Chapter 198: Just Leave it to Wu Yifan to Solve

On the way, Wu Hao could clearly see that Li Pangtian was thinking about something, a look of hesitation and conflict on his face. However, he didn't end up asking; Li Pangtian would naturally speak up when the time was right.

Meanwhile, within the Archaic Barren Holy Land, when Li Pangtian was about to bring Wu Hao there as a guest, he informed the elders of the Archaic Barren Holy Land about it. However, he did not reveal Wu Hao's identity, only stating that Wu Hao was an extremely noble guest and that they should be well-prepared.

"Everyone, get ready. The Holy Lord will be bringing back a guest surnamed Wu shortly. The Holy Lord is never one to act recklessly; since he put it that way, that guest's status must be incredibly noble. We must make sure not to offend him."

Lu Jiuyuan, the Grand Elder of the Archaic Barren Holy Land, looked at the high-ranking members before him and spoke with a solemn expression.

The elders of the Archaic Barren Holy Land naturally understood the gravity of the situation and nodded one after another.

Just then, Lu Jiuyuan sensed something. He looked toward the distance outside the Archaic Barren Holy Land and spoke.

"The Holy Lord and the others have returned."

Meanwhile, not far from the Archaic Barren Holy Land, Li Pangtian was speaking to Wu Hao with a smile.

"Senior Wu, ahead is my Archaic Barren Holy Land. Please don't be a stranger, Senior; just treat the Archaic Barren Holy Land as your own home."

"Oh, really? In that case, can I ask you all to leave?"

"Uh…"

Li Pangtian was instantly stunned. Wait, he was just being polite; why did Wu Hao take him seriously?

Fortunately, Wu Hao clearly didn't actually have that intention. After all, compared to Penglai Immortal Island, the Archaic Barren Holy Land was truly far inferior.

"Alright, I'm just joking with you. Besides, your Archaic Barren Holy Land doesn't compare to my home."

Hearing Wu Hao's words, Li Pangtian finally breathed a sigh of relief. He had truly been worried that Wu Hao might forcibly seize the Archaic Barren Holy Land. Yet, for some reason, hearing the latter half of the sentence felt like a bit of a blow.

His Archaic Barren Holy Land was one of the top locations in the Upper Realm. Even the terrains of the other Four Great Holy Lands couldn't claim to be superior to his. Yet, it was being belittled by Wu Hao's Penglai Immortal Island.

Before Li Pangtian could speak, in the next second, Lu Jiuyuan led the elders of the Archaic Barren Holy Land to appear before Wu Hao.

They were momentarily stunned upon seeing Wu Hao, but they quickly reacted and looked at him, speaking respectfully.

"Welcome, Senior Wu, to the Archaic Barren Holy Land."

"Alright, there's no need for such a grand display. I won't be staying for very long anyway."

Wu Hao waved his hand with a very calm expression, as if he were accustomed to such scenes. After all, the stronger one's power, the more tranquil their mindset becomes, making it harder for them to be affected by the outside world.

This mindset surprised both Li Pangtian and Lu Jiuyuan for a moment, but they quickly recovered and hurriedly welcomed Wu Hao into the Archaic Barren Holy Land.

Once they were seated, Wu Hao got straight to the point, looking at Li Pangtian and speaking softly.

"Speak up, what is your purpose? You wouldn't invite me to your Archaic Barren Holy Land for no reason."

Hearing this, Li Pangtian was momentarily stunned but quickly reacted, saying somewhat sheepishly.

"It seems I couldn't hide anything from Senior Wu's eyes. Indeed, I do have a request for Senior."

Li Pangtian's expression became extremely serious as he looked at Wu Hao and said word for word.

"I would like to ask Senior Wu to take action and wipe out the Blood Soul Gate!"

Lu Jiuyuan, standing to the side, didn't know the full story, but he was incredibly shocked. Previously, he had assumed Wu Hao was just an Immortal Emperor Late Stage powerhouse like Li Pangtian, which was why he had been so respectful.

But now, it seemed that wasn't the case?

After all, the Blood Soul Gate was an existence that even the Holy Lord couldn't destroy last time, despite gathering the power of the entire Upper Realm. And that was when the Blood Emperor hadn't fully awakened; the current Blood Emperor had likely restored himself to his Peak.

Since Li Pangtian said the Wu Hao before them could destroy the Blood Soul Gate, then he must absolutely possess the strength to do so.

Thinking of this, Lu Jiuyuan also stood up and bowed to Wu Hao.

"Please, Senior Wu, take action and wipe out the Blood Soul Gate!"

As for the other elders, seeing their Holy Lord and Grand Elder take such a stance, they also stood up without hesitation.

"Please, Senior Wu, take action and wipe out the Blood Soul Gate!"

Unexpectedly, in the next second, Wu Hao gently waved his hand, and a powerful force compelled Li Pangtian and the others to stand upright. One must realize that the elders present today were at least at the Immortal Venerable level, yet they were easily controlled by Wu Hao to straighten their backs. Even Li Pangtian felt unable to resist.

After this scene, how could Lu Jiuyuan and the others not realize that the Wu Hao before them was a terrifyingly powerful existence?

"You need not worry. The Blood Soul Gate will certainly be destroyed, but not by me."

Wu Hao spoke nonchalantly, but Li Pangtian was somewhat hesitant and quickly followed up.

"If it's not Senior, then who will it be?"

"Who else? Naturally, it will be the Saint of your Archaic Barren Holy Land."

Wu Hao said, taking a small sip of tea.

Hearing Wu Hao's words, everyone, including Li Pangtian and all the elders of the Archaic Barren Holy Land, was shocked.

"But, Senior Wu, Holy Son Yifan is currently only barely able to evolve his Ancient Sacred Body into the Ancient Desolate Dao Body. Even if he succeeds, he's no match for the Blood Emperor. The Blood Emperor is now… a god."

By the end, a hint of deep awe crept into Li Pangtian's tone. After all, the Upper Realm had once seen five Immortal Emperor Peak experts—the Old Ancestors of the Five Great Holy Lands.

Since then, no Immortal Emperor Peak powerhouse had ever appeared again. It was as if… the well of talent had run dry?

"Rest assured, if Holy Son Yifan is not a match, I will naturally step in. The mere Blood Soul Gate is something I can wipe out with a flip of my hand; leaving them is only to temper him."

"You don't need to let Holy Son Yifan know about this; he will find out in due time."

Hearing the nonchalance in Wu Hao's tone and how he disregarded the Blood Soul Gate, Li Pangtian and the others were beyond shocked. But after a long while, they finally nodded, choosing not to interfere in the matters of the Blood Soul Gate anymore.

They could only think that this time, disaster was truly looming over the Blood Soul Gate.

Soon, Li Pangtian remembered another matter. His expression became incredibly solemn as he looked at Wu Hao and asked.

"Senior, I have one more thing to ask."

"Ask away."

"I want to know how to Breakthrough to Immortal Emperor Peak!"