Eternal Heavenly Emperor-Chapter 166 - 158: Mad Thunder Sword Technique (Fifth Update)
The old man’s heart suddenly tightened. Although he was also at the Eight Meridians level, he was not of a genius class and did not possess the strength to crush those of the same rank. Moreover, there were four opponents.
A seasoned veteran like him would naturally not act rashly; otherwise, he would have died hundreds of times by now. The old man suppressed his inner anger and said, "I sold it to a young man."
"What’s his name, and what does he look like?" The four people all asked immediately.
The old man shook his head and said, "I don’t know his name, but he looks quite handsome and is at most 20 years old. Oh right, he had a cat in his arms."
The four looked at each other, and one of them said, "Old man, you’d better not lie."
"How could I?" The old man quickly waved his hand.
"You’d better not." The four turned and left, quickly arriving at an inn.
"Reporting to Elder Liu, the book you wanted has already been bought." They stood respectfully in front of a tall old man. This man was a Martial Sect, and a Four Meridians powerhouse as well.
"Hmm?" Elder Liu’s eyes widened instantly, and he said, "Who?"
"A young man, just recently."
"Then hurry up and find him for me." Elder Liu snorted, regretting internally.
In fact, he had seen that broken book on the old man’s stall yesterday, but after flipping through it, he had naturally thrown it aside. Although he was wealthy, throwing 5000 Star Stones into the water wasn’t something he’d be willing to do. It wasn’t until a while later that an image suddenly formed in his mind.
A man and a sword seemed capable of splitting the heavens and the earth.
He immediately realized he had missed a terrifying secret technique. But he assumed that since even he almost overlooked such a "Heavenly Book," others likely would as well. Therefore, he had only sent his four subordinates to buy it. If he went personally, it might have alerted other experts of the same rank.
After sending his men, he felt uneasy. Now it was proven that this uneasiness was not unwarranted.
The secret technique had indeed been purchased by someone else.
"Yes, yes." The four men nodded hastily. Although they only had a vague idea of what Chu Hao looked like, finding him in such a large city was like searching for a needle in a haystack. But since Elder Liu had given the order, they could only obey.
Elder Liu stood by the window, his eyes as sharp as knives, mumbling, "No matter who you are, you better hand over my secret technique obediently, or I’ll make sure your whole family dies."
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Of course, Elder Liu’s men couldn’t intercept Chu Hao. Flying Fire’s speed was incredibly fast; by this time, Chu Hao had already returned to Yunliu Sect.
Lying in his room, Flying Fire obediently curled up at his feet. Running twice in one day was no small burden for it, and it needed to recover its strength and Star Force.
— Its speed was fast, but its endurance couldn’t compare to a Fiery Flame Horse.
Chu Hao opened the broken book. It had only five pages, extremely thin. As he turned the book at an angle and stared at it, the words faded, and a man wielding a sword appeared, his Sword Qi formidable, as if it could cut the heavens.
Hmm, different from the image seen previously.
Chu Hao slowly rotated the broken book, and the man on the page moved. The sword in his hand seemed alive. Not only did the man and the sword come to life, but the gibberish words seemed to come to life as well, connecting up, down, left, and right to form new, understandable words.
"Mad Thunder Sword Technique." Chu Hao read four characters, then continued, "The basic level of the Mad Thunder Sword Technique I created is of Earth Level High-Grade. If one comprehends the Thunder Intent Realm, the Mad Thunder Sword Technique can advance to Heaven Level."
Earth Level High-Grade!
Chu Hao was astonished. Regardless of whether it was a Heaven-level Technique or Martial Technique, they both required a War Venerate to cultivate. What did Earth Level High-Grade mean? It meant he wouldn’t need to switch to a new sword technique until he reached War Venerate.
"This was definitely worth it, it’s actually Earth Level High-Grade." Chu Hao’s eyes lit up. This was the strongest Martial Technique he could learn at his current stage. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞
Moreover, the Mad Thunder Sword Technique, even after understanding the Thunder Intent Realm, could advance to Heaven Level.
Chu Hao didn’t yet know what Intent Realm meant, but he believed it must be related to War Venerate.
Martial arts could be divided into three stages, each bringing an extraordinary transformation. The first was Warrior, enabling martial artists to soar between heaven and earth with the help of Treasure Artifacts. The second was War Venerate, allowing one to fly directly with the physical body in the celestial heavens and transform the body into elements, making ordinary attacks ineffective.
The final stage was the War God, who had transcended human limitations.
Of course, this was just what Chu Hao understood for now. The abilities of Warriors, War Venerates, and War Gods were undoubtedly more than these.
"Don’t think about this now, the priority is to learn the Mad Thunder Sword Technique. I only have ten days." Chu Hao said.
He had reached a bottleneck in blending the Sky Wind Eight Styles and needed to change his approach.
