Chapter 620

Chapter 620 – Hundred Rivers Converge into the Sea

This snail was extremely large, just like a small mountain . It easily carried more than twenty people, as well as the enormous elephants, fierce tigers, large snakes, and other prey .

This left Shi Hao feeling rather speechless . How did they even grow such a large snail? The higher realms really was strange .

Its shell was extremely hard . It was entirely black like black jade . It sparkled with crystalline splendor and was extremely sturdy . Right now, it was crawling with great speed just like a speeding horse .

If anyone dared to say that snails were slow again, Shi Hao would definitely get angry at that person .

This hunting household were all surnamed Vermilion, originating from Vermilion Village . They had just returned from a rewarding hunt in the mountains .

Soon after, Shi Hao understood why they were surnamed Vermilion . It was because of their guardian spirit .

This village was quite large with over a thousand members . There was an enormous spiderweb at the front of the village that was silver and brilliant . A large spider was crawling on top, one that was as large as the wild elephant .

This was Vermilion Village’s guardian spirit . It protected over a thousand family members . Normally, it didn’t move from the web and quietly cultivated .

The spiderweb connected two rocky mountains at the front of the village, forming an enormous two li sized web . The spider silk was extremely brilliant, as if it was a protective screen, shielding the village within .

This spider was entirely silvery white . It didn’t move at all, normally just staying in the web like that, devouring the essence of sun and moon to cultivate .

Shi Hao was shaken . This large spider couldn’t be considered weak . It was just the guardian spirit of a village, but it already reached Spiritual Transformation Realm . It was quite amazing .

The silver large spider seemed to have sensed something . It opened its eyes and looked over, giving Shi Hao a glance . Its entire body released radiance . Then, it began to cultivate again .

The hunting troop arrived at the front of the village . They selected a massive saber-toothed tiger and delivered it to the two li wide great net .

Then, the enormous snail carried everyone into the village from underneath the large net . A chewing sound could be heard behind them . That saber-toothed tiger was quickly devoured by the large silver spider .

There were two rocky mountains that couldn’t be considered tall at the front of the village . Once one passed this, the terrain would open up and houses appeared in large amounts .

It was clear that there was more than one hunting troop in the village .

“We were lucky . This Wild Dragon Elephant was injured and ended up encountering us, so it was directly slaughtered . ” The elder on the snail said with a smiling expression .

“Who is this? How did you end up bringing back an injured individual?” Quite a few individuals from Vermilion Village surrounded him .

“I found him, and we brought him back . ” The youngest youth on the snail cried out . He was only eleven or twelve years old, a child named Zhu Jun . He was still a child . His face was rather tender . Right now, he had on an excited appearance .

The villagers all looked at each other in dismay . They stared at Shi Hao, looking at him over and over .

“His injuries are so severe . Was he smashed into by a Pixiu? Why do I feel like at least twenty bones were broken?!”

These people often hunted into the mountains, so they were injured from time to time as well . When they saw Shi Hao, they felt that his injuries were extremely serious . In reality, all of Shi Hao’s bones were pretty much broken .

“Let third grandfather take a look . ”

The so-called third grandfather was one of Vermilion Village’s most powerful individuals . He understood medicine, so normally, all of the injuries of the villagers were looked at by him . He had great prestige in this village .

Behind the village was a courtyard . It was extremely peaceful here . There was a mud pool here . This was where third grandfather resided .

Shi Hao was seriously injured . He slightly raised his body and expressed his thanks towards these villagers .

Third grandfather’s face was covered in white hair . His body was a bit hunchbacked . With a hoarse voice, he said, “Youngster, I do not know your background, but I feel that you are quite unordinary . I wish that your visit does not affect things here . ”

When there were relatively fewer people, Shi Hao tactfully expressed that he didn’t need third grandfather’s treatment and that he could recover on his own . He just wanted to live here for a period of time .

Third grandfather nodded and made some room in the courtyard .

“There are three thousand provinces in this realm?” This was what Shi Hao learned from a youth’s mouth after he decided to stay here . It immediately left him somewhat stupefied . This was too shocking .

You have to understand that he had already heard in the lower realm that one province was many times larger than all of the eight regions added together .

Three thousand provinces… just how large was this realm? Meanwhile, this was just what everyone had explored so far . If the even larger mysterious uninhabited areas were added together, it was simply inconceivable!

Of course, Shi Hao didn’t reveal any shock in front of Vermilion Village’s people . He obtained all of this information through indirect approaches .

“Three thousand provinces is an older saying . As for how many provinces there truly are, we cannot say clearly . Not even those great figures can be certain,” said third grandfather .

After all, the higher realms was just too vast . Its territory was boundless without borders . It was precisely because it was so enormous that it was able to produce countless experts .

Shi Hao felt relieved . A province was already several times greater than the lower realm’s eight regions combined, so a province’s land could naturally produce heavenly talents and terrifying geniuses .

In the following days, Shi Hao adjusted his injured body and slowly recovered . At the same time, he studied this world’s great dao, preparing to complete his body’s natural laws .

The most effective method was rebirth, allowing himself to transform and become complete .

However, this process would definitely be full of suffering . He needed to break all of his body’s bones and exchange his blood . It was going to be a dangerous process .

