Eternal Heavenly Emperor

Three days later, Chu Hao battled with Zhi Qishui.

Chu Hao was somewhat interested; this was his first time clashing with the King of Stars. The previous Heavenly Tribulation had only lasted half an hour and was overwhelmingly powerful; he had been completely suppressed in the end.

Zhi Qishui had just broken through to become the King of Stars, just like him, making him an ideal opponent.

—Had anyone known his thoughts, they would have been furious! You've only broken through to Star Master, how can you say "just right"?

Chu Hao and Zhi Qishui moved to the cosmos, as the destructive power of the King of Stars was too much; even with the Ancient Academy's Formation for protection, it would be insufficient. Such spars were naturally held outside the stars, another matter entirely from blood feuds.

Onlookers gathered, standing in the cosmos, either Star Masters or Kings of Stars, with the War God yet to arrive.

Although this was a battle between a King of Stars and a Star Master, an extremely uneven match, which one of Chu Hao's battles since entering the Ancient Academy had been against an opponent of the same level?

It was these challenges against higher tiers that revealed his limits.

This time, Chu Hao was intrigued.

In previous fights, whether against the War God or Star Masters, he had known he would win, as he had the Space Laws drawn from the Heaven Devouring Beast avatar, and as long as his opponent's level wasn't higher than the Heaven Devouring Beast, he could surely win, a testament to the inherent power of the Space Law.

But this time, the Heaven Devouring Beast avatar remained at Tenth Tier Star Master, definitely not a match for the King of Stars— at most, he could rely on Teleportation to escape. Therefore, Chu Hao had to depend on the Five-Element Laws he primarily cultivated.

Five Elements combined with the Thunder Series, he mastered too many Five-level Laws, enough to reach Perfection.

What might, then, the unleashed Taiji Tianyuan and Infinite Chaos possess?

Chu Hao was using Zhi Qishui as a test subject.

"Please!"

"Please!"

Both them initiated the battle with their Divine Senses.

Zhi Qishui immediately made his move, clasping his fist and boom—a giant wave surged in the cosmos, a wave thousands of meters high sweeping towards Chu Hao, with Divine Patterns emerging amidst its spray.

"Twelve branches of fourth-level laws!" someone exclaimed suddenly.

"Truly a genius, Zhi Qishui managed to master the precursor to the twelve branches of fourth-level laws as a Star Master, which means, initially, he comprehended at least thirty-six thousand fifth-level laws!"

"Stepping into the King of Stars and mastering twelve branches of fourth-level laws, Zhi Qishui's combat power is formidable!"

Everyone nodded in agreement—even though mastering twelve branches of fourth-level laws was a long way from reaching the peak of a First Tier King of Stars, the difficulty of advancing at such a level was evident.

Kings of Stars had a lifespan of a million years; theoretically, it wasn't slow to comprehend one branch of fourth-level laws in over two hundred years, but Zhi Qishui mastering twelve upon entry equated to more than three thousand extra years of cultivation compared to other Kings of Stars, a noteworthy difference.

The sea was immeasurable, with extreme waves raging!

Chu Hao let out a long howl, his right fist thrusted out, emitting endless Light of Laws.

This time, he neither used Taiji Tianyuan for defense nor Infinite Chaos for attack, but simply unleashed a vast amount of Five-level Laws, wanting to see how this numerical superiority could change qualitatively.

"My God!"

Seeing the punch that Chu Hao launched, everyone covered their heads and cried out, what did they see?

Endless Five-level Laws!

"Didn't this guy just step into Star Master? To master ten or so Five-level Laws would be his limit, but now... who can tell me, how many Five-level Laws are there exactly?"

"At least a billion!"

A billion—what did that imply? Even if divided by three thousand, that would still be over thirty thousand branches of fourth-level laws. While fourth-level laws and fifth-level laws could not be so simply converted, it indicated one principle.

—Chu Hao was freakishly abnormal! By the standards of laws, he was actually at a Tenth Tier Star Master, and an overwhelmingly powerful one at that.

Boom!

The fist struck the raging waves, causing endless spray, yet the massive waves continued to surge fiercely.

A billion branches weren't enough.

Then a billion more!

Chu Hao threw another punch, the number of laws wrapped around his fist once again skyrocketed.

Splat!

The spectators began spitting out blood, too exaggerated, way too exaggerated—a billion branches of Fifth-Level Laws, what kind of monstrosity was that, the King of Stars merely needed to comprehend three thousand five-level laws, Domain Lords needed nine million, and Realm Masters needed twenty-seven billion.

This meant, on the path to becoming a Realm Master, Chu Hao had already taken ten out of the two hundred seventy steps needed.

Boom, that punch finally accomplished its goal, the Light of Laws radiating out, severing the raging waves at the waist and blasting towards its sides. Bang bang bang, several lifeless small planets in the distance shattered with a single strike, turning into countless interstellar meteorites.

A strike from the King of Stars, of course, is terrifying!

But everyone was looking at Chu Hao, completely speechless.

What kind of monster was this, who had barely advanced to Star Master and already mastered ten billion Five-level Laws! Wait, was ten billion truly his limit?

