Each Showing Their Prowess!

The Queen's trouble was temporarily resolved. Countless strands of chaotic power were channeled through the Time Star, converted into the energy required by the thousands of worlds. At this moment, Li Hao had actually found a shortcut to advancement. Merging with the Chaos Dao—was it a boon or a bane? Who knew! At the very least, the Queen would not die, he had gained a perpetual motion engine, and the Queen herself could advance rapidly. Even as she frantically redirected chaotic power to Li Hao, she was absorbing an enormous amount on her own. The Dao of Faith dictated that as long as people believed in you, and as long as there were enough believers, theoretically you did not even need to comprehend the Great Dao to become an invincible expert. Yet in reality, this was a paradox. Without sufficient strength, who would believe in you? Without sufficient strength, when there were countless experts across the chaos, who would hand over their subjects just to believe in you? Therefore, you first had to possess invincible strength before people would believe in you, so you would not be struck down... but once you possessed invincible strength, using faith to elevate yourself provided only marginal gains. Thus, for the weak, the Dao of Faith was only a temporary measure. Several billion or tens of billions of people was plausible enough. But hundreds of billions, or trillions... how could that ever be possible? Even the son of a rank eight Sovereign could hardly manage it—unless an eighth-rank expert were the master of the entire chaos. What would become of the Queen in the future was not something Li Hao could afford to ponder right now. Having laid his schemes up to this exact point, why should he care whether the Thunder World or the demon race struck first? He would strike first! He had to seize the window while the Dragon Lord was absent. Once the dragon returned, there would no longer be any opportunity to speak of. "Depart!" Li Hao barked the order, leading dozens of Sovereigns straight out of the realm. His voice rang in everyone's ears: "Suppress all realm lords! Lingyue, you are responsible for executing several realm lords to manifest divine miracles. King of Dali, you will oversee the purging of chaos beasts across the various worlds. All Dao Integration Realm cultivators within Silver Moon's borders are placed under the King of Dali's command to suppress any rebellions beneath the Sovereign rank!" As the command fell, hundreds of thousands of Dao Integration Realm cultivators surged out from the Silver Moon Realm. Having received their orders long ago, they were both nervous and thrilled. The newcomers were nervous, while the veterans were thrilled. Many years ago—over five hundred years ago—many among them had been soldiers of the Martial Guard Army or the Demon Hunt Guard Army, while others had fought in the War of the Four Kingdoms. Yet Silver Moon had enjoyed peace for five centuries. The chaos had become a battlefield exclusive to Sovereigns, leaving them... seemingly useless. But today, assigned to suppress rebellions beneath the Sovereign rank across the various worlds, they finally had a purpose to fulfill. The number of Sovereigns was limited, and this time, the realms were numerous. These cultivators were needed to maintain order and quell chaos within each world. They still wore their armor from those bygone days. Even though the armor left behind by Xinwu had long become inconsequential to Dao Integration experts, donning that armor meant they were still the warriors of old. With hundreds of thousands of cultivators radiating ferocious auras, some grew impassioned, some thrilled, and some raised their arms and roared, "Be the vanguard for our King! Hunt demons! Hunt demons!" Within the crowd, several Sovereigns could not help but turn their heads to look. Their expressions were complex. Hunt demons! The Demon Hunting Martial Guard Army! To Li Hao, not much time had passed. But to some, it had been an eternity. Five centuries ago, they had raised their arms together, crying out to hunt the world's demons, spread their fame across the realm, and defend justice under heaven! Up ahead, Li Hao froze. He turned his head to look back, standing in a daze for a moment, his mind drifting. Hunt demons! How long had it been since he last heard that rallying cry? Back then, he had formed the Demon Hunt Corps, then the Demon Hunt Army, and later the Demon Hunting Martial Guard Army. Ever since carving his way out of Silver Moon, he had never heard those words again. More than five hundred years had passed for Silver Moon. Yet they... were still here. They still remembered! Li Hao felt a fleeting wave of emotion, then barked in a low voice, "Today, we hunt the demons of the chaos and display the might of our Silver Moon! Soldiers, suppress the turmoil across the realms and liberate humanity!" "Hunt demons!" "Hunt demons!" At that instant, the old