Chapter 378: Slaughtering Saints at the Dao Arena (Guaranteed Minimum)
This Heaven and Earth Dao Arena is above the dome of the sky, and above that Dao Arena are hazy Great Dao glows and clouds. At this moment, within those clouds, a vague yet supreme aura is gathering, as if some magnificent being is about to descend here!
"The aura of the Heavenly Dao is revealed..."
The Law Saint gazed at the sky, and on his rigid and stern face, a hint of shock could not help but appear at this moment.
All the other Supreme Saints had looks of astonishment in their eyes. To become a Supreme Saint after passing the Three Calamities, one needs to borrow power from the Heavenly Dao and comprehend it.
And the prerequisite for borrowing power is to be able to glimpse and touch it!
They had all touched the Heavenly Dao, but it was only with extreme effort that they could touch it. Yet at this moment, the Heavenly Dao aura actually revealed itself to Li Hao proactively, as if attracted by Li Hao's Saint Dao!
This...
The gazes of all the Saints were focused on the young man in the arena.
At this moment, myriad Dao glows enveloped him, the Great Dao was entwined around him, and there were bursts of thunder around him, in the void, it seemed as if there were long howls of Dao-guarding Dragon Spirits.
Such complex and rare phenomena, set against the young man, made it seem as if he were the teacher of heaven and earth, the ancestor of all Daos!
The Source Ancestor's eyes revealed an unprecedented solemnity as he stared at Li Hao.
The Primordial Chaos Saint retracted his gaze from the sky, a gloomy look flashed across his face. The other's Saint Dao had already surpassed that of a Three Calamity Saint, yet he had only passed the Human Calamity!
"The Saint Dao, unexpectedly, can perfectly align with the Heavenly Dao..."
The Primordial Chaos Saint stared at Li Hao, his eyes flickering uncertainly.
At this moment, in the Heaven and Earth Dao Arena, the Saint Dao behind Li Hao slowly unfolded. His Saint Dao was shaped like a Dao scripture, integrating the Dao scripture into his own Saint Dao.
As for other people's Saint Daos, like the Spear Saint, they integrated their own spear intent into their Saint Dao, making the Saint Dao like a long spear piercing through heaven and earth.
The War Saint's Saint Dao was a massive Saint Axe, like the Pangu Axe that split the heavens, containing boundless power.
The Buddhist Saint Dao was a golden Buddha, radiating an aura of compassion to save all living beings.
And the Void Saint's Saint Dao was a hazy, void-like rift, resembling ancient chaos.
Surrounded by many Saint Daos, Li Hao's Saint Dao light was extremely brilliant. As the Dao scripture slowly turned a page, the thunder in the heaven and earth suddenly became several times louder.
"There is a thing formless and complete, born before heaven and earth!"
"Silent and empty, standing alone and unchanging, revolving endlessly without fail, it can be the mother of all under heaven."
"I do not know its name, so I style it 'Dao', and forcibly name it 'Great'."
"Great means flowing, flowing means far-reaching, far-reaching means returning."
"Therefore, the Dao is great, Heaven is great, Earth is great, and Humanity is also great."
"Within the realm, there are four greats, and humanity is one of them."
"Humanity follows Earth, Earth follows Heaven, Heaven follows Dao, and Dao follows nature!"
As Li Hao softly chanted, dragon roars and long howls echoed between heaven and earth, thunderous sounds boiled, and the clouds above the dome seemed to steam into a sea of thunderous clouds, emitting booms that shook the heavens!
This scene shocked all the Saints, and made the many Half-Saints outside the Dao Arena feel their minds buzzing, as if they were listening to a Supreme Saint preaching the Dao and glimpsing the origin of the Great Dao.
In the Dao Arena, the Buddha Venerable, Azure Lamp Buddha, Void Saint, and others, the cold killing intent in their eyes had now turned into shock. The exploding thunderous sound shook them into a daze, and even some fear.
In this Heaven and Earth Dao Arena, Li Hao raised the age-old question: What is Dao?
