Eternal Heavenly Emperor

Yan Feixue merely pretended not to hear and said, "Brother Chu's combat power is said to be unprecedented, and Feixue deeply admires it. Would there be a chance to discuss martial arts with Brother Chu?"

"No time, no time!" Gu Fei quickly interjected to refuse, "This brother-in-law of mine dotes on his wife most. Aside from his cultivation, he's all about whispering sweet nothings with my sister! Alas, he's really not one of us Daoists, being so immersed in the charms of a woman."

Chu Hao couldn't help but roll his eyes. If you want to pursue her, just perform well yourself. Why put him down?

"Haha, go on and chat!" He couldn't be bothered to help Gu Fei and simply took a step, dropping from the sky to the ground.

"Young Master Chu!" "Senior Brother Chu!"

The crowd called out, showing immense enthusiasm.

This guy is too defiant of the heavens. He truly might break the Gu Clan's destiny and become a War God. And if he were to step into the War God Realm, he would certainly sweep across the eight desolations, becoming the strongest War God.

Therefore, everyone naturally wanted to build a good relationship with Chu Hao while he was still weak; otherwise, once he stepped into the realm of the War Gods, why would he regard them at all?

After dealing with the crowd for a while, Chu Hao turned and left, and naturally, no one dared to chase after him to network.

Returning to his own courtyard, Gu Qingcheng couldn't help but complain again. Chu Hao had secluded himself for a whole year, and what made her even more upset was that Chu Hao was in closed-door cultivation with Su Wanye, which made her wildly jealous.

"You rascal, when are you going to ask for my hand in marriage?" Gu Qingcheng whispered in Chu Hao's ear, her hair fluttering over Chu Hao's lips, emitting a faint scent.

"Demoness, don't pester our Chu Hao!" Yun Cai protectively interjected.

"Silly girl, you're so clueless; you wouldn't know if someone sold you off!" Gu Qingcheng shook her head and sighed, pointing at Su Wanyue, and said, "It's her you should be wary of! Think about it, these two alone for a year, a lone man and a single woman, like dry tinder meeting a fierce fire, lust burning them up!"

Yun Cai blinked her big eyes and said, "But I haven't seen anything."

Well, apparently if she hadn't seen it, there was no issue—truly Yun Cai's style.

"Ah, this really is letting the wolf into the house!" Gu Fei also came running over and threw a punch at Chu Hao.

Chu Hao activated his Unique Life Spring, easily absorbing the force of the punch. He laughed and said, "How have I offended you?"

"You punk, Yan Feixue is your sister-in-law, you better keep it under control and not mess around," Gu Fei warned.

"I have absolutely no interest in her, but if she doesn't fancy you, that's not my problem," Chu Hao replied.

"I have an idea!" Gu Fei's eyes lit up, "Tomorrow we should have a duel too, and you purposely lose to me. Once Yan Feixue sees that, she will surely admire my mighty and domineering presence."

"Ha! Ha!" Chu Hao laughed coldly, "Gu Fei, do you think Yan Feixue is a fool?"

"What do you mean?" Gu Fei asked blankly.

"If she weren't a fool, how could she believe that you could beat me?" Chu Hao joshed.

"Pah!" Gu Fei jumped up, looking extremely annoyed, but soon he was disheartened, "I can't beat you! Sigh, I don't know how you cultivate. It's truly inhuman."

"Don't take it to heart!" Chu Hao patted his shoulder.

"Why do I not feel comforted at all?"

"Because I wasn't being sincere."

"Damn!"

After bickering for a while, Gu Fei took his leave, and Chu Hao had to deal with another round of bombardment from Gu Qingcheng and Yun Cai. Xia Yuanchao wanted to join in the fun as well, but of course, Chu Hao wasn't going to let him in, driving the young kid to curse at the door.

Breaking through to the Ninth Tier wasn't something the Heart of Elements could help with because an Eighth Tier War Venerate could break through to War Emperor. Thus, this limit had to be broken by oneself, requiring personal effort to reach perfection.

Unless there was some heaven-defying Divine Medicine that could help an Eighth Tier War Venerate progress to the Ninth Tier, but at least for now Chu Hao had not heard of such an existence.

Since he saw no hope of breaking through anytime soon, Chu Hao then focused on improving his Martial Techniques.

Taiji Tianyuan, Infinite Chaos.

In the past, he had an epiphany, thinking of the opposing nature of the universe to form the most powerful Chaos Intent Realm, even drawing the trembling of Heavenly Dao. But after all, this was just a conjecture, and for Chu Hao now, he hadn't even touched the edge of the Laws, let alone threaten the existence of the Heavenly Dao.

Therefore, what he needed to do now was quite standard—elevating all the Martial Techniques he mastered to Heaven Level.

Like the Mad Thunder Sword Technique itself was a Heavenly Level Martial Art. Why was he able to use it early on?

That was because Heaven Level Sword Techniques all required the formation of "imprints" to function effectively.

Heaven Level Martial Techniques actually involved the mobilization of elements, and consequently, also involved the Divine Soul. A Heaven Level Martial Technique required the formation of a martial technique imprint in the Sea of Consciousness, known as the Heavenly Seal.

Each martial technique's Heavenly Seal is different. The more complex the Heavenly Seal, the more powerful the martial technique is. Once the Heavenly Seal is formed, it needs to be nurtured with Soul Power, akin to a charging process.

