The Name of Eternals

Chapter 192: All Are Haotian's Soldiers

"Will he die?" Li Wushuang covered her mouth gently as she watched Li Hao lure away the three demon kings. She could hardly imagine that the carefree, playful boy would make such a sacrifice.

No one answered.

Li Qingling and Li Xueyun, seeing Li Hao for the first time, were deeply moved. The reality was far more impressive than the rumors. They suddenly thought of the many martyrs of the Li family who had died on the battlefield, including their elder brother and others.

But compared to Li Hao, most of them had already married and had descendants. They had wives and children who brought them joy, and they had experienced some happiness in their lives.

The most heartbreaking was Xiao Jiu, who sacrificed himself at nineteen, just before his wedding, to save Cangzhou. He became a pain in the hearts of the Li family.

And now, the young man in front of them was only fifteen years old! He had only witnessed fifteen springs in this world! How much joy had he experienced? How many hardships had he endured? No one knew.

The world only saw his dazzling light but never the scars behind it.

Li Xuanli tightly clenched his fists. It was not until he saw Li Hao's figure luring the three demon kings away, disappearing into the distant horizon, that he let out an angry roar, shouting, "Open the formation and kill the demon army!"

His voice was already hoarse.

Despite being a seasoned veteran, his eyes were red, and bloodshot.

Hearing Li Xuanli's words, the others woke up, immediately erupting in a deafening roar. The nodes of the formation were gradually closed. To prevent the demon kings from turning back and attacking, they did not dismantle the entire formation, leaving half of it intact.

At those nodes, the commander of Liangzhou ordered the soldiers to charge out of the city and attack.

Taking advantage of the gap created by Haotian's young general drawing away the three demon kings was the best time to annihilate this demon army. Otherwise, once the demon kings returned and coordinated with the demon army, Liangzhou would fall instantly.

"Disciple, watch carefully here. Your master has rested enough," said Qianji Daoren as he stepped out of the formation to join the battle against the demon army.

Without the demon kings, he was an unrivaled existence among the demon army.

Li Qingling and Li Xueyun quickly rushed out of the formation, heading towards Li Hongzhuang, who was trapped in the demon army.

Li Hongzhuang had also seen Li Hao lure away the three demon kings but had no time to dwell on it. Besides her heartache, she knew she could not help him and could only vent her anger on the surrounding three immortals of the demon army.

Interestingly, her battle flags had mysteriously fallen and disappeared earlier, but when Li Hao's terrifying punch shattered the demon army, she found her lost bundle of battle flags amidst the stunned three immortal demon generals.

Relying on the power of the battle flags, she forced the three immortal demon generals around her to retreat step by step. Several of them were directly killed by the sword qi released from the battle flags!

A single battle flag could directly take the life of a three-immortal demon!

Unless the demon had a special life-saving method, it was unlikely to escape.

With the arrival of Li Qingling and Li Xueyun, Li Hongzhuang's pressure greatly reduced. She distributed four battle flags to her two aunts, and they together charged into the demon army with all their might.

On the other side, Li Xuanli temporarily handed over command of the battlefield to the commander of Liangzhou.

This commander was also a three-immortal realm warrior with rich battlefield experience, not inferior to Li Xuanli. Li Xuanli then rushed to the place where Li Tiangang had fallen earlier.

The demon army had surrounded this area, but Li Xuanli swiftly cut through the demons with a single sword slash, revealing a glowing protective barrier—a sacred heart talisman—shielding Li Tiangang.

He breathed a sigh of relief, seeing Li Tiangang's shattered armor and body covered in blood, his heart aching. He turned to attack the surrounding demons.

As the power of the sacred heart talisman gradually dissipated, Li Xuanli cleared a path, then swiftly turned back, grabbed Li Tiangang, and retreated towards the city.

"Don't go!"

Two flood dragons charged out of the demon army, flying toward them.

Li Xuanli, enraged, was about to strike when he saw a battle flag flying towards them. The two flood dragons, startled, quickly dodged, but the flag tore apart in mid-air.

A streak of sword qi slashed out, instantly beheading one of the flood dragons!

A large amount of dragon blood sprayed out as the dragon's soul fled in terror.

"Where do you think you're going!"

Li Hongzhuang shouted angrily, chasing after it.

Li Xuanli sighed in relief, using the opportunity to bring Li Tiangang back quickly.

Other generals came to meet them, engaging the pursuing demon generals in battle.

Li Xuanli successfully brought Li Tiangang back to the city wall, where waiting physicians immediately began treating his wounds.

Li Tiangang, semi-conscious, slowly regained his senses under the physicians' care, gradually waking up.

Being in the Dao Heart realm, his healing ability was stronger than that of the three immortals, and with the help of numerous divine medicines, his body was visibly healing.

As his consciousness cleared, Li Tiangang gasped, as if waking from a nightmare. The sounds of battle and the blaring of horns brought him back to reality.

