Chapter 575: Final Vein Formed, Lord of All Stars (Guaranteed)

Li Hao's words could be considered a clear refusal.

But Ying Xiaoxiao was not angry. Li Hao's ability to resist temptation actually made her feel relieved. In her eyes, this youth had been different since the human world; fame, profit, and fighting seemed unable to move his heart, and now, it was still the same.

However, losing Li Hao's help, this expedition was inevitably a loss for the God Race.

She was silent for a long time, staring at Li Hao and saying: "If it's not assassinating the Seeing Yuanzu, but helping my God Race, blocking a few Three Calamities Sages, would you be willing?"

"If so, just bring the Three Calamities Sages you want to solve here. If they still want to make things difficult, I can help you clean them up."

Li Hao said.

Hearing this, Ying Xiaoxiao already understood Li Hao's thoughts: he was unwilling to get involved in the dispute between the Seeing Yuanzu and the God Race. This move was likely also out of affection for her. Thinking of this, she felt warmth in her heart, but also some shame, saying: "In this catastrophe, the Seeing Yuanzu will likely invite you too. Will you agree?"

Li Hao shook his head slightly: "This is your right and wrong. I want to go into seclusion recently and don't want to get involved in these things."

Ying Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief. She also hoped that Li Hao could stay out of this matter. After all, when the ancestor was resurrected, too many clansmen had already been sacrificed.

"I see. Goodbye, take care."

Ying Xiaoxiao said. She looked deeply at Li Hao, knowing that this was a farewell, and she didn't know what the scene would be like when they met again next time, or if there would be no chance to meet again.

After all, in this catastrophe, as a Goddess, she could never abandon the battle. If the ancestor was defeated again, she would also fall. But their clan had been living in hiding for too long; they would rather choose a brilliant fall than continue to hide everywhere in such a dark and humble way.

Ying Xiaoxiao left. Li Hao looked in the direction the other party left, and could smell the faint floral fragrance still drifting in the air; this was the scent from the other party's clothes.

He was silent for a moment, knowing that this woman carried the mission of her race, but she came to invite him without making things difficult for him at all.

"Sages cannot be exempt from vulgarity either. Fame, profit, hatred, fame—can you cut them all off..."

Li Hao muttered to himself.

The Imperial Sword appeared from the void, and hearing Li Hao's words, it seemed to feel his mood, emitting a soft hum in response.

Li Hao withdrew his gaze, turned and returned to the small courtyard, continuing to go into seclusion and practice.

At the same time, Ying Xiaoxiao also returned to the secret temple of the God Race.

"Where is the ancestor?"

Ying Xiaoxiao saw many clan elders in the temple, as well as her grandmother, but didn't see the ancestor, so she couldn't help but ask.

"The ancestor went to meet his mount, that Lihuo Zhulong desolate beast."

Ying Qingshuang said softly, and immediately saw that Ying Xiaoxiao's expression was a bit strange, saying: "Why, didn't that Haotian Sage agree? Was he dissatisfied with the conditions? Did you tell him about the God Realm? Although his aptitude is extremely high, if he wants to truly reach the Seeing Yuanzu, or reach the level of other Supreme Sages, relying on aptitude cultivation alone is far from enough; he also needs foundation!"

"This is a rare opportunity for him. If the ancestor is willing to give those Extreme Dao powers, it is enough to help him step into the God Realm!"

Reaching the God Realm is a step to the sky, and he would be a pivotal figure among the Supreme Sages.

Such temptation could not be said to be small.

Ying Xiaoxiao naturally knew this, but hearing her grandmother's words, she didn't rush to explain, but a trace of bitterness appeared in her eyes, and she whispered: "Grandmother, if he agrees, will the ancestor really give him that Extreme Dao power?"

Hearing this, Ying Qingshuang was stunned.

Before the ancestor was resurrected, she was in charge of the God Race. How could her mind be simple? Her face changed slightly, and she said: "Xiaoxiao, what nonsense are you talking about? No matter how the ancestor thinks, he has his reasons. You shouldn't question or think too much!"

Speaking to the end, her tone became somewhat severe.

Ying Xiaoxiao looked at the severe side of her grandmother, who was always extremely tolerant and gentle to her on weekdays, and felt somewhat uncomfortable in her heart. She didn't try hard to invite Li Hao, not only because she didn't want the youth to get involved in such dangerous right and wrong, but also because she faintly felt that if the other party really agreed, he would likely become a pawn.

