Nine Heavens Martial Emperor

Lin Hao turned back, facing several menacing swords of True Essence. A glint flashed in his eyes before they settled into calm indifference.

Then, Lin Hao reached out in a certain direction and uttered two words: "Sword, come."

The moment he spoke, a streak of light shot across the sky at incredible speed.

At that moment, the swords of True Essence were less than three feet from Lin Hao.

In the next instant, the Evil-Slaying Sword, which had just been sent flying by the giant, was back in Lin Hao’s hand.

Now, the swords of True Essence were less than a foot away.

A smirk touched Lin Hao’s lips as he gracefully retreated.

The expressions of countless onlookers changed drastically, because the giant was right below him.

In the rush, some managed to forcefully halt their swords of True Essence, but those who lacked the strength could only watch as their attacks continued to descend.

CLANG!

Several swords of True Essence struck the giant’s body, producing the sound of colliding metal. To their astonishment, its body was completely unharmed.

Phew...

They let out a long sigh of relief, joy spreading across their faces.

But in the next moment, their joy turned to shock.

The giant’s left arm had been severed by Lin Hao’s sword—that was one thing. But its right arm had just been casually ripped off by Lin Hao. That was terrifying.

Before they had time to think, the newly freed giant went berserk.

Despite having no arms, it suddenly charged forward.

Just then, Lin Hao, standing with his sword at the ready, swung the Evil-Slaying Sword...

PFFT!

With a soft sound, the giant’s legs were severed from its body.

Blood gushed forth.

The giant’s massive body collapsed. It let out a furious roar as the hair on its head suddenly whipped toward Lin Hao.

CLANG!

Lin Hao raised his sword to block, producing a metallic clang, while simultaneously being thrown backward.

As he retreated, Lin Hao’s expression was incredibly grave.

The giant’s unexpected blow had sent a numbing shock through his right arm.

BOOM!

Despite losing its legs, the giant’s mobility seemed unaffected.

It slid along the ground, charging toward Lin Hao, its hair whipping about wildly.

At the same time, Lin Hao was startled to discover that the giant’s once pitch-black hair had turned blood-red and was continuing to grow longer.

Its terrifying aura grew increasingly potent. The giant was clearly about to unleash its strongest attack.

And that wasn’t all. The other youths closed in, once again manifesting swords of True Essence.

Lin Hao continued to retreat rapidly.

With the giant about to unleash its strongest attack and several other Martial Artists striking simultaneously, Lin Hao had to be cautious.

He had to be especially wary of Hu Rui, who was at the Ninth Layer of the Elemental Realm. Since Hu Rui was able to enter the Upper Courtyard to cultivate, he surely had some extraordinary abilities.

BOOM!

Finally, Lin Hao’s body slammed into an invisible wall.

He had nowhere left to retreat.

"Hahaha, Lin Hao! Today is the day you die!"

As Hu Rui laughed, his sword of True Essence grew incomparably brilliant and slashed down at Lin Hao.

Meanwhile, the giant’s sword-like hair whipped forward, carrying a terrifying might that even gave Lin Hao pause.

Just then, with a flick of his wrist, Lin Hao’s Evil-Slaying Sword flared with brilliant light.

Then, Lin Hao swung his sword.

This seemingly ordinary strike made Hu Rui’s expression change drastically, and he shot backward in retreat.

The giant did the same.

The others paused, confused.

In the next instant, a soft sound echoed through the air.

The swords of True Essence were annihilated, and at the same time, heads began to roll.

With a single strike, Lin Hao had beheaded everyone except for Hu Rui and the giant.

Several headless bodies stumbled forward a few steps before crashing to the ground.

Only after they fell did blood begin to spray from their necks.

Hu Rui touched the blood on his neck, his expression grim.

If he hadn’t retreated so quickly, his fate would have been no different from the others.

Across from him, Lin Hao struck again.

A folding fan suddenly appeared in Hu Rui’s hand. With a snap, he opened it and slashed it through the air.

