Eternal Heavenly Emperor

"Lord Chu, I greet you!" Everyone was prostrating on the ground.

The Realm Master of Execution was undoubtedly the strongest in this realm, and all could only grovel in front of Chu Hao, insignificant in comparison.

Chu Hao lifted his hand and said, "All of you, rise." He looked into the distance, not wasting any words with the people present, and directly spread his Wings of Space. Whoosh, his figure took flight and instantly vanished from sight.

The Fire Origin within his body had been completely depleted, and his connection with the Origin of Water in this place was also rapidly severing. Therefore, he had to race over before the last shred of connection was lost, otherwise, he would be just like the others, blindly groping in this place.

Whoosh, mastering the Space Law, his speed was incredibly fast. Plus, being alone, he no longer needed to be distracted by others. With the combat power of a Realm Master, he could ignore most dangers around.

However, this was the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm, a place where even Great Emperors might perish.

Thud!

A beam of red light shot past, aiming right for Chu Hao. It possessed a terrifying might, enough to kill a Realm Master.

Chu Hao hastily deployed the Sword Diagram for defense. As the red light struck, Bang, it splashed a dazzling burst of light around him, and Chu Hao was sent flying, his figure contorted and staggering like a kite with a broken string, descending from the sky.

This strike was very powerful.

Chu Hao spat out a mouthful of blood. His formidable defense had still been breached by that strike. He glanced around and saw that the one who had launched the attack was, incredibly, a golden toad no bigger than a palm.

Whoosh, the golden toad leapt towards Chu Hao, its speed lightning fast, like a streak of light.

Small as it was, the toad's combat power was terrifyingly formidable. Its tongue shot out, transforming into a Sharp Sword directed at Chu Hao, entwined with at least three hundred Subordinate Laws.

Chu Hao could contend with approximately a hundred or so Subordinate Laws, but three hundred... That was too many!

He deployed the Taiji Tianyuan, but no sooner had the Sword Diagram formed than it was shattered by a blow, grazing Chu Hao's cheek and leaving behind a trail of blood.

"Quack!" The golden toad croaked aggressively, launching another tongue strike at Chu Hao.

The disparity in Laws was too great; he simply couldn't defend against them.

Chu Hao let out a long howl, spread his Wings of Space, and instantly flew away.

The golden toad gave chase. It may have been stronger in combat power, but when it came to speed, it was still a notch below Chu Hao. As the pursuit continued, the gap between them grew wider, until the toad eventually lost track of Chu Hao's trace and had to turn back.

Chu Hao also landed on the ground, not daring to fly openly through the skies. Outside, he was the strongest entity in the Great Sorrow Realm, but here, every step was fraught with thorns, demanding caution.

As powerful as the Great Emperor of the He Family was, he had suffered from the Origin in the secret realm, ultimately failing in his attempt to break through to the level of Heavenly Emperor due to that injury. Chu Hao currently only possessed combat power comparable to a Low Tier Realm Master, far from having the strength to be domineering and tyrannical.

He traveled close to the ground, and though his speed was hardly diminished, this allowed him to avoid many powerful monsters in this place.

Half a month later, he arrived at a strange location. Surprisingly, there was a hole in the heavens, with resplendent Divine Light cascading down from the sky. This was a Heavenly Abyss, with endless Laws churning within, those of the Main Laws, born from the very essence of the heaven and earth's great dao.

This was the location of the Origin of Water.

Chu Hao gazed intently into the depths of the Heavenly Abyss but could not see through it. With endless Laws spinning, obscuring his vision, it was not something a Domain Lord could penetrate.

How can I get in?

Chu Hao was perplexed. A blockade of Main Laws, even a Great Emperor would probably frown upon arriving here. Initially, the Great Emperor of the He Family must have forced his way through a similar entity, resulting in damage to his Origin, which eventually erupted during his challenge for the title of Heavenly Emperor, leading to his fall.

If he were to force his way through, it would essentially be a dead end.

Chu Hao watched closely as the Main Laws surged like waves, colliding continuously, wave upon wave, seemingly without end.

It seems... possible to pass through.

Chu Hao thought to himself that there should be a pattern to these waves of Laws, and by following that pattern, he should be able to avoid the onslaught of the Laws and enter the depths of the Heavenly Abyss.

But the pattern seemed hard to find.

Chu Hao stood solemnly as stone, his eyes fixed on the Heavenly Abyss, deducing the pattern of the Law's movements.

A whole month later, he finally came to an understanding.

The pattern's variations numbered in the trillions of trillions, exactly matching the count of the Five-level Law fragments derived from a Main Law of Water. How could anyone calculate this? It was enough to white the hair of any genius and lead them to die of old age amidst such extrapolations.

But if he did not deduce the pattern among them, aside from an Immortal Emperor, who else could contend with the Might of the Main Laws? Even Great Emperors struggled, injured their Origin during confrontation, and eventually perished.

Chu Hao began to derive, for this was his strong suit, and he also possessed all the fragments of the Five-level Laws of Water. Theoretically, he indeed could deduce the patterns within.

Forcing his way through was absolutely out of the question, so Chu Hao patiently fixed his gaze on the Heavenly Abyss, commencing high-speed Derivation in his mind.

Such Derivation was extremely strenuous, but fortunately, he was no ordinary man. Moreover, with one soul split into three, he could have three bodies simultaneously at work, and every day, he could employ the Three Phases Technique once, which meant nine "selves" were undertaking the calculations.

