Eternal Heavenly Emperor

Chu Hao was enjoying sweet and warm moments with Su Wanyue and Gu Qingcheng while arduously cultivating the Laws.

Although he had acquired the Origin of Water, he did not use it.

This he would save for when he made his assault on the level of Heavenly Emperor.

Calculating the near inexhaustible variations of rules within the Heavenly Abyss was both a test and a training for him, deepening his understanding of the Laws.

Before this, he had only solidified the Laws, merely completing this act, without delving into the essence of the Laws themselves.

Now, putting progress aside, he looked into the essence of the Laws, resulting in a vastly different epiphany.

What exactly is a Heavenly Emperor?

Now, Chu Hao considered this question more deeply, wondering why a Heavenly Emperor has eternal life and where exactly they are stronger than Great Emperors?

Theoretically, Great Emperors control the Main Laws, while Heavenly Emperors are the Dao itself.

The Dao derives the Eight Great Main Laws, from which the Main Laws then derive the myriad Minor Laws.

Chu Hao suddenly had a speculation: if the Main Laws are solidified from three thousand Subordinate Laws, could the Dao be a combination of the Eight Main Laws? In other words, could one deduce the Dao itself from the Eight Main Laws?

He discussed this with Fat Cat, who had followed the Great Emperor of He Family, a figure who was qualified to challenge for the level of Heavenly Emperor and had nearly succeeded.

The details of becoming a Heavenly Emperor were not clear to Fat Cat, but it confirmed the direction of Chu Hao's thoughts, saying, "The Great Emperor left a phrase behind, 'To achieve Heavenly Emperor, one must fully control the eight branches of the Main Laws and create a world of one's own.'"

This provided considerable enlightenment to Chu Hao.

A person is a world unto themselves. After advancing to Star Master, a martial artist forms the Star Sea, an Inner World, and as the Laws perfect, this Inner World also continuously perfects and expands.

Even if one were to master the Eight Great Main Laws and combine them into the Dao, that would only make one equal to the Heavenly Dao. But reversely, what if he could cultivate a new world within his Dantian?

Then the Eight Great Laws he mastered would become the foundation of this world, and he would be its only true god, the real sovereign, surpassing the world itself!

Could he then leap out of this world?

Clang, thunderclouds filled the sky, unexpectedly forming a Heavenly Tribulation.

Chu Hao was excited. His conjecture must be correct to trigger such a response from the Dao, attempting to obliterate a fish trying to leap out of the earthly pond.

To leap beyond this realm is to transcend!

Boom, Tribulation Thunder fell, transforming into a Lightning Giant tens of thousands of feet tall, wrapped in four hundred Subordinate Laws, proving even more terrifying than the Domain Lord tribulation Chu Hao had previously faced.

Chu Hao met the Lightning Giant in battle.

Fortunately, this was not a tribulation formed by a breakthrough, so there was only this one Lightning Giant. Otherwise, there would have been nine more, each stronger than the last, and Chu Hao would have been overwhelmed.

"Damn you, heaven, am I not even allowed to think? You're too tyrannical!" Chu Hao laughed heartily, fully expanding Taiji Tianyuan for defense, as the Lightning Giant was unkillable.

Throughout the heavens and earth, thunder roared as if rebuking Chu Hao's blasphemous thoughts.

Chu Hao raised his middle finger, fighting fiercely against the Lightning Giant.

Heavenly Tribulation is a tool for the Heavenly Dao to maintain order, but it still follows the principle of leaving a sliver of hope for people; otherwise, unless one is an Eternal Enlightenment Heavenly Emperor, what good is being a Great Emperor? They would still be blasted to decay by the Heavenly Tribulation.

After half a day of battle, the Heavenly Tribulation dissipated.

Such a tribulation alarmed several Star Domains, a clash at the level of Realm Masters, terriblly intense and formidable.

Chu Hao thought for a while, then suddenly burst into laughter, "If Purple Embryo Realm Master were to come kill me and I couldn't win, I'd just think of some rebellious thoughts to invoke the Heavenly Tribulation, relying on my speed to drag them into it as well, giving Purple Embryo Realm Master a series of thrilling experiences."

"Haha, I am actually quite looking forward to it."

Unexpectedly, this could become his secret weapon. Chu Hao laughed and returned from the starry sky, comforting Su Wanyue and the others before resuming his enlightenment.

To form a true world, not only are the six elements necessary, but also the variations of space and time.

There's no problem with the six elements; he had already condensed all Four-level Laws. Now, he only needs to condense the Third Tier, then Subordinate and Main Laws in the future. The Space Law is also fine; the Heaven Devouring Beast, at its peak, is of Great Emperor level, controlling the Space Main Laws.

The issue lies with the Time Law.

This seemed to be a backdoor that the Heavenly Dao had left for itself, not allowing mortals to comprehend it. Therefore, if the Eight Main Paths could not gather together, a complete world could not be formed, and naturally, there would be no qualification to leap out of the pond of heaven and earth.

Chu Hao had cultivated the Three Phases Technique, allowing him to practice the Time Law to a limited extent, but it was too slow, far too slow.

Now, he had only pushed the Time Law to the fifth-level peak, which was far from the third-tier laws that he currently possessed. But what could he do? At least the Three Phases Technique gave him hope; otherwise, he could only ever be one law short of perfection, at most becoming the greatest Great Emperor in history.

Life continued peacefully, with the Purple Embryo Realm Master coming from who knows how far across the Star Universe. The journey might have taken tens or even hundreds of years. Chu Hao prepared for war, while also enjoying life.

