Chapter 2084: Demon Sword Li Hao (I)

Yuan Shuo smiled, a baffling and slightly deranged smile. “The greatest thing that I, Yuan Shuo, have ever done, is to take you as my disciple! It is what I am most proud of in my life!”

He brayed with crazed laughter at Chaos Sky. “You don’t understand my disciple and neither do you understand... the martial masters of the martial world!”

Chaos Sky suddenly understood what Yuan Shuo was getting at. His eyes widened drastically.

The Human King also sucked in a breath and looked around with a low curse. Did they have to go to these depths??

The young are really something. This is something I’d never do.

Spring Autumn and Long Zhan looked around blankly. The rest were even more lost.

Chaos Sky suddenly made a move and shot toward Yuan Shuo—not to kill the old man, but to... save him!

Yes, save him.

A strange monster appeared over Yuan Shuo’s head when he smiled. It was one combined of five different beasts and had the energy of five elements swirling around it. A domain appeared to stop everything.

Next to him, the tiger chaos beast looked around blearily.

Yuan Shuo ducked his head and said in an almost imperceptible voice, “Sorry about this, little tiger!”

You and I... will meet again if we have a chance to!

The five elements blazed and chaos strength erupted. Elemental strength shook the worlds. Yuan Shuo erupted with an immense aura. Instead of charging anyone, he balled his hands into fists and took a step through the air, burning with peak battle strength.

“The Demonic Howl of the Five Styles!”

Roar!

A long whistle echoed, like that of a monstrous beast emerging from the mountain or a demon descending upon them. It was shrill and piercing, sending a wave of nausea through the cultivators present.

A halo of the five elements hovered in the void. Yuan Shuo pierced through the void like a demon, his aura and mind as one. His fists came down hard and blew a hole in the chaos.

“Yuan Shuo of the Five Styles requests your tutelage!” shouted the old man.

Those of the martial world should die in the martial world. Since my disciple wishes for me to fight, then I... fight!

In the distance.

Li Hao’s expression was so calm that he seemed frozen. He didn’t make a move, stop the old man, or say anything.

Teacher... there is no way ahead for my dao. I must establish my own chaos and create my own dao. I have gathered everyone here today, there can be no delay.

If I succeed, I will welcome your return in the capacity of the master of a new chaos. If I fail, then you and I... will mark the end of the Five Styles heritage.

Li Hao didn’t feel much regret. He was just... a bit sad. Old Demon Five Styles, can you hurt him with this blow?

Can you?

You’ve just entered eighth rank, so can you harm a premier cultivator who is infinitely close to ninth rank?

Boom!

Heaven shattered and earth fissured, the five animals howled. The massive beast had become one with Yuan Shuo and the domains were one. Sword qi appeared as well—the Five Styles Jadelight Sword shone brilliantly in all directions.

Yuan Shuo punched like he’d completely lost his mind. In all of existence, there was only this punch of the Five Styles that contained everything and immolated everything he was.

The others looked on, lost and uncomprehending. Why do this?

Only the Human King looked calmly at Li Hao. He was expressionless, so no one could tell what he was thinking of.

Damn, Li Hao! You know you don’t measure up to Chaos Sky, but you insist on creating your own chaos here today. Your master is really something. He’s willing to see you through to the bitter end!

The supreme understood by now as well. He looked on sternly, inwardly shaken. They were using his master’s blood to go all in!

With a new chaos, Yuan Shuo would be a part of it and regather the five elements. If there wasn’t one, he would drift apart and there would be no more chances to revive him. The only hope would lie at the core origin of the universe.

There was no way back from this and their backs were against the wall!

Li Hao... normally seemed cultured and genteel, but he was incredibly heartless in critical moments. His madness knew no bounds!

Chaos Sky could naturally see it as well and he glared coldly. “You two... really do like to court death!”

He flung out a palm strike, shattering the void and worlds. The Five Styles fell apart.

Chaos Sky had wanted to pull his punch to preserve Yuan Shuo’s life. The first blow would demolish their morale, then the second and third would end their bold charge!

Li Hao would have to retreat so long as his master’s aura was destroyed.

But now, Yuan Shuo howled with determination and summoned chaos dao. The five elements encircled it and the spirit of heaven and earth appeared. The spirit of the great dao and the five animals spontaneously stripped any energy of the five elements in existence!

The dao of the five elements suddenly had a new master. They leapt with joy and abandon!

Four of the elemental envoys were still alive. Color abruptly drained from all of their faces as the power of the five elements within their bodies was yanked away. The dao spirit itself was doing the stripping!

Yuan Shuo threw his head back with laughter, completely savage and as proud as a peacock. He seemed to have extracted all of the strength of the five elements in existence. Even a statue deep within the chaos jerked with astonishment and looked toward the western region.

