Eternal Heavenly Emperor

Boom—a loud sound came from outside the door, as someone was knocking.

"Where is Chu Hao?" The shouting followed.

The courtyard was protected by a formation, reaching the level of the King of Stars, so at least a King of Stars could forcibly break through.

Chu Hao stepped out and opened the door, outside stood a tall man with a broad back and waist and a thick tiger tail coiling around his waist. His face was adorned with Divine Patterns that flickered occasionally, causing the space around to collapse, dreadfully intense.

This was a Star Master.

"I am Weng Xiangrong, here specifically to challenge you," said the man.

Chu Hao smiled and said, "You are a Star Master, and I am the War God; you want to challenge me?"

"Haha, I am a third-class student, and so are you, which is permitted under the school's rules!" Weng Xiangrong laughed heartily.

"Can I refuse?" Chu Hao said, his gaze sweeping over. It wasn't just Weng Xiangrong who had come over, but a large group of people, among whom was the figure of Shui Wujun.

He sneered, his arms crossed, with disdain and anger.

Clearly, Weng Xiangrong was a helper solicited by Shui Wujun, and he must be one of Zhi Qishui's followers. Now with Zhi Qishui in seclusion, Shui Wujun could only have these people stand up for him.

This man's desire for revenge was truly strong.

Chu Hao sighed, pitying that he had already advanced from fourth-class to third-class. Otherwise, beating up Shui Wujun daily would certainly be a delightful pleasure. However, though he could not beat Shui Wujun, Weng Xiangrong could not escape either.

"Refuse?" Weng Xiangrong showed a disdainful smile, "As a disciple of the Ancient Academy, you actually fear a challenge, how disgraceful! Fine, if you want to refuse the challenge, you can kneel down and kowtow until I am satisfied, then I won't bother you for a duel."

Chu Hao smiled broadly and said, "So it can be like this."

"Kid, you shouldn't have messed with Master Zhi's younger brother!" Weng Xiangrong coldly said, "Therefore, I shall make you embarrass yourself in front of everyone! And not just today, but tomorrow, and the day after. As long as you remain in the academy, I will come to challenge you every day!"

Chu Hao realized, no wonder there were factions within the academy. What could the weaker ones do if they encountered such situations? They could only seek the protection of the powerful until the day they themselves became powerful and no longer needed that protection.

He laughed and said, "That's a good idea, I accept it. From today, I will beat you up every day until you leave the academy on your own."

"Hahahaha!" Weng Xiangrong was stunned at first, then burst into laughter, seeing it as a huge joke. Not just him, the others laughed as well. A War God versus a Star Master was an unsolvable situation; Chu Hao's boast was merely inviting humiliation.

More people came running to see what was happening, but upon discovering it was a Star Master against a War God, many immediately turned around and left, as there was no suspense in this matter. If Chu Hao wanted to avoid humiliation, the only way was to find a powerful protector to stand up for him.

This was the unwritten rule of the Ancient Academy, something everyone silently adhered to.

Lan Ran and others also arrived, their confidence in Chu Hao somewhat greater, for Chu Hao had once managed to divert even the phantom of the Star King summoned by Shui Wujun. But such a major move must have greatly drained Chu Hao's vitality and could not be performed without limit.

In contrast, Weng Xiangrong was a genuine Star Master, able to freely unleash attacks of a Star Master's level. How many could Chu Hao possibly block?

"I'll go call Brother Feng Qian," Tai Ruofeng immediately said.

"I'll also call Brother Yang Tian." Zong Jingshan also hurried off.

Lan Ran originally thought of leaving too, but with high-tier Star Masters like Feng Qian and Yang Tian around, Weng Xiangrong would surely have to stop, as these two Star Masters could stand on par with Zhi Qishui.

—Like these forces, the relationships within the Ancient Academy were almost never severed; everyone had elder or younger brothers or even other relatives here, ensuring their protection, and when they grew into towering trees themselves, they would naturally provide shade and shelter for the new comers, forming a virtuous circle.

As long as Chu Hao could block a few moves, once Feng Qian and Yang Tian arrived, Weng Xiangrong would naturally have no choice but to leave peacefully.

Chu Hao stepped into the sky and said, "Since you're asking for a beating, let's take it to the sky then! Ah, I really haven't seen someone like you who asks for a beating."

"What a cheeky guy!" Weng Xiangrong also ascended into the sky, standing at nearly the same height as Chu Hao, "If you can block three of my moves, I'll let you off for today!"

Having heard from Shui Wujun about his fight with Chu Hao, he didn't insist on just one move, but extended it to three, surely the limit for Chu Hao.

Chu Hao laughed heartily and said, "Just a mere Second Tier Star Master, not just three moves, I could take three thousand moves."

"How dare you!" Unable to hold back any longer, Weng Xiangrong lifted his hand and struck towards Chu Hao. Buzz—a flash of Golden Light shone, turning into countless golden specks pouring down towards Chu Hao.

