Asura Emperor Venerable-Chapter 205 - Talismanic Soldier Battle
Chapter 205: Chapter 205 Talismanic Soldier Battle
Chapter 205 -205 Talismanic Soldier Battle
“Of course, kill him!”
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“First disable him, then slowly put him to death. If we don’t torture him for a year, how can we vent our anger?”
Most people advocated for immediately seizing Shi Hao and subjecting him to severe punishment.
“That won’t do!”
“That scoundrel has already proven that he possesses the strength to fight above three minor levels, just like Xiao Hei, a talent even more outstanding than Lu Yun! The Lu Family will definitely want to take him under their wing, so if we rashly attack him, we are very likely to infuriate the Lu Family.”
Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.
Although the Ceng Family claimed to be a powerful household, second only to the Lu Family in Sanyuan City, with Other Shore powerhouses in residence, at the end of the day, they were merely the Lu Family’s lapdogs.
If they impacted the Lu Family’s interests, they would be ruthlessly eradicated.
—Centuries ago, one of the Lu Family’s subordinate clans produced a martial arts prodigy who even managed to break through to the Self-Observation level without any guidance. But what happened? Suspected and wary, the Lu Family dispatched seven Self-Observation powerhouses and directly suppressed this genius.
This subordinate clan was also eradicated, and it was publicly claimed that they were plotting a rebellion. Since they were exterminated, everything was dictated by the Lu Family.
Naturally, the Ceng Family did not wish to follow in the footsteps of this subordinate clan.
“What should we do then? Are we to just sit back and do nothing?” some from the Ceng Family objected.
“For now, we can only observe quietly and see what the Lu Family decides,” declared a Ceng Family elder decisively, “If the Lu Family decides to make use of this boy, we too must temporarily swallow our anger. However, this boy is too demonically talented, and it’s unlikely that the Lu Family will feel secure. They might just eliminate him!”
“Hmm!” nodded the other Ceng Family members. This wasn’t without precedent.
…
A night passed, and Shi Hao completed his training and returned to the combat arena.
This time, Xiao Hei did not accompany him; he was not a person who liked the hubbub and preferred to watch the door at the pharmacy or sit with the large yellow dog. It didn’t matter if nobody talked to him all day, as long as he wasn’t hungry.
The semifinals were entirely predictable. As Ceng Song was acknowledged as the strongest and even he was defeated by Shi Hao, did Shi Hao have any real competition left?
The semifinals were likewise uneventful, now only the final match remained. Winning one more match would earn Shi Hao the first place in this martial arts tournament, along with a Cangyan Fruit as a reward.
By that day, the arena was packed with people.
Although the match was expected to be predictable, it was still the final, and many came to watch.
Before long, Shi Hao was called into the arena.
His opponent appeared, a young man about twenty-eight or twenty-nine years old, just on the cusp of thirty, clearly ineligible for the next youth tournament.
This person, named Zhu Chenhai, did not come from a powerful family but managed to reach the sixth step of Soul Nurturing before turning thirty on his own, which was no small feat.
“Please.” Zhu Chenhai greeted Shi Hao with a cupped-hands salute.
“Please.” Shi Hao returned the gesture; he was a person without pretenses, polite to anyone who showed him courtesy.
However, in the very next moment, Zhu Chenhai took out a Talismanic Soldier and launched it at Shi Hao.
The Talismanic Soldier glowed, the Fierce Beast Skin immediately disintegrated, and three Ice Arrows materialized from nowhere, shooting towards Shi Hao.
Whiz, whiz, whiz, unimaginably fast.
Hmm, isn’t this a commoner’s son? Where did he get a Talismanic Soldier?
Shi Hao frowned, but he threw a punch.
Amidst blazing flames, the Ice Arrows shattered, yet shards of ice still flew towards him, the chilling cold rapidly extinguishing the flames on his fist, the bone-deep cold assailing him. Fortunately, the flames had shielded him somewhat, and although still cold, it was much more bearable.
A ninth-step level Talismanic Soldier!
This was equivalent to a ninth-step martial artist striking at Shi Hao, naturally with great power.
Seeing this, Zhu Chenhai was overjoyed and pulled out another Talismanic Soldier, launching it at Shi Hao.
Still a ninth-step level Talismanic Soldier.
Shi Hao suddenly felt something was amiss.
To say that Zhu Chenhai could produce a two-star Talismanic Soldier was still reasonable, after all, he had been scrimping and saving. It wasn’t surprising that he could afford to buy one, but the problem was that he continuously produced two, which was odd.
Where did he get so much money?
You should know, that chubby kid was handing out Spirit Stones to everyone he met, but he wasn’t extravagant enough to produce two Talismanic Soldiers.
What exactly was Zhu Chenhai relying on?
Unless… someone was supporting him from behind, intending to use him to kill by proxy.
Was it the Ceng Family?
Because I had crippled Ceng Song, did the Ceng Family supply Zhu Chenhai with Talismanic Soldiers to deal with me?
If it was the Ceng Family, then having such financial power wouldn’t be surprising.
While thinking, Shi Hao was also strenuously defending himself.
His regular combat power had reached eight steps, so though it was extremely difficult to resolve, he managed it narrowly without danger, occasionally taking one or two hits, but his robust physique was completely capable of handling it.
Still, this shocked everyone.
What was happening?
Shi Hao was still holding up?
If it were just one Talismanic Soldier, that might be one thing; although his combat power of eight steps couldn’t match nine steps, blocking a strike would at most cause some injuries. Death was certainly not on the cards, and he might even avoid serious injuries.
However, throwing out Talismanic Soldiers like they cost nothing yet still failing to defeat Shi Hao—what was going on?
This young man’s strength… how strong had he become?
Just a few days ago, people only thought he could surpass three minor levels, but now… no one thought that anymore.
It had to be at least four levels!
Hiss, you should know that even among the top Great Sects, the very best disciples could only surpass four levels.
Shi Hao’s monstrousness could compare to such super geniuses?
Good heavens!
In the stands, Lu Yun’s expression was incredibly gloomy.
The Talismanic Soldiers used by Zhu Chenhai were all provided by him. He originally thought this would be enough to suppress Shi Hao, but he hadn’t anticipated that Shi Hao was such a monster that he could fight across four levels.
Moreover, Shi Hao’s leaping across four levels wasn’t simple; it was almost reaching five levels, just like his near three-level leap. Otherwise, under the bombardment of so many Talismanic Soldiers, he should have been finished long ago.
Plagued by an intense murderous intent, Lu Yun wondered how such a genius could be allowed to live any longer.
Even without the factor of An Yuemei, he would be restless.
Meanwhile, in the arena, Zhu Chenhai was becoming increasingly panicked.
— The Talismanic Soldiers are almost used up.
Even Lu Yun couldn’t provide him with an unlimited number of Talismanic Soldiers.
Even if the Lu Family had numerous powerful members, did the Fierce Beast Skin and Fierce Beast Blood used for the Talismanic Soldiers cost nothing?
This was a huge consumption, even Lu Yun had to be cautious.
But now, he was in a predicament and must rely on Talismanic Soldiers to suppress Shi Hao, otherwise, Shi Hao could launch a counterattack, and he didn’t believe he could withstand it.
After several more strikes, he reached out his hand and found nothing.
The Talismanic Soldiers were used up.
