Nine Heavens Martial Emperor

Before everyone’s eyes, Lin Hao’s fist and the Cyan Lotus Sword crashed into each other.

CLANG!

A tremendous crash echoed out, and the very heavens trembled.

The void was pierced through once more!

Both were thrown back at the same time, landing to face each other from a distance.

The fist Lin Hao had thrown was completely unscathed.

"What?!"

"How is this possible?!"

Everyone was utterly stunned.

They all knew Lin Hao’s physical body was formidable, as he had reached the supreme state of the Blood Coagulation Realm in the initial grounds. But this was the Cyan Lotus Sword, a manifestation of Lin Wu’s Cyan Lotus Divine Soul.

The power of such a sword, wielded by Lin Wu himself, was simply unimaginable.

And yet, Lin Hao had blocked it.

The realization was chilling.

"No, that’s not it. Just for an instant, I sensed a power unlike any I’ve ever felt before," a Martial Artist who was practically a living fossil whispered.

"Impressive, Lin Hao. You are worthy of being my opponent," the Divine Race youth declared.

On the Otherworldly Battlefield, Lin Wu stood with his sword, his expression turning grave for the first time.

"If my senses don’t deceive me, you’ve not only cultivated to the Extreme Realm of Soul Gathering, but you’ve also rendered your Divine Soul into a state of void," Lin Wu said coldly.

He had sensed something amiss when Lin Hao threw that punch moments ago, and now he finally understood what it was.

Lin Hao was inwardly shocked.

’This Lin Wu’s Spiritual Sense is truly monstrous.’

With Lin Wu achieving unity with his sword—a blade manifested from a leaf of his Cyan Lotus—Lin Hao naturally hadn’t dared to be careless. That was why he had merged his Divine Soul with his body to deliver that punch.

He hadn’t expected to be discovered, despite how subtly he had done it.

But now that Lin Wu knew, there was no longer any reason for Lin Hao to hold back.

He immediately unleashed the power of his True Self Divine Soul and went on the attack.

Lin Wu brandished his Cyan Lotus Sword, while Lin Hao—his body and soul as one—met the attack with his bare hands!

"The power of a Divine Soul! Lin Hao has made his Divine Soul ethereal!" In the distance, a Martial Artist finally realized what was happening and cried out the source of Lin Hao’s terrifying power.

GASP!

The crowd of Martial Artists gasped, left utterly speechless.

To cultivate one’s Divine Soul to an ethereal state was not just an unparalleled, terrifying feat. In a duel, it made one impossible to guard against and could be used to deliver a killing blow.

Only someone with an incredibly powerful Spiritual Sense could hope to perceive it.

For any other Martial Artist, facing such an opponent was an absolute nightmare.

The Otherworldly Battlefield was vast. Though it had been ravaged by their recent exchange, it was not yet completely destroyed. But now, as Lin Hao and Lin Wu collided, massive boulders were continuously blasted into falling meteorites, while others were simply vaporized into dust by the force of their duel!

Lin Hao activated his True Self Divine Soul. Though it had become ethereal, the crowd could still feel its terrifying aura.

Lin Wu wielded his Cyan Lotus Sword, the Cyan Lotus swaying as it breathed in and out wisps of Chaos Qi, its divine might unfathomable.

As the two battled, the Otherworldly Battlefield fell into ruin. Boulders rained down, the void was torn asunder, and nearby planets, unable to withstand the shockwaves, exploded one after another.

"Let’s see just how powerful your True Self Divine Soul really is!" Lin Wu, driven into a frenzy by the battle, suddenly roared.

BOOM!

A terrifying scene unfolded. The Cyan Lotus swayed, and the Chaos Qi contained within it surged forth like a tidal wave.

That wasn’t all. The damaged Otherworldly Battlefield began to restore itself at a terrifying speed. So too did the shattered planets and the pierced void.

Everyone’s eyes went wide, unable to believe what they were seeing.

It was as if time itself was flowing backward, restoring everything that had been destroyed.

"The Cyan Lotus possesses the power of creation. I never imagined he had cultivated it to this degree." A look of shock appeared in the eyes of the Demon Race maiden.

’The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind,’ the Divine Race youth thought, his eyes gleaming. A vision of galaxies forming and stars dying appeared within them. ’If you don’t die today, I will surely capture you. Otherwise, I fear it will be far more difficult to do so in the future.’

