Asura Emperor Venerable
Chapter 524: Nebula Dharma Appearance

Chapter 524: Chapter 524: Nebula Dharma Appearance

Shi Hao withdrew from the deep pit, yet he was filled with puzzlement.

If the elemental creatures truly intended to detonate Yunding Star, then what was the meaning of their invasion?

It was harming others without benefiting themselves.

Oh, after the fall of more than a dozen Heaven Building Ladder experts, they themselves gained no advantage, so why bother?

Then, if that wasn’t the case, what else could it be?

Could it be that these elemental creatures were searching for something?

Yes!

Digging three feet into the ground, could it be they were looking for some treasure?

Shi Hao’s heart could not help but pound with excitement, for the death of over a dozen Heaven Building Ladder experts showed the elemental creatures’ determination, which implied the object of their search must be exceedingly precious, right?

But the issue even involved the Heaven Building Ladder, could Shi Hao snatch food from the jaws of a tiger?

He had the Immortal Abode, so he wasn’t very worried about self-preservation; the problem was... he still didn’t know what exactly these elemental creatures were searching for.

Without even knowing what to look for, how could he compete?

Shi Hao left the large pit, pondering as he walked.

All of a sudden, the crystal stone beneath his feet turned as soft as flowing water, and he immediately sank down; the crystal stone wrapped around him, threatening to bury him alive inside.

What’s happening?

He hastened to spring up but without the ability to fly, and with the ground incredibly soft, there was nothing to push against; how could he jump up?

At that moment, two figures appeared, both exceedingly tall.

One was the metal person who had been chasing him, and the other was a stone figure he had never seen before.

It was the stone figure that extended its hand, controlling the sinking crystal pillar.

A thought struck Shi Hao’s mind, and he suddenly remembered Xia Mengyin previously causing the ground to sink and burying the experts of Kuangsha Sect completely.

This was a unique method of Founding King Court, controlling elements!

All things in the world are composed of elements, hence powerful martial artists can manipulate the elements that constitute matter, causing its form to change.

For example, martial artists with Earth Attribute can turn solid stone into mud, while those with Earth Attribute can instantly melt solid iron into liquid metal or reshape it into any desired form.

This ability belonged to Founding King Court, but not every member of the Founding King Court could achieve it, it required an exceptionally high talent, like Xia Mengyin.

But elemental creatures?

They were made of elements, so naturally, manipulating matter was a simple task for them.

——Why hadn’t the previous Gold Element Founding King Court trapped him?

It was simple because it was too far away.

Manipulating the change of matter’s form, how could it possibly ignore distance?

Now these two Founding King Courts were lying in wait, catching Shi Hao off guard and indeed succeeding.

Who said elemental creatures had no intelligence?

In the blink of an eye, many thoughts flashed through Shi Hao’s mind, and at that moment, the softened crystal stone suddenly became incredibly hard, as if casting him inside, locking him in tightly.

If it were someone else, bound in such a way, they would certainly be unable to exert any strength and would just have to wait for death, but Shi Hao was different.

A boom, three Dharma appearances emerged.

The Sun Dharma Aspect released scorching heat, instantly carbonizing the crystal pillar, making it brittle, while the Stone Sphere Dharma Appearance started to ram through everything in its path, ruthlessly breaking anything it encountered, showing no reason at all.

The Black Hole Physiognomy was slightly dazed, and then began to nibble at the crystal pillar, biting off large chunks with each mouthful.

In just a moment, Shi Hao had freed himself, whoosh, his figure darted away, maintaining a distance of about sixty feet from the two elemental creatures.

The change happened too quickly and suddenly, which left the two elemental creatures no time to intervene, not until Shi Hao managed to escape. By then, it was already too late for them to close the distance.

Shi Hao glanced around, then turned and left.

As it stood, he was still no match for the Founding King Court—unless Yue Ying lent him her power, but to use up such an opportunity just to deal with two from the Founding King Court would have been a regrettable waste.

Forget it.

After freeing himself, he once again began his search for the habitats of elemental creatures.

A day later, he had another discovery, stumbling upon a village of Water People.

Shi Hao discreetly scanned the area, and finding no presence from the Founding King Court, he decisively struck.

In no time, he eliminated all of the Water People in the village, reaping a large amount of Elemental Cores in the process.

This time, he did not grant the Water People the chance to merge with each other. Naturally, his haul far exceeded that of his previous raid on the Stone Person village.

He continued on his way, and over the next few days, his gains were substantial, the number of Elemental Cores in his Spatial Spirit Tool growing ever larger.

That day, while Shi Hao was still on the hunt, he suddenly felt a strong sense of impending crisis.

He quickly turned around to see a tall figure leaping towards him—it was a Fire Person, its whole body enshrouded in blue flames.

This Fire Person was terrifying, the pressure it emitted was enough to strike fear into the souls of those around.

Supplementing Divine Temple!

Shi Hao dared not take any chances and immediately retreated into the Immortal Abode.

Whoosh, the Fire Person landed, pacing back and forth where Shi Hao had disappeared, its flame-like face showing signs of confusion.

Where did he go?

Under the envelopment of its Soul Force, a flesh-and-blood human had vanished into thin air, completely evading its senses. How could that be?

It paced back and forth for a long time before its form flashed and disappeared.

Shi Hao could see everything clearly from within the Immortal Abode, but he had no intention of leaving.

Trying to play mind games with me?

He was not ignorant of the fact that elemental creatures were different from the straightforwardness of ferocious beasts—even ferocious beasts pretend to leave, then lie in wait, ready to ambush their prey when it drops its guard and steps out of safety, striking it down when least expected.

Fortunately, he had absorbed enough energy, and the Black Hole Dharma Aspect was self-improving. Therefore, after killing so many elemental creatures, Shi Hao also found himself at the cusp of a breakthrough.

Time for a breakthrough, then.

Since it was just a minor realm, there was no need to go overboard.

Sitting cross-legged, Shi Hao then called out in his mind, "Yue Ying."

"What a useless master, always needing my help for everything. Why am I so unlucky?" Yue Ying, as usual, voiced her complaints, but in the next instant, she had already taken Shi Hao’s soul into the starry sky.

This time, Shi Hao envisioned a nebula.

He had grand ambitions to eventually manifest an entire macroscopic universe. Thus, every celestial body was an object of his meditation.

Five days later, on the fourth island in the Soul Sea, a new Dharma appearance was born.

A nebula!

However, at present, it seemed nothing more than a cloud of mist.

It couldn’t be helped, Shi Hao’s realm wasn’t high enough to fully materialize a nebula. That would be too vast—if he really could manifest it, wouldn’t Shi Hao be on par with, or even exceed, this universe?

Four Dharma aspects.

Shi Hao smiled. Killing elemental creatures, coupled with the assistance of the Black Hole Dharma Aspect, his cultivation had soared as if it had grown wings.

Indeed, coming to South Wood Continent this time was the right choice.