Eternal Heavenly Emperor

Huo Quan felt a sense of fear rising in his heart and said, "I have to admit, your combat power is indeed above mine. But if you push me too far, I also have my own deadly moves, and I can take you down with me!"

"Brother Chu—" Qin Yulian spoke up. She intended to persuade Chu Hao, after all, the opponent was an expert on the Fledgling Dragon List. How could he not have ultimate moves and deadly techniques? And a martial master with ten meridians was incredibly rare and precious. It wasn't worth it to go down with him.

Since Huo Quan already admitted he was no match for Chu Hao, it might as well end here.

Chu Hao smiled faintly, drawing the Grey Rock Sword in his hand, "We agreed on two moves. We definitely have to finish the two moves. Huo Quan, don't you even have the courage to take my two moves?"

Huo Quan's face changed color, almost cursing.

In a normal fight, not to mention two moves, he would not mind exchanging even two hundred moves. But these two moves were both life-threatening, each one a killing move or ultimate move, clearly aiming for a life-or-death struggle.

Who wouldn't value their life?

Geniuses were even more so, because their potential growth was vast, and in the future, they could become War Generals, or even War Kings, or War Venerates. How could they die as a Martial Sect?

"Sir, you are really pushing too far!" Huo Quan said in a deep voice.

"You really are despicable!" Chu Hao pointed, "You brought this on yourself. First, you wanted us to hand over our martial techniques, then you had the intent to kill us and even more despicable thoughts. Now, you say we're done playing?"

"There's no such good thing under the heavens!"

"You say you're not despicable to ask for a curse?"

Huo Quan's face turned red from being called out, and he was both embarrassed and furious. He drew his fingers together, forming a blade of starlight an inch long, and stared closely at Chu Hao, saying in a deep voice, "If you insist on pushing, then I'll accompany you!"

"Now that's the spirit!" Chu Hao twirled the Grey Rock Sword elegantly, "At least die with some backbone!"

"Bullshit!" Huo Quan couldn't help but curse. How could he possibly die? He would never die. He took a deep breath, using Star Force to suppress the severe pain in his chest, then moved his hands, and his whole body began to emit waves of momentum.

This would be his most powerful strike.

Chu Hao slightly raised the sword tip, and the Mad Thunder Sword Technique was ready to be unleashed.

Both sides were using their true deadly moves, which required some time to gather strength and fully unleash this powerful move.

But it was barely a single breath's time.

Swish, swish!

The two simultaneously leaped out, charging at each other.

Thunderclap Miles!

Thousand Bull Kill!

Boom!

The ultimate moves collided, creating a shockwave far exceeding the previous strike. Qin Yulian was once again pushed back, while Wu Shitong had it worse, crashing into the wall face-first again, causing nosebleeds, completely losing the demeanor of a blademaster.

"You, you, you—" Huo Quan pointed at Chu Hao, his face showing an indescribable expression, but he couldn't utter a single word before collapsing to the ground, with a large pool of blood spreading underneath him.

Chu Hao's form also swayed. With the sword tip planted into the ground, his face turned terribly pale.

He had broken through ten meridians, coupled with mastering an Earth Level High-Grade Martial Technique and his inherently powerful physique. It wasn't really difficult to defeat Huo Quan. But having a life-and-death decision within just two moves, how could he not pay a considerable price?

After all, Huo Quan was an expert on the Fledgling Dragon List.

Chu Hao sat down on the ground and immediately took some healing medicine, circulating Star Force to recover.

On the other hand, Wu Shitong did the same. Qin Yulian had no choice but to return the "Crescent Slash" and the small measuring scale in Chu Hao's hand to the largest balance.

When she returned the two items to their respective places, there was a clicking sound, and the previously closed passage opened again. Oddly, when the passage opened, the golden scale and "Crescent Slash" disappeared simultaneously. It seemed they would reappear only when the trial ground reopened and the underground area was accessible again.

"Brother Chu, Brother Wu, how long do you still need?" Qin Yulian asked.

"I need half a day." Wu Shitong said first.

Chu Hao thought for a moment and said, "I need about an hour!"

"Alright, then I will stand guard for you two!" Qin Yulian stood solemnly to the side. After a while, she gently moved her hands, a frost-white light constantly changing in her palms.

With nothing else to do, she began to ponder the Crescent Slash.

An hour later, Chu Hao stood up first. Although he hadn't fully recovered from his injuries, he had regained more than half of his combat power, not hindering his actions.

Seeing that Wu Shitong was still meditating, Chu Hao, like Qin Yulian, began to study the Crescent Slash.

Strictly speaking, this was not a martial technique but, like Shocking Force, a kind of striking technique.

By compressing Star Force through the body's meridians layer by layer, finally it became substance-like and launched out, forming a terrifying destructive force. The power depended on three factors: one's realm, the quality of the Star Force, and the degree of compression.