"Given enough time, I fear this young man could truly cultivate his Cyan Lotus to the level of the Purifying World Cyan Lotus," even the Realm Lord whispered, stunned by Lin Wu’s methods.

The ruined battlefield was repaired and everything returned to its original state, leaving only a surging tide of Chaos Qi that completely submerged Lin Wu.

His Divine Soul was unleashing its awesome power.

A terrifying light flashed from the Cyan Lotus Sword, arcs of lightning coiling around it as it gathered an earth-shattering power.

Lin Hao’s expression was grave. He knew Lin Wu was preparing to risk everything. The next blow would be catastrophic.

Within his mind, the Dao Sound and the Divine Illumination Scripture merged into one. In his Dantian, the Tai Chi Array Map began to spin frantically. Lin Hao was preparing his own move as well.

Just then, Lin Wu moved.

The Power of Chaos enveloped his body as streams of draconic energy materialized around him!

The Lord of True Dragons!

The Cyan Lotus Sword transformed into a beam of light that shot toward Lin Hao, intent on killing him.

With a sharp cry, Lin Hao moved like a slippery fish, surging forward to meet the blow head-on.

At that moment, Lin Hao’s ethereal True Self Divine Soul merged with his physical body, transforming into a Tai Chi Array Map.

The soul is Yin; the body is Yang. When the Divine Soul truly unifies with the physical body, that is the Yin-Yang Realm!

The Yin-Yang Realm was a state beyond the Spirit Transformation Realm and after the Martial Seal Realm.

Lin Hao should not have been able to touch upon this level, but because he had devoured the soul of the Heavenly Lord Chu Tiandu, he had some understanding of the Yin-Yang Realm.

Because Chu Tiandu himself had been an expert at the Yin-Yang Realm Peak!

Of course, this unification of Lin Hao’s was not a true one, but it already held the rudiments of the Yin-Yang Realm.

Seeing this offensive display from Lin Hao, many of the watching Martial Artists cried out in astonishment.

For a Soul Gathering Realm Martial Artist to actually manifest the rudiments of the Yin-Yang Realm... this was beyond terrifying.

The Divine Race youth was shocked.

Behind him, the face of his ever-expressionless divine servant changed. For the first time, the servant sent a message directly to his mind: "Young Master, he must not be allowed to live. Otherwise, he will become your greatest adversary."

But the Divine Race youth shook his head.

The Demon Race maiden was equally shocked.

Likewise, the faces of her four attendants, standing some distance away, also changed. They all spoke to the Demon Race maiden at once, "Your Highness, if we can win him over to our side, he will be an immense asset."

"Let’s wait and see," the Demon Race maiden replied noncommittally.

On the Otherworldly Battlefield, another tremendous crash echoed.

The newly restored battlefield cracked apart once more, and the void itself began to collapse.

This impact tore the void asunder.

The aftershocks continued unabated, making the heavens tremble.

The two were thrown back, only to collide again.

Lin Wu’s Cyan Lotus swayed, its Chaos Qi forming true dragons. Lin Hao’s body-soul Tai Chi Array Map swept forward, pushing through everything in its path.

They both fought with frenzied abandon.

The void collapsed, exploding continuously.

The massive rocks of the Otherworldly Battlefield crumbled, turning into falling meteorites.

Their battle seemed to be invoking a cataclysm upon the heavens and the earth.

Finally, blood sprayed through the air.

Lin Wu staggered backward, no match for Lin Hao.

Lin Hao became the master of this domain, sweeping away all resistance.

The cries of dragons echoed ceaselessly around Lin Wu as one true dragon after another, formed from Chaos Qi, charged forth.

But Lin Hao crushed them all, grinding them directly into oblivion!

In the end, even the Chaos Qi was exhausted, and the true dragons appeared no more.

Only the Cyan Lotus still swayed, its sword shining brilliantly.

CLANG!

But Lin Hao was too powerful; he shattered the Cyan Lotus Sword with a direct impact.

Lin Wu coughed up blood. Heavily wounded, he was sent flying back for thousands of miles.

Lin Hao, pressing his advantage, was merciless. He crossed the distance in a flash.

In that instant, his entire body became a dazzling ball of light that passed directly through Lin Wu.

BOOM!

Lin Wu’s body exploded on the spot!