Asura Emperor Venerable-Chapter 693: Reforging

If it were someone else, even the likes of Meng Tian or Nangong Zheng, they would probably hesitate immensely.

No one knew whether it was possible to rebuild once it had been torn down.

If such a thing happened, not to mention becoming the strongest, it would be a big question whether one could even step into the Supplementing Divine Temple again.

But Shi Hao had not the slightest hesitation.

His heart was filled with immense pride, wishing to succeed, to be the strongest!

Boom, he began to dismantle his own Royal Court.

Originally, this was incredibly difficult, as the Royal Court built by the Little Star Universe was so sturdy.

However, since it was Shi Hao himself who had created it, and the Little Star Universe wouldn’t resist him, and he had spotted the irrational combination within the Royal Court, leveraging these flaws to deconstruct it, the Royal Court still began to crumble.

This caused Shi Hao to break out in a cold sweat.

Originally, he had always taken pride in his Court’s Fist which could shatter everything and was unbreakable, but if there was a second person who cultivated the Primordial Scripture, or had a deep understanding of the Heaven and Earth Rules, they would definitely be able to discern the weaknesses within the Royal Court and cause its dissolution.

By then, it would be more than just a possibility of defeat for Shi Hao, but with such a breakdown of the Royal Court—followed by the Divine Temple—his Cultivation Realm would plummet sharply.

Thunderous rumbles, intense changes were taking place within his Soul Sea.

The ten layers of the Royal Court collapsed with a mighty crash.

On a pile of ruins, Shi Hao began to rebuild.

If he had been cautious and merely patched up his Royal Court, it would have been extremely difficult, and on top of that, repairs could never compare to the original.

Now, starting over from scratch, although the project was massive, it allowed for bold and drastic measures.

With time sped up by the River of Time, Shi Hao had ample time to complete all this.

On the vast Soul Island, Shi Hao also began to construct a huge, towering Royal Court.

All ten layers of the Royal Court merged together, and the ten Little Star Universes also truly merged into one.

After a full half year, Shi Hao finally accomplished his great task.

By then, the River of Time had almost run out, and even the Star Core had been nearly used up.

—Rebuilding the Royal Court required far too much energy, almost more than a single Star Core could provide.

There was no choice, the Star Core here had lost so much energy over time, it couldn’t compare to one in its prime.

Shi Hao stopped once again, his eyes opened, whoosh, divine light burst forth, then immediately returned to invisibility, leaving only a gentle warmth.

Previously it was ten forms uniting into one, now it was the Tenth Kings’ Courts uniting into one.

He was still the Tenth Kings, or could be called the First King, but in any case, this was the strongest Founding King Court, there was no way to take it a step further.

Shi Hao walked out from the Immortal Abode, lightly shaking his arms, the void trembled, emanating a mysterious and profound air.

His strength had increased at least tenfold, he was very clear about that, but what made him curious was whether, after reforging the Royal Court and breaking the limits, he had gained any special abilities.

—Every time he broke past a limit, he gained a special ability, such as the domain he had previously obtained ahead of time.

What about this time?

He opened his domain and found its limit had reached an expanse of a thousand feet.

This was at the level of the Supplement God Temple.

In a sense, he could be considered to have reached the Supplement God Temple Level.

And then... he threw a stone, which continued to fly upward due to the lack of gravity.

However, as it flew, the stone suddenly paused, and then continued to fly as if nothing had happened.

Shi Hao revealed a look of surprise.

Just now, it wasn’t that he had applied force to affect the stone, but that he had controlled time, causing the stone’s flow of time to come to a halt.

Albeit for just a brief moment.

What did this mean?

His domain had acquired the power to control time!

My God, that’s terrifying!

This wasn’t a power that mortals should have, even Immortals shouldn’t possess it, interfering with time, that’s essentially challenging the rules!

And what difference was there between challenging the rules and opposing Heaven and Earth?

However, a moment later, Shi Hao felt only joy and no fear.

It’s not as if he hadn’t done things to oppose Heaven and Earth before, right?

As long as he remained strong enough, he just needed to prevent Heaven and Earth from bringing him down.

He kept exercising this ability, becoming familiar with it, in order to maximize its power.

Shi Hao found that he could accelerate, slow down, and pause the flow of time within his domain, but the stronger the individual, the weaker the effect.

For instance, if he wanted to accelerate his own flow of time to gain the same cultivation effect as in the River of Time, the result was unsatisfactory.

