Eternal Heavenly Emperor-Chapter 370 - 360: The Snowy Plains Sect’s Attack
Chu Hao had the Silver Dragon Armor, which was enough to support him in climbing Xintian Peak. And even though Yue Feng brought the Fair Bell with him, Chu Hao didn’t need to use the Silver Dragon Armor during the fight—the minor achievement of Elemental Transformation was sufficient to cope with it.
He was only wary of large-scale attacks, but although Yue Feng’s strength was indeed above his, Chu Hao absolutely didn’t believe that even Yue Feng’s wide-ranging strike could cause him serious injury.
Therefore, he was confident he was qualified for the battle.
He had such confidence, but Yang Jin and Dong Wei did not. They repeatedly tried to dissuade him—now that their master was in secluded cultivation, they felt responsible for this junior brother of theirs. If something happened, how would they explain it to their master later?
This was the genius who could potentially overwhelm Yue Feng and reinvigorate the Zhang Sect in the future.
Yet Chu Hao was resolute, and word got out that he accepted Yue Feng’s challenge.
When the news spread, the Spirit Spring Sect was naturally invigorated again, and a decisive battle between the new and old generations of geniuses was finally about to erupt. Of course, Yue Feng was not old by any means; it was just that Chu Hao was so young that Yue Feng had to assume the position of the "older" competitor.
Unfortunately, the battleground was to be Xintian Peak. Not even low-tier war generals could climb it, let alone the average person. Hardly anyone could feast their eyes on this splendid battle between two generations of kings.
Other geniuses like Duan Jing, Bao Wen, and Zhao Yu, who had been vying with Yue Feng for the title of the strongest disciple in the Spirit Spring Sect, were now overshadowed. They had thought they were only a tiny step behind Yue Feng and that with a bit of effort they could catch up.
But now, it seemed to them that the gap between themselves and Yue Feng was as vast as the gap between heaven and earth, for they couldn’t possibly climb Xintian Peak!
However disappointing it was not to measure up to Yue Feng, how come they couldn’t match Chu Hao either?
They admitted that if they lowered their cultivation, they would be no match for Chu Hao in a battle of equals. But if they fought with all their might, any of them could easily crush Chu Hao. And the Xintian Peak that even they couldn’t climb, Chu Hao could?
Impossible, right? But why did this guy dare to accept the challenge? Could it be that Zhang Tianhua was going to escort him up? But if that were the case, it would be a total embarrassment. Yue Feng had chosen that location for the decisive battle, and climbing the peak was part of the fight. If one needed to be carried up, what was there to compare?
Thinking it through, Chu Hao surely couldn’t be that stupid, but how could he manage something not even a Peak Warrior could do?
Chu Hao was too lazy to explain. He continued his daily practice as usual, and when he had free time, he strolled around with Xiaocao, leading a rather comfortable life. The only thing that irked him was that Gu Qingcheng had not left the Spirit Spring Sect yet.
Four days later, the peaceful life was shattered.
Boom, a muffled sound like a thunderclap from the clear sky shook the entire Spirit Spring Sect.
"What happened?"
"Why is there such a loud noise all of a sudden?"
"I just had an insight and was going to challenge the Seven Meridians, but this shock scared it out of me, damn it!"
"Which son of a bitch did this? I’m going to beat the crap out of him!"
Many people were complaining, not knowing which fool had made such a loud noise, which was extremely aggravating.
Chu Hao had just finished his cultivation. He stepped out the door and saw Xiaocao watering plants in the courtyard. Wherever she went, she couldn’t break the habit of planting flowers and plants. In just a few days, a small flowerbed had appeared in the courtyard, blooming with beautiful flowers.
"Let’s go check it out," he said.
The Spirit Spring Sect was an imperial-level power, so it was abnormal for such loud noises to occur there.
Xiaocao just nodded and followed Chu Hao down the mountain.
Chu Hao, finding it too slow, directly summoned a Flying Treasure Artifact and grabbed Xiaocao’s wrist, saying, "This will be faster." Whoosh, the two turned into a streak of light and shot towards the base of the mountain.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh. His speed was not the fastest; higher up the mountain, one streak of light after another shot out. Some were controlling artifacts to fly, while others were flying with their bodies—these were surely War Venerates and War Kings.
Even such figures had been alerted?
Chu Hao furrowed his brows; it seemed some formidable being had arrived at their doorstep.
He couldn’t compare in speed to War Venerates and War Kings, but it was only a few kilometers from the mid-mountain to the foot of the mountain. How long could it take to fly down with the artifact? In just a few breaths, he and Xiaocao had reached the foot of the mountain.
He saw that the bigwigs of the Spirit Spring Sect had gathered together, standing off against about a dozen people on the opposite side, each one ready for battle.
Among those dozen people, only two were old. One had a full head of white hair, while the other had hair black as ink. But the white-haired old man had a skin as rosy as a baby’s and the black-haired man’s skin as withered as dry wood, creating a stark contrast.
The rest of them were all young, the oldest appearing to be around 25 or 26 years old. Yet, each of them had the cultivation of a warrior. As their eyes moved, they emitted a terrifying divine light, and their combat power was absolutely fearsome.
Of course, just because someone looks young doesn’t mean they actually are young, like Yue Feng, who appears to be only 25 years old but is actually 31.
Whoosh, whoosh, two figures landed beside Chu Hao, none other than Yang Jin and Dong Wei. Their gazes swept across and upon seeing the white-haired and black-haired elders, they couldn’t help but turn pale, a deep fear rising within them.
