Asura Emperor Venerable-Chapter 738: The Suitor

When Shi Hao’s family learned that he had surpassed all his peers, becoming the first in ten thousand years to reach the Supplementing Divine Temple level, both father and daughter were overjoyed, and Weng Nanqing was incredibly proud.

This was the man she had chosen!

And when they found out how fascinating the outside world was, the desire also filled their hearts. The Great Void Realm could actually connect the entire Universe, which was truly magical.

"Eh, we have a Great Void Realm here too, but it can only connect with people on Yunding Star," Weng Nanqing immediately said, as she often used this device.

Weng Lekan also nodded and said, "Although I don’t know the details, this must have been a gift from an Immortal."

Master Qian Ji!

Shi Hao nodded. Master Qian Ji was the one who least wanted the Elemental Creatures to conquer Yunding Star, for if they found the Elemental Cores of the Five Great Lords and took them away, his thousands of years of planning would be in vain.

Therefore, Master Qian Ji first sent down the Great Void Realm, modified it to remove the ability to connect the entire Universe, but endowed it with the effect of accelerating soul cultivation, trying to quickly develop enough experts to resist the Elemental Creatures.

—He didn’t need to eliminate the Elemental Creatures; he just needed to buy time. When Yunding Star turned into the Five Elements Primordial Sphere, he could simply take it for himself.

However, the reinforcements of the Elemental Creatures perhaps exceeded his expectations, forcing Master Qian Ji to step in further by sending an Immortal Artifact. With its power unleashed, he flattened the Elemental Cave in one fell swoop.

Such intervention would inevitably taint him with karma and expose him, making the Elemental Creatures hold a grudge against him.

As for how Master Qian Ji would resolve this trouble, that was not Shi Hao’s concern.

Shi Hao selectively spoke of the troubles facing Yunding Star, causing the Weng family father and daughter to be moved and shocked.

They were like frogs being boiled in warm water, completely unaware that there was a volcano beneath them, ready to turn them into ashes at any moment.

"Son-in-law, this is the Immortals’ scheme; we are not qualified to oppose it," Weng Lekan immediately said. "Therefore, it would be best for us to leave Yunding Star."

If they couldn’t confront the issue, couldn’t they just evade it?

Shi Hao pondered and said, "The Starship can only take away two or three people at a time, with each round trip taking two months. To completely evacuate the Weng family would take an indeterminable amount of time. Perhaps by the time everyone is evacuated, Yunding Star will have turned into the Five Elements Primordial Sphere."

Weng Nanqing then glanced at Shi Hao. She knew Shi Hao had an Immortal Abode, which could accommodate many, many people.

But since Shi Hao didn’t mention it, she wouldn’t expose him.

Her husband must have his reasons for acting this way.

Weng Lekan immediately showed a look of disappointment; he couldn’t only think of himself.

"Father-in-law, don’t worry. If the sky falls, there will be a tall one to bear it," Shi Hao said with a smile. "Brother Gu and the wife of the Demon Lord have been preparing for this day for a long time. Perhaps they will ascend to the Immortal Realm with Yunding Star, and we will just reap the benefits."

"By then, we will all be citizens of the Immortal Realm, where cultivation will be much smoother."

That was the absolute truth. The rules of the Immortal Realm were perfected, and the resources abundant beyond measure, making it tenfold or even more easier to embark on the Heaven Building Ladder than in the Mortal Realm.

Of course, ascending to the Immortal Realm remains difficult, even if one is already there.

But Weng Lekan couldn’t let go. Those were plans set by Immortals, grand enough to take tens of thousands of years. Could Gu Tong and Han Xiuyue really thwart them?

Upon further thought, he decided that if things became unmanageable, he would let Shi Hao take his daughter and flee Yunding Star.

With that, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Then another thought came to him, and his expression turned strange as he said, "Son-in-law, you’ve been gone too long, and there have been other promising young men who have approached our Weng family to propose marriage to Nan Qing."

Eh?

Weng Nanqing snorted and said, "Haven’t I already said that even if Shi Hao were truly dead, I would never remarry in my life?"

The corner of Shi Hao’s mouth twitched—was someone trying to cut his grass?

"Which ones? I’ll find each of them and knock on their doors!" he raged.

Weng Lekan laughed heartily, "What a coincidence, there is one sitting in the hall right now."

"I’ll go find him!" Shi Hao said.

He turned around and left, with Weng Nanqing quickly following.

It wasn’t that she feared Shi Hao wouldn’t be able to handle himself, but she was worried Shi Hao might kill the man.

After all, this was the Weng Family home. The visitor had come to propose and hadn’t done anything wrong; if Shi Hao killed him, it would be indefensible.

Shi Hao made his way to the hall and indeed, there were visitors.

However, it was not one person, but two—a young man and an elderly man. Clearly, the young man was the suitor, and the elder was the accompanying senior.

Zhu Yu!

Shi Hao recognized the young man, which caused him to slightly raise his eyebrows. This was a disciple of the Heavenly Gu Sect; he had entered the Purple Green Secret Realm with Lin Chenkai, Dang Guanglin, Xu Huan, Xia Mengyin, and other prodigies.

This person was loose-lipped and had insulted Xia Mengyin, which had made Shi Hao want to kill him at the time, but he had been too weak to be Zhu Yu’s match then.

Years had passed, and Zhu Yu had moved from the Founding King Court to the Supplementing Divine Temple and had even ignited the Incense Flame, but what was he in Shi Hao’s eyes now that Shi Hao could sweep through all of the Supplementing Divine Temple?

The problem was the presence of a senior accompanying Zhu Yu, whose realm must be very high, as it was Weng Anhe who was personally attending.

At that moment, Weng Nanqing also walked over and stood by Shi Hao’s side, whispering, "Don’t be impulsive."

Shi Hao smiled, "Am I that kind of person?"

Aren’t you?

Weng Nanqing rolled her eyes at him. Hadn’t you stirred up enough trouble at Heavenly Palace Academy and Ling Tian Academy?

Shi Hao gave her a reassuring look, then strode forward.

In the hall, Weng Anhe was speaking to the powerful Saintly Position holder from the Heavenly Gu Sect. He was taken aback when he suddenly saw Shi Hao appear.

This guy... he’s still alive!

"Who are you?" Zhu Yu didn’t recognize Shi Hao—he had been too weak to catch his attention before—and so he was surprised when Shi Hao barged in and asked sharply.

Shi Hao shook his head, "You’re just a guest, is it your place to question?"

Weng Anhe chuckled and said, "Brother Zhang, this is a misunderstanding. This is Shi Hao, Nan Qing’s husband. He didn’t die, so I can only thank Brother Zhang for his kindness."

Shi Hao?

Zhu Yu and the strong practitioner from Heavenly Gu Sect looked at Shi Hao in surprise.

Wasn’t this supreme talent rumored to have died in the Elemental Cave?

What’s happening here, turning up suddenly more than a year later?

The strong practitioner with the surname Zhang laughed heartily, "Such a misunderstanding indeed. The proposal is off, then."

Even if it wasn’t called off, what could he do? The woman’s husband was still alive; was he supposed to kill Shi Hao?

Zhu Yu was indignant. He had coveted all ten of the beauties on the Beauty Ranking, but he was neither one of South Wood Continent’s top talents nor was his sect a Universe force, so the ten beauties were beyond his reach; he could only long for them in vain.

But Weng Nanqing had already been married once, which would naturally diminish her worth, making her attainable for him, which is why he managed to get the sect seniors to accompany him for the proposal.

What he hadn’t anticipated was that Shi Hao was actually not dead!

Why aren’t you dead?