The Name of Eternals

Chapter 233: The Ultimate Realm Revealed, Who Else?!

The clash ended in a very short time, but the momentum it created left everyone present in shock.

When they saw the white-robed young man flying out of the arena, many people widened their eyes in disbelief. That was the famed genius of the Ji family, who had been a prodigy for ten years, much like Ji Yufan now, and was given special training by the Ji family!

Yet now, he was defeated by a single punch from this boy?! Ji Yun Yue and the others, who were previously worried, now looked utterly astonished.

They watched the young man in the arena, his robe fluttering, seemingly not having used all his strength yet.

Their hearts were shaken, and at this moment, they finally believed their third brother's words. This young man truly had the ability to confront those in the Absolute Art Realm! "What a powerful physique!"

"What a violent force!"

Ji Tian Chao's eyes shone brightly. Seeing it with his own eyes, he could tell that this boy contained extremely vast power within him.

This power was so restrained that he couldn't fully see through it, as if something was obstructing it, or the boy was still holding back! Besides Ji Tian Chao, the other elders and the high-ranking members of each branch were also startled, their expressions turning serious.

Earlier, they had underestimated this boy because he was a half-blood, which instinctively made them dislike him, but now the power he displayed far exceeded their usual understanding of half-bloods.

Even the direct line geniuses were inferior to this boy. They knew that before entering the Ji family, he had been wandering outside, with nowhere near the resources for training that the Ji family could provide! Skills, secret medicines, and so on, how could they compare with the ancient holy clan?

Unless Li Hao was adopted by another ancient holy clan and nurtured as a direct descendant, but that was almost impossible!

The defeat of the white-robed young man left those who had previously looked down on the boy on the stage speechless, unable to find words.

This unexpected scene left them feeling incredulous.

However, Li Hao on the stage did not stop. His gaze swept over the other prodigies, seeing their shocked faces, and he coldly said: "Who else? Just step forward!"

Although the boy's words were cold, the arrogance in his tone made many of the prodigies' expressions change.

As a half-blood standing on the Ji family's prodigy battlefield, he still had such a domineering aura.

They felt truly underestimated!

But among these prodigies, many were in the Dao Heart Realm, and the white-robed young man just defeated by Li Hao was in the Reverse Fate Realm. If even Ji Mingshou was defeated, there was no point in them stepping up.

This made many people angry, clenching their fists, yet unable to vent.

"Ji Rufeng, take action, we can't let this half-blood look down on our Ji family!"

"Yes, suppress him, let him know the true strength of our Ji family prodigies!"

These Dao Heart Realm prodigies felt stifled, looking at the other prodigies.

In the high place within the arena, stood several elegant figures, with divine and ethereal bearing, most of them looking indifferent or watching the young man in the arena with interest.

"You do have some skill, but you're too arrogant!"

The young man who had previously made those below the Reverse Fate Realm withdraw took a step forward amidst the others' calls.

He looked coldly at Li Hao, "If you were given a few more years, you might indeed have the qualifications to challenge the Dao Seed, but now you're still too tender!"

"Stop wasting time!"

Li Hao looked around and directly said, "Anyone below the Dao Realm can come at me all at once, let's settle this quickly. I will challenge all of you without rest!"

Hearing Li Hao's words, many prodigies' expressions changed again, all becoming furious. They usually saw themselves as very proud, thinking they were arrogant enough, but this boy was even more outrageously arrogant.

"I will shatter your bones!"

Ji Rufeng's eyes shone with cold light as he suddenly stepped into the arena.

Seeing Ji Rufeng take action, the eyes of the onlookers outside the arena lit up slightly. This was one of the top ten prodigies of the Ji family, an existence at the pinnacle of the same realm!

"Do you need to rest, or will we continue today?!"

Ji Rufeng asked coldly.

"Let's go."

Li Hao said directly.

"Good!"

Ji Rufeng's entire aura surged, directly revealing the Absolute Art Realm. At a young age, he had entered the Absolute Art Realm, making him a prodigy of his generation, a rarity in the world!

