Chapter 888 Chapter 179: One Honored, Three Saints, Seven Absolute (Guaranteed +4K Extra 8)_5
Chapter 888 Chapter 179: One Honored, Three Saints, Seven Absolute (Guaranteed +4K Extra 8)_5
As Li Hao took the stage, the atmosphere at the venue was ignited once again, and despite knowing that Li Hao would not make a move, the cheering continued to soar higher and higher.
Feeling the heat of Li Hao’s popularity, many Saints fixed their gaze upon him, thinking that if Li Hao had not embarked on the path of the Sacrificial Dao, with such fervent popularity his incense fire would certainly not be lacking and would rapidly ascended.
The Source Ancestor came forward to personally present Li Hao with the reward for the Supreme Genius Battle.
Three Heaven and Earth Treasures, as well as a share of incense fire for becoming a Saint.
This incense fire was sealed within a Golden Body, and simply by inscribing one’s own Divine Thought onto the Golden Body, one could receive the incense fire sealed within it.
Li Hao accepted everything without absorbing it on the spot, for if he were still at the Dao Law Realm, he would choose to become a Saint on the spot, quickly enhancing his power to ensure his own protection, but now there was no need.
Even as he held the Golden Body high in his hand, no one dared to covet it—those capable of snatching it, the Supreme Saints, did not lack this bit of incense fire.
Many Heavenly Prides eyed the Golden Body in Li Hao’s hand with envy, for it represented what they had been tirelessly pursuing—an opportunity to become a Saint instantly!
The Supreme Genius Battle thus came to a close.
All Saints, together with their respective Heavenly Prides, began their return journey.
Countless people who had come to the Heavenly Origin Realm also set off on their way back, but the journey home was inevitably filled with discussions of the various astonishments of this occasion.
The Source Ancestor had not announced on the spot that this Heavenly Pride Battle would be the last. Li Hao knew that the Source Ancestor and the others were focused on the exploration of the Immortal Divine Road three years later; if the exploration was successful, they would no longer care about the affairs of the Land of All Saints, and if not, they would continue to host the battles.
Li Hao, taking his Supreme rewards, followed Feng and the Lie Sky Saint back to the Saint Domain of Little Thousand World.
He wasn’t in a hurry to pursue and kill in the Buddhist and Void Holy Lands. There, on their home ground fortified with the support of incense fire, they would be even more formidable, and even if he could defeat them, killing them would be impossible.
There were two methods to kill them: the first was to elevate his movement technique and Sword Dao, suppress them with brute force, and then imprison and refine them through the Saint Path.
The second method was to confront them directly and engage in a discourse on the Dao with Saints.
For Li Hao, enhancing his movement technique and swordsmanship would require at least a year or two, whereas the discourse with Saints is something he already has an inkling about.
Since his physical body became a Saint, many sealed memories had also resurfaced, and he now had a direction in mind for his discourse on the Dao, sure to vanquish both the Buddha Venerate and the Void Saint.
But first, he needed to return and sort out his thoughts.
As the many spectators from the Heavenly Origin Realm returned to their respective places, the reputation of Li Hao also spread throughout the All Heavens World.
Time passed.
Three months since the end of the Supreme Genius Battle, several pieces of news spread one after another.
The Direct Disciple of the Source Ancestor, Xiao Tianyu, had a sudden insight and became a Saint!
The disciple of the Holy Master of Law, Qiu Tianlu, aligned with his past life’s Saint Path and also broke through the threshold of Saint.
Besides them, Bai Yuan of the prestigious lineage also shattered his shackles and returned to his previous Saint rank!
In just a few months, three Saints were born in succession, sending shockwaves through All Heavens.
Apart from them, the top ten of the Heavenly Pride Battle also made significant progress.
A legend began to spread from Lark Tower, which held vast pieces of information.
One Venerate, Three Saints, Seven Absolutes!
All were born in this edition of the Supreme Genius Battle.
That one Venerate is Haotian Venerate.
The Three Saints are the Heaven and Earth Record Saint, Saint Source Xiao Saint, and the eternally renowned Saint Bai of the Saint Path.
Three Saints take their place, one Venerate ascends to the top!
Seven Absolutes are the pinnacle beneath the seven Saints, all reaching the peak of Semi-Saint, just one step of incense fire away from becoming a Saint!
After each Heavenly Pride Battle, the ensuing decades are dominated by the tales of the famous participants, performing myriad world-shocking feats.
This edition is no exception, with many keenly following the intelligence on the top ten of the Heavenly Pride Battle.
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In the Buddhist Holy Land of the Canglan Realm, within a dimly lit room of a Buddhist Hall, three figures sat quietly.
Sitting in the center was the Buddha Venerate, on the right side was the Green Lamp Buddha, and on the left, a figure clad in a dark Kasaya – the Two-Faced Buddha Child.
Now, the aura he emitted was unmistakably that of a Saint, although he had yet to transcend the tribulation.
Ever since Li Hao thoroughly defeated the Buddha Venerate, his Heart Demon took root to the extreme, eventually leading to a sudden insight. He had earnestly sought to unify Buddha and Demon, hence his want to sever the Demonic, but now, unable to sever it, he took a different path.
Rid of his Buddha-nature!
From that moment, he fully descended into the Demonic Path and became a Demon Lord.
Yet at this moment, emanating Demonic Qi while still draped in Kasaya, he sat in the same room with the Buddha Venerate and the Green Lamp Buddha.
“In half a year’s time, it will be the Saints’ Dao Discourse Assembly, where All Heavens Saints will arrive — our last chance to slay this child!”
The Buddha Venerate opened his eyes and spoke slowly.
The Saints’ Dao Discourse Assembly is an extremely grand event, a meeting for the All Heavens Saints to exchange and spar.
Following every Supreme Genius Battle, it takes place as scheduled, where All Heavens Saints can validate each other’s Saint Path and exchange knowledge. If they have personal grievances or debts of gratitude, they can also resolve them at the assembly, avoiding Saintly conflicts that may harm innocent bystanders.
At this assembly, the Supreme Saints also arrive to teach the Dao. Its grandeur exceeds that of the Supreme Genius Battle.
The Supreme Genius Battle only attracts the attention of countless Heavenly Prides, while the Saints’ Dao Discourse Assembly is an event that all Half-Saints from All Heavens would vie to attend.
At the Saints’ discourse, they listen. If they can stir up insights, they can also use this opportunity to refine their nascent Saint Path, and with the addition of incense fire, they can leap to Saintliness.
“His chosen path is the physical ascension to Saint of a Mixed Heaven Saint. It’s extremely difficult to eliminate him through power; even the All Saints must use their True Force. His only flaw is his Saint Path!”