Then, with every word a gem, he provided the answer, giving the heavens their first definition of what the Great Dao is!
Saints cultivate the Dao, and the world contemplates the Dao, with various disputes. For example, the Spear Saint believed that the Spear Dao is the righteous Dao of heaven and earth, and has been the kingly way since its inception.
The War Saint, on the other hand, believed that all things, from the moment of birth, are competing and fighting in the womb, trying to break free from reincarnation and be born into the world. Therefore, the War Dao is the root nature of all things!
The Void Saint, however, glimpsed further and believed that when heaven and earth first opened, there were no small worlds, everything was chaos, everything was void. Therefore, he was convinced that void is the Great Dao!
But at this moment, in Li Hao's Dao discourse, they only felt their minds buzzing and their Saint Daos cracking.
What is the true Great Dao?
Born before heaven and earth!
This single sentence alone caused cracks to appear in their Saint Daos. This description of the Great Dao was too precise and magnificent.
The Dao was born before heaven and earth, that is the true Great Dao, which is the Heavenly Dao!
Formless and shapeless, soundless and actionless, therefore people in the world cannot touch it.
"Origin is not the Dao... the Dao itself is the origin, or rather, there is no origin. The Dao has existed here since ancient times..."
Apart from the Saints of the Heavens, the most shocked were the Supreme Saints. Their Saint Daos were also affected by Li Hao.
The Source Ancestor's eyes flickered. His Saint Dao was actually being affected, showing signs of decline. He immediately stopped his thoughts, cut off his spiritual connection, and could no longer listen to Li Hao's Dao discourse.
Otherwise, he felt his Saint Dao would decline, and even more terrifyingly, cracks would appear!
Because Li Hao's Dao discourse negated, or rather, suppressed, all the Saint Daos of the heavens.
The Saints comprehend the origin of the Great Dao, but according to Li Hao's Dao discourse, all the Saints' cultivation was wrong. They were not the Great Dao, only lesser Daos!
If they truly realized this, all the Saints would experience a decline in cultivation, and even their Saint Daos would be destroyed, and they would no longer be Saints!
"Not good, cannot listen anymore!"
"Just the aura of the Saint Dao being revealed, and my Saint Dao already has a feeling of decline, as if in submission!"
"His Saint Dao, it's like the Heavenly Dao..."
Outside the Dao Arena, all the Saints of the Heavens were shocked. The aura emanating from Li Hao's Saint Dao, even across the Dao Arena, was affecting them. This was too exaggerated; even a Supreme Saint's Dao discourse would not have such terrifying influence.
Feng Boping was stunned. He knew Li Hao's Saint Dao had improved, but he didn't expect it to reach this level, directly pointing to the origin of the Great Dao!
What the Saints comprehended and cultivated was personally defined by Li Hao. At this moment, he seemed to be the ancestor of all Daos, telling the world what the true Great Dao is!
No wonder Li Hao didn't let him go on stage. If he had gone on stage to assist, even if Li Hao wouldn't have attacked him, he would have been infected, and his Saint Dao would have been affected.
At this moment, many Saints outside the Dao Arena were cutting off their spiritual connections and hiding their Saint Daos, not daring to reveal them in front of Li Hao's Saint Dao, otherwise they would collapse.
In the Dao Arena, the thirteen Saints who had previously surrounded Li Hao now seemed to be in a sea of fire. The light of their Saint Daos all dimmed, and then their Saint Daos began to crack.
"Impossible..."
Terror appeared in the War Saint's eyes. His War Dao, traced back to the end of life, was actually not the Great Dao.
The other's sentence, "born before heaven and earth," was deafening and made his mind buzz. His War Dao only touched upon the cycle of life, while the other's went all the way back to the very beginning of heaven and earth's birth.
With a bang, the War Dao shattered. The Saint Dao, like a Saint Axe, exploded in the void.
The War Saint spat out blood, his eyes glazed over, staring blankly at Li Hao. The aura all over his body rapidly dissipated and weakened. Countless Great Dao auras, which were the Great Dao power attracted by his Saint Dao, were now escaping from his body. But now that his Saint Dao had shattered, the Great Dao was also leaving him.
