Chapter 385: It is Indeed I

As streams of the origin of laws integrated into his body, a rich aura of Dao rhythm surrounded him. Li Hao sat upright in the courtyard, his entire body was like a chaotic starry sky, the Great Daos touched each other, emitting brilliant divine light, and faint thunderous sounds rumbled.

His entire body's Dao bones were covered with patterns of laws, and the power of order flowed in his divine blood, as if he had become one with heaven and earth.

In this year, Li Hao refined the origin of laws every day. The extraordinary insights brought by the ninth stage of the Dao of Mastery gave him the ability to directly perceive the origin of all things in heaven and earth, wind, fire, thunder, lightning, and so on.

As laws were refined, and myriad Daos were forged into his Dao body, Li Hao felt that his physical body seemed to be faintly reaching an even more terrifying level.

His flesh and blood had already transformed to the extreme, but his flesh and blood could accommodate laws and his own Saintly Dao, and his overall strength was still constantly increasing.

The ultimate realm of the physical body was like an extremely solid piece of soil, allowing Li Hao to bear these powers.

"Gongming…"

Li Hao took out Gongming, the dark sword body faintly revealed tribulation light, and ripples appeared in the space around the blade.

He casually drew the sword across the back of his hand and immediately felt the power of laws rapidly rebounding from the flesh and blood of his hand, transforming into terrifying power of order, attempting to counter-attack Gongming.

But the tribulation power on Gongming's blade was full of destructiveness, tearing apart the power of laws layer by layer, and finally drew a bloody mark. When it cut to the bone, stimulating the law Dao patterns on the Dao bone, it dispersed the tribulation power, and Gongming was also bounced back.

A hint of surprise appeared in Li Hao's eyes. Gongming had undergone two tribulations and could cut down Saintly beings of the Three Calamities as easily as slicing mud or snow, but now it couldn't even split his bone.

Moreover, he hadn't even entered a defensive state.

"When my divine blood and Dao bones are perfected, I'm afraid I can withstand even Dao Tribulation Emperor Weapons of the fifth and sixth tribulations."

Li Hao murmured to himself, light gleaming in his eyes, increasingly looking forward to the power of the ultimate realm of Dao Comprehension.

Whoosh!

A figure suddenly arrived in the small courtyard. Li Hao casually looked over and laughed, "Old Feng, that's not fair, going fishing without me."

Feng Boping carried a fishing basket and casually shook it. Three demon creatures flew out from inside, their bodies rapidly swelled and grew larger, reaching thousands of feet in the blink of an eye, coiling and shrinking in the sky above the small courtyard.

"Saint, spare us! Saint, spare us!"

When they sensed Li Hao's aura, the three demon creatures felt as if they had fallen into an abyss, even more terrified, and pleaded while trembling.

"Didn't go to the Heavenly River, just casually wandered around within the Lesser Thousand World, which one do you think is suitable to go with wine?"

Feng Boping asked with a smile.

The three demon creatures were all great demons of the Dao Comprehension Realm, overlords of their respective domains, and even top powerhouses worshiped by divine dynasties in the mortal realm.

Hearing these words, the three demon creatures were even more frightened. Usually, they would capture humans, skin them, and eat their tendons and bones, but now they had fallen into the hands of a human Saint, and their positions were reversed.

"The middle one, I guess, the other two can be raised a bit longer." Li Hao glanced at them and said casually, knowing that Old Feng had come to show off his catch, and to freeload a meal, of course, after all, his cooking skills were top-notch in all the heavens.

"Alright!"

Feng Boping smiled so much that wrinkles appeared all over his face, leaving behind the demon creature in the middle that was wailing even more miserably, and put the remaining two back into the fishing basket.

He casually sealed the mouth of the wailing demon creature and said to Li Hao, "On my way back, I saw a Saint from the Origin Ancestor Holy Land outside the Lesser Thousand World, probably here to find you again."

Li Hao slightly raised his eyebrows. He had clearly refused their invitation last time, and they should already know his position. Are they short of manpower again now?