"Senior Brothers, who are these people?" Chu Hao asked.
Yang Jin took a deep breath and said, "They are all from the Snowy Plains Sect."
"Those two elders—" Dong Wei took over, first pointing at the white-haired elder, "He is known as the White-haired Demon Lord. His hair turned white when he was young, and the other one—" he pointed at the black-haired elder, "He has many titles, but now he is known as the Withered Wood War Emperor."
Seeing the look of surprise on Chu Hao’s face, Yang Jin nodded and said, "That’s right, those two are War Emperors!"
"The Snowy Plains Sect has always been at odds with our Spirit Spring Sect. Although they are an imperial-level power without an Emperor Level fighter, they have as many as nine War Emperors, and their strength is definitely not to be underestimated," Dong Wei continued.
These Senior Brothers are truly good friends, coordinating as seamlessly as if they were performing a crosstalk.
Chu Hao looked towards the Sect’s important figures ready for battle and frowned, "Given their posture, they clearly mean no good, but on what grounds do they stand?" It didn’t matter if the Snowy Plains Sect had nine War Emperors; if it really came down to a battle with a War God, they would certainly be flattened by a single hand.
—Unless one of the Nine Great War Emperors is a Body Cultivator. Although they still wouldn’t be enough to overthrow a War God, there might be a chance they could at least fend them off.
"Fire Cloud, Jingfeng, Tianshuang, Night Demon, are you all dead?" The White-haired Demon Lord let out a strange laugh, yelling up the mountain. His voice was sharp like a knife, turning everyone’s face white with fear, War Venerates included.
The higher the level in martial arts, the more significant the suppression of realms, making the Venerate as feeble as infants in front of the Emperor.
"Older White-haired Man, what are you and Dead-Faced doing here?" A cold snort was heard, and War Emperor Tianshuang’s voice rang out. Then, a figure was seen stepping from the mountaintop, his foot only lifted, yet his figure had already appeared in front of the White-haired Demon Lord and Withered Wood War Emperor.
He was not alone; he was also holding a pretty girl who appeared to be fifteen or sixteen, wearing only a little short jacket that revealed her pale and delicate arms and thighs, utterly enchanting. However, in contrast to the beautiful image, the girl was holding a chicken leg in her hand, happily nibbling away.
That was naturally the voracious Barbaric Girl.
The White-haired Demon Lord glanced over at the girl, a natural Innate Body Cultivator with limitless potential. Unfortunately, such talent did not belong to the Snowy Plains Sect, doomed to be erased, not allowing her the slightest chance to grow, for... Innate Body Cultivators were too terrifying.
"Tianshuang, I have some good news for you. Our Lord Hong Lin has successfully broken through to War God, and the Snowy Plains Sect has officially risen to First Grade power!" the White-haired Demon Lord announced proudly.
What!
Hearing this astonishing news, everyone from the Spirit Spring Sect was utterly shocked.
The Snowy Plains Sect was already powerful, with twice the number of War Emperors as the Spirit Spring Sect, only lacking a central War God. Now that they finally had a War Emperor taking the next step, they could sit on par with the Spirit Spring Sect in terms of top-level strength.
When it comes to the second tier of strength, the Snowy Plains Sect still possessed eight War Emperors, doubling that of the Spirit Spring Sect.
Comparing the powers between the two sides, the Snowy Plains Sect could be said to have a complete victory.
Of course, although the two factions were at odds, and the Snowy Plains Sect had now significantly increased its strength, they absolutely wouldn’t dare to have an all-out war with the Spirit Spring Sect, since neither could afford the loss of a War God-level fighter.
What if both top War Gods were to be injured in battle, or even worse, perished together?
Moreover, as long as a War God-level strength was present, no one would dare to take things too far—I might not be able to beat your War God, but at worst I’ll just run away, then I can slowly eliminate all of your War Emperors, War Venerates, War Kings, and so on, until we all face extinction together.
Therefore, unless there is an irreconcilable blood feud, as long as both parties have top-tier strength, it is unlikely they would ever reach such a step.
Of course, if there was absolute certainty, a few War Gods could join forces to eliminate a particular War God from the other party, then that power would truly be finished.
War Emperor Tianshuang’s expression also changed slightly, but he wasn’t too shocked. War Emperor Hong Lin—no, War God Hong Lin was just a few decades younger than the Spirit Spring Sect’s War Emperor Kongming. He was presumed to have died of old age by now, but surprisingly, he had broken through to War God. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎
But that opponent also couldn’t live longer than War Emperor Kongming, and within a hundred years or so, the likes of Chu Hao and the Barbaric Girl could fully mature, enabling Spirit Spring Sect to reach the glorious stage of having three War Gods within one sect.
"Oh, then congratulations to you," War Emperor Tianshuang said dismissively. The other party was impatient to show off, and it was unlikely he would show much enthusiasm.
"This is a great joy for Cang State, as Lord Hong Lin may even have the chance to challenge the title of War Saint in the future," the White-haired Demon Lord said haughtily.
"Pfft!" War Emperor Tianshuang scoffed. War Emperor Kongming had broken through many years earlier and still hadn’t seen any hope of breaking through to War Saint, let alone Hong Lin, who had cultivated for no less time but broke through several centuries later.
"Tianshuang, how dare you show disrespect to Lord Hong Lin?" the White-haired Demon Lord’s face turned cold, and though the Withered Wood War Emperor said nothing, his eyes already betrayed intense murderous intent, making those nearby uncontrollably shiver.
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