Bang!
Besides the War Saint, the Spear Saint beside him also had his Saint Dao break. That Saint Dao, like a divine spear piercing through heaven and earth, exploded and shattered inch by inch.
Compared to the Heavenly Dao, which was born before heaven and earth, the Spear Dao was not worth mentioning!
He covered his ears, his aura enveloping himself, trying to isolate himself, but it was already too late.
Li Hao's Saint Dao light had already enveloped the entire Dao Arena. The Great Dao thunder sound made Li Hao's Saint Dao directly enter their hearts. The fundamental reason for the destruction of their Saint Daos was that their hearts had already wavered and acknowledged Li Hao's Saint Dao.
This was something beyond their control; their true hearts could not deceive themselves.
"Impossible..."
The Buddha Venerable's face turned pale. The golden body Buddha of his Saint Dao behind him, under the illumination of Li Hao's Dao scripture-like Saint Dao light, began to crack. Then the golden body shattered, and the Saint Dao also perished!
Apart from him, the Azure Lamp Buddha's Saint Dao was like an ever-burning azure lamp with deep roots.
A thousand-year dark room, one lamp immediately illuminates it. This lamp is his azure lamp, illuminating dark and desperate situations.
But at this moment, the azure lamp's light dimmed and extinguished. In front of the Great Dao, the lamplight was like wind, easily blown away and dissipated.
"Quick, quick, escape!"
The Void Saint looked at the young man in fear. At this moment, he could no longer bother with Dao discourse and turned to get up and flee.
But his Saint Dao was dissipating. That hazy, chaos-like Saint Dao was now like being pierced by a sharp sword, drawing out lightning-like bright light.
That bright light was like the Great Dao born from chaos, completely tearing apart his Saint Dao!
With a 'poof' sound, the Void Saint's Saint Dao shattered. His Saint Dao had undergone the heavenly tribulation test and was already perfect, but now under the suppression of Li Hao's Great Dao, it still shattered like thin paper.
"Without your Saint Dao, you can't escape this time!"
Li Hao watched the Void Saint get up, spitting blood as he fled towards the outside of the Dao Arena. Great Dao energy was collapsing from the other, and his aura was rapidly declining. He wanted to escape from here by falling below the Saint realm, but how could Li Hao miss this opportunity?
With a 'bang', he raised his hand and pointed, electricity sparked in the void, and sword beams suddenly shot out.
The Void Saint turned his head in terror. At this moment, his Saint Dao had collapsed, and the imposing manner that stood tall like a Saint all over his body had also dissipated and faded, becoming like a mortal of the secular world, with joys, sorrows, anger, and fear!
"No, don't kill me!"
The Void Saint actually let out a terrified cry, wanting to beg Li Hao for mercy.
Such a change made all the Saints of the Heavens outside the Dao Arena, who were guarding their minds, astonished.
They dared not listen to Li Hao's Dao sounds, but they had not blocked themselves from the Void Saint, so the Void Saint's pleas spread out from the Dao Arena, and everyone heard them.
When they looked over, they saw a sword qi pierce through the Void Saint's chest, pinning him to the Dao Arena.
And as the Void Saint's imposing manner declined, his appearance also seemed to age, losing his previous ferocity and instead looking somewhat pitiful.
As if realizing that Li Hao would not let him go, the Void Saint roared, "Even if I die, I won't make it easy for you!"
He suddenly erupted with the last power before his Saint Dao completely dissipated, unleashing his extreme realm, tearing open a huge rift, wanting to heavily injure Li Hao.
But Li Hao's expression was indifferent. The Eternal Dao Domain suddenly appeared, containing Saint Dao power, directly erasing that rift, then enveloping him, and myriad Dao sword qi rapidly pierced through.
His Lethal Property was already activated. Although without the Lethal Property, with his current means, he could also kill him, but the power of the property was extra, and there was no reason not to use it, unless it was a casual conversation or sparring with others that it would be turned off, otherwise, accidentally patting someone's shoulder could kill them.
