Eternal Heavenly Emperor-Chapter 429 - 419: Exchange

Ding!

The long sword struck the iron wall, sparking a flurry of sparks before it fell to the ground.

The Barbaric Girl became furious and said, "You dare hit me?"

In the room, a man in his thirties was staring at the Barbaric Girl with a look of terror. He paused for a moment and hastily said, "I’m so sorry, I hit the wrong person, I thought you were one of my enemies."

"Really?" the girl asked, tilting her head. She was not an aggressive person by nature. Since he apologized and admitted his mistake, her anger subsided considerably. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

"Absolutely, absolutely!" The middle-aged man quickly assured her, patting his chest.

"Yun Cai, don’t believe him!" Gu Qingcheng interjected.

"Why?" the girl turned and asked.

"The door was closed earlier; it was impossible to see who was outside. He wasn’t dealing with an enemy; he was attacking whoever came in. Clearly, it was a trap set deliberately to exploit people’s greed for treasures and to ambush them," analyzed Gu Qingcheng.

The middle-aged man was already sweating coldly.

"Why would he do that?" the Barbaric Girl still didn’t understand.

"Everyone who comes here brings some secret treasures. If he ambushes and kills them, then wouldn’t those treasures become his?" Gu Qingcheng said disdainfully.

"Wow, so you were really trying to hit me—" the girl turned around, but then saw a flash of sword light. The middle-aged man had somehow picked up his sword again and was launching another attack at her.

Just as Gu Qingcheng had said, this middle-aged man had been lying in ambush here, using people’s greed for treasures to launch ambushes. He had already deceived many people and easily obtained numerous secret treasures.

However, there was a flaw in his plan. Although people outside couldn’t detect the ambusher inside the room, he also couldn’t sense the identities of those outside. That’s why he had inadvertently struck the Barbaric Girl, a tough opponent.

—Before this, he had seen the girl ascend the high platform and become one of the Ten Kings. How could he possibly afford to provoke her?

Therefore, at the first sight of the girl, he immediately decided to beg for mercy and try to bluff his way through. The girl might be easy to deceive, but there were three other people with her. It was unlikely that they were all as naive and innocent as her.

Once his lie was exposed by Gu Qingcheng, his only option was to fight back, trying to sneak attack her while she was distracted.

However, facing someone who was an Innate Body Cultivator and had already advanced to War General, what was the point of such a sneak attack?

Boom, the girl swung out a punch, sending the long sword flying again. Then, boom-boom-boom-boom, she landed seven punches in rapid succession, pinning the middle-aged man against the iron wall and pummeling him fiercely. Her strength was now so immense that even Chu Hao would struggle without his Silver Dragon Armor, let alone this middle-aged man. After seven punches, he was foaming at the mouth and had passed out.

"Really can’t take a hit!" the girl said, clearly unimpressed.

"You’re already a War General. In this area, you should be invincible, unless someone else makes a breakthrough or you meet people from other areas; otherwise, you won’t find an equal," Chu Hao said.

"Hahaha, that’s great, I’m number one!" the girl laughed again, her eyes curving into crescents.

"What should we do with this man?" Gu Qingcheng asked, pointing at the middle-aged man, whom the girl had not killed.

Chu Hao’s gaze turned icy. "There’s no need to keep him." If it weren’t for the girl’s innate body cultivation, she could have been severely injured or even killed by the sneak attack. He could accept fair competition, but he deeply despised such treacherous tactics.

He flicked his forefinger, sending a blast of air, which pierced the middle-aged man’s forehead, causing blood to gush out. The man’s life was extinguished instantly.

"Let’s go!"

They continued on their way, and after a while, they saw several people gathered in the corridor, where there was another sealed door.

"Brother Chu!"

"Brother Chu!"

Seeing Chu Hao, they all greeted him with clasped fists, very politely.

A Martial Artist’s reputation is earned through combat. Chu Hao was previously one of the Ten Kings then later defeated Demon Heaven, securing his status as the strongest Warrior, naturally earning the respect of others.

A public palanquin is lifted by many hands, and since others were polite, Chu Hao had no need to be cold. He also smiled and greeted them with clasped hands, although he had no idea who these people were.

"Brother Chu, there is a ’Purple Wood Technique’ inside here, apparently an Earth Level High-Grade secret technique. It seems only you are capable of retrieving it," these people said one after another.

"The prohibitions on the third floor vary in strength; I saw someone earlier succeed in one of the front rooms, but here they failed, luckily only sustaining minor injuries and not dying," someone said as they opened the door, pointing inside where there were several blood stains.

Being able to enter and come out alive, barely bleeding, was no small feat.

The Purple Wood Technique, just by the name you could tell it was a Wood Attribute technique. Chu Hao himself wasn’t interested in it, but he thought of the disciples of Yunliu Sect. Currently, their only High-Tier Technique was the Flowing Water Jue, which could only display its full potential in the hands of a Water Attribute Martial Artist.

If they could add a Wood Attribute technique, then the strength of Yunliu Sect could definitely be elevated to another level—after all, he was the Sect Master of Yunliu Sect.