In this perilous and unpredictable Great Wilderness, he was a dazzling existence admired by countless tribes.

As his aura manifested, it seemed to stir up endless killing intent, the air compressing into a wall that enveloped the entire arena, making it hard to breathe.

Ji Rufeng slowly walked towards Li Hao, step by step.

With each step, his aura grew stronger. By the time he had taken more than ten steps, his aura was like that of a towering giant, looking down on Li Hao.

"So strong, is this the power of the top ten prodigies?"

"My family's prodigy cannot be insulted lightly, he will pay the price!"

"If this half-blood weren't so arrogant, he could be a prodigy too, but he's too arrogant!"

"This is the Ji family, not the kennel he used to live in!"

Everyone was invigorated by Ji Rufeng's aura. The gap between the Absolute Art Realm and the Reverse Fate Realm was enormous, even greater than the gap between the Reverse Fate Realm and the Dao Heart Realm. The increase in power from mastering Absolute Arts was more than tenfold! "You like using fists, right? I happen to use fists too, let's see whose fists are harder!"

Ji Rufeng's dark eyes stared at Li Hao as he spoke.

Li Hao's expression remained calm, and upon hearing this, a hint of battle intent appeared in his eyes, "Is that so? Then let's try it!"

Boom, boom, boom! Ji Rufeng approached Li Hao, his steps gradually accelerating, his condensed momentum exploding at this moment. When he charged in front of Li Hao, he saw that Li Hao did not choose to dodge but intended to take on his attack head-on.

"You can't avoid this!"

Ji Rufeng's eyes were filled with anger, his momentum suddenly condensed, focusing on his fist.

Between the fist and the chest was his martial path.

At this moment, it seemed that the world lost its color, everything dimmed, leaving only that fist, dazzling to the extreme. This was Ji Rufeng's Absolute Art, the Divine Fist of No Self!

When the fist was thrown, all the power in the body was condensed, with no concept of "self."

Thus, with this punch, there was only attack, no defense, and no need for defense.

Because there was no concept of "self," when he threw the punch, the enemy couldn't attack him!

This was the ultimate power of the Absolute Art's martial realm! Li Hao did not dodge but took half a step forward! His entire body's main meridians surged like raging rivers, the Yin and Yang meridians suddenly opened, gathering the power of heaven and earth. At the same time, he exploded with divine power, his entire body turning a brilliant red-gold, like a young god! His hair flew wildly, his eyes shot divine light, and he threw a punch as well! This punch did not try to attack the opponent's body but targeted the incoming fist! Fist against fist! The Half-Step Invincible Fist, though not created by Li Hao, thus unable to enter a short-lived invincible state, his body was comparable to a divine weapon. Almost invincible, this punch erupted, and the two fists collided like red-gold and gray-brown meteorites!

With a loud bang, a violent shockwave, like a holy bell being struck, exploded in the arena.

The wild power swept through, lifting the hair of the people outside the arena.

Ji Daoxin quickly erected a barrier around the arena to offset the terrifying force of the explosion.

His eyes also showed a bit of surprise, staring at the young man in the arena.

The terrifying power was unleashed, but before everyone could see clearly, they heard continuous sounds of impact from the center of the violent energy.

It seemed they could hear the sound of fists colliding, fiercely clashing!

Until a loud bang! A figure suddenly flew out, spitting blood, his entire body red-gold, crashing heavily against the barrier of the arena.

Everyone focused their eyes and saw that the figure on the ground was Ji Rufeng!

He also had divine power and had already activated it, but at this moment, he was covered in wounds, with terrible cracks all over his body, bleeding profusely, and his precious clothing shattered, revealing his strong chest.

The center of the arena turned into ruins, and as the dust settled, Li Hao's figure appeared.

Except for his precious clothes being shattered, he was unharmed, his whole body red-gold, like a young war god, his eyes flashing with electricity, looking down at the entire arena.

At this moment, the noisy arena seemed to be split, falling into dead silence.

That was the Ultimate Realm!

That half-blood boy had actually cultivated to the limit of martial arts! At this moment, everyone present was shocked, indescribably stunned.

