As two-digit soul ages emerged, the previously low murmuring scene abruptly fell into a brief silence.
Before the True Immortal Secret Realm, Gu Yan, Yue Xi, Lin Mingrong, and other Sword Abyss disciples were waiting for Li Hao's arrival. But when they saw the soul age displayed on the ancient mirror, their slightly curious gazes instantly widened, followed by a dazed and blank look.
96?
The soul age isn't even a hundred years old?!
With a whoosh, the silence of the scene suddenly erupted into an uproar. Various Immortal Dynasties and sects turned their gazes towards the young man, shock evident in their eyes.
If it were a three-digit soul age, that would already be a monstrous genius. Figures like Gu Yan and a few others who were a few hundred years old in soul age, were already considered the youngest among this group.
But unexpectedly, a two-digit fellow actually popped up now.
A mere hundred years, and that's soul age!
This meant that even if it was reincarnation, it couldn't have been many times. After all, the soul age was there, just a hundred years combined, yet he could cultivate to the True Immortal Realm Completion, and even become a leader among his peers, capable of participating in the Southern Domain War!
"Soul age not even a hundred years? I didn't see it wrong, right? This is too exaggerated!"
"What bloodline is that youth? Could he be from an Imperial Clan?!"
"Heavens, when I was a hundred years old in soul age, I had just barely grasped the Dao!"
"Who is the master behind that youth? Which sect is he from? This is insane!"
The disciples from various Immortal Dynasties and sects were all shocked. Even those Immortal Lord Realm participants who were previously arrogant, with disdainful and cold gazes, now turned their heads, their expressions shifting.
They asked themselves, at this soul age, they themselves hadn't even reached the tenth level of the True Immortal Realm!
Moreover, being able to participate in the Southern Domain War meant that not only was their realm advanced, but their foundation was solid, leading the pack among their peers!
If it was just pure realm stacking, with the resources of some top sects, coupled with some special and powerful bloodlines, it might not be impossible.
But that kind of realm elevated by external forces, not only damaged the foundation but also resulted in flimsy combat power. They would be at the bottom among their peers, and even easily defeated in an upset by true geniuses.
And to be able to participate in the Southern Domain War, it was enough to show that this youth's combat power was definitely genuine True Immortal Realm Completion!
"Junior Brother Haotian, he..."
Yue Xi and Murong Qingwu were both stunned, their faces blank.
Although they had heard from Old Man Li that Li Hao's soul age was extremely young, they hadn't taken it seriously. Now they realized, this wasn't just young, it was practically tender to an almost absurd degree!
Considering the long lifespan of True World Immortals and Gods, this wasn't even considered a child!
"..."
Beside them, Gu Yan's pupils slightly contracted, and his fingers suddenly clenched, falling into silence.
A piece of his inner pride quietly shattered again at this moment, leaving a somewhat empty feeling.
"Him?"
On the ground, standing behind Chu Tianhuang, Chu Yueli was also paying attention to Li Hao's situation. At this moment, her expression was somewhat dazed.
Soul age not even a hundred years, yet he could defeat Chu Tianzheng?!
People from other Immortal Dynasties might not understand Li Hao, but the Yan Chu Immortal Dynasty crowd was clear that this youth's realm was definitely not forcibly elevated by external forces. His foundation was frighteningly solid!
But soul age was just a mere century, how was it possible?!
She inherited her mother's Starry Bloodline and her father's Imperial Blood, possessing extremely high talent. Even now, it was after a thousand years of soul age that she reached this realm.
"He's still a Nine Flower Immortal Seal…"
Chu Yueli was somewhat lost in thought. Suddenly, a thought surfaced in her mind.
Perhaps, Father Emperor's decision was correct.
After all, Father Emperor's vision had never been wrong. He valued this youth so much, even to the point of betrothing her to him as his wife, he must have long seen through his soul age and talent!
Thinking of this, she suddenly felt a sense of clarity.
Father Emperor had met this youth before. And what kind of existence was her Father Emperor? He didn't need to rely on this ancient mirror; he could see through this youth's soul age with a glance.
