Asura Emperor Venerable-Chapter 783: Igniting the Incense Flame

Shi Hao slipped away again!

Yin Xinran was furiously angry, and after the teleportation ended, he quickly followed suit and left.

"Asura, you can’t run!"

Although he was delayed for some time, Yin Xinran still caught up with Shi Hao once again; that’s just how powerful a Great Sacrificial Heaven expert is.

Shi Hao didn’t care at all, as he treated Yin Xinran as a whetstone.

Fight, flee, flee, fight.

This time, Shi Hao didn’t leave using the Teleportation Arrays, but chose to run around wildly on this celestial body.

He wanted to settle things with Yin Xinran completely here.

Soon, twenty days passed.

Yin Xinran was somewhat exhausted. Shi Hao was incredibly elusive, and moreover, during these twenty days, they were almost constantly in battle and on the run. How come Shi Hao’s power still hadn’t been depleted?

Yin Xinran knew he was nearing his limits.

—How would he know that Shi Hao could simply use some Time Liquid to maintain his state, rather than needing to recover to his peak all at once?

If this continued, he would be worn down to death by Shi Hao.

Finally, after chasing for another two days, Yin Xinran decided to take a good rest, otherwise, he would really collapse due to Shi Hao.

Seeing that Yin Xinran was no longer pursuing, Shi Hao revealed a cold smirk.

Fighting to foster strength, he quickly brought his Supplementing Divine Temple’s late stage to Perfection.

He could light the Incense Flame now.

Whether or not he lit the Incense Flame, these were two entirely different states of the Supplementing Divine Temple, and for Shi Hao, this determined whether he could truly contend with the Great Sacrificial Heaven.

He entered the Immortal Abode for the final preparations.

"Little Stone, today we grandfather and grandson will light the Incense Flame together, and from now on, we’ll sweep through the Great Sacrificial Heaven!" the Purple Gold Rat boasted shamelessly.

Damn, this despicable rat!

Shi Hao gave the Purple Gold Rat a kick, sending it flying out.

You’re not satisfied unless you get a beating, are you?

He sat down cross-legged, having the Purple Gold Rat bring out the essence of the World Tree. freёnovelkiss.com

He took a portion and immediately felt a strong rejection.

Why though? The World Tree gave birth to a previous heaven and earth, and should, in theory, be as kind and approachable as a mother. Why would it be so repulsive toward him?

—If it was the same for the Purple Gold Rat, he could have accepted that.

The key point was, even that despicable rat could be accepted by the World Tree. How could he not be upset?

Luckily, he was now lighting the Incense Flame, it didn’t matter whether there was rejection.

"Ignite!"

Shi Hao had constructed a huge incense burner in the Divine Temple, and now with his martial arts insight, he condensed Soul Force into a huge stick of incense, inserting it into the burner.

He activated the Heaven and Earth Rules, lighting the incense.

Boom, his martial arts insight and the Heaven and Earth Rules both blazed furiously, interweaving together, mysterious symbols appeared above the temple, spreading continuously.

Shi Hao then drew in the World Tree Essence, adding it to the process.

And that was terrifying. The World Tree had once nurtured a world, and even though it had long perished and nearly all its energy had been exhausted, using it to light an Incense Flame for someone in the Supplementing Divine Temple was still an incredibly extravagant act.

You should know, with the opening of the Ancient World, even finding just a decayed branch of the World Tree was still deemed a Holy Branch, used to ignite the Incense Flame, making the Supplementing Divine Temple nearly invincible!

Now, what Shi Hao was burning was the essence of the World Tree!

But Shi Hao did not make this the main focus, but rather centered on his own martial arts insight.

He firmly believed that he was the strongest.

Even if it was the way of the World Tree, using the paths of others was still just that—someone else’s possessions, and they could never be stronger than what one held within themselves.

Boom, the understanding of martial arts, the Heaven and Earth Rules, the World Tree Essence, the three intertwined, and more and more symbols appeared above the Divine Temple.

This wasn’t considered a complete success yet.

Shi Hao continued to burn the Incense Flame, allowing the symbols above Soul Island to spread in all directions.

During this process, his strength was making leaps and bounds.

Refreshing!

The Incense Flame was burning, but it did more than just nurture the Soul Sea; his body was repeatedly cleansed, especially since it included the essence of the World Tree.

The World Tree, oh!

Shi Hao sensed that even his Little Star Universe was responding.

Indeed, the Little Star Universe was filled with Celestial Bodies, and the World Tree was indeed the "mother" of all Celestial Bodies, so it was natural that nourishing his body with the essence of the World Tree would resonate with the Little Star Universe.

So comfortable, incredibly comfortable.

Shi Hao experienced endless insights, helping to perfect the repair of his own Heaven and Earth.

Three days later, the essence of the World Tree was depleted.

In fact, Shi Hao had only taken a portion; the Purple Gold Rat still had some, but it was no longer needed.

His body was saturated.

It could be said that Shi Hao had absorbed all the benefits the World Tree could offer; to continue refining it would yield nothing more than pure energy.

—Using such precious World Tree Essence just to increase one’s cultivation would be a shockingly wasteful extravagance.

Inside the Soul Sea, the incense’s fragrance continued to burn, and as each bit burned away, it was replenished, as if it would never run out.

This was because Shi Hao was continuously supplementing it with his martial understanding. The day he could no longer replenish it, the fragrance would burn out quickly, signaling that he had reached the end of his time at the Supplementing Divine Temple.

In this sense, the end reached by each person at the Supplementing Divine Temple was different.

The longer the process lasted, the more it indicated the person’s genius and strength.

"Haha, I am unrivaled in this world, what demons and gods are all just waiting to be crushed by me!" the Purple Gold Rat also leapt up, holding itself arrogantly.

This fellow also successfully lit the Incense Flame, acting frivolously.

Shi Hao smiled lightly, "Next time we run into that Yin Xinran, you take the lead."

"Pah, I wouldn’t do such a thankless task," the Purple Gold Rat decisively refused, unsure whether it feigned cowardice or genuinely wouldn’t act without seeing a benefit.

Shi Hao had just been speaking rhetorically; after all, Yin Xinran had hunted him for more than a month, and he intended to settle that score himself.

Shi Hao left the Immortal Abode, strolling along.

With a swift movement, he found that his speed had greatly increased.

Moreover, after igniting his Soul Power in the form of Incense Flame, it actually underwent a kind of transformation, forging a closer relationship with Heaven and Earth, and with the help of the Primordial Scripture, he furthered his understanding of the essence of Heaven and Earth.

Ahead, a tall mountain blocked his path.

Shi Hao didn’t fly over it but continued to stride forward.

An astonishing scene occurred as the mountain ahead began to dissolve, almost turning into water.

Heaven!

Reaching the Founding King Court level indeed allowed one to control the material of Heaven and Earth, but not to the extent Shi Hao just did.

"Sss, Little Stone, just what level has your combat power reached?" the Purple Gold Rat was also astounded; it was truly terrifying.

"Don’t know, want to give it a try?" Shi Hao said with a smile.

The Purple Gold Rat snorted, "I’m not that foolish!"

Shi Hao looked around and shook his head, "Where did that Yin Xinran go? Using him to test my blade would be most suitable."