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Chapter 370: Hao Tian's Ascension (Part 2)
Chapter 370: Hao Tian's Ascension (Part 2)
From now on, he would not need to cultivate any other Body Cultivation techniques. Instead, he could create his own Body Refinement Technique, teaching it to countless others, guiding them in Body Cultivation!
No Body Refinement Technique in the world could surpass him, unless it was something like the Divine Guide, a Transcendence descending to the mortal realm.
"This is your Holy Palace? Too weak!"
Li Hao laughed loudly, sword in hand, and charged at the Buddhist Venerable.
"You claim to have compassion, yet your wise eyes shed no tears. You speak of the sea of suffering, yet you stand on the shore, advising others not to stay in the water. Have you ever jumped in to save someone?!"
As Li Hao's voice reverberated, he charged to the Buddhist Venerable's front.
The Buddhist Venerable's expression darkened, but his face remained stern. He clasped his hands together and once again summoned the Holy Palace of the Buddhist Realm, suppressing Li Hao.
But Li Hao did not dodge or evade. He took a direct step forward.
Instantly, saint dao power pierced his Physical Body like a thousand needles, yet Li Hao felt it as light as willow down, only slightly itchy.
This is a Sage's Dao Domain? Li Hao laughed. His Physical Body was likely as hard as a Dao Tribulation Imperial Weapon, making it difficult for even the Holy Palace to harm him.
Break!
Li Hao took a large step, stepping into the Buddhist Venerable's Holy Palace as if walking through the void, unimpeded.
The Saints of the Thirty-Three Heavens watched, their faces changing with shock. How could someone just Ascended be so formidable?!
The Buddhist Venerable was a Sage who had survived the Heavenly Tribulation and gained Heaven-Earth Recognition, yet he could not harm Li Hao!
Seeing Li Hao approach with his sword, the Buddhist Venerable's face changed. His Holy Palace had been split earlier, and now, with Li Hao's Physical Body inside, he could not damage it. What Dao had this man cultivated?!
"Three-life Buddha Body, Sea of Suffering!"
The Buddhist Venerable's expression turned solemn as he suddenly raised his hand. Buddhist Light radiated from his body, and two Incarnations appeared on either side of him. Though they appeared to be Incarnations, they seemed to be his True Self.
"That's the Buddhist Venerable's ultimate technique—the Three-life Buddha Body!"
"All three Buddha bodies are real, equivalent to three Three Calamities Sages!"
Many Sages watched intently, amazed that the Buddhist Venerable had been forced to use such a powerful technique. After all, the opponent was just a newly Ascended Sage, not even at the One Calamity stage.
As the Three-life Buddha Body revealed itself, the Holy Palace reappeared, but this time, it was a triple-layered Holy Palace, each layer representing the "Past", "Future", and "Present." These layers were infused with the Power of Destiny, making them extremely formidable.
At the same time, the three Buddha bodies raised their hands, and a wave of energy surged through Heaven and Earth. A Sea of Suffering appeared, filled with countless floating corpses—these were the drowned desires of greed, anger, and delusion.
As the Sea of Suffering phenomenon unfolded, it quickly enveloped Li Hao. However, Li Hao was bathed in brilliant Golden Light. Despite the Sea of Suffering's intense corrosive power, it could not harm his Physical Body in the slightest.
His Physical Body, having reached the Sage Path, was virtually indestructible. The Sea of Suffering's impact was halted three feet away from his body, repelled by the natural aura his Physical Body emitted.
A Sage's Physical Body is impervious to impurities!
The floating corpses in the Sea of Suffering suddenly came to life, crawling toward Li Hao. They seemed to view him as a small boat in the Sea of Suffering or as the distant Beyond the Shore, striving to reach him.
But Li Hao's expression hardened, and with the power of his Physical Body's aura alone, he repelled these corpses. He raised his sword and murmured:
"If the world is truly a Sea of Suffering, then I will shatter it with one stroke!"
With a casual movement, he swung his sword.
This seemingly effortless stroke carried the power to connect Heaven and Earth, cleaving through the Sea of Suffering with blinding brilliance. The sword's radiance reflected in Bian Ruxue's eyes, matching the earlier Ultimate Sword Technique's Sword Momentum, which Li Hao had now executed with ease.
Boom!
The Sea of Suffering split, and it seemed as if Heaven and Earth were divided. Li Hao advanced, sword in hand.
The expressions of the Three-life Buddha Body's incarnations grew increasingly grave. They once again chanted their Buddhist mantras, and the Merit Wheels behind them merged, forming a massive, swirling black hole.
This black hole seemed to have a powerful suction force, rushing from the end of the Sea of Suffering and then stabilizing, suppressing the entire Sea of Suffering and attempting to hold Li Hao in place.
