Eternal Heavenly Emperor

When the killing intent of the Water Moon Fairy flared, Chu Hao immediately felt it.

Her offensive surged with incomparable ferocity, each move lethal, devoid of any mercy.

It was not that she had been holding back before, but that up until then, she had fought conservatively, always keeping some of her strength in reserve to protect herself, lest she and Chu Hao both end up with pyrrhic defeats—of course, Chu Hao would be severely injured, while she would be only lightly wounded.

If she was certain to win, why should she allow herself to be injured?

But now, as the Water Moon Fairy's killing intent surged, she no longer reserved any strength to protect herself; she poured all her power into her offense, seemingly ready to take a counterstrike from Chu Hao just to blast him away.

The killing intent was absolute and resolute.

Chu Hao couldn't help but grit his teeth; he and this woman hadn't had any kindness or grudges between them, so why was she fighting so desperately?

Just because he teased her before?

Impossible.

Such a woman was deep in schemes, how could she possibly fight to the death just because she was teased with a few words... on the other hand, it might be possible with Fu Xue.

Chu Hao suddenly shivered, realizing he had overlooked an important fact.

His combat power was incredibly monstrous.

Being at the peak of Three Meridians, yet able to contend with someone in the Late Period of Six Meridians and only slightly fall behind, after holding out for so long, was an astonishing feat.

He took it for granted because his Derivation analysis ability was strong, and he had also cultivated the Sky Stepping Technique to the Second Layer realm; however, in others' eyes, this was terrifying.

Since they had already become enemies, facing a monster who surpassed even the super-geniuses... naturally meant eradication, leaving no troubles for the future.

This was the mindset of most Martial Artists on the Sky Martial Star.

"Die!" the Water Moon Fairy hissed, her attacks ruthless, her sword tip never veering from Chu Hao's critical points.

"Hey, hey, hey, you're so fierce, no wonder you've never found someone to marry," Chu Hao retorted, pushing his Derivation ability to the utmost limit, dodging the onslaught of attacks. But Six Meridians was still Six Meridians, and furthermore, the Water Moon Fairy hailed from a Second Rank Sect, so whether it came to Martial Techniques or Cultivation Techniques, they were all high-class, and her combat power far surpassed that of the average Six Meridians warrior.

With her full-force assault, Chu Hao's situation immediately became dire, his clothing riddled with holes, blood oozing out.

"Let's see if you still have a smart mouth." the Water Moon Fairy's face was full of killing intent.

Under her immense pressure, she refused to believe that Chu Hao still had time to take out the Seven Flower Fruit and destroy it. Therefore, she only needed to keep on attacking relentlessly, to blast Chu Hao directly.

What a ruthless woman.

Chu Hao thought to himself that you really can't judge a book by its cover. To look at her, so elegant and above the mortal coil, she appeared like a fairy untouched by the world, but in reality? She was cruel and ruthless.

Fairy? More like a shrew.

"Water Moon Shrew, if you keep pressing me, be careful or I'll unleash a mighty blow," Chu Hao warned, not forgetting to respond verbally, which wasn't a useless effort, as anger could definitely affect a Martial Artist's combat power.

But this also depended on the individual; if it were Fu Xue, Chu Hao would definitely never choose to infuriate that Female Tyrannosaurus. Because the combat power of the Female Tyrannosaurus would only become more dreadful when infuriated.

Shrew...a shrew?

The Water Moon Fairy was on the verge of losing her mind.

In the Qinghua Sect, she couldn't be considered the top genius; there, she was merely known as Water Moon Flower, and only after coming here was she exalted as a fairy—after all, the level of martial arts in Tianhe County couldn't even compare to that of Luoshui Prefecture.

But no one ever dared to call her a shrew.

She was going to kill this brat. No, not just kill, but tear him to pieces and feed him to the dogs.

"You're just asking for suffering," the Water Moon Fairy said icily, her sword thrusts becoming even more urgent.

Chu Hao displayed a faint smile, her attacks did indeed grow more ferocious with rage, but with it came more openings. It was impossible for him to blast her or seriously wound her, the difference in strength was too great, but he could still teach her a significant lesson.

"Take this," he thrust with his sword.

"Insect's trick," the Water Moon Fairy scorned, Chu Hao's sword technique was visibly clumsy, absolutely a Lower Grade Human Level work, not even worth mentioning. Regardless of whether her strength was far superior to his, even if they were on par, before her "Yun He Swordsmanship," it would be as fragile as paper.

However, Chu Hao, who should only have the strength to parry, was still stubbornly attempting to attack. That was truly a death wish.

She seized the opportunity for a counter-charge, thrusting forth with her sword, the cold air soaring skyward.

Chu Hao leaped up high, soaring into the sky.

The Water Moon Fairy revealed a cold smile; actually, leaping high during battle was a huge mistake, for a person in mid-air without leverage can't change direction, more or less a sitting duck.

She lifted her sword and thrust it fiercely.

This strike accounted for Chu Hao's falling speed and aimed to penetrate directly through his heart, achieving a decisive kill.

Whoosh, Chu Hao descended.

Wait, something seemed off.

The Water Moon Fairy was momentarily taken aback, but her longsword had already been thrust; how could she retract it?

Damn it, she missed!

Her eyes widened in shock as her sword swept past Chu Hao's neck.

How could it have missed by so much?

—Sky Stepping Technique, Second Layer realm, Space-Condensing. Though it barely lasted half a second, it was enough to make her strike miss its mark.

Just at that moment, Chu Hao struck with his palm.

Sky Wind Eight Styles.

