The Name of Eternals

Chapter 209: Destruction of the Ancestral Shrine

Boom!

In the distance, the demonic and ghostly figure of Li Tianzong clashed fiercely with the youth in the tattered robe, erupting in an earth-shattering battle.

Li Xiaoran glanced twice at the scene, realizing that his elder brother's strength had indeed soared in this state. Originally at the Supreme Master Realm, he now exhibited the power of the Tai Ping Dao Realm!

"Let's go!"

Li Xiaoran, suppressing his inner pain, urged Li Hao.

Li Hao also turned back to glance at the scene, his eyes flickering but saying nothing, swiftly flying towards the God General Mansion.

Their speed was tremendous, with the Torch Fire God and Lu Yuan in hot pursuit.

However, the other elder Li family members emerged, including Li Xuanyin, charging at the Torch Fire God to block his pursuit.

"Seeking death!"

The Torch Fire God's eyes were icy, and his domain expanded, enveloping a radius of a mile.

His body flew straight ahead, the domain pushing like an invisible fireball. Buildings disintegrated into ashes as he passed, and soldiers who couldn't evade in time were incinerated instantly, turning into wisps of flame.

With the domain active, the Torch Fire God advanced, slaughtering his way into the city, ignoring the other attackers.

These elder members of the side branches, some at the Four Pillars Realm, saw their attacks disintegrate within ten meters in the domain, turning into mere sparks. Before the Tai Ping Dao Realm, anyone below the Dao Realm was an ant! In a flash, Li Hao and Li Xiaoran reached the God General Mansion. Seeing the magnificent and towering mansion, they didn't hesitate and charged in.

Boom!!

Suddenly, a massive explosion resonated from within the mansion.

A gigantic black-furred paw rose from the depths of the mansion, sweeping down. The entire mansion trembled violently.

Li Xiaoran and Li Hao couldn't help but stop, staring in shock at the giant demonic paw. How did that thing get into the God General Mansion?!

Li Xiaoran's expression changed drastically, shouting angrily, "It's the Ancestral Shrine!"

He accelerated, pushing his speed to the limit, his body constantly teleporting with Daoist rhyme.

Li Hao followed closely, his pores shrinking with an extreme sense of foreboding.

He noticed the formation outside the God General Mansion was still intact.

How did the demon get in? As they entered the mansion, the pursuing Torch Fire God slammed into the formation. The domain's shockwaves burned the formation, and the sky was filled with golden light, surrounding the mansion.

This formation was stronger than the one protecting the city. Enraged, the Torch Fire God continuously punched, causing the divine patterns to tremble.

"What is this..."

As Li Hao and Li Xiaoran arrived at the Ancestral Shrine, they felt their blood freeze, a chilling sensation from head to toe.

The shrine stood halfway up the mountain, but now the entire mountain was sunken, the shrine's buildings shattered.

A hundred-meter-tall demon, covered in black fur and resembling a bear with a face adorned with terrifying white tusks, stared coldly at Li Hao and Li Xiaoran with blood-red eyes.

Nearby, the middle-aged Li Qingzheng was covered in blood, his face twisted with rage.

"The Ancestral Shrine..."

Li Xiaoran stood in mid-air, stunned and lost.

The exit from the River of the Dead, the most sacred place of the Li family, had been shattered.

"Still trying to escape from here? Stay and sleep with us forever."

The hundred-meter demon's eyes were cold as he smirked.

A special wave of energy emanated from its body, and Li Hao's pupils contracted, recognizing it as the expansion of a domain.

Moreover, this demon's domain unfolded in an instant, opening and closing at will.

"I'm not like that half-baked Dao Realm."

The hundred-meter demon noticed Li Hao's shocked expression, smiling coldly. His massive body turned, causing the ground to rumble as he swept his giant paw towards Li Hao, the black-furred paw seemingly extending infinitely.

"You deserve to die!"

Li Xiaoran roared in rage, his veins nearly bursting, unleashing his strongest ultimate move.

In an instant, the blade light illuminated the sky, then vanished, the void splitting into a terrifying chasm, rapidly extending into the demon's domain, creating a twisted crack.

The invisible blade light sped through, slashing the rough black-furred paw, leaving a half-meter-deep wound.

The hundred-meter demon hadn't expected an attack from a mere Supreme Master to penetrate his domain and wound him. His cold eyes showed surprise, quickly replaced by a colder gleam: "A peerless genius, huh? You taste even better."

His aura surged, the domain expanding like an aurora, aiming to engulf both Li Hao and Li Xiaoran.

"You go, I'll hold him off."

Just as Li Hao was about to strike, Li Qingzheng appeared before him, trembling with rage. Crimson divine light extended from his body, exuding a fierce killing intent.

This killing intent formed a blood-red phantom behind him, resembling a majestic being.

His blood vessels burst, tearing his robe, revealing his muscular upper body.

Blood-red steam spewed from his pores, his aura skyrocketing, clearly burning his soul! "Go!"

Li Qingzheng shouted, raising his hand as a dazzling spear light shot out, forming a black arc that halted the domain's expansion.

The spear tip's concentrated power resisted the domain's spread, creating an immense pressure.

Li Xiaoran and Li Hao were shocked by the power Li Qingzheng displayed, exceeding their expectations.

Li Xiaoran, suppressing his sorrow and anger, turned and dashed towards the collapsed shrine.

Li Hao, knowing that Li Qingzheng was risking his life to buy them time, suppressed his rage and followed, entering the shrine.

Li Xiaoran used his power to sweep away the debris, revealing the shattered ancestral tablets.

Only one tablet emitted a faint golden light.

