Chapter 341 – Elder Shen Is Mighty

Su Hao casually selected a cultivator with a weak aura. In the empty space next to the cultivator, he pre-emptively set up an egg-shaped ‘Opposite Space Barrier’, and then teleported himself inside the egg-shaped space barrier.

This way, he wouldn’t have to worry about being surrounded and attacked after teleporting before he could establish the ‘Opposite Space Barrier’.

This method ensured Su Hao’s complete safety.

“Establishing the space barrier remotely makes the activation time for short-distance teleportation longer. But, safety first!”

Up to now, Su Hao had not felt any traces of space being artificially tampered with in this world, which gave him great confidence!

With preparations complete, Su Hao flickered away and appeared behind a middle-parted cultivator who was sitting in meditation. His long blade thrust forward.

“Pop!”

“Ah~”

The disciple was impaled and sent flying far away with a single stab, letting out a scream of reflex.

Su Hao only poked him slightly, the wound wasn’t deep, yet he acted as if he’d suffered immense damage, wailing incessantly!

The surrounding cultivators were drawn by his howl, instinctively turning their heads. They saw a tall, crystal-armored figure take half a step back, then flick his long blade, which gradually disappeared into the distance.

Everyone’s mind instantly conjured a single word: “So cool!”

The female cultivators present immediately looked smitten, exclaiming, “So… so handsome!”

The male cultivators, on the other hand, were full of envy, thinking, “If only I had that armor…”

Naturally, they then pictured themselves inside the armor!

“I’m going to die! Senior Brother, save me!” When the victimized disciple with the middle part cut his hair cried for help again, everyone finally realized that the armored figure was the enemy!

Instantly, they all acted as if facing a great enemy, guarding against the sudden appearance of the armored figure.

“The armored figure has appeared! Quickly go find Elder Shen!”

“Please wait here, all Senior Brothers. I will go seek Elder Shen immediately.”

…

Su Hao’s figure appeared outside the mountain range. With Rune effects applied, he set off once more.

Teleporting to the coniferous forest, locking onto a lucky cultivator with his radar, setting up a spatial barrier, then teleporting away! It was all done in one smooth motion!

Immediately after, Su Hao’s long blade easily pierced the cultivator’s fragile shield, successfully extracting blood. The next moment, he teleported away again.

The seemingly complex operation became increasingly skillful and fluid as Su Hao performed it repeatedly. To the surrounding cultivators, it appeared as if the armored figure would suddenly appear, stab someone, then suddenly vanish, only to reappear beside another disciple about ten seconds later and stab them! Every strike drew blood, making it terrifyingly effective!

Su Hao’s action of pre-setting spatial barriers made his collection process slightly slower than yesterday, but it was not a major issue. With this rate of harvesting, he would soon acquire enough samples.

“Chichichi!”

“Ahhh~”

…

“Martial Aunt, what should we do? We can’t just let the armored figure toy with us like this!”

“Listen to me, all my martial nephews. Everyone gather a bit closer, prepare your flying swords, and the moment the armored figure appears, we will blast it to death!”

“Martial Aunt is brilliant!” “Great idea!”

A few seconds later, Su Hao’s figure appeared beside a cultivator with small eyes, stabbing down.

The moment Su Hao appeared, the small-eyed cultivator knew he was under attack. Although he was prepared, the armored figure’s sudden appearance at his flank still sent a chill down his spine, and his face changed drastically.

However, despite his desperate dodge, the long blade was still inserted into his body, drawing a stream of blood.

“Agh~”

The short-eyed cultivator let out a muffled groan, as if he had sustained a serious and life-threatening injury.

However, what truly terrified him was yet to come. A sky-covering barrage of Flying Swords shot towards him, whizzing past and piercing his heart. He cried out in despair, “Senior Brothers, wait! He’s one of us—”

As for Elder Shen, who everyone had placed their hopes on, he was still in his Herb Garden, staring intently at the spot where Su Hao had disappeared, anticipating the return of the Armored figure. He considered this Herb Garden more precious than his own life and would not allow anyone to trespass.

