Eternal Heavenly Emperor

Chu Hao wanted to continue his pursuit, but, with a flash, he found himself back in the original cabin.

There was a new line on the wall: one win, zero draws, zero losses.

He couldn't help but stroke his chin, thinking that unless he killed with a single blow, the battle would automatically end whenever the opponent lost their combat power or was clearly defeated.

All of this... it was as if there was an artificial intelligence present.

Chu Hao nodded silently. He had previously encountered the wooden warriors in the Ancient Training Ground, whose intelligence had reached a level that enabled them to identify enemies and employ extremely varied attack methods.

What exactly was the martial arts golden age of the Ancient Times?

Chu Hao sat down to watch the battles, from his vantage point he could clearly overlook the entire arena. Indeed, many battles were taking place simultaneously, exactly 92 pairs.

After one group finished, new combatants immediately entered the arena to start fighting, ensuring there were no gaps.

Chu Hao's gaze swept over the arena, quickly locking onto several acquaintances.

Fu Xue, Qin Yulian, Jiang Qixuan, Wu Shitong... and Nangong Rou. Tianhe County's generation of geniuses had all arrived, yet the outcomes of the first round were mixed, with individuals like Yao Di, Qin Gang, and Gao Fei losing right away.

On the other hand, Wu Shitong, Feng Buping, Cang Taiyun, Jin Yunlin, Fu Xue, Qin Yulian, and Jiang Qixuan easily won their matches.

The polarization was quite severe.

From what Chu Hao observed, the first round of fighting didn't involve strong contenders facing each other; they were all overwhelming victories, suggesting that the arena could pre-rank everyone's realms, making the first round entirely match-ups of the strong against the weak.

That is, out of 150 rounds, there could still be 10, 20, or even 30 people maintaining a perfect record, and the final rounds would involve strong contenders facing each other to determine the rankings.

As battles ended one after another, the names of 185 people appeared on the wall, followed by their current win, draw, and loss records, ranked by the number of wins.

This name had been left when they entered the passage, as Chu Hao saw a palm print, obviously a major work left by Yun Cai.

Half an hour later, Chu Hao began his second battle.

His opponent was a young and beautiful woman and was even a martial master of the Nine Meridians. Had it been the previous session, she might have qualified for the Fledgling Dragon List, but this session was teeming with geniuses, overall strength unknown stronger than before.

A Nine Meridians martial master? Barely a challenge.

Chu Hao, not softening his approach just because his opponent was a woman, punched out directly, sending her flying off the platform, securing another win.

Two wins, three wins, four wins, five wins... As the battles continued, his victories steadily increased.

Just as he had thought, his opponents were very weak, either Nine Meridians or Single-Meridian Martial Sect, none worthy of his full attention.

After a day and a night, he had also amassed 24 wins.

There were many like him since most were dominating the weaker ones, and maintaining a perfect record was not difficult. And losing now didn't mean there was no hope of resurgence, as fighting the strongest now and later sweeping through the "weaklings" could even lead to a spot on the Fledgling Dragon List.

With a total of 185 people, theoretically, achieving 77 victories would at least secure a rank within the top 108.

30 wins, 40 wins.

By the next day, among those from Tianhe County, apart from Chu Hao, those who had maintained a perfect record began to experience defeats. The one with the fewest losses was Jiang Qixuan with only two, while the most losses fell to Qin Gang, who had managed only a meager three wins.

And those allotting Qin Gang so many losses included Chu Hao, Qin Yulian, and others also from Tianhe County, but at this moment, no one dared to pull their punches or pity someone just because they were from the same county and nearly out of winning chances.

The wall acted like an electronic screen, constantly refreshing the rankings, with still 51 people maintaining a perfect record, including famous figures like Yuan Tiangang, Ling Dongliu, Liu Chengfeng, Meng Jiang, Zhu Zetian, and Weng Zhengping, who were originally among the top ten on the Fledgling Dragon List.

What about the other four?

Due to age constraints, these four individuals were now over 25 years old and could no longer participate.

Yun Cai also maintained a perfect record of victories, this Barbaric Girl could even punch out a Furious Crocodile of the Eight Meridians level, her strength undoubtedly in the top ten, or even top five here.

The same went for Nangong Rou, currently at 34 wins and 7 losses, a resoundingly impressive record.

Whoosh, Chu Hao's figure flashed, and once again, he entered the arena, this time his opponent was another acquaintance—but this person no longer recognized him.

Mi Zerui.

Initially, Chu Hao had entered Medicine Valley with Zhuo Yunshan, Miao Yujun, and ten others, resulting in six being turned directly into human fertilizers by Xiaocao, while Zhuo Yunshan, Miao Yujun, and Mi Zerui had a year of their memories erased.

As of a year ago, he certainly didn't recognize Mi Zerui anymore.

"Just a Single-Meridian!" Mi Zerui showed a trace of scorn, saying, "Why don't you roll out of here on your own!"

The memories were gone, but the arrogance remained unchanged.

After all, he had only lost a year's memories, not undergone a complete transformation.

