Yu Hong's expression darkened again at Li Dao's words.
"Hmph!"
"Sharp-tongued brat! Meet your end in the Surging Waves Sword Formation!"
He slashed his sword toward Li Dao. In an instant, heaven and earth changed color, and the roar of surging seawater rose from the ringing of swords.
It was as though the waters of a heavenly river were spilling down upon Li Dao.
In the blink of an eye, the swords darting around him transformed into ceaselessly swirling waves.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh-
Waves over ten feet high rose and swept toward Li Dao.
Boom-
The waves formed from sword light collided with the Black-and-Yellow Furnace, sending terrifying blasts of air bursting outward.
Li Dao was forced a step back, his brows lifting.
"This formation does have something going for it, but its weakness is far too obvious!"
He shook his body, shattering all the waves around him into streaks of sword light that dissipated in midair.
A pair of golden wings appeared behind him. With a gentle beat, he charged toward Yu Hong, tearing through wind and sky.
Seeing him charge straight at them, Yu Hong and the four elders behind him raised their swords together and slashed at Li Dao.
As long as they struck him down and trapped him inside the formation, they could slowly wear him away with the surging sea of swords. They would surely make him submit!
Yu Hong's expression turned savage, but Li Dao had long since prepared for this.
He watched the river of swords plunge straight down like the Milky Way falling from the nine heavens, without the slightest intention of retreating.
Standing beneath the river of swords, golden light flickered in his eyes, and strange runes emerged across his body.
"Break!"
He abruptly punched forward, the force of his fist throwing the swords into disarray and breaking through their aura.
With a single punch, he severed the heavenly river at its waist. The terrifying force even covered the formation's dome of light overhead in cracks.
"How is this possible!"
"What terrifying strength!"
Seeing the river of swords that all five of them had unleashed together through the formation severed by a single punch, Yu Hong's heart churned with towering waves of horror.
But while the five of them stood stunned, Li Dao had already landed before him.
"Watch out!"
Yu Hong's eyes nearly split with terror, and he hurriedly shouted a warning, but it was already too late!
Boom, boom, boom-
Li Dao wasted no words. The moment he reached them, he unleashed several punches.
His fists, each carrying his full strength, rained down on the five men.
Before they could utter so much as half a sentence, they shattered on the spot, turning into streaks of spiritual light.
"The Rain Clan will definitely..."
Yu Hong struggled to get out those few words before he, too, dissipated in midair.
Li Dao naturally knew what he had wanted to say, but he was not afraid in the slightest.
The Great Wilderness was so vast. Was he supposed to fear a mere threat?
Crack, crack, crack-boom-
The formation shattered with a crash, and the extraordinary manifestations surrounding Li Dao turned to dust along with it.
Clang, clatter-
Five swords fell to the ground with a crisp metallic clatter. He reached out and drew them into his hand.
"Rather interesting. I can study them and use them as a reference for Array Formation."
He put them away at once. They were his spoils, after all.
As the formation shattered, Chu Yang and the others watching the commotion outside could finally see what had happened within.
Gasps immediately rang out, their eyes filled with disbelief.
"An entire Rain Clan Residence that size couldn't stop a little child?"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Now we're in for a good show. The looks on those people's faces will certainly be interesting!"
"Whose family let this Little Devil King loose? Isn't he a bit too terrifying?"
"He seems to be that 'Damn You, Daoist' who broke the ultimate limit and established the Extreme of Strength!""......"
"..."
Li Dao paid no attention to their discussion. With a beat of his wings, he swiftly headed toward the Rain Clan Residence's treasure vault.
"After all that effort, I can finally reap my rewards!"
Li Dao rubbed his hands together, his eyes brimming with anticipation.
Hearing the commotion outside, the Rain Clan disciples in the compound came out to investigate, only to see Li Dao swaggering inside.
Before they could approach and rebuke him, Li Dao shattered them on the spot with a slap.
After witnessing his overbearing brutality, the remaining Rain Clan disciples could only watch in trembling fear as Li Dao reached the treasure pavilion.
"Who goes there!"
The Rain Clan soldiers patrolling and guarding the treasure vault immediately leveled their long halberds at Li Dao when they saw a stranger approaching.
"Scram!"
Li Dao could not be bothered with them. He needed to hurry. If other members of the Rain Clan arrived, they would be a nuisance, even if he had no fear of them.
The Law-Suppressing Stele descended, and the ripples it released wiped out every last guard.
He reached the heavy, jet-black doors and saw formation markings flashing across them.
He clenched his fist, gathered his strength, and punched.
The motion flowed without pause. His fist slammed into the doors with tremendous force, its rushing wind seeming ready to tear everything apart.
Boom-crack-
The formation on the doors shattered outright, its fragments scattering across the ground.
Rumble-
He pushed the doors open, revealing the treasure vault within.
Rows of neatly arranged shelves held pieces of Treasure Medicine and treasure bones, each radiating divine light.
"Gulp-"
Li Dao could not help swallowing. He had never expected the Rain Clan to keep so many cultivation resources here in the Starting Ground.
"Those filthy rich bastards certainly live up to their reputation. With all these resources, even heaven is helping me!"
"But taking so many resources out will be difficult. I wonder if there's a storage treasure here."
Li Dao had never imagined that one day he would be troubled by having more resources than he could carry away.
He carefully swept his divine sense over the shelves holding Treasure Artifacts, hoping to find a storage treasure.
"Found it!"
Pushing off with his feet, Li Dao instantly appeared before a pale purple bag. He picked it up and examined it closely.
The cloth bag was pale purple throughout, covered in depictions of countless stars that looked profoundly mysterious.
Three stars stood out most clearly, though they were somewhat dim, and faintly formed a special sort of formation.
Li Dao sent several runes into it, performing a simple refinement.
He formed a hand seal, and the golden cord securing the bag loosened slightly.
The next instant, a terrifying suction force surged from the mouth of the bag,
aimed straight at the treasure vault.
Then, as though they had received some command, the treasures on the shelves flew toward Li Dao.
They turned into streaks of light and entered the storage bag.
It was like a bandit raid. Had the shelves not been linked to the formation, Li Dao would have wanted to suck them in as well.
By the time the commotion inside the treasure vault subsided, everything on every shelf had vanished.
Only a single star on the storage bag in Li Dao's hand had begun to shine.
"The Star Bag secretly imitates the evolution of the stars of the heavens, embodying the idea of boundlessness, though it can't actually hold an infinite amount."
"But it's enough for me right now. Once I obtain a storage artifact like the World Treasure Box, I can replace it."
"All that stuff, and only one star lit up. It really is extraordinary!"
"So many resources, yet they only lit up a single star!"
"How many treasures would it take to light up all three?"
The mere thought sent a shiver through Li Dao's body.
But now was not the time to dwell on that. He fastened the storage bag to his waist and immediately headed out of the Rain Clan Residence.
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