When the ancestor asked her to swear by her Dao heart, she vaguely sensed something wrong. She was not stupid; on the contrary, she was extremely intelligent and sensitive to certain things, and precisely because of this, she felt she could understand the youth's heart.

Just like she could vaguely see the heart of this ancestor, it didn't seem to be as benevolent and gentle as she had imagined when she was a child.

Perhaps, it was because of being sealed for many years, and hatred had distorted him, obscuring his original personality.

However, as a descendant, the teachings since childhood and the beliefs in her bones made her unwilling to speculate too much.

Ying Xiaoxiao lowered her head, as if accepting her grandmother's reprimand. After a long while, she said: "I told him about the God Realm, and he also knows the difficulty of cultivating to the God Realm. This is a great opportunity, but he doesn't seem to have much interest and doesn't want to get involved in this matter."

Ying Qingshuang frowned, staring at her, and said: "Xiaoxiao, this is a major event for the race. I hope you don't get involved in your own personal feelings. Don't forget you are the Goddess of our race, bearing the mission of the race. The ancestor is inviting him with sincerity. If he agrees, it will only be good for him. Although there are risks, even if the assassination fails and he loses this path, the ancestor will immediately take action to confront the Seeing Yuanzu. At that time, the Seeing Yuanzu will have no time to take care of the other party, and he will not be in danger."

Hearing this, the bitterness in Ying Xiaoxiao's eyes became even stronger.

She took a deep breath, shook her head and said: "Grandmother, he is truly unwilling."

"Did you tell him that if he agrees, he will also betroth you to him and unite with my God Race? In this way, he will be the son-in-law of the God Race in the future. If the God Race can rule the Myriad Heavens, he will surely have many benefits." Ying Qingshuang stared seriously into her eyes and said.

Ying Xiaoxiao's eyes flickered, and she turned her head away, saying: "I didn't say this."

"Why didn't you say it?" Ying Qingshuang's face changed slightly, with some anger.

"I have only met him a few times. He wouldn't care about such a proposal."

Ying Xiaoxiao said.

"But what you bear is the God Race. This is a combination of interests. You can't not know this."

Ying Qingshuang said angrily.

Ying Xiaoxiao bit her lip slightly. Precisely because it was a combination of interests, she didn't want to, didn't want to use herself as a bargaining chip, and was also rejected. She knew the youth's heart; even the Extreme Dao God Realm couldn't shake him, so adding another bargaining chip might not break that balance.

On the contrary, it would make her become cheap in the other party's eyes. This was something she was unwilling to do in her heart...

"You are confused..."

Ying Qingshuang saw her stubborn look, both angry and helpless, and sighed: "Blame me for being too indulgent to you in the past and not managing you well. This is a major event that our race has planned for countless years. How can you act according to your own preferences? You, you let those dead clan elders, let Mo Shu, how can they rest in peace?"

Ying Xiaoxiao felt a pain in her heart when she mentioned Mo Shu, and she lowered her head without saying a word.

At this time, bursts of fluctuations suddenly came from the void of the temple.

Immediately after, a towering figure suddenly stepped out, as if burning with raging flames, emitting a majestic momentum.

At the same time, another strange destructive aura emerged, accompanied by a hoarse dragon roar. Besides the God King, there was a huge dragon race beside him.

This dragon race emitted an ancient and wild aura. Its eyes were like the core of a divine sun, burning with raging flames, making the air twist, containing scorching laws, and its scales were dark red, like blood concentrated to the extreme, emitting an aura of blood and slaughter.

Ying Xiaoxiao and Ying Qingshuang were no strangers to this dragon beast in the mural. This was the partner of the ancestor when he fought in the past. Their descendants called it the Zhulong God.

It is rumored that the Zhulong God and the Long Sheng of the Dragon Ancestor Holy Land were once twin brothers, one escaped into the river and sea to become the Long Sheng, and one chased the sun and moon to become the Dragon God!

The Long Sheng established a holy land, protecting the scale-insect race of the world, and fought out a place in the Upper Three Realms.

And the Dragon God followed the God King, fought in the Myriad Heavens, and since the God King fell, it was also sealed and disappeared without a trace.

"Ancestor!"

