Nine Heavens Martial Emperor

The ancient forbidden artifact, the Torrential Rain Godslaying Needle, was unleashed. It was originally meant to kill Lin Hao, but he unexpectedly turned it against his attackers, giving them a taste of their own medicine.

They were fast, but they couldn’t match Lin Hao’s extreme speed. The Torrential Rain Godslaying Needle descended in an instant.

Several of them were annihilated, body and soul!

Those who escaped wore looks of sheer terror, a chill running down their spines.

Had they been a single step slower, their lives would have been over. ’This young man is too terrifying! Not even an ancient forbidden artifact can stop him!’

In the distance, Lin Hao sighed.

He had thought that unleashing the Torrential Rain Godslaying Needle would kill far more people than it did. ’There are just too many experts in the Divine Demon Destruction Domain.’

Someone saw his expression and nearly spat blood in frustration.

"Don’t use ancient forbidden artifacts so rashly!" a voice transmitted from the shadows, its owner like a living fossil.

BOOM!

Far from deterring the hidden assailants, Lin Hao’s counterattack only drove them into a greater frenzy.

A blood-red greatsword cleaved open the void. Its blade light streaked for thousands of miles, slashing toward Lin Hao with world-shaking power.

This was only the beginning!

The moment the blood-red greatsword moved, several other Spiritual Artifacts were activated.

In an instant, the sky was completely enveloped in endless divine light.

Lin Hao possessed extreme speed and escaped in a flash. However, there were far too many Martial Artists lying in ambush.

The moment Lin Hao emerged from a spatial gate, he was ambushed.

The attacker struck with their palm, and astonishingly, it shimmered with endless runes.

The sealing power of this palm strike was immense, locking down the very void around Lin Hao. His movements were actually impeded!

Needless to say, this was the attack of a truly terrifying entity.

Lin Hao gave a sharp cry and threw a punch.

This single punch seemed to embody the ultimate principles of fist arts, as if thrown by a young supreme sovereign!

With so many people trying to kill him, being trapped here would lead to only one outcome. Therefore, Lin Hao unleashed his strongest attack from the outset!

With his awakened bloodline, Lin Hao was terrifying beyond compare. As his fist shot out, the void itself compressed, and a monstrous aura began to permeate the air.

BOOM!

Lin Hao’s fist collided with the incoming palm, creating a terrifying sonic boom.

The palm was obliterated, and Lin Hao’s body was violently thrown backward.

This, of course, was intentional.

He used the terrifying shockwave from their clash to break free from the encirclement.

Lin Hao was sent flying backward, but the surrounding attacks gave him no chance to catch his breath.

Several people struck from the shadows, trying to intercept and kill Lin Hao.

Lin Hao lost count of how many attacks he endured.

PTHOO!

When Lin Hao finally came to a stop, he violently spat out a mouthful of blood, his body swaying as if he were about to collapse.

This area was filled with powerful Martial Artists, all of whom possessed astonishing techniques. There was no shortage of experts wielding terrifying Secret Skills.

The attacks from these people were on a level far beyond what ordinary Martial Artists could produce.

Although Lin Hao had nullified one attack after another, he was still injured, and not lightly.

"He’s finally injured! I was starting to think he really had three heads and six arms!"

"No matter how strong he is, he’s still made of flesh and blood. He will absolutely fall here today."

"The cost has been too high. We can’t let him escape, no matter what!"

"He can’t escape. Ready the forbidden artifact..."

"..."

In the shadows, one voice after another conversed via spiritual transmission.

"Are we really not going to intervene? If this continues, he’s sure to be killed," Wei Yutian asked from a distance.

Qi Mingxia shook his head. "Even if we stepped in, it would be hopeless."

"That’s right. If we were in the Divine Demon Destruction Domain, we might stand a chance. But here, our cultivation is suppressed to the Soul Gathering Realm. There isn’t much of a gap between us and them. We can’t win," Su Muxing added in agreement with Qi Mingxia.

"Saint Yun, what if you were to take action?" Wei Yutian asked, looking toward Yun Boyang.

