Asura Emperor Venerable
Chapter 940: Millstone

Chapter 940: Chapter 940: Millstone

Shi Hao controlled the Immortal Abode and landed it on another person.

Now, that long-haired woman probably wouldn’t make a move again.

The group continued to move forward slowly, and the path ahead seemed endless, walking straight for half a day, they still proceeded at a slow pace.

Where exactly does this lead?

Shi Hao couldn’t help but want to control the Immortal Abode to fly forward, but considering the limited Immortal Stones, he decided to conserve energy for the most critical moments. For now, it’s better to save wherever possible.

After all, it’s just a little slower, nothing more.

They moved forward a bit more, and suddenly the crowd ahead began to stir wildly, everyone trying to break free to escape, but there were Dark Warriors on the road, all with the combat power of the Great Sacrificial Heaven, easily subduing the people and driving them forward.

As they went further, such disturbances also spread over to them.

"We cannot go any further, they’re killing people up ahead!"

"Killing everyone, chopping off heads, chopping off heads!"

"Run away quickly!"

Ahead, people continually screamed, as if encountering the end of the world.

This naturally caused panic within the group, but the Dark Warriors suppressed everyone again, plunging them into despair, compelling them to obediently accept their fate.

Everyone was like a walking corpse, numbly moving towards the slaughterhouse.

Shi Hao drove the Immortal Abode to fly forward, exceedingly curious about why the Dark Empire would herd people here to be killed.

Is this prepared to create a massive pit of corpses?

Why?

As Shi Hao ventured a bit further, he indeed found a pit up ahead, exceptionally large, with relatively narrow roads surrounding it. People were arranged to stand by the pit’s edge upon entering, then were beheaded with a single slash and pushed into the pit.

In the air, blood splattered everywhere.

It’s really true!

Why bring people here to slaughter them?

Shi Hao’s expression grew chilling; battles amongst great powers are one thing, but why involve innocent people?

Slaughtering civilians, what kind of skill is that?

He forcibly suppressed the urge to fight his way out; it was meaningless, for the Dark Warriors here, aided by battle armor, were too powerful for him to contend with. And how many Dark Warriors were there?

Compared to them, his strength was too insignificant.

He wanted to look at the pit bottom, not believing the Dark Empire would transport people here just for simple slaughter.

Thud, thud, thud, as one after another was beheaded, their bodies pushed into the pit, strangest of all was that no sound of falling echoed.

Is it because it’s too deep that not even sound can be transmitted?

Shi Hao controlled the Immortal Abode, flying towards the pit bottom.

Suddenly, he felt a hint of a crisis.

Encountering danger even inside the Immortal Abode?

Shi Hao stopped the Immortal Abode, gazing downward through it.

Rumbling, a faint roaring noise echoed.

Shi Hao simply exited the Immortal Abode; while inside, he could not fully extend his ocular power.

Whoosh, beams of light shot from his eyes; it was actually too dark and deep here, necessitating the assistance of the Light Element.

What!

Shi Hao saw at the pit’s bottom, an enormous grindstone, those bodies pushed down were delicately crushed into blood water by it.

The grindstone continuously operated, though he didn’t know what drove or powered it.

This, had the Dark Empire transported people from afar just to provide corpses for this grindstone to grind?

Were it not for the involvement of so many lives, Shi Hao would have thought they were joking.

"Rat, did you see that?" Shi Hao also brought out the Purple Gold Rat.

"Damn, they’re going to flip the heavens!" The Purple Gold Rat’s face was devoid of color—well, it’s not truly human, but it sure was frightened.

"You recognize this thing?" Shi Hao asked.

The Purple Gold Rat nodded, then shook its head: "Even the Rat doesn’t know what this is but knows where it’s from and the terrifying power it possesses."

"Speak."

"The Forbidden Zone of the Immortal Realm!" the Purple Gold Rat said, "That kind of unique aura, it’s just like a rotten corpse, instantly recognizable!"

Shi Hao involuntarily shivered, the Forbidden Land of the Immortal Realm.

Although the Purple Gold Rat and Gu Shiyun hadn’t explained clearly, this place, being termed a forbidden land even in the Immortal Realm, naturally had its reasons.

——If forcibly intruded, even an Immortal Venerable might fall!

Old Gu’s luck was heaven-defying; not only did he not die from a trip inside, but he acquired treasures like Yue Ying and terrifying ultimates like the Sky-Flipping Seal, which, thus far, was the most powerful Immortal Technique Shi Hao had seen.

However, Old Gu’s memory was severed, losing all information regarding the Forbidden Land.

The Purple Gold Rat was even worse, its original form eradicated, only its spirit escaped, mistakenly reincarnating into a rat’s body.

Of course, whether it was a mistake, only the rat would know; perhaps it wasn’t as simple as it said.

But these two examples illustrated the dreadfulness of the Forbidden Land; possibly, even a rotting leaf from the Forbidden Land could cause an Immortal King to decompose.

Thus, it explained why Shi Hao sensed danger even inside the Immortal Abode.

An object from the Forbidden Land, capable of killing an Immortal King, what about being the work of an Immortal King?

However, how could something from the Immortal Realm’s Forbidden Land appear in the Mortal Realm?

"This thing shouldn’t have ’awakened’ yet." The Purple Gold Rat suddenly stated, "Otherwise, even from such a distance, our souls would have been crushed."

Damn, it’s that dangerous?

Wait a minute, what was the Dark Empire trying to do?

"Hiss, are they trying to awaken this thing?" Shi Hao gasped, purposely transporting people here to kill, irrigating with fresh blood and corpses; this was a blood sacrifice.

"Damn!" the Purple Gold Rat jumped up, "What are these idiots trying to do? If such a thing truly awakens, how great would the catastrophe it brings upon the world?"

"Such a doomsday weapon definitely shouldn’t be tolerated in the Mortal Realm; why hasn’t it been targeted by the heavens and earth?" Shi Hao thought something was amiss.

The world has order, absolutely forbidding excessive strength that disrupts the current order; otherwise, the world would mercilessly erase it.

However, has there been any sign of wrath from the heavens and earth so far?

Don’t say this is underground; all under the sky, where cannot the will of the world descend?

"The dark clouds covering everything!" The Purple Gold Rat suddenly realized, "It must be this thing, obscuring the heavens and earth, so the will of the world is unaware of what’s happening here."

Is it possible, even capable of deceiving the heavens and earth?

"Of course, it’s possible." The Purple Gold Rat nodded, "You have perfected the Little Star Universe; this was exploiting a loophole in the world. Ideally, you should have been exterminated long ago, yet aren’t you still alive?"

Alright then.

Shi Hao pondered: "It seems the Dark Empire’s ambitions are too great, are they aiming to conquer the world or destroy it?"

This question, the Purple Gold Rat couldn’t answer.

Moreover, there were more questions besides this.

How did this grindstone come to the Mortal Realm?

How did the Dark Empire find it?

"This information must be spread, forming a universal cosmic alliance to jointly attack the Dark Empire." Shi Hao said, it must be quick, or it’ll be too late.