Nine Heavens Martial Emperor

Lin Hao was sent flying. The space around him suddenly contracted, pulling him and the giant tiger closer.

The giant tiger leaped, arcs of lightning flickering on its claws.

Even from outside that pocket of space, the crowd could hear explosive crackles from the void. The tiger was going to tear Lin Hao apart in mid-air.

Just then, the giant tiger suddenly vanished.

Not only that, but the power of the martial domain also disappeared.

The crowd looked toward the man dueling Lin Hao, only to discover a shocking scene.

The man’s head was gone.

"What?!" Even Baili Dengfeng cried out in shock.

It was too horrifying.

He hadn’t even seen how Lin Hao did it.

"His Divine Soul merged into the void to behead his foe in an instant. It really is you, Lin Hao," Huangfu Yao whispered, her voice audible only to herself.

Beneath her light veil, a strange light flickered in Huangfu Yao’s beautiful eyes.

However, she gave no indication of what she was thinking.

Lin Hao had killed another person. Before the headless corpse could even fall, he gave another wave of his great sleeve.

The corpse vanished through another portal.

Lin Hao stood in the Nine Yang Hall, a truly intimidating figure.

"You tempered your flesh in your mother’s womb, reaching the Elemental Realm from birth. Come on, let me see what you’re made of." After killing three people in a row, Lin Hao didn’t stop. He immediately challenged another Martial Artist from the upper realm.

This was the Martial Artist who had just been acting so high and mighty, saying it was pathetic that some lower-realm Martial Artists could never break through the Third Layer of Blood Coagulation Realm in their entire lives.

Now, Lin Hao was calling him out directly.

The crowd’s hearts trembled at the sight.

This young man was too domineering. Was he planning to fight all the experts from the upper realm by himself?!

"Even though you’ve killed three people, I’ll say it again: you’re not worthy," the Martial Artist said coldly, refusing to meet the challenge.

The corners of Lin Hao’s mouth lifted into a wicked smile. "You don’t dare."

He was radiating confidence.

The Martial Artist snorted coldly and didn’t answer Lin Hao.

"Waste." Lin Hao coldly spat out the single word.

The upper realm Martial Artists viewed those from the lower realm as ants, but now one of them didn’t dare to accept a challenge. Lin Hao had every right to say that word.

The Martial Artist’s expression changed. He clenched his fists tightly, then slowly relaxed them.

"I emerged from the Nine Yang Void Realm. Even the Holy Lords and Grand Masters of your so-called Holy Land Secret Sect wouldn’t dare act so presumptuously before me. We are not from the same world. Who do you think you are to be worthy of my attention?!"

The Martial Artist didn’t make a move, but his words were incredibly sharp and full of arrogance.

"I dare to do what they don’t, because I am destined to surpass Holy Lords and Grand Masters in this lifetime. Now, I am officially challenging you. Do you dare to accept?!"

Lin Hao stood proudly in the center of the hall, his body ramrod straight like a sword, exuding a terrifying sharpness.

It was a magnificent aura, powerful enough to swallow mountains and rivers like a tiger.

"Guo Weilong, he’s pushed you this far and you still won’t make a move? You’ll disgrace the entire Divine Demon Destruction Domain! You’ve already reached the Sixth Layer of Spirit Transformation Realm, while he is at the Third Layer of Spirit Transformation Realm at most. Kill him!"

Baili Dengfeng suddenly interjected.

Baili Dengfeng, of course, had his own selfish reasons for speaking up.

He couldn’t see through this young man.

Given the boy’s tendency to issue challenges one by one, if Guo Weilong refused to fight, there was no guarantee Lin Hao wouldn’t challenge him next.

While he was confident he wouldn’t lose, having to expend too much effort to deal with a lower-realm Martial Artist would be a failure in his eyes.

Baili Dengfeng would not allow that to happen.

In the Divine Demon Destruction Domain, the Guo family was subservient to the Baili family. Baili Dengfeng was confident Guo Weilong wouldn’t dare to defy him, so he spoke in a tone that was practically an order.

