Cultivation Begins from Infancy - Chapter 394

Volume 3 - Chapter 102: Lifting Hell - Part 2

There was no warning, no guidance—this was true teleportation, instantaneous and at will!

The range of this teleportation would expand as his soul grew stronger. Do not underestimate the mere five kilometers; without the guidance of Dao Rhythms, it was impossible to predict or counter. A frontal ambush using this technique was indefensible!

At this moment, the River of Death's rules were heavily disrupted. Within his own Dao Domain, he could isolate himself from these rules, but outside the domain, the Dao Rhythms could not be sensed. Therefore, even a powerhouse at the Fourth Pillar Realm would face many dangers here without the guidance of Dao Rhythms.

However, the Void Extreme Realm was not subject to such limitations.

Following the path carved by his twin sword fingers, Li Hao teleported to the group’s front. His Qi quickly enveloped them, imprisoning the monsters that embodied the River of Death's rules, and then he flung them into the infernal River of Death.

“Go!”

Li Hao tossed out the wooden plaques in his hand, distributing them to the group according to their numbers.

But when the plaques reached their hands, he noticed that the Wang family group now had one extra person.

“You seek death!”

Li Hao’s eyes burned with divine flames. His soul merged with his body, and his piercing gaze immediately revealed one individual exuding black Qi—the disguise of a soul from this Underworld Domain.

With a single thought, Li Hao suppressed and tore it apart.

The wailing soul vanished, and the rest of the group snapped back to awareness in shock.

Some had their eyes bloodied and mangled, but most present were at the Three Immortals Realm, and they swiftly consumed pills. With their regenerative abilities, they accelerated their healing.

Some of the group, already at the peak of the Three Immortals Realm, even tapped into the power of their Undying Force, instantly healing their injuries.

Meanwhile, black liquid oozed from Wang Zhendong's eye sockets. When he had seen the monsters in the infernal River earlier, they had taken over his vision, turning his eyes completely black.

Now, the black liquid slowly seeped out from his eyes. Though his Dao Domain tried to suppress it with all its might, it could not fully contain it.

Li Hao noticed others were also struggling to contain the invasion, holding their hands tightly over their eyes. Without hesitation, he extended his Dao Domain, overriding Wang Zhendong’s domain and forcing it back into his body. At the same time, he stripped the black liquid from Wang Zhendong’s sockets, confining it within his Dao Domain.

The reflected power of the River of Death disappeared from Wang Zhendong’s eyes. Using the same method, Li Hao removed the monstrous reflections from everyone else’s eyes, restricted them within his Dao Domain, and hurled them into the River of Death outside the town.

“Haotian General...”

Wang Yongzhi’s face was full of gratitude, but his expression quickly changed as he looked beyond Li Hao. Outside the small town, the previously slow-expanding dark glow of the infernal River of Death was now surging like a tidal wave. It had crossed the town’s boundary and was rapidly advancing toward them.

Li Hao also noticed this. The monsters reflected in their eyes seemed to have drawn the infernal River of Death’s rules into the local River of Death, causing its corrosive speed to escalate dramatically.

“Quick, leave immediately!” Li Hao shouted urgently.

The group hastily activated their golden pages of the River of Death, which were linked to the wooden plaques Li Hao had given them.

Soon, the wooden plaques began to emit light, merging with the golden glow of the River of Death’s register, triggering its rules. Brilliant golden light gradually emerged from the plaques, opening an exit. However, the process was agonizingly slow.

Seeing this, Wang Zhendong’s face darkened. “The exit’s rules are being disrupted!”

The Wang family members turned pale with fright, staring nervously at the slow-forming golden exit.

At this moment, the link between their tokens and the exit had been established, but they worried whether the exit might shift or fail entirely. They had no prior experience with such a situation.

Meanwhile, the dark mist behind Li Hao surged forward like a breached dam. Li Hao noticed the golden light on their plaques trembling, its speed of convergence slowing further, and his face turned grim.

