Eternal Heavenly Emperor-Chapter 454 - 444: Killing Duan Tianying

Duan Tianying was indeed a practitioner of Star-Body Dual Cultivation, but his Physique was only at the War King level.

It’s true that the War Chariot could boost his Combat Power, but it couldn’t enhance his Physique—once the defense of the War Chariot itself was breached, he was still just a War King.

How could the Physique of a War King level Body Cultivation withstand the destructive power at the War Venerate level?

Bang!

Duan Tianying was sent flying out, spewing fresh blood from his chest, his face still showing disbelief.

He had maintained high-intensity attacks all along, preventing Chu Hao from counterattacking. Since that was the case, there was naturally no need to exert his power on defense—the best defense is a good offense, after all.

But Chu Hao struck only once, bypassing all his attacks, penetrating the defense of the War Chariot in one go, and nearly killing him instantly. How could he accept this?

However, as long as the strike wasn’t fatal, with the strong recovery and Life Force of his Body Cultivation, he could immediately heal his injuries. Chu Hao’s trump card would soon be ineffective. How could he compete with him?

It was just a carelessness that allowed the opponent to catch a gap, but he would certainly be the ultimate victor!

Whoosh! Chu Hao chased after him in the War Chariot, his hands moving in a flurry, unleashing attacks at the War Venerate level.

Duan Tianying turned pale this time. Just as he had said earlier, a strong War King is nothing in the face of a War Venerate, and this of course applied to him as well—now that he had been knocked off the War Chariot and his strength reduced to its original state, he was nothing but a Fourth Tier War King.

What about Chu Hao?

The War Flag was still waving; his Combat Power was still at the Venerable Level.

The positions of the two had been exactly switched, full of irony.

"No, I am the Duan Family’s genius. I am destined to make history and become the first War God of the Gu Clan. I can’t die here, I can’t!" Duan Tianying yelled desperately, struggling for his life.

Splatter, splatter, splatter, blood kept spraying from his body—how could a mere Fourth Tier War King be the opponent of a War Venerate? Even with Star-Body Dual Cultivation, it’s useless; the gap between the Upper Three Realms and the Middle Three Realms is too vast.

Bang!

When Duan Tianying’s body hit the ground, his breath had completely stopped, his eyes still wide open in disbelief.

Indeed, how could he accept his defeat at the hands of a War General?

If it was a fair fight truly based on strength, with his defense at the level of a War King Body Cultivation, how could he have been killed by a War General? Moreover, he had many Ultimate Moves and trump cards that he hadn’t used yet, like the three halos behind him, each able to enhance his Combat Power by a small Realm!

But all of this became a bubble with the cessation of his heartbeat, never to return.

Chu Hao, having defeated Duan Tianying, came down from the War Chariot and took possession of Duan Tianying’s War Chariot, ensuring that no outsider from the Iron Bull Tribe would jump on and start another arduous battle.

Capturing a War Chariot, this gain was too significant!

Chu Hao deactivated his golden pupil eye. In a battle of equals, it was simply a cheat tool, unbeatable! Previously, he had used the golden pupil eye to see through all of Duan Tianying’s attacks. During every defense, he managed to draw out a little strength for accumulation, finally erupting with a decisive blow.

It must be admitted, with equal Realm, it is the Physique that plays a decisive role, followed by combat skills.

"Physique, I must upgrade it as soon as possible!" Chu Hao thought to himself. He had the Taiyang Body, the strongest Physique in the world. Once fully utilized, it could be even more powerful than a golden-eyed beast.

"You jerk, I love you to death!" Gu Qingcheng suddenly pounced over, taking advantage of Chu Hao’s unpreparedness, she hugged him tightly, then a hot kiss landed on his cheek.

"Hey, have some restraint. Don’t you see there are tens of thousands of people here?"

"I like it, that’s all that matters!" Gu Qingcheng was passionate as fire. In her eyes, all the people were like dust, how could they constrain her feelings?

Chu Hao laughed heartily, feeling high-spirited, and said, "Alright, let’s go for another round!"

The War Flag was no longer lit, but Chu Hao’s fighting spirit had climbed to its peak. He began a grand sweep in the War Chariot, and where he passed, no one could stand in his way.

And in top-tier Combat Power, the gap between the two great tribes widened further.

The Iron Bull Tribe was already down one War Venerate level fighter, and now with the death of Duan Tianying and the loss of a War Chariot, they naturally became even more hard-pressed. This became the turning point of the war, with the Copper Valley Tribe increasingly dominating until the situation qualitatively changed.

The Iron Bull Tribe soon suffered the fall of another War Venerate. This was a true War Venerate, not an outsider amplified to the War Venerate level by a War Chariot. And once this gap opened, the Iron Bull Tribe’s defense was like a dam bursting, rapidly deteriorating.

After successive falls of War Venerate level power, the Iron Bull Tribe finally surrendered.

In this battle, the Iron Bull Tribe lost a total of four War Venerates. In terms of War Chariots, three outsider War Kings were killed in action, and two war chariots were wrecked, requiring long periods of recovery and rendering them unable to join the subsequent battles.

The Copper Valley Tribe also had its losses— a War Venerate fell, and two outsider War Kings died on their War Chariots, with one chariot wrecked.

At the levels of War Kings and War Generals, the losses on both sides were naturally even greater.

However, for the victorious Copper Valley Tribe, the gains were even more substantial.

