Asura Emperor Venerable
Chapter 585: The Second Layer of the Nine Deaths Heavenly Skill

Chapter 585: Chapter 585: The Second Layer of the Nine Deaths Heavenly Skill

Shi Hao no longer had the time to escape from the Elemental Cave.

He felt as if every inch of his skin was about to split open, every vein about to explode; even his bones were creaking and cracking.

Left with no choice, Shi Hao, while still possessing a shred of conscious control, hurriedly entered the Immortal Abode.

Then, the terrible pain intensified.

What he had felt before was certainly not an illusion—his skin was indeed splitting open, his veins were bursting, and his bones were shattering.

It was unbearable, excruciatingly so.

This was death!

Indeed, had it been anyone else, even with a cultivation ten times stronger, they would have only been waiting to die.

Shi Hao was no exception; his martial arts talents could not cure illness.

He wanted to grit his teeth, but his teeth were also shattering, his jaw broken; he could not even perform such an action.

Boundless agony struck him, making him wish to just die, to sense nothing at all.

Within him was the Heart of Stone, which could completely allow him to be reborn from extremity and not worry about actually dying; indeed, he could simply faint.

However, he still had to cultivate the Nine Deaths Technique.

This Technique could only be comprehended at the brink of death, so Shi Hao absolutely could not pass out at this moment; otherwise, he certainly couldn’t reach the second layer of cultivation in the Nine Deaths Technique.

How many chances would there be at the brink of death?

Therefore, no matter how unbearable, how intolerable the pain was, Shi Hao had to persevere.

His vitality was grinding away further, and finally, Shi Hao felt like a dead man, his body no longer able to confine his spirit. He felt light and floaty, as if about to drift away with the wind.

This was death.

Shi Hao was not panicking in the slightest; in such a state, he was comprehending the Nine Deaths Technique.

On the other hand, he was also curious—who had created such a Cultivation Technique?

Was this person frequently killed by others, yet lived on by a breath?

That was impressive but equally tragic.

He was just pondering this, of course, his focus remained on comprehending the Nine Deaths Technique.

This "death" lasted a full half a year.

A miraculous force sustained his body’s most minimal vitality, keeping him at the edge of death yet not dead, preventing his body and spirit from totally losing connection.

The Heart of Stone!

It was finally ignited.

But the benefits of the Heart of Stone were far more than that; a gentle force began to transform Shi Hao’s body, reconnecting broken bones, re-creating blood vessels, reweaving muscles, all stronger and tougher than before.

Simultaneously, Shi Hao’s understanding of the Nine Deaths Technique quietly advanced to the second level, further enhancing the strength of his physique, rendering his body even more perfect.

Reborn from extremity, this was a perfect transformation.

Another month passed, and Shi Hao finally stopped.

The second layer of the Nine Deaths Technique, complete!

He stood up, lightly swinging his arms; immediately, an immense force surged, mysteriously terrifying.

His physical body was now too powerful; just his pure strength alone could probably kill the First King and the Second King.

Huh?

Shi Hao was surprised; with a thought, his body suddenly radiated like a blazing sun, supremely yang and firm.

The Sacred Body of the Nine Suns!

Through the knowledge of Yuan Chengmie, he immediately discerned, this was a special constitution.

The Sacred Body of the Nine Suns, with a body like the sun, could incinerate all Restless Souls in the world.

If Shi Hao encountered a Corpse Ghost, there would be no need for him to lift a finger; simply by triggering his constitution, a Corpse Ghost of the same rank would be like snow to hot water, instantly dead.

Even higher-ranked Corpse Ghosts would be suppressed, with their power reduced.

The Sacred Body of the Nine Suns had returned?

Shi Hao was somewhat stunned. He remembered Shi Feng telling him that he was born with the favor of heaven, possessing one of the strongest constitutions in the world, but soon after birth, the Sacred Body of the Nine Suns had been stripped from him by Shi Zhong.

But why has the Nine Suns Saint Body returned now?

My transformation... I’ve cultivated the second level of the Nine Deaths Heavenly Technique, which also allowed the effects of the Heart of Stone to be fully utilized.

This cultivation technique, emerges from extreme death, transforming and regenerating the flesh and bones.

Could it be that after destruction comes reconstruction, and even his physique has been reborn from the ashes?

No!

Shi Hao sampled the feeling and realized his physique should not be the Nine Suns Saint Body, but rather... it should surpass it!

What does that amount to?

The Ten Suns Saint Body?

Does such a physique exist?

Shi Hao didn’t know, but he was certain of one thing: born from extreme death, returning to his prime physique, and even being reborn from the ashes, he had become even stronger.

Good!

A chill flashed in Shi Hao’s eyes. He wanted to see if Shi Zhong could strip him of his physique once more.

"You possess the Nine Suns Saint Body, but my physique has surpassed the Nine Suns. Let’s see who is stronger," he muttered to himself.

Shi Zhong, a person he had never met, was the very one Shi Hao most wanted to kill.

—His mother had died because of him, his physique had been snatched away by him, and even his father could be said to have been imprisoned because of him, missing out on twenty precious years.

All these were deep, blood-soaked enmities!

So although he had never met him, Shi Hao had already sentenced him to death.

"Let’s go back."

Shi Hao left the Immortal Abode and then quietly left the Elemental Cave.

"You’re still alive!" When he arrived at the entrance to the earthly grotto, the guards all couldn’t help but exclaim in shock.

This fellow had been in the Elemental Cave for nearly eight months with no word; everyone thought he was dead. Seeing him walk out so calmly, who wouldn’t be surprised?

"Of course, I’m still alive," Shi Hao said with a smile.

"It seems like there’s something different about you," said one guard.

"Indeed, there’s a bit of a difference," the other guards nodded in agreement and then showed a solemn expression.

High-level Elemental Creatures can even temporarily take on human form.

"Stop right there!" the guards all commanded and then went to summon the Almighty from the military camp.

A Great Sacrificial Heaven powerhouse came over and proceeded with an extremely thorough verification of Shi Hao.

The result... naturally, Shi Hao was the real deal.

"However, you seem to have changed somewhat," the powerhouse also nodded, echoing the same thought.

Shi Hao looked in the mirror, and then his face showed surprise.

He had indeed changed.

It wasn’t that his appearance had altered, but he had become younger, reverting to seventeen or eighteen years old. Keep in mind, he was now twenty-two.

Could the transformation and regeneration of the body bring about such a change?

Shi Hao felt that it wasn’t just a matter of looking four or five years younger, but his body also underwent the same transformation, brimming with vitality and vigor.

Was this because of the Heart of Stone or the Nine Deaths Heavenly Technique?

For safety reasons, Shi Hao was asked to stay in the military camp for another three days. If he really was a high-level Elemental Creature in disguise, he certainly couldn’t maintain a human state indefinitely; at some point, he would surely slip up.

So, after staying for another three days, Shi Hao finally left the military camp and returned to the academy.

However, when he arrived at his residence, he found that someone else had taken over his quarters.

He didn’t immediately confront them, but observed for a while, then laughed to himself.

It turns out that he had spent too much time in the Elemental Cave, and the academy had declared him from missing to dead.

This was all too common in the academy.

But because Shi Hao had previously been extraordinarily talented, the place where he had lived became considered a geomantic treasure. His fellow students all wanted to share in his Immortal aura, to see if they could replicate his success.

Therefore, there had even been intense competition over the possession of his living quarters.