Saint Yun!

This title meant that Yun Boyang was a Saint!

Saints were beings who had undergone nirvanic rebirth, their cultivation so powerful it was immeasurable.

Legend said that a single strand of a Saint’s hair was equivalent to a Spiritual Artifact, capable of sundering mountains!

"Don’t call me that," Yun Boyang said, shaking his head. "That’s all in the past. My current cultivation realm is actually lower than yours."

A trace of despondence flickered in his eyes.

Once, he had indeed been a Saint, capable of suppressing the heavens and earth with a mere gesture.

But the suppression of the Celestial Dao, which began after Emperor Hongtian’s ascension, had not yet dissipated, and he had ultimately fallen from the Nirvana Realm.

Others from his era had chosen to seal themselves away.

"Now is not the time," Yun Boyang added. "The hidden entity is about to make a move. His targets are likely Di Xieqing and Youyou."

Although his cultivation realm had fallen, his Spiritual Sense and psyche remained far stronger than others’. He could sense the mastermind who had instigated this entire battle.

Hearing Yun Boyang’s words, a strange look appeared in the eyes of the other three.

"Just who is that person? He’s been behind several major incidents in the Divinity Realm, yet no one knows his true identity!"

At the mention of this mysterious person in the shadows, the expressions of the other three grew solemn.

That person was incomparably powerful and seemed to be plotting something enormous.

"No matter who he is, if he dares to touch the Highness, we’ll make sure he never returns!"

"That’s right! We will protect the Highness, even if we die!"

"No. We don’t need to do anything," Yun Boyang said. His voice was soft, yet it carried a strange, compelling power.

The other three nodded silently.

Although Yun Boyang’s realm had fallen to a level similar to their own, he had, after all, once been a Saint. He was beyond their comparison.

In the distance, it wasn’t just Lin Hao locked in a fierce struggle. Shui Youyou and Di Xieqing were also fighting a battle so intense it seemed to blot out the sun.

It had to be said that both were peerless prodigies. They held nothing back, and the area where they fought was enveloped in endless divine light, flashing with runes. There was even the resonant hum of the Great Dao.

By now, both combatants were injured. A monstrous, blood-red aura surged from Di Xieqing, while Shui Youyou was wreathed in endless Chaos Qi.

At that very moment, an explosive roar shattered the heavens.

It was the sound of Lin Hao’s roar.

Just moments ago, one of his besiegers had used another ancient forbidden artifact, intent on annihilating both his body and his consciousness.

This time, while not as dense as the attack from the Torrential Rain Godslaying Needle, the ancient forbidden artifact was even more shocking.

It was a large bell.

The ancient forbidden artifact, the Divine Suppression Bell!

The Divine Suppression Bell also came from the Divinity Realm.

It was said that when the Divine Suppression Bell first appeared in the world, a line of text manifested on its surface: "The Divine Suppression Bell: It suppresses divinity, reaps souls, and within the Divinity Realm, it suppresses Heaven and Earth."

If someone was suppressed by the bell, an attacker only needed to strike it once. The suppressed person’s body would explode, their consciousness would be eternally sealed, and their Divine Soul would appear, etched onto the bell’s surface.

Now, someone was using the Divine Suppression Bell, intending to suppress and kill Lin Hao on the spot.

Even Yun Boyang frowned. "People from the ancient clans and supreme sects are making their move. They’re working together to activate the Divine Suppression Bell."

These ancient, "living fossil" figures were acting in concert, using the Divine Suppression Bell to seize this chance and annihilate Lin Hao!

The Divine Suppression Bell manifested in the void, directly sealing heaven and earth.

This was a true imprisonment, for even someone as powerful as Lin Hao was unable to break free.

Lin Hao let out a roar that could shatter mountains and rivers, yet the Divine Suppression Bell remained unharmed.

Carved upon the Divine Suppression Bell, one could see the sun, moon, and stars, mountains and rivers, and even ferocious beasts of antiquity.

Then, the Divine Suppression Bell descended...