Eternal Heavenly Emperor

Chu Hao began his tribulation.

His Heavenly Tribulation was naturally the Great Emperor Tribulation, with thunder rolling and transforming into a Lightning Giant. Unlike the previous Giants that were often a thousand zhang tall, this one was only thirty meters tall.

But its combat power was naturally stronger. It was an existence completely condensed from the Thunder Series Main Laws, equivalent to a Great Emperor.

Chu Hao battled fiercely with the Lightning Giant. During this breakthrough, he had condensed about a hundred Subordinate Laws for each of the Laws of Five Elements. If these laws were used separately, they would naturally not be a match for Imperial-level combat power. However, when these laws were fused together, a qualitative change occurred.

He could barely match the Lightning Giant, although every punch left him vomiting blood. But with the Wood Series Laws' powerful recovery ability, he quickly healed.

But not long after, another bolt of lightning struck, forming a second giant.

This was terrifying. According to the rules of Heavenly Tribulation, each one should be stronger than the last. The arrival of the second Lightning Giant immediately pushed Chu Hao to his limits, breaking his bones in just a few moves.

The higher the realm he reached, the smaller Chu Hao's advantages became.

Before, every time he stepped into a new realm, he would control tens of thousands or even billions of laws. Leaping a level to fight was effortless. But as the number of laws decreased and quality took precedence, his combat power was affected.

He unleashed the Time Law and used the Space Law to shift his opponents' attacks as much as possible, winning a chance to breathe for himself.

And this was only the Second Tier Heavenly Tribulation.

Amidst the rolling thunderclouds, the third and fourth tiers of Heavenly Tribulation kept falling. The might of the tribulation also kept increasing.

Chu Hao was brutally battered.

Truly unable to overcome it, for the first time, he experienced such a dire situation during the Heavenly Tribulation, becoming like others, at the brink of death at any moment. When nine giants appeared together, he also faced his greatest crisis, shedding blood every moment, his bones laid bare, a ghastly sight to behold.

The Origin began to burn, but it was not his life Origin; it was the Origin of Water that he had obtained.

Every time the Origin of Water burned, Chu Hao would merge with the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, gaining endless enlightenment and advancing his understanding of the laws.

For each Subordinate Law, there were only three thousand paths, and he had mastered about a hundred and fifty of them. The speed of this was frighteningly fast. Even the Time Law, under such impetus, had a slow improvement.

Worthy of being the Origin of Heaven and Earth, it could even help a Great Emperor take the final step.

Chu Hao would rather consume the Origin of Heaven and Earth than burn his own Origin. He always believed that himself was the key to breaking through to Heavenly Emperor, while the Origin of Heaven and Earth could only play an embellishing role.

The downfall of the Great Emperor of He Family was a very clear example.

Chu Hao was like a piece of Divine Iron, being tempered by the thunder and lightning of Heaven and Earth. Every breakdown of his body was not death but the removal of impurities, making him purer and stronger.

The cost was the rapid consumption of the Origin of Water—The Heavenly Tribulation would last half a day, and now only half had passed, leaving only two-thirds of the Origin of Water remaining.

Every Subordinate Law Chu Hao mastered had reached as many as five hundred paths, but he was still no match for the Heavenly Tribulation. He was still being tormented.

Great Emperors were indeed too powerful. He had not stepped into this realm yet, he had only just reached the combat power required, and it was incomparable.

On the other side, the Nether Tree Great Emperor was also severely injured, and Great Emperor Yishi was even stronger.

First, the Wood Series Laws practiced by Nether Tree Great Emperor leaned more towards recovery. Second, the two laws controlled by Great Emperor Yishi were both suppressing the Wood Series. Metal overcomes Wood goes without saying, and the Thunder Series Laws, being above each of the Five Elements Laws, also represented a form of suppression.

Therefore, it was reasonable for the Nether Tree Great Emperor to be defeated. But precisely because the Nether Tree Great Emperor leaned more towards recovery, he could always heal his injuries, reaching the peak of his combat power in an instant, earning the reputation as the most tenacious opponent.

Great Emperors stood at the pinnacle of this world, each one an unparalleled figure across the ages. Killing one was extremely difficult.

Chu Hao glanced over and then withdrew his attention. As long as the Nether Tree Great Emperor was temporarily safe, and he could surpass the Heavenly Tribulation and join forces with the other, it should not be difficult to match Great Emperor Yishi.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Battles erupted on both fronts. It was a rarity in the entire Star Universe to have the combat power of four Great Emperor levels clashing. Previously, the most that would happen was a confrontation of Imperial-level combat power during a Great Emperor's tribulation, but even that was only two.

Chu Hao let out a long howl. By all accounts, he should have died many times over. Yet amid such life and death transitions, his understanding of the laws reached an unprecedented height.

Especially at the moment of death, the world seemed to slow down, time stood still.

He suddenly realized, this was the power of Time!

Why was the Time Law something mortals could not comprehend? It was because one could only sense it at the moment of death. But even a Great Emperor, how much origin could one afford to consume? Therefore, this was a law belonging only to The Heavens, and mortals could only get a glimpse through the Three Phases Technique.

