Eternal Heavenly Emperor-Chapter 455 - 445: Iron-blood Field Opens

Chu Hao voraciously devoured the Spiritual Medicine, the Flame Furnace flaring open as he frenziedly refined these Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

The advancement of one’s cultivation is supposed to be a gradual process, accumulated day by day, slowly breaking through.

However, Chu Hao’s situation was special.

His Star Force had already reached the Second Tier War General level, unlocking the upper limit of his cultivation, so as long as there was a sufficient supply of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, his Body Technique could continuously improve, facing almost no barriers.

Additionally, his Flame Furnace was a super tool for refining energy, transforming billions of cells into furnaces, capable of almost instantly refining and completely absorbing the energy of a single Spiritual Medicine.

Within his body, infinite energy accumulated, waiting for a chance to explode.

To break through as a War General in Body Cultivation!

Two days later, he began the assault.

Boom!

A massive explosion erupted from within him, releasing an immense force that flattened everything within a mile radius. Fortunately, he was not in Iron Bull City undergoing his breakthrough, or who knows how many people would have suffered from this catastrophe.

Now, he was on a small hill outside the city, and with that explosion, the hill was gone, turned into a mushroom cloud that shot straight into the sky.

"What happened?"

"How could there be such a loud noise, it nearly caused my Star Force to deviate!"

"Bleh, you just nearly had a deviation, I was just squatting in the latrine, hadn’t even pulled down my pants yet, and I got scared right out!"

"Damn, Lao Tzu just got cozy with a gal, was about to enjoy myself when that scare made me go soft."

Since it was night, many people were sleeping, and those who weren’t were cultivating; now, all were startled awake, running out to see what had happened.

"Grandma’s legs, I want to see who this guy is!"

"Yes, me too!"

Some people, irked, swept towards the city outskirts, quickly arriving at the site of the now-gone hill.

Dust filled the air, lingering for a long time.

Everyone used their skills, launching gusts of wind to quickly disperse the dust. Soon, in front of them appeared a person sitting cross-legged—Chu Hao.

"Chu Hao!"

"So it’s him!"

"Is he breaking through? Otherwise, why would he cause such a disturbance?"

"But hasn’t he already become a War General? Unless it’s a major realm breakthrough, how could such a loud noise occur?"

"...Body Cultivation!"

"Right, this guy is still a Body Cultivator, he must have made a breakthrough in Body Technique."

"So frustrating, we’re all in the same camp, we really can’t make a move."

"Bleh, even if there wasn’t this restriction, would you dare make a move?"

"Heh heh!"

Having slain Duan Tianying, Chu Hao’s strength became well recognized, now ranking among the present ten War Kings, and even without using a War Chariot, there were few who dared to battle him.

"Let’s disperse! Disperse!" the people reluctantly began to leave.

Yet Chu Hao was oblivious, continuing to cultivate his Physique, with the Flame Furnace activated, countless Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures transformed into a torrential surge of energy, bolstering his cells and in turn enhancing the strength of the Flame Furnace, speeding up the process.

Therefore, even though his Body Technique was rapidly improving, the speed of improvement maintained its rapid pace.

Once the major realm barrier was broken, what followed became even easier. Two days later, his Body Technique finally reached the standard of a Second Tier War General, matching his Star Force Cultivation.

Less than a tenth of the medicinal materials remained, such massive consumption was truly dumbfounding for Chu Hao. After all, this was the collective military merit of five people, and both he and Su Wanyue had slain Venerable Level warriors, their achievements in military merits were immeasurably higher than those of an ordinary War General.

Yet all these resources had only allowed him to reach the Second Tier War General, barely enough for an attempt at the Third Tier.

Being a non-Innate Body Cultivator, the path of Body Cultivation is indeed extremely challenging.

He returned to the city.

Quite coincidentally, the army had already completed its regrouping, and they were prepared to break camp and return to Copper Valley Tribe tomorrow; only a few elders would remain here to manage affairs and, after the Holy War, would handle the distribution of land.

One day later, the army returned to Copper Valley City.

Although the war was won by Copper Valley Tribe, it had come at a great cost, corpses and casualties abound. When the army returned to Copper Valley City, the women and children in the city were either overwhelmed with joy or crying thunderously.

But that was only a matter of half a day, the entire tribe believes that the Holy War is supreme, and that if one dies for the Holy War, their soul can enter Heaven.

With such a belief, every tribal member faces death in battle without fear, instead considering it a great honor.

"Chu Hao, let’s go fight tomorrow." Not long after returning to Copper Valley City, the Barbaric Girl came running over, quite excitedly.

"Which family’s pig or dog have you taken a liking to now?" Chu Hao asked with a laugh.

"No, there’s a ’Iron-blood Field’ that just opened in the city—it’s specially for fighting, it’s really fun!" The girl pulled Chu Hao by the hand, dragged him out, and they arrived at the center of the city.

