Eternal Heavenly Emperor-Chapter 316 - 306 Ancient Characters

Boom, boom, boom! In the sky, the rising malevolence seemed to transform into a vicious flood dragon raising havoc, while the heavens sent down a thunder calamity to claim it, constantly cleaving with lightning. But the flood dragon was extraordinarily fierce, not only resisting head-on but also launching counterattacks.

To battle against the heavens!

What on earth was beneath Black Iron City to even anger The Heavens?

Everyone was terrified to the core, running for their lives toward the exit.

No matter how many Heaven Talented warriors were among them, they were only left trembling with fear in the face of such might.

They were still far from that level.

Whether it was Yuan Tiangang, once the number one in Cang State, or Yue Feng, who had risen to prominence later in life, now all they could do was pale and hurry along with their heads down. To show off in front of such power was an act of courting death.

The exit was within sight.

A surge of excitement filled everyone’s hearts, and they couldn’t help but speed up just a bit.

Boom!

Just then, Black Iron City could no longer contain that malevolence. Like a dam bursting, the malevolent energy that soared into the sky crazily lashed out in every direction.

This malevolence was not in the least restricted by the special environment outside the city; its speed was unfaltering, like angry waves charging at Chu Hao and his companions.

"Run!"

Everyone started to sprint frantically, knowing that even a Tenth Tier warrior would end up dead if they were hit by this malevolence.

The exit was reached.

Buzz, buzz, buzz, one after another, people squeezed out. Fortunately, this barrier allowed exit without restriction, making it much easier to leave than to enter, otherwise those warriors who had been forced in by the powerful figures outside would be crying now.

One figure after another tumbled out, and the significant figures waiting around stepped forward. The barrier blocked their vision, and though they instinctively felt a sense of unease, they hadn’t perceived any other anomalies.

Chu Hao dared not linger; although the barrier was like a spider’s web, designed to trap big and let small through, it was questionable whether it could block that terrifying malevolence. Having exited the barrier, he quickly grabbed the Barbaric Girl with his left hand and Ke Ruoshan with his right, his gaze sweeping around until he spotted Zhang Tianhua and rushed over.

"Master, we must leave this place at once! Quickly!" he shouted.

Whoosh, whoosh, Zhang Tianhua and War Emperor Tianshuang leaped over at the same time. But their statuses were so disparate that Zhang immediately stepped back, respectfully standing behind War Emperor Tianshuang.

"What’s the matter, why such panic?" War Emperor Tianshuang asked.

"There’s a monster trying to break out from inside," the Barbaric Girl blurted out.

"What monster?" War Emperor Tianshuang seemed very relaxed; after all, he was a War Emperor with few superiors in strength on Sky Martial Star, so he had ample confidence.

"Regardless, we need to get further away from this place first," urged Chu Hao, no longer concerned with showing reverence to War Emperor Tianshuang.

Boom!

Right then, the barrier was forcibly breached, and a torrent of black malevolence surged out, radiating endless might.

War Emperor Tianshuang’s eyes bulged, and without a word, he stretched out his right hand and, with his Star Force, formed an ice-white giant hand that scooped up Chu Hao, Ke Ruoshan, the Barbaric Girl, and also Zhang Tianhua. He then pushed off with his legs, ascending into the sky.

Being a War Emperor, he could fly with his physical body, unlike Zhang Tianhua and Ke Ruoshan, who needed to employ a Flying Treasure Artifact.

The malevolence whirled wildly, exploding the heads of anyone it touched without exception.

Among the casualties were not only the most ordinary martial masters but also Martial Sects, warriors, and even War Generals and War Kings. The War Venerates, able to fly with their own bodies and with much quicker reactions, were not affected.

Just one sweep resulted in at least a few hundred tragic deaths.

"What kind of existence is this, that it makes even me, an old man, tremble with fear?" War Emperor Tianshuang, having stopped in the sky, gazed down upon the catastrophe below with a sudden jolt of realization.

Malevolence continued to rampage unchecked.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, more and more people gathered in the sky, among them not a few War Emperors. They hovered at the forefront, followed by War Venerates. As for the warriors, War Generals, and War Kings, who needed Treasure Artifacts to fly, they couldn’t hover and instead flew back and forth like patrolling guards behind the front ranks.

"What exactly did you do inside that has led to such a disaster?" War Emperor Tianshuang frowned and asked, as the malevolence continued to spread. It would be an enormous calamity if it were to fill the entire Cang State.

"Some fools tampered with the city’s Formation core, awakening an ancient monster that was sealed by the grand formation," explained Chu Hao succinctly.

"What!" War Emperor Tianshuang couldn’t help but be shocked, and the nearby War Emperors displayed the same disbelief.

The fall of Black Heaven Sect was already an affair of over a hundred thousand years before. What being could survive from then?

Truly a monster.

They naturally questioned whether Chu Hao was speaking rashly, but the fear induced by that malevolence made them somewhat believe him.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we must act swiftly to dissipate this evil aura, or we will be plagued with endless trouble," suggested a War Emperor.

"Indeed!" the other War Emperors nodded in agreement. Should this evil aura spread, it would wreak terrible destruction.

War Emperor Tianshuang ordered Zhang Tianhua to take Chu Hao and the two others to a distant place while he himself pressed his right hand downwards. His Star Force converged, transforming into an ice-cold palm as large as a mountain, which he bore down upon the evil aura below.

