Chapter 294

Chapter 294 – Disturbance

Shi Hao’s temperament had changed drastically . He was like a sword previously hidden within a deep abyss, but now gushing with multicolored light . He was now extending his teeth and claws, revealing his power to the world .

However, after he glanced around, a sigh came out of his chest . Although it was a pressing matter, now was not a good time to let everything out, for he still had no idea where the Archaic Demonic Spider was .

It would do him no good to alert the enemy or let word of him leak out . He was certain that if he were to reveal his identity, that giant spider would never show up, for its status was too superior . Instead, mighty experts of other levels might come forward to suppress and kill him .

If that was the case, the martial prowess of the little pagoda would be used to kill a couple of lords at most, but not that Black-eyed Demonic Green Spider . It wouldn’t be worth it at all .

He needed to wait for an excellent opportunity, when mighty experts from all forces arrived in the Capital to celebrate the Human Emperor’s birthday . Everyone who should show up then .

Another option was to visit the Martial Imperial Manor in person after the business here was finished . He might be able to find the spider inside the manor!

In fact, when he thought about it this way, Shi Hao reconsidered his options . He wanted to maximize the effectiveness of the little pagoda’s power, because it might not necessarily only be a supreme expert .

He had offended more than a handful of people in the battle of the North Sea . Some mighty creatures of the Archaic Divine Mountains might still hold deep grudges against him . The supreme experts of the sea were not very forgiving beings, either . Given the opportunity, Shi Hao would not mind to make some ‘noise’ this time .

“I’ve waited for so long already, so why can’t I wait a bit longer?” Shi Hao murmured and calmed himself down within no time . He had obtained his strongest hand just then, which unsettled his mind for a while . He was able to adjust himself to a natural state .

When he glanced back again, the green pond was spread smoothly not far away with Five-colored Luan dancing beside it . Everything looked peaceful, and he achieved an empty and quiet mentality again .

Various treasures could be found in this area . Auspicious light surged in streaks, and beams of divine lights erupted into the air . The sky was filled with an array of colors, and those watching were utterly dazzled by all the powerful magical artifacts here .

Shi Hao wandered around in the area and indulged himself in pleasure . He learned many new things here, for a number of the peculiar magical artifacts were items he had never seen before .

“Is this bowl a treasured artifact as well?” Shi Hao was quite surprised to find a broken pottery bowl that was greyish in color and lusterless . However, the price tag on it was astronomical .

Moreover, the rim of the bowl was already broken with a sizable piece missing . It was devoid of any sense of beauty, making those that saw it speechless .

“You should know, young man, that the best things are those closest to their original simplicity and nature . I’ll show you its power . ” The old man of a treasured artifact shop spoke to Shi Hao with a smile . He then began an incantation and activated the pottery bowl .

“Collect!”

Instantly, ripples began to spread out in the green lake, and the entire body of water erupted, turning into a torrential current and injecting itself into the bowl . One could see clearly that the billowy green water was surging inside the bowl like a vast ocean . There was something terrifying about it .

The crowd nearby were all startled and came around to look at it .

“Is this the… Heaven Transforming Bowl?!” Someone cried out in surprise, making many people jump . All sorts of reactions could be observed among the crowd as everyone became excited at this marvelous sight . Of course, most people seemed taken back by the announcement .

“If it really were that magical artifact, then according to legend, the bowl could melt down and refine anything in this world . When a mighty expert is sucked into it, he would quickly be melted into a pool of grimy blood . ” Someone exclaimed in a frightened tone .

“It’s such a pity that this is only a broken imitation of the real thing . The true ancient magical artifact can no longer be found in this world . ” Someone sighed .

The Heaven Transformation Bowl imitated the laws of the nature and could melt anything down like a furnace . It could break down every tangible thing that it sucked inside, and no divine ability could help you to escape your doom once inside .

In the ancient times, there were more than one saint that had successfully produced such treasured artifacts . The refining process wasn’t any great secret . Instead, the key problem lied in the material used to make it .

In those days, the creation of each one of these bowls would cause a huge sensation, for the materials required were both specific and hard to come by . Among other things, Stellar Sand, Divine Blood, and various other treasures of heaven and earth were necessary materials .

