Chapter 475: Taking Action

Li Hao and Mi Xueyao didn't move immediately, choosing instead to lie in wait and observe from the shadows.

The suddenly appearing Peacock Army Immortal Formation didn't detect them, instead heading straight towards the ancient demon tide.

The immortal formation transformed into a mighty immortal god. This was the Peacock Army's Class A grand formation, the Original Form Immortal Formation. This formation could gather the power of ten thousand True Immortal Realm cultivators at the peak stage, using the Immortal Lord Realm level three generals at the eighteen formation nodes as its core, to unleash power comparable to an Immortal Lord Realm level eight expert.

In this battlefield, Immortal Lord Realm level eight was already a top-tier powerhouse among Immortal Lords, possessing the destructive power to shatter star systems and capable of significantly altering the course of battle.

As the imposing Original Form Immortal God charged into the demon tide, it immediately caused a great disturbance. Demon blood splashed, immortal power cleaved the void, tearing open ghastly dark ravines.

The Immortal Lords who had appeared earlier also followed, helping to carve out openings, allowing the Original Form Immortal God to directly penetrate deep into the rear of the ancient demon tide.

Li Hao and Mi Xueyao narrowed their eyes, watching intently. They saw the rear of the ancient demon tide being caught completely off guard, with many ancient demons meeting a miserable end in an instant.

These ancient demons were all at the fourth or fifth level of the Immortal Lord Realm, but before the Original Form Immortal God, they were suppressed and swept away with a mere gesture. The difference of two or three realms created a disparity in combat like a vast chasm, insurmountable even for the naturally gifted ancient demons.

As the Immortal Lord Realm commanders among the ancient demons fell one after another, the battle situation at the front of the ancient demon tide also became chaotic.

Seeing this scene, Li Hao quietly circulated his immortal power, ready to seize this rare opportunity to return to the main force of the border immortal army.

Mi Xueyao noticed the change in Li Hao's aura. She kept her eyes fixed on the rear of the ancient demon tide and said, "Don't rush yet, let's observe a bit longer. The Di Jiang clan should be making their move soon. Relying solely on the Peacock Army might not be enough to easily defeat this ancient demon tide."

Li Hao's eyes flickered, and he stared intently.

As the Original Form Immortal God rampaged and slaughtered, the ancient demon tide resembled a lake stirred into a thousand ripples, this chaos gradually spreading outwards.

Just then, a profound and ancient aura suddenly emerged from the demon tide, like something descending from the primordial ages, enveloping and attacking.

It was a dark black light, only two or three zhang long, yet it seemed to mobilize the entire starry sky, transforming into a twisted spiral force, aiming to pierce through the ten-thousand-foot tall body of the Original Form Immortal God!

The Original Form Immortal God abruptly looked up, sensing immense danger. The ten thousand Peacock Army soldiers within the immortal god's body were all drastically alarmed. They roared in unison, their bodies erupting with scarlet blood energy. The immortal god also unleashed its ultimate power, its lake-like hand closing together, pressing down towards the black light.

Golden light secret techniques bloomed in its palm, containing immortal dao laws, attempting to shatter the black light.

However, upon contact, the golden light secret power rapidly dissipated. Before its palms could fully close to grip the black light, terrifying tearing force stripped away the immortal power from its hands, scattering it like dry bark. The Peacock Army warriors within the palms were exposed, and before they could even scream, they were instantly annihilated.

Accompanying the collapse of its palms, the Original Form Immortal God roared, its body constantly retreating. Its ten-thousand-foot body was forced back tens of thousands of miles by that three-zhang black light before barely dissipating the remaining force of the black light.

When the black light dissipated, what was revealed within it was an extremely thin strand of black silk, drifting in the void, slowly falling, looking just like a strand of hair!

Li Hao saw clearly that the remaining force of the black light wasn't actually blocked by the Original Form Immortal God. Instead, at the very moment the black light struck, an aura that dominated the battlefield suddenly erupted from the rear of the immortal army in front, heading straight for the rear of the ancient demon tide.

Even more terrifying combat erupted there, with attacks that Li Hao couldn't comprehend, violently reverberating through the void.

Dark black ripples rippled out from there. The surrounding ancient demons fled in panic. When they touched the ripples, they were like being swallowed by a black hole, vanishing silently without even a scream.

When the ripples spread out, the power of the black light that had attacked the Original Form Immortal God also dissipated.