Ying Qingshuang and Ying Xiaoxiao hurriedly knelt down to pay respects when they saw the ancestor and the Zhulong God.

Many clan elders in the hall also looked over, hurriedly paying respects respectfully, their expressions excited.

Not only did the ancestor return, but the missing Zhulong God was also brought back. It seemed that the God Race had returned to its most prosperous period, and the mythological era recorded in the clan was about to descend! The God King's eyes landed on Ying Xiaoxiao and said: "How did the matter I entrusted to you go? Is the other party satisfied with the conditions?"

Ying Xiaoxiao's face changed slightly, and she lowered her head even lower, saying: "The other party didn't agree, saying he didn't want to get involved in these things."

"Hmm?"

The God King's eyes changed slightly, becoming somewhat cold and sharp: "Did you tell him about the God Realm? Does he know what kind of opportunity this bestowal is? It's worth his own tens of thousands of years of bitter cultivation! This is something that aptitude cannot erase and must rely on the accumulation of time!"

Ying Xiaoxiao lowered her head and said: "I told him, but the other party has no intention of joining the war and is unwilling to take risks."

"Hmph!"

Cold light shot out from the God King's eyes. "I heard that he cultivated to become a Sage in less than 30 years. Relying on his heaven-defying aptitude, he indeed has this arrogant mentality, but I didn't expect him to be just a coward. He doesn't even dare to strive for such an opportunity. Ridiculous!"

Saying this, he said coldly: "If he is unwilling to help and refuses to unite with my clan, then after pacifying the Seeing Yuanzu, I will go and see this talent myself!"

There was anger and killing intent in his eyes. If it weren't for the great war, he wouldn't want to make another enemy, and he would have solved this kind of person in advance.

Ying Xiaoxiao heard the killing intent in the ancestor's words, her face somewhat pale. She gritted her teeth and said: "Ancestor, it is my incompetence. I didn't tell him about the marriage. He has no malice toward my clan, just doesn't want to get involved in right and wrong. I hope you will not blame him."

"Hmm?"

The God King heard this, and the cold light in his eyes became even colder. "Are you defying my arrangements?"

He emitted terrifying Extreme Dao power, bursts of dark fluctuations emerged, and terrifying pressure enveloped the temple. Many clan elders were trembling, but their eyes secretly contained excitement.

The stronger the ancestor, the more excited they were.

And Ying Xiaoxiao felt that the Extreme Dao power in her body was sealed under this pressure, and her bloodline had a feeling of trembling. Her face was pale, and she said: "Ancestor, I didn't mean to defy you, I just felt that it would be useless to propose it. I am willing to accept punishment..."

"Are you thinking that with the great war imminent, I will not easily punish you severely?"

The God King's eyes were like sharp swords, landing on her, containing majesty and coldness.

Ying Xiaoxiao bit her lip without saying a word, while Ying Qingshuang, who was kneeling in front of her, hurriedly said:

"Ancestor, Xiaoxiao was confused for a moment. Please forgive her. She is definitely not intentional. Over the years, Xiaoxiao has been running around for the God Race and rescued many clan elders, which is also a great merit..." Ying Xiaoxiao looked at her grandmother, who had just severely reprimanded her, now nervously pleading for her, and bit her lip even tighter, feeling pain in her heart.

"Hmph!"

The God King snorted coldly, interrupting Ying Qingshuang's words, but the coldness in his eyes when looking at Ying Xiaoxiao slightly converged, and he said indifferently: "Since this child knows my God Race, he is involved in this right and wrong. Do you know whether the Seeing Yuanzu approached him in advance? Even if not, if the war starts, will the Seeing Yuanzu invite him to help?"

Ying Xiaoxiao heard this and hurriedly said: "He said he didn't want to get involved. Even if the Seeing Yuanzu invites him, he will refuse."

"He said it himself?"

"Yes."

"Ridiculous!"

The God King's eyes became severe. "The Seeing Yuanzu didn't offer any conditions, and he would refuse? If the other party promises to give him more generous conditions, countless incense, would he still refuse?"

Ying Xiaoxiao was somewhat stunned, but she quickly shook her head and said: "He will refuse."

The God King saw her determined look and was actually somewhat amused. "You are not him, how do you know he will refuse? He refused you, perhaps not because the requirements we proposed were not tempting enough, but because he felt my God Race is weak. After all, the Sages of the Myriad Heavens are led by the Seeing Yuanzu, and the camp is powerful. His unwillingness to help my God Race doesn't mean he is unwilling to help the Seeing Yuanzu!"

