Nine Heavens Martial Emperor

As he spoke the mantra, the space began to twist, and Lin Hao’s figure slowly faded into the void.

In a daze, Lin Hao seemed to see a door.

Without a second thought, Lin Hao stepped through.

"BOOM!"

The scene shifted, and Lin Hao found himself standing on a massive rock jutting out from a cliff face.

The rock extended several meters outwards, growing thinner the farther it went.

At its very end, the edge of the rock was as thin as a piece of paper.

What was most astonishing was that a towering, ancient tree grew from this paper-thin edge!

And looking up at the sky, Lin Hao was even more shocked.

The celestial vault above was woven with a tapestry of countless stars.

’I was just outside, where the sky was overcast, without moon or stars. Could this place truly be a world of its own?’

Lin Hao averted his gaze, a strange look in his eyes.

Then, he saw four large, blood-red characters, and his eyes narrowed.

"Saha World!"

The characters themselves were nothing special, but the audacity behind them was staggering.

A small world, no more than ten meters across, dared to call itself Saha!

Before this thought could even fully form, another urge rose in his heart: to touch those four characters.

The urge grew stronger and stronger, compelling him to step forward and reach out his hand...

Outside this small world, Wu Taichu suddenly cried out in alarm.

He had forgotten to tell Lin Hao that every Sect Leader who entered the Saha World would be guided by a mysterious force to touch those four blood-red characters. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

When they did, a series of strange phenomena would occur. The longer they could endure, the longer they could remain inside.

Wu Taichu clearly remembered that he had been prepared when he entered, but he had only managed to touch a single point on the first character before being defeated, lasting only three breaths!

Three breaths meant he could cultivate in the Saha World for thirty minutes each day. After thirty minutes, he would be automatically teleported out and unable to re-enter for the rest of the day.

Wu Taichu paced outside, wanting to go in but fearing he would disturb Lin Hao. He was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

At that moment, inside the Saha World, Lin Hao’s finger made contact with a point on the first character.

"BOOM!"

The instant he made contact, Lin Hao’s body trembled violently.

It wasn’t the cold he had expected; instead, a torrent of fire surged into his body, and a searing heat instantly engulfed him.

It was as if a blazing sun had crashed to earth; the temperature was terrifyingly high.

Lin Hao’s physical body was fortified like steel, so strong that not even Divine Soldiers could harm it, yet now he was in excruciating pain from the flames, as if countless dull knives were scraping his flesh and sawing his bones!

Without a moment’s hesitation, Lin Hao reversed the circulation of his Heaven-Slaying Godslaying Skill!

A cold current rose from his Dantian, and the scorching sensation immediately began to subside.

At the same time, Lin Hao’s finger began to trace the character unconsciously.

With every stroke he traced, the searing heat intensified. In the end, even reversing the Godslaying Celestial Slash Skill was no longer enough.

’If I can’t even withstand mere flames, how can I ever walk the path of invincibility!’

Lin Hao’s martial heart was as solid as a rock. Unmoved, his finger continued to trace the strokes.

Meanwhile, atop the ancient tree at the edge of the rock, a cat twitched its nose, a look of intoxicated delight on its face. It smelled roasting meat!

Lin Hao’s Spiritual Sense far surpassed that of an ordinary person, yet it hadn’t detected the cat. This creature was clearly extraordinary.

Lin Hao’s muscles were nearly cooked through, but he remained motionless as his finger finished tracing the first character and moved toward the second.

When his finger touched a point on the second character, the scorching heat vanished, replaced by cold!

An incomparable cold!

Lin Hao was instantly frozen into an ice sculpture!

But after a slight stiffening, Lin Hao’s finger slowly began to move again.

The blood throughout his body had frozen in the cold, but with a thought, Lin Hao activated his Godslaying Celestial Slash Skill. A warm current rose from his Dantian, shattering the ice and allowing his blood to flow once more.

However, as his finger continued to trace the strokes, even circulating his Cultivation Technique was not enough.

Excruciating pain wracked his bones, even his very soul. Lin Hao’s entire body was frozen stiff, unable to move. Only his one finger remained unshaken by anything in the heavens!

As Lin Hao’s finger moved toward the third character, an even more terrifying scene unfolded.

In the sky above, the sun and moon appeared at the same time!

Extreme heat and extreme cold alternated rapidly. Lin Hao felt his body being cooked one moment and frozen solid the next, a pain far more unbearable than either one alone.

"BOOM!"

The Tai Chi Array Map in his Dantian vibrated, and a mysterious True Essence surged forth to combat the agonizing pain.

Up in the ancient tree, the cat’s eyes suddenly widened.

"Xiaoxuanzi’s Godslaying Celestial Slash Skill! He actually merged the two after reversing it!" The cat stared at Lin Hao, utterly aghast.

But it quickly relaxed again, murmuring, "The Saha World is as old as the heavens and earth. Little Hongtian only made it to the third character. Let’s see how long you can last."

If Wu Taichu had heard this, he would have been shocked beyond belief.

Because the Hongtian it spoke of was a legend!

The founding ancestor of the Heaven-Stepping Sect!

Emperor Hongtian!

This cat had called him by name, and even added "Little" to it. Its origins must be simply too astounding!

Furthermore, the fact that this Saha World was a natural creation of the heavens and earth was truly inconceivable.

Under the cat’s watchful gaze, Lin Hao’s finger was already tracing the final stroke of the third character.

The cat’s eyes widened. If Lin Hao could go one step further, he would surpass the record set here by the Heaven-Stepping Sect’s founding ancestor, Emperor Hongtian!