The upper realm Martial Artist, Guo Weilong’s expression changed.

The hierarchy in the upper realm was strict. In the Divine Demon Destruction Domain, his family was far inferior to the Baili family. If he defied Baili Dengfeng, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Therefore, he had no way out.

"A mere Third Layer of Spirit Transformation Realm dares to be so insolent? Today, I’ll show you what a true gap in power looks like!" Guo Weilong took a deep breath and stepped forward.

Even now, he was still trying to talk tough.

It was a form of self-hypnosis, a way to forcibly boost his own morale and aura.

After taking that first step, Guo Weilong took another deep breath.

With that single breath, all the worldly energy in the Nine Yang Hall began to surge madly toward him. Not only that, but violent torrents of energy also poured in from the nine portals.

He purified the worldly energy, which then transformed into a white mist that flowed into his nostrils.

To condense worldly energy to such an extent, Guo Weilong’s cultivation was clearly on a much higher level than the three men before him.

Within Lin Hao’s sea of consciousness, the Dao Sound began to chant.

He never underestimated an opponent, and this one, at the Sixth Layer of Spirit Transformation Realm, deserved his full attention.

Guo Weilong continued to absorb the worldly energy. With every bit he took in, his aura grew more terrifying.

The roars of dragons and tigers echoed from within his body.

His eyes were shut tight, his arms spread wide as if to embrace the world.

Lin Hao was also gathering his power.

The difference was that ever since Lin Hao had obtained the Dao Sound, his body rarely underwent any strange transformations when he gathered his strength.

In Lin Hao’s sea of consciousness, the Dao Sound thundered and the Emperor Art began to circulate, transforming into terrifying energy that flowed into his body.

As the two prepared to clash, both the upper-realm Martial Artists and those from the Nine Yang Continent began to back away.

The upper-realm Martial Artists retreated to give Guo Weilong more room to unleash his power.

The lower-realm Martial Artists, on the other hand, retreated for fear of being caught in the crossfire.

BOOM!

Suddenly, Guo Weilong moved.

He thrust his hands forward, his eyes glaring fiercely.

His martial domain locked down the Nine Yang Hall as his Divine Soul shot out from his body, attacking Lin Hao.

Martial Artists of the Spirit Transformation Realm could not only control a martial domain but could also send their Divine Soul out of their body—an absolutely terrifying ability.

The attack was unbelievably fast.

Lin Hao gave a short cry, and within his sea of consciousness, he roared the word "Lin."

This was an attack from a Martial Artist at the Sixth Layer of Spirit Transformation Realm; he dared not be careless.

The Lin Character Skill constructed a powerful barrier in the void to block the attack.

BOOM!

Even so, Lin Hao couldn’t completely block the attack.

The defense constructed by the Lin Character Skill disintegrated under the force of the blow.

With an indifferent expression, Lin Hao moved his hands in a circle, performing a Tai Chi technique.

But even this only managed to neutralize the bulk of the attack’s force.

In the end, Guo Weilong’s lightning-fast Divine Soul struck Lin Hao, sending him sliding back several meters.

A flush rose to Lin Hao’s face, a clear sign that he was injured.

A cold sneer appeared on Guo Weilong’s lips.

"So, you’re nothing special after all."

Landing a successful hit greatly boosted his confidence, and he was in no hurry to strike again.

Lin Hao stood still, his face devoid of any expression.

In truth, he had been fully capable of dodging Guo Weilong’s attack, but he had deliberately taken the hit to test the strength of a Sixth-Layer Spirit Transformation Realm cultivator.

’So, you’re nothing special after all,’ were the exact words Lin Hao was thinking about him.

"The majesty of the upper realm cannot be challenged! You are not worthy! Now, die!" At that moment, Guo Weilong’s sinister voice rang out.

BOOM!

He thrust his hands forward, sending a tremor through the void that caused it to twist and distort.

The imprisoning power of his martial domain intensified.

At the same time, his Divine Soul struck again, this time aiming to sever Lin Hao’s head...