soldiers were swept with wild excitement. The Marquis still remembered them. The Commander still remembered them. The Demon Hunt Army lived on! "Generals Liu Long, Huang Yu, Li Daoheng, Hou Xiaochen, and Yao Si! Lead the Demon Hunt Army to assist the King of Dali and slaughter all enemies! The rest of you, follow me to suppress the chaos realm lords!" Among these five, there was a commander of the Battle Heaven Army, a commander of the Silver Moon Army, a commander of the Demon Hunt Army, a commander of the Night Patrol, and a commander of the Martial Guard Army... In the past, they were the true leaders of the armies. It felt so distant! Even Li Hao had almost forgotten the flamboyant boldness of those days, when a single wave of his arm summoned myriad experts into action! Behind them, the five Sovereigns sighed softly, remaining silent as they fell in behind the King of Dali. The King of Dali was thrilled. He knew Li Hao was doing this to bolster his authority. Five Sovereigns, answering his command! For reasons unknown, a surge of fierce pride welled up within him. The next instant, golden armor manifested over his body, and he roared, "Are there still soldiers of Dali in our ranks? If so, follow this King to breach realms, subdue the rebellious, slay demons and fiends, and display the might of our Dali!" "Present!" Among the hundreds of thousands of troops, there truly were experts of Dali. At this moment, their excitement reached a fever pitch. Their King was still here! After five centuries, even though the King of Dali had not yet vindicated his Dao as a Sovereign, these Dao Integration cultivators were still ecstatic. This day brought far too much surprise, thrill, and passion. *** Outside the realm. A pack of chaos beasts was still waiting. Some had grown impatient—had it still not begun? Several middle-rank Sovereigns were even cursing under their breath. At their level, they had no fear of the Black Dog Sovereign. How long had they been waiting? And it still hadn't started! It was merely a rank six world; there was no telling how much energy they could even share. They weren't the ones refining it, merely siphoning off some overflowing energy. Yet this Black Dog Sovereign was putting on quite the airs. Did it truly fancy itself the lord of this domain? Just then, another rank five Sovereign among them glared toward the Black Panther in the distance and shouted without ceremony, "Fellow Daoist Black Dog, when will the refinement begin? If you don't start soon, this seat is leaving! Were it not out of respect for Feng Shan, this seat wouldn't have come at all. And having come... I've waited here for days!" By now, the Black Panther had sensed the movement within the realm. It, too, felt a flicker of excitement. It had been a very, very long time... since everyone had fought together, since they had acted as one. That "everyone" encompassed many: Liu Long and the others, as well as the crowd of Silver Moon martial masters. Ever since entering the chaos, Li Hao had fought largely single-handedly. Even in the Senlan Domain, only a handful of Sovereigns had taken the field. Because the others were too weak, and Li Hao's opponents were always too formidable, they lacked the strength to take part in such massive clashes. Even the two Dao Lords had participated in very few battles... Over time, everyone had grown despondent, disappointed, despairing, even falling into self-doubt. Li Hao had poured immense resources into Silver Moon, producing a large host of Sovereigns! Yet... there seemed to be no use for them, no need for their blades. Today, it seemed, their chance had finally come. The Black Panther suddenly roared. Its body shrank, shedding its former colossal frame that resembled a giant chaos beast, and it bounded into the air as though riding the clouds! Its petite form looked like an ant at the feet of these gargantuan behemoths. Yet the Black Panther showed no fear; instead, it was filled with lively glee. The next instant, the Black Panther vanished. Just like in the old days, as soon as battle commenced, it would disappear, only to reappear when no one expected, sniping formidable foes, staging ambushes, or suddenly popping up behind someone... Those kinds of battles, those hunts, that seamless cooperation... had not happened for far too long. Surrounding chaos beasts were caught off guard. The Black Dog Sovereign had suddenly vanished? What was it doing? And looking at the world before them... The world was sitting right here—was it simply abandoning it? Was it truly not afraid that someone might swallow it whole in one gulp? Men die for wealth just as birds die for food. Under normal circumstances, with a master guarding a rank six world, they would let it be. But now that the guard had fled... the rank five Sovereign who had spoken earlier suddenly felt a stir of avarice. If I consume this world, I might break through to rank six. Once I become a rank six Sovereign, even the Fire Phoenix World won't dare move against me. Life and death in the Dragon Domain can only be decreed by the Dragon Lord. The Dragon Lord is currently away. Even when he returns, to a rank six Sovereign... at worst, I will compensate him, paying it off slowly. Would he truly kill me? That thought had only just surfaced when sheer terror struck its heart! In a flash, figures materialized between heaven and earth, emerging from within the realm. Were these the cultivators of that Black Dog World? Sovereigns? Just as the thought crossed its mind, Li Hao raised a hand ahead of them, his shout reverberating in all directions: "Kill!" *Hum!