Nine Heavens Martial Emperor

Qi Mingxia and Su Muxing both looked toward Yun Boyang.

Seeing him staring at Lin Hao without a word, Qi Mingxia spoke first. "Among those attacking now, there’s one whose cultivation is on par with ours. Even if we were to intervene, we’d have no chance of winning."

"That’s right. I can also sense the power fluctuations from several forbidden artifacts. If we were to get involved, I fear our very bodies would be destroyed," Su Muxing added with a nod.

After they both spoke, they looked to Yun Boyang again.

Clearly, Yun Boyang commanded absolute respect among them.

"Today, if he can fight his way out of this, he is destined to soar to the heavens and become a true dragon. If he falls here, it will only mean he wasn’t strong enough," Yun Boyang said, his words taking them by surprise.

In the distance, Lin Hao was deep in battle. Countless Martial Artists were unleashing the power of their Martial Domains, attempting to lock him in place, but Lin Hao was not about to let them have their way.

After his bloodline reawakened, Lin Hao’s combat prowess hadn’t just increased by a huge margin—his speed had skyrocketed as well.

Pushing the Heaven-Stepping Step to its absolute limit, Lin Hao leaped directly through space.

The power of the Martial Domains was useless against him.

This was the result of Lin Hao’s own immense power and his speed reaching a terrifying new level.

Several people tried to use the power of their Martial Domains to restrain him, but the domains couldn’t even fully form.

Lin Hao’s eyes were terrifying beyond measure. Divine Chains shot from them, piercing through the void, annihilating an unknown number of Martial Artists.

At the same time, Lin Hao’s hands blurred as he unleashed one hand seal after another.

His speed was incredible. The hand seals layered one on top of the other, and though he hadn’t used his Avatar Secret Skill, it looked as if several versions of him were attacking at once.

Lin Hao’s movements were grand and sweeping, each strike terrifyingly powerful. Any Spiritual Artifact that collided with his hand seals was instantly obliterated.

At this moment, Lin Hao’s body, mind, and spirit were in perfect harmony. He attacked relentlessly, yet he still hadn’t used his Avatar Secret Skill.

In the shadows, terrifying forbidden artifacts were poised to strike. Lin Hao was tempering himself in a way that was almost suicidal!

Now that his bloodline had been reborn, using the Avatar Secret Skill would be even more terrifying than before. Combined with his speed, he could definitely leave his opponents unable to distinguish truth from illusion in a short amount of time.

But if he did that, he would miss this opportunity to temper himself.

The situation was perilous; if a forbidden artifact were used and he failed to dodge it, he would be killed instantly. However, the greatest rewards came from the brink of death.

Fortune favors the bold, as they say, and Lin Hao had no intention of letting this chance slip by.

Lin Hao fought against the numerous experts while keeping a close watch for the hidden forbidden artifacts that had yet to be deployed. Splitting his focus like this was incredibly draining.

SPURT!

Lin Hao’s body took a heavy hit. Although he had destroyed a Spiritual Artifact in the process, he also coughed up a mouthful of blood.

His physical body was sanctified, and few Spiritual Artifacts could harm him. His internal organs, however, were a different story; they were nowhere near as tough as his exterior.

SWOOSH!

Having landed a successful blow, another Spiritual Artifact came flying at him.

It was a black-fletched arrow covered in shimmering runes that radiated an aura of annihilation.

While not a forbidden artifact, it was clearly no ordinary weapon.

An arrow just like this one was what had injured Lin Hao moments before.

Someone was hiding in the shadows, loosing arrows from a bow, each one packed with terrifying divine might.

With a sharp cry, Lin Hao once again unleashed the Divine Chains from his eyes.

This time, the two Divine Chains merged the moment they appeared, forming a massive disc that ground down the very void.

At that moment, Lin Hao’s aura became immensely powerful.

The disc tore through the void, and several Martial Artists were obliterated without so much as a grunt.

Lin Hao moved at extreme speed, his body flashing through the void. A single movement carried him a thousand li.

He was so fast that many couldn’t even track his movements.

A gray-haired old man, clad only in beast skins, was in the process of drawing his bow and nocking an arrow.