Energy of the five elements erupted with spirit and gathered on the old man. It was like a ninth rank had descended!

......

Deep within the void and busy hiding his tracks, Disorder suddenly turned back for a look. His heart leapt into his throat!

Is that the dao master of the five elements? He’s not here for revenge and wants my head, does he?

The man frowned after taking stock of the situation. That... doesn’t... seem like the dao master... Was there someone else who’d verified their dao as a ninth rank in the current chaos?

And through the five elements at that?

No, wait!

The veteran ninth rank realized something else when elemental strength started depleting around him. Disorder realized they were gathering in the west when he conducted a careful probe. “A new dao spirit...”

Someone new had created a new spirit of the five elements. However, they were doing just as Li Hao had done and burning it!

They were crazy, weren’t they??

This person had comprehended dao spirit, but was choosing to let it go up in flames!

He would’ve had a chance of setting foot into ninth rank if this had been a million years ago!

“What a pity.” Disorder shook his head with a sigh. He’d wanted to hide in an uninhabited spot, but suddenly changed direction when a new idea occurred to him.

The man took the risk of flying toward the west again. Who was it that was employing spirit and burning it? Were they going to let loose with their strongest blow?

What a pity that I might not be able to see it. Are they doing so to move against Chaos Sky?

......

In the west.

Chaos Sky’s eyes widened and he growled, “You’re not bad, Yuan Shuo, what a pity...”

What a pity that your peak condition is only good enough for one blow!

What a pity that our time period isn’t a million years ago.

What a pity that you’ve just entered eighth rank and gathered the five elements. You... are not qualified enough.

With the establishment of order, Chaos Sky’s palm strike seemed to reconstruct the great dao and isolate the five elements. The remaining four elemental envoys flopped to the ground, convulsing all over like they’d been drained of everything.

Next to Yuan Shuo, Skyflight looked around blankly. A suffocating presence was bearing down on him. It keened with sorrow as its physical body began to fall apart.

I think this is the end for me!

But why?

I didn’t understand anything before they started fighting! Why are they fighting!

And no one is making a move but Yuan Shuo, the weakling that’s said to be Li Hao’s master. ...fine, he’s also an eighth rank, but a very weak eighth rank. Why is he so strong right now?

Just what is going on?

The chaos beast didn’t understand anything, other than it was being obliterated and turned to ash. Dead is dead, this is so sad. I’ve never experienced any glory in life before dying like this. It’s so tragic!

It suddenly thought of something and erupted with its final dregs of power to bite down on the giant hand in the void!

Although it was about to die, it would surely be a very impressive feat to take a bite out of the strongest powerhouse in the chaos!

I’m going to study and read more in my next life, I’m gonna be an educated tiger! That way I won’t be tricked by others and die for mysterious reasons. That’s right, I’m going to go to school and learn how to read and write!

Kaboom!

A massive explosion rang out as the seventh rank beast exploded in the void like a block of tofu. The tiger’s mouth happened to touch the massive palm, and it closed with the vestiges of its last thought.

It actually delivered a faint mark to the palm with an audible crunch!

I think... my life... was worth it.

Skyflight flew apart as ash. Meanwhile, Yuan Shuo’s fist had arrived. The power of five elements erupted with a loud rumble, ripping through endless strength of order.

Yuan Shuo leered, punching the palm of order into pieces. Chaos Sky glowered. Darkness descended in a split second!

He chose to break apart the surface-level dao of order to unleash evil!

The massive palm immediately turned dark.

“Die!” Chaos Sky no longer held anything back. Yuan Shuo’s punch might exceed what some of the overlords could bring to bear, but what a pity... that he could only strike once.

Dream on, if you’d like to harm me!

Boom!

An explosion rang out and ripples churned in all directions.

Palm met fist.

The Nine Layer Guards didn’t have time to react before the aftershock swept over them. Everything was happening too quickly. Those who were slightly weaker quickly backed away. The stronger ones looked on with consternation and fear.

Yuan Shuo... was just a weakling. Why could he bring such a strong blow to bear??

The four elemental envoys were caught in the ripples. Some saw their positioning and wanted to save the quartet, but it took only the blink of an eye for the aftershock of elemental energy and dark energy to lash out at them!

Explosions rang out!

The four envoys paled, sagging on the spot. There was nothing they could do but watch with despair as the wave of ripples came for them. They... were going to die here.

It was an incredibly pathetic death. They were very strong powerhouses, but the elemental strength within them had been drained. That left them just a bit stronger than regular exalted emperors at the moment. Such a recoil would absolutely overwhelm them.