Eternal Heavenly Emperor

"What do you want with him? You're not planning to challenge Mo Guxin, are you?" Tang Xin was shocked.

Chu Hao replied with a smile and a nod, "Why not?"

"Didn't you hear me just now? That guy has already become an Eighth Tier Martial Disciple!" Tang Xin quickly tried to hold Chu Hao back.

"I know!" Chu Hao nodded.

"What is your cultivation level?" Tang Xin asked again.

"Fifth Tier Martial Disciple!"

"You're only at the fifth tier—what, you've already reached the fifth tier?" Tang Xin was taken aback and immediately grabbed Chu Hao's neck, "You rascal, I still have two months to go before I can begin cultivation, and you're already at the fifth tier!"

"Condolences," Chu Hao patted the other's shoulder.

"Get lost, no one died in my family!" Tang Xin said irritably, but then his expression turned serious again, and he continued, "Even if you are at the fifth tier, you still lack nearly half the strength compared to the eighth tier!"

"If it were an ordinary Eighth Tier Martial Disciple, I believe you might have a chance to fight, but Mo Guxin is also a genius!"

Chu Hao smiled, "No matter what, I have to fight this battle. I will do my best, and even if I lose, I'll feel better about it."

"You're a madman, you and Fu Xue are both mad!" Tang Xin was frantic, not because he wanted Chu Hao to go and challenge, but because he hoped Chu Hao would join him in consoling Fu Xue.

Chu Hao opened the door and went out, then turned back and said, "Besides, I'm not necessarily going to lose!"

"I don't believe you!" Tang Xin rolled his eyes. Mo Guxin's monstrous talent was widely acknowledged, and after he became an Inner Sect Disciple, there was a high probability that he could challenge the Core Disciple ranks in three years!

How could Chu Hao possibly defeat such a terrifying freak without strength comparable to Mo Guxin?

I'm not necessarily going to lose!

Chu Hao thought to himself. He had now mastered Shocking Force and the Mad Demon Hammer Technique, which he could fully wield with his fists; the power was unquestionably overwhelming!

He had been wanting to find a powerful opponent to practice with, and Mo Guxin was clearly a great choice!

"Chu Hao, wait up!" As Chu Hao had already run out, Tang Xin hurriedly chased after him, and Flying Fire was already on all fours keeping up.

After running for a bit, Chu Hao suddenly stopped.

Tang Xin thought he had changed his mind and was about to speak when he saw Chu Hao turn around and ask, "Where does that Mo Guxin guy live?"

This guy!

"You ran out here without even knowing where Mo Guxin lives?" he said in exasperation.

"Isn't that what I can ask you for?" Chu Hao replied unconcernedly.

"I'm going to be driven mad by you two!" Tang Xin yelled in frustration.

Chu Hao just smiled and patted Tang Xin on the shoulder, saying, "Tang Xin, a martial artist must have a brave heart. You can't lose the will to fight just because your opponent is stronger than you, hesitant to fight! If you always avoid those more powerful than you, you will never become a strong warrior!"

Tang Xin was suddenly taken aback.

Why were Fu Xue and Chu Hao stronger than him? Although he really couldn't match those two in comprehension, the gap shouldn't be so huge!

Fighting spirit!

He lacked the fighting spirit. Both Fu Xue and Chu Hao had hearts that never yielded, their spirits high, daring to battle even the strongest enemies! Indeed, at worst, they would lose. They were young, what was there to lose?

If you fall, just get back up; who doesn't face setbacks in life?

Tang Xin couldn't help but reveal a smile and said, "I understand!"

"Follow me!" He took the lead.

All of Weird Claw Peak was where the Outer Sect Disciples lived, but even among the Outer Sect Disciples, the living conditions varied greatly. Those like Chu Hao and Tang Xin, who came from the Lower World, could only stay in a small wooden hut.

But after reaching the middle of this mountain, there are small courtyards.

There was no alternative; these were natives with powerful elders in the sect, naturally incomparable to these "outsiders."

Chu Hao and Tang Xin came to the entrance of a small courtyard—this was Mo Guxin's residence. However, to their surprise, the door had been forcefully kicked in.

"Senior Sister Fu's doing?" Chu Hao turned his head and asked.

"No!" Tang Xin shook his head. Initially, it was Mo Guxin who sought out Fu Xue, not the other way around.

Then who was it?

Chu Hao walked in and saw a young man sitting on the ground in the courtyard, blood at the corner of his mouth, his body covered in wounds, obviously having been severely beaten.

This young man was Mo Guxin!

"Are you also here to challenge me?" Mo Guxin had no strength left to stand, but there was no sign of fear on his face, only an air of arrogance, "To deal with a few weaklings like you, one hand is more than enough!"

"Mo Guxin, you're too arrogant!" Tang Xin was instantly furious and was about to step forward.

Chu Hao grabbed him, saying, "We did indeed come for Senior Sister Fu! However, you defeated her in a fair fight, and we're not the type to kick someone when they're down. This fight will have to wait!"

"In two months, there will be a martial arts competition for the Outer Sect Disciples. We'll fight then!"

"I'll definitely take revenge for Senior Sister Fu's indignity!"

Chu Hao nodded at Tang Xin, indicating, "Let's go!"

Tang Xin hesitated, for now was the perfect chance to avenge Fu Xue—Mo Guxin was severely injured! If they missed this chance and Mo Guxin's injuries healed, neither Chu Hao nor Fu Xue would be able to beat him!

