Asura Emperor Venerable
Chapter 601 Arraignment

Chapter 601: Chapter 601 Arraignment

Shi Hao, however, remained completely unmoved.

Compete in a show of power?

Back then, he had almost been possessed by a Heaven Building Ladder expert. Having experienced such an ordeal, would he take a recently Ascended "minor character" seriously?

Of course, fearless as he was, he also clearly recognized that he was still hundreds of steps behind reaching a Saintly Position. He definitely couldn’t give the opposition any leverage or a chance to strike.

"Lord Shi Long, your words are quite biased," Shi Hao shook his head. "Shi Ze is of the Stone Clan, am I not as well? So, even though Shi Ze lost, it doesn’t affect the Stone Clan in the slightest. Instead, it was I who replaced him."

This!

Shi Long was momentarily at a loss for words. He blamed Shi Hao for not understanding the big picture, and Shi Hao countered with an even bigger picture perspective—after all, it was all within the Stone Clan, so what difference did it make who it specifically fell upon?

"Moreover, Shi Ze was nurtured with the clan’s extensive Cultivation Resources and that’s all he amounted to. It’s better to knock down such a false talent early on, lest he lose to an outsider one day and tarnish the prestige of the Stone Clan," Shi Hao continued.

Sheesh, this kid’s tongue is sharp!

Shi Long raised an eyebrow, about to explode in anger, but then saw Shi Mingzhen reach out a hand: "Young man, you indeed possess high talent, but you’re too arrogant, which may not be a good thing."

Shi Hao smiled, "The family might consider pouring all the Cultivation Resources into me. I guarantee that within three years, I’ll surpass Shi Zhong!"

Instantly, the three of Shi Long gasped in shock, intimidated by Shi Hao’s boldness.

Who was Shi Zhong?

A rare genius, his monstrous talent even greater than Shi Feng’s, and he could even be compared to the greatest monster in history, Gu Shiyun.

And you have the audacity to claim you can catch up to Shi Zhong within three years?

Where does this courage come from?

"Shi Hao, mind your status!" Shi Long said coldly. Shi Zhong was the direct heir of his lineage, the one he pinned endless hopes on, and he had even played dirty for Shi Zhong in secret.

Now that Shi Hao was challenging Shi Zhong directly, it was natural that he felt displeased.

Shi Zhixue, however, simply smiled and said, "Shi Hao, don’t change the subject. This is about your disobedience."

Right!

Shi Long snapped back to his senses, realizing that Shi Hao had sidetracked the topic. For someone who had lived over a thousand years, this was an utter humiliation!

"Hmph, your insubordination is still a fact!" he said coldly.

Shi Hao spread his hands, "If Shi Ze was a tad stronger and could exchange more than a dozen moves with me, I wouldn’t have minded letting him win. But he’s too weak to even take a single move from me, so how can I let him win?"

Arrogant, extremely arrogant!

Yet the three from the Shi Long lineage had also received detailed reports—Shi Hao had indeed defeated Shi Ze with an overwhelming advantage, and on this point, Shi Hao had not exaggerated.

The opponent was too weak, leaving no room to let him win. It sounded like an excuse, but why did it seem so full of pretentious arrogance?

"Don’t make the same mistake next time!" Shi Mingzhen smiled, his expression exceedingly gentle.

The three Regent Kings each represented the interests of different branches of the family. There was no helping it—the Stone Clan was too prosperous, with even the main line splitting again and again, making it quite difficult to determine which branch was the true direct line.

Shi Long’s lineage had Shi Zhong, who had an overwhelming unstoppable momentum. Naturally, this made Shi Zhixue and Shi Mingzhen anxious, for once the young Shi Zhong succeeded to the throne, would they still retain their titles as Regent Kings?

Of course not.

The title of Regent King wasn’t a mere position—it also represented a huge allocation of resources.

With them in place, their respective branches would receive more attention. But once Shi Zhong took charge, surely his line would monopolize the lion’s share of resources.

After all, Cultivation Resources were limited. The more one side received, the less there would be for the others.

However, for Shi Zhong’s sake, Shi Geng had even gone to the extent of imprisoning Shi Feng. So no matter how bold Shi Mingzhen and the others were, they didn’t dare lay a hand on Shi Zhong.

But if Shi Hao could grow strong enough to contend with Shi Zhong, pitting the two against each other, even the ancestors wouldn’t intervene.

Upon hearing Shi Mingzhen’s words, Shi Long’s expression immediately darkened.

Next time?

That meant Shi Mingzhen was going to let Shi Hao off this time.

"It’s good for young people to be proud, but they should also pay attention to restraint," Shi Zhixue also said with a smile.

With this, both Regent Kings seemed to be on Shi Hao’s side.

Shi Long’s face darkened, and he said nothing.

What could he say?

Even if he insisted on going it alone, he couldn’t prevail against the two Shi Mingzhen, could he?

So, rather than being embarrassed later, it was better to keep silent now.

He had a sudden realization; no wonder when he previously said he wanted to summon Shi Hao back to the Imperial Capital to face charges, the two Shi Mingzhen didn’t object—they had already decided to do Shi Hao a favor.

Hmph, do you think this boy can stand against Shi Zhong?

Naïve!

The monstrous talent of Shi Zhong is simply beyond your imagination!

Anyway, he summoned Shi Hao back, and the accusation was merely for appearances. The important thing was to call the man back!

Ever since Shi Hao entered the Imperial Capital, he sent Great Sacrificial Heaven experts to follow him and confirmed that Shi Feng was not by Shi Hao’s side.

So, this boy was as good as dead.

A dead man, after all, there was no need to quarrel with Shi Mingzhen and Shi Zhixue over this.

Heh, wait until Shi Zhong ascends to the position; the first thing will be to turn both of you into the sacrificial lambs!

Shi Long abruptly stood up, his sleeves fluttering as he stormed off angrily.

The show must go on, after all.

Shi Mingzhen and Shi Zhixue, however, were very encouraging to Shi Hao; they spoke with him for a while before letting him leave.

Shi Hao took the opportunity to request another visit to the Primordial Cave but was promptly refused.

Alas!

After returning to his residence in the Imperial Palace and having dinner, he lay down on the bed to rest.

Would the assassin appear tonight, or while he was on the way back to the academy?

He fell asleep calmly, his domain already unfurled so that any slight disturbance would awaken him immediately.

Therefore, attempting to assassinate a Great Sacrificial Heaven or stronger expert was extremely, extremely difficult.

In the middle of the night, Shi Hao suddenly woke up.

One, two, three—there were actually three people, and... each one was a Great Sacrificial Heaven.

Shi Long, the old thief, was truly willing to go all out. To kill such a trivial Self-Observation, he actually dispatched three Great Sacrificial Heaven experts directly.

But thinking about it, it made sense. After the previous assassin’s failure and the uprising in the Abyssal Cave, the Guard force inside the Imperial Palace had also greatly increased. To slip inside undetected, at least a Great Sacrificial Heaven level was necessary.

However, Shi Long, oh Shi Long, you’ve miscalculated this time, letting you lose both wife and soldiers!

Boom!

A giant hand fiercely swept in, without a word, aimed to take a life.

Cold and ruthless.

Shi Hao smiled, swoosh, he had already ducked into the Immortal Abode, and in his place stood Shi Feng.

Thump!

The giant palm strike was effortlessly neutralized, and Shi Feng snorted, "Dare to kill my son? All of you, go to hell!"