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Cultivation Begins from Infancy - Chapter 409
🕑 Added 2025-05-25 11:09:01 +0000 UTCVolume 3 - Chapter 109: Annihilation, the Holy Son Revealed - Part 2
Just as he had calculated earlier, the four divine abilities he had imparted were all flawed. If Li Hao truly learned them and practiced them, it would be exactly what he wanted.
Feigning hesitation and delay, he displayed an expression of extreme reluctance and unease, worrying that Li Hao might grow suspicious.
Watching his performance, Li Hao didn’t have the heart to expose him. He too had considered the possibility of fake techniques being transmitted—such deceit was not uncommon in the mortal world.
However...
As the divine abilities were transmitted, prompts appeared before Li Hao.
[You have comprehended a superior-grade divine ability, Heaven-Forbidden Earth’s End. Would you like to record it on the panel?]
Li Hao selected "Yes."
Soon, the panel added a new divine ability.
Shortly after, the second, third, and fourth divine abilities were recorded.
A total of four divine abilities: one superior-grade, two mid-grade, and one low-grade.
The divine ability previously used to imprison and restrict Li Hao's Dao Domain was mid-grade.
However, while these abilities were now recorded on the panel, Li Hao's Body Refining Dao of Seven Stages seemed unable to fully comprehend them; they were merely displayed as "Initial Understanding."
Even so, the information provided by the panel revealed subtle discrepancies compared to what Li Hao had just heard.
Clearly, these discrepancies were the "hidden traps" embedded within the divine abilities.
Li Hao remained unfazed. Compared to the opponent, he naturally trusted the panel more.
"I’ve explained everything. These divine abilities are extremely difficult to master. Even reaching the 'Initial Understanding' level would take three to five years of contemplation. To reach 'Mastery' and wield them as effortlessly as I do—given your talent, it might take ten years," the young man in yellow and white robes said with a fawning expression. His earlier cold indifference was nowhere to be seen, as if he had transformed into a different person, now filled with reverence and courtesy toward Li Hao.
"If you have the opportunity to listen to the Saint’s Dao Sound and receive the Saint’s teachings, it would greatly enhance your comprehension. Even for the superior-grade divine ability, you could master it within five years."
Humbly, he added, "In the Holy Land where I reside, there is a Saint. If you are willing, I can introduce you. With your talent, even becoming the Saint’s direct disciple would be effortless."
"Is that so?"
Li Hao replied calmly, "Anything else you want to say?"
The young man in yellow and white robes froze, his expression changing drastically. Nervously, he said, "You want to kill me? But you promised earlier..."
"Hmm."
Li Hao nodded. "I said I would spare your life. So, you are free now."
The young man in yellow and white robes was stunned. He hadn’t expected Li Hao to agree so readily.
Overjoyed and excited, he wondered if this mortal youth was truly so naive.
He quickly expressed his gratitude, "Thank you! I will remember your great kindness forever!"
Naturally, his words were hollow, much like his offer to introduce Li Hao to the Saint—it was merely bait to secure his survival.
After speaking, he clasped his hands in salute to Li Hao and immediately used Void Teleportation to flee into the distance.
However, he hadn’t escaped far when Li Hao also teleported, appearing right behind him.
"...?"
The young man in yellow and white robes froze, looking at Li Hao in confusion.
Li Hao’s lips curled into a faint smile. "I just let you go, but how could you be so careless as to get caught by me again?"
"!!"
The young man was dumbfounded. His expression quickly turned to rage and panic. "You’re going back on your word!"
"For people like you, who slaughter without a care, do I need to keep my word?"
Li Hao’s eyes turned icy as the sword light in his hand suddenly transformed, drawing upon the power of heaven and earth. He swung the blade, directly shattering the man’s primordial spirit.
"I will not let you off, even in death!"
The young man’s face twisted in venomous hatred, his scream filled with fury.
"You couldn’t do anything while alive. What makes you think you can turn the tables after death?"
Li Hao asked coldly.
The young man felt as if an invisible force had struck his chest, nearly causing him to cough up blood. He was so enraged that he almost lost consciousness.
Moments later, his primordial spirit was annihilated by Li Hao.
From his destroyed primordial spirit, a wisp of dark light floated away. With his extreme mastery over heaven and earth, Li Hao sensed its presence. It was the nian, the remnant spirit after death, seemingly drawn toward a distant void. Li Hao suspected it might be heading toward the River of Death.
Suddenly, he felt as though he could trap the nian.
Acting on instinct, Li Hao unleashed his power. The forces of heaven and earth contracted and vibrated, sealing the rapidly escaping nian in place.
To Li Hao’s surprise, he succeeded in freezing it, holding it motionless in the void.
The nian of the young man in yellow and white robes also paused. Its awareness transitioned from dazed to clear. Just moments ago, it had been out of control, pulled toward an unknown destination. But now, it regained consciousness.
Am I not dead?
The thought flashed through his mind.
However, he soon saw Li Hao raise his sword again, slashing down with terrifying force.
