Eternal Heavenly Emperor-Chapter 330 - 320: Old Grudge

Chu Hao fought against two peak-level warriors.

This could hardly be called a spectacular fight. The gap in strength was too vast. The two warriors were overwhelmingly dominating Chu Hao. However, due to the Silver Dragon Armor, their attacks couldn’t break through Chu Hao’s defense and pose any substantial threat to him.

Though Chu Hao appeared powerless to fight back, he was brewing a counterattack that would be deadly once unleashed.

His starlight could easily tear through the warriors’ defense.

Since he didn’t need to worry about his safety, Chu Hao had the leisure to wonder who had sent these two men.

— Although they were warriors, and at the peak level at that, in Yunliu Sect they would be the strongest entities. But their attire, behaviors, and expressions all clearly depicted them as subordinates, not leaders.

Throughout his journey, Chu Hao had offended many, but they were mostly of the same age group, representatives of the younger generation’s competitiveness, like with Jin Yunlin and Yuan Tiangang.

Although Feng Haizhong and the man in grey had started to pursue him several days ago, that was not on Yue Feng’s orders; it was a private decision by the two of them.

Cang State is just one of the Nine States in the vast Sky Martial Star, and its martial arts hierarchy is the weakest among them. Thus, while young rivals compete, those unable to withstand are inevitably eliminated. Which expert didn’t fight their way here?

But to mobilize strong figures from a family or a sect could spiral into a vicious cycle. Doesn’t every family have its masters?

Actions from people like Feng Haizhong and the man in grey were "family matters," internal conflicts. They were simply acting on their own, purely to defend Yue Feng’s position.

Putting aside these competitors, the only one who seemed driven to push Chu Hao to his death was Nangong Rou.

But did the Nangong Family have such extensive power?

The followers who ran errands for Nangong Rou and sought the Minor Formless Mysterious Skill were merely martial masters. The Minor Formless Mysterious Skill, a middle-grade technique at the Earth level, surely warranted a family’s deployment of all their experts in contention, didn’t it?

Clearly, the Nangong Family could not dispatch warriors of such caliber to assassinate him.

So where did these two warriors come from?

Chu Hao repeatedly questioned them, but they responded with silence, relentlessly attacking as if vowing not to stop until he was dead, showing no inclination to speak.

Fat Cat had already leaped aside, yawning continuously as it watched this futile battle.

Chu Hao was stalling, convincing the two warriors that he was absolutely no threat to them. He planned to activate his starlight at the right moment, achieving a swift and turning victory.

However, these two warriors had rich combat experience and what was even rarer, they were extremely cautious. They didn’t underestimate Chu Hao just because of his lower realm and maintained their defense when needed, hardly giving Chu Hao any opportunities to exploit.

There were indeed flaws, but such flaws were not sufficient for Chu Hao to achieve an instant kill; at most, they could inflict minor injuries that were not enough to incapacitate his opponents.

— Letting others know that he, a warrior from the Martial Sect Realm, was not satisfied merely with inflicting minor injuries against high-tier warriors but was aiming for an instant kill, would probably elicit incredible expressions.

That’s too much!

Chu Hao was extremely patient, but under the intense bombardment by the two warriors, his spiritual power was also draining rapidly.

The Silver Dragon Armor was powered by soul power, which meant spiritual power and Divine Sense, and as a member of the Martial Sect, his spiritual power was limited. Had it not been for Chu Hao’s integration of two souls and replenishing his Divine Soul with the Exotic Heart Lotus, he wouldn’t have been able to last much longer.

After all, these were two peak-level warriors they weren’t kidding around.

If this continues, he could only hold on for another ten minutes at most.

He would be drained to death.

Chu Hao shook his head mentally; these two warriors were truly exhaustive, being excessively cautious even facing him, a martial sect practitioner. It was almost impossible to make them careless enough to reveal a fatal flaw.

He didn’t have that much time to slowly wait.

Clapping his hands together, he finally revealed the starlight on his fists, seizing a breach in one of the black-clothed men’s defense, and fiercely jabbed forward.

A spurt of blood flashed, and the black-clothed man couldn’t help but grunt, staggering back several steps, his face instantly turning ghastly pale.

"Li!" the other black-clothed man ceased his attacks, quickly turning to look at his companion.

"I’m fine, just a minor injury," the man called Li shook his head. "This kid is dangerous, his starlight can even break through my defense. It’s terrifying."

"Kill!"

The two black-clothed men charged again, vowing to annihilate Chu Hao right there to eliminate all future troubles.

As Chu Hao ran through his thoughts rapidly, a sudden flash of insight struck him, "You are from the Chu Family!"

"Hmph!" Both black-clothed men sneered, showing disdain but continued their assault without a word.

Looking at them, they didn’t seem to be pretending.

Chu Hao couldn’t help but wonder, were they not men from his father’s side?

— According to the information given by Madam Yun, Chu Tianyun seemed to have appeared in Eastern Cloud City out of thin air, with the history before that completely blank. And Su Wanyue was certain, Chu Hao definitely possessed the bloodline of the Gu Clan.

