Asura Emperor Venerable
Chapter 560: Physique Deprivation

Chapter 560: Chapter 560: Physique Deprivation

Shi Feng’s expression suddenly stiffened, and then he revealed an angry look.

His breathing became somewhat disarrayed, and after a while, he finally said, "It all began the moment you were born."

Shi Hao was perplexed. What did this have to do with his birth?

"You were born powerful, possessing one of the strongest physiques in this world, known as the Nine Suns Holy Body!" Shi Feng said. "I have the Three Suns Body, and your physique further enhanced mine."

What?

Shi Hao was stunned. "I don’t have any special physique."

If he indeed had the Nine Suns Holy Body, he would have realized it earlier. Additionally, the Nine Suns Holy Body was as renowned as the Tyrant Body; once activated, his combat power would be incredibly terrifying.

"Because your Nine Suns Holy Body was stolen by someone," Shi Feng said.

How could that be!

Shi Hao, who had the memories of Yuan Chengmie, knew that even this Almighty who built the Heaven Building Ladder was unaware that a physique could be taken away.

"By whom? How was it taken?" he asked.

"Shi Zhong!" Shi Feng said through clenched teeth.

Wait!

Shi Hao found it strange. "You mean the Shi Zhong who is now known as the Stone Clan’s successor?"

"Hmph, he has become the successor now?" Shi Feng sneered, his face full of disdain and disgust.

Uh, that should be him.

"That doesn’t make sense. Back then, Shi Zhong was only four or five years old. How could he strip away my physique?" Shi Hao found it unbelievable.

Even Yuan Chengmie couldn’t do it, and he had never even heard of such a thing—yet a mere child achieved this?

How could anyone believe that?

"I am also not clear on how he did it," Shi Feng shook his head. "This is also something I inferred after the fact. Shi Zhong stripped you of your Nine Suns Body. To cover up this deed, his lineage cruelly killed your mother to anger me and confuse my judgment!"

"As they expected, upon my return, I found your mother brutally killed, and your Nine Suns Body stripped away, leaving you barely clinging to life. Naturally, I couldn’t suppress my anger, but to save you, I immediately left the Stone Clan."

"At that time, I didn’t know who was responsible and feared that you staying in the Stone Clan would bring more danger."

"Your life force was barely hanging on, and you gradually regained your health."

"But then, the Shi Zhong lineage sent assassins after us, initiating a pursuit to kill us father and son. I had no choice but to take you across the sea to the Cursed Land."

"Although martial arts were not prevalent there, a special force rendered the divine intent of the powerful ineffective."

"So, I decided to leave you there. Just then, I discovered a man with the surname Shi trying desperately to end his life by the river, so I cast you into the river, and he picked you up."

"Sure enough, after he picked you up, he abandoned his plans for suicide. I observed for a few days, then picked up a recently deceased baby and led the pursuers away."

"After that, I killed my way back to the Stone Clan."

"When I was killing ruthlessly, the old ancestor suddenly appeared and told me that your physique had already been transferred to Shi Zhong. Ironically, that was when I learned who my enemy was."

"The old ancestor said, ’Shi Zhong is still young, ignorant, and it was merely a touch of his hand that stripped you of your physique. And because of this, your mother, furious, attempted to kill Shi Zhong, only to be reluctantly killed by Shi Jiu.’

"Naturally, I didn’t believe it and insisted on annihilating the Shi Zhong lineage completely. Unexpectedly, the old ancestor intervened, restrained me, and imprisoned me."

"Because I was no longer the only hope for the Stone Clan, Shi Zhong himself was talented and had acquired your Nine Suns Holy Body, making it quite possible for him to ascend the Sky Ladder."

"So, on one end was my madness and, on the other, Shi Zhong’s ’obedience’, which ultimately led the old ancestor to decide to disown me and establish Shi Zhong instead."

"I am still alive because the old ancestor still holds out hope for me, that once Shi Zhong succeeds, I shall assist him from the side and the Stone Clan shall embark on a new golden age."

After hearing this, Shi Hao fell into a brief contemplation.

So, this was the real truth of the matter.

Thus, when he returned, he encountered an assassination attempt on that very night, which surely came from the line of Shi Long.

What they miscalculated, though, was that my abilities were too numerous, frustrating even the Founding King Court."

"Father, Shi Zhong is mine," Shi Hao said, in an extremely serious tone.

Shi Feng frowned. "His martial arts talent is astonishing, and he has stripped away your physique; just on this point alone, he surpasses you by far. Moreover, he has gained the full support of the Stone Clan, and being five years older than you, it’s nearly impossible for you to catch up to him in terms of cultivation."

With a gap in cultivation, combined with Shi Zhong’s demonic talents, how could Shi Hao possibly compete?

"Leave it to me, father." Shi Feng naturally did not want his son to take this risk.

"No, I must handle Shi Zhong!" Shi Hao emphasized. "Others of the Shi Zhong line are yours, Father, but Shi Zhong is mine!"

He initially did not believe that a physique could be stripped away, but this was personally affirmed by Shi Geng, a powerhouse of the Sky Ladder, so it must be true."

This justice, he must personally reclaim."

Seeing Shi Hao’s resolute expression, Shi Feng slowly nodded and said, "Alright!"

There was another very real issue: he was confined here and couldn’t leave; seeking revenge against the line of Shi Long was impossible.

"Father, I will rescue you first," Shi Hao said looking at the shackles on Shi Feng, speaking in the Soul Sea, "Yue Ying, help me out."

"It’s useless, Master. I just helped you visualize the White Hole a few days ago; my strength is nearly spent. What other tricky business do you have now?" the Arrogant Spirit Tool said discontentedly.

"Here, help me open this shackle," Shi Hao said with a smile.

"Do you think I’m Almighty?" Yue Ying said with extreme annoyance.

"In a word, can you do it?" Shi Hao challenged.

"Of course I can; this kind of low-grade metal is like paper to me," Yue Ying said proudly, "but why should I help you?"

"Because I’m asking you to," Shi Hao said, dropping his pride, knowing the Arrogant Spirit Tool was the type to be tough on the outside but soft on the inside.

Um, does a Spirit Tool have a heart?

Indeed, Yue Ying huffed twice, and then a beam of light shot out from Shi Hao’s eyes, easily severing the shackles binding Shi Feng.

With a clink, the shackle fell to the ground.

Shi Feng remained utterly astonished, unable to gather his wits. Although his cultivation was suppressed and he could not utilize his strength, the shackles had been made from seven-star materials, which even the Great Sacrificial Heaven couldn’t break free from.

Light shot from the eyes, and the shackle was severed?

Such a terrifying force!

No wonder his son dared to keep Shi Zhong for himself; from this it seemed Shi Hao indeed had the confidence.

"Alright, I just recovered a little of my strength and now it’s been used up again. Bother me less from now on, or I’ll kill you!" Yue Ying said impatiently, retreating back into the palace in the Soul Sea, ignoring Shi Hao from then on.

Indeed, tough on the outside but soft on the inside.

Shi Hao smiled faintly.

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