Eternal Heavenly Emperor-Chapter 469 - 459: Intent Realm Battle

At that moment, Chu Hao displayed his strength to the fullest.

Elemental Transformation, Body Technique, Flame Furnace—he unleashed every bit of his defensive power, and his Star Force wasn’t wasted at all. As he executed the Sky Wind Eight Styles, it blasted a path open for him.

This was his only chance. If he missed it, both he and Tu Xi, Tu Dong would be doomed beyond redemption, despite being War Venerable Experts themselves, only able to die in regret. Not to mention saving him.

Bang, bang, bang, bang, in front of him, fire cockroaches flew like straws, while more corrosive traces appeared on Chu Hao’s body, in some places his bones were even visible, and were melting at a terrifying speed.

He was a Body Cultivator after all, and bones are the strongest part of a Body Cultivator’s defense, which shows just how terrifying the corrosive ability of the fire cockroaches’ saliva was.

At such a critical junction, Chu Hao still had the mind to think that the Body Cultivating War Emperor who could rival a War God, letting the opponent not kill him no matter what, might be because that War God was simply too "weak."

This "weak" refers to the War God surely only having purely cultivated Star Force, and not possessing a strong physique. Otherwise, if he had a body capability like the Green Flame, how could he be helpless against a lower realm Body Cultivator?

Even, if these fire cockroaches reached the Upper Three Realms, perhaps even a Body Cultivator at the War Emperor level wouldn’t dare let them "smack his face," surely turning into pus instead.

In such a fleeting moment of thoughts, he had already reached the Fire Cockroach Queen, kicking continuously. With each kick, the cockroaches holding up the Queen were sent flying, and under the terrifying shock of Star Force, each one burst open and died upon flying out.

With a snap, after losing her support from her subjects, the Queen seemed extremely overweight and directly fell to the ground, flailing her long tail wildly and spitting out one insect egg after another.

This naturally made all the fire cockroaches emit piercing shrieks, wishing they could shatter Chu Hao into pieces, yet now Chu Hao’s foot was already on the Queen’s head, and with a little force, he could blast her head open, making all the fire cockroaches hesitant to make any sudden moves.

"Make them stand down!" Chu Hao commanded the Queen, "I know you can understand me!"

High-tier ferocious beasts all possess extremely high intelligence, let alone the Queen, capable of mobilizing and commanding all fire cockroaches with Divine Sense—The Queen’s Combat Power is surprisingly weak, but correspondingly, her spiritual power must be extremely strong, understanding human speech is naturally not beyond her.

The Insect Nest Queen emitted several short cries, and all the fire cockroaches immediately stopped attacking.

Tu Dong and Tu Xi both sighed in relief. Each was being attacked by two War Venerable level fire cockroaches, under huge pressure, and the swarm did not adhere to any martial arts rules; other fire cockroaches also continuously spit Corrosive Fluid, adding to their pressure.

However, when they tried to join Chu Hao, the four War Venerable level fire cockroaches blocked them.

Chu Hao forcefully pressed down with his foot, saying, "Make them stand down."

The Insect Swarm Queen merely shrieked a few times, but the four War Venerable level fire cockroaches still acted as they pleased, continuing to block Tu Dong and Tu Xi, not giving them any chance to join with Chu Hao.

It had to be said, this was a clever tactic.

Because if the Insect Swarm Queen fell into the hands of the two War Venerates, then the swarm would truly be helpless. But if it’s just a War General, then the chances greatly increase.

Chu Hao also knew what the Fire Cockroach Queen was planning, but he couldn’t press too hard, because killing the Insect Nest Queen would indeed infuriate all the fire cockroaches.

Just then, a consciousness suddenly pierced into his mind.

"Follow my command, you are my servant!" the consciousness issued a dignified command.

Chu Hao felt somewhat confused, his reflexes almost made him comply, but just as he was about to lift his foot, a shiver ran through his heart—what was he doing, how could he let the Insect Swarm Queen go, wasn’t that courting death?

He instantly regained his consciousness, his eyes ablaze with fighting spirit, said, "I really shouldn’t underestimate you, able to influence others with your will! That must be your method of controlling the swarm."

The Insect Swarm Queen screamed through her mouthparts, but its body has completely evolved into a production tool, its mouthparts had long degenerated, and couldn’t spit out any Corrosive Fluid, which was just like screaming helplessly.

"Let them pass!" Chu Hao demanded harshly.

The Insect Swarm Queen just screeched, but the four War Venerable level fire cockroaches still blocked off Tu Dong and Tu Xi, not allowing them to take a step further.

The situation immediately became tense.

Chu Hao broke out in a cold sweat. Although he was no longer under attack from the fire cockroaches, he had sustained severe injuries earlier. Apart from his vital parts, many areas were rotting flesh and bone exposed with rust-like marks.

He had staked everything earlier to capture the Insect Nest Queen, so he had completely forgotten the pain, but in this tense stand-off, the pain began to creep into his body.

It was genuinely bone-deep pain.

Chu Hao felt his vision blur slightly, the massive blood loss was something even his Body Cultivation couldn’t withstand.

It couldn’t go on like this. He would faint, and once he fainted, the outcome went without saying.

He looked at the Insect Swarm Queen, his eyes full of killing intent.