"Cycle!"
The Buddhist Venerable intoned.
The swirling vortex within the black hole contained the ultimate power of destruction, the power that lies between life and death.
Between life and death is the Cycle, a continuous cycle of birth and death, an unending cycle of existence!
"Who are you to speak of the Cycle?"
Li Hao glanced at the vortex, which held a destructive force but only a faint trace of life. Clearly, the Buddhist Venerable had not fully comprehended this technique; it was just a rudimentary form.
Without further ado, Li Hao did not stop. At the moment of impact, he sheathed his sword and suddenly accelerated, charging his Physical Body straight into the swirling vortex.
Many onlookers gasped in shock.
But in the next moment, Li Hao's Physical Body tore through the Cycle, shattering the black, swirling vortex!
Black flames-like remnants flickered around him as he lifted his head, directly facing the Buddhist Venerable seated beyond the Sea of Suffering.
The Buddhist Venerable's grave expression turned slightly dazed. Although his technique was not yet fully mature, it was an extremely powerful means. If the Cycle were to truly form, even a Supreme Sage would have to yield!
But Li Hao actually crossed the Sea of Suffering and tore through the Cycle with his Physical Body, completely exceeding his expectations.
"You've been sitting up there for too long; it's time for you to come down and walk around!"
Li Hao stood atop the Sea of Suffering Phenomena, suddenly raising his sword and slashing out with a swift, decisive motion.
The sword tore through the air, infused with the essence of the Unique Self Sword Technique, the ethereal quality of the Divine Guide, and the transcendent power of the Transcendence technique. However, his strike did not target the Buddhist Venerable but instead swept across the Lotus Platform beneath the Three-Life Buddha Body.
With a loud boom, the Lotus Platform exploded. This Lotus Platform was not a Dao Tribulation Imperial Weapon but a supreme treasure of the highest grade, a Sacred Heart Supreme Treasure.
A Dao Tribulation Imperial Weapon is so rare that even Sages might not possess one. It is nurtured by the heavens and earth, enduring the trials of Heavenly Dao Fire.
As the Lotus Platform exploded, the Three-Life Buddha Body, which had been seated, was forced to fly backward and stand in the void.
After shattering the Lotus Platform with his sword, Li Hao used Netherwast Teleportation to close the distance instantly. His Physical Body, now nearing sainthood, allowed him to teleport a greater distance, bringing him almost immediately to the Buddhist Venerable's face, where he swung his sword.
He chose one of the Buddha bodies at random, regardless of whether it was real or fake.
With a loud thud!
The Buddhist Venerable raised his hand, but before the Buddhist Light could fully emanate, it was severed by the sword. Golden blood spurted from his arm, splattering his monk's robe with golden droplets.
Using the blood of the Buddha to cleanse the Sea of Suffering!
"Your Buddhist Path is nothing more than a way to make the world revere, fear, and dread you!"
"The Buddhist Path is not the Dao. The Dao that can be spoken is not the eternal Dao!"
Li Hao swung his sword and roared to the heavens.
As those six words were spoken, the heavens and earth seemed to tremble and resonate, a true Dao Sound that triggered phenomena throughout the cosmos.
The Buddhist Venerable, about to resist, was momentarily stunned by the resonant sound, his eyes showing signs of confusion and blankness, a clear indication of a saint dao fissure.
At the same time, his Physical Body was shattered by Li Hao's long sword, his blood splashing into the Sea of Suffering.
The three Buddha bodies were swiftly and decisively cut down by Li Hao, like leaves swept away by a gale.
In an instant, the Buddhist Venerable fell, his body covered in blood, collapsing in the Sea of Suffering.
The Sea of Suffering Phenomena slowly dissipated.
This scene left everyone speechless.
A Three Calamities Sage, a venerable figure, had been suppressed by Li Hao, who had just ascended!
In the waiting area, the Twin-Born Buddha Prince's pupils constricted, his black sclera momentarily returning to normal as he watched the scene of the Buddhist Venerable's defeat, feeling a sense of disorientation.
On the other side, Feng Boping, upon seeing this, was more surprised than shocked, his face lighting up with joy.
At that moment, the Virtual Sage suddenly vanished, teleporting from the void and appearing almost instantly behind Li Hao.
By the time Feng Boping noticed, it was too late, and he cried out, "Be careful!"
As he spoke, he swiftly activated his Saint Path, attempting to siphon off some of the power from the incoming attack.
Despite this, the attack still landed on Li Hao's head.
Under the ultimate spatial power of the assassination, Li Hao simply turned his head to look back.
Boom!!
