Nine Heavens Martial Emperor

However, the smiles on their faces instantly vanished.

RUMBLE! RUMBLE! RUMBLE!

A deafening roar erupted from within the storm of sand and stone, shaking the entire Your Highness’ Mansion.

Then, several massive cracks began to spread out in all directions from that area.

As the dust began to settle, a figure could be seen standing proudly about a hundred meters in front of the giant.

It was, of course, Lin Hao!

As the view became clearer, all eyes fell on Lin Hao, and everyone was stunned.

Lin Hao’s expression was as calm as ever. He was completely unharmed.

If he weren’t standing a hundred meters back from his original position, they might have thought it was all an illusion.

"Those cracks are the result of Brother Lin stomping to disperse the force... but how did he come out of that roar completely unscathed?" Chen Qian murmured by the shore of Zhenlong Lake. He understood the origin of the cracks, but he simply couldn’t figure out how Lin Hao was uninjured.

"If I’m not mistaken, he sealed his six senses a moment beforehand," Wenren Yuxin guessed, her lovely eyes flashing.

In fact, she was correct.

Lin Hao’s survival was entirely due to his superb combat awareness.

He had fought ferocious beasts and powerful martial experts before. The moment the giant bent over, Lin Hao already knew its intentions.

’To think it could kill me with a roar... How naive.’

When its roar proved ineffective, the giant’s enormous blood-red eyes swiveled, resembling two blood moons in the sky.

Two crescent-shaped beams of energy, too fast for the naked eye to follow, shot out from its eyes, slashing toward Lin Hao at incredible speed.

Instead of retreating, Lin Hao advanced, taking a sudden step forward.

With that one short step, the giant’s crescent slashes instantly missed.

BOOM!

The crescent slashes struck the spot where Lin Hao had just stood, splitting the ground wide open.

The resulting chasm extended for hundreds of meters, causing a distant pavilion to collapse with a roar.

As he stepped forward, Lin Hao abruptly gripped the Evil-Slaying Sword with both hands.

The grip was unconventional.

If Sword One of Mingjian Manor were here, he would have been astonished. This was the very opening stance he had used during his duel with Lin Hao at the Danling Sect. Now, Lin Hao’s execution was a perfect copy, identical in every way.

"I thought he knew how to use a sword, but it seems this is all he’s got. Wielding a sword like a saber... He must have exhausted all his tricks," Hu Rui sneered from across the way, seeing Lin Hao’s grip.

Some nodded in agreement.

Across from them, Lin Hao’s grip on his sword tightened, and he took another step forward.

The scene was identical to what Sword One had done at the Danling Sect. When Sword One took that step, his aura had transformed, unleashing a boundless, overwhelming wave of bloody energy.

Now, as Lin Hao stepped forward, his own aura changed dramatically as well.

Then, a vast and mighty power surged forth, just as majestic.

This immense power filled the area for miles around Lin Hao. Everything within it—except for the giant—flowers, grass, trees, and even the decorative rockeries, all instantly exploded into pieces!

The giant itself stumbled, forced to take a step back.

Meanwhile, high in the sky, a gale began to rage. Clouds and mist roiled, all converging directly above Lin Hao’s head.

In the distance, Duan Xinyu, his figure flickering in and out of sight, seemed to sense something. He looked up at the sky, and his expression changed drastically.

’Your Highness’ Mansion was already sealed off from the outside world, yet Lin Hao can still channel the power of heaven and earth with a single step. That level of cultivation is terrifying!’

Far across from Lin Hao, everyone, including Wenren Yuxin and the others, felt the immense pressure despite the distance.

Hu Rui’s face fell.

It was just one step. Lin Hao hadn’t even struck yet, and he was already exuding such might. It was a resounding slap to Hu Rui’s face.

At that moment, he even had the illusion that Lin Hao had become one with heaven and earth—that he was about to deliver judgment on heaven’s behalf!

The feeling made Hu Rui gasp, his heart seizing with terror.

Across from Lin Hao, the giant moved one of its massive hands.