Ying Xiaoxiao was silent. Her mind again surfaced the youth's face, as well as the conversations, the several meetings in the human world, and the laughter around the campfire in the small courtyard.

Her eyes became firm again, and she said: "He won't."

"I didn't expect that a madman would be born in my bloodline."

The God King revealed sarcasm in his eyes. Obviously, he found Ying Xiaoxiao's determination ridiculous. Is the human heart constant through the ages?

Back then, he and the Seeing Yuanzu had even drunk at the same table and called each other brothers. Later, saying they broke up meant breaking up, and saying they fought to the death meant fighting to the death. The sincerity revealed between the cups and glasses turned into a sword that pierced his chest in the future!

The human heart... he had long seen through it, and he no longer believed it!

Rather than believing in so-called emotions, he believed in the real power he held in his hands.

Only deterrence, only power, makes people easier to submit.

The gentleness and benevolence of pouring out one's heart—in the end, how many people can it exchange for help? That battle was earth-shattering. Not only was his divine body shattered, but that divine heart was also shattered.

Those Sages who used to call each other brothers all looked at his fall indifferently. From the eyes of those people, he saw fear and indifference, but could not see the friendship of the past.

The Sages... those hypocritical faces, he must tear them to pieces!

This is the reason why he wants to return at all costs and take revenge! "Since you believe in him, even more than you believe in me, then I will wait. Wait until the great war begins, will he stand by the Seeing Yuanzu, will he draw his sword against you!"

The God King sneered, a trace of sarcasm appearing in his eyes, looking at the kneeling woman, and he seemed to see himself back then, also so naive and stupid.

Is this his bloodline? This seems to be his bloodline, but he is no longer the him he was back then!

Seeing that the ancestor did not punish her, Ying Qingshuang's nervous expression obviously relaxed, but she sighed in her heart.

"Old Ying, I'm hungry. I've been trapped there for these years, my divine blood has run dry, and I need to replenish..."

At this time, the Lihuo Zhulong beside him spoke, his voice low and hoarse, but with a bit of hunger. His eyes also landed on Ying Xiaoxiao and the others below, and light seemed to flicker in his eyes.

When the God King heard this, he immediately understood what he meant and also knew that this old partner had indeed suffered.

He was silent for a moment, then said to Ying Qingshuang: "Prepare for a living sacrifice, select a batch of Half-Sages to help the Zhulong God recover his strength."

Hearing his words, Ying Xiaoxiao was stunned, her face ugly, and she couldn't help but look up at the Zhulong God.

However, that mighty Dragon God she heard about in her childhood, who protected the clan and fought with the Sages, was now looking straight at her.

She saw greed and hunger in the flames jumping in those eyes.

Ying Qingshuang hesitated slightly, then nodded in agreement.

She knew that their God Race bodies contained divine blood and divine power, and the ancestor and the Zhulong God were both cultivated to the final realm of Tongli and needed their same-origin power to recover.

If they could sacrifice themselves for this great war, she thought many clansmen would be willing.

Small Thousand World, Stealing Heaven Holy Land.

After Ying Xiaoxiao left, Li Hao returned to the small courtyard and continued his daily practice.

Besides condensing Qi veins, he occasionally played chess with Hongyue, made some delicious food himself, and studied the cooking Dao.

The experience of the cooking Dao had long been full. If he could comprehend the cooking Sage Dao, his sword Dao could also break through to the tenth stage. At the same time, the 'Immortal Pointing the Way' sword technique could also be cultivated to the second layer, the Extreme Realm.

Among the three levels of Immortal-grade sword techniques, being able to cultivate to the Extreme Realm was a peerless monster that was one in a billion. It meant that the sword technique had truly reached the level of the 'Ultimate Sword' rumored in the world! Now, he only touched the 'intent', which was the shadow of this Ultimate Sword.

Even so, in the eyes of the Sword Sage and Bian Ruxue, who had never seen the real Ultimate Sword, the 'Immortal Pointing the Way' he displayed was already the ultimate of sword techniques.

Now, Li Hao was also interested in seeing the real ultimate.

As for the third level, 'Source', it was even more terrifying.

