Eternal Heavenly Emperor

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An hour later, Chu Hao finally absorbed all of the medicinal power of the Fire Spirit Pill.

For a moment, he was filled with an intense ** sensation.

Actually, his stomach wasn't very hungry, but every cell in his body was sending him signals of hunger!

This was because the cells had been strengthened in a very short period of time and now urgently needed enough nutrition to remain filled, otherwise they would fall from their peak state.

It was like pulling a spring to its limit, if immediately fixed in place, it could maintain that length indefinitely. However, if neglected, the spring would quickly return to its original length.

Only, the changes in cells were nowhere near as fast; Chu Hao could first take a sleep, then eat and drink to replenish the nutrients for his cells. But doing so would cause an unknown loss of strength.

He endured the severe pain and took out a Star Stone to begin absorbing its power.

Star Force surged, and the speed of absorption skyrocketed!

Chu Hao was first startled, then realized, it was because his strength had greatly increased, and so had the speed at which he absorbed Star Force.

It had always been like this, but he had never experienced such an "overnight richness" before. The process had been very subtle in the past, not as obvious as this time.

Ten minutes, twenty minutes... another forty minutes passed, and Chu Hao's cells were fully saturated, and that overwhelming sensation of hunger finally disappeared. However, with a growl, his stomach began to rumble.

This time he was truly hungry.

He got up but immediately felt a surge of pain. After stripping off his clothes, he saw several blood scabs on his chest and lower abdomen, and his back was also throbbing with pain; he probably had several wounds there as well.

This was caused by the fierce medicinal power of the Fire Spirit Pill!

Chu Hao couldn't help but be alarmed. He was already in the First Tier of the Middle Mahayana realm, and yet he had still suffered such injuries. What if it had been someone in the Third Tier or Fourth Tier of the Lesser Mahayana realm? They would have surely suffered even more!

No wonder it was said that only those in the Middle Mahayana realm or above could consume it, as someone of a lower realm might be killed by the violent medicinal power!

Chu Hao was no novice; after checking himself, he knew that such injuries were not serious and would recover quickly as long as he didn't overexert himself for three days. However, the internal organs had surely taken a huge impact, and that wouldn't heal in just three days.

So even if one had a large quantity of Fire Spirit Pills, they couldn't be taken daily, but rather at a minimum interval of five days or more!

Chu Hao went to the martial arts training field; he wanted to test how much his strength had increased.

Grabbing the rings with both hands, he exerted force fiercely and pop, pop, pop, blood sprang from his arms—his flesh was extremely fragile, and the blood vessels burst instantly from the exertion.

Chu Hao didn't care and pushed his strength to the limit.

8122!

The Strength Tester showed an astonishing number!

Chu Hao let go, a look of surprise on his face. Before taking the Fire Spirit Pill, his maximum strength was 5300 pounds, never varying by more than 10 pounds. In theory, after taking a Fire Spirit Pill, his maximum strength should have been around 7300 pounds.

How could it increase by 800 pounds?

Chu Hao soon nodded to himself; this must be because he had "fed" his cells with Star Force immediately after the medicinal power of the Fire Spirit Pill kicked in.

The medicinal power of the Fire Spirit Pill forcefully strengthened the cells, but if they didn't receive enough nutrition afterward, they would immediately begin to shrink. Most people could only rely on eating to complete this process, but from ingestion to digestion, how long would it take to nourish the cells?

The cells would have definitely shrunk significantly!

The increase of 2000 pounds in strength should be tailored towards those who obtain their nourishment from food!

But Chu Hao was different; he could absorb the power of the Star Stone and thus nourished his cells with Star Force straight away, almost completely retaining the medicinal power of the Fire Spirit Pill.

He showed a smile, his previous perseverance had indeed paid off!

If he had chosen to pass out, he wouldn't have been able to absorb the Star Force immediately, and the additional strength gained might have been just 500 or 300 pounds.

8000 pounds of strength!

Fourth Tier Middle Mahayana realm!

If he had another Fire Spirit Pill, he could leap straight into the Great Mahayana realm! Chu Hao thought somewhat greedily.

He chuckled to himself, then went to clean his body before heading to the kitchen to fill his stomach.

Due to the destructive power of the Fire Spirit Pill, Chu Hao had no choice but to take two days off to rest, waiting for his body to fully recover before returning to the academy.

During these two days, he just absorbed a bit of Star Force and didn't engage in any intensive training. He found that with his rapid increase in strength, his absorption of Star Stone also greatly increased, with a daily increase in strength of 150 pounds!

While happy, Chu Hao couldn't help worrying about the source of Star Stones. It seemed he needed to leave the city for training as soon as possible, partly to acquire points and partly to trade precious parts of ferocious beasts for money to continue purchasing Star Stones.

On the fourth day, his body had completely recovered, though his internal organs were surely not yet fully healed, but this no longer affected his ability to fight.

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Chu Hao went to the academy.

He sought out Hu Jianren and explained that he had reached the Middle Mahayana realm and was seeking to ascend to Heavenly Court.

"What!" Upon hearing Chu Hao's words, Hu Jianren's first reaction was to think the guy had gone mad!

