A bloody duel in the Dao Arena
In the Desolate Region, within a certain Chaos Ancient Clan.
"Who is this Haotian, daring to steal the spotlight like this!"
"He must have been secretly accumulating and comprehending the power of Chaos elsewhere beforehand, which is why he was able to quickly comprehend 69 Chaos Stars. He's been holding back for so long, just to reveal it all at once!"
Within the clan, many imposing figures Whispers amongst themselves, all harboring resentment.
The Chaos Ancient Clan has always been extremely hostile to outsiders, and these outsiders are mainly Human Race.
After all, the resources of the Original True World are limited. Currently, the main regions are all controlled by the Great Emperor of the Human Race. Only the Primal Immortal Emperor rose from the Chaos Ancient Clan, while the Chaos and Dao Source Immortal Emperor are both Great Emperor of the Human Race.
This has led to an increasing number of Human Race in the Original True World over the years. Every so often, during Years Chaos, they would bring Human Race from the True Realm into the area.
Each time a quota for guidance was allocated, the Chaos Ancient Clan collectively opposed it, arguing with the Human Race and engaging in some form of trade to allow the Human Race to obtain some quotas.
However, over countless Years, they have accumulated into a considerable number, especially the Heavenly Prodigy among the Human Race, who are now comparable to the top Heavenly Prodigy of the Chaos Ancient Clan, which is something they cannot tolerate!
The Chaos Ancient Clan are innate beings born from Chaos. Their Progenitor were conceived from Chaos, and some were born from the Heavenly Dao Power, making them inherently extremely terrifying.
Among them, those with the purest Bloodline were born with the Nine Sequences Nine Flowers Immortal Seal. After the Dao Source Immortal Emperor opened up the Terminal Realm of the Dao Source Immortal Seal, they easily entered the Terminal Realm.
This also resulted in Dao Source Immortal Emperor, despite being Human Race, holding considerable prestige among the Chaos Ancient Clan.
"Hmph, comprehending the power of Chaos elsewhere is far less efficient than doing so within the Chaos Star. This is putting the cart before the horse, pursuing only fame!"
"No matter what, it's really annoying to see these Human Race showing off!"
"Should we challenge them at the Dao Arena and teach the Human Race a lesson?"
"I've heard he's Personal Disciple of the Dao Source Immortal Emperor; killing him might be quite difficult."
"Who said we were going to kill him? We'll beat him to a pulp, destroy his divine body, extinguish his Dao Heart, Human Race behave themselves. Stop trying to cause all that trouble and scare whoever they want!"
Many of the Chaos Heavenly Prodigy in their clans are extremely Killing Aura. After all, their clans themselves are Chaos beasts, and those who broke away from their clans and went to the True Realm have produced ferocious Great Demon who have devoured countless people.
While many Chaos Ancient Clan were investigating Li Hao's identity, Li Hao arrived at the Dao Source Hall of Extreme Dao Mountain.
The Mystic Turtle Emperor Soul flew out from Li Hao's clothes, its aged turtle face displaying a constipated and extremely complicated expression.
It followed Li Hao all the way and witnessed firsthand how Li Hao comprehended the 69 Chaos Stars.
In just one day, 69 stars rose, an unprecedented event in the entire Original True World!
Of course, it could guess the reason. Judging from the way Li Hao was able to comprehend the Chaos Stone Wall in just a short while, he clearly had a deep understanding of the power of Chaos. In addition, he was Dao Source Immortal Seal, and his realm of the Nine Sequences Great Dao was not low. Therefore, he was able to quickly comprehend and master the Chaos Star.
But where did this young man, a newcomer to the Original True World, previously obtain the power of Chaos from?
You should know that the best place to comprehend the power of Chaos is the Chaos Star.
Unless an Immortal Emperor creates a simulated primordial Chaos for Li Hao to cultivate in, but Immortal Emperor usually dote on their Personal Disciple in this way.
After all, this requires consuming the Heavenly Dao Origin, which is also a loss for the Immortal Emperor.
Rather than wasting their own lives, the Immortal Emperor of the True Realm would rather send Li Hao directly into the Original True World to comprehend the Chaos Star.
After all, if the Immortal Emperor really wanted to send someone in, wouldn't it be a simple matter of a word?
