Asura Emperor Venerable
Chapter 272: Idea

Chapter 272: Chapter 272: Idea

The day passed, and everyone retired to rest.

Shi Hao, however, made his way alone to the depths of the wilderness, where he picked up a stone and decided to put his idea to the test.

He intended to engrave the Weight Reducing Rune on this stone.

Come on, let’s give it a try.

Using his hand as a blade, he began to etch onto the stone.

Even for him, it was impossible to carve on stone purely with force, after all, his fingers were so blunt and not at all sharp.

It’s fine, he concentrated Fire Element, turning it into a small Flame Knife. As the flame passed, it immediately left a mark on the stone.

But after a few strokes, Shi Hao threw the stone away.

It had failed.

No matter, it was after all his first attempt at engraving the Weight Reducing Rune.

Let’s try again.

Shi Hao continued his engravings, and with each failure, he was obviously improving.

"It’s done!"

After failing thirteen times, Shi Hao finally succeeded on the last attempt, although he felt as if his body was completely drained, leaving him feeling very empty.

The consumption of Soul Force was too great.

Whether it was Alchemy or Artifact Refining, both would deplete Soul Force, and in this process, a slight mistake could lead to complete failure.

The numerous attempts had significantly drained Shi Hao’s Soul Force.

Once he had recovered a bit, Shi Hao immediately filled with anticipation again.

"Come."

He stepped away, and the Soul Seed Puppet appeared, lifting the stone up and then, upon injecting Soul Force and activating the Weight Reducing Rune, the stone became as light as a feather.

—— There are many levels to the Weight Reducing Rune; the higher the level, the better the lightening effect.

The Weight Reducing Rune Shi Hao had engraved was of the seventh level; in the hierarchy of fifteen levels, this was already above the average standard.

This was also the reason why he failed many times; his standards were too high. Otherwise, engraving the first or second level might have succeeded on the first attempt.

However, the weight that his Soul Force could manage was limited, thus he naturally had higher demands for the reduction effect.

The Soul Seed Puppet propelled the stone forward.

For the Soul, there is no such thing as a speed of movement; thought brings instant presence, so under the propelling force of the Soul Seed Puppet, the stone’s speed instantly accelerated to a terrifying level.

However, the Soul Seed Puppet could only move five yards from the body, and even if it traveled from one extreme to the other, the total distance would only add up to ten yards.

Therefore, when the Soul Seed Puppet reached its limit, the stone was propelled forward, the Weight Reducing Rune dimmed immediately, the stone reverted to its original weight, yet it maintained its high speed and continued to launch forward.

Whack!

There was a withered tree in front blocking the stone’s path, and upon collision, the tree immediately shattered, while the stone, barely slowing down, continued its trajectory forward.

Shi Hao quickly took off after it, but the stone was moving too fast for him to catch up.

Following the trajectory of the stone’s flight, he must have traveled at least thirty miles before he found the stone on the ground.

However, the stone was scorched.

After all, it was just an ordinary stone. At such a high speed, intense friction with the air had ignited its surface, and even its size had been reduced.

Clearly, it was ruined.

Shi Hao touched his chin, revealing a look of joy.

His theory was valid; Soul Force could indeed inflict terrifying physical damage.

However, this imposed extremely high material requirements; otherwise, after a few uses, they would be rendered useless.

An idea struck him - deep blue blood crystal?

To fashion them into numerous small swords, then brand them with the Weight Reducing Rune, if they were to be launched at super high speed, how invincible could they become?

I could give it a try.

Without a suitable place to smelt the deep blue blood crystal, Shi Hao could only suppress the anticipation in his heart, took out the Spirit Exploration Compass again, and began searching everywhere.

But his luck wasn’t very good today, as the whole night turned out to be busywork in the end.

The digging continued, and Shi Hao always felt malicious eyes on his back; following this sensation, he would discover it was either Luo Haodian or Hong Taihe.

Occasionally, other elders from the sect would also make their presence felt, clearly unable to forget about that so-called legacy of the strong.

But under the watchful eyes of the crowd, they naturally didn’t dare to make a move.

"A discovery has been made in the Hundred Miles Valley!"

Suddenly, someone came running over to report to Xiao Bo.

——Although everyone was digging on their own, in order to prevent others from finding treasures and missing out themselves, Xiao Bo had already sent out spies to monitor the excavation efforts of various forces.

Of course, it wasn’t just the Zhenwu Sect doing this but almost every force was acting similarly.

"Oh!" Xiao Bo’s eyes lit up, "Let’s go!"

With a great wave of his hand, he immediately led his people away.

"Let’s go join the fun too," An Yuemei said with a smile.

"Sure," Shi Hao nodded.

Cao Feiyan, not wanting to be outdone, quickly followed the two.

"Attracting bees and butterflies!" Su Manman said discontentedly, as she had no interest in following them.

"Woof!" The big yellow dog barked, meaning to say it wasn’t interested either.

It would never admit that it was afraid of danger.

"Speak human!" Su Manman scolded, even though the dog was fully sentient and yet always barking.

"If you like it, go for it!" the big yellow dog suggested, "When we dogs find someone suitable, we just mount them directly——"

Bang!

Before it could finish speaking, it was kicked by Su Manman and sent flying into the sky, turning into a star.

...

Shi Hao followed the large group as they ran. Although Xiao Bo had already sped off far ahead, the people on the road still formed a straight line and weren’t left behind.

Before long, they arrived at the place.

This was the territory of the Hundred Miles Valley, naturally also a four-star force, but it was not particularly powerful, with only three Self-Observation experts in the sect.

Shi Hao looked and saw that they had unearthed a large gate with the words "Prime Minister’s Mansion" prominently engraved on the lintel.

Now, Hundred Miles Valley had already cleared out the entrance area, which was a garden, and the main hall that followed was almost cleared as well.

However, those attracted by the news weren’t just from the Zhenwu Sect alone but from over a dozen forces.

Perhaps there are even more forces watching from the sidelines, waiting for treasures to appear before they make a move.

Faced with so many uninvited guests, the leader of the Hundred Miles Valley didn’t say anything directly.

He wanted to chase them away, but could he really do that?

Keep in mind, this was the Prime Minister’s Mansion.

Just listening to the name, one would understand that the Prime Minister must have been a top official in the ancient Gulang Country, surely a master himself, and he must have had an incredible collection during his life. There was the possibility of obtaining a five-star Cultivation Technique!

When the main hall was finally opened, it was found that the interiors were not buried by earth, revealing the true face of the Prime Minister’s Mansion to everyone.

People quickly began searching individually.

Cultivation Techniques, Martial Techniques, Spiritual Artifacts, and so on, were all the targets of these people.

Shi Hao quietly took out his Spirit Exploration Compass and immediately noticed several bright spots in the northeast corner of the direction.

But unfortunately, that area was already occupied by others.

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