Li Yao

Biodata

History

Li Wei’s Death and Investigation

Li Yao’s son, Li Wei, traveled with two experienced Advanced War General bodyguards and could call on nearby War Gods for assistance. After losing contact with him, Li Yao requested help from Wang Tong and Li Kan. They arrived too late: Luo Yuan had killed Li Wei, his bodyguards, and the six members of the Tiger Tooth Squad with flying daggers 40 41.

On receiving the news, Li Yao used his villa’s search system to locate potential killers. No War Gods appeared within a hundred kilometers of Li Wei. A search of Advanced War Generals required S-Rank alliance authorization, which Venina supplied through her credentials 41.

At the crime scene, investigators reconstructed an attack involving throwing knives and blade damage consistent with an Intermediate War God. Li Yao suspected a Psychic Master and concluded that the killer had concealed his true strength, since the recorded warriors nearby could not account for the attack 41 42.

The Bounty and Anonymous Fraud

Venina announced a worldwide bounty of 100 billion Huaxia Currency for sufficient proof identifying their son’s killer. Luo Yuan contacted the bounty platform through a highly confidential anonymous account and demanded half the payment before supplying a video 42.

Li Yao approved the transfer. The edited footage showed the victims being killed but concealed the attacker’s identity. He then authorized payment of the remaining 50 billion in exchange for specific information, dismissing Venina’s concern that the informant might disappear. Luo Yuan immediately logged off after receiving the money 42.

The couple realized they had been deceived and suspected that the anonymous informant might also be their son’s murderer. Their payments, combined with the separate 50-billion assassination bounty Luo Yuan had accepted, brought his earnings from the incident to 150 billion 42 43.

Pursuit of Luo Yuan

Li Yao publicly threatened to find, torture, and kill his son’s murderer during a live broadcast. When Luo Yuan and Luo Feng entered the Elite Training Camp, he and Venina reviewed their files and recognized both as existing suspects. Venina singled out Luo Yuan’s rapid growth and proximity to Li Wei’s death; Li Yao proposed testing both young men when an opportunity arose 45 47.

After watching footage of Luo Yuan leaving for Australia, Li Yao treated his previously concealed Psychic Master identity as evidence of guilt. Despite Luo Yuan’s title of Invincible War God, he planned to pursue him personally with elite personnel, old friends, and special equipment. Venina agreed to arrange their travel as a warrior training squad and have them disembark over Australia. The provided chapters end before this planned attack occurs 50.

Appearance

• Hair: Long and worn loose during cultivation 41.
• Face: Cold, stone-carved features; later described as sinister or grim 41 42 50.
• Clothing: Loose, dark blue training clothes at his villa 41.
• Presence: An icy, murderous aura even while sitting silently with his eyes closed 41.

Personality

Li Yao’s response to his son’s death is ruthless and indiscriminate. He explicitly prefers killing innocent people to allowing a suspect to escape, and his public threats promise torture rather than merely punishment. His grief repeatedly erupts into destructive anger 41 42 45.

He regards money as expendable compared with revenge. He approves both anonymous payments despite the risk of fraud, believing that anyone who deceives him can eventually be found and killed. His confidence persists after Luo Yuan becomes an Invincible War God 42 50.

Abilities & Skills

High-level War God Strength

Li Yao is an established, world-renowned High-level War God 41.

• Flattens an alloy table with a blow during the search for Li Wei’s killer 41.
• Crushes an alloy armrest into a lump while watching footage of his son’s death 42.
• Releases an aura powerful enough to shake his audiovisual room and crack its walls 42.

Investigation and Surveillance

Li Yao combines warrior-location records, forensic findings, and personal files to narrow his suspects 41 42 47.

• Uses the War God Palace’s shared system to search for nearby War Gods 41.
• Requires Venina’s S-Rank alliance authorization to search Advanced War Generals 41.
• Infers concealed strength from the absence of suitably ranked warriors near the murder site 42.
• Monitors Luo Yuan’s departure footage to identify an opportunity for pursuit 50.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Black God Set — Possesses exceptionally powerful defenses, making Li Yao a serious concern for Luo Yuan 44.
• Communication watch — Receives the report confirming Li Wei’s death 41.
• Villa audiovisual system — Provides projected search results, video evidence, and surveillance footage 41 42 50.
• Special equipment, unspecified — Plans to obtain it for the Australian operation; its nature and use are not revealed 50.

Relationships

• Venina Polenas — Wife and fellow High-level War God; executive president of the HR Alliance’s Huaxia region. Supports the investigation, funds the bounty, and arranges the planned Australian pursuit 41 42 50.
• Li Wei — Son. His murder drives Li Yao’s investigation and revenge campaign 40 41 42.
• Luo Yuan — Li Wei’s actual killer and the anonymous informant who swindles the couple. Becomes Li Yao’s intended target in Australia 40 42 50.
• Luo Feng — Suspect whom Li Yao intends to test alongside Luo Yuan; the provided account identifies Luo Yuan, not Luo Feng, as the killer 40 47.
• Wang Tong — War God contacted to help Li Wei; later examines the scene and reports that the killings resemble a Psychic Master’s methods 41.
• Li Kan — Old friend who responds to Li Yao’s request alongside Wang Tong but arrives after Li Wei’s death 41.
• Advanced War God friends — A group of powerful old associates who contribute to Luo Yuan’s concern about retaliation; Li Yao later plans to invite old friends on the Australian operation 44 50.

Notable Quotes

“I don't know! Better to kill a thousand innocent people than let a single suspect escape!” 41

“Heh. Pay him. Money means nothing to High-level War Gods like us. If he dares toy with us, we'll find him and kill him, no matter the cost!” 42