The most famous one was the Heaven Transformation Bowl, the making of which involved the most astounding materials . It could even suppress and kill heavenly deities, making it unpredictable even to the spirits and gods . To those of the mortal world, such a thing was beyond terrifying .

It was as famous as the heaven and earth pouch, and was listed as one of the most formidable treasured artifacts .

“Although this is not made from the original material and can only be considered an imitation . It still is one of my store’s greatest treasures . ” The old man smiled . As he turned over his hand, the water in the bowl spilled out and returned to the lake .

Such noise naturally attracted much attention . Many people had travelled for days to come here . They started to ask about the price to try and purchase it .

Shi Hao found that this bowl was not bad as well and wanted to consult the little pagoda for its value . Anyhow, it seemed like an ancient item .

However, the translucent little pagoda became motionless after devouring the Dragon Tooth Dagger . It remained dim and lusterless in his hair, for it was hibernating and slumbering to mend itself .

“Yi, why don’t I observe the bowl with this?” It suddenly dawned on him that he had obtained a divine object that could see through all fabrications . Why not try using that instead?

Shi Hao stood calmly on the outskirts of the crowd and watch them bid . He then reached for the natural-born deity’s eye . The ten heavenly passages could materialise in midair, but it could also be activated inside him .

He opened one of the passages, which illuminated inside his body . After being infused with spiritual essence, the eyeball became alive, and streaks of divine multicolored lights began to twirl around it .

Shi Hao handled it with great caution and fixed it inside that heavenly passage . He activated it carefully and observed the broken bowl .

“It’s much more than what it seems to be . ” With one look, he discovered something unusual about it . The bowl looked ordinary to the naked eye, but through the dual-pupil, he could see glittering divine multi-colored clouds hidden within .

In particular, near the bottom of the bowl was where the light was somewhat scorching . It was as if a stove was providing the entire bowl with divine energy, making it shine resplendently .

“It might be an imitation, but a divine material lies inside this pottery bowl . If I can extract it and put it aside until a later date when I find other divine materials, I might be able to use them in the future to make the real Heaven Transformation Bowl . ” Shi Hao told himself so in his mind .

No matter what, this bowl was definitely worth the extortionate price on the tag .

Shi Hao took part in the bid as well . No one had expected that it was the bowl, instead of the auction, that would attract attention and competition . The price was growing higher and higher .

“I’ll exchange it with five pieces of Underworld Iron,” someone said . This was a descendant of a lord named Gu Lingyu . He was a well-known person of the Capital, and currently, he was keen on obtaining the bowl .

“I’ll offer five Pearls of Blood Essence . ” Said Shi Hao . Needless to say, he would not miss out on the bowl, either .

“Six pieces of Underworld Iron,” said Gu Lingyu, the lord’s descendant, in a cold voice . He glanced at Shi Hao, and a black iron stone was dropped onto the ground with a dang sound . The stone glittered with a dark luster .

“Six Pearls of Blood Essence . ” Shi Hao showed no sign of wavering and took out another scarlet red pearl the size of a human head that glistened in multi-coloured light . It was a rare material he brought back from the North Sea nurtured by a spiritual clam .

“You… don’t know what’s good for yourself!” Gu Lingyu stared at him and left angrily .

Shi Hao paid no attention to him and eventually managed to win the bid . He turned the bowl over and over in his hand in complete satisfaction . The item itself was a powerful treasured artifact, not to mention it had other benefits .

He refined it carefully and focused all of his heart into his meditation . He tried to comprehend its activation techniques and indulged himself completely in the process, almost losing track of the world around him .

For someone who had reached his level, he no longer needed to spend days to master the method . He could use it almost as soon as the bowl fell into his hands . It took him only a while to achieve a thorough comprehension .

“This bowl is completely worth the price!” After studying it carefully, Shi Hao was pleasantly surprised, for this bowl was powerful and suitable for him to use in the Capital .

“Young man, don’t you think you are too domineering? I saw you throw Liu Han and his friends into the lake a while ago, and now you are robbing others of their magical artifact . Don’t you think you’ve gone too far?”

A young woman approached him at this point . She was accompanied by several others, among whom was his former competitor Gu Lingyu .

“I followed the rules and won the bid . Isn’t this none of your business?” Shi Hao couldn’t be bothered to deal with them .

“We find you a bit too arrogant . I’ve never seen you around in the Capital before . Where are you from?” The woman was not bad-looking, but talked in a rather careless manner .

