Asura Emperor Venerable-Chapter 864: Infiltration

Seeing Li Chaoxuan appear, everyone instantly fell silent, as if struck by a harsh chill.

He is indeed a formidable Self-Observation practitioner.

"Uncle, save me! Save me!" the middle-aged man wailed.

Li Chaoxuan showed a look of discontent, this nephew truly was like a mud that couldn’t stick to the wall.

Although he had many wives and concubines, he was still childless, so this nephew was almost like a son to him. He spent a lot of effort grooming him, but the other party was so poor in martial arts aptitude that his cultivation progress was not just slow—it was practically stagnant.

Never mind, he arranged for his nephew to handle recruitment here, which was quite lucrative. Even if cultivation was slow, there are still some benefits, aren’t there?

Yet, this guy couldn’t even manage such a trivial task, getting bitten by a newcomer—or rather, a dog—and crying out loud, disgraceful beyond words.

"Call off your Beast Pet!" Li Chaoxuan said to Shi Hao.

Shi Hao feigned innocence and passion, angrily saying, "No, I must expose his evil deeds to the world, so that everyone knows, ensuring he can’t commit any wrongdoing again!"

"I’m the Sub-Palace Master here, everything here is under my charge. You first call off your Beast Pet, and I will handle it impartially," Li Chaoxuan said sternly.

If Shi Hao did not appear so naive and hot-blooded, he would have surely taken action, beating Shi Hao first and discussing it later.

Not knowing this is my nephew?

Shi Hao finally said, "Xiao Jin, come back."

The Purple Gold Rat let go and retreated.

This made everyone click their tongues in wonder, because Ferocious Beasts were all notoriously difficult to tame, no matter how low their cultivation. It’s extremely challenging to domesticate them, yet this golden-haired dog strictly obeyed orders, so naturally they found it hard to believe.

"Fire Silkworm Palace doesn’t recruit worthless individuals. Do you have any exceptional martial arts talent?" Li Chaoxuan asked sternly.

There were too many eyes and ears here, otherwise, with his nephew humiliated and his own face also hurt, he would surely punish Shi Hao severely.

Now he had no choice but to follow rules.

Of course, if Shi Hao does not meet Fire Silkworm Palace’s recruitment criteria, he could then torture Shi Hao without restraint.

Shi Hao smiled, "Xiao Jin, attack."

The Purple Gold Rat rolled its eyes at him, darn it, should have known not to agree to pretend as Shi Hao’s Beast Pet.

Now, see, Shi Hao can command it openly.

"Roar!" It yelled, lunging at Li Chaoxuan.

How naive, trying to come at me—

"Ah!" Li Chaoxuan hadn’t even processed the thought when he screamed miserably, painful, incredibly painful, "Let go! Quickly let go!"

Simply absurd, how could this golden-haired dog be so fierce? He was a Self-Observation practitioner, yet even unable to block a single attack?

Shi Hao calmly said, "My special ability is Beast Control."

Enough, by now doesn’t everyone know? Quickly call off your dog.

Shi Hao then whistled, the Purple Gold Rat let go and retreated decisively.

Li Chaoxuan looked at Shi Hao, this young man’s strength was mediocre, just in the Soul Nurturing realm, yet his dog was exceptional, easily overpowering him.

Outrageous luck, possessing the Taming Beasts Talent, requiring no effort and still commanding powerful strength.

Can such a talent be turned away?

Certainly not.

Li Chaoxuan suppressed his displeasure, saying, "Since you possess such a special ability, from today, you are a member of my Fire Silkworm Palace. Ji Bing, arrange accommodation for him—also register his identity."

"Alright." The person named Ji Bing quickly nodded.

Shi Hao followed the man away, Li Chaoxuan also turned and left.

Returning to his place, the middle-aged man promptly squeezed in too, saying, "Uncle, are we just letting him off so easily?"

Li Chaoxuan glared at him severely. If this nephew hadn’t been ineffectual, would he have been bitten by a dog in public?

"With everyone watching, do you think you can kill him?" He said, hating iron for not becoming steel.

The middle-aged man’s eyes lit up, "Then we can make a move when no one is around, after all, the kid’s strength relies on his Beast Pet. Without that Beast Pet, he’s just a small Soul Nurturing!"

"He is a small Soul Nurturing, how much better are you?" Li Chaoxuan retorted.

The middle-aged man fell silent; he too was just a Soul Nurturing practitioner, and that was thanks to Li Chaoxuan investing many resources.

"I have my own plan, you just wait and don’t meddle," Li Chaoxuan instructed.

"Yes." The middle-aged man dared not disobey, hastily agreeing, but his heart thought otherwise.

Whenever Li Chaoxuan strikes, it is certainly fatal, but that’s so uninteresting, he wants the opponent to realize their grave mistake.

...

Currently, Shi Hao just infiltrated the lowest Sub-Palace of Fire Silkworm Palace, interacting only with small fries like Other Shore and Self-Observation characters, but he didn’t waste any time.

In terms of cultivation resources, the Immortal Abode had plenty, not affecting his progress, and in actual combat, he could access the Great Void Realm to battle Saintly Position level powerhouses, honing himself.

This undercover mission, in his view, was just a pastime, no harm in being idle.

Just a few days later, Shi Hao received a task, asking him to audit a town’s accounts.

The Fire Silkworm Palace had industries widespread, some entrusted to local people for management, but auditing wasn’t always straightforward, as these local powerhouses had connections to the Fire Silkworm Palace. Sending someone for audits, they might not even acknowledge you.

Talking about backing, theirs might be even tougher.

Li Chaoxuan clearly harbored ill intentions, tasking Shi Hao with such a thorny problem just days after joining the palace. freeweɓnovēl.coɱ

Shi Hao didn’t mind, setting off with the Purple Gold Rat, treating it as a leisure trip.

He’s already figured it out, the Sub-Palace conducts monthly evaluations, overseen by the second-level Sub-Palace staff, performing well grants entry to the second-level Sub-Palace.

So, he just needed to wait ten more days.

However, only halfway there, they saw a pretty dog barking in their direction from afar, its silky long fur seemed to glow.

Then, the dog turned away, walking with a swaying tail, quite charming.

This is... a beauty dog trap?

Shi Hao looked at the Purple Gold Rat, the Purple Gold Rat also looked at him.

Clearly, someone wants to lure the dog away to then deal with Shi Hao.

Should they feign ignorance and fall into the trap?

The Purple Gold Rat’s face darkened, "This is humiliating to me!"

"Just an act, no need to be so serious," Shi Hao said with a smile.

The Purple Gold Rat was powerless, growling, and chased after the female dog.

And, when the two "dogs" were out of sight, Li Chaoxuan’s nephew appeared with two men from the woods.

"Wu Hao, what have you got now?" The middle-aged man sneered, without the Beast Control talent and Beast, like a tiger without claws and teeth.

—Wu Hao was the alias used by Shi Hao.

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