But Su Hao was destined to disappoint him. He would not be using this Teleportation point again anytime soon. Even if Elder Shen guarded it for days and nights, Su Hao would not reappear here.

A moment later, Elder Shen’s thoughts stirred. His spiritual power perception detected someone arriving outside the Herb Garden, seemingly seeking him.

He hesitated for a moment. Seeing that the Armored figure had not reappeared for a long time, he decided to change his approach.

Elder Shen exited the Herb Garden and saw a disciple with an excited expression. “Elder Shen, that Armored figure is currently on the Main Peak, taunting all the Senior Brothers. He’s too arrogant! Please hurry and stop him!”

Elder Shen’s eyes widened in anger, and his temper flared. He grumbled indignantly, “How dare he! I was waiting for him here, and he didn’t show up! Let me go and deal with that scoundrel!”

The disciple rejoiced and immediately led the way.

Meanwhile, Su Hao had teleported to a Teleportation point outside the mountain range. Feeling the immense pressure on his body, he paused his actions. “Too many teleports in a short period. Even though my body is a large ‘balancer,’ it’s starting to buckle!”

The tearing sensation in his body from traversing space still existed, even with the balancer. Although it was instantly repaired by the powerful life force of the [Life-Seed], minor damage to vital organs took longer to heal.

Therefore, frequent spatial travel in a short time would gradually accumulate damage, leading to physical discomfort.

“My body is sending out a distress signal! That’s enough for today. Let me see how many blood samples I’ve collected!”

With that, Su Hao’s consciousness entered the Pinball Space. Little Light immediately reported, “Welcome back, esteemed Mr. Su Hao! Currently, we have collected one hundred and three new Cultivator blood samples!”

Su Hao was delighted. “That’s enough? I was just doing it on a whim, I didn’t expect to exceed the quota. This is even better!”

With the collection mission complete, Su Hao could stop. Collecting more blood would have little significance for him at this point. It would be better to use the extra time to study the data he had obtained.

After resting for a while in the Yuan land, Su Hao’s figure vanished. He teleported back to his temporary base, a hastily dug spot in the Wilderness, far from any human activity, ensuring it would not be discovered.

Back at the base, Su Hao’s mind relaxed. He exited the [Life-Seed] state and sat on the bed, feeling somewhat exhausted, then lay down. “I’ll get some sleep, and as soon as I recover, I’ll start my research!”

Upon arriving at the Main Peak, Elder Shen saw the disciples poised for battle, their Flying Swords and daggers ready, as if the Armored figure could appear at any moment.

With the arrival of the disciples and Elder Shen, they found their backbone, and their confidence soared.

“That Armored figure is finished this time!”

However, after waiting for a while, the Armored figure did not appear. Elder Shen’s expression darkened. He turned and stared at the disciple who had reported the news. “Where is that Armored figure? Are you trying to deceive me?”

The disciple immediately trembled with fear, stammering, “I would never dare to deceive Elder Shen! That Armored figure did appear periodically earlier and attacked the disciples present. Now… now…”

He hesitated, then suddenly had an idea. His voice grew louder. “Perhaps knowing Elder Shen was coming, the Armored figure became afraid and dared not come here!”

The surrounding disciples all chimed in, “That’s right, they must have been intimidated by Elder Shen’s might, that Armor person wouldn’t dare to come again!”

“As expected of Elder Shen! Truly lives up to his reputation!”

“Don’t be ridiculous, what kind of insignificant nobody dares to be presumptuous in front of Elder Shen?”

“Exactly!”

…

These words were music to his ears, making Elder Shen feel exceptionally comfortable, as if that Armor person was merely a clown he could crush with a flick of his wrist.

His previous anger was actually suppressed.

Elder Shen snorted, “I will wait here for him and see if he dares to come.”

All the disciples said in unison, “Elder Shen is mighty!”

(End of Chapter)