Bursting lightning exploded above Li Hao's head, and the power that tore through the void enveloped him. However, after this power dissipated, Li Hao remained standing there, his eyes cold and expression unchanged, showing no sign of injury!
The Virtual Sage was stunned, disbelief evident in his eyes. "How is this possible!"
His Spatial Dao was one of the most powerful among the Three Calamities Sages, yet it failed to harm Li Hao.
In reality, it did injure him, but Li Hao possessed the terrifying self-healing ability of Blood Drop Rebirth and the ultimate physical body of Divine Blood.
After his ascension, these abilities had been significantly enhanced, especially his self-healing.
The injuries he sustained healed in the blink of an eye.
Just now, Li Hao's flesh had been cut, though it was only a scratch, it was enough to show the strength of the opponent's attack.
"You're in a hurry to die!"
Li Hao whispered.
Hearing Li Hao's low words, Virtual Sage felt a chill run down his spine. What path of cultivation did this guy follow to become so terrifying?
The next moment, Li Hao suddenly charged forward.
Virtual Sage reacted quickly, swiftly fleeing into the void.
Boom!
Li Hao suddenly swung his sword, his hair transforming once again into a brilliant silver as he entered the Transcend to Immortality state.
This strike reached its peak, the space around him splitting like a fault line!
Virtual Sage was forced out of the void by Li Hao, and as he saw the terrifying sword light rushing towards him, he quickly summoned the void's power to counter it.
Despite the layers of void power continuously trying to crush the sword, it remained brilliant and arrived in an instant, slicing into his chest.
Blood spurted out, and his body was sent flying, severely injured.
Li Hao raised his hand, the Dao Heart realm he had just condensed giving him a profound insight.
Looking at the Heavens and Earth that had changed color due to the Supreme Sage's presence, he suddenly gathered Heavens and Earth Power in his palm, forming a brush.
As the brush took shape, a vast aura of the Saint Dao spread, this was Li Hao's Heart of Painting Dao.
He swiftly moved the brush, the clouds of the Heavens and Earth swirling as he used the sky as his canvas and saint blood as ink, painting the defeat of the Buddhist Venerable and Virtual Sage. Additionally, he included another Sage, Yang Sage, whom Li Hao did not forget.
As the three paintings floated in the Heavens and Earth, the ink and brush in Li Hao's hand dissipated.
"What are you doing?"
Virtual Sage's face changed, and he exclaimed in shock and anger.
He felt that his Saint Dao power was being tugged by something, even if he fled into the void, he would still be pulled back, making it impossible for him to avoid it!
"Before dying, mortals often have their portraits placed in the Memorial Hall. This is for your use."
Li Hao said coldly.
His words echoed through the Heavens and Earth, and the entire Tianyuan World heard them. Countless people were stunned, this was too domineering—had he just ascended, he was already planning to slay three Sages?
"You, you are disregarding the law and order!"
Virtual Sage shouted in outrage, trying to involve the Fajia.
His eyes flashed with deep anger. If he had known this would happen, he should have used his True Form to crush this young man ten years ago.
But at the time, the other party was just an ant, and using his Incarnation was already extremely excessive.
Li Hao sneered at Virtual Sage's words, "Law and order? Sending your disciples to die, if we're talking about law and order, you should be the one to die!"
As he spoke, he suddenly raised his hand, and the Saint Dao power within him flowed, projecting the words the Holy Son of Void Origin had telepathically sent him into the void:
"Unfortunately, that Divine Dynasty gave birth to monsters like you. Otherwise, it would have been flattened by now. You ruined my plans, and you truly deserve to die!"
Through Li Hao's Saint Dao amplification, these words resonated through the Heavens and Earth.
Anyone could recognize the voice of the Holy Son of Void Origin.
Previously, Li Hao couldn't do this, but after ascending to sainthood, he could perceive the Great Dao in the wind. The traces of the telepathic message had not dissipated in the Heavens and Earth, allowing him to recreate it!
The other party hadn't expected Li Hao to ascend so quickly.
At this moment, as the voice echoed, everyone was stunned, looking at each other in disbelief.
Some Sages who had remained neutral now had a glint in their eyes. Previously, the Buddhist Venerable had sworn by his Buddhist Heart, making it hard not to believe him. They didn't want to delve too deeply into matters that didn't concern them.
Besides, they knew Li Hao had been pursued by Virtual Sage, and it must have been due to a conflict with the Void Sacred Land, giving Li Hao a motive to kill.
But now, hearing these words, the situation seemed more complex.
After this, Li Hao also extracted the Holy Son of Void Origin's final words before his death from the Heavens and Earth:
"You will die with me!!"
This voice was fierce and mad, filled with a twisted desire to kill.
