Chapter 90: Chapter 90 Dark Force
Shi Hao was recuperating from his injuries in the mountains, and he didn’t have to worry about food each day, as the fatty had already advanced to the rank of a high-level Martial Sect member, making hunting beasts an effortless task.
With the healing effects of elixirs far surpassing those available in Hua Yuan Nation, Shi Hao’s injuries healed rapidly.
In just seven days, he was already able to walk on his own, but he still couldn’t exert much force, as his bones had just started to mend, and he needed to wait a few more days regardless.
This affected his practice of the Tyrant Body Technique, but it didn’t hinder the operation of the Nine Revolutions Sky-Plundering Scripture, so Shi Hao’s strength continued to increase by two thousand pounds each day.
For others, this rate of progress would be astonishingly fast, but for Shi Hao, whose base strength already amounted to a million pounds, this meant an increase of only ten thousand pounds in five days, equivalent to just one percent. The progress was ridiculously slow.
The gap in strength for the entire Ninth Extreme was four hundred thousand pounds, so even if the Tenth Extreme was a mere five hundred thousand pounds wide, it would still require two hundred and fifty days.
Unless, Shi Hao could get his hands on a large number of Spirit Stones to shorten this period.
After ten days, Shi Hao had mostly recovered.
He began to resume his training gently and performed a series of Flying Cloud Fist.
This was not his strongest Martial Technique, but it was the most meaningful, having been passed down from his adoptive father.
As Shi Hao swung his fist, a shocking scene unfolded before him; his strength surged out from his fist, striking the trunk of a tree two feet in front of him. With a loud bang, the big tree snapped in the middle and crashed down.
“Woof woof woof!” The big yellow dog immediately started barking. Goodness, that scared the life out of me, nearly crushed me, didn’t it?
The lunatic was acting up again!
Shi Hao was stunned himself.
To say he could break such a big tree was obviously an easy task for him, but he was two feet away; his fist hadn’t even touched the trunk, yet he was able to smash the tree. It was too dreamlike.
Indeed, when strength reached a certain level, because the speed and weight of the punch were so great, it would naturally carry wind pressure, but first, the wind pressure wouldn’t carry very far and would quickly dissipate, and secondly, it didn’t have such terrifying power.
It seemed as if… Shi Hao’s fist had extended and directly hit the trunk.
“At that moment, my strength shot out directly from my fist, as if it no longer needed the body as a bridge,” Shi Hao reflected, drawing a sharp breath. This kind of force was invisible and intangible, not even stirring up a breeze, completely undetectable.
If others saw him throw a punch from a distance, obviously too far away to guard against, they would suddenly be struck with a million pounds of force. Even a Martial Venerable might be killed instantly by him.
Even Shi Hao had to ask himself, if he suddenly encountered such an opponent, would he be caught off guard and inadvertently killed?
It was very possible!
If even he could be killed so unexpectedly, what about others?
Shi Hao couldn’t help but his eyes gleamed with excitement. Earlier, when Jiang Zhong had mentioned that the Chu Family had three Martial Venerables, he did feel a hint of apprehension. If he were to make enemies with the Chu Family, facing three Martial Venerables at once would undoubtedly be quite difficult for him.
Perhaps, it would take him only three punches to kill all three Martial Venerables.
The big yellow dog shivered involuntarily. The lunatic’s gaze was too frightening; it was clearly the look of someone plotting to attack from the shadows.
“In the memories of Yuan Chengmie, there is a description of this kind of force, known as ‘Dark Force’,” Shi Hao recalled.
“I wonder what the maximum range of this Dark Force’s strike is.”
Shi Hao began to experiment, and after a few punches, he reached a conclusion.
Beyond this distance, the force would plummet sharply, practically losing all lethality.
“This is an ability I gained after breaking through to the Tenth Extreme,” Shi Hao realized.
“Indeed, breaking a limit that no one else has broken is absolutely extraordinary.”
“This seems like a reward bestowed upon me by the heavens.”
Shi Hao was brimming with confidence. If he were to face Shi Pojun again, he could kill him in a single encounter, and even if Shi Pojun were prepared, Shi Hao was confident he could slaughter him within ten moves.
——What is Dark Force?
Invisible and formless, how can it be blocked?
When I throw a punch, how can you tell whether I used Dark Force or not?
If you have to guard against it every time, who can manage that?
Even if we don’t consider the drain on strength, don’t you need time?
For Shi Hao, it was simple: within seven feet, all he needed to do was flick his wrist, was this speed even on the same level?
One could say it was a super weapon.
Shi Hao laughed heartily. His laughter rang out, even causing the nearby leaves to fall.
Unconsciously, in his laughter, he had also employed Dark Force, striking it against the trunk of the tree as though he was vigorously slapping the bark.
“Stone, what’s got you so happy?” The fatty had just returned from hunting, carrying a plump sika deer over his shoulder.
Shi Hao smiled and said, “You have to try to break through to the Ninth Extreme!”
“Not a chance!” The fatty immediately shook his head. “Just thinking about the state you were in, I don’t ever want to try it. And Stone, you really got lucky this time. You were a hair’s breadth away from death, just a tiny bit more and you would have been a goner, no chance of surviving.”
He spoke the last sentence with great seriousness.
Shi Hao nodded slowly. The fatty wasn’t trying to bring him down; he truly cared about him.
However, when it was time to fight, Shi Hao would still fight — just without letting the fatty know anymore.
“Let’s have a good meal today, then hit the road tomorrow,” he laughed.
“You got it!” The fatty nodded cheerfully.
Although he didn’t mind looking after Shi Hao, resources here were too scarce, life was incredibly tough, and besides, this was the deep forest — was he supposed to spend his time peeping at monkeys mating?
Uh… that might actually be kind of interesting.
A night passed, and the next morning after they finished their cultivation, they left the forest.
However, the carriage they had rented was gone.
No matter, it was only three days’ journey anyway.
The two set out on foot, with the big yellow dog following alongside. Day and night they traveled, and after three days, the imposing and magnificent Imperial Capital appeared once again before them.
Entering the city and walking for a while, they soon arrived at the Martial Venerate Mansion.
Wu Shibai and the others were already there. Upon learning of Shi Hao’s arrival, they hurriedly came out to greet him, each showing an excited expression.
Young Master Shi… was a Martial Venerable!
When they first heard this news, they nearly fainted from shock.
But once they calmed down, they were naturally overjoyed.
They were now the Martial Venerable’s personal guard — who wouldn’t treat them with awe?
Shi Hao waved his hand, signaling them to rise.
Since he had taken these people as subordinates, their strength couldn’t be too poor, could it?
Shi Hao then “pulled out” a Body Technique from his mind and first transmitted it to Wu Shibai, Iron King and others, then had them pass it on to everyone else. He believed that in just a year or two, it would be possible to build a team of all martial masters, and even sprout a few Martial Sects, which wouldn’t be surprising.
He wasn’t worried about this Body Technique being spread. He had several of these level Body Techniques, none of which could compare with the Tyrant Body Technique.
That night, someone came to visit.
The visitor was quite remarkable, a disciple of the White Cloud Sect!