From within the demon tide, a burly figure eight zhang tall charged out with a low roar. His entire body was covered in raging black hair, fluttering in the wind. Silver feathers covered his shoulders and chest, and silver immortal power enveloped him, radiating extraordinariness.

"The Di Jiang clan actually sent a King Realm expert. It seems this war zone is being taken over by the Di Jiang clan."

Mi Xueyao's eyes flickered as she saw the humanoid burly figure. Was the Wheel-Turning King clan hiding in the dark, or had they gone elsewhere to search for her due to her presence?

She knew the object on her body was of immense importance, and it wouldn't be excessive even for a King Realm expert to personally come to arrest her.

"Immortal King Realm…"

Li Hao focused his eyes, recognizing that the two blurry figures engaged in battle were both at the level of Elder Wang.

However, compared to Elder Wang, it was difficult to discern who was stronger or weaker.

With his current cultivation, looking at Immortal King Realm experts was like an ant gazing at the sky, only knowing its vastness but unable to fathom its true height and breadth.

But the power of that hair strand and its black light just now, almost piercing through the Original Form Immortal God and killing the entire Peacock Army, was enough to show the terror of the Immortal King Realm.

"I never thought… we would see an Immortal King Realm expert from our human race here. Judging from the aura, it seems to be the Old Celestial Master from the Demon Subduing Bureau."

Mi Xueyao glanced at Li Hao with a hint of guilt, having almost said "your human race" just now.

Demon Subduing Bureau? Li Hao's heart stirred. This was the most powerful department within the Yan Chu Immortal Dynasty, comparable only to the Chu Immortal Army.

However, the Chu Immortal Army guarded the borders, while the Demon Subduing Bureau guarded the interior.

The Chu Immortal Army was only responsible for the four borders of the Immortal Dynasty, while the Demon Subduing Bureau, in addition to suppressing all demons and monsters within the territory, especially ancient demons, would also assist and intervene in border battles, and their authority was half a level higher than local armies.

"This Old Celestial Master is truly enduring, holding back until now. It seems he was using the Peacock Army to probe, to force out the Di Jiang clan King Realm's weakness. I wonder how the battle will turn out…"

Mi Xueyao murmured, a sigh escaping her heart.

Although she was currently in a state of being wanted and on the run, she still inwardly leaned towards the ancient demon race. After all, only the Wheel-Turning King and Di Jiang clans were pursuing her, other King clans hadn't made a move yet. As long as she returned to her own royal clan, she would be safe.

Listening to her words, Li Hao knew this demoness probably understood the human race better than he did.

After all, he was new to the True World, a newcomer, while she had been fighting here for who knew how many years.

At this moment, with the human Old Celestial Master's intervention and clash with the Di Jiang clan King Realm, their battlefield quickly ascended to the sky above the main battlefield, entering another level of engagement. The surrounding space shattered, immortal kingdoms suppressed and collided with each other, unleashing terrifying waves of pressure.

Even the slightest leakage of these waves of pressure was enough to cause a huge impact on the battlefield below.

However, both sides were extremely restrained, not allowing this power to affect the battlefield. After all, the current battlefield was already in chaos. If this power were to descend, who could tell if it would kill ancient demons or humans?

While they were engaged in fierce combat, several more auras erupted from the human and ancient demon tide rears, successively joining the battlefield.

Li Hao narrowed his eyes, knowing this battle was entering its decisive moment.

The Peacock Army, which had been forced back tens of thousands of miles by that hair strand earlier, now regrouped and returned once again. However, many of the warriors within its palms had been annihilated previously, leaving only two severed arms without hands.

Despite this, the Original Form Immortal God still strode forward, each step causing the void to rumble. Immortal dao laws gathered on its severed arms, forming hands made of immortal power, charging into the ancient demon tide to begin its slaughter anew.

Boom!

The main fighting force of the ancient demon tide was engaged in facing the frontal battlefield, but an imposing Di Jiang clan expert suddenly charged out from the rear, attacking the Peacock Army.

The Di Jiang clan member first flashed beside several Immortal Lord Realm experts, and with a wave of his hand, he brandished a golden divine chain. Golden light and black flames intertwined on the chain. With a swing, he directly lashed at the Immortal Lord Realm experts who had emerged from the rear of the ancient demon tide, causing their bodies to explode.

The order power on the divine chain was irresistible, and the Immortal Lord Realm experts perished in an instant.

