Asura Emperor Venerable
Chapter 360: The Final Trial

Chapter 360: Chapter 360: The Final Trial

Shi Hao walked out and found a long corridor outside.

Gradually, other people poked their heads out from their rooms and gathered in the corridor.

Everyone walked in one direction, and soon, they saw a large open door, with passages on both sides.

Thus, once in the corridor, they could approach the door from any direction.

The crowd walked out and saw a very large square in front of them.

Everyone arrived at the square, Shi Hao glanced around and saw that there were more than ninety-nine people.

"Eh, wasn’t it said that only ninety-nine people could pass through the Endless Trial?"

Here, he noticed several bald heads.

The monks from Tianyun Temple, who were previously unaccounted for, had suddenly appeared.

A voice began, sounding very childish, "The final trial now begins. There are one hundred sixty-five of you present. Next, you will be attacked by Corpse Ghosts. In this unique environment, you will be injured, you will die, but once you leave, everything will be restored."

"The first sixty-six to ’die’ will be directly eliminated. The remaining ninety-nine will be considered to have passed."

"Starting from the remaining ninety-nine, everyone will receive rewards. The longer you last, the richer the rewards."

"Now, the trial begins."

As the last sentence fell, the large door behind them suddenly vanished, and then, the square expanded infinitely, stretching as far as the eye could see. However, a black line soon appeared in the sky, rushing towards them rapidly.

Corpse Ghosts!

An endless number of Corpse Ghosts, their numbers staggeringly high, each one like sharks that had caught the scent of blood, charging at incredible speeds.

"Come here!" Senior Brother Yun immediately called out, gathering the people from Eight Gods Hall around him.

This trial wasn’t about who killed the most Corpse Ghosts, but about who could last the longest.

And there were no rules.

You could fight alone, join forces with others, or even attack other participants!

"Kill!"

Indeed, before the Corpse Ghosts had even struck, some had already turned against those next to them. Simply eliminating sixty-six people meant passing this round of the Endless Trial and earning the qualification to rank, and the longer one persisted, the richer the rewards.

Thus, eliminating rivals was undoubtedly the right move.

Bang Bang Bang, the great battle immediately erupted.

Some were quickly dealt with by being ganged up on, their bodies shattered into light and vanished at once.

Indeed, dying here didn’t truly mean death.

That settled it, everyone acted without any reservations.

Over at Eight Gods Hall, Senior Brother Yun also led his junior brothers and sisters in a merciless attack on others.

"Let’s deal with these bastards from Eight Gods Hall first!" someone shouted.

"Good!"

Under the great scheme of East and West Continents, many set aside their minor grievances and united against a common foe.

"A bunch of weaklings!" Senior Brother Yun scoffed coldly. With one strike of his sword, brilliant light shone brilliantly, invincible.

Their squad of thirteen was virtually indestructible. Even though surrounded by many, they fought their way in and out.

However, the army of Corpse Ghosts finally arrived, and the fighters could no longer focus solely on fighting each other but shifted their attention to the incoming horde of Corpse Ghosts.

Whirr, Shi Hao’s eyes emitted beams of light, and the approaching Corpse Ghosts immediately collapsed.

Lin Yuyue, Xiao Hei, and Zhang Santian automatically gathered around him, centering on Shi Hao to combat the Corpse Ghosts.

Boom, the Corpse Ghost army surged like a tide, quickly submerging and dividing the crowd.

Everyone felt as if they were surrounded by Corpse Ghosts, fighting alone.

The elimination rate spiked immediately, as one Martial Artist after another fell and vanished in bursts of shattered light.

"You three fight here, I’ll go and deal with the others," Shi Hao said with a smile, looking ahead where he had already locked onto the location of the group from Eight Gods Hall.

"Alright." Xiao Hei and the other two nodded. They were only four against thirteen from the Eight Gods Hall, who they believed wouldn’t hold up, so adding some chaos to their rank would likely get them eliminated first.

Shi Hao leaped forward, but at least a hundred Corpse Ghosts pounced toward him, clouding the sky as they came.

He smiled faintly, his body radiating a brilliant light.

It was too dazzling, and for the Corpse Ghosts, this intense and pure Light Element was lethal, melting them away like snow meets hot water.

Shi Hao charged through, entering a domain devoid of any living person.

Swoosh, a streak of blade energy flashed, radiantly splendid.

Little Sword King, Meng Hai.

This guy had the same idea as him, to "eliminate" the others, thus improving his own ranking until securing the top spot.

Shi Hao smiled faintly; Ninefold Mountain was already in hand and he slashed back towards his opponent.

Clang!

The two crossed blades, and boom, a shockwave surged out in all directions, like an indomitable divine weapon, cutting the approaching Corpse Ghosts into two halves at their waists.

Both individuals had reached the second realm of blade energy, which was incredibly terrifying.

"Very good, you’ve not disappointed me after all this expectation," Meng Hai revealed a smile, slashing with his long sword, like a War God.

Shi Hao countered; he didn’t use any other techniques, but defended against his opponent with the purest Saber Intent.

This was out of respect for Meng Hai, who had reached the second realm of blade energy, and Shi Hao deemed it worthy to do so.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

They continuously clashed, each collision sending out terrible shockwaves that easily split the approaching Corpse Ghosts in two.

To be honest, aside from being difficult to kill, Corpse Ghosts really didn’t have much combat power.

Without a Self-Observation level Corpse Ghost, which other Corpse Ghost could withstand the blade energy of these two?

Fight, fight, fight, both fully displayed their understanding of the way of the blade, there were no fixed techniques, each move was the most appropriate response crafted against their opponent.

At their level, they naturally surpassed the constraints of specific techniques.

Unfortunately, their battle was unseen by any, infinite Corpse Ghosts engulfed them, blocking everyone’s line of sight.

To step back, even if the Corpse Ghosts were transparent, with the current intensity of the battle, who would have the leisure to watch?

Corpse Ghosts were not strong, but they were endless, absolutely inexhaustible.

Moreover, the Ghost Fire and Corpse Poison of the Corpse Ghosts were not to be underestimated; once contaminated, there would also be big trouble.

Hmm?

Shi Hao suddenly shivered, a strong chill surging within him; as he slashed out with his blade, he clenched his fist and struck towards his left side.

Boom, the group of Corpse Ghosts seemed to be torn apart by a terrifying attack, and a figure dashed out, sword in hand, bursting with endless divine light, thrusting towards Shi Hao.

Senior Brother Yun from the Eight Gods Hall!

Bang!

A sword attack reached Shi Hao’s fist but could not penetrate further.

Senior Brother Yun did not linger, his sword style withdrawing, then swirling around and striking towards Meng Hai.