Eternal Heavenly Emperor-Chapter 318 - 308: Challenging Han Zongxin

Ancient Times weren’t lacking in individuals who had achieved Double Great Perfection in the Three Minor Realms, Chu Hao knew this, and the environmental conditions of the world during Ancient Times were completely different from now, famously filled with Spirit Grass everywhere, so it wasn’t unusual for everyone to concurrently practice Body Techniques as well.

However, Chu Hao still had firm confidence, believing that in a battle against someone of the same level, he would not be weaker than anyone.

This Fat Cat actually ranked himself among the thirty-fifty, looking down on him too much!

"Kid, don’t be unconvinced, the martial arts level of my era was far more profound than now, possessing all kinds of methods. It’s inherently unfair for you to compare yourself with them," The Fat Cat said candidly.

Chu Hao thought of the Silver Dragon Armor, which if intact, could directly enhance a Martial Artist’s combat power by a major realm. If Yuan Tiangang were to wear it, could he compete?

Nobody said that you can’t use Treasure Artifacts in a fight, otherwise, what’s the point of having Treasure Artifacts?

Besides, a Treasure Artifact is just one method to enhance a Martial Artist; there are also Pills, or even more mysterious things, like Elemental Transformation. Bloodlines can affect the extent of a Martial Artist’s Elemental Transformation; in the Ancient Times, War Gods were as common as dogs, so it wouldn’t be surprising if a few of their descendants had purer bloodlines than Chu Hao, after all, the numbers were there.

Comparing the people of today with the people of the Ancient Times is indeed unfair; their environments are fundamentally different.

"Moreover, some geniuses from Ancient Times had also merged with alien spirits of the heavenly and earthly elements, their physical prowess was simply hair-raising!" the Fat Cat added.

"What kind of merging?" Chu Hao stopped his practice and asked.

"Take you, for example, you have the Fire Attribute, and there are some Spiritual Fires between heaven and earth that possess supreme power. If you could merge with them, your physique would greatly improve, throwing a punch could bring about a sea of flames," The Fat Cat explained, "I’ve seen a monster who merged with three kinds of Spiritual Fires, evaporating a sea with a single punch."

Chu Hao couldn’t help but yearn for that power, then said, "According to you, I could also merge with a Spiritual Fire?"

"It’s possible, but now the environment has changed drastically, and the number of Spiritual Fires has sharply decreased. Whether you can find one depends on your luck," The Fat Cat leaped back onto Chu Hao’s shoulder and started grooming its whiskers.

"However, the first step is that you must reach Warrior status, which is the most basic condition for merging with an Alien Spirit."

Warrior status.

Chu Hao nodded inwardly, he too wished to reach Warrior status and then return to the Yunliu Sect for revenge. By then, with the Silver Dragon Armor, even if Sects like Sky Heart Sect tried to interfere, he wouldn’t fear them.

He decided to go into seclusion, aiming to reach the peak of the Ten Meridians Martial Sect, and then go to the Heavenly Spring to comprehend it and break through to Warrior status as soon as possible.

It had been nearly two years since he left the Lower World, and if he couldn’t break through within a year, then the Yunliu Sect would once again kidnap a group of people from the Lower World.

Returning to his residence, Chu Hao began his arduous cultivation.

Every day, apart from expanding his Meridians for three hours, he would practice Body Cultivation. With Dragon Tooth Rice in his possession, he had the confidence to continuously improve his physical strength. Moreover, the Barbaric Girl would occasionally come by, always "casually" picking up some precious birds and Spiritual Medicines to cook a pot for him, greatly nourishing Chu Hao’s vitality.

With the remaining time, he pondered over the Mad Thunder Sword Technique’s Fifth Form and the Six Forms Unified.

Every once in a while, he would take out the Mysterious Jade Seal to observe the patterns on it. Although he completely couldn’t understand the mysteries contained within, it allowed him to gain insights by analogy. Plus, his Soul Power was now fully replenished, enhancing his comprehension abilities significantly, and he was gradually on the verge of a breakthrough.

