Eternal Heavenly Emperor-Chapter 422 - 412: Scrambling

The Barbaric Girl fiercely battled Yang Lianyi, one an Innate Body Cultivator with enduring strength and astonishing defensive power, and the other a noble girl from the Gu Clan, with her myriad sophisticated techniques, equally astonishing combat power, virtually unbeatable in the Warrior Realm.

After nearly two hours of fighting, the two women still hadn’t determined a victor, but in such a high-intensity confrontation, the weakness of the Star Force Cultivator gradually became evident—lack of staying power.

Even though Yang Lianyi had opened up ten Life Springs, accumulating Star Force like a lake, the consumption was also vast; after two hours of fierce confrontation, her Star Force was struggling to keep up.

In contrast, the Barbaric Girl, being a Body Cultivator, one of the characteristics is astonishing stamina. Not to mention two hours, even if it were two days, she would still be energetic, though certainly starving by then.

Moreover, not only is the stamina of Body Cultivator’s astonishing, but so are their recovery and defensive powers. Against a Body Cultivator, if one cannot crush the opponent with overwhelming force in a short time, then over a prolonged period, one would definitely be physically dragged down by the Body Cultivator.

The fight, having dragged on this long, actually declared that Yang Lianyi couldn’t possibly win—unless she played some trump cards.

Arriving in this perilous place, everyone had more or less some trump cards, it was just a matter of when to use them.

Yang Lianyi was also hesitating; she had a Triple Pill on her, which after consumption, would allow her cultivation to rise three levels in a short period, though it couldn’t exceed the limit of a War King.

Therefore, her maximum combat power could reach the peak of War King, in this Minor World where War Venerates could not enter, such a cultivation level was sufficient to face anyone without defeat. And being a genius herself, as long as her strength kept up, she naturally feared no one.

However, the problem was, there was only one Triple Pill, and its effect could only last an hour, and the exploration of the relic had just begun, the crucial ascent battle had not even started yet. Using her trump card now would surely mean missing the ultimate and greatest opportunity.

After hesitating for a while, she finally let out a long howl, her figure swiftly retreated backward, swiftly disappearing.

"Did she run?" Gu Qingcheng looked towards Chu Hao.

Chu Hao listened attentively, then after a while said, "She seems to have only temporarily retreated, still watching from the shadows, and if there’s a chance, I believe she will definitely come back."

Theoretically, among the ten people who were granted Qi Luck at the high platform, all could potentially find this place; thus, if a few more people arrived, Yang Lianyi could muddy the waters.

"Oh my, I’m starving again." The Barbaric Girl walked back, rubbing her belly while her eyes fixated on the Golden Linglong, drooling, "Can I eat now?"

"No!" Chu Hao shook his head.

"Yunyun, you really didn’t let your sister down, defeating that prissy woman!" Gu Qingcheng then embraced the Barbaric Girl excitedly.

"I’m going to be smothered!" The face of the Barbaric Girl was buried in Gu Qingcheng’s heaving bosom, unable to breathe, causing her to flail and scream restlessly.

Gu Qingcheng couldn’t help but giggle, throwing Chu Hao a flirty glance, said, "Are you jealous, want to try?"

Chu Hao’s face suddenly darkened—this demoness would die if she didn’t flaunt her charm for a day!

The four continued to wait, seeing the faint silver hue on the fruits of the Golden Linglong slowly being replaced by gold, indicating that within at most a day and a half, they would be fully mature.

After a short time, footsteps sounded again, and a tall, slender man approached.

The young king, also graced with Qi Luck from the high platform, named Duan Wuque, his origins unknown.

Duan Wuque strolled with the air of an unbeatable king. He swept a glance at Chu Hao and the others, and declared, "This Golden Linglong is mine now, you can leave! Otherwise, if I have to make a move, you won’t be leaving intact."

Quite tyrannical indeed.

Chu Hao stood up, said, "You can leave now. If I have to make a move, you’ll at least end up looking like a pig’s head!"

"You’re very arrogant!" Duan Wuque fixed his gaze on Chu Hao, his eyes swirling with killing intent, "You could have left unharmed, but now... you’re already a dead man."

"You think you practiced North Star Divine Fist?" Chu Hao scoffed.

Duan Wuque, obviously unaware of the North Star Divine Fist joke, was somewhat astonished, "North Star Divine Fist?"

"Even if I explained, you wouldn’t understand!" Chu Hao shook his head.

You’re messing with me!

Duan Wuque’s expression turned very dark, he snorted, said, "I’ll show you that, even as Peak Warriors, there can be a vast difference in combat power."

"Heh, not bad, you do have some self-awareness, knowing there’s a big gap between us." Chu Hao laughed.

Gu Qingcheng suddenly giggled, not expecting Chu Hao to be quite good at verbal sparring too.

Duan Wuque, then consumed with anger, no man could ignore the presence of Gu Qingcheng, a natural beauty guaranteed to stir hearts. Therefore, being ridiculed by Chu Hao in front of Gu Qingcheng irritated him immensely.

"Chu Hao, stop blabbering and fight me!" he roared.

"If you’re in such a rush to get beaten... I’ll oblige!" Chu Hao said with a smile.

"Go to hell!" Duan Wuque flicked his right hand, and a streak of white light shot toward him at high speed.