The other War Emperors were not to be outdone and they each launched their suppression attacks.

These were War Emperors, after all, individuals who truly stood at the pinnacle of the pyramid. Once they took action, the whole heavens and earth seemed to dim, outshone only by their attacks that glittered, as if they could illuminate both the ancient and modern times, so powerful they were.

Instantly, the evil aura was throttled.

The onlookers rejoiced at the sight, for naturally, no one wished to see the human realm ravaged by this evil aura—none would benefit from such destruction. But just as their smiles began to form, they saw the subdued evil aura suddenly launch a fierce retaliation, expanding rapidly with even greater ferocity.

Crack crack crack crack crack, whether it was the Ice Crystal Giant Hand, Flame Giant Claw, or Rock Giant Fist, they were all shattered in an instant, as the evil aura continued its unstoppable rampage as if it were invincible.

War Emperor Tianshuang and the others were greatly shocked. Their attack, although not their ultimate move, was the combined effort of more than a dozen War Emperors. Yet the opponent hadn’t even revealed its true body—it was merely the overflowing evil aura that had shattered their offense.

A War Emperor?

At the very least a War Emperor, and there was even a possibility of... a War God!

At the thought of the term "War God," the War Emperors couldn’t help but feel weak in the knees. Cang State had not seen a War God for tens of thousands of years—if there was indeed a War God suppressed here, who could stand against them?

If this War God chose to be Cang State’s Guardian, it would be an incredible stroke of fortune, instantly stripping Cang State of its title as the weakest. But if this War God, feeling vexed after being trapped for a long time, decided to go on a rampage, it would spell an absolute disaster for the entirety of Cang State.

The higher probability, judging from the nature of the evil aura, was the latter. Just look at how many lives it had claimed in such a brief moment!

"Who dares awaken me prematurely?" A terrifying voice resounded, capable of making one’s soul tremble.

Boom, the power of the evil aura instantly surged by a thousandfold, as if everything before had been but child’s play, and now the true battle had begun.

Ah!

Everyone’s faces turned pale. If the combined efforts of a dozen War Emperors had no effect on the evil aura, what would happen now that its power had increased a thousand times? Wasn’t this enough to annihilate even War Emperors with ease?

A colossal figure loomed within the evil aura, standing ten thousand feet tall, and to everyone’s astonishment, it appeared to have a pair of wings extending from its back. However, the evil aura was so dark that it was impossible to make out its appearance.

A winged human? How could this be possible!

The crowd felt an urge to rub their eyes, for how could such a person exist?

Chu Hao, on the other hand, immediately thought of what he saw in the medicine field beneath Xiaocao’s Medicine Valley—there were skeletons of various creatures everywhere, including hundred-foot-tall golden bone giants and large serpents with horns on their heads, likely resembling Jiaolong dragons.

Back then, he had only taken a cursory glance; among them, there could have been humans with wings.

The Earth Medicine Valley was a force from the Ancient Times, even possessing the ability to leave the Sky Martial Star. If the creature within the evil aura were similar to the "fertilizer" of the Earth Medicine Valley, then it was quite possible that it had lived through the Ancient Times.

Old antiques and monsters from more than a million years ago!

Moreover, the remark "again" by the Bird Man suggested that perhaps, in years past, the Black Heaven Sect had also awakened him, only to be annihilated by him. If this was the case, it might explain the mystery of why the Black Heaven Sect, then at the height of its power, had disappeared overnight.

"That lunatic really didn’t die, and he’s still as fierce as ever!" Fat Cat said, remarking with a hint of nostalgia.

Upon hearing this, several nearby people cast shocked glances at them—anyone would be astonished to suddenly see a talking cat. Zhang Tianhua, in particular, felt a chill down his spine and almost dropped Fat Cat.

"What are you looking at? Have you never seen someone as handsome as Yours Truly?" Fat Cat retorted, giving everyone a contemptuous sweep of the eye, flaunting an obnoxious air.

No one had seen a talking cat before, let alone one this annoying.

"Fat Cat, we’re not in Black Iron City anymore. You’d better gauge your own strength before acting so arrogantly here," Chu Hao warned.

Once out of Black Iron City, he could tell that the cat’s cultivation was at the Martial Sect Realm, though which tier was unclear.

Fat Cat shrunk its head back but then bragged cheekily, "If I were at my peak, I could suppress all of them with a single swipe of my paw."

At these words, the nearby onlookers grimaced with anger, but they were all preparing to flee at any moment, given that the evil aura and the Bird Man could emerge at any time.

Add to that the fact that Zhang Tianhua was a peak level War King, not so easily dealt with.

"Fat Cat, talk less," Chu Hao said, blocking the cat’s mouth. This creature was just too glib.

While Fat Cat couldn’t struggle free from Chu Hao’s strength, it continued to wave its paws in vain.

"Damn it, being awakened prematurely will cause me to lose a great deal of my Origin life force." Even through the dense evil aura, it was still evident how furious the Bird Man was as he performed an inhalation gesture.

Whoosh, a powerful suction force assailed them, as if attempting to extract their very souls from their bodies.

"This is bad, this creature is absorbing our life essence!" exclaimed a War Emperor with a tremble in his voice. (To be continued. If you like this work, we welcome you to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)