Asura Emperor Venerable
Chapter 450: Formic Acid Body Tempering

Chapter 450: Chapter 450: Formic Acid Body Tempering

"A bunch of idiots, the valuable part of the ant nest is the larval hatchery, not here wrestling with the queen ant." Su Manman sneered, clearly disdainful.

Shi Hao nodded, "With them distracting the ant nest’s army, it’s perfect for us to go and steal."

"Mm." Su Manman nodded.

The two took a detour, as the ant nest’s army was all reinforcing towards the queen. Naturally, there were Black Gold Ants everywhere along the way.

"Don’t resist my Soul Force," Su Manman said.

Whoosh—she led Shi Hao into the Immortal Abode, and when Shi Hao looked up, he saw massive creatures, large as mountains, crawling across the sky.

He knew these were Black Gold Ants.

—Had the Immortal Abode now shrunk to this extent?

Yet he hadn’t shrunk; logically, he should have either burst the Immortal Abode or been crushed to dust by the shrinking Immortal Abode—how could this be?

The Immortal Abode formed its own world, so did it possess its own Laws?

Shi Hao pondered; he was good at thinking, and just this point led him to various speculations and insights.

Soon, Su Manman led him back out of the Immortal Abode, and they continued forward.

Walking and stopping like this, their pace was of course not fast, but the ant nest was only so big; before long, they arrived at the place.

Here, countless larvae were kept in container-like tanks, still moving occasionally, their numbers in the tens of thousands, truly terrifying.

Not far away, there was a pool, made of unknown material, filled with a liquid emitting a peculiar scent, yellowish, almost like vegetable oil.

"Collect," Su Manman stretched out her hand, and the liquid in the pool visibly decreased in speed, quickly reaching the bottom.

"Mission accomplished!" Little Witch smiled sweetly at Shi Hao.

"A kiss?" Shi Hao, looking at her bright eyes and white teeth, couldn’t help but flirt.

But if the Little Witch could be so easily scared, then would she still be called the Little Witch?

Su Manman puckered her red lips slightly, lifted her chin, closed her almond eyes, assuming a posture that invited picking.

Shi Hao felt he was rather being flirted with instead, and quickly said, "No more jokes, let’s hurry off."

"Boring," Su Manman sighed, this guy had the desire but not the courage.

However, this place really wasn’t a good spot for romance, so the two left quietly, sneaking out of the ant nest, sharing a smile; this time their gains were substantial.

They continued onward until the sky suddenly turned dark, and then they entered the Immortal Abode.

"Get a wooden tub filled with Formic Acid, then immerse yourself in it, and absorb all the essence, which can greatly enhance the physique," Su Manman said.

"Mm."

Shi Hao fetched the Formic Acid, poured it into the wooden tub, and then soaked in it.

Instantly, a tingling sensation surged, making his entire body uncomfortable.

But now, if he couldn’t endure and broke the surface, it would be a great waste.

Shi Hao forcibly endured, feeling as if ants were crawling all over his body, an itchiness beyond description.

He wanted to scratch, but that was not an option.

The Formic Acid was transforming his physique, undergoing strengthening; if he scratched, it would disrupt the process, and could even tear off his skin.

This endurance was so hard; it was an absolute test of willpower, which most people couldn’t withstand for long. And the effectiveness of the Formic Acid Body Tempering also depended on the duration endured; the longer one sustained in one go, the better the effect.

Shi Hao persisted with incredible willpower until he no longer felt the tingling sensation, and then he stood up from the tub.

Upon looking, the originally yellowish liquid had completely turned into clear water; evidently, Shi Hao had absorbed all the essence of the Formic Acid.

Shi Hao sensed his body and discovered that his physical strength had increased somewhat.

It was important to mention that he had practiced the Tyrant Body Technique and the Nine Deaths Heavenly Technique, making his physique astonishingly strong, far beyond that of an average Other Shore. Under such circumstances, the fact that he could still distinctly feel an enhancement in his physical strength showed just how effective the formic acid was.

"More," he went to fetch more formic acid.

With so much formic acid, using it ten times should be no problem.

Su Manman was watching from the side and couldn’t help feeling a bit sulky.

This guy is a real martial fanatic, focusing on cultivation to the point of neglecting himself.

However, if he wanted to marry her, this guy really needed to enhance his cultivation rapidly; otherwise, he wouldn’t even qualify to walk up to her family’s doorstep.

Well, such desperate cultivation could also be considered an excellent trait, right?

Each formic acid bath lasted about one day, so after ten days, Shi Hao had used up all the formic acid he had gathered.

Through his domain, Shi Hao could see every detail of his skin.

His muscles were not extremely prominent, resembling boulders, but each one was filled with a sense of explosiveness, concealing untold terrifying strength.

To prove the Tao through strength was indeed a path just like the Tyrant Body; when the strength utterly crushed everything, what were rules anyway? Crush them in one go!

"Sigh, I could have relied on my face to make a living; why am I following the path of a muscular man now?"

Shi Hao touched his face, somewhat narcissistic.

"Stop being vain, let’s continue fetching formic acid," Su Manman said, now more eager than Shi Hao.

— If Shi Hao wasn’t strong enough, he couldn’t propose to Little Witch’s family; indeed, she was doing this for herself.

"All right, let’s go," Shi Hao smiled.

This plain was very vast, featuring more than one ant nest.

They continued to sneak in secretly; they would avoid fights whenever possible, successfully snatching wins using Immortal Abode.

This time, Shi Hao didn’t rush to cultivate but tried to collect as much formic acid as possible first, since many others shared his intentions, not allowing him to gather and refine at the same time.

Of course, when it came down to efficiency, naturally no one could compare with the two of them; Immortal Abode allowed them to completely avoid battles, even the Supplementing Divine Temple could only follow behind.

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Zhao Liuhao looked at the ant nest in front of him, revealing a smile.

"With some more formic acid, my Iron Rock Technique will be perfected, and then my defense will exceed the level of my current realm. No one in the same realm will be able to harm me," he mumbled, "after this, on West Rock Continent’s Detached Genius Ranking, I must advance significantly, possibly even breaking into the top ten."

He hailed from the Zhao Family of Cold Sword City on West Rock Continent, having remarkable talent and ranked eighty-sixth on the Self-Observation Detached Genius Ranking.

Therefore, even though he was separated from his family’s powerhouses, he remained fearless.

He pulled out a black box, opened it, and inside were several small mice.

"Go, help me fetch the formic acid," he said.

As if they understood him, the mice leaped from the box towards the entrance of the ant nest.

A while later, the mouse squad returned, but Zhao Liuhao was surprised to find that not a single mouse had brought back formic acid.

What happened?

In the previous instances, they had all been successful.

Hey?

He couldn’t help rubbing his eyes for he saw two dwarfs rushing out of the ant nest.

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