Asura Emperor Venerable
Chapter 467 Zhao Family

Chapter 467: Chapter 467 Zhao Family

Shi Hao had cultivated the Sun Dharma aspect, but the rules within the sun were too complex, Shi Hao was unable to fully materialize it, and he needed a long time to gradually perfect it.

It could take one or two years, or it might take eight or ten years, depending on how far he wanted to perfect this Dharma aspect.

He was also worried.

Given his personality, on the path of martial arts, he definitely pursued perfection, but to shape a complete Sun Dharma aspect, how much time would he need?

Unbelievably lengthy!

This goal was diametrically opposed to his wish to improve his cultivation as quickly as possible.

However, what if he had a large amount of Bitter Heart Tea?

Suddenly, he stood up, but then he remembered he hadn’t eaten yet, so there was no need to rush.

So, he sat down again, calmly waiting.

He was still listening, gaining an intuitive understanding of the martial arts levels on the Western Rock Continent.

The martial arts levels on the Western Rock Continent had reached Great Sacrificial Heaven, but such powers were rare, with any one of them commanding great influence in their own right.

Great Sacrificial Heaven, huh? This was a transformation in the level of life itself, even possessing a lifespan of a thousand years, appearing to ordinary people as immortal monsters!

Despite there being no Tianyun Temple here, there were still various rankings, produced by the Heavenly Path Association.

What is the Heavenly Path Association?

It is a mysterious organization, not only present on the Western Rock Continent but also on the Southern Wood and Northern Silver Continents, just not involved in the Eastern Fire Continent.

This isn’t a martial arts organization, but rather a consortium of merchants.

But doing business in the world of martial artists, how can one manage without strength?

From this perspective, the Heavenly Path Association was filled with masters and was very powerful.

This organization issued various rankings across the three continents, such as the Detached Ranking, rating all Self-Observation Martial Artists on the continent by their strength, but obviously, those with higher realms had the advantage, which was not conducive to identifying geniuses.

Therefore, apart from the Detached Ranking, there was also the Detached Genius Ranking, which listed young talents, and rankings weren’t based on strength but on how profound their talents were.

Xie Tianyi, for example, was ranked first on the Detached Genius Ranking, but on the overall ranking, he couldn’t even squeeze into the top hundred. In contrast, some who were ranked sixtieth or seventieth on the genius list made it into the overall ranking.

This was due to the differences caused by strength and talent.

Beyond the strength list was the Beauty Ranking, also arranged by the Heavenly Path Association, which surprised many as to why the association would engage in such a frivolous endeavor.

However, the Beauty Ranking was also jokingly referred to as the Beauty Hunting Hint Ranking, as in the past, a debaucher once used this list to find his "prey" and indeed managed to harm three beauties listed on it.

This debaucher was very powerful, but spoiling three beauty-endowed women also enraged many people from the Western Rock Continent, who organized a great encirclement to finally execute this debaucher.

Yet, to the time of his death, this debaucher laughed proudly, claiming to have savored three exquisite beauties and declared that dying was not wrongful for him.

Following this, the authority of the Beauty Ranking was further recognized by everyone, which is rather ironic to say.

Shi Hao, while listening to the gossips, finally had his food and drink served and he began to eat slowly.

Having eaten and drunk to his fill, he left the tavern and headed out of the city.

The Zhao family was not here.

Just as he left the city, he saw a large crowd hurriedly heading towards the city.

He didn’t take it seriously, but just as he was about to pass by these people, he saw someone suddenly shout, pointing at him, "It’s him!"

Eh?

He glanced around and, oh, the speaker was one of the three house servants who had fled the mountain top earlier.

Understood.

After the three house servants went back to report, they led reinforcements up the mountain to search, but inevitably, they did not find him. By coincidence, they bumped into him on the road.

"You little beast, it was you who killed my son!" A woman burst out, well-maintained and fairly attractive, but her face twisted with a ferocious grimace as if she wished she could devour Shi Hao whole.

She was Shen Houping’s mother, and she had doted on him immensely. Now that he was reduced to bloody mud, with only a few fingers retrievable, how could she not be enraged?

Shi Hao furrowed his brow and said, "I had no enmity with your son, yet he tried to throw me down the mountain. Was killing him wrong?"

The woman, her face full of sinister fury, pointed at Shi Hao and said, "My son wanted to throw you down the mountain, so why didn’t you just let him throw you down rather than killing him?"

What?

Shi Hao was startled and then finally understood where Shen Houping’s arrogance and tyranny stemmed from.

"Kill him for me! Kill him!" the woman screamed. "In the most brutal way, turn him into minced meat inch by inch, I want him to watch his own limbs disappear!"

Instantly, those men all surrounded Shi Hao.

Unfortunately, the strongest among them was merely in the Soul Nurturing realm.

With a thought from Shi Hao, the Dark Thrust Sword activated.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, the Mind-Power Sword danced wildly, effortlessly shredding those men as it passed through their bodies.

In an instant, the only one left alive was the woman.

The woman, now pale with fear, fell to the ground with a thud but immediately got up and said, "My daughter is married to the Founding King—"

Pfft!

She hadn’t finished her sentence when a sword was thrust into her mouth, effectively silencing her remaining words.

Thump, she fell to the ground, breathless.

Shi Hao did not return to the Shen Family to wreak havoc but continued on, now highly interested in the Bitter Heart Tea.

After a day’s journey, he arrived at a small town, which was where the Zhao Family was located.

The town was small, but the Zhao Family’s property was massive, comprising nearly ninety percent of the town.

At this moment, the town was bustling with people from all over, clearly wanting a share of the spoils.

However, the distribution method for Bitter Heart Tea had already been prearranged by the major powers, so even forces stronger than the Zhao Family did not dare to disrupt the order and demand the tea directly from the Zhao Family.

Everything was to proceed according to rules.

To enter the Zhao Family and compete for the Bitter Heart Tea, one first had to prove one’s strength.

—Self-Observation was enough, lower than that you’re not qualified to enter, but higher than that also disqualifies you. If you’re beyond Self-Observation why would you need Bitter Heart Tea?

The major forces had agreed that this opportunity must be fought for individually.

After several tea competitions were held, many troublemakers died, and the rules were followed by everyone; there was no intentional mischief.

Shi Hao arrived at the gate of the Zhao Family’s estate, where four guards were stationed.

"Halt," one guard stopped him. "Let’s test your cultivation level first."

In his hands, he held a Soul Power Ball and handed it over to Shi Hao.

Shi Hao placed his hand upon it, and instantly, an image of a Fireball flickered above the Soul Power Ball.

Dharma appearance.

The guard nodded, retrieved the Soul Power Ball, and said to Shi Hao, "Please go in."

Shi Hao’s cultivation indeed met the criteria, but with just a single Dharma appearance, he had come here seeking the Bitter Heart Tea?

Maybe he should stick to studying with the Crown Prince!

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