Asura Emperor Venerable
Chapter 425: Battle Armor

Chapter 425: Chapter 425: Battle Armor

Xu Yun was formidable.

He possessed powerful abilities to fight beyond his level, and he had even mastered the second realm of Sword Dao; otherwise, he wouldn’t have dared to come here alone.

However, he was ultimately still at the Sixth Phase.

Sixth Phase against Ninth Phase meant overcoming three minor levels, which was already very difficult for most people, not to mention that the bandit leader was no ordinary figure among the Nine Islands—his combat power was outstandingly higher.

Moreover, the bandit leader was accompanied by four underlings, all of whom were also at the Ninth Phase, only without the capacity to fight beyond their level.

Under such circumstances, how could Xu Yun’s victory come easily?

He was embroiled in a bitter fight.

But he did not retreat, which meant he believed he had a chance to win.

Shi Hao thought for a moment, dismissed the idea of rushing out immediately, and instead stealthily entered the house where the bandit leader was located.

In his conception, there should be treasures here if the person who designed all this was serious enough.

He entered the house, which was large, and it was easy to see a big wooden chest lying there.

A treasure chest, huh?

He walked over, opened the chest, and saw that inside it was filled with gold, silver, and jewels.

Uh... these are considered treasures?

Disappointed, Shi Hao was undeterred and began to search around thoroughly.

The room had a wooden floor; he decided to pry it all up, digging three feet deep.

Oh!

His face lit up with joy; he had indeed discovered something.

Underground, there was a buried iron chest which was much smaller than the wooden one above.

He retrieved the iron chest and immediately opened it.

"Battle Armor!"

Shi Hao whispered low, unable to hide his excitement.

He traced the runes on the battle armor, his smile growing wider and wider.

This was a piece of Self-Observation level battle armor, branded with two types of runes. The first was the Stubborn Stone Rune, which was defensive and could reinforce the armor’s defense, dispersing the force it absorbed.

The other was the Frost Arrow Rune, naturally offensive, capable of launching Ice Arrow attacks.

Activating the runes certainly required energy. This armor had a small Energy Gathering Array engraved on it, constantly drawing the Power of Heaven and Earth to charge the two runes, though the process was slow.

But one could also input power directly, which was faster but less efficient in conversion. This should be reserved for emergencies, as it was otherwise too extravagant.

With this battle armor on, Shi Hao would indeed possess the capability to face Self-Observation head-on.

Immediately after, he shook his head.

What a pity it was only at the Self-Observation level. If it had been of the Founding King Court or Supplementing Divine Temple level, how much better that would have been.

But he quickly chuckled to himself at the thought of the challenge.

He could obtain this armor likely because the Reward Points had been adjusted according to Xu Yun’s cultivation. Otherwise, he would have gotten something at the Other Shore level.

Well, he should thank Xu Yun.

Shi Hao smiled and slipped the armor on.

Then the iron chest was empty.

Only one reward, huh?

Shi Hao felt a little unsatisfied; he smacked his lips, thinking it was now time to settle accounts with Xu Yun.

He walked outside, to find that three of the bandit leader’s underlings were already down, but Xu Yun was staggering, seemingly suffering from severe injuries.

Just then, Xu Yun fiercely pulled out a Pill Bottle and crushed it, then stuffed the Elixir within into his mouth.

The effect was immediate, and Shi Hao could sense that his condition was swiftly improving, his spirit becoming vibrant.

"Kill!" Xu Yun shouted low, thrusting his sword forward with dazzling brilliance.

Pff!

The last of the bandit leader’s minions was finished off, leaving just the chief himself.

A smile crept over Xu Yun’s face, victory seemed within reach.

Snatching up a hundred Reward Points in one go, his ranking might not have reached the top, but rocketing into the top ten should have been no problem.

However, out of the corner of his eye, he caught an unbelievable figure.

Shi Hao!

This guy hadn’t left after all, he had actually run over here as well.

Dare to take advantage of my situation?

He thought to himself that Shi Hao must have come here because he accepted the bandit extermination task, and now that he had killed the bandit leader, the other party could easily reap the benefits.

What’s more infuriating was that the one hundred Reward Points would have to be split between the two of them.

"Get lost!" he roared, charging directly at Shi Hao.

If that was the case, he might as well slaughter Shi Hao first.

As he made his move, the bandit leader immediately followed suit, swinging his spear at his back.

Shi Hao smiled and fearlessly confronted the attack.

Who’s afraid of whom?

He let out a loud shout, and his right fist swung out with a boom, stirring the Dark Force, which was also wrapped in flames.

Cloud Flame Fire.

This wasn’t enough to kill Xu Yun, but it could catch him off guard and give him a good scare.

"Yi ya ya!" The Cloud Flame Fire even let out excited cries, thrilled to finally make an appearance.

Ni ma, what’s this situation?

If it weren’t for the fact that this was during a fight, Xu Yun might have somersaulted and fallen to the ground in shock.

—Have you ever seen anyone’s Dark Force that could speak?

Even if wrapped in Elemental Power, it still wouldn’t make sense.

Boom!

At that moment, his sword also struck the force of the fist, and he felt a terrifying wave of fire coming at him, which made him quickly deploy his Elemental Shield for defense, managing to block out the heat wave.

He wanted to attack again, but the bandit leader was already upon him, so, left with no choice, he had to focus on this opponent first.

Swish, the Cloud Flame Fire flew back to Shi Hao’s shoulder, transforming into a little figure, and once again let out an excited yi ya ya.

Xu Yun had no time to worry about it; the bandit leader was too strong, and he had to fight with all his might, otherwise, wouldn’t he have killed the opponent long ago?

Shi Hao laughed heartily, joining the attack from the rear.

Xu Yun sneered, thinking that he couldn’t be troubled by this?

You should know, previously the bandit leader even brought four Ninefold subordinates, yet he had taken care of each one of them.

You will be no exception!

He feinted, dodging the bandit leader’s attack, and then swung his sword towards Shi Hao, putting his all into it, vowing to take him down.

But Shi Hao didn’t dodge or flinch, already holding a knife in his hand, he slashed towards him, posing in a stance to trade injury for injury, life for life.

Xu Yun couldn’t help but sneer, he was a Sixfold genius, while you’re merely from the Nine Islands, how big could the gap in strength be?

In a head-to-head fight, he could easily take care of Shi Hao without breaking a sweat, without paying any price at all.

You still want to trade injury for injury?

Too naive.

Thump!

While he was indulging in his thoughts, he had already stabbed Shi Hao in the chest with his sword, as his attack speed was faster.

However, to his surprise, he found that his sword couldn’t penetrate the clothing on the other’s body!

No, the outer layer of clothing had been pierced, but not the layer underneath.

At that moment, Ninefold Mountain was already slashing over.

The Weight Reducing Rune faded, this slash... was incredibly fearsome!

Xu Yun’s face also changed drastically, he quickly retreated, but while retreating, he sliced with his sword, tearing open Shi Hao’s outer coat with a hiss, revealing the Battle Armor underneath.

"If I told you that I just found this Battle Armor in the bandit’s den, would it enrage you?" Shi Hao said with a smile.