The Ultimate Realm in martial arts required great perseverance and abundant resources to break through, along with high comprehension! Usually, only the geniuses of their ancient holy clans had this ability.

Because they possess the ancient sages' transmitted martial arts and top-tier methods and resources, which allow them to cultivate each martial realm to the utmost peak, surpassing the limits of ordinary people's imagination!

"He actually has a divine power state!"

"Did I see it wrong? Not only is he at the extreme limit, but he also... defeated Ji Rufeng!!"

"My god, Ji Rufeng is in the Absolute Art Realm, and he has also cultivated a divine power state, and he actually lost?!"

Everyone in the Ji family felt a sense of madness!

The shock was indescribable, and they couldn't believe what they were seeing! Ji Tianchao, Ji Yun Yue, Ji Yun Qing, and others had their eyes shining, their necks flushed with excitement. Their third brother was right, this young man indeed had the power to contend with the Absolute Art Realm! And not just any Absolute Art, but the Absolute Art Realm of their Ji family prodigies! It was unbelievable; this boy was only in the Three Immortals Realm and yet had crossed two realms to defeat Ji Rufeng! "You may lack 'self,' but you have a fist. Break your fist, and I break you!"

Li Hao did not pursue his advantage but coldly stared at Ji Rufeng.

Ji Rufeng was covered in blood but was quickly healing. He felt angry and humiliated. When he fought Li Hao, he found that Li Hao did not defend himself; he fought with punches and discovered their power was evenly matched, or even slightly weaker. When he turned to attack Li Hao's body, he found Li Hao's body as hard as divine iron, unable to injure him! Even taking his divine punch head-on, Li Hao's bones did not break! "Are you really in the Three Immortals Realm?!"

Ji Rufeng felt his Dao heart about to collapse. He, a proud prodigy of the Ji family with the highest lineage, was being suppressed by a half-blood in the Three Immortals Realm?! He couldn't accept it; after decades of cultivation, he was defeated by a half-blood boy!

"You have already lost, even though you have the power of invincibility left unused, there is no need to entangle further."

Li Hao coldly glanced at him, unwilling to waste time, and looked up at the figures in the sky, saying: "Come at me together, I said it before, anyone below the Dao Realm can come. I will challenge all of you at once without fail!"

The boy's words echoed across the peak.

Everyone came back to their senses, looking at the golden boy in shock. Previously, they thought he was arrogant and conceited, but now they were somewhat shaken.

This wasn't arrogance; it was an invincible spirit of a young prodigy!

At this moment, in their eyes, the boy's image had completely transformed. With the Ultimate Martial State and divine power, if this wasn't a prodigy, then what was? Outside the arena, Ji Yufan stood among the crowd, his eyes wide and dazed.

Also in the Three Immortals Realm, at this moment, the boy in the arena shone brightly, while he stood in the crowd, dim like the night, unnoticed.

How could the gap be so vast?! Divine power, he actually cultivated divine power, and he's just a half-blood! Ji Yufan's heart roared with disbelief and despair. Comparing himself to that boy, was he truly a prodigy?

Remembering what the War God Ji Tianchao had said earlier, if he was a prodigy, why would he lose?! And at this moment, that boy stood like an undefeated legend in the arena.

The prodigies in the sky sensed the terrifying momentum gathered from the boy's consecutive victories. To break this momentum and defeat him, they had to use overwhelming force! Ji Rufeng's defeat and the boy's golden divine power made them realize they could no longer underestimate him.

"Since you said it, don't blame us for being impolite!"

A young man swinging a folding fan put away his fan, exchanged glances with the others, and descended into the arena.

"Master, he said it himself, you can't blame us for breaking the rules." The young man bowed to Ji Daoxin.

Ji Daoxin looked at Li Hao, sensing that although the boy's gaze was arrogant, he was very calm, not truly conceited.

Was it because he wanted to free his mother and couldn't wait even a day?

Wanting a swift and decisive battle to clear everything at once? Ji Daoxin's eyes flickered, his thoughts racing. He nodded and said, "Since he wishes, it is no matter."

"Good!"

