Chapter 76: Chapter 76: Blown Away
What time is it now, and you’re still curious about this?
How on earth did your brain develop?
“Shi Hao, even if you feign composure, you can’t change the reality!” Shi Yang said coldly, “I’ll count to three, and if you don’t kneel down, I’ll blast you with the Purple Crystal Cannon!”
He had barely started counting when Shi Hao did not kneel down; instead, he strode towards him.
How could Shi Yang bear this?
Did Shi Yang dare to keep counting ?
If he really counted to three, Shi Hao would probably already be upon him, easily crushing him to death.
So, he had no choice but to activate the Purple Crystal Cannon immediately.
But this was truly too humiliating for him.
Wasn’t he supposed to count to three?
“Die!” He pressed at the end of the Purple Crystal Cannon, and instantly, countless golden patterns on the cannon lit up; then, with a whoosh, a purple light orb shot out at an indescribable speed towards Shi Hao.
Shi Hao’s eyes narrowed slightly, having already caught sight of the purple light orb.
This was a cannonball, purple all over, even somewhat resembling crystal, with a layer of crystalline glow.
So, this was the origin of the Purple Crystal Cannon’s name.
Shi Hao still had the leisure to feel sentimental for a moment; then, he threw his punch filled with forceful energy.
His punch, remarkably accurate, collided with the Purple Crystal Cannonball, and under the impact of a force reaching a million pounds, the cannonball instantly exploded.
No, Shi Hao realized immediately that the cannonball was designed to break apart upon impact.
Indeed, once the cannonball exploded, all one could see were countless purple crystals inside, filled with sharp edges.
Normally, when the Purple Crystal Cannon exploded , these tiny crystals would continue to barrel towards the target, and their sharp edges could easily tear through a Martial Master’s body, causing devastating damage.
But Shi Hao’s punch was too terrifying.
Nearly a million pounds of force!
As a result, with one punch, the Purple Crystal Cannon did indeed explode, but impacted by the terrifying force, those fragments were actually blown back towards their source.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh, purple lights flickered chaotically.
Shi Yang felt an indescribable pain all over his body; looking down, he saw his body riddled with purple holes. Then, he remembered the sight of Shi Hao’s punch shattering the Purple Crystal Cannonball, sending thousands of fragments flying backward.
Too fast, so fast that he had no time to react.
“Ah—” Screams came from all around.
With the Purple Crystal Cannon’s backfire, Shi Yang was naturally the first to bear the brunt, taking on most of the firepower, but those next to him also suffered from the catastrophe. The cannon, capable of killing a Martial Master, who could withstand that? They were hit one after another, screaming in agony.
The Purple Crystal Cannon’s terror lay not just in its destructive power, but also in a strange substance on the shrapnel that could suffocate the vitality of life.
How is this possible? How could this be!
Shi Yang’s face was full of disbelief; the Purple Crystal Cannon was a major killer aimed at Martial Masters. No Martial Master had ever escaped its grasp, a fact proven by countless corpses.
Yet, how had it failed in front of Shi Hao?
“You, how could you—” Shi Yang struggled to speak, and as he opened his mouth, fresh blood poured out. He had taken almost all the firepower of the Purple Crystal Cannon, and even without that special destructive force of the shrapnel, he would have died from his severe injuries. The only reason he was still clinging to life was because of the long breaths typical of a Martial Master and the unwillingness and disbelief in his heart.
Martial Master? Was the opponent really a Martial Master?
Not just him, but the surrounding onlookers were all dumbstruck.
Shi Hao shot out the Purple Crystal Cannon, and instead of killing him, it was used against the disciples of the Martial Venerate lineage.
This was just like a myth.
“Truly an incredible person!”
“Somehow I feel that this young man could give the Martial Venerable a run for his money.”
“Uh, he punched the Purple Crystal Cannon’s shot right back, that’s definitely beyond the strength of the Martial Sect!”
“Oh my God, is he a young Martial Venerable?”
“And so good-looking too!”
The onlookers exclaimed in amazement. This time, they had truly seen something extraordinary and were greatly surprised.
Such a young man, a remarkable figure!
Shi Hao glanced at Shi Yang but didn’t linger, as if the latter wasn’t worth a second look.
And that was indeed the case.
Slap, slap, slap, the disciples of the Martial Venerable all fell, the power of the Purple Crystal Cannon taking effect, their life forces weakening, yet they watched Shi Hao with unwillingness in their eyes.
They were disciples of the Martial Venerable, after all, and they were at the Martial Venerate Mansion, having even brought out a great weapon like the Purple Crystal Cannon, yet they were still being killed. How could they close their eyes in peace?
Shi Hao walked over and delivered a kick. Bang! The Purple Crystal Cannon shot up into the sky and shattered in mid-air, falling to the ground in pieces.
A million pounds of destructive force, that’s how domineering it was!
Tap, tap, tap, right then, a series of orderly footsteps approached.
A platoon of Imperial Guards appeared.
“Audacious madman, how dare you burst into the Martial Venerate Mansion uninvited! Will you not surrender?” barked the captain of the Imperial Guards. He raised his hand, and the Imperial Guards unsheathed their long blades, while two others wheeled out another Purple Crystal Cannon.
They had received the news early on, but why had they arrived so late?
It was because they had to bring out this big weapon.
—They had mobilized after receiving news of Li Lei and Zhao Guilai’s deaths and were well aware that Zhao Guilai was a mid-level Martial Sect member.
Therefore, Shi Hao must be a high-level Martial Sect!
And to deal with a high-level Martial Sect member, with just a few of them?
That would be courting death!
So, they took some time to bring out the Purple Crystal Cannon before daring to come here.
Shi Hao turned his head and said, “When Duan Jinghong asked me to come here begging for death, why didn’t I see you guys come out to uphold justice?”
The Imperial Guards were suddenly speechless.
Can you compare yourself to the Martial Venerable?
The Martial Venerable is a pillar of a nation, almost equal in status to His Majesty, not someone a youngster like you can compare with.
Even if you are a high-level Martial Venerable, almost unequaled in combat power, in front of the Martial Venerable, you are as insignificant as ants.
So, whatever the Martial Venerable does is naturally justified, while Shi Hao?
Must not offend the Martial Venerable’s dignity!
However, this truth is known between you and me, but it can’t be openly stated, because even the imperial law contains the principle “When the emperor breaks the law, he faces the same punishment as the commoners,” but when the emperor does break the law, who has the guts to call him out?
Therefore, the captain was only momentarily stunned before he berated again, “Stop talking nonsense! You dare to commit murder in the Imperial Capital and kill disciples of the Martial Venerable, you truly have no regard for your life!”
“I’ll count to three, and if you do not bind yourself and surrender, you will be killed without mercy!”
Hearing this, everyone showed strange expressions.
Because Shi Yang had also said something similar before, but now he was lying on the ground, his Restless Soul not yet departed.
Captain, you should take care.