With that thought, he stepped into the room.

Hum, the light rushed towards him.

Chu Hao clenched his fist to meet it, boom, boom, boom, shattering the light, but to his surprise, he found trails of blood on his fist.

The lethal force of this light truly wasn’t weak, no wonder the "Purple Wood Technique" had never been taken.

But, facing him, a freak in Star-Body Dual Cultivation, the room’s defenses stood no chance and were forcibly dispersed; Chu Hao reached the orb of light and easily took the book inside.

At that moment, the room’s defenses completely disappeared.

"As expected of Brother Chu, truly too strong."

"Yes, we can’t even block a beam of light, yet Brother Chu managed to obliterate them all; that strength is truly beyond words."

"In the future line of unparalleled supreme beings, there’ll definitely be a place for Brother Chu."

Those outside praised him, but how many were sincere and how many were just flattering, no one knew.

Chu Hao naturally didn’t take these outsiders’ words to heart; he just smiled and put the "Purple Wood Technique" into the Mustard Seed Ring—if these people thought flattering him a bit would make him share the "Purple Wood Technique" with them, they were truly too naive.

These people indeed harbored such thoughts, because seeing the words Purple Wood Technique, they guessed it was a Wood Attribute Cultivation Technique, so warriors of other attributes who couldn’t take it simply moved on, while they stayed behind, hoping someone would take it so they could benefit.

"Brother Chu, I wonder if I could borrow the ’Purple Wood Technique’ for a bit; I can exchange it for a Secret Treasure," someone suddenly spoke up.

"Brother Chu, I would also like to borrow it; I have a ’Heavenly Eagle Claw’ Martial Technique here. It’s a Middle-Grade Earth Level, but what if I add five thousand Third Rank Star Stones?" another person joined in.

They hadn’t considered attacking together because Chu Hao’s strength was there; not even one of them could handle him, let alone another who ranked among the Ten Kings, the Barbaric Girl.

In actuality, the Barbaric Girl had already broken through to War General, a naturally born Innate Body Cultivator who upon breaking through was almost on par with a peak Star Force War General.

Should they really attack together, the girl could merely activate her blood energy to knock them all out.

Chu Hao smiled and said, "Sure!"

He didn’t care about keeping the "Purple Wood Technique"; since it could be used to make money, why not?

The others were overjoyed and hurriedly pulled out their own Cultivation Techniques, Martial Techniques, and Star Stones. Since their techniques and skills were only Lower Grade or Middle-Grade Earth Level, each of which was less valuable than the Purple Wood Technique, they needed to add some Star Stones to make up the difference.

This was a win-win situation; although Chu Hao acquired Lower Grade and Middle-Grade techniques, their varied attributes could be taken back to Yunliu Sect to allow disciples to choose the best suited for themselves.

"Brother Chu, I’ve heard that someone here has broken through to War General. You might want to be careful," they mentioned, feeling they had gained a great advantage and provided Chu Hao with useful information.

"Oh, so soon?" Chu Hao was surprised. They had only been in the ruins for a few days?

"Some had the capability to break through several months ago, but after discovering that these ruins would open within a year, they forcefully suppressed their breakthroughs."

So that was it.

Chu Hao figured that these people must have elders, or even ancestors who had entered here before, so they knew about the initial "categorization"; if a War General emerged among a large group of Warriors, even if not exceptionally talented, that combat power could crush ninety-nine percent of the Warriors.

In seizing Cultivation Techniques and secret techniques here, the cultivation of a War General obviously had a massive advantage.

However, Chu Hao wasn’t afraid; he had achieved true Great Perfection with Ten Springs Unified, enough to compete with ordinary Fourth Tier or Fifth Tier War Generals, unless his opponent was a monster like Demon Heaven, then he might have some concerns.

"Thank you all for the warning; well, everyone will go their own way from here," he said, cupping his fist.

"Brother Chu, please!" the others exclaimed. Having acquired the best techniques before reaching War Venerate, they had no further pursuit in this area; it was time to digest the benefits quickly.

Moreover, they were afraid that Chu Hao might suddenly turn on them, kill them, and monopolize all the Cultivation Techniques and secret techniques, for after all, you can never truly know another’s heart.

"Let’s go too," Chu Hao said to the three women.

They continued forward, but clearly those new War Generals had a substantial advantage here; most rooms were empty, but a few remained, because being a War General didn’t necessarily mean being stronger than a Warrior.

For instance, Chu Hao was comparable to at least a Fourth Tier War General, and while Gu Qingcheng and Fu Xue were somewhat inferior, they were certainly not weaker than a First Tier War General.

They acquired a few more Cultivation Techniques and Martial Techniques, unfortunately, none were of the Fire Attribute.

"Little Hao, don’t be disappointed, your strongest technique is actually right under your nose," Fat Cat said, seeing Chu Hao a bit dejected, and began to console him.

Chu Hao pondered, asking, "He Family?"(To be continued. If you like this work, we welcome you to visit QiDian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets. Your support is the greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)