Eternal Heavenly Emperor

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"Lin Zhendong is really impressive!" On the way back, Chu Hao suddenly said.

Fu Xue nodded and said, "Given his level of strength, it's amazing that he could hold on for so long against Zhou Yuan! If their strengths were not that different, and if Lin Zhendong could learn a more advanced Martial Technique, his chances of winning should be greater!"

"What a pity!" Tang Xin and the other two shook their heads simultaneously.

It was a pity that they were from the Lower World, and had an innate disparity with the heirs of powerful families native to the region! It was just like their time at Thousand Winds Academy, where the children of common families could only learn Wildfire Fist, the most basic Martial Technique, and only a few could afford Strong Muscle Powder.

"We only have our own efforts to rely on!"

"Effort!"

"Struggle!"

All five of them were filled with fighting spirit. At least they had one thing in common as people from the Lower World: they were all outstanding talents in their own right, proud and arrogant, with an indomitable spirit.

"Be careful tonight, everyone. That mysterious killer seems to fear no experts within the sect and continues to hunt!" Chu Hao suddenly said.

"It's said that elders of high status have been alerted, and patrols will be conducted tonight!" Tang Xin said, though it was unclear where he got the information.

"What exactly is that person's purpose?" Chu Hao frowned. "Is this a provocation against Yunliu Sect?"

To call it provocation, that person was really shameless, only daring to attack Outer Sect Disciples! But when it comes to their strength... just yesterday, there were martial masters patrolling, yet the killer still succeeded!

From this point of view, the killer's strength was terrifyingly strong!

Tang Xin and the others all fell silent. With a mysterious and terrible killer lurking in the shadows, anyone could become the next target. Under such pressure, who could truly relax?

"Before that killer is caught, let's try to stay together at night as much as possible!" Chu Hao said.

Tang Xin nodded and said, "Le Deqing and I were just about to suggest that we stay together tonight."

"I won't need to, I have a big cat at home and it won't be comfortable!" Chu Hao laughed. "Flying Fire is very vigilant and can act as my guard!"

Tang Xin thought it made sense; their living quarters were already small, barely enough for two people, let alone three and a leopard. "Then be careful!" he said.

Chu Hao nodded, looked at Fu Xue and Yu Wenjing, and asked, "Are Junior Sister Yu and Senior Sister Fu staying together?"

Fu Xue, wrapping an arm around Yu Wenjing's pretty shoulder, said, "If you ask me, I wouldn't mind giving up this pillow to you!"

"Senior Sister Fu!" Yu Wenjing immediately stamped her foot, her pretty face blushing red.

Chu Hao laughed, "It's good for everyone to have some company. I hope those elders can find the killer soon!"

"En!"

That night, Chu Hao changed his medicine. Judging by the situation, he wouldn't possibly recover within ten days, yet the semifinals were the day after tomorrow, followed by the finals the day after that; there was no way he'd make it in time!

Fortunately, these were only superficial wounds, and they did affect fighting, but he could still exert ninety percent of his combat power.

He lay in bed, reflecting on the fight with Chi Dao, especially the Fiery Tiger Fist.

Under the impetus of Star Force, to what extent could Martial Techniques be enhanced?

It was revered, but even more so, it was coveted!

A day passed, and immediately there was a chilling piece of news—another Outer Sect Disciple was found dead!

A mummified corpse, with an expression of extreme joy!

Bear in mind, two elders had patrolled the night before, and still, someone had succeeded?

What kind of background did the perpetrator have?

A Warrior? A War General?

But if it was a fighter of such caliber, why stoop so low as to attack Outer Sect Disciples in the middle of the night?

In such an atmosphere, the next day's elimination battles still began.

The first match, Mo Guxin versus Chen Jiaqi!

This should have been the least suspenseful battle, and in just fifty moves, Chen Jiaqi, a seventh-tier Martial Disciple, was defeated by Mo Guxin, though not seriously injured.

The second match, Li Xiang versus Fu Xue.

The Female Tyrannosaurus launched a thunderous assault right from the start. Since weapons were not allowed in the battle, she, like Chu Hao, had to use her fists like hammers, punch after punch. After a hundred consecutive moves, she forcibly defeated Li Xiang!

This was a very close victory for Fu Xue; a hundred consecutive moves were her limit. If Li Xiang hadn't fallen, then she would have been the one suppressed in return.

It's a pity that Li Xiang couldn't hold on, and even his sequence of trump cards had no chance to be used, taken away by a barrage of powerful moves. He was just unlucky.

Who would expect him to face Fu Xue, who doesn't follow normal conventions?

With this, the top four were decided, evenly split with two from the Native Faction and two from the Outsider Faction.

In the next round, Chu Hao was to face Zhou Yuan, and Fu Xue was to face Mo Guxin.

"Congratulations, Senior Sister Fu!" After Fu Xue stepped off the stage, Chu Hao and Tang Xin came forward to say.

"Hahaha, it was luck! Pure luck!" the Female Tyrannosaurus laughed, and she truly wasn't being modest—it was indeed the case! Besides, modesty had never been in her dictionary.

