Eternal Heavenly Emperor-Chapter 383 - 373: Going Deeper

Yuan Tiangang’s face twitched as if he had seen a ghost.

And how could he not be startled?

The zombies here were tough-skinned and durable, comparable in toughness to a Body Cultivator of the same realm, yet he managed to shred a zombie with his fearsome physical prowess alone, an exceedingly astonishing feat if spoken of.

If it weren’t so, he wouldn’t have boasted to Chu Hao.

The implication was, can you do this?

As a result, a zombie actually saw Chu Hao and ran away.

Dammit, it actually turned tail and ran!

This was like a hard slap on Yuan Tiangang’s face. Look, he had exhausted his strength to kill one zombie, but Chu Hao merely by glaring, managed to scare it off, making the disparity between them glaringly obvious.

You must understand, these zombies knew nothing of pain or death, and natural fear was alien to them. Yet, the unimaginable feat of scaring one off had been achieved.

And Chu Hao had done just that.

At that moment, Yuan Tiangang had to admit that Chu Hao was indeed a freak of nature.

"Brother Chu, are you interested in a battle?" His fighting spirit was high, his eyes full of provocation.

Having lost to Chu Hao in the Fledgling Dragon List battle was his humiliating disgrace, an indelible stain, yet it also allowed him to shed burdens and pressures and climb the peaks of martial arts wholeheartedly.

He had put in countless efforts and underwent hardships and dangers beyond ordinary people’s imagination. His cultivation soared, making him confident to wash away his past shame with his own hands if he fought Chu Hao again.

However, upon actually meeting Chu Hao, he discovered that the other’s growth rate was even higher than his, exceeding him by one minor realm.

This made him choose to temporarily hold back, deciding to wait for the Heaven Talented Assembly in the Nine States to battle Chu Hao again and utterly defeat this arch-enemy. He not only wanted to reclaim the pride that was once his but also to triumph over other states’ talents and become a legend of Cang State for all eternity.

But now he couldn’t hold back anymore.

Because of Gu Qingcheng.

Don’t think that the demoness hadn’t said anything, but no one could ignore her presence. Yuan Tiangang could previously pass by proudly because he was confident, but now he was utterly trampled by Chu Hao.

Even as a Heaven Talented, he couldn’t accept the humiliation of being surpassed in front of Gu Qingcheng—before this demoness, a man’s testosterone would automatically burn to its peak, competing jealously for her favor.

This was the charm of the Nine Charm Profound Body, even though she hadn’t even activated the powers of her physique.

"I’ll fight you!" the Barbaric Girl roared and charged out, attacking Yuan Tiangang.

She didn’t care about rules or not, she fought whenever she wanted to.

In the Fledgling Dragon List battle, she was tricked by the rules and defeated by Yuan Tiangang, which naturally frustrated her. Now seeing this guy daring to provoke her, she couldn’t hold back anymore.

Even Yuan Tiangang had to take this Innate Body Cultivator seriously, forced to meet her in battle.

Bang Bang Bang, the two immediately engaged in fierce combat.

Whoosh, Yuan Tiangang shook his hands, summoning his Starlight, only half a foot long but possessing unparalleled destructive power. It could even scratch the Physique of the Body Cultivator girl. Although it wouldn’t cause serious injury, a single scratch would inevitably leave a wound and draw blood.

Double Great Perfection of the Three Minor Realms!

He had broken through as a Ten Meridians Martial Master to become a Martial Sect, and with his monstrously talented nature, reaching Ten Meridians in the Martial Sect Realm was not a difficult task for him, therefore he possessed the sharp Starlight like Chu Hao.

Perhaps Cang State only had them reaching Perfection in the Three Minor Realms, but Yue State’s eleventh-ranked Lin Zhining could fight Yuan Tiangang to a draw, showing no less talent, and thereby, one could imagine that Yue State might have as many as eleven talents reaching Perfection in the Three Minor Realms.

While the martial prowess of Yue State was only slightly higher than that of Cang State, it showed that other states must surely have more monstrous talents at Perfection in the Three Minor Realms.

The Barbaric Girl yelled fiercely, her vitality soaring. The strong recovery power of her Body Cultivation immediately took effect. Such minor skin wounds would heal instantaneously and would not affect her at all.

Her attacks became more and more ferocious. On one hand, her nature was as pure and kind as white paper, but on the other, because of her origin in the Barbaric lands, and as a Body Cultivator fighting various ferocious beasts since childhood, she possessed immense wildness, filled with violence.

This was reflected in combat, where, getting into the heat of the battle, she seemed to transform into an ancient Barbaric Beast, fixated on crushing her opponent into pieces.

Facing such a wild attack, even Yuan Tiangang changed color in horror and was forced to deploy his Space Splitting Technique, for if the girl landed a punch or a kick, his physique certainly couldn’t withstand it.

"Can this guy not perform Elemental Transformation?" Chu Hao thought to himself.

Every time he used the Space Splitting Technique, Yuan Tiangang would turn pale, clearly showing that using such a Physique Secret Technique consumed him greatly, while Elemental Transformation also had its costs but definitely not as great.

Thus, Chu Hao deduced that the opponent couldn’t use Elemental Transformation.

