Asura Emperor Venerable
Chapter 617: Immortal Dragon Blood Essence

Chapter 617: Chapter 617: Immortal Dragon Blood Essence

Shi Hao looked ahead and couldn’t help but be shocked as he exclaimed, "Father, there’s still some fresh blood in the dragon heart!"

"True Dragon’s blood essence at the heart!" Shi Feng was also astonished.

This was a Golden Dragon, and even of the level of an Immortal, its body naturally coursing with Immortal Blood, possessing boundless energy, which if consumed by mortals, would bring infinite benefits. The blood at the heart was the most vital essence of any living creature, and as Shi Hao said, at most he could only squeeze out two or three drops, showing its immense preciousness.

What immense benefits could one gain from consuming the heart blood of a Celestial Dragon?

No wonder the King of Corpse Worms was desperately biting into the heart of the dragon; it clearly wanted to consume the Golden Dragon’s heart blood as well.

For it, consuming the heart blood might even immediately allow it to step onto the Heaven Connecting Road or even ascend the Sky Ladder.

"Stop it!" Shi Feng immediately let out a long howl and charged at the King of Corpse Worms.

However, there was more than just this Worm King here.

One by one, Corpse Worms emerged, of Founding King Court levels, Supplement God Temple Levels, and even Great Sacrificial Heaven levels, all flocking towards Shi Hao and Shi Feng.

Shi Feng had no choice but to retreat, prioritizing the lesser creatures first; otherwise, his son would be in danger.

"Father, don’t worry about me," Shi Hao said. The number of corpse worms seemed endless, and this place seemed like their stronghold. Wasting time on the lesser creatures might mean they would never reach the King of Corpse Worms.

Besides, having entered the body of the Golden Dragon, if others saw that they had no hope of capturing the treasure, they might withdraw and seek out Sky Ladder Almighty to come over, and then the situation would become unpredictable.

"Alright!" Shi Feng made a decisive decision and still went for the Worm King, while his son could simply hide inside the Immortal Abode if things got too dire.

Indeed, as he charged out, Shi Hao faced tremendous pressure. He was alright against Founding King Court level creatures, but dealing with too many made his scalp tingle, not to mention so many of the Supplementing Divine Temple and even Great Sacrificial Heaven levels.

He swiftly took shelter inside the Immortal Abode.

"Do you think I have no way of dealing with you?" Shi Hao snorted and immediately made the Immortal Abode enlarge.

The Corpse Worms surged forward, but as the Immortal Abode expanded, they were no match for it and were directly sent flying.

The Immortal Abode grew to fill the entire chest cavity of the Golden Dragon.

You must understand, the Golden Dragon was an Immortal creature, and even after countless years of being dead, its body was still very resilient. The Corpse Worms could only penetrate its body with their mouthparts, so in terms of bodily resilience, they were much inferior.

And the Immortal Abode?

That was even tougher!

So under the pressure between the body of the Golden Dragon and the Immortal Abode, which of the Corpse Worms could resist?

Some were directly crushed into a pulp, and others burrowed into the flesh and blood of the Golden Dragon, narrowly escaping death.

Shi Hao shrank the Immortal Abode, and now one could see the foolishness of the worms as they emerged again, only to be crushed in another round.

Every time, a pile of worm corpses was left behind, but these creatures didn’t seem to learn their lesson, continually rushing out and just as continuously being harvested, their numbers rapidly dwindling.

After repeated crushing by the Immortal Abode, Shi Hao was proving to be much more effective than Shi Feng.

After dozens of rounds, although there were still Corpse Worms coming out, their numbers were significantly reduced.

Shi Hao burst into laughter as he came out of the Immortal Abode, watching the intense battle between Shi Feng and the Worm King.

This was the crucial battle.

If Shi Feng couldn’t handle the Worm King, then all was for naught.

Fortunately, Shi Feng lived up to his reputation.

