Eternal Heavenly Emperor-Chapter 130 - 123: Challenging the Pang Sect

"Senior Brother Zhao is still on Gold Peak Mountain, so I returned first," Chu Hao said.

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was greatly disappointed. What use was it for just Chu Hao to return? It had only been a little more than two months since he became a martial master, and if a real fight broke out, he could only be a burden they would need to protect.

Chu Hao didn’t bother to defend himself and said, "I’ll go see Senior Sister Fu first."

In fact, he had become an Inner Sect Disciple before Fu Xue. By rights, he could call Fu Xue a junior sister, because the seniority among Inner Sect Disciples was determined by the ranking list. Although his ranking hadn’t changed, Fu Xue’s ranking surely hadn’t either, so naturally, she would be ranked after him.

But he had gotten used to calling her that, and he had no intention to change it.

He arrived at a side room and saw Fu Xue lying in bed wrapped in gauze, looking like a mummy.

Hiss, was she this seriously injured?

Although those people outside were also injured, they could at least run and jump around. Their injuries combined probably weren’t as severe as hers alone.

Chu Hao smiled and said, "Senior Sister, how come every time I see you, you are lying in bed?"

"Tch, you try fighting six against one, each with higher cultivation than you, and see if you don’t end up lying down too," Fu Xue’s spirit was actually not bad, and she could still quarrel with Chu Hao.

True to her nickname of Female Tyrannosaurus, she was indeed fierce.

Chu Hao turned his head to Tang Xin and said, "Close the door."

The Female Tyrannosaurus immediately glared, "What do you think you’re doing? Don’t think that just because I’m like this now, if you dare to take liberties with me, I won’t beat you into a pig’s head."

Chu Hao scoffed, "Take a look at yourself in the mirror, in your current state, do I even have the heart to lay a finger on you?"

"Are you saying you find me repulsive?" Again, Fu Xue was unsatisfied.

Tang Xin, holding back laughter, closed the door.

Chu Hao flicked his hand and suddenly a large pile of Star Stones appeared on the floor.

"Roar." Flying Fire immediately pounced on them, spreading its limbs to embrace the stones, its eyes already showing desire.

"With so many Star Stones, did you turn into a thief?" Fu Xue was also quite surprised.

"That’s none of your business," Chu Hao said with a smile, "Now that you’ve made your breakthrough to martial master, you can absorb the power of Star Stones, which is exactly what you need at the moment."

"Eh, are you trying to kill me with money?" Fu Xue also started to laugh, "Just to let you know, I won’t be pledging myself to you because of this. At most, when we return to Eastern Cloud City, I’ll find you a few more brides."

"Right," Chu Hao waved his hand dismissively, "You better start by finding a man who can tolerate you first."

"Ha, as lovely as I am, finding a husband would be a piece of cake. Just need to act a bit demure when we meet, and who’d turn the tables while married?" Fu Xue said, scoffing at the idea.

So she had it all planned out.

"Tang Xin, come over here too," Chu Hao waved to Tang Xin, and after she sat down, he said, "During my trip out this time, I gained a cultivation technique called the Minor Formless Mysterious Skill. It doesn’t require any specific physical attributes, and now I’m going to pass this technique on to you."

"Minor Formless Mysterious Skill?"

"No attributes?"

Fu Xue and Tang Xin weren’t novices anymore and knew that normally techniques without attributes were synonymous with "trash," like the Seven Star Jue taught in the Yunliu Sect.

Chu Hao smiled and said, "The Minor Formless Mysterious Skill is an earth-grade mid-tier technique."

"Pfft!"

Both Fu Xue and Tang Xin spurted out in unison.

Earth-grade mid-tier was astonishing; even the Yunliu Sect couldn’t produce such a technique.

"Chu Hao—" Fu Xue’s voice deepened, "Have you thought this through? Do you really wish to pass us such a divine technique?"

"Yeah, owning an earth-grade mid-tier technique could start a sect and become a top force in Tianhe County in a few years," Tang Xin added.

