Eternal Heavenly Emperor-Chapter 426 - 416: The Vertical Eye Opens

Chu Hao’s mind was no longer on the battle, but on the refining process of the Flame Furnace. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

His body was merely fighting on instinct, a subconscious response formed through countless battles, yet it was sufficient to unleash nearly seventy percent of his strength.

While this was far from enough to contend against a formidable opponent like Demon Heaven, the refining efficiency of the Flame Furnace also greatly increased, reducing the impact of the blows he received, thus the situation was far from as bad as it seemed.

"How come this scoundrel suddenly ran out of steam?" Gu Qingcheng couldn’t help but worry.

"Let me go help him!" The Barbaric Girl was about to step forward.

Fat Cat quickly held her back, saying, "No, no, no, Hao is at a critical phase right now. If you go up now, you’ll definitely get scolded by him later, won’t you?"

"Why? I’m helping him too!" the girl said, puzzled.

"Little Hao is unlocking an ability of his physique, and an opponent like Demon Heaven can give him enough pressure to complete it quickly; otherwise, without such a strong opponent, it might take him years to succeed," Fat Cat explained.

"...Is there really such a thing as a ’masochistic physique’?" Gu Qingcheng muttered to herself.

"Hehe, little girl, this is something you don’t understand. A good opponent is just as valuable as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!" Fat Cat began to preach, "Look through history, if a generation is full of genius, that generation will produce more powerful figures faster than any other time."

"A good opponent brings enough pressure and motivation to never let you relax, like having a fire burning behind you, forcing you to forge ahead desperately."

Gu Qingcheng pouted, saying, "This lady doesn’t want to be that tired. Let that scoundrel handle all the fighting and killing. Let him conquer the world, then I’ll conquer him. That’s the same as conquering the world!"

"Hahaha, this lady is really too clever!"

Fat Cat chuckled and said, "Girl, don’t celebrate too soon. Taiyin and Taiyang inevitably appear together, and the Taiyin Body must be a woman, attracted to the Sun Body, so you will encounter a formidable opponent."

"Pah, with this lady’s charm, who would I be afraid of?" Gu Qingcheng said nonchalantly.

But whether she truly didn’t care, only she knew.

Chu Hao could mobilize more and more cells in his body to refine the foreign forces within him, his eyes shining brightly. The stronger the opponent, the greater the pressure, the more potential he was able to unleash.

"Chu Hao, is this all the strength you have? What a disappointment!" Demon Heaven shook his head and said. He had thought Chu Hao was a worthy opponent, one through which a battle of kings could give him enough opportunity to break through to the War General Realm.

Yet unexpectedly, he just used the first ability of his physique and had suppressed his opponent with no chance to fight back, causing his newfound feeling of enlightenment to evaporate, how could he not be disappointed?

"Don’t speak so prematurely; you haven’t won yet!" Chu Hao said coolly.

"Oh? How else do you plan to turn this around, perhaps by using some Treasure Tool?" Demon Heaven said with some disdain. In battles like theirs between kings, anyone who pulled out a Treasure Tool first was admitting they were inferior.

This would greatly affect their confidence, possibly causing them to lose ambition and becoming mediocre.

Chu Hao flashed a toothy grin and said, "You’ll find out soon enough!"

"Nonsense!" Demon Heaven said coldly. Since Chu Hao couldn’t provide the breakthrough he needed, he didn’t want to waste time tussling with him, especially since there was a peculiar building ahead that might contain incredible opportunities.

"Be defeated by me!" He unleashed a powerful style of fist, enhanced with his stimulated Demon Patterns, throwing a punch that illuminated the heavens with Immortal Mist, unrivaled in might.

Chu Hao responded calmly, the Flame Furnace within him burning ever fiercer, refining more and more power.

He began to counterattack.

"What!" Demon Heaven was extremely shocked, this turned out far beyond his expectations. How had Chu Hao suddenly become so fierce?

"I told you, never talk carelessly about victory or defeat before the battle is over," Chu Hao said coolly, launching a full counter-offensive with both fists and palms.

"So what if you did, if I decide to defeat you, you can only be defeated!" Demon Heaven said arrogantly, continuously hammering with his iron fists.

Chu Hao met him fearlessly, colliding wildly with thuds.

The power from Demon Heaven, transmitted through the Shocking Force into his body, was immediately refined by the Flame Furnace. Although it was not possible to reach 100% efficiency, he was a Body Cultivator, and such a slight Shocking Force was trivial for him.

Yet under his bombardment, Demon Heaven was in big trouble.

You should know that Chu Hao’s Starlight and Green Flame were also terrifyingly powerful weapons, each capable of instantly killing a Peak Warrior; even when Demon Heaven stimulated his physique to increase his defensive power, he could not completely evade, and his fists and arms were suddenly covered with blood.

Before, he could exchange wounds with Chu Hao, making it tough for both, but Chu Hao stimulated another ability of his physique, promptly putting him in a predicament.

The tide of victory immediately reversed, turning into Chu Hao dominating Demon Heaven in the fight.

"This... This is incredible, just before, it was Demon Heaven who was winning."