The realm was the easiest to understand. A Crescent Slash performed by a martial master with a Single-Meridian and one with Martial Sect would have completely different power levels. The quality of the Star Force was also crucial. At the same realm, some people's Star Force was more condensed, determined by cultivation technique and physique, but it could also improve slowly with time.

And the degree of compression?

This depended on the number of meridians. The more meridians you had unblocked in the body, the higher the compression ratio!

Chu Hao had reached the true limit of a martial master, achieving Great Perfection with his Ten Meridians, making him an ideal practitioner of the Crescent Slash to fully display its power.

In his mind, he envisioned the diagram of the Star Force's flow, silently chanting the incantation, driving the Star Force to circulate within his body.

After a while, a flame appeared in his palm, completely opposite to Qin Yulian's frost.

Both were true geniuses, and although the time was short, they made considerable progress. Moreover, this was merely a technique for using Star Force. As long as you followed the method, you could achieve it.

Another hour later, Qin Yulian first made a breakthrough. She walked to the palace wall, lightly raised her delicate hand, and a snow-white ice blade instantly shot out, like a crescent moon, slashing forward.

With a crack, the Moon Blade struck the palace wall, leaving a deep mark.

Qin Yulian was instantly surprised, for the wall was extremely hard, having withstood the force of the previous battle between Chu Hao and Huo Quan without damage. But now, under her distant attack, it left a mark. The power of the Crescent Slash was evident.

No wonder it was an Earth Level High-Grade technique.

She couldn't help but be very pleased, delving deeper into it, hoping to master it completely. It could be a trump card—who would expect a martial master to deliver such a powerful long-range attack?

Even for Martial Sects, the length of Starlight was limited by their strength.

Another moment later, Chu Hao raised his hand, and with a swish, a crescent formed by flames shot out, also striking the palace wall with a crack, leaving a deep mark.

Qin Yulian was astonished, for Chu Hao's Crescent Slash caused at least five times the destruction of hers.

This was too exaggerated.

Her cultivation was not as advanced as Chu Hao's, but only by one meridian. Even considering the terror of his Ten Meridians, there should at most be a threefold difference in power.

Now, it was five times, even greater. How was this possible?

Just one more meridian's compression.

Ten Meridians, no wonder it was Great Perfection.

Qin Yulian couldn't help but feel excited. This made her also eager to unblock all Ten Meridians and enter this realm. The benefits would always be present. Whether as Martial Sects or War Gods, at equal realms, one more meridian always meant being stronger.

"Brother Chu, you are truly remarkable!" She sincerely admired, her eyes flashing with adoration. Such a man was like beautiful fireworks, incredibly dangerous yet immensely attractive.

Chu Hao smiled calmly. At this moment, he could be counted as the most talented genius of Tianhe County, but how many counties were there in the entire Cang State? How many talents in the whole Sky Martial Star?

Not to mention others, just Su Wanyue alone was far superior.

It was conceivable that the Gu Clan probably had no shortage of such geniuses. It was no time for him to be complacent.

The two continued to study the Crescent Slash. They had just barely managed to unleash Star Force, far from even reaching Minor Accomplishment, let alone Great Achievement.

As their mastery in the Crescent Slash deepened, they shot the crescents farther. Chu Hao took the lead, first attaining the Minor Accomplishment realm, with the crescents reaching a distance of ten meters.

This distance was not far, but it far surpassed the length of ordinary weapons. The key point was, within these ten meters, the destructive power of the Moon Blade remained undiminished, equivalent to being struck directly by Chu Hao's palm.

With this in mind, the power of the Crescent Slash was evident.

Chu Hao and Qin Yulian exchanged smiles, realizing they had hit the jackpot by obtaining such a secret technique. Additionally, this was technically not a martial technique but rather a technique using Star Force. It could be combined with other palm techniques, fist techniques, and the like, creating even more variations and greater power.

A few hours later, Wu Shitong also got up from his cultivation. His injuries were far more severe than Chu Hao's, and now he could only walk but was nowhere near combat-ready.

Qin Yulian and Wu Shitong bid farewell and left. The opportunities within the trial ground needed to be obtained individually; no one would want to bring along a potential burden.

In truth, Qin Yulian did want to travel with Chu Hao and hinted at it subtly, but Chu Hao pretended not to hear. He had no time for romance at the moment.

Moreover, even if he wanted to choose, his heart already had someone, a woman even more beautiful and unparalleled.

Once the two left, Chu Hao searched Huo Quan's body and found a Mustard Seed Ring. Probing it with his consciousness, he was astonished by its size, at least a hundred times larger than the one he currently had!

Moreover, it was filled with Star Stones, roughly estimated at over a hundred thousand catties, with a small amount of Fourth Grade Star Stones.

Ah, indeed plundering was the fastest way to accumulate wealth.

Of course, Chu Hao gladly accepted it. He would not kill for wealth, but he was not above taking what was presented to him.