No wonder… Her gaze became complicated. As a member of the imperial family, she understood how terrifying this talent was. Was she really going to marry him?
But in that case, her path of cultivation might be affected.
However, with this youth's potential, if he was valued by Father Emperor, perhaps in the future, he could become a Grand Imperial Son-in-law in the Yan Chu Immortal Dynasty… And with the Yan Chu Imperial Family and Father Emperor's attention and cultivation, as long as he didn't court death himself, he would definitely surpass many of her imperial brothers, and even catch up to those monstrously talented existences, including Chu Tianhuang before her eyes!
Thinking of this, her heart thumped excitedly.
For the first time, she felt that the young man's face was no longer detestable.
While Chu Yueli was lost in wild thoughts, Chu Tianhuang and the others in front also had slightly changed expressions, including Chu Tianzheng, who had previously fought and lost to Li Hao, his expression was even more unsightly at this moment.
With such a monstrously talented fellow, he was afraid he had no hope of catching up in this lifetime!
"What background does this guy have?"
An imperial clansman muttered in a heavy tone.
No one answered. From his appearance alone, they could only tell that Li Hao was human, but they couldn't discern which branch of humanity he was from.
Li Hao showed no characteristics of the hundred races, unless he was deliberately concealing them.
But to come to the Southern Domain War to make a name for himself, concealing his own race was meaningless, unless his family was guilty of something, or had too many enemies.
"Interesting."
Bo Ya Xuejian, dressed in snow-white robes, slightly narrowed his eyes. If he previously thought this youth was special and quite interesting, now it was the first time he was examining him with a serious gaze, regarding him as an extremely strong opponent.
Although the other party's current combat power was still not enough to fight him, with such talent, catching up to him would probably only be a matter of decades.
At that time, they would surely be able to have a fair fight!
Thinking of this, he felt a sense of anticipation in his heart, and at the same time, a sense of pressure.
Besides Bo Ya Xuejian, the other Immortal Lord Realm cultivators were also staring at Li Hao, etching this youth into their minds.
A hundred-year soul age, too tender. They wondered what kind of performance he would have in the True Immortal Secret Realm.
"Senior Brother, he actually..."
Beside the Grand Dream Master, Meng Huaiyue was somewhat dazed, her eyes filled with shock.
Yin Jingcheng beside her was even more wide-eyed, almost dropping his eyeballs, looking at the young man's back in disbelief.
After being stunned for a long while, he suddenly turned to look at his master. At this moment, he suddenly understood why his master favored this youth so much.
The Grand Dream Master felt the reactions of the scene, and the corners of her lips slightly curved into a smile. She had long anticipated that as long as that youth appeared, even if he hadn't participated in the battle yet, it would be enough to let people know that he would stand out in this Southern Domain and make a name for himself!
At this very moment, among the many participants who had appeared, Li Hao had already left the deepest impression on everyone.
The young man of the Ancient God Clan who had arrived at the True Immortal Secret Realm first also narrowed his eyes, gazing intently at Li Hao.
Besides him, there were also seven or eight figures, all staring at Li Hao with sharp gazes.
Their brilliance was completely overshadowed by this youth at this moment.
But two-digit soul age, they truly couldn't achieve that. After all, time could not be reversed. Even reincarnation could not erase soul age. The only place left to show their brilliance was the subsequent actual combat.
…
At this moment, Li Hao floated over to Gu Yan and the others.
Li Hao had never calculated his own soul age, but seeing this number, he felt a little surprised, but quickly understood.
This 96 years of soul age clearly also included his previous life.
Those mediocre decades.
"Junior Brother Haotian, you, you're actually so young?"
At this time, Murong Qingwu came back to her senses, and couldn't help but gasp softly.
Li Hao smiled and said, "A man is a boy until death."
Murong Qingwu was speechless. That wasn't what she meant, but seeing Li Hao change the topic, she didn't say more, just secretly marveling and shocked in her heart, feeling like a legend was standing in front of her.
Yue Xi and Gu Yan's gazes were as if glued to Li Hao's face, unable to move away, yet they remained silent.
