As the horde of monsters broke apart and fled, the dark clouds of beasts that had gathered in front quickly dispersed. Without the command of the powerful beast from the Spirit Travel realm, these smaller monsters dared not attack the city. The towering city walls still felt overwhelmingly imposing to them.
Li Hao controlled his flying sword and chased after the thousands of monsters that had come, killing or injuring nearly half of them. The rest rushed into the forest, hiding everywhere. Li Hao took a glance at them and didn’t waste any more time on these small creatures. He turned back to the city wall, raised his hand, and summoned his sword, which flew back into his grasp.
Looking around, Li Hao asked Wei Feng, “Where is Uncle Fu?”
“Li Fu?” Wei Feng quickly realized and replied, “Li Fu asked me to keep an eye on things… cough, he went to the north of the city. That’s where the main attack from the monsters is happening.”
“The north of the city?” Li Hao looked up towards the north, his gaze sharpening. There, a thick miasma of monster energy loomed like dark clouds, already covering the northern city wall. His expression changed slightly. He wrapped his spiritual power around Ren Qianqian’s sword and swiftly shot towards the north.
The entire Cangyu City was square-shaped, with a diameter of less than fifty miles. Li Hao was in the west of the city, so it wasn’t a straight line to the north, but the distance was close enough for him to control his objects easily. In fact, if he used the special properties of the chess manual “Flying Segment” to increase his attack range, he could extend his control even further.
As the flying sword shot out, Li Hao’s focus was fixed on the north. Beside him, Li Yuanzhao, Yu Wei, Ren Qianqian, and others stared at Li Hao in shock. Among them, Li Yuanzhao was the most astonished. He never imagined that the brother he spent every day with, who painted in the courtyard, went fishing with Second Master, and even cooked in the kitchen, could be this powerful.
Fifteen-mile realm? He felt a sense of suffocation. Goodness! If Auntie and the others knew, wouldn’t they be thrilled to death? But... how did Brother Hao cultivate? He had never seen him touch a sword! If it weren’t for Li Hao’s familiar demeanor, Li Yuanzhao would have thought he was a monster in disguise.
The young man standing beside them exerted immense pressure. Ren Qianqian and Du Qiuyue were also lost in thought. They were of similar age, still lingering in the Zhou Tian realm, yet they hadn’t even reached the Soul Continuation stage. And Li Hao had already crossed two major realms ahead of them! This was beyond extraordinary; it was absurd!
Ren Qianqian recalled her father’s words. She had an eighth-grade battle body and comprehended the sword heart at the age of ten, standing out among her peers in swordsmanship. When she achieved mastery in the future, she would be on par with other top talents... but was this really on par? Looking at the young man’s profile, her breath quickened.
That bright moon still lingered in her heart, impossible to erase.
“Sir…” Yue Shuhong, who had witnessed Li Hao easily defeating the Tiger Robe Immortal before, was shocked but somewhat accepting. He quickly bowed and said, “I’m heading to the north of the city.”
Li Hao nodded slightly, his attention already on the flying sword heading north. Yue Shuhong hurried towards the northern city, while the sword light swiftly moved through the monster horde in the north.
In the north, countless arrows flew. Li Fu revealed his identity and worked with the guards to command the defense. Among the monsters, eight fierce figures revealed themselves, gathering around a man in a yellow robe with two red eyebrows hanging down.
“This small city has only three or five in the Spirit Travel realm. We can handle it easily.”
“By the way, why hasn’t the Giant Force True God arrived yet?”
“What are those guys in the Black Wind Mountains thinking?”
These monsters looked towards the east, where there should have been chaos, but it seemed quiet.
“Kill first and talk later!” One monster, resembling a flying eagle, suddenly dove towards the city, eager to make an impressive first strike for the red-browed man.
On the city wall, a sword light slashed out; it was Song Yueyao returning to the city. She hadn’t encountered Li Hao and had to come to the north to defend after receiving the news. The flying eagle, also in the Spirit Travel realm, saw Song Yueyao’s fierce sword intent and immediately spat out a cloud of monster mist, covering the city wall and using its monster technique.
As the monster technique blocked their way, more and more monsters rushed up the city wall. The archers lost their targets and could only draw their swords to fight the monsters climbing the walls. The other monsters around the red-browed man also didn’t hold back and attacked fiercely.
