Eternal Heavenly Emperor

Liu Guang felt an urge to curse.

His strength was almost on par with Pang Yi's, but since Pang Yi had been defeated by Chu Hao, it was likely that Liu Guang wouldn't fare much better if he took his place.

The question was, could he afford to back down at this moment?

This wasn't just a competition between the great families, where others could stand aside and watch the excitement with laughter. This was a conflict between the Native Faction and the Lower World, involving a clash of two worlds.

If he showed weakness now, it wouldn't just be his own face he'd lose, but the face of the entire Liu Family and the whole Native Faction.

Could he still stand tall in the future?

Let's not even mention other things, just the younger brothers from Liu Sect who currently looked up to him as the boss would surely scatter and switch their allegiance to someone else. And the ability to gather so many people wasn't due to his own efforts but the network and prestige accumulated by the Liu Family over generations. How could he let it all fall apart on his watch?

Otherwise, he was sure to be cut to pieces by the elders in his family.

He had no choice but to fight.

"Lower World scum, don't get too arrogant," Liu Guang stepped forward and drew his long sword from his waist.

Without a weapon, he truly had no confidence at all.

"If you also want to be my human cushion, by all means, bring it on," Chu Hao said indifferently.

So damn arrogant!

"Senior Brother Liu, blow him up."

"Just a lowly Lower World scum dares to come here and challenge us, let him know, a dog from the Lower World should only stay in River Down Courtyard, without the right to go further."

"Fight!"

The disciples of Pang Sect were all cheering for Liu Guang. Although Pang Yi and Liu Guang had been at loggerheads over their rankings, when it came to the conflict between the Native Faction and the Outsider Faction, they immediately and unhesitatingly sided with Liu Guang.

Having no way out, Liu Guang stepped forward boldly, holding on to a sliver of hope that Chu Hao had exhausted himself with the move he had just performed and hadn't yet recovered his Yuan Force. If he made a move quickly, Chu Hao should be at a disadvantage, and Liu Guang's chances of winning would greatly increase.

If he could beat Chu Hao, then how could Pang Yi ever lift his head in front of him again?

Hahahaha.

He suddenly felt a surge of pride, as if being forced into a battle wasn't such a bad thing after all.

"Chu Hao, come at me," Liu Guang bellowed, but while he said this, his body was already charging forward, clearly not wanting to give Chu Hao any more time to recover.

Chu Hao leapt up, executing the Sky Stepping Technique, and engaged in a fierce battle with Liu Guang.

Meanwhile, the noise of their fight attracted even more spectators.

"Eh, isn't that Liu Guang? Ranked number 97."

"Who's his opponent?"

"Strange, why is Pang Yi lying on the ground?"

"Yeah, I thought Liu Guang was fighting with him."

"I recognize him, that kid fighting Liu Guang is the newly promoted Outer Sect Disciple Chu Hao."

"The same Chu Hao who defeated Mo Guxin and took first place in the Outer Sect?"

"That's the one."

"Impossible, he can actually contend against Liu Guang?"

The people who had just arrived were clueless about the situation and started discussing fervently as the battle involved the Native Faction and the Outsider Faction, which naturally piqued their interest. Disciples of Pang Sect then explained how Chu Hao had astounding luck, having consumed two Seven Flower Fruits.

This made everyone envious, jealous, and resentful.

Cursed be it, how did scum from the Lower World deserve to consume the Spirit Fruits of Tianhe County? How dare they steal the opportunity meant for them? They should die a hundred times over.

From word of mouth, the news spread quickly, and soon more and more people came down from the mountain to watch the fight.

Both Pang Sect and Liu Sect had the lowest strength among the Inner Sect forces. So when more and more disciples from different sects arrived, apart from showing disdain for Chu Hao, they also mocked Liu Guang and Pang Yi, saying they had disgraced the Native Faction, unable to even handle a lowly creature from the Lower World.

The disciples from River Down Courtyard also rushed over upon hearing the news. Seeing Chu Hao fighting fiercely with Liu Guang, they were all dumbstruck.

They knew that only their boss, Zhao Huan, could achieve what Chu Hao was doing.

But after the shock, they were overwhelmed with elation.

They had gained another expert, and his potential far exceeded Zhao Huan's.

He was the man who had defeated the first genius of the Outer Sect, Mo Guxin.

Given time, Chu Hao was bound to take the banner from Zhao Huan's hands and lead River Down Courtyard to new heights.

Puff out your chest and hold your head high!

"Senior Brother Chu, go for it!" they all cheered for Chu Hao, clearly addressing him as Senior Brother even though he had just become an Inner Sect Disciple not long ago.

In the world of Martial Artists, strength was the only measure of who's boss.

"Liu Guang, finish off this kid quickly."

"Exactly, how much longer do you want to embarrass our Native Faction?"

"You can't even handle a piece of Lower World trash, do you even deserve to be alive?"

On the other side, the Native Faction folks were also shouting. At this point, they weren't from Cao Sect, Li Sect, Zhang Sect; they were all Native Faction.

Grinding his teeth, Liu Guang's sword vibrated as he yelled, "Falling Flower Sword." As his sword thrusted forward, his left hand concealed a claw, which was his true killing move.

Green Jade Claw.

His left hand shot out, instantly turning the color of withered wood.

