Asura Emperor Venerable
Chapter 521: Ungrateful

Chapter 521: Chapter 521: Ungrateful

The person was coughing up blood profusely, trying to speak but unable to make any sound, only spitting out more fresh blood along with fragments of organs.

His face was filled with unwillingness—victory had been within reach; how could such an unexpected disaster occur?

But no matter how reluctant he was, he swallowed his last breath, his eyes wide open, dying with grievances unappeased.

Looking at the stone figure, it too had turned into rubble, and the Elemental Core had disappeared without a trace.

Shi Hao saw it clearly; the stone figure had self-destructed its Elemental Core, causing a massive explosion that instantaneously killed its opponent.

It’s no wonder Zhang Feng said that one must be extremely cautious when fighting these Elemental Creatures, and not to assume victory until the Elemental Core is secured. No wonder they say, when facing powerful Elemental Creatures, don’t think about running away, but try everything to perish together.

—That’s exactly what Elemental Creatures do!

He had acted too quickly before, seizing the Elemental Core in an instant, leaving the opponent no chance to self-destruct.

Of course, this explosion wasn’t really an issue for Shi Hao. Not to mention he still had the Nine Lotus Sky-Sealing Technique, but even relying solely on his physique, he had at least an eighty percent chance of blocking it.

This sudden twist severely disrupted the rhythm of the team of nine’s battle, but fortunately, one person promptly took command, helping everyone stabilize their formation without collapsing.

Compared to the Elemental Creatures, there were far too many novices among the students, still not accustomed to this fight-to-the-death battle style.

Shi Hao wielded the Ninefold Mountain, killing even faster.

In just over a dozen breaths, all dozen of the stone figures were annihilated, but two had self-destructed.

Fortunately, when another stone figure self-destructed, the opponent was prepared and retreated in time, only sustaining minor injuries.

Truly formidable.

This was everyone’s first impression of the Elemental Creatures.

Shi Hao also felt that these Elemental Creatures, although intelligent, were completely fearless of death and had no idea of backing down, which was even more reckless than ferocious beasts.

In such a desperate encounter, only the brave emerged victorious.

Shi Hao calculated a bit; out of fourteen stone figures, two had self-destructed, and he had seven Elemental Cores in his possession, which means the team—now of eight—had only gained five Elemental Cores in total.

"Thank you," said the leader of the group of eight, saluting Shi Hao with a cupped fist, "My name is Qian Jianxiong, a member of the West Rock Alliance."

Qian? Is that a surname? Or is it Qian Jian?

Shi Hao smiled and said, "Being fellow academy members, and moreover, members of humanity, it’s only right to help each other."

Just that I really don’t like your name, he added in his mind.

The remaining seven people also reported their names in succession and unsurprisingly, they all belonged to the West Rock Alliance.

Initially, they were very enthusiastic and awed, but as soon as Shi Hao mentioned he was from the Eastern Fire Continent, their attitudes subtly shifted.

On Yunding Star, the martial arts level of the Eastern Fire Continent was known to be the lowest. Look, the West Rock Alliance was at least a second-tier force in the academy, but what about the Eastern Fire Alliance? They were only on par with the loosely affiliated small alliances formed by mercenaries and stragglers.

Saved by someone from the Eastern Fire Continent?

Wouldn’t that be laughable if told?

Indeed, it must not be Shi Hao’s strength, but just that he happens to have a remarkable weapon. If they had that weapon, they could definitely be as formidable, or even stronger!

Thinking this, several people stared at Shi Hao, their eyes filled with greed.

That truly was a valuable weapon!

"Shi Hao, take out the Elemental Cores. Let’s divide them," someone suddenly said.

What?

Shi Hao was startled, thinking he must have heard wrong.

"Yes, we killed these stone figures together, so the spoils should be distributed together." This proposal was immediately seconded by the others.

Shi Hao couldn’t help but laugh, "If I hadn’t taken action, whether you could even save your lives would have been in question, and now you actually want to lay claim to my spoils of war, you really are taking ingratitude to its extreme."

Mocked by him, the eight people’s faces turned rather ugly.

"You’re just a minor martial artist from the Eastern Fire Continent, what right do you have to talk big like that?"

"We were evenly matched with the stone figures, it was your arrival that changed the situation!"

"It would have been the same no matter who came at that time!"

"Don’t think too highly of yourself!"

"Besides, you are just relying on a treasured blade, what’s so great about that?"

Each of the eight of them took turns to verbally assail Shi Hao, except for Qian Jianxiong.

Well, truly a bunch of ingrates.

Shi Hao shook his head inwardly, thinking that the level of martial arts in the Eastern Fire Continent was too low and lacked presence; otherwise, if they were martial artists from the South Wood Continent, would they dare to be so ungrateful?

"Enough!" Qian Jianxiong spoke up, "Don’t forget, Shi Hao is our lifesaver. What you are doing, is it proper?"

His authority was clearly very high, as the other seven immediately shut their mouths, not daring to speak further.

"Shi Hao, I’m really sorry." He reached out to pat Shi Hao on the shoulder, his face full of apologies.

But just as his hand was about to land, it suddenly twisted, aiming for a vital spot between Shi Hao’s nerves.

If this strike were solid, Shi Hao’s neck would definitely be broken, and he would naturally be killed instantly.

He really hadn’t expected that Qian Jianxiong was the most ruthless of them all!

Shi Hao smiled faintly; owning a domain, how could he possibly be caught off guard?

He kicked out, faster than Qian Jianxiong, and with a thud, Qian Jianxiong was immediately kicked flying, violently spitting blood from his mouth.

This kick nearly crippled him.

"Kill him!" The remaining seven people made their move.

Being neither from the West Rock Alliance, why should they care about his life or death?

Besides, Shi Hao had seven Elemental Cores on him, of the Self-Observation level; each was worth twenty points in addition to a treasured blade, inducing enough greed to make them strike lethally.

Shi Hao shook his head; these people were truly blind, to have provoked him.

You see, he was usually easy to talk to, but once he became angered, he was like the Asura God of Killing, set to make rivers of blood flow!

Well, it’s fine to keep a low profile here, so anyone who wants to harm him will be unable to hold back from revealing their true selves first.

The Sun Dharma Aspect appeared.

Seeing Shi Hao suddenly conjure a fireball, the seven sneered as they had, of course, heard of Shi Hao—an unyielding newcomer who had yet to be taught a lesson and had gained some fame.

However, they had also heard that his Dharma appearance was pathetically weak—fireball, stone sphere, and a rabbit, simply laughable!

Now at first sight, it was indeed so.

Haha, such an ordinary fireball, how could he dare to envision it!

Yet, in the next instant, the fireball burst into a dazzling light that caused everyone’s eyes to sting while the scorching heat surged forward, incinerating their bodies before they could react in any way.