In an instant, Song Yueyao was attacked from both sides by two Spirit Travel realm monsters. Her expression changed drastically as she switched from offense to defense. On the other side, Liu Shunqing, the head of the Liu family, and the head of the Qi family also led their family members to defend against the monsters.
Seeing the monster horde surround the Demon Suppression Inspector, they rushed to help. But the enemy’s Spirit Travel realm monsters clearly outnumbered them, and the three quickly fell into a disadvantage.
Seeing this, Li Fu immediately drew his sword to assist. His cultivation in the Spirit Travel realm was either top-notch or exceptional, with deep foundations, making him stronger than other Spirit Travel realm beings. He quickly repelled one of the powerful monsters.
However, seeing Li Fu’s ferocity, the other monsters retreated momentarily, then three of them surrounded him, attacking fiercely. Soon, Li Fu found himself at a disadvantage.
Suddenly, one monster, resembling a giant mantis with blades all over its body, hooked Li Fu’s arm with one of its blades, tearing through his back armor. Another monster, a rough purple-furred monkey about seven to eight meters long, swung a stick and struck Li Fu hard on the back.
Li Fu’s vision darkened, and he fell onto the city wall, losing consciousness on the spot. The guarding commander saw this and urgently ordered someone to help.
He himself was only at the peak of the Soul Continuation realm and hadn’t reached the Spirit Travel realm yet. Just as he was about to assist, a large monster suddenly descended in front of him. This monster looked like a giant toad, covered in bumps and spikes. At that moment, it shook its body, and green, sticky poison sprayed from its bumps.
The soldiers defending the city who were touched by the poison had their armor corrode immediately, screaming in agony as they died on the spot.
“Bastard!!” The commander roared, drawing his sword and preparing to fight to the death. But just then, a cold light suddenly shot over.
The toad monster seemed to sense something. Just as its eyes moved, it was suddenly pierced through, and blood sprayed out like a burst. Its massive head exploded, and even its unlaunched spirit was eradicated.
The commander stood frozen, staring in disbelief at the scene. In the sky, the red-browed man looked at the flying sword weaving through the air, and his previously calm expression changed.
Fifteen-mile realm? His eyes narrowed as he looked around. Could it be that the Xia family had arrived?
However, he didn’t feel fear. He spat out a red flying sword and slashed at the incoming sword light. The sword seemed to sense his murderous intent and suddenly changed direction, charging straight at the red-browed man.
The red sword coiled, emitting a low roar like a dragon, seemingly wanting to cut Li Hao’s flying sword in half. But the next moment, the flying sword surged forward, crossing paths with the red sword, and then flew straight towards the red-browed man.
The red-browed man’s pupils shrank, his face showing horror. His control technique was among the best, close to the exceptional level, and could reach speeds of eighteen miles. Yet, the change and speed of his control were far inferior to this flying sword?
Whoosh! It came almost instantly.
The red-browed man’s face turned pale with panic. He quickly turned to flee while calling back the red sword for defense, but it was already too late. His body twisted, and his robe fell loose, revealing his true form—a massive red-scaled dragon.
It seemed quite old, with two long eyebrows. Its body coiled like a snake, and as the flying sword struck towards its head, it first had to penetrate the body covering its head.
Li Hao didn’t plan to use brute force since this sword was borrowed. The flying sword turned mid-air, and then its light suddenly brightened.
Sea Without End, Second Move: River Break!
If the first move, Tidal Wave, and the third move, Rising Moon, were group attack skills, then River Break was a single-target explosive skill.
In the world, it seemed like the sound of rushing water could be heard. It wasn’t a river but countless air and energy from heaven and earth automatically splitting apart.
With one sword strike, the red dragon let out a heart-wrenching scream as its coiled body was cut into three pieces! Its massive head was split in half, and its spirit rushed out, but before it could escape, it was swiftly caught and destroyed by the flying sword.
Thud! Thud! Thud! The enormous dragon’s corpse fell from the sky, landing among the horde of monsters below. The thick, hot dragon blood splattered on some monsters, startling them into panicked cries.
The previously fierce monster horde suddenly became chaotic. On the city wall, the Spirit Travel realm monsters fiercely battling Liu Shunqing, Song Yueyao, and others paused at the sound of the red-browed man’s scream. When they turned back to look, they saw the terrifying scene.
The red-browed man had actually been slain by a flying sword!
(End of Chapter)