Cultivation Begins from Infancy - Chapter 250

Volume 3 - Chapter 16: The Battle of the Supreme Dao Domain - Part 1

Inside the city...

Li Hao and Li Xiaoran concealed themselves, their gazes icy as they watched three figures suddenly rush out from the battlefield. They immediately recognized the pursuers as the Candlefire God and Lu Yuan, along with their companions.

Even Yin Lady was among them, meaning that the area outside the River of Death was unguarded.

It made sense.

Leaving only Yin Lady to guard the area would hardly suffice against either Li Hao or Li Xiaoran.

“They’ve been watching us all along...”

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Li Xiaoran's eyes were sharp as blades. He said, “This array won’t last long against an attack from the Supreme Dao Domain. We must act quickly. If you find yourself overwhelmed, retreat immediately. The secret vault should have plenty of Sacred Heart Talismans. You did bring them, didn’t you?”

“I did.”

Li Hao nodded.

The legacy of the True Dragon included not only the divine weapons of the Li family’s ancestors but also countless treasures passed down over millennia, including numerous Sacred Heart Talismans.

These invaluable items were stacked in thick piles within the vault, a testament to the Li family’s profound foundation!

Among them were also offensive Sacred Heart Talismans capable of severely threatening those at the Dao Heart Realm.

Li Hao wanted to test the divine power of the Candlefire God’s Dao Domain precisely because he had the vast resources of the Li family vault at his disposal. Here, his advantage was far greater than it would be elsewhere.

After all, everything had originated from Li Tianzong’s obsession, so expending these treasures caused him no distress.

“Attack!”

Li Hao suddenly charged forward. Although Elder Feng wasn’t present this time and he hadn’t mastered the Heaven and Earth Unbounded Technique, breaking through to the Three Immortals Realm had greatly refined and strengthened his power. The constraints of the rules on him had also lessened, allowing him to faintly sense an elusive “insight” while studying movement techniques, ultimately comprehending the Heaven and Earth Unbounded Technique on his own.

With his Dao of Movement at the sixth stage, coupled with the occasional flashes of inspiration as a reference, the technique’s evolution wasn’t overly difficult.

Now, combined with numerous supreme-grade movement techniques of the Li family, his speed was unparalleled.

Additionally, the paintings and musical scores he had gathered further augmented his movement techniques. In the blink of an eye, he unleashed his full speed, crossing several miles as if teleporting, appearing directly in front of the array.

Boom!

The Azure Frost Sword in Li Hao’s hand cleaved down fiercely.

With the array command token on his person, his attack pierced straight through the array, landing on the Candlefire God.

The Candlefire God hadn’t expected Li Hao to double back so boldly, let alone leap into action in mere moments. His pupils contracted as he instinctively tried to dodge, but Li Hao’s swordsmanship, also at the sixth stage, wielded the sword intent of Boundless Sea to sever space itself, striking directly.

Though there was no Dao resonance, the sheer speed of the attack made it nearly impossible to evade.

Blazing flames erupted as the Candlefire God’s Dao Domain unfolded. Witnessing the sword light slashing into his domain, his shock quickly gave way to wrath, his eyes radiating murderous intent.

Such audacity!

Did this mere Three Immortals dare to attempt a counterattack?

He was in the state of having fully unleashed his Dao Domain. What gave this upstart such arrogance?

With a loud explosion, divine fire erupted within the domain. The sword light clashed with the domain, creating a massive shockwave that rippled through the array. Countless divine patterns flickered frantically, as if on the verge of shattering.

The collision of their attacks nearly tore the array apart!

The Candlefire God staggered back several steps, his pupils contracting slightly in astonishment.

Within his Dao Domain, his martial will was the rule, the law!

The ultimate essence of flame could incinerate everything. Inside his domain, all could be destroyed and burned to ash.

If they were in the midst of a battlefield, simply extending his Dao Domain would turn any Heaven and Man Realm masters, Three Immortals, Dao Heart Realm experts, or Absolute Technique Realm practitioners into charred remnants, consumed in an instant.

Only by seizing a rare opportunity to defy fate could one barely escape.