Chu Hao was slightly startled—it was a bolt of lightning!

Was this guy of the Thunder attribute, or had he just happened to cultivate a Thunder-attribute Martial Technique?

He thrust out his fist and met the bolt of lightning head-on. With a sizzle, the lightning splintered apart, creating a brilliant burst of electric light.

The power was not insignificant.

Chu Hao lifted his hand, only to see a charred mark on his skin. Although it was just a minor injury, for him, a Body Cultivator, to have his skin damaged was already quite a formidable display of destructive power.

"Is that all?" Duan Wuque snorted coldly.

In fact, he was quite shocked. That blow had not been a casual one; it was meant to intimidate Chu Hao. He didn’t expect it to result only in a minor injury to the opponent’s hand, astonishingly revealing the defensive capabilities of Body Cultivation.

But in front of Gu Qingcheng, he certainly couldn’t show it, pretending it was nothing major, and that he had used merely one percent of his power with that strike. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

Chu Hao clenched his fists and declared, "Within ten moves, I’ll have you down!"

"Delusional thinking!" Duan Wuque didn’t believe it and closed in rapidly, launching a fierce attack.

Chu Hao let out a long howl, pushing his combat power to the limit. His right hand performed Sky Wind Eight Styles and Starlight, while his left executed Dragon Fist and Green Flame, fully displaying his dual advantages of Star Force and physical strength.

This was akin to both an Innate Body Cultivator and a Star Practitioner attacking together, each at the top War King level of combat power. How terrifying was that?

Why are Martial Artists from Ancient Times said to be powerful? Because Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures were abundant back then, and everyone practiced Dual Cultivation of Star and Body, naturally possessing formidable combat power. In today’s world, the natural environment can hardly compare to that of Ancient Times. Body Cultivators are almost unheard of, so a Star-Body Dual Cultivator naturally far exceeds his peers in combat power.

Chu Hao made a forceful advance, with his left fist and right palm, completely overpowering Duan Wuque.

Duan Wuque roared repeatedly but was fundamentally unable to change the fact that he was being overpowered. He was indeed extraordinary, able to reign as king within the Warrior Realm, but how could he compete with Chu Hao’s freakish Star-Body Dual Cultivation?

Sure enough, within just ten moves, he was struck by Chu Hao’s fist in the abdomen, sending him flying backward.

Duan Wuque looked at Chu Hao resentfully and said, "You only won by chance, having cultivated both Star and Body forces!"

Chu Hao couldn’t help but shake his head and chuckled, "Don’t be a sore loser. A loss is a loss, why make so many excuses! It’s not like my Dual Cultivation was a gift from the wind, was it?"

Duan Wuque’s face darkened, and after a while, he said, "Among the young generation of the Duan Family, I rank seventh. Among the six above me, four are already War Kings, and two are now War Generals. And the top-ranked one, is also a Star-Body Dual Cultivator!"

"What, you bring him up to scare me?" Chu Hao responded indifferently.

"Hmph!" Duan Wuque shook his head, "My point is, if the family could concentrate resources on me, I could also practice Star-Body Dual Cultivation and would have already advanced to War General, or even become a War King."

"It’s ridiculous. You couldn’t beat me and blame it on the family not focusing on nurturing you?" Chu Hao couldn’t help laughing out loud.

"Isn’t it true?" Duan Wuque clenched his fists, looking extremely angry, "If the family were willing to spend more resources on me, my achievements would not lose to those people! If I were now a War General, how many moves could you block?"

"That’s really funny!" Chu Hao shook his head, as such people only wallow in self-pity and blame their failures on injustice, "Without the family’s nurturing, could you have achieved being a Ten Springs Warrior? Hmph, it’s truly shameful to be associated with you. Get lost!"

He charged forward, his fists turning into a dense rainfall of blows, continuously bombarding.

Duan Wuque was bombarded into constant retreat, completely unable to counterattack, and could only turn around and leave.

Chu Hao did not pursue him. Descendants of such ancient clans all have treasures to protect themselves. Like him, he had a damaged flag, given by He Luo before he set out—not actually owned by He Luo but passed to Chu Hao by He Lingtian.

According to He Luo, this flag originated from Ancient Times and was stained with the blood of the He Family’s ancestors. The descendants just needed to insert the flag behind them to have their blood boil and their strength surge in a short time.

But the War Flag was already damaged, and using it even once would consume some of the ancient blood on the flag, making it a resource not to be used unless absolutely necessary.

Therefore, since there was no deep-seated hatred between them, he naturally would not completely annihilate the other. Otherwise, with relics as dangerous as this, which affluent family would be willing to let their own clan members enter?

—The purpose of entering was to seek opportunities and train oneself, not to engage in deadly combat.

In the previous encounter on the high platform, where fate favored ten people, Chu Hao was only wary of two individuals. One was the Barbaric Girl, an Innate Body Cultivator with incomparably strong defensive power, whose victory would be extremely difficult.

The other was Demon Heaven of the Three-eyed Demon Pattern Body, who gave him a profound sense of oppression, likely much stronger than what he sensed.

Luckily, although everyone had been blessed with Qi Luck, only six actually arrived here. Two others were Lin Feng and Cheng Haiyue, both defeated by Chu Hao. But as the Golden Linglong was about to mature, those four came together. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to vote and support on Qidian. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)