Chapter 1499: Each With Their Own Schemes (IV)
Li Hao jerked back to the present moment and looked at the Utmost Dark second rank; he wasn’t surprised by the man’s actions. In critical moments, it was others who had to die.
To the second rank, it was best if he could drag anyone else down with him. It was far preferable to him dying alone.
Second rank was decent enough strength, but there were multiple wounds on the exalted emperor’s body after prolonged battle with the dark puppet. He was better than a regular first rank, but in a limited sense.
Li Hao debated whether he should kill the second rank or retreat. If he killed the man, he might have to face the dark puppet himself. He wasn’t afraid of one puppet, but the young man felt that there might be more than one around. What if more came?
Upon second thought, he already had 220 bridges of life and death. 240 would give him a chance to set foot into third rank. Even if a second rank exalted emperor had limited energy, that should be sufficient to facilitate another twenty bridges, no?
“It’s not me making the first move...” Li Hao mumbled to himself. Void had forbidden him from randomly killing people, just in case that led to greater trouble. But this time, he wasn’t the one stirring the pot. He was just defending himself!
It was also just an excuse he was using to defend his actions; Li Hao didn’t actually care. There were only seven exalted emperors in the dao foundation site. It would definitely be making life difficult for himself if he killed someone.
But now with these entities on the loose, it seemed perfectly reasonable that an exalted emperor would fall to them. Even if further trouble arose as a result, the dark puppets were another ready-made excuse.
Killing intent brewed in the young man’s heart!
These Utmost Dark exalted emperors could be killed without hesitation. It was only a matter of time before they died, even without him taking action.
With that in mind, Li Hao didn’t utilize sword methods. He summoned the power of life and death instead. As a fellow second rank and his opponent being in poor shape, the young man wasn’t afraid, even if he didn’t utilize his sword methods.
The dao star of life and death materialized, bringing with it the strength of death.