Eternal Heavenly Emperor

Long and Zi, with their mysterious identities, didn't even have names, just code names, yet their strength was immense, both having made it among the strongest War Kings. But if anyone were to overhear their telepathic conversation, they would surely be shocked to the point of their eyeballs popping out.

Although they were not the strongest, it seemed they couldn't even enter the top ten!

Just who were these two people?

After pursuing for a while, Su Wanyue finally stopped. She was merely discontented with Yuan Tiangang's attitude; it was Chu Hao's enemy to deal with, not hers.

Though both had stopped, the looks everyone gave her were filled with wariness.

Earlier, during the battle between Chu Hao and Yuan Tiangang, everyone witness their might—especially since both had grasped an Intent Realm before reaching the Upper Three Realms. Their power was truly infuriatingly strong.

But now, Yuan Tiangang was being chased by Su Wanyue with a sword, without even the ability to fight back.

How had this woman suddenly become so strong?

Keep in mind, she used to rely only on a Third Rank Treasure Artifact, yet now, after the holy war, which of the strongest War Kings didn't possess a third rank weapon? At most, it was not a Treasure Artifact.

The current her truly possessed strength formidable enough to contend for the first place in the Nine States Heaven Talented Assembly!

Ma Tiandong, Guan Feng and other Heaven Talented hopefuls for the first place all revealed solemn expressions. Whether it was Su Wanyue or Yuan Tiangang, such power inspired in them considerable apprehension. It appeared they would have to use their trump cards against these two individuals.

And, of course, there was Chu Hao. Though he had a slight disadvantage in the battle with Yuan Tiangang, his strength was still not to be underestimated.

All the Heaven Talented sat cross-legged, adjusting their condition to its peak, some even hoping to make further progress, achieving the state of half-step War Venerate which would grant them overwhelming power.

However, here, where the Laws of heaven and earth were incomplete, anyone who wasn't a native of this land couldn't possibly achieve Enlightenment. Thus, no one could become a War Venerate here, not even reaching the level of a half-step War Venerate—if indeed one could succeed, they would not be able to leave this place, becoming one with the Way of this world.

According to Fat Cat, reaching the War God level might still facilitate leaving this place, but this was even more nebulous and uncertain.

Chu Hao and Su Wanyue had both reached the apex of the War King level. They could no longer make any progress in their realms, so they simply sat and spoke, while Gu Qingcheng and Fu Xue began their Cultivation, aiming to swiftly reach the War King Peak.

Yun Cai, curious, started wandering around the palace, as the palace doors were tightly closed and they could not enter.

The palace radiated light and simply hovered in the midst of the starry sky, as if it had existed since ancient times, exuding vibrations that even War Kings found slightly daunting. It seemed as if a tremendous ferocious beast lay slumbering within, capable of causing an uproar with a single movement.

The girl could not stay idle. She climbed up and felt down, always trying to find an entrance into the palace, but no matter how she searched, she could not find a way in.

—Some windows were clearly open, but it was as if an invisible barrier was in the way; even with her Brute Strength, she couldn't force her way in.

Feeling helpless, the girl could only give up and sit to the side, eating meat to vent her frustration.

Three days passed quickly, and shoosh, shoosh, shoosh, shoosh—all Martial Artists who weren't on the palace steps vanished. But there was no need for alarm, for they had been teleported out of the Ancient Tomb, back to the island outside.

On that island, countless people were waiting. Seeing that people finally appeared, they immediately approached to greet them.

"Hahaha, Donghao, you actually broke through to War General status; truly worthy of the title of Huanzhu County's number one talent!"

"Han'er, you've broken through to War King! Hahaha, now I wonder if Shen Family's woman will regret breaking off the engagement!"

"What about Xi Yu? Why hasn't my Xi Yu appeared yet?"

Most of the people here were War Venerates, with even stronger War Emperor-level figures among them. To them, two or three years' time was but a blink of an eye, easily passing by with a moment's meditation. Therefore, not a single person left; they all stayed, waiting for their progeny, their juniors, to come out.

Happiness for some families, sorrow for others. Those who came out alive had all seen significant improvements in strength, with many breaking through a major boundary. However, at least one-third would remain buried within the Ancient Tomb forever, leaving their waiting elders in somber reflection.

"How many people ascended the palace?"

"Only eighty-seven?"

"Since the final battle has commenced, the champion of this Assembly will be revealed within three days."

"Let's wait and see—I'm curious about which family the champion will belong to."

He Luo sat quietly to the side, but his Divine Sense enveloped the entire island, hearing everyone's every word clearly. Naturally, he knew Chu Hao was one of the last eighty-seven and even shone in the previous battles, as one of the strongest War Kings with the potential to vie for first place in the Nine States Heaven Talented Assembly.

This surprising revelation filled him with excitement and amazement.

When Chu Hao entered, he was merely a Warrior albeit having just undergone the Ancestral Pool baptism. Even though the Warrior level was not too low, He Luo estimated that at most Chu Hao would have just broken through to War King.

But Chu Hao not only broke through to War King, he reached the peak and even managed to cultivate an Intent Realm!

Intent Realm, something even He Luo himself had not mastered.

If Chu Hao took another step forward, entering the Upper Three Realms, he might well become too formidable, even for him, to face.

