Perfect: I am Shi An from Shicun, and I am Huang’s brother!

Chapter 384 Skull Furnace

"collapse!"

Suddenly, a muffled sound came from the city. Immediately afterwards, Shi Hao saw a burst of snow-white divine light rise up from the city, shining brightly. Then, a huge and boundless artifact shot up from it and rushed straight towards him.

It was a skull as white as mutton fat and as translucent as crystal.

It is very large, extremely large. If placed in the outside world and viewed up close, no one would think it is a skull; they would only think it is some great city.

But at this moment, such a large skull was rolling towards Shi Hao, like a giant star, carrying the power to destroy the world.

The crystal-clear, jade-like skull, carrying immense pressure, crushed the void, and wherever it passed, even the Thunder God Peak of the Eighth Heaven collapsed into light mist.

Upon seeing this, Shi Hao's pupils shrank sharply, and the three streams of immortal energy within his body surged wildly, weaving together to form a dazzling battle armor on his body. At the same time, the Thunder Roc Treasure Technique and the Kunpeng Wings under his feet erupted, and he punched out at the skull!
"boom!"

When Shi Hao threw a punch, the scene he had imagined did not appear. Instead, he felt as if he had struck a piece of immortal gold. Not only did it shake the void and sparks fly, but it also made his arm tremble and feel slightly numb.

But that wasn't the most shocking thing. What shocked him the most was that after taking his punch, the skull seemed to trigger some kind of mechanism and suddenly lit up.

Especially its empty eye sockets, which instantly shot out a sharp light, and that wasn't all; it opened its jaws, as if to swallow Shi Hao whole.

"What is this?"

Shi Hao was startled and wanted to get away, but he found himself stuck in a quagmire, and the more he struggled, the harder it was to move.

The skull gleamed, and auspicious rays of light emanated from its seven orifices, enveloping the area and suppressing Shi Hao.

"Crack!"

Finally, with a snapping sound of teeth closing, it swallowed Shi Hao and held him in its mouth.

Then it quickly transformed, becoming like a pill furnace in the blink of an eye, with raging flames inside, absorbing the power of thunder and entering through its seven orifices, attempting to refine Shi Hao inside.

Skull furnace!
This is an extremely strange and powerful artifact. With just this one item, Shi Hao was suppressed and unable to escape.

"boom!"

The next moment, the heavens and earth trembled violently, all the scenery disappeared, and all the lightning rushed towards the skull furnace, entering through the seven orifices, dazzling and brilliant.

"Is the Heavenly Tribulation planning to gather the power of the eighth heaven to completely obliterate Shi Hao here?"

Below, Huo Ling'er's beautiful eyes widened, filled with worry, and her hands unconsciously clenched the hem of her clothes.

Qingyi, who was in the distance, also looked solemn. She bit her lower lip and stared intently at the spot where the light was shining, not daring to look away for a moment.

Moreover, people saw that the ancient city seemed to have transformed into a stove, drawing on the power of the heavens to supply the skull above with a continuous stream of energy, allowing it to burn fiercely.

Such power was enough to make even the gods, let alone other beings, furious, realizing they couldn't overcome it and would hardly survive.

After all, this was not just one or two bolts of lightning, but a convergence of all the divine light and lightning of the eight heavens, a gathering of the great power of all the heavens in one place. Its power was so great that even a sect leader would have to treat it with caution.

At the same time, inside the skull furnace, Shi Hao was surrounded by raging flames, which were so intense that they seemed to burn his soul to ashes.

However, there was no fear in Shi Hao's eyes. Instead, his eyes shone with a burning light, a desire for battle and a determination to break through his limits.

"You think you can refine me with this?"

Shi Hao roared, his blood surging like a river, producing a deafening sound.

He channeled all his power, and three streams of immortal energy surged wildly, colliding fiercely with the liquid lightning condensed within the skull furnace. Each collision unleashed a deafening roar, radiating light as if to tear this small world apart. At the same time, each encounter left his physical body ravaged, his bones broken, and his entire body charred, almost cooked through.

"Break it for me!"

But Shi Hao did not have the slightest thought of giving up. Instead, he shouted loudly, clenched his fists, and suddenly punched out.

This punch, imbued with all his strength and indomitable will, seemed to break all the constraints of heaven and earth.

The fist whistled through the air, like a ferocious beast, and slammed fiercely into the barrier of the skull furnace.

"boom!"

Another earth-shattering roar erupted, and the skull furnace shook violently, its light dimming slightly.

But the bone furnace seemed extremely resilient. After shaking for a moment, it quickly stabilized and released an even more terrifying power, suppressing Shi Hao tightly within it.

"puff!"

This time, Shi Hao's brow split open, blood splattered, and his primordial spirit was blasted out.

"what······"

The terror of his primordial spirit plunging into the lightning was so intense that even Shi Hao couldn't help but let out a scream.

This... is the Tribulation of the God King!

A hellish ordeal is enough to make anyone wish they were dead.

In an instant, Shi Hao's physical body inside the furnace shattered and his primordial spirit cracked, as if he had become a candle flame in the wind, his life about to be extinguished at any moment.

Just when everyone thought Shi Hao couldn't hold on any longer, Shi Hao inside the furnace suddenly let out a loud shout, circulating his divine power and pushing all the magical techniques he knew to their limits.

Willow God Technique, True Phoenix Treasure Technique, Original True Explanation, etc.

At this moment, Shi Hao had done everything in his power to repair his injuries.

It must be said that Shi Hao's strength is indeed formidable, and his mastery of bone script is also profound. Under his frantic operation, disregarding losses and costs, his shattered physical body began to heal at a visible speed, and his cracked primordial spirit gradually stabilized and returned to its original position.

His body was surrounded by a dazzling array of magical techniques, radiating a brilliant light, like a small sun blooming inside the skull furnace.

But it was no use. In just a moment, endless lightning blasted him apart again. His body was charred black and split into several pieces, and his primordial spirit was the same, dim and lifeless.

Shi Hao was naturally unconvinced, and soon he once again condensed his body and reconstructed himself.

But just like before, it cracked again in a short time, and this time, even his primordial spirit was shattered and no longer intact.

Time and again, Shi Hao suffered calamities here. His body and primordial spirit split and reassembled, almost to the point of destruction.

But Shi Hao could sense that in each cycle of reincarnation, an indescribable aura seemed to permeate his flesh and soul.

This is the fundamental reason why Shi Hao has been gritting his teeth and persevering. Although he may be killed, if he survives, the rewards will be immense. He will advance further and become far stronger than before.

Therefore, no matter how miserable he was, no matter how many times he was shattered, he never gave up. Even when he was facing certain death, he still persisted.

(End of this chapter)