Eternal Heavenly Emperor

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High-Grade Human Level Martial Technique versus Lower Grade Human Level Martial Technique!

It seemed like Chu Hao had the advantage, but in reality, before the cultivation of Star Force, there was almost no difference between the two because neither could unleash their true power!

Therefore, the contest was about who had greater strength and a deeper understanding of the Martial Technique!

However, the Martial Techniques here were indeed extraordinary, and even without the cultivation of Star Force their power should not be underestimated. Amidst the chaos of fist winds and claw forces, they even marked the hard rocks with traces, an impressively fierce sight!

Spectators continuously let out exclamations of shock. Although everyone had entered the Yunliu Sect this year, there was already a huge gap in combat power! And those admitted to Yunliu Sect were all talents, yet most didn't get discouraged but instead burst forth with even greater fighting spirit!

Being strong now doesn't mean always being strong!

Martial master is a threshold. No matter how talented these geniuses are, perhaps only half of them will be able to sense Star Force, or even less!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Chu Hao's fists were like hammers, wildly pounding. He had completely entered his rhythm, unfolding the Eighteen Forms of the hammer technique, each punch more powerful than the last!

—Each strike could accumulate twenty percent more power than the previous one. By the time the last form was performed, it would nearly be a fourfold explosion! This was different from the triple wave; the triple wave was actually three separate forces, but this was one!

More powerful, more destructive! That's why it was High-Grade!

Huang Yu was utterly losing!

The Shattered Jade Claw was inherently weaker than the Mad Demon Hammer Technique, and he was far from mastering it to the depth that Chu Hao did with the hammer technique. Moreover, his strength was weaker than Chu Hao's, how could he not be at a disadvantage?

"Hmph, I will not lose!" Huang Yu gritted his teeth, and buzz— a bright light suddenly flashed from his chest, instantly boosting his strength!

Boom!

He clashed with Chu Hao once more, and this time, he did not fall behind and actually gained a slight advantage, even shattering the fabric on Chu Hao's right arm!

Chu Hao's eyes widened, emitting a terrifying ferocity. He swung his fists again and smashed them towards Huang Yu.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

The clothes on Huang Yu's chest were completely shattered, revealing a pendant. At this moment, the purple ornament was shimmering!

Treasure Artifact!

As expected!

Otherwise, how could his strength have increased so much in an instant!

"This was originally meant for Mo Guxin, but now you'll get a taste of it first!" Huang Yu shouted loudly, attacking Chu Hao.

His strength had almost reached the Ninth Tier!

Chu Hao smiled faintly. If the opponent had used this Treasure Artifact from the beginning, he might have had the element of surprise and a chance of winning! But now? After fighting for so long, he had already acutely understood the attack pattern of the Shattered Jade Claw!

As soon as his opponent raised a hand or moved a foot, his brain would tell him where the opponent's foot was going to move next and where the claws would strike from!

In other words, Chu Hao had now placed himself on invincible ground!

Unless the opponent's strength could undergo another huge leap, reaching a level of absolute dominance!

That was simply unrealistic!

"That's all you've got!" Chu Hao said.

"How arrogant!" Huang Yu sneered coldly, "I hope you can still talk tough in a moment!"

Swipe! Swipe! Swipe!

He stopped moving his claws and said, "Low World vermin should stay in the Low World. To think they can stand equal with us, it's simply courting death!"

Hearing him repeatedly belittle his homeland, the disciples from the Low World all wore faces of dissatisfaction. But was this extreme view just from Huang Yu as an individual, or did it reflect the voice of the majority of the natives in the Yunliu Sect?

"Huang Yu, watch your words!" A deacon at the side finally scolded unhappily.

Huang Yu then stopped talking, focusing solely on the attack.

A thought suddenly struck Chu Hao's mind—it appeared that not everyone had a friendly and mild attitude towards the Lower World. Otherwise, this Deacon Feng Qing wouldn't have lightly passed over it with a single sentence; he would definitely have reprimanded him harshly.

First, Chu Hao had to give Huang Yu a good beating.

He deployed his footwork, making it hard for Huang Yu to even touch a sliver of his clothing, whereas his own punches never missed their mark, thumping firmly and repeatedly.

Huang Yu quickly turned red in the face. Chu Hao's fists were not to be taken lightly; a single punch made his stomach churn as if heaven and earth were flipping over. He was forcibly holding back from vomiting blood.

But how much longer could he endure?

"Wah——" After taking over a dozen punches, he finally couldn't hold back anymore and vomited blood, which poured out like a waterfall, even oozing from all his orifices. It wasn't that he was bleeding from the seven orifices to death; rather, he had previously suppressed it too much, causing the blood to overflow from the orifices.

Thud!

He plopped down on the ground, unable to get up again.

"This battle, Chu Hao wins!" After checking Chu Hao's Identity Token, Deacon Feng Qing loudly announced the result.

"Bah, scum from the Lower World!" many from the Native Faction muttered under their breath.

"What did you say!" the people from the Lower World were displeased.

