Eternal Heavenly Emperor

Shui Wujun unleashed his power, and the Red River surged, its waves roaring furiously.

"Judging by the flow of Shui Wujun's aura, he must have already mastered more than seven fragments of the Water Series Laws," a young man with divine presence said. He had a silver horn on his head, which did not diminish his handsomeness at all, but instead added an unconventional charm.

"Heh, only seven?" Another man laughed. He had green hair, which upon close examination, was marked with terrifying meridian patterns.

"If it's only seven, that's not enough to compare with us!" A woman said. She was no less beautiful than Lan Ran, with divine flames fluttering behind her.

"Oh, how many Laws fragments have you all cultivated?" Lan Ran looked at them and asked.

"At least no less than ten." The young man with the silver horn said, a faint cold smile on his lips, looking extremely arrogant.

Overcoming the hurdle of Star Master is incredibly challenging; hence, these extraordinarily talented youths have not only cultivated one fragment of the Laws but several. Although all are tenth-tier War Gods, there is a natural difference in combat power between mastering one fragment and two fragments of the Laws, let alone ten.

Therefore, these young people indeed have the capital to be proud of themselves. Mastering ten fragments of the Laws means they will have taken nine more steps than others upon entering the realm of Star Master—even though it takes three thousand steps in total to become the King of Stars.

But who knows how many years it will take to progress from Star Master to King of Stars? Those extra nine steps could be the difference of tens of thousands of years.

No wonder they are so proud!

Shui Wujun's hair flowed upward as the Red River circulated, transforming into a massive river. Within the river, streaks of Laws surged like chains, emitting astonishing Divine Light.

These were all Water Series Laws, but upon closer distinction, they belonged to ten different Five-level Laws fragments of the Water Series.

Shui Wujun had at least mastered ten fragments of the Water Series Laws!

The man with the silver horn and the others nodded slightly—how could they be considered his equals if they didn't possess such strength? Now it was all about how Chu Hao would defend himself. If he had not mastered at least ten fragments of the Laws, then he would not be qualified to fight against Shui Wujun.

Boom, the Laws Torrent collided toward Chu Hao in a massive surge.

Only ten fragments of the Laws?

A smirk played on Chu Hao's lips as he calculated how many fragments he had mastered. A main Law derived into three thousand second-level Laws, and each time it would derive three thousand more, until reaching the Five-level Laws, then fragmented, multiplied by eight!

Almost two hundred quadrillion! Not two hundred billion, but two hundred quadrillion!

Even if he had only mastered half of it, that was still one hundred quadrillion. He wondered to which corner of the sky he could send Shui Wujun in an instant.

Chu Hao flicked his finger casually, with nothing peculiar about the gesture. But the Laws Torrent abruptly came to a halt, then reversed, rushing back towards Shui Wujun.

"What!" Shui Wujun exclaimed in shock, quickly leaping backward. However, the overwhelming Laws Torrent still submerged him.

Boom, after the Laws Torrent passed, Shui Wujun's figure reemerged, his clothes tattered and his whole being permeated with a sense of intense distress. If that attack had not been his own, and had it been his full force, it would not have been resolved so easily.

After all, one's defense is comparatively weak when launching an attack.

Everyone was stunned by this scene—who could have expected it?

With just a flick of his finger, Chu Hao defeated Shui Wujun who had cultivated ten fragments of the Laws. The combat power of the two was not on the same level at all!

Shui Wujun's face changed colors, how could his opponent be so strong? Merely a fifth-tier War God without even a complete fragment of the Laws, how did he reverse his Laws Torrent?

He roared in anger, shouting, "Red River's Rage Unfolds, Change Heaven and Earth!"

Boom, the red river behind him soared once again, forming a colossal mass of water in the sky. The mass writhed, transforming into a humanoid figure holding a trident.

"Red River Star King!" the crowd exclaimed in unison.

Shui Wujun was indeed resorting to his ultimate move, summoning the phantom of the strongest ancestor through the power of his bloodline—with his tenth-tier War God's strength, the summoned phantom would at least have Star Master-level might.

However, considering how terrifying the strength of the King of Stars was, even just summoning a phantom was a huge burden for Shui Wujun, resulting in backlash and paying a high price.

But being the son of the Star King, how could he swallow the bitterness of being defeated in public? He had to regain his honor!

"Hey, hey, hey, releasing such a powerful move, this could lead to loss of life!"

"The academy should have a powerful figure step in to stop it, right?"

"Indeed, we can't stop it ourselves unless we too summon the power of our bloodline!"

Facing such danger, even extraordinary talents like Lan Ran could only step back. This was a strike beyond one's realm, and it was also unique to a portion of people. There had to be directly related living powerful elders, like sons, grandsons, great-grandchildren, or even descendants of the eighteenth generation.

Otherwise, how could one summon a phantom if the person is already dead?

