Follow the path of Dao from infancy

Chapter 781: Chapter 155: Only I, Supreme!_3

Countless people were electrified with excitement.

The battle rankings of the top ten in All Heavens signify that if Canglan Realm were to enter the battle, it would vie for a great destiny for Canglan Realm, elevating the energy concentration of the entire realm. This would benefit countless Martial Artists of Canglan Realm!

“Haotian… Haotian?!”

Bian Ruxue heard those numerous excited cries and picked out those two familiar characters amid them.

Instantly, her mind conjured the image of a resolute youth who departed the Divine General Mansion on the snowy day, his back to the splendidly bustling loneliness.

He had abandoned one of the most prestigious and illustrious surnames within the Divine Dynasty, calling himself Haotian—was it merely a coincidence in names, or… the same person?

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Bian Ruxue’s gaze became intent, the more she observed, the more she felt that there was a faint resemblance in the other’s appearance.

However, his aura was completely unknown to her.

The figure from her childhood – his presence and scent were all too familiar to her; there was no possibility of a mistake, this was definitely not the same person.

But, how could he have the same name?

She stared intently at him, a sudden urge to make contact rising in her heart.

“You!”

Jue Ming glared at Li Hao in fury. Although he hadn’t unleashed his utmost power just moments ago, he had given nearly full strength, yet was thwarted by Li Hao. Was this the basis of Li Hao’s confidence?!

“It seems my immersion in the Demonic Path is profound; even a Semi-Saint cannot suppress it.”

Li Hao casually held his sword, stating indifferently.

His words carried a hint of mockery and sarcasm, as if intending to preempt the other party’s thoughts, voicing what they intended to say.

Hearing Li Hao’s taunting, Jue Ming’s face turned ashen. He was eager to make another move, but that would look even worse. He had intended to effortlessly suppress and resolve the matter, to show everyone the humbled and miserable figure of the opponent, but instead, he ended up being suppressed by the other.

If he made another move and still lost, the reputation of his Buddhist order would be utterly disgraced.

Demonic Path? No matter the path, if someone from the Tao Comprehension Realm reverses the battle and defeats a Semi-Saint, wouldn’t this be tantamount to declaring that the Divine Skills of the Demonic Path are vast and that Cultivating Demons can triumph over Semi-Saints?!

Humiliated, Jue Ming stood on the platform, his thoughts racing to mitigate the impact on his Buddhist order’s reputation.

Li Hao seemed to see through his thoughts and said indifferently:

“Aren’t you going to continue the lesson? Your Buddha Child here still seems to be napping under my foot.”

Just now when Li Hao struck with his sword, he hadn’t moved his foot from the Buddha Child’s head. Instead, the force from the strike made his foot press down even harder, nearly cracking the Buddha Child’s skull.

Hearing what Li Hao said, many almost snickered aloud.

Trampled into the dust, unable to even speak—that’s what you call napping, isn’t it?

Jue Ming’s face looked terrible, and the numerous disciples of the Buddhist order below were also ashen-faced with a sensation of humiliating fury about to burst their veins.

Previously, the Buddha Child had been so dazzling and awe-inspiring, commanding reverence, but now, he was being continuously trampled and beaten by Li Hao. The esteemed aura of the Heavenly Pride was being crushed, causing heartache for onlookers.

“I hear you hail from the Mortal World, right? Having just arrived at the Land of All Saints, you’ve provoked the Saints of the Void Holy Land. Today you bully others here; tomorrow you will fall!”

Jue Ming gathered his thoughts and spoke coldly, his words containing veiled threats.

Li Hao’s eyes turned icy; he hadn’t expected that his own stories were known to the other party.

“What does the Semi-Saint Jue Ming mean by this?”

“This Heavenly Pride is from the Mortal World?”

“He said he offended a Saint of the Void Holy Land, what does this mean? It seems he concealed his identity; there seems to be some secretive past.”

Everyone was astonished to hear what Jue Ming said. They knew that the person who had previously used the alias “Qingfeng” was likely hiding something, but who would have thought he came from the Mortal World?

You must know, many of the princes and princely heirs present were geniuses rooted in the Land of All Saints generation after generation. In their minds, the Mortal World was energy-poor, akin to a small, remote village.

