Eternal Heavenly Emperor-Chapter 437 - 427: The Arrival of the Beauty

Chu Hao and the three women discussed for a moment and then decided to agree.

Because they had lost the guidance of the green column of light here, it seemed to presage that they must do something here. The key lay in the Holy Object, which would enable the indigenous tribe to unite the whole world once they acquired it, and there should be additional benefits for them as well.

It was as if they had been blessed with Qi Luck; although others didn’t gain benefits, they would similarly receive permission to pass.

However, how cruel war can be; these outsiders joining in the war among hundreds of clans would surely lead to many people dying on the plains, their bones remaining on this land forever.

In theory, they should ally with the strongest tribe, but after Chu Hao heard the detailed introduction, he dismissed this idea.

Why does this war require the involvement of outsiders? Apart from the fact that only outsiders can retrieve the Holy Object, there is another point that only outsiders can operate the war machines left behind by each tribe.

These war machines are too powerful, powerful enough to level the disparities in strength between each tribe; hence, while choosing a powerful tribe might be better, allying with a weaker tribe was not without opportunity.

Moreover, this tribe was not too weak; it just wasn’t the strongest.

Chu Hao believed more in fate. Since they encountered this tribe at the beginning, it meant they were destined to be connected with this tribe. Besides, whether these indigenous people would let them go was also a problem; in the midst of war, those who are not with us are against us. What’s there to say? Just kill!

Chu Hao and his four companions signed an agreement with the Copper Valley tribe, neither side to betray the other, with violators to be punished by divine wrath.

"When will we commence the campaign?" Chu Hao asked the High Priest of the tribe, a sexagenarian with his face painted in various colors—it was a symbol of status in the tribe, and ordinary clan members were not entitled to wear colors.

"When every tribe has outsiders join them," replied the High Priest, Tu Han.

"How will we know that?" Chu Hao asked again.

"By then, the Clan Artifact will shine," Tu Han answered.

The Clan Artifact was their form of war machine; it was strange that they couldn’t use it themselves but only outsiders could—this was naturally set up intentionally by those who established the relics, to force the Trial Participants to join in.

Chu Hao nodded and waited patiently.

He took a drop of Ethereal Liquid every day and, supported by the Ancestral Pool baptism, his strength improved rapidly. However, his Body Technique remained stalled at the peak of a Warrior, due to the lack of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, which made this step particularly hard to cross.

He was not an Innate Body Cultivator; the leap from Warrior to War General required a terrifying amount of energy. If he tried to force a breakthrough, not only would he fail, but he would be drained to a husk.

Having gotten used to the Combat Power of Star-Body Dual Cultivation, Chu Hao felt very uncomfortable with the current single-core development. He asked Tu Han where he could find Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, and the answer filled him with delight.

—After the holy war began, he could exchange various Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures for military merits in the clan.

Indeed, this was an unavoidable war.

No matter how they tried to avoid it, they couldn’t escape it; and through war, they would obtain the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures needed for martial arts cultivation, as if being forced to join.

This was a trial, part of the relics test.

Chu Hao was somewhat displeased; why was it that despite being a struggle between outsiders, innocent indigenous people had to be dragged in? Once on the battlefield, they’d only be enemies, and even the innocent must be cut down with a sword, otherwise, it would be risking one’s life and the lives of one’s companions.

There were still around a hundred tribes here, with no grievances against Chu Hao and his group, yet they would have to meet blade with blade, fighting to the death.

Chu Hao did not like the feeling of being played with in the palms of others.

This was because his strength was not strong enough; otherwise, he could have stepped out of the chess game and no longer be a pawn commanded by others.

Several days later, more outsiders joined the Copper Valley tribe, and then a day after that, more and more outsiders arrived. What moved Chu Hao was that for the first time, he saw outsiders at the level of War Generals.

Warriors were almost impossible to downgrade to War Generals; therefore, the appearance of War Generals here meant only one thing—the Trial Participants who entered the relics were gathering on this battlefield for a real clash.

However, this was unlikely to decide the final rankings because it involved too much luck and was not a complete test of a martial artist’s strength.

The indigenous people treated all outsiders equally; for them, the role of outsiders was to operate the war machines and to retrieve the Holy Object at the last moment. Of course, the Clan Artifacts were limited, so there would be considerations as to who would get to use them.

The outsiders also had their own undercurrents because undoubtedly, being able to operate the war machines would mean that they could gain more military merits than others.

"Don’t anyone compete with me, or I’ll kill them on the spot!" an outsider said viciously. He was a War General, nearly fifty years old, not lacking in talent, having reached the pinnacle of a War General. In the outside world, he definitely qualified as a genius.

It’s just that he was born in the wrong era; nowadays, geniuses were abundant, and War Generals in their twenties were not uncommon, even some in their twenties had become War Kings! Nevertheless, War Kings were still few and far between, and when spread across a hundred or so tribes, some might not get even one.

