Asura Emperor Venerable
Chapter 491: The Vein Burst

Chapter 491: Chapter 491: The Vein Burst

How many Spirit Stones are imbued within the immense mine?

Unimaginably many!

And what is the essence of a Spirit Stone?

The concentration of the energy of heaven and earth.

Therefore, once a Spirit Stone explodes, the force would be terrifying, with a small piece equating to a full-strength strike from a Soul Nurturing realm practitioner.

The problem is that Spirit Stones are actually quite stable; even under heavy bombardment, they would not explode, nor would they fragment.

As such, no one would use Spirit Stones directly as weapons and would instead use them as energy sources.

However, a Spirit Stone Mine is different, with massive amounts of Spirit Stones piled up and pressurizing each other, essentially becoming a powder keg. But igniting such an explosion would still be tremendously difficult.

Yet, the person taking action was Shi Hao.

The Sun Dharma Aspect and Fire Scorches the Heavens could both erupt with intense high temperatures, and even the rules within change everything completely.

Bang! Bang! Bang! The Spirit Stones began to explode, triggering a chain reaction that started to detonate the entire vein.

The ground shook and the mountains trembled as horrific energy surged, like the end of the world had arrived.

In an instant, the faces of Wu Shenghao and his three companions turned white with horror.

This was the explosion of an immense mine, after all. Not just them, even a Great Sacrificial Heaven expert could be heavily injured by the blast, or even killed on the spot!

Run!

In a flash, their hair stood on end with fright; they could never have imagined that Shi Hao would be so ruthless!

—Are you not even sparing your own life?

They never thought Shi Hao would dare to do this, let alone that he actually could do it.

But now, anything they said was too late, and the four of them ran like madmen. Out of a will to survive, they burned their Life Origin without any regard for the cost, just for that little extra speed.

Revenge?

What a joke! Under such an explosion, Shi Hao, being at the epicenter, must surely be reduced to ashes by now. So, survival was all they could strive for.

Boom! Explosive waves of energy formed at the back were rapidly closing in, faster than even those of the Great Sacrificial Heaven.

"Ah!" The Wu Family expert running at the rear was instantaneously engulfed by the wave of energy, only managing to let out a brief scream before he was obliterated.

Then, the energy wave caught up to the second Wu Family expert, swallowing him whole as well.

Wu Shenghao, the only one who had ignited the Incense Flame, was not only stronger but also faster, taking the second lead. However, seeing that the wave of energy was about to catch up, there was no way he could escape from the mine pit before it did.

What to do?

He gritted his teeth, and buzz—suddenly a Divine Temple appeared. Above it, one could see the drifting Incense Flame and the shadowy figures of creatures worshiping it.

Wu Shenghao immediately stepped into it, and boom, the wave of energy had struck, instantly engulfing the Divine Temple.

In terms of luck, Mr. Chen of the Chen Family was the luckiest amongst the four.

Being the weakest, he ran at the very back, and he had just advised the three Wu’s; naturally, he had an immense dread of Shi Hao, who was clearly leading them into the mine. It was strange if there were no traps!

Therefore, he deliberately slowed down by a step.

Now, as soon as the mine exploded, he also ran back immediately, even managing to outpace Wu Shenghao.

However, no matter how fast he ran, it was not faster than the surge of the energy wave.

By the time he rushed to the huge mine pit, the energy had already rolled over. There was no time left for him to climb out of the pit.

But when the wave of energy burst through the narrow mine tunnel, it immediately dissipated somewhat, reducing its power significantly.

Bang!

Mr. Chen was sent flying by the energy wave, like a kite with its string cut, utterly helpless.

Bang! Bang! Bang! The entire immense mine was exploding, with terrifying energy bursting skywards, forming a massive mushroom cloud, while the ground itself sank, transforming into an ocean-like chasm.

It was only after a long time that the cataclysm finally ceased.

Spit!

The figure of Wu Shenghao emerged; his body was still intact, but his vitality was extremely frail.

With his Divine Temple having weathered the energy wave, under the severe impact, his temple was utterly destroyed, his cultivation plummeted, and at that moment, he was even inferior to the Founding King Court.

Yet, he ultimately survived.

As long as he was alive, there was hope for everything. At worst, it would take another hundred years, but he believed that with his understanding of martial arts, it certainly wouldn’t be difficult to once again become part of the Supplementing Divine Temple.

That damned brat!

Wu Shenghao gnashed his teeth in hatred. To pursue a practitioner of Self-Observation, the Wu Family had lost two more from the Supplementing Divine Temple, and his own cultivation was almost crippled. The price paid was far too great.

What made him even more furious was that the super-sized mine was destroyed.

In this battle, the Wu Family had lost four lives for nothing in return.

Damnable! Damnable! Damnable!

He truly wished that Shi Hao was not yet dead so that he could personally kill him, even revive him after his death, and kill him again, a full hundred times!

"Are you looking for me?" A voice sounded leisurely.

What!

Wu Shenghao turned his head, his face showing an expression of utter disbelief.

Shi Hao!

This young man appeared to be completely unharmed, his vitality brimming to an extent that it was like a fiery furnace, soaring to the skies.

How could this be?

The guy was right at the blast center; he should have borne the brunt of the most violent impact. It wasn’t just that he was a mere Self-Observation practitioner; even a Great Sacrificial Heaven powerhouse should have found death inescapable.

And yet now, this fiend stood before him as if nothing had happened.

Wu Shenghao was astounded, wanting to repeatedly exclaim that it was impossible.

"There’s nothing impossible," Shi Hao said with a smile. "Did you think I would be so foolish to sacrifice myself just to drag you down with me?"

With his face slapped figuratively, Wu Shenghao clenched his fists but could not utter a word.

"You really are tough, not dying from that!" Shi Hao shook his head and began walking towards Wu Shenghao, "Then I guess I’ll have to put in more effort to send you on your way!"

Wu Shenghao was, of course, exceedingly enraged. A mere Self-Observation practitioner normally didn’t even have the right to talk to him face-to-face, and now this young man had the audacity to try and take his life—how could this not infuriate him?

"Brat, although my cultivation has fallen, I still have more than enough to kill you," he said menacingly.

Indeed, his combat power might not match up to that of the Founding King Court, but to suppress someone with the Nine Dharma Appearances was still an easy task.

And Shi Hao?

At the Second Dharma Appearance.

Shi Hao smiled slightly and continued to walk towards Wu Shenghao.

"Die!" Wu Shenghao launched an attack, reaching out towards Shi Hao.

Bang!

With a punch in return, Shi Hao sent Wu Shenghao flying helplessly out of range.

Wu Shenghao landed heavily on the ground, spurting fresh blood and wearing an utterly bewildered expression on his face.

How could this be?

Even if his cultivation had fallen, how could he be inferior to one at the Second Dharma Appearance?

"Because I’m a genius," said Shi Hao with a smile.

This statement was quite cocky, but Wu Shenghao found he had no words to refute it.

To be defeated by someone with the Second Dharma Appearance, if this was not the mark of a genius, what was?

"My Wu Family still has the old Great Sacrificial Heaven—"

Thud!

Wu Shenghao still wanted to threaten Shi Hao, but before he could finish speaking, he was stomped down by Shi Hao, his head burst apart.

Threats?

Heh, if he was afraid, would he have killed Wu Feiyu?

Shi Hao smiled and looked into the distance.

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