Asura Emperor Venerable

Chapter 142: Chapter 142: Delay

Chu Lingkong raised his hand, and a shadow darted into the sky before flapping its wings and disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Oh?

As Shi Hao fended off attacks, he said, “What’s that?” His curiosity was piqued.

“Heavenly Machine Bird,” Chu Lingkong did not conceal the truth, and even kindly explained, “Crafted by the Artefact Courtyard, it’s a set of mother and child. No matter how far you take the child, once released, it will fly back to its mother at an astonishing speed.”

“Ah, you’re sending a secret message,” Shi Hao realized.

Chu Lingkong smiled, “In no more than half an hour, the elders will receive the message. So, even if you could escape from me, you would still be hunted by the elders and it would be impossible for you to return to the White Cloud Sect alive.”

If one couldn’t return, then naturally, the secrets here couldn’t be revealed.

Shi Hao nodded, “So, it’s not just Chu Xiaotian involved in this.”

This made sense. Otherwise, why would the Chu Family Royal Family be so wealthy, while the Shi, Chen, and other families didn’t get any benefits at all? Would they still be willing to follow Chu Xiaotian?

As such, risks were taken by all, and when there was good fortune, it was only natural to share it together.

Chu Lingkong showed a toothy grin as he realized he had again let slip some secrets to Shi Hao.

But it didn’t matter. First, it was quite easy to deduce, and secondly, Shi Hao wouldn’t be able to reveal the secrets anyway.

He just needed to kill him.

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“Serpent Shadow Sword Technique!” He shouted lightly as he executed a set of swordsmanship.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—sword lights flickered like shuttles, ominously fearsome.

He was at the six-step Soul Nurturing level, and this sword technique was also a Sun-Level high-rank Martial Technique, which could raise his strength by another eighty percent, truly terrifying in power.

Boom!

He turned his left hand into a palm and struck out at Shi Hao, the palm condensing frost and drastically lowering the temperature around them.

Shi Hao, too, vibrated his hands, with frost forming on his fists. He unfolded the Eight Extremes Fist and flung it back at Chu Lingkong.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

As Shi Hao’s fists solidified with frost, he possessed not just terrifying power, but seemed to have laid down a layer of defense, allowing him to take on sharp weapons.

In terms of Primitive Strength, he indeed fell short of Chu Lingkong, but his Martial Technique was more refined.

The Eight Extremes Fist could double his strength. How could it be compared to a mere eighty percent increase from a Sun-Level high-rank Martial Technique?

This allowed Shi Hao to no longer be at a disadvantage, clashing head-on with Chu Lingkong without falling behind in the slightest.

Chu Lingkong was utterly shocked. He was sure Shi Hao was weaker than him in strength, but now he was somehow surpassed. What was going on?

Martial Technique!

Shi Hao had grasped a Sun-Level fist technique!

He was overwhelmed with excitement. How much would his combat power increase if he could obtain a Sun-Level Martial Technique?

Was he just a Sun-Level Martial Technique away from being a genius?

“Kid, you really are surprising, but I must thank you for delivering a Sun-Level Martial Technique right to my door!” Chu Lingkong laughed loudly. Even if he couldn’t kill Shi Hao, as soon as the four great elders took action, they would surely capture him.

“Really?” Shi Hao shook his head, his thoughts abruptly shifting as the frost on his hands instantly vanished.

Oh?

Chu Lingkong was taken aback. Were you giving up resistance on purpose?

He didn’t care. He would love for Shi Hao to just wait passively for the inevitable. But of course, he needed to force out that advanced fist technique from Shi Hao first.

“Seeking your own death!” he said coldly, his right-handed sword moves already old, so he met Shi Hao with a left palm strike instead.

No matter, he employed the Elemental Power, guaranteeing that with one blow, Shi Hao’s blood would freeze, losing the power to fight back instantly.

——Why was Soul Nurturing so impressive?

Wasn’t it just about using Elemental Power to qualitatively boost their combat power?

Thump!

As their fists and palms collided again, Chu Lingkong was about to reveal a smile, but suddenly he discovered a wildly violent energy rushing into his body through his palm, causing his entire left arm to go numb, immediately drooping down as if it had broken.

What!

He saw Shi Hao’s fist flickering with intense white lightning.

Thunder attribute!

My God, Shi Hao actually has a Dual-Attribute Spirit Root.

In this world, the number of people possessing Spirit Roots is few and far between, but for those with Dual-Attribute Spirit Roots, they are even rarer among the already scarce Spirit Root bearers.

Keep in mind, even a genius like Liu Shixuan has but a single attribute Spirit Root.

Uh, Chu Lingkong immediately shook his head. The mere fact that Shi Hao could clash with him in strength proved that Shi Hao’s combat power had already surpassed Liu Shixuan, so what if he possessed one more Spirit Root Attribute?

Moreover, Shi Hao’s second attribute was actually the Power of Thunder.

In times when martial arts flourished, Spirit Roots of the Five Elements were deemed common, while Spirit Roots with attributes like lightning, darkness, poison, etc. were labeled as Exotic Spirit Roots, far more coveted.

Such a rare Spirit Root had actually appeared in Shi Hao!

“I cannot let you live!” Chu Lingkong said menacingly. He shook his right hand, his left arm still completely numb, almost devoid of sensation.

This alarmed him because the Elemental Power could counteract each other, yet Shi Hao’s punch had inflicted near-total damage on him, displaying the frightening nature of the Power of Thunder; the forces of the Five Elements seemed unable to withstand it.

No wonder they are called Exotic Spirit Roots.

Shi Hao smiled, “Saying this now lacks any persuasiveness!”

“Hmph, as long as I hold you back until the elders arrive, do you think you’ll still have a chance to live?” Chu Lingkong spoke coldly, having made up his mind to adopt hit-and-run tactics from now on, with the purpose of focusing on Shi Hao.

That would be sufficient.

“Is that so?” Shi Hao advanced, unleashing his fists again, this time employing Dark Force.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Each punch was thrown silently.

However, although Chu Lingkong couldn’t see the Dark Force, he had an intuitive reaction to power, always dodging in time or striking a blow that neutralized the Dark Force.

This made Shi Hao sigh inwardly; worthy of Six-Step Soul Nurturing, whether in combat power or reflexes, he was incomparable to the average Soul Nurturing practitioner.

—Recalling his time in Hua Yuan Nation, he had once defeated a renowned Three-Step Soul Nurturing practitioner with a single punch empowered by Dark Force.

“Dark Force!” However, Chu Lingkong was still utterly shocked, looking at Shi Hao incredulously, “How can you use Dark Force?”

This was a unique ability of those from the Other Shore!

“You guess,” Shi Hao said with a smile, naturally not intending to explain.

But since Dark Force wasn’t effective in catch the opponent unawares, it was time to change the method.

Boom!

When Shi Hao threw another punch, he not only delivered Dark Force but also infused it with the Power of Thunder.

Suddenly, a scorching white fist of lightning blasted towards Chu Lingkong.

This was no longer undetectable by the naked eye, yet, Chu Lingkong didn’t dare to parry, not with the might of the Power of Thunder entwining it—how could he dare to touch it?

His left arm was still utterly numb.

He could only retreat, looking extremely disheveled.

The distinguished Six-Step Soul Nurturing, forced into such a sorry state by a One-Step Soul Nurturing—such a thing would be unbelievable if told.

Keep in mind, in everyone’s view, a genius might be capable of challenging beyond their level, but at most by one level.

Shi Hao?

Five levels!

And perhaps, this wasn’t even his limit.