When Bian Ruxue heard Jue Ming’s words, her heart trembled, and she felt the hairs on her body stand on end.

Listening to the countless discussions, Jue Ming’s gaze turned icy as he declared loudly:

“This kind of demon, ten years ago the Cloud Realm gave the Mortal World a chance to pick a Heavenly Pride as a disciple. Seeing his wicked nature, a Saint from the Void Holy Land made a move to execute him. Perhaps out of kindness or reluctance to kill, that Saint allowed him to escape.”

This revelation shocked everyone.

Zhan Tan, Green Ancestor, and others had ugly expressions. They too had discussed that “Haotian” monster previously, with a mix of sighs and amazement.

But now that they knew Qingfeng was the very same Haotian, surprise was all that remained.

The event was widely talked about; they understood what had happened—it was plainly personal vendetta. Additionally, the Saint from the Void Holy Land had tried to destroy this prodigy who had reached the Sixth Extreme Realm. However, in his version of the story, it was framed as a case of poor character.

As a Semi-Saint, Jue Ming’s words carried considerable weight and authority. The fact that he mentioned a Saint’s intervention left many people shocked, looking at the young man with incredulity and suspicion.

Lin Qingyue stared blankly, having always cultivated within the Sword Ancestor Holy Land, and had little interest in outside affairs. Only now did she understand why she had encountered Li Hao, severely wounded and unconscious.

He had actually escaped from a Saint of the Void Holy Land!

A Saint made a move against someone from the Tao Comprehension Realm and yet, Li Hao had escaped!

“Was it that incident from ten years ago? I seem to remember hearing about a mortal world’s monster who offended a Saint and was executed.”

“It’s not just offending; he had wronged that Saint’s disciple.”

“I heard that another Holy Land wanted to take a disciple, and the two great Holy Lands competed. Ultimately, a Saint took action and executed that monster. I never expected it to be him!”

Many well-informed individuals below the stage started to piece together and recall past events, looking at Li Hao in shock.

Even though the incident happened in the Cloud Realm, the tales of a mortal world’s monster and the Sixth Extreme Realm had attracted much attention, thus these rumors had spread in a limited fashion across All Heavens. Most people, however, were not aware of the details.

“So it was that Haotian!”

“It’s been so long, I’ve forgotten the name. He is that monster from the mortal world? No wonder he isn’t from one of the Three Great Sacred Lands of the Canglan Realm; it turns out he comes from the Mortal World!”

As these discussions spread, even more people inquired eagerly, and learning about the secret of ten years ago, they were all overwhelmed.

The past events brought up again turned Li Hao’s expression icy. By uttering these words, the other party intended to use the prestige of the Void Saint to convict him.

When Saints take action against Saints, no one dares comment, but when a Saint strikes someone from the Dao Law Realm, it must be the Dao Law Realm’s fault. Otherwise, why would a Saint degrade themselves to strike at you, an insignificant ant?

Such bandit logic made Li Hao want to laugh, resenting only that right now his power was insufficient, otherwise, he would surely extinguish the Semi-Saint before him.

“He comes from the Mortal World, not having grown up in the Land of All Saints since he was young?”

The Haoyue Saint Son, Lin Shuhai, and other Heavenly Prides focused on this, with shock in their eyes.

They all understood that in the Mortal World, cultivation progressed slowly. A hundred years of cultivation there was barely equivalent to ten years in the Land of All Saints.

Yet now, Li Hao was competing with them on equal footing at the same age. If converted, his monstrous talent was simply terrifying!

“To come from the Mortal World and still claim the top spot for the Canglan Realm’s tournament?”

“The Buddha Child has been defeated, even the Reincarnated Body of a Saint has been stepped on, has the Mortal World undergone some anomaly, how could it possibly cultivate such a monster?”

“That’s too exaggerated. Speaking of offending a Saint, why isn’t he dead?”

The discussions below the stage were noisy and intense.

Jue Ming’s expression was cold as he stared at Li Hao, refraining from making another move. He had initially acted on behalf of the Twin-Born Buddha Child to save face for the Buddhist order. Now, if he continued to confront Li Hao, he might lose. Although he still had some tricks up his sleeve, Li Hao’s sword strike had truly intimidated him.