Asura Emperor Venerable
Chapter 402: Spiritual Fire Chooses Its Master

Chapter 402: Chapter 402: Spiritual Fire Chooses Its Master

"And what if you did make your move?" Fu Ling said grimly, his face ominously dark, "Zuo Duming, I have tolerated you for a long time; do not try to test my limits!"

"Oh, you dare to challenge me in combat?" Zuo Duming naturally wouldn’t back down.

"Haha, I am also displeased," said Tang Liang.

"I am as well," Qin Shuang spoke up.

"I find it intolerable too!" stated Yuan Wenshu.

The heads of the Five Great Royal Families all stood out, staunchly supporting Shi Hao.

Zuo Duming was strong, and in a one-on-one fight, no one here was his match, but if he were to challenge Fu Ling and the other four heads, he would definitely struggle. Furthermore, the Founding King Court had more than twenty strong members from the Five Great Royal Families, and if they were to all join forces, his only option would be to retreat in defeat.

Thus, having indeed angered everyone, Zuo Duming backed down instead, snorting once more, but he said no more.

"Ah! Ah! Ah!" Lu De was still lying on the ground groaning, but Shi Hao was unaffected, while Lu Qi was clearly a bit disturbed.

Because he was afraid.

What if Shi Hao attacked him as well?

Upon this thought, he naturally panicked.

Fortunately, he was after all considered an Alchemy Dao genius, and he managed to stabilize his spirit, otherwise, forget about refining a high-quality Elixir, his Pill Furnace would have exploded.

An hour later, Shi Hao was the first to finish.

He took the Elixir out from the Pill Furnace and then sat down, waiting for Lu Qi to complete his task.

Lu Qi was not far behind him, able to refine a fifth-grade Elixir. He certainly was a genius, so how could he be much slower?

"Hehe, let me have a taste," Zuo Duming finally found another opportunity.

In this area, I am the authority, and you all must listen to me!

"No need to trouble brother Dao," Fu Ling interjected, blocking him with a hand, "This round of the Alchemy Dao competition is to select a master for the Yun Yan Fire, thus, the judge for this match is... the Yun Yan Fire."

Huh?

Everyone was astonished, a Spiritual Fire could be a judge?

How does that work?

In the midst of everyone’s confusion, the Yun Yan Fire was "invited" out.

It was contained within a vessel, and although there was clearly no fuel, the flame burned vigorously.

Shi Hao had a feeling that the Spiritual Fire might have its own life.

This sounded unbelievable, how could a flame have life?

But then, the world was miraculous, and anything was possible.

Zuo Duming glanced at it and immediately showed a look of greed.

It was only in the Eastern Fire Continent that a mere Founding King Court could possess a Spiritual Fire. In the Northern Silver Continent, that would be something only top powerhouses could dream of owning; he could only dream about it in his sleep. However, if he was to seize it now, there was a great possibility that he could escape with the Spiritual Fire.

Of course, that would be a great risk, and it would be impossible to leave with Lu Qi and Lu De, so seizing it would be a last resort. He still hoped that Lu Qi could defeat Shi Hao and win the Yun Yan Fire.

After all, the judge this time was the Spiritual Fire, who knew how it would choose.

The Yun Yan Fire was placed between two Pill Bottles, and someone immediately poured out two pills, letting the fragrance diffuse.

"What if the Spiritual Fire chooses neither?" Zuo Duming suddenly asked.

"The Spiritual Fire chooses its master according to its own will; thus, if it chooses neither, it means that neither is suitable to be its master," Fu Ling said indifferently.

—If it were possible to forcibly subdue the Yun Yan Fire, why would it be offered as a prize in the competition!

Zuo Duming sneered inwardly, "You fools can’t subdue the Spiritual Fire, but that doesn’t mean I can’t!"

If the Yun Yan Fire did not make a choice this time, then he would not take action for now and would later go to the place where the Yun Yan Fire was stored to steal it.

The difficulty of stealing was definitely less than violently grabbing it from the encirclement of many strong opponents now.

Whoosh, just at that moment, the Cloud Flame Fire suddenly moved, pouncing onto an Elixir and wrapping it up, instantly burning the Elixir into ashes as if it had "eaten" it.

This was... an Exploding Dragon Pill refined by Shi Hao!

The results were in, the Cloud Flame Fire chose Shi Hao.

Suddenly, the entire venue erupted in cheers, as if they had won a major battle, freely releasing their pent-up emotions.

They won!

Previously, those three guys from the Northern Silver Continent had come here, acting arrogantly all the way, causing many infuriating incidents. In the end, Shi Hao still withstood the pressure and trampled Lu Qi and Lu De underfoot, directly slapping these three in the face.

Exciting, too exciting, it made them feel as if every single hair was brimming with joy.

Lu Qi clenched his fists, his face filled with disbelief.

He was a genius of the Alchemy Dao from the Northern Silver Continent, yet he lost to Shi Hao?

How could he accept this!

And there was no need to mention Lu De, though he had already removed that stick, any movement still tugged at his wound, causing him pain enough to shed tears. His mood was already terrible, and having to watch Shi Hao succeed naturally made him feel like vomiting blood.

When had they ever suffered such humiliation?

The whole venue was cheering for their defeat, each cheer like a knife slicing into their flesh.

Zuo Duming’s eyes tightened, his thoughts racing.

Should he make a move now?

No, the risk was too great.

Even if he could escape, he would definitely have to leave Lu Qi and Lu De behind. In their rage, Fu Ling and others might kill these two to vent their anger.

After all, these two were also key talents cultivated by Longxiao Pavilion. If something so serious happened under his watch, he could hardly shirk his responsibility.

So, he wouldn’t act now and would look for an opportunity to finish off the kid and easily obtain the Spiritual Fire later.

Yes, that’s the way to do it!

He nodded secretly, this second plan might not allow him to obtain the Spiritual Fire immediately, but it was much simpler and safer.

Heh, stealing Spiritual Fire from a mere Other Shore Realm practitioner was just a matter of extending his hand, right?

With his mind made up, he turned around and went back to his seat, sitting down with a flop.

Shi Hao gestured towards the Cloud Flame Fire, and the ball of Spiritual Fire leapt up, landing in the palm of his hand, rubbing against him as if affectionate, yet not making Shi Hao feel the slightest bit of heat.

Indeed, the Spiritual Fire indeed possessed life and even intelligence.

He nodded toward the crowd all around, and then departed.

"Shi Hao!"

"Shi Hao!"

"Shi Hao!"

Someone first called out Shi Hao’s name, then a continuous stream followed, forming a thunderous chorus of shouts.

In their eyes, Shi Hao was a true hero, deserving of such treatment.

As Shi Hao walked, he waved to the crowd, barely making his way out of the throng, then quickened his pace towards the Fu Family.

The urgent matter was, of course, to first refine and integrate the Cloud Flame Fire into the Fire Scorches the Heavens technique.

And he was sure that Zuo Duming wouldn’t simply give up; after all, the man was the Ninth King, and not from the Eastern Fire Continent; he was entirely capable of performing a forceful seizure.

So, Shi Hao felt it was safer to go to the Fu Family.

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