Eternal Heavenly Emperor

Those who entered this place, as long as the power behind them was strong enough, had trump cards that could elevate them to the level of Half-Step Martial Venerate.

This was not just about them having enough strength to compete for the final top spot, but also about getting a glimpse of the secret techniques of the War Venerate, accumulating understanding for their breakthrough to this realm, but the prerequisite was that they needed to reach the peak of the War King.

Without reaching the peak of the War King, they were too far from that threshold; even if the secrets of the War Venerate were laid out before them, they would not be able to grasp their profound mysteries.

Previously, like Zhu Chunlei, he was forced to take the War Soul Pill as a last resort for the sake of preserving his life—though in the end, he still couldn't save it.

But at this time, basically, every person had reached the peak of the War King, and the final contest had already started, so naturally, they spared no effort, using their trump cards one after another. Those with pills took pills, while others crushed jade tokens, releasing terrifying power that merged with their bodies, insanely elevating their strength.

Half-Step War Venerate, Half-Step War Venerate, Half-Step War Venerate; a glance around, and there was almost no one who wasn't a Half-Step War Venerate. Someone like Chu Hao, at the peak of the War King, immediately seemed unimpressive by comparison.

"Kill!" These Half-Step War Venerates wasted no time in making their moves.

Guan Feng, Shi Heng, these people were already strong enough, and now that their strength had risen to Half-Step War Venerate, their combat power was overwhelming to a terrifying extent. Even a Barbaric Girl, an Innate Body Cultivator, couldn't withstand it, and was shaken like a kite with its string cut, tumbling east and west.

After all, most of these people also practiced Body Techniques. Even if they couldn't compare to an Innate Body Cultivator, combined with Star Force Cultivation, they were certainly not going to lose to one. And now having ascended to Half-Step War Venerate, their combat power was naturally even stronger.

Their gazes soon focused on Chu Hao and Su Wanyue; the two of them were just too strong and needed to be dealt with as soon as possible. Otherwise, once their strength dropped back to the peak of the War King, they would only have to face being swept away by these two.

Chu Hao was undaunted, for the power of a Half-Step War Venerate still wasn't enough to reach the limit of the Unique Life Spring. He fought openly and freely, dominating in all directions. With sweeps of the Purple Crystal Sword, the Infinite Chaos began to show its towering presence.

—His defense was now invincible, which naturally allowed him to freely practice this offensive swordplay. With so many Half-Step War Venerates gathered together, wasn't this an incredibly rare opportunity?

The battle quickly split into two groups, one centered around Chu Hao and the other around Su Wanyue, both under siege. Yuan Tiangang also lost his arrogance and joined in the assault.

There was no choice, the defensive power of the two was simply too fearsome. With the Unique Life Spring in operation, any attack was either absorbed or rebounded—who wouldn't be afraid?

Moreover, Shi Heng and the others weren't permanently Half-Step War Venerates. Once the medicinal power or some mysterious effect wore off, they would fall back to their original state, becoming no match for these two.

However, the Barbaric Girl was also beaten out of the palace, and Fu Xue had left the scene even earlier. Only Su Wanyue remained standing in the distance, watching. Her combat power was too weak; not a single person took her seriously.

As a member of the Gu Clan, she certainly had trump cards, but limited by her own realm, she could at most be elevated to the peak of the War King. What kind of strength was that in front of a Half-Step War Venerate? She could be blown away by a casual punch or kick.

Therefore, she could only stand by and watch the drama unfold.

Fortunately, Chu Hao and Su Wanyue were strong enough. With the Unique Life Spring in operation, even if they were attacked by a group of Heaven Talented individuals, as long as it didn't exceed their limits, they wouldn't suffer the slightest injury.

With so many strong opponents to spar with, Chu Hao's grasp of the Infinite Chaos deepened.

His counterattack gradually became more fierce.

"Not good, this guy is using us for swordplay practice!"

"Damn it, to think he's treating us like sparring partners!"

"Stop him, even I feel trepidation from this sword technique. Once it's perfected, its power will surely shake heaven and earth!"

The crowd intensified their attack, all wanting to prevent Chu Hao from mastering this sword technique and to kick him out, because he was incredibly powerful—of course, there was also Su Wanyue. They had to knock out these two first, and then the others would have a "fairer" chance of competing.

Chu Hao laughed heartily, saying, "You're too weak. You can't even break through my defense; how can you talk about stopping me?"

His taunt immediately ruffled everyone. Which of them wasn't an absolute genius, arrogant beyond measure? Now they were being despised like this, making them almost explode with anger. They surged forward, one after another, attacking Chu Hao.

This was exactly the effect Chu Hao wanted. The stronger the enemy's onslaught, the faster he could improve the Infinite Chaos and increase its potency.

Sword Qi swept through the air, as he, with his own strength, suppressed the heroes. No matter how talented anyone was, under the might of the Unique Life Spring, they were left helplessly struggling. One must realize that the Unique Life Spring had never been seen before throughout history, it was originally a dead end, and now that Chu Hao and Su Wanyue were successfully traversing it, it would have been too disappointing if it didn't have such power given its difficulty.

On the other side, Su Wanyue also displayed divine might. Although her combat power was not as great as Chu Hao's, her Unique Life Spring's ability to rebound attacks compensated for her weaker offensive capabilities.

In this sense, her Unique Life Spring made her stronger the stronger her enemies were; if her enemies were weak, the attacks she rebounded were naturally weak as well.

Chu Hao's understanding of the Infinite Chaos deepened, and suddenly with a sweeping sword strike, it was as if the heavens and earth were beginning anew, chaos reigned, boom, and a massive explosion originated from him. Bang, bang, bang, all those around were knocked back by the fearsome Sword Qi, each spitting out blood.

