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Chapter 760 The Ultimate Limit of Power!

Shi Hao gripped the Void Battle Halberd and cautiously approached the futon.

He strode lightly with each step, as if afraid of waking something that was asleep.

Qian Renxue, Luo Dao, Lan Yichen, and Hong Huang followed closely behind him, each with a solemn expression.

Fortunately, their fears did not come true.

The futon lay there quietly, and the surrounding crystal-clear corpses remained motionless.

Although the cold, decaying aura was strong, it simply permeated the air quietly and did not attack them.

Shi Hao stopped in front of the prayer mat.

He looked down at the dusty prayer mat, then at the corpses beside it, and then took a deep breath, carefully extending his divine sense into the prayer mat.

"—Buzz!"

However, the moment his consciousness touched the futon, a vast amount of information surged in like a tide.

That was a scripture.

A set of ten deadly techniques related to power.

When strength reaches its limit, the greatest truth is the simplest.

Every word of this scripture is as heavy as a mountain, containing the most fundamental laws and power of the universe.

Shi Hao was shocked.

He never expected that the Ten Fierce Treasure Techniques were hidden in this futon.

"It is one of the Ten Fierce Techniques, and it is also a supreme scripture involving power!"

Shi Hao's voice was somewhat excited.

Qian Renxue's eyes lit up: "It's like finding a needle in a haystack, only to have it come to us without any effort. We've been searching for so long, and we never expected that the Ten Fierce Treasures would be right here."

Luo Dao was also full of excitement: "Brother Shi Hao, quickly take a look at the contents of the scripture, maybe you can immediately grasp its essence."

Shi Hao nodded, then extended his divine sense and began reciting the first few lines of the scripture.

Those scriptures are ancient and obscure, each word containing profound Taoist rhetoric, making them extremely difficult to read.

However, Shi Hao was extremely perceptive and quickly grasped the true meaning of some of the sentences.

But at that moment, something unexpected happened.

Suddenly, a beam of light shone from the futon, shooting straight at Shi Hao's brow.

The beam of light was extremely fast, and Shi Hao had no time to dodge it. He could only instinctively withdraw his divine sense.

The beam of light grazed past Shi Hao's consciousness. Although it didn't hit him, the scorching sensation still left him with lingering fear.

Something's not right!

Shi Hao's expression changed, and he quickly took several steps back, looking warily at the futon.

Qian Renxue also noticed the abnormality and whispered, "There's something wrong with this futon."

Shi Hao stared at the futon, observed it carefully for a moment, and realized that the beam of light was not aimed at him alone.

It seems to target all those who have extended their divine senses, and its power varies depending on the target.

If the cultivator is weak, the power of the beam will be weak.

If the cultivator is strong, the beam of light will be more powerful.

But in any case, it won't be so strong as to be unbearable.

"This is not a sure-fire killing situation..."

Shi Hao murmured softly, "This must be some kind of test set up by the master of the haunted house."

Qian Renxue seemed to be deep in thought: "You mean... only by passing the test can we obtain this scripture?"

Shi Hao nodded, then walked to the futon, squatted down and began to carefully examine the runes on it.

These runes are densely packed and intertwined, seemingly forming a complex array.

This formation is connected to the scriptures in the futon. "This thing might be a formation, and the scriptures are inside it."

Shi Hao whispered a reminder.

Luo Dao suddenly remembered someone: "Why don't we wait for Fellow Daoist Han Li to come over, and then we can all work together to figure out a way to break the formation? He is an expert in formations and should be able to break it."

Shi Hao was about to speak when the God-Slaying Stone in his arms suddenly spoke first: "It's useless. The formation here is connected to that scripture. If you forcibly break the formation, the scripture will also be destroyed. If you want to obtain the scripture, you can only comprehend the futon and pass the test, because that is the central hub of this formation."

Shi Hao grabbed the God-Slaying Stone and asked, "Can you break it?"

The God-Slaying Stone sighed, "Even I am powerless to help. This formation was personally set up by the Ten Ancient Fiends. It is not something a God-Slaying Stone of my level can break. You should just try to comprehend it honestly."

"Okay, I'll give it a try..."

Shi Hao didn't say much. He immediately sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes, and probed out with his divine sense again, cautiously reaching into the futon.

This time, he didn't rush to recite the scriptures, but instead first felt the profound Taoist aura emanating from the meditation cushion.

That Daoist aura was connected to the aura of the Ten Fierce Treasures, yet it was even more profound, as if it contained the most fundamental laws of heaven and earth.

Time passed by, second by second.

Shi Hao's brows furrowed and relaxed at times, clearly indicating that he encountered many difficulties in the process of comprehending the truth.

But he did not give up, repeatedly feeling the Taoist essence and pondering the obscure scriptures.

Qian Renxue, Luo Dao, Lan Yichen, and Hong Huang stood guard around him, vigilantly observing their surroundings, not daring to relax their guard in the slightest.

I don't know how much time has passed.

Suddenly, another beam of light shone from the futon.

This time, the beam of light was even more intense than before, shooting straight towards Shi Hao's brow.

The beam of light contained terrifying power; if one were to be struck, at best one's primordial spirit would be damaged, and at worst one's soul would be scattered.

Qian Renxue's expression changed drastically. She tried to stop it, but the beam of light was too fast for her to stop.

However, just as the beam of light was about to hit Shi Hao...

A golden light suddenly shone from between Shi Hao's eyebrows.

Immediately afterwards, a small golden figure flew out from between his eyebrows.

The little figure was entirely golden, radiating a soft light; it was Shi Hao's primordial spirit.

The golden figure stretched out its hand and met the beam of light without hesitation.

"--boom!!!"

The beam of light collided with the golden figure's palm, bursting forth with dazzling light.

A muffled thud followed.

The golden figure was startled by the beam of light, but quickly regained its balance.

It formed a hand seal, and a golden light barrier flew out from its palms, blocking the beam of light.

But the beam of light grew stronger, and the pressure on the little golden man increased.

Its body quickly began to tremble.

The golden sheen on the surface has become increasingly dim.

But it still gritted its teeth and held on desperately, preventing the beam of light from harming Shi Hao's body.

Qian Renxue and the others watched in horror, but were powerless to help.

They could only stand by anxiously, silently praying for Shi Hao.

Luo Dao couldn't help but sigh, "If I had known that our sect possessed the scriptures of the Ten Fierce Treasures, I should have let Fellow Daoist Han Li and the others also take this path. That way, we could all be together and look out for each other..."

Lan Yichen chimed in, "That's right. Fellow Daoist Han Li is proficient in the Dao of Formations. With him around, Brother Shi Hao should be able to deal with that strange futon much more easily..."

Qian Renxue's gaze was solemn: "It's too late to say all this now. Let's check on Brother Shi Hao's condition first. If he's in danger, even if the luck here isn't good, we must save him..."

...(End of this chapter)