Eternal Heavenly Emperor

Fu Xue laughed heartily and said, "You all should have confidence in Chu Hao."

Zhao Huan and the others had strange expressions. In the face of absolute power, what use was confidence?

"Chu Hao has already reached the Six Meridians," Fu Xue said.

What, already reached the Six Meridians.

Zhao Huan's eyes widened involuntarily. Although he had made some progress in the past few months, he had only reached the Peak of Five Meridians and had not yet crossed the threshold of Six Meridians. It should be noted that even with an unlimited supply of Seven Flower Fruits, one had to unblock the meridians themselves; no one could help with that.

It took at least a month to unblock one meridian, and the more meridians unblocked, the harder it became to unblock a new one.

In just half a year, he had reached the Six Meridians, which would have taken someone else much longer just to unblock six meridians.

How was this possible?

Zhao Huan couldn't figure it out, and neither could the others. They were all martial masters, who hadn't gone through the process of unblocking meridians themselves? It was precisely because they knew this that they were so shocked.

This guy was a real genius.

No, no, no, Chu Hao wasn't the only genius. Fu Xue was one too. She broke through to martial master a month later than Chu Hao, but now she had also reached the Three Meridians. Unblocking three meridians in five months was already enough to amaze people.

Chu Hao was at Four Meridians when he could already fight on par with Xia Yun of Six Meridians. Now that he had reached Six Meridians, could he possibly fight against those with Eight Meridians?

Zhao Huan and the others started breathing heavily. Maybe, just maybe...

If that were true, River Down Courtyard would make history with a disciple in the top ten of the Inner Sect. Maybe even a core disciple.

Thump, thump, thump, every heart was racing uncontrollably.

There was no way around it. River Down Courtyard had been weak for too long, and now that they had a chance to stand tall, how could anyone not be full of anticipation?

"But Chu Hao, you must not underestimate Wan Yanliang. Although he is ranked sixth, he is one of Cao Jingwen's Seven Great Generals and frequently receives Cao Jingwen's guidance. His strength is far more than just sixth place," Zhao Huan immediately reminded.

"That's right. Among the top ten in the Inner Sect, the Seven Great Generals of the Cao Sect occupy seven spots. Each of them has the potential to take first place; they just don't have that ambition," Bai Shengjin added.

Chu Hao nodded and said, "I will be careful."

He strode onto the competition field and found his opponent.

"What a coincidence," Wan Yanliang said coldly, "Be a good dog for my young master and don't harbor any unrealistic fantasies."

Chu Hao smiled slightly and said, "Then I'll take care of this lapdog first and then take down Cao Jingwen."

"Impudent!" Wan Yanliang roared. In his heart, Cao Jingwen was like a god. Even when Jin Yunlin first broke through to Martial Sect, it didn't shake his admiration one bit.

After all, Jin Yunlin was months older than Cao Jingwen and came from a higher-grade sect. It wasn't surprising he broke through first. But he firmly believed that in a few months, Cao Jingwen would also become a Martial Sect.

As one of Cao Jingwen's Seven Great Generals, he was naturally privy to Cao Jingwen's cultivation progress and knew full well how powerful Cao Jingwen was. That power was so immense that even he, at the late stage of Eight Meridians, couldn't resist a bit.

"You dare insult the young master. Hmph, even if the young master wants you as a dog, I must teach you a lesson first." Wan Yanliang coldly stared at Chu Hao, his eyes filled with killing intent.

If not for Cao Jingwen's orders, he would've already acted on his urge to kill Chu Hao.

Buzz, buzz, buzz, meridian patterns lit up on his body, eight in total.

A bona fide Eight Meridians martial master.

Chu Hao didn't fear an Eight Meridians martial master, but he didn't take it lightly either. Clenching both fists, he too made his meridian patterns glow.

One, two... five, six.

"What!"

"Six Meridians martial master!"

"How is that possible!"

Seeing this, the surrounding spectators exclaimed. This match between the Inner Sect's sixth rank and the rising star, Chu Hao, naturally attracted a lot of attention. The scene of Chu Hao defeating many experts from the Native Faction two months ago was still fresh in their minds.

But back then, Chu Hao was only at Four Meridians, and his opponents were Six Meridians. Although impressive, it wasn't astonishing.

But now... Six Meridians.

Just two months had passed, damn it.

For an ordinary Inner Sect disciple, two months wasn't even enough to unblock a sixth meridian.

Genius, an absolute genius.

Wan Yanliang was also surprised. He had thought Chu Hao at most had reached the Peak of Four Meridians, or at best Five Meridians. Despite thinking he had overestimated Chu Hao, the truth was he still had underestimated him.

But so what?

Six Meridians was still only Six Meridians. Could it compare to Eight Meridians?

He sneered and said, "No wonder you're so arrogant; you've broken through to Six Meridians. But you still don't qualify to fight me. Within ten moves, I'll make you kneel and admit defeat."

Theoretically, each sub-realm gap meant a doubling of strength. His strength quadrupled that of Chu Hao's.

