Chapter 1364: Comprehending Dao (III)
The three Saints promptly popped onto the scene when the coast was clear.
“How can you act so recklessly?” The sword tree still palpitated with fear. “The Exalted Blood Emperor’s strength is second only to the Human King and his companions when it comes to killing enemies. There are very few in the world who can battle the Human King if they are of the same cultivation level!”
The sword tree was deathly afraid that Li Hao would randomly summon more exalted emperors, given the young man’s ignorance. It continued explaining, “New Martial has held numerous martial dao gatherings between cultivators of the same generation and cultivation level. The Exalted Blood Emperor battled the Human King once and did not walk away completely defeated.
“He later assimilated the dao reflections of the War Sovereign into his current self. He was a premier powerhouse to begin with and will certainly have taken a step forward after so many years. You were far too brash!”
“He is indeed very strong!” Li Hao smiled weakly as he was still recovering. “But... isn’t this a good thing? Who among my peers can overcome me in this age? This battle helped me understand how strong the premier existences of New Martial are, even if we’re of the same cultivation level.
“Otherwise, I’m almost being completely misdirected by those Empyrean Kings and Saints. I genuinely think I’m invincible in my cultivation level and can sweep through New Martial! But what kind of book is the Logs of Zhang Discipline? Can it be found on Silver Moon?”
“It’s the martial dao heritage left by the supreme,” explained the tree. “Well, we call it a martial dao heritage, but it doesn’t really count as one. It doesn’t contain any logs of real battle techniques, just coming-of-age stories and experiences of the Human King, Imperial Majesty, and the Exalted Blood Emperor.
“Supreme Zhang started making his record as the Human King rose to power. Everything was meticulously written down! After the Human King reached the apex, he listed the book as taboo and forbade it from circulating...”
“Why?” Li Hao laughed.
“There’s some ah... embarrassing history in it,” the tree explained awkwardly. “It’s said that the Human King was quite the smooth talker in his youth and... and once swindled... well, often swindled the Exalted Blood Emperor and others.
“The Exalted Blood Emperor didn’t really fall for it, but... apparently the Exalted Hard-Headed Emperor... almost... almost ended up calling the Human King ‘master’... Or perhaps he really did do so...
“Anyway, it’s very complicated. This book has been kept out of circulation since the early days of New Martial.”