Asura Emperor Venerable-Chapter 1567: Triumphant Return

Shi Hao quickly stopped; his strength was about to be exhausted.

At this moment, he was in an extremely poor state.

—The whole person was like a skeleton, not a trace of his previous handsome demeanor.

This last enhancement required an astonishing amount of energy. Relying solely on absorbing the energy between heaven and earth was far from enough, it was just a drop in the ocean. It was completed by drawing from Shi Hao’s own strength and Life Origin.

In fact, just absorbing his own strength was not a big deal, as strength can be recovered. It’s only a matter of time. However, drawing from Life Origin is different, as it depletes Shi Hao’s vitality. Put plainly, it’s cutting his lifespan.

How much lifespan did he lose?

Let’s put it this way: an Immortal King generally has a lifespan of 500,000 years, and now, Shi Hao has lost more than half of his Life Origin!

That means he can only live for about 200,000 years.

Is the loss significant?

Of course, it’s huge.

However, since it already happened, Shi Hao would not dwell on it or regret it.

There was no way around it; his situation was too unique. Despite having prepared an abundance of resources, it still wasn’t enough!

Who made him so strong? He reached the combat power of a Nine Stars Immortal King in one breath, needing a terrifying amount of energy.

No matter; he can still live for about 200,000 years, isn’t that time enough to achieve Immortal Venerable?

Moreover, his goal is Emperor Venerable!

Once he achieves Emperor Venerable, can’t he find a supreme Great Medicine in the Forbidden Land to make up for the loss of Life Origin?

The key is to be powerful!

He is now powerful enough!

"You like chasing me so much; now, it’s my turn to hunt you down!" Shi Hao said coldly.

He took a deep breath, and instantly, the nearby energy was absorbed by him, including the Immortal Rule, creating a vacuum of energy and Immortal Rule around him, and Shi Hao’s strength was restored slightly.

He took a step and then took another breath.

Another area’s energy and Immortal Rule were drained dry, allowing Shi Hao to regain some strength.

Just like this, in just over a day, Shi Hao’s strength was fully restored.

This wasn’t the previous combat power of a Five Stars Immortal King, but the truly terrifying strength he possessed after breaking through to Immortal King.

Nine Stars!

This means he is no longer afraid of Immortal Kings like Sword Tiger Immortal King or others.

"The Little Star Universe seems to be brewing a great change as well."

Shi Hao did not act immediately but sat cross-legged instead.

Now, the Little Star Universe is actually his own self; every cell is a Celestial Body. Now that he’s entered into Immortal King, his body is tempered by the Path Rules of the Immortal King, which naturally affects the Little Star Universe.

Shi Hao gritted his teeth immediately. The energy he needs to complete one Body Tempering is astronomical!

—Because his body has merged with the Little Star Universe, which means he has to fill up these two "mouths" at the same time.

How can it not be terrifying?

But Shi Hao has no regrets at all.

If he hadn’t completely merged Little Star Universe with himself, he would have died long ago; where would the current worries come from?

It’s just some energy; he can go and find it.

"Shi Hao!" Su Manman and the other two girls shouted simultaneously, their faces filled with intense concern, yet they were not at all disgusted by his current terrifying appearance.

Shi Hao nodded, and as his power ran, his figure quickly became "full" again.

The reason he became so emaciated was simply that the energy within him was heavily consumed. Now that his strength has recovered, returning to his previous appearance is a trivial matter.

His black hair revived, he once again became elegant and handsome, even better looking than before.

Since he is now an Immortal King, his demeanor naturally transcendent.

However, the loss of Life Origin couldn’t be seen, so Su Manman and the other two girls were relieved, only the Purple Gold Rat glanced at Shi Hao, furrowing its brows slightly.

"Always passively beaten, it’s our turn to fight back now!" Shi Hao laughed.

The three girls all nodded. For the past nine years, they had been hunted, which left them full of pent-up anger.

"Let’s go!"

The four of them strode forward, going back to settle the score.

However, the people of the Nine Flames and Flying Star factions had all withdrawn, for reasons unknown whether they were wary of Shi Hao or thought he was unlikely to return and went elsewhere to hunt him down.

Shi Hao was not in a hurry; he had become Immortal King, his combat power strong enough to reach Nine Stars, no longer fearing any Immortal King. With such strength, he was naturally confident.

Revenge is certain, but there’s no need to be urgent at this time.

They traveled leisurely, enjoying the scenery along the way.

Next, Shi Hao had to continue gathering resources. Next, he would become a true gold-devouring beast, consuming an astronomical amount of resources.

However, the strength boost this brings is also terrifying, filling Shi Hao with anticipation.

When he steps into the realm of a quasi-Immortal Venerable, will he be able to rival a true Immortal Venerable?

This is not wishful thinking, but truly possible!

According to the agreement between Thunder Extinguishing Immortal Venerable and the other Immortal Venerables, they would not personally attack Shi Hao before he attained quasi-Immortal Venerable combat power—firstly due to mutual apprehension, and secondly, they believed that even if Shi Hao reached quasi-Immortal Venerable, they could easily deal with him, time was plenty.

So, this gave Shi Hao a long time for "development".

Those Immortal Venerables thought when Shi Hao advanced to quasi-Immortal Venerable, he would finally pose a real threat to them, only then would they make a move, but in reality, by this time, Shi Hao would already have the strength to confront them head-on.

"So, I can now be a bit low-key, at least, even attaining quasi-Immortal Venerable combat power doesn’t need to be revealed," Shi Hao murmured.

"There are many Summits of the Stars that I haven’t visited; I can continue to borrow resources."

Shi Hao smiled, looking up into the sky.

Isn’t there just one right there?

Whoosh, he used Instantaneous Movement and flew towards the sky.

An area doesn’t just have one Summit of the Stars. To visit them all would take at least three to five days, but how astonishing is Shi Hao’s speed now?

In just half a day, he found a place.

With a sweep of his divine sense, he discovered two Immortal King auras.

This one should be the owner of the place, but who is the other?

Shi Hao didn’t mind; he showed up openly, walking forward boldly.

"Hmm?" Someone immediately approached in a flash; this was a Jade Immortal, gazing at the four of them, "Who are you, and how did you get here?"

Not being an Immortal King and without a corresponding token, how could they come to the Summit of the Stars?

But Shi Hao’s group was too young; are there such Immortal Kings in the world?

Shi Hao waved his hand: "Go tell your clan’s Immortal King that Shi Hao is here and plans to borrow some resources."

"Shi Hao!" Hearing the name, the Jade Immortal trembled at once.

Now, Shi Hao could be said to have a notorious reputation.

—Going to Immortal Realms to "borrow" resources, refusing to leave without it, simply a rogue.

Now, he’s finally come to the Ice River Immortal Domain.