Invincible Immortal Cultivator in the City-Chapter 573 - 572: The Pinnacle of Power

Escape!

The Elf General was slapped back to his senses by Lin Hao. Glancing back, he saw that of the elf soldiers he had brought with him, apart from those who were captured or killed in battle, there were still about a dozen bloodied individuals who were alive.

His heart ached. These soldiers had followed him in battle for many years!

However, at this moment, the Elf General understood this was not the time to be swayed by emotions.

"I must take revenge for this!"

He gritted his teeth and shouted to the remaining dozen or so elf soldiers: "Go!"

Then, Lin Hao cleared the way, and the group began fighting their way out.

It was at this moment that the Gu Country Soldiers finally regained their senses.

Their chief general had actually been killed—how could they tolerate this?

"The thieves cannot be allowed to escape!"

"Form up immediately, reassemble the Heavy Shield Formation, and trap them!"

Deputy Generals and Assistant Generals among the soldiers yelled out, starting to organize an encirclement formation, but where would they find the time?

Even if they did reform their ranks, they did not have enough people.

There were only a little over five hundred men, not even a thousand—insufficient to form a Heavy Shield Formation that could trap Lin Hao.

Lin Hao let out a long howl, furiously lifting the Divine Cauldron and swinging it forward to clear a path. The Gu Country Soldiers were unable to dodge in time. The Heavy Shield Formation had not even been formed when Lin Hao’s Divine Cauldron smashed them into the air.

In an instant, beneath the city walls, blood flowed like rivers. Lin Hao slaughtered these Gu Country soldiers with a ferocity comparable to slaughtering chickens.

In less than ten breaths’ time, he led Avril and the remaining elf soldiers out of the encirclement, escaping towards Lin City.

"Pursue them! Don’t let them escape!"

Behind them, the Gu Country Soldiers, furious, began to mobilize their heavy troops. The city gates opened, and squads of heavily armored soldiers carrying Heavy Shields charged out. All that could be heard between heaven and earth were these orderly footsteps of the military and the clanking of armor.

"All of you, get into my Cauldron, don’t resist, just crawl in on your own!"

At this critical moment, all Lin Hao could do was to have the elves enter the Divine Cauldron, not caring about keeping it a secret any longer.

He enlarged the Divine Cauldron, set it down on the ground, and shouted aloud.

Avril, aware that Zhou Pudgy was inside the Divine Cauldron, did not hesitate, knowing that Lin Hao would not harm her, and dived right in.

But the Elf General hesitated.

In the Upper Realm Plane, spatial storage devices were indeed abundant, but he had never heard of anything like a storage ring that could store living beings.

However, since Avril had gone in, the General clenched his teeth and thought, "If I die, I die," then followed suit, crawling in.

Now, only Lin Hao was left, significantly lightening his load. Wherever he wanted to escape to, he could escape to. Those soldiers were formidable, but they couldn’t catch up to Lin Hao’s speed.

After all, Lin Hao was currently cultivating True Qi, while everyone else in the world was cultivating Primordial Power. It was like comparing nuclear power to a tractor—there was no comparison at all.

Suddenly, a flash of lightning, Lin Hao transformed into lightning and in the blink of an eye, he surged a thousand meters away.

But, at that very moment, the mighty pressure from Gu Country Imperial City had already descended, falling from the sky and landing right in front of Lin Hao.

What is this thing?!

At that moment, Lin Hao felt his whole body shudder and a strong sense of warning rose in his heart. Instinctively, he swung the Divine Cauldron forward to smash what lay ahead.

"Boom!"

It was unclear what he had hit, but the impact set off an explosive sound. Then, a tremendous force rebounded back at Lin Hao, as if he had run into a wall at full speed and was bounced back.

It took more than a dozen steps backwards for Lin Hao to come to a stop.

He fixed his gaze ahead and saw a figure falling from the sky amidst flickering lights; and following closely, an overwhelming pressure and domineering presence seemed to empty the air in that instant.

A master!

The dangerous aura Lin Hao had been sensing from within the Gu Country Palace... was emanating from the person right in front of him... No, that’s not right. Lin Hao had felt several threads of danger earlier, but now, there was only one person in front of him.

"Eathling, you hit someone on my turf and think you can just leave?" The figure descended from the sky, having discerned Lin Hao’s true identity!

Lin Hao was under a disguise at the moment, with changes even to his bones, and yet, he was instantly recognized... This was no ordinary person.

Lin Hao’s expression darkened. He decided to remove the Disguise Technique, and with the sound of rattling bones, his skeleton returned to its original form, revealing his true face.

"Put down the cauldron in your hand, kneel, and surrender. Out of respect for your hard cultivation, I will spare your life and send you to the mines to labor."

The old man landed about a dozen steps in front of Lin Hao, slowly revealing his true visage.

He appeared very old, with white eyebrows and white hair, his skin dry and wrinkled. His face resembled that of an Earthling, save for a pair of large horns protruding from his head.

The old man stood motionless before Lin Hao, serene and composed, with hands behind his back, exuding confidence as if Lin Hao was nothing in his eyes.

Extremely dangerous. This was a cultivator of the Emperor Realm, even on the brink of surpassing its limits. From him, Lin Hao could sense an aura even more powerful than that of Zhou Pudgy.

Zhou Pudgy was strong, but this elder was stronger. This person was likely close to breaking through this Plane but had intentionally suppressed his cultivation, remaining here.

While he stayed on this Plane, the old man surely spent his days in seclusion, comprehending the Heavenly Dao, to unleash the most potent force on this Plane.

Such a person could be considered the God of this Plane! He should’ve ascended through the void, yet stayed behind forcibly. For what reason? Lin Hao never heard of such a thing in his previous life, let alone knew any nation harbored such a master.

This old man had absolute strength, beyond Lin Hao’s ability to confront alone.

What to do?

Lin Hao’s mind raced as he contemplated his escape.

However, the elder scoffed coldly, "Don’t bother thinking about it. You cannot escape from me. Even if I let you get an hour’s head start, I’ll catch up and beat you to death."

Arrogant and conceited, yet Lin Hao knew the old man spoke the truth.

"Do you plan to use your bizarre hidden weapons? Undeniably, those hidden weapons are potent. Even the materials you used for crafting them are not of this realm, perhaps not even from the Divine World. I suspect they come from the Eternal Life Realm. Earthling, you’ve piqued my curiosity. Why would the Upper Realm issue an order to subjugate Earthlings? It seems this is the reason, isn’t it?"

The elder looked down at Lin Hao with an air of pride, having roughly guessed Lin Hao’s background in just a few words, almost hitting the nail on the head.

Especially his speculation about the reason behind the Earthlings being hunted, it made Lin Hao sigh in wonder.

This elder was the strongest opponent he had encountered since his arrival, and if he wasn’t careful tonight, he might suffer a setback right here.

"So? Are you still hesitating? If I personally take action, death will be the only road awaiting you." The elder sneered coldly and took another step forward.

He believed that the person before him was smart and would surely surrender.

After all, when faced with the options of slavery or death, the choice was all too easy.

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