He was Chu Hao's team leader teacher and was very clear on Chu Hao's strength!

Just over two months ago, the fellow hadn't even entered the First Tier Lesser Mahayana realm, and now he was claiming to be in the Middle Mahayana realm? What a joke!

Even if Chu Hao had a strength of 999 jin before, and had increased it by 2000 jin with the help of the Fire Spirit Pill, he would have to increase his strength by 2000 jin within two months, an average of 30 jin per day!

Thinking of this, Hu Jianren scratched his head, considering that although it might be possible under extreme conditions, it would require taking a dose of Strong Dispersing Powder every three days, and that's assuming the potency was fully absorbed!

This kid... truly a character!

Hu Jianren was not wealthy, but he had tried Strong Muscle Powder a few times and knew very well what it meant to endure its effects for half an hour!

To endure the bitterest hardships is to ascend above others!

"Chu Hao, perhaps in ten years, one of the Vajra Realm's powerful seats in the city will belong to you!" he said, filled with emotion.

Chu Hao just smiled.

Ten years? That's too long! His goal was to break into the Vajra Realm within one year, and from his current progress, this goal was not unattainable!

Although one-fifth of the time had already passed and his strength was only at the Fourth Tier Middle Mahayana realm, the higher the realm a Martial Artist reached, the more accelerated the increase in strength became—it wasn't impossible to achieve the seemingly impossible goal in the remaining over nine months!

He must give it his all!

Chu Hao had to put in the effort; Ma Jicheng had already set his sights on him! Being targeted by a Vajra Realm powerhouse was extremely dangerous; unless he also stepped into the Vajra Realm, he'd have no chance of competing!

"Then come and do the test!" Hu Jianren led Chu Hao away from Earthly Institute and into an area exclusive to Heavenly Court.

Relatively speaking, Heavenly Court was much smaller, and there was no division between the Eastern and Western Factions; they shared one space. But since the students of Heavenly Court mostly trained outside the city and usually only came back to hand over tasks or exchange points for items, the size of the place didn't really make much difference.

However, no sooner had Chu Hao stepped into Heavenly Court than he caught someone's eye.

Feng Yuan!

This guy was probably there to hand in a mission. He looked up in surprise upon seeing Chu Hao, then a meaningful smile spread across his face as he crossed his arms over his chest and stopped in his tracks.

Chu Hao paid him no attention and followed Hu Jianren into a delicate courtyard.

"Reporting to the honored seat, a student from Earthly Institute has reached the Middle Mahayana realm and is ready for the test to enter Heavenly Court!" Hu Jianren respectfully informed an elder who was watering flowers.

The elder appeared to be around 60 years old but had a tall and strong physique with a straight back, His presence was as imposing as a humanoid ferocious bear, similar to the aura of Rock Apes during a siege. He must be a Great Mahayana realm powerhouse and certainly not of low rank.

The elder surname Rong didn't even lift his head but continued to water the flowers. "There is a Strength Tester in the courtyard; let him start!" he said.

"As you wish!" Hu Jianren responded, and then nodded to Chu Hao, "You know the rules; take off your clothes. If you're found to have a Treasure Artifact on you, you'll face severe punishment!"

Chu Hao nodded and started stripping down to just his boxer shorts, then walked over to the Strength Tester and grabbed the handle before pulling it backward.

His true strength was almost surging to 9000 jin, so he naturally didn't need to give it his all, using just a bit more than half of his strength, the reading on the Strength Tester immediately soared past 5000 jin.

It was enough to pass, so he immediately released the handle.

Hu Jianren witnessed this and was struck dumb; Chu Hao clearly still had plenty of strength to spare!

How is that possible!

Elder Rong didn't see this as he finally put down his watering can and looked up at the Strength Tester: "5128 jin, not bad, that's a pass!" He thought this was the result of Chu Hao's full effort.

He tossed an Identity Token to Hu Jianren and said, "Go and complete his registration!"

Hu Jianren was still in shock and the token clinked as it hit the ground. Fortunately, it was made of metal which prevented it from shattering on impact.

After the clear sound, Hu Jianren flinched, hastily picked up the token, and looked up to see Elder Rong showing a displeased expression. He quickly gestured to Chu Hao to hurry up, get dressed, and leave with him.

Once they'd exited the courtyard, Hu Jianren's demeanor became extremely amiable, fully aware that Chu Hao had concealed his strength! While he wasn't sure how much Chu Hao had hidden, rapidly advancing to the Middle Mahayana realm within just two months and still having surplus strength indicated an extremely powerful talent!

He decided to take the opportunity to establish a good relationship with Chu Hao while he was still relatively unknown!

With Hu Jianren's enthusiastic assistance, Chu Hao quickly received an Identity Token representing his status in Heavenly Court. From now on, he needed to present the token to attribute points to his name for completed missions.

He also received a set of specialized clothing. Although the styles were uniform, the Eastern Sect wore blue, while the Western Faction wore green. Chu Hao immediately changed into them.

As they were walking back, they saw Feng Yuan leaning against a wall. He called out, "Junior Brother Chu, now that you are a disciple of Heavenly Court, let's have a sparring session!"