After absorbing the Iron Bull Tribe, they now had nine War Venerates, and seventeen War Chariots, fourteen of which could unleash the power of a War Venerate, making them even more formidable overall.

In terms of loyalty, because of the teachings of the tribe elders, everyone was willing to accept defeat graciously. After surrendering, they would consciously integrate into the other side, a result of tens of thousands of years of indoctrination.

As for the outsiders, they did not speak of loyalty and were content as long as they could claim military achievements.

However, the military achievements awarded to the surrendered outsiders were only half of the normal rate, distinguishing them and preventing them from being opportunistic, switching sides whenever one seemed stronger—if they surrendered once, their military achievements would be halved, and all previously accumulated achievements would become void.

This time, Chu Hao’s military achievements... were the first!

He had single-handedly slain a War Venerate level combatant, captured a Soul Piercing Arrow, and had previously annihilated a significant number of War Generals and a handful of War Kings. It would be strange if his military achievements didn’t rank first, and indeed, they far exceeded the second place by more than just a bit.

After the assimilation of the Iron Bull Tribe, military achievements could finally be exchanged.

The exchange had not been allowed earlier because they feared the outsiders would consume their achievements and be passive in battle, but now that the fight was over, it was natural to give the outsiders some incentives.

Of course, those who originally belonged to the Iron Bull Tribe would not get a thing and must build up their achievements in the upcoming battles in order to accumulate military merits, despite receiving only half of what they ought to.

Who let them be the surrendering lot?

Chu Hao exchanged a large number of Spiritual Medicines, intending to use the ceasefire period to expedite the breakthrough of his Body Technique to the War General level.

"Here you go!" Su Wanyue and the three other girls came together, each taking out Spiritual Medicines from their Mustard Seed Rings and piling them up like a small mountain in front of Chu Hao.

"You guys?" Chu Hao was somewhat puzzled.

"Take these Spiritual Medicines. Use them to break through to the War General tier," said Gu Qingcheng.

"Knowing that you currently need Spiritual Medicines, you should use these first," Fu Xue also nodded in agreement.

"Mhm, mhm, mhm, in the future, you just need to give others more delicious things to eat!" The Barbaric Girl was fixated on the idea of food.

Su Wanyue did not speak and merely gave Chu Hao a firm look of affirmation.

Chu Hao did not put on airs, simply nodded, and said, "Thank you!"

"No need for thanks, alright, you should start cultivating now, we’ll be going first!" Gu Qingcheng took Su Wanyue by the hand and was the first to leave.

The Barbaric Girl and Fu Xue also left the room, but upon seeing Gu Qingcheng and Su Wanyue holding hands and walking towards a secluded forest, the girl curiously wanted to follow.

"Don’t go!" Fu Xue stopped her.

"They might have hidden some tasty treats to secretly indulge without us!" the girl complained indignantly, deeming it a breach of comradeship.

Fu Xue couldn’t help but laugh heartily, saying, "They’re definitely not off to secretly eat; don’t worry! Come on, let’s go grill some meat!"

"Yay, yay, let’s eat grilled meat!" The girl immediately clapped her hands, not bothering to think about anything else.

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Gu Qingcheng led Su Wanyue into the dense forest, and then let go of her hand, shaking it as if disgusted, as though afraid of contamination.

Su Wanyue maintained her composure and calm, just watching Gu Qingcheng without saying a word.

"Cold as ice, do you like that scoundrel?" Gu Qingcheng got straight to the point.

"What does that have to do with you?" Despite her cold and indifferent demeanor, Su Wanyue’s personality was extremely assertive, and she was not about to let Gu Qingcheng take the lead, answering whatever she was asked.

Gu Qingcheng snorted and said, "That scoundrel is mine. Be aware and don’t sabotage other people’s relationships!"

Su Wanyue uttered an unperturbed "Oh," and said, "When I met Chu Hao, you didn’t even know where you were, so if anyone is sabotaging a relationship, it would be you, wouldn’t it?"

"Ha, you’ve admitted it!" Gu Qingcheng pointed at Su Wanyue, "You really do like that scoundrel!"

Su Wanyue’s expression remained unchanged as she replied flatly, "I was merely stating a fact, don’t twist my words."

"Fine, if you don’t like that scoundrel, stay away from him," Gu Qingcheng thought for a moment but felt it wasn’t convincing enough, so she added, "No, stay far away!" She may be icy cold, but her charm was by no means inferior to her own, so it was crucial to guard against her.

Although Gu Qingcheng considered herself to be exceptionally beautiful, she had to admit that Su Wanyue was not inferior in any respect. One was voluptuously enchanting, the other was aloof and ethereal; each excelling in her own way, it was hard to say who was superior.

"If you fancy him, then seize your own opportunities," Su Wanyue neither agreed nor declined but instead offered a piece of advice.

"Hmph, I need no such advice from you! Once that scoundrel exits seclusion, I’ll make sure the rice is cooked into a meal. If you persist in entangling with that scoundrel by then, it’ll be quite the shameful affair!" Gu Qingcheng declared, then huffed off back to the campsite.

Su Wanyue watched her retreating figure with a glint of interest flashing in her eyes.

An average woman’s provocation wouldn’t perturb her, yet much like Gu Qingcheng’s intuition, Su Wanyue had to acknowledge that in every aspect, the other woman was a worthy match.

Thus, Gu Qingcheng’s challenge had awoken a competitive spirit within her. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it at Qidian.com with your recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is the greatest motivation. Mobile readers, please visit m.qidian.com to continue reading.)