Star Gate

Li Hao soon saw numerous thunderbolts blast a certain spot in the distance.

“How come... you didn’t give them a hand?” Void asked curiously.

“The Human King might want to refine some tribulations?” Li Hao smiled at the action. “Or perhaps he wants to temper his body? I don’t know, but since he said he didn’t want my help, there’s nothing else I can say to a senior.”

“The Human King sure is domineering!” Void nodded. “He’s using so many thunder tribulations to temper himself! All of them together are probably much stronger than Reincarnation’s attacks! That’s the equivalent of fighting another battle! Damn, he’s valiant and fierce!”

The Human King really was something. He could’ve easily avoided this outcome and had Li Hao take care of it. And yet, he wanted to refine and hone his body! What an extraordinary way of going about it!

Li Hao was sighing with wonder as well... and suppressing a laugh. That hadn’t been the Human King’s intentions, had it? He’d probably been too embarrassed to ask for help or something, the young man didn’t know.

Li Hao himself was running on empty as well. It would be quite uncomfortable if he really had to help the Human King. Since the man had turned down the first offer for help, then Li Hao would roll with it!

It’s not like they’ll be the end of him, anyhow.

......

RUMBLE!!

Li Hao really was ignoring the commotion on the other side. Someone like the Human King was as tough as nails. And with the supreme and others close by, Li Hao would be utterly shocked if the tribulation managed to end the Human King.

The young man finally had a bit of time to go over the spoils from battle. There were the bodies of multiple eighth ranks—Hornet, Earth Spirit, Reincarnation, and two more Reincarnation eighth ranks. Li Hao didn’t even know what their names were.

There was also a world, a proper premier world at that.

And then, there was nothing else.

Dismantling the dao of time and reconstructing it had resulted in internal gains. There were also other unexpected gains, such as Gan Wuliang showing signs of marching toward seventh rank. Judging from what he displayed, he was well and truly on his way this time.

When Hong Yitang gave up the dao universe, Gan Wuliang outright melded the two daos into himself!

Although he hadn’t broken through yet, Li Hao could tell that that was due to the fellow purposefully holding himself back. He was being very, very careful and cautious, like he was apprehensive.

Twin dao universes!

Gan Wuliang had just been second-in-command when Hong Yitang was around. That was a comforting position to occupy. But now, he alone was in charge of two dao universes. If he entered seventh rank right now, that would put him on par with Li Hao!

One could say that Silver Moon had relied solely on Li Hao to develop to where it was now. Gan Wuliang felt that he might die of fright if he became a seventh rank this instant and oversaw two dao universes.

He’d incorporated some of Hong Yitang’s dao river, but hadn’t dared to assimilate all of it. He was keeping himself firmly under control at the moment and didn’t dare advance further. If he did, he was sure to break through to seventh rank!

Li Hao could see where the man was at, but was in no hurry to handle the situation. He turned to the others and quickly settled his gaze on Myriad Changes. That man had participated in battle.

While the six seventh ranks from the alliance were mostly for show, it was good enough that they hadn’t been scared off. Li Hao hadn’t had high hopes for them. Those that were more timid had long gone off running.

Being able to stay until the end was already a success.

“The fellow daoists helped us with the two Reincarnation eighth ranks,” Li Hao said straightforwardly. “That is why we were able to take them down. There isn’t much dao strength left in them after Reincarnation’s death. I will give these two bodies to the fellow daoists in return for your help.”

“We... wouldn’t dare!” Myriad Changes quickly protested. “How would we dare let the venerated one do such a thing...”

Hailing someone a ‘venerated one’ was a rare show of respect for premier exalted emperors. Myriad Changes simply didn’t dare call Li Hao his fellow daoist anymore.

“We did this simply for Allheaven Hall,” he quickly explained. “For it to be officially established today and having the chance to comprehend some truths of the great dao is already the limits of what we expected. This has been a supreme opportunity for all of us...”

“That’s another matter entirely,” Li Hao smiled. “Comprehending dao is a function of individual ability, it has nothing to do with the battle spoils. It was astonishing that the fellow daoists were able to make a move in the fighting.

“Not to mention, the corpses of two weak eighth ranks is nothing to me when considering the offense you’ve given to the three overlords. Fellow Daoist Myriad Changes will also need a lot of dao strength to set foot into eighth rank...”

Myriad Changes hesitated. In truth, the other exalted emperors impulsively wanted to accept the offer. However, they understood that while it sounded like the two bodies were for them, they were actually for Myriad Changes.

Myriad Changes was a peak seventh rank and might make it to eighth rank after establishing Allheaven Hall. His chances of success were high if equipped with the dao strength found within these two eighth ranks!

Li Hao was just putting it nicely that this was for all six of them. But so long as the other five had any sort of brains about them, they wouldn’t dare ask for a share. They could not be allocated anything as the appearance of another eighth rank within the alliance would elevate them all.