The other Sword Abyss disciples, as well as disciples from other Abysses, were also quietly speechless.
No one had expected that as the leading figure of the True Immortal Realm in their sect, his soul age would actually be the youngest.
"Could you perhaps be a reincarnation of an Imperial Clan, the head of the hundred races?"
After a long silence, Yue Xi looked at Li Hao with a complex gaze and asked.
"Imperial Clan?"
Li Hao shook his head and said, "I am just human."
Yue Xi was silent. The human bloodline was ordinary, but the youth before her was definitely not ordinary, even like a myth.
In the ancient mirror's sky, the Immortal Guard Commander also slightly glanced at Li Hao, a light flashing in his eyes, remembering this youth.
At this time, disciples from other Immortal Dynasties also gradually regained their senses and successively gathered in front of the True Immortal Secret Realm. But most of the people who came here sized up Li Hao. In an instant, Li Hao actually became the focus of the entire scene.
As more and more disciples arrived at the Secret Realm, when the last group of disciples also arrived, to people's regret, they didn't see any more two-digit soul age fellows. Besides Li Hao, the one with the smallest soul age was 178 years old!
His age was double that of Li Hao.
If Li Hao's exaggerated soul age was disregarded, then that youth would be the most eye-catching existence in the entire scene. The smallest soul age besides Li Hao, yet also True Immortal Realm Completion, and his aura was thick and powerful, exuding a domineering pressure.
That youth looked at Li Hao, undisguised fighting spirit and cold light revealed in his eyes. His master knew his soul age and had praised him countless times, also saying that he would become famous in the Southern Domain with one battle, and his soul age alone would shock countless people. But now, that glory had been snatched away by someone else.
Li Hao's gaze was indifferent. He could feel gazes around him containing various kinds of hostility. He knew this was unavoidable and didn't care.
Face soldiers with generals, water to extinguish fire. If he dodged and hid, cowered and shrank back, it would not match his Dao heart.
Everything should be natural, not fighting, yet not fearing!
"The True Immortal Secret Realm is open. Now, open your heaven and earth spaces. I will send all the external objects on your bodies, such as immortal weapons and armor, into your heaven and earth spaces."
"When you are inside the True Immortal Secret Realm, heaven and earth space will be sealed, and you will not be able to open it, you can only rely on yourselves."
The Immortal Guard Commander ordered loudly.
Hearing this, everyone opened their heaven and earth spaces.
Subsequently, the immortal armor, robes, and other items on their bodies were successively stripped off and sent into their heaven and earth spaces.
Fortunately, they had been notified beforehand and had prepared, replacing them with decorative clothing without any offensive capabilities.
At this moment, a strong suction force suddenly came from the True Immortal Secret Realm, enveloping Li Hao and the others.
Everyone didn't resist. They exchanged glances with those from their own sect or acquaintances, and then entered the True Immortal Secret Realm.
"Be careful."
Li Hao transmitted his voice to Yue Xi, Gu Yan, and the others, giving them a word of care.
They all nodded and then entered the True Immortal Secret Realm together.
The interior of the secret realm was pitch black, like a chaotic space, unable to sense direction, and unable to sense others.
After a moment, Li Hao felt a sudden light shining, and his body plummeted downwards. It was a long time before scenery appeared. Before his eyes was unexpectedly a dark red sky, like mottled blood clots. The ground was covered in gray-black mountain peaks and ravines, stretching endlessly, along with vast giant tree forests.
A thick scent of malice permeated the air, smelling like rancid meat, making people nauseous.
Li Hao's eyes slightly narrowed. This familiar smell, at a glance, he knew that there were an extremely large number of ancient demons here. This was the smell of ancient demons!
Thinking of ancient demons, he suddenly thought of the ancient demon girl Mi Xueyao. Strangely, she didn't have this malicious and rancid smell on her.
Probably because her realm is higher, and she deliberately concealed it… Li Hao shook his head, withdrew his thoughts, slightly licked his lips, and then no longer concealed himself. He released his own aura, using himself as bait, to fish for ancient demons!
