110. Boundless Sea
Chapter 110: Boundless Sea
In the Qinglian Courtyard.
Everyone was like insignificant specks under the gaze of the towering Heavenly Avatar.
Even Li Tiangang's ten-foot-tall divine soul appeared small, reaching only to the knees of Li Hao's Heavenly Avatar.
Such a terrifying scene left everyone dumbfounded.
Supported by his mother, Li Qianfeng looked on in shock, unable to believe what he was seeing.
Is this… Li Hao's true strength?! He recalled how Li Hao had defeated him with just a single chopstick earlier, even though he had activated the power given by his master, making him invincible within the same realm. Yet, he couldn't withstand that chopstick! His heart was filled with shock, unable to believe what was unfolding before his eyes.
Compared to the stunned Li family members, Li Tiangang's face also showed disbelief and incredulity.
Such a scene was beyond anything he had ever heard of—was this Li Hao's soul manifestation?! After returning to the mansion, he had heard that Li Hao had not inherited the ancestral soul but had fused with a demonic beast soul. This was one of the reasons for his anger and dissatisfaction with Li Hao.
But this soul manifestation—how could it display such a formidable aura if it were merely fused with a demonic beast soul?
Even his own soul manifestation felt like a small boat adrift on an ocean in the presence of this avatar.
It was as if he was not facing Li Hao but the entire world itself! This feeling left Li Tiangang both shocked and angry.
As a father, feeling a sense of awe and intimidation in front of his own son was something he absolutely could not accept or tolerate!
Mother's kindness and son's filial piety; father's sternness and son's obedience! A stern father and a kind mother was the truth he held, the iron order of the world! "So you do have some skill, no wonder you dare to defy me!"
Li Tiangang took a deep breath, his eyes shooting out a gaze that could intimidate all directions. As an undefeated commander in the army, even though he was heavily injured from breaking the family oath, reducing his cultivation from the peak of the Immortal Realm to its initial stage, he was still an Immortal Realm master! Just as a regular Fifteen Mile Realm practitioner could easily kill a top-notch Divine Wandering Realm practitioner, the gap in their levels was insurmountable!
With a roar, the divine soul behind Li Tiangang surged forward, countless divine lights gathering in his palms to form a divine blade!
"No matter how strong you think you are, I'll cut you down today!!"
"Come on!!"
Li Hao roared back, the Heavenly Avatar emitting a brilliant golden light. Golden veins seemed to pulse within the avatar, mimicking his own body's great veins, a total of 98 great veins shining forth.
At the same time, the Yin-Yang double veins manifested, greatly enhancing the power of the Heavenly Avatar.
The gigantic avatar raised its hand, imbued with the divine might of heaven and earth, and struck towards Li Tiangang on the ground.
However, the divine soul of Li Tiangang, wielding the divine blade, burst into flames and slashed out. The sky seemed to wail in sorrow as the massive hand of the Heavenly Avatar was cut open!
The avatar's face showed pain and it recoiled.
Li Tiangang's divine soul, wielding the divine blade, charged towards the Heavenly Avatar.
Li Hao, furious, felt a sharp pain in his palm, the divine blade's edge extraordinarily sharp. Despite the power of his avatar, it couldn't withstand the blade!
"No, the avatar is too large, dispersing its strength!"
Li Hao quickly realized this, understanding that he needed to master his newly revealed avatar. He swiftly focused his power, shrinking the avatar while concentrating its strength, increasing its might even further.
In an instant, the avatar condensed to around ten feet tall, the same size as Li Tiangang's divine soul.
However, Li Hao lacked divine might and could not form a divine blade. He had to use a real weapon.
Li Hao's eyes turned to Ren Qianqian, who held the black sword box.
Just as he was about to summon the famous sword Eternal Night from the box, he glanced at the courtyard and saw the old lady's heartbroken expression.
Li Hao felt a pang of pain, remembering her kind and expectant look when she gave him the sword. If he used his uncle's sword in this fight, it would surely hurt her! Holding back, Li Hao roared again. While his avatar resisted Li Tiangang's divine soul, he summoned his own divine sword from his courtyard.
It was a sharp sword he had chosen from the treasury with his second uncle's company upon reaching the Divine Wandering Realm. Although it wasn't one of the ten greatest swords in the world, it was still a top-notch divine sword, capable of slaying Immortal Realm demons! It was enough to deal with Li Tiangang! Upon his summoning, in a room within the Shanhai Courtyard.
A wooden sword box suddenly flipped open, and with a sound like a dragon's roar, a golden divine sword with a round hilt shot out, filled with an aura of endless killing intent, speeding towards its master.
The sword light traversed the courtyard, piercing through layers of space, whistling into the hand of the avatar.
This ordinary-sized divine sword seemed to absorb the avatar's heavenly power, rapidly growing into a massive, radiant golden sword!
With a sword in hand, the entire world seemed to change color.
The golden, transparent blade illuminated the rapidly approaching divine soul of Li Tiangang. The avatar's face seemed to show a fierce expression as it swung the sword out.
The blade roared, and the world seemed to darken.
A gigantic, dazzling full moon emerged from the sword, becoming the only light in the sky! Blindingly bright! The full moon enveloped Li Tiangang's divine soul completely.
"Seventh Brother!"
Li Xuanli's expression changed slightly, and he couldn't help but cry out.
At this moment, the might and swordsmanship displayed by Li Hao's avatar made him instinctively worry for Li Tiangang, a Three Immortal master.