In the academy, an elder stood up, surrounded by three substantive rings of the Laws. He was a King of Stars who had mastered three complete fourth-level Laws, very powerful.

"The juniors nowadays are really a handful, daring to unleash such a move, causing me to take action personally," the elder shook his head. Just as he was about to step forward, his expression changed to one of surprise, "Huh, this junior of the Human Race actually intends to withstand this hit head-on, and what's more, he looks utterly confident about it?"

"Given the situation, I shall refrain from taking action for now, as long as one does not die, even the gravest injuries can be healed," said the aged warrior.

Boom—the phantom of the Red River Star King had already thrust his halberd, constrained by Shui Wujun's power, the strike was merely of a Star Master level. The halberd transformed into a thunderous bolt tens of thousands of feet long, bearing down on Chu Hao.

Chu Hao made no move to dodge, instead, he reached out his hand into the sky with a faint smile, saying, "You may go and be imposing somewhere else!"

Boom—down came the long halberd, yet the tip vanished, followed by the shaft and then the phantom of the Red River Star King itself, disappearing into thin air. Immediately after, it reappeared far in the distance, still brandishing the halberd to pierce, this time towards the sky.

Boom—the phantom dissipated into the horizon.

This—

Everyone stood agape, a strike from a powerful Star Master had just dissipated into nothing.

"Space Law!" someone cried out in astonishment.

"Only Space Law could possess such might, to redirect attacks away without bloodshed."

"Hiss. But to redirect an attack of a Star Master's level, could this be something the War God can accomplish?"

People exchanged glances in disbelief. If even an attack of a Star Master's level could be easily redirected, then which War God in the world could possibly be a match for Chu Hao?

"He must have used his Bloodline Power, right?" someone guessed.

"Indeed, he must have an ancestor, a living powerhouse who has cultivated Space Law!"

"But he looks so at ease."

"It has to be a pretense."

"It must be, otherwise it would be too inconceivable."

Everyone thought they had the answer, and to some extent, they were right. Chu Hao's Space Law was indeed extracted, but not from his ancestor—it was from his clone. Moreover, it wasn't borrowed; he had truly mastered it!

Shui Wujun's face was ashen. Delivering such a strike was a great burden to him. It was impossible for him to launch a second one; in fact, he was now merely a shell of his former self, barely able to stay on his feet.

Chu Hao smiled broadly and asked, "Do you have any more impressive moves?"

Shui Wujun was speechless. He had not taken Chu Hao seriously at first, but the fight had turned into a complete defeat, causing him to lose all face. Anything he said now would just invite ridicule.

"Then I shall not hold back!" Chu Hao struck Shui Wujun down with a punch, then took over a hundred tokens from him, tossing them all to Fu Lingkong.

He swept his gaze around the crowd and asked, "Does anyone else wish to donate their tokens?"

Damn, how blunt!

Neither Lan Ran nor any of the other remarkable youths dared to respond.

Against Shui Wujun's ultimate move, even they would have had to clear out, or likewise summon their Bloodline Powers to contend. But regardless of whether they could block it or not, they would still end up severely wounded—it was an ultimate move indeed.

But Chu Hao? He seemed as if nothing had happened to him at all.

Prideful they were, but not foolish. They immediately adjusted their mindset, no longer regarding Chu Hao as a fifth-tier War God, but as a peer, and even a notch above themselves.

"Taoist Brother, may I inquire how to address you?" the young man with the silver horn sent a friendly signal to Chu Hao.

"My name is Chu Hao. And how might you, the distinguished Taoist Brother with the prominent horn, be called?" Chu Hao replied with a smile.

The young man with the silver horn burst into laughter and said, "I am Tai Ruofeng, hailing from the Shanxing Galaxy. My family ancestor is the Shanxing Star King."

"I am Zong Jingshan from the Yueping Galaxy."

"Wang Ying, from the Beitai Galaxy."

One by one, the youthful figures introduced themselves—each one had an impressive background, but none were descendents of Domain Lords.

"Let's go, we should hand in our tokens and enter the academy," they all said.

They advanced together towards the academy gates, and though there were barely a dozen of them, they exuded an astonishing aura that left millions trembling, not daring to approach and compete for tokens.

"Brother Chu Dao, you really are a curiosity. You're showing no interest even in third-class students!" Along the way, Tai Ruofeng and the others were perplexed. With Chu Hao's formidable strength, why wasn't he contending for first place?

"Surely he's trying to play the pig to catch the tiger, right?" Lan Ran said cheerily. She felt extremely fortunate about her earlier decision to be on good terms with Chu Hao, or else she might have ended up like Shui Wujun, devoid of tokens and beaten half to death.

Chu Hao laughed heartily, "I have no such wicked pleasure. I simply wished to lend a hand to Taoist Brother Fu." (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to vote for it with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets on Qidian [qidian.com]. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to continue reading.)