Asura Emperor Venerable
Chapter 358: Fire Scorches the Heavens

Chapter 358: Chapter 358: Fire Scorches the Heavens

A chest has emerged!

When they saw the dazzlingly golden chest descending from the sky, everyone below let out exclamations of amazement.

Without comparison, you can’t tell the strong from the weak.

That Senior Brother Yun is impressive, right?

Impressive, he’s first in everything, and the duration the beam of light had enveloped him before, as well as the bronze treasure chest he obtained later, had completely crushed everyone else.

Yet, even this amazing Senior Brother Yun did not receive a reward at this level, whereas Shi Hao did—and it was a Golden Treasure Chest!

This... is simply to die for with envy.

Is this young man too monstrously talented, or what? Just how terrifying has his talent and ability to fight above his level reached?

Tang Hai was also stunned, watching Shi Hao with a look of disbelief.

He’s actually broken the record!

There’s no need to time it; just seeing that he got a chest, especially when even Senior Brother Yun did not, shows that this guy is indeed awesome.

And it’s a Golden Treasure Chest, no less!

Look, the Golden Trial Tower, the Golden Treasure Chest—isn’t this just standard issue?

This means Shi Hao’s achievements were so outstanding that he was given the highest reward.

"Hehehe."

"Giggle."

Zhang Santian, Xiao Hei, and the others were all smiling as they looked at themselves, and Tang Hai raised his head proudly, "I am willing to accept the bet and admit defeat. I do as I say."

Slap slap slap, he began to slap his own face, not holding back at all. After ten slaps, both his cheeks had swollen up, red as can be.

Seeing this, the crowd felt a bit less animosity towards him.

Although he was indeed arrogant, at least he kept his word, like a man.

"I wonder what’s inside the chest?" someone said curiously.

"I want to know too."

"That’s a Golden Treasure Chest, you know; it has to be better than the silver, bronze, iron, and wooden ones."

"Open it, open quickly!"

Everyone was eager for Shi Hao to open the chest, but to their disappointment, they saw Shi Hao directly put the chest into a Spatial Spirit Tool.

Whoosh, Shi Hao felt his body twist, and the teleportation started again.

His vision blurred, and he found himself in a secret chamber.

"Hey," he called out, but no one responded.

He searched carefully and found no hidden doors or anything like that on the walls.

In other words, he was temporarily trapped here.

There shouldn’t be any problem.

Shi Hao calmed down, took out the golden chest, and then opened it.

What?

Shi Hao was taken aback—the chest contained only a feather!

A feather?

I achieved such a great score, and you’re giving me a feather?

Keep in mind, the silver chest had produced a Formation, yet the golden chest only had a feather?

However, this feather was no ordinary one—it appeared to be a bird’s feather, about two feet long, completely red, and it even had flames burning on it!

What was magical was that although the flames blazed fiercely, the feather wasn’t harmed at all.

This is a feather from a ferocious beast?

Shi Hao pondered but had no related memories triggered.

Suddenly, he felt a surge of disbelief and ecstatic delight.

He took an object out of the Black Spirit Ring, which was pitch-black like a charred twig.

The Fire Paulownia Tree Branch!

Boom, the flames on the feather surged as if they had suddenly come alive, sensing something.

Shi Hao was overjoyed, his guess had been correct.

This is a Phoenix Feather!

What luck he had to actually come across the legendary Divine Beast—the Feather.

But after the initial ecstasy, he calmed down.

Well, a feather, even if it were a Phoenix Feather, what of it?

Can you eat it? Can it enhance cultivation? Can you use it to kill enemies?

It seems not.

Then what use are you?

"Sigh," Shi Hao casually tossed it aside, placing the Fire Phoenix Tree Branch on top of the Phoenix Feather, reasoning that even if a living Phoenix were to roost on the Fire Paulownia Tree, it wouldn’t burn, so this mere feather was even less of a concern.

However, when the two touched, something inconceivable occurred.

Boom, a Phoenix suddenly flew out from the flames.

What!

Before Shi Hao could even process a thought, that Phoenix had already flown into his forehead, appearing directly inside his mind.

A vast expanse of stars unfolded, desolate, lonely, and ice-cold, with stars floating about, but because there was no Sun, these stars were all lifeless, dead celestial bodies.

Suddenly, a gigantic Phoenix appeared, as large as a star, its wings unfurling, truly hiding the sky and covering the sun.

Boom, it exhaled a fierce blaze, instantly reducing a star to ashes.

Shi Hao was astounded—what terrifying destructive power was this?

A celestial body, just like the Yunding Star beneath his feet, if it were to be struck by such a fierce blaze, then the countless living beings upon it would be instantly annihilated.

Could the Almighty who built the Sky Ladder escape unscathed?

Perhaps.

This is the World-Ending Flame.

Boom, the Phoenix suddenly transformed into countless specks of light, flickering throughout Shi Hao’s mind.

Shi Hao caught on, this was a Secret Technique called "Fire Scorches the Heavens," the same move that the Phoenix had used to incinerate the celestial body, but right now, he only caught a name. As for how to cultivate or execute this technique, he had no clue whatsoever.

No rush, explore slowly.

Within the specks of light, each was a Rune, bitter and difficult to comprehend.

Shi Hao sat cross-legged, using Yuan Chengmie’s martial arts insights to push and evolve.

Finally, he gradually started to grasp it.

This technique, while seemingly simple, was actually very straightforward—it was to collect the world’s fire and gather its essence. The more fire collected, the greater the power when it was unleashed.

Hence, this technique consisted of two parts.

The first part was to gather fire, which was about how to collect the essence of the world’s fire.

The second part was fusion, to merge the collected fire essence together to create a multiplying effect, rather than a loose aggregation.

Using it was simple, just strike it out.

However, although simple in summary, both gathering and fusing fire were extremely difficult tasks. Not only was understanding the Cultivation Technique difficult, but the actual collection of fire essence was also an incredibly challenging task.

Even more so, a backlash from the fire could burn the caster alive, which was quite normal.

Therefore, such a technique could only be executed by the Phoenix Clan, as they were innately close to fire, and even if they were backlashed by flames, it wouldn’t matter, they would remain unharmed.

As the specks of light in his mind gradually dimmed, Shi Hao had initially mastered the Secret Technique.

It wasn’t really too difficult, the challenge was in practical application.

"To gather all the world’s fire and then strike, its power is naturally terrifying," he said.

"All flames of the world can be gathered. However, the more powerful the flame itself, the greater the power of the ’Fire Scorches the Heavens’ when it is integrated," he thought.

"In the memories of Yuan Chengmie, there indeed exist several places burning with special flames, such as Nether Corpse Fire, Extreme Flame Green Fire, and Great Flaming Spirit Fire. However, these flames could burn even those Ascending to Saint Position to death. If I were to collect them now, that would simply be seeking death," he reasoned.

"Start from... the simplest flames," he decided.

Shi Hao snapped his fingers, and a flame immediately ignited out of thin air.