Asura Emperor Venerable-Chapter 799: Success, Soul Crystal

Kan Haoming had become a vessel, with Restless Souls continuously escaping from his body while a large number of them thronged in, creating a bustling in and out motion.

After thousands of barrages, Shi Hao finally stopped his assault.

It wasn’t that he had grown merciful; rather, Kan Haoming’s body was already riddled with holes and couldn’t withstand any more torment.

Boom!

Kan Haoming’s body suddenly exploded, fragmenting into millions of pieces.

Huh, no Soul Crystal?

Shi Hao glanced over and couldn’t help shaking his head in disappointment.

Although he knew that the Soul Crystal wouldn’t always appear, the fact that he had spent so much effort and still obtained nothing was inevitably disappointing.

Let’s keep looking.

Shi Hao strode forward, his Physical Power rolling and surging, dispersing all the attacking Restless Souls like smoke and clouds.

In front of his Saintly Body, the strength of any Restless Soul had to be discounted—Great Sacrificial Heaven could at most be used as Supplementing Divine Temple, so the only real threat to Shi Hao here was that Great Restless Soul who had Ascended to Saint Position.

As he walked, out of nowhere, a monster charged at him, leaping high before crashing down heavily.

This was one of the people who had entered earlier, but his body had been taken over by a Restless Soul, turning him into a monster.

Both of his eyeballs had exploded, his hair had completely fallen out, replaced by spikes, creating a chilling sight, and his body was covered in tentacles, at least a zhang long, flailing wildly as if possessed.

Not to mention that these Restless Souls possessed only the instinct to kill, even if they were rational, with such a ghastly appearance, there was absolutely no way they could coexist peacefully with humans, right?

The monster advanced, swinging its tentacles, furiously lashing out at Shi Hao.

This one was stronger than Kan Haoming.

Originally a sacrificiant himself, Kan Haoming’s combat power had reached the peak of the second sacrificiant after being taken over by a Restless Soul, whereas this monster, who had been a second sacrificiant in life, now had the combat power of a third sacrificiant, though not yet at the peak.

Even so, that was quite formidable.

Without using his Ten Suns Saintly Body, Shi Hao could hardly cause this monster a scratch.

There was no helping it; the monster was no longer a living being, and without a vital point, it was incredibly resilient to strikes, rendering any of Shi Hao’s blows ineffective.

However, when Shi Hao stimulated his physique and unleashed surging Yang energy like a tide, the situation changed.

The monster let out a piercing screech, clearly angry and afraid.

—After possessing a living person, the Restless Soul Body would gain a certain level of intelligence, no longer as mindlessly foolish as before.

Shi Hao smiled and struck again.

Using the Primordial Scripture to discern the essence, he was surprised to find that he couldn’t see through the structure of the Restless Soul.

How could that be?

Shi Hao furrowed his brow. Could it be that the Restless Souls were from the Immortal Realm, and because of the different heavens and earth, he couldn’t comprehend the essence of Restless Souls?

But if that were the case, why would the Immortal Realm do such a thing?

Bang! Bang! Bang!

While pondering, his attacks flowed like a tide, each strike fiercer than the last, and it didn’t take long before the monster was shattered into pieces.

To kill a living body that had been taken over, one could only blast it into fragments—otherwise, it simply wouldn’t die.

Still no Soul Crystal.

Alright then.

Shi Hao was not in a hurry and began his hunt across the underground plaza.

In just half a day, he had slain nine Restless Soul bodies that had taken over others—six living and three dead—but none of the six living bodies provided him with a Soul Crystal.

The number of Restless Souls that died at his hands was countless, but by now the entire underground space had returned to calm.

It seemed that those who had entered this place were either dead or had fled, and no living soul was left wandering here.

Shi Hao sighed and also retreated.

He changed his appearance and began to observe from the sidelines.

The news of this failure had already spread, and the major ten-star forces were enraged, deploying a large number of people to re-enter the ancient relic. First, to search for the treasures of the Ancient Dynastic Court, and second, to see if anyone was still trapped and could be rescued.

After all, those who had initially entered were disciples of the Great Sacrificial Heaven level, and each one was a pillar of the sect’s future!

This time, older generations of the Great Sacrificial Heaven could be seen everywhere.

However, their strength was not necessarily stronger.

Why?

Those who had the ability to break through to the second or third sacrifice had surely already advanced to Ascending to Saint Position or even journeyed on the Heaven Connecting Road because they had only undergone one sacrifice, so they were unable to advance further and were trapped at the level of Great Sacrificial Heaven.

Fortunately, there were a sufficient number of them, and they brought with them Talismanic Soldiers and War Soldiers created by powerful beings, so their overall combat power was certainly stronger.

Following these people, Shi Hao once again entered the underground space.

The battle erupted immediately, with heavy casualties on the human side.

The Restless Souls had no concept of death, driven by only one instinct—to occupy a living body, whether alive or dead.

Most people fought to their deaths, but a few, when reduced to their last drop of blood and unable to self-destruct in time, were taken over by Restless Souls and transformed into monsters.

Whenever Shi Hao discovered such a Restless Soul Body, he did not hesitate to kill.

One, two... five... ten... twenty-four. When he killed the twenty-fifth one, Shi Hao unexpectedly found that a Soul Crystal flew out from the burst corpse.

About the size of a little finger, it was dark and unassuming. And although it was nurtured by a Restless Soul, it was filled with the breath of life, which was truly unexpected.

Soul Crystal!

Shi Hao immediately acted, seized the Soul Crystal, and stored it in the Immortal Abode.

Good, all the materials were now prepared, and it was possible to save someone.

"Hand it over!" Just then, a man charged over and shouted at Shi Hao.

The Soul Crystal was not only a life-saving material, but also an extraordinary cultivation resource!

The difficulty of its creation made it clear just how rare and valuable this item was!

Therefore, even amidst such fierce combat, the appearance of a Soul Crystal still aroused the envy of others.

It didn’t matter that the Soul Crystal was meant for saving lives; even if it wasn’t, Shi Hao had obtained it fair and square, so why should he hand it over?

But precisely because he was anxious to save lives, Shi Hao couldn’t be bothered to entangle with the man and immediately turned and ran.

However, the man mistook Shi Hao’s retreat for fear, and couldn’t help but sneer, "If I let you escape, I, Mo Zhiyuan, will write my name backwards."

Yet his smugness soon turned to frustrated embarrassment.

For Shi Hao was running swiftly, and he couldn’t catch up.

—And with Restless Souls rampaging, how could he simply disregard them and only focus on pursuing Shi Hao?

The man lost the chase.

Mo Zhiyuan was so angry that he almost stamped his feet. With several slaps, he extinguished the approaching Restless Souls and murmured, "You must still be here, I’ll find you! I’m determined to get my hands on that Soul Crystal!"

The Soul Crystal was nurtured by the Extremely Yin Restless Soul within a living body; hence, its extreme yin nature actually filled it with vitality.

He was confident in his ability to reach the second sacrificial offering, but he was hindered by waning vitality. If he forced a second sacrifice, he would only end up drained like a dried-up corpse.

But with the vitality provided by the Soul Crystal, the outcome would be entirely different.

Therefore, he had to catch Shi Hao and seize the Soul Crystal.