Then, in the next instant, his vision blurred. Lin Hao, who had been a thousand li away just a moment ago, now stood right before him.

Before he could react, the bow was snatched from his grasp and into Lin Hao’s.

Lin Hao swung the bow like a blade, cleaving the man’s head from his shoulders.

Then, Lin Hao drew the bowstring with five fingers. Once the bow was bent like a full moon, he let it fly.

There was no arrow on the string, yet as Lin Hao released it, the heads of five men in the distance exploded.

TWANG! TWANG! TWANG!

Lin Hao was impossibly fast. In the blink of an eye, he had drawn and loosed the bow several times, killing dozens of men.

Every person laying siege to Lin Hao was a major figure from the Divine Demon Destruction Domain, yet under his assault, few could dodge his attacks. They were all killed in a single blow.

As Lin Hao drew the bow, he was like a Demon God incarnate, radiating the unstoppable aura of one who would slay gods and slaughter demons alike.

Suddenly, the void tore open, and an object shot toward Lin Hao with astonishing, lethal speed.

Lin Hao’s eyes flashed, and he roared a single word: "Confront!"

’The forbidden artifact has been activated!’

As the word left his lips, the very heavens resonated. All incoming attacks slowed to a crawl, feeling an immense suppressive force.

But the forbidden artifact was an exception.

The Martial Artist who had deployed the artifact was clearly a terrifyingly powerful individual and was unaffected. The artifact’s speed, far from decreasing, actually increased.

Lin Hao dodged to the side, and the forbidden artifact, acting like a Chain Crossbow, fired off a volley of needles as fine as hairs.

As the needles collided in mid-air, they multiplied—two becoming four, four becoming eight—instantly transforming into a torrential downpour.

"The Torrential Rain Godslaying Needle! If you’re hit, both your mind and body will be annihilated!" Wei Yutian shouted in alarm from a distance.

While Yun Boyang merely frowned, both Qi Mingxia and Su Muxing had looks of shock on their faces.

The Torrential Rain Godslaying Needle was an ancient forbidden artifact that a major power in the Divine Demon Destruction Domain had found in the Fifth Layer of the Divinity Realm. Anyone struck by it would surely perish; it had already claimed the lives of countless Martial Artists in the Divinity Realm.

For someone to use this artifact now, it was clear they were intent on Lin Hao’s complete annihilation.

Lin Hao was shocked as well.

’For their very first move, they’re already using a forbidden artifact of this caliber?’ The thought was chilling.

Lin Hao shot backward in a hasty retreat.

Fortunately, the Torrential Rain Godslaying Needle was so terrifying that no Martial Artist dared to get behind Lin Hao to cut off his escape.

As he retreated, Lin Hao continuously formed hand seals, unleashing the Immovable Wisdom King Seal, each one faster than the last.

But before the Torrential Rain Godslaying Needle, it was all futile.

Lin Hao unleashed the power of the Extreme Realm. His left hand manifested the sun and his right the moon, forming a Tai Chi in the void.

With a sharp cry, his eyes blazing, he channeled his Bloodline Power directly into the Tai Chi Array Map to empower it.

Lin Hao continued to shoot backward, the Tai Chi Array Map trailing behind him. As the Torrential Rain Godslaying Needle entered the map, its speed was drastically reduced, allowing Lin Hao to easily track it with his naked eye.

However, even within the Tai Chi Array Map, the Torrential Rain Godslaying Needle was not destroyed.

But a smile touched Lin Hao’s eyes.

The next moment, Lin Hao bellowed, "Confront!" Almost simultaneously, he leaned back, his hands once again forming the Tai Chi.

As he moved, the very heavens seemed to be drawn in, forming a black hole!

"Go!"

At that instant, Lin Hao’s body snapped upright as he thrust both hands forward.

The Tai Chi Array Map reversed its spin!

And the Torrential Rain Godslaying Needle within it was sent flying back the way it came.

"Oh, crap!"

The Martial Artists cursed the fact they were born with only two legs as they scrambled to flee in every direction.

They all knew how terrifying the Torrential Rain Godslaying Needle was. If it hit you, there was only one outcome: utter annihilation of both body and soul!