* The void trembled and the world transformed. Two rivers of the Great Dao instantly encircled heaven and earth. In the blink of an eye, the Quiescence Realm draped across all sides, while the domain of stealing the sky and switching the sun enveloped the surroundings, instantly turning the entire chaotic expanse into an isolated battlefield! How many Sovereigns were there? Many! The strongest, like Kongji and Li Hao, could battle seventh-rank Sovereigns. Below them were the two Dao Lords, fifth-rank lords who could match a sixth-rank when their dual Daos merged. Then there was the fifth-rank world lord, the Black Panther, as well as the fourth-rank Tianji and King Huai... This time, the collective might of Silver Moon's experts was assembled. Aside from the addition of Kongji and a few outside Sovereigns who had pledged allegiance, everyone felt a brief sense of disorientation, as though they had returned to the past. "Sword, come!" A colossal sword spanned the heavens. Heavenly Sword roared as his blade soared through the void, cleaving the firmament. Tyrant Saber said nothing, sweeping his long saber in a wide arc across the expanse. Northern Fist and Southern Fist struck out together, their punches suppressing the Sovereigns before them. They were back! At this moment, every Silver Moon martial master roared silently in their heart: *We are back! The martial masters of Silver Moon have all returned! Even if we are weaklings in this vast chaos, we are still marching forward. We have never given up. Even if we can no longer keep pace with Li Hao, even if we can no longer shield him from the wind and rain as we once did... we, the Silver Moon martial masters, are still here.* Just as in the old days, stirring the Heavenly Star, Silver Moon martial masters rushed from all directions. Even when they could see no hope and no future... at least now, they could see hope. "Kill!" Their roars shook the heavens, venting their stifled grievances, suppression, fury, panic, and despair... Yes, they had panicked and despaired before. They had believed they were abandoned. But now, they were still here! Force arose! At this moment, within the entire Quiescence Realm, Kongji was taken aback as he looked out across the battlefield. Torrent after torrent of force erupted with abandon. Force was the defining mark of Silver Moon. Even now, Li Hao could not clearly define what force truly was. Was it a Dao? No. A Dao was a Dao, and force was force. What was it, then? It was difficult to distinguish. One could only say it was something unique to the martial path—a comprehension of one's own martial way, a spiritual metamorphosis possessed by experts, even those who seemed utterly feeble in the eyes of others. In truth, force itself possessed little destructive lethality. Yet the moment force surged, the majesty of heaven seemed to descend! A grand force swept forward! It resembled a domain. Yes, force was much like a domain. A Dao domain... not quite, but it could certainly be deemed a domain. Once the grand force erupted, the Sovereign forces of numerous Silver Moon martial masters manifested across the battlefield, enveloping the realm lords in a single breath. At that moment, the chaos beast realm lords were completely dumbfounded. What was happening? Where did so many Sovereigns come from? Most of them seemed to be human Sovereigns... Where did humanity produce this many Sovereigns? Even if they had, they should not have appeared here—this was the border between the Dragon and Phoenix realms! "Damn it, it's humans..." The rank five chaos beast had only just roared when, in a split second, an ink-black, tiny dog appeared atop its massive head. Razor-sharp claws slashed out instantly, ninefold layered in a single strike! The world's grand force suppressed, nine forces stacked! *Crack!* The chaos beast's flesh, particularly its skull, was extraordinarily sturdy. Yet beneath the Black Panther's claws, the rank five chaos beast's head was punched through in an instant, soft as bean curd! Brain matter burst outward, and a Dao trace flickered within its skull like a chaotic star—its Great Dao trace. Just as the Dao trace surfaced, a gaping maw clamped down. *Crunch!