Asura Emperor Venerable-Chapter 889: Further Progress

There was no better opportunity than this.

In the battle with Shi Zhong, he was nearly pushed to the brink of death, facing the threat of mortality. But with Shi Hao’s character, the more desperate the situation, the more resilient he becomes. Thus, he ultimately claimed victory.

He began to experience death and processed the insights from this battle.

Suddenly, half a year passed just like that.

Shi Hao abruptly awoke from his near-death state, and immediately began to make a sacrifice.

With enough understanding, he could now attempt the Eight Sacrifices.

After the sacrifice, the Power of Heaven and Earth flowed in abundantly, actively repairing Shi Hao’s damaged physical body and soul.

This was why Shi Hao hadn’t bothered to heal himself. Since he would be cleansed by the Power of Heaven and Earth, why go through unnecessary trouble?

After ten days, he finished the tempering with the Power of Heaven and Earth.

Eight Sacrifices!

The fourth stage of the Nine Deaths Heavenly Art!

Such an achievement, though not unprecedented, is indeed rare throughout ancient and modern times.

Old Gu was remarkable, having only completed the Seven Sacrifices back then. For the Eight Sacrifices, Shi Zhong should have achieved it too to contend with Shi Hao, while Shi Zhong’s limit possibly reached the Nine Sacrifices.

However, Shi Hao’s ambition was not limited to the Nine Sacrifices; he wanted to try for the Ten Sacrifices.

Anyway, even if the sacrifice fails, it would only mean the rules comprehended would vanish, and it would just take some time to comprehend them again, unlike other realms where failure poses a huge risk.

Shi Hao left the Immortal Abode and looked around. The world appeared entirely different to him now.

His deeper mastery of the Primordial Scripture improved his perception of Heaven and Earth.

Ultimately, everything would manifest before him in its essential form, representing his complete mastery of the Primordial Scripture by then.

He returned to the Imperial Palace, taking charge of the overall situation once more.

Over the course of half a year, apart from the South Wood Continent, the other three continents had all fallen under the rule of Stone Country, which implemented benevolent governance, hence, over time, people’s allegiance naturally reflected this.

The Anti-Stone Alliance, however, still stood opposed to Stone Country on the South Wood Continent. In their view, whether other continents were lost or not had nothing to do with them.

The South Wood Continent was the key.

And Shi Hao was the key among keys. As long as Shi Hao was killed, all problems would be solved.

Thus, they could care less about fighting on the East Fire, West Rock, or Northern Silver Continents, choosing instead to hold the decisive battle on the South Wood Continent for once and for all.

As soon as Shi Hao left seclusion, he encountered four assassination attempts from the Anti-Stone Alliance, each carried out personally by a Heaven Building Ladder expert.

However, when faced with a surprise attack, Shi Hao only needed to hide in the Immortal Abode. Even an Immortal descending couldn’t do anything; this was the means of an Immortal King!

Thus, after four failed assassination attempts, the Anti-Stone Alliance sent forth a top expert they had cultivated, for a decisive battle with Shi Hao.

This was naturally a powerful Ascending to Saint Position expert, originally an extraordinary genius, further nurtured by the Anti-Stone Alliance at all costs, now stepping into the Three-Step Ascending to Saint Position.

What did this imply?

The opponent had the potential to ascend the Heaven Building Ladder in the future!

On Yunding Star, such talent was already terrifying enough; the Heaven Building Ladder, after all, only appeared once every few hundred years.

Yet, Shi Hao employed the Striking God Whip; so what if it was a Three-Step Ascending to Saint Position, it still only ended in being miserably whipped by him.

This duel resulted in the tragic defeat of the Anti-Stone Alliance.

What followed was a period of calm and tranquility.

Whether the Anti-Stone Alliance or the Thousand Mechanisms Pavilion, both were completely silent, as if they had given up on Shi Hao.

But Shi Hao knew that such a thing was naturally impossible.

Therefore, the more serene it was now, the more it indicated that a storm was brewing.

Indeed, a month later, Shi Huayun returned with a vengeance.

She brought along only one person.

It was an unremarkable middle-aged man, ordinary in appearance and height, with nothing extraordinary to notice.

He was at the Ascending to Saint Position, fully complying with the agreement to not exceed two major realms above Shi Hao.

Hence, Shi Hao entered the battle, engaging in a life-and-death struggle with the opponent.

"I am Fu Yuan, and I request guidance from Young Master Shi." The middle-aged man was very respectful, approaching with a faint smile.

Shi Hao also smiled slightly and said, "Please."

Whoosh—Fu Yuan ascended into the sky, letting loose the full aura of his Ascending to Saint Position.

Four steps!

Astonishing, for in the Mortal Realm, a Three-Step Ascending to Saint Position had the potential to achieve the Heaven Building Ladder, while the Four-Step level was extremely rare, only achievable by outstanding figures like Gu Tong.

However, in the Immortal Realm, this seemed to be commonplace; a single Thousand Mechanisms Pavilion could easily produce one.

Shi Hao also ascended into the sky, initiating an intense battle with his opponent.

From the first clash, Shi Hao was at a disadvantage, but it didn’t matter. The Black Hole opened, forcibly consuming a massive amount of the opponent’s power. Although the remnant might was still formidable, Shi Hao, having cultivated to the fourth stage of the Nine Deaths Heavenly Art, could withstand it completely.

He counterattacked with the Striking God Whip, but evidently, Master Qian Ji had equipped this person with a Spiritual Artifact that defended against Soul Force attacks, rendering the whip ineffective.

Shi Hao wasn’t concerned, even if Fu Yuan’s combat power exceeded Shi Zhong’s, he felt no pressure at all.

He dismantled every move effortlessly, just biding his time.

When both of their powers were nearly depleted, the terrifying strength of Shi Hao’s physique became fully apparent.

His Physical Strength reached the level of a One-Step Ascending to Saint Position, a single punch making Fu Yuan grimace in pain.

"I’m going all out!" Fu Yuan roared, burning his last ounce of strength as he charged towards Shi Hao.

Shi Hao was about to strike him away with a punch, but suddenly a strong sense of crisis arose.

Time froze!

He pressed his hand down, and although Fu Yuan’s body came to a halt, an overwhelming aura erupted from him, instantly breaking through the Heaven Building Ladder level—a terror beyond words.

The world immediately reacted, space split apart, swallowing Fu Yuan whole.

Space closed again, returning to calm in a flash.

The speed of this change was astonishing, as anyone slightly slower to react wouldn’t even realize what had happened.

Shi Hao looked at Shi Huayun, with a cold smile on his face, "You guys certainly spared no expense on this!"

The explosive power of the final strike wasn’t Fu Yuan’s own strength, but rather a sealed attack by a formidable expert, unleashed just as Shi Hao’s energy was nearing exhaustion.

Fighting to this point, Shi Hao’s focus couldn’t have remained as keen as at the start, leading to negligence in defense, thus this eruption would have certainly killed Shi Hao.

However, it still misfired.

Shi Hao’s perception of crisis was unimaginably sharp, and moreover, he possessed the grand technique of freezing time, which prevented Fu Yuan from reaching Shi Hao before the ultimate move could detonate. Otherwise, Shi Hao wouldn’t have been able to react in time.

A Four-Step Ascending to Saint Position being, with at least a ninety-nine percent chance of becoming an Immortal in the future, sacrificed just like that.

Shi Huayun stared at Shi Hao, as if trying to see through him.

Just a moment ago, it seemed as if time froze.

Was it her illusion?

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