Eternal Heavenly Emperor-Chapter 462 - 452: Allied Forces

Yun Cai acted as Chu Hao’s translator, relaying his words to the golden centipede.

"How many War Venerate-level subordinates do you have in total?"

"...Only three."

"The Blood Bone Tribe has ten War Venerates, sixteen war chariots—even without using the war chariots, just having ten War Venerates face you would ensure six victories."

"In fact, you indeed lost four to six."

"Such a gamble was doomed from the beginning."

"So, you were deceived."

The logic was simple, known to any child who studied mathematics, but ferocious beasts were too naive in this respect. It wasn’t until Chu Hao laid out the analysis that the golden centipede realized its mistake, and it became furiously enraged, its thick body writhing as mountains collapsed around it, showcasing its terrifying power and anger.

However, the Blood Bone Tribe’s success was also significantly due to the foreigner who could communicate with ferocious beasts. Otherwise, the two sides would never have gambled but would have decided the winner through direct combat.

"We will help you reclaim your lair, but in return, you must allow us passage for three years," Chu Hao proposed a collaboration, as the war would not possibly last that long since their time in this place was limited to three years at most.

Therefore, a three-year pass was sufficient.

This time, the golden centipede was much more cautious and did not immediately agree, fearing being tricked by humans again. It summoned its three War Venerate-level subordinates, and the four ferocious beasts whispered among themselves, creating a somewhat laughable scene.

A silver rooster, a three-headed dog, a tree man, plus a golden centipede discussing together—wasn’t that an odd sight?

Ultimately, they agreed to Chu Hao’s suggestion and allied with the Copper Valley to attack Stone Bridge. In return, Copper Valley would have the right to pass through Stone Bridge for three years.

The plan went unexpectedly smoothly, and Chu Hao and his party returned with a large number of ferocious beasts.

Ten days later, they returned to Copper Valley’s camp.

Seeing so many ferocious beasts appear at once indeed gave the High Priest and others quite a fright, but upon seeing Chu Hao and his party among them, they relaxed and were overjoyed.

They gained four War Venerate-level combat powers, and the golden centipede’s strength far exceeded that of an average Peak War Venerate. As the "boss" guarding the pass, it was incomparably powerful, requiring a tremendous effort to be overcome.

The Blood Bone Tribe had played a clever trick to easily take Stone Bridge, but now they were facing backlash.

Chu Hao began to seclude himself to advance to the Tenth Tier.

He had previously earned a great deal of military merits, which he exchanged for Spiritual Medicine, most of which he used to enhance his Body Technique, but he saved some for breaking through.

For a War General who had grasped the Intent Realm ahead of time, even the Ten Springs stage wasn’t a challenge; he just needed enough strength to support it. He swallowed the Spiritual Medicine while opening the Ten Springs.

Just half a day later, the tenth earth life spring appeared in his Dantian.

Just one more step.

Chu Hao sighed. Now, Copper Valley was ready to strike, planning to attack Stone Bridge within a few days. The longer they delayed, the lower their morale would be. It seemed he had no chance to break through to War King before then.

Regardless, this time he was determined to kill Nangong Rou.

On the third day, the High Priest decided to launch the attack.

"Woo—" the ancient horn sounded. Warriors of Copper Valley donned their armor, and in the sky, birds formed a special formation, led by Chu Hao and Fu Xue, as only the two of them could operate flying war chariots.

As for the golden centipede, it had no time to command the battle, having been tricked by the Blood Bone Tribe; it wanted to exact its revenge.

On the other hand, the Blood Bone Tribe was also prepared, with Magical Cannons aimed at Copper Valley, the barrels already glowing.

"For the tribe, kill!" the High Priest roared, charging forward first.

"Kill!"

The others also roared, charging forward as they brandished their weapons.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

The Magical Cannons fired first, hurling terrifying orbs of light that swallowed up hundreds of lives in an instant, leaving no remains.

"Pu—"

In the sky, the birds also attacked, spewing fire, frost, and venom—variously, but all deadly, severely damaging the Magical Cannon operators.

After all, it was impossible for real Experts to operate Magical Cannons; most were Martial Sects and some Warriors, how could they withstand this elite War General "Flying Squad"?

"Zhu Chunlei, take down these damn birds!" someone shouted from the enemy camp.

"Glad to do so!" a war chariot ascended, with Zhu Chunlei appearing, Nangong Rou still at his side.

Chu Hao also drove forward, saying indifferently, "Old Pig, after a month, how is it that your taste remains so poor, having not yet dumped this ugly woman?" He pointed at Nangong Rou.

"Shut up!" Nangong Rou immediately shouted.

"Ugly as sin!" Gu Qingcheng added, deliberately clinging to Chu Hao’s arm, displaying great intimacy.

Nangong Rou was suddenly at a loss for words. Although she was also a stunning beauty, comparisons are most dreaded; compared to Gu Qingcheng, she was inferior not just in looks, but in temperament and charm as well.

