Asura Emperor Venerable

"Fine." Shi Hao laughed.

Mao Yuhao was taken aback and said awkwardly, "I was just kidding, trying to scare them."

He wasn't a fool. Killing someone here might go unnoticed by others, but not by an Immortal King.

If an Immortal King was upset, that would be a huge problem, and not even the Iron King Palace could protect him.

Hearing this, the five men in fine clothes breathed a sigh of relief.

Shi Hao, however, was all seriousness, saying, "I'm not joking."

Suddenly, the hearts of the five men in fine clothes that had just relaxed were again in suspense.

Mao Yuhao was startled, "Brother Shi, you must think this through. This place can be considered the domain of an Immortal King. If you anger the Immortal King, the consequences would be unimaginable."

Shi Hao flashed a smile. With his relationship with Woo Yueyi and the favor of the Hongwu Immortal King, there shouldn't be much of a problem if he killed the five men, since they provoked him first.

However, he was just trying to scare them.

"They provoked me, do they think they can just walk away?" Shi Hao snorted.

Mao Yuhao immediately understood that Brother Shi was having robbery thoughts again.

He naturally cooperated, quickly saying, "Brother Shi, calm down, calm down!" He then turned to the five men in fine clothes, saying, "You all, why provoke my Brother Shi, what's your plan now?"

The five men in fine clothes regretted and were frightened, who would've thought that this Mortal Realm guy would be so formidable and bold.

"Young Master Hao, please help us plead for mercy." All five of them said.

Mao Yuhao had been waiting for this but pretended to hesitate before saying, "Do you have any treasure on you?"

The five men in fine clothes immediately understood, quickly saying, "We do, we do."

Pay money to buy life, fair enough.

They were afraid that Shi Hao would be adamant and insistent on taking their lives.

The five men quickly took out treasures and handed them to Mao Yuhao.

Mao Yuhao took a glance, pretended to discuss with Shi Hao, and then returned, shaking his head at the five men, "My Brother Shi is not satisfied and still wants to kill you."

Seeing the five men in fine clothes turn pale with fright, he scolded, "What other treasures do you have? Hand them over quickly, your lives are on the line, what's the point of keeping treasures?"

The five men in fine clothes had no choice but to take out more treasures.

Most were Elemental Cores; their refinement skills weren't as exaggerated as Shi Hao's, so they had to collect as much as possible, to digest slowly or trade with others for cores matching their own attributes.

There were also some Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures; after all, being descendants of the Jade Immortal, their wealth naturally wasn't lacking.

Mao Yuhao ran to find Shi Hao again, acting all delighted.

After a while, he came back to the five men, "I persuaded for a long time, and Brother Shi finally agreed to spare your lives."

At this, the five men in fine clothes finally breathed a sigh of relief and noticed that the suppressive power over them had disappeared.

They quickly ran away, swearing they never wanted to meet Shi Hao alone again.

This was a great shame, none of them would talk about it.

However, they obviously forgot that there was still a big gossip here.

"Hahaha!" Mao Yuhao laughed loudly, walking over to Shi Hao, saying, "Brother Shi, you really have a knack for acting, I nearly believed you wanted to kill them."

Shi Hao was amazed, "I wasn't scaring them, I really wanted to kill."

Ugh!

Mao Yuhao was momentarily stunned, his mouth twitching.

Shi Hao then smiled, "I'm just messing with you."

Mao Yuhao was relieved, laughing, "Brother Shi, your jokes really are terrifying."

"Let's go, attack in." Shi Hao pointed towards the entrance.

"Well, I'll wait for you here then." Mao Yuhao looked around and immediately showed signs of retreat, "I won't cause you any trouble."

He'd been in before, but the Fire Element inside was too much, causing an eruption, and thanks to his Path Protector's desperate protection and the consumption of several Protective Treasures, he escaped.

Otherwise, why would he share such a huge treasure with others?

Now, he was psychologically scarred and wouldn't take risks again.

Shi Hao smiled, not concerned, and strode into the entrance.

After walking for a while, a huge underground chamber appeared ahead, the temperature was astonishingly high because it was filled with Fire Elements, and with nowhere for the heat to disperse, the environment was naturally scorching.

Shi Hao looked towards the center of the chamber, where a large tree grew, exuding a crystal-like glow with no leaves, as if sculpted from crystal.

Underneath the big tree grew many strange plants, colorful and extremely vivid.

Immortal Elixir!

Shi Hao smiled slightly. The Immortal Elixirs born here should be quite potent.

He stepped towards the bare tree.

Boom!

Immediately, the Fire Elements in the chamber erupted, awakening and spitting fireballs at Shi Hao.

Shi Hao opened his Little Star Universe, and with a thought, all fireballs exploded on the spot simultaneously.

He then opened the Black Hole, devouring Fire Elements massively and at an incredible speed.

In this level of slaughter, even the Silver Spirit Immortal couldn't compare, and even Mao Yuhao's Path Protector could only flee in embarrassment, while Shi Hao moved effortlessly.

Wherever he went, the Fire Elements disappeared in large swaths.

If their strength couldn't match him, they were devoured by the Black Hole without a chance to fight back.

He hardly even raised a hand and arrived under the crystal tree.

"The harvest this time is not small." Shi Hao laughed heartily and began harvesting the Immortal Elixirs on the ground.

"Little Stone, push over this tree, there should be more gains underneath." The Purple Gold Rat popped out and said to Shi Hao.

Shi Hao did as instructed, pushing the big tree over, then digging out a segment of colorful crystal that seemed to seal liquid or maybe fire, vividly beautiful.

"Essence of Fire." The Purple Gold Rat said, "Although its grade isn't high, it's just right for your current cultivation level."

"What is this thing?" Shi Hao asked.

"Ultra-concentrated Flame Energy and rules." The Purple Gold Rat said, "One drop of Essence of Fire can equal one Elemental Core of the same level, and due to its ultra-concentrated nature, if you unleash it, it can even be used as a powerful weapon."

Shi Hao nodded, dismissing the idea of a powerful weapon; at most, it could threaten the Silver Spirit Immortal, better to refine it himself.

He put away the Essence of Fire, this was quite a harvest, all thanks to Mao Yuhao.

He retreated outside, then took out part of the haul and gave it to Mao Yuhao.

Mao Yuhao didn't care about how much Shi Hao gave; to him, it didn't matter if it improved his cultivation, collecting treasures was mainly to go back and brag to Master Heitie, proving he had tried.

Indeed, his ambition was this minor, hugging legs was his unchanging principle.