Then, he cast an icy gaze at the Original Form Immortal God, which was still rampaging and killing ancient demons, and directly leaped over. The divine chain seemed to extend infinitely, growing to tens of thousands of zhang long, and slammed down fiercely.

The Peacock Army within the Original Form Immortal God had long since sensed this, but they knew what attacking the rear of the ancient demon tide meant. Being so deep in enemy territory was inherently extremely dangerous, and they had long prepared for a fight to the death with no return.

"Kill!"

The Peacock Army soldiers all roared furiously, charging forward without retreating.

Even if they couldn't win and died in battle, they would still receive battlefield settlement. That immortal merit would be credited to their closest kin, clan, or sect, and they would be eternally remembered.

Boom! Under the divine chain's impact, the immortal power on the surface of the Original Form Immortal God was torn apart. The divine chain was like a blade, frighteningly sharp.

The Original Form Immortal God activated golden secret powers, condensing terrifying immortal techniques, like exploding bright moons, like reversing blood seas, and fought fiercely with the Di Jiang clan member.

The Di Jiang clan member's momentum, however, rose steadily, becoming more ferocious with each attack, erupting with an aura of Immortal Lord Realm level nine. He swung the divine chain in his hand like a soft whip and a divine sword, constantly tearing apart the immortal power on the surface of the Original Form Immortal God, making its immortal body increasingly weak.

Li Hao kept his eyes fixed on the battlefield. At this moment, his position was concealed by Mi Xueyao, and no one noticed them.

Besides this Peacock Army unit attacking the rear, the rest of the Peacock Army were being intercepted by powerful ancient demons. Although the battlefield seemed chaotic at the moment, the ancient demons actually had one or two more powerful experts than the human side, constantly fighting fiercely.

Those high-level Immortal Lord Realm ancient demons, without comparable opponents to stop them, rampaged across the battlefield like hungry wolves, trampling over the True Immortal Realm Tiger-Lion Army like mowing grass.

Li Hao's eyes flickered. Acting now was extremely dangerous, but he had to make a move.

"Let's go!"

Li Hao didn't forget to pull Mi Xueyao along. Since she wanted to pretend to be human, she should contribute some effort.

Mi Xueyao glanced at Li Hao. This time, she didn't refuse. She also felt that now was a rare opportunity to break through the ancient demon tide's blockade in the chaos and enter the human territory. It would be even harder to pursue her then.

"There's a gap over there."

Mi Xueyao pointed, she had been observing earlier and was more attentive than Li Hao.

Li Hao looked at the place she pointed. Human Wildfire Army was engaged in battle with ancient demons there, indeed a gap for them. If they went to assist, they could blend into the human ranks perfectly.

But he glanced at the Original Form Immortal God that was increasingly faltering, then at Mi Xueyao beside him, and said:

"Let's work together. You be the main force, I'll assist. Let's see if we can cooperate with them and eliminate this ancient demon."

Seeing Li Hao point at the Immortal Lord Realm level nine ancient demon, Mi Xueyao's eyes widened in disbelief. "Are you crazy?"

"You should be able to do it, right? The two ancient demons who chased you earlier, although not at Immortal Lord Realm level nine, you were able to escape from them until now. You can't be that weak."

Li Hao said, "Moreover, there's also the Peacock Army."

"You overestimate me."

Mi Xueyao said unhappily. She looked at the Immortal Lord Realm level nine Di Jiang clan ancient demon, her eyes darting around. If it were three months ago, she might not have been a match for him, after all, the realm difference was too great. But now, with Li Hao's cooking, her primordial spirit power had greatly increased, and she could use some other secret techniques.

If they really fought, she might not be without a chance.

Furthermore, cooperating with the Peacock Army, she had a ninety percent certainty of killing him.

But… as an ancient demon, why should she take such a risk for humans?

"I can't do it. Don't go courting death either. You're just a True Immortal Realm level three cultivator, how dare you command an Immortal Lord Realm level nine expert?"

Mi Xueyao looked at Li Hao, somewhat speechless, and said, "Let's just honestly go back, alright?"

"We must go!"

Li Hao shook his head, staring at her. He had been in that residence for a while, and had been exposed to some military strategies and tactics. He could see that the current battlefield situation wasn't too good. He could tell that if that Immortal Lord Realm level nine ancient demon eliminated the Original Form Immortal God and then turned around to rejoin the battlefield, it was very likely to break the balance, leading to massive casualties on the entire battlefield!