"You've made quite a commotion."
When Dao Source Immortal Emperor saw Li Hao and Shi Miao return, he swept his sleeve across the Go Board and said with a smile to His Highness.
"Greetings, Master."
Li Hao quickly bowed and clasped his hands in greeting. Seeing that the other party was not angry, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "This disciple was worried that the commotion was too great and that we had been too ostentatious."
Only the capable deserve to flaunt their abilities.
Dao Source Immortal Emperor chuckled and said, "My disciples from the Extreme Dao Mountain have no need to be timid. If anyone is dissatisfied, just crush them all."
He spoke so casually and easily, as if the Heaven and Earth, the sun and moon, and even Flowers and Grass could all perish.
Li Hao was somewhat sullen. Only his Master could say such things. As the Terminal Realm of cultivation, the Immortal Emperor was practically invincible in the world.
Apart from those in the same region.
Thinking of this, Li Hao couldn't help but feel curious. In the Ancient Demon War, even the Immortal Emperor perished. Did the Terminal Realm still have different levels?
Dao Source Immortal Emperor's eyes seemed to see through people's hearts, and he saw Li Hao's inner thoughts. He chuckled and said, "You're wondering if Immortal Emperor also have varying strengths? Of course they do, but even a weaker Immortal Emperor is difficult to kill, unless..."
He shook his head slightly, said nothing more, and instead asked, "You were able to comprehend the power of Chaos so Divine Speed, did you have already studied it before?"
"Um."
Li Hao knew he couldn't say no, otherwise he wouldn't be able to explain why he had added points. He could only apologize in his heart while lying to himself. Even though he was extremely grateful to Dao Source Immortal Emperor, there was no need to bring unnecessary complications.
Dao Source Immortal Emperor's eyes flickered slightly as he gave Li Hao a deep look, his smile remaining unchanged as he said:
"Previously, I underestimated you, saying you could catch up with your sixth Senior Sister within a thousand years. You have your own fortuitous opportunity, and I won't ask too many questions. Just make the most of them, strive to break through to the next realm and become King-Sealing as soon as possible, and find your own Emperor Path..."
He spoke earnestly, his eyes both solemn and authoritative. "As for the rest, leave it all to me. Before you reach the Quasi-Emperor Realm, no one can bully you!"
Upon hearing this, Li Hao felt a surge of shame and overwhelming gratitude. He nodded emphatically, "Thank you, Master!"
Dao Source Immortal Emperor's solemn expression relaxed, and he smiled, "Also, if you really feel that being ostentatious is a burden on your reputation, you can choose to hide yourself, so that others will not be able to find out your ranking on the Chaos Heavenly Dao Ranking."
"Hide?"
Li Hao was taken aback.
"That's right. You can communicate with the Chaos Heavenly Dao Ranking in your mind by silently reciting it. In this way, even if you surpass others, they will only know that you have surpassed them. All information about you will be hidden, and they will not know who it is."
Dao Source Immortal Emperor said.
Li Hao was pleasantly surprised. He didn't want to cause too much of a stir for the time being, especially since he would be adding more Chaos Dao and Refinement Chaos Law later.
If the Refinement is too fast, even Master might be surprised.
After all, Comprehended 69 Stars in a day is different from quickly cultivating Twenty-Three Chaos Laws and Refinement Chaos Law; these are two different things.
He felt that he only needed to comprehend the First Dan of Chaos Dao to grasp the 69 stars.
Now that he's at the Second Dan of Chaos, he can still add more points. By the time he reaches the Third Dan or Fourth Dan, he'll probably be able to Refinement quite a few Chaos Law!
If necessary, it's best to keep a low profile to avoid inviting trouble.
Seeing the joy on Li Hao's face, Dao Source Immortal Emperor knew that Li Hao was not one to show off. He smiled and didn't say much. He had already seen that this disciple's Dao Heart was extraordinary. He just needed to let him do things according to his heart.
He raised his hand and gently touched the center of the hall, and instantly six vortexes appeared.
"Such joyous news should be shared with your Senior Brother Senior Sister, especially Ling Shu."
Before long, Gu Mofan, Di Wushe, and the others appeared one after another.
Dao Source Immortal Emperor briefly explained Li Hao's situation, leaving all six people shocked, especially Di Lingshu.
