[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-asura-emperor-venerable":3,"chapter-asura-emperor-venerable-asura-emperor-venerable-chapter-758":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Asura Emperor Venerable",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1825930,2428,"Chapter 758: 758: The Gate of Blood Sacrifice","asura-emperor-venerable-chapter-758",758,"\u003Cp>Chapter 758: Chapter 758: The Gate of Blood Sacrifice\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Hao had already stepped out of the passage, only to see ahead a sudden clearing, revealing eight great halls, each very far apart from the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Hao approached the first great hall, only to see its doors wide open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used his domain to sense his surroundings, but he was surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because within the hall, there was a mysterious power, or perhaps a set of rules, that kept his domain out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was going on?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Little Stone, be careful,” said the Purple Gold Rat. “I have a very bad feeling about this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay,” Shi Hao nodded, then grabbed the Purple Gold Rat and threw it into the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Squeak!” The Purple Gold Rat screamed, then, as if its butt were on fire, it immediately darted back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kid, are you trying to get me killed?” It accused loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Hao laughed, “Didn’t you have a bad feeling? I just made your premonition come true.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Purple Gold Rat rolled its eyes; its premonition was about this place, not about Shi Hao turning on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s okay, you’re tough-skinned and hard-fleshed. I guess the only ones who could hurt you in the Mortal Realm are the Peerless Great Abilities,” Shi Hao added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The resilience of the dead rat’s body was proven through practice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Purple Gold Rat was fuming, feeling fooled by Shi Hao this time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No way, next time it definitely had to return the favor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Hao also entered the great hall, his gaze sweeping around. The place was empty, nothing was there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this was an ancient relic, then it had obviously been visited by someone before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn, they cleaned it out real good!” the Purple Gold Rat complained, then suddenly jumped off Shi Hao’s shoulder and started digging into the bricks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you doing?” Shi Hao winced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can’t be at a loss either, I’m taking some bricks back,” the Purple Gold Rat claimed righteously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being at a loss was definitely not an option, so it absolutely couldn’t leave this place empty-handed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Hao facepalmed, “I’m saying, Rat, can we please not embarrass ourselves like this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Purple Gold Rat kept prying, squeaking non-stop, but to its utter surprise, the floor tiles were unexpectedly solid, fitting so tightly together without a single gap, making them impossible to pry open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Hao found it strange too, and joined the Purple Gold Rat in prying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he also couldn’t budge them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can’t believe this,” he muttered, exerting the Power of Gold, his fingertips sharp as blades, and struck down at the joints of the tiles, but to no avail; they were incredibly hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Maybe it’s a treasure,” the Purple Gold Rat whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm,” Shi Hao nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This also provided them with an excuse to pry up the floor tiles righteously, otherwise, it would truly be embarrassing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eh?” Shi Hao suddenly paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s the matter?” asked the Purple Gold Rat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Someone’s come in,” Shi Hao’s mouth curled into a playful smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Purple Gold Rat just rolled its eyeballs, “Zhang Family?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Hao nodded, “Exactly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The old man indeed has no good intentions,” the Purple Gold Rat snorted, “Go take him out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Hao considered, “No need to rush, let him panic for a while first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He and the Purple Gold Rat continued to pry at the floor tiles, switching from one to another, not believing that every single one could be this sturdy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, to their dismay, every single tile here was just that—unmovable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forget it,” Shi Hao sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, forget it,” the Purple Gold Rat also sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The human and the rat walked out, then headed to the second palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At a distance, Zhang Zhongkong also breathed a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My God, I’ve never seen anyone like this, actually digging up floor tiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How broke can you be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily, they finally moved to the second palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second palace was the same, empty and with floor tiles too hard to be pried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third, the fourth, the fifth… all the way to the seventh, were the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for the eighth one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The palace doors were tightly closed, exuding a thick, solemn aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have another ominous feeling, and it’s even stronger now,” said the Purple Gold Rat, staring at the door. After a while, it furrowed its brow, “Hiss, how malicious! This is the door of blood sacrifice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you mean?” Shi Hao asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To open this door, a life must be sacrificed,” explained the Purple Gold Rat. “There are resentful spirits lingering on the door, probably left from about a year ago.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turned its head to look at Shi Hao, who was looking back at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the split second, both understood the meaning in each other’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Zhang Family is indeed malicious.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Using the opening of the ancient relic as an excuse, they’ve harmed many people, haven’t they?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Little Stone, now they’re targeting you. Can you tolerate this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course not.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Hao smiled, turning his head to look in a certain direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, Zhang Zhongkong’s heart trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had he been discovered?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how could that be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew the terrain here too well, always hiding perfectly, it was impossible for him to be discovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But why was Shi Hao staring straight at him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aren’t you coming out?” Shi Hao spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It must be a bluff, the other party was surely feigning confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right, this was the last palace, and it was even locked, indicating definitely there was treasure inside, so he ought to bluff as a precaution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Zhongkong was certain in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, before he knew it, Shi Hao had vanished from sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh, where did he go?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the thought had fully formed, he felt a weight on his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned his head and saw a hand was placed on his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Hao!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Zhang Zhongkong was so terrified that he almost choked, feeling a chill over his entire body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seldom ventured into the Great Void Realm, so he did not know that Shi Hao was Asura, but he did know that Shi Hao had killed his predecessor with a single punch. Wasn’t that enough?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now this awful figure… had placed that murderous hand on his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mama mia!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Zhongkong’s scalp tingled continuously, and his body trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Hao smiled, “Oh, Zhang Family Head, what are you doing here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This… that…” Zhang Zhongkong, usually so articulate, was now at a loss for words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Hao asked again, “Didn’t you give me the key? Why did you keep one?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m somewhat sentimental. I hoped to come here again after Young Master Shi had taken the treasure,” Zhang Zhongkong said, not caring whether he believed it himself, he just said it first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, in that case, please join me,” Shi Hao said as he pulled Zhang Zhongkong toward the palace door, “Here, open the door.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Open what door, dammit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Zhongkong internally complained, opening it meant certain death, didn’t it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To open the treasure, such an exciting venture, how could I dare presume to do so?” he quickly declined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t be polite, you open the door, I take the treasure, I have no objections at all,” Shi Hao said with a smile, continuing to push Zhang Zhongkong forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Zhongkong’s face twisted, how could you be so shameless as to say such things?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He desperately moved backward, but how could he match Shi Hao’s great strength?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how reluctant, he was already standing in front of the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Hao made a gesture of invitation, his mouth curling into a faint smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trying to trap me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ha.\u003C\u002Fp>",1281,"2026-06-09T05:59:01.051Z",1,"novelbin.me","5e9a41aa7db80387a0a8ca881bc716e92de8766accfaf45664d33cdbdcd10606","asura-emperor-venerable-chapter-759","asura-emperor-venerable-chapter-757",1662,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fasura-emperor-venerable-cover.jpg"]