Star Gate

"Li Hao... you win!" Ying Hongyue looked around him and bared his teeth in a savage grin. Two bodies floated up from his hand.

Their features were indistinct, but it didn't matter since they spontaneously broke apart. The bodies melded into Ying Hongyue's body; eight bloodlines spontaneously became one. This combination was extremely stable, leading to a massive eruption in Ying Hongyue's presence!

He neared Empyrean King!

A solid integration of eight bloodlines enabled Ying Hongyue to break through some of the limitations of the world. Silver Moon world was intricately tied to the eight families. As the eight bloodlines became one, his presence blazed upward. A surge of Red Moon power entered his body as well and he also drew upon the limitless energy within the Forbidden Sea!

He reached a critical point in the blink of an eye, sweeping through the land with the strength of an Empyrean King after a loud detonation!

However, Ying Hongyue glowered, a foreboding look in his eyes.Empyrean King?!

Initial Empyrean King?? Was this what he wanted?

Of course not!

He wanted to ascend to the heavens in one step as a half step emperor! But now, he was an unstable Empyrean King. What good was that for?

What changes could an Empyrean King make in the world?

Zheng Yu frowned from his vantage point in Galewind. He'd set aside his fury at the deaths of nine Saints. The man sank into deep thought as he watched the proceedings, realizing that these two had far more trump cards to play than he'd thought!

......

Upon Ash Mountain, the queen turned and ran.

What a bunch of lunatics! She'd thought that Saints would reign invincible through the world, but instead, they died by the dozens! If she didn't run now, would there be anything good in store for them after they finished fighting and Li Hao came for her again?

It was time to go! Everything was too scary!

Nine Saints were dead in the blink of an eye, Ying Hongyue had spontaneously broken through to Empyrean King, and Li Hao wasn't any weaker than an Empyrean King...

This wasn't a battle between Saints, it was one between Empyrean Kings!

The Red Moon Saints were mostly dead. Capsize Sea and the rest had shifted to helping Zhang An with the skeleton. More than a dozen Saints working in tandem were able to suppress their target. Even a real Empyrean King wouldn't be able to stand against them!

The Great Li king's jaw had been gaping for a long while now. He stared at the boxing gloves on his hands, then at Jiang Li. Compared to these people... the two of them were clowns!

They were jokes for the rest to laugh at from beginning to end!

Whether they were urgent, nervous, fearful, or excited, it seemed the only thing that they could contribute was changes in emotion. There was nothing practical that they could do, and seventeen Saints were dead without their participation!

Indeed, the Red Moon Saints had all been killed while the Great Li duo goggled with shock. Only the skeleton and Ying Hongyue were still standing.

The Great Li king had remained blithely unaware during the entire battle. A bunch of Saints were dead, but he had no idea what was going on!

......

Ying Hongyue's presence built. The Li Hao standing in his way suddenly disappeared to integrate back into Li Hao's primary body.

The young man brandished Stellaris and looked at Ying Hongyue with a smile. "How does it taste?"

"Good enough!" the man snarled back. A hard sheen to his eyes, he looked at the powerhouses surrounding the skeleton. "You want to fight me in single combat, is it?!

"Do you know that you've ruined decades of planning?!" Ying Hongyue stalked toward Li Hao. "Do you really think you are a match for me?"

"Now, that's hard to say!" Li Hao laughed. "I just know that you're so very strong and in contact with the seal. The Red Moon exalted emperor is quite delighted that he can send more Red Moon power into the world. I'm so scared, Ying Hongyue, scared that you'll be taken possession by another!

"How will I have my revenge if the exalted emperor seizes your body? I hope I'm the one who kills you, not the exalted emperor. How about you lower your strength so I can extract more Red Moon power and purify it? I'll let you go after that!"

"Just try it!" Ying Hongyue spat.

"So I shall!"

The two disappeared as a personal domain unfolded. Two figures appeared within the domain—BAM!

Innumerable clashes echoed throughout the world! The two threatened to decimate all of creation from the force of their battle!

Fourteen heavyweights surrounded the skeleton on the Forbidden Sea, putting up an immense fight themselves!

......

In the sky.

"Both of these guys are very impressive!" the man with a sword on his back said softly. "Li Hao will clear all of the Saints under his enemies' banner after one battle. What a display of strength and patience! And since Ying Hongyue's lost Thunderblast, he's probably had more than a couple of Saints wiped out!"

Where were the Empyrean Kings? The ones that the Red Moon exalted emperor had converted? Were they all dead?

Possibly!

That meant that quite a few Empyrean Kings had died in this battle as well! What a horrifying little boy!

Li Hao would have thoroughly eliminated some of his obstacles after this battle. Ying Hongyue was left all by his lonesome. The world was vast and all sides had taken the stage, but he was the only one with his plans lying in shambles. This kind of setback might even feel worse than killing him!

