The Name of Eternals

Chapter 165: Unable to Defeat Li Hao, They Target Li Tiangang

With the demon kings defeated, the three-immortal-stage demons that had come from afar also realized the situation was unfavorable and prepared to flee.

However, their speed couldn't match that of the demon kings. When Li Hao failed to pursue the demon kings, he immediately infused his celestial power into the Dragon Xiao Sword and launched an all-out attack on them.

Using the Flying Segment in combination with the Hidden Bow attribute, Li Hao set up numerous dark threads around the area. As the three-immortal-stage demons fled, they ran into these threads and were immediately entangled and killed, providing Li Hao with a substantial amount of fishing experience.

"Spare me..." the great demons of the three-immortal stage trembled and begged for mercy in front of Li Hao.

Li Hao ignored them. The Dragon Xiao Sword flew through them, piercing the demons.

These great demons had traveled far for revenge, only to meet this end. They died with regret and resentment in their hearts.

Li Hao controlled the Dragon Xiao Sword, relentlessly hunting down the demons within a hundred-mile radius, quickly sweeping away all visible living beings.

Releasing his dark threads, Li Hao strung up the corpses of the demons. The corpse of the Wan Ku Ghost Mother, with countless ghostly limbs inside, looked extremely horrifying and was also strung on the threads.

These dark threads, dragging numerous demon corpses like a string of kites, exuded an aura of death along the way.

In the distance, a bird demon from the Tianji Hall hidden in the clouds trembled as it witnessed this scene, never having seen anything so terrifying.

To the demons, this sight was akin to a demon attacking a human city, shredding countless human corpses and hanging them from its belt. It was terrifyingly gruesome.

At this moment, Li Hao appeared like a demon lord, terrifying beyond measure in their eyes.

"Even the demon kings can't stop him. It's over, it's over!" The bird demon from Tianji Hall was horrified and secretly transmitted Li Hao's whereabouts.

As Li Hao flew along, he saw one empty mountain after another, with the demons having already fled.

"What? A human invasion?"

"Maybe an intrusion at most, but an invasion?"

"Killed a demon king?"

Many demons, hearing the intelligence from Tianji Hall, initially scoffed. But upon learning that the human had killed a demon king, they were shocked and terrified.

Some hurriedly packed and fled, while a few, relying on their own skills, hid near their caves, hoping to catch a glimpse of the human to verify the truth.

But this idea cost them their lives.

In a mountain lake five hundred miles away, a fat middle-aged man lay in the center of the lake, surrounded by beautiful fish demons. Suddenly, a bird flew in urgently, saying, "Greetings, Lord Yuanhu."

"Hmm?" The fat middle-aged man raised an eyebrow lazily, recognizing the bird demon from Tianji Hall. "What is it?"

"Lord Yuanhu, please leave quickly. A human youth is coming this way, killing demons," the bird said urgently.

"Hmm?" The fat middle-aged man was taken aback, then laughed. "Do you know what you're saying? You're asking me to leave?"

"That youth just fought three demon kings. Feng Shanjun and the Swallowing Heaven Demon Ancestor were defeated, and the Wan Ku Ghost Mother was killed. Please don't take this lightly," the bird said quickly.

The fat middle-aged man's mocking expression froze, turning serious. He had heard of Feng Shanjun and the Swallowing Heaven Demon Ancestor.

Defeated by a human youth?

"Who is it? When did such a young talent appear among humans? Could it be a disciple of a true immortal?" the fat middle-aged man asked.

"No, that youth is the Haotian Young General from Tianmen Pass, from the Li family!"

"Li family?" The fat middle-aged man frowned. He knew a bit about the Divine General's Mansion of the Great Yu Divine Dynasty, but he had been entrenched in demon territory for years, staying away from the dynasty. He lived comfortably as a local king.

"Please, my lord, leave quickly to avoid harm," the bird urged.

The fat middle-aged man's face darkened. He had lived in this mountain lake for thousands of years and now had to flee from a human youth?

Without even meeting him.

He was a demon king, after all. Since when had he become so lacking in dignity? "This is absurd!" The fat middle-aged man was furious, but Tianji Hall's intelligence was never false, and they wouldn't dare deceive him. He took a deep breath and gathered the nearby fish demons, saying, "Come, my loves and children, let's leave temporarily!"

Despite his anger, he used demon magic to inform some ordinary small fish demons to stay behind and observe the situation.

Then, he took his entourage of demons and left the area.

Shortly after the fat middle-aged man left, Li Hao arrived.

Seeing the mountain lake, Li Hao's divine soul scanned it and found a demon cave at the bottom, luxurious and inlaid with numerous pearls and gems.

In the lake and surrounding deep trenches, there were piles of demon and human skeletons.

