Asura Emperor Venerable
Chapter 514: Dine and Dash

Chapter 514: Chapter 514: Dine and Dash

"You praise, but what’s with the barely contained laughter?"

Shi Hao was speechless—why couldn’t his third Dharma appearance take on a more imposing form?

A tiger, a lion, an elephant—he wouldn’t have minded any of those, but why did it have to be a rabbit?

Speaking of which, he had rarely even eaten rabbits, so why a rabbit?

"Brother Shi, although the form of your Dharma appearance is a bit, well, that, Dharma appearances all have room to grow. As you elevate your realm, the power of this Dharma appearance will become stronger and stronger," Gu Tong said seriously.

In the end, Shi Hao helplessly accepted the fact that his third Dharma appearance was whimsical. While it was indeed cute, its power was undeniable.

This was the third form of the Sun, a terrifying existence throughout the Universe. Now that he had visualized it, who knew how powerful it could evolve to be in the future.

"Alright, let’s continue to South Wood Continent," Gu Tong refrained from teasing Shi Hao any further, but it was quite evident that he was struggling to hold back his laughter.

The two continued their journey towards South Wood Continent. After three days, they finally arrived.

"Alright, from here on, it’s up to you. I’m leaving," said Gu Tong, dropping Shi Hao off and vaulting into the sky, piercing the void as he left.

Damn, it’s like sending Buddha to the West—couldn’t he at least have dropped me off at the Heavenly Palace Academy before leaving!

Shi Hao sighed. Fine, I can go there myself.

He wandered at random, looking for a human settlement first to ask about the situation.

An hour later, Shi Hao entered a city. He chose a tavern, ordered a few dishes, and while eating, listened to the discussions of the people there.

As expected, the Heavenly Palace Academy was a hot topic of conversation.

South Wood Continent was not short of Nine Stars powers, and there were even Ten Stars powers with unmatched martial arts strength on Yunding Star.

Now, many Ten Stars and Nine Stars powers had joined forces to establish this Heavenly Palace Academy. Without regard to background or strength, as long as one was talented enough, they could be admitted to the academy and receive guidance from those Ascending to Saint Position and the Heaven Connecting Road Almighties.

Even sometimes, the Sky Ladder Almighties would appear to teach.

Naturally, this was a topic of immense impact, stirring up public debate and intense curiosity, mainly about why such an academy was founded.

After all, martial artists are selfish.

Because there are only so many cultivation resources—if you share with others, you’re sure to have less for yourself.

Look, clan forces only pass down Cultivation Techniques to blood relatives, and they also keep the resource supply within the family. They would never consider giving any to outsiders.

Sects are somewhat better, at least breaking the restriction of bloodline. But to receive the true teachings, one must overcome numerous obstacles: not only does one’s martial arts talent have to pass muster, but one also needs to prove absolute loyalty to the sect.

—No one wants to raise an ingrate.

So it’s quite strange now, why would all the major forces be willing to contribute manpower, resources, and Cultivation Techniques to train completely unrelated individuals?

This is an academy, without the master and disciple system, and once you leave, everyone goes their separate ways.

To cultivate talent for other sects and clans?

Have the top forces of South Wood Continent gone mad?

This made the diners talk more and more angrily, with Mo Bu even starting to bang on the table.

"Our South Wood Continent has always suppressed the other three continents in terms of martial arts levels. Now that we’re spreading the Cultivation Techniques and sharing cultivation resources, will we still have the advantage in a few years?"

"Yeah, why should we sacrifice our own resources for outsiders?"

"Alas, I really don’t understand what those Almighties are thinking!"

"Don’t let me see any of those from the other continents. Otherwise, I’ll crush every one of them I meet!"

"Heh heh!" Just then, someone let out a sneer.

"Who’s laughing?" The diners immediately got excited, sticking their heads out to look around.

"Young master is right here." A young man raised his hand. His black hair sprawled over his shoulders, his face full of rogueishness, with a lackadaisical posture.

"What are you laughing at?" a diner asked.

"The young master here is from the Northern Silver Continent. Come on and crush me," the young man said, sitting down but with one foot on the bench, noisily gnawing on a chicken leg and utterly lacking decorum.

"Fine, I’ll teach you a lesson!" The diner charged at the young man.

But in the next instant, the diner was thrown out of the window, fortunately, it was only from the second floor, so he didn’t die.

This naturally infuriated the other diners, who rushed over in a fury.

Boom, boom, boom, the young man finally stood up and battled with the diners.

Shi Hao glanced over and couldn’t help feeling curious, because this young man was clearly a high-level Self-Observation, while most of the diners were at the Breaking the Extreme realm, all together they wouldn’t be a match for one of his fingers, but now the fight was surprisingly even, wasn’t that very strange?

As the fight went on, the youth eventually retreated from the restaurant and, seemingly outnumbered, fled in a panic.

The diners suddenly acted as if they had won a great victory, each one brimming with pride and celebratory gestures.

They returned in groups, each boasting about their recent heroic acts.

"Oh no, he didn’t pay the bill!" a waiter suddenly slapped his thigh and cried out loud.

What!

The heated discussions among the diners came to an abrupt halt, and they weren’t stupid, after a moment of thought they realized that the man had been plotting to dine and dash all along, which is why he had picked a fight as a diversion.

They were excited? Excited my ass!

One by one, they looked like defeated roosters, with no more interest in talking.

Shi Hao couldn’t help but chuckle, this young man was a Self-Observation, how could he possibly not afford to pay for a meal?

Was it sheer whimsy, or was he naturally inclined to dine and dash?

Shi Hao paid it no mind and continued with his meal.

Inside the restaurant, there was silence.

There was nothing more to find out here, so after filling his stomach, Shi Hao set off on his way.

Of course, he was sure to pay.

Now he already knew where Heavenly Palace Academy was and headed straight for it.

It took Shi Hao seven days to finally arrive at his destination.

Heavenly Palace Academy was located in Guanghao City, where various powers had collected a vast tract of land. After leveling it, they built the academy which covered a huge area and housed many buildings, yet the entire construction only took a few months, showcasing impressive efficiency.

The recruitment of students was still underway, so Shi Hao went to learn more about it.

Firstly, those who meet the following condition can skip the test and enter the academy directly.

What is it?

If one’s name appeared on the official or genius rankings of the various continents, even if they had fallen off the list since then, it didn’t matter; such talents were welcomed by the Heavenly Palace Academy with open arms.

However, those from Eastern Fire Continent were excluded.

Why?

Because those rankings weren’t compiled by the Heavenly Path Association and were not recognized by the other continents.

So, people from Eastern Fire Continent had to take the second route.

Prove that they were a genius.

If their Spirit Root Attribute was high-level enough, they passed.

If their physique was extraordinary, they passed.

If their cultivation speed was fast, they passed.

Shi Hao was surprised, from this it seemed that Heavenly Palace Academy was not just recruiting top-tier talents, but anyone with a slight edge would be welcomed by the academy.

In that case, how many students could the academy collect?

Tens of thousands? Or even more!

However, the academy did set a minimal threshold for cultivation, which was to reach the Soul Nurturing stage.

Since this was only the second step in martial arts training, setting such a threshold was almost the same as having none at all.

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