Chu Hao cleared his mind, no longer focused on the Laws of Five Elements, but solely on the Time Law.

This was an extremely rare opportunity. He now had a vast amount of Origin to consume without affecting himself.

He intentionally let himself "die" a few more times to glimpse the secrets of time, even hoping to find a trick within these experiences of death that would allow him to capture the Time Law under normal circumstances.

For others, this was too difficult, but Chu Hao had been practicing the Three Phases Technique all along. He was not unfamiliar with the Time Law; he had only reached the Fourth Level of mastery.

The Laws were the same, what he needed to do was trace back to the Origin.

He died again, and again, and again, until death was no longer possible, and before him, a brand new door finally opened completely.

Time Law!

Chu Hao suddenly opened his eyes, the Heavenly Tribulation was reaching its end, and the Origin of Water had been completely exhausted, indicating how many times he had died. He let out a long howl and began to mount a vigorous counterattack.

Time Law flowed at his fingertips, continuously condensing and ascending!

He instantly reached the level of Fourth Level Great Perfection, which was simply unbelievable, yet he now stood at the Realm Master level. Mastering Low Tier Laws was only natural, and no matter how high the ranking of the Time Law was, it wouldn't change the fact that it was a Low Tier Law of the Fourth Level.

Boom, his body blossomed with countless Taoist Flowers. His past and future selves walked out, then fused back with him. His hands spread out, radiating completely different lights of black and white.

No longer could he use the Three Phases Technique, but with his left hand channeling the past and right hand the future, he was able to wield the power of time, far surpassing the level of the Three Phases Technique.

This was the enlightenment he had gained from countless deaths, and it was his greatest harvest, enough to shock the entire Star Universe.

Someone had truly mastered the power of time!

Of course, this power was still at the level of Third Tier Laws, but since Chu Hao had opened this door, the future was all smooth sailing for him.

--The challenge he faced at this moment was not the Heavenly Tribulation, but Great Emperor Yishi.

Boom, the Heavenly Tribulation finally dissipated, and Chu Hao officially stepped into the Realm Master tier, and even becoming a Second Tier Realm Master—probably a first since the beginning of time.

"Nether Tree Lord, I'm coming for you!" With one stride, Chu Hao reached the Nether Tree Great Emperor's side, his right hand opened and unleashed the Taiji Tianyuan, nearly three thousand Laws condensed into the Five Elements Sword Diagram.

Puff, puff, bang!

The defense of this Sword Diagram was strong and could withstand a strike from Great Emperor Yishi. However, this emperor wielded two Main Laws, so after the second strike followed, the Sword Diagram shattered.

But this bought the Nether Tree Great Emperor enough time to catch his breath, casting out a golden branch that dispelled the remaining force.

Great Emperor Yishi withdrew his hand, his gaze sweeping over Chu Hao and Nether Tree Great Emperor as killing intent began to overflow. The entire being was entwined with black light, resembling a fearsome demon. He coldly said, "You used the Origin of Water?"

Chu Hao smiled faintly, replying, "That was originally mine, so why should you worry about whether I use it or not? But since you asked, I will answer you, out of respect for an emperor."

"Not only did I use it, but I used it up entirely!"

Anger lines immediately appeared on Great Emperor Yishi's forehead, his veins throbbing. He was furious to the point of madness—his purpose for this trip was to seize the Origin of Water, but now it had been refined away by Chu Hao. How could he not be furious?

"If that is the case, then you shall both die!" he declared, launching a powerful attack directed at Chu Hao and Nether Tree Great Emperor.

Chu Hao and Nether Tree Great Emperor joined forces to meet the enemy, but Great Emperor Yishi was indeed too strong. Even with Chu Hao's help, they were still at a disadvantage. An emperor solely in command of two Main Laws was not just one plus one equals two, but rather ten, or even more.

It was somewhat like Chu Hao merging the Laws of Five Elements, while the emperor commanded Main Laws, with one representing three thousand subordinate Laws, and even more so for the Fourth and Fifth Level Laws.

Fortunately, Great Emperor Yishi only mastered two Main Laws. If he had reached five, or even all Five Elements, forming a defense and offense through Mutual Generation and Overcoming, he would be invincible.

The fierce battle was ongoing. Chu Hao's left hand channeled the past, his right connected to the future, drawing from the powers of past and future. He formed not only his past and future selves, but there were... four of them!

Two from the past and two from the future!

This naturally caused his combat power to soar—five Chu Haos was almost defying the heavens! But even against Great Emperor Yishi, they were still no match; this entity was too powerful, wielding two Main Laws, his combat power was at least ten times that of a regular emperor.

An emperor seeking to kill another emperor is difficult—it's very hard even if one is ten times stronger. Yet, even with such a powerful technique from Chu Hao, he was only equivalent to the combat power of three emperors. Together with Nether Tree, that made four imperial-level combat powers, still unable to contend with Great Emperor Yishi.

However, precisely because of this, the situation for Chu Hao and the Nether Tree Great Emperor improved much. At least they were not as pitiful as before. Moreover, specializing in the Wood Series Laws, the Nether Tree Emperor was adept in healing. As long they weren't injured in their Origin, he could quickly heal them.

The great battle was at a deadlock.