Li Hao snorted coldly, transforming his divine soul into a giant standing in the lake, stirring the waters and killing all the small demons and aquatic creatures!

He scooped up the lake water, then moved two nearby mountains to fill the lake, spreading the water and creating a mess before moving on.

He advanced, leveling mountains and lakes, leaving a trail of destruction.

The land was scarred, destroying the demon territory.

Wherever he passed, it was like an iron hoof plowing through, leaving a wasteland for thousands of miles.

The bird demons of Tianji Hall, limited in number, only informed the higher-level demons. The lower-level demons, like those in the Heavenly Human Realm, weren't even notified, and the smaller demon tribes were directly overlooked.

These demon tribes, still indulging in their pleasures, suddenly saw a youth riding through the sky.

Behind him, like kites, were countless demon corpses, creating a terrifying sight.

By the time these demons noticed, it was too late to flee. They were pierced by Li Hao's sword qi, leaving corpses everywhere.

Many demons died or fled, escaping to other places.

As Li Hao continued to advance, the bird demons of Tianji Hall realized that Li Hao's sweep was not random but was focused on the area surrounding Tianmen Pass, spreading outward in a fan shape. The youth did not advance further.

"He's clearing the demon territory around Tianmen Pass!"

The bird demons of Tianji Hall quickly understood Li Hao's intention but were both shocked and terrified.

Although he was only clearing the area around Tianmen Pass, the range was vast, reaching four or five thousand miles away!

Li Hao had driven away three demon kings along the way, destroying their lairs.

These demon kings, receiving intelligence from Tianji Hall, could only suppress their anger and temporarily leave their nests, planning to check back later.

The shocking events also reached farther places.

The three major demon forces gathered outside Liangzhou also received intelligence from Tianji Hall.

The lack of personnel in Tianji Hall in Liangzhou led to the dispatch of more from the main hall, dividing into three branches specifically to monitor the situation outside Tianmen Pass.

Such treatment was second only to the headquarters of the five Divine General's Mansions.

"That youth can actually kill demon kings. He's so young?"

"Isn't he only fourteen? How did he go from the Heavenly Human Realm in Qingzhou to killing demon kings in such a short time!"

The three major demon forces in Liangzhou were stunned upon hearing the news.

However, upon learning that the youth was only clearing the area around Tianmen Pass, they breathed a sigh of relief.

Then they remembered the youth and his father's exploits in the Qingzhou war.

"Maybe the news is true. Otherwise, the Li family wouldn't concoct a conspiracy and let such a scandal tarnish their reputation."

"If this youth is indeed following the agreement, our attack on Liangzhou should not affect him much."

"Why don't we start from the east side of Liangzhou? If we can't defeat the young one, let's kill his father first!"

"Agreed. I've had enough of Li Tiangang. He was a thorn in our side in Yanzhou, causing us significant losses!"

The three major demon forces secretly discussed.

"My Longmen Grand Elder won't come out for another year. Let's wait and see then."

"For now, let's confuse them. We'll pretend to attack, making them think we're just a distraction without any real intention of invading."

The three forces plotted.

Meanwhile, the previously fleeing Feng Shanjun and Swallowing Heaven Demon Ancestor were severely injured. The Swallowing Heaven Demon Ancestor, though alive, had most of his power stripped away, falling back to the three-immortal stage.

It needed time to regain its strength and return to being a demon king.

Seeking revenge, it could only bide its time.

Feng Shanjun, having escaped with only injuries, would recover after some rest. Hearing about the gathering of demons in Liangzhou, he hurried there, hoping to use their strength for revenge.

...

Li Hao swept through the area, killing countless demons. He sat on a mountaintop, surrounded by debris.

Gazing at the stars and moon, Li Hao knew it was time to return.

He had cleared a considerable distance, enough for now.

Resting for a night, Li Hao dragged the numerous demon corpses and began his return journey the next day.

On his way back, he selected some higher-level demon corpses from those he had slain, stringing them together.

As Li Hao returned, the bird demons from Tianji Hall who had been monitoring him in the shadows were overjoyed and immediately informed the demon kings and great demons who had fled that the calamity had finally left!

These demons, feeling both aggrieved and relieved, hurried back to their lairs.

Upon their return, they found their territories in utter ruins, no longer fit for habitation.

The Yuanhu Demon King returned to his mountain lake, feeling aggrieved but thinking he could bear it.

However, upon seeing that two mountain peaks had filled his lake and all the small demons in the lake were dead, he nearly spat blood in anger.

"Ahhh... I want revenge!!"

The Yuanhu Demon King roared in fury.

The other two demon kings felt the same way. Suppressing their overwhelming anger, they sought intelligence from Tianji Hall and headed to the three major demon forces at the border of Liangzhou, willing to temporarily join them.