Chapter 402: The Fortune of Five Auras (II)

Everyone understood the methods of improving the physical body and blood qi when it came to enhancing strength. Hope sprang eternal for these paths so long as one possessed sufficient treasure. But comprehending the aura was not contingent on treasure.

Gazing upon a dao comprehension weapon day in and day out was not sufficient to guarantee further understanding an aura. Hence, the powerhouses scrutinizing last night’s battle scene judged that Li Hao should’ve comprehended the aura a long time ago—possibly more than a year ago.

Therefore, everything written in his resume was bullshit.

𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Li Hao might’ve been more than an ordinary martial master when Yuan Shuo accepted him as a disciple. He might’ve been a martial master long ago or received the old demon’s true teachings three years ago, not the two or three months that was commonly quoted.

One aura per year for three years was feasible for a premier genius.

“Tidal Wave,” Half Mountain addressed the middle-aged woman off to the side. “What level do you think he’s at now?”

“Peak Solar, one who’s just reached that level,” Tidal Wave immediately discerned. “Of course, he’s a martial master with domineering mind intent and numerous auras, so he’s stronger than regular peak Solars. However, there’s a limit to his strength. Judging from the signs of battle, he killed those of my Red Moon last in a bitterly fought battle. He looks to have suffered significant injuries in that fight.

“If he can rival Novas, he wouldn’t have needed to bring so much effort to bear for those three!”

“Yue Pu fell to an ambush.” Half Mountain inclined his head. “Although Li Hao finished the deed very quickly, that doesn't mean he’s much stronger than Yue Pu. He does look to have just reached peak Solar.”

These powerhouses possessed the ability to determine the overall situation from just a few traces. Even so, this was a frightening conclusion.

Li Hao was just in his twenties, but he could already kill peak Solars. He was more powerful than some premier Heaven Favored in the central region, and he was just a martial master, not a supernatural! If he could cross over right this second, wouldn’t he instantly become a Nova?

That was extremely terrifying!

Of course, it was very difficult to ascend to the supernatural at Li Hao’s level. He might not do so even if he could. If he was a supernatural, he would be a Nova... Only the most perverse of powerhouses in the central region could match such an accomplishment. The three great organizations and Night Watchers had some Novas, but very few.

Of those they had, they were all active in the central region. None of them had come to Silver Moon. Someone had come from Yama—not the Parity King, but the Revolution King. The wind supernatural kept a lower profile in front of the two Novas, but wasn’t overly fearful of his counterparts.

“I met this Li Hao in the last expedition,” he declared coldly. “He masqueraded as a Sunderer then and I failed to see through his disguise. No wonder the three great organizations suffered such immense losses last time... It goes without saying that someone was striking from the shadows!”

They’d all thought that the Night Watchers had been lucky last time, but no one thought that now. It must’ve been Li Hao acting without their knowing.

Tidal Wave didn’t mind this, she simply frowned, “He’s run off with his people. Red Moon is not skilled at tracking and tracing, but Celestial is. Half Mountain, how goes your pursuit?”

As an organization of killers, they must be adept at hunting down their targets. Each Celestial member was very skilled at following others. Half Mountain, however, frowned beneath his hood.

“Elder Tidal Wave should send your divine shadow after him!” His voice was calm.

“I cannot!” Tidal Wave shook her head. “I suspect that Li Hao possesses the heavenly eye and can see the divine shadows! Why else can he so quickly discover our people each time? Therefore, he might notice the divine shadows.”

“The heavenly eye?” Half Mountain blinked before thinking of something. “The unique group of people who can see existences on the mental level?”

“Correct, them!” Tidal Wave affirmed. “Li Hao possesses a powerful mind intent and a bit of resemblance to them. These people might not be the strongest in martial dao or the supernatural domain, but they can see unique material. They are utterly terrifying once they progress to Nova. Their mind can control everything—such foreboding existences have appeared in the central region already!

“Divine shadows are similar to such entities. Regular people can’t see it, but Li Hao... possibly can!”

Why else would he so quickly discover Red Moon’s people each time? The divine shadows didn’t seem to inflict any damage on the young man either. Based on the traces at the scene, Li Hao seemed to have taken the divine shadows with him. She could even hear their keening howl before they were snuffed out.

People like him were everywhere, but few were those who survived. They often exploded throughout the course of cultivation. But if they survived and surpassed certain obstacles, they would swiftly develop to preeminent experts. It was a horrifying proposition.

All sides secretly searched for such people, but there were very few of them with any accomplishments to their name. Most of them were dead, leaving a few at various headquarters to participate in certain research. There were even some who remained in the ruins. They could glimpse dangers and opportunities that others could not.

