Asura Emperor Venerable
Chapter 418 Hell Level

Chapter 418: Chapter 418 Hell Level

With this thought, Shi Hao couldn’t help but be filled with fighting spirit.

— The more rooms like this, the better.

What Shi Hao didn’t know was, once he had ten reward points, his ranking suddenly changed. Although it did not appear on the external ranking board, or enter the top one hundred, in some secretive place, his ranking leaped forward significantly.

"Report, Elder Uncle, a thorough recheck has been done, and no errors were found," a martial artist ran over and reported to a white-bearded elder.

The white-bearded elder frowned, "If everything is correct, why can’t we see what’s going on inside?"

The Purple Green Secret Realm had been activated countless times, but this situation had never occurred; they could only see a haze. Fortunately, the score-counting device was still working, so the Formation wasn’t for naught.

The people all looked at each other, unable to make heads or tails of the situation.

...

Shi Hao walked out of the room and continued on his way with now newfound motivation, naturally in high spirits.

However, the more he looked forward to it, the harder it was to fulfill his wish. After two days, he came up empty-handed.

Just when he was about to lose hope, he suddenly saw a house appear in front of him.

Instantly, his eyes lit up.

Go!

He charged over, and after arriving inside the house, he found an intact stele with the same inscription.

Good, this time I’ll try Hell Difficulty.

He pressed his hand on it.

Hum, suddenly, he was drawn by a mysterious force into an earthly grotto, the stone walls were covered in vines.

There was a rugged path that led forward towards the depths of the grotto, and on the path were groups of ten, inhabited by a strange sort of creature.

Overall, these seemed like large plants, but they also had legs—and not just two, but at least four.

Strange, what the heck are these?

Shi Hao carefully sensed the "plant creatures’" presence and couldn’t help but smile lightly.

Despite being Hell Level, the strength of these plant creatures was merely that of the Nine Islands.

There were many of them, but no qualitative change.

It was a small matter.

He burst forth, wielding Fire Fist, beginning the sweep.

Bang, bang, bang, he didn’t even stop along the way. The plant creatures were sent flying and then fell, each becoming a "withered flower and wilted willow."

Soon, he reached the depths of the grotto.

There were still ten plant creatures there, but one had reached the level of Self-Observation; the rest were all at the Nine Islands level.

No matter which Martial Artist from the Other Shore Realm, defeating such a combination would simply be unrealistic!

That’s why it’s called Hell Difficulty.

Shi Hao’s eyes, however, were on his spoils of war. Guarded by the plant creatures was a Spiritual Medicine that bore a Spirit Fruit, which he hadn’t seen but smelled the fragrance of.

Good, it’s mine now.

Shi Hao did not devise any tactics, he just drew his sword and swung it, whoosh, Ninefold Mountain’s light bloomed, dazzlingly brilliant.

The ten plant creatures immediately confronted him, especially the one at the Self-Observation level, which flung its branches at him like spirit snakes winding towards Shi Hao.

"Break!" Shi Hao swung his sword to slash, the sharpness of Ninefold Mountain cleanly slicing through the branches, prompting the plant creature to hurriedly retract them.

Boom, with another swing of Ninefold Mountain, snap, snap, snap, the remaining nine plant creatures were cleaved in two by him.

Naturally, the lead plant creature was enraged and attacked again.

Shi Hao laughed loudly, swinging the sword in his right hand while his left hand launched the Purple Thunder Spear, countering fiercely.

Nonetheless, Self-Observation was still Self-Observation, and once the plant creature adapted to Ninefold Mountain’s sharpness, its counterattack became incredibly ferocious, putting a great deal of pressure on Shi Hao.

Speaking of direct confrontation, Shi Hao of the Seven Islands was indeed no match for Self-Observation, even if the opponent was only at the first phase.

Moreover, this was different from the wolf pack they encountered on the plains.

The wolf pack felt fear, knowing Shi Hao was a tough nut to crack. The alpha wolf decisively left, but here it was different; the vegetative person had no concept of fleeing, was incredibly brave, and was not afraid of dying in the least.

Thus, it was a battle to the death.

Shi Hao couldn’t afford to be careless either. If he still took his opponent as a sparring partner, he might very well end up risking his own life.

He no longer hesitated. His technique, Fire Scorches the Heavens, activated, unleashing an attack upon the vegetative person.

A burst of flame shot out, boom, the vegetative person was instantly reduced to ashes.

Being at the first phase, and also a wood-element creature, it was naturally susceptible to flames, let alone when faced with the fusion of two Spirit Fires.

Luckily, when Shi Hao launched his attack, he specifically adjusted the direction, so the Spiritual Medicine naturally remained unharmed.

Huh?

Shi Hao noticed that the stone wall hit by Fire Scorches the Heavens was also unscathed, as if it wasn’t a powerful move capable of instantly killing someone at the first phase.

"Interesting."

Shi Hao nodded. He walked over to pick the Spirit Fruit, and with a swoosh, he returned to the original room.

Meanwhile, Jiuwu City’s number 324 suddenly shot up the rankings.

This was Shi Hao, but no one knew it was him, breaking through two Trial Points, one of them at Hell Difficulty, earning thirty Reward Points which propelled him into the top hundred.

"Huh, someone from the Cheng Family is on the leaderboard?" Outside, many people were surprised.

There were quite a few from the Western Rock Continent, who naturally knew of the Cheng Family. But because they knew them, they found it strange. Did the Cheng Family have such a genius capable of getting on the leaderboard?

"It must be good luck, running into a Trial Point by chance."

"Right, no matter how strong you are, if you can’t find a single Trial Point, then strength is irrelevant."

"Just wait and see, that name will disappear soon."

...

In the secret realm, Shi Hao was in high spirits, as he hesitated not a bit to assimilate the Spirit Fruit.

However, the extent of his progress was the same as with the fruit he had acquired from the difficult mode earlier.

It seemed that the difficulty level did not affect the quality of the Spirit Fruits gained, only the number of Reward Points.

Thus, even if he chose Hell Difficulty for the next challenges, he would still need at least twenty Spirit Fruits to reach the Peak of the Seven Islands.

"Fighting opponents of Self-Observation’s level can indeed put considerable pressure on me, which is beneficial for improving my cultivation and solidifying my foundation."

"Let’s continue."

He walked forward with big strides, searching for the next Trial Point.

Good-looking people... never have bad luck.

Two days later, he found the third Trial Point.

However, when he entered, he found that this Trial Point had already been rendered ineffective.

—The Stele was shattered.

A sense of urgency arose in him; it seemed someone else had been here.

He needed to pick up the pace, or else there would be nothing left for him.

Shi Hao continued his search, and painstaking effort, paired with dedication, paid off a few days later when he found the fourth Trial Point.

Luckily, the Stele was intact.

He quickly pressed his hand on the Hell Difficulty option, and instantly, he entered a grand hall.

Huh?

He could not help but be taken aback.

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