Asura Emperor Venerable
Chapter 349 Three Islands

Chapter 349: Chapter 349 Three Islands

The Sea of Suffering had become increasingly difficult to traverse, but Shi Hao’s soul strength had also been continuously strengthening. As a result, he was able to perform at a standard not inferior to his past self.

A hundred or so breaths later, the Soul Seed finally exhausted its energy and plummeted from the sky.

Shi Hao invoked thoughts, and his understanding of martial arts materialized into a Soul Island that swiftly rose within the Sea of Suffering to catch the Soul Seed.

As his realm advanced, so too did his understanding of the Other Shore Realm.

If one lacked sufficient understanding of martial arts, it would be impossible to cultivate a Soul Island in the Sea of Suffering, and even a slight deficiency in understanding could cause the Soul Island to crumble apart, resulting in failure to strike at the Three Islands.

Cultivation is like rowing against the current, if you do not advance, you will fall back.

Once the Soul Seed was established, the Soul Island began to expand but soon came to a halt.

Three Islands, achieved.

Following this, the expansion of Soul Island continued, reaching its peak before advancing toward the Four Islands and ultimately the Nine Islands.

However, since there are Ten Extremes and Ten Steps, Shi Hao believed there should also be Ten Islands.

He opened his eyes, his gaze fierce, but it soon returned to calmness.

With his current strength, facing Luo Jian should also not be challenging.

Of course, it would be even better if he could raise his strength a few more levels.

A few days later, the initial assessments finally came to an end.

This was mainly due to the urging of the Eight Gods Hall, who came to participate in the Endless Trial, not to wait endlessly.

Under such formidable pressure, the Tianyun Temple had no choice but to compromise and announce the beginning of the Endless Trial.

——Originally, they had planned to wait about ten more days.

Even so, countless talents passed the assessment.

This was an event that occurred only once every several years, so all talents who had not participated before rushed here, as such opportunities were not to be missed, otherwise, they would surely fall behind other talents.

"I heard the stronger you are, the greater the fortune you can obtain here."

"Since you can only enter once in a lifetime, many talents waited for this occasion to maximize their gains."

"Now that makes sense, some people are nearly thirty years old, almost unable to enter."

"It’s also a matter of luck because the start time of the Endless Trial isn’t fixed, and one might miss it just by waiting."

Some people talked quietly, as they were idle anyway.

Shi Hao scanned the crowd and had already located Xiao Hei.

Xiao Hei had also spotted him and was about to walk over, but Shi Hao shook his head slightly to stop him.

Lin Yuyue was also nearby, casting a deep gaze at him.

Shi Hao felt somewhat puzzled, why are you looking at me like that, as if I’m some kind of heartbreaker.

Eh?

Shi Hao’s gaze caught a familiar figure.

Hong Taihe!

Zhenwu Sect’s disciple of cultivation, who resolutely left after the old Sect Master passed away, and no one knew where he had gone, yet unexpectedly he was encountered here.

At that moment, Hong Taihe also noticed him, staring back with a gaze filled with the intent to kill.

Shi Hao smiled faintly, you want to kill me?

Hehe, once in the Endless Trial, we’ll see who truly kills whom.

Beyond him, there were several others he recognized, such as the Saber Dao talent Liu Yulong, the Sword Dao talent Jia Xin, and so forth.

However, a few individuals in the crowd were breathtakingly brilliant, surrounded and guarded by others like stars around the moon.

"Little Sword King Meng Hai!"

"Having reached the second step of the Sword Dao, on the Eastern Fire Continent, you can’t find a second one under the age of thirty!"

"Hehe, you can think bigger, even under forty, those who have mastered the second realm of the Sword Dao are few and far between."

Shi Hao listened to the people whispering nearby, also looking at the Little Sword King.

This was a tall young man dressed in black, his face as if cut by a saber, sharp and clear, his eyes still bright, like the stars in the sky, dazzling.

When Shi Hao sized him up, Meng Hai seemed to sense it and turned his head, making eye contact.

Clang!

Their gazes collided, like two sabers clashing in the air, igniting Saber Intent.

"Eh!" "Ah!"

At the "intersection" of their gazes, everyone exclaimed, as if they had been attacked.

This was not an illusion, as some people’s faces showed wounds, thin yet bleeding.

Too terrifying!

Just the clash of their gazes in the air, with their Sword Hearts fighting, had managed to slice open people’s skin.

You must know that those present had passed through the Nine Passes, all of them geniuses.

Only then did everyone realize, looking at Shi Hao and then Meng Hai, all in shock.

These two were too fearsome, just the power overflowing from their gaze causing injuries—even though they were completely unguarded, was this something achievable at their age level?

To mention Meng Hai was one thing, but why was Shi Hao so strong?

In Meng Hai’s eyes, there was only Shi Hao; he stared at Shi Hao for a while, a smile curling up at the corner of his mouth as he retracted his gaze.

Once the Endless Trial began, he was definitely going to fight with Shi Hao.

Shi Hao also felt the surge of battle intent, the other party, like him, stood on the second step of the Sword Dao, a worthy opponent.

"Interesting," a white-clothed young man said with a smile from afar; he seemed to have a mania for cleanliness, no one dared stand within a meter of him.

However, those around him dared not show the slightest discontent.

This was because the white-clothed young man was Chen Yubin from Frozen City, a leading figure among the youth under thirty.

"Hehe, these two are indeed worth a fight," another young man surrounded by the crowd muttered, emanating boundless dominance.

Meteor Sect, Ryu Changlong!

He was a young genius, not inferior to Chen Yubin, revered by many.

"There’s another important meaning to participating in the Endless Trial."

"That is, it enables the opening of personal strength rankings!"

"Tianyun Temple will rank the top hundred for every realm, but, only those who pass through the Endless Trial qualify to be on the list."

"Hehe, I must pass and strive to enter the top hundred."

"You, barely scratching through the Endless Trial, yet you dream of entering the top hundred? You should know that before us, many geniuses have already passed the Endless Trial, every list gathers the strongest on the East Fire Continent, be it Sect Leaders, Disciples of Cultivation, or family heirs."

Shi Hao was surprised, there was such a thing as a ranking list?

Compiled by Tianyun Temple?

For Martial Artists, although rankings are rather abstract, they are highly regarded by them; they would even risk their lives to move up a rank.

For geniuses, too, there is an incredible desire for recognition.

Thus, the ranking list, catering to many people’s desires, makes the Endless Trial even more significant, as to be listed, one must first pass through the Endless Trial.

Interesting, Shi Hao murmured, what exactly is the purpose of Tianyun Temple pushing the Endless Trial so relentlessly?