Follow the path of Dao from infancy Chapter 1709 Chapter 431: Endless Heavenly Domain (Part 2)

As the crowd remained silent, Li Hao retracted his overwhelming aura. He spared a brief look at Di Lingshu and the others before stepping past the barrier to reach Shi Miao's side.

"Let us depart," he said.

"Understood," Shi Miao replied with a nod. Together, they tore through the void and made their way back to Extreme Dao Mountain.

Following Li Hao’s lead, Di Lingshu and the rest of the group also vanished into the spatial rift one by one.

The remaining members of the Chaos Ancient Clan traded uneasy glances. They realized that a formidable new talent had risen within the Human Race. It seemed that unless the most elite monsters of their generation were summoned, suppressing this youth would be impossible.

"This human must have been in seclusion for tens of thousands of years, only choosing this moment to reveal his true Cultivation!"

"Indeed, he played the pig to eat the tiger. How incredibly deceitful."

"Such trickery is typical of the cunning Human Race," the Chaos Ancient Clan members whispered, their hearts filled with agitation.

Among the spectators were the geniuses of the Green Flood Dragon Clan, who stared blankly at the empty space within the barrier. Their prodigy, Bai Han, had not only been defeated but had his very body erased from existence. Once a shining star, he had been reduced to nothingness, leaving everyone in a state of shock and lamentation.

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Back at Extreme Dao Mountain.

Li Hao arrived at the familiar fenced courtyard.

"What are your thoughts on the battle?" Shi Miao asked, her face beaming with a bright smile.

Li Hao returned the smile. "The Chaos Law is truly exceptional. It far surpasses the simple stacking of Law Power I utilized previously. Refining the essence of the law makes it ten times more potent than merely layering it."

"How many Chaos Laws have you managed to condense by now?" Shi Miao inquired out of curiosity.

She found it impossible to track the speed of Li Hao's progress, yet she maintained absolute faith in his words, no matter how staggering they sounded.

"Twenty-three," Li Hao answered.

Immediately after elevating his Chaos Dao to the third stage within the Chaos Dao field, he had successfully condensed 69 Chaotic Stars in a single burst.

"What did you say?"

A sudden exclamation erupted from outside the courtyard.

Li Hao and Shi Miao turned to find Di Lingshu, Long Qingge, and Lei Jingfeng approaching. The trio had arrived just in time to overhear the conversation, leaving them completely stunned.

He had comprehended 69 Chaotic Stars only yesterday, and today he had already condensed all 23 Chaos Laws?!

The notion seemed preposterous, yet Li Hao had already validated his claims through his actions in the Chaos Dao field.

Even though he had only showcased 13 Chaos Laws during the fight, they had no reason to doubt his claim of 23. It was simply that Bai Han of the Green Flood Dragon Clan was too weak to require the full force of all 23 Chaos Laws.

"Junior Brother, have you truly mastered 23 Chaos Laws already?"

Long Qingge’s eyes were wide, as if he were looking at a miracle. In truth, it was a miracle; had he not witnessed it personally, he would never have believed such a feat was possible in this world.

"I have," Li Hao confirmed with a nod.

He felt that if his Chaos Dao were still at the second stage, condensing 23 Chaos Laws so quickly would have been a struggle. However, with the third stage of Chaos Dao, the process became much more intuitive—he could see the patterns of combination at a single glance.

"This is..."

Lei Jingfeng was lost for words, wearing a bewildered and slightly bitter smile.

Di Lingshu stared at Li Hao in a daze. Their Master had predicted that this Junior Brother might overtake her within a millennium, yet it was only the second day and he was already breathing down her neck!

The subsequent step was the refining of the Chaos Laws!

It had taken her three centuries to reach that point; would this Junior Brother achieve it by tomorrow?

Overwhelmed, she couldn't help but ask, "Junior Brother, for how long have you been cultivating Chaotic Power in other places?"

"Well..."

Li Hao found it difficult to respond. His progress was essentially a result of "cheating" with his system; it could hardly be categorized as standard cultivation.

Seeing Li Hao’s hesitation, Di Lingshu quickly realized her mistake and apologized. "Forgive me, I was overstepping. I shouldn't have asked such a personal question."

Even among fellow disciples, certain secrets are meant to be kept private.

Li Hao felt a sense of relief. He truly lacked a proper explanation, especially since the age of his soul was visible to everyone.

"Junior Brother, how much time do you think you will need for the refining process?" Long Qingge asked, his eyes filled with a mix of curiosity and intense expectation.

Li Hao hadn't attempted it yet. While condensing the 23 Chaos Laws earlier, he had felt the urge to refine them. However, he sensed that even with a third-stage Chaos Dao, refining wouldn't be as instantaneous as his previous progress. Replicating the feat of refining 23 laws in a single day seemed impossible.

After all, even someone as skilled as Shi Miao had only just managed to refine 23 Chaos Laws.

Refining represented a completely different level of complexity. The more Chaos Laws one attempted to refine, the difficulty didn't just increase—it grew exponentially!

"It is hard to say for certain..."

Li Hao shook his head. "I expect it will take a considerable amount of time. I feel as though I have only just reached the threshold."

Upon hearing this, Di Lingshu and the others shared a look of quiet relief. If Li Hao had claimed he could refine them all by tomorrow, they might have actually lost their minds.

"Refining laws is an arduous task. Every Chaos Law is a product of nature. To put it simply, grasping Chaotic Stars is like basic learning, and assembling 69 Chaotic Stars into 23 Chaos Laws is advanced study—restoring the fragmented pieces into a whole by following existing paths."

"But refining..."

Di Lingshu sighed, speaking from experience. "That is an act of creation. It is incredibly difficult and exists on an entirely different plane of challenge!"

Long Qingge and Lei Jingfeng both nodded in solemn agreement. They had also mastered up to 20 Chaos Laws but were unable to progress further. They had spent thousands of years without gaining any new insights, eventually choosing to breakthrough and solidify their status as Kings instead.