Chapter 537: Annihilation
Chu Hao exhibited his divine might, and even with a War Emperor in command, under his sword moves, the only option was a disgraceful escape.
At this moment, his combat power had reached the level of a Fourth Tier, or even Fifth Tier War Emperor, which was enough to suppress the War Emperor of the Qin family. Therefore, he continuously slashed at the War Emperor of the Qin family with the Western Wind in his right hand, while his left hand was used to strike at the juniors of the Qin family.
With one palm strike, a fierce wind howled, forming a solid Gang Wind Sword with immense destructive power.
Crack, crack, crack—immediately, two people were reduced to ashes by the Gang Sword, leaving no trace of their bones.
"Stop!" the War Emperor of the Qin family roared furiously, but he knew that he couldn't handle this overly young opponent at all, so he had to lower his stance and said, "We, the Qin Family concede in today's matter!"
"Good, then accept your death obediently!" Chu Hao said resolutely, his figure darting out, chasing to kill the people of the Qin family.
"Damn it!" the War Emperor of the Qin family fumed, shouting, "Kid, we have already admitted defeat, why won't you stop?"
"Are you out of your mind?" Chu Hao retorted disdainfully, "Just because you admit defeat, I should stop? That makes no sense. If you had the upper hand earlier, and I said I give up, would you have stopped?"
"We are from the Qin family!" the War Emperor from the Qin family roared angrily.
Qin State was already the strongest of the Nine States, and the Qin Family, being revered in Qin State, obviously had exceptional strength, almost being the first noble house among the Nine States. Thus, wasn't making the Qin Family admit defeat prestigious enough?
"What of the Qin family?" Chu Hao sneered coldly, his thinking was simple: whoever seeks to kill him, he would kill them!
As for reputations and consequences, to hell with those; he only needed to indulge in his courage and grievances!
"No, don't kill me, I don't want to die!"
"Spare my life!"
"Spare me!"
The juniors of the Qin family begged for mercy desperately, knowing that their family's War Emperor couldn't save them. Only if Chu Hao showed mercy could they possibly escape this catastrophe.
"I asked you to scram earlier; now, everyone, leave your lives here!" Chu Hao remained unmoved, executing the Heaven Overturning Step, sweeping through like the god of death, his left hand swiftly reaping lives.
"Stop! Stop! Stop!" the War Emperor of the Qin family bellowed, chasing after Chu Hao and continuously striking, trying to save the family juniors, but even he wasn't Chu Hao's match, so how could he possibly stop Chu Hao?
Chu Hao remained unswayed — the opportunity had already been given, and they had missed their chance to live.
Did they think he had no temper?
Crack, crack, crack, crack—the people of the Qin family were continuously turned into blood mist, terrifying the remaining two into screaming and fleeing in two different directions, hoping by doing so, perhaps one of them could escape with their life.
"Hmph!" Chu Hao vibrated his left hand, simultaneously releasing two Sword Qi, chasing after those two people.
"How dare you!" the War Emperor of the Qin family rushed over, struggling to mitigate, knowing that with Chu Hao's combat capability, even his casual strikes could easily obliterate the juniors of the family.
"You can't stop me!" Chu Hao said coldly, swinging the Western Wind, suppressing it towards the War Emperor of the Qin family. After the matter with Huo Jiang, the type he hated the most was someone who bullied others by throwing their weight around.
If it weren't for him still having a trace of mercy, he wouldn't have given these people a chance at all but would have directly killed everyone on the spot.
The Western Wind displayed the Infinite Chaos, with the Five Elements colliding with each other, creating a great destruction that continuously exploded next to the War Emperor of the Qin Family. No matter that he was a War Emperor, each major explosion bathed him in blood, heavily injuring him.
After the power of this move fully surged past, all the juniors of the Qin family had completely perished.
"Good, good you junior!" the War Emperor of the Qin family roared at the heavens, "I swear, the Qin family will not rest until we are at peace with you!"
"Hmph, can you represent the Qin family?" Chu Hao sneered coldly, "If I become the War God, do you think the Qin family would wage war with me just to avenge you?"
The War Emperor of the Qin family was stunned but immediately said, "You are a descendent of the Gu Clan; it's impossible for you to become a War God!"
"Old man, you really can't keep up with the trends! The heavens will soon open, and the martial arts of Sky Martial Star will completely flourish. The Gu Clan not producing a War God will forever be a thing of the past!" Chu Hao spoke lightly.
"Hmph, by your logic, my Qin family could also produce a War God!" the War Emperor of the Qin family retorted.
"True, your Qin family might indeed produce a few War Gods, but amongst them, who could be a match for me?" Chu Hao spoke proudly, showing invincible confidence.
This overwhelmed the War Emperor of the Qin family in terms of momentum, turning his face deathly pale, completely drained of blood.
Clearly, when Chu Hao was in the War Venerate realm, he could already crush low-tier War Emperors. So what about after becoming a War God? He would definitely be invincible within the War God Realm! If the Qin family truly became his enemy, they might actually bury their million-year foundation.
If the Gu Clan could not produce a War God, that would still be manageable; even the most impressive War Emperor could be suppressed with an Ancestral Artifact. But once this destiny was broken, how long could an Ancestral Artifact last in front of a living War God?
Thinking this, his already deathly pale face miraculously became even paler.
