Nine Heavens Martial Emperor

The pupils of the armored guards constricted. ’To commit murder right in front of Your Highness’ Mansion... this guy is completely lawless.’

"So, you’re His Highness’s honored guest. In that case, they were blind and deserved to die. Right, would you please present your invitation?" The Captain of the Guard at the forefront was stunned for only a moment before speaking amiably. The face visible beneath his armor even wore a humble smile.

"His Highness said my status is too distinguished for a mere invitation to express his high regard. He told me to have a servant announce my arrival at the mansion. Well, I’ve arrived. Go announce it and have him come welcome me personally." Lin Hao returned the smile, but his words were incredibly arrogant.

"Who the hell do you think you are? There’s no way His Highness would say something like that!" a guard behind the Captain of the Guard shouted, berating Lin Hao.

"CRACK!"

The next moment, with a sharp crack, the guard collapsed in front of Lin Hao.

Lin Hao wore a smile, as if he had never moved from his spot.

The pupils of the other guards, including the Captain, constricted.

Lin Hao’s Body Technique was simply too fast, unbelievably so.

It wasn’t just them; even the drivers of several distant carriages opened their eyes, their gazes filled with solemn expressions.

Their cultivation levels were far beyond the guards’; the weakest among them was at the Soul Gathering Realm. But even so, all they saw was an afterimage.

Of course, the most crucial part was that Lin Hao had attacked without any warning.

No one had expected that, while facing over ten people, he would still dare to strike first.

"I really am your Highness’s honored guest. For him to insult me like that... if your Highness found out, that man wouldn’t have survived anyway, and he might have died an even more miserable death. I was being merciful by giving him a quick end," Lin Hao said to the remaining guards with a smile.

These words made the guards’ mouths twitch. ’So killing him was for his own good? That logic is simply unbeatable.’

But if his premise was correct, it was indeed the truth.

However, Lin Hao’s words were destined to be false. His Highness had given a personal order: if anyone without an invitation impersonated an honored guest, they were to be killed without mercy.

"Kill!" The Captain of the Guard spat out a single word, and then he and all his men moved.

SWISH!

A cold gleam flashed as the air filled with the clash of blades.

Over ten longswords struck at once, filling the air with the stench of blood.

These were all battle-hardened men whose longswords had tasted blood countless times.

Lin Hao, rather than retreating, advanced—like a tiger entering a flock of sheep.

Facing the incoming longswords, Lin Hao neither dodged nor evaded, meeting them with his fists.

BOOM!

A sharp blade collided with Lin Hao’s fist. The fist was unharmed, but the sword instantly shattered.

CLANG! CLANG!

Similarly, countless longswords struck Lin Hao’s body with metallic clangs, all of them snapping in two.

Lin Hao’s physical body was unparalleled, long since capable of rivaling Tier One Spiritual Artifacts. For these longswords to try and harm him was like throwing an egg against a rock.

This scene shocked everyone.

"His body is like steel, his flesh itself the most terrifying weapon. This young man is extraordinary," the person driving Wenren Yuxin’s carriage murmured, his eyes flashing with a strange light.

The others remained silent, but killing intent was plain in their eyes.

They knew of Lin Hao’s origins. The more formidable he appeared, the less they wanted him to live a long life.

If not for their fear of Cang Yan, it’s likely many of them would have already made a move.

Meanwhile, the dozen or so guards stared at the broken halves of the swords in their hands, their eyes filled with utter disbelief.

They were Martial Artists of the Eighth Layer of the Elemental Realm. In their hands, an ordinary longsword infused with True Essence could shatter stone tablets and slice through steel as if it were tofu.

But now, Lin Hao had done nothing, yet their swords had snapped in two. This was simply beyond their comprehension. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

And in the instant they were stunned, Lin Hao lunged forward like an ancient divine leopard and threw a punch.

The punch landed on a guard without even causing a ripple of energy.

However, when Lin Hao lifted the guard by his armor with one hand, something horrifying happened.

The armor suddenly went limp, and a puddle of blood and flesh oozed out from within.

A living person had been turned into such a state by a single punch, yet the armor was perfectly fine. Such power was the pinnacle of perfection!

"His body is like steel, and his power is terrifying! Don’t fight him in close quarters!" the widely-experienced Captain of the Guard suddenly roared.

Amidst his shouts, another man was pounded into a puddle of blood and flesh.

The others quickly distanced themselves from Lin Hao, a hint of fear now in their eyes as they looked at him.

Not far away, the carriage drivers wore looks of profound shock.

The youngest among them was forty and had seen much of the world, but they had never witnessed such a bizarre scene.

Over a dozen Martial Artists of the Eighth Layer of the Elemental Realm were fighting a single Martial Artist of the Seventh Layer of the Elemental Realm, yet it was they who were being beaten into a state of terror.

Before today, they would have never believed this was real. But now, the facts were laid out before them, leaving no room for disbelief.

HUUUU...

Several of them exhaled slowly, their lips beginning to move.

It was unknown who they were sending voice transmissions to.

At the same time, a carriage arrived from the distance. Strangely, it had no driver.

The carriage stopped quietly in the distance, melting into the night.

Meanwhile, in front of Your Highness’ Mansion, the dozen or so armored guards simultaneously condensed their True Essence, forming over ten greatswords.

These greatswords radiated an overwhelming aura, as if a heavy slash from them could cleave the heavens and the earth.

Lin Hao stood at the center of these ten-plus True Essence greatswords, looking as if he could be hacked to pieces at any moment.

Gale-force winds rose from the ground, causing the hard Vajra Rock to ring with metallic sounds.

Lin Hao remained completely still, but his body began to glow with a translucent light, and the sound of surging rivers echoed from within him.

Lin Hao was activating his Imperial Technique!

On the night he arrived in Imperial City, Lin Hao had activated it once before, startling some old monsters who had not shown themselves for a long time.

This time, the moment Lin Hao activated the Imperial Technique, those old monsters were immediately alerted.

But with Cang Yan’s oppressive aura present, no one dared to move.

Back in front of Your Highness’ Mansion, the guards’ True Essence greatswords had already struck Lin Hao’s body.

RUMBLE!

The power was earth-shattering.

Lin Hao’s body was completely engulfed by the dozen or so True Essence greatswords.

The hard Vajra Rock of the ground was split open, with crisscrossing ravines stretching for an unknown number of meters, a terrifying sight.

But in the middle of these ravines, a circular area remained completely untouched, and Lin Hao was standing right there.

The dozen or so blade auras had not caused the slightest harm to Lin Hao; even his sleeves were intact.

The guards were stunned speechless, and even the several carriage drivers were shocked.

Then, their gazes toward Lin Hao turned fiery.

’The power of an Imperial Technique... it’s this terrifying!’

But when they recalled the blood lion that had loomed over Imperial City that night, the fire in their eyes immediately receded like a tide.

Cang Yan... he was a harbinger of death.

To move against Lin Hao would bring the calamity of annihilation upon one’s entire clan.

"You’ve had your turn. Now it’s mine." Over there, Lin Hao’s words had barely faded when his figure shot out like a bolt of lightning.

"CRACK!"

In the moments that followed, this was the only sharp sound to be heard.

Lin Hao’s body flickered, his movements completely untraceable to the guards. By the time they could perceive him, they were already dead...

Before long, of the dozen or so guards, only the Captain of the Guard remained.

Lin Hao killed men as if he were slaughtering dogs!