Asura Emperor Venerable-Chapter 879 Turn Against

"Hmph!" Gu Tong sneered, arriving with a burst of force that enveloped the whole Imperial Capital.

Anyone daring to make a rash move would have their life taken instantly.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh, thirteen Heaven Building Ladder experts also appeared sporadically in the sky, confronting Gu Tong.

The battle seemed on the verge of breaking out.

However, the Anti-Stone Alliance wasn’t foolish enough to make a move now.

——With Gu Tong’s protection, Shi Hao was absolutely safe. If Shi Hao didn’t die, what was the point of eliminating everyone else?

If Shi Hao achieved the Heaven Building Ladder, he would be invincible.

Therefore, the key lay with Shi Hao. Without killing him, everything was meaningless.

"Heh, heh, Emperor Shi truly is a young genius, a dragon among men." A Heaven Building Ladder almighty spoke, surprisingly praising Shi Hao, "Old Emperor Shi, congratulations."

"Heh, heh." The former Emperor Shi merely chuckled, his emotions complex at this moment.

He was thrilled by Shi Hao’s prowess, for it signaled a new peak for the Stone Clan and Stone Country. Yet, being ousted himself left him extremely displeased.

Thus, these mixed feelings made him feel quite conflicted inside.

Nonetheless, this thorn was finally laid to rest.

"Emperor Shi, I must advise one more thing." The previous Heaven Building Ladder expert continued, "No one can unify the world. If you insist on going against the times, you are destined to become an enemy of all, with unimaginable consequences."

"You, take care of yourself."

"Let’s go!"

The emissary group quickly retreated, leaving so fast that it seemed everyone forgot to inform Yan Tianyi, who was still locked in battle with Weng Nanqing. Once finished, he would find no one around and might be scared out of his wits.

"Young brother, you must quickly enhance your cultivation." Gu Tong said, although strong, he couldn’t support everything alone, and unlike his father, who once compelled the Myriad Sects to come forth with his power alone, he was slightly inferior.

But Shi Hao was different, with a martial arts talent even more terrifying than his father. Once Shi Hao stepped into the Heaven Building Ladder, he would indeed be invincible.

Shi Hao nodded. This time, his brilliance greatly boosted Stone Country’s morale but also engendered intense apprehension among various powers. In the future, they would likely stop at nothing to eliminate him, wouldn’t they?

However, after this battle, while the Anti-Stone Alliance’s stance became more resolute, it also had some different effects.

Numerous small clans sent matchmakers over, seeking to offer their daughters into the palace as Shi Hao’s concubines.

In fact, they weren’t really that small, at least at the Great Sacrificial Heaven level, and some even reached the Heaven Connecting Road level, wanting to bind their family’s fate to Shi Hao’s through marriage alliances.

——After all, Shi Hao was now the emperor, and three palaces and six courts with seventy-two concubines weren’t too many.

Regarding this, Shi Hao hadn’t yet spoken, but Weng Nanqing, the Western Palace Lady, showed her authority, chasing all the matchmakers out of the Imperial Capital.

Shi Hao naturally didn’t care; his focus was on studying the Emperor’s Road.

Traversing the Emperor’s Road involved more than merely occupying the emperor’s throne.

Hearts throughout the realm, and all people admire!

Shi Hao commanded to construct numerous statues, all sculpted in his likeness, with his soul imprint upon them.

These statues resembled altars, accepting the worship of the masses and harvesting the mysterious Power of Faith, then returning it through his soul imprint to his body, infinitely enhancing his combat power.

This was the Emperor’s Road.

Thus, Shi Hao had to be a good emperor; otherwise, holding the title but lacking true reverence meant gathering no Power of Faith, making him no different from an ordinary martial artist?

Yet winning the people’s hearts was undoubtedly a prolonged affair, to be undertaken slowly.

Firstly, following the battle with the emissary group, Shi Hao’s prestige in Stone Country soared to the peak, as now which citizen didn’t know their new emperor was formidable enough to defeat someone at the Ascending to Saint Position while still at the Great Sacrificial Heaven, and would become invincible in the future.

Moreover, Shi Hao revealed Master Qian Ji’s scheme, further earning the people’s admiration.

——Shi Hao could have ascended to the Immortal Realm himself, with no difficulty at all, but instead, for the broader populace, he chose to make an enemy of a mighty figure from the Immortal Realm, taking on immense risk, who wouldn’t respect that?

Stone Country was now as solid as a rock, requiring no attention from Shi Hao.

"The martial arts level on the South Wood Continent is high; let’s skip it for now."

"First, conquer the East Fire, West Rock, and North Silver Continents."

Gu Tong remained to constrain the ten-star powers while Shi Hao deployed Fatty, Xiao Hei, and Yue Feifei, each leading an army towards the East Fire and West Rock Continents to first bring these lands under Stone Country’s control.

As for the North Silver Continent, a Heaven Connecting Road fighter was stationed there, which the three of them couldn’t handle, so it could be addressed more slowly.

Moreover, conquering a continent was easy, but winning over the hearts of its people wasn’t, requiring Shi Hao to take his time gradually.

With the empire slowly expanding, and as his "divine statues" were more frequently placed throughout the world, Shi Hao seemed to grow more eyes and ears, able to observe occurrences in any region through these statues.

He nodded, for walking the Emperor’s Road was tantamount to turning the entire empire into a part of his body.

Whoever thought up this path was truly bold and wise.

Indeed, in every generation, talents emerged, standing unrivaled.

The advancement in the East Fire and West Rock Continents was incredibly smooth. With the statues, Shi Hao could monitor the progress of the conquest at any time. However, the Stone Country, being an invader, even after conquering territories, struggled to gain the populace’s immediate loyalty. The Power of Faith absorbed by the statues was sparse, making Shi Hao’s sensation extremely faint.

But it didn’t matter; Shi Hao would adopt benevolent governance. As long as he allowed the common people to genuinely enjoy good lives, winning their hearts naturally followed.

Yet, at this moment, Shi Huayun suddenly arrived.

When she appeared, Gu Tong also showed up, wearing an expression of intense vigilance, clearly extremely wary of this woman.

To cause such tension even for a pinnacle among the pinnacle, Shi Huayun’s strength must be fearsome.

"Shi Hao, stop all that you’re doing at once!" Shi Huayun commanded immediately upon arrival.

Shi Hao smiled faintly: "And why should I?"

"If you don’t heed, I’ll kill you!" The woman said coldly, no longer holding her usual calm demeanor.

Shi Hao spread his hands: "Can you kill me?"

He possessed the Immortal Abode, which even the Jade Immortal might not break by sheer force, and as Master Qian Ji was merely a Jade Immortal, he naturally had no need to fear Shi Huayun.

Of course, unless absolutely necessary, Shi Hao wouldn’t want to expose the secret of the Immortal Abode.

In Shi Huayun’s perspective, Shi Hao’s confidence stemmed evidently from Gu Tong.

Hmph, Gu Tong?

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