Eternal Heavenly Emperor

Generally speaking, Martial Artists rarely engage in close combat because it does not maximize their attack power.

Starting from the War God, Martial Artists cultivate the Laws. With the stirring of the Laws, nothing is indestructible, and their power is overwhelming. And with the Laws' protection, they are indeed as solid as gold and yet invincible.

The competition lies in the mastery of the Laws; whoever has a higher level and a greater number of Laws is the sharper spear and the sturdier shield. But human capacity is limited, enhancing attack inevitably weakens defense, hence Martial Artists usually maintain distance, bombarding with the Laws so they can spare their strength for defense and maximize attack.

Yet Chu Hao engaged in close combat, which lacked even a trace of the elegance of the King of Stars, resembling completely a barbarian.

And that's exactly what Chu Hao did.

As his fists thrashed wildly, each landing would unfold a Sword Diagram of immense destructive power. This was still manageable for the Eight Cloud Star King, who was not afraid. But Chu Hao had suddenly made a huge leap in mastering the Space Law, jumping directly from Level Five to Level Four, and his number of Laws had also reached the hundreds.

Space Law, only second to the Time Law in existence, truly its power was too formidable—it could even barely contend against thousands of Fourth Tier Wood Series Laws.

"Damn this Human Race brat!" Eight Cloud Star King shouted furiously. He couldn't create distance from Chu Hao—playing a movement technique against someone who mastered Space Law was simply asking for trouble. But he was, after all, a High Tier Star King, and with a furious roar, a surge of green light burst forth from within him.

Fourth Tier Laws unfolded, launching indiscriminate, full-scale strikes.

Chu Hao was forced to retreat, facing the full force of a High Tier Star King, he was still a bit too green, direct confrontation would certainly lead to great losses.

Eight Cloud Star King formed a green light shield around him, with Meridian Patterns stirring and transforming into exceedingly ancient characters, which unless one also mastered the corresponding Wood Series Laws, one couldn't decipher what these characters represented.

He grimly watched Chu Hao, his right hand lifting as a small disk appeared, entirely silver with the same ancient characters, emitting a heart-palpitating light. However, the disk was shattered, bearing a conspicuous gap as if bitten by someone.

And indeed, it looked as if it was bitten, the gap resembling teeth marks.

The Red River Star King suddenly changed his expression and said, "Little brother, be careful, this Treasure Artifact is no ordinary item."

Chu Hao nodded, he too felt it; although the disk was damaged, it gave him an incredibly terrifying oppressive sensation.

"Of course, it's no ordinary item," Eight Cloud Star King stirred his Divine Sense and said, "This was a gift from my mentor, named the Thousand-Universes Breaking Light Disc, but it is damaged and cannot be used many times. But once unleashed, its power equals that of a Peak Star King!"

Peak Star King!

Though Eight Cloud King and Red River Star King were both High Tier Star Kings, there was still a huge gap between High Tier and Peak. It's important to note that they are not like Chu Hao, a freak who possessed Laws far exceeding his realm in both quantity and quality.

Starting from the War God, missing even a single Law could be the key to victory or defeat, not to mention the difference of dozens, or hundreds of Laws?

"You, all of you, go to hell for this king!" Eight Cloud Star King yelled furiously as he threw the disk out, buzzing, the disk immediately enlarged, instantly turning as vast as the heavens with streams of Golden Light flashing, the Gold Series Laws nearly filling this entire galaxy.

Two thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine Fourth Tier Gold Series Laws!

Just a hair's breadth from Star King Perfection.

This was too terrifying; the entire galaxy had become a sea of golden color, the Divine Patterns swirling, transforming into Sharp Swords that moved throughout the heavens. However, upon activation, many fine cracks immediately appeared on the disk, clearly it would wear out after each use, no wonder he hadn't used it before.

"Die!" Eight Cloud Star King wielded this dreadful Treasure Artifact, launching it toward Chu Hao, intent on killing this young powerhouse to thwart future troubles. As for Red River Star King? Ha, would he dare touch a single hair on him?

Boom, the Swords of Laws struck, each one condensed with nearly three thousand Fourth Tier Laws, such destructive power was enough to obliterate a High Tier Star King. Moreover, with the Gold Series Laws pervading, it almost assumed dominion over this galaxy, leaving no room for a second type of Law.

Chu Hao let out a long howl, creating possibility in the impossible. The place was nearly completely filled with Gold Series Laws, but "nearly" had left just a tiny bit of margin. After all, the Treasure Artifact had only unleashed two thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine Laws, not three thousand.

This left Chu Hao with a way out; he tore through space, forcibly teleporting.

"Wow!" His figure appeared in the far distance, immediately spewing a mouthful of fresh blood, but he did not pause in his movements, continuing to teleport, as this entire space was the world of Gold Series Laws, making constant teleportation necessary.

"Hahahaha, you can't escape!" Eight Cloud Star King sneered coldly. Under this Treasure Artifact, even a High Tier Star King must perish, and even if Chu Hao could use Level Four Space Laws, it was futile given the few Laws he could summon.

"Really?" Chu Hao was composed and calm; his figure trembled, suddenly splitting into three!