It was the tablet of the first ancestor, Li Tianyuan.

His golden statue was broken, leaving only this small tablet.

As the two approached, they sensed faint remnants of the other ancestors' spirits.

"You've arrived..."

"Unfortunately, we can't hold on any longer."

"We might not be able to send you out..."

The remnants conveyed their sorrowful consciousness, fading away after a brief message.

Under the attack of the Tai Ping Dao Realm demon, they only managed to protect the first ancestor.

In life, they were powerful, some dominating for hundreds of years, renowned for their might. But in death, their residual spirits were greatly weakened, vulnerable even to a Supreme Master, let alone a Tai Ping Dao Realm being.

"Alas, our descendant is a saintly prodigy, yet we must die here..."

"If you die, remember to kill all these demons..."

More ancestral spirits conveyed their final thoughts with regret, fading from the tablet.

The faint golden light gradually dimmed.

Li Xiaoran and Li Hao stared blankly at the remaining ancestral tablet.

Even knowing these were the remnants of Li Tianzong's obsession, their words still stirred their blood, filling them with a sense of sorrow.

"Children, don't be sad."

Li Tianyuan's spirit emerged from the tablet, speaking to Li Xiaoran and Li Hao: "There are no cowards in the Li family, only heroic souls who died in battle!"

"Who among you is willing to carry my remnant soul and slay the demons?"

Li Xiaoran and Li Hao looked at their first ancestor. In normal circumstances, Li Xiaoran would bow respectfully, but now his heart was filled with sorrow.

"I will."

Li Xiaoran told Li Hao, "Hao'er, find a way to survive, I'll buy you time."

"There is no way out."

Li Hao said bitterly, "I have no clues. The only way... is to defend and survive for a day."

Li Xiaoran's heart ached. Indeed, he had no idea where to find a second way out.

Without the shrine, they could only complete the trial or die.

If they had the power of the Tai Ping Dao Realm, they could avoid the River of the Dead's rules and survive for a day. But neither of them was at that level.

"I wonder if my brother's consciousness has recovered. If it has, he could use his Dao Realm to protect you, but he can't leave Dragon City..."

Li Xiaoran's expression kept changing, feeling despair.

He wasn't afraid of death, but this time he had Li Hao with him.

If Li Hao died here, he would feel worse than dying himself.

"In that case, child, let's fight together."

Li Tianyuan's spirit, seeing their predicament, made a decision for them. His figure turned into a golden light, merging with Li Hao.

Instantly, Li Hao's body seemed to be clad in golden armor.

The spirit turned into a divine flame armor, covering Li Hao, while a powerful force surged within him.

Boom! A figure suddenly flew out, crashing a hundred meters away.

Li Xiaoran and Li Hao turned to see Li Qingzheng, covered in blood, his spear broken.

"Fifth Brother!"

Li Xiaoran rushed over.

Li Hao stopped him, whispering, "You find a way out, I'll handle this."

His eyes glowed with cold killing intent, his body covered in golden light, exuding unimaginable divine power.

Seeing the hundred-meter demon's domain crushing down to kill Li Qingzheng, Li Hao raised his sword and slashed.

The sword aura cut through, halting the domain for a moment.

This casual strike was as powerful as Li Qingzheng's full-force soul-burning attack.

Simultaneously, he used his power to move Li Qingzheng's body aside. Holding the Qing Shuang Sword, Li Hao faced the towering demon.

"Hmm?"

The hundred-meter demon also sensed Li Hao's overwhelming aura. Despite only being at the Three Immortal Realm, Li Hao made the demon feel a need to be cautious.

"If you were at the Four Pillars Realm, I might take you seriously. But you're just a mere Three Immortal..."

The demon sneered, raising its hand to suppress Li Hao, with its domain flattening the area as it came down.

"How did you get into the God General Mansion?" Li Hao demanded.

"Naturally, with the formation tokens. Why else would we send people to kill the ten sons of your Li family? Their formation tokens had long been swapped."

As the demon spoke, its domain pressed down.

Li Hao's face darkened. So that was the reason?

"Fourth Uncle, go! Find a way out and don't die!"

Li Hao quickly transmitted his voice, then, facing the oppressive domain, slashed upward with his sword.

"Kill!"

The ancestral soul seemed to roar in his ear.

This sword shone with divine light, like the first ray of dawn breaking through the night.

The sword light pierced through the domain, suppressed by its rules. Unlike the Flame Dao, this domain didn't burn the sword energy but instead tried to crush it with a terrifying compressive force.

Yet the sword light, enveloped in divine radiance, shone brilliantly, cutting through and leaving a wound on the demon's chest, severing many black hairs.

However, the wound began to heal visibly.

"Hmph!"

The demon snorted angrily, raising its massive palm for consecutive strikes.

Li Hao's body flashed and darted, his sword forcing back the giant palm, creating distance between them.

The demon was right; the gap between their realms was too vast, an entire great realm apart.

Even with numerous divine medicines and the ancestral soul's enhancement, Li Hao's surging power was like a raging river, but it could only wound the demon without delivering a fatal blow.

"Ancestor, I need to go all out," Li Hao said, taking a deep breath.

"Do it. Dying in battle is an honor," Li Tianyuan's spirit responded.

Li Hao had no intention of dying but had no other choice now.

He extended the Heaven and Earth Veins, lifting the restrictions on his body. Instantly, the vast energy of heaven and earth poured into him.

Initially at thirty percent of his Immortal Transformation, he pushed further, reaching fifty percent! Then seventy percent!

Terrifying power gathered around Li Hao like a storm, changing the color of the sky, and clouds churned.