He was renowned as the second only to Gu Shiyun in combat power, terrifyingly strong, not seeming like someone who had just Ascended to Saintly Position. Coupled with the natural suppression his Three Yang Saint Body had over corpse worms, he quickly gained the upper hand.

But the physical strength of the Corpse Worms, especially the Worm King, which was akin to a copper wall or iron barrier, was undeniable. Each of Shi Feng’s attacks could only cause minimal damage, struggling to expand the injuries sustained by it.

The Worm King let out an enraged howl, apparently venting its anger; it had coveted the heart blood of the Golden Dragon for many years and had managed to gnaw close to its goal, only to have the fruit of its efforts poached by someone else at the last moment, which infuriated it beyond measure.

If it knew how to curse, it probably would have already showered Shi Feng and his son in a cascade of verbal expletives.

However, if it did not retreat now, the only path left for it would be death.

These creatures lack wisdom but possess an instinctual and tenacious yearning for power, such that it truly chose to fight to the death without retreating.

In the end, Shi Feng managed to burn it to death, his body covered in scorch marks, a sight too ghastly to endure.

Yet even with Shi Feng’s abilities, he sustained some minor injuries and appeared to be somewhat strained.

To make a genius like him exert so much effort, the Worm King’s strength was indeed not to be underestimated.

Is this the might of a creature from the Immortal Realm?

Shi Feng’s genius might not rival Gu Shiyun’s, nor be on par with the later Shi Zhong and Shi Hao, but it was definitely top-notch.

Yet even so, it took so much effort for him to kill just one Worm King, which highlighted the terrifying nature of creatures from the Immortal Realm.

—And this was just a Corpse Worm, which didn’t even possess any real intelligence.

No wonder Su Manman said that with Shi Hao’s monstrous talent, he could only rank among the top hundred geniuses in the Immortal Realm.

"However, now that I’ve cultivated the Little Star Universe, if I were to fight those of the same rank, I should be able to make it into the top ten," Shi Hao muttered to himself, confident in this belief.

The father and son then turned their attention to the Golden Dragon’s heart.

The Worm King was just a hair’s breadth away from tasting the Immortal Dragon Blood Essence, but this tiny gap, when linked to the Golden Dragon’s body, became a formidable obstacle.

Not a single bit could be penetrated!

Yet with the Immortal Dragon Blood Essence so close at hand, how could they possibly give up?

Shi Feng launched his full-force attack, using the rules as blades, but it was futile.

The Worm King could bite through it because it had a special mouthpart—having been born on a Golden Dragon Corpse, it had the ability to counter the Golden Dragon’s defenses, a natural predator-prey relationship among creatures of this world.

But Shi Feng’s own attack power... sorry, was far from sufficient.

He could kill the Worm King because of a superior physical constitution, or else he really wouldn’t have been able to overcome the Worm King’s defensive capabilities.

"Use the Worm King’s teeth."

"Yeah."

The father and son duo extracted the Worm King’s teeth and fashioned them onto their hands, then they started to dig at the heart’s wall.

Indeed, everything had its nemesis; though the Golden Dragon’s body was tough, the Corpse Worm’s mouthparts were its bane, and with each dig, a tiny bit of flesh was scraped off.

The excitement of the father and son grew as they dug, with the heart’s wall becoming thinner and thinner.

Ten inches, nine inches, eight inches... only one inch left.

With the final strike, crack, the heart chamber was finally breached.

No blood flowed out because the Golden Dragon had long perished, with only some precious heart blood settled at the bottom of the large atrium. The opening they had made was in the middle, so naturally, the heart blood wouldn’t gush out.

Shi Feng extended his hand in a beckoning gesture, manifested his power into a hand, scooped up the heart blood, then extracted it.

Just a tiny amount, he grabbed it all in one grasp.

"Eh!" As the hand retracted, Shi Hao and Shi Feng simultaneously exclaimed in surprise.

What did they see?

Within a pool of fresh blood, there was actually a mouse!

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