Eternal Heavenly Emperor-Chapter 369 - 359 Yue Feng’s Challenge
Because Gu Qingcheng had not yet left, Chu Hao instructed Fat Cat to keep a low profile and act like an ordinary cat these days. He mustn’t let Gu Qingcheng see him, otherwise he would be in big trouble.
Seizing the opportunity, Fat Cat extorted some benefits from Chu Hao before agreeing to go look for the Barbaric Girl, and in the following days, mixed around on the mountaintop.
Chu Hao spent his time playing with Xiaocao, hoping she would interact with more people and soften her aggressive nature instead of constantly thinking about turning living people into fertilizer. The thought alone was chilling, and any future husband of hers would surely not dare to sleep—afraid if he spilled any secrets in his sleep-talk, he might be buried as fertilizer the next day.
Anyone who judged Xiaocao solely by her appearance would deem her a gentle and beautiful young girl, which was why the male disciples of the Spirit Spring Sect were especially attentive to her. However, although Xiaocao was not cold, she maintained a softness and kept her distance from everyone, not allowing anyone to become her friend.
In the blink of an eye, five days had passed.
During these five days, apart from his essential daily cultivation practice, Chu Hao spent all his other time with Xiaocao, hoping the young girl would smile more and become a bit more cheerful. Unfortunately, Rome wasn’t built in a day, and how could a person’s nature change in just five days?
"Chu Hao!" A calling voice sounded from behind Chu Hao and Xiaocao.
Turning his head, Chu Hao saw a young man around 25 years old, dressed in luxurious clothing, and exuding an impressive aura. Hmm, this guy must be one of Yue Feng’s followers; he had seen him before.
"My master wants to see you," the young man said, using a commanding tone.
His name was Bu Yuan, who had become Yue Feng’s follower only two years ago. He himself was a genius, and with Yue Feng’s fame, he walked arrogantly in the Spirit Spring Sect. Many True Disciples didn’t even catch his eye.
Chu Hao’s gaze turned icy as he said, "Do you think you have the right to address me by my name?" He was a Warrior, and the other party, a Martial Sect. Even as fellow disciples of the Spirit Spring Sect, the other party should respectfully address him as ’senior brother’, let alone Bu Yuan who was just Yue Feng’s follower—in essence, nothing but a servant.
Normally, Chu Hao didn’t care how others addressed him, as long as they didn’t insult him, but being talked down to like this made him very uncomfortable.
"Chu Hao, others might fear you, but I do not!" Bu Yuan snorted, "My master could suppress you with just one finger, so when my master asks to see you, you’d better obediently comply."
Slap, Chu Hao delivered a slap in mid-air, and a palm print suddenly appeared on Bu Yuan’s face.
"Go back and tell Yue Feng, if he wants to see me, he should come himself," Chu Hao coldly said.
He had been targeted for killing by Yue Feng’s old servant at the Heavenly Spring. Although it was not Yue Feng’s direct instruction, it didn’t change the fact that it was under Yue Feng’s command. Therefore, the fact that he didn’t seek revenge on Yue Feng already demonstrated his generosity. How could he possibly have any goodwill towards Yue Feng?
"You, you dare to hit me?" Bu Yuan said in disbelief.
Slap, Chu Hao struck another slap, and said indifferently, "So what if I hit you? What do you think you are, that you can’t be hit?"
Both sides of Bu Yuan’s cheeks were now swollen, and he stood in a daze for quite some time before saying, "Fine! Fine! Fine! You’ve got guts. I’ll report everything to my master exactly as it happened, and you just wait and see."
"If Yue Feng is as senseless as you are, then I wouldn’t mind giving him a beating as well," Chu Hao declared.
They were at the foot of the Spirit Spring Sect’s mountain, and there were other disciples around who all gasped at Chu Hao’s words.
It’s common knowledge that Yue Feng is considered the king of the younger generation in the Spirit Spring Sect. Even though Chu Hao had reached Double Great Perfection in the Three Minor Realms, his time of cultivation was much shorter than Yue Feng’s. No one thought he’d have the merit to challenge Yue Feng’s throne within ten years.
Yet now he dared to publicly issue such a bold statement. Was he challenging Yue Feng?
Angered, Bu Yuan left. It wasn’t just because Chu Hao had stepped into the Warrior Realm; even if he were still a Martial Sect, the Great Perfection of the Three Minor Realms was not something Bu Yuan could contest. Since Chu Hao wasn’t afraid of even Yue Feng himself, what was Bu Yuan in comparison?
"This is going to be good. Chu Hao publicly slapped Bu Yuan twice and even issued a bold statement that he would beat Brother Yue Feng."
"What, did Chu Hao really say that?"
"Nonsense, do you think this is a joke?"
"Then let’s hurry and see, a showdown between the new and old kings, it’s bound to be incredibly exciting."
After Chu Hao broke through to the Warrior Realm, Zhang Tianhua had thrown a grand celebration and apprenticeship banquet for him, so everyone in the Spirit Spring Sect knew Chu Hao had become a Warrior. But the problem was, Yue Feng had long been a Warrior, and even a Peak Warrior at that, with over a decade’s more experience, which was a significant disadvantage.
If the two of them were to really fight, surely ninety percent of the people would believe Yue Feng would win.
Not just the others, but even Yang Jin and Dong Wei thought the same. After receiving the news, they immediately went to find Chu Hao.
"Junior brother, why insist on a momentary burst of anger? You are younger; you’ve cultivated at least ten fewer years than Yue Feng. Such a gap could only be slowly closed after reaching the War General," Dong Wei sighed.
The lower the realm and the younger the age, the harder it was to compensate for ten years of cultivation. For instance, three years ago Chu Hao was only a Martial Disciple, while Yue Feng had already been a Warrior. How could that be compared?
