Chapter 580: The Ultimate Sword that Shines over the Southern Domain!
Ying Xiaoxiao burned up all her remaining power—her one and only lifetime of ties with Li Hao, her reincarnated soul's lifespan, and even her core strength hidden in the depths of the long river of time—paying any price to send Li Hao away. Yet in the end, that Supreme's force ripped through her power and forced him back!
Time had instantly reversed a thousand years, then instantly reversed back again—everything returned to its original state.
This reincarnation's own cultivation was only at the Immortal Lord Realm, unable to use too much core power, and now it was all spent.
Such a power, even an Immortal King Perfection could not stop, but the Supreme was far more terrifying than she'd imagined, with mastery of the Dao of Time far beyond hers.
It sounded strange to say, but in her prime in the past, her command over the Dao of Time had already reached the Immortal Emperor level.
She had crossed the tenth level, mastering her own unique time ability.
Now, that beautiful face cracked like porcelain, full of sorrow. Tears streamed from Ying Xiaoxiao's eyes, sparkling like immortal dew.
At the same time, seeing the girl's shattered and desperate face, Li Hao froze. He understood what happened, and suddenly realized what he'd lost.
Why? Why?!
Li Hao's blood pounded, his mind buzzing, as if his brain itself was trembling and twisting.
Why would she do all this for him?
Li Hao's eyes turned red. The barely-formed broken-sword-shaped Dao Source immortal seal rippled with terrifying sword might. This was sword might fused with the nine sequence origin powers, also a sword might where all the origins merged and all the Dao returned to one.
My sword is my will—only my own wishes matter.
Now that Dao Source had fused, the ten thousand great Daos all became one—all could be cut.
When this sword Dao and the Dao Source immortal seal merged, the strongest, unique sword qi of the True Immortal Realm burst out from Li Hao's palm. In an instant, waves of sword qi swept out for hundreds of meters, sending his hair flying.
"This sword Dao…"
Not far away, Jianxin and Mingyue, who had just been shocked, now opened their eyes wide again, unable to believe it.
Especially Jianxin—his pupils shrank, his eyes filled with the ultimate kind of fear.
At the same cultivation, in sword Dao, someone could actually surpass him!
That sword Dao might not be at the origin sixfold, but the sword qi was so terrifying it seemed to reach some ultimate level—not something the sword Dao origin realm could explain, but rather, the very limit of the sword Dao at this stage!
No matter how high his own sword Dao was, how subtle his sword skills, it couldn't compare to this sword from Li Hao.
This sword could break a thousand mountains, cut ten thousand seas, sever ghosts and gods, defy the heavens, reverse yin and yang, and shatter ten thousand stars!!
Ultimate. Extreme. Final.
Jianxin understood—in the True Immortal Realm, no matter how high one's realm, how strong their skills, how deep their secrets, no one could ever surpass this sword right now!
The way this sword intent fused with the Dao Source immortal seal was like the most perfect ultimate in the world, blending into one, truly unique!
As the Southern Domain's number one sword Dao genius, the true world's strongest sword Dao immortal body, for the first time in his life, Jianxin felt a sense of surrender in his heart.
At this moment, deep in his soul, a profound sorrow rose up.
Yes, as an opponent, even though Li Hao had offended his master and he'd still felt anger before, right now, that dazzling youth—no matter what he had done—just the thought that he was about to fall made Jianxin's chest ache. That ultimate sword light would vanish from the true world, never to appear again.
Just a single flash, but he would remember it for ten thousand years, until the end of his life!
Besides Jianxin and Mingyue's deep feelings, on the mountaintop, countless others also felt the terror of Li Hao's sword Dao in this moment.
The blinding sword light illuminated the mountain, the Heavenly Palace, the entire Southern Domain. Countless sword cultivators everywhere felt their spirits shake at this moment.
Even in distant places, those ancient sword immortals who had once sneered at and belittled the youth—all the sword peaks fell into silence. Not a sound could be heard. Pairs of eyes trembled with the light of that sword, all faces showing only shock and daze.
The Immortal Kings, aside from their shock, all revealed pain and regret.