It’s not that they didn’t want the earth-grade mid-tier technique, but their friendship with Chu Hao surpassed their greed.

Chu Hao just smiled and said, "When you get a heaven-level technique in the future, just pass it on to me, and we’ll be even."

Heaven-level technique.

Both Fu Xue and Tang Xin rolled their eyes but understood that Chu Hao’s mind was made up and he had thoroughly thought it through.

"Hey hey hey, are you sure you aren’t trying to make me pledge myself to you?" Fu Xue joked.

"You’d better call yourself ’Lord’ instead; I think that’s more fitting for you," Chu Hao laughed too.

"Get lost!"

After exchanging jokes, Chu Hao became serious and said, "I don’t need to elaborate on the importance of an earth-grade technique. This technique should remain only in your hearts and never be put on paper."

Fu Xue and Tang Xin both nodded seriously, knowing that if anyone found out they were cultivating an earth-grade mid-tier technique, they would never have peace—unless their strength reached that of a War General, where those weaker wouldn’t dare to covet their secret, and those stronger wouldn’t care for such a level of technique.

"Now listen carefully." Chu Hao recited the mantra of the Minor Formless Mysterious Skill, along with the circulation route of Star Force, demonstrating on a Meridian chart—such things were bound to be found in a martial artist’s room.

Having been chosen by Madam Yun from Eastern Cloud City, both Tang Xin and Fu Xue were naturally among the elite in comprehension. Although listening was not as easy as reading, after Chu Hao recited it three times, they had it mostly memorized.

After spending an hour or so, both of them finally memorized the technique to perfection.

Fu Xue could begin practicing it right away, while Tang Xin had to wait until she reached the Tenth Tier Martial Disciple and became a Quasi Martial Master.

Chu Hao nodded and said, "Now, it’s time for us to start our counterattack in the Lower World."

"Are you going to challenge Pang Yi?"

"Mm." Chu Hao nodded. He had originally planned to leave this battle until the new year, but now he decided to strike earlier.

First-tier early stage versus fifth-tier middle stage; with his combat power, he wasn’t scared.

"Can you handle it?" Tang Xin frowned and said, "Chu Hao, you just broke through to Martial Master two months ago. It would be a miracle if you could reach the peak of first-tier Martial Master now."

Chu Hao smiled and said, "I ate two Seven Flower Fruits; I’m now at first-tier early stage."

Pfft.

Tang Xin was immediately dumbfounded. He hadn’t even reached first-tier Martial Disciple, and Chu Hao was already a first-tier Martial Master. You can’t just hit people like that.

Chu Hao left River Down Courtyard, taking Flying Fire with him and heading up the mountain.

Inner Sect Disciples formed cliques because once they left the Yunliu Sect, they would be the pillars of their various families. Hence, disciples from noble families would only ally with each other, but would never really come together.

Like Pang Yi, who was an outstanding member of the Pang Family, those who held him as the leader were either of common birth or were already vassals of the Pang Family.

Thus, Pang Yi’s power was known as Pang Sect, and the courtyard where they were located was somewhat higher than that of the Upper River Sect. Here, the higher the residence of an Inner Sect Disciple, the more powerful their influence was.

Atop the mountain was where the top ten core disciples lived; other Inner Sect Disciples simply did not have the qualifications to go up there.

"Pang Sect." Chu Hao stopped in front of a courtyard gate, looking up at the plaque above. Beside him were Fu Xue and Tang Xin. The Female Tyrannosaurus would not miss such a great show and had followed closely, leaning on a crutch, with Tang Xin loyally accompanying her.

Chu Hao’s right fist tightened, and he threw a punch through the air. With the force of his punch reverberating, the plaque snapped into two, crashed to the ground, and shattered.

"Who dares to cause trouble at our Pang Sect?" Instantly, over a dozen people rushed out of the courtyard, surrounding Chu Hao and the others, their eyebrows knitted in anger.