RUMBLE!

A massive impact resounded between the two, and the headless corpses that had just fallen were blown to smithereens.

"It’s been a long time since I’ve had to use this Carefree Fan. Today, it will be the end of you!" Hu Rui said coldly. He then held the fan horizontally and slashed at Lin Hao.

The slash made a hissing sound, as if it were slicing through the very air.

Lin Hao suddenly gripped his sword with both hands and brought it down in a powerful slash.

A cold sneer formed on Hu Rui’s lips.

This Carefree Fan was a Tier Two Spiritual Artifact. He rarely used it, as activating a Spiritual Artifact consumed an immense amount of True Essence.

However, the power it unleashed in a single use was terrifying.

He knew Lin Hao’s sword was no ordinary weapon, but at best, it was merely a Divine Soldier, not even a Spiritual Artifact. ’How could it possibly contend with his?!’

Therefore, Hu Rui didn’t dodge Lin Hao’s strike. ’When a Divine Soldier clashes with a Spiritual Artifact,’ he thought, ’the Divine Soldier is always the one to break.’

However, Hu Rui immediately paid the price for his assumption.

CRACK!

Lin Hao’s Evil-Slaying Sword effortlessly split the Carefree Fan in two.

If Hu Rui hadn’t let go and shot backward in time, he might have been split in two just like his fan.

His Tier Two Spiritual Artifact had been destroyed by Lin Hao the moment he brought it out. Hu Rui was so furious his eyes looked ready to pop.

"Lin Hao, I’m going to kill you!" Hu Rui roared. His palms turned a golden-yellow and suddenly expanded in size.

In the next instant, his palms clenched into fists, and he threw a powerful punch.

In the air, thousands of phantom fists appeared simultaneously.

The Hu family’s signature technique—the Thousand Hands Illusion Palm!

Interspersed among the phantom palms were fine, blood-red threads.

The giant, now just a torso, also attacked.

Hu Rui was overjoyed.

He knew that Lin Hao had also mastered the essence of the Thousand Hands Phantom Fist and had been worried about it. Now that the giant was attacking as well, he was eager to see how Lin Hao would handle the combined assault.

If Lin Hao used the Thousand Hands Phantom Fist to counter, the giant’s hair would surely pierce his body.

"Brother Lin, don’t meet it head-on! Once the hair of someone who cultivates the Blood Transformation and Bone Refining Skill enters your body, all of your qi and blood will be drained!" Chen Qian shouted the warning from across the way.

However, the warning seemed a step too late. Lin Hao had already unleashed his own Thousand Hands Phantom Fist, and it was just an inch from colliding with Hu Rui’s.

A smile spread across Hu Rui’s face.

He had poured his Bloodline Power into this punch, on top of his cultivation at the Ninth Layer of the Elemental Realm. ’I refuse to believe Lin Hao can withstand this.’

Even if he could, the giant’s hair was a fatal blow in itself.

At such close range, even if Lin Hao possessed heaven-defying power, there was no way he could turn this around!

RUMBLE!

In the next instant, the two Thousand Hands Phantom Fists collided.

Hu Rui felt Lin Hao’s True Essence wash over him—it was majestic and vast, possessing an unimaginably tyrannical power.

He stumbled back three steps before steadying himself, his qi and blood roiling.

In contrast, Lin Hao hadn’t retreated a single step.

Hu Rui’s eyes widened for a moment, and then he smiled.

He realized the reason Lin Hao hadn’t retreated wasn’t because his cultivation was great enough to counter his Bloodline Power, but because the giant’s hairs were holding him in place.

"Hahaha! Now you’re dead for sure!" Hu Rui laughed. He had heard Chen Qian’s warning loud and clear.

However, a smirk played on Lin Hao’s lips. A brilliant light suddenly erupted from his body.

The hairs binding Lin Hao’s body were violently thrown back, skewering the giant’s torso.

Then, the Evil-Slaying Sword struck again.

PFFT!

The giant’s head flew high into the air.