"You lowlifes, why don't you just stay put in the Lower World, waiting for death to come, instead of coming here? A dog should lie under the table, yet you dare to dream of dining with the masters? That's utterly delusional!"

Huang Yu's words had clearly resonated with the local disciples; why should people from the Lower World be allowed to compete with them? Without those from the Lower World, their competition would be significantly reduced!

And with Huang Yu's defeat, such dissatisfaction had reached its peak—allowing someone from the Lower World to advance was too shameful!

"Get lost!"

"Go back to your kennels!"

The disciples from the Native Faction shouted one after another.

"You're the ones who should get lost!"

"How about we fight and see who's better?"

The disciples from the Lower World were not willing to show weakness either. All being exceptional talents from a single city, they wouldn't let their spirits be dampened.

"What do you think you're doing?" Feng Qing shouted loudly, like the booming thunder of spring that deafened everyone, and in an instant, everyone was silenced. He swept a glance at the crowd and said, "If I hear anyone utter more disgusting words about the Lower World, I will make sure they regret it! Understood?"

"Yes!" Everyone responded in unison.

The Martial Sect was too powerful, invoking an unparalleled fear from the depths of their hearts.

"Dismissed!" Feng Qing said coldly.

Over a hundred people dispersed, going their separate ways; although they said nothing more, a rift had been planted, believed only to widen with time, like the splitting factions of Thousand Winds Academy, ultimately destined to clash like fire and water.

"Senior Brother Chu!" When Chu Hao turned to leave, many disciples from the Lower World came up to congratulate him.

The incident with Huang Yu brought conflicts between the two worlds, but it also brought benefits—it made people from the Lower World more unified! And once people formed a team, naturally, they hoped for someone to lead.

In this strength-honoring world, Chu Hao, who had just qualified, was clearly the best choice.

Chu Hao valued freedom and despised constraints, and thus had no intention of becoming their leader. He chatted with them perfunctorily but did not seize the moment to unite the disciples from the Lower World as they had hoped.

When he reached his own cottage, the disciples could only leave disappointedly.

Chu Hao entered the cottage, and Flying Fire immediately pounced on him, licking his face affectionately and wagging its tail vigorously, not at all resembling a leopard but more like an adorable dog!

There was one situation that Chu Hao had always overlooked, but it was only after Huang Yu provoked the "racial" remarks about the Lower World that he suddenly realized—what about those from the Lower World who had arrived in Tianhe County three, six, nine years earlier?

Although the Lower World was just a continent that had broken away from the Sky Martial Star, it was not small by any means, and every three years, a large number of talents were brought to the Yunliu Sect. So why was information about Tianhe County and the Sky Martial Star still so secretive?

It seemed that none of those who left earlier had ever returned to the Lower World, had they?

To say that everyone was captivated by this broader world, happy never to return, was something Chu Hao absolutely didn't believe. Surely some would want to go back and check things out!

For instance, he would definitely return to Eastern Cloud City after three years, at least to see Uncle Yu!

So, what about the multitude of people who kept coming from the Lower World?

At this thought, Chu Hao suddenly felt an indescribable chill wash over him!

People couldn't just disappear without reason!

He stroked Flying Fire's head and said, "It seems we've gotten ourselves involved in some kind of conspiracy! But if that's true... let's turn this place upside down!"

"Roar!" Flying Fire growled softly, then licked Chu Hao affectionately again.

"Hahaha!" Chu Hao couldn't help but laugh aloud.

By evening, all eight selection battles had concluded. Apart from an upset in group eight, the seed candidates from the remaining seven groups advanced smoothly—actually, group eight wasn't truly an upset, since Chu Hao hadn't shown his full strength before.

Looking at the eight who qualified, Mo Guxin, Li Xiang, Zhou Yuan, and Chi Dao were locals from Tianhe County, while Chu Hao, Fu Xue, Lin Zhendong, and Chen Jiaqi were from the Lower World.

Both worlds had an equal number of people advance!

This also revealed the excellence of the Lower World, as each individual who managed to come here was carefully selected, each one a genius! On the other hand, the disciples from the Native Faction were mostly from influential families. They had an advantage in realms not because their talents were truly better, but because their families kept supplying them with Spiritual Medicines, giving them a congenital edge.

Yet Tianhe County also had more than just the Yunliu Sect—could it be that every genius was absorbed into the Yunliu Sect? This comparison revealed the deficiencies of the Lower World, after all, it was just a continent that separated from the Sky Martial Star, a disadvantage was to be expected.

After a day of rest, the fights for the top four would take place tomorrow.

The opponents were to be decided by a lottery, but the drawing wasn't done by the eight contestants—it was orchestrated by the higher-ups in the sect. This couldn't guarantee fairness, as who knows how the lots were drawn.

And looking at the matchups, it was a bit too coincidental.

In the upper bracket, Chu Hao was against Chi Dao, Lin Zhendong against Zhou Yuan! In the lower bracket, Mo Guxin against Chen Jiaqi, Li Xiang against Fu Xue!

All from the Lower World against the Native Faction—is there no plot here? Who would believe that?

And indeed... it's against Chi Dao!

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