"Yes, junior brother, you’ve been reckless this time," Yang Jin also said.
Chu Hao chuckled and said, "No need to worry, Senior Brothers. I’m confident I can beat Yue Feng into a state where he can’t take care of himself."
However, Yang Jin and Dong Wei still frowned. Tu Honglie had the Fair Bell, which could nullify the power of all ancient Treasure Artifacts, and in terms of cultivation levels, Yue Feng was already a Peak Warrior and even a Ninth Tier existence.
"Junior Brother, what Tier are you currently at?" Dong Wei asked. In his eyes, Chu Hao was only First Tier, which obviously couldn’t be Chu Hao’s true cultivation.
"Fourth Tier," Chu Hao didn’t hide it.
"What, Fourth Tier!" Both Yang Jin and Dong Wei were greatly shocked. How long had it been since this junior brother broke through to Warrior? And now he was already Fourth Tier? This speed truly lived up to the title of Cang State’s number one genius.
"However, even as a Fourth Tier, there is still a great gap between you and Yue Feng," Dong Wei immediately shook his head again.
Yang Jin also agreed, saying, "It’s said that Yue Feng got a huge opportunity, practicing a High-Grade Earth Level cultivation technique, and he is also highly favored by the heavens, having obtained many unparalleled Precious Medicines, with his Star Force solidifying and his soul growing powerful—perhaps stronger than an average Ninth Tier warrior." 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎
Chu Hao nodded. If that wasn’t the case, how else would Yue Feng be worthy of the title of king among the younger generation of Cang State?
"His combat power is at least comparable to someone who has achieved Nine Springs Unification," Dong Wei asserted confidently.
Once reaching Peak Warrior status, each step up was like climbing a new stair: Eight Springs, Eight Springs Unification, and Nine Springs, each representing a completely different level of combat power. It can be said that the one who has achieved Eight Springs Unification could crush all at Eight Springs, Nine Springs could barely contend with a War General, and Nine Springs Unification could even suppress a First Tier War General.
Thus, such individuals are deemed geniuses, but of course, they are pitifully few in number.
"Not afraid!" Chu Hao said with a laugh.
Where did this junior brother get his confidence from? Both Yang Jin and Dong Wei couldn’t understand.
Of course, they could not know that the Thousand Illusion Fruit had greatly improved Chu Hao’s physique, and the fundamental change it brought was that he could now truly achieve Elemental Transformation with his body, rather than just the superficial aspects of it as before.
After Elemental Transformation, the defensive capability it brought had no upper limit, unlike the Silver Dragon Armor, which could only reach a Fourth Tier War General; nor would it be influenced by the Fair Bell, since this was Chu Hao’s own ability.
Naturally, he could only partially transform elements in his body right now. If he were to be attacked by an area attack, he certainly couldn’t protect himself completely, but Yue Feng was only a Warrior, after all. If he used an area attack, the strength of his attack would surely diminish significantly—why would Chu Hao fear that?
The consumption of Elemental Transformation was large, but the energy it used up was physical strength—this was a change brought about by his improved physique, and coincidentally, Chu Hao was engaged in Body Cultivation, and his physical strength was enough to support him in using Elemental Transformation for a very long time.
Yang Jin and Dong Wei repeatedly tried to persuade him, intending to make Chu Hao give up the idea of confronting Yue Feng now, but to no avail.
Zhang Tianhua was in seclusion, and Ke Ruoshan had gone down the mountain for experience. Since neither of the two could persuade him, it was natural that no one else could.
Yue Feng’s side soon made a response, inviting Chu Hao to a decisive battle two months later, and the place of the battle would be at Lingyun Mountain, Xintian Peak.
"What, Xintian Peak!" After receiving the news, both Dong Wei and Yang Jin were shocked.
"What’s so strange about that?" Chu Hao said with a smile.
"Xintian Peak is tens of thousands of feet high, and the path up is filled with Gang Winds sharp as knives. Even a common War General would have a hard time climbing it," Dong Wei explained.
Chu Hao couldn’t help but smile and said, "So what Yue Feng means is that if I can’t even climb Xintian Peak, I wouldn’t have the qualifications to fight him?"
"He certainly has the right to be so arrogant," Yang Jin nodded. "I reckon he specifically set the two months’ deadline because he thinks he can break through to Ten Springs by then. Nine Springs is equivalent to an ordinary War General, but with Ten Springs... at least comparable to a Second Tier War General. Plus with his monstrous talent, he could definitely climb Xintian Peak."
Chu Hao remembered that Yue Feng once said he could break through to Ten Springs within three months. Now almost two months had passed, so in another two months, not only would Yue Feng have opened up the tenth Life Spring, but he would also likely have consolidated his realm.
With Ten Springs equivalent to a Second Tier War General, Yue Feng would naturally be able to climb Xintian Peak.
This guy had given him a tough problem—if you can’t even reach the place of the battle, how are you qualified to fight me? Obviously, Yue Feng wasn’t really interested in fighting Chu Hao; he was merely trying to humiliate him on purpose.
It had to be said, this was indeed a cunning move.
Chu Hao’s lips slowly curved into a smile as he murmured, "Since that’s the case, I’m even more determined to accept the challenge."
"Junior Brother!" Dong Wei and the others were all shocked. They had made things so clear, so why would Chu Hao still want to accept the challenge? The key point was, he couldn’t even climb Xintian Peak. Forcing himself would only result in being sliced to death by the Gang Winds.
"I have a sense of measure and won’t act recklessly," Chu Hao said with a smile.
Dong Wei and the others rolled their eyes together. Wasn’t this acting recklessly? (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)
