Eternal Heavenly Emperor

Because of their relationship with the Ling Family, the five naturally formed a circle, and as the skyship began to ascend, they all ran out to see the new sights.

The speed of the skyship wasn't fast, giving Chu Hao the feeling similar to a hot air balloon, but he hadn't seen a huge hydrogen balloon overhead, nor could he find propellers around him.

He had no idea how the skyship actually worked!

In fact, this was not Earth, so naturally he couldn't measure it with Earth's standards and common sense!

—Just think, he now possessed the strength of three hundred thousand catties; what would that be on Earth? Yet this was just the beginning of martial arts, how powerful would the final War God be, shaking heaven and earth?

It's probably like a human-shaped nuclear bomb, isn't it?

Could science explain that?

Not dwelling on these thoughts, he had only one thing to do now—become stronger!

Although Chu Hao was used to flying in airplanes and even had his own private jet, standing on the deck, looking down at the mountains, rivers, and all below becoming incredibly tiny, and reaching out to touch the passing clouds, this was still a first time experience for him!

He couldn't help feeling extremely curious.

If even he felt this way, what about the others? The technological level of the Lower World could only be described as primitive, and with martial strength only at the Vajra Realm, flying vehicles were naturally impossible!

Except for him, everybody else was ascending for the first time. They were all excited and thrilled. Even Fu Xue, the Female Tyrannosaurus, seemed to turn into a pure young girl, reaching out to grab the clouds and letting out hearty laughs.

However, after a while, it lost its novelty.

After half an hour, people started returning to the ship one after another, and two hours later, there were very few people left on the deck. There was no helping it; it was now deep into the night, below was pitch black, only the strange and varied clouds nearby were somewhat interesting to look at.

But at such high altitudes plus the winter season, it got incredibly cold at night. Even though Martial Artists had strong resistance to cold, they couldn't hold on for long, and naturally, not many were willing to suffer this ordeal.

The skyship traveled at an approximate speed of a hundred kilometers per hour. It wasn't very fast, but it had the advantage of being unimpeded by terrain. It could maintain this speed indefinitely and didn't need to change direction.

Chu Hao unraveled a mystery in his mind. With this contraption, the Martial Artists of Sky Martial Star naturally knew the planet was round! Because if they kept going in the same direction without any change, it was impossible to reach from one place to another but instead they would slowly fly off into space.

The next day, everyone continued to watch the unusual scenery from the deck. Being at such high altitudes, nobody dared to start trouble—what if they damaged or sank the skyship? Then everyone would crash and die together!

Because of this, it was rare to gather so many proud geniuses, yet no conflicts arose. By evening that day, Madam Yun called the five of them out from their cabins to the deck.

"Look, we are about to leave the Lower World!" Madam Yun said.

Chu Hao quickly leaned over, looking around, and saw a gorge so vast it defied description suddenly appeared in front of them!

The land here tore apart, like an island surrounded by the ocean, with no land visible in the distance ahead—just endless void!

The other young men and women were also called out by the "adults," to witness this rare scene.

Madam Yun said that this continent was forcibly "cut" from Sky Martial Star, and the force that caused it was still unclear! But whatever the reason, it was a mighty and wondrous power!

The skyship quickly reached above the gorge, and looking down, there was just pitch darkness, as if a giant monster was opening its immense maw, ready to swallow the entire skyship without leaving a trace with just a slight probe!

Within that endless darkness, one could vaguely see flashes of firelight.

Chu Hao figured that must be volcanic fire!

If a continent was forcibly removed from a planet, then there naturally would be magma and volcanic fire moving around, but it was too far to see clearly!

What force could have caused this?

Perhaps everyone was puzzled by this question, which filled them with awe, as if witnessing the power of a godlike being!

After a full four hours, the skyship finally crossed the gigantic geological fault, and at last, a continent emerged in front, lush and verdant, cheering up the young people who had been gazing at the darkness and solitude for so long.

They had finally completely left the Lower World and arrived at the real Sky Martial Star.

Cang State, Tianhe County!

Huh?

Chu Hao suddenly started, clearly sensing the elemental energy around him become more active. If the purity of elemental energy in the Lower World was 1, then now it was 10, maybe even 20!

He immediately understood that the Lower World was not strictly a planet but just a continent that had been cut away, so of course, its richness in elemental energy could not compare with the real Sky Martial Star.

The skyship did not immediately descend, still heading toward the front because the Yunliu Sect was still a long way off. After half a day, the skyship finally stopped and slowly descended into a mountain valley.

All of them disembarked the skyship, and under the lead of the "adults" from various families, they filed out of the valley.