He truly is a fellow with the highest ancestral blood purity in history!

"What, this time actually two War Kings have mastered the Intent Realm?" Other powerhouses, upon hearing about the peak showdown between Chu Hao and Yuan Tiangang, couldn't help but be moved. This was something not even War Venerates might necessarily master, but these two youngsters have easily cultivated it, signifying that they have already obtained a ticket to the throne of the War Emperor.

To think about it is terrifying, because only those under the age of fifty can pass through here! If these two are provided with full support and an abundance of resources to hasten their cultivation advancement, they will be able to break through to War Emperor without any difficulty.

This time, it might only take ten years, twenty years, or thirty years.

A War Emperor not even a hundred years old, wouldn't that make people tremble?

"These two are actually both from Cang State?"

"How is that possible, how can such a small place like Cang State suddenly produce two such Heaven Talented individuals?"

Even the powerhouses of Haiyuan Sect, to which Yuan Tiangang belonged, couldn't believe it. They had lost any news of Yuan Tiangang several years ago, assuming he died within the Seven Extremes Ancient Tomb, but now he had suddenly emerged again, becoming so powerful.

"Hey hey hey, I heard that a few years ago, in the competition for the Fledgling Dragon List in Cang State, it was Yuan Tiangang and Chu Hao who ultimately dueled for the title of Cang State's number one talent. And now, it's these two again. Heaven's arrangements are really quite interesting."

"What a coincidence."

"Damn it, my family's Tiangang has talent that towers over others, now a Peak War King, but it's a pity that he hasn't cultivated an Intent Realm and is surely no match for these two! Why did two such demons appear in this generation?"

"The same goes for my family's Guan Feng."

"And my family's Baisheng as well."

The elders of the strongest War Kings were all beating their chests in regret. Everyone was at the Peak War King level, but the ones who had mastered the Intent Realm would have an absolute advantage. As for hidden cards... you have them, don't others?

Fortunately for them, they were unaware that Chu Hao and Su Wanyue had cultivated the Unique Life Spring, one absorbing all attacks and the other reflecting all attacks, which had already exceeded the level of the Intent Realm, otherwise they would have been even more shocked.

After all, once one becomes a War Venerate, there is hope to cultivate an Intent Realm, but can even a War God cultivate the Unique Life Spring?

It's not on the same level at all!

…

Within the ancient ruins, the palace doors had been opened.

Chu Hao and his comrades all stood up and walked towards the inside of the palace.

"The final battle, the victor shall be king, rising to the heavens, proudly overlooking all!" A voice echoed directly in everyone's Sea of Consciousness.

All eyes scanned around to see that the palace was enormously large, but empty and void of nearly everything except for a throne in the very center that looked quite ordinary yet exerted an incredible mental suppression over everyone.

"Defeat all your opponents and you may sit upon the throne, inheriting my Thunder Intent Realm!" The voice resonated once more.

Thunder Intent Realm!

The crowd couldn't help but get excited; the first prize of this ancient relic turned out to be an Intent Realm! It should be known that the prizes of the previous events were Martial Techniques and Cultivation Techniques, but this event, which had not been opened for over a century, was indeed a generous one. Cultivation Techniques and Martial Techniques were already distributed generously before, and now an Intent Realm was directly being offered as a reward, which was an incredibly delightful surprise.

To cultivate an Intent Realm as a War King means a very high likelihood of overcoming the War Emperor stage without hindrance, and one could stride over it in one breath to become a High Tier War Emperor!

Just being a War Venerate was already among the pinnacle of fighters in this world. War Emperor? Even the Heaven Talented ones here didn't dare to guarantee that each of them would definitely breakthrough to War Emperor. In the Martial Arts Tenth Realm, the higher the realm, the harder it is to break through, with even a minor realm progression being exceedingly difficult.

Now it was simple, it all came down to battle. Defeat all your opponents and you can sit upon that king's throne, receiving the inheritance of the Thunder Intent Realm.

Chu Hao frowned slightly. He had comprehended the Chaos Intent Realm, and he did not wish to cultivate any other Intent Realms, which made this final reward somewhat superfluous to him.

"Hao, what are you frowning about? Hurry up and claim that Intent Realm!" urged Fat Cat.

"But I have already cultivated an Intent Realm!"

"Meow, how did you suddenly become so foolish? Who told you a Martial Artist can only have one sort of Intent Realm?" Fat Cat shook its head repeatedly, with a look of 'you're such an idiot' on its face.

"What, a person can have two Intent Realms?" Su Wanyue and the other ladies were all very surprised as well.

"More than two. If you wish, you could comprehend every Intent Realm under the heavens, as these are merely the most superficial manifestations of the great Dao of Heaven and Earth. If you have the energy and the insight…" Fat Cat said offhandedly.

"But why has no one ever mentioned that anyone has cultivated more than one Intent Realm?"

"Pah, it's because your generation is too dense! Of course, another part of the reason is the changes in the world, making the comprehension of Intent Realms much more difficult. In my era, which War Venerate didn't comprehend two or three Intent Realms? If you only comprehend one Intent Realm and dare to step outside, aren't you afraid of being laughed at?" Fat Cat sneered.

What, people from the Ancient Times were so impressive? (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read on m.qidian.com.)