Even Li Hao’s sword energy and divine weapon should have been reduced to ash under the extreme flame of his domain!

Indeed, Li Hao’s sword energy did begin to melt. Yet, during the process, the residual power of the sword forced the Candlefire God to retreat!

The energy contained within that sword slash seemed capable of cleaving through a hundred mountains!

“What kind of divine power is this?!”

The Candlefire God was stunned. This was the first time anyone had forced him back while his Dao Domain was active—and it was by someone at the Three Immortals Realm?!

As he looked up, he saw Li Hao standing tall, his body emanating a golden glow like a battle god, radiating a ferocious and boundless killing intent.

Through his training in the River of Death, accounting for time acceleration, he had been cultivating for eighteen years, though less than two months had passed in reality.

This was the first time Li Hao fully unleashed his power!

The terrifying divine might rippled outward, leaving the nearby soldiers on the city walls stunned as they stared at the young warrior in awe.

“小十 (Little Ten)…”

Chen Hefang and the other women, including Li Qingling, were dumbfounded as they gazed at the figure of the young man.

It was hard to imagine that the child had become so fearsome and powerful.

Three Immortals Realm?

The aura he exuded at this moment made even those of the same realm feel a chilling dread, as if they could be obliterated in an instant.

What was even more astonishing was that Li Hao had just forced back a supreme-level demon king of the Supreme Dao Realm with a single sword strike—unbelievable!

Li Xiaoran, who had followed in pursuit but lagged slightly behind, witnessed the scene and froze in disbelief.

Was this the confidence Li Hao had to confront the Supreme Dao Realm?!

The invincibility of Dao Domains was a universally acknowledged truth in martial arts. Yet, at this moment, Li Hao, without a Dao Domain, had shattered that belief!

“It seems that as long as the power is great enough, even the rules of a Dao Domain may not suppress it so easily!”

Li Hao’s icy gaze sharpened. From that single strike, he had already gleaned the peculiarities of this Supreme Dao Domain.

Though the rules of the domain suppressed and annihilated anything foreign, as long as one’s power was condensed and strong enough, one could endure—even if just barely.

Suppression and annihilation took time.

Merely a fleeting moment, but the greater the power, the longer that moment could be stretched!

Thus...

The Dao Domain was not unbreakable!

“Kill!”

Li Hao swung his sword again, his divine power surging as he connected with the Earth and Heaven Meridians. Taking a handful of divine medicine, he popped it into his mouth, and his aura surged even higher.

One benefit of training within the River of Death was the ability to consume divine medicine freely, no longer hindered by external constraints.

In this environment, where the consequences mattered little, even divine medicine with side effects could be consumed without hesitation, allowing Li Hao to maximize his strength in this short period!

After all, once he left the River of Death, all these resources would vanish.

Boom!

The second sword strike roared like a raging tide, condensing an overwhelming sword force that slashed downward with fury.

The Candlefire God snapped out of his daze, his heart filled with rage. The sensation was akin to an emperor being taunted and defiled by a commoner. It was an unbearable insult.

Golden light burst from his forehead, splitting open like a vertical pupil. Blazing divine fire shot forth, enhanced by the power of his Dao Domain. The flames seemed capable of incinerating everything, distorting the space itself into the illusion of black smoke.

The sword light clashed with the Dao Domain, rapidly melting under the intense flames. However, the sword energy, condensed to the extreme like a solid piece of wood, resisted the flames for a moment, pushing through dozens of meters before colliding with the fiery torrent. Only then did the sword light dissipate into a wisp of flame.

Though it was merely sword energy, it felt as if a single strand of straw had been burned away in the blink of an eye.

Li Hao’s expression shifted slightly. The Dao Domain was indeed formidable. If the opponent seriously deployed it, the power it added would make his sword energy a threat, but only minimally so.

After all, the enemy’s strength alone was already enough to dominate at the Absolute Technique Realm.

“This kid!”

Lu Yuan arrived in pursuit, only to see Li Hao engaged with the Candlefire God—and not losing ground. His heart was filled with shock.

The speed at which this opponent had grown was terrifying.

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