Seeing Ji Daoxin's permission, the young man with the folding fan produced a spear, his eyes cold as he spoke to Li Hao: "Although it's shameful to defeat you with a group attack, this is what you asked for!"

"Blame yourself for being too arrogant, not knowing your limits!"

Another young man spoke.

"Come on!"

Li Hao's eyes were cold. Below the Dao Realm, a single battle was more convenient, which is why he made this proposal.

Four people chose to attack together. As soon as Li Hao finished speaking, they spread out and swiftly attacked from four directions.

Li Hao revealed his divine power state, making them all attack without holding back, striking with overwhelming force.

A group attack, if it turned into a prolonged fight, even if they won, they would be ridiculed. Only by overwhelming force, could they quickly defeat him! "Die!!"

All four simultaneously used their Absolute Arts, unleashing a vast power like a surging sea, shattering the arena's ground. Their bodies glowed with golden divine light, all mastering the divine power state.

Like four golden gods, they surrounded and attacked the boy in the center.

Boom! A terrifying shockwave resounded, many people focused their divine senses, straining to see inside the arena.

They saw the brilliant divine light explode as Li Hao's body emerged from the attack, smashing his fist into the shoulder of the spear-wielding youth, shattering it!

Then, grabbing the spear, he turned and kicked, his divine foot like an elephant's hoof crushing hell, creating a piercing sonic boom, kicking the youth away, and the spear fell from his hands. Meanwhile, two blades of light slashed down, Li Hao swept out with the spear, deflecting one blade, then thrusting the spear to pierce another youth's chest, sending his body flying, pinning him to the far side of the arena, creating a deep pit! The other blade of light directly slashed at Li Hao's head.

"Leping!!"

Ji Tianchao and Ji Yun Yue were horrified.

Although at the Three Immortals Realm, a shattered head wouldn't be fatal, the soul remained, but the physical cultivation was extremely difficult. If the head was cut off and the body died, it couldn't self-heal.

Everyone else was also shocked, was the boy done for?

The hard-earned divine body was about to be ruined? Everything happened in an instant. Before their thoughts finished, a sharp metallic sound was heard, with divine fire sparking.

Everyone looked and their eyes nearly popped out, jaws dropping.

The divine blade containing destructive Absolute Art, slashed at Li Hao's head, but only produced a clanging sound! That head seemed forged of divine iron, only cutting a few strands of hair, not even breaking the skin!

The people outside were shocked, and the blade-wielding youth was stunned, unable to process the situation. Even with his combat experience, he was briefly dazed.

This brief moment was his downfall.

With a loud bang, Li Hao swung his fist, smashing the youth's chest, breaking ribs and expelling blood.

Then, he swung the youth's body, slamming it to the ground, and stomped on his abdomen, causing his broken organs to spray from his mouth, splattering golden divine blood.

"Too weak!"

Li Hao stepped on the youth, looking at the last charging youth.

Seeing Li Hao's ferocity, the youth stopped in his tracks, stunned.

He wasn't foolish, realizing this boy was a monster!

A divine blade to the head didn't harm him, how was this possible?

Unless he was a pure body cultivator, refining his body to an unimaginable degree! At the barrier's edge, Ji Rufeng, who had previously lost, sat nursing his wounds.

Seeing the divine blade not harming Li Hao, he froze, then twitched, finally understanding why he lost so badly against Li Hao's fists!

His fists were fierce but inferior to divine weapons, and this boy was like a human-shaped divine weapon. Their Absolute Arts couldn't even harm his body, let alone defeat him!

"Who else?"

Seeing the halted youth lose his fighting spirit, Li Hao's gaze shifted to the remaining figures in the sky.

Hearing the boy's arrogant words, the remaining few turned grim, their eyes heavy.

The top ten prodigies, half defeated by Li Hao, and even four combined couldn't harm him, revealing Li Hao's terrifying bodily defense! "His body is like a divine weapon!"

"Terrifying, isn't he a half-blood? How did he cultivate this?"

"Without our family's resources, he reached this level. If nurtured by the family, he would soar to unimaginable heights!"