Almost in an instant, the Void Saint's body was pierced and shattered.
But he also had the Three Imperishable Extreme Realm, and his physical body was actually regenerating with dripping blood. However, his blood was scattered in Li Hao's Dao Domain. With a thought from Li Hao, all the wriggling blood instantly evaporated and dissipated, completely erased!
From this, the Void Saint fell.
Afterwards, Li Hao looked towards the Buddha Venerable and the Twin-Faced Buddha and others. Their Saint Daos were also collapsing. Under the light of the Dao scripture, they seemed to be retreating into the shadows.
"Source Ancestor, we, the Buddhist Sacred Land, are willing to hand over our sacred land, please help us stop him!"
At this moment, the Azure Lamp Buddha suddenly spoke. His Saint Dao was collapsing, and he also saw the killing intent in Li Hao's eyes. But he reacted very quickly, knowing that if he escaped now, he would be hunted down by Li Hao sooner or later, and could only seek help from other Saints.
If a Supreme Saint agreed and was willing to protect them, they could still cultivate to become Saints again in the future. At worst, if they encountered Li Hao again, they wouldn't engage in Dao discourse with him, and would just hide when they met him.
The Buddha Venerable and the Twin-Faced Buddha were slightly stunned upon hearing the Azure Lamp Buddha's words, but quickly reacted. The sacred land could be rebuilt if it was lost, the key was to save their lives.
As many gazes turned towards the Source Ancestor, the Source Ancestor's gaze had already been withdrawn from Li Hao. Hearing the Azure Lamp Buddha's words, his expression seemed calm as he said:
"This is your grievance, I will not interfere."
He actually directly and decisively refused.
The Saints of the Heavens outside the arena were all surprised. They naturally didn't believe that the Source Ancestor truly didn't want to meddle in other people's affairs. After all, a sacred land was such a temptation. The treasures inside were accumulated over countless years. Given the Buddha Venerable's current situation, they would not be qualified to bargain under the eyes of a Supreme Saint.
As a result, despite such temptation, the Source Ancestor was not moved.
What did this mean? The simplest truth was gain and loss. To obtain the Buddhist Sacred Land, one would lose something else, such as becoming an enemy with Li Hao!
"He has just passed the Human Calamity, but he already has the deterrent force of a Supreme Saint..."
Some Saints murmured to themselves, shock appearing in their eyes.
A Saint who has only passed the Human Calamity is in the lower ranks among Saints, but Li Hao's current power and prestige made it not controversial to regard him as a Supreme Saint.
Such a terrifying Saint Dao meant that even if Li Hao were defeated, if his Saint Dao could not be destroyed, Li Hao could not be completely killed!
And to destroy a Saint Dao, unless the opponent's Saint Dao was almost equal to Li Hao's Saint Dao.
The Azure Lamp Buddha and others, seeing the Source Ancestor's decisive refusal, all had their expressions change.
The War Saint, Spear Saint, and other Saints also realized the life-and-death crisis and hurriedly pleaded, also willing to use the treasures within the sacred lands to request the Supreme Saints to intervene.
Some of them could not represent the sacred lands, so they could only take out their own personal stashes of wealth.
As more than a dozen Saints pleaded, the Source Ancestor remained unmoved. When he refused the Buddhist sect, he had expected that others would also plead. However, as the oldest Saint, he no longer cared about these things.
There were very few things in this world that could move him, and what he cared about most was the path to Immortals and Gods in that ancient palace.
Seeing that the Source Ancestor was unwilling to act, the Saints all pleaded with other Supreme Saints.
However, at this moment, all the Supreme Saints seemed to have reached some kind of tacit agreement and were all silent.
Li Hao flicked out sword light, piercing through the Twin-Faced Buddha's head. The other's Saint Dao was collapsing, his strength was weakening, and he had not yet passed the Human Calamity, making him among the weakest of the Saints. Li Hao easily suppressed and killed him with just his Dao Domain and sword qi.