When employing a Heaven Level Martial Technique, the Heavenly Seal rapidly depletes energy to support the formidable power of the Heaven Level Martial Technique. Therefore, it is impossible for a Heaven Level Martial Technique to operate endlessly—even with an abundance of Star Force.

However, every Martial Artist could form many Heavenly Seals in their Sea of Consciousness. When one Heavenly Seal dims, another Heaven Level Martial Technique could be used, so in the battles of the Upper Three Realms, what is contended is not just strength and element mastery but also the number of Heaven Level Martial Techniques mastered.

——Although two people might have comparable strengths, if one masters three Heaven Level Martial Techniques while the other only two, the outcome is almost certain; the latter would be disastrously defeated.

This is also why Heaven Level Martial Techniques are so powerful that they greatly impact the battle situation.

Chu Hao wasn't afraid because his Unique Life Spring could absorb all attacks, allowing him to focus entirely on advancing his Realm, but now he had finally encountered a bottleneck, so he could only temporarily turn back.

He had already cultivated Infinite Chaos to a minor achievement, forming a Sword Seal in his Sea of Consciousness, but it was still not perfected to his satisfaction; thus, he started with the Infinite Chaos Sword Imprint.

Three days later, this Sword Seal in his Sea of Consciousness shone brightly, gently revolving around the tiny Soul Seed figure, as if guarding this divine presence.

"Limited by my current mastery over the Five Elements, this is as far as I can go," Chu Hao sighed, showing a hint of regret.

It can't be helped; after all, he was only a War Venerate with limited mastery over the elements. The Sword Seal was not very complicated, but it already carried a hint of profound charm.

"Next up is Taiji Tianyuan!"

This was rather convenient since this was the counterpoint to Infinite Chaos, and the understanding of the elements was actually the same. In just half a day, Chu Hao had established the foundation of a Sword Seal, and what followed was the slow nurturing with Divine Sense.

He then shifted his focus to the Sky Wind Eight Styles, Mad Thunder Sword Technique, and Minor Sky Net Million Shadows Sword Technique, forming palm imprints and sword imprints for each in his Sea of Consciousness.

The number of Heaven Level Martial Techniques one masters can never be too many; the more Heaven Level Martial Techniques one possesses, the stronger their capability in sustained combat, a universally acknowledged fact.

However, mastering and nurturing these "imprints" also requires a lot of time, inevitably affecting the advancement of cultivation. Thus, a Martial Artist must find their own balance, especially since even War Gods only have a lifespan of a thousand or two thousand years.

Chu Hao was still young, with plenty of time to spare, and now that he had hit a bottleneck, not pondering over Martial Techniques would also be a waste.

He not only reexamined all the martial techniques he knew but also visited the academy, exchanging points for a Heaven Level Martial Technique called "Heaven Overturning Step."

This was a movement technique, and once executed, the speed would be incredibly fast.

Movement-based Heaven Level Martial Techniques were exceedingly rare and immensely precious. Had he not gained the favor of several War Gods, no amount of points would have sufficed to exchange for this "Heaven Overturning Step," but now, the doors had specifically opened for him.

Chu Hao unleashed his powerful analytical ability, revealing the secrets of Heaven Overturning Step one by one. This ability became increasingly important after entering the Upper Three Realms.

According to Fat Cat, powerhouses like Star Masters and Realm Masters spent their days analyzing the operation of the Heavenly Dao, probing into its laws. However, the Heavenly Dao is formless, something no one can directly impart; it can only be indirectly understood through experience.

Therefore, such analytic ability as Chu Hao's would make any powerhouse envious enough to want to kill him.

In just seven days, another imprint appeared in his Sea of Consciousness, the prototype of the Heaven Overturning Seal, consisting of only a few strokes and appearing incredibly simplistic. Over the next few days, this imprint slowly became plumper and emitted even more dazzling radiance.

"Heaven Level Martial Techniques differ in strength, even considered akin to constitution, inherently caped, and the extent of mastery matters," Chu Hao pondered.

"A Heaven Level Martial Technique with a limit of one hundred, if only thirty percent of its mysteries are comprehended, its power would be less than another with a limit of forty but fully mastered."

"This Heaven Overturning Seal is incredibly complex, even surpassing the Minor Sky Net Million Shadows Sword Technique, Mad Thunder Sword Technique, and Sky Wind Eight Styles. No wonder Senior Yue repeatedly instructed me not to pass it on to others when he taught me."

"It's indeed too precious to describe."

"Wanyue could ask Senior Yue directly to learn this movement technique, but what about Demoness Gu and Yun Cai?"

"I cannot break my promise... Well, let's see if I can later derive a new movement technique and pass that on to them instead," he thought.

Chu Hao got up and left the yard, his figure floating into the air. Buzz—the Heaven Overturning Seal in his Sea of Consciousness faintly released Elemental Light, and his figure rapidly accelerated, dancing into the sky.

Shoo, shoo, shoo—indescribably fast.

Chu Hao quickly mastered the practical application of this movement technique; the faster his speed, the brighter the Sea of Consciousness' Heaven Overturning Seal shone, and the faster the Elemental Power drained. He displayed it unrestrainedly, and nearly an hour later, the Heaven Overturning Seal had completely dimmed, reduced to an empty shell.

"If I sprint at full speed, it could last about forty minutes, but at half speed, it could last about three hours," he thought as he landed.

Upon landing, he saw a pretty figure standing at the gate of the courtyard, wasn't it Yan Feixue?