Eternal Heavenly Emperor

"Senior Sister Fu!" Chu Hao and Tang Xin greeted her one after another.

Fu Xue nodded valiantly and said, "Today, I'm going to knock that bastard Chi Zhong out of the sky!"

"Let me do it!" Chu Hao said. Everyone was improving; how could Chi Zhong's strength remain stagnant?

"He's mine!" Fu Xue said fiercely.

"Mine!" Chu Hao insisted.

Tang Xin rolled her eyes again. Chi Zhong, who seemed like a Heavenly God in the eyes of others, appeared to be an easy pushover in front of Fu Xue and Chu Hao, leading to their squabble over him.

Today, Thousand Winds Academy needed to select five representatives to face off against Fluttering Wind Academy, which would visit in a few days. Involving the academy's honor, of course, the Eastern Sect and Western Faction would not squabble at this time and would cooperate to pick the strongest five.

After all, infighting was an internal matter. If they were to lose to the outsiders, both sects would lose face.

Aside from those who had left early, other students had already received the news and had rushed back in the last two days to participate in this selection battle. However, most were just there for the show, knowing they had no chance of being chosen as a representative.

——The rewards were substantial. Earning a spot to fight granted 100 points! And if Thousand Winds Academy could ultimately win, each person would receive an additional 500 points!

Those qualified to fight had to at least be at the First Tier of the Great Mahayana realm!

There were many people, and Chu Hao saw many familiar faces, like the Mo brothers; the elder brother was already a student at Heavenly Court, and now the younger brother had ascended as well. Then there was Lin Yuqi, who ten months ago was at the Fourth Tier of the Lesser Mahayana realm, so it was no surprise that she had now entered the Middle Mahayana realm.

Feng Yuan, Cheng Peiyun, Zheng Siqi… Chi Zhong!

The experts had basically all arrived.

"As everyone knows, in a few days Fluttering Wind Academy is coming to have a friendly match with our Thousand Winds Academy!" The vice-deans of the Eastern and Western factions both appeared. The Eastern Sect's vice-dean was Ge Yicheng, and the Western Faction's vice-dean was Fan Kaisan, both over 60 years old.

After Ge Yicheng spoke, Fan Kaisan followed, "The destiny of a Martial Artist is to battle! Victory brings honor, defeat brings disgrace!"

"This matter concerns the academy's glory; we must fight to win!" Ge Yicheng continued.

"We will now select five representatives. Anyone in the Great Mahayana realm is eligible to participate!" This time it was Fan Kaisan who spoke.

"Two have already passed directly, Fu Xue and Chi Zhong!" Ge Yicheng announced.

"The rest will compete for the remaining three spots!"

"The rules of the competition are the same as those for claiming a Nobility position: three enter the arena, and those who defend it until sunset without defeat are the winners! Also, each person only has one chance to challenge!"

"Each battle must not last more than half an hour. If the time limit is exceeded, the one defending the arena wins! After each battle, there is a half-hour rest period."

The two vice-deans alternated their speeches as if they were performing crosstalk.

Chu Hao couldn't help but marvel inwardly at the collaboration and tacit understanding between these two vice-deans, almost like close friends. Who would have thought that the Eastern Sect and Western Faction were actually incompatible as fire and water, with each wishing they could brawl every day?

However, since both Chi Zhong and Fu Xue were directly granted the qualifications, neither he nor Fu Xue would be able to face off against Chi Zhong!

There would be other opportunities in the future!

Since this was an internal battle, they weren't using the Beast Fighting Arena. They transferred to the Earthly Institute's martial arts field, had the Earthly Institute students halt their training, and drew three large circles in the sand to act as the arena.

Step out of the circle, you lose! Lose the ability to fight, you lose!

Weapon and Treasure Artifact use was permitted, but once the winner was determined, the fight had to end immediately. Anyone who took the opportunity to harm another would be punished according to city regulations!

However, once reaching the Great Mahayana realm, the power of Treasure Artifacts often diminished. Or rather, while the Martial Artists' strength was increasing, the Treasure Artifacts remained unchanged, thus becoming less effective.

But if there was a Treasure Artifact capable of increasing strength by ten thousand or a hundred thousand pounds, the effect would certainly still be exceptional!

Students from Heavenly Court and Earthly Institute all stepped back, then sat in the front row while others stood behind them. Those even further back had to climb trees or walls to see.

Fu Xue clearly had no interest in watching. Since she couldn't face Chi Zhong, she took her hammer and left. Chi Zhong, on the other hand, smiled at Chu Hao before striding away. However, since they were not joining the fight, their presence or absence made no difference.

The selection battle began immediately!

Those eligible to contend all knew very well that it was better to climb into the arena later to conserve strength! So, when Fan Kaisan declared the start of the battle, surprisingly, no one stepped into the circles for a while.

However, after a short while, Cheng Peiyun and Zhao Fang came forward from the crowd and each entered a circle.

As the former top Expert, it was only natural to have the pride of a top Expert!

And their Combat Power indeed struck deep into people's hearts, causing the rest to focus on the last spot—the most likely to be obtained and also bound to be fiercely contested.

"The last spot is mine!" Mo Guyun burst out, walking brazenly into the last circle.

Now, the three Arena Masters had appeared, and they waited for challengers.

"If no one challenges within half an hour, they will win by default!" Ge Yicheng said, putting pressure on the crowd.

"I challenge you!" A young man leaped out and landed in the circle where Mo Guyun was.

"Yuan Yu, you are not my match!" Mo Guyun rushed forward with his fists at the ready.