The young man’s pupils shrank. He frantically tried to resist, but the overwhelming power tore him apart, reducing his remnant spirit to fragments.
Li Hao had initially been experimenting, but he hadn’t expected to truly be capable of both trapping and destroying a nian.
To annihilate a nian was to erase it completely. The natural cycle dictated that a nian would reincarnate, avoiding total extinction—a mercy from the heavens.
Even Dao Law Realm experts found it nearly impossible to harm or touch a nian, as they existed in separate dimensions.
Yet now, with his extreme mastery over heaven and earth, Li Hao could not only trap a nian but also destroy it.
Is this complete eradication?
Li Hao was momentarily dazed. Such power felt almost tyrannical.
However, amidst the shattered remnants of the nian, he caught a fleeting trace—an imperceptible mark that vanished in an instant.
Li Hao hesitated, wondering if it had been a hallucination. But soon he realized it was likely real. Could it be that a nian, after being destroyed, could still reincarnate?
Perplexed, he suspected this might be tied to the mysteries of the River of Death—secrets that perhaps only Saints knew.
After a brief pause, Li Hao glanced at the massive corpse of Demon Ram Lord, whose death had been sealed by its fatal attribute.
Shaking his head slightly, he turned and headed toward the imperial palace. It was time to deal with the true mastermind.
When Li Hao arrived back at the imperial palace, he sensed that the aura was still present, lingering in the shadows. If not for his unparalleled sensitivity to the intricacies of heaven and earth, he would never have detected it.
At this moment, the aura seemed to be standing right over him.
Haotian General...
On the square, Yu Huang and the others grew visibly excited at Li Hao’s return.
The abrupt turns of events had been nothing short of astonishing. From the moment Li Hao had slain the ethereal beauty, the situation had shifted rapidly. He had relentlessly pursued and killed the young man in yellow and white robes all the way to the imperial palace gates.
With his strength alone, he had utterly defeated six Dao Law Realm cultivators and slain them all.
It was nothing short of miraculous!
Most terrifying of all, Li Hao appeared to still be at the Supreme Dao Realm. There were no signs that he had broken through to the Dao Seeker Realm during the fight.
Too terrifying! It defied comprehension, let alone imagination.
Li Muxiu clenched his fists in excitement, rushing forward and calling out, “Hao’er, are you alright?”
“Grandfather, don’t come over,” Li Hao said quietly.
Li Muxiu froze, his expression shifting slightly. He assumed Li Hao’s mood was weighed down by concerns for the Li family. However, he quickly noticed the seriousness in Li Hao’s eyes as he gazed toward a particular spot.
Alarmed, Li Muxiu immediately followed his gaze.
At the same time, the Void Holy Son, who had been hiding in the void, turned pale.
How could this be possible?
Shock filled his eyes. Despite his divine ability to conceal himself, he had been discovered.
Earlier, he had accompanied the young man in yellow and white robes and the other five here, ordering Demon Ram Lord to pave the way while he himself remained hidden. Given the nature of the battle and their goal to seize incense power, it made no sense for him not to come.
However, after noticing the two demon clansmen earlier, he had refrained from appearing, fearing a potential conflict. Instead, he had the young man and the others engage them to gauge their strength. After all, it was the young man and his group who had agreed to participate.
In the end, the demon clansmen didn’t show up. Instead, Li Hao appeared.
Alone, Li Hao had rewritten the battlefield. From the moment he entered the imperial palace, the situation spiraled into chaos. Watching Li Hao single-handedly turn the tide had left the Void Holy Son utterly dumbfounded.
He dared not act recklessly. His divine ability could obscure a portion of space, but leaving would inevitably expose his aura, inviting pursuit by Li Hao.
While he was confident that he could defeat any one of the six earlier combatants individually, their combined efforts would have overwhelmed even him.
Moreover, Li Hao’s ability to perceive the traces of Void Extreme Realm powers was baffling. How was he doing this?
If they fought, Li Hao could use Void Teleportation to evade him, while he himself would be hunted down relentlessly. It was a losing battle.
The Void Holy Son had resolved to remain hidden, waiting for Li Hao to leave. Even if it took ten days or half a month, he had time.
But to his dismay, as soon as Li Hao returned, he pinpointed his location.
Or rather, Li Hao had likely been aware of him all along but had deliberately left him for last.
Whoosh!
The Void Holy Son suddenly attacked, using Void Teleportation to redirect his strike elsewhere.
Li Hao’s expression shifted when he caught the trace—the attack was aimed at Yu Huang.
Quickly teleporting to intercept, Li Hao blocked the strike. At the same time, he saw the Void Holy Son fleeing into the distance with incredible speed.
Li Hao hadn’t expected Void Teleportation to be capable of redirecting attacks. This meant the Holy Son could launch an assault that manifested instantaneously.
Terrifying!
Still, thanks to his extreme mastery over the art of transformation, the young man’s level of difficulty far exceeded that of the six earlier combatants...
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