At the same time, in various locations within the True Immortal Secret Realm, figures appeared out of thin air.
They were all quickly surveying their surroundings. Some, within their divine sense's range, discovered other participants and their eyes immediately became vigilant.
There were also those who, just as they appeared, saw two ancient demons prostrating beside them. Both sides were stunned for a moment, and then immediately erupted into a great battle.
The scenes within the True Immortal Secret Realm were also projected into the starry sky through some kind of Emperor Dao Law power.
"Quick, look, that's the imperial clansman of my Jiang Rong Immortal Dynasty!"
"Wow, so strong! That Ancient God Clan youth just appeared and simply waved his hand, smashing an ancient demon into meat paste!"
"Such barbaric power!"
"The Ancient Demon Clan is ferocious and terrifying. Without three to five people joining forces in the same realm, it's fundamentally difficult to suppress and kill them. These Heaven's Chosen are existences that can directly kill ancient demons of the same realm!"
"Didn't expect the difference to be so great even though the realms are the same! Look, that person waved a sleeve, actually cutting that ancient demon in half!"
"What kind of immortal technique is that? I didn't even see traces of an immortal technique!"
"This is a rare opportunity to comprehend. You all need to watch carefully. What they are using is not immortal techniques, but the power of the Great Dao's origin!"
"When your comprehension of the Great Dao's origin reaches the third level, or even higher, you will also be able to do it."
"True Immortal Realm comprehending to the third level? Senior Brother's whip Dao is at the second level, and it's already divine and masterful!"
In various places in the Southern Domain, exclamations rang out one after another, watching the battlegrounds in various locations within the True Immortal Secret Realm.
Some people were still searching for ancient demons, while battles had already broken out in some places.
They had thought that after stripping away external means like immortal weapons and pills, these Heaven's Chosen would be restrained and timid when facing ancient demons, and would encounter extremely dangerous situations. But unexpectedly, the situation shocked them greatly.
Many ancient demons were easily killed by the Heaven's Chosen. Some people even casually killed ancient demons, as if they were not in the same realm.
"Look, that youth with the smallest soul age, he's still searching for ancient demons!"
"His luck is really good, he hasn't encountered any yet. Everyone else is already fighting ancient demons!"
In the True Immortal Secret Realm, Li Hao released his aura and wandered around. But he felt strange in his heart. He hadn't asked just now, how many ancient demons were put into this True Immortal Secret Realm? He had been in for a while, but still hadn't found any.
While searching, he tried to open his heaven and earth space, and found that it was indeed imprisoned and sealed by some kind of power.
The Taowu Immortal Weapon was sealed in his heaven and earth space and could not be used.
Fortunately, to deal with True Immortal Realm ancient demons, he didn't need to borrow external force.
"Hmm?"
After a moment, finally, Li Hao smelled the dense scent around him becoming stronger, and his eyes lit up.
In the next moment, five black shadows howled over, like five masses of dark clouds, surprisingly large ancient demons.
When these five ancient demons saw Li Hao, ferocity was revealed in their eyes, and they immediately joined forces to attack Li Hao.
"Using my clan as trial fodder, then let us eat your so-called Heaven's Chosen before we die!"
One of the ancient demons roared with a sinister smile, its mouth full of sharp teeth. It erupted a demonic sound wave, containing the impact force of the primordial spirit, wanting to directly stun Li Hao's primordial spirit, affecting Li Hao's thoughts and judgment, and then obliterate him.
If the primordial spirit was stunned, consciousness would also fall into a brief blank, which was equivalent to being defenseless.
But when the demonic sound wave struck Li Hao, it was like a gentle breeze caressing a mountain, without any movement.
To Li Hao's primordial spirit, the primordial spirit power of these True Immortal Realm ancient demons was like a mayfly shaking a tree, having no impact on him whatsoever.
Li Hao licked his lips, slightly grinned, and a strand of silver light condensed between his fingers, transforming into an extremely small silver sword qi, flying out like an embroidery needle.
Shu shu shu shu shu!
The silver light shuttled, and in just a split second, the figures of the five ancient demons suddenly stiffened.
(End of this chapter)