Follow the path of Dao from infancy Chapter 1725 Chapter 437: Refining 21 Laws, Stirring Up Shock Once More
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"Musical Rhythm, Poetry and Literature, Fishing—every single one has been comprehended to the Twelfth Realm..."
Li Hao had spent the last century elevating all seven of his artistic skills to the Twelfth Realm. Throughout this period, he had also managed to fully accumulate the experience required for both Chess and Cooking.
"I should be able to grasp the Thirteenth Realm of State of Mind within another two hundred years. Even if I achieve it sooner, I cannot break through to the Immortal King Realm as long as the State of Mind remains separate from the Physical Body Dao or Control Dao. This acts as a sort of preparation; by mastering the State of Mind first, I can immediately break through and seal the king the moment the Endless Heavenly Domain concludes!"
Li Hao contemplated his path silently.
If he chose to seal the king prematurely, he would be disqualified from entering the Endless Heavenly Domain. Fortunately, he was able to hold back his progression for now.
"Now that a hundred years have passed, it wouldn't be too shocking to further enhance my Chaos Dao."
Li Hao considered his options.
His Chaos Dao had previously stalled at the Fourth Stage. Now, after a century of cultivation, he had pushed it to the fifth stage, though he remained uncertain how many Chaos laws he could successfully smelt.
As the acclaimed Chaos Rain falling from above finally ceased, Li Hao folded his painted umbrella. Closing his eyes to focus, he summoned the interface within his Sea of Consciousness.
He scanned his current realm—Peak of the Immortal Monarch Realm, Tenth Layer of Great Perfection!
His remaining skill points totaled 13.
His remaining Twelfth Realm State of Mind masteries included the True Meaning of Poetry and Books and the True Meaning of Musical Rhythm.
The Chaos Dao stood at the Fourth Stage.
Without any delay, Li Hao chose to allocate his points.
The Chaos Dao rapidly ascended to the fifth stage, causing his skill points to drop to 10.
Simultaneously, a massive and divine chaos will crashed down from the heavens like a bolt of lightning, carving itself into his mind.
Li Hao’s vision was once again filled with the sight of the primordial chaos being born. While similar to his previous visions, this one was far more intricate and profound. He watched the Ancient Chaos fracture—not in a sudden burst, but opening gradually like a blooming flower bud, with each Chaos law unfurling like a delicate petal.
The process appeared incredibly slow, even though his previous comprehensions made it seem like an instantaneous explosion.
"An instant can be eternity, and eternity can be but an instant; the shifting of the time dimension is governed merely by a thought..."
Li Hao felt a surge of enlightenment within his soul.
As the blossoming Chaos laws were revealed clearly to him, Li Hao observed the patterns of their splitting. This allowed him to naturally smelt and reorganize them!
After Li Hao had fully integrated these new insights, his mind began to instinctively deduce the Chaos laws.
One after another, the Chaos laws manifested. Li Hao felt a profound connection to them, as if he were welcoming them home, smelting each law and merging them into the primary Chaos laws of time and space.
Twelve, thirteen... fifteen...
In what felt like a heartbeat, Li Hao had unconsciously increased his smelted laws from nine to twenty-one!
His position on the Chaos Heavenly Dao ranking began to skyrocket. He surged into the top ten thousand instantly and continued his rapid ascent... eight thousand, five thousand, three thousand!
Finally, Li Hao’s name settled at 468th place!
He had broken into the top five hundred!
At this point, his ranking finally stopped moving.
Li Hao slowly opened his eyes, feeling a wave of mental exhaustion after smelting twenty-one Chaos laws. This fatigue reminded him of when he first smelted eight laws; he sensed he was approaching the absolute limit of the fifth stage of the Chaos Dao.
With a little rest, he might manage to smelt one more, bringing his total to twenty-two Chaos laws.
Attempting a twenty-third, however, would require immense, painstaking effort.
Li Hao glanced toward Shi Miao. Since she possessed twenty-three Chaos laws, it was clear she had already moved beyond the fifth stage of the Chaos Dao.
He suspected that the Chaos Dao might not have as many stages as other Daos; perhaps the eighth or tenth stage represented its true zenith.
After all, he was only at the fifth stage and could already hold twenty-two Chaos laws; the power he would wield at the Sixth or Seventh Stage was currently unimaginable.
"Hmm?"
In the courtyard, Shi Miao noticed the shift in Li Hao’s presence. As he condensed the Chaos laws, his body radiated an aura of Ancient Chaos that was even more potent than the purest bloodline of the Chaos Ancient Clan.
She had felt this same sensation when he had first smelted nine Chaos laws.
"Another breakthrough?"
Surprise flickered in Shi Miao’s eyes. Once Li Hao’s aura settled, she walked over and inquired, "Have you smelted new Chaos laws?"
"I have," he confirmed.
"What is your current ranking?"
"468th," Li Hao answered.
Shi Miao froze, staring at him in disbelief. 468th? To leap directly into the top five hundred was a staggering achievement!
She checked the Chaos Heavenly Dao ranking with her consciousness. Though the identity was masked, the entry for 468th showed the level: twenty-one Chaos laws smelted!
Despite knowing Li Hao’s talents were extraordinary, Shi Miao couldn't help but gasp.
It had taken her a thousand years to smelt twenty-one laws, yet Li Hao had done it in a mere century. His talent was ten times greater than her own!
"Truly remarkable."
She could not hide her genuine praise and admiration.
Li Hao gave a small smile and summoned his Dark Side Avatar into the courtyard. He dissolved it and, using the power of his panel, reconstituted a brand-new Dark Side Avatar.
"You may now respond to those challengers. Do not show mercy to those who requested blood duels!"
Li Hao gave his orders to the Dark Side Avatar.
Having felt his previous limitations, he had originally ordered the avatar to only fight those with around ten Chaos laws. He avoided higher-tier entities because such lopsided battles ended too quickly to provide meaningful combat experience. Only balanced opponents could help him identify his own weaknesses.
"Understood."
The Dark Side Avatar nodded, opened the pseudo Chaos Heavenly Dao ranking, and began accepting the incoming challenges.