The battle between the two King Realm experts in the sky above seemed to be unable to end in a short time. If this battlefield lost control, it would become tragic!

"You!"

Seeing Li Hao's stubborn look, Mi Xueyao became angry. "This is suicidal, I won't listen to you."

Li Hao took a deep look at her, said nothing more, and directly charged towards the Immortal Lord Realm level nine ancient demon.

Mi Xueyao was stunned to see this, and then turned pale with fright, hurriedly rushing up to stop Li Hao.

But Li Hao shook off her hand and charged out without looking back.

"You, you're simply courting death!"

Mi Xueyao stamped her foot in anger. She had never seen such a stubborn guy. She bit her lip, her eyes complex. If she just left now, she could slip into the human ranks through that gap.

But the human border checks were extremely strict. Although she had disguise secret techniques, she still wasn't confident in passing all the tests.

But with Li Hao by her side, it was different. He was such a monstrous talent, definitely a proud disciple of a major sect. If she traveled with him and had his endorsement, many things could be avoided.

Moreover, if Li Hao died, she would lose the way to quickly improve her primordial spirit power.

"Bastard, go to hell, go to hell, go to hell!"

Mi Xueyao snorted angrily, cursing "go to hell" in her mouth, but still chased after Li Hao.

Feeling the aura chasing from behind, Li Hao secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed the other party still couldn't bear to lose that food source.

If she didn't come, he would be powerless on his own.

"I'll accompany you to death then!"

Mi Xueyao overtook Li Hao, saying angrily.

Li Hao saw her angry face, but a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. "Okay."

Mi Xueyao turned her head away, heading straight towards the Di Jiang clan ancient demon.

Once she decided to attack, she held back no more, unleashing extremely strong primordial spirit power, concealed by immortal techniques. She summoned a writing brush, breaking through the air, attacking the Di Jiang clan ancient demon.

The Di Jiang clan ancient demon sensed the sudden, dangerous aura, and his expression changed slightly. When he sensed the strangeness of the power, he couldn't help but pause, then looked at Mi Xueyao in suspicion.

At this moment, Mi Xueyao attacked, and her aura was somewhat vaguely revealed. As they were both ancient demons, the Di Jiang clan ancient demon immediately recognized her. The suspicion in his eyes instantly turned into shock and anger, then into rage that distorted his features.

Being betrayed by a fellow clansman on the battlefield, in the current battle situation, was absolutely disastrous.

"What clan are you from!"

He roared angrily, directly abandoning the Peacock Army and instead charging straight towards Mi Xueyao.

Betrayal was more hateful than enemies.

"You are not worthy to know."

Mi Xueyao's eyes were cold, her primordial spirit power erupting, engaging in battle with him.

The battered and bruised Original Form Immortal God, receiving reinforcements, immediately breathed a sigh of relief, then quickly cooperated with Mi Xueyao to attack.

They saw that Mi Xueyao had come to help, and they had no time to carefully sense Mi Xueyao's aura, cooperating with her to attack with all their might.

By the time Li Hao approached, the combined attack of Mi Xueyao and the Peacock Army had already suppressed the Di Jiang clan ancient demon, forcing him to retreat continuously.

Mi Xueyao's attacks were extremely fierce, wanting to quickly resolve the battle, to prevent her aura from being revealed too much, exposing herself.

The Di Jiang clan ancient demon was suppressed by her, feeling extremely frustrated and resentful. But he seemed to see through Mi Xueyao's intentions, and suddenly roared in human language:

"Bastard, you are an ancient demon, yet you dare to betray your own race, you deserve to die!"

Hearing these words, Mi Xueyao's expression changed, but she was already prepared, sneering, "Don't even think about slandering me!"

As she spoke, her attacks became even more fierce. Her primordial spirit transformed into a dark black writing brush, directly piercing through the Di Jiang clan youth, causing him heavy damage.

The Di Jiang clan ancient demon roared incessantly, but Mi Xueyao's primordial spirit, after three months of improvement, was already comparable to Immortal Lord Realm level nine. Using primordial spirit secret techniques at this time, she quickly wounded him.

Boom!

The Di Jiang clan ancient demon was heavily wounded, wanting to escape back into the ancient demon tide.

The Peacock Army pursued, while Mi Xueyao gasped for breath, returning to Li Hao's side. She said to Li Hao, pretending to be relaxed,

"He's talking nonsense, you wouldn't believe him, would you?"

"I know."

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(End of Chapter)