Nine Heavens Martial Emperor

Although Lin Hao retreated quickly, the Spirit Transformation Realm experts had sealed the space, trapping his body on the Cangyun Battlefield.

Just then, the two Spirit Transformation Realm experts fixed their gazes on Lin Hao.

A mere glance from them struck Lin Hao like a bolt of lightning.

He staggered back several steps before he could regain his footing, each step leaving an imprint several centimeters deep in the earth.

Ptui!

Once he was steady, Lin Hao violently spat out a mouthful of blood. He was already injured.

Such was the might of a Spirit Transformation Realm expert.

A single glance had been enough to injure Lin Hao, yet Yunxi, in his arms, remained completely unharmed.

It was no exaggeration to say that in their eyes, an Elemental Realm Martial Artist wasn’t even worthy of being called an ant.

"Hand her over, and we won’t make things difficult for you," one of the old men said, his tone condescending and entitled.

They could have simply taken her by force, but attacking an Elemental Realm Martial Artist was not only beneath them, but they also had other concerns.

Lin Hao found he could move again. He stared at the two Spirit Transformation Realm experts, his expression chilling.

’They just used the pressure of their cultivation to make me spit blood, and now they have the gall to say they won’t make things difficult for me? How shameless can you get!’

The next moment, a smile touched Lin Hao’s lips. He then lowered his head and did something that stunned everyone present.

Lin Hao wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth on the fabric of Yunxi’s right shoulder.

To top it off, Lin Hao took a deep breath, an intoxicated expression on his face, and murmured two words: "So fragrant."

Hiss!

At his words, everyone who heard them gasped in shock.

Talk about audacious. This was it!

To act so shamelessly in front of two peerless Spirit Transformation Realm experts—and toward the princess of the Mo Yun Kingdom, no less! Such audacity was likely unmatched by any other Martial Artist in the world!

"Insolent!" a furious roar echoed.

The voice belonged to Marquis Mo.

Lin Hao was challenging the dignity of the Mo Yun Kingdom!

"Bastard!" one of the two elders roared in fury, his eyes flashing.

CRACKLE!

A terrifying bolt of lightning tore through the sky, hurtling toward Lin Hao.

The bolt of lightning seemed to possess the power to sunder heaven and earth. Everyone felt that if the Spirit Transformation Realm expert willed it, that single bolt could cleave the Cangyun Battlefield in two.

A Spirit Transformation Realm expert had attacked Lin Hao. It was a death sentence!

No!

On the Cangyun Battlefield, Lin Tian, Lin Yuan, Shenshan, Ling Xiao, Yang Peng, and the others all screamed inwardly.

A Spirit Transformation Realm expert attacking an Elemental Realm Martial Artist filled them with uncontrollable rage. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Marquis Mo, however, simply sighed.

’Lin Hao truly is extraordinary. I was even hoping to bring him under my command. It seems I’ve lost my chance.’

The ancestor’s attack meant he was utterly enraged. Now, even if another Spirit Transformation Realm expert tried to intervene, Lin Hao was doomed to die.

The moment the lightning appeared, Lin Hao was enveloped by the aura of death. He tried to activate his imperial arts, but they wouldn’t respond.

The "true self" that normally emerged in moments of crisis was completely silent.

The Spirit Transformation Realm expert’s cultivation was simply too immense, while his own was too low. Even his imperial arts were completely suppressed.

Completely paralyzed, Lin Hao felt the true presence of death for the very first time.

But Lin Hao refused to give up. A towering battle intent surged within him.

In the face of absolute power, however, it was all futile.

The lightning flashed across the sky, arriving directly above Lin Hao’s head.

If nothing unexpected happened, Lin Hao’s body would be blown to smithereens.

Even with his body as tough as astral steel, there was no question what the outcome would be against a peerless Spirit Transformation Realm expert.

At that critical moment, a finger suddenly materialized in the void.

No, to be precise, a figure emerged from behind Lin Hao, and that figure slowly extended a single finger.

To everyone’s utter horror, the finger tapped the very tip of the lightning bolt with perfect precision.

And just like that, the terrifying, cataclysmic bolt of lightning vanished without a trace.

A single, casual gesture had nullified a Spirit Transformation Realm expert’s attack. The sight stunned everyone!

Even the two peerless Spirit Transformation Realm experts trembled, their faces turning grave.

This was especially true for the one who had launched the attack.

Although he had used only a fraction of his power in that strike, anyone who could block it so easily was an absolute master.

"Who are you?!" the two elders demanded in unison, staring past Lin Hao as if facing a formidable foe.

In the next instant, the figure fully materialized behind Lin Hao before taking a step forward.

With that single step, the figure now stood in front of Lin Hao.

Lin Hao’s eyes widened in disbelief.

The figure had appeared behind him without a sound; he hadn’t even noticed. Moreover, the figure was ethereal and indistinct, clearly not a physical body.

’Is this an expert’s Primordial Body or a Divine Soul?’

"You!" Opposite Lin Hao, the two elders’ expressions grew even more solemn. The figure was so hazy that they couldn’t make out its face.

Furthermore, they couldn’t sense the slightest fluctuation of a Martial Artist’s power coming from the figure.

The ability to do this was beyond their comprehension.

"Those who have surpassed the Soul Gathering Realm are forbidden from appearing on the battlefield. This is a rule of the continent. Have you forgotten?" At that moment, the figure spoke.

Hearing the voice, Lin Hao shuddered. He knew who it was.

’Aunt Yun! Or rather, the Devil Queen!’

The others, not knowing the figure’s identity, were all surprised to hear a woman’s voice.

After hearing her speak, the expressions of the two Spirit Transformation Realm experts shifted, and then, surprisingly, they relaxed.

"So that’s all it is. You’re merely a projection of will," one of them sneered. "It’s not easy to reach the Spirit Transformation Realm. Disperse now, or we will extinguish this wisp of your consciousness!"

If this Spirit Transformation Realm expert had come in person, they might have been wary. But a projection of will was composed only of Spiritual Power and possessed very little combat strength.

Furthermore, if the projection was destroyed, the main body would be in danger of perishing unless they immediately severed a portion of their own cultivation base to mitigate the backlash.

Thus, they were full of confidence.

Lin Hao paled when he heard this.

He knew what a projection of will entailed, and the man wasn’t wrong.

Just as he was about to speak, he heard the Devil Queen’s chilly voice. "Is that so?"

With those words, the Devil Queen let out a cold harrumph.

To the onlookers, the sound was unremarkable.

But the Spirit Transformation Realm elder who had just spoken recoiled as if struck by lightning, staggering backward.

With each step he took, the entire Cangyun Battlefield trembled, and the ground beneath his feet fractured and split apart.

Ptui!

The elder spat out a mouthful of blood.

Everyone’s eyes widened at the sight.

This was a Spirit Transformation Realm expert, yet a single cold snort had been enough to injure him. Just how powerful was she?!

The faces of both Spirit Transformation Realm experts drained of color.

’How could a mere projection of will possess such terrifying combat strength!’

’If her true body were here, how heaven-defying would her power be!’

"You... you’re about to take that step! No, perhaps you’ve already taken it. Who in the world are you?!" the uninjured elder stammered, his face a mask of terror.

’To be capable of this, even if she isn’t a true Sealed Martial Realm expert, she must have at least one foot in that domain!’

’On the entire Celestial Yang Continent, the Sealed Martial Realm represents invincibility!’

’A Sealed Martial Realm expert comprehends the power of a martial domain. They could annihilate us with a mere wave of their hand!’

The two men, who had been so arrogant and condescending before Lin Hao just moments ago, now felt an icy chill seep into their hearts.