Places like this were, at least for now, without a single War King, and thus, War Generals were held in high regard.

Peak War Generals really did have the qualifications to intimidate others.

Those who hadn’t reached the level of War General naturally had to bow their heads, while those who had become War Generals simply disdained to show off verbally. They didn’t bother to haggle with that person, allowing the War General to feel good about himself and he couldn’t help but start boasting, "In the future, I’ll be your leader. Stick with me, and I’ll grant each of you a great fortune!"

However, this person’s good feeling lasted only one day, as the next day three War Kings arrived arm in arm, all looking to be in their twenties. Yet, those who recognized them said they were all close to fifty years old, descendents from three different Imperial Clans.

Chu Hao, however, guessed that they were more likely heirs of the Gu Clan since it would be extremely rare for someone who hadn’t been baptized in the Ancestral Pool to reach the level of War King before the age of fifty—let alone for three people to do it all at once.

This was a unique advantage of the Gu Clan.

Chu Hao turned his head to Gu Qingcheng and asked, "Do you recognize these three?"

"Oh, they look a bit familiar, all from Gu Clans, one from the Yang Family, one from the Zhao Clan, hehe, and one from the Chu Family." Gu Qingcheng had covered her face with a veil to avoid constantly seeing men drooling over her.

She didn’t mind it before and even felt some pride in her charm, but for some reason, she had recently begun to dislike such gazes, so she simply veiled her face to avoid the trouble.

"Chu Family?" Chu Hao was struck with a thought. There was only one Gu Clan with the surname Chu, which was the Chu Family that neighbored the He Family. They were disputing over a Third Grade Mining Vein, and by now, the ownership should have been determined, but since he had already left long ago, he didn’t know the outcome.

Once the three War Kings arrived, the previously overconfident War General instantly lost his nerve, prompting a round of silent laughter from the crowd for his clear case of bullying the weak but fearing the strong.

In fact, this was quite normal, as martial arts have always revered the powerful. A War General challenging a War King? That wasn’t courage, but stupidity.

To Chu Hao’s surprise, the number of War Kings was quite significant since another one arrived a day later. Of course, there were more War Generals, Warriors, Martial Sects, and martial masters, particularly the Martial Sects who made up almost half of the participants.

Another day later, in the afternoon, three more War Kings appeared, and by evening, a masked woman arrived quietly, unnoticed by anyone.

"Huh?" Chu Hao suddenly felt a strange sensation, as if something was drawing him in.

He stood up and followed this feeling, finding himself atop a small mound. There stood a figure, looking up at the moon in the sky that would never shift positions.

This, this, this is—

Chu Hao’s breathing quickened, his heart pounding furiously, completely losing his usual calm.

"I never thought you’d advance so quickly, nearly catching up with me." The person in front of him turned around, removed the veil, and under the moonlight, her breathtakingly beautiful and clear face was revealed.

Su Wanyue!

Having been separated for several years, the longing in Chu Hao’s heart hadn’t faded but had grown stronger with time, like a well-aged wine. He couldn’t help but take a step forward and ask, "Have you been well?"

"I have been well," she nodded, showing a hint of strangeness, "Do you have some kind of treasure on you? Why do I feel attracted to it?"

"Huh, you feel it too?" Chu Hao was surprised since he had followed this attracting sensation to this place.

"Hahahaha, want to know why?" Fat Cat suddenly leaped out and landed on Chu Hao’s shoulder.

"Hm?" Su Wanyue eyed Fat Cat with a look of surprise, "A ferocious beast at the level of War General can talk?"

"Meow, are you looking down on me?" Fat Cat said with an irritating face, "Do you want to know why you feel mutual attraction?"

Mutual attraction?

The words carried a hint of ambiguity, but Su Wanyue was completely unaffected. Her pure and aloof beauty made it extremely difficult for words to stir her emotions. She simply asked calmly, "Why?"

"Because Little Hao is a Sun Body, and you... have a Taiyin Body! Taiyin and Taiyang, like magnets, are naturally drawn to each other! If the two of you engage in Dual Cultivation, tsk tsk tsk, balancing Yin and Yang, that would be truly defying nature!" Fat Cat said with anticipation.

"Why haven’t we felt this way before?" Chu Hao suppressed the excitement in his heart, asking calmly.

"It was definitely there before, just not as intense. It wasn’t until recently that both of your constitutions have greatly improved that this attraction has become strong," Fat Cat explained.

It winked at Chu Hao and said, "Taiyin and Taiyang, a couple predestined by the heavens. There’s no better day than today; let me officiate your wedding tonight, get married first, uh, I mean formalize it first."

Chu Hao instantly felt the urge to go crazy. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes, monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)