Such a monstrous fellow must be eradicated at all costs before he grows too powerful, otherwise who in the world could stand against him?
The Qin Family War Emperor feigned an attack only to turn and flee.
A War Emperor, actually scared off by a War Venerate, nobody would believe this if it got out.
But the Qin Family War Emperor had his reasons to flee; he needed to return to his clan and report on Chu Hao's monstrous nature, to kill him at all costs. In fact, he was overthinking; Chu Hao was not a murderous maniac, and he had no intention of venting his anger on the entire Qin Family.
"Think you can escape?" Chu Hao executed the Heaven Overturning Step and chased after the Qin Family War Emperor.
"You're going too far, young man!" The Qin Family War Emperor parried while retreating as his will to fight had completely vanished.
"Old dog, to live as long as you have yet speak such foolish words!" Chu Hao shook his head, the Western Wind fluttering, unleashing terrifying sword Qi, with hundreds of Spirit Talismans glowing.
The Qin Family War Emperor ran a few more steps, realizing he had no chance to escape, and finally clenched his teeth, engaging Chu Hao with all his might, hoping for a fight to the death or at least to inflict severe injuries on Chu Hao.
"Naive!" Chu Hao sneered, the Unique Life Spring in motion; he disregarded his opponent's attacks, closing the distance directly.
"Seeking death!" The Qin Family War Emperor showed joy, slapping toward Chu Hao's head, but as he struck, he realized something was amiss—this man had a strange ability to withstand his attacks.
He was not a fool, but for a War Venerate to ignore the attacks of a War Emperor was such a bizarre incident that anyone would instinctively refuse to believe it until they actually acted and reacted.
Too late.
Bang, bang, bang, bang, countless attacks landed on Chu Hao, but they merely tickled him, barely affecting his speed, as he appeared right in front of the Qin Family War Emperor.
The Qin Family War Emperor roared angrily, slashing his palm toward Chu Hao.
Chu Hao sheathed his sword, his fists condensed, and he bombarded his opponent furiously.
This was a straightforward clash, with no tricks involved.
Bang, bang, bang, the two relentlessly exchanged blows, runes of light shining and causing the space to tremble, as if it were about to shatter.
It was because the Nether Palace was not a major world but an independent space with incomplete Laws and unstable space; otherwise, in a complete world, War Emperor-level attacks would not shake the stability of space.
Neither noticed that the aftershocks of their intense battle were being quietly absorbed by the large tomb, with strands of darkness darker than darkness flashing, as if the tomb had suddenly come to life.
"Ah! Ah! Ah!" The Qin Family War Emperor screamed, scarred all over in such an intense clash, his left hand completely blown up, his right shoulder and abdomen each having a terrifying wound, nearly piercing through him.
This could even be said to be the most severe injury he had ever sustained in his life. Blood spilled, filling him with a sense of sorrow.
—Will I die here?
Even if not matching Chu Hao, he had never considered this question, but now the fear of death weighed heavily on his heart.
The Qin Family's reputation couldn't save him!
His eyes ablaze with ferocity, he yelled, "You damned brat, if you want to kill me, I'll take you down with me!" He howled to the sky, radiating a strange and powerful aura, his strength wildly increasing.
"Using the secret technique to burn the Soul Seed?" Chu Hao's eyes narrowed as he sensed the Qin Family War Emperor's Soul Seed rapidly dimming; even if the other could escape this ordeal, his cultivation would drastically fall, and he might even lose his War Venerate position, sliding down to War King.
The Soul Seed is the foundation of the Upper Three Realms, just that upon reaching War Emperor it transforms into Dharma Aspect, but essentially, both condense the soul.
However, the current Qin Family War Emperor's strength was surging, Fourth Tier, Fifth Tier, Sixth Tier!
He had ascended three tiers in a row.
This was utterly astonishing, considering that the initial selection criteria of the War God Academy dictated that a War Venerate capable of challenging across three tiers could become an ordinary disciple, standing shoulder to shoulder with people like the Dragon Crown Prince and Chu Hao, justifying how terrifying this was.
Sixth Tier War Emperor!
"You will die, old man!" The Qin Family War Emperor's eyes blazed with fire; this could be said to be the most glorious moment of his life, for after this battle, his realm would plummet dramatically, likely never to return to the Upper Three Realms in his lifetime.
"Merely Sixth Tier!" Chu Hao scoffed, yet there was a trace of caution in his eyes; this level of power had surpassed the limit of the Unique Life Spring, he could not afford to be careless.
"You will pay for your arrogance and stupidity!" The Qin Family War Emperor loudly said, his hands flipping and gathering a massive amount of Earth Element, turning into numerous sword mountains, crashing down toward Chu Hao.
Chu Hao starkly focused, inadvertently revealing a smirk, said, "I overestimated you! I thought reaching Sixth Tier War Emperor meant something, but it's just the strength, while in Element Mastery, it's still just Third Tier."
He then shook his head, chuckling, said, "Right, if not so then any War Emperor just needs to burn the Soul Seed to glimpse the secrets of the High Tier, even if the Soul Seed is damaged and temporarily plummets the realm, as long as you heal it back up, you can advance to even higher levels, wouldn't that be too easy."
Driven to madness with anger, Qin Family War Emperor had already burned his Dharma Aspect, but the other still seemed to disdain his strength, making him want to crush Chu Hao into powder. (To be continued. If you like this work, we welcome you to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)
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