Eternal Heavenly Emperor

"You rascal, better not be late, or I'll smash your butt!" He Lingtian shouted from the ground, although he did not stop Chu Hao.

Chu Hao chuckled and flew away with Su Wanyue.

After reaching War Venerate status, he was finally able to fly with his physical body.

This was because he had formed a Soul Seed, capable of communicating with heaven and earth and resonating with the Elemental Power, fulfilling the dream of soaring through the skies.

However, even as a War Venerate, when it came to long-distance travel, he still was no match for the Fire Bats. These ferocious beasts were specialized for travel; War Venerates could only surpass them in bursts of speed, but over a long distance, the Fire Bats could win by endurance, as they were naturally able to fly.

Chu Hao and his companion were not in a hurry. They flew along, playing in the mountains and waters, but they didn't forget to practice their cultivation every day.

Both have switched to cultivating the Taiyin and Taiyang Mysterious Skill, further exploring their physique, which greatly expanded and enhanced their Life Spring. However, the expansion of the Life Spring represented only strength and endurance, while the true strength of someone in the Upper Three Realms lay in the Soul Seed.

When the Soul Seed grasped the power of the elements, a strike would naturally trigger the Elemental Power between heaven and earth for an enhancement, but the extent of the power unleashed depended on the strength of the Soul Seed.

"Physique is actually a Law, a gift from heaven and earth, it's just that you can't comprehend it," Fat Cat said.

Chu Hao nodded. If not for that, how could a physique be so powerful? When one uses the golden pupil eye, one can see the essence of heaven and earth, and a single devastating beam can destroy everything, and it can only be triggered by Soul Force, because it's the Law that it operates on.

This type of Law is incomprehensible, forcefully given to you by the heavens, but it can grow stronger with your physique.

In that sense, the strength of one's physique is actually the strength of the Laws, and his physique had improved from twentieth flow to tenth flow, which should also mean the Laws had strengthened, thus continuously enhancing the Might of Flames.

"Su Girl's physique is currently only at the twelfth flow, much weaker than yours. If you two were matched in physique, your strength would have increased even faster," Fat Cat said, somewhat regretfully.

Chu Hao didn't mind. For those in the Upper Three Realms, the increase in strength was secondary. The key was the Soul Seed!

Of course, the stronger the strength, the greater the Combat Power. It was an added bonus.

More than a month later, the two returned to Cang State and arrived at Medicine Valley, where Xiaocao was.

Using the Concealment Jade to open the Formation, this jade could no longer hide Chu Hao's cultivation because War Venerates cultivated Divine Sense, which could only suppress the aura of power. Entering the valley, they were shocked to see Spiritual Medicine everywhere, even Su Wanyue, who had seen much in the secret realms, couldn't help but be amazed.

This was truly a world of Spiritual Medicine!

Chu Hao, however, looked toward the densely packed golden paddy fields, which were all Dragon Tooth Rice, like a sea.

Xiaocao had actually used so much land to plant Dragon Tooth Rice!

Chu Hao sighed internally, the hardest to repay was the debt of kindness. If Xiaocao wasn't wholeheartedly considering him, why would she do such a thing? Yet he was already bewildered by the attentions of Su Wanyue and Gu Qingcheng; he didn't want to incur any more romantic debts, especially since he always saw Xiaocao as a sister.

Boom, the ground trembled, and a grey vine suddenly shot out from the ground, winding its way towards Chu Hao.

Grey Vine!

"Haha, it seems your strength has improved a lot! Come on, let's spar!" Chu Hao leaped out, fighting against the Grey Vine.

He did not utilize the Unique Life Spring but clenched his fist, throwing punch after punch.

Now that he had reached War Venerate, every move naturally incorporated the Intent Realm, a fusion of Chaos Intent Realm and Thunder Intent Realm. When his fist was thrown, it was wrapped in a mix of black and white qi, with blue lightning flickering around, terrifyingly powerful.

After several hard exchanges with the Grey Vine, it let out a cry of pain through Divine Sense.

—Possessing an Intent Realm was rare for a War Venerate, not to mention one that had merged two, or in fact, three, Intent Realms!

Boom, in a thunderous noise, an enormous plant broke through from under the earth, almost like a giant tree reaching for the heavens, thousands of roots spreading out like branches, covering the sky and sun, creating a stunning scene.

This was a Divine Vine, a mature one was War God, naturally its presence was astounding.

"You've broken through to War Venerate?" Chu Hao's eyes brightened as he saw the Grey Vine dancing with grey shades flickering on it—the strength of the Intent Realm.

As expected of Divine Vine, it had gained an Intent Realm immediately upon stepping into War Venerate status!

It made sense; this was a being destined to become a War God, so what was so strange about forming an Intent Realm?

Whoosh!

The Grey Vine attacked, and as one of its branches swept out, an infinite grey world immediately appeared before Chu Hao, transforming into countless Divine Vines lashing out at him.

This was a Divine Sense attack, extremely dangerous!

Physical injuries could instantly heal with Chu Hao's Laws of Life-generated body, but if Divine Sense was injured, the consequences would be much more severe. It could even collapse entirely, leaving behind an empty shell.

Essentially, this Grey Vine was still wildly untamed, filled with a killer instinct.

Chu Hao was fearless, the Chaos Intent Realm unfolded, and the black and white energies derived into the Limitless, filled with terrifying destructive power. Bang, bang, bang, bang, the grey world immediately crumbled into dust, and the Grey Vine was thrown into a frenetic dance of roots and stems. Its Intent Realm was broken open, which was a great blow to it.

