Asura Emperor Venerable
Chapter 499: True Identity

Chapter 499: Chapter 499: True Identity

"Do you think you’re the only one with a dharma appearance?" Hai Wuyan said, defiantly releasing his own dharma appearance, which took the form of various ice-like ferocious beasts. However, as soon as these apparitions appeared, they began to melt, frightening him so much that he quickly withdrew them.

With the dharma appearance destroyed, his cultivation would surely plummet. Although he could rebuild it, how much time would that waste?

He could not understand what exactly Shi Hao’s dharma appearance was; it was far more powerful than his nine apparitions combined.

"Succubus possession!" Hai Wuyan refused to lose and, with a loud shout, his aura dramatically changed.

Shi Hao suddenly felt an indescribable impulse, an instinct that gave him an insatiable longing for the opposite sex.

Hmm?

Is this desire?

With great willpower, Shi Hao forcefully suppressed this desire. He stomped his foot, and a surge of force traveled through the ground towards Hai Wuyan. With a bang, it shook his opponent off the stage.

—Now that Hai Wuyan was focusing on countering the Sun Dharma Aspect, he had no spare energy to defend against other attacks.

Shi Hao retracted his dharma appearance, and looked down from the elevated platform at Hai Wuyan, his eyebrows slightly furrowed. His opponent’s last technique was sinister, provoking an instinctive dislike within him.

However, considering Hai Wuyan’s character, although a bit lascivious, he was quite simple and could hardly be classified as a villain.

But that was of no concern to the Wen Family.

They had won!

This was a competition of Self-Observation; winning this battle was highly significant.

Shi Hao leaped down from the platform, and Wen Xiuxiu immediately approached him, sparing no praise.

Still under the influence of Hai Wuyan’s technique, Shi Hao felt somewhat impulsive, his gaze towards Wen Xiuxiu was somewhat dangerous.

He quickly excused himself and left the Ceng Family. Finding a secluded spot, he entered directly into the Immortal Abode.

He focused on regulating his breath. After a while, he completely expelled the lingering desire.

"Why does this remind me of somebody?"

Shi Hao murmured to himself, and with a flash of recognition, another figure came to mind.

Chen Ling from the Myriad Demons Path!

She had used her charm to cause dissension within the entire Zhenwu Sect, all by herself—how terrifying!

However, Chen Ling directly controlled people like puppets, whereas Hai Wuyan seemed to merely provoke the most primal, instinctive desires in humans, which seemed slightly different.

Thinking of Chen Ling naturally led Shi Hao to think of Mo Du from the Corpse Ghost Path, who sought to kill him. This vendetta, of course, had to be avenged.

Now that he was a member of Self-Observation, he feared no one. It was a pity that Mo Du’s whereabouts were unknown; finding him in this vast crowd would be no easy task.

...

The wilderness.

Hai Wuyan silently appeared, still in a state of excessive indulgence. When he arrived at a grave, he knocked on the tombstone and asked, "Have you slept enough?"

Bang!

The grave burst open, and a man so thin he was nearly skeletal climbed out, complaining, "I was recovering my strength, why did you wake me?"

If Shi Hao were here, he would surely be taken aback, for this man was none other than Mo Du!

"I encountered a most bizarre incident today!" Hai Wuyan didn’t care about him and said to himself, "I attacked a person with my Spiritual Desire Technique, and he actually remained completely unaffected!"

Mo Du was originally very dissatisfied, but upon hearing this, he couldn’t help but be startled and said, "Could it be that this person’s cultivation is far above yours?"

Hai Wuyan shook his head, "According to my estimation, this person’s realm should be below mine."

"What!" Mo Du appeared extremely shocked, "His cultivation is below yours, yet he can withstand the Spiritual Desire Technique? Hehe, aside from the Demon Lord himself, who else could possess such capability? Don’t tell me, this person is the reincarnation of the Demon Lord!"

"What’s this person’s name?" A woman’s voice sounded, as Chen Ling floated over.

Hai Wuyan scratched his head, thought for quite a while, and then said, "Seems to be called Shi something."

"Shi Hao?" Chen Ling asked.

"Yes, that’s the name," Hai Wuyan clapped his hands together, then exclaimed with a "huh," "Do you know this person?"

"It’s that kid!" Mo Du also remembered, "Chen Ling, are you hiding something?"

Chen Ling thought for a bit and finally decided to speak up, "I suspect, this person is the reincarnation of the Demon Lord."

"Ha ha, I merely mentioned it in passing, and you actually believed it?" Mo Du immediately sneered, "How powerful was the Demon Lord back then? With his power alone, he suppressed the entire Yunding Star, and his thirty-six Sect Masters were all mighty Almighties! Now, a greenhorn with nothing exceptional about him can be the reincarnation of the Demon Lord?"

However, Chen Ling just shook her head, "He was able to withstand my Charming Skill, and at that time, he was only at the Soul Nurturing realm!"

At this, even Mo Du was stunned, completely at a loss for words.

Their Heavenly Demon Path excelled in spiritual control, and if one’s realm exceeded another’s, they could easily ensnare them; if that weren’t the case, how else would the Heavenly Demon Path have established such a formidable reputation?

When the Demon Lord dominated the world, many Almighty beings who built the Sky Ladder came to join him, becoming one of the Sect Masters beneath him, among them were certainly those Secret Techniques created by the Demon Lord himself.

So, with a realm two whole levels lower, could there be any other explanation for Shi Hao’s ability to withstand Chen Ling’s Charming Skill, if not that he was the reincarnation of the Demon Lord?

"Chen Ling, you must have known this all along, which is why you asked me to show mercy at that time!" Mo Du immediately realized, "Well done. You wanted to ingratiate yourself with the reincarnation of the Demon Lord, so you kept me in the dark!"

Chen Ling completely ignored him and simply said, "Now, once we confirm that Shi Hao is indeed the reincarnation of the Demon Lord, we can start the Spirit Awakening Ceremony to awaken the previous life’s memories of the great Demon Lord and lead us to restore the glory of the Heavenly Demon Path!"

Mo Du gave a sinister smile, "Whether he is the reincarnation of the Demon Lord or not, we can all start the Spirit Awakening Ceremony. If he is, then naturally that is for the best, and if not, if he is crippled, then so be it. Ha ha, it would be of no loss to us!"

"No way!" Hai Wuyan was the first to jump up, "If he’s not the reincarnation of the Demon Lord, I still want to take him as my underling!"

This guy was still hung up on that.

Chen Ling pressed her hand down and said, "Everyone, stop arguing. We must confirm whether it’s the reincarnation of the Demon Lord, and we must keep it secret! In the past, the Heavenly Demon Path swept across the world, and all who were under the throne were but lapdogs. Now, these forces would definitely not allow the Demon Lord’s return."

Mo Du and Hai Wuyan both fell silent. Under the grand goal of reviving the Heavenly Demon Path, there was no room for their personal desires.

"Hai Wuyan, your identity has not been exposed; go and make contact with Shi Hao again," Chen Ling ordered.

"Alright," Hai Wuyan decisively agreed.

...

After leaving the Immortal Abode, Shi Hao returned to the Wen Family. Representing the Wen Family, he had won a substantial amount of cultivation resources. Moreover, the matter he had entrusted Wen Xiuxiu to investigate had not yet yielded any results.

Seeing him return, Wen Xiuxiu was naturally thrilled. She first delivered the cultivation resources, then conveyed that the investigation was underway. With the reach and depth of the Heavenly Path Association, they should have results soon.

However, Shi Hao had not yet received her results; instead, he first encountered Hai Wuyan.

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