Asura Emperor Venerable
Chapter 572: Rapid Progress

Chapter 572: Chapter 572: Rapid Progress

Seven days later, Shi Hao emerged from the Great Void Realm and returned to his own residence, where he began to challenge the Seventh Aspect.

What should he visualize for the Seventh Aspect?

Shi Hao asked Yue Ying for guidance.

Although the Artifact Spirit was arrogant and aloof, it had provided Shi Hao with significant help up to this point and had become a source of great trust for Shi Hao.

"For the Seventh Dharma appearance, visualize the Element of Speed," Yue Ying immediately said. "Once that is in place, your Great Cosmic Dharma Aspect will essentially be established. Next, for the Eighth Aspect, visualize Yunding Star, and for the Ninth Aspect, the moon."

"This way, you can further refine the stars in the Star River and increase their power substantially."

Shi Hao nodded slowly; the following Dharma appearances were all auxiliary in nature, lacking substantial might on their own, but they could strengthen the already formed Dharma appearances, maximizing the power of the Great Cosmic Dharma Aspect that he would eventually form.

Very well, let it be so.

Yue Ying took him into the starry sky, where they caught up with a swiftly passing Element of Speed. After entering it, Shi Hao began to observe the rules within.

Compared to other celestial bodies, the Element of Speed’s characteristic was its swiftness.

It continuously swept through the starry sky with great speed, never tiring, never ceasing.

Seven days later, Shi Hao’s soul returned to his physical body and he then constructed the Seventh Dharma appearance in his Soul Sea.

Another four days passed, and the great task was completed.

The Seventh Aspect!

Shi Hao experimented a bit and found that the characteristic of the Seventh Dharma appearance was speed, and its sphere of activity could even extend beyond the range covered by his Soul Force.

However, compared to the previous Dharma appearances, the Seventh Aspect was much less powerful.

There was no helping it; he had already visualized the most powerful Dharma appearances at the beginning, so naturally, the following ones would not match up.

Shi Hao wasn’t disappointed because the Dharma appearance he ultimately aimed to form was the Map of the Heavens and Stars, creating his own world. The Seventh Aspect and the following Dharma appearances might not be strong individually, but they were indispensable for the entire Map of the Heavens and Stars.

He descended into the earthly grotto again.

Shi Hao once more submitted an application to the academy and re-entered the Elemental Cave.

This time, he stayed in the Elemental Cave for a month, then returned and cultivated in the Great Void Realm, perfecting the Element of Speed Dharma appearance.

He quickly reached the Peak of the Seventh Aspect, and after a brief consolidation period, he began to make a breakthrough.

For the Eighth Aspect, he observed Yunding Star.

This step, however, took him a full three months, and he spent a significant portion of that time in the Great Void Realm.

Finally, he visualized Yunding Star.

Why did it take so long?

Because he was not only observing a celestial body but was also simulating the life upon it.

Life, the most complex of all, was not something that Shi Hao could touch at his current realm, thus he spent so much time and only managed to give the Eighth Aspect a faint semblance of a living celestial body.

It was far from a true living celestial body, yet it left a seed, providing it with endless possibilities.

Next came the Ninth Aspect, when Shi Hao visualized the moon, ensuring that all Nine Islands in the Soul Sea had a Dharma appearance to preside over them.

Theoretically, Shi Hao was now capable of constructing the Map of the Heavens and Stars.

Once successfully merged, this would be the strongest Dharma appearance in the world.

——With the entire Universe visualized, could there be a stronger Dharma appearance?

But Shi Hao was not in a hurry to consolidate the nine Dharma appearances because he had a tenth Soul Island where he could visualize another one.

What should he choose for this one?

Since he could form one more Dharma appearance, Shi Hao certainly saw no reason to waste the opportunity.

"Although there are numerous celestial bodies in the Map of the Heavens and Stars, in terms of types, I have already formed them all."

"Indeed, there are still some starry sky meteors and the like, but forming such a Dharma appearance is meaningless, as it does not greatly enhance my combat power."

Shi Hao pondered.

"If you’re not afraid of taking risks, I might have an idea for you," Yue Ying’s voice suddenly rang out.

"Speak," Shi Hao said, always willing to listen to good advice with an open mind.

"You could deduce a Starry Sky Storm," Yue Ying said, her tone becoming somewhat solemn, "This could unleash boundless power, but, the emergence of a Starry Sky Storm is the great explosion of a celestial body, so, each time you use it, it will destroy a large number of the celestial bodies you have envisioned."

A Starry Sky Storm, just the sound of it was terrifying.

One should know that naturally formed storms on earth can be incredibly terrifying, so what about a universe-level Starry Sky Storm?

How would it compare to the eruption of a White Hole?

Well, these are two completely different kinds of eruptions: the power of a White Hole depends on the energy devoured by a Black Hole, while a Starry Sky Storm is determined by the number of exploding celestial bodies.

"Alright, let’s envision a Starry Sky Storm!" Shi Hao nodded.

However, he was still far from the Peak of Eight Aspects. This was just a thought, not yet the time to put it into action.

To reach that step as soon as possible, there was naturally only one choice.

-- Re-enter the Elemental Cave.

"Twenty-one years old, Eight Aspects, this pace isn’t slow at all."

Shi Hao muttered to himself. His disadvantage was that he began cultivating too late, but from Breaking the Extreme to Eight Aspects, he only took a mere five years, an extremely astonishing speed that did not pale in comparison to any of the historical geniuses.

What’s more crucial was that he reached the limit in every realm, and that was truly the most terrifying part.

As soon as he stepped onto the path of Self-Observation, it was destined that he could cultivate the Ten Aspects, but could Ten Aspects be considered the limit of Self-Observation?

Shi Hao shook his head; he wanted to fuse the ten Dharma appearances together, which to him was the true breaking of limits.

"Now, my combat power should be comparable to that of the Founding King Court," he estimated his combat power, very satisfied with himself.

Who would have thought that merely Eight Aspects could rival the Founding King Court.

Shi Hao emerged from seclusion, determined to make another trip to the Elemental Cave soon and bring his cultivation to the peak of Eight Aspects.

"Shi Hao, hahaha, you’ve finally come out!" He had just walked out when he heard someone laughing loudly, gratingly loud.

It was Du Bei.

His aura was extremely unstable, yet immensely powerful.

The Founding King Court.

He finally made that crucial step, becoming a master of the Founding King Court.

Shi Hao couldn’t help but smile. If Du Bei had broken through earlier, then he would have needed to use every trick in the book to maintain an undefeated situation or perhaps simply use Cloud Piercing Step to leave, but now, hehe.

"So you think breaking through is very impressive, huh?" he said indifferently.

"I said it before, once I break through to the Founding King Court, I will fight you!" Du Bei’s face was full of pride, "Now I have succeeded, but you are still in Self-Observation, do you dare to fight me?"

His loud shouting immediately attracted many bystanders, who gathered around to watch.

"Hehe, if Shi Hao agrees, then he’s really a fool."

"Even the strongest of Self-Observation can only admit defeat against the Founding King Court."

"Yeah, if he puts up a show of strength and fights, he not only loses but also gets beaten up, so obviously, Shi Hao won’t accept the challenge," the crowd whispered among themselves.

Shi Hao gave a beaming smile: "If you want to fight, then let’s fight!"