"Even if you beat him up now, Senior Sister Fu would only be annoyed if she found out!" Chu Hao explained.

After thinking it over, Tang Xin nodded in agreement. The Female Tyrannosaurus—Fu Xue—hated underhanded tactics the most. She lost to Mo Guxin in a fair fight—regardless of how big the gap in strength was between the two, she was aware of the risk when she agreed to the fight!

To take advantage of someone in their moment of weakness was a loss of integrity and spirit, regardless of whether they physically beat Mo Guxin or not.

"In two months, you must beat this guy down!" Tang Xin said, knowing that in two months, he'd still be a First Tier Martial Disciple and not at all reliable.

"Definitely!" Chu Hao nodded, full of confidence.

Chu Hao and Tang Xin left without inquiring who injured Mo Guxin, but they were certain it hadn't been an Outer Sect Disciple.

Indeed, just half a day later, a certain Inner Sect Disciple "turned themselves in," confessing to their crime.

This person was named Liu Yuan, and he had no known grudge with Mo Guxin. Why would he attack Mo Guxin out of the blue, bringing upon himself the Sect's punishment?

Soon enough, more information surfaced—that Liu Yuan was a staunch loyalist to Xue Li!

Things became clear then. Evidently, Xue Li was furious that Mo Guxin had injured Fu Xue, so she had her "subordinate" give Mo Guxin a beating to vent her anger.

But Liu Yuan insisted it was a spur-of-the-moment decision to attack Mo Guxin, unrelated to anyone else, and the matter had to be dropped there. Besides, Xue Li was also a disciple heavily focused on by the Sect for cultivation, and Mo Guxin had only broken a few bones.

Of course, Liu Yuan was severely punished by the Sect, for Inner Sect Disciples were strictly forbidden from striking Outer Sect Disciples, but Xue Li was unaffected by the incident.

One detail took Chu Hao by surprise.

Liu Yuan had also been injured!

One of his fingers had been broken!

It was precisely because of this injury that he had gone so far as to nearly beat Mo Guxin to death!

For an Inner Sect Disciple to confront an Outer Sect Disciple, a martial master against a Martial Disciple, the gap should have been overwhelming. Yet, Liu Yuan still got a finger broken by Mo Guxin—no matter how careless or negligent he was, this should not have happened!

This proved Mo Guxin's combat talent was incredibly strong!

Chu Hao's desire to battle surged even more because of this. What's the point in bullying the weak? That's no challenge at all!

He had to increase his strength as soon as possible!

In a fair fight with equal strength, Chu Hao believed he wouldn't lose to anyone. But he still lacked 300,000 jin of strength compared to Mo Guxin, a tangible and massive gap that needed to be bridged quickly.

However, his body cells had a limit to their endurance; even with numerous Star Stones in the Mustard Seed Ring, he couldn't further increase his cultivation speed. To catch up or even surpass Mo Guxin in the remaining two months, there was only one way!

Spirit Fruit!

Take the Green Jade Fruit, for instance; one fruit can increase strength by a thousand jin without any side effects! With a thousand of them, one's strength could skyrocket by a million jin!

Unfortunately, Xue Li only favored women, and even if he was willing to sacrifice his "charms," she wouldn't give him the time of day. Moreover, Chu Hao wasn't that desperate!

Time passed day by day. Guo Zhen was tangled up with something at the headquarters of the Bingyuan Pavilion and hadn't returned, while Chu Hao successfully mastered the 32 Layered Iron technique. His next goal was the 64 Layers!

Suddenly, the two months flew by. Although there was a minor earthquake a while before, it didn't affect the first competition among the Outer Sect Disciples, and the much-anticipated contest was about to begin.

Who would be the first?

It would have been a no-brainer that Mo Guxin would be. However, he had been gravely injured two months prior, which slowed down his strength growth. Now, he had just entered the Ninth Tier Martial Disciple stage. But when one looked at the other geniuses, they had made substantial progress.

Lin Zhendong, a Fifth Tier martial disciple! Li Xiang, a Sixth Tier martial disciple! Chen Jiaqi, a Seventh Tier martial disciple—when Chu Hao and his comrades came over from the Lower World, a person who had reached the Fifth Tier martial disciple level caused a sensation; that was him! But after joining the Yunliu Sect, his cultivation progress actually slowed down, and he began to fall behind.

Fu Xue, a Sixth Tier martial disciple! The most terrifying of all was Zhou Yuan, who had shockingly reached the Eighth Tier martial disciple stage, almost catching up to Mo Guxin!

Such dramatic increases in strength clearly couldn't be achieved through hard cultivation alone; there had to be some fortuitous encounters. After all, Tiancong Mountain is vast, filled with numerous strange and rare Spirit Fruits. If lucky enough to find one, one's strength could rocket skyward!

Never underestimate the power of luck. Some individuals may not be particularly talented, but with great fortune, they consume some Divine Pill or Immortal Elixir and become powerful warriors, War Generals. Such cases aren't unheard of in history!

But such luck is truly against the heavens!

Chu Hao too was nearing the Seventh Tier. Since he spent the past six months immersed in the Bingyuan Pavilion, he naturally couldn't have had any special encounters. However, combined with his Shocking Force, he was confident in defeating all opponents!

He was looking forward to the upcoming competition!