"69 stars, comprehended in a single day?"
Di Lingshu mobilized the Chaos Heavenly Dao Ranking and displayed it in the hall. When she saw Li Hao's ranking at 260,000th, she felt her breath catch in her throat.
She had previously bet that Li Hao could catch up with her and comprehend the first Chaos Star within three years, but in the blink of an eye, Li Hao completed it in just one year!
"Junior Little Brother, that's way too much!"
Beside him, Lei Jingfeng couldn't help but say that, as Heavenly Prodigy, he felt a chill run down his spine.
"Junior Little Brother has only been here for a year, and he's already achieved such results..."
Beside him, Long Qingge's eyes widened in disbelief. As a top Heavenly Prodigy of the Ancestral Dragon Clan, he was born with Chaos Aura in his Bloodline, but his speed in comprehending the Chaos Star was not as fast as Di Lingshu's, let alone compared to Li Hao.
Upon hearing their words, the Mystic Turtle Emperor Soul coughed twice and said, "It wasn't a year. This kid became a disciple a year ago and stayed on the mountain for a year without doing anything. He only went to the Chaos Star today."
Upon hearing his addition, the hall seemed to fall silent, so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Gu Mofan and Di Wushe also fell silent, staring at their Junior Little Brother in shock.
They had a feeling that a remarkable little monster had appeared among their Personal Disciple!
"That's incredible! Junior Little Brother, you've already comprehended the power of Chaos elsewhere?"
Gu Mofan sighed.
Di Wushe also focused his gaze. To be able to comprehend the power of Chaos elsewhere and reach such a level was still extraordinary; after all, what ordinary person would have such fortuitous opportunity?
"Impressive! It seems that Junior Little Brother's record will never be surpassed."
Zhan Qinghuang's beautiful eyes flickered as she gazed at Li Hao. Previously, the fastest among them was Di Wushe, who was like a sharp peak rising from the ground. But this Junior Little Brother was even more exaggerated, as if a thunderclap had suddenly appeared out of nowhere!
Sure enough, news about you is circulating everywhere.
A flash of fire suddenly appeared in Zhan Qinghuang's eyes, and she sighed softly.
She had an avatar in the Chaos Immortal City, and after a little investigation, she discovered that everyone was talking about her Junior Little Brother.
"This performance is enough to make even the Chaos Ancient Clan uneasy."
Gu Mofan focused his mind and said.
Di Wushe slightly, but his eyes were cold and disdainful. "Whoever dares to challenge us at the Dao Arena, let Junior Little Brother refuse them, and let Sixth Junior Sister challenge them all back one by one!"
"That's right, they really want to bully Junior Little Brother, but what about Junior Sister Ling Shu? We can't interfere, but she's Immortal Lord Realm."
Lei Jingfeng snapped out of his daze and immediately spoke.
Li Hao asked with some curiosity, "Dao Arena challenge?"
Seeing that Li Hao didn't understand, the others immediately began to explain it to Li Hao.
"... I see."
Li Hao suddenly realized.
In the Original True World, it was not a monolithic entity; races were mixed, but it was mainly divided into the True Realm races and Chaos Ancient Clan.
The races of the True Realm are many, with Human Race at the forefront, including the Emperor Clan, the Ancient God Clan, and the Battle Heaven Clan. Although they are not purely Human Race and have special Bloodline, they are still considered part of the Human Race.
As for Long Qingge, the Ancestral Dragon Clan, whose Progenitor, going back to the earliest point, also originated from the Chaos Ancient Clan, but was an early branch that was expelled by the Chaos Ancient Clan. They thrived in the True Realm until they grew into one of the top Demon races.
Upon arriving in the Original True World, they were collectively referred to as the Outer Dao Clans by the Chaos Ancient Clan, while the Chaos Ancient Clan privately referred to them as the Inferior Clan, expressing even greater contempt and disgust.
Besides the various races of the True Realm, the Chaos Ancient Clan also consists of many different groups, some strong and some weak.
However, over countless Years, the resources of the Original True World have been continuously divided up, and conflicts have accumulated. The Chaos Ancient Clan and the races of the True Realm have been mutually exclusive and have often clashed.
Under the rule of several Great Emperors, the private duels that could erupt at any moment and cause great losses have been transformed into challenges Dao Arena.