This was a continuous range of mountains, its vastness unknown, with several peaks reaching four or five thousand meters high, like fingers of a Heavenly God that could suppress everything with a press.

"This is the Yunliu Sect!" Madam Yun said.

"The entire mountain range?" Chu Hao exclaimed in surprise, How vast that must be!

"Correct!" Madam Yun nodded, "The Yunliu Sect is situated within this Tiancong Mountain range, and cities where families like ours, the Ling Family, and the Chi Family reside, all surround Tiancong Mountain. There are over a hundred families, both large and small."

"It's getting late today, let's find a place to rest for the night, and tomorrow we will attend the examination!"

Chu Hao and the other four nodded their heads. Under the guidance of two members of the Ling Family, they found a clean spot, built a campfire, and began to prepare dinner. Practitioners of martial arts didn't have so many niceties, what was sleeping under the stars and on the ground?

"Don't worry, the entrance examination only requires reaching the First Tier of the Vajra Realm, and the other component is a test of comprehension, the same Ten Heavy Gates you've already experienced. Moreover, here you only need to pass seven levels!"

Madam Yun relieved their pressure, "After all, you are just aiming to enter the Outer Sect. The real key is whether you can sense the Star Force after reaching the Tenth Tier of the Vajra Realm!"

The group all nodded; if one couldn't sense the Star Force, what use would transcendent comprehension be? They would remain trapped at the Vajra Realm for life!

"Chu Hao, come over here!" Madam Yun called out to Chu Hao.

Chu Hao got to his feet and followed Madam Yun to a large tree a little distance away.

"I've investigated your parents' incident," Madam Yun said straightforwardly, not mincing words, "Your mother is genuinely from the Lower World, with a traceable lineage in the Liu Family through generations. However, your father—"

She paused before continuing, "Your father seems to have appeared out of nowhere. He arrived in Eastern Cloud City at around the age of twenty, but before that, where he came from, who his parents were, whether he had siblings or not, everything is a mystery!"

Chu Hao was astonished; probably only Madam Yun had the ability to dig out details of something that happened twenty years ago.

"When your mother was pregnant with you, she was struck with a palm, which led to her dying in a difficult labor, and you became a fool after being born!" Madam Yun frowned slightly, "I suspect that the person who injured your mother used a martial technique!"

"A true martial technique, which utilized the Star Force! That could cause such a concealed injury!"

Chu Hao's eyebrows raised as he said, "But at that time, my father was at most at the Third or Fourth Tier of the Vajra Realm. If that person could utilize the Star Force, they could have easily killed my parents and me before I was even born!"

"That's what I don't understand," Madam Yun nodded, finding it easy to speak with a clever person, "So there is only one explanation! Although the assailant was far more powerful than your father, he had concerns and dared not make a direct kill!"

"His aim was likely to naturally end the line of your father!"

Chu Hao nodded. His mother had died, and his father, preoccupied with treating his idiocy, had no intention to take concubines or remarry, eventually meeting his demise on Fire Cloud Mountain! How could the previous Chu Hao, slow to react by three beats, engage in the act of man and woman and leave descendants?

According to the normal progression of events, the Chu Family's line would have ended with the previous Chu Hao!

Indeed, that was the case!

Only the soul transmigration of the current Chu Hao led to a different outcome!

However, this didn't mean that the person who had acted failed; it simply meant the world was full of miracles.

"Your mother had a clear background, she couldn't have offended a martial artist capable of using the Star Force! So, there's only one possibility left—" Madam Yun said.

Chu Hao nodded, "My father's background isn't simple; it's very likely he isn't from the Lower World!"

Madam Yun continued, "Twenty years ago, the person who acted must have thought they had succeeded, hence they paid no further attention to you! However, if he, or they now know that not only have you healed from your hidden injuries, but you have also become a martial arts prodigy—"

"To them, I have become a tremendous threat and a hidden concern!" Chu Hao's expression turned grave.

It was an invisible pressure, a concealed blade lurking in the shadows!

He didn't know when it would thrust forth, nor from where. If he knew who the enemy was, he would naturally have a direction to strive towards, like becoming a Warrior capable of confrontation, or even a War Venerate!

But for now, everything remained a mystery, yet the threat was real and tangible!

Such a feeling was truly maddening!

Chu Hao inhaled deeply, closed his eyes, and then opened them fixedly, saying with resolution, "I will do my best to become strong, strong enough to fear no one!"

Madam Yun nodded, a smile on her face. In truth, the situation might not have been as severe as she described it, but to give Chu Hao enough pressure and motivation, she naturally had to paint as dire a picture as possible.

Chu Hao did not disappoint her; under the pressure, he erupted with a powerful fighting will!

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