How Could I Be Absent from a Clash of Dragons and Serpents?

As the Chaos Red Demon Clan and others made their appearance, the area in front of the Ascension Path became increasingly noisy. These peerless Heavenly Prodigy, who Refinement Twenty-Three Chaos Laws, displayed their invincible aura without any concealment, heading straight for the summit of the Ascension Path.

Seeing such power, everyone else quickly gave way.

"That is Chi Yuan, the demon prince of my Chaos Red Demon Clan!"

"That's the Heavenly Prodigy of my Chaos Cangya Clan, 'Gu Xie'!"

"Such powerful Aura! They are all ranked among the top thirty on the Chaos Heavenly Dao Ranking. I heard they have waited for this Endless Heavenly Domain for over a thousand years!"

Many people looked up and saw the Chaos Red Demon Clan and others revealing their true forms. They were all shocked and had mixed feelings. If they had been born a thousand years earlier, they might have had a chance to compete with them. But now, others were thousands of years ahead of them in cultivation, and they could not catch up. They could only blame themselves for being born at the wrong time.

Just as Chi Yuan and the others were about to arrive at the Heavenly Path, Luo Ningshuang arrived without delay. At the same time, a snow lotus bloomed in the Void on the other side, and slender, snow-white toes appeared on the Lotus Pedestal. She lightly stepped on the Lotus Pedestal and revealed her figure, which was Xue Fei of the Chaos Ancient Immortal Clan.

As they gathered, they exuded a formidable, furnace-like aura, suppressing the surrounding area. The many people scrambling below involuntarily stopped, Battle Heart.

"Hmph, this time the Heavenly Path is supreme, and only my Primal Land supreme!"

Chi Yuan looked at Luo Ningshuang with disdain and sneered.

Luo Ningshuang was the Personal Disciple of the Chaos Immortal Emperor, and compared to the four of them, she was outnumbered and outmatched.

As soon as he finished speaking, a figure suddenly appeared beside Luo Ningshuang; it was a burly middle-aged man.

Previously Luo Ningshuang had protected Lin Zhixuan when he entered, while the Burly Middle-aged Man had protected the Su Clan Sisters, the Ghost Clan Sisters, Di Linchen, and others when they came here. He was also Luo Ningshuang's Senior Brother.

"Seventh Senior Brother!"

Luo Ningshuang breathed a sigh of relief when she saw her Senior Brother. Compared to her Junior Sister Su Wanyi, this Senior Brother was more reliable and had also Refinement Twenty-Three Chaos Laws earlier than her.

"Hmph, you're not the only ones who dominate."

The Burly Middle-aged Man sneered.

Chi Yuan narrowed his eyes and said, "Just the two of you. If you dare to fight, we'll cripple you right here and now!"

"We're still here."

A figure appeared, Su Wanyi, along with Su Wanqing, Su Muqing, and others, flew over. The four Sisters stood together, all with a shared sense of hatred, their eyes cold and clear.

Upon seeing the four Sisters, Chi Yuan and the others felt a sense of satisfaction, but then noticed that Su Wanqing and the others possessed ordinary Aura, not those of peak Immortal Lord.

"You're just dragging in any Tom, Dick, or Harry to fill the ranks. You might count as one, but what about those three?" Chi Yuan made no attempt to hide his contempt, not taking Su Muqing and the others seriously at all.

Hearing such blunt words, Su Wanqing and the others' expressions changed, somewhat shocked and angry. Since they began cultivating, no one had ever dared to look down on them like this. They were all furious, but they knew that in terms of strength, there was a huge difference between them. After all, they had only been in the Original True World for a few hundred years, unlike that guy.

"If we had the same amount of training time, you might not be our match."

Su Muqing kept a calm expression. Although she was wary of the other party's strength, her competitive nature made her unwilling to suffer a loss.

"What a ridiculous statement."

Chi Yuan sneered, not bothering to argue with the other party. There are no excuses in this world; defeat is defeat, weakness is weakness, and no reason is useful.

"The three of you aren't qualified!"

The pale-skinned Gu Xie beside him spoke indifferently.

Su Wanyi's face darkened. "Do you intend to block us here? If so, then let's see. My sisters may not be able to fight you, but they do possess Domain Artifact!"

Hearing her words, Chi Yuan and the others frowned and glanced around. There were many disciples from various Mountain Peak here. Although their Primal Land was strong, the disciples of Chaos and Daoyuan were always close. If they joined forces and borrowed their Domain Artifact, it would put them at a disadvantage.

