Nine Heavens Martial Emperor

The experts from the Lin family, who had been hiding in the shadows, attacked in unison. The resulting display of power was earth-shattering!

At first, they had been waiting for the person backing Lin Hao to appear. Now, Meng Jian’s arrival perfectly explained the source of Lin Hao’s confidence.

A Spirit Transformation Realm expert was indeed enough to give Lin Hao the right to be arrogant.

But at this moment, knowing this person was Lin Hao and believing the old monster from the deep palace was preoccupying Meng Jian, they decisively chose to attack.

However, their calculations were a little too optimistic.

Seeing them make their move, the old monster in the void simply coughed and chose to remain a spectator.

This was not hard to understand.

The old monster had come for the "Imperial Skill," so he naturally didn’t want Lin Hao to die.

With the Lin family’s power soaring because of Lin Wu, the imperial royal family naturally felt threatened. The old monster was more than happy to see Meng Jian go on a killing spree.

Meng Jian snorted coldly, and her body vanished into thin air!

The next moment, the large hand that had been gripping Lin Hao dissipated into the void.

But Lin Hao’s body remained suspended in mid-air.

Meng Jian’s figure reappeared, hovering in front of Lin Hao. There was no sword in her hand, yet Sword Qi raged around her.

She alone was about to face several Soul Gathering Realm masters!

The power of a Spirit Transformation Realm expert was terrifyingly immense. Without any visible movement, Meng Jian had already stabilized the situation.

The several Soul Gathering Realm masters in the shadows dared not make a move.

Seizing the opportunity, Lin Hao landed on the ground under Meng Jian’s protection.

"You have to get out of here!" The situation was dire. Lin Hao urged Meng Jian to leave.

Meng Jian’s cool voice replied, "It’s too late to leave."

"What do you mean?" Lin Hao’s expression changed. Though he hadn’t sensed it himself, he had already guessed what she meant. Still, he couldn’t help but ask.

"Powerful experts have sealed this entire area." Meng Jian’s words confirmed Lin Hao’s suspicion.

Sealed Martial Realm experts, having comprehended the laws of the Martial Dao, possessed the ability to lock down space. While Spirit Transformation Realm experts couldn’t achieve this alone, several of them working together could seal an area.

"Besides that old monster, four other Spirit Transformation Realm masters have each taken a cardinal direction and sealed off this space," Meng Jian explained further, seeing Lin Hao’s silence.

This made Lin Hao’s face drain of color.

The situation had spiraled out of his control.

But Lin Hao had absolute confidence in the Flowing Light Divine Flame.

Thus, Lin Hao said to Meng Jian again, "Go on your own. Don’t worry about me. I have my own way out."

’If Meng Jian doesn’t leave, she’ll be caught in the blast when I use the Flowing Light Divine Flame. She’ll be reduced to ashes.’

However, Meng Jian didn’t know about Lin Hao’s trump card. She thought he was just trying to comfort her at a critical moment. So she shook her head and said, "No. You still have a promise to fulfill. You can’t die yet!"

"A promise?"

Lin Hao was puzzled, but he had no time to dwell on it.

An expert had made a move.

"Damn stubborn woman!" Lin Hao cursed.

But his words were immediately drowned out by a deafening noise.

RUMBLE!

A giant iron hammer, dozens of meters long, seemed to fall from the heavens, accompanied by the roar of wind and thunder.

Heaven and earth vanished. In this space, only the hammer existed.

Meng Jian shielded Lin Hao and shot sideways. A thunderous explosion followed.

The hammer smashed into the ground, shaking the entire area. Dust and sand filled the air, and the Vajra Rock shattered like tissue paper.

Pulverized rock shot into the sky!

And under the force of that blow, the ground level sank by several feet!

This one strike shook the very heavens and earth!

This area had been sealed, so the shockwaves couldn’t escape. However, countless people outside felt the intense tremors.

