Eternal Heavenly Emperor

Whoosh, Fat Cat also vanished in a flash, disappearing into the palace.

There can be only one king; through the ages, he is lonely, invincible yet alone.

Chu Hao approached the throne and turned to sit down. Boom, immediately, an indescribable sensation surged into his body, and within his Sea of Consciousness, a Thunder Sea appeared, its dreadful lightning intense and seemingly capable of annihilating everything.

The Thunder Intent Realm could use the power of thunder to destroy an opponent's Sea of Consciousness, utterly overbearing. To push the Thunder Intent Realm to its limit would allow one to manifest the Thunder Field Domain from the ethereal to the physical, envelop the opponent within it, and shatter both body and soul in unison.

Intent Realm is the precursor of the Field Domain, which is just the surface of the Great Dao of heaven and earth. To truly master the Great Dao is to become one with it, to exist eternally in harmony with the universe, undying and indestructible.

But from ancient times to the present, even during the heyday of martial arts in ancient and even more ancient times, no one has achieved this. Therefore, the Eternal Heavenly Emperor has always remained a legend—by this age of the decline of martial arts, War God is already the strongest, not even knowing the tiers that exist above.

Chu Hao ceased his wandering thoughts and continually fused with this Intent Realm. Since it had been bestowed upon him, it quickly took shape within his Sea of Consciousness, transforming into a Thunder Pool.

Now, he possessed two Intent Realms.

The first was the Chaos Intent Realm, occupying the left side of his Sea of Consciousness, where Yin and Yang Qi endlessly formed a perfectly balanced Tai Chi Diagram, yet would suddenly transform into absolute Chaos, boiling, exploding, utterly uncontrollable.

The Thunder Intent Realm occupied the right side of his Sea of Consciousness, where a seemingly tranquil Thunder Pool would from time to time erupt with terrifying lightning that appeared as though it could split the heavens and earth.

The two Intent Realms kept to themselves, not interfering with each other, each sticking to their own turf.

In fact, Chu Hao possessed a third Intent Realm inside him.

— The Laws of Life refined from the Holy Sword.

Laws are on a level leagues beyond Intent Realms, which is why Chu Hao is currently unable to comprehend them, merging this power into his flesh and blood. He probably won't be able to truly master it until he becomes War God.

But having a Law within him, albeit only superficially, yet in constant contact, could it be without any insight at all? He may not understand the Laws themselves, but isn't it possible to cultivate an Intent from it?

The Laws of Life belong to the Great Wood Series Path; couldn't he also perceive a Wooden Intent Realm?

Chu Hao sat upright, continuously absorbing Thunder Intent Realm, growing stronger.

This sitting lasted for three days and nights.

...

On the island, everyone already knew that Chu Hao was the champion of the Nine States Heaven Talented Assembly, having gained an exclusive Intent Realm!

Many brought their juniors and left, but many others stayed, hoping to catch a glimpse of the style of the newly risen king of the younger generation, while some stayed with murderous intent.

— Like the elders of Zhu Chunlei and Duan Tianying, who were eager to slay Chu Hao to avenge their juniors.

In any case, quite a few people remained on the island, waiting for Chu Hao to emerge.

"Hmm?" "Huh?" Several War Emperor Dharma Bodies showed surprised expressions, looking up at the sky, prompting the crowd to do the same.

Soon, a Skyship appeared in the distant sky, rapidly approaching above the island and gradually descending.

Who is this, coming now, after the competition for the relics has already ended?

"Who goes there?" one of the War Emperor Dharma Bodies called out, his voice booming like thunder.

Aboard the Skyship, a tall man appeared, looking to be in his forties but exuding a terrifying tyrannical aura as if even the might of the War Emperor could be suppressed.

Boom, he leaped from the Skyship, and the entire island trembled under his weight... too terrifying!

At that moment, everyone had the thought—Body Cultivator. If not, how could there be such a terrifying weight?

The faces of several War Emperors changed because they recognized that this man's power was on a similar level to theirs.

War Emperor level Body Cultivator!

How is this possible? The current conditions of heaven and earth are far from comparable to ancient times; it's impossible for a Body Cultivator above the War Venerate to appear, let alone a War Emperor!

Could he be an Innate Body Cultivator?

Yet, this man had Star Force surging around his body, which shouldn't be the case for Innate Body Cultivators who do not cultivate Star Force.

"Haha, we come from overseas, specially to experience the martial arts standards of the Nine States continent!" The man laughed heartily, his golden hair thick and long, resembling a lion's mane.

We? Overseas?

Behind this blond man, about a dozen young people appeared, each radiating a formidable presence that caused hearts to tremble.

They are from overseas?

The crowd was shocked. Considering the seas were extremely dangerous, even a War God wouldn't dare to cross them. Yet now, a group claiming to be from overseas had arrived. How could this not astonish people?

"What is your name, sir?" a War Emperor from the Nine States asked, known as War Emperor Qingfeng.

"Shi Ang!" The blond man patted his chest, thump thump thump, like the beating of a heavenly drum, causing many to spit blood from their ears and mouths, nearly dying from the discomfort.

