Eternal Heavenly Emperor

In the Star Sea, the battle was fierce.

Although Great Emperor Yishi appeared amiable, he had a terrible temper that was easily provoked, and when he lost it, he would kill.

Furious that Chu Hao had refined all of the Origin of Water, he was resolved to obliterate both Chu Hao and Nether Tree Great Emperor.

Regardless of the cost, regardless of time!

Ten days, a month, half a year, a full year—the three powerhouses clashed ceaselessly.

They were likely the only three Emperor Level combatants in the entire cosmos, and such was the prowess of an emperor that their fight continued for a year with no end in sight.

On the other hand, Great Emperor Yishi's advantage was slowly diminishing because Chu Hao's mastery of the Time Law was deepening. This was indeed a Forbidden Power that mortals could not control; by the tenth month, Chu Hao had drawn three versions of himself from both the past and the future, further enhancing his combat power.

Now, with Chu Hao and Nether Tree Great Emperor joining forces, they already possessed sixty percent of Great Emperor Yishi's combat power.

Great Emperor Yishi raged to the point of madness; he was obsessed with killing Chu Hao. Such an obsession was characteristic of an emperor.

If he did not have such tenacity, he would not have become an emperor in the first place.

Kill, kill, kill, kill—his body was wrapped in black Demonic Qi, not a trace of Buddha's amiability remained. It was as if he had fallen into the Nine Nether and crawled out of the Yellow Spring, intending to incinerate this life.

Such was the emperor's capability.

Chu Hao grew increasingly composed. The Nether Tree Great Emperor might not be the most powerful emperor in combat, but he certainly had the strongest supportive abilities. A mere flash of his Golden Light was brimming with vitality, ensuring Chu Hao was always in peak condition.

Thrilling!

He could almost abandon all defense, focusing solely on offense, and even if he sustained injuries, the Nether Tree Great Emperor could quickly heal him.

And with each passing second, Chu Hao grew slightly stronger—not in the Laws of Five Elements or Thunder Series Laws, no, no, no, he had exhausted the Origin of Heaven and Earth and could no longer make leaps in progress in those areas.

But, he had opened another door.

The Gate of Time, a forbidden portal of heaven and earth that allowed him endless insight into the secrets of the cosmos, a power belonging only to The Heavens.

The Time Law continued to condense in his Sea of Consciousness, making him increasingly powerful.

Although he and Nether Tree Great Emperor were still no match for Great Emperor Yishi, their situation was improving—and improving steadily.

Another year passed, and Chu Hao was able to draw eight versions of his past and future selves.

This allowed him and Nether Tree Great Emperor to reach eighty percent of Great Emperor Yishi's power, and more so, their recovery ability was far superior, which was Nether Tree Great Emperor's strongest domain.

Great Emperor Yishi began to take on damage, his black demonic blood spilling into the starry sky, shattering countless stars, even suns shattered to unleash their boundless might—terrifyingly formidable.

Fortunately, Sky Martial Star was protected from this titanic struggle, being a Superior Star, and also through the joint efforts of Chu Hao and Nether Tree Great Emperor. However, at least tens of thousands of inhabited planets in the nearby star domain were shattered by Great Emperor Yishi in a fury.

The sweep of Great Emperor level combat power left no survivors; even Realm Masters were no match.

Chu Hao's eyes emitted a cold gleam; he was resolved to bring down Great Emperor Yishi!

"Die! Die! Die!" Great Emperor Yishi further descended into madness; his body, amazingly, split into black and gold, as though it had been divided down the middle into two parts. With a roar, his body split, one into two.

Two Great Emperor Yishis, one pure black and the other pure gold, identical except in color—one with a black Demonic Ring behind his head, the other with Divine Light.

Had Great Emperor Yishi also mastered the power of time?

No, it was more like his soul had split in two. Now, these two bodies, one was entirely made up of Golden Laws, and the other was purely Thunder Series Laws. At first glance, it seemed like there was no change from before, but in reality, his combat power had increased significantly.

Because each body had become purer.

"This guy is undoubtedly the most talented individual I've ever seen!" Nether Tree Great Emperor exclaimed, "This is Laws Transformation; he has merged his body with the Laws! Following such a development, if he were to master all the Main Laws, then his body would be both the cosmos and the Dao itself!"

"Like me refining the World Tree, he too could have unlimited lifespan, but without being bound to the World Tree, he still has the chance to leap out of the cosmic pond!"

"Genius, an absolute genius!"

Nether Tree Great Emperor was thoroughly impressed. Though they were both great emperors, considered the strongest geniuses of all times, there was still a gap. He had achieved eternal life through the World Tree, but Great Emperor Yishi, while also capable of achieving eternal life, had opened an even broader path.

Endless life meant endless possibilities, boundless hope.

The two black and white emperors embodied the purest laws of the cosmos, invincible!

Because even Great Emperors operate only the Laws of Nature, and the Main Laws are naturally the endpoint of all Laws. It's like using the water from the ocean to attack the ocean itself, what effect would that have?

They are essentially one!

Transform into Laws, I am the Laws, the Laws you attack with can only be absorbed by me.

The Great Emperor Yishi was just that strong!

