The Name of Eternals

Chapter 163: The Boy's Fearsome Reputation

Boom! The arrow skewed, narrowly missing the Dragon Rat and hitting a nearby mountain. Instantly, the mountain's peak shattered and froze, its flora encased in ice.

"What kind of power is this?!"

The three unyielding demons were horrified. This boy merely raised his hand, seemingly commanding the world. His telekinetic strength was far beyond theirs, explaining why he could tear through demons.

Li Hao no longer held back. He took a large step, appearing before the Dragon Rat in an instant.

He raised his fist and slammed down. His punch, infused with sword intent and supported by his powerful physique, pierced through like a spear.

Seeing the boy daring to approach, the Dragon Rat bared its teeth, viciously lunging at Li Hao without dodging.

Its mouth was full of sharp teeth, capable of crushing stone and metal.

But Li Hao merely raised his arm, letting it bite, while his other fist came crashing down on its head.

The other demons were astonished at such a brutish attack, uncharacteristic of human combat styles.

"Courting death!"

The Dragon Rat was ecstatic, biting down with all its might. Its bite force was formidable, enough to penetrate even a true dragon.

But its teeth felt like they were biting into a divine weapon, only slightly denting the boy's skin without breaking it.

In the moment of its shock, Li Hao's punch landed, shattering the Dragon Rat's skull and sending blood spurting from its head.

As the Dragon Rat was dazed, Li Hao's bitten arm turned, grabbing its upper jaw. He bent his body, bracing his feet against its lower jaw, and forcefully pried its mouth open.

The Dragon Rat, regaining its senses, felt a surge of fear. Though unyielding, its body was no match for this human boy's ferocity.

The boy seemed like a young savage beast.

It desperately tried to throw Li Hao off, seeking to create distance, sensing death approaching.

But Li Hao's arm pierced its upper jaw, followed by a barrage of punches, breaking its teeth and dazing it.

"Quick, stop him!"

The other demons, terrified, hurried to aid the Dragon Rat.

Arrows shot again, but Li Hao's Heaven and Earth Dharma Body caught them, then stabbed one into the Dragon Rat's head.

Another demon released a burning cloud, but Li Hao's Dharma Body expelled a breath of celestial energy, dispersing it instantly.

"Break!"

Li Hao's arms exploded with power, and with a roar, he ripped the Dragon Rat's head apart.

Blood sprayed as the Dragon Rat's spirit fled its body, only to be devoured by Dragon Xiao's roar before it could escape.

Li Hao casually tossed the Dragon Rat's body aside and turned to the remaining demons. His Dharma Body charged at a fiery lion.

The lion roared, spewing flames and firing a golden blade-like weapon from the blaze.

The Dharma Body swiped, extinguishing the flames and seizing the golden blade, then smashed it into the lion's head.

The lion screamed and fled in panic.

"Help!"

The lion's desperate cries for help echoed.

In the distance, Feng Shanjun and Bai Shenjun watched with grim expressions. They recognized the boy as an unyielding realm, but his power far exceeded that of others in the same realm.

Moreover, his body was incredibly tough, resistant to bites and likely impervious to anything but divine weapons.

"Hmph, no wonder he dares to venture alone."

Feng Shanjun's eyes flickered with golden flames. He told Bai Shenjun, "Take care of the other one. Don't interfere with me!"

With that, he emitted a phoenix cry, transforming into a fire phoenix and charging at Li Hao, surrounded by a sea of flames.

The other demons, seeing this, quickly retreated, realizing the boy was no ordinary unyielding realm, but someone capable of challenging many.

Li Hao caught up to the lion, smashing its skull and scattering its spirit. He turned to face the incoming phoenix, surrounded by searing heat.

He calmly crushed the lion's spirit and then faced the fire phoenix.

"Extreme Yang Divine Fire!"

Feng Shanjun roared in fury at the boy's provocations, releasing a burst of solar-like flames.

Li Hao didn't dodge. Instead, he summoned Dragon Xiao Sword, his Dharma Body returning and growing as it grasped the sword.

The Dharma Body took a step forward, slashing with the enlarged sword.

Flames exploded, scattering sparks and heating the air.

Li Hao stood in the intense heat, his black hair flying. He activated his Dharma Body, wielding the divine sword.