A month later, he finally reached the peak of the Ten Meridians Martial Sect, and his physical strength fully kept up, not falling short by the slightest, achieving the pinnacle of the Overlord Body Jue’s Second Layer realm. Regrettably, he still hadn’t mastered the Fifth Form of the Mad Thunder Sword Technique, but there were signs of mastering the Six Forms Unified, with mastery not far off.

Now, both his Star Force and physical strength had reached a bottleneck.

Star Force would only be able to continue improving after breaking through to Warrior status, and physical strength would be the same; the cells in his body needed to undergo a revolutionary transformation, completely splitting by a factor of two.

These were not achievements that could happen overnight.

Chu Hao naturally decided to break through to Warrior status first. Body Cultivation was just an auxiliary, prioritizing Star Force.

Zhang Tianhua had come out of seclusion several days earlier, and he was extremely happy, having truly seen the hope of breaking through to War Venerate. At his level, every step forward was incredibly difficult, and between glimpsing hope and actual breakthrough, there could be a gap of several years or even more than a decade.

According to Zhang Tianhua, he might break through within a year, which was quite astonishing.

Firstly, the Extoic Heart Lotus had enhanced his Soul Power, and secondly, he was already standing at this threshold, just lacking the final step.

Zhang Tianhua supported Chu Hao heartily, urging him to go to the Heavenly Spring as soon as possible, even intending to have Ke Ruoshan accompany him on the trip, but this was politely declined by Chu Hao. He now had the Silver Dragon Armor, and his self-defense capability had already surpassed that of Ke Ruoshan.

Having Ke Ruoshan accompany him, if they encountered a situation even Ke Ruoshan couldn’t handle, then she would become a burden.

Of course, Chu Hao didn’t say all this outright, merely stating that Ke Ruoshan needed to cultivate too and that she shouldn’t delay her progress. Besides, he could act more conveniently on his own.

After some thought, Zhang Tianhua agreed—this young man had grown all the way to a Ten Meridians Martial Sect, clearly a careful and cautious person, and there was no worry about his actions.

Chu Hao didn’t leave immediately. Before that, he had to settle an old score with someone.

Han Zongxin.

That guy and his brothers hypocritically said they wanted to resolve past grudges and invited him for drinks, yet secretly they had slipped him Soul-Loss Powder and then incited Feng Haizhong to challenge him, intending to cripple his arm.

Had he not been alert and taken a Detoxification Pill given by Xiaocao, he might have really fallen for it.

How could he let this go just like that?

Now he had reached the peak of the Ten Meridians, truly achieving Double Great Perfection, and with his terrifying physical strength, even if Han Zongxin had broken through from the Nine Meridians to become a Warrior, he would flatten him!

—If Yue Feng also wanted to make a move, then he would just bring out the Silver Dragon Armor and beat them both up together.

He made it known that he wanted to fight Han Zongxin.

A mere member of the Martial Sect actually challenging a Warrior?

When the news spread, the entire Spirit Spring Sect had the attitude of watching a joke unfold. Although Chu Hao had instantly killed a Warrior in Black Iron City, what followed was a massive slaughter, and the explosive news hadn’t spread at all; everyone had just returned to their Sects.

The Martial Arts World had a consensus that a Warrior was absolutely dominant over someone from the Martial Sect, otherwise why would the Martial Sect belong to the Three Minor Realms while a Warrior belonged to the Middle Three Realms?

This was an insurmountable chasm.

Han Zongxin also made a statement, telling Chu Hao to cultivate for a few more years before challenging him again, his language full of disdain.

Indeed, there was no benefit for him in fighting Chu Hao. Even if he won, would it bring him any increase in reputation? Losing? That, of course, was not within his considerations.