"Little Gray, be a good boy and go back!" A gentle voice sounded, and the figure of Xiaocao also appeared.

The Grey Vine immediately coiled its tendrils around Xiaocao, like a naughty child begging for an adult's indulgence, but with just a stern glance from Xiaocao, it obediently retreated back into the earth.

"Eh, you've improved your cultivation so fast!" Chu Hao swept a glance over her and couldn't help but express his surprise, for Xiaocao had actually reached the peak of War King.

"Isn't that obvious, this girl has the Myriad Spirit Poison Body, her constitution is even stronger than yours now. For her to enhance her cultivation, all she needs is to consume some poison." Fat Cat tapped Chu Hao's head and said.

Alas, having a strong constitution is truly amazing, even eating poison can lead to a rapid increase in cultivation.

Xiaocao nodded and said, "Some villains are too powerful, I must also enhance my cultivation."

Chu Hao looked at the fields of Dragon Tooth Rice and felt touched. Xiaocao needed powerful martial artists as fertilizer to provide sufficient nutrients for the rice. Although Chu Hao did not approve of this method, he was still moved by it.

"Thank you!" he said.

Xiaocao's expression was like still water, her gaze briefly swept over Su Wanyue, and there was a slight surprise in her eyes, as if she marveled that such an exceedingly beautiful woman could exist in the world, rivalling even Demoness Gu!

"Sister Xiaocao!" Su Wanyue walked over, took Xiaocao's hand, and whispered a few words to her. Soon, the two of them were chatting merrily, as if they had completely forgotten about Chu Hao's presence, which made him feel rather depressed.

If he had known earlier, he would've opted to keep the Grey Vine around to fight a bit longer and relieve his boredom.

After building a rapport with Xiaocao, Chu Hao finally explained his intentions. He wanted to take her away from here to the He Family for residence, so that if a great disaster indeed struck in the future, there would be someone to look out for her.

Latter, he would also return to bring Uncle Yu, trying to protect as many relatives and friends as possible.

After considering for a while, Xiaocao agreed to accompany Chu Hao.

Because she had been "abducting" more and more martial artists, and increasingly powerful ones at that, she had drawn the attention of some formidable figures. Indeed, it was time to relocate, as this place was soon to become unsafe.

Having made her decision, Xiaocao was not one to dawdle. She immediately began to pack her bags.

But her packing was rather unusual; it was not clothes or personal belongings, but Spiritual Medicine.

The power of the Myriad Spirit Poison Body was fully displayed, Xiaocao whispered to these Spiritual Medicines. A bizarre spectacle ensued: those not fully mature reverted to seed form, while those close to maturity produced seeds directly.

This sight left Chu Hao and Su Wanyue slack-jawed. It was one thing to accelerate the growth of Spiritual Medicines, but to actually revert them to seed form was simply unbelievable.

Fat Cat nodded continuously, saying, "The Myriad Spirit Body might not be the strongest constitution, but in terms of rarity, it's even more scarce than the top-tier constitutions!"

Xiaocao had a special container, similar to a storage ring, but capable of holding living things. It was a legacy from the Earth Medicine Sect. The space wasn't large, only about the size of two houses, but it was more than enough for storing these Spiritual Medicine seeds.

After taking Xiaocao with him, Chu Hao hurried back to the Lower World. With the Grey Vine having advanced to War Venerate, it could travel freely underground, which was admittedly convenient.

However, Uncle Yu refused to leave his home, insisting on dying there.

Unable to persuade him, Chu Hao had no choice but to leave.

But on reflection, it might be decades or even a hundred years before the great disaster struck, and by that time, would Uncle Yu still be alive?

The old man should be able to pass away peacefully.

Chu Hao left without further regret and started his journey back to the He Family.

A month and a half later, they returned to the He Family, but Xiaocao was reluctant to live on the island, as this would deprive her of the "fertilizer" she required. Chu Hao had no choice but to let her live by the sea.

After helping Xiaocao plant the Spiritual Medicine seeds, Chu Hao returned to the He Family, naturally bringing a considerable amount of Dragon Tooth Rice with him.

Both Xiaocao and Su Wanyue embarked on the path of Body Cultivation, hoping to add to their strength as a means of survival against the potential upheaval in the future.

The whole trip took three months, which was a relief to He Lingtian. He had worried that Chu Hao might get carried away and not return on time, which would have been a headache for him.

Previously, Chu Hao had left so hastily that He Lingtian hadn't had the chance to inform him of many things, among which the most sensational was that three War Gods from overseas had visited and held a lengthy, secretive meeting with the War Gods of Nine States. Afterwards, the two parties jointly announced the establishment of a new academy called War God Academy.

The name was domineering, indeed, for the academy would be overseen by War Gods in person!

Upon spreading, the news shook the entirety of Nine States, with everyone vying for entry, not excluding the War Emperors. Listening to the War Gods' teachings on the essence of martial arts could offer breakthrough opportunities. Even without becoming War Gods themselves, they could still elevate their Cultivation to the next level!

One must know that after reaching the Upper Three Realms, even advancing a minor Realm is incredibly difficult. Some War Venerates never go beyond the First Tier until their dying day, which is not surprising at all.

And now, preparations for the War God Academy had been completed, with its doors set to open by year's end. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you're welcome to vote for it with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)