Nine Heavens Martial Emperor

Lin Hao said nothing, his eyes fixed on the middle-aged man in the void, filled with undisguised contempt.

Yes, contempt!

In the stands, the faces of those who stood against Lin Hao paled.

That was a Divine Soul of a Soul Gathering Realm expert, yet Lin Hao dared to look at it with contempt. How utterly lawless!

"I’m going to kill you, and he couldn’t stop me even if he were here in person! Let alone a mere Divine Soul!" Lin Hao’s tone was placid, but his words struck like a bolt from the blue.

Arrogant. Far too arrogant!

There was no basis for comparison between the Blood Coagulation Realm and the Soul Gathering Realm, yet Lin Hao had just said what he said.

They were stunned. All of them were utterly dumbfounded!

The Divine Soul in the void seemed to have been provoked by Lin Hao’s words. It moved.

The Divine Soul slowly extended a hand, reaching for Lin Hao as if plucking a chick.

"Hao’er, run!" Lin Tianxiao yelled from the side.

He wanted to intervene, but he couldn’t move his body in the slightest. All he could do was shout.

The Divine Soul had locked down the martial arts stage; no Martial Artist below the Soul Gathering Realm could so much as lift a finger.

It was terrifying to the extreme!

Lin Tianxiao was simply panicking out of concern. If he, an Elemental Realm cultivator, was unable to move, how could Lin Hao possibly do so at the mere Blood Coagulation Realm?

The neutral parties among the onlookers sighed internally.

Meanwhile, the members of the Wu family gloated, sneering endlessly.

’Lin Hao is finished!’

But what happened next shocked them all.

Lin Hao’s body began to glow, his bones and sinews thrumming in unison. Then, unbelievably, he slowly extended his hand!

’How is this possible?!’

Even the elder from the Lin family cried out in shock. Lin Hao could actually move while under the suppression of a Soul Gathering Realm expert.

It was absolutely stunning!

’The bloodline, it must be his bloodline!’ The elder’s eyes lit up as he recalled Lin Wu’s bloodline.

That Bloodline Power was so domineering that not even a Soul Gathering Realm expert could suppress it.

’Lin Wu’s bloodline came from Lin Hao. He must still have some residual Bloodline Power within him.’

The elder paused, then a greedy light filled his eyes. He stared at Lin Hao’s body and murmured, "What a treasured physique!"

Lin Hao’s body was glowing, his bones and sinews thrumming, and it was so translucent that his internal organs were visible. The physique was nothing short of perfect!

’No, I cannot let this boy fall into another’s hands!’

The moment that thought arose, the Lin family elder prepared to strike.

But in the next instant, his eyes widened abruptly.

Lin Hao had struck, actually meeting the descending hand of the Divine Soul!

’A Blood Coagulation Realm cultivator is clashing head-on with a Soul Gathering Realm expert?!’

Had they not seen it with their own eyes, it would have been utterly unbelievable.

"Haha, throwing an egg against a stone. You’re courting death!" Luo Yulou sneered in contempt.

The members of the Wu family also sneered relentlessly.

’Lin Hao has no idea of his own limitations.’

’How could he possibly withstand a blow from a Soul Gathering Realm expert?’

But in the next moment, it was as if their throats had been seized, and the sneers froze on their faces.

Lin Hao’s hand collided with the hand of the Divine Soul.

There was no sound. Lin Hao stood unharmed, while the Divine Soul in the void had vanished without a trace!

That’s right—it had simply vanished.

No one doubted this, because they suddenly found they could move again.

’Lin Hao... how did he do it?’

Only a few people present saw what happened clearly; the rest had no idea what had just occurred.

But the result was laid bare before their eyes.

The Divine Soul was gone, and Lin Hao was completely unharmed!

Shocking!

Everyone was shocked beyond measure.

A Blood Coagulation Realm cultivator had overcome a Soul Gathering Realm expert. It was the stuff of legends!

Of everyone present, the elder from the Lin family had seen it most clearly.

He had distinctly seen that at the very instant of collision, a scorching hot energy had erupted from Lin Hao’s hand!

That energy made even his heart palpitate with fear.

’Lin Hao has a secret treasure!’