"Han Zongxin, you coward, are you scared? If you’re scared, come over here and knock your head in surrender, and I, your lord, will reluctantly take you in as a servant." Fat Cat provoked on behalf of Chu Hao, absolutely a rogue cat with no bottom line.

The moment it spoke, it insulted Han Family’s ancestors for eighteen generations, practically reducing them to its grandsons, adopting the attitude of an ancestral cat, infuriating Han Zongxin and Han Tao to the point of almost spitting blood.

Fat Cat even displayed scorn, saying, "What an old senior I am, allowing his eighteen generations of ancestors to line up as underlings is already overestimating his entire family."

And that was true; Fat Cat came from Ancient Times, not to mention becoming the ancestor of Han Zongxin’s eighteen generations, it was more than enough to be the ancestor of his eighteen generations’ ancestors.

Fat Cat’s words came from Zhang Tianhua’s residence, so Han Zongxin naturally thought it was Chu Hao’s doing. How could he tolerate this? He immediately accepted Chu Hao’s challenge, intending to give Chu Hao a severe beating.

The two parties agreed to fight again after a day.

"Brother, that kid is just a member of the Martial Sect, clearly knowing that his strength is far from comparable to yours, why does he still provoke you actively? There must be something fishy here!" The Han brothers discussed in the room.

Han Zongxin tapped his finger on the table and said, "Although the trip to Black Iron City was brief, many indeed obtained a lot of the Black Heaven Sect’s Secret Treasures, greatly increasing their strength. I heard that Chu Hao even got some Exotic Heart Lotus."

"What, Exotic Heart Lotus, the one that can enhance Soul Power?" Han Tao exclaimed in shock.

"That’s right," Han Zongxin nodded. It wasn’t a secret; everyone in Black Iron City had known about it then. They had dug three feet into the ground searching for Chu Hao, but unfortunately, when Chu Hao appeared, it was followed by an outburst of murderous aura, causing a huge disaster, and the pursuit of Chu Hao was left unresolved.

Han Tao couldn’t help being filled with envy. The soul fundamentally couldn’t be cultivated and would only improve slowly with the increase of one’s realm, and the more powerful the soul became, the benefits were extremely obvious.

—Not only would one’s lifespan increase, but it would also improve one’s aptitude, which in turn would promote the advancement in the Martial Arts Realm. Therefore, Spiritual Medicine that enhances Soul Power is far more precious than ordinary Spiritual Medicine.

Han Zongxin also showed a hint of envy; he was clearly a Warrior and was far stronger than Chu Hao, so why was such an opportunity not his?

"Brother, do you mean that, besides the Exotic Heart Lotus, the kid also got some kind of Secret Chamber from the Black Heaven Sect, which can elevate his strength to the level of a Warrior?" Han Tao "suddenly realized."

"Humph, otherwise, do you think that kid would be stupid enough to challenge me with the status of a member of the Martial Sect?" Han Zongxin said coldly.

Speaking of stupidity, both brothers simultaneously revealed angry expressions. They had originally set a trap to harm Chu Hao, who clearly had taken the Soul-Loss Powder but had shown no effect at all, causing Feng Haizhong to be publicly defeated again and making Yue Feng lose face as well.

For this matter, they didn’t know how many times they had apologized to Yue Feng, but the conflict between them remained unresolved. In the end, naturally, it was Chu Hao’s fault.

"What should we do?" Han Tao asked nervously, as the other party was obviously well-prepared and must be extremely confident.

Han Zongxin revealed a sinister smile and said, "I have already borrowed a Secret Treasure from the master, from Ancient Times. Although it cannot increase combat power at all, it can make all other Secret Treasures ineffective."

"There are such treasures!" Han Tao was stunned.

"The prosperity of martial arts in Ancient Times is far beyond what we have today!" Han Zongxin said disdainfully, "I really want to see what the kid’s face will look like when he finds his Treasure Artifact ineffective." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets at Qidian [qidian.com]. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)