As time passed, the number of Qi veins Li Hao condensed became more and more, and the momentum accumulated in his body became heavier and heavier. With every move, he faintly mobilized the power of the stars in the Myriad Heavens.

Even without displaying the Myriad Heavens Star Veins, Li Hao could condense majestic power in his body at any time, enough to suppress Three Calamities Sages with one strike.

In a blink of an eye, half a year passed.

The number of Qi veins in Li Hao's body climbed to 1,464.

As the Qi veins condensed, he faintly felt that these many Qi veins seemed to surround each other, corresponding to various directions in the Myriad Heavens, forming some kind of array! "It seems... almost at the limit."

The more Qi veins condensed, the clearer this feeling of Li Hao's became. Now, he felt that it was only one step away.

This made him feel regret in his heart. He originally thought he could correspond to the countless stars in the Myriad Heavens, but he didn't expect there to be a limit.

Li Hao chose to make a final effort to cultivate this final limit.

He wanted to see what changes the real final realm would have.

Although he had touched the Myriad Heavens Star Veins before, it was only on the way to cultivating the final realm, and he hadn't arrived yet. But now, it was only one step away from arriving.

Soon, following Li Hao's primordial spirit's contemplation, a Qi vein slowly condensed.

As this Qi vein condensed, all the Myriad Heavens Star Qi veins seemed to be activated, like invisible spider silk covering his body from all directions, thousands of threads, corresponding to many directions, completely surrounding his body.

And this newly condensed Qi vein seemed to turn into an array eye, activating the entire star array.

1,465 Qi veins underwent transformation and changes. The Myriad Heavens stars seemed to be connected to Li Hao's body at this moment.

Li Hao clearly felt the circulation of star power, and bursts of origin power originating from the stars poured into his body.

Among them, some Qi veins changed.

Among them, seven Qi veins seemed to turn into seven dragon bones, extending into his body, supporting his body! Supported by these seven 'Dragon Bone Qi Veins', he was clearly sitting in the courtyard, but he seemed to be sitting in heaven and earth, his body like holding up the entire Myriad Heavens stars, and those seven dragon bone Qi veins were his core backbone! Besides these seven dragon bone Qi veins, some Qi veins also changed, becoming thick veins, flesh and blood, continuously transporting star origin power, containing terrifying momentum, and also a star will! This will was like a tiny Heavenly Dao power.

Li Hao's heart was shaken. According to his previous life's understanding, the world he lived in should also be a huge star.

But here, there was Heavenly Dao will on this star, while those stars in the sky were dead and silent. At this moment, weak will was also transmitted from those dead stars.

Those wills entrusted the origin power of the stars to Li Hao's body and transmitted it to him.

At this moment, Li Hao felt as if he had transformed into the Lord of All Stars.

These Qi pulses that delivered the Star Origin have transformed into Star Pulses, numbering 28 in total! Li Hao thought of the star system mentioned by the Imperial Court's Directorate of Astronomy: the Three Enclosures, Four Symbols, and Twenty-Eight Mansions.

Now, it seemed to correspond exactly to the number of Qi veins in his body.

"These 28 Star Veins correspond to the power of the 28 Constellations. This power is enough to be comparable to a Supreme Sage!"

"And those seven dragon bone Qi veins can call upon the stars in the sky at any time..."

Li Hao felt that if this second final realm was fully activated, the special state entered would be extremely terrifying.

At that time, he could transform into a Star Lord and mobilize the power of the stars in the sky. If the Supreme Sage didn't rely on Dao Tribulation Imperial Weapons, Li Hao felt he could fight them, and even not lose!

Although he was just a new Sage who had just crossed the Human Tribulation, he already had the capital to fight the Supreme Sage.

However, besides cultivation, the Supreme Sage also had terrifying foundation. Li Hao had not come into contact with the momentum of a Sixth Tribulation Imperial Weapon, and he had no grasp in his heart.

He still needed to become stronger to truly bridge this long-standing foundation.

Li Hao carefully sensed the power in his body, as well as that vast star greatness. This power had not been touched by the Sages. The changes brought by the second final realm, besides majestic and boundless power, also had powerful strength improvement.

But this also meant that Li Hao's Zhou Tian Realm had reached the ultimate.

If it was only the Zhou Tian Realm cultivation, it was hard to imagine how to reach this final realm, and one could only cultivate other realms first, then come back to practice.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 576 =====