When Mr. Chen regained consciousness, what he saw was the scene of Shi Hao brutally stomping Wu Shenghao’s head into pieces.
It nearly frightened the bile out of him.
A mighty warrior from the Supplementing Divine Temple, slaughtered just like that.
He was fortunate because he was far from the explosion and ran quickly; although he was affected by the blast, he did not lose his life but was incredibly injured and now could only crawl a few inches with all his might.
If Shi Hao were to discover him, he would certainly be on a one-way path to death.
Just as he was about to close his eyes and feign death, Shi Hao’s gaze shot over.
"Mr. Chen, are you pretending to be dead?" Shi Hao said with a smile.
Knowing that he couldn’t escape death, Mr. Chen’s backbone stiffened, and he said, "You certainly are full of tricks, but in the face of absolute strength, you will have no choice but to await death."
With the Great Sacrificial Heaven ancestor from the Wu Family, such an Almighty taking action, how could Shi Hao possibly escape alive?
The Great Sacrificial Heaven—a person who could fly to the heavens and tunnel into the earth, someone whose essence of life was completely different.
To the common people, the Great Sacrificial Heaven is a god.
Shi Hao smiled, "You needn’t worry about that, and besides, you won’t have the chance to see the day I behead the Wu Family ancestor if he truly makes a move against me."
Mr. Chen wanted to sneer and ridicule Shi Hao, but with one Self-Observation, having killed four from the Supplementing Divine Temple, what more could diminish such an impressive combat record?
"I’ll be waiting for you in hell!" he said fiercely.
"Then you’ll really have to wait for a very, very long time." Shi Hao made his move, and with a smack, he shattered Mr. Chen’s head.
He searched the bodies of Mr. Chen and Wu Shenghao, but these two were actually quite poor; they only had some Spirit Stones, nothing like the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures Shi Hao was hoping for.
——Actually, the amount of Spirit Stones was not small, but for Shi Hao, that was only equivalent to money.
He went back to the Chen Family.
At this time, the Chen Family was a hive of bustling activity.
In the minds of the Chen Family members, with three Supplementing Divine Temple experts taking action, Shi Hao was definitely doomed, so they had already begun reconstruction work. As long as the Chen Family people remained, rebuilding the Chen Family would not be a big deal.
However, they saw the very last person they ever wanted to see in their lives.
There he was, striding confidently, not at all looking like someone who suffered serious injuries or was under any restraint.
Where were the three Supplementing Divine Temple warriors?
Where was the family head?
Could they all be dead?
But how could that be, with Shi Hao having already used a poison trick and with the family head’s warning, the three from the Supplementing Divine Temple should have certainly avoided being tricked.
"Run!" Someone yelled, and the members of the Chen Family began to scatter, with only just over thirty people remaining.
Boom, the Sun Dharma Aspect appeared, and where Shi Hao moved, he did not need to strike directly, all were incinerated to ashes.
With that, the Chen Family was completely annihilated.
Now that the Chen Family was destroyed, and the super large mine was ruined as well, the issue of the bounty would surely be forgotten.
The only thing Shi Hao still had to confront was the Formation Masters Association.
Of course, this organization would not tolerate the existence of a traitor, and with all the involved parties now dead, even if Shi Hao spoke the truth, would the people of the Formation Masters Association believe him?
Shi Hao was extremely proud; naturally, he disdained to waste his time explaining.
"Simple, as long as my strength is strong enough, would the Formation Masters Association dare to trouble me?"
Shi Hao only sought to live up to his conscience in his actions. So what if he was misunderstood by others?
If I am strong enough, do I need to care about the opinions of ants?
Shi Hao left, his heart filled with a sense of melancholy. He had just arrived at the Western Rock Continent, yet he had already stirred up so much trouble.
Having dealt with the Chen Family, Shi Hao had achieved his minor goal and needed to consider the next direction to take.
"It’s impossible that I came from nothing."
"And if my parents are not in the Eastern Fire Continent, then the ability to cross the Endless Ocean and go to the Cursed Land indicates that my parents, or my family’s influence, must have at least reached the Supplementing Divine Temple."
"Hmm, let’s start from this point."
This was the only clue; which family had lost a child twenty years ago.
Yet, after so much time had passed, how easy could it be to investigate a disappearance case from twenty years ago? Moreover, this likely involved feuds or power struggles within a family, further increasing the difficulty of the investigation.
"There will be a day when the truth emerges."
Shi Hao clenched his fists, "Therefore, I need to enhance my cultivation as soon as possible. As long as I am strong enough, investigating my origins will become simpler."
"There are hardly any Spirit Stone Marrow left."
Shi Hao sighed. Although he had been troubling the Chen Family these days, he never neglected his cultivation, and the Spirit Stone Marrow was nearly all consumed.
The good news was, he was a mere hair’s breadth away from reaching the Peak of the second realm.
"Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, what I lack are Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures!"
Shi Hao continually lamented the lack of supply of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. Without them, advancing a minor realm in Self-Observation could take years.
This pace wasn’t slow, but Shi Hao couldn’t afford to wait.
——Other geniuses all had the Read the latest chapters on NovelHub - completely free! If it took him decades, then even if he was unrivaled in Self-Observation, what good would it do if he was oppressed by a greater realm? He would still be doomed to defeat.
Several days later, Shi Hao arrived at a large city.
This was indeed a large city, housing several Supplementing Divine Temple-level powerhouses as well as the presence of the Heavenly Path Association.
The Heavenly Path Association could be said to be the largest force on Yunding Star, without an equal.
This was a tightly-knit business alliance whose influence penetrated every corner of the West Rock, North Silver, and South Wood continents. The mere fact that their Combat Power and Genius lists were widely recognized was evidence enough of their immense strength.
——If they were not strong, how could they analyze the abilities of those on the lists so precisely?
It wasn’t a matter of simply slapping a bunch of names on a list.
Shi Hao’s heart was moved.
Since the Heavenly Path Association’s reach was so vast, perhaps seeking their help to investigate his origins would be millions, even billions, of times more effective than working alone.
But why would they help him?
Did he possess formidable strength?
No, even though he was confident in being the number one at Self-Observation, in the context of the Western Rock Continent, he wasn’t even qualified to be called a strong contender.
Then, did he have immense commercial value?
Yes, he possessed the memories of Yuan Chengmie and could even refine concoctions to the level of a ten-star Pill Master. The problem, however, was that, due to his current realm, he could only manage Founding King Court-level concoctions at best. To go any further was too demanding on Soul Force; if he attempted it, he would exhaust his Soul Force and die.
Formation, Talismanic Soldiers, and so forth, all followed the same logic – his cultivation was insufficient!
So, what was the solution?
Shi Hao wandered the streets aimlessly, but after a while, he suddenly found a crowd gathering.
Adhering to the principle of checking things out when there’s nothing better to do, Shi Hao went over and discovered that the Wen Family was recruiting experts.