He was neither startled nor delighted, calm and unhurried, and in the blink of an eye, ten years had passed.

If an acquaintance of Chu Hao had come at this time, they certainly wouldn't have recognized him, for Chu Hao now had a full head of white hair and his face was covered in wrinkles—where was there a trace of youthful vitality?

This was because his divine sense had been operating over capacity, affecting his physical body.

Chu Hao's eyes shimmered with rapidly flickering points of light, moving so fast they were beyond compare. He had to calculate rules changing in units of quintillions; how could it be done overnight? Even after ten years, he had not achieved success.

But what were ten years compared to the achievement of becoming a Heavenly Emperor? Even a hundred thousand years would be worth the wait for many—if their lifespan could sustain it.

Suddenly, another five years had slipped by, and Chu Hao had aged even more severely, with his white hair touching the ground as if he were a strange being.

It was then that a Domain Lord arrived with a group of juniors. They were indeed fortunate, for there were many Realm Master-level monsters along the way, and it was no small feat for the Domain Lord to bring people here.

None of these people could recognize Chu Hao; this was the Chu Hao who had astounded the world with a single battle fifteen years ago.

"How can there be an old man here?"

"Shush, those who can make it here are no ordinary individuals. Don't bring disaster upon our ancestors."

"But our ancestor is ranked among the top powers of the Great Sorrow Realm. Who should we fear? Not everyone here is Lord Chu!"

The younger generation whispered amongst themselves. Chu Hao's fame was now deeply rooted in everyone's hearts, and there was no one who did not respect him. Of course, someone who could vanquish a Realm Master and was undeniably the number one, as soon as they left the secret realm, Chu Hao would soon become a legend of the Great Sorrow Realm.

The Great Sorrow Realm might as well be renamed Chu Realm.

That Domain Lord, however, was staring at the Heavenly Abyss with an expression of utmost reverence in his eyes, "That, that's the Main Laws! Heavens, it's the Main Laws sealing it off. What kind of secret treasure could possibly be hidden inside? The Origin of Water?!"

Main Laws!

The juniors were shocked. The Main Laws were the equivalent to the presence of an Immortal Emperor, and the Heavenly Abyss was densely filled with the Main Laws. It was as if countless Immortal Emperors were guarding it. Even if an Immortal Emperor himself came, would he dare to venture inside?

In other words, whatever treasure was hidden inside, it was out of reach for the rest of the world. What kind of treasure could it be that it was sealed by the Main Laws? Wasn't it clear they didn't want anyone to obtain it?

Could it be a scheme laid out by the Eternal Heavenly Emperor?

Just then, Chu Hao stood up, but staggered in the process.

His spirit had been depleted so greatly that his body was like that of an old man, showing signs of frailty.

"Ha!" A junior in the distance couldn't help but laugh. To be able to come here but not even stand steady, what a colossal joke it was, and quite bizarre at that.

"Shut up!" someone nearby scolded harshly, but the junior didn't care. In his eyes, not everyone in this world was Chu Hao. His ancestor was a High-Tier Domain Lord, an almost invincible presence in the Great Sorrow Realm.

Chu Hao revealed a slight smile; he had finally calculated the pattern of the Main Laws within the Heavenly Abyss.

As his spirit returned, his physical body began to transform; his white hair rapidly turned black again, and the wrinkles on his face disappeared cleanly in an instant. With a sweep of his hand, his long hair was cut, now just reaching his shoulders.

"Lord Chu, Lord Chu!" These individuals suddenly recognized Chu Hao, their eyes nearly popping out of their sockets in astonishment.

Who could have thought that this white-haired old man was actually Chu Hao!

The image of Chu Hao from fifteen years ago was still vivid with his vigorous spirit. How could he have turned into such an aged and frail man, something they never could have imagined? They all trembled with fear; Chu Hao could vanquish a Realm Master with a flick of his hand, and killing them would be as easy as playing.

The junior who had laughed before now regretted it to the point his guts turned blue. How could he be so unlucky as to encounter Chu Hao?

It was over, completely over. To dare to mock a powerful being capable of Realm Master combat power, wasn't it courting death?

Chu Hao paid them no heed; with a step, he had entered into the Abyss.

"What!" the group was shocked to the core. That was a place sealed by the Main Laws, a death zone that even Immortal Emperors would find difficult to breach. And although Chu Hao was incredibly powerful, his strength was merely that of a Low-Tier Realm Master—how could that compare to an Immortal Emperor?

Was he so mesmerized by the ultimate treasure inside the Heavenly Abyss that he sought his own death? But even if there were an ultimate treasure inside, it was merely speculation. Who knew if it actually existed, what it was, and if it was worth it?

Boom, a wave of the Main Laws surged, hurtling towards Chu Hao.

He's doomed!

They all thought to themselves; those Main Laws weren't like the ones in the Snowy Domain, which only stopped people without causing harm, but were filled with murderous intent. In front of such a might of the laws, even a Peak Realm Master would be instantly killed.

That's because an Emperor only needs to master a single Main Law, and can only control one Main Law. To step beyond it would erect an immortal monument among the heavens, unmatched in combat power.

Boom!

The laws surged over, yet Chu Hao remained completely unharmed.

"How is this possible!" the people exclaimed in disbelief. Could it be Chu Hao had become godlike, defying the heavens, and had already transformed into an Eternal Heavenly Emperor? (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to come to qidian.com to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)