In Hong Yitang’s eyes, there was much use for the god of Initial Martial. Because the god owed Li Hao a favor, the young man could absolutely call upon him in critical moments or even send him against the three heavyweights! “Why do that?” Li Hao shook his head. “There’s not much meaning in that. He helped me intimidate the Red Moon exalted emperor once already. We’ll be square after I borrow his blade and craft my auras with it! “It wasn’t my intent to loop him into my plots. I just wanted to deter the Red Moon exalted emperor. He wasn’t relevant to my success! I don’t like to owe favors and don’t require that from others. We can just settle our debts!” “So long as you’re fine with it!” Hong Yitang nodded after some thought. “Yep!” Li Hao smiled. “We just need to live in accordance with our hearts! He’s probably really irritated right now at owing a favor. Those with thick skin wouldn’t care at all, so the fact that he does means that his skin isn’t thick enough! “He’s a very interesting person—the Human King has a good eye for character. Those left behind from his age are all interesting characters. If I can walk out of Silver Moon world, I’d like to meet him!” “Shouldn’t you be worried that he’ll slice right through you?” Hong Yitang laughed ruefully. “It’s said that he has an explosive temper and is very biased toward his own. You’ve killed a lot of New Martial citizens...” “Just listen to yourself!” Li Hao protested innocently. “I followed my heart and killed those who deserved to die. Martial uncle is seriously underestimating the Human King. Anyone who can reach those heights will not be an ordinary character. Alright, that’s enough talk, I’m off!” With that, he was gone. Hong Yitang shook his head slightly and thought of something the next moment. “That kid ran off quick!” he cursed laughingly. “You left your ‘dao’ character behind, no wonder you can come and go at will...” The dao character crumbled away in the void! Hong Yitang’s eyes widened—the decaying character emanated a variety of dao strength that was available for a new character. In the river, the ‘sword’ character started sparkling and devoured endless power from the dissipating ‘dao’ character. The great dao shook, as if the previous handover hadn't been entirely complete and was finished only now. “Is there a need for this??” Hong Yitang set his jaw with an unpleasant expression. Did the kid really not want the dao universe anymore?? He wasn’t leaving anything behind for himself! You’re just a Fused Dao, not an exalted emperor! You can come back and take over the dao universe again if your character remains in place, you little bastard! Hong Yitang reddened with anger. They’d agreed on maintaining the ‘dao’ character before undertaking the transition process—it was Li Hao himself who raised the suggestion. If the ‘dao’ character remained in place, he stood a chance of taking the reins again. If Hong Yitang ever fell in battle, the transition would be very smooth! But now, Li Hao personally shattered his future hopes! “Little bastard!” Hong Yitang ragged. Why?? Do you think I’d be worried about this? You gave me the dao universe, why would I be dissatisfied about that?! Li Hao walked out of the dao universe and raised his eyes for a look. He smiled, his face slightly pale. Since he’d given it up, he would give it up entirely. What was the point of leaving a backdoor for himself? I’m not interested in taking backdoors! So long as the ‘dao’ character remained in his hand, that would prevent Hong Yitang from being a true master of the great dao. The ‘dao’ character had been bestowed by the heavens and great dao when Li Hao first comprehended the dao! It was the true key to the dao universe! He’d given his house away, but kept the key. And the most crucial part was that Hong Yitang couldn’t change the locks. In this regard, he wouldn’t have truly given the house to his martial uncle. “The world is my oyster as I gallop through the martial world!” Li Hao hummed as he walked off. Silver Moon martial masters liked to sing sometimes. I bring nothing into this world and leave with nothing. I strike out alone in this world and travel the martial world. I deliver justice when encountering inequity. I do not demand gratitude in return, just a clear conscience from myself! Master, perhaps I am still that Silver Moon martial master that you knew. The martial world is so big that Silver Moon province can hold me no longer! ...... This text is hosted at novel_fіre.net Celestial Pole blinked when Li Hao raised the idea of cancelling out the debt of the eight bloodlines by borrowing the blade. Within the great hall. Li Hao was sitting down in a figure four lock, sipping on extremely potent wine. He repeated himself when Celestial Pole stared off into space and laughed heartily. “Senior, lend me the blade of blood. I will not interfere with the cat’s resurrection. I only want to borrow the Exalted Blood Emperor’s aura to facilitate my own comprehension of dao. I am a person of my word and never speak falsehood !” “You say that my debt will be cancelled?” Celestial Pole continued to stare blankly. “Why?” Celestial Pole gaped at his visitor. “No reason other than I