Nine Heavens Martial Emperor

Clearly, the Pavilion Master had left.

But that wasn’t what shocked the two of them the most. What shocked them were the Pavilion Master’s parting words.

Having been in the Heaven-Breaking Pavilion for over two hundred years, they knew some of its secrets.

The Pavilion Master had been in seclusion for a thousand years. Some said he was injured and had hidden himself away to protect his position as Pavilion Master.

But the Pavilion Master’s words just now had revealed a terrifying truth to them.

The Pavilion Master’s cultivation had surpassed the Sealed Martial Realm!

And it had surpassed the Sealed Martial Realm a thousand years ago.

This was the reason he had hidden within the mountain, never to emerge.

Although the Heaven-Breaking Pavilion was an unshakable power on the Celestial Yang Continent, the two of them knew of the Divine Demon Destruction Domain’s existence.

In the Divine Demon Destruction Domain, there was also a Heaven-Breaking Pavilion.

And according to the rules, all Martial Artists who surpassed the Spirit Transformation Realm and entered the Sealed Martial Realm had to report to the Heaven-Breaking Pavilion in the Divine Demon Destruction Domain.

In the Divine Demon Destruction Domain, it was no exaggeration to say that Sealed Martial Realm experts were a dime a dozen.

On the Celestial Yang Continent, the Pavilion Master was a master. But once he arrived in the Divine Demon Destruction Domain, he would be... Ahem.

But the Pavilion Master had hidden in this mountain for a thousand years, only to emerge now because of that person on the Ancient Road. This made a single thought flash through both their minds: ’If that person ever joins the Heaven-Breaking Pavilion, we must never, under any circumstances, make an enemy of him.’

They exchanged a look, both understanding the other’s thoughts perfectly.

The next moment, they nodded, used the ’Shrink the Ground to an Inch’ technique, and flew toward the Heaven-Breaking Pavilion.

At the same time, a disheveled old man appeared in the Heaven-Breaking Pavilion’s Elder Hall.

When the great elders of the Elder Hall saw him, shock flashed in their eyes. They stood up in unison and bowed respectfully.

The old man ignored them. With a wave of his hand, scenes materialized in the empty air.

Lin Hao’s figure appeared within them.

From his first battle with a mental imprint of an ancient forefather, everything that followed was replayed in the images with perfect clarity.

The scenes flashed by with incredible speed, but the old man’s eyes were like lightning, taking in every detail.

After just a moment, the old man had finished watching all the scenes.

"This kid... The surprise he’s given me is just too great." The images vanished, but the old man remained lost in thought for a long time.

After a moment, the old man’s body trembled.

"My time is short. You must remember, no matter what, do not let those ’above’ know of him. He might be the hope of the Celestial Yang Continent." After saying this, the old man suddenly vanished.

The next moment, a terrifying scene unfolded in the hundred-thousand-li-wide mountain range outside the Heaven-Breaking Pavilion.

A voice like thunder boomed from the heavens: "You have surpassed the Sealed Martial Realm, yet you dare not enter the Divine Domain!"

As soon as this voice sounded, everyone on the entire Celestial Yang Continent heard it clearly.

All Martial Artists were frozen stiff, unable to move.

The Celestial Yang Continent was vast, stretching for hundreds of millions of li, yet this voice could reach every corner of the land. It was nothing short of a miracle.

Immediately after, all Martial Artists witnessed a shocking scene.

From the heavens, a giant hand suddenly reached down, grasping toward a certain location.

At that moment, all life on the Celestial Yang Continent fell silent. Even the few Spirit Transformation Realm Martial Artists were rendered immobile.

Fortunately, the giant hand appeared only for an extremely brief time. A few breaths later, it vanished without a trace.

And all the Martial Artists below the Spirit Transformation Realm looked around in a daze.

They had forgotten everything that had just happened.

The master of that giant hand possessed heaven-shaking power!

On the Celestial Yang Continent, within the Celestial Break Mountain Range, the Devil Queen’s face was a little pale.

