Eternal Heavenly Emperor-Chapter 470 - 460 Refining the Fire Spirit Crystal

Chapter 470: Chapter 460 Refining the Fire Spirit Crystal

Tu Dong and Tu Xi hurriedly flew over to catch Chu Hao, and after scanning him with Star Force, they sighed in relief when they found that his life force was still very strong.

But what should they do now?

Even the two War Venerates were somewhat at a loss, the Fire Cockroach Queen seemed to have become an idiot, no longer showing any sign of reaction, and Chu Hao had fallen unconscious, completely unaware of what had just happened.

They couldn’t possibly leave with Chu Hao and the Fire Cockroach Queen in tow, could they?

"Let’s wait until this kid wakes up," Tu Dong said.

Tu Xi nodded, administered a healing Spirit Pill to Chu Hao, and the two War Venerates sat down cross-legged. With them guarding, no fire cockroach would dare to sneak attack.

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Chu Hao had passed out because he had used up too much of his consciousness.

He had waged a soul-level battle with the Fire Cockroach Queen and had ultimately emerged victorious, completely suppressing the consciousness of the Fire Cockroach, forcing the Queen to completely submit and send out the thought of retreating.

It was just that the consumption was too great, and once the crisis was over, he had immediately passed out, and the Fire Cockroach Queen was even more exhausted in terms of willpower.

But they were just "tired," and would recover after some rest.

However, this "moment" turned out to be a full three days before Chu Hao finally woke up groggily, and as soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Tu Dong and Tu Xi’s faces above him.

"You stinky kid, you’ve finally woken up!"

"Thanks to you, you actually managed to subdue the Fire Cockroach Queen!"

Both spoke at the same time.

Chu Hao smiled and said, "The two of you can leave immediately, let the army through, I’ll suppress this fellow and make it cooperate."

"Isn’t that a bit imprudent?" asked Tu Xi, frowning at the idea of leaving someone who was just a War General level individual in the midst of a swarm of insects—how dangerous would that be?

"While I was unconscious, not a single fire cockroach attacked, right?" Chu Hao asked.

"Indeed not!" both War Venerates shook their heads.

"That settles it then. These bugs obey orders far better than we humans do. As long as it’s an edict from the Queen, even if they were ordered to commit suicide, they wouldn’t resist—it’s branded deep in their souls," explained Chu Hao.

During his consciousness battle with the Fire Cockroach Queen, he had also learned some secrets about these alien insects.

Although Tu Xi and the other were still worried, they couldn’t override Chu Hao’s confident assurance. Besides, they had been away for over ten days, and their tribe must be anxiously waiting, maybe even thinking they were trapped and preparing to attack at all costs to rescue them.

Thinking this, they agreed, and the two War Venerates hurriedly left. True enough, they didn’t encounter a single fire cockroach attacking them along the way, which amazed them greatly.

After they left, Chu Hao patted the Fire Cockroach Queen and said, "Order your subordinates to bring in food, I need to ’eat’ as well!"

The Fire Cockroach Queen obediently conveyed the order. After being subdued by Chu Hao on a conscious level, it was like the most loyal servant, unconditionally obeying its master’s commands.

Immediately, a large number of fire cockroaches surged in. Just like before, one team was responsible for bringing Fire Spirit Crystals as food, while another team removed the insect eggs laid by the Fire Cockroach Queen.

Chu Hao had four Insect Venerates move to the entrances of the two passages—having such four immensely powerful alien beings by his side still made him somewhat apprehensive.

He also began "eating" the Fire Spirit Crystals, his appetite almost as immense as that of the Fire Cockroach Queen.

That was because he had the Flame Furnace.

The speed at which it refined energy was outstanding; he digested a Fire Spirit Crystal in an instant, and his physique improved a tad as a result.

"These Fire Spirit Crystals are much purer than those from the He Family!" Chu Hao thought to himself, "This is really a windfall!"

Improving his physique would naturally help his Body Techniques, and Chu Hao’s physique continued to increase with the help of the Fire Spirit Crystals. It would have been strange indeed if these Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures didn’t have such an effect.

At the He Family, even though Chu Hao had been named the first in line to succeed the next Family Head, he was only rewarded with a few Fire Spirit Crystals of very low purity. By this comparison, it was clear how precious Fire Spirit Crystals were.

But now, Chu Hao had unlimited access to these extremely precious Fire Spirit Crystals, a fortune he had exchanged with his life!

Life and death, happiness and utter disaster, were just a step away.

Chu Hao kept refining, and as his Body Techniques improved, he constantly felt hungry. Fortunately, he had brought plenty of food with him, so he’d just eat when he was hungry.

He lost track of time and just kept on refining, refining, refining.

By now, the army from Copper Valley must have passed through; they might even have started attacking other tribes or charged towards the fourth strategic location. Chu Hao didn’t care about any of that; after all, Su Wanyue and the others already knew he was safe, and all he needed to do now was focus on refining the Fire Spirit Crystals.

As far as he was concerned, this was the biggest opportunity he had gained since entering this place. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

In comparison, military merits didn’t seem significant at all. Even if he multiplied his accumulated military merits by ten, the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures he could exchange for wouldn’t be worth as much as the Fire Spirit Crystals he refined in a day.

But he had already spent over half a month here.