"Let them come if they want, let's eat first."

Li Hao was too lazy to think too much about it and casually sent out a sword Qi to pierce the divine soul of the wailing and furious demon creature, then began to prepare this fresh ingredient.

Boiling, stir-frying, steaming, deep-frying, and so on, different parts for different cooking methods.

While Li Hao was preparing the food, the aroma spread, and Feng Boping happily went back to get fine wine.

When the wine arrived and the meat was cooked, Li Hao and Old Feng were halfway through their meal when suddenly a sound of wind arrived outside the Heaven-Stealing Holy Land, inquiring about the holy land's grand formation.

Feng Boping's appetite was interrupted, smacked his lips, and seeing who had come, still got up and let them in.

"You two..."

Besides the Saint from the Origin Ancestor Holy Land, Saint Lie also came. Smelling the fragrance filling the courtyard and seeing the dishes floating in the void, couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

Li Hao saw a familiar face and immediately invited her to join them for a meal.

The Saint from the Origin Ancestor Holy Land frowned slightly. Outside, the Divine Race and the Origin Ancestor's side were fiercely confronting each other, the battle intense, and could erupt into an all-out war at any moment, but here they were, enjoying fine wine and delicious food, seemingly oblivious.

He approached without showing any emotion and smiled faintly, "Heavenly Venerable Hao, it's been a year, has your health recovered somewhat?"

"Better."

Li Hao smiled, "Thank you for your concern."

"Recently, the Demon Race has become increasingly rampant and cruel. The Origin Ancestor will hold a Demon Slaughtering Assembly, inviting Saints from all sides to come and observe, hoping Heavenly Venerable Hao will not be absent." This Saint directly got to the point.

Demon Slaughtering Assembly? Li Hao slightly raised his eyebrows and pondered, "Since the Origin Ancestor has cordially invited me, I naturally will not be absent."

"Then we will wait for everyone at the Demon Slaughtering Assembly." This Saint finished speaking about the time and details, glanced at Li Hao with a meaningful look, and then left the Heaven-Stealing Holy Land.

"Is the Origin Ancestor planning to have a decisive battle with the Divine King?" After that person left, Saint Lie finished a bowl of meat soup, licked the soup stains from the corner of her mouth, revealing a pleasant smile, and asked Li Hao.

"How would Hao Tian know about these things, this Demon Slaughtering Assembly, I'm afraid it's not simple." Feng Boping said with a frown.

Li Hao looked towards Saint Lie, but saw the other party reveal a fox-like smile, seemingly seeing through his thoughts.

"Regarding the Divine Race, I always feel like you know more than we do."

Saint Lie said with a smile, "Whenever the Divine Race is mentioned, I feel like you're hiding something, don't forget I am the Saint of Lies, whether you are being honest in front of me, I can see through it at a glance."

"..."

Li Hao was somewhat speechless and said, "You're so smart, you'll end up alone in old age."

"Hmph!"

Saint Lie glanced at Feng Boping, but snorted coldly and lowered her head to pick out other dishes.

Feng Boping's expression became slightly unnatural, coughed lightly, and said to Li Hao, "The Origin Ancestor sent someone from afar to invite you, it's not that simple, you need to be careful."

"Mm."

Li Hao nodded.

Several days later.

Li Hao and Feng Boping's avatar left the Lesser Thousand World together and headed to the Tianyuan World.

When they arrived at the Tianyuan World, Li Hao found it to be quiet and peaceful. In the Origin Ancestor Holy Land, he only sensed the aura of two Saints, one of which he was somewhat familiar with.

"Hmm?" Feng Boping's eyes flickered.

Li Hao slightly narrowed his eyes. Could it be that the Demon Slaughtering Assembly invitation was a trap?

At this moment, an aura of a Saint from within the Origin Ancestor Holy Land broke through the air and arrived, coming before Li Hao. He gently sized up Li Hao, his expression becoming somewhat complex.