"The Three Phases Technique!" Luo Qingyan blurted out, her pretty face filled with disbelief. She had thought that Chu Hao was only able to catch a glimpse of this secret technique in the Nether Palace and never thought he could master it, especially considering Chu Hao was not a War God at that time and had no chance to touch upon the Laws.

However, this guy was truly a freak.

Three Chu Haos appeared simultaneously, their auras identical, all equally powerful.

"Illusion?" Eight Cloud Star King was first taken aback but immediately shook his head, "If it were an illusion, it would have been destroyed by the Thousand-Universes Breaking Light Disc. It must be his real body! But these three individuals all seem to exist independently."

Could it be... Time Law!

He was horrified. The Time Law, existing independently beyond the other seven major paths, was something no one could fathom, no matter how talented they were, because the Heavenly Dao did not allow it. Yet this human before him was actually manipulating the Time Law, which was utterly terrifying.

Chu Hao snorted, operating the Space Law with all three selves simultaneously. He intended to disrupt time and break the domination of the Gold Series Laws in this area.

Space-time, the most powerful force in existence, when combined, immediately caused terrifying changes. Thunderous sounds boomed within the void as if heaven and earth were also in anger.

A golden ocean immediately split apart as if cleaved by a gigantic sword, creating deep ravines that reached the seabed. Chu Hao laughed heartily, his figure flickering as he darted agilely through these ravines.

This kid is too monstrous!

Eight Cloud Star King felt a chill throughout his body. Could even the Thousand-Universes Breaking Light Disc not deal with this human? A mere Star Master, yet he had mastered billions of Five-level Laws and had perceived the nearly impossible Space and Time Laws. Was he defying the heavens?

I'm done fighting!

He immediately thought to himself; after all, his son was only crippled, and since he had many sons, one less made no difference. It just hurt his pride that a son of the King of Stars had been disabled by someone.

But now that his opponent was too strong, Eight Cloud Star King changed his mind about the battle. Better to retreat. He still had many brothers. When he went back, he would bring them all out to together annihilate Chu Hao.

— This kid must be harboring a great secret, having mastered so many Laws. What if I could gain that for myself?

Eight Cloud Star King's heart surged with excitement, immediately deciding not to cling to battle. To take down an opponent skilled in the Space Law, he would need to seal all laws, and even the Thousand-Universes Breaking Light Disc could only seal up to 2,999 paths—he obviously couldn't do it alone.

But if several Kings of Stars joined forces, it might be possible. By then, Chu Hao would be like a turtle trapped in a jar.

With that thought, he no longer felt any desire to continue fighting and directly took away the Treasure Artifact and left without even a word of farewell.

"Thinking of running?" Chu Hao chased after him, his hands stirring a surge of dazzling Light of Laws, pushing it towards the Eight Cloud Star King.

Red River Star King also shouted loudly, raising endless torrents to kick a man while he was down.

Eight Cloud Star King fought as he retreated. He was a High Tier Star King with astonishing combat power, and having the Thousand-Universes Breaking Light Disc in hand, Chu Hao and Red River Star King didn't dare to press him too hard. The trio battled across the cosmos, with shockwaves from their fight shattering one star after another.

"You dare to pursue this king?" Eight Cloud Star King roared, "I am a direct disciple of the Thousand Flowers Domain Master. Aren't you afraid that provoking my master will reduce you to ashes?"

Red River Star King paused suddenly. The Domain Master, a tyrant of an entire galaxy, could obliterate him with a mere thought.

"Big brother, you go back first. I'll handle this guy!" Chu Hao said, taking this opportunity to familiarize himself with the Level Four Space Law.

"Second brother?" Red River Star King hesitated.

"Hahaha, don't worry, I'll act accordingively. The Red River Galaxy needs you to keep watch. Don't let anyone take advantage while you're away," Chu Hao said, indeed somewhat fearful that Eight Cloud Star King might have laid other traps to lead them away before unleashing a massacre.

Of course, on the other hand, he also meant to keep Red River Star King out of this affair so that when the time came, Chu Hao could escape and the Human Race could be left in the care of Red River Star King.

"Alright!" Red River Star King nodded, understanding Chu Hao's concerns.

Fully confident in Chu Hao's strength, he turned and left, heading back to the Red River Galaxy.

"Eight Cloud King, why don't you change your name to Tortoise King?" Chu Hao chuckled. "Do you only know how to hide in your shell?"

"Damn human boy, you can be arrogant now, but this king will tear you to pieces, just you wait!" Eight Cloud Star King did not hang around to fight since it was pointless to battle Chu Hao without being able to block space.

"Tsk, saying that is like forcing me to kill you!" Chu Hao coldly declared, his Divine Sense spreading through the cold cosmos, his killing intent equally icy.

"A joke. You just mastered the Space Law; this king can't kill you, but you think you can kill this king? Dream on!" Eight Cloud Star King tore through space at an incredible speed.

But Chu Hao was faster. With the Wings of Space vibrating, he persistently blocked Eight Cloud Star King's path, not allowing him an easy escape.

Chu Hao was still buying time, allowing the Heaven Devouring Beast clone to further strengthen, reaching the Perfection of the Fourth Tier Law. Soon, it would be time for Eight Cloud Star King to face his doom! (To be continued. If you like this work, you're welcome to vote on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)