Chapter 384: God War Erupts

Half a year had passed since Li Hao completed the Ultimate Realm of the Celestial Star Veins.

Two more years would mark the opening of the Ancient Palace.

Li Hao didn't know if the God War would affect the Ancient Palace, but he had to prepare in advance and absolutely couldn't just be a key and a pawn.

In the past half year, the Heaven-Stealing Holy Land was calm and tranquil, flowers and plants withered and flourished with the passage of time, giving a feeling of peace and serenity.

When Li Hao was free, he played chess with Red Moon, went fishing with Old Feng, and also invited the Sword Master and Lie Heaven Saint to fish at that Heaven River again.

After all, the Divine Waterway Fish was a treasure of heaven and earth. If he could catch a few more, Merit could continue to undergo tribulations.

Now, Merit was at the second tribulation. If he wanted to advance to the third, he would need 80 treasures of heaven and earth, a considerable number.

"It's hooked!"

Li Hao felt the fishing line vibrate slightly, his eyes lit up. Perceiving through the energy of the fishing line, he could sense that it was a Divine Waterway Fish that was hooked.

He quickly raised the line, but didn't pull hard, instead dragging it back and forth to exhaust the Divine Waterway Fish's strength.

When the time was right, he suddenly lifted it, pulling up the exhausted Divine Waterway Fish.

"Three already. You kid, don't fish out all the Dao Fish."

The Sword Master saw the Divine Waterway Fish Li Hao had caught, its scales emitting a misty luster, Dao rhythm surrounding it, its body plump and delicious, and couldn't help but feel a little envious.

Lie Heaven Saint couldn't help but glance over. She had only just caught three herself. Now, Li Hao's fishing skills were actually catching up to her quickly.

Feng Boping glanced over, then stared at his own fishing line again, his lips moving slightly, as if muttering:

"Fish come quickly, fish come quickly..."

Li Hao removed the hook, put the Divine Waterway Fish into his Heavenly Earth Space, then cast his line again, looking at the fishing experience that had just soared, he couldn't help but smile.

Twice coming to Heaven River to fish had brought him great gains. The Dao of Fishing had now reached level 7, and his experience was almost full.

When he broke through to level 8, his fishing skills would improve to a higher level, and he estimated he could surpass Lie Heaven Saint.

The Dao of Lies that Lie Heaven Saint cultivated was most suitable for fishing, but she didn't seem particularly enthusiastic about it and hadn't diligently studied it. Otherwise, Li Hao estimated she could reach level 10 in fishing.

After fishing for over ten days, Feng Boping and the Sword Master also caught Divine Waterway Fish respectively. Li Hao caught two more, and Lie Heaven Saint caught three.

Li Hao's fishing experience reached saturation at level 7. As a Divine Waterway Fish was hooked, the Dao rhythm impacted him, and Li Hao had an insight in his heart, successfully breaking through to level 8 in fishing.

A large amount of fishing insights surged in. Li Hao's understanding of fishing became even deeper.

Just as he was about to cast his line to try, suddenly, the Sword Master and Feng Boping's expressions slightly shifted, as if they had received some news, and their faces suddenly changed slightly.

At the same time, Lie Heaven Saint was also slightly stunned, then closed her eyes. After a moment, she opened her eyes again, a hint of shock in her eyes.

"Something happened in Cloud Heaven World and Profound Wind World!"

"And Demon Emperor World, the Asura Night Emperor there was killed!"

The Sword Master followed up, his expression becoming solemn.

"Cloud Sparrow Tower sent news that it was the God Clan who acted, detected traces of Extreme Dao power, and there were many people from the God Clan who occupied those holy lands."

Feng Boping said in a low voice, with some shock in his eyes.

Even they, the younger generation who hadn't participated in the events of that year, had heard of that God-Slaying War.

Unexpectedly, after countless years, the God Clan had actually quietly grown stronger again and appeared in the world.

