Eternal Heavenly Emperor

Boom, boom, boom, surprising changes were upturned within Chu Hao's body.

As he absorbed the essence of the Divine Medicine, even the slightest hint that merely evaporated was so potent that it could have transformed a mere weed into Spiritual Medicine; one could imagine how astonishing the essence of heaven and earth dispersed in the air here was.

To any ordinary person, this would have been merely breath in, unable to be refined—after all, medicines are to be ingested, not sniffed, right?

But Chu Hao was different; the Flame Furnace refined everything. The essence of the Divine Medicine that he inhaled was trapped within him, entirely refined into a part of the strength in his body, galloping and roaring inside him, propelling him to assault the realm of Ninth Tier War Emperor.

Above the three dharma aspects, each already had eight silvery halos lightly swirling. Now sitting squarely in the center, the past aspect chanted ancient scriptures inaudibly, the specific spells unclear, while the future aspect, dazzling and enigmatic, was evolving some grand Law, even more elusive.

At this moment, Chu Hao was not in a hurry.

Because the violent potency of the medicine had passed, his current power was within his control. Therefore, he took his time, having ample opportunity to comprehend, and when he had fully grasped it, he could readily face the breakthrough.

Understanding of elements blossomed like flowers of the Dao in his Sea of Consciousness, continuously blooming, deepening his enlightenment, as if he was about to merge with the Dao himself.

This was not an exaggeration; Divine Medicine was naturally borne of the will of heaven and earth, inherently closest to the Laws. Now, even the mere trace of this essence was enough for Chu Hao to benefit from.

After all, his current realm was too low, and a tiny bit of essence was just enough for him; any more would have overwhelmed him.

However, the challenge was that the past, present, and future dharma aspects all needed to break through simultaneously, making the difficulty rise with the tide. It frustrated Chu Hao because the three dharma aspects did not enhance his strength even slightly.

In fact, they did not augment his power at all, yet required three times the effort and resources, a deal that seemed utterly uneconomical to Chu Hao. He almost wished he could obliterate the past and future dharma aspects to save on resources they consumed but were useless for.

Yet these two aspects, like listening but not obeying commands, aligned with him on the grand scheme; however, when it came to criticizing each other and trying to eliminate the other, they ignored him completely.

Also, Chu Hao did not know what consequences forcibly eradicating these two dharma aspects might bring, so for the time being, he could only set that thought aside. Fortunately, with a continuous supply of Divine Medicine essence, even triple the consumption was bearable since it wasn't his own Divine Medicine.

Xiang Wushuang and Feng Piaoling were also still as stones, currently tackling the most crucial step.

Luo Qingyan yawned boredly, then turned her gaze toward Fat Cat, saying, "Kitty, you must have followed some Great Emperor. I can sense a trace of immortality in you."

Fat Cat looked at Luo Qingyan and replied, "Since you can sense the aura of immortality, you must have encountered an Immortal Emperor, or perhaps you are such a being yourself!"

Luo Qingyan covered her mouth, giggling lightly, "I am not an Immortal Emperor, but who knows, maybe one day I will be. For that emperor's sake, I won't take you as a pet."

Fat Cat then breathed a sigh of relief. Though contact had been limited, it knew Luo Qingyan was undoubtedly a witch, acting recklessly according to her whims. Reasoning with such a person was like playing music for a cow, serendipitously avoiding her scheming, naturally putting it at ease.

"Eh, something seems off!" Luo Qingyan tilted her head slightly, showing a meticulous observance, as she noticed a leakage of medicinal power. However, compared to the entire Medicine Garden, the amount Chu Hao absorbed was only a fraction, a mere billionth, or even less. It was only because she was near Chu Hao that she sensed the slight change in the nearby medicinal strength.

After pondering briefly, she did not take it too seriously. After all, four people had entered, each breathing, surely causing slight fluctuations in medicinal strength under the disturbance of the air, making a bit of change normal.

"Fat Cat, tell me about your master," she said, unable to just sit around idly as it was too boring.

"What's there to say about my Great Emperor? He has merely suppressed the eons, swept through ancient and modern times, and dominated an era," Fat Cat said nonchalantly.

Pff, Luo Qingyan laughed out loud, "Big Fat Cat, you really can boast. Only the Eternal Heavenly Emperor can dominate the world unchallenged. An Immortal Emperor is strong, indeed, but still has rivals. Just take the Heaven and Earth Secret Realms, not even the Great Emperor can enter."

Fat Cat chuckled, saying, "My Great Emperor has entered the Blazing Heaven Realm and even took something from inside."

Luo Qingyan's face changed suddenly, saying, "The Blazing Heaven Realm? The legendary supreme secret realm that holds the Origin of Heaven and Earth? Your master not only emerged alive but also took something out?"

"Of course, I told you my Great Emperor can sweep through ancient and modern times, dominating an era. Entering and exiting the Blazing Heaven Realm is just a trivial matter, no big deal," Fat Cat flicked its paw.

Luo Qingyan hesitated, then said, "According to my father's derivations, the Blazing Heaven Realm contains a Heaven and Earth Secret Treasure, known as the Heaven and Earth Furnace, capable of refining anything. Could it be that your master took out that supreme treasure?"

Fat Cat suddenly bristled, saying, "Who is your father to have derived even this!"

