Asura Emperor Venerable

Chapter 128: Chapter 128: Nine Profound Mother Root Liquid

A good weapon can make a martial artist even more formidable, even doubling their combat power.

Ninefold Mountain was exactly such a divine weapon!

It weighed two hundred thousand catties; once swung with terrifying speed, not to mention its inherently sharp edge, even if it were merely a blunt object, its lethality would be horrendously terrifying.

No wonder there was only one of such a level of Spiritual Artifact; how much of such dense metal could there possibly be under the heavens?

Making it was not simple, let alone turning it into a Spiritual Artifact.

As Tang Yu retreated, he couldn’t hide his greed.

A Spiritual Artifact, even Liu Shixuan had no right to possess such a treasure!

Look, Shi Hao was merely at the initial stage of Soul Nurturing, but with this Treasure Instrument, he didn’t even dare to face it head-on.

“Junior Brother Shi, if you give me this knife, I swear that I will never touch a hair on your head in the future!” he said.

Shi Hao sneered, “It seems you still haven’t understood the situation!”

“Shi Hao, no matter how strong you are, you are only at the initial stage of Soul Nurturing, while I am at the peak of the third stage, possibly advancing to the fourth stage at any moment,” Tang Yu said proudly, but he was forced to retreat screaming as Shi Hao slashed at him several times in succession.

“So, you think I can’t kill you?” Shi Hao asked, with a smile that was not quite a smile.

Tang Yu snorted, “If I spare no expense, what difficulty is there in killing you?”

For example, if he braced himself against a blow from Shi Hao and then pushed forward, with his overwhelming strength, could he not blast Shi Hao to death?

Originally, he did not intend to do so since he still wanted to extract the secrets from Shi Hao—what could he possibly learn from a dead man?

But now, the temptation of the Spiritual Artifact was too great; what made him hesitate was whether it was worth it to sacrifice an arm to block it.

“Come!” Shi Hao beckoned with his fingers.

Tang Yu breathed heavily; he was about to make a difficult decision.

After a moment, he made up his mind.

If this continued, he would only end up being crushed by Shi Hao. Thus, he had to amputate his arm bravely, block the Ninefold Mountain directly, and then seize the chance to strike and blast Shi Hao.

Given the chance to get close, wouldn’t the peak of the third stage of Soul Nurturing overpower someone in the first stage?

“Die!” he shouted loudly, seeking the opportunity to execute his plan.

Shi Hao smiled, “Since you want it so badly, I’ll give it to you!”

With a powerful throw, whoosh, the Ninefold Mountain flew out of his hand towards Tang Yu.

As soon as the knife left his hand, the runes dimmed immediately, and the knife returned to its original weight of two hundred thousand catties.

The shot was already incredibly fast, and it reached Tang Yu in an instant.

Tang Yu was terrified and hurriedly put up his hands to block.

But with the Ninefold Mountain returning to its two hundred thousand catties weight, and given such high speed, how terrifying was the collision force?

A burst of blood splattered as both of Tang Yu’s hands burst apart simultaneously, blood flying everywhere.

This wasn’t a mere cut but a horrific impact that exploded on impact.

The Ninefold Mountain didn’t pause at all, continuing to shoot towards Tang Yu at undiminished speed.

Thud!

The blade pierced directly into Tang Yu’s chest, and the heavy force carried him into the air, sliding backwards a full thirty meters before banging into a large rock, with the tip of the blade piercing through him.

Even though the blade had not hit Tang Yu’s heart, the terrifying penetration force would have shattered his heart.

His chest was gushing out blood copiously; his limbs still struggled, but his eyes were already lifeless.

“You are so ruthless!” he said as he spat out blood.

Shi Hao shook his head, “You came to coerce my secrets, definitely would have silenced me after, yet you call me ruthless? Funny, your morals are really twisted!”

He walked over, pulled out the Ninefold Mountain, and with a spurt, more fresh blood sprayed as Tang Yu fell powerlessly to the ground, struggling weakly and dying reluctantly.

Shi Hao looked at the blade, unblemished by a single drop of blood, shining like water.

What an excellent knife!

Shi Hao put the knife away and continued forward.

He had already realized something in his heart.

There was no truce with the Chu Xiaotian lineage, even without the matter of the “Secret Treasure” — they had to avenge their descendants, so he could not just sit back and wait to be killed; he had to take the initiative to strike.

Otherwise, once or twice, the opponent’s assassins would be relentless, and he could not defend himself forever.

And could Shi Hao just slink away in defeat?

With his pride, that was of course impossible.

“If you want to fight, then I’ll join the fight!”

Shi Hao strode forward, and after a while, he stopped in front of a small grove.

“This must be the intentionally hidden place.”

He murmured, stretching out his hand toward a tree and pressing it.

The result… was solid.

He tried another tree with the same result, and another, still the same.

However, after the seventh tree, when Shi Hao pressed again, what looked like a tree turned out to be completely hollow.

This was the place.

Shi Hao entered fully, only to see a small path behind this row of trees.

He revealed a smile, his heart filled with anticipation; what was this hidden thing exactly?

He walked in, and looking back, the path was quite obvious.

This blinding method was really impressive.

Following the path directly for almost one hundred yards, he saw a small pond ahead and a fragrance wafted over to him.

“Nine Profound Mother Root Liquid!”

Shi Hao showed a surprised expression as he immediately recognized it.

Above the pond hung an old tree, not tall, about seven feet, with roots stretching into the pond, resembling a coiling dragon.

“What a treasure!”

The Nine Profound Mother Root Tree grows extremely slowly, only expanding a ring every hundred years. In this process, its roots secrete a type of Spiritual Liquid, a supreme alchemy material with many benefits.

And when diluted, it serves as an excellent natural material for medicinal baths.

Clearly, this power previously used the Nine Profound Mother Root Liquid as a medicinal bath to reward disciples, depending on who could have a moment of insight and uncover the true purpose of this maze-like formation’s test.

Incredible use of such a treasure for rewards.

Shi Hao felt a pang of regret; if he could obtain the pure Mother Root Liquid, it would be an invaluable alchemy material.

But then again, Mother Root Liquid is very difficult to preserve, so what use would it be to him?

It would probably spoil before he could take it out.

Now, the roots of the Nine Profound Mother Root Tree were embedded in the pond, serving as the most natural preservation method.

“Since I can’t take it with me, I might as well absorb it all, not wasting a drop!”

Shi Hao’s eyes sparkled as he stepped directly into the pond, beginning to practice the Tyrant Body Technique.

—It wasn’t time yet; he couldn’t circulate the Nine Revolutions Sky-Plundering Scripture.

However, practicing the Tyrant Body Technique was equally beneficial as it allowed his body to absorb the Spiritual Liquid, which was immensely advantageous.

He first rolled in the pond, letting his skin fully contact the Spiritual Liquid, and then began to practice the Tyrant Body Technique, immediately feeling his body heat up intensely.

Refreshing!