Chu Hao laughed, "Don't you want to know about the year of memories you lost?"

"What!" Mi Zerui couldn't help but be shocked; the matter of his lost year of memories he regarded as his most secret affair, something he had told no one about. Yet Chu Hao had suddenly voiced his inner secrets and fears, how could it not change his color?

Could it be related to the other party?

No, no, no, it's absolutely impossible; how could a mere Single-Meridian cause him to lose his memory.

Following the memories before the gap, he had traced his own steps, ultimately stopping at Red Maple City. He only knew that he had attended the tea ceremony hosted by Zhuo Yunshan and then contemplated Sword Intent on Huiyuan Mountain for a while before the trail went cold.

"Do you know what happened to me?" Mi Zerui couldn't help but ask. Being an exceptional genius, he couldn't tolerate any gaps in his life, which vexed him deeply.

Chu Hao smiled and said, "If you can defeat me, I might be in a good mood and tell you."

"Hahahaha, how hard could that be?" Mi Zerui laughed heartily, thinking Chu Hao was using this as a threat to make him concede defeat willingly. Whoosh — he sprang toward Chu Hao, throwing out his fist with Starlight flashing violently.

Four Meridians against a Single-Meridian, he naturally didn't need to use a Treasure Artifact; his fists were enough.

Smack!

He only felt a darkness before his eyes as his body heavily crashed downward, and with a loud bang, his entire body smashed into the ground, making his head reel. He quickly slapped his hands on the ground, whooshing up all at once.

"You, you, you—" Mi Zerui pointed at Chu Hao with both hands, his face full of shock.

Although he had barely seen what had happened, he could guess with his butt that the only person here who could have attacked him was Chu Hao.

But why? How come?

In the audience seats outside the arena, seeing Mi Zerui being slapped to the ground by Chu Hao, the two Elders of Yunliu Sect, Ling Yangshan and Luo Baojun, both bulged their eyes.

The entire arena was divided into 92 platforms, and each platform seemed to be separated by crystal-clear, yet solid, crystal walls. Whenever a battle happened, the crystal walls would display the names of both opponents.

Therefore, Luo Baojun and Ling Yangshan clearly knew, Chu Hao's opponent was Mi Zerui, who was ranked 36th in the previous Fledgling Dragon List.

36th!

Ever since Yunliu Sect was established, even when it was a Fifth Grade Sect, the best a disciple ever achieved was reaching the 94th rank on the Fledgling Dragon List. Since falling to a Sixth Grade Sect, they had never again made the list.

Originally, Cao Jingwen was their most hopeful candidate to bring Yunliu Sect back into the Fledgling Dragon List, but unfortunately, he died in the Ancient Training Ground.

But now?

Chu Hao had just slapped Mi Zerui, previously ranked 36th, to the ground with a single slap; what a terrifying strength that was!

"After this Fledgling Dragon List competition, we must bring this boy back to the Sect, otherwise… he will slip away from our control," Luo Baojun whispered slightly turning his head to Ling Yangshan.

Ling Yangshan nodded; he could not believe that a Single-Meridian could overpower a Four-Meridian, especially a genius among them. Chu Hao must have used some method to conceal his cultivation; his real cultivation had to be at least Six Meridians, otherwise, how could he have so easily subdued a Four-Meridian martial master?

How long had this boy been with Yunliu Sect?

Not even two years!

At this rate, maybe in another year, he would become a Warrior, and with his monstrous talent, how powerful would his combat power grow?

We cannot afford to allow this boy any more room to grow.

…

"How could your strength be so much greater than mine?" Mi Zerui asked in shock.

"Oh!" Chu Hao took off the Concealment Jade, his formidable aura immediately flashing like a drawn treasured sword.

"Five Meridians… or Six Meridians?" Mi Zerui swallowed a bitter mouthful of saliva; he completely could not fathom Chu Hao's cultivation, which indicated that the opponent's realm was definitely above his.

"Five Meridians," Chu Hao did not conceal the truth; before the ranking battle of the Fledgling Dragon List concluded, they were unable to communicate with others, and he did not fear Mi Zerui would inform anyone. After speaking, he put back on the Concealment Jade.

Speechless, Mi Zerui now understood why he hadn't even seen what occurred before being suppressed to the ground with a slap; his opponent was a Five Meridian! His face filled with a look of terror, he said, "My memories, were they erased by you?"

Compared to the cultivation of Five Meridians, the possibility of having his memories erased frightened him even more.

Chu Hao shook his head, "No, I don't have that ability yet."

But Mi Zerui caught the implication in his words and immediately pressed on, "Who is it then? You must know who it is, tell me now, who did it?" This was a thorn in his heart.

"Did you win against me?" Chu Hao casually asked.

Caught off-guard, Mi Zerui recalled his previous statement, only if he won, Chu Hao would tell him the truth.

"This time I lost, but I will definitely defeat you!" he declared with determination, voluntarily conceding. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast a recommendation vote, a monthly ticket, your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users please read on m.qidian.com.)