Asura Emperor Venerable-Chapter 1630: Borrowing Troops

The Great Emperor of the Asura Realm made a cold joke, but the eight Immortal Venerables showed no courtesy in laughing along.

The Great Emperor didn’t take it to heart, and shook his head: "Gentlemen, show some sincerity, otherwise I will leave. If you wish to kill, go ahead; after all, there are plenty of these ordinary restless souls, and with every breath you take, countless souls are crossing over from your Yang Realm."

The Heavenshatter Immortal Venerable shook his head. How could it be possible to borrow troops from the Asura Realm without offering anything?

"We can offer you a Heaven Soul Grass," he said. "It’s wonderful for nourishing the soul, and it only grows in the Immortal Realm. Although you are a Great Emperor of the Asura Realm, you must frequently engage in battles with other Great Emperors. Due to the unique nature of restless souls, any injury becomes a soul injury, which is significant for you."

The Great Emperor pondered again, then said, "Ten stalks!"

Damn, why don’t you just rob us?

The eight Immortal Venerables all showed dissatisfaction. Heaven Soul Grass is a supreme medicine that greatly benefits even them.

However, this kind of great medicine only grows in Forbidden Lands, and at great depths. Even for them, obtaining it is extremely difficult!

Furthermore, it has a growth requirement of at least a hundred thousand years.

So, these Immortal Venerables only have one stalk in reserve for emergencies.

You are asking for ten right off the bat?

That’s truly shameless.

Speaking of which, do restless souls have a face?

A cold joke also rose in the hearts of these Immortal Venerables, but naturally, they wouldn’t say it out loud.

"Impossible, we don’t have so many Heaven Soul Grasses," Nine Flames Immortal Venerable decisively refused.

The Great Emperor chuckled: "How about this? Five Heaven Soul Grasses and five Extreme Energy Fruits!"

Upon hearing this, the eight Immortal Venerables’ faces changed subtly.

What are Extreme Energy Fruits?

These are also great medicines, growing only in Forbidden Lands, used to enhance the life origin of the consumer, essentially for extending life.

However, restless souls aren’t concerned with lifespan. As long as they are not obliterated, they can exist forever. Otherwise, how could the Asura Realm maintain its aggressive stance, frequently invading the Yang Realm?

Moreover, for the Asura Realm, this kind of warfare sustains itself, as the souls of the deceased in the Yang Realm will enter the Asura Realm, replenishing their forces.

Straying away from the topic, if they’re undead, what need do they have for Extreme Energy Fruits?

By consuming the Extreme Energy Fruit, restless souls are filled with an aura of vitality, akin to living beings, for a short time.

What does this mean?

Once they enter the Immortal Realm, they won’t be targeted by the heavens and earth.

The same applies to the Great Emperor.

Hence, if five Great Emperors are sent into the Immortal Realm at once, even if the entry point is a Forbidden Land, what a significant hidden danger it would pose?

Although Forbidden Lands are dangerous, can they actually trap Great Emperors?

So, this request made the eight Immortal Venerables frown, feeling the consequences could be incredibly dire.

"You won’t agree?" The Great Emperor chuckled, "Are you still hoping to borrow troops without showing this much sincerity?"

"Forget it, I won’t waste time with you stingy people anymore, it will shorten my lifespan."

You are an undying entity, how could your lifespan be shortened?

Cold jokes just keep coming.

"Wait!" Heavenshatter Immortal Venerable said, "We agree."

Swish, the other seven Immortal Venerables looked over.

"Gentlemen, it is more urgent to eradicate that evil one," Heavenshatter Immortal Venerable said in a deep voice. He must convince the other seven; otherwise, how could he alone come up with so much great medicine?

The seven Immortal Venerables pondered for a moment, all nodding in agreement.

To kill Shi Hao right now is the most pressing matter; everything else can be set aside.

"Since you’re so straightforward, alright then. When you bring the goods over, I’ll immediately lend you troops," the Great Emperor laughed.

The eight Immortal Venerables said nothing in return and turned around to leave.

— Could the Great Emperor accept the payment without delivering on his promise?

Impossible, at their level, could they still commit such actions?

...

Shi Hao naturally wouldn’t know that the eight Immortal Venerables, in their desperation to find him, were already collaborating with the Asura Realm.

He was still running around various great medicine spots, on the one hand gathering herbs, on the other comprehending the Origin Dao.

His ambition was immense, simultaneously contemplating nine kinds of Origin Dao!

But, biting off more than one can chew applies to Shi Hao as well.

The Origin Dao is exceedingly difficult to comprehend.

As he delved into so many Origin Daos at once, it inevitably became chaotic, often resulting in conflicts that caused him great trouble rather than progress.

But this was a necessary journey.

Shi Hao’s goal is the Emperor Venerable, which means he must grasp the nine branches of Origin Dao. Given his perilous situation, without simultaneously comprehending these Daos, even if he reached the level of a quasi-Immortal Venerable, how could he contend with the eight Immortal Venerables?

There will naturally be lows as well as peaks, a very normal thing.

Another fifty years passed, and Shi Hao paused his contemplation of the Origin Dao.

— He reached the peak of fifteen stars and could make a breakthrough.

There was no need to hesitate; Shi Hao immediately went into seclusion to break through to sixteen stars.

It was indeed difficult, even though Shi Hao peered into the Origin Dao with involvement in all nine branches; it still took him almost two years to accomplish the breakthrough.

And this is just sixteen stars, how hard would seventeen and eighteen stars be?

Even Shi Hao hesitated to imagine it and decided to cultivate slowly.

After the breakthrough, he resumed contemplating the Origin Dao, his regular routine now.

After another half year passed, Shi Hao suddenly felt a jolt in his heart.

He had a feeling of being watched.

Was he discovered?

The Little Star Universe immediately fed back the information—astonishingly, a restless soul had appeared!

What, a restless soul appeared here?

Shi Hao looked surprised, amazed by how unbelievable this was!

This is a Forbidden Land, full of killing mechanisms, the same applies to restless souls.

However, this restless soul was only at the Silver Spirit Immortal level. How did it make its way here?

Yes, in some ways, Forbidden Lands are fair. While it’s not necessarily safe for Immortal Venerables, Silver Spirit Immortals definitely stand no chance.

Moreover, this restless soul obviously hadn’t developed sentience, so how did it evade all the killing mechanisms on its way here?

Pure instinct?

Indeed, restless souls have an instinctual sense of danger, but walking all the way here solely relying on instinct for danger perception, how lucky does one have to be?

Unless!

Shi Hao’s heart trembled, unless a large number of restless souls had entered here, so while many restless souls were killed by the Forbidden Land, a portion still made it here.

Then the question arises, how did restless souls appear in large numbers for no apparent reason?

Isn’t there a truce between the two realms for ten thousand years? Not even the first ten thousand years have passed, so why have restless souls come?

Shi Hao stared at the restless soul, and the restless soul hadn’t seen him, only sensing his life aura.

This is a restless soul’s craving for flesh, etched within its spirit.

No need for words, Shi Hao pointed a finger, and with a snap, the restless soul was extinguished.

However, he immediately sensed eight immensely powerful auras approaching.

Immortal Venerables!