Asura Emperor Venerable-Chapter 220 - One Step Further

Chapter 220: Chapter 220: One Step Further

Chapter 220: Chapter 220: One Step Further

No wonder Su Manman said that even with all the Lotus Seeds, it would only be possible to cultivate the Nine Lotus Sky-Sealing Technique.

Shi Hao knew that mastering the Nine Lotus Sky-Sealing Technique definitely hinged on the characters on these petals, but if he couldn’t grasp or understand these characters, then he would certainly never be able to master this Divine Skill.

However, it seemed his realm wasn’t sufficient, and he was completely unable to comprehend the characters.

It was like a person who had never learned to read. If you gave him over seven hundred characters to recognize, could he possibly guess their meanings?

No matter how clever you are, it’s of no use.

What to do, then?

Was he doomed to never acquire this Divine Skill?

A thought struck Shi Hao’s heart. Since he couldn’t understand them, then he’d forcefully memorize them. Once his realm reached the necessary level, he could cultivate it later.

With this change of thought, he immediately felt full of motivation again.

He opened his Soul Power and started to engrave these characters in his mind.

Because Shi Hao noticed that these petals were already beginning to wither.

Su Manman had said that without even one Lotus Seed, it would be impossible to cultivate the Nine Lotus Sky-Sealing Technique. So now, missing even a single character would likely mean he couldn’t learn it.

Remember, forcibly remember.

This was where Shi Hao’s insightful nature shone through. Despite never having seen these characters before, he forcefully imprinted them in his mind.

In just a short while, the petals turned into streaks of light and dissipated, with the characters naturally vanishing as well.

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The vanishing light fell into the Soul Sea, transforming into endless energy, nourishing the Soul Seed Puppet.

One should know, each Lotus Seed was greatly beneficial, and when working together, though they had manifested these characters by connecting with the world, some essence remained.

Now, with this energy merging into the Soul Sea and nurturing Shi Hao’s Soul Seed Puppet, his cultivation skyrocketed.

The power of the Imperial Fire Pill hadn’t faded yet, constantly boosting his cultivation, and now with the essence of the Lotus Seeds nourishing him, he suddenly reached the Peak of the Five Steps.

This… was enough to impact the Six Steps.

From the Fifth to the Sixth Step, it took only a few days.

Shi Hao knew that one’s cultivation should advance one step at a time, eschewing greed for progress, but now he was like an arrow on a drawn bow, unable to hold back.

Then a breakthrough it was.

After stepping into the Six Steps, he would carefully refine his realm, solidify his foundation, and then assault the Seven Steps.

Once he had decided, he began his assault on the Six Steps.

This still wasn’t hard.

After a while, Shi Hao successfully broke through, turning the Soul Seed Puppet in the Soul Sea into a pale blue color.

He opened his eyes abruptly, a sharp glint flashing from them, but they quickly softened into the mildness of a jade.

“Eh, you’ve broken through again?” Su Manman came over, somewhat surprised.

She knew the effects of the Imperial Fire Pill, but wasn’t the breakthrough too easy?

Cultivation, after all, is only one requirement. Without sufficient insight, how could you possibly step across?

Otherwise, why would the concept of realm barriers exist?

Shi Hao nodded, “I’ve broken through.”

“It’s a pity, then you didn’t manage to master the Nine Lotus Sky-Sealing Technique.” Su Manman seemed very disappointed, but she also comforted him, “Don’t feel bad, you know, even if ten thousand people took the Divine Lotus, only one or two would be able to master the Nine Lotus Sky-Sealing Technique.”

“There was only ever a slim hope to begin with.”

A thought sparked in Shi Hao’s mind; he had forcefully memorized seven hundred twenty-nine characters, which now appeared one by one in the Soul Sea. Instantly, a massive amount of Soul Force was drawn out and characters materialized around him,

These characters seemed to possess their own will, grouping every nine together to form a petal, and then nine petals came together to form a vast lotus flower that enveloped Shi Hao.

One, two, three… a total of nine.

Each lotus flower was of a different color, with white, gold, green, red, and even black.

Su Manman immediately showed an expression of astonishment, “You, you have actually cultivated it!”

My goodness, what kind of monster is this guy!

The reason she was so generous was first because she took a liking to Shi Hao, and second, even with her talent, the chances of mastering the Nine Lotus Sky-Sealing Technique were only one percent.

For her, the improvement to cultivation from the Divine Lotus itself was entirely negligible.

—Would she lack for Elixirs?

The Imperial Fire Pills she casually gave away could allow Shi Hao to advance two minor realms, which showed how incredibly wealthy she was.

So, those Lotus Seeds were almost as useless to her as chicken ribs.

Of course, if Shi Hao wasn’t good-looking, or wasn’t particularly interesting and righteous, she certainly wouldn’t mind trying that one percent chance, since it wasn’t a loss either way.

Besides, if it did succeed, the gains would be huge.

However, Shi Hao had actually succeeded.

Shi Hao shook his head, “I haven’t succeeded. I just forcibly memorized those characters without understanding them.”

Therefore, he had memorized them by rote, which limited the power he could exert from this Divine Skill.

“Of course!” Su Manman immediately said, “With your level of cultivation, how could you possibly truly grasp this Technique, unless you reached… You, you rascal, you rascal!”

She was speechless, even someone as smart as her had only a one percent chance to master the Nine Lotus Sky-Sealing Technique. This guy did it on the first try; it was either ridiculously lucky, or his comprehension was astonishingly high.

Shi Hao hadn’t expected that by just forcibly memorizing those characters, he could actually use this Technique.

But he wondered, just how strong was this layer of defense?

He sensed that maintaining the energy layer of the lotus flowers was not only by his own Soul Force but also by the energy of the world.

The characters were a bridge, channeling energy from the world continuously, then combining it in a miraculous sequence. There was not only the mutual generation of the five elements but also properties beyond the five elements such as wind, thunder, darkness, and poison, augmenting its power even more.

He couldn’t help but be filled with expectation, wanting to know the limit of the Nine Lotus Sky-Sealing Technique’s power.

“Don’t get smug, let’s hurry up and go.” Su Manman didn’t want to keep looking at Shi Hao’s smug attitude and walked ahead.

Shi Hao laughed heartily and quickly followed.

When they arrived at the end of the cave, just to be safe, Shi Hao put on his cloak again.

“Tsk, vain much!” Su Manman said. Did this guy think he was so handsome that others would covet him?

Well, don’t mention it, she had indeed thought about “hiding her jewel” in a golden house.

The two stepped through the portal, and an unknown force took effect. They landed firmly, only to find themselves back at the square where they started.

Where there were originally nine portals, now all were closed, replaced by a dark passageway leading to an unknown destination.

The place was empty except for a person and a dog.

Xiao Hei and a big yellow dog.

“When did you guys come out?” Shi Hao asked.

“Early on,” Xiao Hei replied succinctly.

Sigh, it wouldn’t cost you to say a few more words.

After some questioning, Shi Hao finally got it clear.