There is a beast in the bright morning.

Chapter 190 Starry Sky Clash

In the vast starry sky, Hao Chen raised his right claw and slammed it forward. As his divine power surged, his claw instantly grew larger, as if the sky itself had fallen.

Chi You, facing Hao Chen's attack, showed no sign of panic. Her entire body was surrounded by celestial light, and a small banner had appeared in her hand at some unknown time.

Hao Chen recognized it as Chi You's supreme treasure for proving his Dao—the Human Emperor Banner. (Oh, all-knowing netizens, could you please add a picture?)

The small banner was entirely golden, radiating an incomparably holy light. At the same time, streaks of black imperial aura swirled around the banner's surface, emitting eerie wails, making the Emperor's Banner appear both sacred and bewitching.

"change!"

Chi You gently waved the Human Emperor Banner in his hand, and instantly Hao Chen's claws seemed to have endured countless years, their divine power dimmed and lost its luster.

The next moment, the giant claw exploded, turning into a sky full of essence that returned to the world.

Hao Chen, whose supernatural powers had been broken, looked at his once pink and tender paw pads, now blasted black, and frowned. He hadn't expected that he had underestimated the power of the immortal path.

"What's wrong? You can't possibly have all that power?" Chi You looked at Hao Chen with a flippant gaze, chattering on and on. "If that's all the strength you have, then I'm not comfortable entrusting Zhan Hu to you!"

"Hmph, come again!"

Hao Chen's fighting spirit was ignited. He also wanted to test the difference between himself and the Immortal Realm, and Chi You was the perfect target.

After all, Chi You is powerful enough to make Hao Chen go all out.

Furthermore, since he knew Chi You and wouldn't be in any real danger, he was practically the perfect sparring partner. This was why Hao Chen was fighting Chi You at this moment.

Hao Chen's figure flickered, and he simply transformed into human form to fight Chi You.

In the starry sky, runes intertwined in Hao Chen's hand, transforming into a dark golden spear.

Then, with a stomp of his foot, he flew rapidly toward Chi You, his spear sweeping across the area.

Faced with Hao Chen's attack, Chi You once again shook the Human Emperor Banner in his hand, and countless runes flew around, evolving into an eternal bronze furnace that crashed towards Hao Chen.

Although the bronze furnace was evolved from the Human Emperor Banner by Chi You, it is just like the real thing, with mottled copper rust on the outside and flames raging inside.

The lid of the bronze furnace flew off and then fell upside down, as if to put Haochen into the bronze furnace.

"Not good!" Hao Chen's intuition told him that he couldn't be hit by this attack, or it would be very troublesome.

Thinking of this, the Yin and Yang laws intertwined behind Hao Chen, transforming into a pair of Yin and Yang wings. With a gentle flap, he instantly left the copper furnace's embrace.

"So fast."

Before Chi You could be surprised by Hao Chen's speed, Hao Chen swung his spear at the bronze furnace.

"when!"

A crisp sound rang out, the starry sky trembled, and one after another, the large stars in the distance exploded.

Chi You's bronze furnace trembled violently, while Hao Chen's spear emitted a mournful cry.

The next moment, Hao Chen's spear and Chi You's bronze furnace were both knocked back into runes and disappeared into the world.

"Not bad, little guy, your strength has indeed surpassed that of an ordinary Celestial Venerable, but that's not enough."

Chi You's eyes flashed with surprise. He hadn't expected that Hao Chen, who always tried to run away when trouble arose, was actually incredibly strong, far surpassing his own level. In terms of combat power, he was almost on the verge of entering the realm of immortals.

After learning about Hao Chen's strength, Chi You's mind started to stir. Perhaps that matter could be entrusted to Hao Chen.

Hao Chen was unaware of Chi You's thoughts. He was not satisfied with his performance because he realized that Chi You was merely passively receiving his attacks.

"Although I know I'm no match for you, I'm still somewhat unwilling to accept it."

Hao Chen slowly closed his eyes, then suddenly opened them. The phantom images of the sun and moon appeared and rotated in his pupils, forming a yin-yang symbol.

"Take this again, Yin and Yang unite, Chaotic Dharma Form!"

As Hao Chen activated the Yin-Yang essence within his body, the Yin-Yang laws of heaven and earth responded to him.

A colossal Dharma image formed behind Hao Chen, spanning dozens of miles of starry sky, resembling a giant of the heavens.

Hao Chen's Dharma form stood on chaos, like a chaotic being. The Yin-Yang Dao transformed into a Yin-Yang Divine Ring hanging behind his head, and his whole body exuded a terrifying aura, as if he could roar down stars.

The next moment, Hao Chen's figure merged into the Dharma image behind him, and the Dharma image became even more terrifying, as if it had drunk chicken blood.

Chi You looked up at the Dharma form that Hao Chen had manifested, and her expression became solemn, because she sensed a threat from the Dharma form.

"True Immortal level combat power!" Chi You murmured, then, not to be outdone, she revealed her Dharma form.

As the founder of the dynasty, Chi You's Dharma form is that of a human emperor wearing an imperial crown and robes, surrounded by dragon energy.

Chi You then merged into the Human Emperor's Dharma Image and manipulated it to transform into a giant like Hao Chen.

In the blink of an eye, the two enormous Dharma images exchanged several blows in the starry sky, using the most primitive techniques, striking each other with brutal force, neither gaining the upper hand.

Either Chi You's Human Emperor Dharma Form had its chest pierced, or Hao Chen's Chaos Dharma Form had its arm torn off.

With their cultivation level, these injuries were easily recovered to their peak condition by simply absorbing a massive amount of vital energy, allowing them to launch another attack.