"Three middle-layer small worlds, actually all had incidents in the blink of an eye, and no one could even detect it. This speed is too fast, I'm afraid a Supreme Saint existence took action..."

Lie Heaven Saint's eyes were solemn, "The God Clan cultivates the Extreme Dao, but cultivating to Supreme Saint isn't that easy either. But looking at this situation, it seems like a second God King has emerged?"

Li Hao heard their words and had no more intention of casting his line again. He knew that Ying Xiaoxiao's ancestor had begun to act, but he didn't expect that only half a year after Ying Xiaoxiao's invitation, the other party would launch an attack, and with such fierce momentum.

It seems that these years the God Clan had been lying dormant, they had also long ago made many plans and preparations in secret.

"The God Clan has appeared. This battle should just be an appetizer. That Source Ancestor won't sit idly by..."

The three Sword Masters exchanged a glance, worry appearing in their eyes.

If that battle were to break out again, all heavens would surely be plunged into misery again, with countless casualties.

"I'm going back to the Sword Ancestor Holy Land, to restrain the holy land and also to discuss with the Sword Saint. For this battle, we should try to avoid getting involved."

The Sword Master immediately got up and said to Li Hao and the others.

Li Hao and Old Feng both nodded slightly and didn't try to persuade him to stay.

After the Sword Master left, Feng Boping sighed, "Another calamity. This God Clan dares to appear, they are likely also prepared to fight a great battle with the Source Ancestor. They are coming fiercely, I'm afraid it's not simple. We also must not get involved. These three small worlds that had incidents, they were all people who were involved in that God Clan war back then. It seems they are more here for revenge."

"That's right."

Li Hao nodded. Seeing that Old Feng and the others were unwilling to get involved, he also felt much relieved in his heart.

"Let's go back too. Seal off the holy land. It's best to activate the world array of the Lesser Thousand World to avoid the God Clan biting wildly like mad dogs and injuring us too."

Lie Heaven Saint got up and said, also losing the mood to leisurely fish here.

Li Hao saw this and also followed them back together.

After returning to the Lesser Thousand World, Feng Boping and Lie Heaven Saint went to activate the world array of the Lesser Thousand World. Once the array was activated, the Lesser Thousand World would be forbidden to enter and exit, equivalent to self-sealing.

After returning to the holy land, they also sealed off the holy land and issued orders to the major divine dynasties of the Lesser Thousand World, telling them to appease the unrest.

"The Source Ancestor has been unfathomable these years. This God Clan dares to expose themselves so fiercely, I don't know what their confidence is. We should still observe the situation and see how it unfolds."

Inside the holy land, Feng Boping said to Li Hao, also to prevent Li Hao from getting involved.

Li Hao nodded. After thinking for a moment, he still didn't tell Old Feng about the God Clan ancestor. He figured it wouldn't be long before this news would also spread.

As the three middle-layer small worlds fell, the God Clan's movements were like thunder and fire. After seizing the three middle-layer small worlds, they no longer continued to pretend. News about the God Clan's appearance spread throughout the major forces of all heavens in just one day.

This news was like a bolt from the blue, sudden and unexpected. All the holy lands of the heavens were shaken. Ancient sealed memories about the God Clan also surged out. Those holy lands that had participated in the God Clan war back then all looked grim, sealing off their holy lands and preparing for battle.

At the same time, many eyes were focused on the Upper Three Realms, especially the Source Ancestor Holy Land of Heaven Origin World, wanting to see how the Source Ancestor would handle it.

But inside the Source Ancestor Holy Land, it seemed very calm, with no news coming out.

As the God Clan completely occupied the three middle-layer small worlds, the incense and fire temples of the numerous divine dynasties inside were all destroyed. Most of those enshrined inside were saints from within the holy lands, or even Supreme Saints. Now they were all destroyed, which meant cutting off their incense and fire offerings.

As the three small worlds were sealed off, another two days passed, and news came out that two more small worlds had fallen and been occupied by the God Clan.

At the same time, four more saints fell, causing shock throughout the heavens.

