Asura Emperor Venerable
Chapter 336 Stairs

Chapter 336: Chapter 336 Stairs

Shi Hao tucked away the Death Shade Moss and followed the others nonchalantly.

Although the Corpse Ghost Knight belonged to the Founding King Court level, once it was killed, it was nothing but a heap of bones. The battered armor wasn’t worth much, so no one cared about its corpse, allowing Shi Hao to easily claim it.

The price to pay to get past this hurdle was indeed hefty.

Shi Hao walked while pondering.

In Gulang City, Corpse Ghosts were discovered because the prince from a previous generation, Mo Du, transformed himself voluntarily, using the yin energy beneath the ground, over thousands of years, to successfully convert himself.

So, what was the situation here?

Was there another similar prince or Young Master?

If that was really the case, wouldn’t they be rushing to their deaths by eagerly climbing up?

The problem was, since the four major families had already paid such a high price, would they be content without any gains?

He might be able to persuade Han Liren, but would Cheng Yang let Han Family leave?

By that time, they might end up fighting among themselves before even encountering an external enemy.

Take one step at a time, maybe things aren’t as bad as they seem. Even if there are more Corpse Ghosts, perhaps they’re not that strong?

As they walked and walked, they finally made it through the gorge, revealing a path leading up the mountain.

Shi Hao nodded to himself, indeed, the path up the mountain was here.

The group began to ascend the mountain.

"Eh?" "Hmm?" "Yah?"

They all exclaimed in surprise, because they found that their weapons had suddenly become extremely heavy. Some had their weapons tied to their waists, which instantly snapped the straps and fell to the ground with a clatter.

Some managed to catch their weapons in time, but still couldn’t prevent the weapons from falling. They gripped one end of the weapons with both hands, their faces turning red with the effort.

"Is this a magnetized stairway?"

"It has a strong pulling force on metals."

"Quick, stow your weapons in the Spatial Spirit Tools."

Those who hadn’t stepped on the staircase immediately put away their weapons, but for those on the staircase, it was too late. To stow weapons into Spatial Spirit Tools now, their Soul Force would have to be strong enough to suppress the magnetic force.

Clearly, this was impossible. Not to mention few could directly use Soul Force, even Shi Hao could only move some small pebbles at best. He was far from qualified to contest such magnetic force.

Therefore, with Self-Observation experts assisting, they tried to move the weapons off the stairs, only to discover, to their shock, that even Self-Observation experts couldn’t budge those weapons.

This astonished Han Liren and the others. They also tried to move them but were unable to. Using too much force, they even managed to break the weapons.

With no other choice, they had to leave the weapons there for the time being. It’s not like they could give up moving forward just for the sake of these weapons.

Shi Hao, on the other hand, had already stowed away the Ninefold Mountain and thus didn’t have to worry about this issue.

They continued to ascend the mountain, and as they did, many of them began to breathe heavily.

My legs are so heavy.

Why is it so exhausting?

Everyone was puzzled—they were Martial Artists, after all. The weakest among them had already reached the Soul Nurturing realm. It shouldn’t be this tiring to climb a mountain, not to mention walking for three days and nights straight.

"The gravity here is much greater than normal!"

"Eh, now that you mention it, I’ve just noticed."

"Strange, gravity has changed, and we didn’t realize it?"

"Formation, it must be a Formation!"

The crowd discussed among themselves.

But even knowing it’s a Formation, what use is that?

How to break it?

The group had no choice but to grit their teeth and continue climbing upward.

As they walked on, many people were drenched in sweat, showing signs of exhaustion.

It was excruciating.

"Boss, I want to throw up!" Han Dong had already been walking with support from the wall, stopping at every step, his clothes soaked with sweat.

Shi Hao, on the other hand, didn’t mind it. The intensity of the gravity varied depending on one’s realm, and he was only subjected to the gravity level of the second island of the Other Shore, so naturally, it was a small matter to him.

"If you want to vomit, why are you telling me?" he said, baring his teeth. The little fatty was becoming more and more disgusting.

The Dark Patterned Leopard also showed signs of struggle. Its strengths lay in speed and the injury-immunity effect brought by the Dark Element, but the continuous gravity was relentless. Even if it used its Dark Element, how long could it last?

As they walked on, more and more people sat down on the ground, unable to move forward.

Not just those in the Soul Nurturing and Other Shore realms, but even those in the Self-Observation and Founding King Court realms felt the same.

In this place, the higher one’s realm, the greater the gravity they faced, so what was being tested was the strength of one’s power within their realm.

Now, those who could still hold on, besides Shi Hao, were the young elites like Zhang Santian, Cheng Haoran, Shi Taiyan, as well as the Founding King Court powerhouses like Han Liren and Cheng Yang.

——Clearly, they were able to cultivate to the Founding King Court for a reason; they were not mediocrities. In their youth, they too were geniuses who could challenge those above their level.

Walking on and on, the gravity became heavier and heavier, causing these young and old geniuses to sweat profusely.

Looking ahead, the mountain path was straight, with countless steps, and they were far from reaching the end.

What to do, should they continue to climb?

No one wanted to give up; the place might hold an extraordinary treasure, and after paying such a hefty price, who would be willing to return in a sullen manner?

Onward!

They supported themselves against the wall and persisted with great effort.

Although Shi Hao was still quite at ease, he didn’t stand out and held on to the wall just the same.

Han Dong had already given up, and the Dark Patterned Leopard couldn’t walk anymore, so it stopped to rest. If things really didn’t work out, their only option would be to turn back to the valley.

"Eh?"

Cheng Yang, who was walking at the front, suddenly stopped.

As everyone had been focusing on the road ahead, at his exclamation, they all lifted their heads.

There on the steps ahead, a wooden box was placed.

In this place, a wooden box had appeared?

Who had placed it there?

Inside the box... could there be treasures hidden?

The spirits of everyone were instantly lifted, and they all approached, surrounding the box.

As Cheng Yang was at the forefront, naturally, he was the first to reach it. His hand reached out and touched the box.

Bang!

His hand had barely touched the box when it suddenly split open, revealing a gray sphere inside, as if it was covered in dust.

Eh, is this supposed to be a treasure?

Before everyone could finish their thought, the sphere underwent a change. It split violently, sprouting arms, legs, and a head, and in an instant, it transformed into a humanoid figure.

But it was only human-like. There were no facial features, the head was bare, and while it had hands, there were no fingers—just plain palms.

What on earth was this thing?

Whoosh, as soon as this spherical person appeared, it swung its palm at Cheng Yang, wielding tremendous strength that whipped up winds and clouds.

Cheng Yang hurriedly went to meet the attack. In the clash, he was immediately sent staggering backward.

In terms of strength, he was not at a disadvantage, but with the extreme gravity here, he had to expend a lot of energy to resist, which naturally caused a steep decrease in his combat power.

Han Liren and others quickly rushed up to fight this strange spherical person.

Shi Hao just watched for a moment and then nodded. This spherical person was a Puppet crafted by skilled artisans, powered by mechanical springs, with the operation of Formations. It was quite complex, a culmination of various masterful techniques.

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