Chapter 359: Li Hao’s Fist - Part 2
Zhan Yuchen’s expression shifted slightly when he realized that Li Hao’s immortal power was surpassing his own. Though he hadn’t unleashed the full force of the Nine Blossoms Immortal Seal, neither had the other.
Taking a deep breath, a fissure opened on his forehead—a mark of the Battle Heaven Emperor Pattern, passed down from the Battle Heaven Immortal Emperor himself. Within the Battle Heaven Clan, those with sufficiently pure bloodlines could awaken this sacred pattern, gaining the blessing of the Battle Heaven War Intent, even in the True Immortal Realm.
In an instant, his aura became even more terrifying. A towering dharma image rose behind him, standing between heaven and earth. Though merely a True Immortal, it looked as though he could bear the heavens in his hands and gaze down upon all creation.
“Let’s get serious, then!”
Zhan Yuchen activated the Battle Heaven Emperor Pattern and charged at Li Hao with a roar. His figure flashed across the Void Return, using a thunderous speed granted by the Battle Heaven Movement Technique to close in.
His form surged like a Kunpeng in flight, carrying an unstoppable momentum. In the extremity of the Void Return, he became untouchable, and in the next instant, appeared within Li Hao’s Eternal Dao Domain.
The moment he set foot inside, however, he was engulfed by a viscous power of time and space. While he could still maneuver through the spatial essence by following its rules, the distorted flow of time—accelerating and reversing at will—made him dizzy with nausea, as if ready to cough blood.
“So this is the essence of time?”
With fury in his eyes, he endured the tearing effect of the temporal forces, channeling all his immortal power into his body. As a Battle Heaven Immortal Body, he was in no way inferior to Li Hao’s Ancestral Immortal Physique.
He rampaged forward using sheer physical might, tearing through the chaotic timeline by brute force, and brought his fist crashing down toward Li Hao’s head.
Everything happened in a flash—it was already a fierce contest of skill between two powerhouses.
Li Hao looked up, his hands sweeping through the air, releasing three layers of Azure Sky Sword Qi once more.
Boom!
The ever-victorious Azure Sky Sword Qi cleaved straight through Zhan Yuchen’s fist technique, slicing a deep sword gash into his hand, all the way to the bone.
Yet the force of that punch didn’t dissipate. It smashed directly into Li Hao’s skull.
With a loud bang, Li Hao’s head exploded on impact—but in the very next instant, it reformed anew.
For one who had mastered the Immortal Art of Undying and Indestructibility, such an injury was barely worth noting. Especially with the support of the All-Heavens Star Vein, his immortal energy surged endlessly, allowing him to regenerate instantaneously.
To outsiders, though, the scene was stunning beyond belief.
Zhan Yuchen had charged into Li Hao’s Dao Domain and shattered his head with a single punch, leaving countless spectators stunned. The force of that blow seemed powerful enough to pierce through the imperial platform!
“So strong!”
“No wonder they’re from the Battle Heaven Clan—one of the top ten clans of the True Realm!”
“The Battle Heaven Emperor Pattern! I never thought I’d see it with my own eyes in this lifetime!”
While the crowd whispered in shock, Zhan Yuchen had already withdrawn from Li Hao’s Dao Domain. His gaze was cold as he declared, “Your swordsmanship is strong, but not strong enough!”
To everyone’s surprise, Li Hao nodded. “That strike, indeed, fell short.”
Zhan Yuchen paused, momentarily startled by the response, then sneered. “Stop hiding your strength. Unleash the full power of your Immortal Seal!”
Li Hao gave a slight shake of his head. It wasn’t necessary—not yet. But it was time to show something real.
“Again.”
He spoke calmly.
In his palm, immortal power gathered as the Heaven-Conforming Ancestral Sutra circulated, channeling the Battle Heaven Technique.
Back when Wang Lao had passed him the Heaven-Conforming Ancestral Sutra, he had received not only the Ancestral Immortal Physique but also the Battle Heaven Technique—a top-tier method for the True Immortal Realm.
With his mastery of the Dao of Royalty, Li Hao had cultivated the Battle Heaven Technique to perfection. He could now condense nine streams of immortal power, each one doubling his strength.
At that moment, five streams of immortal power converged. Li Hao’s aura surged once again, instantly overshadowing Zhan Yuchen’s.
“Hm? That’s the Battle Heaven Technique?”
Zhan Yuchen’s eyes narrowed. He recognized the technique. Though the Battle Heaven Clan possessed a version, it was incomplete.
This royal Dao technique involved two Immortal Emperors. Outsiders might not know, but within the Battle Heaven Clan, it was common knowledge: the Battle Heaven Immortal Emperor and the Celestial Calamity Immortal Emperor had once been comrades and had created two techniques together.
One was Battle Heaven Eight Desolations. The other was the Battle Heaven Technique.
The Battle Heaven Immortal Emperor had left the Eight Desolations to his own clan, and received half of the Battle Heaven Technique’s core principles from the Celestial Calamity Immortal Emperor. The latter, in turn, received half of the Eight Desolations. When Li Hao inherited the legacy, possessing the full Battle Heaven Technique, there was no need for him to train in the Eight Desolations—both techniques shared the same enhancement roots and could not be stacked.
“You actually have the full Battle Heaven Technique… Who exactly are you?!”
Zhan Yuchen stared at Li Hao with shock and suspicion, but quickly realized this was no time to question. Battle spirit lit in his eyes as he stopped holding back and unleashed the Battle Heaven Eight Desolations.
As immortal beasts formed around him, each a manifestation of concentrated immortal energy, his strength multiplied.
In mere moments, four beasts appeared—his immortal power surging fourfold.
Yet upon reaching this Four Symbols level, he discovered he still couldn’t overtake Li Hao’s power. His face darkened slightly, and he had no choice but to go all out.
When the fifth beast emerged, his power rose once more—finally catching up to Li Hao’s level.
“Sky-Rending Fist!”
He raised his arm abruptly. The space around him resonated with its source essence, concentrating onto his fist. The strike was wild, sharp, and terrifying in equal measure.
“Cut!”
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