— His constitution was Wood Attribute, and the exceptional technique he practiced also had Wood Attribute. When activated, it could make his hand as hard as ironwood, capable of crushing metal and stone. Combined with the Human Level High-Grade Martial Technique Green Jade Claw, he was confident he could pierce through Chu Hao's body with one strike.

But could such a move possibly escape Chu Hao's terrifying Derivation ability?

What a joke.

His eyes could catch any trace of silk thread or horse track, and his brain would automatically start calculating, magnifying every detail.

Ready to make a killing move? Alright then.

Chu Hao had already adjusted the boiling in his meridians, ready to use the Sky Wind Eight Styles again.

Gathering Wind, Shocking Force.

The ground's sand and stones were once again attracted and eerily floated in the air, and as Chu Hao thrust his right hand forward, the terrifying destructive power roared out with great force.

Sand flew and stones hurried as if a demon had passed by.

Smack!

When everyone's vision cleared, they saw Liu Guang lying on the ground with most of his clothes torn, looking like a beggar.

Defeated, another one was defeated.

Chu Hao picked up Liu Guang, walked over to Pang Yi, threw Liu Guang down so the two overlapped, and then sat down on top of them. He still took out a Star Stone and started replenishing his power, muttering to himself, "This is much more comfortable than before."

Nonsense, when two people are stacked up, of course it's more comfortable to sit on.

But this bastard, daring to use two generals of the Native Faction as a butt cushion in front of so many people, was an immense humiliation.

Where are the experts? Where are the Native Faction's experts? Come and suppress this guy.

"Two pieces of trash."

"I'm going to ask our boss of the Xiao Sect to come."

"Our boss of the Zhuge Sect needs to take action."

"Our boss of the Yang Sect can handle it."

"Buzz off, your Yang Sect's boss, Yang Sen, is only ranked 87th and might not be of any use."

"Bullshit, after entering the top 100, the difference in strength gets considerably bigger with just one rank, let alone ten ranks."

"Hmph, it's still better to leave it to our Boss Yuwen."

The people of the Native Faction yelled one by one, naturally some went back to invite their own bosses. Given it was a matter touching the face of the Native Faction, they couldn't let it go just like that.

"Long live Senior Brother Chu."

"Senior Brother Chu is the greatest."

"Senior Brother Chu, I love you."

The disciples of River Down Courtyard were brimming with spirit. Before this, they could only hang on desperately, anyone could trample on River Down Courtyard. After so many years, who didn't have a bellyful of anger?

Now, it was finally their turn to strike back.

How could they not be excited and joyful?

Fu Xue was itching to fight badly, really wanting to also rush up and have a big fight, but alas, her injuries were too severe, and she could only be a spectator.

Soon, three young men and women approached.

"Senior Brother Hua has come, ranked 91st in the Inner Sect, Hua Jin," immediately someone called out.

"Senior Sister Yin Yin Mei, ranked 88th in the Inner Sect."

"Senior Brother Yang, ranked 87th in the Inner Sect."

Only three, and their ranks were only around 90, with no stronger experts showing up. Clearly, most of the geniuses disdained to fight with Chu Hao, sending forward people ranked about ten places higher instead.

"Kneel and knock your head on the ground a hundred times, and you can roll out of here," Hua Jin was the first to step forward with a proud smile on his face.

The difference in combat power between ranking 91 and 98 was like night and day.

Chu Hao ignored him, focused on absorbing Star Force.

There was a strict rule within Yunliu Sect: if two people wanted to fight, fine, but both parties had to agree to spar. If one side attacked unilaterally, especially if that person was higher ranked, then they would face severe punishment from the sect.

So severe that they dared not commit the offense again.

Therefore, Chu Hao wasn't worried about being suddenly attacked.

"You bastard, I'm talking to you," Hua Jin couldn't help but become furious. A mere lowly creature from the Lower World actually dared ignore him?

Only then did Chu Hao put down the Star Stone, looked up and said, "I thought some dog was barking randomly, guess I was mistaken."

How, how dare he? He actually dared to call himself a dog?

Hua Jin's face instantly darkened as he said, "You lowlife, you've got some nerve speaking so arrogantly to me."

Chu Hao smiled faintly and countered, "So it's fine for you to insult others, but not for me to return the favor?"

"Why should you Lower World dogs be on equal terms with us?" Before Chu Hao could reply, the surrounding Native Faction disciples had already started yelling.

"Rubbish." The disciples of River Down Courtyard fought back immediately.

In truth, Yunliu Sect did indeed treat disciples from the Lower World like dogs. Those who obeyed were taken by the major families as their dogs, and those who disobeyed... they were slaughtered.

Rage churned in Chu Hao's heart; he wasn't going to tolerate it anymore today and was going to stir up a huge fight. Indeed, he definitely couldn't sweep through all the high-ranking Inner Sect experts now, he would lose against a Sixth Tier.

But what of it? Today, he intended to show the backbone of the Lower World.

"Chu Hao, do you dare to fight me?" Hua Jin issued a challenge.

Chu Hao grinned and replied, "This seat is still not quite comfortable enough for me. It'd be better if it were a bit higher."

He accepted the challenge.

(Thanks to Zhang Yujian for the reward yesterday, muah)