Asura Emperor Venerable
Chapter 351: A Completely New Technique

Chapter 351: Chapter 351: A Completely New Technique

Shi Hao couldn’t help but get goosebumps on his back.

When did this person appear behind him?

You should know that those participating in the trial this time are all under thirty years old, and according to the Blood Age test, not a single person had stepped into Self-Observation—except for Yuan Chengmie, but monsters like him were surely one of a kind.

So, since the highest realm was only Other Shore, even if it was the Nine Islands, how could someone appear behind him so quietly?

In an instant, Shi Hao’s thoughts raced, and then he made a judgment.

He gave a slight smile and said, "But I’m handsome, aren’t I?"

As he spoke, he slowly turned around.

In front of him was a child no more than four or five years old, wearing only a red bellyband, with a very androgynous face, making it difficult to discern whether "he" was a boy or a girl.

——Children’s voices are naturally very high-pitched, so it was equally impossible to tell.

But Shi Hao didn’t care about the gender because he suspected that the one in front of him was not human at all, so what did male or female matter?

The child was stunned, clearly not expecting such a response from Shi Hao.

He, let’s just call him he for now, tilted his head as he sized Shi Hao up and said, "You do look very handsome. Among the people I’ve seen, you could be ranked in the top hundred."

Shi Hao couldn’t accept that and said, "I’m this handsome and I can only be ranked in the top hundred?"

It should at least be the top three.

Even though he didn’t rely on his looks to make a living, the truth was the truth and couldn’t be erased.

The child thought for a moment and said, "Based solely on looks, you could probably be ranked first. But you know, a person’s temperament is also very important. When that’s taken into account, you can only be ranked in the top hundred at most."

Damn, isn’t that saying I have no temperament?

Shi Hao bared his teeth, but temperament is related to realm.

When a Peak master walks onto the scene, they naturally carry strong confidence that makes others defer to them, a bonus given by their power.

And Shi Hao, now merely at the Other Shore, even if he had broken through limits twice, adding some charm for himself, was ultimately limited by a lower realm.

He laughed and said, "Then, considering I’m ranked in the top hundred for looks, shouldn’t this treasure be mine? Besides, I found it through my own abilities."

"You clearly used the Spirit Exploration Compass!" the child said, then muttered, "Strange, even in... the Spirit Exploration Compass is incredibly rare, how did you come by it?"

"Wait, don’t deliberately leave out a few words when you talk," Shi Hao immediately pointed out.

However, the child just tilted his head and asked, "Aren’t you afraid of me?"

"Why should I be afraid of you?" Shi Hao retorted.

"Because, I am very scary!" the child said with a smile.

Shi Hao was silent; this pink and white carving of... Damn it!

Before he could finish the thought, he saw the child suddenly open his mouth wide, and the upper jaw turned up to the forehead, revealing two rows of sharp teeth, each one thin and long, densely packed, with at least several hundred of them.

And a blood-red tongue, slithering out like a snake, fluttered lightly, eerily unsettling.

Indeed very scary.

However, Shi Hao had already guessed that the other wasn’t human, and being particularly unfazed, his expression didn’t change, he smiled and said, "Not bad, quite distinctive."

The child closed his mouth and smiled broadly, "You’re quite interesting too! For that, I’ll consider you found the treasure, but if you use the Spirit Exploration Compass again, I guarantee you won’t find anything."

What do you mean, consider? It was indeed me who found it.

Shi Hao sighed. He couldn’t use the Spirit Exploration Compass anymore; he’d have to search on his own.

Alas, when there’s a shortcut that can’t be taken, it truly is frustrating.

"Eh, a strange guy has come in!" the child suddenly revealed a focused expression, then smiled and said, "It seems he has that guy’s bloodline, hehe, I’ll go take a look."

Whoosh, his figure flashed, vanishing from the spot.

Could it be Gu Tong?

Shi Hao believed that apart from Gu Tong, there should be no one else who deserved the title "strange," but what did the latter part of the sentence mean?

Whose bloodline did Gu Tong have?

It really was Gu Shiyun, wasn’t it?

If that was the case, then did this "child" know Gu Shiyun as well?

Wait, what does this have to do with the Tianyun Temple?

Many questions exploded in Shi Hao’s mind, all because of the child’s two sentences.

Forget it, forget it, no matter now, I’ll have the opportunity to ask Gu Tong later, this guy always tries to recruit me to be his subordinate, I’m sure we’ll meet again.

Shi Hao turned his attention to the box in front of him, thought for a moment, then took some clean water from the Black Spirit Ring, washed his hands and face, and believed that with his dashing presence, he would definitely be able to open up something good.

Open!

He opened the box, and inside was a jade pill bottle.

"Hmm?" Shi Hao picked up the bottle and examined it carefully, showing a surprised look. He was certain that it was a Pill Bottle, but it was a style he had never seen before.

To know, he had merged with the memories of Yuan Chengmie, which meant that even Yuan Chengmie had never seen such a pill bottle.

Strange, from which Alchemy Dao sect did this work come?

At least on the Eastern Fire Continent, Pill Masters unified the style of the pill bottles, so one could tell just by looking at the appearance whether it was produced by the Alchemy Dao or not.

With doubts, Shi Hao still opened the stopper, and a fresh fragrance immediately rushed to his nose.

He could immediately confirm that the elixir inside was potent, without a tad of dissipation.

To say that this Pill Bottle was placed here by the Tianyun Temple, Shi Hao was rather skeptical, because he believed that such sealing technology even surpassed the South Wood Continent, so how could the Tianyun Temple possess it?

So, this Pill Bottle must have been here for a very long time, existing together with this "secret realm" or "space," it was just because the sealing was so effective, none of the medicinal properties had dissipated.

What surprised Shi Hao even more was that he couldn’t recognize what kind of pill it was.

Even with his eyesight he didn’t recognize it?

But he could confirm that it was something beneficial—even if it were a Poison Pill, he could extract the Energy Essence within using the Nine Revolutions Sky-Plundering Scripture; in fact, a Poison Pill could also serve as a Spirit Pill.

He poured out the elixir, just a single pill.

Once this elixir was exposed to air, its potency began to dissipate and it was estimated that it would vanish completely within a day.

After all, sealing technology is one thing, but having existed for a very long time, there are natural laws to abide by.

Shi Hao quickly circulated the Nine Revolutions Sky-Plundering Scripture, extracting the energy within.

Suddenly, a vigorous and unparalleled energy surged into his body, part of it transforming into his own strength, and another part fortifying his soul, within the Sea of Suffering, the Soul Island was expanding.

Mid-phase of the Three Islands stage, late-phase, peak.

As the essence of this elixir dwindled to a sliver, Shi Hao also reached the end of the Three Islands stage.

This!

Just one pill, and it directly completed his cultivation of the Three Islands.

To know, he had just broken through to the Three Islands stage.