Asura Emperor Venerable
Chapter 361: Bravely seizing first place

Chapter 361: Chapter 361: Bravely seizing first place

If Senior Brother Yun had fled immediately after his strike missed, it would mean he’s quite sly, just wanting to sneak an attack for an easy advantage.

But instead, he attacked Shi Hao first, and even though he didn’t succeed, he then launched an attack against Meng Hai, which showed his confidence.

"How about you two? I’ll kill you both!"

Meng Hai snorted, twisted his blade to change its trajectory, and struck towards Senior Brother Yun.

Clang!

Their swords clashed, and both of their bodies trembled as they each took several steps back.

Meng Hai’s brows furrowed involuntarily. Although the number of steps they retreated was about the same, one should know that the sword favors agility while the blade is suited for brute force. In such a situation, for the other party to still evenly match him implied that the man’s strength was actually greater than his.

However, he certainly wasn’t afraid and, with a shake of his long blade, he slashed again.

Shi Hao looked at his hand and saw a wound on his fist. Even with his forceful energy as a shield and his physical strength, he still suffered a slight disadvantage.

The other’s sword must count as a divine weapon.

He let out a long howl and swung his blade towards Meng Hai while his left hand turned into a fist and unleashed the Eight Extremes Fierce Fire Fist, pounding furiously at Senior Brother Yun.

Fight together?

He didn’t deign to, facing two opponents with confidence that he could defeat them both.

"Hahaha!" Senior Brother Yun laughed loudly, also meeting Meng Hai’s blade with a sword stroke and sending his left palm hurtling towards Shi Hao.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The three of them fought chaotically, each launching attacks against the two others, none deigning to join forces with anyone.

After fighting more than a hundred rounds like this, all three became impatient.

How long would this fight go on?

Buzz, they all activated the blades in their hands, unleashing their special abilities.

Meng Hai’s blade had the Ice Attribute, with a swing of his blade sending out a shower of frost, while Senior Brother Yun’s sword had the Gold Element, whose Sword Qi could easily slice through forceful energy, with an incredibly terrifying destructive force.

But when Shi Hao activated the Ninefold Mountain, he became the one suppressing the two great young kings.

A 200,000-pound blade swinging was truly horrifying.

Who would dare to face it head-on?

Both Meng Hai and Senior Brother Yun could only retreat, getting hit by a strike would cause their bodies to tremble and send them flying.

They were both shocked, how could there be such a fearsome weapon?

Is this over?

Shi Hao snorted, "I can use swords too!"

Nine Blood Shadow Swords appeared, controlled by his will, and stabbed towards Senior Brother Yun.

He turned back to focus solely on Meng Hai.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

He pressed forward step by step, slashing wildly with his blade. After a dozen or so strikes, Meng Hai, although managing to parry each one, had his palms split open, blood gushing out, and his hands shaking so badly he could no longer hold the handle, forcing him to switch hands.

Meng Hai felt humiliated. In such direct combat, Shi Hao suffered the same amount of backlash, but this revealed the disparity between them.

—The opponent’s grip was firm, without a scratch on his palms.

What kind of physique is that, still human?

Behind him, Senior Brother Yun roared in anger. The nine Blood Shadow Swords were tricky, slicing at him from angles that seemed impossible, leaving him overwhelmed with defense, with no chance to attack Shi Hao.

He was a disciple of the Eight Gods Hall and from the Western Rock Continent. How could he be inferior to a weakling from the Eastern Continent in a fight on the same level?

Finally, he used his ultimate move. With golden light flashing, his sword swinging speed incredibly increased. The Blood Shadow Swords were sent flying with ease by his swift slashes.

He ferociously advanced towards Shi Hao, merging with his sword and turning into a streak of cold light.

"Scram!" Shi Hao furiously slashed with his blade.

Meng Hai wasn’t as fast as Shi Hao and had no choice but to face the strike. Hit by that terrifying force, he was sent flying and then burst into specks of light in midair.

Under Shi Hao’s relentless attacks, Meng Hai finally reached his limit—if they had been in the outside world, he would have likely been slashed to death.

Shi Hao turned around and faced Senior Brother Yun directly.

Even though Corpse Ghosts surrounded them, Senior Brother Yun only had eyes for Shi Hao.

"Get out of my way!" he yelled, swinging his sword, with Sword Qi bursting forth like a rainbow.

Shi Hao cracked a faint smile; facing this man, he no longer needed to rely solely on his sword technique.

With a press of his left hand, sizzle, the Purple Thunder Spear appeared.

What!

Senior Brother Yun was shocked, his opponent actually had a Thunder Spirit Root!

How could this be, didn’t this guy just use the power of flames?

He actually had a Dual Spirit Root, and to top it off, a combination of lightning and fire—it was infuriatingly enviable.

You should know that even on the Western Rock Continent, those with Dual Spirit Roots are extremely rare.

With a wave of his hand, Shi Hao launched the Purple Thunder Spear toward Senior Brother Yun.

However, Senior Brother Yun clearly had plenty of experience; the moment Shi Hao raised his hand, he dodged preemptively, so while the Purple Thunder Spear blew away a large swath of Corpse Ghosts behind him, he himself was completely unharmed.

Shi Hao smiled, the second Purple Thunder Spear was already prepared.

This wasn’t the Sky-Flipping Seal, which he could only use once.

Again?

Senior Brother Yun’s mouth twitched slightly in disbelief; such a horrifying attack could be unleashed just like that?

But in that moment, he had no choice but to dodge, seeing Shi Hao lift his hand, he promptly dodged in advance.

However, Shi Hao didn’t launch the attack; instead, he waited for him to move before he raised his hand.

The Purple Thunder Spear shot out, calculated perfectly for Senior Brother Yun’s trajectory; so when Shi Hao’s hand came down, the Purple Thunder Spear flew out, slicing directly towards Senior Brother Yun.

"Surprised or not, impressed or not?" Shi Hao said with a laugh.

God damn it!

How could he dodge now?

Senior Brother Yun had no choice but to frantically mobilize the Gold Element to set up defenses around himself.

Crack, yet his defenses were easily torn apart by the Purple Thunder Spear, a power second only to the Sky-Flipping Seal—how terrifying was that?

Senior Brother Yun’s entire body was sent flying, his form trailing across the area, as the Corpse Ghosts along the way were destroyed by the overflowing Power of Thunder.

"You—" Senior Brother Yun hit the ground and just as he tried to get up, he was swarmed by countless Corpse Ghosts and completely engulfed.

This was his moment of weakness, with his body ravaged by the Power of Thunder, he could hardly muster any strength, and even if the Corpse Ghosts were weak, they were still of the Other Shore Realm; swarmed by such numbers, who could withstand that?

Senior Brother Yun instantly turned into shards of light and vanished.

—Defeated by Corpse Ghosts, Senior Brother Yun would undoubtedly be filled with resentment, probably cursing up a storm outside.

Huh?

Shi Hao noticed that the army of Corpse Ghosts was receding like the tide.

Looking around, he saw that he was the only person left on the entire square.

Unconsciously, all the others had been eliminated, leaving only him standing.

Well then.

Shi Hao felt a twisting sensation in his body, and then he found himself on another square.

Why another square?

Because this square only had five people.

Himself, Meng Hai, Senior Brother Yun, Chen Yubin, and Ryu Changlong.

"You five have performed the best in this trial," the childish voice rang out again, its source indistinguishable, "Next, you will have one more chance at the trial, and if you pass, you will get the opportunity to claim the Ultimate Treasure!"