Asura Emperor Venerable-Chapter 1596: Twenty Years Later

In a blink of an eye, another two years passed.

Shi Hao spent twenty years with his two children, which were the most beautiful days of his life.

However, as beautiful as it was, he had to temporarily step out of such days.

— Only by gaining absolute power can he protect this beauty.

Shi Rou stayed at the Summit of the Stars, preferring fun and enjoyment, while Shi Hu had already left the Summit of the Stars two years ago, concealed his identity, and embarked on training in the Phantom Sea Immortal Domain.

With Shi Hao, the Illusionary Sea Immortal King, and others watching secretly, his training was thrilling yet without danger.

Actually, Shi Hu had requested to train in other Immortal Domains but faced opposition from everyone; having no other choice, he had to settle for training in the Phantom Sea Immortal Domain.

With the Illusionary Sea Immortal King watching, Shi Hao felt assured that his son would absolutely not encounter any danger.

"Shi Rou, your father is leaving." Shi Hao bid farewell to his daughter.

"Dad, don’t worry, just go." Shi Rou was carefree.

She couldn’t wait for Shi Hao to leave.

Finally, no one would be overseeing her.

Compared to the strict requirements from Shi Hao and Su Manman, the Illusionary Sea Immortal King doted on her completely, so she naturally hoped Shi Hao would leave sooner and let her fully enjoy her freedom.

Shi Hao was speechless; his daughter had grown into a stunning beauty but was still immature in character, very much a little girl.

"When we’re gone, you must listen to your grandpa and granddad." Knowing it was likely futile, he still reminded her.

"Got it." Shi Rou agreed promptly.

At a glance, it was clear it hadn’t registered in her mind.

Shi Hao sighed and gently rubbed his daughter’s hair.

"Dad, don’t mess up my hair!" Shi Rou quickly dodged.

As long as she was in the Phantom Sea Immortal Domain, no matter how much trouble this girl caused, it shouldn’t be too serious.

Could he also take her into the Forbidden Land?

Shi Hao contemplated but decisively dismissed this tempting thought from his mind.

He entered the Forbidden Land to gain enough power so that his family, his loved ones, wouldn’t have to take risks—how could he reverse the order of priorities?

"When I return, if your grandpa or granddad tells me you have done something outrageous, you should be careful about how I deal with you." Shi Hao issued a stern warning.

Shi Rou instinctively shrank her neck, then her big dark eyes spun, already considering how to win over her granddad and grandpa to help cover her tracks.

"Dad, don’t worry." She assured him wholeheartedly.

Shi Hao said no more, took three women along with the Purple Gold Rat, and headed once more towards the Forbidden Land.

This time, he decided to stay in the Forbidden Land, and he wouldn’t come out until his power was cultivated to completion.

However, he hadn’t left yet when someone came to find him.

"Hahaha, Shi Hao, I’ve come out of my retreat; let’s duel again!" Mo Jianxin’s wild laughter resounded, and swish, without waiting for Shi Hao’s response, a sword light slashed over.

This strike was enough to shatter the entire Summit of the Stars.

Shi Hao swiftly rushed out, neutralizing the attack with a punch.

He frowned; this was a madman, attacking with no restraint.

If he hadn’t been here, wouldn’t this strike have destroyed the Summit of the Stars, killing everyone on it—possibly only the Illusionary Sea Immortal King could narrowly escape.

And what if he went into the Forbidden Land and the opponent still came to cause trouble?

Kill him?

If the Nine Flames Lineage gets agitated, he has family here, so what then?

So, for now, he couldn’t kill him.

Shi Hao nodded; this time, he needed to teach the opponent a profound lesson, making him retreat for a retreat of hundreds of years, while also letting the opponent know he was entering the Forbidden Land—if he wanted to find him, he should look for him there.

Zoom, his figure flashed, directly activating Instantaneous Movement, and unleashed his full combat power. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Though Shi Hao still didn’t employ the Petrification Technique and Origin Power, he hadn’t stopped practicing in these twenty years.

Yes, without Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, his cultivation improved slowly, but slow as it was, there was progress, and this so-called slow was compared to his previous cultivation speed—it wasn’t excessively slow in reality.

Additionally, Mo Jianxin had reached the end of his realm and could only enhance his combat power through insight into rules, which was very limited, not like Shi Hao, whose realm still had vast room for improvement—the progress was incomparable for Mo Jianxin.

So, from the moment they clashed, Mo Jianxin was at a disadvantage.

Mo Jianxin couldn’t accept that although his strength had clearly improved a bit, albeit not much, it was precious at their level and had decisive importance.

But why was Shi Hao’s improvement even greater than his?

He had to resort to his ultimate move, but in the face of Shi Hao’s Instantaneous Movement, what use was it?

Shi Hao took out the Myriad Thunder True Gold and launched consecutive slashes at the opponent.

Poof!

After tens of thousands of frenzied slashes, Mo Jianxin’s left arm was forcefully cleaved off.

Nonetheless, Mo Jianxin became even more frenzied, swinging his sword as if possessed.

Shi Hao punched him back: "Mo Jianxin, don’t you have any shame?"

This promptly made Mo Jianxin stop; he was immensely proud, and this kind of questioning he could not accept.

"What nonsense are you talking?" He yelled.

"You’ve clearly been beaten, yet you still resort to unreasonable thrashing—if this isn’t shameless, then what is?" Shi Hao remarked calmly.

Mo Jianxin wanted to refute but looking at his severed arm, what could he say?

Indeed, he was outmatched, even if only by a little.

"Fine!" He shouted, "I’ll go back for another retreat, next time, I will certainly surpass you."

Shi Hao laughed, "I’m heading to the Forbidden Land, and I’ll likely stay there for a long time; if you want to spar with me, come find me in the Forbidden Land."

Mo Jianxin agreed without hesitation.

—He didn’t even consider how large the Forbidden Land was, and how difficult it would be to find Shi Hao there.

No matter how hard it was, he couldn’t admit defeat; he was so proud, who would have the nerve to say they couldn’t find him?

He turned and left; a severed limb for someone at his level wasn’t irrecoverable, but being severed by an Immortal King Artifact meant it would take at least hundreds of years to fully recover.

Shi Hao also set off, heading towards the Forbidden Land.

In a short time, he reached the edge of the Forbidden Land and took a step inside.

It’s been a long time.

He strode confidently, heading into the depths of the Forbidden Land.

A few days later, Shi Hao delved deep into the Forbidden Land and began his search.

No matter how much time it took, he would persist here.

Only here could his cultivation improve swiftly, whereas outside, it might advance slowly, but the threat of the Eight Immortal Venerables was undeniably real—what if any of them suddenly decided not to abide by the agreement with Old Ding and intended to kill him prematurely?

Having his fate in others’ hands was something Shi Hao couldn’t accept.

"I’ve found something!"