The Name of Eternals

Chapter 69: Rising Moon, True Form

When Li Hao descended from the sky, the group, including Li Yuanzhao, who had been stunned by the approaching demon horde, was taken aback.

Yu Wei's mouth dropped open in shock, his eyes bulging as he stared at Li Hao in disbelief.

"You're here too?"

Li Hao hadn't expected to find them in the west of the city. Weren't they supposed to be on a patrol mission? How did they end up here?

He glanced at Cui Fan, whose face showed obvious reluctance, then looked at Wei Feng, the man who had been tailing him.

"You…"

Wei Feng stared at Li Hao in a daze. As a practitioner at the Fifteen Li Realm, he could tell that the flight was not led by Yue Shuhong, but by the young man before him.

This person, whom he and Li Fu had followed to protect, was actually at the Fifteen Li Realm?!

A level higher than Li Fu?!!

Who was protecting whom?

Wei Feng felt his mind go blank. He had seen many geniuses during his time traveling as a Spirit Traveling Realm cultivator, but... a Fifteen Li Realm at such a young age? Unheard of!

It was said that the offspring of the Divine General's Mansion were prodigies, but to this extent?

"The demons are coming!"

Someone's anxious shout pulled everyone's attention back to the scene outside the city walls, where the demons had reached the archers' range.

"Fire!!"

The commander, a middle-aged man at the eighth or ninth stage of the Soul Merging Realm, shouted loudly.

Countless arrows, designed with demon-repelling properties, rained down like black rain.

Under the barrage, many demons were injured, but more charged through, undeterred.

"Activate the Demon Suppression Array!"

The commander yelled again.

Over a dozen demon slayers, dressed in black robes, rushed to a high platform on the wall. They summoned their Soul Merging manifestations, each different in form, joining hands as their soul powers connected, balancing to activate the array.

Li Hao watched the approaching demons, now within a hundred meters of the wall. He glanced at Ren Qianqian's sword.

"May I borrow your sword?"

Li Hao asked.

Ren Qianqian blinked, still processing the terrifying power Li Hao had just displayed.

Seeing him extend his hand for the sword, she instinctively tightened her grip, asking, "Do you know how to use a sword?"

They had ridden together, and she hadn't seen him carry any weapon.

"A little," Li Hao nodded.

His first foray into the world had been rushed, and he had forgotten to bring a sword.

If he ventured out again, he would remember the treasured sword given by his second uncle.

Ren Qianqian hesitated. A swordsman's blade never left their side, and she cherished her sword.

Yet, with the battle raging and knowing Li Hao's exceptional skill, she realized he was unarmed.

After a brief pause, she handed the sword to him.

Sching.

Li Hao unsheathed the blade, revealing its autumn-water-like brilliance.

Instantly, the sword vibrated, resonating like an awakened spirit, its blade shining white with an ethereal glow.

Li Hao stepped forward, hovering ten meters outside the city walls.

His figure, suspended in the air, drew the attention of many soldiers, who gasped in shock. To stand unsupported was the mark of a Fifteen Li Realm master!

Their city guardian, Lord Yue, was only at the Spirit Traveling Realm, never having reached Fifteen Li!

"Rising Moon…"

Li Hao murmured softly.

Over the past five years, he had studied the three sword techniques following "Boundless Sea."

The "Boundless Sea" had four moves in total.

They were Tides, Severing River, Rising Moon, and Boundless Sea.

Now, Li Hao wielded the third move, just short of the ultimate skill.

Rising Moon!

In an instant, everyone on the city wall seemed to see a full moon rising from Li Hao's palm.

The bright sword vanished, replaced by a radiant, silver moon, perfectly round and dazzling, formed in Li Hao's hand. It rose slowly, as if from the sea, toward the demon horde.

Form and essence!

As everyone was mesmerized by the moon's beauty, it swept into the demon ranks. With the moonlight's bloom, the surging mass of demons was dispelled like darkness by light, retreating like a receding tide.

In truth, they weren't retreating; they were annihilated!

"This sword technique…"

Ren Qianqian's pupils contracted, her face pale with shock as she gazed at the youth holding the sword.

The miraculous moon left her in awe beyond words.

Could that truly be… swordsmanship?!

Besides Ren Qianqian, both Yue Shuhong and Wei Feng were equally astounded.

Yue Shuhong realized then that Li Hao hadn't used his full strength when killing Tiger Robe Immortal, not even a tenth of it.

This dazzlingly beautiful sword technique alone was enough to alarm the entire Qi Prefecture!

"This swordsmanship…" Wei Feng was dumbfounded. Ren Qianqian's father was a sword master, yet he had never witnessed such a stunning technique from him.

The bright and captivating moon on the western battlefield drew all eyes. As the ethereal moon vanished, everyone slowly came to their senses, suddenly remembering they were still in battle!

Yet, as the soldiers drew their bows, they froze.

Where were the demons within a few hundred meters of the wall's range?

The ground was littered only with the broken, tattered corpses of demons!

And puddles of blood everywhere!

One sword strike had cleared nearly a mile of demons!

The chaotic, shrill battlefield was suddenly so silent a pin drop could be heard!

Not only were the soldiers on the wall stunned, but the distant demons, ready to charge, were also terrified, their avalanche-like momentum halting abruptly.

The demons exchanged nervous glances.

Among them, a great demon leader, at the Spirit Traveling Realm like Tiger Robe Immortal, stared with horror.

The solitary figure, stepping forward and hovering above the wall, held the sword casually yet appeared as an invincible sword immortal.

Untouchable!

Li Hao glanced at the halted demons. Without a word, he threw the sword, commanding it with his spirit.

The flying sword spun, shooting out like a golden beam, instantly claiming the lives of a dozen demons.

Finally realizing what had happened, the frozen demons screamed, fleeing in all directions. Their mighty assault crumbled instantly, leaving nothing behind!

The soldiers on the wall were dumbfounded, their eyes wide as they watched the youth's back.

That silhouette would linger in their minds for the next twenty years, unforgettable.

The flying sword, swift as a golden needle, cut down many demons, including the Spirit Traveling Realm great demon hiding among them, trying to escape. It was easily spotted by Li Hao, its head severed, its spirit extinguished.

To him, great demons were no different from ordinary ones, all felled with a single strike!

The sight left Wei Feng on the wall stunned.

Even if he fought personally, he could never match Li Hao's power; the sword's speed was incomparable, two or three times faster than his own!

He suddenly recalled the flood dragons slain by a dark light, just as before.

Was this… the senior they had bowed to on the journey?

What kind of monster was Li Fu escorting?!!