Cultivation Begins from Infancy - Chapter 369

Volume 3 - Chapter 86: The Power of Immortals and Gods - Part 1

“Regeneration through a drop of blood?!”

The Boundless Buddhist Lord stared at Li Hao, who had just regenerated from a cloud of blood mist. His pupils contracted slightly, and his perpetually composed expression showed a hint of change. This technique bore a striking resemblance to the abilities of the Dao Law Realm.

In the Dao Law Realm, life and death could be controlled by a single thought, and the Dao could be invoked with a single word. Even those on the brink of death could recover in an instant.

However, the difference lay in the source of power. The Dao Law Realm relied on the strength of the Great Dao, whereas what Li Hao demonstrated now was purely the strength of the physical body!

If one had to point out the difference, the Dao Law Realm required active invocation, whereas Li Hao’s ability was entirely passive.

Could a mere physical body reach such a level of power? The Boundless Buddhist Lord’s gaze grew heavier. He had already sensed the terrifying resilience of Li Hao’s body earlier, but now it seemed even more astonishing than he had anticipated.

He himself had cultivated to the extreme in Divine Power Extreme Realm, spending centuries mastering hundreds of body-refining techniques. His body was tempered to an extraordinary level, comparable to the demon kings of the dragon clan in the Great Wilderness Heaven. Yet, compared to Li Hao’s current state, he still seemed far inferior...

“The Supreme Saint Body!”

Li Hao’s blood and flesh seemed condensed to perfection. The effects of countless body-refining techniques manifested throughout his entire form. While activating these techniques simultaneously drained his body immensely, his current state was approaching Immortal Ascension, merging with heaven and earth, granting him an endless supply of power. This surpassed even the regenerative capabilities of the Undying Realm.

...

The Undying Realm stimulated one’s own essence to recover lost strength, while Immortal Ascension not only provided inexhaustible power but also continuously broke through the bottlenecks of the past, embracing more strength.

Whoosh!

Li Hao stepped forward, creating a sudden gale. His body vanished instantly through teleportation.

“Hm?!”

The Boundless Buddhist Lord’s eyes sharpened. Teleportation? Or Dao Rhythms pulling the threads of reality?

Boom!!

A sudden fist appeared before him, descending violently. The roaring force of the punch resembled an inverted mountain crashing down onto the top of his head.

The Boundless Buddhist Lord’s body plummeted downward, colliding with the base of Spirit Peak.

Before the dust could settle, Li Hao’s form flashed repeatedly, rapidly entering the cloud of debris. A series of deafening impacts followed, dozens, even hundreds of times!

The ground cracked apart, and the surrounding mountain peaks trembled. Wooden beams from nearby structures loosened and collapsed.

Countless disciples of the Buddhist Sect rushed over from afar, their faces filled with shock as they looked toward the dispersing cloud of dust. Unable to see any figures, they could only hear the terrifying sounds of the battle.

...

Suddenly, the Boundless Buddhist Lord’s figure was hurled from the dust cloud, flying high into the sky. Li Hao’s form instantly appeared behind him, delivering a ferocious whip-like kick to the back of his head.

The Boundless Buddhist Lord’s body was sent hurtling away but managed to stabilize in mid-air before colliding with another mountain.

A burst of golden Buddhist light erupted from him, spreading outward like a vast ocean of golden-glazed brilliance that swept across the heavens and earth.

“If you had ten more years, you might truly become invincible in the mortal realm. But you do not have those ten years!”

Murderous intent flashed in the Boundless Buddhist Lord’s eyes. Having fused with Moruo, his demeanor had shifted, shedding the gentle and serene smile he once wore. His eyes now carried emotions of joy, anger, sorrow, and desire—seven human sentiments and six desires.

Yet, these emotions were tightly restrained, as if shackled by an invisible chain.

He was both Buddha and demon.

“Die!”

The Boundless Buddhist Lord made his move. Dao Force erupted from within him, instantly enveloping Li Hao’s Fifteen-layered Dao Domain.