Killing this Queen that could only eat and reproduce was naturally as easy as turning his hand, but her death would trigger a riot across the entire insect nest. Moreover, losing the Queen wouldn’t drive the swarm to extinction. Instead, a new fire cockroach would quickly be selected and evolve into the new Queen.

Chu Hao racked his brain; he absolutely couldn’t die here.

Wait!

He suddenly remembered, how did the Fire Cockroach Queen influence him before?

Intent Realm, it was definitely the Intent Realm!

If that was the case, then why couldn’t he use the enemy’s own tactics against them? He too possessed an Intent Realm!

If he could control, truly control this Insect Swarm Queen, then the vast swarm of insects would also be at his command!

But the problem was, if his will wasn’t as strong as the Fire Cockroach Queen’s, it was very likely that he would be controlled by this alien insect instead and become its servant—this queen could control War Venerate level insects, although it was also a trait determined by the species, it nonetheless showed its will was absolutely powerful.

This was a battle of life and death without visible gunsmoke!

Chu Hao was not a man to worry about gains and losses, and he made up his mind in an instant. His Chaos Intent Realm emitted, rushing towards the Insect Swarm Queen.

The Fire Cockroach Queen’s screeching stopped abruptly. Even as an insect, it was clear that confusion streamed across its nine pairs of compound eyes, appearing puzzled and occasionally showing signs of struggle.

Chu Hao continuously assaulted the alien insect’s Sea of Consciousness. Wherever the Chaos Intent Realm passed, the queen’s consciousness became numb and silent as if it had fallen into a deep sleep. But when his will reached the deepest part of this queen’s Sea of Consciousness, a chilling and incomparable will suddenly surged up like a tsunami, overwhelmingly powerful.

This Fire Cockroach Queen was truly intelligent; it had previously been intentionally luring Chu Hao’s consciousness deeper, to engage in a decisive battle in its Sea of Consciousness, where it had the home-field advantage.

The chilling consciousness was filled with slaughter and chaos, which was the very purpose of the fire cockroach’s existence—kill and exterminate all beings that came here.

Chu Hao’s eyes turned cold; it was time to fight desperately!

He transformed his consciousness into a sword, and charged at the Insect Swarm Queen.

Both the human and the insect possessed powerful Divine Senses, shaping their Intent Realms and initiating a unique contest. The Fire Cockroach Queen’s Intent Realm also transformed into a fire cockroach, but no longer in the form of the queen. Instead, like the four War Venerates, it had mouthparts and forelimbs like blades.

It spewed Corrosive Fluid, its body vaulted forward, swinging its limb-blades at Chu Hao.

Chu Hao’s sword of Intent Realm furiously slashed. The clash erupted. The corrosive fluid covered the sword of Intent with rust spots, while the sword constantly dismembered the giant fire cockroach.

However, these were all manifestations of the Intent Realm. Even if shattered, it would not die, it just diminished the power of the Intent Realm. There were no vital spots, only a long-term struggle of strength. Whose Intent Realm was superior, that individual would achieve victory.

Chu Hao was filled with confidence. He had not cultivated a King’s Intent Realm or Slaughter Intent Realm. Otherwise, in this battle, a king would only meet a stronger king, and slaughter would encounter a more fearsome killer.

His was the Chaos Intent Realm, a combination of both Yin and Yang Intent Realms, akin to the Tai Chi, predominantly defensive and best at using the opponent’s force against them, absolutely top-notch in terms of endurance.

They battled fiercely within the Fire Cockroach Queen’s Sea of Consciousness. Both the human and the insect looked as if they had turned into stone sculptures, not only motionless but also void of any life fluctuations.

The surrounding cockroaches immediately became restless, ready to strike down Chu Hao and reclaim their queen, wiping out the invaders.

Several fire cockroaches stepped forward, but Chu Hao showed no reaction.

This inadvertently encouraged these alien insects. One step, two steps, three steps—they kept approaching, getting closer and closer to Chu Hao.

"Chu Hao!" both Tu Xi and Tu Dong shouted, trying to wake Chu Hao, but he remained utterly still—his Divine Sense had entered a fierce battle within the Fire Cockroach Queen’s Sea of Consciousness, his body’s five senses had already completely vanished.

At this time, not even a thunderclap on a clear day could awaken him.

So they say, this is a do-or-die struggle, succeed or die trying.

The two War Venerates glanced at each other and charged forward recklessly, yet the four Insect Venerates were not for show; they immediately intervened, blocking Tu Dong and Tu Xi from getting any closer.

The fire cockroaches surged forward, with the nearest one even being just three meters away from Chu Hao.

That fire cockroach slowly opened its mouth, extending its tubular mouthparts, with Corrosive Fluid ready to be unleashed, aimed at Chu Hao’s head.

Just when it was about to spray the Corrosive Fluid, a commanding voice emerged deep within its mind, a voice that was branded in the depths of its soul, compelling it to submit unconditionally.

"Retreat!" the voice commanded.

Boom, all the fire cockroaches retreated like a receding tide, including the four Insect Venerates.

Smack, Chu Hao fell off the Fire Cockroach Queen’s back. (To be continued. If you like this work, we invite you to vote and buy monthly tickets at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)