Chapter 116: Slaying the Two Venerables, the Marquis of Huangyu

The Martial Arts Arena is incomparably vast, with no end in sight at a single glance.

Looking from afar, at the center of the Martial Arts Arena, a heroic-looking youth in white stands tall.

At this moment, he looks exceptionally eye-catching; ten Cave Heavens behind him radiate brilliant light, their aura surging as they circle him, his clothes and hair dancing lightly.

And high above in the firmament, a demonic spider stands; it is truly as massive as a mountain, its entire body emerald green, its spider legs shimmering with cold light like rows of battle spears, flashing with a chilling luster amidst their translucence.

There is also a Qingluan, corresponding to the giant spider from afar; its entire body of cyan feathers flickers with green light, and a pair of giant wings spread out, as if covering half the void, terrifying to the extreme.

The Qingluan and the giant demonic spider, from their high vantage point, look down upon the youth in the arena, their eyes filled with murderous intent.

Watching this scene, a group of people are stunned.

"Swoosh!"

Under the gaze of the crowd, they clash; the demonic spider and the Qingluan dive down, and in just one exchange, Shi Hao is knocked back repeatedly.

Later, during the fierce battle, the situation suddenly changes; the Qingluan and the demonic spider clash with each other, neither wanting Shi Hao to be killed by the other.

Because they both want to kill Shi Hao with their own hands to avenge their grandsons.

Consequently, for a time, Shi Hao maneuvers between the two, which actually reduces his immense pressure.

If this continues, it is by no means a long-term solution, so Mengchen says in a low voice in his heart: "Gangzi, can you make a move and help him kill those two Venerables?"

"No need, he won't die," the voice of the Vajra Pestle rings out.

Mengchen frowns; how can Gangzi be so certain?

The Vajra Pestle's voice echoes again: "I once foresaw the future; he is incomparably powerful in the future. The formidable enemies he encounters now are all cornerstones on his path of growth. You just watch; I believe he must have a countermeasure."

Since that is the case, it can only be so. Mengchen feels that what the Vajra Pestle says makes sense; if he had seen Shi Hao in the future, then no danger would befall him today.

Suddenly, in the center of the Martial Arts Arena, Shi Hao chants incessantly: "Spirits of the Supreme Hall, please awaken, cross the Gate of the Starry Sky, descend upon the Huangyu, and help me slay demons and eliminate monsters, to subdue the poisonous spider and the Qingluan..."

This point leaves everyone confused, thinking he has suddenly gone mad.

Mengchen is also deeply puzzled by this; what exactly is he doing? He originally thought Shi Hao was unleashing some ultimate move, but after waiting for a long time, there is not a single sign of movement.

The Golden Spider Venerable laughs coldly: "Hahaha... I thought he was some young hero, but he's actually been scared silly." He thinks the Shi Hao before him has been frightened out of his wits by his powerful aura.

"So what if he's silly? He still has to die!" the Qingluan Venerable roars angrily, swooping in to kill.

However, just as the Qingluan Venerable attacks, Shi Hao's crazy words suddenly take effect.

One sees that where he is, cold winds suddenly howl, a divine platform appears, and ancient fierce beasts roar, shaking the heavens and the earth! At this moment, the aura of the entire world changes.

Vaguely, a giant azure dragon passes through the sky, its roar shaking the heavens, followed by a Vermillion Bird releasing Divine Fire, rushing into the nine heavens.

A black whirlwind sweeps across the entire Xiao Jun Chang, a terrifying aura permeating the air; in the eye of the storm, giant beasts stand and demonic birds glare, their phantoms emerging, shaking people to their cores.

"What is going on? What happened?"

At this moment, everyone is shocked, their hair standing on end.

"As expected!" Mengchen stares intently; he really does have a backup plan.

"Heavens, why is blood-colored hair drifting between heaven and earth?" the crowd is horrified.

Suddenly, the black whirlwind changes, turning into a red-haired whirlwind, blowing everywhere within the vortex, the aura of malevolence surging to the heavens.

"Ah, no!"

The Qingluan Venerable screams, its voice earth-shattering and filled with extreme terror; the next moment, people can no longer see it, as it has been swallowed by the red whirlwind.

Red hair dances, bright red as blood, the whirlwind raging like a surging sea; the scene in this place is quite eerie, with bursts of roaring sounds coming from within.

That is a Venerable, yet it was swept right in; people cannot see the figure of the Qingluan, only terrified screams emerge.

"Ah..."

The Qingluan Venerable encounters great trouble, as if it might fall at any moment; it roars in fear, the sound deep and low.

The shrill cries make the hair of the Golden Spider Venerable in the distance stand on end, cold sweat pouring down.

He cannot see the true scene inside the red-haired whirlwind, but from the screams, he knows it must be terrifying, and the Qingluan Venerable is surely in grave danger.

Everyone is exceptionally horrified; even the Human Emperor of the Stone Kingdom is greatly shaken, but as the Human Emperor, he possesses a composure beyond that of ordinary people, so he does not cry out, merely watching calmly.

"How can a brat in the Spirit Transformation Realm have such terrifying means! There must be something sinister here; it is better to retreat first."

The Golden Spider Venerable loses his nerve, his figure exploding backward, wanting to get far away.

However, looking at the fleeing Golden Spider Venerable, Shi Hao points a finger: "Where are you going, ingredient!"