His physique and body technique had improved rapidly, but the growth of his Star Force cultivation remained the same, and had even slowed down somewhat without the dual cultivation with Su Wanyue. It had changed from advancing one realm in ten days to every twenty days.

He quickly reached the peak of the Ten Springs War General and was ready to tackle the Ten Springs Unified.

Chu Hao temporarily stopped refining Fire Spirit Crystals and instead started to challenge the Ten Springs Unified.

Having experience, although the Warrior’s realm was the Human Life Spring and the War General’s realm was the Earth Life Spring, fundamentally, there was no qualitative difference between the two; it was just that the Star Force surging in the Earth Life Spring was far stronger than that in the Human Life Spring.

With an abundant supply of Fire Spirit Crystals providing energy, none of this was a problem.

He began his assault, and the ten Earth Life Springs shook continuously until they finally merged into one, transforming into a massive Life Spring.

Indeed, after accumulating more realm comprehension, he would be able to challenge the title of War King.

Chu Hao continued to refine Fire Spirit Crystals, his body instinctively operating, activating the Flame Furnace, absorbing the benefits, while his consciousness ventured into deeper levels, exploring the secrets of the universe.

To become a War King, one must comprehend "Heaven".

He had also become like the Insect Swarm Queen – "eating" every day, then "sleeping." Only, when eating, it wasn’t with the mouth but the body, and while sleeping, one sits cross-legged, with the consciousness wandering in the Dao, understanding the secrets of the universe.

This leap in progress was slow for Chu Hao. At least several tens of days later, he suddenly awoke from this deepest level of Enlightenment, his whole body’s momentum soared instantly, and a tiny spring eye had opened, gushing with Star Force.

Heaven’s Life Spring!

Chu Hao couldn’t help but look perplexed. At the beginning, he was indeed comprehending "Heaven," but later his thoughts had transcended the concept of "Heaven," expanding to the entire cosmos, studying the Dao, envisioning the Field Domains.

Unconsciously, had the Heaven’s Life Spring opened?

If people knew about this, who wouldn’t be green with envy?

How many War Generals had sought this breakthrough and failed, ultimately dying of old age, resenting the heavens for being unfair. Yet, he didn’t even comprehend deeply, but the Heaven’s Life Spring had opened on its own.

This must be because of the insights he had previously understood, which were far above the heights of a War King, coupled with the massive energy provided by the Fire Spirit Crystals, that allowed him to breakthrough to War King unconsciously.

Since the breakthrough had occurred, he continued refining the Fire Spirit Crystals.

If possible, Chu Hao wanted to refine all the Fire Spirit Crystals completely.

Once again, he lost track of time; each day after practicing for four hours, the rest was spent refining, refining, refining.

His body technique soon caught up and also reached the War King level. However, since he wasn’t an Innate Body Cultivator, his body technique was limited by the level of Star Force. It could only keep up once his Star Force level had increased.

No one knew how many millennia had this place accumulated Fire Spirit Crystals. Now, with such prodigal use, body cultivation seemed incredibly simple.

After reaching War King, his cultivation speed further slowed down, and the accumulation from the Ancestral Pool baptism was rapidly depleting. Now, it took him almost two months to advance a minor realm.

This became his method of keeping track of time.

When he broke through to the Fourth Tier War King, he found that the Fire Spirit Crystals could no longer improve his physique.

"What level has my physique reached now if even Fire Spirit Crystals are ineffective against me?" Chu Hao stood up abruptly, his whole body emitting terrifying potential – not the oppressive aura of a War King, but that of his physique!

In this world, there are billions of species; some are born strong, akin to emperors among men, like the Golden Giant Dragon, crushing other beings on a life essence level, where most creatures can only prostrate themselves before it.

And Chu Hao’s physique was the strongest Taiyang Body which, at this moment, had seen a substantial improvement, elevating his life essence level by an untold number of times.

"I need to consult with Fat Cat on what rank my physique would be considered now - surely it must now be in the top ten?" Chu Hao revealed a smile, patting the Fire Cockroach Queen, he said, "I’m leaving, I won’t compete with you for Fire Spirit Crystals anymore."

"Chirp!" The Fire Cockroach Queen cried out, filled with reverence.

This human was too powerful, not in terms of strength, but on the level of life essence, making it feel as if it were facing a natural predator, left with nothing but endless reverence.

Chu Hao stepped forward, heading towards another end of the Land of Flames, calculating the time, at least half a year had passed. If the Copper Valley tribe hadn’t been defeated, they should have already captured the fourth strategic fortress, or even the fifth, confronting Holy Valley directly.

Along the way, all the fire cockroaches submitted; after waging a battle of consciousness with the Fire Cockroach Queen, his Intent Realm had also adopted a hint of the Insect Swarm Queen’s temperament, barely qualifying as a half-king.

An Insect Venerate appeared silently, lying down at Chu Hao’s feet as if offering itself as his mount.

Chu Hao laughed heartily and, without any politeness, leaped on its back. The Insect Venerate immediately moved its six long legs and raced off at a startling speed, taking only a few hours to bring Chu Hao out of the cave.

They had crossed the Land of Flames, and ahead lay a vast plain.

"I’m back!" Chu Hao roared, bidding farewell to the Insect Venerate, unfurling his figure, sweeping across like lightning.

Su Wanyue and Gu Qingcheng, two beautiful figures flashed ceaselessly in his mind, making him eager to see them.(To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read at m.qidian.com.)