The rules of the Dao Domain appeared powerless before the Dao Force and the Great Dao laws, as if the two existed on entirely different planes. It was as though the Dao Domain’s rules were completely irrelevant.

This was the disparity between the Dao Seeker Realm and the Fourth Pillar Realm—a gulf as vast as that between mortals and deities!

The relentless power of the Great Dao laws enveloped Li Hao. He exerted all his strength to resist, yet his body felt as though it were on the verge of being torn apart. This was not something brute strength could influence—it was the overwhelming power of laws, a transcendent force beyond his current capabilities.

In that moment, Li Hao deeply understood the chasm between the Dao Seeker Realm and the Fourth Pillar Realm. However, he neither panicked nor retreated. Instead, he took one decisive step forward!

Ultimate Immortal Ascension!

The boundless power of heaven and earth surged in like a breached dam, effortlessly flowing through him. Li Hao pushed from 99% of his limits to fully transcend the threshold in an instant.

With a thunderous roar, Li Hao felt his mind buzzing. His flesh and blood, his consciousness, everything seemed to merge into the heavens and earth around him.

In this state, his wrath and killing intent, once intense, seemed to dissolve into the vastness of the world. What remained was a calm, unshakable intent to kill, a paradox of serene ferocity.

Back in Dragon City, when he encountered the River of Death, Li Hao had briefly experienced the pinnacle of Immortal Ascension. That fleeting sensation gave him the confidence to fight today. Although it had been brief, he had grasped a trace of that great power.

It was... the power of immortals and gods!

Boom!

Raising his hand, Li Hao casually brushed away the tearing power of the Great Dao laws. It was as if he were swiping away a spider web.

Yet the void resonated with an eerie ripping sound.

Li Hao’s body continued to regenerate and ascend, breaking down and reforming with the perfection of Immortal Ascension’s ultimate state. Despite the continual explosions of power, his form remained unharmed. This was the true mystery of the Three Immortal Extremes Realm, the ability to ascend to the pinnacle of Immortal Ascension and sustain that state!

“This is…”

The Boundless Buddhist Lord froze, his murderous eyes briefly clearing with a trace of confusion.

Even he had never witnessed such an inexplicable phenomenon.

He was certain that Li Hao was only in the Fourth Pillar Realm. Yet at this moment, Li Hao exuded an aura that made even him feel awe and fear, as though it surpassed the realm of Saints and touched upon something far greater.

What was this power?!

Whoosh!

Li Hao’s form vanished again.

The Boundless Buddhist Lord’s face changed dramatically. He reacted instantly, his sharp gaze scanning the surroundings.

His eyes, capable of perceiving Dao Rhythms, could trace the trajectories of the Great Dao. However, Li Hao’s body seemed to have completely disappeared.

There were no Dao Rhythms, no signs of replacement.

Was it purely the speed of his physical body?

Impossible!

Boom!!

A deafening sonic boom tore through the air as Li Hao’s attack blasted toward him from the side. The strike generated scorching heat waves that rippled through the atmosphere.

The Buddhist light surrounding the Boundless Buddhist Lord’s robe shimmered with seven radiant colors, but almost instantly, the energy shielding him shattered under Li Hao’s relentless onslaught.

At that critical moment, the Boundless Buddhist Lord raised his palm to block, drawing his head back. With a thunderous impact, Li Hao’s fist pierced through his palm, sending his body hurtling backward into Spirit Peak.

Li Hao pursued with relentless precision, teleporting repeatedly to close the distance.

“Great Radiance Technique!”

The Boundless Buddhist Lord roared, unleashing an explosion of blinding light. His Dao Force surged outward, forming a barrier around him that resembled a celestial dome.

The radiant light enveloping his robe dimmed, having been torn apart by Li Hao’s earlier attack.

Boom!

Li Hao’s next punch struck the barrier of Dao Force, failing to shatter it. The barrier was resilient, absorbing and dispersing the impact like a sponge. However, the rebound force struck the Boundless Buddhist Lord directly, causing him to spit golden blood in fury.

If Li Hao’s teleportation had been based on Dao Rhythms, the Boundless Buddhist Lord could have severed it with ease.

