Eternal Heavenly Emperor

Sweet and honeyed, lost in each other.

After taking advantage of the situation, Chu Hao finally led Su Wanyue back towards Holy Valley.

"Damn it!" Su Wanyue kept rolling her eyes at Chu Hao.

Chu Hao just snickered, but the hand holding Su Wanyue's wouldn't let go.

However, neither of them mentioned Gu Qingcheng.

A few hours later, they returned to Holy Valley to find the army had already departed, leaving a mess behind.

"Chu Hao!" Gu Qingcheng, Barbaric Girl, and Fu Xue all came up to greet them.

"Hey, hey, hey, Cold, what are you doing holding my man's hand!" Gu Qingcheng saw Chu Hao holding hands with Su Wanyue and immediately burned with jealousy, rushing over to them.

Su Wanyue had already resumed her cold demeanor, flicking her hand away, "He insisted on pulling me along, do you think I care?" She lifted her head high and strode forward.

Gu Qingcheng quickly took her place, hugging Chu Hao's arm, "Spill it, you two have been gone for more than ten days, alone together, did you do anything to wrong me?"

Barbaric Girl also hurried over and grabbed Chu Hao's other arm, "Be honest, you've been gone for so many days, did you sneak off and eat something delicious without me?"

Chu Hao laughed heartily, "Let's go, we're already behind by several days, don't keep people waiting."

"Hao, did you guys succeed?" Fat Cat leaped onto Chu Hao's shoulder.

Chu Hao put on a serious face, nodded, and said, "We succeeded!"

"Meow my god!" Fat Cat exclaimed, "You actually managed to fuse with the Unique Life Spring! Quick, tell me, what Ultra-Ability did you get?"

Upon hearing Fat Cat's words, the three girls also showed concern; they had forgotten about Chu Hao's achievements.

When Chu Hao shared the abilities he and Su Wanyue now possessed, the three girls were filled with envy, especially Gu Qingcheng, who wished she could switch places with Su Wanyue—too bad she wasn't a Taiyin Body.

"Indeed, the Taiyin and Taiyang are originally the strongest physiques in the world, capable of Dual Cultivation, enhancing each other beyond the first flow, stepping into the Supreme Grade," Fat Cat said.

"Have you all exchanged your military merits?" Chu Hao asked the three girls.

"Yes!"

"Then let's set off. I believe we'll be able to leave here soon!"

"Yeah, we've been here almost three years, so bored to death."

"Right, right, the first thing this young lady will do when she gets out is to go on a huge shopping spree, buying clothes until my hands are tired."

Amidst the excited chattering of the three girls, they entered Holy Valley and passed through the Light Gate.

Whoosh, in a flash, they entered another area.

This was a very dark space, but far in the sky, there was a huge palace emanating endless light, like a beacon. Chu Hao and the others were standing on the peak of a mountain, towering alone with endless Abyss all around.

Between the mountain peak and the palace, many stones were floating, each with a person standing on them. The stones were of different sizes, and the people on them were engaged in fierce combat.

Chu Hao quickly noticed someone achieving victory, knocking another person off the floating stone, and immediately the two stones fused together while the defeated person flashed and appeared at the top of the peak.

Without hesitation, that person jumped onto another stone nearby, whoosh, and the stone instantly soared upwards as they continued their battle towards others.

As this unfolded, Chu Hao and the other four were momentarily stunned. A voice rang in their minds, implying that they had to control a floating stone to compete for the other stones, to reach the palace.

Without absorbing enough stones to merge with, they wouldn't have the thrust to fly to the palace's elevation.

Those who reached the palace would commence the final round of competition; the victor would be the champion of the trial and the top ranker of the Nine States Heaven Talented Assembly.

This was a timed event, and there were... three days left until the period ended!

"Quick, no time to waste!" The five hurriedly each jumped onto a stone, whoosh, the stones ascended, following their mental commands just like controlling the artifact to fly.

As a group of five, they embarked on a grand sweep. Their combination was too strong, utterly unmatchable, continuously consuming other stones, their own floating stones grew increasingly larger.

Not every floating stone was occupied; some ownerless stones also attracted competition in the sky.

As their stones got larger and their altitude higher, they grew closer to the palace.

By the time the second day was nearly over, the five had raised their stones to a sufficient level and reached the required height. As they leaped onto the palace steps, pop pop pop, the five floating stones simultaneously shattered, turning into hundreds of smaller stones scattering into the space all around.

"Chu Hao!" Between a cold snort, Yuan Tiangang strode forward, his eyes emitting a fierce murderous intent, "This time, where can you run? Who can save your life now?"

"Oh, if you're so eager to die, then I'll oblige you!" Chu Hao said grimly.

At this point, the markings on everyone's hands had disappeared, indicating they had completely escaped the Holy War phase and entered a new region.

"You think I wouldn't dare?" Yuan Tiangang made a move, attacking Chu Hao.

Su Wanyue uttered a light reprimand and met the attack with a sweeping palm.

