Ziwei Star Domain, Sun God Cult!
A man slowly approached, his black hair cascading like a waterfall and his heroic bearing soaring. His chiseled face was filled with resolve.
The man was extraordinary, resembling a golden sun. Every inch of his flesh radiated divine light.
At last, the man reached the depths of the Sun God Cult, awakening a group of elders from their slumber.
These were all elders of the Sun God Cult, the accumulated foundation of the sect over countless years.
The elders looked at the man with admiration in their eyes, but even more than that, there was regret!
"I failed to achieve the Dao in this lifetime and let down all of your expectations, Elders!"
The man was named Ying Hao. He was a transmigrator who had arrived in the world of Shrouding the Heavens more than five thousand years ago.
"You've already done very well!" an elder sighed.
They had watched Ying Hao grow up. He was both their junior and the one upon whom all their hopes rested.
That was because Ying Hao was not only a direct descendant of the Sun Sacred Emperor, but his bloodline had also reverted to its ancestral form. He had been born with the Sun God Physique.
His body contained the Divine Sun. It was an extremely rare physique, and apart from the Sun Sacred Emperor, no one else had ever possessed it.
For that reason, Ying Hao had been carefully nurtured by the Sun God Cult from birth, in the hope that he could continue the glory of the Sun Sacred Emperor.
Ying Hao had not disappointed them either. Once he began cultivating, he immediately displayed incomparable talent.
He swept across all his opponents and defeated every prodigy. Among the younger generation of his era, Ying Hao was unquestionably number one!
Unfortunately, Ying Hao had been born in the wrong era!
When Ying Hao was born, the Battle Saint Sovereign was still alive. Even now, the Battle Saint Sovereign had only been gone for a little over four thousand years.
The Battle Saint Sovereign's Invincible Dao still suppressed the myriad Daos of Heaven and Earth. How could anyone else possibly achieve the Dao?
Even so, Ying Hao had still cultivated to the level of Alternative Dao Achievement, only a single step away from achieving the Dao!
How could they demand more from him?
"There isn't much time left for me. I'm prepared to make one final attempt!" Ying Hao's face was filled with determination.
The elders had also advised him to seal himself away in advance and wait until the Battle Saint Sovereign's Invincible Dao dissipated before emerging to prove the Dao.
At most, he would have to seal himself away for more than ten thousand years. It was not impossible to accept, but he had a reason he could not seal himself away.
Besides, since the future Heavenly Emperor Ye could break through the myriad Daos of Heaven and Earth and become an Emperor, why couldn't he?
Unfortunately, only by truly facing Heaven and Earth's suppression could one understand how despairing it was.
If not for that, there would not have been only one Heavenly Emperor Ye among all the astonishingly talented figures throughout the ages!
"But is there anything you need us to do?" another elder asked.
His eyes were filled with regret. The Sun God Physique shone brilliantly like the sun itself; it was an unparalleled physique rarely seen throughout the ages.
He had no doubt that in any era without an Ancient Emperor, Ying Hao would absolutely have been able to prove the Dao and become an Emperor.
Such a prodigy was rare throughout history!
Even if the hope of achieving the Dao was extremely slim, he still had to stake everything on a desperate attempt—to do what he knew could not be done!
"I want to forcefully achieve the Dao!" Ying Hao said.
Why was he unwilling to seal himself away?
Because the Underworld had set its sights on him long ago!
After their ancestor, the Sun Sacred Emperor, passed away, the Underworld had slaughtered a Quasi-Emperor of their lineage and countless clansmen to refine the Sun bloodline.
How could such a blood feud go unavenged?
Moreover, after he emerged, the Underworld Supremes had still not abandoned their wicked intentions. They had been waiting for his Sun God Physique to reach completion.
He could be certain that regardless of whether he successfully survived the tribulation, the Underworld Supremes would definitely make a move.
The only way to break out of this predicament was for him to forcefully achieve the Dao!
If he successfully survived the tribulation, then blood would pay for blood, and he would use the Supremes' blood to commemorate the clansmen who had been slaughtered.
If he ultimately failed the tribulation, he would simply charge into the Underworld. If he could drag a Supreme down with him, he would still have made a huge profit.
"Looks like these old bones of ours should move around a little too!"
Their group of old bones had little time left to live. They had been forcing themselves to hold on for the sake of continuing the Saint Emperor's bloodline.
Now that the Saint Emperor's direct descendant was going to wage war against the Underworld, how could these old immortals stand by?
Ying Hao nodded without trying to dissuade them, because he knew very clearly that after his death, the Underworld would surely settle accounts with them.
That was also why he had to undergo his tribulation in the Underworld!
Rather than pinning their hopes on the Underworld Supremes showing mercy, it was better to turn the Underworld upside down.
Ying Hao soon began secluded cultivation. He wanted to adjust himself to his peak condition.
Sitting cross-legged on the ground with his eyes tightly closed, Ying Hao had a Divine Sun within his body, incomparably radiant.
The Five Great Secret Realms shone brightly. Every inch of flesh and every bone radiated searing heat.
"System loading: 1%, 10%, 30%."
Suddenly, Ying Hao opened his eyes, his face filled with astonishment, as if he had encountered something inconceivable.
"System loading complete! The Omniscient Cultivation System is at your service!
Warning! Warning! Warning! This world has been detected as the Great Desolation World. There are countless powerful beings. Host, please be extremely careful!"
Ying Hao could finally confirm that what had happened just now was indeed not an illusion.
A system! He actually had a system?
When he had first transmigrated, he had wondered whether he might have some kind of cheat.
But no matter how he tried, there had never been the slightest response. In the end, he could only resign himself to his fate.
Who could have imagined that the system would successfully load at this moment?
It was just that this system seemed to have a major problem. This was clearly the world of Shrouding the Heavens, so how had it become the Great Desolation World?
"System, did you make a mistake? This isn't the Great Desolation World!"
"Warning! The Great Desolation World is extremely dangerous. Host, please pay attention to your safety!"
"System, this is the world of Shrouding the Heavens!"
"Warning! This is the Great Desolation World. It is extremely dangerous."
Ying Hao's expression stiffened. Could his system be counterfeit?
"System! Tell me about your functions!" Ying Hao's face was filled with helplessness.
This time, the system finally responded. Countless pieces of information instantly surged into his mind.
A moment later, Ying Hao slowly opened his eyes. He now had a comprehensive understanding of the system's functions.
The Omniscient Cultivation System was exactly what its name implied: a system that comprehensively assisted him in cultivating immortality. Its functions were simple and direct.
As long as he completed the system's tasks, he could obtain rewards—cultivation methods, pills, magical treasures, and so on. It had everything one could ask for.
The system was excellent and powerful, but what made him hesitate was whether it was truly reliable.
This was clearly the world of Shrouding the Heavens, so how had it become the supreme Great Desolation World?
"System, where's my task?" Ying Hao asked.
His heart stirred. Whether the system was reliable or not should become clear once he completed a system task.
"System task generated!
Exploration Task: Explore the area within a radius of one hundred li and determine whether the surrounding area is safe.
Task Reward: One Pill of Nurturing Origin!
Warning! Because the current world is too dangerous, Host, please explore carefully!"
Ying Hao was slightly stunned. This was the system task?
What difficulty could there be in exploring an area within a hundred li?
With that thought, he walked out of his place of seclusion without hesitation. With his current strength, he completed the system task in an instant.
Under Ying Hao's expectant gaze, a pill appeared out of thin air in his hand without a sound.
The system was actually real!
If that was the case, then perhaps his desire to forcefully achieve the Dao was not entirely hopeless!
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