* Sharp teeth tore through with layered force. With a resounding crack, a thick chaos Dao snapped in half, and the entire Dao trace shattered into pieces. Before the rank five chaos Sovereign could even scream, it was assassinated on the spot by the Black Panther, who was of the very same fifth rank! An assassination! The Black Panther was not suited for frontal assaults. It knew many arts—lightning, water, devouring... But everyone, Li Hao included, had forgotten that what the Black Panther truly excelled at was concealment. From the beginning until now, it had always been a king of the dark. Concealed anywhere, at any moment, it could lunge out to deliver a lethal blow. Its relatively frail body could never match top experts head-on. But in the shadows... it seemed born with the gift of self-effacement, causing others to overlook its very existence! At this moment, Li Hao turned his head to look at the Black Panther, momentarily startled. Only now did something dawn on him. Watching the Black Panther, he sank into deep contemplation. The Black Panther was indeed ill-suited for head-on battle; what it excelled at was that very concealment that even he had overlooked and taken for granted! Previously, he had never paid it much heed, treating it as natural! That the Black Panther could appear anywhere, at any moment, to ambuscade and slay a foe seemed entirely normal. Yet that seemed to be the greatest abnormality of all. Li Hao cast a deep glance at the Black Panther without a word. Compared to the Cang Emperor, Er Mao, the Heavenly Dog, or even second- and third-generation beasts like Li Fuhai... the Black Panther possessed nothing extraordinary. It was merely an ordinary little dog. It carried a trace of the Cunning's bloodline... but the Cunning was hardly a grand figure in the chaos. The Black Panther had already surpassed the Xinwu Cunning. Yet it remained so ordinary—so ordinary that everyone assumed it could never have reached the Dao Integration Realm, let alone the fifth rank of Sovereigns, without Li Hao. Yet at this moment, the Black Panther seemed far from ordinary. With a single sneak attack, it had slain a rank five Sovereign. To others, it looked like nothing more than an ambush. But to Li Hao... you are a fifth-rank Sovereign; can you ambush and instantly kill another fifth-rank? Was ordinariness itself a Dao? Reaching the fifth-rank Sovereign level and becoming a world lord, yet remaining as ordinary as an ordinary black dog in the mortal realm—that was the greatest unordinariness of all. And the Black Panther's ordinariness had become such a habit that he had forgotten this Dao of the ordinary. How fascinating! Perhaps the Black Panther itself had never given it any thought. Perhaps it truly felt, from the bottom of its heart, that it was merely a little dog, a stray pup that had only found a shelter from the wind and rain after meeting Li Hao. It was so ordinary that claiming to be a descendant of the Cunning was merely flattering itself—a descendant separated by a hundred thousand years? Above the Cunning was the Heavenly Dog from a hundred thousand years prior! In between, hundreds, thousands, perhaps tens of thousands of generations had passed... Could that even be called a descendant? Total nonsense! It had only attached itself to Xinwu's name back when Xinwu was mighty. In reality, it was just an ordinary little black dog. And Li Hao's greatest hope had simply been for this little dog to be as fierce as a panther—nothing more. *Boom!* An explosive blast reverberated through heaven and earth. As the rank five Sovereign perished, the surrounding chaos behemoths seemed to snap awake. Centralized power in the Dragon Domain carried both pros and cons, and its greatest flaw now laid bare. Accustomed to wandering the chaos, these chaos beasts had lost their vigilance through years of comfortable peace, even forgetting that they, too, could die. It was far too safe here. So safe that aside from the Dragon Lord, even if a rank seven Sovereign arrived, they harbored little fear. You would not dare kill them, because this was the Dragon Lord's territory. "Humans!" "Enemy attack!" Only now did chaos beasts roar in fury, their bellowing shaking heaven and earth. But the surroundings had long been sealed by Li Hao and the others. Two rivers of the Great Dao squeezed heaven and earth, leaving these Sovereigns with nowhere to run! Between heaven and earth, a bright moon seemed to emerge. The Queen's voice resonated in all directions, echoing across the surrounding worlds. "I am Lingyue, the Heavenly God of humanity! Bearing compassion for the suffering of common folk, the fall of humanity, the ruin of our lands, and our parents, children, and kin being reduced to feed for beasts... today, I slay the demonic beasts, display human might, and liberate mankind! Those who believe in me shall enter the Divine Kingdom, free of oppression, free of pain, free of illness, free of torment, where families reunite and joy abounds..." Words of bewitchment resonated across the heavens! At that moment, countless humans across dozens of nearby minor worlds raised their heads toward the sky. Their eyes were filled with disbelief, shock, stupor, and a bewildered fervor! Humanity... had overturned their fate? A peerless heavenly god had descended upon the mortal realm to deliver all living beings! *Boom!