Ying Hongyue was supposed to be the great mastermind to ultimately contend with the Red Moon exalted emperor!

"What should we do?" It was the first time that the Moon God felt a bit nervous. Recent developments were too terrifying!

In this moment, she felt that both of the combatants were horrifying. They'd kept too much up their sleeves! Although the one in front of her was equally scary, how old were the two down below?

"Ying Hongyue can't be permitted to die, the situation will become very troublesome if he does!" the man said softly. "You make a move! Since we've been exposed, there's nothing to be concerned about anymore. Zheng Yu's Saints have been completely eradicated, so you're the only one who can save Ying Hongyue. Join the action and suppress Li Hao!"

"Join the action..." The Moon God shook.Now?

"Mmhmm."

The Moon God said no more and sent a sparkling moon into the sky. Busy running away, the queen abruptly jerked her head upward. The real Moon God was about to make a move!

The current limit of the world was peak Saint. However, the Moon God was the foundation and core of the world. She seemed to be blessed by the heavenly favor as well—the brilliant moon flared with the presence of an Empyrean King!

The queen's expression shifted slightly. Li Hao had quite the skill to even lure this one out of hiding!

......

Just as Li Hao and Ying Hongyue crashed against each other with sufficient force to end the world, a formidable surge of lunar power struck the personal domain. A bright moon appeared, showcasing a lithe figure.

It was full of a divine, sacred presence—a true divine spirit. She stood atop the silver moon, bestowing Li Hao with an incredibly aloof gaze. She was much more holy than the first impression that the queen had presented!

All of Silver Moon world seemed to shake. "Li Hao, it is time that you stop!" The Moon God's remote tones came from far away.

The young man was starting to gain the upper hand over Ying Hongyue and his people might soon overcome the skeleton. The Moon God knew that if the situation continued, Ying Hongyue would either be killed or taken over by the exalted emperor!

This was not the result that they wanted to see.

"Zheng Yu's suffered grave losses, but you guys have been sitting pretty and feasting off the efforts of others," Li Hao guffawed. "You look down your noses at the world and its inhabitants, treating all of life as nothing more than pieces for your chessboard. You think so highly of yourself and so little of the world's heroes!"

The young man threw his head back with laughter, it echoed with tyrannical notes. "How dare you people seek to control me? Your Majesty the queen... Your Majesty the Sky God... I'm sending something nice your way. Remember you owe me for this!"

The Moon God blinked with incomprehension; the firmament split over her head in the next instant. A massive droplet of blood appeared.

"I didn't dare use the exalted emperor's blood," Li Hao murmured. "I'm afraid there's a trap inside it, so... you can have it!"

BOOM!

A massive sound rang through the world.

Rumble!!

A bright moon began shattering and endless lunar strength gushed out. All of Great Li shook violently!

A sword materialized in the world and slashed out! The droplet of blood that'd exploded erupted with incomparably formidable pressure that blanketed the world.

"The blood essence of an exalted emperor!!" several people exclaimed.

"Fuckinghell,are you trying to blow Great Li up?!" someone shouted angrily within Great Li and vanished on the spot!

Zheng Yu immediately fled with Galewind!

The man with the sword on his back completed his swing, finally showing some urgency in his expression for once. "Run!" he snapped out.

The void split open and half of the moon groaned with suffering. The Moon God's body split apart while she keened with terror and despair. Her primary body was falling to pieces!

Thankfully, the man had swung his sword to cut off all of the crumbling bits!

The Moon God abandoned more than half of the moon and ran into the dao universe—the immaterial dao universe!

The man's eyes widened when she disappeared—the entire world seemed to be squeezing him to pieces. He was under enormous threat.

He glanced at Li Hao and said softly, "You... are certainly vicious enough!"

With that, he ripped through the firmament and disappeared as well.

KABOOM!

A massive explosion ripped through the world, threatening to wipe Great Li off the map!

It was at this moment that a fist descended, squashing the massive energy ripples. A figure and his constant string of curses were thrown back a long distance from the reverberations. "You fuckers! The world has not recovered yet, what are you shitheads doing?!"

Damn! Li Hao detonated the exalted emperor blood essence! That's... that's really something!

Punch after punch followed, making the world change color!

In the meantime, Li Hao didn't say a word as he simply deployed stroke after stroke. Ying Hongyue continuously vomited blood, scrambling for his next move. Finally, he howled and detonated his body.

That finally shattered the personal domain!

At the same time, a tiny tendril of the Forbidden Sea broke off from the water and transformed into a person—Ying Hongyue. He'd given up even the body of an Empyrean King. The only thought in his mind now was to flee!

Li Hao had gone mad! Not only was he plotting against Ying Hongyue this time, he plotted against everyone! He'd used the blood essence of an exalted emperor as a bomb against the Moon God!