Asura Emperor Venerable
Chapter 481: The Reaction of the Chen Family

Chapter 481: Chapter 481: The Reaction of the Chen Family

Shi Hao was also shocked. He knew the Sun Dharma Aspect was awesome, but he hadn’t expected it to be this powerful.

When the Dharma appearance was deployed, it didn’t even need to touch a person to vaporize a Nine Aspects practitioner into dust!

Awesome.

Shi Hao nodded, truly not disappointed by the six months of imagining and one month of perfecting he had invested. The power of the Sun Dharma Aspect gave him a huge surprise.

Chen Yunfan must feel extremely suffocated, with all his strength at his disposal but burnt to ashes before he could fully showcase his abilities.

Condolences, safe journey.

Shi Hao began to make his way out of the pit along the steps, but this time he couldn’t just fly out; no matter how careful he was, it was impossible to evade the sentries.

So... he took out an item of clothing and tied it on top of his head, then changed his body shape using the Infinite Seed Technique, whoosh, and then he dashed out.

"Who goes there!"

"Stop right there!"

Immediately, the sentries were alerted, rushing out en masse, and flares were launched, bursting like fireworks into the air.

Shi Hao didn’t engage in combat, but instead focused on breaking through.

Cloud Piercing Step unfolded, his speed surpassing that of the Founding King Court, and since the Chen Family’s strongest combat power wouldn’t be here as guards, naturally nobody could catch up to him, and he easily escaped.

Of course, Shi Hao didn’t head directly towards the campsite but deliberately went in the opposite direction, then circled back to the camp after a detour.

Even so, the guards here were still vigilant, with patrol personnel very responsible.

Shi Hao activated his domain, walking past the blind spots of two teams’ vision, and returned to his own tent.

This was him not yet perfecting the Infinite Seed Technique; otherwise, if he had shrunk to the size of an ant, even if he walked over in plain sight, who would have noticed?

Then, he lay down quietly, feeling extremely satisfied in his heart.

Spirit Stone Marrow.

——He had not chosen to flee; it was his desire for stealth, not wanting these Formation Masters to die mysteriously.

After a while, a commotion arose within the camp.

"Everybody up!"

"All of you, get up!"

Someone was shouting, going from tent to tent to wake people up.

Shi Hao stirred his Soul Power, awakening the three Formation Masters who were still sound asleep inside the tent.

"What’s happened?"

"Why is it so noisy!"

The three were bewildered and slightly headachy.

But the Chen Family members had already barged in, their demeanor completely changed, ordering them to come out immediately.

This left the three Formation Masters utterly confused; everything seemed fine when they went to sleep last night, so why had things changed so drastically so quickly?

Shi Hao and the three other Formation Masters emerged from the tent, only to see other Formation Masters also being brought out, made to stand in the open space in the middle of the camp.

The old Formation Master was very dissatisfied, puffing his beard and glaring as he loudly said, "Where is Mr. Chen? Call him out here. Is this how he treats Formation Masters? Humph, though I am but a Three-Star Formation Master and my words carry little weight, I will not let this humiliation stand."

"Hehehe, Brother Lu, why the big temper?" Mr. Chen of the Chen Family came out. He scanned the Formation Masters, as if observing something, but everyone looked equally confused, fearful, and a bit angry, so he didn’t find anything.

"Mr. Chen, I need an explanation!" the old Formation Master said indignantly.

Mr. Chen made a sign to someone beside him, and that person immediately struck out, slap, a hand slapping the old Formation Master’s face.

This blow was extremely forceful, so much so that the old Formation Master was struck hard enough to flip through the air before crashing to the ground.

What!

All the Formation Masters were so shocked that they forgot their anger.

Assaulting someone?

To actually hit a Formation Master?

Are you insane!

It was then that Mr. Chen said leisurely, "I asked you all to come here to set up the Breath Concealment Formation, but I never expected that tonight we would be visited by a thief! After much thought, other than you outsiders, there is no one else here! So, the thief must be among you!"

The Formation Masters were all furiously indignant. Just because of suspicion, you yelled and screamed at them as if they were not human, baselessly accusing them?

How infuriating!

Hmph, once they were free, they would definitely report and seek help from the higher-ups at the Formation Masters Association. The Chen Family might think it’s impressive, but could it withstand the wrath of all the Formation Masters across the Western Rock Continent?

"Search them!" Mr. Chen commanded, his voice icy cold.

Immediately, members of the Chen Family sprang into action, beginning to search each and every Formation Master.

Shi Hao thought for a moment and let them do as they pleased; after all, he had concealed the Black Spirit Ring in the Immortal Abode, which could shrink to the size of a seed and did not have to worry about being discovered.

Therefore, the Chen Family’s search would turn up nothing and take nothing away.

After going a full circle, only the old Formation Master possessed a Spatial Spirit Tool, but it contained only items related to formation crafting, not a single Spirit Stone was to be found.

"Search their tents," Mr. Chen said again.

So, the search was extended there, but the outcome was naturally the same, finding nothing at all.

Faced with this result, Mr. Chen fell silent.

This thief...could he really be unrelated to these Formation Masters?

He suspected that someone might have disguised themselves as a Formation Master and infiltrated the Formation Masters Association. But on the matter of the ultra-large mine, he had kept the information extremely confidential; it couldn’t possibly have leaked, so he found it hard to believe that any other force had sensed the opportunity and planted a mole in the Association in advance.

"Patriarch, Patriarch!" At this moment, a member of the Chen Family ran over looking as if he had seen a ghost, "We can’t find Young Master Yunfan anywhere, and, in the mine, we found the weapon he was carrying, but it has been severely burnt!"

"Moreover, someone made a tunnel in the mine, with a distinct digging mark at the end."

Boom!

Mr. Chen could not help but stagger backwards several steps, his whole body shaking, his complexion changing, aging several years in an instant.

Chen Yunfan was missing, yet his personal weapon was found deep in the mine, severely damaged. What did this imply?

He knew his son had been searching for Spirit Stone Marrow and must have gone there again that night, only to encounter the thief, who had apparently found the Spirit Stone Marrow as well, leading to a fight.

And the outcome? With his son’s weapon severely damaged, there was a ninety-nine percent chance that his son had been silenced to death.

"My son!" He spat out a mouthful of blood, then his gaze turned to the Formation Masters, filled with murderous intent.

"It was definitely you, it had to be one of you!" he pointed at the Formation Masters, "Indeed, you ran in the opposite direction but very likely doubled back halfway!"

"You hid the items along the way, so now, even if we search you, we wouldn’t find anything!"

"But since I’m convinced of it, you won’t possibly escape!"

This kind of accusation left the Formation Masters completely bewildered. Had this man lost his mind?

"Will you come forward or not?" Mr. Chen spoke coldly, "If you don’t come out, I will start killing, and I won’t stop until I reach you!"

Upon hearing these words, the Formation Masters were terrified.