It had seen countless heroes and prodigies, some from eras so ancient they predated the Great Emperors. It had thought no one in this world could excite it anymore, but now, it was thrilled beyond measure.

And right before its eyes, Lin Hao’s finger slowly reached for the final character!

Just as Lin Hao’s finger was about to touch the final character, a finger suddenly appeared in the void.

The finger was not large, and its movements were slow as it gently pointed toward Lin Hao.

But the moment this finger appeared, even this small world began to transform.

The cat’s fur stood on end, its eyes wide as saucers, and it stammered out three words: "Celestial Dao Laws!"

The Celestial Dao Laws, eternal and ancient, were things of legend that no person or thing had ever seen.

But now, Lin Hao, by touching the "Saha World," had triggered the Celestial Dao Laws!

Such a phenomenon would shock even a Great Emperor if one were present today, let alone the people of this era.

The Saha World was as old as creation itself. Lin Hao had now touched a taboo that even the heavens would not tolerate!

This single finger carried the weight of trillions of tons, enough to crush all of creation!

The Tai Chi Array Map in Lin Hao’s Dantian began to glow, and at the same time, the crystal-clear water droplet at its center leaped up!

Lin Hao’s body twisted in an unbelievable way. His spine transformed into an Azure Dragon, battling the Celestial Vault!

The droplet of water leaped onto the Azure Dragon and evolved into a human form!

The figure was only an inch tall, but it stood proudly atop the Azure Dragon.

In the ancient tree, the cat was shocked beyond belief.

’Lin Hao!’

The inch-tall figure was clearly a miniature Lin Hao!

In this era, no one understood the Saha World better than it did.

The Saha World could manifest the past, present, and future.

The scene unfolding now represented the future!

In the future, Lin Hao would contend with the Celestial Dao!

This terrified it.

At that moment, as Lin Hao’s finger traced the final character, his true self stood proudly upon the Azure Dragon, throwing a punch to meet the finger in the void!

His true self was fighting the Celestial Dao!

Surpassing time and crossing space, the fist collided with the finger from the void.

There was no sound.

But the cat was horrified, its body trembling uncontrollably.

’The Celestial Vault is about to shatter!’

That was the only sensation it had.

A fist, so small it could barely be seen, had shaken the finger of the Celestial Dao. Not only was it not annihilated, but its fighting spirit soared, throwing another punch right after the first.

The fist’s intent raged, vowing to shatter the Celestial Vault!

However, the finger, born from the will of heaven and earth, did not fade. Instead, it became even clearer amidst the raging fist intent.

And amidst this flurry of punches, Lin Hao’s finger calmly traced its path, finally sliding toward the final vertical stroke of the last character.

"BOOM!"

When Lin Hao’s finger reached the end, that final stroke transformed into a sword!

It slashed toward the void!

The grace of this sword strike was peerless, its brilliance shaking antiquity!

The Saha World was suddenly bathed in light!

The brilliant light was so dazzling it blotted out everything in heaven and earth.

The cat’s eyes suddenly began to glow, the sun, moon, and stars manifesting within them as it gazed into the void.

However, it could see nothing. It could not see through it.

A moment later, the light vanished. The ancient tree swayed gracefully, and the Saha World returned to peace.

"He’s been acknowledged by the Saha World! From now on, the masterless Saha World has a master!" The cat stared at the still-dazed Lin Hao, shocked beyond belief.

One must understand that even the astonishingly talented Emperor Hongtian had not been acknowledged by the Saha World, and yet just now, the Saha World itself had transformed into a sword to strike at the Celestial Dao!

Hongtian had achieved the rank of Great Emperor by comprehending the Dao within the Saha World. If Lin Hao was now being hailed as its master, what heights would his achievements reach?!

Although Lord Lingdi could glimpse the secrets of the heavens, Lin Hao’s future was a blur of chaos; it could not see it.

Now, having witnessed this scene, it dared not even imagine the path Lin Hao would walk.

But it could confirm one thing: wherever Lin Hao walked, a mountain of bones was destined to lie beneath his feet. Even Great Emperors would have to make way for him!

Lord Lingdi stared at Lin Hao, lost in thought for a long time.

Below, Lin Hao’s consciousness returned to his body. He saw that the Saha World looked the same as before, but he had the distinct feeling that it was different.

He felt a sense of intimacy with everything here.

’Seriously, I came in here to cultivate. Why did I spend so long caressing those four characters?’

Everything that had just happened was like a dream. Now that he was awake, the details of the dream had already faded.

Lin Hao had the strange feeling that he had been "asleep" for a long time.

Without further hesitation, Lin Hao sat down cross-legged and began to circulate his Cultivation Technique...

At the same time, outside, Wu Taichu’s initial impatience had given way to calmness, which had in turn transformed into excitement.

’Grand Master-Uncle has been in there for over an hour and still hasn’t come out. It seems his gains have been significant.’

If Wu Taichu knew that Lin Hao had finished tracing all four characters, he would probably have died of shock on the spot.

As for the one with the "significant gains" Wu Taichu spoke of, the moment Lin Hao circulated his Cultivation Technique, a strange phenomenon appeared in the Saha World.

When Lin Hao reversed his Godslaying Celestial Slash Skill, the countless stars in the Saha World’s sky vanished, leaving only a full moon hanging in the air.

When Lin Hao circulated his Godslaying Celestial Slash Skill normally, the full moon disappeared, and a red sun began to rise.

Lin Hao absorbed the moonlight and sunlight. His qi and blood surged, and his bones and tendons chimed in unison, like bells and drums.

Then, Lin Hao’s entire body began to glow, and a divine halo enveloped him, making him look like a celestial god descending to the mortal world.