Zhu Chunlei laughed out loud, "Beauty, what future could you possibly have following such a loser? It would be better for you to throw yourself into my arms!"

Gu Qingcheng deliberately glanced at Nangong Rou and said, "You still want to have your cake and eat it too? I, for one, never share a man with another woman!"

Zhu Chunlei knew she was deliberately making things difficult for him, trying to make him ditch Nangong Rou. If Gu Qingcheng truly threw herself into his arms, he naturally wouldn’t mind kicking Nangong Rou to the curb for a more stunning beauty.

But he wasn’t stupid. If he ditched Nangong Rou now and Gu Qingcheng just gave him a cold look, wouldn’t he end up empty-handed and played for a fool?

"With clever women like you, one should make wise choices!" Zhu Chunlei haughtily said, clearly considering himself the "wise choice."

"Zhu Chunlei, quit your nonsense and quickly take out those flat-haired beasts!" someone yelled from below.

A flash of displeasure crossed Zhu Chunlei’s face. How dare someone shout at him like that? But currently, he was a member of the Blood Bone Tribe. If the Blood Bone Tribe were defeated, not only would the credits he accumulated be useless, but even if he defected to the Copper Valley Tribe, his future credits would be halved.

Thus, he merely grunted and raised his right hand, summoning a sphere of lightning, and launched it at a blue eagle.

With the enhancement from the War Chariot, his strike had the killing power of a high-tier War Venerate!

Chu Hao maneuvered his chariot closer and threw a punch.

A look of disdain crossed Zhu Chunlei’s face. Did a mere War King level strength think it could stop him?

But as this thought merely flickered through his mind, he felt his mind go blank, as if plunged into chaos. Under such an influence, that sphere of lightning veered off slightly.

Boom, the blue eagle was still hit but only had a wing blown off. After screaming in pain, it quickly plummeted toward the ground. From such a height, with the formidable physique of a War General level ferocious beast, it was clearly not possible for it to be killed from the fall.

Zhu Chunlei then looked at Chu Hao with a face full of surprise. What technique had the other used to influence his will in such a short time?

Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

He thought of a possibility, but immediately shook his head in denial. Not even a War Venerate could necessarily comprehend the Intent Realm; how could such a minor War General possibly master it?

It must be some Treasure Tool affecting his Divine Sense.

"Daring to obstruct me, are you tired of living?" Zhu Chunlei said murderously, pointing at Chu Hao, "I had thought of recruiting you as a War Servant, but now... you’re seeking your own death!"

"You can’t kill anyone!" Chu Hao said indifferently. As his cultivation increased, his Intent Realm had also grown stronger, even a top-notch War King like Zhu Chunlei was affected.

After all, a War Chariot only amplified combat power; it couldn’t comprehensively boost a Martial Artist’s strength, especially not the Intent Realm, which was mysteriously linked to the soul.

Thinking of using the Intent Realm to kill Zhu Chunlei would be nearly impossible, but it was more than enough for self-preservation, especially since it was a capability that not even War Venerate could necessarily master.

"What a presumptuous fellow!" Zhu Chunlei, driving the War Chariot, charged forward, casting spell after spell of lightning at Chu Hao.

Now that he had the combat power of a War Venerate, every blast of lightning had massive destructive power capable of easily destroying Chu Hao!

Chu Hao deployed his Intent Realm, counterattacking Zhu Chunlei.

To those watching from below, Zhu Chunlei seemed powerful but terribly inaccurate. Every strike was effortlessly neutralized by Chu Hao, showing none of the might expected of a War Venerate.

Chu Hao’s Intent Realm exerted its influence, keeping Zhu Chunlei’s soul perpetually wandering within chaos.

It led him to ponder whether this Minor World was actually formed from the Intent Realm of some powerful entity, from the illusory to the real.

Boom! Boom! Boom! 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Zhu Chunlei roared continuously, his eyes fixed on Chu Hao, filled with murderous intent.

He only thought that Chu Hao had mastered a Treasure Tool capable of affecting his psychic accuracy. Yet with his thicker skin, he couldn’t bring himself to ask Chu Hao to give up this Treasure Tool.

After all, he was one realm higher, fundamentally overpowering the weaker; could he really voice such a shameless demand?

Moreover, Chu Hao simply didn’t give him the chance to get close. Otherwise, a single wide-range attack from him wouldn’t need to be accurate to inflict heavy damage on Chu Hao. Now, the moment he moved, Chu Hao made sure to retreat even faster.

Under Chu Hao’s restraint, the ferocious beasts’ Flying Squad repeatedly damaged the Magical Cannons while the High Priest and the golden centipede collectively swept through their foes.

The High Priest was already mighty, and the golden centipede was even stronger. With each wave of its golden legs, it transformed them into indestructible war spears, against which even low-tier War Venerate had no chance.

With their path cleared, the Copper Valley Tribe and ferocious beasts had joined forces in a charge across the bridge.

The true battle had officially begun. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote or subscribe. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com.)