the upper hand in a direct confrontation."

The woman with Double Pupils beside him remained silent.

The old man standing in the middle had deep eyes and an inherent air of authority. He slowly said, "The Ancient Demon Tide's army is currently gathered here, and there may not be any defenses on their rear. Sending a Peacock Army to Past and attack from the rear would be surprisingly effective!"

The silver-haired, black-armored youth's eyes flickered slightly as he asked, "Is it too late? I think they're about to lose their patience."

"Don't worry, the Di Jiang Clan is known for its timidity and caution; they won't attack easily. We still have time."

The old man gazed into the dark depths beyond the chaotic battle and said, "If one of our armies were there now, they would surely be defeated!"

"It's a pity that these Ancient Demon Tide destroyed all the Immortal Array along their path during their attack. Otherwise, we could have used this Immortal Platform to see the movements of their army," the woman with heterochromatic Double Pupils sighed.

The old man shook his head. "Let's not dwell on the losses. Prepare to send a signal for the Cloud Soldiers left behind to regroup. Also, send a Peacock Army to flank from the rear, coordinating with each other. Don't send too many, lest we alert the enemy!"

Seeing him issue orders, the silver-haired, black-armored youth nodded and then instructed his deputy to relay the orders.

At the First Defense Line.

Li Hao and Xue Yao were eating and drinking when suddenly, Li Hao saw a brilliant red light appear in the distant deep space, like Xingchen exploding.

Li Hao immediately put down the food he had collected and flew into the air to look around.

Could it be—

Ban Xueyao followed, her expression slightly changing. Could it be that they had really breached the Human Race border defenses?

Li Hao didn't speak, but instead swept the food on the ground into his Heaven and Earth Space, saying, "Go take a look."

Ban Xueyao had no intention of waiting any longer. She raised her hand and used her Immortal Dao Laws to envelop the two of Aura, then chased Past.

As they drew closer, Li Hao saw the crimson light, like a fireball, looming behind the celestial army.

At the same time, two armies suddenly emerged from the celestial army, clad in Jade Green Peacock Battle Armor. The ten thousand soldiers formed a battle formation, transforming into a majestic Immortal Deity. With a wave of his hand, he easily crushed the Ancient Demon the size of a giant mountain.

"It's the Peacock Army!"

Li Hao and Hua Xueyao said in unison.

The Peacock Army, Tier-A Battle Division, possesses combat strength comparable to the Eighth Level of Immortal Lord Realm, making them extremely formidable on the battlefield.

The even stronger Dragon Battle Army, Tier-A Battle Division, is comparable to the Perfection of Immortal Lord Realm Tenth Layer, second only to the Chu Immortal Army. At this moment, the two Peacock Army made their move, instantly dispelling much of the chaos on the battlefield. Many Ancient Demon perished instantly, slain by the giant Immortal Deity forming an array.

This Immortal Deity is imposing, his body wreathed in Karmic Fire that can burn away the Primordial Spirit; it is Immortal Array specifically trained for Ancient Demon.

At the same time, several Aura suddenly appeared in the distance.

Li Hao and Xue Yao turned around and saw that in the silent, dark depths of the sky, Aura from the Immortal Lord Realm were rushing in.

Although they were only at the first or second level of the Immortal Lord Realm, their numbers gradually increased, from seven or eight to more than ten.

How come there's someone here?

Hua Xueyao was surprised.

Li Hao was equally surprised. He had come here to observe several times before, but had never seen anyone hiding along the way.

Behind this Ancient Demon Tide, besides them, there were actually other Immortal Lord Realm.

At this moment, the Aura of these Immortal Lord Realm converged and quickly condensed into a small force, which rushed towards the Ancient Demon Tide.

The powerful Aura behind the Ancient Demon Tide seemed to have also been taken aback by the arrival of Human Race from behind, and hastily prepared to meet the enemy.

At the same time, a burly immortal Immortal Deity descended from the distant Starry Sky and charged towards the rear of the Ancient Demon Tide, forming yet another Peacock Army.

"Where did they come from? Could it be that one of your Human Race has a mastery of the seventh level of Space Origin and silently created a spatial Teleportation Array behind us?"

Hua Xueyao couldn't help but exclaim in shock.

Space, as one of the Nine Orders, ranks second. Although a few top Heavenly Prodigy can comprehend and master it, most people only have a superficial understanding of it, and the deeper they try to comprehend it, the greater the obstacles become.

If one can comprehend the Space Origin Seventh Layer, in addition to their own combat power, they will receive top-tier treatment in any major power.

After all, the ability to secretly open teleportation channels over extremely long distances to send large armies behind enemy lines, or even land them in the enemy's main camp, is a terrifying threat!

"If there really is such a being overseeing this battlefield, there's no need for this battle to continue," Xue Yao murmured to herself.

Those kinds of beings usually appear on larger battlefields; their presence here would absolutely have a decisive effect.