Asura Emperor Venerable
Chapter 548: Stone Clan!

Chapter 548: Chapter 548: Stone Clan!

This person is strong!

Shi Hao sensed it without using his domain, he just lightly touched it with a soul tentacle.

Great Sacrificial Heaven.

In his heart, he said, then cupped his hands and spoke, "I am Shi Hao, I’ve seen Senior before."

This person was Shi Dang, the Commander before the Emperor and one of the core members of the Shi Family—having stepped onto Great Sacrificial Heaven, he qualified as a genius anywhere he went, even within a mighty family like the Shi Family, where the number of powerhouses at or above Great Sacrificial Heaven wasn’t too many.

Shi Dang nodded, "I know why you’re here, there’s no need to waste time, follow me."

Shi Hao followed him out of the study, exited the side hall, and after a long walk, they arrived in front of a very small temple.

Here, the guards were still strict, but upon seeing Shi Dang, the guards just stood straighter, without stepping forward to question.

Shi Dang took out a key, unlocked the large door, then invited Shi Hao to enter.

Inside the temple, the furnishings were extremely simple, there was only a Stone Pool.

The pool itself was quite large, and what it held was not water, but blood!

"Drop a drop of your blood into it, if you have the bloodline of the Shi Family, your blood will be accepted, but if not, it will be rejected," Shi Dang’s voice rang out.

Shi Hao nodded, this was bloodline resonance.

He walked forward, bit his finger, then squeezed out a drop of fresh blood, which fell into the pool.

All was calm.

His blood was accepted, otherwise, the entire Blood Pool would boil, expelling the blood of an outsider.

"Haha, you indeed possess the bloodline of our Shi Family!" Shi Dang laughed loudly; although the Shi Family had branched out widely, with countless members, each new one was a cause for celebration.

——The Shi Family always encouraged everyone to have more children. As long as one had excellent talent, there was completely no need to worry about cultivation resources, which the Royal Family would resolve.

Shi Hao was also astonished, after searching and searching, he hadn’t expected that the final answer would come this easily.

The current issue was, who were his parents.

There was no question about him being of the Shi Family bloodline, but who his parents were would need further investigation.

"Don’t worry, now that it’s proven you bear the Shi Family bloodline, we will definitely clarify who your parents are," reassured Shi Dang.

"Hmm," Shi Hao nodded.

Boom!

Just then, the Blood Pool suddenly began to boil.

Eh, bloodline rejection?

Both Shi Hao and Shi Dang looked over and saw that the blood in the pool was swirling and only a single drop of blood remained unmoved at the center of the vortex.

What’s happening?

Shi Dang was baffled; this was unbelievable, he had never witnessed such a thing before.

It should be noted that this Bloodline Pool was not just used for kinship recognition but also every person of the Shi Family, on their hundredth day after birth, must leave a drop of blood here, from the founding Great Emperor Shi Fengxiao to the most recently born infants of the Shi Family, without exception.

And although it appeared to be a pool of fresh blood, bloodlines actually have levels of superiority, with no two drops of blood truly merging together but distinctly separated.

A few drops of blood were incredibly potent, surrounded and escorted by the other blood, like Emperors being guarded by their subjects.

This had nothing to do with cultivation; if it were so, only Shi Fengxiao and Shi Geng’s blood would show such a phenomenon, but in reality, there were seven such drops, including Shi Feng’s and Shi Zhong’s among the other five.

But now, everything had changed.

One drop of blood had become the unique king, venerated by all bloodlines!

Oh my God!

Shi Dang was dumbfounded. Was this defying the heavens?

One must know that among this blood were that of two Heaven Building Ladder ancestors and peerless monsters like Shi Feng and Shi Zhong, yet they were all suppressed by Shi Hao’s bloodline?

Although it is true that a powerful bloodline does not guarantee one will become the strongest, for instance, previously there were seven drops of blood ranked equally, but in the end, only two people cultivated to the Heaven Building Ladder level. Still, bloodline is one of the standards for measuring a person’s talent.

At least for now, it proved that the degree of Shi Hao’s monstrosity was truly terrifying.

How could such a monstrous clan member wander outside for so many years, only to return to the family now?

What luck, otherwise, if he had been targeted by a hostile force during this period, Shi Hao would surely have died long ago.

Ha ha, this is the blessing of the Stone Clan!

"Good! Good! Good!" Shi Dang laughed heartily, looking extremely joyful.

"Follow me, I will take you to the clan hall and officially register you as a member of the family."

Shi Hao, however, waved his hand and said, "There’s no hurry. I need to investigate and find out who my birth parents are first."

Should it turn out that they were victims of a power struggle within the family, forced to be hunted down and had to send him drifting away to survive, then he would definitely seek out the murderer and avenge them with blood!

But what if the perpetrator was from the Stone Clan and the clan wished to protect them?

Would Shi Hao give up on his revenge?

That would be impossible.

So, rather than having a falling out with the Stone Clan later, it would be better to clear things up now.

Shi Dang was slightly surprised. Being able to enter the clan hall was the pride of every Shi Family descendant since only the most outstanding individuals had such entitlement.

It’s fine. Shi Hao just returned and did not understand what the clan hall signified.

No rush, let’s just go along with his wishes for now.

"Alright, you go and rest first. This seat will investigate thoroughly," Shi Dang nodded, thinking that this matter should be very easy to resolve.

After clarifying Shi Hao’s age and where he grew up, he then sent someone to investigate.

As for him, he had more important tasks to attend to.

He needed to report about Shi Hao’s situation!

The bloodline was too astonishing; even two of the ancestors had been suppressed, so naturally, it was necessary to inform the higher-ups of the clan.

He immediately went to see the three Regent Kings.

The Emperor of Stone Country was Shi Geng, but this individual was an Almighty of the Heaven Building Ladder; his thoughts were already fixed on that final leap—breaking into the Immortal Realm to transform from mortal to true Immortal!

So, how could Shi Geng have time to manage domestic trivialities?

The reason he still held onto his throne was that the Emperor represented the utmost authority of a nation. Thus, he must preside over the country, and his successor must also be the strongest within the clan.

However, since he did not manage affairs, naturally, someone needed to take care of these duties.

Therefore, the three Regent Kings were in place to handle the internal affairs of the nation.

These three Regent Kings were Shi Long, Shi Zhixue, and Shi Mingzhen, each with the cultivation of Ascending to Saint Position. Otherwise, they would not be able to suppress the various clan members.

The three Regent Kings were not always stationed within the Imperial Palace; there were always matters to attend to, and they too needed to cultivate. Nonetheless, there would always be one Regent King present to oversee the overall situation.

As for today, Regent Kings Shi Long and Shi Mingzhen were out, leaving only Shi Zhixue in charge.

Shi Dang sent word and was soon granted an audience.

"Hmm, a lost clan member has returned, with a bloodline so strong that it surpasses even two of our ancestors?" After hearing Shi Dang’s report, even Shi Zhixue, with his temperament and cultivation, couldn’t help but be moved.

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