As a Peak Thousand Army Grade Martial Artist who Cultivated the two powerful Body Refining Cultivation Techniques, "Northern Du Reversal of Fate Profound Skill" and Demon Ape Giant Elephant Skill, Li Hai's speed was naturally extremely fast, so much so that it could be described as monstrously quick.
Even a Steel Grade Martial Artist at full observational capacity could only barely make out his fleeting, blurry afterimage.
Therefore, these bandits, whose highest Martial Dao Rank was merely at the Vigorous Body Circulation Grade, couldn't even clearly see the specific process when facing the bloody slaughter from Li Hai.
They could only watch in terror as dense, crimson whip shadows incessantly flashed from all directions, at every moment.
And each time these whip shadows, which were almost woven into a heavy blood net, appeared, they would shatter everything within a radius of tens to hundreds of meters, or even larger, into dust.
If it was a person, they would be beaten into large piles of bloody mud and flesh, splattering the walls.
If it was a wall, it would burst into powder in large sections, mixing with blood to stain the ground crimson.
At the same time, Li Hai wasn't just swinging his whip to kill the nearby bandits and enemies.
From time to time, he would also flick his whip, sending out more than a dozen vacuum Qi blades the size of millstones.
These vacuum blades would hum as they tore through everything in their path, carpet-bombing all buildings and people within tens to hundreds of meters in a certain direction.
Thus, under such intense slaughter, Li Hai managed to eliminate two to three thousand bandits in just a short while.
At the same time, an Unknown number of buildings, large and small, were also reduced to ruins.
And those unfortunate bandits who were resting or eating inside the houses naturally met a tragic end, turning into clumps of bloody mud, mixed among the shattered rubble of the ruined houses.
However, such intense killing and destruction were merely a warm-up for Li Hai; it hadn't even reached the intensity of a formal battle.
Because to ordinary people, these vicious bandits might be almost equivalent to an Incarnation of disaster.
But to Li Hai, they were like bulging plastic bags full of iced red tea, exploding into a bloody mess on the ground with just a slight touch.
Similarly, to Li Hai, those seemingly rock-solid multi-story buildings were just like cardboard models, collapsing in a heap with a casual sweep.
Even the earth and rock that bore all of this, under Li Hai's repeated whip strikes, were as fragile as soft tofu, each strike leaving a deep gully.
On another note, while Li Hai was having a blast killing, the Wolf's Nest bandits were in a miserable state.
With a casual flick of his whip, tens to hundreds of meters of land, houses, and people would all turn to dust. How could the bandits organize any effective counterattack against this level of slaughter?
Neither ordinary bandits nor highly skilled bandits could withstand even a single whip strike from Li Hai; they couldn't even escape.
But just as the Wolf's Nest bandits were falling into complete despair, a 'person' who was gleaming brightly all over, as if made entirely of metal, suddenly appeared from a street corner and charged with dual Dao at the furiously killing Li Hai.
Clang!
A chilling Dao light suddenly emerged, instantly transforming into a furious Dragon with silver scales and sharp blades, roaring as it slashed towards the wantonly slaughtering Li Hai.
At this sudden slash, Li Hai laughed heartily, turned around, and responded with a heavy sweep of whip shadows.
Thus, in an instant, thousands of dense crimson whip shadows and brilliant silver Dao lights clashed fiercely back and forth in this vast ruin.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
For a time, nearly half of Wolf's Nest, both sky and ground, were filled with flashing silver light and soaring crimson rays, and the sound of colliding weapons was continuous and intense, like a thunderstorm.
Even large expanses of invisible air were agitated by the whistling and vibrations of this 'thunderstorm,' spontaneously generating strong winds that howled in all directions.
While they were fighting to their heart's content, the buildings, houses, and various bandits within this range were in for a terrible time.
No matter how tall or how sturdy the building, no matter how good at hiding or escaping the bandit.
All of them, under the splash of the aftermath of this duel, collapsed, disintegrated, and had their limbs separated, turning into piles of ruins and pools of bloody mud.
By this point, nearly ten thousand bandits in the entire Wolf's Nest... had suffered over half casualties.
And Li Hai and the Dao practitioner, who caused this tragic situation, were already flying like lightning. As the 'clanging' sound of their Dao and whip clashes grew more intense, their own speed also began to increase rapidly.
Eventually, they became so fast that their figures were blurred and indistinct, flickering as if they had merged into the countless intertwining Dao lights and whip shadows around them, no longer to be found.
However, this 'clanging' came suddenly and left quickly. Just four or five breaths after it began, all whip shadows, Dao lights, and collision sounds instantly vanished.
At the same time, a silver-glowing figure, covered in deep scars, suddenly shot out from mid-air, crashing heavily to the ground and then tearing through houses and buildings, plowing through three hundred feet of street and ground before finally stopping.
Clearly, this fierce battle ultimately ended with Li Hai's victory.
"I never thought... a Dao could even become a Spirit Monster."
With a sound of wonder, Li Hai slowly descended from mid-air, landing in front of the severely wounded, silver-blooded, unfamiliar Dao practitioner.
This Dao practitioner was indeed, as Li Hai said, a Steel Dao that had become a Spirit Monster.
As for its personal interface, it was—
Character Name: Unknown
Rank: Spirit Monster → Green Rank
Skills: "Abnormal Monster Life Source," "Dao Bone Blade Meridian," "Metal Iron Physique"
Attributes: 【Strong Soul Level 3】 【Strength Level 3】 【Iron Body Level 3】 【Technique Level 3】 【Dao Bone Level 3】
Strong One Fragment: None
Li Hai had naturally learned all of its skills during their previous exchange and had pushed them all to the Peak level.
So now, he could transform into a silver-glowing appearance similar to this Dao practitioner at any time, though there was no real need.
At the same time, perhaps due to the small difference in form, even if Li Hai did not transform into a Dao Essence state, he could still possess a significant portion of the power brought by the new Dao Bone Level 3 attribute.
This power meant his body became even harder, and his understanding and utilization of Dao-type weapons also improved significantly compared to before.
This was also an important reason why Li Hai was able to quickly overwhelm this Dao Essence.
This Dao Essence only had "Dao Bone Blade Meridian" and "Metal Iron Physique," but Li Hai had much more.
"To be honest, your body is much harder than Salt God's. He couldn't withstand two whips, but you took so many," Li Hai said with a soft laugh, looking down at the Dao Essence. "But although your body is hard, it has no self-healing ability, which is a bit too poor."
Pfft~
The Dao Essence spat out a mouthful of silver blood, then looked up at Li Hai and said coldly:
"To reach the Thousand Army Grade at such a young age is truly rare throughout history, and to be so profound and comprehensive, Li Hai, you are truly extraordinary."