Fortunately, the Ascension Path. Once you've ventured deeper into the Ascension Path, you'll naturally be able to leave these disciples behind.

Even if they have Domain Artifact, it won't affect them.

"Hmph, once we get up there, we'll see how the three of you manage to produce twelve Domain Artifact!"

Chi Yuan sneered, deciding to deal with the three of them later.

Just as they were about to embark on the Heavenly Path, a figure suddenly flew by.

"Wait!"

The group looked over and saw a young man clad in Golden Armor.

Xue Fei, who was standing to the side, saw this person, glanced at him briefly, and then looked surprised and suspicious.

"Divine Venerable?"

Chi Yuan and the others recognized the newcomer as a fellow disciple from the same Master's Sect.

However, the Divine Venerable was different from them; he was Human Race who had become a disciple of the Master for other reasons.

Human Race are extremely rare in the Primal Land, and only two people can be accepted as Personal Disciple by their Master, one of whom is this Divine Venerable.

They had no goodwill towards the Divine Venerable. Although the God had betrayed Human Race and sided with their Master, they despised him even more from the bottom of their hearts for betraying their own race.

Have any of you encountered Haotian?

As soon as the Divine Venerable avatar arrived, he looked around. He had arrived here the moment the Heavenly Path appeared, but he did not rush to climb. As an avatar, climbing would be useless. Instead, he silently waited in the shadows for the right opportunity.

"Haotian?"

"That Human Race?"

Upon hearing the Divine Venerable's words, Chi Yuan and the others' expressions changed slightly, as did Luo Ningshuang and Su Wanyi's eyes. They immediately recalled the scene in the Ninth Heavenly Domain where the young man had intervened to instantly kill the Chaos Dao Seed.

With the pressure from this Original Lineage, the Chaos Lineage and the Daoyuan Lineage could easily join forces, since both sides are Human Race Great Emperor.

Only then did Chi Yuan and the others realize that the troublesome Human Race had not yet appeared. The other party had previously cleared out the Eighth Heavenly Domain, forcing them to risk hunting Chaos Dao Seed in the Ninth Heavenly Domain. The hunt was difficult, and they were almost forced to use their Domain Artifact. If the four of them had not joined forces, they would have encountered many dangers.

However, while the four of them working together successfully averted danger, the gains were split four ways, resulting in each person not reaping much benefit.

"Could he have already gone up?"

Gu Xie looked up at the Heavenly Path, his eyes filled with surprise and doubt, and suddenly became somewhat impatient.

"Won't."

The Divine Venerable immediately shook his head and said, "I was here the moment the Heavenly Path appeared, and I didn't see him come over."

"You?"

Upon hearing the Divine Venerable's words, the group looked at Divine Venerable in surprise and doubt. Chi Yuan asked, "Weren't you in the Ninth Heavenly Domain? Why are you here immediately? Since you're here, why didn't you go up?"

Upon hearing this, the Divine Venerable gave a wry smile and said, "To be honest, this is an avatar; my True Form has already left the Heavenly Domain."

Chi Yuan and the others were stunned. They couldn't help but examine the Divine Venerable closely, only to find that his Aura was erratic and did not resemble the True Form.

"You---

Xue Fei looked at him in surprise and doubt. She knew that Li Hao had fought a great battle with the opponent earlier, but how could the Divine Venerable's true form have been blasted out of the Endless Heavenly Domain?

Could it be...?

"I fought that kid fiercely, and we both exhausted our Domain Artifact. He used three, and I used three. Now he has no Domain Artifact left."

The Divine Venerable said in a deep voice, "He came here to spread this news."

Upon hearing his words, Chi Yuan and the others were shocked. Luo Ningshuang and Su Wanyi were also stunned. Su Wanqing and Su Muqing, however, changed their expressions, revealing worry and urgency.

Without Domain Artifact, wouldn't Li Hao be disqualified from pursuing the pinnacle?

"Xue Fei was also present during the great battle."

The Divine Venerable looked at Xue Fei and said to Xue Fei, "If you encounter that brat again, you don't need to worry about him; he no longer has Domain Artifact."

Xue Fei never expected them to fight so fiercely. One was banished from the Endless Heavenly Domain, and the other exhausted his Domain Artifact, losing the qualification to Ascension Path.

"I see."

She said it calmly.

Chi Yuan frowned and said, "Really? You're not lying to us, are you?"

