Follow the path of Dao from infancy

Chapter 831  Chapter 169: This Is Real_2

As he spoke, his eyes suddenly turned cold, and he stepped into the Returning Ruins, launching an attack on Li Hao.

He noticed that the opponent's energy was currently hollow, leaving only his physical body strength, devoid of any combat power.

When he reached the dark-faced doppelganger, he suddenly found himself lunging at thin air; the doppelganger had disappeared without a trace, and the figure of the Lie Sky Saint appeared instead, swiftly thrusting a sharp, umbrella-shaped treasure at the Twin Buddha Child.

The pupils of the Twin Buddha Child contracted, revealing a look of horror in his eyes.

Just as the weapon was about to hit him, an angry and low shout resounded, and the figure of the Buddha Venerate appeared, furiously staring at the Lie Sky Saint. The other party had pretended to leave earlier but had actually deceived him. In reality, he had stealthily concealed his clone right there, ready to use his true body to lure him over and use the clone to kill the Twin Buddha Child!

"Boom!"

The Buddha Venerate raised his hand, deflecting the umbrella-shaped weapon and protecting the Twin Buddha Child beside him.

"This is his true body!"

The Twin Buddha Child immediately sent a message through psychic means.

The Buddha Venerate's eyes brightened a bit, he looked at the youth protected behind the Lie Sky Saint, remembering how the Twin Buddha Child fought with the other party before. A single sword strike turning the Twin Buddha Child into a blood mist indicated that such strength was indeed not fake.

However, he composed himself, not showing any joy, and said to the Twin Buddha Child, "Wait for me to restrain them, and call the Void Saint over. Otherwise, with her focused on protection, it will be difficult to kill them."

The Lie Sky Saint was also a Three Calamities Saint, having undergone the Heavenly Tribulation. In a head-on confrontation, it was hard to distinguish between the two. If the Void Saint and others arrived, they could break this deadlock.

According to the previous plan, he quietly sent a message to notify them.

Elsewhere, on the Flying Boat.

Li Hao and Hongyue were leisurely playing chess, while the other Saint Heirs and saintesses frequently glanced over in this direction. Since Li Hao had made a name for himself on the All Heavens Battlefield, they knew that the youth before them was the esteemed Haotian, renowned across all heavens.

They were of no low status themselves and had received vague messages from their own masters, informing that the purpose of Li Hao's journey was to participate in a tournament and that there might be danger along the way.

The fact that a person of the Mo family, Saint Yuan Zhou, was accompanying him seemed to confirm these suspicions, which made them feel both nervous and strangely excited.

Mid-way through their journey, suddenly ripples appeared in the void ahead, and two figures emerged rapidly, appearing in front of the Flying Boat.

Their bodies exuded Daoist Charm, standing between heaven and earth like pillars connecting the sky, capturing everyone's attention.

"Saint!"

Everyone on the Flying Boat was shocked, and their expressions instantly turned tense.

Indeed, a Saint had come to ambush them, although it was unclear whether they themselves would be implicated.

Yuan Zhou and Feng Boping slightly narrowed their eyes, with a hint of cold light flashing in Feng Boping's eyes. He had previously fought against this Void Saint when he went to the Void Holy Land to seek justice for Li Hao, but since it was the Void Saint's territory, he did not gain much advantage.

"Saint Mo Yuan Zhou, what a pleasure to see you," said the Yang Saint with a light chuckle upon seeing Yuan Zhou.

Yuan Zhou nodded slightly, maintaining a calm demeanor, and asked, "What brings you two here?"

"We have come to find him, and hope that Saint Mo Yuan Zhou could make things convenient for us. There will be thanks in the future," replied the Void Saint, his gaze sweeping over Li Hao, recognizing that this was indeed the same person who had slipped away from him ten years before. However, his eyes did not show too much intent to kill, for resolving the issue with Li Hao wasn't hard; the real difficulty lay in dealing with the two Saints before him, especially Yuan Zhou.

He was unwilling to provoke the Mo family if it wasn't necessary.

After all, his mission was to ambush Li Hao out of concern for the trouble Li Hao might cause if he became a Saint. However, provoking the Mo family would clearly be more troublesome than dealing with Li Hao's becoming a Saint—an unworthy gamble.

"With the Supreme Genius Battle imminent, this young friend is also the number one candidate for the Canglan Realm's spot in the battle. If you have any matters, why not wait until after the Heavenly Pride Battlefield is over?" Yuan Zhou said indifferently.

The Void Saint's countenance darkened slightly, realizing that the other party was not willing to let go, "Saint Mo Yuan Zhou, many years ago I visited when Saint Mo celebrated his longevity, and we drank together, forming an acquaintance. Could you please do me this favor?"

Yuan Zhou smiled faintly and said, "After the Heavenly Pride Battle is over, I will leave. Until then, I have been entrusted to escort this young friend to the competition. I hope you two won't force me to break my word!"

As he spoke, his gaze held deeper meaning.

The faces of the Void Saint and Yang Saint hardened as they realized that the other party was not going to budge. Offending them became inevitable, although they could always make amends by visiting later.

After all, a dead monster would have no value, and any ties would be useless. If necessary, cutting losses in time could still lead to a resolution.

"It seems we must offend," said the Void Saint in a low voice.

As he was about to take action, his train of thought was interrupted by a message from Buddha Venerate's avatar.

They had found the true body!

He was momentarily stunned, his gaze inadvertently drifting towards the youth on the Flying Boat.

But he saw that the other party was just looking at him indifferently, neither happy nor sad, nor fearful.

Gazing intently, he somehow felt that the person before him was also the true body. However, such indifference would surely result in being affected if fighting truly broke out. In front of a Saint's genuine deadly techniques, even the Dao Law Realm was as fragile as porcelain, destined to perish upon contact. Even if Li Hao possessed the Three Immortal Extreme Realms and Divine Blood End Realm, he shouldn't be so utterly fearless.

His eyes flickered, still trusting Buddha Venerate's judgment, and thus he restrained the power that was about to burst out of him. Addressing Yuan Zhou, he said:

"Then, we shall meet another day!"

Having said that, he immediately whisked Yang Saint away, hastening through the void to depart.

Seeing that the other party hurriedly left, Feng Boping's eyes flickered as he said:

"It seems, as Lie Sky Saint anticipated, they mistakenly took that side for the true body!"

The earlier plan of Lie Sky Saint was to use his own Lie Dao to disguise Li Hao's avatar as the true body, which was Lie Sky Saint's stratagem.

The only discrepancy was that, without waiting for her to make a move, the sheer power of the doppelganger itself had already led Twin Buddha Child and Buddha Venerate into misbelief.