* The heavens wept blood. Countless cultivators plunged from the firmament in full armor. A golden-armored warrior, resembling an unmatched overlord, blasted apart a ferocious beast that everyone considered terrifyingly powerful with a single punch. He roared, "I am the monarch of humanity, the King of Dali, named Beiwu! Those who believe in gods may enter the Divine Kingdom! Those willing to build a home alongside me, relying on your own hands, strength, diligence, and struggle to display the glory of humanity—remain where you are! Wait until my army slaughters all fiends and demons, and then join my Dali!" The crowd stirred. Blood splashed across their faces as countless demon beasts and chaos beasts were slaughtered mercilessly by the human cultivators! It was a massacre! Blood flowed like rivers! Some went mad with fervor, some fell to their knees in worship, and some stared up at the sky. Golden light enveloped certain individuals as faith draped over them, allowing them to ascend directly into the Divine Kingdom, paradise seemingly reflected in their eyes. Others stood their ground, gazing into the distance where the golden-armored champion felled beasts with single punches. Their blood boiled with sudden excitement, and they roared with all their might: "Dali, Beiwu!" Even though their tongues differed and the voice had only reached them through mental fluctuations, those humans still cried out that title. That was the name of this monarch! Kill! Use the most primitive, ferocious, and violent methods to slaughter these beasts and demons! The Divine Kingdom was fine, but a god was simply too remote. Worlds shook, mountains and rivers fractured, and myriad demons perished. The once overbearing chaos beasts now wailed in agony as slaughter engulfed all sides! *** In the chaos. Sovereign-rank chaos beasts were butchered one after another. Silver Moon martial masters were drenched in blood, fighting with wild abandon, heedless of wounds or consequences. They had been suppressed for far too long. Today, they wanted only to let loose and kill! Broadswords swept the heavens, long sabers whistled through the void, punches steadied the mountains and rivers, and kicks drove into the chaos. Powerful martial masters manifested their forces, appearing utterly frenzied. They had been pent up for too long! In the distance, even Kongji was shaken. In his eyes, these Sovereigns had been nothing—merely a crowd that had scraped into the Sovereign rank by riding on Li Hao's coattails. They were feeble and possessed little ability. Yet now... their forces surged, every one of them brave, ferocious, and slaughtering Sovereigns in combat, pushing themselves to the absolute limit as though sublimating... Why was this happening? He could not understand. They did not even need him or Li Hao to intervene in this battle. The two of them only had to seal heaven and earth and mask their auras to prevent any strong foes from escaping. Earlier in the Senlan Domain, they had collaborated, but back then, the two Dao Lords had performed only averagely. Today, however, was entirely different. Was it because their opponents were weaker? Or had they grown stronger? Or was it... because Li Hao had not taken part, driving them to push their strengths to the utmost, to prove to Li Hao that they were not useless, that they were still here! "The slayer of Sovereigns, Southern Fist He Yong!" Blasting a chaos beast apart with a single punch, Southern Fist was soaked in blood, flames roaring to the heavens as his thick beard seemed to drink blood. This Southern Fist, often mocked by the Silver Moon martial masters, roared like an emissary of the netherworld, "He Yong slays a Sovereign!" No one paid him any mind. Southern Fist was always like this. He had merely slain a first-rank chaos Sovereign; who here wasn't slaying Sovereigns? What was there to shout about? How boring, pointless, and shameless! Yet at that moment, the others seemed provoked. Heavenly Sword brought his great blade crashing down like an immense mountain with a magnificent, earth-shaking rumble, bending a chaos beast double under its weight. The next instant, the massive sword descended, and with a thunderous crash, the behemoth's head rolled! Heavenly Sword took its head with a single stroke! While several Silver Moon martial masters were displaying their brilliance, Hu Qingfeng, whom many looked down upon, was beaming like a charlatan as he chanted softly, "First came the Marquis, then came the heavens; the Marquis stood before the chaos began. When the Marquis appears, the chaos disperses!" Between heaven and earth, a phantom of Li Hao actually materialized... In