"Where are the two lads?" he asked Su Wanyue and Gu Qingcheng.

"Ever since they became War Gods, they've been out experiencing the world. Sigh, it's been several years already, and they haven't come home to see us, really ungrateful brats!" Gu Qingcheng said indignantly.

"A promising man should aim to travel far and wide. After all, they're over a hundred years old; do they still need to act spoiled at your feet every day?" Chu Hao laughed; he was quite open-minded about it.

"Hmph, no matter how old they are, they are still my sons!" Gu Qingcheng retorted, not convinced.

"You and Wanyue should focus on cultivating. With so many resources at your disposal, if you aren't able to break through to Star Master level within a hundred years, then that would be really dull of you!" Chu Hao teased with a smile.

"What? Calling me dull, have you grown tired of me? Thinking of finding someone on the side?" Gu Qingcheng rolled her eyes, but even her eye-rolling was full of charm and allure.

Chu Hao chuckled heartily, saying, "War Gods only have a thousand years of life. Think about it, if you can't break through to the Star Master level within a hundred years, your looks will start to age."

Suddenly alarmed, Gu Qingcheng cared little for strength, but her looks were of utmost concern to her. She immediately kicked Chu Hao away and said, "Don't block me, I need to cultivate."

Off she went in a flurry of urgency, her passion burning bright but brief.

Chu Hao, with Su Wanyue in his arms, burst into laughter. Actually, Gu Qingcheng had a decent talent for cultivation; she was just too lazy to devote time to it. Before, they had relied on Xiaocao's Spiritual Medicine to advance to War God, but now Su Wanyue was already at the sixth tier, and yet she remained at the first tier, incredulously slow.

He had to remind her from time to time; otherwise, the ruthless Heavenly Dao could suddenly turn her hair white.

Chu Hao thought, if he could cultivate a complete inner world, he would naturally be able to grow a World Tree and produce a World Fruit. If Su Wanyue and the others consumed it, they could share life and death with his world.

But becoming a Heavenly Emperor was who knows how many years away, so Su Wanyue and the women had to improve their cultivation levels as much as possible and wait for that day to come.

As time passed day by day, more and more powerful figures arrived at Guangyuan Continent to visit Chu Hao, for those who had once entered the Tianhe Secret Realm had all emerged and returned to their realms, spreading news of Chu Hao's martial exploits throughout the world.

The entire Great Sorrow Realm was shocked by this; although Chu Hao was not a Realm Master, he had been able to kill a Realm Master and could be regarded as one.

With such a figure rising, who would dare not pay their respects? If they came, Chu Hao might not remember the favor, but what if they didn't and Chu Hao took note of that omission? He was a fierce figure on par with a Realm Master.

Su Wanyue and Gu Qingcheng were beaming with joy. With their man achieving such feats, they naturally felt delighted. Xiaocao and Yun Cai also acted as half-hosts; being Chu Hao's close confidantes, their relationship was very deep.

Chu Hao had no intention of vying for world domination; he had never harbored such grand ambitions and only wanted to protect his family. Therefore, he delegated the duties of receiving guests to the women and left them to handle things as they saw fit.

Upon learning that Chu Hao had two sons, many Domain Lords became interested, eagerly promoting their own descendants or disciples, all of whom were exceptionally beautiful and talented Heavenly Immortals.

Chu Hao simply laughed it off; he had no interest in meddling in his sons' romantic affairs, but Su Wanyue and Gu Qingcheng took the matter to heart. They asked those Domain Lords to bring their descendants as quickly as possible for their review.

When the news spread, even Star Kings and Star Masters were tempted to offer their descendants, hopeful of forming a matrimonial alliance with Chu Hao's family. Such an alliance would signify the establishment of the second most powerful family in not just the Great Sorrow Realm but in the Chu Realm.

Even the Red River Star King joked about needing to quickly bear a daughter to become in-laws with Chu Hao, adding another layer to their bond.

Su Wanyue and Gu Qingcheng indeed had taken a fancy to quite a few girls and had even decided to keep them around. They would wait for their sons to come back so they could all get to know each other, potentially making them grandmothers in no time.

Seven years later, Chu Haoyue was the first to return home.

"Dad, hurry and save Niancheng!" He was critically injured, managing to utter just this one phrase before fainting, his body drenched in blood, gravely wounded.

This sight made Su Wanyue and Gu Qingcheng burst into tears. They were too anxious to feel anger and could only think of healing Chu Haoyue's wounds and praying for Chu Niancheng to return safely.

Chu Haoyue's injuries were indeed severe, and he had not awakened for three days. Chu Hao could no longer wait and deployed the Time Law, reversing time to witness the events that had transpired with Chu Haoyue to determine Chu Niancheng's whereabouts.

First was the image of Chu Haoyue flying through the starry sky, which lasted for a very long time. Then, he was seen screaming in agony, followed by the sight of Chu Niancheng being seized by a colossal black hand. Chu Haoyue would have been caught as well, but Chu Niancheng pushed him away, freeing him from the grasp of the gigantic hand.

After that, the brothers were seen flying through the starry sky, talking and laughing joyously. But the following scenes became unclear due to the passage of much time and Chu Hao's less-than-peak mastery over the Time Law.

"I will go and bring Niancheng back!" Chu Hao said sternly to Su Wanyue and Gu Qingcheng. With a step, he covered a distance of a hundred million miles, and soon after, he arrived at the place where Chu Niancheng had been captured by the black hand. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)