Combining these two points, Chu Hao speculated that Chu Tianyun might have been a casualty of a family power struggle, forced to flee to the Lower World for refuge.

Of course, Chu Tianyun must have been sent to the Lower World by someone. When he first rose up, he was merely a Martial Disciple and never crossed the threshold of becoming a martial master. It was impossible for him to traverse the great rift of the Lower World on his own.

If so, Chu Tianyun must have been sent to the Lower World when he was very young, otherwise, having received the family’s Cultivation Technique, wouldn’t he have reached at least the level of a martial master?

But regardless of how Chu Tianyun had fled to the Lower World, since he had to abandon his family, it signified that the Chu Family was not safe. The fact proved it; Chu Hao was almost killed while still in his mother’s womb, and was born a "dimwit," always called a fool.

It can be said that the lineage of Chu Tianyun was indeed severed.

However, not only had Chu Hao cured the foolishness, but he had also displayed terrifying martial arts talent, claiming the title of king among the young generation in Cang State. If those people from the Chu Family knew, would they let him go?

But the Yunliu Sect had its own ghosts and probably would not widely publicize the matters of a disciple from the Lower World. So, Chu Hao believed he still had quite some time to keep his identity a secret.

Until now, he thought his identity had finally been revealed.

But these two assassins actually denied they were from the Chu Family... Could he have guessed wrong?

Hold on, since Chu Tianyun was fleeing for refuge, he naturally needed to hide his identity. Therefore, it was very likely that he had changed his surname and name!

"Fat Cat, do you have any way to take these two down? I have some questions for them," Chu Hao communicated to Fat Cat through Divine Sense.

"Go, I’m only a Five Meridians Martial Sect at the moment. How do you expect me to take down two Eighth Tier Warriors? Do you think I’m a monster!" Fat Cat immediately cried out.

"Weren’t you all mighty before, not even putting the War God in your eyes?"

"Meow, that was back in the day—forget it, good cats don’t dwell on past glories. I won’t lower myself to your level."

Chu Hao was merely trying his luck and didn’t pin his hopes on Fat Cat. So, though he was somewhat disappointed by the response, he wasn’t hopeless. But with the two warriors constantly bombarding him, even with the power of Starlight forcing them to restrain, the pressure he sustained was still immense.

Continuing like this, he would eventually exhaust his spiritual power and thus be killed. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

"I can’t win, only option is to run. Fat Cat, let’s go!" Chu Hao communicated to Fat Cat, his Starlight could only temporarily forestall the warriors, but once they were prepared, this move would be useless.

He was protected by the Silver Dragon Armor; truly, if he wanted to escape, he could, even from two great warriors.

"Hmph, don’t struggle needlessly. You should have died 20 years ago!" Li said.

"Li!" the other man in black shouted, not wanting him to reveal too much since Chu Hao was still not dead.

Li nodded his head, shut his mouth, and continued the pursuit of Chu Hao.

A realization dawned on Chu Hao, "It was you who harmed my mother!"

"Indeed, I didn’t expect your life to be so tenacious. You even cured your brain injury and became a martial arts genius. Truly a miscalculation," Li confessed readily. It was all Chu Hao’s own speculation, and it didn’t reveal the real secrets. The true identity of Chu Tianyun remained unresolved.

Chu Hao furrowed his brow, running while saying, "With your strength, killing someone isn’t difficult, why did you merely cripple me? I get it now, you must have been wary, afraid to commit murder. After all, you’re just a servant, and to strike at your superiors, that’s a capital offense!"

Li also frowned, shocked by Chu Hao’s quick thinking. In fact, he hadn’t revealed any secrets. It was all Chu Hao’s own speculation, but it was spot-on.

"Haha, just stop, and I will tell you all the secrets you want to know," he threw out the bait.

But how could Chu Hao fall for that? He directly headed for Shahai Town, a hub with many strong individuals stationed, and they wouldn’t allow warriors to wreak havoc. He snorted and said, "No need to wait too long. Once I break through to Warrior, subduing you will be as easy as flipping my hand. Then, I’ll surely make you talk."

His killing intent boiled; this Li had killed his mother and left him three beats slow, always being called a fool. This was a great vengeance, one he definitely intended to avenge.

However, this Li was merely taking orders from someone else. The real murderer was someone else; that was his actual nemesis.

Hearing Chu Hao’s almost icy reply, both Li and his companion were profoundly shocked.

If anyone else had said these words, they might have taken it as a joke—after all, even if you break through the Warrior, what then? You should know that both of them were Peak Warriors, their strength still numerous times superior.

But the person in front of them was a true anomaly, monstrous to the extent of possessing the strength akin to a Low Tier Warrior at the Martial Sect Realm. And the jump from Martial Sect to Warrior was an increase of a hundredfold in strength.

Plus, with that terrifying Starlight... it was indeed possible they might be overturned.

One must not leave him be.(To be continued. If you enjoy this work, welcome to visit qidian.com to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets, and your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)