Asura Emperor Venerable
Chapter 564: Rebellion from Within?

Chapter 564: Chapter 564: Rebellion from Within?

Bang!

The crowd only saw a blur before the man in red was sent flying, crashing heavily into the surrounding wall and creating a hole in it. His buttocks were stuck inside, but his head and limbs were left hanging outside.

Hiss, this startled the other three Self-Observation monks, as none of them had seen clearly how their companion had been sent flying.

How could this be possible?

Indeed, they knew Shi Hao was a member of the Self-Observation sect, but they were all at the ninth phase and had been through countless killings in their lives. How could their combat experience be comparable to this pretty boy’s?

Shi Hao walked over, grabbed the man in red by the hair, and yanked him out of the hole in the wall, dragging him along the ground.

The man in red had originally passed out, but the dragging immediately woke him. He screamed in agony, as the blow had shattered most of the bones in his body, and now the broken bones were piercing into his flesh, causing him excruciating pain.

Watching Shi Hao drag the man along, the three Self-Observation monks were both angry and shocked.

This was a humiliation and mockery of them, yet Shi Hao’s strength was so formidable that it terrified them, and they dared not act rashly.

"What are you dummies standing around for, take him down!" Zhou Wenbao didn’t care at all, as the word fear didn’t exist in his dictionary.

Urged by him, the three had no choice but to step forward and surround Shi Hao.

"Put him down!" the old man said coldly.

"You want him?" Shi Hao lifted the man in red’s head a bit.

"Release him!" The old man ignored Shi Hao’s taunts and emphasized his command.

"Alright, here you go." Shi Hao nodded, swung his arm, and threw the man in red towards the old man.

The other two middle-aged men were stunned by the scene.

Had Shi Hao given in so easily?

The old man subconsciously reached out to catch him, but upon holding the man in red, he felt a terrifying force burst forth from the body that made his hair stand on end.

He immediately exerted all his strength, changing his hands to a pushing motion and blasting forward.

In that moment, he thought only of himself.

Bang!

With such a forceful blow, how could the man in red possibly withstand it? Moreover, he couldn’t have anticipated it and had no time to react, and was directly blasted into fragments.

What just happened?

Zhou Wenbao and the other two middle-aged men were dumbfounded. What was going on?

Did you just get possessed and kill your own man?

The old man was in agony but unable to explain, just staring at Shi Hao with eyes filled with shock. How strong must Shi Hao be to accomplish this deed?

He immediately bowed and said, "This old man was blind; please forgive me! I will leave the Sea King Territory now, no, leave Stone Country, and never set foot in Stone Country again in my lifetime."

This young man was terrifyingly powerful, far beyond his capacity to contend with.

Could he be Shi Ze?

The number one Self-Observation practitioner in the Southern Fire Continent!

"Old Chen, what are you doing?" Zhou Wenbao was naturally furious and shouted at the old man.

The old man glanced at him sternly, but did not respond.

He withdrew his gaze and looked at Shi Hao again, filled with fear.

This god of death... his face devoid of any expression.

He thought for a moment, then dropped to his knees and said, "Young Master Shi, spare my life."

"Old Chen, have you lost your mind?" Seeing this, the other two men couldn’t help but shout, "You just accidentally killed a companion, why are you so excessively agitated that you’ve gone mad?"

The elderly man completely ignored them, because he knew this was his only chance to survive.

Shi Hao smiled faintly, "Kill those two, and I will spare your life."

"Thank you, Young Master Shi!" The elderly man was overjoyed, quickly scrambled upright, and fixed a murderous stare on the two middle-aged men.

Although these two men were also tough to deal with, compared to opposing Shi Hao, there was at least a glimmer of hope.

Madness, true madness!

Both middle-aged men were utterly shocked and could hardly believe their eyes, but the elderly man was already preparing to launch a powerful attack, and they dare not let their guard down as they also hurriedly prepared themselves for battle.

Zhou Wenbao felt like he was going mad, too, feeling an immense sense of humiliation.

—He had come to take back control, but Shi Hao had easily turned his own people against him. How could he not be furious?

"Kill him!" he ordered, such a traitor must not be allowed to live.

"Kill!" The elder was the first to strike, rushing at one of the middle-aged men.

"Old Chen, all three of us are at the ninth rank, and there are two of us—you—" The man began to persuade him not to act recklessly, but suddenly stopped as a flash of blood appeared, and he had already brutally torn off the other’s left arm.

And that bought the elder time to attack, landing a palm strike on the man’s chest.

This was something he had not anticipated at all; the elder was so resolute, exchanging injury for injury right from the start.

"Puff!" He spouted fresh blood, which contained fragments of his own heart.

"You—" The man only managed to glance at the elder before collapsing with a crash, dead.

The elder revealed a hint of relief and turned his gaze to the remaining man, "Now there’s only one left."

One-on-one, he was seventy percent confident he could kill the opponent.

The other middle-aged man felt like going mad; another companion had been killed, and crucially, how could the surnamed Chen elder be so resolute, having planned to trade an arm for a life from the start?

He yelled out loud, finally abandoning all illusions and charged at the elder.

He did not want to die!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The two engaged in a ferocious battle, but after only a few moves, it was evident that the elder, despite missing an arm, gained the upper hand.

Was he stronger?

No, actually their strength was comparable, and the elder had even lost an arm, so his combat power should have been inferior, but he was desperate, every move aimed for mutual destruction.

The middle-aged man lacked such resolve, and thus was suppressed, finding himself increasingly outmatched.

In just a few moves, he had numerous wounds, and blood spewed wildly.

By then, he finally realized that if it continued this way, he would indeed be killed by the elder.

All in.

He roared, no longer timid, and clashed fiercely with the elder.

The scene then became gruesome, both men constantly bleeding, their injuries becoming more numerous and deeper.

After dozens of moves, the elder was blown away, his head smashed into a mushy mess, clearly dead, while the middle-aged man wasn’t in much better condition, his belly ripped open and his intestines spilled out, equally a ghastly sight.

He staggered forward only a few steps before crashing down to the ground, his breathing progressively weakening until it stopped.

Zhou Wenbao was both angry and afraid; he had brought four experts, and only one was defeated by Shi Hao. The remaining three had killed each other, how could he not be angry?

But now, only he was left, which also brought on a helpless fear.