Eternal Heavenly Emperor

Chu Hao violently spat out fresh blood, his right arm below the forearm had completely shattered from the flesh, though he had made a sword strike earlier and got sent flying, the strength of his opponent was truly immense, merely the shockwaves alone caused his flesh to blast apart.

Not dying was already considered lucky!

This was a War God Level powerhouse.

Whoosh, that Undead Warrior was already swiftly pursuing him, he didn't use any movement technique, but as a War God who had initially grasped the laws, a single step seemed to shrink the earth beneath, instantly catching up to Chu Hao and stabbing his spear straight at Chu Hao's back.

A beam of majestic light flew forward, clinking as it blocked the spear, it was the Western Wind.

The current Western Wind was completely different from before, eleven runes glowing simultaneously, exuding a supreme aura, as if a War God himself had arrived.

It had awakened itself, not only that, but it had also stimulated its full potential, restoring to its complete Divine Artifact form.

This was stimulated by the War God level aura, unbelievably causing it to fully awaken.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Western Wind continuously clashed with the war spear, rune after rune blossoming with light, Bang, Chu Hao was immediately blasted away; his small capabilities stood no chance against the War God level strength, just the backlash was tormenting enough, even the Unique Life Spring was wholly insufficient, and the Venerable Level Body Cultivation was utterly useless.

"Wow!" He vomited a mouthful of fresh blood, yet he sprinted desperately, staying in the same spot would've only resulted in being shaken to dust, the only chance for survival was to escape from the battleground.

What was even more terrifying was that this was merely one Undead Soldier; the entire Undead Army had tens of thousands of such entities, and logically thinking, the cavalry must be more formidable than the infantry, possibly even at the Star Master level.

This Nether Palace was too terrifying, if such power were to break out, the entire Sky Martial Star would be instantly transformed.

The Undead Soldier swung his spear emotionlessly, yet with each swing, it seemed to carry the momentum of the heavens and the earth, and what of a War Emperor? Under such attacks, they would be instantly turned to ashes.

Western Wind operated autonomously, runes representing laws continuously shining, clashing relentlessly with the war spear, and astonishingly not falling short.

Chu Hao staggered off into the distance, constantly coughing up blood, the Laws of Life operating within his body were in action, but as his wounds were caused by a War God, carrying the Power of Laws, the healing effect of the Laws of Life was naturally greatly reduced.

Gu Qingcheng and the others had not run far, seeing this they ran back, while Su Wanyue, who was even closer, quickly grabbed Chu Hao, retreating towards the others.

The eight of them looked back, seeing the Undead Army still slowly advancing, seemingly not caring about them at all, confident that just summoning one soldier would completely suppress them, and in reality, it was nearly so.

After several ineffective attacks, that Undead Soldier's body began to have dark runes light up, making him seem like a black hole, devouring all light.

Clang, another resounding clang, the Western Wind was actually sent flying!

A Divine Artifact is after all just a Divine Artifact, how could it possibly match a "living" War God?

"Run!" Chu Hao shouted loudly, and the eight of them hurriedly continued their frantic running.

Fortunately, that Undead Soldier did not pursue them but continued fighting with Western Wind, seemingly determined to completely suppress the Divine Artifact.

Hum, another rune on the sword body of Western Wind shone, indicating its previous state was not its full capacity. Boom, the sword body opened up a circle of golden light, enveloping everything within a hundred feet.

A Field Domain is formed after entirely mastering Elemental Power, creating a special space, in which the War God truly exists like a god, omnipotent. But the Field Domain belongs exclusively to the abilities of a War God, it was unheard of for a Divine Artifact to also release a Field Domain.

Yet Western Wind hailed from Ancient Times when War Gods were abundant, so what are a few anomalies?

The Undead Soldier spread out his left hand, a black area swiftly expanding, forming a circle around him also a hundred feet wide, competing evenly with Western Wind.

The two major domains collided, golden light and darkness annihilating each other, each consuming a small half of the other's field, this was no man's land, uncontrollable by either side. This was normal, otherwise if Western Wind fell into the opponent's field, it would be instantaneously defeated, and vice versa.

The strength of the domains represented the control over laws; the deeper the mastery of the domain, the stronger it was, and the victor would emerge without any tricks or favor.

"Run! Run! Run!" Chu Hao and the others had no mood to watch the battle, all of them accelerating to their full speed, desperately flying forward, and soon, the rumbling sounds of battle grew fainter and ultimately quieted down completely.

They still dared not stop, continuing their flight, and after half a day, they finally stopped, their Star Force severely depleted, each one immediately taking Pills or retrieving Star Stones to recover as they settled down.

Almost half a day passed and they had mostly recovered when suddenly, a streak of radiance shot from a distance, whooshing down in front of Chu Hao.