He knew the infernal River of Death was rapidly replicating the small town. If it fully replicated the town’s entirety, complete fusion would occur.

By then, all the rules within the town would collapse, replaced entirely by the infernal River of Death’s power.

Clenching his teeth, Li Hao suddenly turned and charged into the onrushing black mist.

“Haotian General!”

Wang Yongzhi froze, then shouted in dismay.

The others, seeing this, also turned pale.

Wang Zhendong immediately understood Li Hao’s intentions. Realizing what the young man was about to do, he felt a surge of heat rush from his chest to his head. Eyes wide, he shouted, “General Haotian, you...”

“Go! I’ll hold it back!”

Li Hao’s voice carried an undeniable authority as he plunged into the surging darkness. Layers of his Dao Domain unfurled around him.

Eleven layers, twelve layers, thirteen layers...

Each layer of his Dao Domain erupted with dazzling light. This time, it did not merely cover Li Hao but expanded outward, transforming into a barrier!

The expansion of the Dao Domain naturally weakened its concentrated power.

A faint, invisible roar seemed to echo as the surging black mist slammed against the barrier, only to be firmly blocked by Li Hao’s Dao Domain.

The Wang family members were stunned, their expressions complex as they watched the awe-inspiring scene.

Many clenched their fists in frustration and grief. They wanted to help, but without a Dao Domain, even looking directly at the infernal River of Death would spell their doom.

“I’ll help you!” Wang Zhendong cried, rushing toward Li Hao.

Li Hao glared at him, eyes blazing with anger. “Stay back! You can’t hold it!”

Wang Zhendong instinctively froze at the sight of the young man’s divine-like wrath.

Then, he saw the barrier formed by Li Hao’s fifteen-layered Dao Domain being infiltrated by the infernal River of Death’s dark glow!

His pupils contracted in shock. Li Hao’s strength far surpassed his expectations, but the terrifying reality was that even a fifteen-layered Dao Domain was nearing its limits.

Li Hao felt the same. A sinister consciousness seemed to be roaring within the infernal River of Death, unleashing overlapping rules of power—seven or eight kinds—all converging like sharp blades stabbing into his Dao Domain.

Even though his Dao Domain had fifteen layers, these rules contained the true essence of the Dao, making them sharper and more concentrated.

Li Hao’s face darkened. At this rate, he might not even last ten breaths.

Immortal Ascension!

Fifty percent!

Without hesitation, Li Hao unleashed his ultimate trump card.

Boom!

A vast wave of energy erupted from beneath him, accompanied by a surge of celestial energy that he drew in and exhaled. It connected to the surrounding forces of heaven and earth, channeling their power into his body.

Li Hao’s eyes became brilliant, filled with divine might, as his entire being transformed into a figure of radiant, golden-red light. He had entered a godlike state.

Simultaneously, the threads of heaven and earth extended outwards, pulling in the previously dispersed energy of the surroundings and concentrating it into his body. This energy then flowed into his fifteen-layered Dao Domain, reinforcing it with unparalleled power.

The previously infiltrated layers of the Dao Domain quaked under this surge of energy. They transformed into something as unyielding as divine iron, forcing out the invading power of the River of Death. The barrier solidified, becoming a wall that was utterly indestructible.

“Hurry up and leave!”

Li Hao’s golden hair billowed as he shouted at the Wang family.

His extended Dao Domain severed the River of Death’s encroachment, stabilizing the exit rules. The light gathering on the wooden plaques intensified, quickening the formation of the golden portals.

Wang Zhendong stood rooted in place, staring at the youth who seemed like a deity incarnate. A fellow practitioner of the Supreme Dao Realm, Wang Zhendong deeply understood the magnitude of Li Hao’s strength. If they fought, Li Hao could kill him in an instant!

Finally, the golden portal on one of the wooden plaques fully materialized, leading out of the River of Death.

“The exit is open!”

Someone exclaimed in joy, their voice trembling with relief. The others’ portals began to appear as well, one after another.