Of course, he had made abundant preparations . Immortal Mountain’s rebirth method and other techniques were things he had grasped a long time ago . In addition, he had Fire Nation’s Vermilion Bird rebirth technique, as well as even the higher realms’ noble lady Hong Huang race’s phoenix related rebirth method .

“The broken bones have already pieced together again . It seems like if I want to transform, I will have to break them apart again…” Shi Hao said softly .

The divine striking stone entered a state of slumber, because after climbing the heavenly path, it suffered many cracks from the great explosion . It needed to slowly recover and recombine .

A few days passed . Shi Hao’s understanding of this world’s laws and dao became more profound . He knew what he ought to do . He prepared to replenish his body’s natural laws and carry out a rebirth .

Wuwu . . .

Suddenly, a bugle horn sounded that was incomparably oppressive, as if a demonic beast was roaring . The sound transmitted especially far . All of Vermilion Village was startled .

Soon after, a group of youth and young adults were stirred up, becoming extremely excited . They ran towards the front of the village .

Even the guardian spirit was startled . It opened its eyes in the enormous web . Its entire body shone with silver radiance as it swept its gaze over everyone .

"What happened?" Shi Hao also arrived at the front of the village, asking the people beside him .

“The warrior selection great war has begun!” A youth said excitedly . His name was Zhu Jun, and a few days ago, he was the first one that noticed Shi Hao .

Was this a great war? Shi Hao had second thoughts . He didn’t understand, nor was it good to ask too blatantly .

However, there was no need for him to ask too deeply . These youngsters were extremely excited and continuously blabbered on, discussing among themselves here .

This was a distinguished meeting where experts rose from every area . It was like a hundred streams gathering into an ocean . Many warriors gathered to carry out an intense competition .

“What is the purpose of this?” Shi Hao asked carelessly .

“Legend has it that there is a great natural luck, a heaven defying opportunity!” The faces of a group of youth became red . They were extremely excited and began to discuss together .

To select the best from each region and carry out decisive battles one after another, then to the prefecture… advancing step by step . This was a great confrontation between geniuses, a path for the strongest expert .

“Where will they fight in the end?”

“I don’t know . Rumor has it that our most powerful individual only reached the prefecture in the past, not obtaining the qualifications to fight on a higher level . . . ”

When Shi Hao heard this, he was quite shocked . This truly was a large scale event . What was the purpose of doing this? Was it truly like a hundred rivers gathering into the sea, with layers and layers of selection of the best? These rivers all ultimately flowed back into the sea .

Endless warriors, all types of experts, heaven warping geniuses from all paths . This was an enormous collision!

A single province was already several times that of the lower realm . It was boundless and limitless . Vermilion Village’s people wouldn’t understand . Forget about other province, it would be hard for them to reach the limit of this prefecture alone .

In reality, it wasn’t only them . Even those enormous cities’ inheritances, those experts from those dao creeds would find it hard to explore the world outside their original province . It was just too far way .

From one province to another, even if a cultivator walked for several lifetimes, it would be hard for them to cross this distance .

“What is the purpose of this contest? What kind of great natural opportunity is there exactly?” Shi Hao wanted to understand this . Unfortunately, the villagers didn’t know .

He was a bit regretful . In the lower realm, he should have properly questioned that black tortoise and made him answer all types of questions .

Unfortunately, that higher realms turtle — Third Blackie, fled when he was fighting the seven deities . Later on, it never showed itself . It clearly did not wish to return to the higher realms .

“You can’t be sure of that . Sometimes, its a thousand years, other times more than ten thousand years before it happens once . ”

Shi Hao was shocked . That really was a grand occasion . His little brother, Yue Chan, witch, and the others, as well as the exceptional talents and heavenly geniuses were all going to participate? At that time, it would be a great confrontation between geniuses!

“I should fix my own natural laws first and carry out a rebirth . ” Shi Hao returned to his place of residence and started all types of preparations .

If he wanted to undergo rebirth, he needed all types of matching parts . Apart from the rebirth techniques, he also wanted to form a rebirth pool to nourish his body and allow him to undergo an even better transformation .

After all, this time, he had to break all of his bones, make blood, and exchange blood . It was extremely important . There couldn’t be the slightest bit of carelessness . Everything had to be done to perfection .

Shi Hao’s ten great heavenly passages shone . A beast skin pouch descended . After it was opened, precious light flickered about and spiritual essence surged . There were many old medicines, rare ores, spiritual bugs, and other things .

These were things Shi Hao brought with him from the lower realm precisely to quickly complete his rebirth .

Before the bronze precious case broke, he collected these things into his heavenly passages to avoid them being crushed . Now, they were going to be put to great use .

Due to being extra careful, Shi Hao arranged a formation behind Vermilion Village, and then he began to form the rebirth pool and refine all types of medicinal fluid . He prepared to carry out a transformation for himself .

Star grass, black fiend lotus, scarlet flood dragon vine, snow jade body, and other things were refined . They were cast into the pond . The liquid was sparkling and surging with divine light .

There were over a hundred types of spiritual medicines at his side, as well as a Three-Footed Toad, Scarlet Heaven Centipede, Spiritblood Dragon, and other rarely seen creatures . They floated in the rebirth pool and released their essence .

One day and one night later, Shi Hao finished refining the rebirth liquid .

Then, he clenched his teeth and broke all of his bones . He endured the pain and released his essence blood . He sat inside of the rebirth pond and began to undergo a transformation!