Many people suddenly understood, recalling Li Hao's earlier statement that the other party had committed suicide.
Considering Li Hao's previous performance and the fact that the opponent didn't concede but chose to fight instead, it was clear that there was another reason. If there was a grudge, the opponent would naturally be worried about being severely injured during the confrontation, and should have conceded earlier.
Thinking about this, many people's gazes toward the Virtual Sage changed.
Many of the Void Sacred Land's Disciples recognized this as the voice of the Holy Son of Void Origin, and were momentarily at a loss.
However, quite a few people were furious, claiming that Li Hao's actions were slanderous and baseless.
Li Hao naturally wouldn't argue with these people. His actions were intended only for those who were willing to believe him.
He didn't bother to break down the biases of those who already had their minds made up. After all, he had already Ascended, and just as a mountain doesn't avoid dust, the mountain remains a mountain precisely because it never shirks the dust that falls upon it.
Apart from some of the Void Sacred Land's Disciples, the majority of the others were now inclined to continue investigating the matter.
Law Saint frowned slightly. As a Supreme Sage, he naturally recognized that Li Hao's methods were not fake, which raised even more questions.
Although he disapproved of Li Hao's disregard for law and order, he believed in treating each matter separately.
If the law is not fair, then it is not law, but power!
He cultivated law, not power, and thus, continuing to target Li Hao over this matter would actually affect his own Saint Path.
"Indeed, it was all your plan, you never thought Hao Tian could Ascend, right? You confined a sliver of your disciple's soul essence, let him come forward and confront us!"
Feng Boping suddenly roared, his eyes glowing with excitement.
He knew that the Sages hadn't spoken earlier because the Buddhist Venerable's Buddhist Heart oath was too powerful to doubt. But now, that reason no longer held.
However, he couldn't understand why the Buddhist Venerable's Buddhist Heart oath hadn't had any effect.
The Virtual Sage's face was grim. He hadn't expected that foolish disciple to die and still manage to leave a parting shot. Did he think he couldn't die in peace without uttering a harsh word?
He was furious, but now that things had come to this, it would be difficult to expect the Sages to remain passive.
Moreover, even if the Sages continued to remain passive, he and the Buddhist Venerable couldn't suppress Li Hao in public.
This plan had failed step by step, starting from the ambush and failing at every turn.
"That sliver of my disciple's soul essence is in a muddled state of consciousness, how can it be used to verify anything?!"
The Virtual Sage exclaimed in shock and anger.
Feng Boping sneered, "Then strip that sliver of soul essence open and examine it closely, to clear up the truth!"
"You—!"
The Virtual Sage almost choked on his own blood. If they really stripped it open and examined it closely, that sliver of soul essence would dissipate, leading to true annihilation, leaving no chance even to enter the Mourning River!
"This concerns a saint's innocence. Your disciple's intentions are malicious. If you shield him, it will be seen as a joint conspiracy!" Feng Boping sneered, the situation had now turned in their favor.
Li Hao's eyes were cold, a hidden killing intent in his gaze. He didn't rush to act, for it was better to clarify the truth. This way, when he made his move, the Sages wouldn't be able to stop him!
"The Thief Saint's words are correct. If so, bring out your disciple's soul essence for everyone to see, to avoid any misunderstandings."
At this moment, the Primordial Ancestor spoke slowly, his voice gentle as he smiled at the Virtual Sage.
The Virtual Sage's heart sank. With the Primordial Ancestor speaking, this matter was now a done deal.
After all, many of the Sages would side with the Primordial Ancestor, due to his connections and influence.
His face changed, knowing that if he really gave it over, it would be the worst-case scenario.
If it were just his disciple, he wouldn't mind his death, but he had promised to protect his reincarnation. Handing him over now would mean breaking his vow, damaging his Saint Path.
"My disciple has cultivated diligently, and now only a sliver of his soul essence remains. I will not let him perish. I hope the Sages will understand!"
The Virtual Sage gritted his teeth, glaring at Li Hao as he spoke. Suddenly, he dashed away, fleeing into the void, trying to leave the area.
"Wait, no need to be so hasty."
Suddenly, a Power blocked his path, forcing the Virtual Sage back.
It was the Yin and Yang Supreme Sage who spoke, his smile faint. "Leaving like this will only make people think you are colluding. This matter has far-reaching consequences, it's best to clear it up."
"You're right, Virtual Sage, don't make a mistake."
Law Saint added coldly, his expression extremely serious.
The Virtual Sage's face was grim. The attitude he had faced earlier from Hao Tian was now directed at him.
All of this was because Hao Tian had Ascended, and they hadn't managed to kill him in time!
He was furious and filled with hate.
(End of Chapter)
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