"I heard that many saints who participated back then have already quietly gone to Heaven Origin World. This time the God Clan has returned, although their offensive is fierce, it won't last too long. There will definitely be a result soon."

In the holy land, Feng Boping came to Li Hao's small courtyard. The two of them discussed these matters while drinking tea.

"Is there still no movement from the Source Ancestor Holy Land?"

Li Hao asked.

Feng Boping shook his head, "With the God Clan having such momentum, the Source Ancestor will likely choose cautiously, inviting the Supreme Saints of that year to act together and reenact what happened back then. But I don't know if the God Clan can withstand it this time."

Li Hao heard this and a hint of worry appeared in his eyes.

Back then, when they were besieged, that God King must have made some preparations this time, and the Source Ancestor will likely also prepare even more thoroughly.

Several days later.

One after another, news came out from small worlds, submitting to the God Clan's command, choosing to take sides. Whether it was forced or voluntary was unknown.

And from the Source Ancestor Holy Land of Heaven Origin World, news also came out that they would have a decisive battle with the God Clan in Void Heaven Abyss.

Void Heaven Abyss is a dangerous place in the void, like a crack, with a bottomless abyss. Legend has it that the bottom of that abyss leads to beyond the worlds of saints, but no one dares to go down. Saints have gone to explore, but after going down, they never returned. Supreme Saints came forward to warn that it was not the path to immortals and gods, and should not be explored. It was also listed as a forbidden zone of the void.

Not long after the news came out, outside the Lesser Thousand World, a saint came to visit.

Feng Boping went to receive them. The other party was a saint from the Source Ancestor Holy Land, coming to visit.

Feng Boping had some guesses in his heart, but still kept a straight face and received them into the holy land.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the other party wanted to visit Li Hao and also directly revealed to Li Hao their intention to invite him to fight in the war to eliminate the demons.

Feng Boping listened quietly from the side. Although the other party also invited him, the treatment offered couldn't compare to Li Hao's. They only promised him the incense and fire offerings of one world, while the benefits given to Li Hao were ten lower-layer small worlds!

Furthermore, the Source Ancestor also promised that when the Ancient Palace explored the path to immortals and gods, he would do his best to protect Li Hao and wouldn't let him encounter danger.

Li Hao quietly listened to the various benefits the other party listed that the Source Ancestor had promised. His expression remained calm and unperturbed. Although these benefits were indeed tempting and moved his heart, he had promised Ying Xiaoxiao that he wouldn't get involved in this conflict of right and wrong.

Moreover, for the Ancient Palace exploration, he didn't plan to rely on others. At that time, the Hun Tian Saint would likely take the opportunity to attack him. Once the path to immortals and gods was found, and the other party left this place, he definitely wouldn't let him go before leaving.

At that time, whether the Source Ancestor would clash with the Hun Tian Saint for his sake was still unknown.

"I was slightly injured in a battle with Green Lamp Buddha and Void Ancestor earlier, so it's inconvenient for me to fight again. I'm currently recuperating."

Li Hao made an excuse to decline, so it wouldn't be considered offending the Source Ancestor.

But this saint, upon hearing this, looked at Li Hao with some surprise. The sincerity on his face slightly diminished, and he said seriously, "Heavenly Venerable Hao, this Demon Clan has made a comeback. The Source Ancestor is leading many saints to conquer them, which is also acting on behalf of Heaven. The Demon Clan is cunning and cruel, cultivating by creating slaughter. Killing demons is also a great merit."

Li Hao sneered inwardly, but on the surface just pretended not to understand, nodded, and said, "Let me consider it after I recover. Please thank the Source Ancestor for his kind intentions."

This saint stared at Li Hao for a moment, then didn't say anything more. He nodded, got up, and took his leave, but there was clearly a hint of displeasure in his eyes.

After he left, Feng Boping said to Li Hao, "You refused the Source Ancestor's offer. I'm worried the Source Ancestor will overthink it and suspect you of colluding with the God Clan, and then turn around to deal with you."

