Follow the path of Dao from infancy Chapter 1828 Chapter 481: Instant Reversal
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"It's truly you—do you still remember me?"
Mi Xueyao murmured gently, her eyes locked intently on Li Hao.
As her words hung in the air, the surrounding people stiffened in shock before turning astonished stares toward Li Hao.
Could this youth truly be acquainted with a member of the Ancient Demon King Clan?
"Did your clan orchestrate this war?"
Disregarding the bewildered looks from those nearby, Li Hao questioned her with a grave face.
"Does it truly matter?"
Noticing Li Hao's stern look, Mi Xueyao concealed the earlier fondness in her heart. Amid this battlefield, she stood as part of the Ancient Demon Clan, while the young man facing her hailed from the Human Race.
Earlier, she had aided Li Hao in eliminating Ancient Demons since the clans of the Southern Domain remained divided and harbored conflicts with her own, making their deaths inconsequential.
Yet now, with the Ancient Demon Clans of the Eastern Domain fully allied, she refused to slaughter her own kind for Li Hao's sake—unless, of course, he tempted her with his special cooking technique, in which case she'd gladly transform these so-called "allies" into potent elixirs to bolster her Primordial Spirit.
"You're right, it doesn't change a thing."
Li Hao understood that their encounter here could only conclude in combat.
"For the memories we share, I'll let you live—if you swear loyalty to me."
Mi Xueyao uttered this tenderly, a flicker of expectation shining in her gaze. "I'll elevate you to honored guest status in my clan, ranking just below the royal family's bloodline. With my protection, no harm will come to you. Even should every True Realm Ten Thousand Races face annihilation, you alone will endure!"
Hearing her declaration, the onlookers' eyes toward Li Hao shifted to hostility, laced with fury.
Suddenly, Shi Miao stepped forward, positioning herself before Li Hao, harboring not the slightest suspicion toward him or any notion that he'd conspire with Ancient Demons.
"Do you honestly believe that's feasible?"
Li Hao responded icily.
Mi Xueyao's brows knitted together as she fixed her stare on Li Hao, declaring: "Let me be frank—the Eastern Domain is doomed to collapse. Your Ten Thousand Clans held us back before because we were fragmented and disorganized, but circumstances have shifted. We've forged a grand alliance now, much like the ancient era when we nearly eradicated your True Realm; today, we possess the power to repeat that feat!"
"I'll battle until my final gasp, even unto extinction."
Li Hao's eyes blazed with intensity, radiating a potent murderous intent.
Observing Li Hao's resolute stance, the doubtful glares from the crowd eased somewhat, and upon recalling his role as a Direct Disciple, the idea of him allying with Ancient Demons appeared utterly improbable; their expressions relaxed even more, pivoting to challenge the Ancient Demon Array under Mi Xueyao's command.
"I won't end your life—I'll force you to rethink your choices."
Mi Xueyao shook her head; no matter how fiercely Li Hao resisted, she'd never take his life. His extraordinary talent was essential for her ascent to the heights of the Ancient Demon Clan.
Swoosh!
Though she held no intent to slay Li Hao, she wasted no time in striking at the Dragon Array assembled by those seven irksome figures nearby.
"Flee at once!"
The seven noticed her move and stood their ground, surging ahead boldly to counter the assault.
Their realms expanded and intertwined, ripping through the void itself. The overwhelming force compelled Li Hao and his companions to fall back.
"Yan Dao Judgment!"
Out of nowhere, Mi Xueyao cried out, summoning a colossal seal overhead that brimmed with dread.
This seal resembled an immense peak, radiating ominous black evil qi as it plummeted toward the Ancestor Dragon Formation.
Trapped beneath the seal's descent, the Ancestor Dragon Formation had no avenue for evasion and could merely ascend in defiance, only to unleash a agonized dragon cry moments later. The dragon's head caved in, the foremost among the seven saw his immortal form shatter, his realm crumble, and the myriad lives nurtured inside it extinguish in an instant, morphing into swarms of dark vengeful spirit flames that Mi Xueyao devoured.
Everything unfolded in a flash, the dragon head bursting open as the Ancestor Dragon Formation's strength visibly diminished.
Mi Xueyao then fired a shadowy sword ray, cleaving straight into the dragon's underbelly and fracturing the Dragon Array.
The surviving six spewed blood and staggered backward.
"Flee now!"
Shi Miao snapped to action first, yanking Li Hao swiftly toward the city's heart in a desperate bid to escape.
Though Li Hao yearned to clash head-on, the might of Mi Xueyao's assembled forces proved overwhelming. Even igniting every drop of his True God Blood wouldn't suffice to overcome it, leaving retreat as his sole option.
"Stay right there!"
Spotting Li Hao's retreating form, Mi Xueyao halted her pursuit of the six and chased after him without delay.
Shi Miao's face paled; unaware of the bond between Li Hao and this Ancient Demoness, she sensed the woman's fixation on him surpassed her drive to eliminate the city lord's inner circle.
"Time Leap!"
In an instant, she activated her King's Domain.
As the realm unfurled, a fearsome authority emerged; this was the essence of the King's Domain, evoking the arrival of a supreme sovereign, its potency dwarfing all other realms. Even the Yama Realm projected by Mi Xueyao's battle array found itself repelled by this surging Realm Power.
"Impossible!"
Mi Xueyao's expression twisted in alarm upon witnessing this, stunned by the woman at Li Hao's side who wielded the King's Domain.
At merely the Fourth Level of Immortal King Realm... Was she perhaps a Reincarnator?
Her advance faltered as she watched the King's Domain swallow Li Hao whole, and right before her, the pair's silhouettes blinked out of existence.
"Their aura has vanished, the temporal rift sealed... They're no longer in this timeline?!"
Mi Xueyao's eyes swept the area far and wide, but she detected no trace of Li Hao or Shi Miao. Not only had they slipped into another era or dimension, they'd also scrubbed away their signatures entirely—these survival arts were exceptionally potent.
"Commanding such profound Time Dao Origin at the Fourth Level of Immortal King Realm, with a King's Domain to boot... I've never encountered anyone like her."
Mi Xueyao's gaze shimmered thoughtfully as she etched Shi Miao's image deep into her memory, recognizing her as a figure of tremendous promise among the Human Race.