Nine Heavens Martial Emperor

Zuo Ming and Zuo Yi both rubbed their eyes, thinking they were seeing things.

They had just seen Meng Ru’s cultivation pause for only a moment at the Fourth Layer of the Blood Coagulation Realm before she broke through to the Fifth Layer of Blood Coagulation Realm.

But in the time it took to rub their eyes, when they looked again, Meng Ru’s cultivation had already reached the Sixth Layer of Blood Coagulation Realm.

The two stared wide-eyed, simply unable to believe what they were seeing.

Then, they discovered that Meng Ru’s cultivation was skyrocketing at an unimaginable speed.

Seventh Layer of Blood Coagulation Realm, Eighth Layer, Ninth Layer...

Each breakthrough to a new layer took but the blink of an eye!

And when her cultivation broke through to the Elemental Realm, a phenomenon occurred.

The vital energy of heaven and earth frantically surged toward Meng Ru.

This was the Starry Ancient Road. It was unknown if it had been hundreds or thousands of years since anyone had last set foot here. The vital energy of heaven and earth was incredibly dense. The two of them had just finished meditating to recover, completely restoring their cultivation, so they were keenly aware of the energy’s purity.

At such a speed, they would have long since exploded and died.

But after a moment, they realized this was only the beginning.

The vital energy of heaven and earth within this space began surging toward this location at an even more terrifying speed.

Meanwhile, Meng Ru’s cultivation continued to skyrocket, showing no signs of stopping.

The two were completely dumbfounded.

Just then, they heard Lin Hao’s voice: "Meng Qing, it’s time to cultivate."

"Mm."

Turning, they saw that the woman who had been veiled just a moment ago had removed it.

Then, the two were stunned once more. As the woman began to cultivate, the vital energy between heaven and earth grew even more violent, gathering at a speed that seemed to drain the color from the very sky.

"You two, cultivate now," Lin Hao said. "Control the speed at which you absorb the energy. It will be good for your cultivation."

Only then did the two realize that Lin Hao’s expression was as calm as ever, as if he wasn’t the least bit surprised by any of this.

A moment later, it dawned on them: this situation was clearly Lin Hao’s handiwork.

Suppressing the shock in their hearts, the two were just about to begin when a shriek that could pierce metal and shatter stone rang out.

They looked up, and the color drained from their faces.

In the distance, a great bird, over a hundred meters long, was flying toward them. From a distant mountain peak, countless Devil Beasts leaped down, charging in their direction.

The earth boomed and trembled violently.

It was impossible to know how many Devil Beasts were heading their way.

At the same time, all the Martial Artists on this Ancient Road stopped what they were doing and looked toward a single location.

A short while ago, the Devil Beasts that had been attacking them had suddenly abandoned them. They hadn’t known why at first, but now they understood. It was because the vital energy of heaven and earth was converging on a single location at a terrifying speed, visible to the naked eye.

What was happening in that direction?!

This was what everyone desperately wanted to know.

Although they wanted to know, not a single one dared to take a step in that direction. The Devil Beasts were running rampant; anyone who got close would be walking to their death.

Forget them; even an expert at the Spirit Transformation Realm would have to think twice before entering.

And at the center of the storm, the Zuo family brothers’ faces were ashen.

Lifting their heads, they could see vicious birds circling overhead. On a mountain peak within sight, several enormous, ferocious beasts opened their gaping maws.

They even saw a giant ape, more than ten meters tall, bring its arms together, rip the top off a mountain peak, and then raise it high, preparing to smash it down on them.

"Lin Hao, what do we do?" At this moment, Zuo Yi, his heart filled with terror, asked Lin Hao with a trembling voice.

But Lin Hao stood there, his face still calm.

In the next moment, an aura rose from Lin Hao’s body.

Lin Hao glanced at the Zuo family brothers and the long-since-petrified Lu Diewu, but said nothing.

But that single glance was enough to instantly calm the hearts of the Zuo family brothers. Even Lu Diewu seemed to snap back to her senses.

The next moment, all three of them sat down cross-legged.

Lin Hao sat down cross-legged as well.

Just then, the aura from Lin Hao’s body flared intensely.

A small human figure leaped out and appeared in the void.

When this figure appeared, phantoms rushed out from Meng Qing’s and Meng Ru’s bodies as well.

The two phantoms supported the small human figure and lifted it directly into the sky.

At this point, the Zuo family brothers no longer felt any fear. They gazed at the void, their expressions sacred, as if they were on a pilgrimage.

And on the mountain peaks within their sight, from the moment the figure rose into the air, all the Devil Beasts submitted, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.

This was a power that truly held sway over all living things!

This scene was utterly breathtaking!

The Zuo family brothers didn’t come back to their senses until the human figure and the phantoms in the void had disappeared.

All the surrounding Devil Beasts retreated, like subjects backing away from their king.

After retreating a few steps, they scattered and fled in a swarm.

"Cultivate." Lin Hao’s voice rang out. It seemed to hold a magical power, compelling them to close their eyes and begin cultivating.

Meanwhile, on this Starry Ancient Road, nearly everyone wore an expression of horror. A moment ago, an aura capable of crushing all creation and the heavens had emerged, sending a tremor through the depths of their souls.

"What just happened?!" a Martial Artist scrambled up from the ground, his face still pale with lingering fear.

"I don’t know! Maybe a peerless ferocious beast has been born on this Starry Ancient Road!" someone said, trembling.

"With an aura like that, even if everyone on this Ancient Road joined forces, we wouldn’t be its match. We’re finished. The Heaven-Breaking Pavilion wants to see us all slaughtered on this Ancient Road."

"Charge! We have to charge forward and get off this Ancient Road quickly!" someone suggested.

Then, a group of people charged forward like a pack of beaten dogs.

Of course, there were also those who remained calm.

"Even if a peerless ferocious beast has appeared, we’ll be fine. This is beyond anything we can handle. The Heaven-Breaking Pavilion won’t just stand by and watch." Somewhere on the Starry Ancient Road, several youths were gathered together. One of them spoke with a confident expression.

Someone asked doubtfully, "What makes you so sure?"

"Because a senior from my Moon Worshiping Saint Institute came from the Heaven-Breaking Pavilion. It’s absolutely true that the Heaven-Breaking Pavilion is selecting disciples this time. If a being like the one from just now truly emerged, someone from the Heaven-Breaking Pavilion would definitely intervene. We don’t need to worry. The most urgent task is to find Lin Hao." This young man spoke with a smile, not taking the recent aura to heart.

"You’re Young Master Moon’s younger brother, so of course we trust you. But we don’t trust *him*." One person spoke up, then suddenly pointed to someone in their group.

If Lin Hao were here, he would surely recognize the young man being pointed at, for he was Evil Wind of the Evil Emotion Tower.

Seeing all eyes on him, Evil Wind raised an eyebrow, unfazed. He retorted, "I told you Lin Hao possesses an Emperor Art. Doesn’t the situation you just reported prove exactly that?"

"Even if he possesses an Emperor Art, it’s impossible for him to kill six Martial Artists with a cultivation at the Fifth Layer of Soul Gathering Realm. And if he did, he would be severely injured; there’s no way he could have escaped the person we sent, forcing us to capture him all over again. You know we took your advice and sent a Martial Artist who is a master of speed."

"But it was you who said it was a woman, not Lin Hao, who killed our man. If Lin Hao wasn’t injured, why would he let a woman fight his battles? And why would he take the risk of straying from the Ancient Road?" Evil Wind shot back.

The man was left speechless.