"Where are the demon kings? Where is Hao'er?!"

Li Tiangang quickly turned to look, seeing only the smoke and chaos of battle, soldiers and demons fighting everywhere. But among them, he didn't see those terrifying figures.

"Hao'er..."

Li Xuanli's expression changed upon hearing him, his heart aching as he said, "Hao'er has gone, luring away those three demon kings!"

Li Tiangang's pupils contracted, his heart pounding as if being squeezed. He couldn't help but shout, "Why didn't he enter the formation? With the formation, we could have held them off until reinforcements arrived..."

Li Xuanli, seeing his red eyes filled with anger, knew he wasn't blaming Li Hao but was afraid. He said hoarsely, "The power of the Fire God is terrifying. If I saw correctly, he seems to have a domain. If Hao'er entered the formation, and the Fire God established his domain in front of it... the formation would be powerless against him!"

"Dao Realm..."

Li Tiangang was stunned, his voice cracking, staring blankly at Li Xuanli.

He knew what Dao Realm meant.

It was a terrifying monster, the pinnacle among demon kings!

"He, he..."

Li Tiangang's lips trembled, his blood seeming to rush to his head, leaving his body cold.

Seeing Li Xuanli's red eyes, Li Tiangang finally realized that he might never see that child again.

"No, no..."

His voice trembled, his chest heaving violently. He couldn't believe that child would die!

Li Xuanli, seeing his desolate expression, felt even more pained, thinking that if Li Hao hadn't come to Tianmen Pass, maybe nothing would have happened.

But seeing Li Tiangang's state, he knew how painful the loss of a child was and didn't push further.

Moreover, if Li Hao hadn't been at Tianmen Pass, the second line of defense would have been devastated.

The whole of Liangzhou would have been destroyed by the demon army's swift attack.

The reinforcements from the Daxia Empire wouldn't have arrived in time, as the demons had come prepared, determined to wage war against the Daxia Empire, and Liangzhou was just the beginning.

In the Battle of Cangzhou, the demons had only acted behind the scenes, using the power of the Daxia's vassal states to cause chaos. Now, they dared to show themselves openly!

Li Xuanli, regaining his composure, looked at the battlefield where the demon army and soldiers were entangled, seeing many soldiers fall. He took a deep breath and quickly instructed the Liangzhou commander:

"Quick, change all the battle flags to Haotian flags!"

"Take out the blank flags from the warehouse and write Haotian's name on them!"

The Liangzhou commander was stunned, but then understood.

The Haotian battle flags already had great deterrent power among the demons. Marching with the Haotian flags would significantly reduce casualties.

"Hurry!"

The Liangzhou commander shouted, passing the order down: "All battalions, raise the Haotian flags!!"

Hearing this, the elders of the assembled family armies also realized.

They immediately shouted to replace their battle flags with Haotian flags.

Some family army elders hesitated, wondering if the credit for this battle would still be theirs if they raised the Haotian flags. Whose kill count would be recorded for the slain demons?

The hardest things in life to see through: Fame, gain, honor, disgrace, life, and death! Some were fighting to the death, some were calculating their fame, and others were hiding and trembling. Even with death approaching, they couldn't change.

Some, in desperate situations, fought back with blood and courage, while others, even in death, only wailed and didn't dare struggle. It was just a matter of numbers.

Most family armies replaced their flags with Haotian flags and charged into battle.

As countless Haotian military flags fluttered across the battlefield, the demon army visibly recoiled like retreating waves. Especially the battalions charging with Haotian flags pierced the demon army like sharp blades, with the great demons inside looking at the banners with fear and hesitation, not daring to attack.

On the other hand, the family armies that hadn't switched to Haotian flags faced the brunt of the demon army's assault, suffering heavy casualties and nearly being wiped out.

Seeing the battlefield situation quickly reverse, Li Xuanli and the commander of Liangzhou felt both relieved and amazed, recognizing the formidable reputation Li Hao had among the demons.

More importantly, the sword formations embedded within the Haotian flags were incredibly powerful, instilling fear even in these bloodthirsty and ruthless demons.

Li Tiangang also noticed the situation on the battlefield, watching the numerous flags emblazoned with the name "Haotian" fluttering in the wind.

He felt a sense of bewilderment and confusion.

At this moment, he finally realized that the playful and carefree child in the courtyard, the boy he once viewed as frivolous, had changed dramatically.

The once ordinary demeanor of a young noble that he greatly disliked had now transformed. In the battlefield, Li Hao's presence was like that of an invincible war god.

Single-handedly battling ten demon kings, slaying millions of demons with one punch, he was no longer the Li Hao he once knew.

In just one year, Li Hao had become a hundred times more dazzling than he was within the Li family.

Wherever the Haotian flag flew, the demons retreated in fear.

His reputation even surpassed that of the original founders of the Yuanzi Camp!

The terror in the eyes of the demons left Li Tiangang both shaken and heartbroken.