No matter the side, no matter friend or enemy, everyone felt heartbroken for the sword light that was about to vanish.
"This sword Dao… has reached the ultimate of the True Immortal Realm."
"This sword Dao and the immortal seal are a perfect match—the ultimate of the same level!"
"He actually mastered the ultimate sword of the True Immortal Realm!"
"The legendary Divine Sword—probably just like this. It once appeared in a flash in the true world, was spoken of across all domains, and now, it reappears!"
Across the true world and even the false realms, stories had been passed down about the Divine Sword.
They said there was one sword that would reach the ultimate, contain all things, with a thousand changes and infinite wonders, yet be simple and pure to the extreme.
No one could imagine what such a sword would be like, but now, seeing the sword qi in the youth's hand, everyone's mind instinctively echoed those four words:
The Divine Sword!
So, this unimaginable sword was such brilliance, such purity!
"What a strong sword—this youth…"
"Heavenly Emperor, you've gone too far, crushing miracles and snuffing out young emperors. Don't think nobody remembers what happened back then."
All over the Southern Domain, countless hidden figures appeared, their faces dark as they looked at the heavens.
When the nine seals shattered and the Dao Source appeared, the wave of unity, though from the distant edge of the imperial dais, rippled from Li Hao's forehead and spread across the Southern Domain.
Many reclusive figures felt the subtle shift in time and space, emerged, and saw this sight. Some had deep eyes, some looked heavy, some were furious.
"Who would've thought such a monster would rise in the Southern Domain… Well, it's a good thing the Heavenly Emperor will strangle him. Even the Dao Source immortal seal is useless."
"That's right—even if you reach Immortal King Realm, in front of an Immortal Emperor, you're still an ant. Talent is only talent after all…"
Throughout the Southern Domain, many strange, hidden figures looked on, smiling faintly.
In a distant teahouse, Mi Xueyao in her black dress had complicated eyes. This youth had surpassed her expectations again and again. Now, as one of the ancient demon clan, she actually felt a little unwilling, truly pained for the youth's impending death.
This regret went beyond her connection to Li Hao. It was simply the sorrow of seeing something perfect break.
At the imperial dais, endless light gathered in Li Hao's palm.
He looked at the figure breaking apart, the fading rainbow glow, unable to breathe, then slashed out at the binding force beside her with all his strength!
"Break!!"
"Break for me!!"
Li Hao's soul screamed along with his sword strike.
Countless people couldn't bear to keep watching or listening.
Even with such an ultimate sword, the cultivation realm was still there, like the most beautiful butterfly—perfect, yet fragile, unable to fly free from the palm.
Boom!!
The Immortal Guard Commander's domain that imprisoned Ying Xiaoxiao didn't shrink but took the sword qi head-on.
The Immortal Guard Commander sighed, knowing that no matter how furious Li Hao was, he couldn't possibly threaten him. The difference in cultivation was just too great. Anger couldn't solve it.
Yet when the sword qi struck, his domain, like a sky-reaching pillar, was actually slashed open!
A twisted tear ripped through space, the domain shattered, immortal Dao Laws snapped like broken chains.
It was dazzling—and shocking.
A True Immortal had actually split open the domain of an Immortal King near Perfection!
The entire Southern Domain fell silent. Even the assembled kings stared in shock and confusion at the sight.
The Immortal Guard Commander froze, then quickly came back to himself, surging immortal Power to rapidly repair the crack.
His face darkened. The spot the youth struck was exactly where Ying Xiaoxiao had sent Li Hao out from his domain before. That spot had been blasted through by her force, and only just barely patched. That was why Li Hao could split it open now!
Even so, it was still shocking!
A True Immortal was usually like a fallen leaf, a strand of hair to an Immortal King—but now, that hair had managed to cut him!
The commander didn't turn, but he could feel the Supreme's gaze, could sense his will. He took a deep breath, dropped all hesitation and mercy, and raised his hand. Domain Power gathered in his palm, pressing down to lock Li Hao up for the Supreme to deal with.
As for that reincarnation of Shi Miao, she was already shattered, unable to reverse it. Even the Supreme could only extend her broken time, not stop it.