Feng Shanjun, enraged, created a vortex with his wings, forming small phoenixes from the flames, which swarmed at Li Hao.

He aimed to destroy the dragon sword spirit with his hooked claws.

Li Hao didn't block but stood still, raising his hands. Behind him, a shadow appeared: the Invincible Body of the Unmoving King!

The King stood, hands clasped, facing the swarm of fire phoenixes. As Li Hao raised his arms, a barrage of fist shadows erupted.

The fire phoenixes shattered into flames, unable to approach. Li Hao stood amid the fire, his hair unburned, radiating divine light.

He faced the fire phoenix, his Dharma Body clashing with it. A thousand slashes exchanged, Feng Shanjun's deadly claws aiming for the sword spirit, but the sword spirit moved with Dragon Xiao, directed by the Dharma Body's Tai Chi Shadow, neutralizing the attacks.

"Still not dead?"

Bai Shenjun's mocking voice came, but he was also observing closely.

Feng Shanjun, furious, glared at him. The momentary distraction allowed the Dharma Body to strike his chest, forcing him back with a groan.

Bai Shenjun's taunt was intentional, pushing Feng Shanjun to exert more effort. The boy's power worried him, as a mere unyielding realm standing against a demon king was terrifying.

He had witnessed Li Tian'gang fighting demons but never with such force. This boy, at fourteen, had surpassed his father.

If allowed to grow, the Great Yu Dynasty would see another True Lord!

He turned to the void, sensing an unseen presence locking onto him. Any action would provoke a response.

The impasse needed breaking, and only Feng Shanjun could do it.

"True Phoenix Blood!"

Feng Shanjun, humiliated and enraged, roared as golden flames surged, forming a vortex around him.

His aura intensified, and he charged at Li Hao's Dharma Body, spewing blazing divine light.

Li Hao sensed the attack's inevitability, understanding the Dao's trajectory after mastering the Supreme Body. He could anticipate the strikes.

"So this is a demon king's attack? Not strong enough!"

Li Hao's voice echoed, shocking the surrounding demons and terrifying the hidden Tianji Hall bird demons.

Li Hao's celestial energy surged, and his Dharma Body shone brilliantly, wielding the divine sword with the force of a giant.

The sword birthed countless blossoms, withering in the flames, but its strike tore through the void, landing on Feng Shanjun's head.

The sword's edge split open a black portal, swallowing the divine light and shocking Feng Shanjun.

Li Hao's Dharma Body pressed on, slashing again, flames encircling the sword.

Feng Shanjun's wings created a fiery sea, surrounding Li Hao, but his Dharma Body deflected the flames.

Li Hao felt his soul's pain but didn't falter. The Dharma Body returned, and Dragon Xiao Sword flew into his hand.

No longer relying on the Dharma Body, Li Hao charged with the divine sword.

The flames were severed as the sword cut through, striking Feng Shanjun's chest.

Blood sprayed as Feng Shanjun retreated, horrified at the boy who remained unscathed in the flames.

Li Hao's body, only slightly burned, remained unbroken.

Even other demon kings would avoid Feng Shanjun's flames, yet this boy stood unscathed!

Li Hao pressed on, the divine sword gathering the world's power for another devastating strike, forcing Feng Shanjun to defend with golden flames.

The sword cut through, sending Feng Shanjun crashing into a mountain, blood splattering.

The unyielding demons were speechless, watching the boy overwhelm a demon king.

"You!"

Feng Shanjun felt his blood boiling in fury, his noble bloodline humiliated.

Before he could rise, Li Hao's telekinesis lifted a giant peak, smashing it onto the fire phoenix.

The earth shook as the peak buried Feng Shanjun, who spewed golden blood.

He roared, igniting his unyielding strength, turning the peak into molten lava.

Li Hao, undeterred, struck with the divine sword, invoking the Snowfall Sword and Avalanche concepts.

The sword cleaved through the lava, cutting Feng Shanjun's chest.

A dragon coiled around Li Hao's arm, amplifying his power. As his Seven Stars technique waned, he reignited it, unphased by its strain.

Kill!

Li Hao's foot stomped down with earth-shaking force.