This was an absolute suppression.

Chu Hao said flatly, "Ten moves are too many, three moves. Within three moves, I'll make you kneel and admit defeat."

"Rubbish!" Wan Yanliang shouted. This brat was truly arrogant, successfully angering him. The opponent surely didn't know how much his combat power increased when furious.

"Black Jade Carved Claw." His hands formed claws and lunged at Chu Hao.

Chu Hao's palms crossed, the Sky Wind Eight Styles unfurled.

His trump card now was the Heavenly Thunder Sword Technique and the final move of the Sky Wind Eight Styles, Return to One. Hence, he didn't mind exposing the first seven moves of the Sky Wind Eight Styles. Besides, he had used these seven moves many times before.

Gathering Wind, Breaking Wave, Cloud Dispersal.

Chu Hao unleashed a three-strike combo. After successfully fusing Gathering Wind and Breaking Wave, his understanding of the Sky Wind Eight Styles had heightened. He couldn't have pulled off this triple combo before.

The three palm techniques were almost simultaneous, surging towards Wan Yanliang.

"What!" Wan Yanliang's face changed drastically. He saw palm shadows everywhere, and the scene before him morphed as if seeing a violent storm, crashing waves, and the undulating clouds of the sky.

Totally unstoppable.

At this moment, he felt like he was facing Cao Jingwen, raising a sense of helplessness.

No.

This was just a Six Meridians martial master, and a dog from the Lower World at that.

Wan Yanliang gritted his teeth and unleashed the full power of the Black Jade Carved Claw, a high-grade Human Level martial technique gifted by Cao Jingwen for his loyalty.

His hands turned black as ink but shimmered with a jade-like luster.

Boom.

In a brief exchange, the two had traded three moves.

Wan Yanliang's face showed disbelief. His three claws had landed on Chu Hao, yet why was his opponent unscathed? With this puzzlement, he fell backward, three palms hitting his chest, breaking at least seven bones.

Sky Wind Eight Styles was incredibly powerful.

Defeated.

In just three moves.

For the ordinary disciples watching, it seemed like the bout ended in one move. They couldn't see the intricacies. But experts like Cao Jingwen, Jin Wuxiang, and Luo Ping had their eyes flash with sharpness.

Such powerful palm techniques.

However, Cao Jingwen immediately showed a proud smile, knowing how far superior he was to Luo Ping, Jin Wuxiang, and other so-called geniuses.

Even though they were all martial masters, there was no comparing them. The difference was like heaven and earth. No matter how strong Chu Hao was, he wasn't qualified to be his opponent. His competitors had always been only those three people.

Jin Yunlin had broken through to Martial Sect, and he couldn't lag behind. He had grasped a hint of breakthrough, and within three months, he would surely break through.

Then, the real contest would begin.

"Chu Hao wins," the judge announced loudly, his face also a mask of shock.

Defeating an equally strong Wan Yanliang across two sub-realms, how monstrous was that?

Chu Hao turned back to see Zhao Huan and others staring at him in stunned silence, unable to speak.

"What's wrong, don't recognize me?" he laughed.

"Definitely don't recognize you," Zhao Huan shook his head.

"How did you become so strong?" Zhang Yunshen exclaimed. Half a year ago, Chu Hao was just a newly-promoted junior disciple, and now he could easily defeat an Inner Sect top ten, showing the combat power of a core disciple. How could anyone accept that?

Chu Hao just smiled, not revealing the secret of the Minor Formless Mysterious Skill, simply saying, "Maybe I have a good physique."

Everyone nodded in agreement, that seemed to be the only reason. The stronger the body, the higher the quality of cultivated Star Force, making it possible for Six Meridians to contend with Eight Meridians. Otherwise, they all practiced similar techniques, how else could such a huge gap exist?

"Chu Hao, you just need one more win to become top ten in the Inner Sect and challenge the core disciples," Zhao Huan said excitedly. Chu Hao's easy defeat of Wan Yanliang boosted his confidence too, making him believe Chu Hao could truly challenge the core disciples.

Chu Hao nodded. His next opponent hadn't been decided yet, but it should be the Inner Sect ninth-ranked Yan Xin, a skilled member of the Luo Sect.

However, if the Inner Sect's sixth couldn't match him, what would ninth matter?

Unexpectedly, in the next match, Yan Xin surrendered immediately.

Chu Hao looked at him, Yan Xin expressionless, turned and left. He glanced at Luo Ping, who just smiled at him. It seemed Yan Xin's surrender came from Luo Ping's suggestion.

With the final eight decided, instead of moving to the final four and then the championship, they selected two from the just-eliminated eight to form a ten-man group. These ten had the right to challenge the core disciples.

Win, and replace them.

Quickly, the final two were chosen, and the main event began, the challenge to the core disciples.

"Everyone gets one chance to challenge, don't waste it," an Elder personally hosted, a strong member of the Zhao Clan named Zhao Hongyuan said. "Who will start first?" he looked at Chu Hao and the other nine.