The effect of acceleration was too weak.

Yeah, it’s wishful thinking to rely on this for faster cultivation, but if used in combat, it’s incredibly powerful.

——In a master’s duel, a tiny mistake leads to a huge loss.

With just a slight interference, be it slowing down, speeding up, or pausing the flow of time, it would greatly affect his opponent.

Undoubtedly, this was a tremendous boost to his combat power.

Awesome!

"Little Stone, let’s get going. The Star Core and the River of Time are gone, we need to hurry and get them!" The Purple Gold Rat stood on Shi Hao’s shoulder and said.

Its progress was also astonishing, catching up in cultivation, but Shi Hao couldn’t see through it—was it the Ninth King or what? It was shrouded in mist, its domain unable to penetrate the mystery.

This rat had always been mysterious.

"Hmm."

Shi Hao nodded and opened his Little Star Universe, flying towards a distant celestial body.

They continued their search. The most common treasures here were the River of Time and the Star Core, but ’common’ is relative—most people might stay here for years and gain nothing.

More than ten days later, they saw a shattered celestial body, which actually had quite a few people around it.

It turned out that this celestial body had cracked open only in this century, exposing the Star Core and sparking a frantic competition.

Shi Hao also descended, sweeping a glance at it and noticing that the Star Core was actually badly damaged, but it was still a priceless treasure, enticing fierce disputes no matter its condition.

"Little Stone, make your move quickly," the Purple Gold Rat egged on.

"Why don’t you make a move?" Shi Hao asked. This fellow was not low in realm, but always pretended to be weak.

He was extremely curious about the real strength of the Purple Gold Rat.

"Ah, my head is spinning!" The Purple Gold Rat suddenly leaned on Shi Hao’s shoulder, feigning weakness.

Such a good actor.

Shi Hao shook his head, about to make a move, when he suddenly sensed a terrifying momentum bearing down.

A person approached from afar. Despite the leisurely pace, the person’s speed was incredibly fast, arriving nearby in an instant.

"Han... Han Junyi!" someone said with a tremble in their voice.

That name seemed to possess some peculiar magic, instantly halting the entire battle.

Some turned to run, but a streak of blade energy swept past and that person was immediately reduced to a burst of blood rain.

Hiss, anyone who could make it here was a genius, yet this person was obliterated in one strike?

What a vast gap in strength?

Shi Hao couldn’t help but look over at that Han Junyi. He appeared to be a young man of about twenty-four or twenty-five, but the older a person’s cultivation, the slower their appearance changes, so one couldn’t judge his actual age by his looks.

Handsome—that was the first impression he gave off, followed by his coldness. His expression was icy, as if forged from ice, exuding a strong killing intent.

"Did I say you could leave?" Han Junyi spoke, his voice as if squeezed from ice blocks, chilling to the bone.

Everyone was shivering as if lambs facing a tiger, unable to muster even the spirit to resist.

Han Junyi, the top genius among the young generation of the Dayan Dynasty and the sole son of Marshal Bingdong. Even Emperor Jin had personally praised him as a "Qilin child," deemed to be the pillar of the Dynasty’s future.

However, this Han Junyi had a murderous nature. If you offended him, he would kill you; if you didn’t offend him but his mood was off, he would still kill you.

Right now, his mood didn’t seem very good, which is why he directly acted, slaying someone.

Han Junyi seemed a bit disinterested. Why were these people trembling in fear, thinking of him as a ferocious flood? If that’s the case, then let them all die.

He drew his blade, and with a swish, blade energy soared to the sky.

Gurgling sounds followed as at least three people were directly blasted and killed, and many more were injured, blood spurting everywhere and instantly turning the place into an Asura battlefield.

Run!

The crowd didn’t even have the courage to fight back and fled in panic, fearing that being a step slower would mean certain death.

Truth be told, if they had joined forces, they might have been able to hold back Han Junyi.

Unfortunately, fear had taken hold of them, and they had never coordinated with each other before. Some of them were even enemies, so how could they possibly work together?

Therefore, it was a matter of who could run faster at that moment.

Han Junyi went on a killing spree, his blade slicing through the air and blood painting the sky as a smile emerged on his solemn face.

Murder, one of the few things that brought him joy.

In the end, of the several dozen people here, only seven managed to escape, the rest perished under his blade.

The strength of Han Junyi was plainly evident.

Only one person remained, Shi Hao.