Feng Shanjun, sensing death, roared, his feathers turning to fiery blood, lunging at Li Hao.

Feeling the scorching heat for the first time, Li Hao's eyes blazed. He activated the Supreme Body, repelling the heat and slashing open Feng Shanjun's chest, revealing a massive heart.

As he reached for it, Feng Shanjun roared, the void echoing ancient cries.

In that brief moment of hesitation, the fire phoenix in front of him vanished, turning into a blaze of fire and fleeing into the distance.

Li Hao looked up, locking eyes with Feng Shanjun from afar.

"Damn it!!"

Feng Shanjun's eyes were filled with rage. This boy had actually forced him to use his life-saving ability!

He had used up his second life!

Beside him, Bai Shenjun was also shocked. Feng Shanjun's realm was comparable to his, yet he was forced to use his life-saving ability. This wasn't due to holding back.

It was because the boy was too strong, his body almost indestructible, even the phoenix's true fire couldn't harm him!

"A mere Undying realm, how can he be this strong?!"

"Were you possessed by a saint?!"

Feng Shanjun roared, unable to believe his defeat. This was too unbelievable. Even with the countless prodigies in the Divine General's Mansion, this level of power was unprecedented.

This boy was like a young savage beast from the Great Wilderness, ferocious and terrifying.

"You've never seen this before because you hadn't met me."

Li Hao stepped forward, his eyes cold, intending to cut him down.

Bai Shenjun stepped out, taking a deep breath, and said to Feng Shanjun, "Let's join forces."

"I'm not sticking around!"

Feng Shanjun was humiliated. He had already used up his second life. Even if he fought to the death, he had to worry about other demons eyeing him.

He didn't want to become a resource for other demons, paving their path to invincibility.

Bai Shenjun's face turned grim. Had he come all this way just to achieve nothing?

"Wait!"

At that moment, a loud shout came from afar.

Feng Shanjun and Bai Shenjun looked over to see the red-dressed girl from earlier flying towards them, with a man and a woman following behind her.

"Swallowing Heaven Demon Ancestor!"

"Ten Thousand Caverns Ghost Mother!"

Seeing the pair, Feng Shanjun's eyes narrowed. He hadn't expected them to come as well.

"Not good."

Feng Boping sent a message to Li Hao, "Little rascal, we need to leave. Too many demon kings are coming."

Li Hao's steps paused as he looked at the approaching demons, his eyes narrowing. He then sensed their auras.

They weren't hiding; they were indeed demon kings, but the woman's aura was slightly weaker, seemingly only at the Dao Heart realm.

"No problem, Old Feng. Help me hold off one. Three of them... I can handle it!"

Li Hao responded telepathically.

He hadn't yet unleashed his full power and wanted to test his limits.

"Three? Can you handle it?" Feng Boping was stunned, looking at Li Hao.

Although he knew Li Hao had reached the Undying realm and had previously killed a demon king in a strange state, facing three demon kings alone seemed too much.

However, receiving Li Hao's confirmation, he took a deep breath and stopped trying to dissuade him, saying:

"If that's the case, I'll accompany you."

From the Divine General's Mansion in Qingzhou to here, he had been with Li Hao through thick and thin without giving any commands, only companionship.

At this moment, he didn't say much more.

In his eyes, though Li Hao was a junior, he was also a friend.

Between friends, respect is mutual. Advice is given once, as a reminder. To keep advising would be to give orders under the guise of a reminder.

"Good!"

Li Hao stepped forward, his body radiating overwhelming energy. He wanted to see his own limits.

Three demon kings, though slightly many, weren't necessarily unbeatable!

"Feng Shanjun, let's attack together. We can't let this go so easily."

The man flying towards them, surrounded by swirling demonic energy and covered in grotesque lumps, said coldly, "A mere Undying realm can wield such ferocious power. Even the royal family couldn't achieve this. I've heard his mother came from the Great Wilderness, likely inheriting some secret technique. He must be killed, or we won't have a place to live in the future."

"Exactly. We're all here because of our grudge with the Li family. This is a rare opportunity; we can't let it slip away so easily!" The woman beside him, with pale skin and eerie green eyes, added.

Feng Shanjun was momentarily stunned, surprised by the number of demon kings here.