Buzzing, this was his first time using the Sky Wind Eight Styles with the full strength of the Three Meridians Peak, and its power surged instantly. Rubble and soil on the ground were stirred up and floated into the air; even the Water Moon Fairy's long dress billowed out like a parasol. Fortunately, she was wearing a battle suit underneath, sparing her the embarrassment of an inadvertent reveal.

He struck with his palm.

With a loud shout, Chu Hao pushed his left hand outwards, and it caught fire immediately as he channeled the Earth Flame Jue and activated his constitution. The flames at the edge of his palm were filled with destructive power.

The Water Moon Fairy had no chance to defend or evade the palm strike.

— She had focused all her strength on the stab she had thrust forward.

She could only take the hit head-on.

Bang!

After the palm strike, it seemed like the Water Moon Fairy was cloaked in a layer of glass that shattered into myriad fragments—these were her protective Star Force. She then staggered back repeatedly, and her clothes tore apart into countless flower butterflies fluttering through the air.

Her face turned from white to red and back to white, but now, it was an unnatural kind of white, ghastly like that of a ghost.

She really does have a nice figure.

Chu Hao's gaze swept over her; where it should be convex, it was convex, where it should be concave, it was concave, where it should be large, it was large, and where it should be slender, it was slender. Her skin was white as jade, within which there were two red blossoms, and another mysterious dark region.

He chuckled and turned to run.

The strongest strike hadn't made the Water Moon Fairy bleed, and continuing the fight would ensure his defeat.

After all, his Star Force was not as rich as hers; he would surely deplete his energy first.

"Scoundrel," Water Moon Fairy gasped for breath and immediately pursued with her sword.

"Hey, hey, hey, are you planning to streak in the forest?" Chu Hao laughed heartily while launching into the Sky Stepping Technique at high speed.

Only then did the Water Moon Fairy realize she was chillingly exposed and hastily cried out in shock, placing her hands over the critical areas. But doing so, how could she run fast? She could only watch helplessly as Chu Hao disappeared.

"I will kill you," she yelled.

Chu Hao completely ignored her, moving as fast as flying, and after about an hour of running, he was nearly depleted of all his Star Force. He finally stopped and quickly took out a Star Stone to absorb and recover his vitality.

As his realm improved, the Star Force inside his body increased. On one hand, this enhanced his strength and endurance; on the other, fully restoring depleted Star Force also took longer.

Even with a Star Stone, plus the Earth Flame Jue and his own constitution, it still took him five hours to fully recharge the Star Force in his Proper Veins.

If he were to fully expand and flow through all Eight Meridians, then after a vigorous battle, recovery would take upward of tens of hours. And that's with a Star Stone—in its absence, the recovery would be even slower.

But Star Stones are finite.

Chu Hao thought to himself as he ran that he needed to find ways to earn more Star Stones. The ones he had seemed plentiful, but his consumption was also significant. Moreover, there were a whole nine major realms between a martial master and a War God, and the required number of Star Stones would surely be staggering.

Although he had been forced into a fight with the Water Moon Fairy, Chu Hao was actually pleased because he finally understood the limit of his abilities.

He could not defeat those in the Late Period of Six Meridians, but escaping wasn't difficult. Against those in the Middle or Early Stages of Six Meridians, he might have a chance at a draw.

However, it was fortunate that Jin Yunlin was not present.

Chu Hao silently gave thanks; not only would fighting two Experts simultaneously be out of his league, even a single Eight Meridians opponent would be formidable. Furthermore, Jin Yunlin's innate gifts allowed him to challenge beyond his level.

He traveled through the night, foregoing sleep and using those three daily hours of cultivation to recuperate his strength.

In just four days, he had left Gold Peak Mountain behind.

But, his location was not quite right.

It did not matter to him, there were still more than four months before Chinese New Year, and all he needed was to get back before that deadline. This limit could not be broken, for without the antidote to suppress it, he would die of poisoning.

Following the main road, after a day's journey, a city loomed ahead.

Thousand Jun City.

Despite having been in Tianhe County for a while, Chu Hao had yet to see a real city—the one at the base of Yunliu Sect was merely a small town.

Like in the Lower World, the city walls here were incredibly high, at least a hundred meters, both a defense against ferocious beasts and against people.

Defending against beasts was self-explanatory, but against people?

Unlike the Lower World, which was controlled entirely by Yunliu Sect, the conflict between forces in Tianhe County was quite pronounced. Take Yunliu Sect for instance, they often clashed with Ten Brocade Sect and Rain Field Sect over territory.

Population, mineral resources, medicine fields — these were all wealth, all resources.

On the city walls, aside from the marks left by the claws of beasts, there were traces of siege weaponry, pits and craters everywhere. Some were filled and repaired, others still exposed, seemingly telling tales of how cruel this world could be.

This city lay right at the boundary between Ten Brocade Sect and Yunliu Sect, hence the city's flags changed frequently. It belonged to Ten Brocade Sect for a few years, then to Yunliu Sect, with fierce competition.

Although warfare brought trauma to the city, its unique geographical location ensured thriving trade. Merchants from both sides exchanged goods within this city. It was also filled with bandits, thieves, opportunists, beggars, and diverse underground forces were also woven into its fabric, making it complex.

Currently, Yunliu Sect was in control of the city. Chu Hao showed his Identity Token and was respectfully let in.

Chu Hao wandered through the city, planning to see an auction and then make his way home.

(Thank you to Zhang Yujianyu for the support yesterday, brothers and sisters, I could use some recommendations, some collections, and even better if you could support me with rewards~)