They would not make it to eighth rank if they received anything. Meanwhile, Myriad Changes was almost certain to make that advancement.

Myriad Changes wanted to protest further, but he was cut off by Li Hao’s quietly resolute voice. “The fellow daoist needs to accept this or I won’t be able to live with myself!”

“Then... I thank the venerated one!” Myriad Changes’ heart skipped a beat.

“This is what you guys deserve. I never mistreat a friend,” Li Hao grinned.

After allocating the dao strength from two eighth rank corpses, Li Hao looked at the rest. Hornet was a monster spirit that specialized in poison. He didn’t have anyone in his camp that employed the strength of poison.

And this was a monster spirit to boot!

Li Hao had a few monster spirits on his side, such as Capsize Sea and Panther. Panther had set foot into sixth rank and was focusing on the thunder element. Li Hao even wanted to give the character of calamity to the dog. So while the eighth rank monster spirit would be useful for Panth, it would be a bit of a waste.

Capsize Sea was too weak to consider.

Poison... monster spirit...

Li Hao thought it over for a while and searched through the crowd, ultimately deciding to give this body to the dao chess.

“Me??” The dao chess paused, stunned. Why?? Me?! Hornet is strong since it was the foremost powerhouse under Spring Autumn. Well, supposedly. It has four thousand dao rules, at the very least.

It’s stronger than me!

So what are you doing giving it to me?

“I’m not giving it to the senior for cultivation purposes,” Li Hao said after some thought. “That would be a waste. I would like the senior to refine Hornet into a treasure! The senior is skilled at spatial dao and Hornet has countless poisonous spikes.

“It could easily kill a seventh rank and even eighth ranks would suffer if tagged with a spike. If the senior refines the monster spirit into an imperial weapon and travels through the void with it, that will make you an invincible assassin!”

An eighth rank of four thousand dao rules and benefiting from the ability to pass through space... with the dao chess’ ability to suppress and trap... If the combination worked, the dao chess would be able to fight someone at four thousand dao rules when it had only two or three to its name.

The dao chess blinked.

Assassination!

Can I... do that? Am I suited for that?

To be honest, he was very surprised that a premier eighth rank’s body was being handed to him. Li Hao was someone he could spend more time with! The young man was generous with what he handed out!

But the dao chess himself grew conflicted when the largesse was too much. He’d just swallowed an eighth rank dao universe a few days ago, and now this...

“Why don’t you have a seventh rank swallow it?” offered the torn dao chess. “That might give them a chance of making it to eighth rank...”

“The spoils must be allocated rationally,” Li Hao shook his head. “We need to take into account the amount of effort exerted. Not everything can be split evenly. Our powerhouses need to be strengthened as well!

“The senior will have much to be busy with in the days to come. I will have to ask you to maintain operations of Allheaven Hall. That will occupy much of your cultivation time...”

“Then... I...” The dao chess coughed awkwardly.

“Just accept it, senior!”

“Then... I won’t stand on ceremony any longer!” The dao chess nodded with a smile. “In addition, I have a chessboard of a myriad daos. I don’t need to refine Hornet too much, I just need to scatter the spikes throughout the board.

“I can refine the dao domain into me since I am a treasure to begin with. That will give me more ways to attack!”

He was not skilled at offense, so the group had had a hard time fighting three against two. But with this new fortification, ten thousand poisonous spikes would make quick work of two eighth ranks’ defenses!

The dao chess was overjoyed.

“The senior can make your own arrangements.” Li Hao nodded with a smile as well. “I do not know enough about the dao of refinement. If the senior lacks anything, you can head to New Martial and ask the Divine Forge Emperor.”

With Hornet taken care of, next came Earth Spirit. This was another premier exalted emperor. Li Hao looked at the group, then at Yuan Shuo.

The old man realized that his disciple wanted to show some favoritism again. That was lovely, but also stress-inducing.

Hong Yitang had walked out into the chaos. He’d gone from living off Li Hao to being an independent person. But Yuan Shuo had lived off his disciple all the way to seventh rank, and now this premier eighth rank Earth Spirit...

“Earth Spirit is of the five elements,” Li Hao said as Yuan Shuo thought wildly. “Teacher, use him to strengthen your earth attribute. Seek to combine the five elements as one as quickly as possible. I let loose with a threat that I’ll take the Five Elements one day!”

Yuan Shuo felt the walls closing in! He really was stressed out this time.

“Fine, give it to me!” Yuan Shuo grunted after opening and closing his mouth for a while. “I’m... I’m going to travel the chaos to temper myself!”

“......” Li Hao raised an eyebrow. Where was his teacher going in his elderly age? The east was settled, so the old man could only head to the other three regions. That was very dangerous.

Why don’t you just stay at my side, grandpa?

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