Chu Hao nodded internally, the higher the level, the less one could afford to be off even by a few minor realms. Zhi Qishui was also a King of Stars, but he only needed to unleash ten billion Laws to neutralize the opponent's strike, but three days ago when he faced his Heavenly Tribulation, he couldn't withstand the attack of a Thunder Lightning Giant, even with the full force of Taiji Tianyuan.

This was the gap!

"Taoist Brother Chu, you really are astonishing!" said Zhi Qishui, who himself was truly shocked, having only seen Chu Hao's fierceness three days prior, but only now understanding why he was so formidable.

No one thought it inappropriate for Zhi Qishui to address Chu Hao as Taoist Brother, considering the qualifications of such a fierce person.

Chu Hao smiled faintly and said, "Taoist Brother Zhi is not bad either, those twelve Fourth-Level Laws are impressive."

"Haha, are you slapping my face, Taoist Brother Chu?" Zhi Qishui shook his head. Upon entering the King of Stars, he could directly harness twelve Fourth-Level Laws, which was truly astounding, but the gap was too vast compared to Chu Hao.

"Let's fight!" Chu Hao initiated the attack, his fist pounding out, ten billion Laws swirled, raising boundless light in the starry sky.

"Raging Sea!" Zhi Qishui roared, another torrential wave formed, followed by a second and a third, until ten waves surged forth in a row towards Chu Hao.

Chu Hao laughed heartily, swinging another punch, encompassed by a hundred billion Laws.

What was his limit? Several hundred billion Five-level Laws, trillions!

The crowd was rendered powerless to even comment; as long as Chu Hao could keep merging Five-level Laws into Fourth-Level Laws, then Fourth-Level into Third, and so on, he could almost instantly become a Realm Master.

A Realm Master, what a formidable existence that was! The Ancient Academy was founded by a Realm Master of great power, but since that great power became transcendent, these hundreds of star domains had fallen into a leaderless state, with Domain Lords claiming kingship amidst hundreds of opposing forces.

Perhaps, one day, Chu Hao would become the king of this star expanse!

Of course, Five-level Laws are too far from a Realm Master, but Chu Hao was showing such potential, setting a tremendously firm foundation. With time, he might indeed become such a supreme power.

A hundred billion Laws bombarded simultaneously, one punch crushing the ten raging waves, Zhi Qishui was indeed a genius, but still far behind the Heavenly Tribulation-transformed Giant, especially since he had just stepped into the King of Stars.

Uninteresting.

Chu Hao secretly sighed, starting to exchange blows with Zhi Qishui quite casually.

This battle lasted a day and night, ending in a draw, but everyone knew that it should have been a loss for Zhi Qishui—if it were truly a draw, considering Chu Hao's realm, Zhi Qishui would still be the loser.

After this battle, Chu Hao made history.

——He became a first-class student as a Star Master!

As mighty as a Star Master could become, he could be promoted from third-class to second-class, but never to first-class, which was exclusive to the Kings of Stars. But since Chu Hao could contend against Zhi Qishui and remain undefeated, placing him in third or second class was inappropriate.

People like Yan Xiangming and Feng Qian, who hadn't come to challenge Chu Hao, were already kneeling, not to mention their current status as merely Star Masters, even if they advanced to the King of Stars, haven't they seen that even Zhi Qishui couldn't handle Chu Hao?

Inevitably, Lan Ran and others came to congratulate him. This time Yan Xiangming didn't dare look directly at Chu Hao, afraid of causing any misunderstandings, which was enough to prove how powerful Chu Hao was now.

Chu Hao began challenging first-class students, especially those above Third Tier among the Kings of Stars, losing more than winning, but it excited him immensely, finally reigniting his long-lost passion for battle, each fight brought him many gains.

His current realm was restricted by the levels of Star Force, preventing him from challenging the King of Stars, but this did not hinder his mastery over the Laws. His combat power grew stronger, attracting the attention of high-tier Kings of Stars as possible future challengers.

But Chu Hao returned to the Guangyuan Continent.

After a five-year seclusion, it was natural for him to check in; his two children were also ten now, and although he communicated daily using the Communication Stone, it couldn't replace seeing them in person. Plus, he missed Su Wanyue and Gu Qingcheng, his two delicate wives.

Eager to return home, he flew towards the Guangyuan Continent, the Wings of Space outspread; he spanned millions of miles in an instant, just over two days to return to the Guangyuan Continent, his speed so fast it was infuriating.

"Daddy!" Two little rascals rushed over, each hugging one of his legs, clinging like mangy dogs.

Chu Hao sighed and asked, "Did you guys cause trouble again?" Knowing the little duo, they wouldn't be so groveling if they hadn't.

"Hehe!" They both laughed, but then came Gu Fei rushing over, yelling, "You two rascals, don't run, I will really spank your butts this time!"

Looking over, Chu Hao saw that Gu Fei's eyebrows were shaved clean and a turtle was painted on his forehead, clearly the handiwork of Chu Haoyue and another child. He promptly intervened, laughing, "Big brother-in-law, calm down."

"Oh, you're back?" Gu Fei was taken aback, "Just in time, that Great Witch has been missing you!"

The Great Witch was, of course, Luo Qingyan.

Chu Hao casually asked, "Is she back too?"

"Yeah, seems she also caused some trouble."(To be continued. If you enjoy this story, you are welcome to join Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)