Within the same realm, one can choose other players or be challenged by others.
If you are refused Three Times in a row, you must agree to take on the challenge from among those who refused you before.
To resolve hatred and prevent it from accumulating and growing, such as if you killed my brother, I will challenge you to kill your parents and clansmen, and so on. Hatred accumulates over generations, so the rules of the Dao Arena challenge are to avoid casualties. They will use the Heavenly Dao Laws to create an avatar. This avatar will completely inherit all the powers of the original body, including combat experience and consciousness!
Even if one dies in battle while avatars are engaged in combat, it only causes some damage to the original body, which can be slowly healed.
In a direct confrontation, the loser has no choice but to accept defeat wholeheartedly.
Aside from hatred, the vast majority of the reasons for the disputes here boil down to one word: dissatisfaction!
How dare you Human Race compare to my Chaos Ancient Clan? We are born with the Dao Body, beings of Chaos!
Why are you, the Chaos Ancient Clan, so domineering? So what if my Human Race is weak? We will still break through the limits and rise up!
If you're not convinced, then let's have a fight and see who's the real deal. It's simple and direct.
"Isn't this Chaos Dao Arena challenge a great place to hone one's skills?"
Li Hao's eyes lit up when he heard their introduction.
This is clearly a treasure trove for practical training!
Seeing the gleam in Li Hao's eyes, Gu Mofan and the others exchanged bewildered glances. They hadn't realized their Junior Little Brother was such a battle maniac!
"That's one way of thinking, but in reality, it's not."
Lei Jingfeng shook his head and said, "If an avatar created in the Chaos Dao Arena perishes, the damage to the main body is limited. However, the feeling of failure and all kinds of pain from the avatar's demise will be transmitted to the main body intact, affecting the main body's Dao Heart. Too many failures will shatter the Dao Heart, and if there are too many failures, all those feelings of failure will be imprinted in the main body's heart, forming a nightmare-like shackle!"
"This will not only affect Dao Heart, but will also create a huge obstacle when breaking through bottlenecks."
Li Hao was slightly taken aback. Seeing the serious expressions on everyone else's faces, he immediately realized that things weren't as simple as he had thought.
"If I create Dark Side Clone using the Two-Faced Person Encyclopedia and then use that Dark Side Clone to challenge the Dao Arena, I wonder if it will affect my original body."
Li Hao's mind raced.
The Dark Side Clone can inherit 30% of its own power; this is comprehensive.
With his current level of skill and abilities, he has numerous Immortal Arts and Cultivation Method to create avatars and clones, and can easily fabricate hundreds or thousands of avatars.
These incarnations can also possess a portion of his True Form power, sometimes even up to fifty percent.
However, these avatars are connected to his True Form through Cultivation Method, unlike the Dark Side Clone which are controlled by the power of the Panel.
Li Hao guessed that if they used their avatars to challenge the Chaos Dao Arena, their True Form would definitely be affected if they failed. Otherwise, these Senior Brother Senior Sister were all intelligent people, how could they not have thought of this?
As for the Dark Side Clone... we'll have to try to find out.
Li Hao pondered this in his heart.
Although the Dark Side Clone is weaker than the main body, its moves and attack methods are the same, which can be used to see the main body's weaknesses and shortcomings in battle.
"Um?"
Suddenly, Li Hao felt the Chaos Heavenly Dao Ranking tremble slightly, sending a message.
"Challenge?"
Li Hao was astonished; he had just mentioned the Dao Arena challenge, and he had immediately received Dao Arena himself.
The message was extremely brief; it was from Dao Body phantom, clad in imposing armor, who spoke with a haughty air:
"I am Yuan Long Chaos Ni Dragon Clan, Tenth Layer of the Immortal Lord Realm, who has comprehended 65 Chaos Star. Do you dare accept my challenge?!"
His words were extremely domineering, as if he were looking down on Li Hao.
"How?"
Gu Mofan, being perceptive, noticed something amiss in Li Hao's expression and inquired about it.
Li Hao's expression was strange. He said, "I had just finished speaking when someone challenged me."
"Huh? Which one's courting death?"
Upon hearing this, the expressions on their faces turned cold.
Di Lingshu also narrowed her eyes slightly, a murderous intent appearing in them.
