Chapter 502: Decisive Nine Orders

Shaking his head, Li Hao was too lazy to dwell on it, or even bother with such matters anymore. As his mind returned to the fishing line, he suddenly felt the end of the line snag!

However, this time the commotion was immense. The moment it touched the Great Dao source used as bait, it rapidly contracted and flew off into the distance.

"Such quick reactions!"

Li Hao's eyes flashed with surprise, he had long since sensed that these Great Dao sources possessed extreme灵性 (spirituality/intelligence).

Though not living beings, they possessed instincts akin to living entities.

Without hesitation, he swiftly rose and pursued, the immortal power within his body surging and extending, solidifying into an even longer fishing line.

The prey that had just been hooked hadn't been secured yet, he had to avoid yanking too hard and letting it get away.

Whoosh!

He employed the Mystical Vanishing Steps, rapidly speeding forward, rushing deeper into the Bridge of Heavenly Dao.

Chu Yue Li was also advancing into the depths of the Bridge of Heavenly Dao, seeking the Great Dao of Space-Time Origin. A figure flashing past her made her pause slightly. When she saw it was that young man brushing past without even turning his head, heading straight ahead, she felt a surge of annoyance.

In the blink of an eye, Li Hao vanished from her sight.

Without any immortal術 (art/technique) attacks, Li Hao's speed was extremely fast. In an instant, he arrived at the other end of the Bridge of Heavenly Dao.

Here, clouds and mist enveloped everything, making it impossible for divine sense to penetrate. These clouds and mist weren't the evaporating kind; instead, they were like crystallized mist formed from condensed immortal power, incredibly difficult for divine sense to pierce through.

As Li Hao arrived here, he immediately sensed terrifying auras surrounding him. The mist rippled, as if someone was chasing and dodging within.

Immortal art attacks condensed here, absorbing the immortal power from the surrounding crystallized mist, making their power even more terrifying!

Li Hao swiftly mobilized even more immortal power, maintaining his Space-Time Eternal Dao Domain around him, to avoid being struck by immortal arts and disrupting his fishing.

At this moment, the prey abruptly stopped. Then, Li Hao suddenly felt the fishing line slacken, losing all tension and pulling force.

An instant sense of danger surged into Li Hao's heart. His expression shifted slightly. It wasn't that the prey had broken free and escaped, but rather, it was turning back and charging towards him!

Li Hao abruptly looked up, golden divine light bursting from his eyes, partially piercing through the mist, allowing him to see a blurry,狰狞 (ferocious) shadow rapidly expanding within the mist.

Whoosh!

Li Hao's figure flickered, his movement like a phantom, vanishing from his original location.

Barely had he dodged when the shadow ripped through the crystallized mist, smashing into the spot where Li Hao had just been.

Turning his head to look, Li Hao saw it was actually a bizarre black hand!

Without a body, just a hand, two palms together, appearing like open wings in the shadow.

The attack failed, and this hand turned around. Its form then underwent a change, transforming into a sharp, pointed blade, abruptly stabbing directly at Li Hao.

"Hmm?"

Li Hao's expression changed. He hurriedly flicked his fishing line, intending to wrap it around, but this sharp blade simply shifted slightly, and the fishing line passed through its blade, unable to bind it, as if passing through a wall.

Whoosh!

Li Hao quickly employed his movement technique, once again narrowly dodging. The sharp blade howled as it chased after him, intent on killing.

"This is... Shape Dao?!"

Dodging repeatedly, Li Hao also sensed the Great Dao source aura emanating from the sharp blade. This wasn't an attack from some being, but rather, the true form revealed by the Great Dao source itself!

The sharp blade continued howling, relentlessly pursuing Li Hao. Each time, Li Hao narrowly avoided it. Suddenly, it changed form again. As it approached Li Hao, it expanded from a sharp blade into a net, attempting to engulf Li Hao!

"Space-Time!"

Li Hao's expression instantly shifted. He erupted with his full power. The power of the Nine Flower Immortal Seal faintly outlined itself on his forehead. His extreme realms all unfolded, and the Celestial Avatar behind him shimmered, but didn't fully manifest, instead merging with his body, instantly elevating his power to another level.

Time seemed to slow down. The transforming net enveloped his body, but his body, like the opponent moments before passing through a wall, glided through the net. What it caught was a time point that was already past; he was no longer there!

"If I let you net me, I might as well give up fishing for life."

Li Hao turned back to look, cold intent in his eyes. This was a matter of his dignity as a fisherman.

If he really got netted by this thing, and it got back to Second Master and Old Feng, they would be mocking him for generations.

"Shape Dao…"

Li Hao watched as the opponent contracted from a net back into a spherical form. His gaze also subtly changed. The opponent's form was infinitely variable. Even if the fishing line wrapped around it, it could disperse or transform into another line and break free.

Compared to other Great Dao sources, this Shape Dao was perhaps the most difficult prey to hunt.

But… even time could be fished out. Li Hao refused to believe he couldn't take it down.

