Asura Emperor Venerable
Chapter 460: Primordial Stone Saint Escapes Confinement

Chapter 460: Chapter 460: Primordial Stone Saint Escapes Confinement

"You’d better finish him off quickly, otherwise, once the people outside notice the Formation Eye has been destroyed, they will definitely intervene, and our next steps will become much more difficult," Su Manman urged from the side.

Hmm.

Shi Hao nodded and apologetically said to Xie Tianyi, "Sorry, I can’t play with you anymore."

What, you’ve been playing with me?

Xie Tianyi felt a tremendous insult and couldn’t help but have his face flush with anger.

"Asura, you’ve gone too far!" he roared, finally unable to hold back his trump card, unleashing four Dharma appearances at once, featuring two fire elemental ferocious beasts and two divine weapons.

Having Dual Attributes of Gold and Fire, it was natural for him to incorporate these into his Dharma appearances, closely related to his Spirit Root.

"I’m going to make you regret this immensely!" With an explosive charge, he threw a punch at Shi Hao, and the four Dharma appearances also attacked him.

The two ferocious beasts, one a firebird dancing in blazing flames and the other a surging fire tiger, moved in from both sides towards Shi Hao, while the divine weapon, a sword and a knife, slashed head-on towards him.

The weapons, tempered with the Power of Gold, were extremely sharp, making Xie Tianyi believe that if Shi Hao faced them head-on, his arms would surely be severed.

Do you still dare?

Shi Hao smiled and, without hesitation, swung his fists to meet the attack.

Bang!

The sword and knife struck Shi Hao’s fists but only sparked a few sparks.

Xie Tianyi couldn’t believe his eyes, wondering if Shi Hao’s fists were made of four-star Precious Metal, too hard for him to comprehend.

Shi Hao swung two more punches, easily dispatching the two flame Dharma appearances.

He laughed heartily as he counterattacked Xie Tianyi, his blows forceful and domineering.

"I’ve been pondering your name and I think you are both domineering and sleazy!" he teased while swinging, "Even the Immortal’s clothes you dare to ’Xie’, and you even flaunt it in your name. Quite the character you are indeed!"

Is that supposed to be a compliment?

Xie Tianyi’s face turned ashen. Damn it, ’Xie’ is homophonous with ’thank’ when used as a surname!

Enough already.

He roared, finally unleashing his real killing move.

"Nine Elemental Skyfire Array!" he yelled, whooshing sounds following as nine longswords, all ablaze with fire, shot from his body and embedded themselves around Shi Hao.

"Huh?" Shi Hao grew cautious, realizing that all nine longswords were Spiritual Artifacts of no low quality, emitting an ancient aura.

These were not crafted by Xie Tianyi but acquired from some unknown source.

Under the scrutiny of his domain, Shi Hao noticed that each longsword bore Formation Patterns, all lighting up at this moment.

These Spiritual Artifacts were at least of five-star level. Although they couldn’t be used to their full potential by Xie Tianyi, they were strong enough to match Xie Tianyi’s own power.

Thus, it was as if ten Xie Tianyis were attacking Shi Hao simultaneously.

Moreover, Shi Hao was certain that the nine Fire Swords also formed an array, capable of mutually enhancing power; therefore, he had to increase the threat level once more.

"Go!" Xie Tianyi directed at Shi Hao with a gesture, and the nine Fire Swords moved simultaneously, slashing at him from different angles, all fierce and blazing, capable of scorching a person with sheer heat without even making contact.

Shi Hao maneuvered his body with full control of his domain. To him, each Fire Sword’s attack was predictable, hardly an easy task to land a hit on him.

Whoosh, he charged out of the encirclement of the nine Fire Swords, heading straight for Xie Tianyi.

Xie Tianyi stared in shock. How could that be possible?

But since Shi Hao had already broken out, dwelling on how he did it was pointless. Xie Tianyi quickly swung his fists to meet the oncoming attack.

Shi Hao smiled as the Purple Thunder Spear activated.

Boom!

Xie Tianyi was instantly sent flying, his body wrapped in electrical currents, shivering nonstop.

Without his mental command, the nine Fire Swords abruptly fell to the ground.

Shi Hao grinned and collected the nine Spirit Swords, saying, "Thanks for delivering the Spiritual Artifacts. Feel free to come again."

He did not bother with Xie Tianyi further and left with Su Manman.

Pfft!

Xie Tianyi immediately spewed out blood, but he did not pursue them.

For one, his body was still numb, and for another, he knew he was no match for Shi Hao. Why chase after him, only to be humiliated?

How could he have imagined that Shi Hao wasn’t a Dual-Attributed Spirit Root, but Triple-Attributed!

Otherwise, he would have been more cautious and not ended up as badly as he did now.

But a Triple-Attributed Spirit Root, and the third attribute being the exceedingly rare Thunder Spirit Root, how could he have possibly anticipated that?

"Asura, you truly are formidable, I must admit," he muttered to himself, "However, this time I’ve obtained the Gold Fire Mother Root. Once I return and have the elder refine it and merge it into my body, my Spirit Root will leap to the finest level, and my talents will vastly improve."

"I’ve been suppressing my cultivation deliberately, advancing very slowly, all to enhance the Spirit Root to obtain the purest Soul Force."

"In no more than half a year, I will reach the Nine Phases, and if you dare to come to the Western Rock Continent then, I will personally defeat you!"

...

Shi Hao pocketed the nine Spirit Swords, feeling utterly delighted that people seemed to be delivering Spiritual Artifacts to him on a platter.

After traveling a bit further, the two reached the location of the Formation Eye.

As usual, they entered the Immortal Abode, which Su Manman then controlled to fly high up and then crash down heavily.

Boom!

The ground roared, light flickered chaotically, and dust shot up into the sky, forming a massive mushroom cloud.

It was far from over. All three Formation Eyes were destroyed, and the Primordial Stone Saint could now escape his confinement. Cracks appeared across the ground and split into countlessly deep crevices.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Lava spewed forth from these fissures, staining the sky red and leaving the other cultivators training there completely bewildered.

The first two explosions had already clued them in that this trial was different from any before, as nothing of this scale was ever recorded in ancient texts. But who could have expected things to escalate to such a terrifying extent?

Was this secret realm about to collapse?

It was truly terrifying. Mountains crumbled in front of them, lakes dried up in an instant, even the sea was visibly depleting, as plains collapsed into a massive sinkhole.

This was definitely not part of any trial; it was fatal!

The rumbling grew louder, and an even more horrific scene unfolded.

The City of the Dead unexpectedly rose up, and from a distance, it seemed like a stone crown slowly ascending.

Boom!

The city shot upward into the air, and lifting it was a colossal head.

"Hahaha, I am free at last! Qian Ji, you old fool, once I return to my clan’s lands, I shall summon our clan’s Almighty to suppress you!" a giant burst forth from the earth, his presence towering to the heavens.

It was now apparent that the previously hollow city was merely a crown atop his head. This comparison alone showcased the immensity of his stature.