"Terrifying!" Hao Chen and Chi You had the same thought, and their attacks became even more ferocious.

One star after another turned to dust in the aftershocks, and one star field after another was torn apart, its essence drained, turning into a dead zone.

Fortunately, Hao Chen and his group chose to fight in the desolate edge of the universe, where few living beings appear. Therefore, no matter how loud their battle was, no one would notice it for a while.

After an unknown amount of time, Hao Chen reverted to his divine beast form and walked into the restaurant with panda eyes.

Chi You, with his hands behind his back, followed Hao Chen into the restaurant with a smile, showing no signs of injury.

"So? Who won... Hmm, hahaha!"

Upon hearing the commotion, Zhan Hu hurriedly came out of the restaurant. However, when he saw Hao Chen's face, he was stunned at first, and then, after realizing what had happened, he clutched his stomach and rolled on the ground laughing.

Zhan Hu knew without asking that Hao Chen hadn't gotten the better of his master and had probably been severely punished; otherwise, he wouldn't have appeared before him with black eyes.

Zhan Hu's laughter drew the attention of everyone around them. Hao Chen's face turned red, and feeling that everyone was pointing and whispering about him, he subconsciously glared at Chi You.

That damned woman Chi You actually hit his handsome and cute face so hard that even if he used his magic, it would be difficult for him to recover for a while.

"Zhanhu, if you dare to laugh again, I'll make sure you can't get out of bed tonight."

Hao Chen's voice rang in Zhan Hu's ears. Following Hao Chen's gaze, Zhan Hu found that Hao Chen was staring straight at his stomach, and a chill instantly ran down Zhan Hu's spine.

"Hehe, I won't laugh anymore." Zhan Hu quickly covered his mouth and walked awkwardly to Hao Chen's side.

With a sullen face, Hao Chen grabbed Zhan Hu by the tail and dragged him into the restaurant, thinking to himself: Zhan Hu, I can't deal with your master, but I can't deal with you either. You've really gone too far.

Zhanhu looked to Chiyou for help, but Chiyou turned his head away, as if to say, "I can't see you."

Seeing this, Zhanhu immediately resigned himself to his fate, a sense of fear gripping his heart. He didn't know if his kidneys could withstand Haochen's ravages tonight.

After Hao Chen and Zhan Hu entered the restaurant, Chi You lowered his hands from behind his back, revealing that his fair hands were covered with cracks, like porcelain about to shatter.

During the battle with Hao Chen's physical body, Chi You discovered that Hao Chen's physical body was terrifyingly strong. Hitting him was like hitting a celestial weapon. No, that physical body was countless times more terrifying than a celestial weapon.

If Chi You hadn't secretly used the laws of immortality at the end, he probably wouldn't have been able to break Hao Chen's physical body, let alone beat him into having panda eyes.

In a room on the second floor of the restaurant, Hao Chen lay on the bed, while Zhan Hu shrunk his body to about the same size as Hao Chen (referring to the size of a walnut) and gently licked the corner of Hao Chen's eye in a flattering manner.

At the same time, Zhanhu tucked his tail into Haochen's paw: "Hehe, Haochen, since I'm so obedient, let's skip tonight's business!"

"Hmph, you're overthinking it. You have to pay your dues tonight." Hao Chen glared angrily at Zhan Hu. "You dared to laugh at me in front of so many people. I'll show you what I'm capable of. Tonight, I'll devour you completely."

Feeling uncomfortable under Hao Chen's gaze, Zhan Hu subconsciously looked away, which only made Hao Chen angrier.

"Zhanhu, what's wrong? You're already tired of it after just a few days? Tonight, the grain tax will be doubled. If you can't pay it, you won't be able to sleep until you do."

After hearing Hao Chen's words, a hint of fear flashed in Zhan Hu's eyes. At first, he thought it was funny and even pestered Hao Chen to pay the grain tax.

After paying his share of grain for several days in a row, he was out of supplies. And if the grain quota really doubled tonight, Zhanhu was afraid he would be completely drained.

"No, I can't take this anymore. I have to find a reliable traditional Chinese medicine doctor to make me a complete tonic soup."

Hao Chen had no idea that Zhan Hu was so frightened by his casual remark that he wanted to go see the old Chinese medicine doctor. He recalled what Chi You had told him.

Because of Hao Chen and Zhan Hu's matter, Chi You stayed on Tianhu Ancient Star for a few days. Then, in order to test his strength, she took the initiative to propose a sparring match with Hao Chen.

Hao Chen naturally wanted to know the difference between himself and the immortal path, so he agreed to Chi You's invitation, which led to the battle at the edge of the universe.

Although he was eventually beaten up by Chi You, he also discovered that Chi You's attack had caused him fatal injuries.

After the battle, Chi You gave her evaluation: Hao Chen could rival ordinary True Immortals, and even ordinary top True Immortals could not do anything to Hao Chen, but there was still a certain gap between him and a Titled True Immortal.

At the same time, Chi You also told Hao Chen about the upcoming Demon Emperor's Secret Realm, hoping that Hao Chen would represent the Jiuli Dynasty to participate in the Demon Emperor's Secret Realm and bring out a treasure for her.

Hao Chen shook his head, trying to stop thinking about these messy things.

Then, looking at Zhan Hu in front of him, he couldn't help but lick his lips. He had to admit, feelings were truly captivating.

Just as Hao Chen lunged at Zhan Hu, the room door was suddenly pushed open. Seeing Hao Chen's head close to Zhan Hu's stomach, Chi You subconsciously widened his eyes: "Um, it seems I came at the wrong time. You guys continue, I won't disturb you."