It raised its hand and then slammed it down violently.

THWACK!

A violent gale erupted across the ground, and the Vajra Rock shattered into pieces.

Lin Hao’s robes whipped violently in the wind.

But the sword in Lin Hao’s grip did not tremble in the slightest; his hands were as steady as a boulder.

As the massive hand drew nearer, Lin Hao took another step forward.

A strange phenomenon occurred!

From high above, the roiling mass of clouds and mist suddenly plummeted!

Heaven’s might was unleashed!

The area where Lin Hao and the giant stood was instantly enveloped in mist, obscuring the scene from view.

Just then, a dazzling beam of sword light erupted from within the mist, soaring toward the heavens.

Then, the beam of light moved, slashing downward with an unimaginable pressure.

The sword strike was blindingly brilliant, looking as if it could sunder the heavens and split the earth.

ROAR!

The giant’s furious roars echoed without end, each one more powerful than the last.

Across the sprawling grounds of Your Highness’ Mansion, pavilion after pavilion collapsed.

Although Wenren Yuxin and the others had sealed their six senses in time, some were still shaken so violently they coughed up blood.

POP!

One of the young men’s bodies exploded outright!

And within the mist-shrouded area, in a flash, two enormous palms slapped at the beam of sword light from the sky.

Not only that, but two bloody crescent moons shot into the sky, merged in mid-air, and then slammed into the sword light.

PFFT!

The sword light was unstoppable, its power world-shaking. It cleaved the merged blood moon in two, which then vanished into the void.

The next moment, the two palms, each larger than a millstone, slapped at the sword light from both sides.

However, the sword light possessed an overwhelming power that could annihilate all things. Both palms exploded, turning into a mist of blood.

And still, the sword light continued downward.

BOOM!

Your Highness’ Mansion trembled, and a long chasm stretched across the ground. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

At the same time, a pained howl echoed.

The mist dissipated. Lin Hao stood with the Evil-Slaying Sword pointed forward, while the giant’s left arm was gone, severed at the shoulder.

The giant was enraged. Had it not moved at the last possible moment, it would have been killed.

The giant then thrust out its right hand and swept it through the air.

WHOOSH!

Countless spears erupted from the ground, tearing through the air as they flew toward Lin Hao.

Simultaneously, the thick, two-to-three-meter-long left arm that Lin Hao had severed also flew into the air. The giant opened its mouth and took a deep breath, and the blood from the severed limb gushed into its mouth in a torrent.

In moments, the severed arm withered, becoming a shriveled husk of skin and bone.

The scene was horrifying.

Faced with the ferocious onslaught of spears, Lin Hao bent backward, his body nearly parallel to the ground.

As the spears scraped past his body, Lin Hao slid forward. He then shot upright and swung the Evil-Slaying Sword in the same motion.

BOOM!

This time, the giant’s right arm shot out, striking Lin Hao squarely on the wrist.

From the force of the blow, the Evil-Slaying Sword was knocked from his hand, flying hundreds of meters before shattering a massive decorative rockery.

CRACK!

The giant’s blow was incredibly powerful. A sharp crack echoed as Lin Hao’s wrist broke.

As he shot backward, Lin Hao used his other hand to yank his wrist, setting the bone back in place.

He didn’t even blink, as if the broken wrist wasn’t his own.

He circulated his Imperial Art, and the broken wrist healed instantly, becoming as good as new.

By then, the giant’s millstone-sized fist was upon him.

Lin Hao clenched his fist and threw a punch to meet it!

RUMBLE! RUMBLE! RUMBLE!

Neither combatant moved an inch, but all around them, large sections of buildings began to collapse.

Across from them, among the young cultivators who had already retreated another hundred meters, more people began to cough up blood.

This left them horrified.

The giant’s power was understandable; having absorbed the vital essence of several people, its strength was bound to be peerless.

But Lin Hao, so frail in comparison, was able to fight the giant on even terms. It was simply astonishing.

However, they would soon realize that the shocks Lin Hao had in store for them were far from over.

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