the distance, Li Hao's face darkened! Once that illusory Li Hao emerged, it seemed truly peerless. With a wave of its hand, it dispersed the chaos and instantly suppressed the giant beast. Its Great Dao shattered on the spot as though a Dao Lord had manifested to sever its path. With a tremendous blast, the Sovereign perished! The other Sovereigns around them stood agape, completely dumbfounded! That worked too? Even Kongji froze for a moment, glancing toward Li Hao's true self. "You... lent him power?" Li Hao frowned slightly, saying nothing. What nonsense! How could I lend him power? This Dao was utterly bizarre. To those who didn't know better, they would think I had actually manifested in person. What sort of wretched art had Hu Qingfeng cultivated? Still, it truly had... some power to it. His Dao took after Li Hao, resembling Li Hao's descent. Even if it lacked Li Hao's true capabilities, in Hu Qingfeng's eyes, Li Hao was truly invincible, capable of shattering worlds with a single hand and roaming the chaos at will. Slaying a Sovereign with a punch—how could that be anything but ordinary? The chanting rose again: "May the Marquis return!" The phantom Li Hao swiftly vanished, as if nothing had ever happened, leaving behind a dead chaos Sovereign. Even in death, it had died in furious indignation: the leader of that pack had actually ambushed it! Dammit! It had truly believed Li Hao had struck. That formidable Sovereign, at least rank five or six, had shamelessly ambushed a mere rank one Sovereign. What a shameless bastard! Li Hao could even sense that lingering resentment, leaving him all the more speechless! Dammit! What an injustice. It really wasn't me. If I wanted to kill you, would I need to do that? If Hu Qingfeng went out into the world and summoned a Li Hao wherever he went... people who didn't know better would think I was his father. How utterly exasperating. While Hu Qingfeng displayed the uniqueness of his Great Dao, Lin Hongyu, usually so quiet and gentle, was utterly ruthless today. The curved saber in her hand flickered with life and death—a single thought determining living or dying! With one slash, she slew a Sovereign, yet that Sovereign instantly revived as if captured by her. The next moment, the deceased Sovereign became like a revenant, following Lin Hongyu to kill others! At this moment, Lin Hongyu's robes were dyed red with blood, making her look like a true lord of the dead. Behind her, more and more fallen Sovereigns swiftly revived and joined her ranks, butchering Sovereigns beneath the swings of her curved saber! Lin Hongyu remained silent, her eyes filled only with killing intent and deathly aura as she surrounded a fourth-rank Sovereign. Behind her, the dead Sovereigns detonated themselves one after another, their explosions rattling heaven and earth as the aura of death enveloped the area. The fourth-rank Sovereign corroded rapidly, screaming in agony. The next instant, third-rank Sovereign Lin Hongyu cleanly severed its head! Moments later, this fourth-rank Sovereign staggered to its feet, standing guard around Lin Hongyu like a sentinel, following her to resume the slaughter. Over on the other side, having transformed into a moon spanning the worlds, the Queen suddenly sensed a wave of killing intent. High above upon the moon, her phantom projected downward to look toward Lin Hongyu. At this moment, the Queen was pure, sacred, and noble, while Lin Hongyu reeked of towering death energy, resembling a king from the netherworld. One was sacred and aloft; the other was drenched in deathly aura, as though crawling out of the abyss. They exchanged a glance before looking away. Yet the Queen was secretly alarmed. The next moment, casting all else aside, she caused her Divine Kingdom to materialize faintly between heaven and earth, a realm emerging into view. Countless humans were praying with devout reverence. With a low cry from the Queen, the moon began to swell. Boundless chaotic power and the power of faith intertwined, and in an instant... the Queen broke through to rank two! Lin Hongyu let out a low growl as boundless death energy swirled in from all directions, pouring into her body. Her life force was severely suppressed, yet she seemed not to care, allowing the death energy to coil around her. At this moment, countless more phantasmal figures gathered behind her, elusive as specters, guarding their king! Kongji was dumbfounded, and Li Hao was equally dazed! What in the world was wrong with these people? The Queen resembled a true heavenly god, her faith soaring as she broke through to rank two in an instant. Lin Hongyu, on the other hand, was like a true sovereign of death; after killing Sovereigns, their corpses could actually revive as her guards. Li Hao had known a little about this before, but last time, Lin Hongyu had only mentioned that those she killed could be briefly revived to self-detonate. Now... they had become permanent guards? Were