Luckily, Great Emperor Yishi only controlled two of the Main Laws. Had he reached the zenith of all eight, he would truly be invincible.

Chu Hao and the Nether Tree Great Emperor once again fell into a bitter struggle. The current Great Emperor Yishi was nearly unsolvable in defense. "I am the law," naturally immune to all laws, and his offensive capabilities had also increased several times. Pure Laws were terrifyingly powerful, even a single hit causing Chu Hao and the Nether Tree Great Emperor's bodies to undergo Laws Transformation.

However, they had not mastered the Secret Technique for transforming into Laws; once they transformed into Laws it would be irreversible, only able to merge into the Laws, becoming a part of the world and losing oneself.

Therefore, they both dared not to be struck by Great Emperor Yishi, should they be hit, they would have to immediately sever that part of the body, or else once it spread throughout, there would be no solution.

This left both of them gravely wounded, and even the Nether Tree Great Emperor, an expert in recovery, struggled tremendously.

Chu Hao gritted his teeth; he had to hold on. The longer this went on, the stronger he would become!

Another year passed, and Chu Hao was now able to withdraw ten past and future selves, once again alleviating the crisis, allowing the Nether Tree Great Emperor to finally catch his breath. Otherwise, healing him and Chu Hao would deplete all his energy.

The power of a Great Emperor should be inexhaustible, showing just how terrifying his consumption was.

Five years went by, and Chu Hao could withdraw twenty past and future selves, finally fighting Great Emperor Yishi to a standstill.

Laws Transformation was formidable indeed, but Time represented Forbidden Power and occupied a higher tier.

"Dammit!" Great Emperor Yishi grew more infuriated, unleashing dozens of punches towards Sky Martial Star, then turned and fled. His two bodies fused again, and with a single step, he had left the Star Domain.

The speed of a Great Emperor is unmatched, even Chu Hao, who had mastered Third Tier Space Laws, could only watch helplessly—only the Great Emperors who controlled the Space Main Laws could outrun other Great Emperors in terms of speed.

Chu Hao and the Nether Tree Great Emperor scrambled desperately to block, but still, three-quarters of Sky Martial Star were obliterated, countless lives lost.

What eased Chu Hao slightly was that the Chu Family was not within those destroyed three-quarters.

The battle ended with the departure of Great Emperor Yishi, but Chu Hao and the Nether Tree Great Emperor had no chance to rest, as they had to urgently address the problems of Sky Martial Star. They deployed their great powers to gather the scattered core of the land and reformed the celestial body.

As for the Sun, it was easier to manage, burning little more than Third Tier Laws; Chu Hao found a large star and ignited it with his Divine Fire.

Next came the long rebuilding process.

Such tedious work, of course, did not require the efforts of Chu Hao. He continued to comprehend the Power of Laws. This time, he aimed to elevate his Realm to Great Emperor, control the Eight Great Main Laws, and then seek out Great Emperor Yishi to reclaim this blood debt.

He had to hurry. If Great Emperor Yishi truly mastered all Eight Great Main Laws, he would be able to merge with this world, become an undying existence, and might even possibly step outside this world.

Such a monster could actually reach the pinnacle without Origin of Heaven and Earth, the difference lying in time, for even a Great Emperor's lifespan is limited.

With the capabilities of Great Emperor Yishi, it's estimated that within the next several hundred million years, he could master all of the Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth Main Laws. But the powers of Time and Space are not for mortals, without extremely special opportunities, even a supreme talent like Great Emperor Yishi could only progress slowly.

Chu Hao also had an epiphany amidst death's embrace, which led to his understanding of the subtleties of Time; otherwise, no amount of Origin of Heaven and Earth would have speeded his enlightenment in the Time Law.

He set everything aside and pressed forward with mastering the Time Law.

To have no regrets, he applied a time-flow acceleration to himself, and a time-flow reduction to beloved spouses and direct descendants like Su Wanyue and Chu Niancheng, giving them a chance to see the day he would step out of this world.

He could not influence too vast an area, but for just over a hundred people, it was still manageable.

As his understanding of the Time Law deepened, his influence on the time flow also grew.

He could now accelerate his own time by a hundredfold, while for Su Wanyue and the others, the deceleration reached ten thousandfold since their lower strength made them easier to influence.

Time continued to pass, and Chu Hao mastered more and more Laws. However, in the absence of the aid of Origin of Heaven and Earth, the speed at which he mastered Laws naturally slowed. In contrast, his comprehension of the Time Law accelerated, as well as the Space Law—Heaven Devouring Beast had now stepped into the Realm Master tier, and Subordinate Space Laws flowed incessantly, sparing him the need for personal comprehension.

A million years passed in the cosmos.

Chu Hao had comprehended for a million years and finally advanced all Laws to Sub-Level Great Perfection. Next was the breakthrough to Great Emperor, but he hit a bottleneck that no matter what he tried, he couldn't overcome.

If he made this step, he would undoubtedly become the strongest Great Emperor in history, mastering all Eight Branch Main Laws and possessing the ability to ascend in one move. Striving further, he could challenge the Heavenly Emperor and leap out of this earthly pond.

After much contemplation, Chu Hao finally understood that it was the obsession in his heart he hadn't let go of.

Great Emperor Yishi!