Asura Emperor Venerable
Chapter 429: Ten Islands

Chapter 429: Chapter 429: Ten Islands

Xie Tianyi’s brows furrowed even tighter as he hesitated for a moment before taking out a stick.

This stick, though blackened as if charred, emitted a terrifying ferocity that made everyone nearby, who had already stepped back, involuntarily retreat a few more steps.

Xie Tianyi began to gather his strength, and it was only after at least three breaths that he struck with the stick.

He leapt high into the air and then smashed down with the stick, his aura terrifying as if he were facing a celestial body that he could smash to pieces.

Bang!

However, under this strike, only a faint mark appeared on the Eternal Stone.

Everyone turned to look at the leaderboard, including Xie Tianyi, but his name did not move at all.

Three moves had passed, and he could no longer attempt anymore.

In the eyes of the others, being able to leave one’s name on the Eternal Stone was already incredibly impressive. Of the new batch of entrants, only seventy to eighty people could achieve this.

But for Xie Tianyi, being the top ranker of the West Rock Continent and only sitting at nineteenth place was unacceptable to him.

In his view, even if he wasn’t comparable to Nan Mu or the few top geniuses of the Northern Silver Continent, entering the top ten should have been no problem.

But now, merely nineteenth?

He took a deep breath and instantly adjusted his mindset.

Just because he was trailing behind these eighteen people now didn’t mean he would be inferior forever.

The path of cultivation was full of changes; perhaps at some realm he would break through a limit, and his combat power would soar straight to the top.

That was the essence of a genius. If one couldn’t adjust one’s mindset promptly, then it truly would be a waste.

He did not linger but pressed forward.

The journey of adventure that lay ahead was still long, and ultimately, in the martial arts, it was absolute combat power that mattered. No matter how invincible you are at your level, if you’re too far behind in realm, what use is it?

Day by day, the number of newcomers decreased daily. In the first few days, there were still two to three hundred per day, but now it had sharply dropped to only a hundred a day. Although there were a few more who made the leaderboard, they did not appear at this place of the Eternal Stone.

This sudden rise in the ranks naturally indicated that there were other Eternal Stones somewhere else.

Seven days later, Shi Hao finally reached the end of the Nine Islands.

He could break through now.

This time, Shi Hao was not in a hurry. He found a secluded place early and began to adjust his condition.

Breaking the extreme was not a matter to be taken lightly.

If the martial arts dictated this, then there naturally was reason in it. With the universe having its order and human effort being limited, how easy could it be to break through a limit?

After adjusting for a day, Shi Hao felt all his conditions had reached their peak.

Alright, breakthrough!

He began to charge towards the Tenth Island.

What he needed was simple, to let the Soul Seed fly a distance further, establishing the tenth Soul Island.

However, as the Soul Seed Puppet took flight, an overwhelming powerful force immediately enveloped it, forcefully pressing it back to the Soul Island.

The force was too formidable. Even the thunder resonated between heaven and earth, as if sending a warning to Shi Hao that the order of the cosmos could not be disrupted.

Huh, this suppressive force didn’t come from the Sea of Suffering but rather from a profound force between heaven and earth.

So, to break through the limit, was it not about fighting one’s own body but rather the heaven and earth?

Shi Hao smiled. If a limit wasn’t meant to be broken, what use was it calling it a limit?

He gathered his strength again and then the Soul Seed Puppet soared up once more.

Buzz, that mighty force came again, immense and unstoppable.

Shi Hao snorted, the Net of Rules unfolded, protecting the Soul Seed Puppet. Suddenly, he saw an opening within that force and the Soul Seed Puppet broke through.

Clang!

Between heaven and earth, thunder roared incessantly.

Although this was a secret realm, it clearly couldn’t isolate the power of heaven and earth. Endless lightning flickered above Shi Hao’s head, seemingly ready to strike him down at any moment.

However, Shi Hao hadn’t committed any terrible crimes; he was merely challenging his limits. Thus, heaven and earth had no reason to strike him at random.

So, although the lightning surged as if it were the apocalypse, it strangely couldn’t descend with its full might.