"You seem to have become stronger again." Xiao Tianyu said in a low voice.

Previously, when Li Hao came to the Origin Ancestor's Cave Residence, he had already become a Saint and met Li Hao once, but seeing him again now, he felt Li Hao's power was even more profound, as if the Great Dao was constantly accompanying him.

"Where is the Origin Ancestor?" Li Hao asked.

"The Origin Ancestor is guarding the Demon Race in the Void Abyss, and the Demon Slaughtering Assembly is also being held there, please follow me." Xiao Tianyu seemed to see through their concerns and smiled faintly.

Li Hao and Feng Boping exchanged a glance and still followed him, stepping into the Origin Ancestor Holy Land.

When they arrived at the top of the Holy Mountain, Li Hao saw a huge void rift leading to the unknown.

"That over there is the Void Abyss, please, both of you, my master has been waiting for a long time." Xiao Tianyu said.

Feng Boping was stunned and said, "This place is hundreds of millions of miles away from the Void Abyss, the Origin Ancestor actually..."

A rare smile appeared on the corner of Xiao Tianyu's mouth, "My master has a wide range of interests, and has also dabbled in the Dao of Void."

Li Hao's expression became serious. Maintaining a void rift spanning such a vast distance, the Origin Ancestor's attainments in the void aspect are probably not much worse than the Void Ancestor's.

He concentrated his divine power in his eyes and saw blurry images deep within the void rift, indeed the Void Abyss, only then was he relieved and immediately flew over.

Feng Boping suddenly took a step forward, standing at the edge of the rift, Dao rhythm seemed to condense at his fingertips. Soon, his expression relaxed and he chuckled, "It's really lively."

Saying this, he showed Li Hao a reassuring look and took the lead in walking into the rift.

Li Hao smiled faintly and followed closely behind.

After they went in, Xiao Tianyu also followed into the rift. He was guarding here just to wait for Li Hao.

Soon, only one Saint remained on the Holy Mountain.

...

The Void Abyss is located at the edge of the void.

Around it, one could see the starry river filling the sky, dazzling and brilliant, divine light interweaving.

Millions of miles away was a pitch-black void ravine, like a broken void waterfall, seemingly about to wash away the stars in the sky.

At the end of the rift in space and time that Li Hao had traversed was a grand assembly venue shrouded in a barrier, like a Jade Pool suspended in the void, with nectar and jade liquid gushing out everywhere, emitting a strange fragrance.

Many Saintly figures sat upright in the void, with rich Great Daos surrounding them, casually chatting.

As Li Hao and Feng Boping arrived, they immediately attracted many gazes. More than half of the Saints had seen Li Hao before, and surprise immediately appeared in their eyes.

"Heavenly Venerable Hao has also come, this fierce god is not easy to provoke."

"So what? Who dares to disrespect the Origin Ancestor's face?"

"That's right, even the Saint of Food has come, let alone him."

"It seems the Demon Race is approaching its end. The Origin Ancestor is after all the Origin Ancestor. The Demon Race has been patient and ruthless in recent years, it's time to exterminate them."

"This time, the Demon King should show himself, right?"

"Hard to say, the Demon King's mount is also very fierce, just that mount alone is not something the Three Calamities can handle."

Many Saints were communicating in low voices, their eyes occasionally glancing towards the figures at the very top of the Demon Slaughtering Assembly.

They saw the Origin Ancestor sitting in the center, below him was another Saint from the Origin Ancestor Holy Land, with white eyebrows and white hair, looking extremely refined and scholarly.

And beside them were three Saints surrounded by Great Daos, their auras as vigorous as furnaces, the divine light of the Great Daos behind them illuminating a large area of the void, extremely brilliant.

They were casually chatting and laughing with the Origin Ancestor, hearing the discussions outside, slightly glanced sideways and looked at Li Hao.

At this moment, Li Hao followed Feng Boping's avatar and flew over together.

"Origin Ancestor."