"Being able to suppress a king like Demon Heaven at the same realm, Chu Hao’s strength is truly terrifying," they said.

"Indeed, his current realm is only a bit low, yet if he were to encounter fortuitous opportunities in the ancient relics and quickly enhance his cultivation, he, too, would be eligible to challenge the ranks of the strongest supremes."

"This year’s gathering of the Heaven Talented is like they’ve been overturned, as if the geniuses of thousands of years, no, tens of thousands of years combined couldn’t match this session!"

"Being born in this era is truly unfortunate!"

"You’re wrong, it’s both unfortunate and fortunate, as the entire level of martial arts will rise with the tide, benefiting all Martial Artists."

The crowd discussed again. If they knew that Chu Hao had just undergone the Ancestral Pool baptism, they would have been even more astonished.

"In a battle of the same tier, I, Demon Heaven, will not lose to anyone!" Demon Heaven roared as he transformed his right hand into a palm, tapped his forehead, and a terrifying aura immediately spilled out, as if shaking heaven and earth itself.

Was he about to unleash another physical ability of the Three-eyed Demon Pattern Body?

Once the Demon Eye opens, it slashes the opponent’s lifespan!

But this is a double-edged sword; it also cuts off one’s own lifespan. Unless there are insurmountable grievances or the contention for peerless treasures, one would never use such a power.

Now, just for pride, is it worth using such means?

Demon Heaven coldly looked at Chu Hao. He was extremely proud, absolutely could not tolerate a defeat in a battle of the same tier, as it would damage his spirit. Therefore, he would rather sacrifice his own lifespan to eradicate Chu Hao and erase this Heart Demon.

He swiped across his forehead, and the mark that resembled an eye immediately split open, bleeding, and then a pallid eyeball appeared, fixating on Chu Hao.

"Spend twenty years of my lifespan, slash!" he coldly said. A beam of light shot towards Chu Hao at a ridiculous speed, impossible to dodge.

He and Chu Hao were equals in cultivation, so the lifeforce destructiveness of the Demon Eye could reach tenfold, meaning, he could cut off twenty years of his lifespan but strip Chu Hao of two hundred years of his lifespan.

And a Warrior only had a lifespan of two hundred years; Chu Hao was already in his twenties, so this slash would absolutely eliminate all remaining lifespan of Chu Hao, instantly losing vitality and perishing!

This is the strength of the Three-eyed Demon Pattern Body, a physique ranked fifth strongest in the world when fully activated.

The brilliance had already entered Chu Hao’s body.

"Die!" Demon Heaven coldly said. He had allowed himself, destined to become a War God, to sacrifice twenty years of lifespan. Thus, Chu Hao would die deservedly.

"Scumbag!"

"Chu Hao!"

"Junior apprentice!"

Gu Qingcheng and the other two females all exclaimed in horror; they were greatly alarmed upon seeing Chu Hao ensnared after Fat Cat had told them about the formidable ability of the Three-eyed Demon Pattern Body.

"No need to worry! No need to worry! Hao has already begun to awaken the power of the Sun Body, remember, this is the strongest physique in the world. Thinking of slashing Hao’s lifespan? Utterly delusional," Fat Cat reassured them.

Sure enough, Chu Hao stood proudly unmoved, his vitality thriving, his blood qi soaring to the sky.

"How, how is this possible!" Demon Heaven exclaimed. This was his true move, more terrifying than the several Treasure Tools he possessed. He had chosen to sacrifice his lifespan over using the Treasure Tools to avoid shaking his spirit.

Yet he had paid such a great price and still couldn’t kill Chu Hao—how could he accept this?

Chu Hao revealed a slight smile. The death ray shot by the Demon Eye, aimed to sever his lifeforce, had entered his body, but once his Flame Furnace opened, what could the death ray do? It was utterly incinerated!

Now, Demon Heaven had lost his wife and soldiers; not only did he fail to harm Chu Hao, but he also cut off twenty years of his lifespan.

"Not only you have a strong physique!" Chu Hao mildly stated.

"Impossible! Impossible!" Demon Heaven refused to believe. "My physique is top-notch in the world, how can it be overcome by anyone! Even if you were to neutralize this move, it would cost you greatly, how could it be so easy!"

"That’s none of my concern," Chu Hao waved his fist and charged towards Demon Heaven, "You wanted to sever my lifespan, then let it be an eye for an eye, I shall return it in full!"

Demon Heaven frowned, unable to understand why his Demon Eye had not achieved its effect, but seeing Chu Hao attack, he had no choice but to fight back. However, with his strongest move having no effect, his fighting spirit markedly faltered.

"You must be wearing some Treasure Tool!" he suddenly "realized," exclaimed loudly, and then became furiously enraged. This fellow had actually blocked his strongest blow with a Treasure Tool, making him waste twenty years of lifespan in vain—how infuriating!

Since Chu Hao had played "dirty," it would be a huge loss for him not to use his Treasure Tools.

The moment he thought it, an Exquisite Pagoda suddenly appeared, floating above his head, casting down Immortal Mist’s light, making him appear even more ethereal. (End of the excerpt. If you enjoy this novel, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for a recommendation or a monthly pass. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)