They looked down and were shocked to see cracks spreading through the hard Vajra Rock.

Absolutely terrifying!

The area Lin Hao was in had been sealed by Spirit Transformation Realm experts, yet this hammer strike had managed to break through that seal and crack the Vajra Rock on the outside. One could only imagine its power.

This was a Soul Gathering Realm expert attacking with a Spiritual Artifact!

"Hurry and go! This is just a Soul Gathering Realm expert attacking with a Spiritual Artifact from the perimeter. With four Spirit Transformation Realm masters locking down this space, you won’t even get a chance to fight back."

Lin Hao sent to Meng Jian via voice transmission.

He released his Spiritual Sense and perceived the general direction of the attacker, but his probe was blocked by another force.

Having inherited Chu Tiandu’s memories, Lin Hao naturally knew what was happening.

"I really do have a way to deal with them! Just go! They won’t stop you," Lin Hao’s voice was filled with urgency.

It wasn’t that Lin Hao was unwilling to tell Meng Jian his trump card, but he knew of a certain Cultivation Technique that could intercept even secret voice transmissions.

Lin Hao wasn’t sure if any of the experts who had come practiced such a technique, so he didn’t dare risk it.

"Are you sure?" Meng Jian’s voice sounded in Lin Hao’s ear.

"Of course I’m sure. I still have too many things to do. I definitely won’t die here," Lin Hao said with conviction.

"Alright then." As her voice fell, Meng Jian shot straight into the sky.

Just as Lin Hao had said, no one stopped her.

Spirit Transformation Realm experts possessed extremely potent life force. If one was truly determined to fight to the death, it would be a massive headache for their opponents.

The moment Meng Jian left, Lin Hao’s body immediately began to crack.

The space was sealed by Spirit Transformation Realm experts, and the pressure was immense. It was something Lin Hao couldn’t possibly withstand. He couldn’t even endure a single wisp of their aura, even with his body hardened to steel.

Lin Hao was covered in blood, his eyes icy cold, yet the corners of his mouth curled into a smile.

Just as Lin Hao was about to release the Flowing Light Divine Flame, a voice rang out.

"For all of you to gang up on a child like this... I’m embarrassed for you."

It was a woman’s voice, tinged with a hint of age.

Then, to Lin Hao’s surprise, the pressure on him suddenly lessened as soon as the voice sounded.

"Your Highness, he..."

"Silence!" a sharp rebuke echoed, and Lin Hao found someone had appeared beside him.

The newcomer was a beautiful woman who appeared to be in her thirties or forties, but upon closer inspection, one could see fine wrinkles on her face.

She wore simple sackcloth, yet she possessed an undisguisable noble air.

At the same time, a powerful aura erupted from her, shielding Lin Hao from the pressure.

The woman stared at Lin Hao, a strange light flashing in her eyes.

But upon seeing her, Lin Hao already knew who she was.

"Sister, this is for you." Without wasting words, Lin Hao directly handed her the letter.

’To be called a princess and be this powerful, she must be the lover of my senior brother, Cang Yan—the woman known as the Peerless Fairy forty years ago.’

’Although she’s old enough to be my grandmother, she’s my senior brother’s woman. Calling her ’Sister’ is correct.’

The woman was taken aback for a moment, then tore open the envelope.

Lin Hao saw that her hands were trembling slightly.

"Child, come with me. No one will dare to bully you again." After reading the letter, she put it away with extreme care, then turned to Lin Hao with a kind expression.

"Princess, we cannot let him leave," a voice called out from the void.

"And what if I insist on taking him today!" The Peerless Fairy’s voice was laced with chilling killing intent.

Silence...

Lin Hao sighed with emotion.

’The old dogs in the shadows aren’t even afraid of that old monster from the royal palace, yet they’re being so courteous to her. There’s only one possibility: they were once her admirers.’

"Though you are also in the Spirit Transformation Realm, you cannot stop all of us. Today, he must die!" After a long silence, a voice finally answered.