Li Hao nodded slightly, considering it a greeting, and then looked at the Saint with white eyebrows and white hair. The other party's Saintly Dao was restrained, and his aura was somewhat obscure, but Li Hao felt that the other party seemed to be not simple.

In addition, the three Saints beside them, who revealed their Great Daos, were also stronger than ordinary Saints of the Three Calamities.

"You've come, sit down."

The Origin Ancestor saw Li Hao and said with a kind expression.

Li Hao immediately sat down next to Feng Boping.

"Haven't appeared in the world for a long time. I heard that recently there is a Saint who is extremely dazzling, who can kill Saints of the Three Calamities right after becoming a Saint, is that you?"

Beside them, a Saint wearing a black top hat said with a faint smile.

Li Hao heard the thorns in his words and glanced at him, "If there isn't a second one in all the heavens, then it can only be me."

These words were spoken, the Saint in the black top hat raised an eyebrow, and many Saints at the banquet outside couldn't help but look sideways, some of whom had been visited by Li Hao to demand heavenly treasures and harbored deep resentment towards Li Hao. Hearing Li Hao's arrogant response at this moment, both sneered and felt secretly annoyed, indeed, there was no second such monstrous talent in all the heavens.

"Heh, doesn't this mean you have the aptitude to surpass even the Supreme Saint?" The Saint in the black top hat didn't expect Li Hao to be so confrontational with him and couldn't help but sneer slightly.

"If that's how you want to think, there's nothing I can do about it." Li Hao said indifferently.

These words were like an emotional detonator.

"Be careful, this is Saint Star, he has a good relationship with Void Ancestor, probably because Void Ancestor caused you trouble." Feng Boping transmitted his voice.

"Void Ancestor was indifferent to the world and had lived in seclusion for many years, yet he was killed by you, and you even wiped out the Void Holy Land, your temper is not much different from that of the Demon Race!" The Saint in the black top hat's face turned cold.

"After so many years, why did he die? Have you looked for the reasons within yourself? Was it because he didn't work hard enough?"

Li Hao said indifferently, "There are many Saints in all the heavens, and quite a few here, why didn't I kill other Saints, but specifically him?"

"..."

Saint Star was silent. He was somewhat angry, but if he showed it, he would lose his composure, so he could only remain silent.

"Everyone."

At this moment, the Origin Ancestor spoke, smilingly interrupting their conversation. He raised his wine cup and said, "Today is a grand assembly for slaying demons, let's not talk about other things. The Demon Race has also arrived, is there anyone among you willing to take a demon's head to add to the festivities?"

As he spoke, millions of miles away from the grand assembly, at the edge of the void fault rift, a vast and mighty group of figures swept in.

Li Hao focused his gaze and looked into the distance and saw a golden, glittering army wearing divine armor and precious armor standing at the edge of the Void Abyss.

Compared to the vast army over there, the number of people here is less than one-millionth.

But everyone here is a Saint, with various phenomena manifesting, their momentum is not inferior to that of the Divine Race army.

Li Hao saw that at the very front of the Divine Race army, a man standing on top of a Dragon God, majestic and upright, wearing rugged divine armor, like flames burning, holding a heavy sword in his hand.

A bright red cloak fluttered fiercely behind him, his aura as terrifying as the firmament, overwhelming the starry river.

Presumably, the other party was the Divine King.

Beside the other party, Li Hao also saw a familiar figure, Ying Xiaoxiao.

She wore a close-fitting, exquisite, and dazzling divine armor, her soft black hair fluttered behind her helmet, revealing a pair of clear and cold eyes.

When Li Hao saw her, she also seemed to see Li Hao, her eyes showing a clear, slight pause.

"That one is Hao Tian you mentioned, right? Heh, am I wrong? Now he has become a guest of honor of the Origin Ancestor!"

The Divine King's gaze was sharp, he glanced at the Origin Ancestor and then swept his gaze across the scene of the grand assembly. Regarding Li Hao, he had obviously seen his projection through other channels and recognized him at a glance.

(End of Chapter)