213: Chapter 213 Crouching Dragon, Heavenly Horse, Holy Emperor

The Laws of the Great Dao wailed and shattered around that palm; time and space seemed to freeze.

Under this palm, the Heavenly Horse Saint Emperor felt like an ant facing a collapsing sky.

"How... how can it be this terrifying?"

Stormy waves surged in the Heavenly Horse Saint Emperor's heart; he wanted to resist, to use an Imperial Art, to escape the range of this palm.

But it was no use; no matter how he moved, that palm remained above his head, seemingly omnipresent!

He could clearly teleport across countless star systems, yet he simply couldn't escape the reach of this palm, only able to watch as it descended.

After trying, the Heavenly Horse Saint Emperor knew escaping was futile and began to fight for his life, unleashing his Imperial Art.

"Heavenly Horse Divine Fist!"

Since he couldn't escape, he would fight, seeking honor even in defeat as he punched toward the giant palm.

One punch transformed into countless fists, like meteors, swift and powerful.

But it had no effect!

Before that palm, the Heavenly Horse Saint Emperor's so-called Imperial Dao Pressure, his so-called invincible Great Emperor Secret Technique, and his so-called Holy Spirit Divine Power were all as fragile as paper.

"Boom!"

The palm fell.

The Heavenly Horse Saint Emperor was directly suppressed into the ground, pinned flat and unable to move.

The entire process took less than a breath's time.

Lingxiao Palace fell into silence.

Lying on the ground, the Heavenly Horse Saint Emperor's mind went blank.

Feeling the suppressive force as vast as heaven and earth upon him, only one thought remained in his heart!

So, this was true power.

It turned out his so-called invincibility and loneliness were nothing more than looking at the sky from the bottom of a well; before the Heavenly Emperor, he was no different from a Mortal.

He still needed more training!

The suppressive force slowly dissipated.

The Heavenly Horse Saint Emperor struggled to climb up. He looked at the calmly standing Jiang Hao, then at the still tea-drinking Heavenly Venerable Lingbao and Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi, a bitter smile appearing on his face.

Taking a deep breath, he bowed respectfully: "Thank you, Heavenly Emperor, for showing mercy."

He could feel that with that palm just now, the opponent had held back, not using full strength at all—it was just a casual strike!

This shocked the Heavenly Horse Saint Emperor even more; if he couldn't even withstand a casual strike from the Heavenly Emperor, then if he went all out...

The Heavenly Horse Saint Emperor didn't dare to think further.

"Still want to fight?" Jiang Hao sat back in his seat and took a sip of tea.

"No more, no more!" The Heavenly Horse Saint Emperor shook his head repeatedly and said honestly, "I was looking at the sky from the bottom of a well, ignorant of the heights of heaven. Please guide me more in the future, Heavenly Emperor."

His tone had completely changed, from his initial self-confidence and arrogance to his current respect and sincerity.

Seeing the Heavenly Horse Saint Emperor's reaction, both Heavenly Venerable Lingbao and Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi smiled.

"Able to bend and stretch, not bad," Heavenly Venerable Lingbao commented. "He truly is different from other Holy Spirits."

Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi also nodded: "To know one's mistakes and change is the greatest virtue."

Jiang Hao also smiled; this Heavenly Horse Saint Emperor was indeed interesting, able to adapt to the situation.

He possessed a kind of beauty that hadn't been polluted or beaten down by the Mortal World.

Actually, it was understandable. The Heavenly Horse Saint Emperor was nearly at Major Achievement when he was born and had been fighting ever since. He was a battle-crazed maniac who had crushed everyone in his path, so his personality was naturally different.

Jiang Hao looked at the Heavenly Horse Saint Emperor, thought for a moment, and asked: "Since you have already attained the Dao, what are your plans next? Will you take the path of transformation in the Mortal World, or go to the Lesser Immortal Realm through the Ascension passage?"

Although this Heavenly Horse Saint Emperor wasn't as good as Xiao Fan or Chen Changsheng, he was still decent. If he could go to the Lesser Immortal Realm, he could be of some use.

As for taking the Mortal World Immortal Path, that was too difficult. The Heavenly Horse Saint Emperor had hope of living a second life, but as for a third, the chances were slim.