"You..."
The shattered body was about to re-coagulate in an instant, letting out an unwilling roar.
The Twin-Faced Buddha regarded Li Hao as a nemesis, a destined showdown, but this destiny ultimately ended with his defeat.
Li Hao, however, did not consider the Twin-Faced Buddha as a nemesis, only as an enemy who had repeatedly provoked him. At this moment, he casually suppressed and killed him, without even glancing at him, and then attacked the Buddha Venerable and Azure Lamp Buddha.
The Buddha Venerable's expression changed. His Buddha body suddenly transformed into the Three-Lives Buddha Body, but with his Saint Dao collapsing, his power was constantly waning and could not be maintained.
Having previously been defeated by Li Hao once, he had even less chance in this rematch.
"Do you want to kill us all, Demon Child!"
The Buddha Venerable said in shock and anger.
"Shut up."
Li Hao directly slapped down with his palm, sword qi erupted from his palm center, like countless jets of turbulence, enveloping the Buddha Venerable's body.
At the same time, the Eternal Dao Domain suppressed and enveloped, and streaks of sword qi swept through, destroying the Buddha Venerable's Buddhist Dao Domain and shattering all of his Three-Lives Buddha Bodies.
Stepping over the Buddha Venerable's shattered body, Li Hao looked towards the Azure Lamp Buddha. The other party had no previous feud with him, but the Buddhist sect was involved in the conflict, and the other party had also become the biggest mastermind behind the Buddhist sect.
"Borrowing your own words, 'reversal is the movement of the Dao'. You have become so powerful, you will surely face heavenly tribulation!"
The Azure Lamp Buddha's face was grim, no longer the serene calmness of an old monk as before. After quickly saying this, he flicked his azure sleeve, and suddenly a Buddha lamp shone out.
The spark of fire in this Buddha lamp was actually a small Buddha, with flames burning on its head.
As this Buddha lamp was offered, Li Hao suddenly felt a palpitation, instinctively sensing danger.
Bang!
The void in front of him suddenly ignited, and azure flames burned.
This flame actually burned holes in his Eternal Dao Domain.
Li Hao's eyes narrowed, and then he revealed a cold smile, "Dao Calamity Emperor Weapon? Perfect, it's mine!"
This Buddha lamp exuded an ancient aura. As Li Hao attacked again, the Azure Lamp Buddha, with a gloomy face, suddenly shrunk his body, jumped into the Buddha lamp, and then the Buddha lamp transformed into an azure light, burning through the void,遁入其中, and in the blink of an eye, its aura disappeared.
Li Hao used Return to Ruin Instantaneous Movement to arrive, seeing the vanished Azure Lamp Buddha and the Buddha lamp, his expression slightly changed. He didn't expect this Dao Calamity Emperor Weapon to not be an offensive weapon, but a life-saving treasure for escape.
He spread out his senses, but could not capture it. The azure light on the Buddha lamp seemed to be able to burn away divine thoughts and all senses. Even if he mastered the Buddhist sect's Great Karma Technique, he probably still could not lock onto it!
This was the first time Li Hao had encountered a Dao Calamity Emperor Weapon. He didn't expect it to be so terrifying. The Azure Lamp Buddha, whose Saint Dao was cracking and whose cultivation was declining, equivalent to an ordinary Saint, could actually unleash such an effect.
"No wonder, heavenly and earthly treasures are so scarce."
Li Hao's eyes flickered, and he quickly withdrew his thoughts. Although the Azure Lamp Buddha had escaped, the Buddhist Sacred Land was still there. Unless the other party abandoned the sacred land and constantly hid, that would not be a problem. If it were not for the many eyes here, if he used the Heavenly Dao power of the three Saints united in his body, he should be able to lock onto him.
Next time, he could find him alone and solve him.
Li Hao's gaze turned to the others. At this moment, he was like a fierce tiger pouncing into a flock of sheep, quickly taking action.