need the blade! If I need something, then all is worthy of it. If I do not need it, then nothing is worthy of it!” “Do you know that I do not easily owe people a favor... Just name one out of Zheng Yu, Li Daoheng, or the Red Moon exalted emperor’s replica. I promise that I will kill them, even if it takes my own life to do so!” Celestial Pole said firmly. He seemed to feel insulted by Li Ha’s offer. I can struggle to live, but you cannot humiliate me! “That’s unnecessary!” “Do you think I can’t do it?” “No!” Li Hao shook his head. “I simply wish to comprehend the dao through the blade. I can kill my own enemies. Senior, why must you back me into a corner?” Fucking hell! Celestial Pole wanted to throw things around. What kind of response was that?? He only wants to borrow the blade for study?? Am I worth less than a blade?! He’d spent the last couple of days on tenterhooks, wondering how the little bastard would use this bet. But now he was here and doused Celestial Pole’s overthinking with cold water. Li Hao didn’t want any part of him! Why... why am I so pissed off? “Are you sure?” Celestial Pole growled. “Don’t try to provoke me into another course of action, it won’t have any effect. Tell me now whatever it is you need, I’ll help you with some of it no matter how hard it is. I won’t be willing to do so if you tell me later!” “I want to borrow the blade!” “Will the senior lend it to me or not?” “I will!” The blade of blood manifested; Celestial Pole shouted with extreme irritation, “Get out of here!” Li Hao smiled and reached out for the blade. It erupted with violent ripples and the might of an exalted emperor flooded out of the weapon. Celestial Pole promptly shoved it all back into the blade. Li Hao’s smile broadened and he gripped the newly suppressed blade, disappearing on the spot. Celestial Pole erupted in an all-out fit as soon as the young man was truly gone. He stomped the ground and punched the air. He pisses me off so badly! So a debt of gratitude from me is all this is worth, huh?! Is that what you mean, Li Hao?? Fuck you and your ancestors! Forget it, if that brat really does have ancestors, it would be the Sword Sovereign’s grand-niece. Pretend I didn’t say anything. Celestial Pole was absolutely livid and had no idea why he was so mad. His debt was cleared, so that was a cause for celebration, was it not? It just... felt so bad, so bad that he wanted to kill someone. So bad that he couldn’t sleep, so bad that he wanted to go on a berserk rampage! Li Hao was in fine fettle as he left Great Li; his blood thrummed with happiness and valor! I might not be able to withstand temptation if I was a few years older. Having that one kill one of my three enemies... that’s so alluring! But right now, it did not hold any appeal to Li Hao. I don’t want it! Whether it was youthful spirits or the arrogance of a martial master, he just wanted to the blade and to comprehend his own dao. He would endlessly travel through the void and the world. A long time later, Li Hao entered the Tranquil Star ruins. The blade of blood vibrated, seemingly unwilling to be wielded by Li Hao. This was the weapon of an exalted emperor and it had a mission to carry out. The young man did not hold the blade with its blessing. “I collected the bloodlines of the eight families for your sustenance!” Li Hao said at this time. “The powerhouse wishes to return the favor, but I did not do so for him. I did what I did for you. “You’re the one that swallowed the eight bloodlines, so you’re the one that owes me the favor. Why can I not study you to comprehend the great dao? Whether it is the blade or the cat, are you in the business of running away from your debts?” The blade shook slightly. While the blade of an exalted emperor didn’t possess the same level of spirit as the old turtle did, it’d developed an awareness over the years. Whether it was the blade or the cat, could they welch on their debts? While the blade could also collect the eight bloodlines, how long would it take to do so? The long blade no longer vibrated, as if admitting to the debt. “That’s more like it!” Li Hao grinned. “All things have their own spirit and a blade of New Martial should inherit the New Martial spirit. We vie for everything in martial dao—only with effort is there harvest. You are the opportunity that I fought for, and I also fought for a chance for you guys. How can you not repay me?” Did all things have their own spirit? The blade trembled. So it had a spirit too, yes? It no longer vibrated. Instead, a faint imperial presence wafted from it. A cat was still sleeping inside of it. Li Hao glanced at it with curiosity. It was said that this cat wasn’t really a living being, but a projection from another dimension. Was the projection similar to his ability to connect to the past and future? If he didn’t kill, absorb, or integrate with his past and future selves, but permitted them to just exist, would that be similar to the cat in the blade? If that was the case, that was summoning an existence from another dimension and fixing them to this world, even bestowing them with life. It was unthinkable! The present Li Hao, at the very least, could not accomplish this.