Nine Heavens Martial Emperor

"If I'm not mistaken, you've come to the Nine Yang Void Realm at this time to save someone."

Huangfu Yao's opening words stunned Lin Hao.

But Lin Hao remained impassive on the surface, gesturing for her to continue.

"Ancient beasts are suppressed deep within the Nine Yang Hall. Rumor has it that anyone who stumbles into an ancient ruin formation gets teleported inside. Therefore, I've concluded that someone very important to you has ended up in the Nine Yang Hall, and you are here to save him."

A smile spread across Lin Hao's face, even carrying a hint of derision.

Of course, this expression was only meant to confuse Huangfu Yao. In reality, Lin Hao was utterly shocked by this woman.

However, an even greater shock for Lin Hao was yet to come.

"Before setting out, I conducted a very detailed investigation into you. Your mother is from an ancient family in the Divine Demon Destruction Domain, and your father has been missing for nearly ten years. Your grandfather has also been missing, for almost five years."

"Continue," Lin Hao said, his voice betraying no emotion.

"If someone were trapped in the Nine Yang Hall for ten years, they would have absolutely no chance of survival. Therefore, I concluded it was your grandfather who stumbled into the ancient formation. You're here to save him."

BOOM!

Huangfu Yao's words left Lin Hao utterly stunned.

Because she was right, down to the very last detail.

'This woman is terrifying.'

Lin Hao dropped the act. He took a step forward and said coldly, "So what if I am?"

"Don't misunderstand. I mean you no harm. Let's not even discuss other matters. In the Divine Demon Destruction Domain, the Jiang family's strength far surpasses that of my Huangfu family. Based on that fact alone, you should believe me. Of course, to show my sincerity, I can take action now."

After everything she'd said, Lin Hao was beginning to believe her. He had been observing Huangfu Yao the entire time, and neither her heart rate nor her overall demeanor betrayed any hint of deception.

"Just now, you fought those Martial Artists from the upper realm and threw their bodies through different portals. You were actually testing the restrictive seals on those portals, because you can only enter the Nine Yang Hall through one of them. And when you fought Guo Weilong, you intentionally feigned weakness to probe the fierce beasts below. But what I must tell you is that with your current cultivation, you are not strong enough to save your grandfather."

Huangfu Yao's words seemed meant to demoralize Lin Hao, yet they were all true.

"You're terrifying, and you know far too much. Aren't you afraid that I'll kill you once I'm strong enough?" Lin Hao said with a sigh.

'I have to admit, Huangfu Yao is even more terrifying than I could have imagined.'

Hearing Lin Hao say this, Huangfu Yao simply nodded and replied in all seriousness, "I'll be waiting."

Lin Hao had been about to ask about Huangfu Yao's cultivation level, but the words that came out were different: "That day won't be far off."

"I believe in you. You are destined to become a peerless prodigy. I hope that when that time comes, you can protect my Huangfu family from annihilation," Huangfu Yao said.

A peculiar glint appeared in Lin Hao's eyes.

"I have seen a corner of the future. Never mind this lower realm; even the Divine Demon Destruction Domain will be devastated. A world-shaking war is coming, and you will be a part of it."

Huangfu Yao spoke with an undertone that even Lin Hao couldn't quite decipher.

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. My probing just now revealed that the beasts suppressed beneath this Nine Yang Hall have become extremely weak after countless eons. They are located in different positions, so you only need to face one. If you can cultivate to the Fifth Layer of Spirit Transformation Realm, you'll stand a fighting chance. Do you want me to handle it, or will you do it yourself?"

Huangfu Yao changed the subject, not dwelling on her previous words.

"What do you think?" Lin Hao retorted.

"You need to be quick; you don't have much time. People from both the god and demon clans of the upper realm have descended. Right now, they are traversing the void, searching the Nine Yang Continent for ancient ruins and divine demon secret realms. I estimate they'll be back in five days at the most."

"Five days to cultivate from the Third Layer of Spirit Transformation Realm to the Fifth Layer? You think too highly of me," Lin Hao said with a bitter smile.

"Just because it's impossible outside doesn't mean it's impossible in the Nine Yang Hall." After she spoke, Huangfu Yao vanished.

"I will stand guard for you. Cultivate in peace." Huangfu Yao's transmitted voice echoed in Lin Hao's ears.

As soon as Huangfu Yao was gone, Lin Hao immediately sat down cross-legged.

At this point, Lin Hao was no longer worried about Huangfu Yao.

With her current cultivation level, if Huangfu Yao truly wanted to kill him, she would have no need for schemes or trickery.

In fact, this point alone was enough to make Lin Hao trust her.

Lin Hao sat cross-legged and instantly entered a deep meditative state.

Without hesitation, Lin Hao immediately used his divine sense to probe the Nine Yang Hall.

To be precise, his divine sense spread out from his position, seeking the very ends of the Nine Yang Hall.

As his divine sense extended, Lin Hao's True Self Divine Soul also sprang into action.

Having reached the Spirit Transformation Realm, Lin Hao's True Self Divine Soul was already incredibly powerful. In an instant, it had reached the end of the Nine Yang Hall, even faster than his divine sense.

Upon arrival, the True Self Divine Soul merged with the void and directly activated an imperial art and a Secret Skill.

Instantly, a fierce gale erupted within the Nine Yang Hall.

Immediately, the heaven and earth origin energy contained in the void was condensed, ultimately forming a single, fine thread.

This was unimaginable.

The sheer space of the Nine Yang Hall was beyond comprehension, as was the immense volume of heaven and earth origin energy it contained.

To condense such a vast amount of heaven and earth origin energy into a single thread required an absolutely terrifying level of control.

The thread connected Lin Hao's physical body and his True Self Divine Soul, uniting them as one.

After accomplishing this step, Lin Hao's physical body and True Self Divine Soul acted in surprising unison, both activating the power of the Dao Sound within their seas of consciousness.

At the same time, the Six Paths of Reincarnation also appeared in their seas of consciousness.

The simultaneous appearance of the Six Paths of Reincarnation in the seas of consciousness of both his physical body and his True Self Divine Soul gave Lin Hao a disorienting feeling, before a realization struck him like a bolt of lightning clearing the fog.

Lin Hao knew how he should cultivate in the Spirit Transformation Realm!

Previously, whenever he advanced a major realm, he would use an imperial art or a quasi-imperial art to break through.

But after entering the Spirit Transformation Realm, no such Cultivation Technique had appeared. At the time, Lin Hao hadn't searched for one, because he always had a feeling that to surpass his past achievements, he had to walk his own path.

Now, he finally knew how to walk that path.

He would use the Six Paths of Reincarnation as his foundation to control his own martial domain!

Others in the Spirit Transformation Realm cultivated and controlled the power of a martial domain, their cultivation level determined by the extent of their control. But Lin Hao would be different. He would use the power of the Six Paths of Reincarnation to cultivate in the Spirit Transformation Realm!

The Six Paths of Reincarnation—one path, one world. Lin Hao would control all six worlds.

This was immeasurably more powerful than the power of a martial domain.

Even if you could use the power of a martial domain to lock down the void, could you lock down an entire world?

The answer, of course, was no.

Lin Hao's Power of the Six Paths of Reincarnation couldn't imprison a real world either, but his Six-Path world could manifest a world!