"Hmph!" Several War Emperor Dharma Bodies acted at the same time, destroying the incoming sonic waves.

"Too weak!" Shi Ang shook his head, "How could the Nine States martial arts be so feeble now? The sea pathway has been opened, meaning this heaven is about to be unlocked, yet you are so weak. How will you confront the impending disaster?"

What was he talking about?

Most were puzzled and clueless, but figures from ancient families had their faces drastically change. Their ancestors had left behind cryptic messages about a great calamity, but as millions of years passed from ancient times until now, most ancient families no longer took heed of their ancestors' warnings.

Yet now, a powerful figure from overseas uttered the same warning that the ancestors had once given.

Could it be that the great calamity was destined to occur during their generation?

"Sir, please enlighten us further!" War Emperor Qingfeng said with a bow.

Shi Ang shook his head, "I am merely the vanguard, here to assess the martial arts level of the Nine States. But you have truly disappointed me. How can you be worthy of joining forces with us to confront the calamity with such weak strength?"

As his words fell, everyone grew indignant. This person was merely a War Emperor, yet here stood ten Dharma Bodies of War Emperors, and furthermore, the Nine States were guarded by seven War Gods, the strongest forces under heaven. What basis did the other party have to look down upon them?

"You don't even know what the great calamity is?" Shi Ang continued to shake his head, "It seems we've come in vain. You can just wait for your self-destructive demise!"

"Sir, though you are strong and have reached the Emperor level in body technique, looking down upon our Nine States is unwise, for we have seven War Gods!" War Emperor Qingfeng, acting as the representative, had been the one conversing throughout.

"Only seven?" Shi Ang sighed, "Your decline truly exceeds my imagination! Very well, I'll give you a chance. Choose a War King to come forward; if they can defeat any one of these kids by my side, I'll let you die with understanding."

"Despicable!" "You underestimate us too much!" "I'll go!"

The young War Kings were all enraged. Among the descendants of the ancient families who practiced both martial arts and body technique, there were many, so even if their opponents were all Innate Body Cultivators, they harbored no fear.

"Don't fight me for this!" One War King took the lead and leapt forward, a Peak War King, though not among the strongest.

The first fight, of course, did not require full effort.

"I am Zhang Yuan, who wishes to fight me?" he called out to the overseas guests.

The dozen or so youngsters looked at each other and all shook their heads.

"Haha, scared, are you?"

"Just good at talking big!"

"You got cold feet without even fighting!"

The people from the Nine States all laughed amongst themselves, thinking that their visitors weren't as impressive as they had thought and were just a bunch of weaklings.

"If I go against someone this weak, I'll be scorned to death when I return."

"I don't want to be laughed at either."

"Which one of us is the weakest?"

"Hu Meng, of course!"

"Then let's have Hu Meng fight!"

Boom, the overseas youngsters laughed and joked, kicking one youth to the front.

This young man was delicate and handsome, more pretty than many girls, but to everyone's surprise, his ears were fluffy and erect, just like those of a fox.

A Shi with yellow hair, a Hu with fox ears… They couldn't possibly be surnamed "Lion" and "Fox," right?

But these individuals were extremely arrogant, not engaging in battle because they deemed Zhang Yuan too weak, and defeating him would amount to humiliation.

"Good, I want to see for myself what kind of ability you have!" Naturally, Zhang Yuan was the most infuriated, and with a twist of his palms, attacked Hu Meng.

The exceedingly delicate youth suddenly flashed a toothy smile, stretched out his right hand with incredible speed, and plucked. Pfft, blood sprayed, Zhang Yuan was sent flying backward, a bloody hole in his chest.

Clutched in the palm of the youth was a beating heart, which he squeezed fiercely, and with a pop, shattered the heart.

Zhang Yuan stared in unwillingness, but his body swayed and he fell with a crash.

A Peak War King was not even a match for a single move!

Hiss!

The crowd all showed expressions of shock. Although a Peak War King could still be divided into whole six tiers like Eight Springs, Eight Springs Unification, Nine Springs, Nine Springs Unification, Ten Springs, and Ten Springs Unified, could even a Ten Springs Unified be killed by a single move when facing an Eight Springs?

And judging by the tone of the opposition, this Hu Meng was even the weakest among them!

No wonder Shi Ang spoke with such arrogance. Their weakest member possessed the terrifying strength to instantly kill Peak War Kings.

However, the youth from the Nine States were also ignited with anger. Winning is winning, but why kill? There was no enmity between them; it was merely a sparring session, so was there a need for such a merciless act?

Guan Feng stepped forward with large strides, saying, "I will be your opponent!"

Hu Meng looked at him and broke into a smile, saying, "You're stronger than the one just now, barely making you a suitable opponent for me!"

That's some confidence!

One must know that Guan Feng was already at Great Perfection in the Middle Three Realms and practiced body cultivation too. Apart from encountering freaks like Chu Hao or Yuan Tiangang who had cultivated into the Intent Realm, what right did others have to suppress him?

Guan Feng's expression was ice cold as he asked, "Why did you have to kill him?"

"Forcing me to take action against someone so weak, does he not deserve to die?" The delicate youth retorted. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)