Asura Emperor Venerable
Chapter 419 Difficulty Adjustment

Chapter 419: Chapter 419 Difficulty Adjustment

A light screen suddenly unfolded in front of Shi Hao, with words displayed on it.

This was something he had not seen before.

It read, "You are the second person to enter this Trial Point. Given that you have chosen Hell Difficulty while the previous person chose Hard Difficulty, according to the difficulty prioritization principle, the Trial Point difficulty is now being adjusted."

Huh?

Shi Hao was surprised; someone had already entered this Trial Point, but evidently, they hadn’t broken through, otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to enter.

This confirmed his speculation, the Trial Point had to be cleared before the stele would shatter.

However, it was originally on Hard Difficulty, but now it was being adjusted to Hell Difficulty, the person who entered first... was in for bad luck.

Ahead.

Li Kang, Niu Xiong, Zhu Yunli, and Ma Can had all just killed a minotaur-like monster, with only one left, but suddenly eight more minotaur-like monsters appeared, throwing their ranks into disarray.

"What’s going on!" All four of them shouted in alarm. This was totally unexpected.

Then, Zhu Yunli, who had keen eyes, spotted the sudden appearance of the light screen—her peripheral vision had caught it, but because of the intense battle before, she hadn’t paid any attention. But now she took one glance and flew into a rage.

"Someone else has come in and chosen Hell Difficulty," she cried out.

"What!" The other three exclaimed in shock, but were immediately so pressured by the minotaur-like monsters that they could hardly breathe.

All of them were only around the Six Islands realm, and even though they were capable of fighting above their levels, dealing with two Nine Islands level opponents had already been very difficult. Now, with one still not destroyed, and eight more suddenly appearing, what could they do?

"Who’s the son of a bitch, I swear I’ll chop him up if I find out!" Niu Xiong exclaimed angrily.

"No choice, use our ultimate moves!" Ma Can gritted his teeth.

They had no choice but to use their ultimate moves, or else they would definitely be unable to deal with nine Nine Islands level monsters at the same time.

These were ultimate moves, some of which took a long time before they could be used a second time, and some were one-time use only. But there was no choice, if they were to lose their lives, what would be the point of keeping the ultimate moves?

Boom!

The four unleashed their full power at once, and their might surged exponentially. Seven of the nine monsters immediately fell, and the remaining two staggered, soon to be reaped by the four working together.

"That’s it, we can go no further."

All four of them were extremely dejected. This was just too unexpected; they had finally found a Trial Point where they thought they could earn ten Reward Points, but what had it come to?

They could only stop here.

After this, they did not dare to advance any further. Were they looking for death?

"Let’s recover for a bit. If that bastard doesn’t show up, we’ll go find him!" said one.

"Alright."

All four nodded in agreement, unwilling to suffer such a loss silently.

After waiting a while, they saw a young man walking leisurely toward them.

Was it him?

Immediately, Ma Can, Niu Xiong, and Li Kang were furious, but Zhu Yunli’s eyes brightened, revealing an infatuated expression.

Such a good-looking man!

Shi Hao naturally noticed the four of them as well. Seeing their sorry state, he knew that they must have been in battle just before the difficulty was suddenly increased, costing them dearly.

They were lucky to be alive.

He gave an apologetic smile but said nothing and continued forward.

A martial artist’s life is all about strife; there is no room for concession.

The one with the bigger fist is the one who’s right.

Especially in treasure hunting within secret realms, there is no such thing as first come, first serve.

Seeing Shi Hao pass by, barely giving them a proper look, really infuriated Niu Xiong and the other two.

"Such an arrogant guy!"

"But, is he alone?"

"He dares to choose Hell Difficulty by himself?"

"Is he seeking death?"

"Let’s go, follow him and see how he dies," they decided.

The trio quickly dismissed the idea of stopping Shi Hao in his tracks, as they had just used their powerful moves and were far from having recovered; it was not wise to act immediately.

Zhu Yunli hastily followed as well, her anger long dissipated, and she had no objections to accompanying Shi Hao.

The four caught up and, before long, they saw in front of them a group of ten monsters with the heads of bulls and bodies of men.

They were all eager to see what kind of major move Shi Hao would display.

"Talismanic Soldier?"

"Spiritual Artifact?"

In their curiosity, Shi Hao’s stride did not falter, and he charged forward.

"Holy shit!"

The four cried out in shock, barely believing their own eyes.

What did they see?

As Shi Hao rushed over, bang bang bang, he casually threw a few punches, and all of the monsters in front of him fell to the ground.

Are these really the monsters from the Nine Islands?

Or, is Shi Hao really from the Other Shore Realm?

Logically speaking, this is Hell Difficulty, so the "monsters" here should not only surpass the entrants by two or three minor realms in terms of level, but also outnumber them.

In such a scenario, did Shi Hao just sweep through them?

Is there such a thing as easy monsters?

If they hadn’t personally fought with these bull-headed monsters, they would think these creatures were utterly weak.

"Still want to settle accounts with him?" Niu Xiong sheepishly asked.

The other three rolled their eyes at him immediately. Are you kidding? Are you as tough as the bull-headed monsters?

Even if you were, it’s not like you could be knocked out with one punch!

"Forget it, it’s just a Trial Point."

"Right, we can find another one."

"Haha, hahaha."

The four gave dry laughs. What else could they do aside from comforting themselves in this way?

"But who on earth is this freak?"

"Yeah, he’s too fierce."

"Do we have someone like that on the Western Rock Continent?"

All four shook their heads, unable to think of anyone who matched this description. Of course, it was also possible that they weren’t esteemed enough to know of such a demon, even if one did exist.

"Let’s follow and see."

All of them followed, but they quickly showed looks of astonishment because, no matter how desperately they tried to keep up, they still couldn’t match Shi Hao’s speed.

In other words, Shi Hao’s relentless advance didn’t require any time to waste, and his speed was astonishingly fast.

Boom!

When they finally arrived in the depths of the grand hall, they sensed the reverberation of battle.

"It’s the last wave."

"This guy has finally met his match."

All four were somewhat excited and peered ahead to see.

Then, their faces turned pale one by one.

"Hey hey hey, is this really the Other Shore Realm?"

All four showed an incredulous look: "Self-Observation!"

They screamed in unison, and then their faces went green with horror.

It wasn’t too strange for monsters of Self-Observation to be the last challenge in Hell Difficulty, but what shocked them to their core was that Shi Hao could withstand such an adversary.

"Did we see it wrong, is this guy the monster inside the Trial Point?"

"Uh..."

"Still, no matter how strong he is, he can’t possibly beat Self-Observation."

"Yeah, the difference in strength is just too—"

"Damn it!"

All four widened their eyes simultaneously, displaying expressions as if they had seen a ghost again.