Asura Emperor Venerable-Chapter 259 - Success
Chapter 259: Chapter 259 Success!
Chapter 259: Chapter 259 Success!
Though the Soul Seed Puppet was not a physical entity, nurturing the soul was the essence. The cracks appearing on the Soul Seed Puppet were actually grave injuries to Shi Hao.
If it split in two, not to mention striving towards ten steps, his realm would be forcibly slashed down and in a single night, he would fall back to Breaking the Extreme.
And with the soul having sustained such heavy injuries, it was impossible to condense the Soul Seed again; he would need top-notch Spiritual Medicine for nourishment.
But now, Shi Hao was out of options.
If he could not sever the heavenly and earthly shackles, his rebellion against the natural order meant he was facing tangible energy ready to sever him from life, so either he broke through the shackles or he would be slain by the heavens and the earth—with no third option.
Come!
Shi Hao continued to draw in the energy of heaven and earth, Nine Revolutions Sky-Plundering, plundering, plundering, chopping, chopping, chopping!
Clang, clang, clang, a succession of Sky Halberds struck the Soul Seed Puppet, causing the cracks in the Golden Thread to grow ever larger; yet its resilience was so great it still didn’t break, and moreover, it was healing.
In contrast, the cracks on the Soul Seed Puppet were getting bigger, and it seemed it would be cleaved into two halves at any moment.
Yet Shi Hao was completely undeterred, and the Nine Revolutions Sky-Plundering Scripture turned once more.
The eighth revolution, chop.
There was barely a thread of the Golden Thread left, but it was rapidly repairing itself.
The ninth revolution, the final chop!
Clang, the Sky Halberd came down, and that thread of Golden Thread finally snapped.
However, there were still eight strands left, and the ninth Golden Thread showed signs of recovery too.
“Break for me!” Shi Hao roared, as the Soul Seed Puppet exploded with incredible energy, as well as his unyielding will.
Crack, crack, crack, the remaining eight strands of Golden Thread shattered one after another, releasing the Soul Seed Puppet completely.
But the condition of the Soul Seed Puppet was not optimistic; after nine strikes of the Sky Halberd, it was almost cleaved into two halves, with just a slender connection left.
Just then, a torrential force of heaven and earth energy surged in, nourishing his body and soul.
So refreshing!
Shi Hao discovered that under the nourishment of this force, the Soul Seed Puppet was rapidly healing.
Humming, the Soul Seed Puppet underwent intense changes. It was originally jet-black but now a white radiance appeared. Then, purple, indigo, blue—streak after streak of light continuously shone.
Nine colors!
The Soul Seed Puppet was no longer a single color but was emitting nine-colored radiance.
Ten steps!
Shi Hao smiled, after teetering on the edge of life and death, he had finally broken through the limits, reaching the unprecedented ten steps.
Boom, power surged within his body, and the Soul Seed Puppet grew stronger, achieving a fundamental improvement.
However, the Golden Threads reappeared, crackling, binding the Soul Seed Puppet once again.
Ten strands!
This time, Shi Hao didn’t have the confidence to shatter ten Golden Threads. Each additional strand made the difficulty of breaking tenfold greater. Barely surviving after shattering the previous nine strands, facing ten would undoubtedly be suicide.
Shi Hao was confident, never reckless, and certainly not foolish.
The cosmos considered nine as the ultimate number, so breaking nine was akin to breaking limits; this was as far as one could go.
Rolling thunder rumbled from the sky, as dark clouds gathered ominously.
Far away, Su Manman too showed a look of shock.
“How is this possible? Even making a breakthrough to the Other Shore Realm shouldn’t trigger a heavenly tribulation!” She blurted out, “Could it be that breaking limits calls forth the wrath of heaven and earth?”
Shi Hao too looked up at the sky, where within the swirling dark clouds, lightning boiled with blinding whiteness, and he felt it was targeting him.
Why?
If it was about breaking limits, he had already struggled with that once before, so why hadn’t the tribulation appeared then?
Moreover, shouldn’t Thunder Tribulation target only those who are utterly irredeemable?
In the legends, those brimming with evil, even if not vanquished by others, would still have heaven and earth bring down divine punishment to erase their existence.
How had he brimmed with evil?
Was it because he defied the heavens twice, that even the Almighty could no longer stand by and endeavored to annihilate him?
Before he could ponder further, crash, a thick and immense bolt of lightning had already cleaved through the sky toward him.
Thunder, the fastest attack in the world, who could evade it?
Inside the Soul Sea, the Soul Seed Puppet strove to grasp the energy of heaven and earth to resist, while Shi Hao activated the Nine Lotus Sky-Sealing Technique; nine lotuses enveloped him within.
Hiss!
The lightning had struck, and the nine lotuses bloomed in unison, initiating their strongest defense.
Then, with one blow, the nine lotuses shattered without suspense, and instantly, the terrifying lightning ran rampant within Shi Hao’s body, causing great waves in the Soul Sea, seemingly close to capsizing.
But after all, the Nine Lotus Sky-Sealing Technique was an incredibly awesome secret technique, neutralizing most of the devastating power of the thunder, and the Soul Seed Puppet also underwent a significant enhancement, barely blocking the remaining power of the lightning.
He blocked it!
However, that was only for this one strike; if the Almighty decided to strike him again, Shi Hao would surely perish.
Fortunately, Shi Hao saw that the dark clouds in the sky began to dissipate.
Indeed, he wasn’t a person brimming with evil; it was merely his twice breaking the extreme that provoked heaven and earth into anger, bestowing upon him this strike.
But he had broken through with his own ability; why should he be cut down?
Therefore, even when heaven and earth brought down a great calamity, there would still be a sliver of survival chance.
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— If you can withstand this strike, then you’re acknowledged by heaven and earth and will no longer be targeted.
Shi Hao lay down, feeling unbearable pain throughout his body.
After all, he had been struck by lightning, and not just any lightning, but the Thunder Tribulation meant to punish the wicked. Even though he had neutralized it, the remaining might was still astonishing, making him feel as if his body had been hollowed out.
After quite some time, Shi Hao finally recovered.
“Ten steps!”
He showed an excited expression, “How strong could I be now?”
“Try it.”
Shi Hao circulated his power and launched an attack forward.
Boom, boom, boom, the trees ahead toppled one after another, reaching up to a distance of fifty feet before his power was depleted.
“The limit distance for my Dark Force has become fifty feet, which is to say, on par with the Other Shore Realm,” Shi Hao nodded in agreement; in some sense, he was the Other Shore Realm, naturally on a level with that realm.
Releasing Soul Power was likewise limited to fifty feet.
“Not only has the distance increased, but also the speed and power of the attack.”
Shi Hao’s mind moved, and whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, an array of Ice Arrows were fired out at a terrific high speed, densely bombarding the area ahead. Bang, a large Stone was instantly shattered, with every piece of debris wrapped in a layer of ice, dreadfully powerful.
This frequency of Elemental Attack had increased by at least double compared to before!
Shi Hao couldn’t help but smile; now, if he were to battle with Lu Yun, even if the latter had already reached the Second Island Realm, he could still easily defeat him.
— Breaking through the extreme twice, if equated to simply leveling up, he could also be considered as having reached the Second Island Realm. But the enhancement from breaking the extreme, how could that be comparable to just a breakthrough of a major realm?
The difficulty was surely much greater, right? Look at how many martial artists there are in the Eastern Fire Continent, but how many have broken through their limitations?
Apart from Shi Hao, none!
“And also—”
Shi Hao raised his hand, and a small Stone suddenly levitated as if an invisible hand was manipulating it.
