Looking at Cao Yusheng's head of white hair, Ying Hao's gaze deepened, and he couldn't help sighing. His heart was filled with emotion.
If the spring breeze could pity the flowers, could it grant me another youth?
Time could not be chased, and the years could not be reversed. This was the most helpless thing in the world.
Even an invincible Great Emperor could only remain at his peak for a little over ten thousand years. In the end, every life would reach its limit.
When one entered their later years, with white hair and a withered body, who had never longed for the self who had once been capable of anything?
Those who could defy heaven and change their fate, embarking on the path of transformation into a Mortal World Immortal, were ultimately only a tiny handful of peerless prodigies.
Most could only sigh helplessly. They either died unwillingly or severed their own cultivation and sealed themselves within a Forbidden Zone.
Cao Yusheng was clearly different. The end of one lifetime was not his conclusion, but a new beginning.
Ying Hao was the same!
At this thought, his gaze became firm once more, and new vitality surged through his decaying body.
"You really are a freak!" Cao Yusheng muttered.
He was lamenting the astonishing strength Ying Hao had displayed in the imperial battle just now, killing two Underworld Supremes.
Even Emperor Zun in his prime had been more or less only this strong!
In other words, in his eyes, Ying Hao was no longer merely someone who might stand shoulder to shoulder with Emperor Zun. He was already capable of doing so.
At the same time, he was also marveling at how, in a certain instant just now, Ying Hao had suddenly given him a feeling of rebirth.
He knew very well that one lifetime was not Ying Hao's endpoint. Ying Hao would soon live out a second life.
By then, would Ying Hao be even stronger than he was now?
"I'm still a little short," Ying Hao said.
He wasn't being overly self-deprecating. His combat strength truly surpassed that of ordinary Great Emperors, but that was all.
Even if he recovered to his peak, he felt that he was still a thread away from the level of a Heavenly Emperor.
Still, he was close. As long as he could live out a second life, his combat strength would truly reach the Heavenly Emperor level.
By then, let alone facing two Supremes—even if several Supremes attacked together, what would he have to fear?
"Forget it. This Daoist should also enter reincarnation. I hope you've hidden your grave well. Don't let me find it!" Cao Yusheng said.
He took the Heaven-Piercing Underworld Treasure, which could also be considered a favor to Ying Hao, repaying the debt he had owed him.
With this lifetime coming to an end, he would soon fall into slumber. His next appearance would be after a long, long time.
He believed Ying Hao could live out a second life, or even a third. But what about a fourth or fifth?
No one dared guarantee that they could exist eternally alongside the world. By the time he emerged again, Ying Hao might have become nothing more than a pile of yellow earth.
At that time, he could only sit atop Ying Hao's grave, reminiscing about the past while reluctantly accepting Ying Hao's burial treasures.
With Ying Hao's strength, combined with the fact that he had thoroughly looted the Forbidden Zone this time, there should be quite a few good things!
"Don't worry. When you awaken next time, I'll personally go and welcome you!" Ying Hao said with a smile.
In the battle just now, if Cao Yusheng hadn't taken away the Heaven-Piercing Underworld Treasure, killing the two Supremes would have taken him considerably more effort.
By the time Cao Yusheng awakened again, at least one or two hundred thousand years would have passed. It would be an extremely long stretch of time.
To see Cao Yusheng again, Ying Hao would probably have to reverse his life three or four more times. That would be an exceptionally difficult transformation.
But no matter how difficult it was, there was still hope. As for his future transformation, he had already gained some clues.
When they met again, he really wanted to see how brilliant Cao Yusheng's expression would be.
Doctor Cao rolled his eyes. Ying Hao wanted to wait until he reappeared in the world? What a boast!
Yet although that was what he said, for some reason, Cao Yusheng suddenly felt that it might not be entirely impossible.
When he imagined the scene of their next meeting, he couldn't help shivering and hurriedly banished the thought from his mind.
Cao Yusheng left. He had already chosen an auspicious burial site for himself and was preparing to bury himself there.
As for where the place was, Cao Yusheng didn't say. He even warned Ying Hao never to touch his grave.
Ying Hao watched Cao Yusheng disappear, then stepped onto the Golden Light Grand Dao, traversed the universe, and returned to the Ziwei Star Domain.
In the Ziwei Star Domain, cheers rose to the heavens. Countless members of the Human Race wept with joy and cried out the name of Haotian the Great Emperor.
During the Primordial Era, the Human Race had held a status lower than dogs. They had once become food for the Myriad Ancient Races and had nearly faced extinction.
It was only when the two Human Emperors, Taiyin and Taiyang, emerged that the Human Race's status changed, allowing it to gradually flourish.
Because both Human Emperors had come from the Ziwei Star Domain, it had become a sacred land of the Human Race from that time onward.
Many had believed that this was the peak of the Human Race. But after Haotian the Great Emperor emerged, everyone finally understood what a golden age for the Human Race was.
Killing three Supremes in a single day, traversing the Forbidden Zones, and slaughtering until the Supremes fell silent—what kind of might was that?
With Haotian the Great Emperor guarding the Ziwei Star Domain, it was unquestionably the sacred land of the Human Race. Everyone took pride in it!
Ying Hao once again sat cross-legged in Tanggu Valley. He had little time left to live, and after experiencing battle after battle, his qi and blood had withered severely.
He had nearly reached his limit. It was time to live out his next life!
Before that, however, he still needed to summarize what he had gained this time.
After claiming the system reward, a peach tree appeared before him. It was none other than one of the Ten Great Innate Spiritual Roots—the Peach of Immortality Tree.
"Sure enough, it's rejected by this universe?" Ying Hao muttered.
He had already harbored such suspicions. Different worlds might affect the Innate Spiritual Roots.
That was indeed the case. Growing within this universe, the Peach of Immortality Tree would be influenced by the laws of heaven and earth and would gradually deteriorate.
Perhaps only in the Immortal Domain—or even in a higher-level world like Above the Heavens—could the Peach of Immortality Tree recover completely.
But that would all happen in the distant future. The laws of heaven and earth would not affect the Peach of Immortality Tree so quickly.
In other words, at least for the time being, the Peach of Immortality Tree in his hands was a complete Innate Spiritual Root.
The Peach of Immortality Tree had borne thirty-six peaches in total, all of which had now ripened. That was his greatest gain.
In the primordial world, eating any one of the peaches would allow one to ascend by day and, from then on, share the same lifespan as heaven and earth.
In the Shrouding the Heavens world, the Peach of Immortality Tree had the same effect. After eating one, not only would one's cultivation advance greatly, but one would also gain eternal life.
"It should still be affected by the laws of heaven and earth," Ying Hao thought to himself.
The reason Mortal World Immortals could live forever was that they had transformed themselves to the limit and were no longer affected by the laws of heaven and earth.
But taking a peach was different. Without transforming oneself, one would ultimately still be affected by the laws of heaven and earth and slowly approach the end of one's life.
Still, according to his judgment, the peach's effects would absolutely be extraordinary. It should extend a Great Emperor's lifespan by tens of thousands of years, or even over a hundred thousand years.
Even the Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir refined by Emperor Zun could only extend a Great Emperor's peak by three thousand years. This showed just how heaven-defying the peach's effects were.
Without exaggeration, these thirty-six peaches alone were the greatest treasures in the entire universe!
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