The Divine Venerable was furious inside, but outwardly he smiled bitterly and said, "How could it be fake? If you're worried that I'm deliberately using you to fight him to the death, with three Domain Artifacts on his own, he can only use up three more of yours. What's the point? If my true form were here, I would have already Ascension Path. Why would I be here saying all this?"

Chi Yuan's mind raced, and he realized that what the other person said made sense. Suddenly, he found this fellow Human Race somewhat more agreeable.

It's good that that kid managed to take down three Domain Artifacts; congratulations!

"Excellent, excellent, well done!"

Chi Yuan grinned. The one who annoyed and worried him the most was that Human Race boy. He was too strange. He was not afraid of Luo Ningshuang, who was already famous.

Upon hearing this, the Divine Venerable rolled his eyes. If it weren't for his even greater hatred for Li Hao, he wouldn't have given these Chaos Ancient Clan a friendly look either.

"No wonder I didn't see him. It seems he didn't dare to come without Domain Artifact."

Chi Yuan laughed and looked around.

Su Wanyi and Luo Ningshuang both had complicated expressions upon hearing this. That young man could easily kill Chaos Dao Seed, and his combat strength was even above theirs, yet he couldn't Ascension Path?

Both of them felt regret, but they didn't dwell on it any further.

"In that case, let's hurry up and leave."

The Gu Xie urged.

Chi Yuan didn't waste any more words and rushed straight towards the Heavenly Path.

As soon as they left, Luo Ningshuang and Su Wanyi and the others quickly and impatiently chased after them. Xue Fei even transformed into a streak of light, rushing straight ahead with her maids.

As they left, the overwhelming pressure vanished, and everyone else came to their senses and continued their scramble.

Meanwhile, in the Void, Su Wanqing, Su Muqing, and the others exchanged glances, their faces grim.

Meanwhile, deep within the Ninth Heavenly Domain.

With a single move sealing the Heaven and Earth, Li Hao saw that the Elder Qi were a cut above the rest and had won the game.

"Hmph, it's all that kid's fault for standing behind me, what bad luck."

The Elder Ba lost the game, threw down their Chess Piece, and grumbled irritably.

When the Elder Qi saw that he was shifting the blame for his defeat onto Li Hao, they couldn't help but chuckle, saying, "You, you, aren't you afraid of becoming a laughingstock for that kid?"

"Snort!"

The Elder Ba crossed their arms, snorted coldly, and said to Li Hao, "Boy, the Heavenly Path has been opened; if you don't go now, it will be too late."

Li Hao snapped out of his daze and was stunned. The Heavenly Path had already been traversed?

"Well, it's about time you set off too."

The Elder Qi then looked up and spoke to Li Hao.

Li Hao calculated the time in his mind and found that there were indeed less than three days left until the end of the Endless Heavenly Domain.

"Understood, thank you both."

Li Hao bowed and thanked him.

By watching this game, he had already accumulated half of the experience points required to reach the Thirteenth Dan Chess Dao!

It's important to understand that experience points in the Chess Dao are extremely difficult to accumulate. Even if he plays against himself, he can only gain a tiny amount of experience. It might take him a thousand years of playing against himself to accumulate even half of that amount.

If you want to play against someone, you must find someone of similar skill level; otherwise, the effect will be minimal.

"The Heavenly Path lies in the First Heavenly Domain; go there."

The Elder Qi smiled and said.

Li Hao nodded his thanks and bid farewell to the Elder Er, knowing that he didn't know when they would meet again, since even the Immortal Emperor could not set foot in the Endless Heavenly Domain.

He was somewhat reluctant to leave, but he still Bieli.

"He's a good kid, after all."

The Elder Qi watched them disappear into the Bamboo Grove path, and chuckled softly.

The Elder Ba nodded. "They have more potential than those youngsters. Even without relying on the Proving the Heavenly Heart enlightenment, they should be able to forge their own path. However, choosing this shortcut is a safety net."

"Um."

The Elder Qi nodded.

Bamboo Grove and the other person arranged the Chess Piece and continued a new game.

On the other side, after leaving the Ninth Heavenly Domain, Li Hao headed straight for the outermost First Heavenly Domain.

During his journey, he closed his eyes, brought up the Panel in his mind, selected to allocate points, and raised the Chaos Dao to the Seventh Dan!

As his Art Skill Point decreased by 3, his Heavenly Dao Power also decreased by about one percent in an instant. At the same time, his Chaos Dao rose to the Seventh Dan, and a vast and powerful Dao Thought surged into his mind.