The Lin family elder’s eyes flickered, his heart blazing with avarice.

’If it can even resist the Divine Soul of a Soul Gathering Realm expert, that secret treasure must be astounding.’

The Lin family elder’s greed surged.

"I’m going to kill you, and he couldn’t stop me even if he were here in person! Let alone a mere Divine Soul!"

The onlookers recalled his words.

Lin Hao was arrogant, but it seemed he had the right to be.

He had just dispersed a Divine Soul from the Sect Leader of the Zhengyang Sect.

Lin Hao had truly stirred up a hornet’s nest!

"No, this is impossible!" Luo Yulou’s face was deathly pale as he scrambled backward in a panic.

Lin Hao had even dispersed one of his father’s Divine Souls. A bone-deep chill washed over him.

"Lin Hao has a secret treasure!" Wu Tianli shouted, his eyes burning with fervor.

He had felt it too—the Divine Soul had been dispersed by an incredibly scorching energy emanating from Lin Hao’s hand.

BOOM!

The words struck Luo Yulou’s mind like a temple bell.

’A secret treasure. So that’s what it was.’

His eyes suddenly lit up, and his composure returned.

"Your Zhengyang Sect is full of nobodies!" Lin Hao looked at him and shook his head, his voice ice-cold.

Lin Hao threw Luo Yulou’s insult to the Lin family right back at him.

"You...!" Luo Yulou was beside himself with fury.

With a flicker, Lin Hao lunged toward Luo Yulou again.

Having been captured once before, Luo Yulou was now on high alert. His reaction was equally fast, and he managed to narrowly dodge Lin Hao’s strike.

The First Young Master of the Southern Border Prefecture did have some skill, after all.

Retreating explosively, Luo Yulou ducked behind Wu Tianli and Wu Baolong.

"Suo Demon Sect, what are you standing around for? Go!" Luo Yulou, breaking out in a cold sweat, frantically urged the two fiends from the Suo Demon Sect.

Lin Hao had his eyes on him. If this went on, he feared not even the Wu family could protect him.

Luo Yulou was already planning his escape.

Lin Hao tilted his head to look at the two Suo Demon Sect fiends, a brilliant smile on his face.

"W-we were just passing through!" The two Suo Demon Sect fiends were scared out of their wits. They turned and fled in a panic, vanishing from sight in moments.

Lin Hao had dispersed a Divine Soul from the Zhengyang Sect’s Sect Leader. If they stayed, they’d just be courting death.

Lin Tianxiao, Lin Tian, and Lin Yuan gazed at Lin Hao standing proudly on the stage, a wave of unprecedented pride swelling in their hearts.

With Lin Hao here, who would dare look down on the Lin family?!

With Lin Hao here, who would dare say the Lin family was full of nobodies?!

"Go on, all of you! Kill him for me!" With the Suo Demon Sect members gone, Luo Yulou grew even more frantic, urging the Wu family to act.

Luo Yulou was the Young Sect Leader of the Zhengyang Sect. If anything happened to him in War Dragon City, the Wu family would be implicated.

The wrath of the sect would mean the annihilation of the Wu family.

Realizing how intense Lin Hao’s killing intent toward Luo Yulou was, several people immediately moved to protect him.

The dignified First Young Master of the Southern Border Prefecture, an Elemental Realm cultivator capable of fighting above his station, was scared witless by Lin Hao, who was only at the Blood Coagulation Realm.

If word of this got out, it would shock everyone.

It wasn’t that Luo Yulou was weak; his recent battle with Lin Tianxiao was proof of that.

He was strong.

And yet, against Lin Hao, he was constrained at every turn. Lin Hao’s various ploys had already broken his nerve.

One could imagine that even if Luo Yulou survived today, Lin Hao would become a nightmare that would haunt him for the rest of his life.

The Wu family members didn’t move. Wu Tianli looked toward the Lin family estate. ’They’ve been gone long enough. They should be back soon.’

He wanted to force Lin Hao to submit in utter despair.

BOOM!

Just then, an overwhelmingly powerful fluctuation erupted from the direction of the Lin family estate.

An incomparable aura shot into the heavens, blanketing all of War Dragon City.