these dead Sovereigns... still Sovereigns? How bizarre! Kongji could no longer hold back and sent a voice transmission: "Brother Haoyue... this looks bad! These two female Sovereigns... one has become a god, while the other has become... a demon? Or a Sovereign of death? They are... natural nemeses!" One was sacred, the other fallen. Though not polar opposites in the strict sense, they could roughly be considered as such, like light and darkness. Wouldn't they fight every time they met? One was at the third rank and devouring death aura, clearly aiming to step into the fourth rank. The other was at the second rank, merged directly with the chaos to absorb its Dao and gather faith, destined to advance at a terrifying pace. If this continued, when both became top experts one day, could Brother Haoyue even keep them in check? Could he still suppress them? Women were truly terrifying! Could the Dao of Life and Death even be used like that? He, Kongji, also cultivated life and death, and so did Li Hao. Yet everyone's Dao of Life and Death was vastly different. If it were the same, and those they killed could become death guards, then Sovereign Qishui, whom they had slain earlier, would have become a seventh-rank guard—how terrifying would that be! These people seemed ordinary enough on regular days. Yet today, each was stranger and more bizarre than the last! Originally, forty to fifty Sovereign realm lords had gathered here, including several middle-rank ones. Yet now, an roughly equal number of Sovereigns was slaughtering them with abandon! Logically speaking, these chaos beasts should have been individually stronger. Li Hao and Kongji had only suppressed the surroundings to prevent their auras from leaking, never actually stepping into the fray! Yet the current situation far exceeded their expectations. Without their intervention, these lunatics were actually about to wipe out all the chaos beasts! This left both supreme experts feeling somewhat useless for a moment. It was truly... speech-rendering! Right at that moment, Li Hao suddenly turned his head to look in a certain direction—one he had been observing earlier before his attention was drawn away by the two women. Now, his eyebrows lifted slightly, and he broke into a sudden smile. Not far away, Yuan Shuo had transformed into a giant bear. A domain manifested—the Five Elements Domain—spinning and shifting like a Dao domain as it enveloped a Sovereign. No matter how frantically that Sovereign bombarded it, the domain only trembled, refusing to break. Yuan Shuo was shaking violently as well. Suddenly, he let out a fierce roar: "Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth—five elements and five Daos! Heaven and earth are anchored by the five elements, and the five elements transform heaven and earth! My Dao, form a domain!" Suddenly, five elements power erupted wildly between heaven and earth, within the chaos! The Five Elements formed a domain! Transforming his domain into a Dao domain, the five elements merged in an instant. The Five Elements Domain transformed into a Five Elements Dao Domain, five massive Great Daos surfacing and merging together like a rainbow! The rainbow enveloped the rank one Sovereign. At that moment, Yuan Shuo seemed to transform into a beast, letting out a roar that blended tiger growls, bear bellows, deer cries, bird calls, and ape screeches! The Five Animals merged into one! A monstrous beast materialized between heaven and earth, bearing wings, a tail, tiger claws, a burly physique, and the nimbleness of an instant leap... In a flash, it plunged into the Five Elements Dao Domain. The Dao of the domain instantly suppressed that Sovereign, smothering its chaos Dao and directly stripping away its five elements power! Even for a chaos Dao, the five elements served as the foundation for most Sovereigns. With them pulled away, the Sovereign's aura withered in an instant. *Boom!* With a thunderous crash, tiger claws punched straight through its head. The monster turned its head toward Li Hao, baring its fangs like the most ferocious chaos beast in existence, its eyes tinted crimson, letting out booming laughter: "I am the Demon of the Five Animals! Born to be a demon!" A single eye suddenly manifested upon its forehead! Beneath Li Hao's startled gaze, that eye snapped open. The Dao of the Five Elements emerged in the blink of an eye, turning into a Dao domain. In an instant, the spirits of the five forces surged, suppressing all directions! *Boom!* A Sovereign was forced to its knees as brilliant lightning erupted from the eye, vaguely carrying the demeanor of chaotic thunder tribulation. With a tremendous blast, the Dao domain suppressed while the thunder tribulation detonated. With a resounding boom, Yuan Shuo, who had not even fully vindicated his Dao, used his Five Animals Dao Domain to blast a Sovereign to pieces right then and there! *Boom!* As the explosion rang out, Kongji inhaled sharply once more, turning to Li Hao. *Dammit!