Chapter 686 - 682: Arrogant Si Haoyang
Huangfu Yao made her move.
Although Lin Hao’s cultivation far surpassed that of his peers, the gap between him and Si Haoyang was simply too vast.
After witnessing Lin Hao’s terrifying potential, Huangfu Yao’s resolve to ensure he succeeded was further solidified.
As long as a prodigy like him was allowed to mature, he would be second to none.
Besides, his mother’s Jiang family was a true ancient clan. From this point alone, Lin Hao was worthy of her intervention.
Huangfu Yao’s figure flashed to Lin Hao’s side. With a sharp cry, she flung out her sleeves.
With just this simple motion, she halted the waters of the Jiujiang River.
"In the Divine Demon Destruction Domain, you might have stood a chance against me. But here and now, you don’t."
Si Haoyang was not the least bit surprised by Huangfu Yao’s intervention and spoke with arrogance.
Huangfu Yao didn’t answer, as she was sending a transmission to Lin Hao.
"Go, now! I’ll hold him off. I was in the first group to descend, so the toll on my body was greater. Even though I’m also at the Spirit Transformation Realm Peak, I’m no match for him."
Lin Hao was stunned. He sent back a transmission: "No!"
"You don’t understand how terrifying he is. We may both be at the Spirit Transformation Realm Peak, but my body is weakened. It would take two of me to fight him to a standstill right now. Just go! He won’t do anything to me."
Huangfu Yao’s voice was already strained.
This time, Lin Hao answered Huangfu Yao with his actions.
Lin Hao let out a sharp cry as his hands began to move.
As he moved, two currents from the river behind him began to writhe before merging into one, forming an immense Water Dragon in the void.
The Water Dragon shot across the sky, charging toward Si Haoyang.
’Although I know Huangfu Yao is telling the truth, Si Haoyang is still within the Spirit Transformation Realm. He hasn’t transcended it. If I retreat from an opponent who is still in this realm, then I wouldn’t be Lin Hao.’
’Besides, moments of life and death are the best for unlocking one’s potential. The great powers of antiquity all tempered themselves and found enlightenment on the edge of life and death.’
"You overestimate yourself!"
Seeing Lin Hao make a move, Si Haoyang spoke, utterly dismissing him.
"Huangfu Yao, do you really think I wouldn’t dare to kill you?!" Si Haoyang merely glanced at Lin Hao’s attack before turning his gaze back to Huangfu Yao.
His action showed his complete and utter disregard for Lin Hao—it was arrogance to the extreme.
However, he truly had the power to back up his arrogance.
Lin Hao had seized control of two of the nine river currents to form the Water Dragon, borrowing from the very power Si Haoyang was exerting. Combined with his own cultivation, it was an attack that even a Martial Artist at the Seventh Layer of Spirit Transformation Realm could not have withstood.
But Si Haoyang’s response was effortless, terrifyingly so.
As the Water Dragon charged, the void itself split open, and the dragon vanished into the spatial rift.
At that moment, Si Haoyang seemed invincible.
Lin Hao’s eyes narrowed. He wasn’t angry, just more solemn.
Si Haoyang’s strength was terrifyingly high.
Huangfu Yao’s claim that it would take two of her to fight Si Haoyang to a standstill was no exaggeration.
The instant the spatial rift appeared, Huangfu Yao made her move.
Although her cultivation was impaired, her other faculties were not. She would never miss such a tactical opening.
She let out a sharp cry, and the river water surged to flood the heavens and earth, carrying a pressure that could topple mountains and overturn seas.
"Hahaha..."
Si Haoyang roared with laughter, allowing the floodwaters to engulf him.
Submerged in the river, he stood proudly, impervious to all attacks.
Then, he uttered a single word: "Begone."
The river water surged, flooding into the distance.
In the distance, floating palaces were smashed to pieces upon contact with the water.
Si Haoyang was too powerful; he could create a terrifying martial domain with a single thought.
"In this world, I am a god."
Si Haoyang stood proudly in the void, wild and domineering.
He was surrounded by the surging river that spanned the sky. Standing within it, he was the master of all.
ROAR!
Just then, the cry of a dragon echoed.
Lin Hao channeled the Harmony Dragon Performance Skill, his body merging with the Purple Dragon.
The Purple Dragon soared across the sky. It opened its mouth and, with a single breath, inhaled all the surging river water.
At the same time, Huangfu Yao moved again.
Her hands formed a seal, and a majestic mountain materialized from thin air, pressing down directly on Si Haoyang.
These were the methods of a Spirit Transformation Realm Peak Martial Artist. Their martial domains could not only seal space but also possessed an unimaginably terrifying power.
But Si Haoyang’s cultivation was supreme. With a wave of his hand, the void split open again, and the majestic mountain vanished into it.
However, this bought Lin Hao enough time. The Purple Dragon absorbed all the water, breaking the domain Si Haoyang had just created. The river below returned to its original state.
The Purple Dragon extended its claws and swiped at Si Haoyang.
Huangfu Yao also attacked. Lin Hao saw no visual phenomenon, but he sensed a strange power surging toward Si Haoyang.
This power contained a terrifying aura of death.
At the same time, Lin Hao felt a vast aura of life. Nourished by this life aura, the Purple Dragon grew incomparably powerful.
Lin Hao could feel the Purple Dragon’s vitality strengthening, and what’s more, his own physical vitality surged as well.
For a moment, Lin Hao felt an incredible power.
This power boosted his cultivation.
Lin Hao didn’t dwell on the reason; such an opportunity was too precious to waste.
The Purple Dragon’s outstretched claws sealed the void, and even the river below ceased to flow.
At the same time, Lin Hao unleashed the might of his Harmony Dominator Body.
This physique held an Innate advantage, capable of suppressing countless others.
The moment this pressure was released, every Martial Artist in the Nine Yang Void Realm felt it.
Many Martial Artists found themselves unable to move, a tremor running through the very depths of their souls.
In the void, Si Haoyang’s Dantian began to glow, enveloped in a dense, cyan-colored energy.
Immediately, this cyan energy spread throughout his entire body.
This physique of Si Haoyang’s was one of the Twelve Imperial Bodies.
The Imperial Body was extraordinary, one in ten thousand, but it was far inferior when compared to the Harmony Dominator Body.
Si Haoyang felt an immense oppressive force.
It was a pressure that was inherently suppressive by nature.
But he was simply too extraordinary. As the dragon’s claw reached for him, a cyan light flared in his eyes, and the claw exploded into pieces.
PTHOO!
Lin Hao spat out a mouthful of blood as his body was violently thrown from the Purple Dragon.
He wasn’t the only one; blood was also trickling from the corner of Huangfu Yao’s mouth.
She had just used her own power to temporarily boost Lin Hao’s abilities. In that final moment, Si Haoyang had not only shattered her domain’s power but had also injured her in the process.
"The Harmony Dominator Body is indeed powerful, but your cultivation is too weak. You are no threat to me."
Si Haoyang’s voice was cold. Though he spoke of Lin Hao, his gaze never once fell upon him.
"Xiaoyao, today I will grant you a great fortune." Si Haoyang’s voice suddenly became unprecedentedly gentle, and flames began to dance in his eyes.
Huangfu Yao was horrified. She knew what Si Haoyang was about to do.
"If Lin Wu could seize the Overlord Body’s bloodline, then so can I." Si Haoyang’s tone was filled with unshakable confidence.
As he spoke, for the first time, he looked directly at Lin Hao.