"However, tomorrow's matches will be tough for both!" Tang Xin said.

Le Deqing and Yu Wenjing both nodded. Zhou Yuan and Mo Guxin were too tough to handle.

"There's nothing to do about it; their starting points are just too much higher than ours!" Le Deqing said, "Making it to the top four is already enough to prove that people from the Lower World are not lacking in talent!"

"Yes, starting from martial master, that's when the real competition begins!" Yu Wenjing added.

Chu Hao and Fu Xue exchanged glances, seeing the burning combat intention in each other's eyes. They had no intention of admitting defeat so easily!

"Rest well today, we'll fight again tomorrow!"

That night, Yunliu Sect once again elevated the security level, with five Elders and seventeen deacons joining the patrolling team. In theory, such a lineup was terrifyingly impressive, almost no different than if the entire sect had been mobilized.

Yet, come the next morning, another mummified corpse was found, its face wearing an expression of extreme bliss.

Everyone was at risk!

The sect had almost certainly mobilized its strongest forces, but they still couldn't stop the murderer! Not to mention stopping them, they didn't even know if the murderer was male or female, human or beast!

What were they to do?

The sect was forced to make a decision; starting tonight, all Outer Sect disciples would temporarily live together!

For a sixth-grade sect to be driven to such a state by an unseen enemy was utterly embarrassing - and that was putting it mildly. The sect issued a strict order: No one was to leave the mountain these days, nor was the news to be spread.

And so, the two semifinal matches of the Outer Sect disciples began.

The first match was Chu Hao versus Zhou Yuan!

She was a tall and beautiful woman with hair black as a waterfall and a delicate face. If one had to point out a flaw, it would be that her chest was a bit flat, giving a sense of vast evenness.

"Kneel and admit defeat," Zhou Yuan said blandly, as if she were merely stating a fact that was all too ordinary.

Chu Hao looked at her. He had been focused on his blacksmithing before and had barely interacted with others. But from what he'd experienced these past days, it was clear that the locals of this world held strong contempt for people from the Lower World.

No, it wasn't this world at large, but rather the families of influence here, like the Chi Family, Zhou Family, Huang Family, and so on!

He originally thought that Chi Dao was an exception, but now it seemed that Chi Dao's brazen behavior in Eastern Cloud City wasn't just personal nature; he had never considered people from the Lower World as humans at all, feeling free to trample them at will!

The Chi Family controlled the City Lord's Mansion in Eastern Cloud City, and he suspected the situation was similar in other cities of the Lower World, all under the thumb of Tianhe County's powerful clans - or rather, just a small circle corresponding to the martial families of the Yunliu Sect!

In the eyes of these influential families, were all people from the Lower World nothing but their slaves?

So, whether it was Chi Dao, Huang Yu, or the current Zhou Yuan, when facing people from the Upper and Lower World, their demeanors were naturally filled with profound disdain.

Anger surged in Chu Hao. He had originally planned to keep his Shocking Force for the ultimate match to let Mo Guxin be the first to taste it, but now he couldn't hold back!

"Within three moves, I will defeat you!" he declared with gravity.

"Ha ha ha ha!" Zhou Yuan burst into laughter, pointed at Chu Hao with her jade-like hand, "Aside from spouting big words, what else can scum from the Lower World possibly do?"

"Defeat you!" Chu Hao sprung into action, fists drumming the air as he launched an assault on Zhou Yuan.

Zhou Yuan raised her brows, her palms slicing the air, emitting a deadly force.

"Ha ha, that kid has angered Senior Sister Zhou!"

"Doesn't he know that Senior Sister Zhou is a core member of the Zhou family of this generation?"

"It would be more like her defeating him within three moves!"

The onlookers all jeered.

"Gold Wuxiang, did you bring me here just to see this arrogant fool?" A tall and sturdy young man spoke indifferently, exuding an intimidating presence.

He was the top expert among the core disciples, Cao Jingwen!

Next to him stood a lean young man who was almost on the thin side - Gold Wuxiang, ranked third among the core disciples!

"Ah, I didn't expect that within just two days, this guy would become so rash. It seems I misjudged," Gold Wuxiang said, smacking his forehead.

"Let's go!" They were about to leave.

At that moment, Chu Hao clashed with Zhou Yuan.

"Get lost!" Zhou Yuan's palms swept across, seemingly without much force yet driven by an undercurrent of sharp energy.

Bang!

Chu Hao's fists collided with Zhou Yuan's palms.

Following a resounding noise, Chu Hao was violently knocked back while Zhou Yuan remained immovable.

"Ha ha ha ha, just a braggart!"

"He said he'd defeat Senior Sister Zhou in three moves, yet he couldn't even withstand one!"

"He's making a fool of himself!"

"Roll back to the Lower World!"

Seeing this, the Native Faction immediately began to loudly heckle him.

"Eh!"

Cao Jingwen and Gold Wuxiang simultaneously halted, turning their heads back to look at Zhou Yuan.

"We didn't hear wrong, did we? There was the sound of bones being struck!" said Gold Wuxiang.

"It's impossible for us both to have heard wrong!" Cao Jingwen declared forcefully.

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