* A half-step Sovereign with a Dao domain—what kind of monster was this? He actually pulled it off? Was that even possible? A Dao domain! I have one too, but I only gained some comprehension after reaching the fourth rank, began perfecting it at the fifth rank, and made it formidable at the sixth rank... How could a mere half-step Sovereign forge a Dao domain? What a ghost! Li Hao lifted his chin, transmitting his voice: "My teacher!" His tone held an unmistakable note of pride. *My teacher, the Patriarch of the Five Animals! The world's foremost martial master, the first to merge five martial forces, the first to comprehend a domain, the first to enter the Great Dao Universe, and the first... grandmaster of the martial way to be suppressed so hard by his own disciple that he could barely raise his head and had to dig holes in the ground.* Today, his Dao domain seemed complete! Though he had not yet vindicated his Dao as a Sovereign, his half-step Sovereign strength had suppressed two rank one Sovereigns to death. It was terrifying. Further away, someone seemed unwilling to fall behind, reluctant to let the Silver Moon martial masters steal the entire show. In an instant, a book manifested between heaven and earth. Ten thousand Daos appeared, phantoms merging into one, educating and enlightening the myriad Daos... A single book swept across the surroundings, trapping chaos behemoths within its pages. A surging river materialized from the book, like a river of death, sweeping over the beasts in an instant. The chaos beasts shrieked in agony, reduced to white bones in the blink of an eye! Zhang An exhaled, glancing across the battlefield and cursing under his breath. *Dammit, the competition here feels even more intense than back in Xinwu! If I don't show what I'm capable of... I'll be completely overshadowed!* Every Sovereign displayed their unique prowess! Some were valiant, some frenzied, some wielded bizarre Daos, some wielded towering forces... and some could only sigh. Tianji watched the various Sovereigns erupting with power, feeling utterly helpless. What a headache! Xinwu's Sovereigns were none of them simple. He hadn't fared well back there, but here, as a fourth-rank Sovereign, he was supposed to be someone of consequence. Yet now... he had only relaxed for a moment, and everyone had begun leaping out like madmen, as if terrified that people wouldn't notice what a deadbeat he was. Dammit! He glanced toward King Huai. That fellow was probably slacking off as well, wasn't he? One look nearly infuriated him to death. In the distance, King Huai chuckled softly, murmuring under his breath as the Dao of Desire manifested. A behemoth before him seemed to lose its soul, stepping forward willingly to let King Huai cleanly sever its head. King Huai turned toward Tianji with a faint smile, as if to say... *Don't look at me, I'm working too.* Tianji cursed inwardly! Every last one of them had gone mad! With a furious roar, he threw a punch, rending the sky and earth. Your Grandpa Tianji isn't someone to mess with either! *Boom!* As the punch struck, countless Tianjis seemed to manifest at once. In the blink of an eye, a behemoth was shattered into pieces, dying on the spot. Nearby, someone muttered, "A fourth-rank beat a third-rank to death, and here I thought he killed a fifth-rank!" Tianji was furious—who dared expose the truth? He turned around, and... well, he backed down. Why had that stupid cat Er Mao come out? He couldn't be bothered to argue and pretended not to hear. He could afford to offend others, but not Er Mao. He couldn't afford to provoke the Cang Emperor, nor Li Hao, nor Blood Sovereign Old Wang... Forget it, forget it! With all these Sovereigns erupting with power, the dozens of chaos Sovereigns were left utterly powerless to resist. Perhaps it was because Li Hao and the others were holding the line, perhaps because of their long years of comfortable ease, or perhaps because this was a battle of catharsis and madness for the Silver Moon martial masters... Under these circumstances, before long, heaven and earth fell silent! The chaos realm lords were butchered to the last! Li Hao looked around, feeling only a sense of emotional wonder. There were quite a few of them, roughly a one-to-one ratio! Where in the world could an equal match turn into... an absolute one-sided slaughter without even a decent counterattack? Had I... somewhat overestimated the Dragon Lord? Of course, these chaos beasts were merely minor figures on the periphery. Yet the Dragon Domain had been peaceful for too long, causing these beasts to lose the wild savagery they once possessed. That was truly not a good thing! A grand victory! Or rather, an absolute, overwhelming victory. Li Hao smiled! The martial masters of his Silver Moon... seemed to still be here. Not merely their physical bodies, but their hearts were still intact, having never plunged into the abyss.