Dao Calamity Emperor Weapons are extremely rare. Not all of these Saints necessarily have them. The Buddha Venerable and Twin-Faced Buddha did not have this treasure.
"Do you want to make all the Saints fall?!"
Someone saw Li Hao being so brutal and couldn't help but tremble.
At this moment, their Saint Daos were shattered, and they had all lost their dignified and composed appearances.
"The land of the Heavens, missing a dozen or so of you, will not be affected."
Li Hao's response made the remaining people both angry and terrified.
Bang!
Li Hao used his Saint Dao to vibrate, sweeping across like ripples, smashing all of their cracking Saint Daos into pieces.
"Die!"
Li Hao strode forward, the Eternal Dao Domain suppressed. The Spear Saint roared and charged towards Li Hao, intending to fight to the death, but was shattered by Li Hao's palm.
In addition, there was also the Weapon Saint, who regarded all things in heaven and earth as weapons, forging his physical body as a weapon, comparable to the level of a Dao Calamity Emperor Weapon. However, although this was similar in strength to Li Hao, its nature was different, so it was not taken seriously by the Primordial Chaos Saint.
At this moment, as his Saint Dao collapsed, his physical body was also declining. Sword light shot out from Li Hao's Dao Domain, directly piercing through him, and also obliterating his primordial spirit!
These were all old friends of the Buddhist sect, Void Sacred Land, etc., or had received benefits, wanting to destroy his Saint Dao, Li Hao did not show any mercy.
In the crowd, a sizzling lightning bolt suddenly appeared in the Void Ancestor's palm.
This was lightning, but like a dagger weapon, shimmering with light, lying in his palm.
He suddenly flung it out. This lightning light passed in an instant, unexpectedly easily slicing through Li Hao's Dao Domain, tearing a gap, and hitting Li Hao's head.
Li Hao did not even react, only feeling his consciousness seem to go numb for a moment. By the time he regained his senses, the lightning light was already in front of his eyes. With a 'bang', his head exploded.
At the same time, waves of tearing destructive aura spread towards his physical body, wanting to completely destroy his body.
Bang!
Li Hao's Dao thoughts vibrated, the Heavenly Stars Meridian opened, and countless forces between heaven and earth immediately surged in. In an instant, his physical body condensed.
But that destructive aura was tearing apart his body every second. However, the gathering of this heavenly power allowed his physical body to continuously regenerate
and heal continuously.
In this intense tug-of-war, the lightning dissipated, and Li Hao's body also re-condensed, his eyes bursting with divine light, looking towards that Void Ancestor.
The Void Ancestor's eyes revealed shock, then a hint of sorrow. He hadn't expected that even using this Emperor Weapon, he still couldn't kill Li Hao. This attack had failed, and the overall situation seemed to be lost as well.
"Saints, if this child is not killed, our misfortune today will be your scene tomorrow!"
The Void Ancestor cried out loudly, recalling that lightning light, then holding the lightning light, he tore through the void.
This lightning light was a Dao Calamity Emperor Weapon. As he held it to break open the void, he was about to flee far away.
How could Li Hao allow him to take advantage and leave easily? He suddenly roared, his hair rapidly turning silver-white, the power of Immortalization enveloped him. At the same time, he channeled the power of Immortalization to the extreme, wielding that trace of Heavenly Venerable power, moving heaven and earth!
Bang!
The nearby heaven and earth were rapidly borrowed by Li Hao, moved over. As he punched out, the void vibrated, countless lightning lights surged in the void, layers of lightning light collapsed, as if punching a hundred holes into heaven and earth!
The Void Ancestor, who had escaped into the void, face changed drastically, a trace of shock appearing on his cold face.
"Borrowing the power of heaven and earth?!"
He looked at Li Hao in shock. This was a Supreme Saint's method, and the other party could actually master it?
With a bang, that vast and majestic power of heaven and earth directly crushed the void where he was, forcing him out of the void.
The moment he appeared, Li Hao's Eternal Dao Domain enveloped him like a large net, then suddenly contracted.
(End of chapter)