In his previous battle with the Divine Venerable, Li Hao was almost forced to use his full strength. Now, in this battle on the Heavenly Path, Li Hao plans to be in better shape to deal with the situation. The three Domain Artifact he still has may not be enough.

As the Dao Thought merged into him, Li Hao's Aura underwent a tremendous change.

The transition from the Sixth Dan to the Seventh Dan of the Chaos Dao is Dao Gate, during which the understanding of the Chaos Dao undergoes a significant change.

Although his Refinement the Chaos Dao is still at the 24th level, the Chaos Limitless level, which is the Immortal Lord Terminal Realm and he cannot break through further, his application of the Chaos Limitless power has seen a breakthrough improvement. Compared to before, it's like a child who has just picked up a sword competing with Swordsmanship master—there's no comparison whatsoever.

After a long while, once he had absorbed all Seventh Dan of Chaos Dao, Li Hao opened his eyes. His eyes seemed to contain the Sun, Moon, and Stars, and the causal forces of Chaos.

With a blink, the numerous faint, strange lights disappeared from his eyes, and everything returned to normal.

Li Hao's figure flickered, traversing the Void and instantly covering tens of thousands of miles. Before long, he arrived at the First Heavenly Domain.

Upon arriving here, Li Hao saw the towering Ascension Path Heaven, as well as 72 ancient giants at the Quasi-Emperor Realm.

Such a spectacular sight stunned Li Hao, but seeing the bustling crowd rushing towards it, he didn't think twice and quickly headed Past.

"Haotian?!"

As soon as Li Hao arrived, he heard several exclamations of surprise.

He looked down and saw the Su Clan Sisters from the Ascension Path, as well as Di Linchen.

Beside them were Lin Zhixuan and the Ghost Clan Sisters, all disciples of the Chaos Immortal Emperor.

"Um?"

Seeing that someone was fighting them and blocking their climb, Li Hao immediately raised his hand and waved it, unleashing a surge of Chaos Infinite Power that sent everyone around them flying.

Why are you so late?

When Su Wanqing saw Li Hao again, her eyes were filled with joy. For hundreds of years, since Li Hao came to the Original True World, she had often heard news of Li Hao, but she had never had the chance to meet Li Hao. Now, she was overjoyed, and her eyes even reddened.

"They all went up there, saying you didn't dare come because you've lost your Domain Artifact."

Su Wanqing rushed to Li Hao's side, suddenly flipped her hand, and pulled out three Domain Artifacts, handing them to Li Hao and saying, "I've been waiting for you, waiting for you to come. These are my three Domain Artifacts, you can take them."

Li Hao was stunned. Seeing the girl's excited expression, he suddenly felt a pang of guilt and shook his head, saying, "Keep these for yourself. I have my own."

"You have?"

Su Wanqing was stunned.

Su Muqing and the others caught up. When her sister offered to give the Domain Artifact to Li Hao, Su Muqing's expression only changed slightly before she was quickly drawn to Li Hao's words. She couldn't help but say, "There's a guy called Divine Venerable who said you've used up all your Domain Artifact."

When Li Hao saw Su Muqing, whose face was exactly the same as Shi Miao's, his eyes dazed for a moment, but he quickly realized that she was no Shi Miao.

He nodded calmly and said, "That's just a rumor."

"Whether it's a rumor or not, just accept it. The more Domain Artifact you have, the better," Su Wanqing said to Li Hao through gritted teeth.

"That's right, here's one of these for you too. Let me know when you reach the top and tell me what the view is like, whether it's beautiful or not." Di Linchen suddenly tossed two Domain Artifacts to Li Hao.

Li Hao didn't take it, but pushed it back.

"Keep these for yourselves; I have plenty of Domain Artifact."

He didn't elaborate, but now that he had mastered the Seventh Dan of Chaos Dao, he no longer needed Domain Artifact.

I have some too!

Su Muqing hurriedly took out her own Domain Artifact, but before she could hand it over, Li Hao had already taken flight, leaving only one sentence behind.

He said, "I'm going first, you guys keep up the good work!"

As everyone watched Li Hao's figure vanish in the blink of an eye, the immense pressure on the Ascension Path, which felt as heavy as a mountain to them, seemed to be nothing to the young man.

On this Ascension Path, although they cannot reach the summit, they can still climb a little higher by relying on their Domain Artifact, which will bring them some gains and greatly benefit their future cultivation.

"He really came. It turned out to be just a rumor. I knew he would come."

Su Wanqing gazed at the spot where Li Hao's figure disappeared, muttering to herself, her eyes filled with hope.