Bang, bang, bang—the two of them fought fiercely, but within seven or eight minutes, the outcome was decided. Mo Guyun sent Yuan Yu flying out of the circle with a punch, securing his first victory. By the rules, he was entitled to half an hour's rest.

No one else stepped up to fight.

Clearly, Cheng Peiyun and Zhao Fang could not be beaten, so the crowd could only wait for Mo Guyun to rest for half an hour before continuing.

"Hey, didn't you say you were going to take down Cheng Peiyun?" Tang Xin said.

Chu Hao smiled and replied, "Can't you wait? Alright, I actually didn't want to stand in the middle like a monkey all day, but since you've asked me, I'll do it, albeit reluctantly!"

"Who asked you? Chu Hao, I've realized your skin is getting thicker!" Tang Xin said, annoyed.

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Chu Hao shrugged his shoulders and strode forward.

"Hey, isn't that Chu Hao? Does he want to issue a challenge too?"

"No way, he just got promoted to the Heavenly Court half a year ago, and he's already in the Great Mahayana realm?"

"It's really curious, after this kid had his epiphany, he seems like a completely different person!"

"Maybe he can really create a miracle!"

"Get real, to think he can enter the top five of the Heavenly Court in just half a year, isn't that a joke?"

"Exactly, where does such a genius exist!"

Chu Hao was still quite famous - of course, it was because of his former reputation as a fool; even many who had never met him in the academy had at least heard the name "Fool" Chu Hao!

There were a few gazes that were particularly intense, such as Feng Yuan's, Mo Xuannan's, and Lin Yuqi's.

Of course, except for Tang Xin, everyone thought Chu Hao was going to challenge Mo Guyun. But the expressions on their faces immediately turned to surprise because Chu Hao actually stopped outside of Cheng Peiyun's circle.

Is he really going to step in?

Everyone involuntarily held their breath, and after a few seconds, Chu Hao lifted his foot and stepped into the circle!

Whew!

Suddenly, everyone let out the breath they had been holding. A few thousand people exhaling at once was quite a sight, making many people burst into laughter.

Chu Hao was actually going to challenge Cheng Peiyun!

"Has this guy's foolishness flared up again? He doesn't know that Senior Brother Cheng is about to step into the Third Tier of the Great Mahayana realm?"

"You're behind with the news, Senior Brother Cheng had a stroke of luck a few days ago and got an Exotic Fruit, now he's already in the Fourth Tier of the Great Mahayana realm!"

"What!"

"This really is a foregone conclusion!"

The students were whispering to each other, and the news that Cheng Peiyun had already stepped into the Fourth Tier of the Great Mahayana realm quickly spread. In everyone's view, Chu Hao's action was simply being overconfident.

Only a few people were exceptions.

Previously, Lin Yuqi had looked down on Chu Hao, but ever since the restructuring of the Fortune Full Building, she had abandoned such thoughts! Ma Long's repeated losses had solidified her belief in Chu Hao's extraordinary intelligence.

But would a smart person do such a foolish thing?

Impossible!

So, could Chu Hao's strength really rival that of Cheng Peiyun? This made her feel incredulous!

Just wait and see!

"Hiding for half a year, and you finally dare to show up?" Cheng Peiyun said coldly. He had always been irked that Chu Hao once declined his challenge, intending to make his academy life miserable, but who would have thought that the guy would disappear, and for several months at that!

"Coward!" he spat.

Chu Hao shook his head. The previous gap between them had been as vast as heaven and earth; if he had really chosen to clash directly, it wouldn't have been bravery, it would have been foolishness. He smiled lightly and said, "Then I'll spar with you more in the future, I hope you can be a bit braver!"

"Hahahaha!" Cheng Peiyun laughed loudly. This guy really had a sense of humor. To think, Cheng was already the number one Expert of the Eastern Institute, and fortunate happenings allowed him to eat an Exotic Fruit, boosting his strength by more than ten thousand jin, propelling him into the Fourth Tier of the Great Mahayana realm!

With such a starting point, plus the fortunate encounter, what did Chu Hao have to compete with him?

"One move!" He held up a finger. "I can defeat you with one move!"

Chu Hao raised his fist and said, "Then I really want to see this!"

"Take this punch!" Cheng Peiyun charged out, throwing a punch that roared through the air, sounding almost like a monstrous howl.

——As long as the force of a punch exceeds ten thousand jin, it will undoubtedly make a torrid sound.

Chu Hao threw his punch to meet it, and with a bang, a loud crash sounded as their fists collided and they each pulled back.

A draw?

Cheng Peiyun sneered and said, "I only used thirty percent of my strength for that punch!"

So that's how it was!

The crowd nodded to themselves in realization. No wonder Chu Hao could block it! However, this also showed that Chu Hao's current strength had indeed stepped into the Great Mahayana realm! His progress was too fast; remember, he had just entered the Heavenly Court half a year ago!

Chu Hao shook his head and said, "I was just humoring you, you're being too proud too soon!"

Cheng Peiyun's face grew colder as he raised his fist again and said, "Then try blocking another one of my punches!" He was truly angry now.

Chu Hao extended his finger and motioned "come here."

"See how you block this!" Cheng Peiyun launched another punch, the force of which was at least three times as loud as the last one!

How would Chu Hao block it this time?

Chu Hao smiled faintly and threw a punch to meet it.

Bang!

A heavy sound erupted, and Cheng Peiyun was immediately shaken back. The clothes on his right arm fluttered and flew away like butterflies, whereas Chu Hao, not only did he not step back, his clothes were also perfectly intact.

Everyone was stunned at the same time.

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