Seeing the portals, Wang Yongzhi and the others felt a surge of hope. However, their joy quickly turned bittersweet as their eyes fell on Li Hao, standing alone against the overwhelming darkness.

“Haotian General...”

“Go!” Li Hao roared.

The joy in Wang Yongzhi’s eyes became a mix of sorrow and admiration as they looked at the youth holding back the infernal River of Death alone.

Among the group, two younger members, their faces bright with excitement, scrambled toward the portal, eager to be the first to escape. They vanished through the glowing exit without hesitation.

Wang Zhendong also realized that Li Hao alone was suppressing the infernal River of Death’s power. If Li Hao left, the encroaching tide would instantly surge forward. Staying any longer would only make things harder for Li Hao.

“Move quickly! Don’t delay!” Wang Zhendong bellowed.

Hearing his command, Wang Yongzhi and the others suppressed their emotions, gritting their teeth as they stepped into their respective portals and teleported away.

“Haotian General, you must come back alive!” Wang Yongzhi shouted before stepping into the golden light.

Wang Zhendong was the last to remain. Knowing that staying here wouldn’t help Li Hao, he stood at the portal, staring intently at the youth. His fists clenched tightly.

After all his experiences with the River of Death, this was the first time Wang Zhendong felt so powerless. To think that he, someone of his standing, would one day become a burden requiring others’ aid...

Moments later, light and shadow swirled around him. His body passed through the golden portal, and the scenery shifted as if he had traversed a vast, starry void. When he emerged, he was in a cavernous hall within a mountain outside the Ksitigarbha Buddha.

“Hm? That was quick. Did they finish already?”

The statue of Ksitigarbha Buddha seemed to squint, as though smiling. Beside the statue, Wang Zhenfeng and Wang Zhenping, two elder members of the family who hadn’t entered earlier, stood waiting. Unlike the younger ones who relished action, these veterans were more cautious.

When they saw the golden light from the Ksitigarbha Buddha’s head flaring, followed by a steady stream of people teleporting out, the onlookers were both surprised and puzzled.

Although “Chonger” could navigate a Netherworld-Level River of Death, each River had different rules. Even with mastery, clearing one shouldn’t have been this fast.

Could there truly be a universal strategy that worked every time?

Soon, they saw Wang Zhendong step out of the portal. But the golden light atop the Ksitigarbha Buddha began to dim and shrink.

“Wait, where’s Haotian General?”

Wang Zhenfeng’s expression froze, a sinking feeling spreading in his chest.

Wang Zhendong’s face was solemn. The moment he exited, his eyes locked onto the Ksitigarbha Buddha.

Wang Yongzhi and the others shared his tense expressions, their nerves on edge.

One breath passed.

Two breaths.

As time trickled on, an incense stick’s worth of time elapsed, but there was no movement atop the Ksitigarbha Buddha. No new portal appeared.

Wang Zhendong’s heart sank as his expression grew darker. He suddenly recalled Li Hao’s earlier words.

In such dire circumstances, could Li Hao still be planning to clear the River of Death?

“What’s going on? Why is everyone so quiet? Did something happen to Haotian General?!”

Li Hao’s continued absence sent shockwaves through the Wang family. Everyone present realized something had gone terribly wrong.

Wang Zhendong’s face was like blackened iron. The weight of his realization pressed heavily on him.

“Child, tell your grandfather what happened.”

Wang Zhenping turned to his grandchildren, a boy and a girl.

The younger Wang family members, Li Jiangying and Li Rumeng, were stunned. They hadn’t initially recognized Li Hao after his body had been reforged.

However, hearing others call him Haotian General, they immediately realized...

This youth was none other than the peer they had long admired and sought to surpass.

In the Divine General Mansion of the Li Family, they lacked the talent to stand on equal footing with him, unable to compete with his dragon-like presence. Yet their mother had always told them life was long, and that countless geniuses had perished before their time...

Such reminders brought them great comfort.

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