Whoosh!

Seeing the opponent about to attack again, Li Hao shifted his movements, quickly evading, his gaze becoming even sharper and more focused.

This kind of look, one could see when he was fully focused on chess, a natural deployment of all thoughts to cope with a difficult situation.

"I cannot treat it just as Shape Dao. Since it's infinitely variable, how is it different from water?"

Li Hao's eyes flickered. He had comprehended Water Dao source and Earth Dao source.

If Shape Dao was like water, a fishing line couldn't catch water. But what if he were trying to fish for the entire lake?

"Dao Domain,凝 (solidify/condense)!"

In Li Hao's eyes, profound light flashed. Within the Space-Time Eternal Dao Domain, a powerful pulling force abruptly amplified. It was the power of the Earth Dao source, acting within the Dao Domain.

This pulling force made Li Hao's Dao Domain like two large bowls, enveloping everything in a radius.

The Shape Dao source seemed to sense danger. It suddenly transformed, turning into a spiraling sharp cone, stabbing towards Li Hao's Dao Domain, trying to break free.

But the power of Time Source activated at this moment. Simultaneously, the power of Space Source allowed Li Hao to shift his body outside the Dao Domain.

In an instant, the Dao Domain became both a cage and a fishing hook!

"收 (Reel in/收)!"

With a thought, Li Hao tightened his immortal power. The Dao Domain instantly condensed, from a range of hundreds of meters, abruptly shrinking to the size of a marble.

He raised his hand and grasped it, immortal power surging, applied around the Dao Domain, transforming into surging flames, Fire Dao burning, like cooking ingredients.

Within the tightly sealed Dao Domain, the spiraling sharp cone, influenced by the Time Source power, became extremely slow. Now, with the raging fire, it quickly sensed danger,冲撞 (ramming/colliding) everywhere, but the constantly compressing space made its range of motion smaller and smaller, and its power was also continuously being absorbed and weakened.

Whoosh!

Li Hao's immortal power poured into it, transforming into a large hand, directly grasping it firmly.

A huge amount of fishing experience appeared before his eyes. Li Hao felt his Fishing Dao had become even more skilled and profound.

Earlier, fishing for Time had broken through his Fishing Dao to the 11th stage. Now, using Space-Time as bait, fishing for the infinitely variable Shape Dao source, he had successfully captured it.

Everything can be fished. Li Hao's understanding of Fishing Dao deepened considerably.

Perhaps in the future, as long as he casts his line, prey will automatically take the bait. Everything will be the best arrangement, the most suitable time!

"Shape Dao source…"

Li Hao glanced at the Shape Dao struggling in his palm. At this moment, it was still constantly trying to struggle and change, pulsing like a burr, but Li Hao's Dao Domain covered his palm, and it couldn't escape.

"It really is interesting here."

Li Hao stored this Shape Dao source into his Heavenly Earth space, condensing a miniature Dao Domain cage to imprison it.

Although this whole process was dangerous, it didn't take long. After subduing the Shape Dao source, Li Hao continued fishing.

He didn't return to the mid-section of the Heavenly Dao Bridge. Here, in the crystallized mist, the aura of Great Dao source was even denser.

With the insights gained from fishing the Shape Dao, Li Hao now cast his line. Using Space-Time as bait, he searched for prey within the streams of Great Dao source light.

Before long, a Great Dao source was enveloped by Space-Time power.

The fisher, like scooping the moon from the sea, acts effortlessly.

The hooked, come unbidden.

Under the power of Space-Time, Li Hao felt less like fishing and more like casting a net.

Large amounts of Great Dao source light streams were gathered and reeled in by him, fished into his Heavenly Earth space, using his Heavenly Earth as a fish basket.

These Great Dao sources included Spear Dao, Whip Dao, Wind Dao, Thunder Dao, and so on. In the Source Secret Realm, they all belonged to the Myriad Daos.

With these, one could go to Chaos Source City, where there were divine trees for cultivating and comprehending each Dao source.

Li Hao fished with abandon, a large number of Great Dao sources continuously being fished over by him, pulled into his Heavenly Earth space, with Heaven and Earth as his fish creel.

Meanwhile, outside the Heavenly Dao Bridge, others who were searching for various Dao sources suddenly felt that the number of Great Dao light streams on the Heavenly Dao Bridge had become somewhat fewer. All they could see were miscellaneous Daos, not the Nine Orders they desired.

Coming to the Source Secret Realm, to only comprehend other minor Daos would be too regrettable.

The geniuses who came here all knew that although comprehending minor Daos to their peak could also lead to becoming Immortal Kings, they would ultimately be weaker in the same realm compared to those who mastered the power of the Nine Orders.

"What's going on? Where have all the Nine Orders sources gone?"

"We can only go deeper to find them."

"We finally made it here, and we've wasted a whole month, what bad luck!"

The geniuses on the bridge all wore grim expressions, tinged with anxiety.

Deep within the Heavenly Dao Bridge, Li Hao was continuously fishing.

