Eternal Heavenly Emperor

瞬间出手九次,还行!

Chu Hao said in his heart that this was far from his limit.

Although this required "simultaneous," there could still be slight deviations, as long as the interval was extremely short. Otherwise, with only two hands and two feet, one could at most hit four places simultaneously.

Level 71, Level 72, Level 73... Level 79, Level 80.

Chu Hao once again reached a major checkpoint. Passing this level would come with rewards, but it would also certainly bring a qualitative increase in difficulty.

Chu Hao entered Level 80.

Boom, a human-shaped automaton appeared before him.

Only one?

Having seen so many grand scenes before, Chu Hao now felt a strong contrast seeing just a single automaton, making him feel rather unadapted.

But the previous wooden automatons were all silver, and this one was golden and much larger, towering three heads taller than Chu Hao, with unusually long arms extending down to its knees, resembling a long-armed ape.

The difficulty of each level only increased, never decreased!

Chu Hao dared not be careless, his fighting spirit blazing, ready to strike.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The automaton walked towards Chu Hao, having only five red dots on its body, located on its front limbs and its back.

Very troublesome, first needing to strike four consecutive blows on the front, then turning to hit once more on the back, all within an instant, without mentioning the high difficulty.

Swish!

The automaton attacked, its long arm striking towards Chu Hao with a fierce whooshing sound, terrifying in power.

Chu Hao threw a punch to meet the attack head-on.

Bang!

He was instantly pushed back several steps, and the automaton was also knocked back several steps. But unlike Chu Hao, the automaton's Star Force wasn't disrupted by the counterforce, and it immediately rebounded, continuing its assault on Chu Hao.

First Tier Martial Sect.

Chu Hao thought in his heart, he was a martial master of the Nine Meridians. Theoretically, he had the same number of meridians as a Single-Meridian Martial Sect, the only difference being he had not formed Starlight yet.

Huff! Huff! Huff!

The automaton pursued, arms rotating, attacking relentlessly.

It actually had no front or back; whether its hands, feet, or head, all could rotate 360 degrees, its arms swinging rapidly like a giant windmill.

Chu Hao was fearless, wielding the Sky Wind Eight Styles, counterattacking towards the automaton.

Though the automaton was powerful in strength and defense, it lacked wisdom, only executing preset moves with no flexibility or subtlety in its martial techniques, making them limited in power.

Able to defeat He Tong, Chu Hao naturally didn't put this automaton in his eyes. After a dozen minutes, he found an opening, flipped over the automaton, his fingers tapping rapidly, striking four red dots almost simultaneously.

Then he flipped over, pressing his right hand down, hitting the last red dot on the automaton's back.

The automaton instantly lost its power.

Done!

Chu Hao clapped his hands, turned his head, and looked towards the old place.

A staircase appeared, and on the first step, there was finally not a pill bottle but a piece of metal entirely blue.

"Hey, this should be Deep Blue Gold!" Chu Hao picked up the metal, feeling his right hand sink.

He had the strength of a million pounds, yet this piece of metal still made his hand sink. How heavy was it?

"Deep Blue Gold is said to form only in the deep sea, forged under terrifying pressure at depths of tens of thousands of meters, taking billions of years to form real Deep Blue Gold with incredibly high density!"

"One of the heaviest metals in the world, Deep Blue Gold is definitely among them!"

"Sixth Grade material!"

Chu Hao showed a satisfied expression. Sixth Grade material could indeed be used to forge a Sixth Grade Treasure Artifact. If he broke through to Martial Sect and formed Starlight, his Grey Rock Sword would certainly be unusable, and skipping directly to a Sixth Grade Treasure Artifact would save him some trouble.

"I don't know what good things Levels 90 and 100 will give!"

Chu Hao was full of anticipation.

He entered Level 81, where two golden automatons appeared. Luckily, the number of red dots had not increased.

Equivalent to two First Tier Martial Sects!

Chu Hao's expression turned cold; this would be difficult. He drew the Grey Rock Sword, knowing he needed to unleash his full strength now.

Levels 82, 83, 84, Chu Hao fully displayed his power, using techniques like Return to One, Mad Thunder Sword Technique, and his derivation ability. By Level 89, he even brought out his body flame.

Huff!