"Haha, it really is the Heaven and Earth Furnace!" Luo Qingyan clapped her hands, pointing at Fat Cat and laughing loudly. It was just a probing statement, yet Fat Cat was duped so easily. However, in doing so, she also let slip some of her own little secret.

Fat Cat grinned sheepishly, loving to boast so much that it was a weakness, easily giving others a chance to clean out its secrets.

Luo Qingyan thought for a moment and said, "Based on that, your master should be qualified to challenge the Heavenly Emperor's eternal title."

"Of course!" Fat Cat said proudly, but soon sighed, "The Great Emperor was almost successful, but because of a minor injury from exploring the Blazing Heaven Realm in the past, it flared up when he challenged the Heavenly Emperor, forcing the Great Emperor to leave with regret."

"The karma of heaven and earth cannot even be countered by a Great Emperor." Luo Qingyan also said hauntingly, "My father——" She began, but immediately stopped and became very alert.

Even throughout the entire universe, Immortal Emperors were in critically short supply, nearly invincible, yet becoming a Heavenly Emperor did not enable them to escape the samsara of life and death.

Fat Cat originally was all ears, hoping to pry into the details of Nether Palace, but seeing that Luo Qingyan remained tight-lipped even under emotional turmoil, it couldn't help feeling disappointed.

The two, a person and a cat, both tried to extract useful information from each other but ended up merely bantering, with little useful information revealed and even that was half-true, half-false, leaving them unsure of what to believe.

"No way!" Luo Qingyan frowned again, her eyes turning to Chu Hao as her face suddenly changed, exclaiming, "You little rascal, daring to steal the essence of Divine Medicine!" Smack, she kicked Chu Hao and sent him flying.

Seeing that Xiang Wushuang and Feng Piaoling were still sitting cross-legged, she couldn't help but explode, Smack, Smack, with two more kicks, sending these two guys straight out of the Medicine Garden, victims of misfortune.

Seeing her fierce gaze coming over, Fat Cat quickly chuckled and said, "I have legs, I can walk out on my own." It darted quickly, to avoid being kicked as well.

Swoosh, Swoosh, Swoosh, Chu Hao and the others were ejected from the light barrier and fell to the ground. However, instead of being angry, they showed signs of delight.

They had broken through!

"Hahahaha, I have finally advanced to the Tenth Tier War Emperor!" Xiang Wushuang laughed loudly, his face full of pride, "Dragon Crown Prince, I'm not afraid of you now. The day we meet again will be the day I challenge you!"

Feng Piaoling merely showed a restrained smile, as she had also advanced to the Tenth Tier War Emperor, not only invincible at this level but even capable of defeating Low Tier War Emperors.

"What are you howling about?" Chu Hao glared over, having found this guy annoying for a long time.

"Are you seeking death?" Xiang Wushuang snorted coldly, but immediately felt somewhat guilty, yet seeing Luo Qingyan emerging from the light screen, showing no intention of blaming him, he couldn't help but feel emboldened, "Human Race, you should understand your place!"

Chu Hao smiled faintly and said, "I've been wanting to beat you up for a while, come on, let's forget the interest, beating you up will be satisfying enough."

"Presumptuous!" Xiang Wushuang bellowed, stretching his right hand toward Chu Hao and striking, Boom, thousands of stars fell from the sky, pressing down towards Chu Hao. However, with Luo Qingyan nearby, he dared not deliver a fatal blow.

"Chu Hao!" Su Wanyue and others were shocked. Chu Hao was indeed very strong and monstrous, but the gap to a War Emperor was still large, and listening to Xiang Wushuang, he had even become a Tenth Tier War Emperor, capable of matching Low Tier War Emperors.

Chu Hao waved casually, and the sky full of stars instantly disappeared cleanly.

"Impossible!" Xiang Wushuang's eyes immediately bulged out, staring deeply at Chu Hao, he couldn't help saying, "War Emperor Peak! Are you Eighth Tier, Ninth Tier, or Tenth Tier?"

Chu Hao inwardly lamented the pity, as he had wanted to quickly rise to Tenth Tier War Emperor and even with continual effort, use the help of the Medicine Garden to break directly to War Emperor, yet he was discovered by Luo Qingyan too soon and kicked out from the Medicine Garden.

However, he had succeeded in advancing to the Ninth Tier, and with his monstrous abilities, a Ninth Tier would certainly not be weaker than the Tenth Tier Xiang Wushuang.

"Guess?" In high spirits, he didn't mind teasing this big-nosed man.

Xiang Wushuang grunted and said, "Fine, you have finally matched my realm, I won't be accused of bullying when I make my move!"

"Lord Wushuang is mighty!"

"Suppress this Human!"

The members of the Alien Race shouted, as the previous Chu Hao had been too strong, sweeping through the War Venerate invincibly, while the Seven Emperors had advanced early to War Emperor, naturally unable to challenge Chu Hao. Even if they had, a victory would have been dishonorable, causing significant frustration among the younger generation of the Alien Race.

Now that Chu Hao's cultivation had climbed up, a battle at the same realm was due, and it was time to see whether it was the Human stronger or their Seven Emperors.

Chu Hao smiled at Luo Qingyan and said, "I'm going to fight your mount; you won't mind, will you?" (To be continued. If you like this work, I invite you to vote for it on qidian.com. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)