The sword technique was taking shape!

Chu Hao laughed heartily. The ultimate effect of the Infinite Chaos was to emulate the big bang of the universe's creation, the power of creation itself, how terrifying was its might? Though his current power was limited as he had only just stepped on this path.

Even so, the Heaven Talented assailants were all simultaneously sent flying at the same moment, causing them to spit out blood in unison, as the power began to manifest.

"How can he be so strong?"

"His defense is invincible, and he has also comprehended an Intent Realm, integrating it into his swordsmanship. How can we possibly block that?"

"Unless we can truly step into the War Venerate Realm, cultivate Divine Sense, only then can we withstand such attacks! And to defeat him, I'm afraid we need to comprehend an Intent Realm ourselves."

Everyone's eyes were blazing as they stared at the throne. Sitting upon it would grant one the comprehension of the Thunder Intent Realm, but the problem was, one needed to defeat all the rivals to gain this Intent Realm, which had become a deadlock situation.

Although each of them was proud and considered themselves Heaven Talented, even if they became War Venerate, they couldn't confidently say they would comprehend an Intent Realm, perhaps not until they reached the summit of War Venerate, or even stepped into the realms of War Emperor or War Emperor.

But with equal realms, one who possessed an Intent Realm and one who did not, their combat power was incomparable. They would continue to be suppressed by Chu Hao until they too could cultivate an Intent Realm.

In their hearts, they lamented why the heavens had allowed such a monstrous talent to exist, it was simply despairing!

Chu Hao showed no mercy. He thrust with his sword, constantly evolving the Infinite Chaos into a cosmic explosion, its might growing ever stronger, finally threatening even those at the Half-Step Martial Venerate level.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Shi Heng, Guan Feng, and others were one by one blasted out of the palace and appeared on the island. With each appearance, a cry of surprise arose from the island's inhabitants, as these were the individuals previously favored to claim the first place.

But now, they were being ejected like straw dolls, one after another. Just how powerful was the person within, to be able to defeat so many Heaven Talented individuals in such a short period?

Chu Hao quickly cleared his opponents and then leapt towards Su Wanyue. Together, they launched an attack on the remaining few.

This time, with the combination of Taiyin and Taiyang, the power became even more terrifying. Chu Hao, holding Su Wanyue's hand with his left, swept forth with the Purple Crystal Sword in his right. The power of Infinite Chaos was displayed perfectly. With just one strike, bang, bang, bang, bang, the remaining people were shaken off together and thrown out of the palace, appearing on the island.

In the palace, only Chu Hao, Su Wanyue, and Gu Qingcheng were left.

"We shall battle!" Chu Hao released his hand.

"Okay!" Su Wanyue vibrated her sword. She too wanted to see what level her strength had reached.

The two launched their attacks, and because they didn't have to worry about truly hurting each other, they held nothing back and went all out.

However, one could rebound attacks and the other could absorb them. Despite the fierce battle, there was in fact no real threat. The attacks Chu Hao unleashed were rebounded by Su Wanyue, then together with her own attacks, absorbed by him.

Unless there was a clear disparity in strength, enough to break the limit of one's Unique Life Spring, they would continue this meaningless fight indefinitely.

Of course, there was another possibility, which was that one party's power was depleted first, as activating the Unique Life Spring required Star Force.

In this aspect, Chu Hao had the upper hand.

Because he could absorb power and refine it with the Flame Furnace, supplementing his own strength. Although this amount wasn't large, as long as the fight lasted long enough, this accumulation could become quite terrifying.

Even though Su Wanyue could rebound all forces, her own Star Force could not replenish, so in a war of attrition, she would surely be the first to run dry, unable to continue operating her Unique Life Spring.

She quickly realized this and stopped, saying, "I am no match for you."

Chu Hao still hesitated and said, "I have already mastered an Intent Realm, I can let you have it!"

"Don't worry, you two are in Dual Cultivation, even Intent Realms can be exchanged!" Fat Cat interjected.

Chu Hao frowned and asked, "We have been in Dual Cultivation for so long, why hasn't she obtained the Chaos Intent Realm?"

"That's because neither of you have stepped into the War Venerate Realm. Intent Realms are originally something that only those in the Upper Three Realms can cultivate, plus your Intent Realm is too peculiar. Alright, alright, once both of you step into the War Venerate, she will be able to get that Thunder Intent Realm through Dual Cultivation. Are you satisfied now?" Fat Cat said impatiently.

Hearing this, Chu Hao finally felt relieved and said, "Wait for me after we get out, we will return to the He Family together!"

Su Wanyue's snow-white face flushed with a touch of red, yet she nodded her head, and then with a leap, flew out of the palace, falling into the Star Sea, and instantly disappearing.

"This is maddening!" Gu Qingcheng stamped her foot, ran up and pointed at Chu Hao and said, "You scoundrel, still denying that you have two-timed? Did you think I didn't see Cold Ice's face turn red just now? Tell me, what were you two doing all these days? You, did she 'cook the raw rice' with you?"

"Stop being jealous for no reason!" Chu Hao scooped her up in one hand and gave her ample rear end a spank before tossing her out of the palace.

"You scoundrel, this isn't over!" Gu Qingcheng roared like a lion, but quickly disappeared into the Star Sea.

Chu Hao looked towards the throne inside the palace and strode toward it. (To be continued. If you like this work, please head to Qidian [qidian.com] to vote a recommendation vote, monthly vote. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read at m.qidian.com.)