“Big sister Gu is asking you a question . Why aren’t you answering her?” Someone beside her yelled at him .

Shi Hao now realised that these people were here to back Gu Lingyu up, and the woman seemed to be his elder sister . Shi Hao felt speechless at their reaction .

“Gu Linglong is back!” Exclaimed someone in surprise . The young woman was incredibly powerful and obviously a renowned figure among the younger generations of the Capital . Otherwise, her younger brother wouldn’t have turned to her for help .

“Linglong, you are back?” Not far from here, several aristocratic ladies of the Capital were surprised to see her here . They all walked near, among them were Princess Sixteen and the eldest daughter of the Thunder Clan .

Gu Linglong nodded around at them and smiled . Those accompanying her were now scoffing at Shi Hao now . “Say something . Lady Gu is asking you a question . ”

“Is there something wrong with your head?” Shi Hao felt no need to show politeness and responded with such words .

That individual’s face turned pale . Even Gu Linglong was surprised to hear this . In spite of coming here in person herself, this teenager showed no fear whatsoever . He was indeed a tough figure . Hadn’t he heard of her prowess before?

At this point, Princess Sixteen and the eldest daughter of the Thunder Clan had both arrived . The pair had the reputation of being ‘Pearls of the Capital’ and were indeed stunning to look at . Their beauty made quite a few onlookers drooling in secret .

“You’ve gone too far,” said Gu Linglong .

“You’re ridiculous!” Shi Hao retorted .

The atmosphere turned cold instantly . With the arrival of such a group of people, especially when these outstanding ladies were among them, Shi Hao still acted in such an indifferent manner . People as powerful as Gu Linglong were obviously displeased .

More and more people were gathering here, some of whom possessed exceptionally prominent auras .

“What’s going on?” One of them asked Princess Sixteen . He was politely received by people as noble as Princess Sixteen, which obviously proved his importance .

Shi Hao burst into a laughter at once . Although the teenager was in his human form now, Shi Hao recognized him instantly, for their paths had crossed before . The teenager was that Horned Dragon he fought with back in the Hundred Shattered Mountains and was suppressed by him later in the Void God Realm . Its flesh had been cut off by Shi Hao to make into a stew .

He did not make a sound, but instead sent out some of his aura towards that teenager .

The Horned Dragon immediately shudder and gasped . He couldn’t help but stumble back . Even though he had no idea who the person was, he sensed a hostile aura, which meant that the person had killed pure-blood creatures before!

He took a step back and stared long at Shi Hao . He then turned to Princess Sixteen and said, “Don’t mess with him . ”

Many people in the crowd changed their countenance at such words, for they knew the identity of the teenager . Quite a few pure-blood creatures were here this time, and people like Princess Sixteen all knew that he was a Horned Dragon . However, he was obviously intimidated by that boy . Such a turn of event was incredibly frightening!

Gu Linglong was even more astonished and couldn’t help but stumble backwards .

“Sister . ” Gu Lingyu was dumbfounded .

“Shut up!” Gu Linglong scolded him .

The place turned awfully quiet now . The aristocratic ladies of the Capital such as the eldest daughter of the Thunder Clan and Princess Sixteen were all greatly startled . Their suitors, on the other hand, felt their heart lurching and were shaken beyond imagination .

“Has the Horned Dragon met his old friend? Who is this person that frightens you so much? Let me have a look . ” Just then, a frivolous voice came from afar .

The crowd almost jumped at this voice, for it obviously belonged to a pure-blood creature .

At the same moment, a drunkard was yelling in an indignant tone from the same direction . “Who does the Demonic Spirit Lake think they are? Who are they to meddle with the affair of our Martial Imperial Manor?”

The crowd was amazed . The man was a disciple of the Martial Imperial Manor and had protested before when he was drunk, claiming that the manor used to have another kid, who was a supreme youth . He was now venting his resentment again .

“People of the Martial Imperial Manor have no manners at all . That so-called Great Demonic God is about to lose his life . You’re in no position to talk rubbish now . ” The person of the Demonic Spirit Lake walked over with a sneer on his face .

“Are you a Demonic Spider? Who gives you the right to talk rubbish here?” Shi Hao spoke out as he turned to the man with a chilly look .