Asura Emperor Venerable-Chapter 1636: Peak of Eighteen Stars!

Qingmu Immortal Venerable did not care if Shi Hao had hit a bottleneck; his goal was to kill Shi Hao.

Since Shi Hao hadn’t made progress, that was even better.

Die!

Once again, a palm strike. Take advantage of your illness and claim your life.

"The Expansive Green Wood!" he whispered, and suddenly, the sky and earth were filled with large green trees, each entwined with the Wood Source.

If touched, that would be going against the Principle of Origin; even one as strong as Shi Hao would either die or be injured.

—To kill Shi Hao, Qingmu Immortal Venerable spared no expense.

The other Immortal Venerables naturally did not remain idle and attacked.

Shi Hao did not linger in battle, retreating while fighting.

Compared to the three deadly lands he had entered before, Qingmu Immortal Venerable’s ultimate move was truly nothing. He easily found many escape routes.

It wasn’t that Qingmu Immortal Venerable intentionally left Shi Hao a way out; even an Immortal Venerable could only achieve so much.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The eight Immortal Venerables used their most powerful moves without hesitation.

Shi Hao was also fighting desperately. To break through eighteen stars and shatter the ultimate limit, he certainly needed to flirt with death.

Puh! Puh! Puh! Puh!

He coughed up blood incessantly, his whole body seemingly about to split apart, yet he summoned his energy, fighting and retreating.

Relying on the defense of the Superdimensional Space, he managed to break out, and with Instantaneous Movement, he successfully escaped the chase of the eight Immortal Venerables.

The eight Immortal Venerables all stopped.

"Strange, why is this kid’s Superdimensional Space still at the original level?" Immortal Venerable Sandie expressed confusion.

As the master of origin space, he naturally had the most authority to speak.

Shi Hao’s slow progress, even stagnation, seemed unreasonable.

"He is merely an Immortal King, and being able to use the Origin Dao at all is already highly unreasonable," commented Heavenshatter Immortal Venerable, "So, you overestimated him; this is his limit, how could he possibly break through again?"

The other six Immortal Venerables nodded, finding this more reasonable.

"But such a good opportunity, and we still failed to kill him!" Immortal Venerable Beimiao frowned, "Even if there is such an opportunity again, can we succeed?"

Since when had Immortal Venerables become so insecure?

Yet, in order to kill Shi Hao, the eight Venerables joined forces to enter the Forbidden Land, how many years has it been?

Five to six thousand years!

And Shi Hao?

Not only had they failed to kill him, his power had only grown stronger.

This was a huge blow to the Immortal Venerables.

The eight Immortal Venerables frowned simultaneously; this time, Shi Hao came openly, yet they still failed. What about next time?

At most, they could only severely injure Shi Hao.

"No!" Myriad Poison Immortal Venerable suddenly shook his head, "That kid can’t be so stupid. Knowing there’s only one Great Medicine spot left, he still came through; there must be a reason for this."

"Indeed." The other Immortal Venerables nodded.

If Shi Hao was going to break through, why not earlier in the four thousand years, why wait until now?

"Did you notice, this kid’s strength has actually improved," Flying Star Immortal Venerable shifted the topic.

Now that it was mentioned, the seven Immortal Venerables recalled, and they all nodded.

Why was it, after Shi Hao indeed improved his realm, they felt so oblivious?

Because the Immortal Venerables were too strong. Whether Shi Hao improved his realm seemed the same to them, absolutely not their match.

Thus, until Flying Star Immortal Venerable pointed it out, upon reflection, they realized it was true.

Hiss!

The eight Immortal Venerables’ expressions changed; what did this imply?

Shi Hao had acquired a Great Medicine through other means!

"This kid knows we are here, but still wants to go through. Could it be he encountered a bottleneck and needs the pressure to break through?" mused Nine Flames Immortal Venerable.

"Highly possible... indeed!" Immortal Venerable Xuan Ming nodded, admitting Nine Flames Immortal Venerable’s speculation was very reasonable, and the underlying implications were even more terrifying.

"—That kid is about to break through!"

The eight Immortal Venerables thought simultaneously.

When Shi Hao was an Immortal King, he already possessed quasi-Immortal Venerable strength, so if he steps into quasi-Immortal Venerable territory, can he rival Immortal Venerables?

An Immortal Venerable cannot kill another Immortal Venerable, that is well established, even an eight-on-one won’t work—no Immortal Venerable would foolishly fight stubbornly, if they wish to leave, even jointly, eight cannot stop one.

Hence, if Shi Hao truly attains the strength of an Immortal Venerable, it means he is indestructible.

At that time, it’ll be their turn to be anxious.

—The day Shi Hao cultivates to an Immortal Venerable is the day he reigns supreme.

...

Shi Hao fled, and as usual, dug a pit and buried himself.

Healed first.

This time, it was quick. With the Indestructible Asura Spell in operation, it only took three years for him to fully recover.

About time, can he break through eighteen stars?

Shi Hao tried to strike once again, and immediately noticed the realm’s barrier loosening.

There’s a chance!

Come!

Time and again, Shi Hao struck at the final limit.

Sixteen years passed.

Bang!

Shi Hao’s skin suddenly cracked, but he smiled.

The skin’s rupture was due to the overpowering force within, and being overpowering meant he had succeeded in breaking through.

Eighteen stars!

Finally, he reached the ultimate height of an Immortal King.

Shi Hao exhaled deeply. Next, he just needed to refine the treasure to advance his cultivation to the peak of eighteen stars, to strike a challenge to quasi-Immortal Venerable.

To him, having encountered the Origin Dao early, would breaking through to quasi-Immortal Venerable still pose a challenge?

Hence, he only needed time now, and it wouldn’t be long.

He continued to the next deadly land, wanting to strive for the peak of eighteen stars, with just the sword-shaped Crystal Stone in hand, was still lacking, another piece of equal grade treasure was needed.

Another seven hundred years passed, and Shi Hao acquired another ultimate treasure.

While retreating, he refined it; it took just ten years to reach the perfect state of eighteen stars peak.

Quasi-Immortal Venerable, within reach.

This crossing step has nothing to do with the body, only a qualitative change in the understanding of rules.

While Shi Hao walked out, he continued realizing.

He thought he had already encountered the Origin Dao, this crossing step should have been very easy, however, concerning "Immortal Venerable," how could it truly be easy?

Seven hundred years passed, Shi Hao had walked out of this deadly land, yet he still hadn’t broken through.

—The main reason is, Shi Hao wants to simultaneously master nine Principles of Origin!

Compared to mastering just one, the difficulty is not nine times greater, but a hundredfold, even a thousandfold.

But why not master them one at a time?

Because he previously communicated with Old Ding, who clearly stated that once a single Principle of Origin is mastered, it became impossible to comprehend a second.

Because the Principle of Origin is too strong, even Immortal Venerables can only master one ten-thousandth, with strong exclusivity, which Immortal Venerable can master a second Principle of Origin?

Therefore, to become a Celestial Venerable, the first step must be to parallel all nine Principles of Origin!