It was Western Wind.

A Divine Artifact is after all a Divine Artifact, finished fighting and still returned on its own, impressive.

Chu Hao stored the Treasured Sword, just about to speak, his expression suddenly changed.

"Damn it, that zombie soldier is coming!" he screamed in horror.

In the distance, a soldier fully clad in armor was walking step by step, seemingly slow-moving, yet each step was boundless, this was the Power of Laws, a mile in a step, shrinking the earth into inches.

They hastily started fleeing again, Chu Hao once again threw out Western Wind, the Divine Artifact autonomously awakened and confronted that Undead Soldier.

"Will this ever end!" They sprinted madly, quickly leaving the area of conflict.

"Will your sword fly back to you again later?" Duanmu Changtian asked, his face turning pale.

Chu Hao chuckled, "I'm afraid it might actually come back."

"Oh my, what do we do now?" Duanmu Changtian clutched his head.

"Brother-in-law, I really admire you for still being able to laugh," Gu Fei lamented.

"If we don't laugh, should we cry instead?" Chu Hao shook his head.

"What do we do now? Though that Divine Artifact blocked that Divine Level powerhouse, it might also draw him here. Aren't we going to be on the run forever?" Duanmu Changtian said.

Chu Hao thought for a moment, "I'll split up from you guys!"

"No!" Su Wanyue, Gu Qingcheng, and Yun Cai immediately objected.

"This is the best way. I'll figure out how to get away... worst comes to worst, we can just abandon that Divine Artifact!" Chu Hao gritted his teeth, as wonderful as the artifact was, it was not worth more than their lives.

But Su Wanyue and the others refused to agree, insisting on facing life and death with Chu Hao.

"Fine, if you won't leave, I will!" Chu Hao's figure soared, activating Heaven Overturning Step, speeding up, and quickly disappearing into the distance.

"Chu Hao—" The three women called out loudly, but Chu Hao was not likely to come back.

"Don't worry, he has great luck, he will be fine," Fat Cat consoled.

...

Chu Hao traveled alone, flying at high speeds while thinking of ways to shake off Western Wind.

Though he spoke lightly, it was not easy to actually get rid of a Divine Artifact.

Because now, Western Wind would autonomously revive, and once he ran far, it would track him and then, of course, the Undead Soldiers would follow, creating an infinite loop. The problem was, why would he discard Western Wind if he was not in danger? In a dangerous situation... he couldn't just abandon Western Wind.

He furrowed his brows in distress, only hoping the Undead Soldiers would not be so persistent, perhaps giving up after chasing for a while.

But he miscalculated.

For half a month, he was incessantly on the run. Every time he escaped the battle area, Western Wind would return, and then the Undead Soldiers would also follow, initiating the battle once more.

Although Chu Hao was not the main force in combat, having survived several impacts of aftereffects, he was nearly battered all over, and his bones were at least half broken. The Laws of Life were too slow to heal him.

He really wanted to curse. What grudge did he have with this Undead Soldier to make him relentlessly target him?

Another ten days later, Chu Hao was too exhausted to move because every time Western Wind revived, the duration it could sustain was getting shorter and shorter, leaving him less and less time to recover his Star Force and heal his injuries. The constant re-injury made him feel as if death was preferable to life.

"After this escape, I'll completely conceal my aura., Western Wind shouldn't be able to find me anymore." Chu Hao thought, finally deciding to give up on this artifact.

Oh?

A large tomb appeared in front of him, standing tall like a small mountain.

Whoosh, just then, Western Wind flew over again.

Damn, that was quick!

Chu Hao grabbed Western Wind, finding the artifact completely dull and unlikely to revive anytime soon. And indeed, the Undead Soldiers were already approaching, spears in hand and emitting a sinister aura.

Was he really going to perish here?

The Undead Soldiers walked closer but suddenly stopped, looked up at the large tomb as tall as a small hill, knelt down to pay respects, then turned around and left.

They just left like that?

Chu Hao turned back to look at the large tomb. Clearly, the Undead Soldiers were fearful of this tomb, but why? Were they afraid of this place, or the person buried in the tomb?

However, it was most important to heal his injuries first, regardless of these questions.

Chu Hao sat down and started taking Pills.

He was severely injured this time, hovering just a thread away from death. Even with the Laws of Life in effect, it took him an entire month to fully recover. But strangely, he found himself on the threshold of reaching the Ninth Tier War Venerate.

"Unfortunately, I don't have any Spiritual Medicine on me. If I tried to break through to the Ninth Tier now, it would likely fail due to insufficient build-up," Chu Hao shook his head. This one month of fleeing had greatly improved his mastery over the elements, and his understanding deepened incredibly between life and death.

"What exactly is the deal with this large tomb?" His curiosity blazed. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote and support on qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)