"Too strong, a monster!"

"Our family's prodigies are nothing compared to him. He's only in his teens, if he continues for ten more years, what then? By then, no other sacred clan's prodigies would be a match!"

Outside, people were shocked, discussing fervently.

The boy completely overturned their perceptions of half-bloods and outsiders.

Now, they all had a thought, if the family's resources nurtured this boy, what heights would he reach?

"This child, I thought he was reckless, but he actually has such a trump card. His physical strength is more terrifying than ours..."

Ji Yunqing and the others were both shocked and pleasantly surprised by this scene.

Li Hao's performance far exceeded their expectations. When four people surrounded him earlier, they were still worried that Li Hao might not be able to cope.

But in the blink of an eye, the battle was over! "Third brother's words were still conservative. This child is not just capable of fighting the Absolute Art Realm; he's practically invincible below the Dao Realm!!"

The fourth brother said excitedly.

Ji Tianchao's eyes gleamed with light, his fists clenched. This war god of the Ji family was incredibly excited at this moment.

He finally understood why third brother dared to say that in ten years, this young man would be able to fight alongside him!

This boy was only fifteen years old and had already cultivated to this level. In ten years... he might really reach the Dao Realm!

Nearby, Ji Qingfeng and others were also full of shock. The boy's strength was beyond their imagination.

Previously, they had dismissed him because of his mixed blood, but now the extraordinary display from this boy completely exceeded their expectations.

Such talent, let alone mixed blood, if he had not come to the Ji family and joined any other ancient sacred clan, as long as he was willing to sign a soul contract and not betray them, he would have been given prodigy treatment and training!

In the arena, the figures in the sky looking down at the boy's eyes turned grim.

"I will come!"

A young woman stepped forward, drawing her sword from the space, and chose to enter the arena.

Seeing this woman, Ji Qingyuan's brows furrowed slightly. She was his daughter, Ji Qingshuang.

Among the top ten prodigies, Ji Qingshuang was ranked third, extremely strong, with a swordsmanship so refined that she had a sense of near invincibility in the Absolute Art Realm.

If it weren't for some shortcomings in other areas, she wouldn't be ranked third.

Previously, Ji Qingyuan had said in the council hall that he wanted his daughter to come out and teach that half-blood kid a lesson. He intended to have his daughter directly take action, blocking the possibility of the boy becoming a prodigy heir.

But now, after witnessing the boy's strength, he had a feeling that his daughter might not be a match for him! "Step down."

Before Ji Qingshuang could act, a calm voice rang out from the side.

The speaker was a young man in a black cloud robe, hands behind his back, standing quietly. Throughout, his expression only showed a hint of surprise but quickly returned to his usual calm demeanor.

Seeing this young man speak, the cold killing intent in Ji Qingshuang's eyes slightly condensed, and her expression changed slightly.

"You're not his match."

The young man said indifferently, "Four people attacking at once is already humiliating enough. Do you really intend for him to defeat you all one by one?"

Ji Qingshuang's face turned ugly. If anyone else had said this, she would have cut them down with a sword, but it was this young man speaking.

The strongest prodigy of the Ji family! Though strong herself, she wouldn't last a single round against him, the difference as vast as heaven and earth!

And although she wanted to step forward, after witnessing Li Hao's body, comparable to divine iron, she didn't have much confidence.

As a prodigy, besides cultivation and combat strength, they had also undergone countless life-and-death trials, fighting many battles without assurance and winning them all! This built the invincible spirit of a prodigy, always carrying an aura of invincibility.

However, this didn't mean they would act rashly, without weighing the odds, without thinking.

Battles without assurance were fought out of necessity. If given a choice, they would naturally choose the most stable option. Otherwise, they would be reckless, not prodigies. The young man's words spread, making the four in the arena flush with embarrassment.

The four of them had planned to defeat this boy with overwhelming force, but instead, they were suppressed, adding to the boy's invincible aura.

"All step back."

The young man said, his figure slowly descending into the arena.

"Do you want to rest? I can wait."

"Just warming up."

