Asura Emperor Venerable-Chapter 1553: Reversal

Shi Hao laughed heartily, letting out a long howl as he began his full-scale counterattack.

Indeed, his strength hadn’t undergone a qualitative transformation and was still not equal to that of the old man in green, but in terms of rules, he held the upper hand, a significant one at that, comparable to the suppression of three stars to two stars.

Of course, this was only in terms of rules.

However, what is the most important factor in an Immortal’s combat power?

Rules!

Therefore, Shi Hao had the advantage in rules, even achieving a one-star suppression, so what if he was inferior in strength to some, he still held the upper hand.

On the scene, Shi Hao was still being relentlessly blasted away, but it was now the old man in green shedding blood.

Being blasted away?

What’s the big deal, I can just return with an instantaneous movement.

Shi Hao pressed down on the old man in green, suppressing him in terms of rules, no matter how strong you are, it won’t help, you can only glare in frustration.

This made the old man in green feel extremely oppressed and embarrassed, to the point of wanting to vomit blood.

A dignified Immortal King, being suppressed by a quasi-Immortal King, if this were to spread, would he not become infamous forever?

Absolutely, he had created a piece of history!

The first Immortal King in history to be defeated by a quasi-Immortal King?

Heh, this would make Shi Hao’s monstrous name even more illustrious, while he, on the other hand, would become an eternal stepping stone.

No!

The old man in green burst out, being able to become an Immortal King, even just a peripheral figure in the family of an Immortal Venerable, could not deny his genius, he always had a few killer moves.

Unfortunately, being suppressed on the level of Immortal Rules, no matter how much he burst out, it was to no avail.

On the contrary, as Shi Hao’s understanding of the Bright Jade Immortal Rule deepened, he became more adept at using the Petrification Technique, though it could not completely petrify the old man in green, each use could petrify a few fingers, toes, or a patch of skin, some strands of hair at a time, however small this influence was, in such high-intensity combat, could he afford even a slight disadvantage?

The old man in green was completely at a disadvantage; if not for his body being tempered by Immortal King Path Rules, Shi Hao could likely penetrate his body with one attack, smashing him to bits.

At this point, the old man in green had no choice but to consider one thing.

Retreat.

This would certainly make him infamous forever, but if he fought to the death and didn’t withdraw, he was more likely to perish here.

In comparison, he preferred not to die.

"Shi Hao, I forgot to tell you something." After being sidelined for a long time, Zhu Fenghai suddenly spoke up, "I have asked my esteemed father to propose to the Dark Thunder Immortal King on my behalf, and the Dark Thunder Immortal King has agreed to give me his daughter in marriage."

Eh, who you’re marrying, what’s it got to do with me?

Are you expecting me to contribute to the gift fund?

Hiss!

Shi Hao looked puzzled, feeling that Zhu Fenghai’s brain might have been fried.

Seeing this, Zhu Fenghai quickly continued, "The daughter of the Dark Thunder Immortal King is Zhuo Yan!"

Oh.

Shi Hao nodded inwardly, chuckling, thinking, does Zhu Fenghai think I like Zhuo Yan, which is why he’s trying to upset me with this?

But truly, this person is shameless, forcing Zhuo Yan to marry him with the backing of the Immortal Venerable, despite her disinterest.

Zhu Fenghai brought this up at this moment obviously to infuriate me, to make me lose my composure.

How ridiculous!

"The wedding is scheduled for two years from now, with a ceremony first in the Dark Thunder Immortal Domain, and then another one back at my Flying Star lineage." Zhu Fenghai said leisurely, "You should come have a drink to celebrate, after all, you and Zhuo Yan are at least acquainted, hehe, you can’t not come!"

However, could such provocation affect Shi Hao?

Not at all.

Shi Hao still made domineering moves, overwhelming the old man in green considerably.

"Young Master Zhu, it’s time to retreat!" He couldn’t care less about face, calling out to Zhu Fenghai.

——The other side had the Immortal Venerable’s Secret Treasure for protection and had no fear of dying, but he wasn’t the same, if his combat power fell short, a death battle would mean certain doom.

"Useless!" Zhu Fenghai muttered inwardly, but had no choice but to do so inside, after all, the Flying Star Immortal Venerable had only allotted him this one Immortal King in title of Path Protector, whom he had to show respect to.

He furrowed his brow: "Fine, retreat!"

What sense did it make to continue fighting?

Could they possibly kill Shi Hao?

Might as well leave; after all, he had already announced the upcoming marriage with Zhuo Yan; when the time came, as long as Shi Hao got hot-headed, he would be sure to take the bait.

He just needed to sit back and fish calmly.

"Young Master Zhu, I’ll escort you out!" said the old man in green, despite being no match for Shi Hao, as an Immortal King, he still had to maintain his dignity.

This is the moment!

Shi Hao instantaneously moved to the front of the old man in green, finally wielding Myriad Thunder True Gold, slashing with a great strike.

Swoosh, the blade light shot straight into the cosmos, incredibly fierce.

Unfortunately, since Shi Hao hadn’t advanced to Immortal King, the two star combat power boost from the Immortal King Artifact was still only considered within the Jade Immortal level, thus the enhancement was quite minimal, but Shi Hao didn’t need a combat power boost, just sharpness.

The Immortal King Artifact could easily tear through an Immortal King’s body—if it struck directly, that is.

The old man in green was naturally shocked, never expecting Shi Hao to have such a powerful weapon.

You goddamn, where do you look like a Jade Immortal?

Suppressed the Immortal King in terms of Path Rules and possesses an Immortal King Artifact that he didn’t even have—was this the pattern of a Jade Immortal?

He hastily used instantaneous movement to escape, but when he reappeared, Shi Hao had already caught up with him, delivering another slash.

After merging Little Star Universe, Shi Hao’s instantaneous movement speed had significantly increased.

——The time instantaneous movement itself takes is negligible, but coming out of it, there’s always a certain buffer period before continuing it again, though short, short enough for an Immortal King level to launch an attack.

But, if you instantaneously move, and I do too, everyone having a buffer period naturally cancels each other out; thus, it doesn’t pose a problem.

The problem was, after fusing Little Star Universe, Shi Hao substantially reduced this buffer time.

Thus, although he launched after, it was enough to strike before the old man in green could initiate the next instantaneous move.

Damn!

The old man in green shivered, but it was too late to instantaneously move; he could only brace himself.

Boom!

He entwined Immortal King Path Rules around his weapon to counter the Myriad Thunder True Gold. A resounding echo was heard as Shi Hao was shaken back a bit, but the old man’s weapon was sliced in two, the blade energy cutting across his left chest, spilling fresh blood.

Luckily, Myriad Thunder True Gold was partially blocked and didn’t directly hit him, otherwise he would certainly have been cut in half—even if not, he’d be disemboweled, looking unbearably ghastly, can’t hide the way he just shed a bit of blood.

The old man in green was scared out of his wits.

The greatest asset of an Immortal King is that even if they are no match for other Immortal Kings, they can leisurely escape without worrying about life-threatening danger.

But now?

He found himself outpaced by a small quasi-Immortal King!

This was not just shocking, it was life-threatening!