"Hmm?"

Suddenly, Li Hao sensed another powerful and formidable Great Dao source aura.

He immediately sensed it, discovering it was the aura of Space Dao source!

After so long, Space Dao source finally appeared.

Li Hao's eyes lit up. He quickly approached the Space Dao source, Space-Time power extending along with him, transforming into a net, intending to scoop it up.

The Space Dao source also sensed Li Hao's actions, but instead of escaping, it directly tore through space and slashed towards Li Hao.

The continuous disappearance of surrounding Great Dao sources seemed to have angered this Space Dao source, and it launched an attack on Li Hao, the apparent source of everything.

Around Li Hao, immortal arts condensed and manifested, slashing out the Azure Sky Sword, and other immortal arts followed in quick succession.

Space Dao source was even more ethereal. If Shape Dao source was still variable, like delicate water, then space was formless and without image.

Li Hao had previously fished a wisp of Time, using it to advance his Fishing Dao to the 11th stage. Now, this was his first time fishing for Space, and moreover, a Space source.

The Earth Dao source he had just used couldn't even contain space, let alone seal it.

"Space, is everywhere…"

Li Hao's eyes flashed. He himself possessed the fourth level of Space Dao source comprehension. Relying solely on this level of Dao realm understanding, he could capture the Space Dao source before him.

But Li Hao didn't intend to use such a crude method, but instead use other Dao realm sources to compete with this Space Dao.

"Everywhere, yet difficult to traverse time. Everywhere, also coming unbidden…"

Li Hao's eyes flickered slightly. He suddenly acted. Time transformed into lines, wrapping around the Space Dao source, quickly binding it.

"Time supreme, Space king…"

Li Hao gazed at the Space Dao source that was being wrapped and bound. It was still struggling in the Dao Domain. If it were other Dao realms, it would probably be difficult to lock it down.

Li Hao also stored this Space Dao source into his Heavenly Earth space. When Yue Xi and Gu Yan and the others passed the Chaos Secret Realm test and could enter the Source Secret Realm, he could give the extra ones to them.

Just arriving here, Li Hao continued fishing.

With the insights just gained, Li Hao's Space Dao realm seemed to have faintly deepened as well. He could sense the movements and changes in the crystallized mist through space.

"Hmm?"

Li Hao discovered that there were two concealed auras, hidden within the mist, also Great Dao sources.

Li Hao's eyes lit up slightly. He quickly rushed towards those two Great Dao sources.

…

While Li Hao was immersed in fishing for Great Dao sources deep within the Heavenly Dao Bridge, outside on the bridge, various immortal arts were exploding, and more and more people were ascending the bridge.

"What's going on? Where is my Fire Dao source? I can't sense it at all!"

A young man in crimson immortal armor stood on the Heavenly Dao Bridge, bathed in flames. He was releasing his Fire Dao immortal arts, also using this to attract Fire Dao sources.

With his fourth level of Fire Dao realm, he should be able to quickly find a Fire Dao source.

"The Fire Dao source was just taken away by someone and given away as a gift, there won't be any more in a short time, right?" someone said from the side.

The crimson armored youth was stunned, and a fierce glint immediately appeared in his eyes. Didn't this mean he had to continue wasting time here waiting?

"Bastard!"

He clenched his fist, cursing and grumbling as he retreated from the Heavenly Dao Bridge.

As time passed, deep within the Heavenly Dao Bridge, Li Hao successively fished up many powerful Great Dao sources. He was also close to fishing up all the Nine Orders Great Dao sources, including the rarest Time source, which Li Hao had fished up with great effort.

His fishing experience, in this short month, had already accumulated to half a bar.

Fishing for another month, and the experience bar could be directly filled.

However, fishing here, compared to experience increase, was more about the insights gained in fishing, which gave Li Hao great rewards, far more than fishing for Ancestral Dragon and Heavenly Phoenix and other demon-beast types.

"Only Golden Dao source is left…"

Li Hao himself didn't comprehend Golden Dao source, so regardless of sensing the Great Dao source or the difficulty of fishing, it was greatly increased.

Outside the Heavenly Dao Bridge, a group of figures gathered, all wearing noble imperial robes. Although the patterns and colors were somewhat different from the Yan and Chu imperial robes, they were all extremely noble.

"What's going on? Why is the bridge so chaotic? So many people haven't found the Dao source they need?"

A woman at the head, her gaze overlooking the world, like a heavenly immortal noble and ethereal, now frowned, staring at the Heavenly Dao Bridge where immortal arts constantly roared.

"Reporting to Princess Tian Chi, we just inquired, and heard that the Nine Orders Great Dao sources have not appeared for a long time, so they are滞留 (stagnant/detained) here."

Someone beside her quickly responded.

"What, do they all want to go to Space-Time Source City? If they can't sense Space-Time source, it's just that their own realm is too low. Going to other source cities would be fine, why make a scene here?"

A young man in imperial robes beside her frowned, speaking with some displeasure.

(End of Chapter)