But Li Hao’s movements were utterly traceless, like a ghost. His relentless pursuit and unrelenting attacks were nightmarish.

“Unstoppable! The Great Dao of Heaven and Earth cannot destroy me!”

The Boundless Buddhist Lord pressed his hands together, his eyes wide with anger. He had realized that the Great Dao laws were ineffective against Li Hao.

The very laws that governed the Dao were severed with ease by the terrifying aura surrounding Li Hao. If not for his indestructible Dao Force, he might have already been defeated.

If the methods of the Dao Seeker Realm could not suppress Li Hao, the Boundless Buddhist Lord resolved to turn the tide by fortifying himself instead.

“I am the World Honored One, destined to subdue all demons!”

“Lend me thirty thousand strands of heaven’s might, and I shall bring peace to the mortal world for ten thousand generations!”

The Boundless Buddhist Lord’s voice echoed like a divine chant. A towering Heavenly Avatar, as large as Spirit Peak itself, materialized behind him. The avatar’s eyes, half-open, seemed to hold the sun and moon within them, brimming with compassion as it gazed down upon the world.

When the Heavenly Avatar appeared, the Boundless Buddhist Lord’s body melded into its chest, fusing with the avatar into one entity.

In an instant, the Earth and Heaven Meridians of the surrounding area surged, drawing power from dozens of nearby peaks to converge within the Heavenly Avatar.

“That’s… the Boundless Buddhist Lord’s avatar!”

“Merciful Buddha! Merciful Buddha!”

“May the Boundless Buddhist Lord protect us!”

From afar, countless disciples of the Buddhist Sect watched in awe and terror as the colossal avatar towered over Spirit Peak. With trembling hands, they pressed their palms together in prayer.

Li Hao raised his head, his eyes revealing astonishment. The Boundless Buddhist Lord was truly a peerless prodigy, capable of cultivating to the Four Extremes Realm, even among the Ancient Holy Clans’ War God-level experts.

Moreover, the Heavenly Avatar Extreme Realm was notoriously difficult to achieve. While realms like the Spiritual Wandering Realm or the Fifteen-Li Realm could be revisited after reaching higher levels, the Heavenly Avatar required merging with heaven and earth at the Soul Fusion Realm.

Without achieving Soul Fusion, one could not progress further.

This feat demanded not only strength far beyond one’s peers at the Soul Fusion Realm but also a heart as vast as the ancients.

“Die!”

The Heavenly Avatar’s gaze, now fully open, brimmed with cold killing intent, devoid of the compassion it once held.

Li Hao’s own aura surged. Behind him, a massive Heavenly Avatar began to coalesce as well.

The boundless energy of heaven and earth poured into Li Hao’s avatar, amplifying its power by dozens of times.

Li Hao’s body flickered, merging with his avatar.

The power within his avatar surged to its limits, its overwhelming strength threatening to tear it apart. The radiant energy emanating from it resembled divine flames consuming its form.

Two colossal figures stood in the heavens, their gazes locked in a murderous standoff. Like ancient giants, they radiated an oppressive aura that shook the earth.

“Roar!”

Li Hao let out a deafening roar. Seizing a nearby mountain peak, he wrenched it free with a surge of power, wielding it like a massive club. He swung it down toward the Boundless Buddhist Lord’s avatar.

The Boundless Buddhist Lord’s palm, radiating like a blazing sun, met the attack head-on. The collision ignited a fiery storm of friction, unleashing divine flames as the two forces clashed.

The immense impact generated a wave of destruction, scattering Buddhist Sect disciples nearby like leaves in a storm.

Boom!!!

The heavens seemed to tremble as if the very cosmos had cracked open. The mountain peak shattered into countless fragments, scattering like meteors across the sky.

The Boundless Buddhist Lord’s colossal palm was torn apart, and Li Hao’s fist, like a true dragon rising from the earth, struck with the force of a thousand mountains, piercing through the Buddhist Lord’s body.

The towering Heavenly Avatar collapsed, crashing into Spirit Peak and splitting it apart.

Boom!

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