True, having a strong physique does not necessarily mean one could use Elemental Transformation before becoming a War Venerate, as it relies on ancestral heritage and requires a forebear who was a War God. If the ancestor’s blood is potent, their descendants can then use Elemental Transformation before becoming War Venerate.

Clearly, the Yuan Family ancestors had never produced a War God, which is why Yuan Tiangang couldn’t use Elemental Transformation at this time; it was only natural.

—In fact, even if he could use Elemental Transformation, it would be useless. As long as the girl utilized Dragon Transformation, she could easily counter Elemental Transformation. After all, Elemental Transformation, a common ability among all Star Force Cultivators, could hardly compare with the true power of a physique.

After several ineffective attacks, the girl shouted angrily and finally transformed her hands into dragons, adopting her strongest form to combat Yuan Tiangang.

"What!" Yuan Tiangang was clearly shocked. The dragon-shaped claws of the girl were no illusion; how could a perfectly normal person conjure dragon claws? But, shock aside, he still guarded flawlessly.

The girl’s dragon claws were nearly indestructible, even as Yuan Tiangang’s body was shattered. Still, being grasped by the girl’s void claws was somewhat uncomfortable for him, his complexion growing paler.

After breaking through to Warrior status, Yuan Tiangang could use the Space Splitting Technique more frequently, but there was still a limit. The girl’s relentless assault soon made him worry about running out of uses.

This girl’s vitality and physical strength were astounding, seemingly limitless. Battling her meant preparing for a prolonged fight, but he was not an innate Body Cultivator; how could he indefinitely use Physique Secret Techniques?

He must study Body Technique; otherwise, he would suffer greatly whether facing the Barbaric Girl or Chu Hao.

"Hmph, next time we fight!" Yuan Tiangang dropped a phrase for show and, with a whoosh, he flickered away instantly.

"Coward, don’t run!" The girl chased after him, throwing a punch, but Yuan Tiangang didn’t parry. He "shattered" directly, letting the Dragon Fist pass by as he continued to disappear into the darkness without halting his steps.

"How annoying, I haven’t fought enough yet!" The girl stopped in her tracks, her tone full of dissatisfaction.

"Let it go, let’s keep moving," Chu Hao shook his head.

"Then fight with me!" The Barbaric Girl was still eager.

"I’ll fight you," Xiaocao interjected.

The girl shivered, immediately losing all will to fight.

Every creature has its nemesis, and she feared this quiet, reticent woman the most.

Chu Hao chuckled softly, saying, "Let’s go."

The zombies on the twelfth floor were manageable, but as they continued downward, the zombies’ fear of Chu Hao’s Blue Flame lessened. When they reached the fifteenth floor, the zombies here no longer retreated without fighting but chose to battle instead.

This battle was tough. The zombies on the fifteenth floor were stronger, even matching the strength of the Nine Springs, and their skin was so tough that even Starlight could hardly affect them, only the Blue Flame could scorch them.

However, unlike before, a burst of flame couldn’t completely incinerate a zombie but only burn parts of it. Fortunately, the portions scorched by the Blue Flame healed very slowly; otherwise, these zombies would have been invincible.

Handling even one zombie was tough for Chu Hao, let alone two, which would probably force him to retreat while fighting.

The effectiveness of the girl’s dragon claws was also significantly reduced, but not because their physiques were not strong enough. They were simply at a disadvantage in terms of realm. If they were on an equal level of power, they could at least take on three enemies with the help of the Blue Flame and dragon claws.

Fortunately, the number of zombies here was pitifully small. Encountering one was rare, let alone two appearing together.

"This place must be higher than the Seven Extremes Mountain by now, right?" Gu Qingcheng suddenly spoke.

Chu Hao thought for a moment and nodded, "It should be. Each floor here is about three hundred meters high, so fifteen floors would make about five thousand meters, yet the Seven Extremes Mountain is only about three thousand meters tall."

"So we have already entered underground," Gu Qingcheng added.

"Really, who built such a massive tomb, what is this place, and why are there zombies here?" Prompted by Gu Qingcheng’s comment, Chu Hao also became curious.

"There’s one necessary condition for forming zombies—" Xiaocao began, "Extremely Yin Land."

Zombies, being creatures of utmost Yin, naturally could only form in Extremely Yin Land. Moreover, the more toxic the land, the stronger the zombies formed, and the more dreadful the corpse poison they contained would be.

"So, this is Extremely Yin Land?" Chu Hao scanned around; although he could see in the dark, his vision was still greatly restricted and could not see very far.

He was struck by a thought and took out the golden pupil eye, infused it with Divine Sense, and looked through it.

Suddenly, the world changed colors.

Through the golden pupil eye, the Six Elements appeared in a manifested form, such as green for the Wood Element, gold for the Gold Element, blue for the Water Element, red for the Fire Element, gray for the Earth Element, and white for the Thunder Element.

But now, this place was engulfed in darkness, with the Six Elements sparse and pathetic, only occasionally visible in small amounts.

Indeed, this was Extremely Yin Land, where even the Six Elements were scarcely present. Here, any Cultivator could hardly absorb any energy from nature, relying solely on Star Stones.

"I always have a bad feeling; let’s quickly handle our business and leave this place!" Gu Qingcheng said, holding her arms, finding the eerie atmosphere very uncomfortable. (To be continued. If you like this novel, welcome to qidian.com to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read on m.qidian.com.)