Tidal Wave’s hypothesis left the others grave. If that was the case... it would impact Red Moon the most. There wouldn't be that great of an impact on the other two organizations.

Meanwhile, Li Hao could also see the mysterious power within the body. This was out of reach of those with the heavenly eye, but he didn’t know that. Neither would this group understand the differences within.

Someone who’d cultivated to Li Hao’s level was very difficult to handle. Certain unique tactics were ineffective when it came to him. Realms of illusion, supernatural powers of hypnosis, and subterfuge were hard pressed to pull the wool over those with the heavenly eye.

“Half Mountain, this Li Hao doesn’t hate just Red Moon alone,” Tidal Wave pointed out. “Has he ever shown any mercy to Celestial or Yama? Although Yuan Shuo is stronger than him, Yuan Shuo only targets Red Moon. Li Hao is perfectly happy to make trouble for anyone!”

Yuan Shuo wasn’t only moving against Red Moon either, but he wouldn’t go for the other two organizations under normal circumstances. He would only take action if he happened to run into them as they didn’t possess scarlet shadows. Li Hao, on the other hand, didn’t care who he encountered. If his victim lacked a scarlet shadow, then he’d kill them for mysterious power.

That was what made the young man truly frightening. In his eyes, there were only those who could be killed and those who could not. Few were those who could not, most were perfectly acceptable targets. He did not care if he offended all three great organizations or just one of them.

“I can help.” Half Mountain nodded after some thought. “But not indefinitely. If we do not find him within five days, I must leave.”

As for where... Rift Canyon, of course. The ruins of Battle Heaven might open on the 28th. If he didn’t go back and left only a Nova level elder there, problems would easily arise.

Red Moon didn’t care about losing a Nova, they had almost thirty Solars left among their ranks. Yama and Celestial could not compare to this—they weren’t nearly as insane as Red Moon to concentrate the strength of nineteen provinces on one. The more that came, the more that died. They’d all seen how many powerhouses Red Moon had lost during this time. They’d lost nearly ten Solars in Silver Moon alone!

It was September 19, leaving only nine days until Battle Heaven opened again. He was showing Red Moon face in helping them for five days. Of course, Half Mountain also wanted to capture or kill Li Hao. The young man was turning into someone frightening!

“What about you, Revolution?” Tidal Wave nodded and looked at the Revolution King. “I’m sure that more than the Parity King has come from Yama. Are none of the other ten free? Aren’t you worried of being killed in return by Li Hao?”

A peak wind Solar with an origin weapon was not weak, but might still fall to Li Hao if one was not careful. Only Novas were guaranteed to take the young man down now. Yama looked to have sent only one Nova to Silver Moon on the surface—the Parity King. But there were eight other court masters in Yama, had none of the rest come?

The war in the central region had calmed down much more these days. Red Moon pulled four Moons to hunt down Li Hao and Yuan Shuo, Yama sent the Parity King, and Celestial had sent one of their elders. At the same time, Half Mountain was also a Nova.

The Revolution King frowned. “You don’t need to consider me, Elder Tidal Wave. I can wait. The masters of the sixteen hells under the Parity King will be here soon...”

Tidal Wave and Half Mountain said nothing more; they treated this response with gravity. It looked like Yama was paying attention to this matter as well.

The Parity King was a Nova, his subordinates were different from the Revolution King’s. They oversaw the sixteen hells and were almost all Solars. When all of them were assembled... they would be no less than Novas.

If combined with the peak Solar Revolution King and an origin weapon, not even Tidal Wave would be their match. Half Mountain likely also wielded an origin weapon. Only Tidal Wave lacked one.

While Tidal Wave was an elder, there weren’t enough origin weapons to go around for every elder to be assigned one.

People like Violet Moon and the Revolution King were in charge of holding down the fort, so they nominally possessed high statuses. Tidal Wave was just an elder, of which there were many in Red Moon.

At the same time, they’d heard that Celestial had lost an origin weapon in Battle Heaven in the last expedition. It might have belonged to Half Mountain, so he would not possess one at the moment.

“Li Hao comes from Silver City... Silver City is a small place...” Tidal Wave looked into the distance.

“You want to threaten Silver City to force Li Hao into showing himself?” someone new laughed. “Don’t even think about it and don’t do anything brash! You’ve killed his parents, his best friend, and run off his teacher. He’s all out there by his lonesome, and now you want to use his hometown? Don’t go mucking around and creating bigger trouble for yourself. No one will be able to save you!”

Tidal Wave looked coolly in a certain direction where a figure had appeared—Southern Fist.

“He Yong?” Some blinked. What... was he doing here?