Asura Emperor Venerable

Chapter 94: Chapter 94: Swap the Emperor

My God! My God!

Another Martial Venerable had died at Shi Hao’s hands, and it was an instant kill no less.

Could this young man be a devil?

He was clearly some distance away from Chu Tie, it should have been impossible to hit him, so why did Chu Tie suddenly split into two halves?

This must have been the impact of several million pounds of force to sever a Martial Venerable’s formidable body into two parts.

The three Martial Venerables hiding in the shadows were trembling uncontrollably. Previously, Chu Tie and his companion had analyzed the situation thoroughly, but what was the result?

Chu Tie died.

They all regretted coming to watch the excitement. What if Shi Hao went berserk and decided to kill them too?

“Zhang Xuan, Wang Quan, Chen Luo, come quickly to assist this old man!” Chu Tianxiao shouted loudly. One-on-one, with just a first-level Soul Nurturing, he stood no chance of winning, and Shi Hao’s unpredictable methods, even capable of instantly killing someone four levels above, filled his heart with even greater fear.

The three people he mentioned were naturally the three Martial Venerables watching from the shadows.

The trio remained still. Joking aside, they were regretting their decision to come—they were supposed to stand up and fight?

Suicide was certainly not on their agenda.

“You’re not coming to help now, aren’t you afraid of the Chu Family Ancestor’s blame?” Chu Tianxiao roared. He was desperate to survive by any means necessary.

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Zhang Xuan and the others still did not move. The Chu family had an ancestor, but didn’t they have their own as well?

Even though there might be a difference in strength among the elders, with everyone sticking together now, could the Fifth Elder afford to turn against the other three elders just because a few juniors died?

Besides, it wasn’t them who had killed those people.

Shi Hao didn’t say a word, utterly indifferent to whether these three interfered or not.

If they did intervene, it would merely mean killing three more people.

He possessed the Dark Force, essentially wielding a massive weapon. He had silently slain a third-level Soul Nurturing practitioner. What difference would three more opponents make?

Chu Tianxiao was in despair. It was clear that Zhang Xuan and the others had decided to abandon him to his fate.

Helpless, he could only roar loudly and charge towards Shi Hao.

He dared not flee. Turning his back to Shi Hao would only lead to a quicker death, wouldn’t it?

When Shi Hao threw a punch, Chu Tianxiao, disregarding all consequences, caught the trajectory of Shi Hao’s punch early and immediately raised his guard.

Whizz, whizz, whizz. Shi Hao kept throwing punches from a distance, and Chu Tianxiao seemed to be under an assault of thunderous rain, constantly on the defensive and retreating.

Indeed, Shi Hao wasn’t using any effort at all; he was merely toying with Chu Tianxiao.

Yet Chu Tianxiao was petrified. With every punch Shi Hao threw, he felt compelled to defend. After just over a hundred moves, he was gasping for breath.

Bear in mind, he was already over fifty years old, his physical condition had long been declining. Under such severe expenditure of energy, he felt his strength draining terrifyingly quickly, and he was struggling even to catch his breath.

But even so, he dared not relax in the slightest and could only “counter move by move.”

After a hundred more moves, Chu Tianxiao was staggering, his whole body soaked in sweat, clinging his clothes, beard, and hair to his body, looking utterly disheveled.

Bam, he sat down on the ground with his butt, completely out of strength.

“Alright, warm-up is over. I’m about to make my move,” said Shi Hao at that moment.

Puff!

Chu Tianxiao suddenly spat out a mouthful of old blood. Damn it, you were just warming up?

Then what was I doing?

Going crazy?

He knew Shi Hao said that intentionally, but he still felt so angry he couldn’t swallow it down, filled with utter resentment in his heart.

He was a Soul Nurturing practitioner, overwhelming all martial disciples, martial masters, and even Martial Sects, among the very top of the world’s warriors.

And yet, now he was being played by Shi Hao like a monkey!

Detestable, hateful!

“You brat, you—”

Pff!

Just as he was about to open his mouth to scold, Shi Hao had already thrown a punch from mid-air, blowing his head apart.

Chu Tianxiao, dead.

With this, all three Martial Venerables of the Chu Family had perished.

Ironically, these three hadn’t even managed to fully deploy a single move before being effortlessly taken down by Shi Hao.

Shi Hao turned his gaze toward the shadows, where three more Martial Venerables were lurking.

Chilled to the bone by his look, Zhang Xuan and two other Martial Venerables felt a coldness rising from within.

This youth was nothing less than an Asura God of Killing, and even with their steadfast hearts, they couldn’t help but feel fear.

—Were the three bodies on the ground fake?

“Rest assured, if you haven’t provoked me, I won’t kill you,” Shi Hao said lightly. “I just ask one thing of you: I have some subordinates still in Hua Yuan Nation. Please look after them. If any are killed by the White Cloud Sect… Heh, as long as I’m alive, you’d better be careful!”

This was a blatant threat, yet Zhang Xuan and the others could only submit.

As Shi Hao had said, as long as he was alive, he was a deterrent they could not afford to ignore.

“Please be reassured, Young Master Shi, we will definitely not disappoint you,” the three said, compelled to compromise for the sake of their families and themselves.

Shi Hao nodded, his gaze shifting into the distance, exuding murderous intent.

“Don’t you think it’s time to change the emperor?” he asked with a smile.

“What does Young Master Shi suggest? Who should succeed?” Zhang Xuan asked respectfully.

“Commandery Prince Chu Fei of the Sea King Territory,” Shi Hao replied.

Upon hearing the name Chu Fei, Zhang Xuan and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

They feared that Shi Hao might want to become the emperor himself or appoint someone close to him. If that were the case, for the sake of their interests, they would have to oppose Shi Hao.

But Chu Fei was different.

The Chu Family Ancestor didn’t care who exactly became the emperor, as long as it was a descendant of the Chu Family, which would ensure his lineage’s interests.

“We agree,” Zhang Xuan and the others said simultaneously.

Shi Hao nodded and strode forward.

A nation cannot have two rulers, so to establish a new emperor, the old one naturally had to be deposed first.

Since the Chu Family had turned against him, why should he hold back?

When Shi Hao entered the Imperial Palace, a storm of blood and gore naturally ensued.

Though the Imperial Guards mobilized in full force trying to stop him and even deployed eighteen Purple Crystal Cannons, what use were they against a Martial Venerable?

A pillar of the state when righteous, a demon of destruction when corrupt.

Shi Hao perfectly exemplified this.

He did not stop, making his way directly to the Zhengqian Hall.

“How audacious, Shi Hao! How dare you barge into the Imperial Palace? Are you not afraid that I’ll have your entire family executed?” Chu Dingtian slammed the table as he rose, currently discussing state affairs with several ministers.

Because Shi Hao had come too quickly, Chu Dingtian had not yet received the news of the death of the three Martial Venerables from his family.

In his view, his family’s three Martial Venerables had merely missed their opportunity, who would have thought that Shi Hao would suddenly storm into the Imperial Palace?

“Martial Venerable Shi, though you are a pillar of the state, you must not disregard the emperor. Step back at once!” a minister shouted, trying to save face for Chu Dingtian.

Shi Hao ignored them and kept walking forward.

“How audacious!” The palace guards drew their swords and charged at Shi Hao.

Bang!

With just one punch, Shi Hao sent the guards flying in all directions, none of them a match for him; they were all swept away.

With another punch, he aimed at the minister who had scolded him.

With a snap, the minister exploded and died immediately.