The Heavenly Horse Saint Emperor was silent for a moment.

He looked up, a hint of hesitation flashing in his eyes, then gritted his teeth and said:

"Heavenly Emperor, I don't want to follow the transformation method. That path is too troublesome and takes too long, so I don't plan to take it. However, I don't want to go to the Lesser Immortal Realm either."

Jiang Hao raised an eyebrow. Not taking the Mortal World Immortal Path and not going to the Lesser Immortal Realm? Then what did he want to do?

Heavenly Venerable Lingbao and Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi also looked over.

"Oh?" Jiang Hao put down his teacup. "Then what do you intend?"

If this Heavenly Horse Saint Emperor wanted to follow the Forbidden Zone Supreme Beings and enter a forbidden zone, then sorry, he would be suppressed immediately.

The Heavenly Horse Saint Emperor took a deep breath, light reigniting in his eyes:

"Heavenly Emperor, both Venerables, I have actually been thinking about a question all these years. Since the transformation method is both dangerous and troublesome...

and the Ascension passage isn't what I want, why can't we find another way and take a different Path to Immortality?"

"A different Path to Immortality?" Jiang Hao became interested, wanting to see what good ideas this Heavenly Horse Saint Emperor had.

"Yes!" Speaking of this, the Heavenly Horse Saint Emperor became confident again, clearly very sure of his idea.

"After careful thought and research, I've come up with a way—a way to achieve Immortal Ascension in the human world without needing constant transformations!"

Jiang Hao, Lingbao, and Yuanshi looked at each other.

All three saw a hint of curiosity in each other's eyes.

Was this Heavenly Horse Saint Emperor that impressive? To think of a way to become an immortal without transformation—could he truly be a world-shaking genius?

"But say what you will," Jiang Hao said.

He wanted to see what brilliant insights this Heavenly Horse Saint Emperor could come up with.

"Heavenly Emperor, you all know that our Cultivation also includes a Sixth Secret Realm, right?"

Jiang Hao and the others nodded. Having reached this level, they naturally knew about the Sixth Secret Realm.

Seeing the three of them nod, the Heavenly Horse Saint Emperor straightened his back and said with high spirits:

"It's like this: my method is to open the Sixth Secret Realm and then create a Small World, combining the Small World with the Sixth Secret Realm and continuously refining it.

When the Sixth Secret Realm is fully opened and perfected, the Small World can transform into an Immortal Domain. At that time, I will naturally become an immortal, perhaps even more than just an immortal!"

"Boom!"

As soon as these words were spoken, an eerie silence fell over Lingxiao Palace.

Jiang Hao's hand holding the teacup paused.

Heavenly Venerable Lingbao's tea-drinking motion froze.

Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi's hand stroking his beard stopped mid-air.

All three were silent.

After a long while, Jiang Hao slowly put down his teacup and looked at the Heavenly Horse Saint Emperor with a complex expression.

He felt a bit conflicted and didn't know what to say. He had originally thought this Heavenly Horse Saint Emperor really had some earth-shattering idea, given how confident he was.

But he hadn't expected it to be transforming a Secret Realm into an Immortal Domain; now he truly didn't know what to say.

Jiang Hao had thought of this method long ago. Not only had he thought of it, but he had also discussed it in depth with Heavenly Venerable Lingbao and Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi.

The three of them had reached a consistent conclusion: opening a Secret Realm to transform it into a great world within the human dao domain was theoretically possible but practically almost impossible.

It required a long time of accumulation and an understanding of the Great Dao at an inconceivable level.

The human dao domain simply couldn't achieve this.

Jiang Hao himself didn't dare to try this directly, only daring to slowly deduce it while undergoing Mortal World transformations.

In the end, the Heavenly Horse Saint Emperor was great—he wanted to jump straight into this right from the start, and not just into a world, but into an Immortal Domain.

He wanted to reach heaven in a single bound, being even bolder than Jiang Hao had imagined!

Truly commendable courage...

Jiang Hao was willing to call the Heavenly Horse Saint Emperor the Sleeping Dragon of this Universe.

"Do you know how difficult it is to open the Sixth Secret Realm and then transform it into an Immortal Domain?" Heavenly Venerable Lingbao finally spoke, his tone somewhat helpless.