Li Mingguang, Li Wushuang, Li Yun, and the other third-generation members were all staring blankly at this scene.
They couldn't imagine that this was Li Hao's true strength! That this could be the power wielded by someone in the Fifteen Mile Realm!
Li Sibai couldn't help but swallow. She had a feeling that if she were to fight Li Hao, even with her Heaven and Human Realm cultivation, she might not gain the upper hand!
This cousin was too monstrous, surpassing even the person she once admired the most!
As everyone was in shock, the dazzling full moon suddenly tore apart, a blazing red light piercing through its center, then spinning like a scorching sun, shattering the entire moon! Li Tiangang's divine soul, holding the divine blade, looked down upon the world with a commanding presence. "Is this your strength? It's nothing special!"
Li Tiangang said coldly.
Then he swung the divine blade again, aiming for Li Hao's avatar.
"Tiangang!"
Suddenly, Li Qingzheng's figure appeared as if by teleportation, standing in front of Li Hao's avatar.
His eyes were filled with shock and anger. The shock was due to Li Hao's Heavenly Avatar, a soul manifestation he had only heard of in ancient legends.
In the distant past, before the Great Yu dynasty, a very small number of warriors could condense such avatars!
These people did not fuse with any other soul but with the heavens and earth! They were the pioneers of martial arts, later revered as the Teachers of Heaven and Earth, and after thousands of years, they were revered as… Saints! In other words, those who could achieve this were destined to become Saints! Such a prodigious talent of the Li family, how could he face such a situation? "Fifth Uncle, step aside!"
Li Tiangang's eyes were cold, but he still maintained the attitude of a junior towards Li Qingzheng.
Li Qingzheng said angrily, "Can't we talk about this calmly? Hao'er has such talent, how can you bear to hurt him!"
"So what if he has talent? He is so arrogant and defiant at fourteen. If he becomes more powerful, he will be even more unmanageable and lawless!" Li Tiangang roared.
"You're a fool!"
Li Qingzheng couldn't help but scold, "Hao'er has always been well-behaved in the mansion, never provoking anyone. Why do you need to teach him a lesson?"
"It's because of your indulgence that he's like this today. If I had been here all these years, I would have taught him strictly!" Li Tiangang gritted his teeth.
Li Qingzheng wanted to say more, but Li Hao, under him, spoke. "Fifth Uncle, how is Little Rou?"
Li Qingzheng was stunned, looking down at Li Hao. He quickly said, "It's okay. I used my Immortal power to protect its lifeline. It won't die; it's healing. Your father didn't use his full strength, otherwise…"
Li Hao smiled, these details no longer mattered. He said, "As long as Little Rou is okay. Fifth Uncle, please step aside."
"Hao'er!" Li Qingzheng couldn't help but call out.
"Let me see how he wants to teach me a lesson." Li Hao smiled. "Second Uncle isn't here, and you need to guard the ancestral hall. Don't get hurt because of this and break your oath."
Li Qingzheng's body trembled. Seeing the smile on Li Hao's face, his own face showed sorrow. "Hao'er, don't worry. With Fifth Uncle here, I won't let him hurt you!"
"Fifth Uncle, the ancestral souls in the ancestral hall cannot be jeopardized because of this."
Li Hao's smile faded slightly, and he spoke seriously.
Li Qingzheng's expression changed. He looked deeply at Li Hao, then turned to Li Tiangang and said: "Listen to him. Even now, your son is thinking about these things. And you?"
"Tiangang, any father in the world would be proud to have a son like him!"
"But unfortunately, his father is you!"
Hearing his fifth uncle's words, Li Tiangang's face changed, looking uncomfortable. But he admitted that what Li Hao had said had made him see his son in a different light.
He took a deep breath and said, "Fifth Uncle, he's right. Please step aside. This is our family matter; no one else should interfere!"
Li Qingzheng said angrily, "If your father were still alive, he would teach you a harsh lesson today!"
These words made Chen Hefang's face pale in the courtyard.
Li Tiangang gritted his teeth, his eyes burning with rage. "Fifth Uncle! Step aside!!"
Li Qingzheng's eyes showed deep disappointment. He looked at him one last time and said, "You will regret this!"
With that, he stepped out of the battlefield.
Just as Li Hao said, he couldn't afford to be injured and break his oath.
Now, with Li Mukou away from the mansion, he was the only one guarding it.
If he were injured now and someone attacked the mansion, the ancestral souls would suffer greatly!
Those souls were just remnants, not their prime spirits. A Fourth Order cultivator could sweep through them.
This was why he had stayed in the ancestral hall for years, never leaving.
Although the Divine General's mansion had long been respected, those who coveted it were not ordinary people.
"You have a sense of the bigger picture, so you're not entirely hopeless."
After Li Qingzheng left, Li Tiangang said coldly to Li Hao.
Li Hao laughed, then his eyes gleamed coldly. "Enough talk, let's go!"
Li Tiangang roared, "Still so defiant!"
His divine soul wielded the blade and charged at Li Hao. Li Hao also swung his sword, but this time it wasn't the Rising Moon but the Boundless Sea! This was the fourth form, the ultimate strike! Boundless Sea, Companion of Heaven! As the sword in the avatar's hand gathered momentum, an endless torrent of sword intent seemed to pour down from the heavens.
This sword intent was like a tide, the sword energy like an ocean, covering the sky and earth with its brilliance!
Such extreme swordsmanship left everyone in the courtyard in stunned awe. This child, having reached the Fifteen Mile Realm, had even cultivated his swordsmanship to such a terrifying level