Asura Emperor Venerable
Chapter 423: Suppressing Bandits

Chapter 423: Chapter 423: Suppressing Bandits

Shi Hao was astonished.

Previously, even if one raided a Hell Mode trial point, the reward points one could get were only about twenty.

Now, just like that, they’re giving out dozens or even hundreds of reward points?

Just how difficult could it be to annihilate a bandit lair?

Using his Soul Tentacle, Shi Hao scanned over and found that these villagers were not living beings, but puppets, made extremely lifelike. If not examined from the perspective of life force, they truly bore no difference in appearance to humans.

Apart from these villagers, there were of course other outsiders wandering all over the village. Whatever the mission, he’d accept it first and worry later, given these generous reward points.

Just as Shi Hao was about to take on the task, he saw three figures, ragged and in disarray, running into the village from the other side, each injured, and judging by their age, they were all above fifty.

Supplementing Divine Temple.

Shi Hao’s eyes slightly tightened as the three men passed by him, and he could distinctly sense the energy fluctuations they emitted, enabling him to deduce their cultivation levels.

Among them, one’s internal organs should have been shattered, a deep wound on his abdomen, still spurting out fresh blood, his life force exceedingly weak.

What kind of enemy had they encountered?

After a while, news came that they belonged to the Sanjiao Sect of the Northern Silver Continent, and these three were elders of the sect.

They originally had a group of sixty-nine, including two Supplementing Divine Temple powerhouses and fourteen Founding King Court experts. Below them were Self-Observation and Other Shore Realm figures, and these were the young prodigies of the sect.

They had accepted the bandit-extermination mission, thinking it would be a breeze with five Supplementing Divine Temple powerhouses anchoring them.

However, what they did not know until they stormed the bandit lair was that it was filled with formidable opponents.

They wanted to flee, but it was already too late. They were massacred in large numbers, and only these three managed to escape, but even they had sustained serious injuries.

Before long, more news arrived. One of the three who had fled back to the Sanjiao Sect had succumbed to his grave injuries and passed away.

Suddenly, those who were still accepting missions began to tremble in their boots.

If the combined forces of five great Supplementing Divine Temple experts were wiped out, what chance did they stand?

No wonder the reward points were so high; it was clearly a trap.

Shi Hao frowned. If the bandit leader was at the Supplementing Divine Temple level, then who could handle this apart from a Supplementing Divine Temple Almighty?

What was the meaning of such a trial?

He nodded to himself. This should be like the previous trial points. The higher the realm, the stronger the encountered opponent would be, but not so much that it made the trial impossible to complete.

Otherwise, if they just put a creature with the third or fourth phase in Hell Difficulty, Shi Hao would not be able to handle it even with the Sky-Flipping Seal, let alone using Fire Scorches the Heavens.

And if there were monsters above the fifth phase, even the Sky-Flipping Seal might prove ineffective.

Let’s give it a try.

Shi Hao also went to accept the bandit-extermination mission.

Seeing Shi Hao accept this task now made many nearby onlookers astonished, casting puzzled glances at him.

—If even the alliance of five great Supplementing Divine Temple experts couldn’t do it, what makes you think you can?

Even if the realm of the bandits changed in accordance with the realm of the person accepting the mission, one must know, if they could overpower an alliance of five great Supplementing Divine Temple experts, how terrifying must their combat power be?

Moreover, how could anyone capable of stepping into the ranks of the Supplementing Divine Temple be mediocre?

However, no one said anything. After all, it was Shi Hao’s life. Who would feel sorry for him if he didn’t care for it?

Shi Hao looked around but didn’t find Su Manman, the Big Yellow Dog, or the others.

Alright then, let’s complete the mission first and check again later.

The villagers not only issued missions but also provided explanations about them. For example, to complete this bandit-extermination mission, one should head to the western part of the mountains, where there was a Four Kings Peak. Atop the peak was where the bandits were located.

Shi Hao didn’t care whether it made sense for there to be a group of bandits on the mountain; he was there to scoop up Reward Points. Besides, if the plot was designed logically, shouldn’t there be stolen treasures hidden within the bandit’s lair?

In fact, Shi Hao valued this even more.

As for Reward Points, since he hadn’t seen an exchange store yet, he didn’t know how valuable they really were.

The west? In this place, direction didn’t matter much. Shi Hao simply followed the direction pointed out by the villagers, and before long, he had arrived at the foot of a large mountain.

The mountain stretched far and wide. Shi Hao looked around and noticed that the summit of Four Kings Peak had four protrusions, which resembled four enthroned kings; hence its name.

Alright then.

Shi Hao began to traverse the mountain range, and soon he arrived at the base of Four Kings Peak.

Standing there, he could see that many defensive structures had been built on the mountain peak, with figures coming and going.

Should he rush straight in, or sneak in stealthily?

Shi Hao hesitated for a moment, just as he decided to force his way in, his gaze swept over and caught sight of a figure.

It was a young man in white, with a long sword on his back. His loose hair fluttered slightly in the mountain breeze, giving him a very free and easy appearance.

As Shi Hao watched him, the young man saw Shi Hao as well and showed a look of disdain.

"Scram!" he shouted, and boom, his voice turned into a sword slicing towards Shi Hao.

Shi Hao frowned – had he provoked this man in any way?

However, with this single attack, Shi Hao could ascertain that the other’s cultivation had reached Self-Observation, and was at least above Five Phases.

He raised his hand and delivered a karate chop, colliding with the sword of sound.

Bang!

The hand chop and the sword clashed and immediately shattered.

"Huh?" The young man in white showed a hint of surprise. His realm was far above Shi Hao’s; he could tell at a glance that Shi Hao was merely at Nine Islands, while he himself was at Six Phases. Thus, even a casual strike from him could kill Shi Hao.

— At worst, it would leave him severely wounded.

But now, the situation was entirely different; not only had Shi Hao caught the strike, but he was completely unharmed.

Interesting.

"You may state your name," the young man in white proudly said to Shi Hao as if even this was a favor.

Shi Hao couldn’t help but laugh and shook his head, "Who do you think you are, trying to act tough in front of me?"

"How daring!" The young man in white was furious and leaped towards Shi Hao in a bound.

Before he even arrived, a sword light had already risen up, as if it could split the heavens.

Now it was different, he had merely struck casually before, but this sword, though not his fullest effort, was serious.

Shi Hao sprang off his feet, activating Cloud Piercing Step; he swiftly dodged.

With this, the young man in white’s sword missed its target, and he was even more astonished.

This speed at the Other Shore Realm was quite fast!

"Being able to dodge my sword, Xu Yun, you do have some skill," the young man in white arrogantly said, "It’s a pity, though, that you are merely at the Other Shore. How many of my swords can you withstand?"

Swipe, he swept another sword towards Shi Hao; the sword light was dazzling.

An attack of at least Five Phases, Shi Hao couldn’t possibly take it head-on, otherwise, he would truly be seeking death.

He felt annoyed; if he had advanced to Ten Islands, he wouldn’t necessarily be able to thrash this guy, but at least he could face him squarely.