Li Hao shook his head, "No, the God Clan is their main enemy. At this time, they won't easily make more enemies. Besides, the more benefits the Source Ancestor offers me, the more it shows the situation is not optimistic. That God Clan might be even more troublesome than we imagine. Otherwise, why would the Source Ancestor invite someone who isn't even a Supreme Saint like me to help?"

Feng Boping heard this and a thoughtful expression appeared in his eyes. He said, "That reminds me, if those Supreme Saints were all going to act, the Source Ancestor would have already moved. No matter how strong the God Clan is, they wouldn't dare to fight all heavens alone. Unless, the other Supreme Saints are all unwilling to get involved."

"Hmm..."

Li Hao's eyes flickered. He had also considered this point.

Once, the Source Ancestor joined forces with several Supreme Saints and suppressed the God King. Now, these Supreme Saints are unwilling to act. The reason is likely only one.

Ancient Palace.

In two years, the Ancient Palace will open. At that time, the situation inside will be unknown. If there's competition for the path to immortals and gods, the Source Ancestor will inevitably become the biggest obstacle.

If the God Clan and the Source Ancestor go to war, and both are badly injured, for other Supreme Saints, that would be the most desirable outcome.

The God Clan chose to declare war at this time, and it's very likely that they considered this point, discerning the thoughts of other Supreme Saints.

In the blink of an eye, another half month passed.

The God Clan's movements became increasingly larger. They successively subdued another four or five small worlds.

And on the Heaven Origin World side, they also sent out saints, and a great battle broke out with the God Clan in a certain small world.

While Li Hao paid attention to the outside situation, he was also seizing the time to cultivate.

Now that he had completed the second Ultimate Realm, he freed up time to use the Dao of Control to refine laws, integrate them into his physical body, and try to break through to the Hearing Dao Extreme Realm.

If he could complete the Hearing Dao Extreme Realm, Li Hao felt his strength would increase by a large margin again.

After all, the Extreme Realm of the Eternal Dao Domain, among all saints, very few have mastered it. The Hearing Dao Extreme Realm, most likely even Supreme Saints have not mastered it. When fighting the Hun Tian Saint then, he would also have one more method.

As the laws were continuously refined, Li Hao's physical body became stronger and stronger. The bones of his entire body were all refined into Dao bones, and his divine blood also contained the power of the Great Dao.

If he could refine his entire body into a Dao body, Li Hao felt his physical body would be further enhanced and become difficult to erase.

While he was cultivating, on the Heaven Origin World side, many saints gathered. The two camps, the Source Ancestor and the God Clan, repeatedly had incidents of saints attacking each other, but a true great battle had not yet broken out.

They were probing each other. Occasionally, there would be saint casualties, but the Source Ancestor and the God King had not yet clashed.

Feng Boping inquired and brought back news, saying that Li Hao's guess was correct. The holy lands of other Supreme Saints had no movements, and they seemed to have no intention of getting involved in this great war.

Including the Supreme Saints who had joined forces to kill the God King back then, they had also sealed off their holy lands.

Li Hao guessed that besides the Ancient Palace, it was also possible that the God King had secretly promised these Supreme Saints some benefits, which was why they hadn't joined forces.

As the saints of the God Clan and the Source Ancestor Holy Land continued to clash, this calamity spread to various worlds. More and more saints chose to take sides, joining the Source Ancestor's ranks and fighting against the God Clan.

Time flew by. In the blink of an eye, a year had passed.

The friction between the God Clan and the Source Ancestor Holy Land was constant, but neither side had engaged in a final great battle. This was vastly different from the rapid resolution predicted by the saints initially. All of this stemmed from the fact that other Supreme Saints had not participated.

Li Hao faintly felt that this great war might continue until the Ancient Palace opened before there would be a result.

And with the Ancient Palace about to open, for Li Hao, time was becoming even more pressing.

(End of Chapter)