Boom, boom, boom, Yuan Tiangang's face suddenly changed, because his opponent was too "strong." The amount of force he used in his attack was reflected back by Su Wanyue with equal force! No, no, no, it was more than that; with Su Wanyue's retaliation, her counterattack power escalated to another level.

Wait, some of these attacks seemed so familiar... Weren't they his own attacks?

Yuan Tiangang was staggered and bewildered. The adversary had actually reflected his attacks back at him entirely—how inconceivable was that? He roared in fury, his body began to shatter as he tried to circle around to Su Wanyue's back to launch a strike, hoping to avoid her rebounding capability.

But it was futile, this was a 360-degree ability without any blind spots. No matter where he initiated his attack from, they would all be deflected back at him.

How could anyone withstand this?

It was as if he and Su Wanyue were collaborating in attacking himself—even the War God would be jumping mad in frustration!

Yuan Tiangang hastily created some distance, launching long-range attacks so that he could avoid them in time should they be rebounded, without having to confront them directly.

He firmly believed this was a secret technique employed by Su Wanyue, and such a powerful technique surely couldn't be sustained indefinitely.

The stronger the force, the shorter its duration.

Yuan Tiangang indeed was exceptional; with his Spatial Physique significantly enhanced, he was probably close to the tenth flow if not already there. He swung his hands, creating a series of Space Blades, transforming them into Sharp Swords and Ice Arrows, bombarding Su Wanyue from all directions.

Su Wanyue was completely unafraid. Power? Reflect! Physical attacks? Reflect!

All was reflected, a formidable ability that pushed one to the brink of collapse!

Was it necessary to use the Intent Realm?

Yuan Tiangang felt somewhat unwilling, as his opponent hadn't even cultivated her Intent Realm. Yet, he was forced to use his, didn't this mean that his strength was inferior? Damn it! Wasn't this woman only ranked among the strongest War Kings before by relying on a Third Rank Treasure Artifact? How come her strength had become so formidable now?

Not just him, Fu Tianying, Guan Feng, and others were equally astonished. Su Wanyue used to be the weakest among the top ten strongest War Kings. And now? She was probably the strongest.

"I don't believe this!" Yuan Tiangang gritted his teeth. He believed that Su Wanyue's current ability came from a secret technique. So, he decided to employ the Intent Realm to disrupt her Divine Sense, which would surely plunge her into Divine Soul chaos, halting the secret technique.

Boom, he unleashed the Sea of Corpses Intent Realm, barreling towards Su Wanyue.

The Intent Realm, this was a power belonging to the Upper Three Realms!

As expected, Su Wanyue was no longer able to deflect the Intent Realm attacks. She was completely enveloped by the Sea of Corpses Intent Realm.

Yuan Tiangang's mouth twisted into a cold sneer. He was the invincible War King! But his momentary smirk instantly froze, as the opponent's reflective ability hadn't disappeared, it just became much smaller.

Because the Sea of Corpses Intent Realm could only encroach up to half a foot around Su Wanyue; any closer and it would be immediately reflected back. However, the Intent Realm differed from physical force, as it was an extension of the soul. Even if reflected, it wouldn't inflict damage on the user, especially when the rebounded strength was indeed limited.

But now, the Intent Realm couldn't erode Su Wanyue at all. She still burst out with overwhelming force, a palm strike launching countless Ice Arrows at Yuan Tiangang.

Yuan Tiangang quickly utilized his Spatial Physique, fracturing his body into countless pieces to dodge the arrows, before reassembling himself. He nodded inwardly; Su Wanyue was slightly affected by the Intent Realm, if not profoundly.

But these effects only caused Su Wanyue's attacks to weaken slightly and couldn't harm her directly.

What on earth had this woman consumed to reach such a fierce level?

He summoned his black staff, swaying it heavily, and roared as the Sea of Corpses Intent Realm renewed, this time even stronger.

Su Wanyue was unfazed, her Unique Life Spring endlessly reflecting her opponent's attacks. She summoned her Xuanyin Sword, pressing down on her opponent.

Mountains of Sword Qi surged forward, causing Yuan Tiangang to howl in misery. He wasn't a descendant of the Gu Clan and couldn't employ Elemental Transformation, so he had to continuously shatter his body into pieces to evade the onslaught.

After several dozen more exchanges, he finally stopped resisting and turned to flee.

When it came to flight, the Spatial Physique was without equal, possessing a near-Teleportation ability, with unthinkably fast speed.

Su Wanyue chased with her sword in hand, the two weaving around the palace, one after the other.

This scene left the spectators utterly speechless.

Before, Yuan Tiangang had undeniably been the number one War King with no equal. But now? He was actually being pursued with sword in hand, a sight that made them rub their eyes in disbelief.

What exactly had happened to this woman, making her so fearsome all of a sudden?

"Dragon, this woman's strength might compare to the few strongest talents we had back then!" In the crowd, Zi transmitted a message to Dragon.

"She might not be the strongest yet, but she's qualified to contend for a spot beyond the top ten," Dragon responded telepathically, his face alight with fervor, "Our Crown Prince is the greatest talent in the world!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it at Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com)