Li Hao saw that this young man seemed to be a highly authoritative figure among these prodigies, smiled, feeling that the battle was finally nearing its end.

But Li Hao's words caused the faces of several prodigies in the arena to change, almost spitting blood.

Fighting so intensely, yet he said he was just warming up?

Saying this, did he not care about their reputation at all?! "You're tough!"

The young man impaled by Li Hao's spear pulled it from his chest, his heart and lungs healing. Speaking with a slightly windy voice, he gritted his teeth and left the arena hastily.

Now it was a battle between two monsters.

"Did Ji Xuanshen say Ji Qingshuang is no match for this boy? Does that mean this boy ranks third among the prodigies?!"

"Ji Xuanshen himself has stepped in, it seems this will really end now."

"Indeed, this boy is strong, four people together couldn't handle him, and look, he's not even hurt. He said he was just warming up, and he might be right!"

"How humiliating, our Ji family's prodigies were utterly defeated!"

"Now that Ji Xuanshen is in, he won't kill this boy, right? Even if he's mixed blood, he carries Ji family blood. Such a prodigy, even if not a war god, will surely be a mainstay of our Ji family in the future!"

"The master should be preparing now. Although it's a contest of Dao Seeds, it's best to end it now."

"Exactly, just teach him a lesson, let him know there's always someone stronger, temper his arrogance. This is a good seed, killing him would be a waste."

The crowd outside discussed fervently.

Now, their view of the boy in the arena had completely changed, even worrying he might be killed by Ji Xuanshen, hoping the master would intervene to save him.

"It's Ji Xuanshen!"

Ji Tianchao and Ji Yun Yue, seeing the most outstanding prodigy of the Ji family in the past few centuries take action, had their expressions change slightly.

"Ninth brother, quickly have that child step down, it's enough. He has proven himself."

"Yes, Ji Xuanshen has a sacred bone and has mastered the Dao Realm, not even on the same level, the gap is too big!"

Ji Yun Yue and the others grew anxious.

The Dao Realm and Absolute Art were entirely different powers, with a vast gap! Absolute Art in the face of the Dao Realm couldn't last even a second! No matter how invincible Li Hao seemed in the Absolute Art Realm, jumping on the ground can't reach the sky.

And the Dao Realm was the sky of the Four Regions.

Though a prodigy, Ji Xuanshen's strength was already among the top of the Ji family, second only to the three great war gods.

Moreover, he was young and exceptionally talented, a future war god candidate, with the potential to become the Ji family's fourth war god!

Ji Tianchao deeply gazed at the boy in the arena, as if seeing his younger self. He nodded and looked towards Ji Daoxin, sending a message.

Receiving Ji Tianchao's message, Ji Daoxin glanced at him, then sent a message to the boy in the arena.

After all, this matter needed the boy's own consent.

Receiving the message, Li Hao was a bit surprised and asked, "If I surrender now, will you release my mother?"

Ji Daoxin sighed lightly, "No, but you can wait one or two years, child, you are still young. The opponent has mastered the Dao Realm, you have no chance of winning."

"Then I'll give it a try."

Li Hao replied and said no more.

Since surrendering wouldn't work, he would fight to the end.

"You are still young. If given five more years, you could comprehend the Dao Realm and perhaps take my place. But unfortunately, a prodigy's sharpness, if not tempered, will be broken!"

Opposite, Ji Xuanshen spoke calmly to Li Hao.

His words openly revealed that he had mastered the Dao Realm.

"No need for five years, I can do it now!"

Li Hao said.

Ji Xuanshen's eyes narrowed slightly, "It seems I overestimated you."

Li Hao only said, "Let's begin!"

Ji Xuanshen's eyes turned cold. He took a deep breath, his inner energy surging, releasing the Dao Realm.

He was only half a step into the Dao Realm, so he needed to prepare his Dao Realm in advance.

Chasing outside would be restrictive, but in this arena, the limited space allowed his Dao Realm to fully envelop, making his combat power not much weaker than a true Dao Realm!

"This child!"

Seeing Li Hao refuse to back down, Ji Yunqing and the others' faces changed, becoming anxious.