He lay on the ground, surrounded by ten lifeless golden automatons. He had exhausted all his strength. Though he won, he was left with numerous wounds, utterly drained, only wanting to sleep.

...

At the high tower's base.

"Look, someone reached Level 89!" A crowd gathered around the jade slab, seeing Chu Hao pushing Wu Shitong down, taking second place. The number 89 gleamed with golden light, filling everyone with excitement.

"Who is this guy?"

"Don't know, with so many people who went in just now, who knows which freak it is!"

"Do you think it might be that guy who killed He Tong?"

"Possible!"

"Indeed, capable of killing He Tong, at least a Single-Meridian Martial Sect Peak cultivation, it's not surprising if he passed 80 levels. But Level 90, it probably is impossible!"

"Yeah, after all, even Huo Quan only reached Level 92."

"That's right, each ten levels are a threshold, if that person reaches Level 90, it means his strength is almost equal to Huo Quan. None around here rank so high on the Fledgling Dragon List, right?"

"Maybe a dark horse this year!"

"If he breaks through Level 90, he'll definitely be the darkest dark horse!"

Just then, a stunningly beautiful woman stopped at the jade slab, hearing everyone's discussion, she murmured in her heart: "Could it be him?"

It was Qin Yulian!

Over the past few days, she had become more profound and alluring, attracting constant attention. Many men tried to approach her in vain.

"I'm Huo Quan, can I know your name?" Even Huo Quan couldn't help but approach.

He had seen beautiful women before, but never someone with Qin Yulian's enchanting charm, his heart pounded uncontrollably.

Only such an exceptional woman suited to be his companion!

Ranked high on the Fledgling Dragon List, Huo Quan had absolute confidence, he stood before Qin Yulian, naturally exuding a domineering aura.

Qin Yulian glanced at him, saying faintly: "A brief encounter, no need for names." She then leapt up the stairs, starting her test.

Huo Quan was filled with surprise. As a renowned figure on the Fledgling Dragon List, he lowered himself to ask her name, but she didn't care at all?

Good, good, only a woman with such pride was worthy of him.

Huo Quan smiled, women too easily won were meaningless, only for play.

This woman, he set his sights on her.

...

Chu Hao lay down for a while before sitting up.

His current achievement surpassed Wu Shitong, ranking second, but climbing higher was definitely beyond his strength.

It showed he was slightly stronger than Wu Shitong, but not qualitatively different.

Understandably so, both he and Wu Shitong were likely at Nine Meridians, stuck at Level 90. Huo Quan, on the other hand, must have broken through to Martial Sect at Nine Meridians, thus stronger, passing beyond Level 90.

Chu Hao sighed inwardly, passing levels was different from killing enemies. In facing automatons that were naturally "undying," his high-attack type was significantly weakened.

Would he stop here?

Chu Hao shook his head, unwilling.

He still had one path.

- Unlock the Tenth Proper Vein, reaching true Great Perfection in the Martial Master Realm, boosting his combat power further.

Could it work?

He had to try!

Chu Hao sat cross-legged, vibrating nine Proper Veins to lead out the tenth.

But the Ninth and Tenth Proper Veins were known as hidden meridians, not easily revealed. The Ninth Proper Vein was swiftly found due to Yunliu Sect's fallen meteorite.

But now it was gone.

To pass Level 90, unlocking the Tenth Proper Vein was necessary, or he'd fail and have to wait at the base. So, he would take a gamble here, in absolute safety.

One day, two days, five days.

Time passed quietly, Chu Hao remained clueless, unable to reveal the Tenth Proper Vein.

Perhaps, it was impossible.

Why did people break through at Eight Meridians? Most couldn't reach Nine Meridians, and why was Nine Meridians the limit? The state of Great Perfection with Ten Meridians was too difficult, making Nine the limit.

Chu Hao aimed to break this limit.

He was different, not due to special physique or astounding comprehension, but once having two souls!

Thus, he believed in creating miracles.

Simply doing this might never succeed.

Chu Hao thought, the hidden meridians couldn't just resonate to appear. The discovery of the Ninth was special and not a reference; now, he relied on himself.

Buzz!

He ignited all his cells, becoming a blazing furnace, illuminating every detail internally. His consciousness flowed, seeking discrepancies.

Indeed, his stronger soul, shown in his derivation ability, could now play other roles.

Comparing every detail, deducing the Tenth Proper Vein's position.