Immediately, an azure dragon crosses the sky, rushing out from the red whirlwind, its entire body shimmering with Divine Fire; its speed is unimaginably fast, and with a flick of its dragon tail, it strikes the Golden Spider Venerable directly into the red whirlwind.

"No..."

The Golden Spider Venerable roars in terror.

"Ah...!" In an instant, the shrill screams of the Golden Spider Venerable from within the red whirlwind also spread out. The crowd is filled with fear; those are two Venerables screaming! Soon, the shrill sounds grow lower and lower, until finally, there is silence.

The red whirlwind dissipates, and the Martial Arts Arena returns to calm, with only Shi Hao left standing there, a look of reluctance on his face.

In the eyes of everyone, it seems as if slaying two Venerables has left him still wanting more.

But even after slaying two Venerables, something should have been left behind! No corpses are seen, not even a trace of blood; the crowd is stunned, this is too bizarre!

"Where did the Qingluan Venerable and the Golden Spider Venerable go?" someone asks, emboldened.

"Naturally, they were suppressed and killed by the spirits of my Supreme Hall, not even a hair left behind. Who do they think they are, daring to contend with my sect? It is nothing but seeking death," Shi Hao says.

Immediately, Shi Hao raises his hand and points into the crowd, saying: "You, you, you, and you... weren't you looking for revenge against me? You can come down now."

Those he points to are the ones who previously intended to surround and kill him, all of them experts from various great mountains and sects.

Seeing this, the group of experts retreats one after another, not daring to make a sound, let alone come down.

Others cast their eyes toward those Shi Hao pointed at, sighing; two Venerables were easily suppressed and killed, so if they still dare to clamor, are they afraid they aren't dying fast enough?

For a time, it is silent here.

But soon, this place boils over again! He is still just a youth, only in his teens, yet he has slain two Venerables; who would believe this if it were told? It will absolutely shake the world.

The place is noisy, endless discussions arising, as if it has been ignited.

"This guy, how did he do it? It's really worrying, but fortunately, he is unharmed."

Huo Ling'er was graceful and lithe; she was very puzzled and could hardly imagine how Shi Hao could have achieved such battle results.

"He is..."

Mengchen, Yuechan, Tianhu, and the others were also deeply puzzled.

Seemingly sensing the doubt in Mengchen's heart, the Vajra Pestle spoke up.

"It was the work of that Small Tower hanging above his head. Before, that Small Tower had not taken action, so it was hard to sense, but just now, that Tower made a move, and I caught it."

"Small Tower!" Mengchen fixed his gaze, staring from afar at the tower-like ornament hanging above Shi Hao's head.

Mengchen thought to himself: "In that case, Shi Hao is just like me, having a transcendent existence like you, Gangzi, hidden by his side."

"You could say that! However, that Small Tower is damaged now; otherwise, its strength would likely be even greater than mine," the Vajra Pestle said.

"So terrifying..." Hearing what the Vajra Pestle said, Mengchen observed even more meticulously.

"The Human Emperor bestows wine!"

Just at this moment, someone walked over, carrying a jade tray with a Nine-Dragon Cup in the center, which shimmered with nine types of divine radiance, the fragrance of the wine striking the nose.

The crowd changed color; this Nine-Dragon Cup was not something just anyone could use. Usually, only a few people could be bestowed wine in this way; even princes and the like did not have this opportunity.

What did this portend? Had the Stone Emperor taken a fancy to this youth?

This was likely one of the candidates for the successor; thinking of this possibility caused a sensation!

Suddenly, someone shouted, their voice rolling like a vast thunderclap.

"Shi Hao, hear the decree! The Stone Emperor values you highly and intends to enfeoff you as a Prince!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was in an uproar. How old was he? He was just a thirteen-year-old youth, and he was already to be enfeoffed as a Prince?

Amidst the uproar, the Stone Emperor spoke: "I, the Emperor, announce the enfeoffment of Shi Hao as the Desolate Heaven Prince! The announcement is to be made to the entire nation immediately."

These few short words shook the universe, like a decree from a true body, causing the entire Xiao Jun Chang to tremble, and the clouds in the sky were even scattered by golden flames; the scene was incomparably terrifying.

"Congratulations, Desolate Heaven Prince."

Immediately, at this moment, almost everyone spoke at once to offer their congratulations to Shi Hao.

"Shi Hao thanks Your Majesty for the great favor!" Shi Hao bowed respectfully to the Stone Emperor in the Martial Arts Arena.

Finally, he walked out of the Martial Arts Arena and came to where Mengchen, Huo Ling'er, and the others were.

"Brother Shi Hao, no... it should be Desolate Heaven Prince, congratulations!" Mengchen cupped his hands and said with a smile.

At the same time, he also observed the Small Tower at close range, yet he could not feel a single trace of aura leaking out.

"Brother Mengchen is too polite!" Shi Hao responded, noticing Mengchen's gaze.

Regarding this, Shi Hao thought to himself: "Could it be that he discovered it was the Small Tower's doing just now?"

The Small Tower had just deceived everyone; with Mengchen's current strength, he should not have discovered it.

"It seems that Brother Mengchen also has quite a few secrets," Shi Hao thought to himself, seemingly already clear on the matter.

Afterwards, they chatted briefly for a few more sentences.