Lin Hao’s eyes twitched.

The next moment, someone in the void made a move.

PFFT!

A powerful force pierced through Lin Hao’s body. The Peerless Fairy had been blocked by the combined efforts of the four experts in the shadows. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

At this moment, Lin Hao’s face was ashen.

He had made a grave mistake!

That day in War Dragon City, the Lin family had sent an elder who had witnessed an otherworldly flame annihilating a Divine Soul.

Today, his plan to use the otherworldly flame to destroy his enemies was likely going to fail.

No!

Lin Hao’s entire body was immobilized, but a fierce unwillingness to yield surged within him.

He activated the Godslaying Celestial Slash Skill and the Body Double Secret Skill. The True Essence in his body surged, and in an instant, he broke through the Peak of the Sixth Layer of the Elemental Realm, reaching the Seventh Layer!

The bleeding from the hole in his body immediately stopped, wreathed in tendrils of Chaos Qi.

"Eh?"

A surprised voice sounded from the void.

Then, Lin Hao felt several gazes land on him, so intense that his skin began to ache.

This was the terrifying aspect of true experts.

Even with his incredibly tough physique, a mere glance from a Martial Dao expert could crush Lin Hao with pressure.

"Slash!"

Someone in the void shouted.

With that shout, the hairs on Lin Hao’s body stood on end. His heart went cold as the threat of death loomed over him, more real than ever.

"Stop!"

Nearby, the Peerless Fairy roared. Her body was glowing, but she was powerless against the combined might of the four Spirit Transformation Realm experts.

ROAR!

At this critical juncture, a lion’s roar seemed to descend from the nine heavens.

BOOM!

The roar was boundlessly powerful, shattering the seal that the four Spirit Transformation Realm experts had created together.

Lin Hao raised his head and looked toward the horizon.

High in the sky, a blood lion had appeared at some unknown time!

Seeing it, Lin Hao’s eyes filled with immense joy.

The Peerless Fairy’s eyes shone brightly, her body trembling.

"Cang... Cang Yan, you’re not dead!" The old monster from the royal palace cried out in shock, a hint of fear in his voice.

At the same time, Lin Hao sensed countless experts in the shadows retreating rapidly.

The blood lion’s appearance had exposed all of their auras, allowing Lin Hao to finally pinpoint their locations.

Lin Hao had once seen Cang Yan’s Divine Soul in the Celestial Break Mountain Range. He had only been suspicious just now, but his guess was finally confirmed.

Lin Hao had never expected Cang Yan’s Divine Soul to appear at a time like this.

"Hmph!"

The blood lion snorted coldly.

Then, Lin Hao saw four figures being blasted out of the void by that single snort.

The four were forced out, but their bodies were shrouded in True Essence, and Lin Hao could not see their faces.

Needless to say, these four were definitely the Spirit Transformation Realm experts who had just sealed the area.

Four great Spirit Transformation Realm experts had been forced out by a single cold snort from Cang Yan’s Divine Soul. Lin Hao was utterly shocked.

’Just how terrifying is that old man’s true combat strength?’

"You... you’ve advanced to the Sealed Martial Realm?!" one of the four exclaimed, his voice filled with terror.

It wasn’t just Lin Hao; even the other Spirit Transformation Realm experts were stunned by such a display of power.

’Cang Yan hasn’t appeared in forty years. Could his cultivation have already entered the Sealed Martial Realm?!’

It had been far too long since anyone had broken through to the Sealed Martial Realm. If Cang Yan had truly advanced, then there was likely no one left on this continent who could be his match.

"Let the younger generation resolve their own grievances. If you dare to touch him again, I will be sure to send back the corpse of that other boy!" the blood lion spoke in a human voice, its words shaking the entire Imperial City.

A dead silence fell over the Imperial City. No one dared to utter a word in rebuttal.

The might of Cang Yan had intimidated the entire Imperial City!