Two Dao Source immortal seal prodigies—at least one had to be kept alive. Even as a puppet, it would be a terrifying weapon!
As that domain-empowered palm fell, Li Hao instantly felt everything—time, space, all things—vanish.
It was like he was in a vacuum, cut off from the true world, from everything.
He couldn't even feel immortal Power. His Star Veins were cut off, unable to draw any strength from the stars!
An overwhelming force covered him—there was no way to resist.
Li Hao's eyes were bloodshot. Even though his strength had grown dozens of times, he still couldn't fight that power.
The gap was too huge—so big it was hopeless.
This was reality. There was no guarantee you'd be able to grow stronger step by step, just as crises grew step by step. More often, disaster would just strike—sudden, unstoppable.
Li Hao looked at the Immortal Guard Commander, only seeing a cold face. He looked at the Supreme, but that face was blurry, shrouded in Dao Power—he couldn't even look at it directly.
He stopped looking at anything else, turning only to that fading, crumbling figure.
That broken body, like fragments of porcelain vanishing, stabbed at his heart.
Endless sword intent gathered again as Li Hao rushed toward Ying Xiaoxiao, ignoring the giant palm filled with domain Power.
Bang!
His body was instantly covered. The Eternal Domain shattered. The power of the Dao Source immortal seal, enough to suppress all the True Immortal and even some Immortal Lord Realm prodigies in the Southern Domain, was just erased here.
In the face of domain Power, it was brittle—utterly destroyed.
Don't block me… In Li Hao's mind, only this thought remained. His eyes were red. The closing force made his body less and less able to move. He struggled, but brute force meant nothing against that power.
Just a few dozen meters felt like the end of the world.
Looking into that girl's desperate and sorrowful eyes, Li Hao finally understood what "accompanying" really meant—why company was so precious.
Even one more second was a luxury!
Only when you lose it, do you understand how valuable company is!
His desperate roar echoed across the Southern Domain, the cry of a heartbroken youth.
Everyone watching fell silent.
Only that boundless power kept tightening, about to lock Li Hao away for good.
Suddenly—
A sharp force slashed through the river of time from the void, whistling down.
It was a sharp beam of light, like a giant sword from deep space.
Looking closer, it turned out to be a pitch-black giant tower.
The top of the tower was shattered, riddled with holes, but still impossible to hide its edge. In an instant, it smashed through the Immortal Guard Commander's domain, covering both Li Hao and Ying Xiaoxiao inside the tower.
This shock made the Immortal Guard Commander's expression change. He was caught totally off guard—he hadn't sensed a thing. That meant the new arrival's strength was far above his own. If they'd tried to kill him, he couldn't have dodged!
He focused, looking up—on top of the black tower stood an old, slightly stooped figure, hair flying wildly. His old eyes were icy, full of killing intent, looking down at the world.
"Old Han…"
Inside the black tower, Li Hao's divine sense could still see everything. When he saw the old figure on top of the tower, he froze.
It was Old Han.
The one who had fished with him, who spoke neither coldly nor warmly, who taught him to understand time by fishing, who'd even given him a treasure to survive on the Yan Chu border.
He never expected Old Han would actually come now.
As the shock faded, pain tightened Li Hao's chest—a cramping, squeezing ache.
He'd already guessed Old Han's real identity, but knew he wasn't some hidden Immortal Emperor!
Or… Right now, Li Hao felt a despair. He was just a pawn, bait, constantly attracting those close to him—even ones he never expected—to come pay the price of their lives!
He didn't even want to live anymore—he just wanted to die. This was despair.
Trapped in the game, unable to break out. The bait, unable to get off the hook!
"Go. Leave now…"
Li Hao's voice was hoarse, no anger, no shouting, just a cry.
Since he was born, he'd only cried once.
That time, he lost his surname.
This time, he knew he was losing something even more precious—something more important than his own name.
True feeling!
"Kid, don't be sad."
Old Han's voice sounded, calm as ever. He looked at Li Hao and slowly smiled.
"This broken body has slept long enough. Time to wake up."