Chapter 988: 205: Ancient Demon Cataclysm, Ten Stages of Controlling Dao! (10,000-Word Update 2)_6

Chapter 988: Chapter 205: Ancient Demon Cataclysm, Ten Stages of Controlling Dao! (10,000-Word Update 2)_6

A Second-order Ancient Demon is already a being that exists between the limits of a Supreme Saint and a True Immortal.

A First-order Ancient Demon can devour an average True Immortal; only a seasoned warrior at the peak of True Immortal strength can slay one.

“Even the weakest Third-rank Ancient Demon rivals a Supreme Saint. The starting point of the Ancient Demon race is unbelievably high,” Li Hao said.

Even top-tier races like the Dragon Clan and the Ancient Phoenix couldn’t compare to such exaggeration.

“Ancient Demons don’t belong to the myriad races of the Heavens; they emerge from Reincarnation, not only terrifyingly powerful but also possessing an incredibly exaggerated growth rate. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have put the True Realm through an apocalypse back then…”

The middle-aged warrior slightly shook his head, seemingly unwilling to delve further into this topic, as his flesh and blood gradually withered and shriveled, to the point of becoming emaciated. He said to Li Hao, “To preserve my strength, I usually keep my Divine Blood sealed. Don’t be startled.”

His flesh and blood shrank into skeletal remains, reverting to his previous state quickly.

Li Hao shook his head and glanced around. Earlier, the few Third-rank Ancient Demons killed by the warrior had directly disintegrated upon death, leaving not even a corpse behind, which was a pity.

“Senior, next time Ancient Demons come around, could you leave their corpses intact?”

Li Hao said.

The middle-aged warrior was a bit surprised and replied, “What, feeling pity? Gone soft?”

“I’m just hungry.”

Li Hao said, “Senior, have you forgotten? I’m a chef.”

“…”

The middle-aged warrior’s hollow eye sockets stared at him for a while before asking, “Your soul life is barely sixty years, yet you’ve reached this level of cultivation, and you’re telling me you’re a chef?”

“My cultivation was purely accidental.”

Li Hao said ruefully.

He’d never seriously cultivated, except for attaining the Extreme Realm State of Mind.

Perhaps this casual attitude was why he had been able to easily grasp the Sixth Extreme Realm back then.

The middle-aged warrior fell silent for a moment and said, “Alright then, next time, if there’s an opportunity, I’ll keep a body for you. But you’d better not let me down when the time comes.”

“Thank you, senior. I definitely won’t disappoint you.”

Li Hao smiled.

The middle-aged warrior didn’t say more, leaning against the wheel tracks to rest.

Seeing this, Li Hao refrained from disturbing him and walked to the side, releasing faint fishing lines that extended outward, setting up a fishing net around the area as an alarm to detect Ancient Demons.

Although the middle-aged warrior was resting, his mind hadn’t fully slipped into slumber; he kept observing Li Hao’s every move. Upon seeing Li Hao lay down extremely concealed energy lines with peculiar techniques, he couldn’t help but feel intrigued and slightly curious.

After countless eons, could it be that the cultivation system in the Fake Realm had turned this unconventional?

Once his fishing lines were in place, Li Hao brought up his status panel, first glancing at the warrior and noticing no particular reactions. Confirming that the warrior couldn’t see the panel, he relaxed.

Earlier, after killing the Mixed Heaven Saint, Li Hao had ascended the Cooking Dao to the Tenth Stage.

Li Hao obtained a Heart of Dao Entrance and some skill points.

Currently, however, he had an abundance of skill points but struggled with cultivating his State of Mind.

“Previously, I advanced my physical body into the Dao and sanctified it. Now, should I choose Control Dao or Sword Dao?”

Li Hao stared at the panel, wavering between Ninth Stage Control Dao and Ninth Stage Sword Dao.

Enhancing Control Dao would affect Primordial Spirit Power, Object Control abilities, Divine Sense, and even his Soul, all of which would see improvements.

On the other hand, Sword Dao would directly enhance visible combat strength.

Initially, Li Hao had planned to use the second Heart of Dao Entrance to further his Swordsmanship, elevating it even higher.

Yet now, facing the Ancient Demons that could appear at any moment on this ancient road beyond the heavens, Li Hao hesitated.

During the recent battle, he had experienced the Ancient Demons’ peculiar traits firsthand: even with his Primordial Spirit cultivated to the Extreme Realm, he’d still sustained injuries.

“If my Primordial Spirit could continue to ascend, and my Object Control abilities were raised alongside it, I’d wield the Remnant Blade faster. Even if surrounded by a dozen Third-rank Ancient Demons, I could swiftly destroy their physical bodies, forcing them into a defensive state and rendering them incapable of attacking me.”

Li Hao’s eyes glimmered.

After careful consideration, he chose Control Dao.

When opportunities arise to enhance Fishing or Chess Dao to the Tenth Stage, he could reinvest into Sword Dao later.

Although Sword Dao boosts combat power, he currently lacked a suitable weapon. Even if his Swordsmanship grew stronger, he couldn’t annihilate the Ancient Demons in a single strike.

As long as one strike couldn’t kill, they would regenerate, which rendered it pointless.

After all, while the Tenth Stage of Sword Dao was formidable, it only barely reached the Ritual Path to Saint Ascension level.

Having made his decision, Li Hao didn’t hesitate anymore.

As he embedded the Cooking Heart of Dao Entrance, his Control Dao finally leveled up again.

[Congratulations, Control Dao has advanced to the Tenth Stage]

Letters leapt before his eyes.

At that moment, Li Hao felt an overwhelming surge of information, and the world around him underwent a colossal transformation.

Countless colors manifested and vanished; simultaneously, the previously murky gray mist surrounding him appeared to clear.

His extended Divine Sense expanded rapidly, stretching from mere miles to tens of miles, and in no time, it reached hundreds of miles, continuing to grow.

The Tenth Stage Control Dao realizations in his mind triggered instinctual transformations in his body. Amid these changes, a deep rumble suddenly resounded from above Li Hao’s head.

Waves of tribulation energy surged forth, and a cloud of tribulation emerged within the gray haze, dispersing the mist.

“Hmm?”

The middle-aged warrior, leaning against the wheel tracks, was startled by this sight. His vacant eye sockets grew fleshy eyeballs, staring in astonishment at the tribulation cloud above.

This… was a Holy Tribulation?

He looked over at the cross-legged Li Hao nearby, perplexed. This was the first time he’d ever seen such a thing. He could tell that Li Hao was already a Saint and had combined three types of power—Ritual Path, Incense Fire, and Extreme Dao.

That Extreme Dao trajectory was exceptionally secretive, yet it had somehow leaked into the Fake Realm.

But, with three Saint Paths already established, how was he now summoning a Holy Tribulation?

Soon, the middle-aged warrior discerned subtle differences within the tribulation cloud, instantly realizing, this was a Sacrificial Tribulation Cloud!

“You’ve comprehended a second Dao Entrance-level power?”

Shock flooded the middle-aged warrior’s eyes. He had witnessed countless monsters within the True Realm Immortal Sect, including peerless prodigies born with Innate Immortal Bones. Yet, by this measure of soul life, it was exceedingly rare to see someone reach such heights.

In less than sixty years of soul life, Li Hao had grasped two forms of Sacrificial Dao.