Upon closer inspection, these were not mere specks, but tiny golden swords, imbued with the Laws of the Gold Series.

He was a Second Tier Star Master, which meant he had mastered at least three hundred complete five-level Laws, while the War God, even at Tenth Tier, had only a fragment of a five-level Law.

As talented as Lan Ran and Shui Wujun were, they only ever controlled ten fragments of Level Five Laws.

How could they compare?

A single move could determine the outcome!

Chu Hao smiled faintly. He did not use the Space Laws, but instead summoned the Time Laws, wanting to test the power of the strongest laws in the world on Weng Xiangrong.

He opened his hand, and the Time Laws were already in motion, enveloping his surroundings.

Instantly, the sky full of Golden Light Sword Rain paused slightly, becoming a bit slower, while the flow of time on his body hastened, making his speed a bit faster. However, the higher the cultivation, the weaker the effect of the time flow, so whether it was speeding up or slowing down, the change was extremely subtle.

Dodging through the Golden Light Sword Rain, Chu Hao avoided most of the attacks. When he was unable to dodge, he employed the Laws of Five Elements with explosive force, and Infinite Chaos erupted, forming black holes. Although incapable of swallowing the powerful Level Five Sword Rain Laws, they altered their trajectories enough for Chu Hao to easily dodge them.

At the first move, Chu Hao dodged!

Everyone was shocked. Could this really be done?

They were certain that the laws Chu Hao had just used were indeed only fragments of Level Five Laws, but their attributes had reached as many as five, seemingly making use of the Mutual Generation and Overcoming of the Great Five Elements to produce extraordinary effects.

But the superimposition of the Five Elements Laws, could it really produce such astonishing effects? After all, that was a Star Master, delivering a complete Level Five Law. Could it really be contested using a combination of Great Five Elements Level Five Law fragments?

If it were this simple, then who would still strive to become a Star Master? Just being a War God would be enough to stand against a Star Master.

The Star Masters all showed a pensive expression; they faintly felt that Weng Xiangrong's attacks were a bit slow, while Chu Hao's speed was somewhat unusually faster, exactly the combination of slow and fast that allowed Chu Hao to comfortably dodge most of the Sword Rain.

The chaotic impact formed by the Great Five Elements Laws was just the icing on the cake; directly confronting the Sword Rain would definitely result in immediate suppression.

"Strange!" the Star Masters said one after another, unable to understand the change.

Being in the midst of the battle, Weng Xiangrong was the last to realize his attacks had been slowed, mainly because the change was too minute. He looked slightly surprised, for Chu Hao clearly did not use the Space Laws and did not shift his attacks away.

"Haha, take my second move!" he laughed loudly, clapping his hands together, and immediately two golden grinding wheels appeared, one above Chu Hao and one below, both rotating and moving closer together, with dazzling Light of Laws and boundless power.

If one were to be ground by such a force of Laws, even a First Tier Star Master might be ground into Daoism fragments, annihilated between heaven and earth.

Chu Hao shook his head; facing this move, he could not use the Time Laws, mainly because his realm was too low, and his grasp of the Time Laws too weak. Otherwise, when time flow was reduced to its limit, the whole spacetime would freeze, rendering any attack useless.

He engaged in Teleportation, in a flash appearing right in front of Weng Xiangrong, and delivered a punch.

"Haha, did you think I wouldn't be prepared for your Space Laws?" Weng Xiangrong sneered, constructing a golden barrier in front of him based on Level Five Laws.

Although the tier of Space Laws was high, it was absolutely impossible for fragments of Level Five Laws to penetrate a barrier created by complete Level Five Laws; the gap was not that big.

Boom, a punch struck.

Weng Xiangrong originally looked disdainful, but his expression immediately changed. Under Chu Hao's punch, the golden barrier he had constructed unexpectedly shattered, and Chu Hao's fist paused only to strike again.

"How is that possible!"

"Fuck!"

"God!"

The crowd exclaimed, those swearing did so, unable to hide their shock. War God's punch, wrapped in the laws, actually broke through the Star Master's Law barriers. It was truly the most bizarre thing in the world—who could believe it?

Slap, this punch landed on Weng Xiangrong's face, but after breaking through the barrier of laws, its force had been greatly reduced, thus only causing Weng Xiangrong's head to tilt, without inflicting serious damage.

"You should die!" Weng Xiangrong roared furiously, feeling humiliated as this being, who he considered nothing more than a bug, had publicly punched him in the face.

He bellowed, and countless Laws Divine Chains surged out from his body, each composed of a fragment of Level Five Gold Series Laws, totaling four hundred sixty-two.

He was more than halfway through Second Tier Star Master.

Chu Hao vanished in a flash, having teleported away, avoiding the entwining of the Divine Chains.

Looking around, Weng Xiangrong spotted Chu Hao reappearing in the distance, pointed a finger, and four hundred sixty-two Divine Chains immediately swept toward Chu Hao.