This place was previously closed off, but now it was open. It was a huge arena, and currently, a large crowd was gathered outside, looking at the notices posted.

It turned out that because the armies of the two tribes needed to be reorganized, and the injured needed time to heal and assimilate the benefits brought by the two wars, the third expedition would not happen for another two months at least.

To keep everyone’s fighting spirit high, the Iron-blood Field was thus opened.

This is a place where one can fight.

Fights are of two kinds, one is a duel. If two people have some disagreement, they can resolve it here. In the Iron-blood Field, marks do not work, so even outsiders from the same faction can fight to their heart’s content.

Duels can be battles to resolve grudges, or simply to spar and even gamble.

The second type is the challenge system.

After the first continuous ten victories, one can receive a military merit reward equivalent to killing a War General. Achieving twenty consecutive wins for the first time doubles this military merit, and thirty consecutive victories doubles it again.

One can continue up to one hundred consecutive victories, equivalent to the military merit of killing more than five hundred War Generals, which is extremely significant.

However, in the challenge system, you can’t choose your opponent—that would be too easy to cheat, and everyone could achieve a hundred consecutive wins. In matches that come in tens, the tribal authorities will dispatch Experts to strike down, and the more victories accumulated, the stronger the deployed Experts are.

After reading this, Chu Hao couldn’t help but smile and mumbled, "I was worried about not having enough military merit to exchange for cultivation resources, but this has solved a big problem."

"Right, right, so hurry up and thank me!" the girl giggled, her beautiful big eyes curving into crescents.

"Miss, your taste is a bit off, choosing such a loser!" Just then, a cold voice rang out as a young man with crossed arms walked over, his aura staggering. Even though people here could not attack each other, those nearby couldn’t help but step back.

For he was a War King!

"Show off all you want, you still got defeated by us!" the girl immediately retorted. He was a War King from an outsider, originally from the Iron Bull Tribe.

"That was just your luck, encountering a stronger tribe," the War King said proudly, seemingly unfazed by his recent war losses. The fact was, war is not decided by one individual alone; even if he possessed the strength of the highest War Venerate, facing encirclement by a group of War Venerates would still lead to his defeat.

"Shameless!" the girl made a face, puffing up angrily.

"I am Lin Wunian, my lady, perhaps you should follow me instead, and stop following such a loser," continued the War King, attempting to sway her.

Chu Hao’s gaze turned icy. "You try to win her over; if you manage, that’s your ability, but to belittle me as an excuse, do you think I am easy to bully?"

"Hahahaha, if you are not a loser, then what are you?" Lin Wunian scoffed coldly. "I am about your age, but I am already a Third Tier War King, and you?"

Chu Hao was only a Second Tier War General then.

"Don’t you dare insult Chu Hao!" The girl jumped out, pointing angrily at him. "Do you believe that within two months, he will beat you so badly you’ll be searching the ground for your teeth!"

"Don’t talk about two months, even two years, so what?" Lin Wunian laughed heartily, then said to Chu Hao, "You think you can achieve military merits here? Hahaha, that’s a fantasy. I will strike you down every time you reach nine victories!"

Chu Hao sighed, wondering why some people never learn, always asking for trouble. Yet, his single-handed defeat of Duan Tianying seemed to have indeed caused a stir in the War Kings’ circle, making him a target for many.

This Lin Wunian seemed to be interested in Yun Cai, but in reality, he was targeting him.

"Hahahaha, losers should stay where they belong, not come out and make a fool of themselves!" Lin Wunian laughed loudly and strode away.

"If you dare appear in the Iron-blood Field, I will take your head," Chu Hao said calmly.

Lin Wunian paused, snorted through his nose, and resumed walking.

"Chu Hao, don’t fight him now, wait for two months, and you will definitely win by then!" the girl said, even this battle enthusiast realizing the merit in avoiding conflict when necessary.

Chu Hao patted her head and smiled, "No worries, I’ll just use him to sharpen myself, let him be my free sparring partner."

Starting the next day, Iron-blood Field opened, and outsiders and natives alike entered the arena to fight, partly to earn military merits and also to ’warm up’ by keeping themselves in best shape.

Su Wanyue, Fu Xue, and the Barbaric Girl also joined the fight and easily achieved ten victories, but due to the rules limiting a maximum of ten victories a day, they could not further their tally.

And at his ninth consecutive victory, Chu Hao encountered Lin Wunian’s strike.

The two faced each other in the arena.

"I told you, as long as I’m here, you won’t even achieve a measly ten consecutive victories," Lin Wunian said, his hands behind his back, his demeanor composed.

He was a War King, while Chu Hao was only a War General, and they were also separated by more than a dozen minor realms—could Chu Hao possibly turn the tables?

(The new book "Godly Alchemist Venerate" has arrived on qq, please support by adding to your favorites and recommending. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote, subscribe monthly tickets at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)