"River Down Courtyard, Chu Hao." Chu Hao said with a faint smile, "In the past, I’ve received much attention from everyone. It’s only right to return the favor. I’ve come to seek some guidance today, and I hope the Senior Brothers won’t hesitate to enlighten me."

"Bastard." These people immediately roared furiously. Do you call this seeking guidance? Who would smash someone else’s signboard while seeking guidance?

Clearly, he was here to cause trouble.

However, according to the rules of the Yunliu Sect, fighting was allowed between different powers within the sect, even mass brawls. Still, outnumbering the opponent was strictly forbidden—taking turns fighting one by one was acceptable, but ganging up was not.

"Let me teach you a lesson." A disciple stepped forward, appearing to be nearly 30 years old.

Chu Hao didn’t lack manners. He raised his hand and said, "Please."

"Wolf Tooth Fist." The disciple roared, lunging forward with a punch as Star Force surged, his fist taking on an iron-blue hue and gleaming with the cold light of metal.

Gold attribute physique.

Bang!

He had just charged up to Chu Hao when his body bowed, his face twisting as if he were constipated, turning beet red in an instant. It turned out he had already been kicked in the abdomen by Chu Hao and was sent flying back.

A bunch of rags fluttered through the air as he tumbled across the ground, the clothing around his abdomen completely shattered, revealing a glaring red footprint, bright and eye-catching.

"Senior Brother Yang!" The people of Pang Sect were all shouting, shocked and furious.

"Isn’t this guy just a newcomer from the Outer Sect?"

"Right, he recently beat up Mo Guxin fiercely; he was detained for over a month. Everyone in the Outer Sect knows this clearly."

"But Senior Brother Yang is of the Three Meridians, how could he lose?"

"Is this guy a demon?"

"Quick, go get the boss over here."

Someone went inside to get reinforcements, while the rest stared at Chu Hao. Though they were furious, not a single one of them dared to make a move.

Chu Hao chuckled and said, "Since we’re idle, you might as well all come at me."

A dog from the Lower World dared to be so arrogant?

The people of Pang Sect exchanged glances and simultaneously stepped forward, preparing to attack. In the sect, outnumbering was punishable, but if both sides agreed, then there were no issues.

"Beat him up." Everyone surged forward at once.

Bang bang bang bang. Chu Hao also made his move, unleashing Shocking Force. His lethality was terrifying; in less than five minutes, he had knocked everyone out cold. He piled up the Pang Sect disciples into a heap, then sat cross-legged on top of them.

After a while, Pang Yi and two followers came out of the courtyard. When he saw the pile of flesh at his gate, his face immediately turned extremely ugly.

Damn it, to think his subordinates had been turned into a pile of blocks? How could he face this as their boss?

How infuriating. Who was to blame when the overall strength of Pang Sect was so weak? Only one of them was strong beyond the fifth-tier. If it had been Cao Jingwen, he had seven war generals under him, each of them possessing the Eight Meridians and of genius-level, any one of them strong enough to suppress him with just a finger.

The gap was more than just a little.

"So it’s you." Pang Yi recognized Chu Hao at a glance, after all, nobody who had just joined the Inner Sect had ever dared to challenge him before.

Chu Hao smiled faintly, "It seems our battle has to be brought forward."

"Chu Hao, you’ve just joined the Inner Sect two months ago, how could you have improved so quickly?" Pang Yi was very concerned about this, because even constantly soaking in the Black Jade Pool might not lead to such rapid improvement.

"Oh, it’s just that I ate two Seven Flower Fruits," Chu Hao said offhandedly. He didn’t intend to hide this, since many people had already seen it, and by keeping it a secret, others would only covet what he had even more, thinking he was hiding some big secret, which would bring even more trouble.

Seven Flower Fruit?

What kind of luck did this kid have?

The people of Pang Sect all showed envious and jealous looks, and Pang Yi was no exception, wishing he could turn Chu Hao into a Seven Flower Fruit and devour him.

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