In the distance, everyone was shivering. "My god, this is too terrifying. Such the might of thunder, if it were to randomly strike down, even the Supplementing Divine Temple would only have the fate to be instantly obliterated."

What was going on? Could it be that a supreme Ferocious God had been born, provoking the wrath of heaven and earth?

Yet, Shi Hao was only focusing on his inner world, indifferent to the thunder that could destroy the world.

If it had been someone else, perhaps even an Almighty of the Sky Ladder would have been trembling in spirit, not daring to continue. But Shi Hao was a mere novice, lacking reverence for heaven and earth yet filled with confidence in himself.

The Soul Seed Puppet hadn’t flown far when the power of heaven and earth suddenly intensified, attempting to forcefully press it down.

Hum, the Soul Seed Puppet struck with all its might, resisting this power of heaven and earth.

Alas, that power was too great, still forcefully pressing the Soul Seed Puppet down, and just as it was about to near the Sea of Suffering, the Soul Seed Puppet suddenly burst forth with Fire Scorches the Heavens, blasting open the sea level.

In this world of consciousness, Shi Hao didn’t actually need to extract Elemental Power; this was a collision of martial arts consciousness, an understanding of martial arts, and an understanding of the way of heaven and earth.

Not needing to extract Elemental Power, his Soul Power wasn’t exhausted and could be cycled through multiple times.

"I can’t contend with the power of Heaven and Earth, but by forcefully suppressing the sea level of the Sea of Suffering, letting the Soul Seed continue its flight should be fine, right?"

Bang, the power of heaven and earth suddenly increased again, causing the Soul Seed Puppet to sink further.

Shi Hao felt incredibly strained. Snap, snap, snap, his blood vessels suddenly burst a great deal, instantly turning him into a bloody man.

The deeper he was pressed, the deeper the Sea of Suffering he needed to break through; naturally, the pressure increased.

Yet, Shi Hao had absolutely no intention of giving up.

To him, to pursue the strongest was to achieve the strongest; he would never accept mediocrity and would stake his life for it.

Wasn’t the cultivation of a martial artist all about contending with heaven and earth?

Fire Scorches the Heavens was already unable to hold up. Seeing the Soul Seed Puppet getting closer to the sea surface, Shi Hao shouted, and the Soul Seed Puppet struck out with the Sky-Flipping Seal, once again forcefully suppressing the sea level.

Although he was operating the Sky-Flipping Seal in a realm of consciousness without Soul Power exhaustion, it still left Shi Hao extremely fatigued, a mental exhaustion.

After all, this was a high-level Martial Technique, and with Shi Hao’s current strength, he could only use it once.

But fatigue could be overcome and endured.

Shi Hao rode the wind and waves, forcefully carving a path through the Sea of Suffering.

This ensured he could not travel too far, but that didn’t matter; this time he wasn’t aiming to widen the Sea of Suffering but merely to create enough space to construct the tenth island.

If the distance covered by the Soul Seed Puppet was insufficient, then during the expansion process, the tenth Soul Island would collide with the ninth, with the only outcome being the destruction of both islands, dropping his cultivation back to the eight islands, possibly for life.

So, was challenging the limit so easy?

Taking risks was inevitable, often turning a genius into a mediocrity, doomed forever!

In just a moment, Shi Hao felt so fatigued that he couldn’t describe it, only wishing to stop and sleep immediately.

However, he estimated that he still hadn’t traveled far enough; if he were to construct the Soul Island now, it would still collide with the ninth island in the future.

Endure, just a bit longer.

Bang!

The thunder of heaven and earth grew even more ferocious, that immense power getting stronger, pressing the Soul Seed Puppet down again.

"Ah!"

Shi Hao roared, slapping his chest, spurting a mouthful of fresh blood, but his will to fight suddenly surged, the Soul Seed Puppet desperately striking out with the Sky-Flipping Seal, even a single inch forward being worthwhile.

At last, the overpowering force persisted, and the Soul Seed Puppet was submerged.

Bang!

The very next second, a Soul Island surged from the sea surface.

The tenth island!