He felt a mix of joy and regret. If he had known the boy was this formidable, he would have waited, avoiding the waste of his precious life-saving ability.

But the thought quickly passed. It was too humiliating for a demon king to be unable to kill this boy alone.

"Kill!"

He didn't waste any more words and directly attacked.

Swallowing Heaven Demon Ancestor and Ten Thousand Caverns Ghost Mother also charged at Li Hao.

Bai Shenjun, seeing this, attacked the hidden Four Stands realm expert, aiming to draw them out.

Now, with three demon kings surrounding the boy, unless another Four Stands realm expert came to protect him, no one could save him.

Overwhelming demonic energy covered the sky, accompanied by ghostly wails. Swallowing Heaven Demon Ancestor summoned a bronze mirror, reflecting Li Hao's image. From the mirror emerged an identical figure, attacking Li Hao.

Li Hao's hair flew wildly as he stepped forward, exuding immense power.

His celestial energy fully erupted, drawing in the world's power, mastering the strength of the ten directions.

At the same time, his body activated Extreme Realm power, his flesh turning crimson gold, his hair becoming golden, like a divine being!

Terrifying power surged from his body.

Not just his strength, but his defense, speed of thought, and overall capabilities were enhanced.

Facing the attacking mirror image, Li Hao didn't dodge. Instead, he punched it.

The golden fist seemed to pierce the heavens, shattering the sword and the mirror image in one blow.

"How is this possible?!"

Swallowing Heaven Demon Ancestor was stunned. His ancient treasure could reflect a figure of equal strength, capable of easily killing its counterpart.

Yet this reflected figure couldn't withstand one punch from the boy?

He didn't know that while the mirror could reflect a figure, it couldn't reflect Extreme Realm power!

In the Extreme Realm, Li Hao's body was enhanced, absorbing more world power and greatly increasing his overall strength.

Breaking the mirrored figure, Li Hao's arms burst with divine power, slashing towards the countless ghostly shadows projected by Ten Thousand Caverns Ghost Mother.

"Hellish Ghost Domain, kill!"

Ten Thousand Caverns Ghost Mother's face darkened with blue veins, releasing immense power. Countless ghostly figures emerged, covering the sky, forming a realm of death.

These ghostly shadows could easily absorb an opponent's power.

But now, a brilliant dragon's roar echoed as the sword light cut through, causing the ghosts to wail and disintegrate.

One sword cleared the sky of ghosts!

"Nothing much!"

Li Hao laughed, charging with his sword. With one step, the distance between him and Ten Thousand Caverns Ghost Mother vanished.

He slashed, unleashing countless sword energies like tidal waves, forming sword dragons that roared towards the ghostly shadows.

The reformed ghostly shadows were instantly shredded by the sword dragons.

Countless sword shadows rained down on Ten Thousand Caverns Ghost Mother.

"Ten Prisons Demon Suppression Body!"

Ten Thousand Caverns Ghost Mother screamed, her body expanding, releasing terrifying power.

But the sword energy continued to scour her, and one sword energy entered her body.

Ten Thousand Caverns Ghost Mother trembled, her ghostly aura suddenly stagnant, then rapidly collapsing.

"What... what is this..."

Ten Thousand Caverns Ghost Mother's eyes widened in disbelief at Li Hao. She felt her life force rapidly draining, as if something was sucking her life away, pulling it into the distance.

She tried to exert her power, to let her spirit escape, but all her power and spirit were being drawn by some force, unable to escape.

It felt like something invisible was devouring her body.

Death!

She felt the shadow of death enveloping her.

In that moment of her body's stillness, Dragon Xiao Sword slashed down, splitting her in two.

Swallowing Heaven Demon Ancestor and Feng Shanjun arrived, puzzled by her lack of evasion, only to see her split body disintegrating, her life force rapidly fading, gone in an instant.

Dead!

This sudden turn left the two demon kings stunned, their eyes wide with disbelief.

In one move, the Dao Heart realm ghost mother was slain by Li Hao!

"And now, you two!"

Li Hao realized the lethal attack had triggered. Despite its low probability, the sheer volume of sword energy ensured its effect.

Had she used her power to counterattack, she might have survived. But by relying on her body, she fell victim to its attribute.