Constantly shifting the broken book, after a circle, the man on the page fully demonstrated the first style.
Thunderclap Miles.
Chu Hao read the first move’s name, then murmured. In his mind, the middle-aged man had come to life, demonstrating the fearsome power of this move.
"The Sword Manual says, mastering form is the first step."
"The second step is intent, to comprehend the swiftness and dominance of moving like thunderclouds."
"The third step is momentum."
"What, though, is momentum?"
Chu Hao could understand what intent meant, but what on earth was momentum?
"Only by mastering the second step can I try to understand what momentum is." Chu Hao murmured.
But first, he had to complete the first step, mastering the form.
Form should have been the easiest, just like copying a pattern. But when Chu Hao actually wielded his sword, he found his movements incredibly awkward, as if his hands, feet, and body had lost their coordination, rendering him clumsy.
After a whole day, he hadn’t even grasped the basics.
"No wonder it’s Earth Level High-Grade, even capable of reaching Heaven Level." Chu Hao couldn’t help but admire. His comprehension was undoubtedly top-tier, able to master any ultimate move swiftly with his powerful analytic ability.
But he hit a wall with the Mad Thunder Sword Technique.
Try again.
He smiled; the harder it was to learn, the greater its power.
Nine days left.
As time passed, Chu Hao devoted all his energy to practicing the Heavenly Thunder Sword Technique, progressing slowly. But on the seventh day, he received a pleasant surprise.
He suddenly found the key to blending the first two moves of the Sky Wind Eight Styles.
Discarding the sword for palm practice, in half a day, the eighth move "Return to One" finally took form.
In a dense forest, Chu Hao’s expression was solemn. He raised his right hand slightly, and a terrifying aura surged from within him, capable of destroying the heavens and earth.
"Return to One." He exclaimed softly, pushing out his right palm.
Boom.
A violent force swept forward, tree after tree was shattered, creating a ten-meter long, three-meter wide empty area.
Chu Hao was awestruck.
Creating such a clearing wasn’t difficult; the challenge was that everything was pulverized by the palm force, which was the most terrifying part.
"The power is immense, at least twice as strong as the previous seven moves." Chu Hao immediately analyzed this move’s power. "And this is just the fusion of two moves. What if I fuse all seven into a true ’Return to One?’"
"This last move of the Sky Wind Eight Styles must at least be Earth Level High-Grade."
Chu Hao affirmed this in his heart.
After another two days, Chu Hao finally mastered the first move of the Mad Thunder Sword Technique.
He returned to the dense forest, holding the Grey Rock Sword. Standing with his feet apart, he took a deep breath, then suddenly slashed out with his sword.
Instantly, heaven and earth seemed to lose color, leaving only a grey sword light, like a grey dragon, rampaging through the forest.
Snap, snap, snap, snap.
Where the sword momentum swept, nearby trees shattered as if struck by lightning.
"Unfortunately, I don’t have a thunder attribute physique. Otherwise, combined with that, the power would be even greater, right?" Chu Hao murmured. "But flames should also work; let’s try."
This time, Chu Hao activated his physique and the Treasure Artifact simultaneously. The three ferocious beast inner cores lit up, and the Grey Rock Sword burst into flames.
"Indeed, the power is stronger when physique and Treasure Artifact are in harmony." Chu Hao nodded secretly. If he only activated the Treasure Artifact, it would boost his combat power by at most thirty percent. But now, it could reach forty percent.
Thunderclap Miles.
Chu Hao slashed out, Sword Qi soaring, flames dancing wildly.
Boom.
The entire forest seemed to experience an earthquake, with countless trees falling and rocks splitting, leaving a devastated scene.
"What terrifying power." Though he created this himself, Chu Hao still found it hard to believe that human strength could reach this level.
And he was only in the Early Stage of Six Meridians.
"Although I only mastered one move of the Mad Thunder Sword Technique and fused two moves of the Sky Wind Eight Styles, with these two ultimate moves, I have a fair chance against Cao Jingwen." Chu Hao clenched his fist.
He returned to the River Down Courtyard, as tomorrow was the Inner Sect disciple competition.
The Outer Sect disciple competition had already ended, with Li Xiang taking first place. However, this first place was not comparable to Chu Hao’s, as Chu Hao, Mo Guxin, Fu Xue, and Zhou Yuan had already advanced to the Inner Sect.
Furthermore, to prevent someone from the Lower World from securing first place in the Outer Sect again, the sect had fully equipped Li Xiang not only with the peak strength of a Tenth Order Martial Pupil but also with a Treasure Artifact to further enhance his combat power, leaving his opponent Lin Zhendong to suffer defeat.
The key was tomorrow’s competition.
Tomorrow, the Inner Sect disciples would determine the top ten. These top ten would then qualify to challenge the ten Core Disciples, taking their place if victorious, otherwise, there was nothing more to say.