The expression on the Lin family elder’s face changed drastically.

’This is undoubtedly the fluctuation of a Soul Gathering Realm expert.’

’Someone in the Lin family has broken through to the Soul Gathering Realm!’

A glint flashed in his eyes as he suddenly struck out, lunging for Lin Hao.

’No wonder this little bastard Lin Hao has been so fearless. He was prepared all along.’

’If that Soul Gathering Realm Martial Artist arrives, capturing Lin Hao will become much more difficult. I have to act now.’

No one present had expected the Lin family elder to make a sudden move at this critical moment.

But Lin Hao had!

The instant the elder moved, so did he.

Retreat!

Lin Hao’s speed was immense. He hastily grabbed something and flung it viciously at the elder.

The Lin family elder sneered. It was just Lin Hao’s pet ape.

’Trying to stop me with that little thing? What a joke.’

ROAR!

Just then, the small ape let out a furious roar, and its body abruptly began to expand.

Ten feet...

Twenty feet...

In the blink of an eye, it had grown to the size of a small mountain.

Then, it opened its cavernous jaws and lunged to devour the Lin family elder.

The Lin family elder forcibly halted his advance and shot into the sky.

The Demon Ape tilted its head back and roared, the sound shaking the heavens and the earth.

The crowd felt a terrifying, heaven-shaking aura that left their heads spinning and ears ringing.

In truth, Xiaojiu was already intelligent. The roar was directed solely at the Lin family elder; otherwise, no one present would have survived.

The crowd was aghast. Lin Hao’s little ape could actually contend with a Soul Gathering Realm expert!

’A Blood-Eyed Demon Ape!’

As Xiaojiu’s body mutated, they recognized what it had become.

A mutated Blood-Eyed Demon Ape!

The appearance of the Blood-Eyed Demon Ape sent a chill down Wu Tianli’s spine. ’Thank goodness I didn’t make a move,’ he thought. ’I wouldn’t even have known what killed me.’

The Lin family elder, hovering in mid-air, sensed the aura from the Lin family estate growing ever stronger. Anxious, he suddenly unleashed a blood tiger from within his body.

It was the Divine Soul of a Soul Gathering Realm Martial Artist!

The blood tiger, reeking of carnage, slammed violently into Xiaojiu.

BOOM!

Xiaojiu was sent flying, becoming a black speck in the distance before vanishing from sight.

The force of the collision had sent it flying for miles.

Xiaojiu was fierce, but having just broken free from its suppression, it was still no match for a Soul Gathering Realm Martial Artist.

With Xiaojiu out of the way, the Lin family elder once again reached for Lin Hao.

Lin Hao’s body glowed, Gang Qi surrounding him as he resisted the expert’s oppressive might.

But it was all in vain.

He could not contend with a Soul Gathering Realm expert. Even with his body fortified by Gang Qi, it wasn’t enough.

Lin Hao’s face flushed as he frantically circulated the Ninth Layer of the Godslaying Celestial Slash Skill. He used every trick he had to try and break free, but it was useless.

Soul Gathering Realm Martial Artists were simply too powerful!

He had used the Flowing Light Divine Flame hidden in his Laogong Acupoint to disperse the Zhengyang Sect Leader’s Divine Soul.

But the Lin family elder was clearly prepared for it, and had immobilized Lin Hao’s arm.

Lin Tianxiao’s eyes were bloodshot, but he was powerless to help.

Before a Soul Gathering Realm expert, an Elemental Realm Martial Artist was no more than an ant. He couldn’t even lift a finger.

On the stage, blood trickled from the corner of Lin Hao’s mouth, but he remained standing, proud and defiant. As the Lin family elder’s massive hand drew closer, not a single flicker of emotion showed in his eyes.

It was astonishing!

Recalling Lin Hao’s earlier tactics, a flicker of apprehension crossed even the Lin family elder’s eyes, and his movements slowed.

Just then, a figure shot from the direction of the Lin family estate, moving at an incredible speed.

Alarmed, the Lin family elder brought his palm down with crushing force.

PTOO!

Lin Hao could no longer bear the pressure and spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

The Lin family elder’s massive hand was now directly above Lin Hao’s head!