She had previously made a bet with Li Hao, hoping to impress her Master. After all, she had been looked down upon by her Master and naturally wanted to regain her face. However, Li Hao's performance completely won her over.
Moreover, putting all that aside, even if it's their first meeting, if someone dares to challenge my junior brother, it's tantamount to offending the dignity of the Extreme Dao Mountain and also an offense against our Master!
"A Yuan Long from the Ni Dragon Clan," Li Hao said.
Where did this random cat and dog come from?
Di Lingshu's eyes were icy cold. "Never even heard of the Ni Dragon Clan? They're just Bloodline of the Chaos Ancient Dragon Clan Separate Family, yet they dare to be so arrogant!"
Lei Jingfeng, Long Qingge, and the others had cold eyes but remained silent. They were all at the Immortal King Realm and could no longer interfere in the Dao Arena challenge.
However, if the other party goes too far, they wouldn't mind joining forces with their Eldest Senior Brother and the others to go to the territory of the Ni Dragon Clan.
Suddenly, Li Hao felt the Chaos Heavenly Dao Ranking tremble again, this time with two messages arriving.
"Um?"
Li Hao touched the barrier with his mind and discovered two more challenges.
The second one was a woman with a tail on her back and bat-like ears on her head. She spoke in a manner similar to Yuan Long.
The third one, however, appeared to be Human Race and said to Li Hao:
"I am Wu Ming from the Primal Land, Tenth Layer of the Immortal Lord Realm, who has comprehended 67 Chaos Star. Do you dare to challenge me to Blood Duel in the Dao Arena?!"
As he spoke, his eyes were extremely cold, radiating a chilling murderous Killing Aura.
Li Hao sensed the killing intent emanating from the other party and frowned slightly. Neither of the two Chaos Ancient Clan he had encountered before had made him feel such a deep killing intent.
What is Dao Arena Blood Duel?
Li Hao looked up and asked his senior Senior Brother Senior Sister curiously.
"Um?"
Upon hearing Li Hao's words, Gu Mofan, Di Lingshu, and the others' expressions changed, their eyes revealing shock and anger.
"Blood Duel? Does anyone Blood Duel?"
"Who dares to be so audacious? Doesn't he know you are Master's disciple?!"
"Damn it, which Chaos Ancient Clan is so outrageous? Do they want to die?!"
Gu Mofan and the others were all furious.
Standing behind Li Hao, Shi Miao was also slightly taken aback, and then her eyes quickly darkened, as if shrouded in a waterfall.
Seeing their expressions, Li Hao sensed something was wrong and became somewhat puzzled.
Lei Jingfeng said to Li Hao, "The Chaos Blood Duel is a fight to the death without using avatars. Only those with deep-seated blood feuds would choose this path!"
Li Hao was stunned. A blood feud?
But he didn't recognize that illusory figure at all.
"Which Chaos Ancient Clan are you, Junior Little Brother?"
Di Wushe spoke, staring intently at Li Hao, his eyes seeming to hold the sudden arrival of a storm.
Li Hao said, "It's not the Chaos Ancient Clan, but a disciple of a Wu Clan named Wu Ming who cultivates in the Primal Land."
"The Wu Clan?"
The group was taken aback, clearly not expecting that the Blood Duel who had mentioned Li Hao was actually Human Race, and a member of the 12th-ranked Wu Clan among the Hundred Clans.
"Did you have any conflicts with the Wu Clan disciples before?" Long Qingge asked suspiciously.
Li Hao shook his head. "Never had any contact with them."
"The Wu Clan is tired of living!"
Di Lingshu's eyes were icy as she asked Li Hao, "What is the opponent's cultivation level?"
"Tenth Layer of the Immortal Lord Realm," Li Hao said.
Damn it!
The expressions on their faces changed. Li Hao's cultivation level was only at the Third Level of Immortal Lord Realm, while the other party was at the Tenth Layer of the Immortal Lord Realm. The difference was too great.
"You choose the one from before, the one with the avatar duel. I'll take the one with Martial Arts."
Di Lingshu said.
At this point, Li Hao still had the option to choose one of the three challengers. The previous Ni Dragon Clan did not choose to Blood Duel, and could accept defeat even if he lost in the battle.