’Just as I thought, the Divine Demon Destruction Domain isn’t what I imagined. Are the Martial Artists of the Celestial Yang Continent just pets they’re raising?! Heaven-Breaking Pavilion... it seems I’ll have to pay another visit.’

As her words faded, the Devil Queen transformed into a Cyan Simurgh. With a single flap of her wings, she was already beyond the borders of the Cangnan Empire.

Meanwhile, in the most mysterious place on the Celestial Yang Continent, the Heaven-Breaking Pavilion, the great elders of the Elder Hall wore grave expressions.

Their Pavilion Master, whose cultivation surpassed the Sealed Martial Realm, had been utterly powerless in the hands of the one ’from above’. The might of the Divine Demon Destruction Domain was beyond their imagination.

"Are all the special bloodlines of the Celestial Yang Continent in our Heaven-Breaking Pavilion?" an elder asked after a moment.

This elder was stern and carried an air of authority.

Within the Elder Hall, he was vaguely regarded as the leader.

As the elder spoke, someone immediately replied, "That’s correct. Even all the successors of the Holy Lands are cultivating in our Heaven-Breaking Pavilion. None are missing."

"Good. The assessment on the Ancient Road is also about to end. Send word to carefully select the disciples."

"What about that little fellow named Lin Hao?"

"When he fails this time, I will personally go and greet him."

"Dean, you think he will fail?" an elder asked.

The Dean of the Elder Hall nodded. "In the historical records of the Heaven-Breaking Pavilion, no one has ever been able to destroy the mental imprints of ten Ancient Road forefathers."

The other elders also nodded.

After all, the last Emperor Venerable, Emperor Hongtian, had come from the Heaven-Breaking Pavilion, and even he had been unable to destroy the mental imprints of ten Ancient Road forefathers on the Ancient Road.

Lin Hao was strong, but could he be stronger than an Emperor Venerable?

Obviously, that was unrealistic.

The elders had all seen the recent scenes. Lin Hao, having destroyed the mental imprints of nine Ancient Road forefathers, was already an arrow at the end of its flight.

Just as the Heaven-Breaking Pavilion elders were discussing this, on the Ancient Road, Lin Hao sat slumped on the ground, covered in blood and gasping for breath.

At this moment, Lin Hao thought back on his experience after entering the final stretch of the Ancient Road, and he didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

The mental imprints of the Ancient Road forefathers here were just too bizarre.

The first was a scruffy old man selling candied hawthorns. The second was a stunningly beautiful woman selling tofu. The third was a woman with the build of a bear who was a blacksmith...

After that, he had met a drunkard, a gambling addict, a lecher...

Thinking of those last few, Lin Hao couldn’t help but shake his head.

Looking ahead, Lin Hao saw that he could already make out the city gates of Wangchuan City.

Although Lin Hao knew the place he was in was definitely not the real Wangchuan City, upon seeing these gates, he still called them the gates of Wangchuan City in his heart.

’There’s definitely one more mental imprint of an Ancient Road forefather in this last stretch. I’ve expended a massive amount of energy, so I need to meditate and recover for a while.’ Lin Hao made up his mind and began to meditate on the spot.

Through his recent trial and error, Lin Hao had long since figured out the pattern. As long as he didn’t move around recklessly, there was no danger.

Therefore, Lin Hao meditated without any reservations, completely at ease.

He meditated for a full day and night.

Considering Lin Hao possessed an Emperor Art, the fact that he took so long to recover showed just how severe the attacks he had endured were.

Just then, as the sky turned fish-belly white at the horizon, Lin Hao opened his eyes.

The moment he did, his eyes widened abruptly, then narrowed sharply.

Lin Hao saw a person.

The person stood silently with their back to him, yet they gave Lin Hao the illusion that they were the world itself.

Lin Hao had never experienced such a feeling before.

Moreover, there was something familiar about this person’s back.

Lin Hao took a deep breath and stood up, deep in thought.

At the same time, the person with their back to Lin Hao turned around.

Lin Hao saw his face clearly, only to realize he didn’t recognize him.

A strong impulse made Lin Hao ask, "Who are you?"

The man spoke, uttering a name that shocked Lin Hao to his very core.