Nine Heavens Martial Emperor

Lin Hao figured Si Haoyang was speaking this way only because he had some reservations.

"Your final technique was astonishing. It was as if I saw a Saint reappear in the void."

As Si Haoyang made no move, Lin Hao didn’t provoke him and spoke in a very calm tone.

At the same time, Lin Hao was multitasking, using the Zhe Character Skill to heal his injuries.

The corner of Si Haoyang’s mouth twitched, his expression turning ugly.

Lin Hao’s words had been spoken sincerely, but to Si Haoyang’s ears, they were exceptionally grating.

He nurtured a god within his body, a wisp of a Saint’s might empowering him. In the end, he had even used his Lifebound True Blood to madly fuel that power.

Yet even after all that, Lin Hao had not only withstood the attack but was still standing in the void. What face did that leave him!

Rage surged through him, but Si Haoyang suppressed it. "My Si family has endured since ancient times. Our methods are beyond your imagination. It’s a pity my own aptitude is lacking, and I couldn’t manifest even a fraction of that divine power. Otherwise... Hmph!"

The way things had turned out, this was the only way Si Haoyang could find a shred of solace.

In fact, what he said was the truth.

Ancient families like the Si clan were like towering trees with countless branches. Their true prodigies would never descend to a lower realm.

"Yes, I believe you."

Lin Hao nodded very seriously.

The Carefree Divine Monarch had once been treated as an honored guest by several ancient families in the Divine Demon Destruction Domain; he had visited many of them.

The true prodigies of those ancient families were definitely on a level far beyond Si Haoyang.

Si Haoyang felt blood rush to his head, and he had the sudden urge to vomit blood.

𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

At first, he had been high and mighty, viewing the lower realm’s Martial Artists as ants. When Lin Hao first appeared, he hadn’t even deigned to look at him properly. Now, Lin Hao was treating him with that very same attitude.

Lin Hao’s current words were filled with utter contempt for him.

It was one thing for him to say it, but another matter entirely to hear it from someone else. Lin Hao’s dead-serious expression, in particular, made Si Haoyang feel a humiliation he had never before experienced.

Suddenly, Si Haoyang let out a sharp cry. With a flick of his wide sleeve, a boundless force surged toward Lin Hao.

This was a powerful assault of True Essence. He wanted to see just how severe Lin Hao’s injuries truly were.

The strike was incredibly sudden. The True Essence formed a Mad Dragon that shot forward with immense speed.

Lin Hao’s body tensed abruptly, as if he was about to move, but he was immediately struck by the force and sent spitting blood.

Though his strike landed, a cold sneer appeared on Si Haoyang’s face.

’What a performance, Lin Hao. Taking ’willing but unable’ to the absolute limit. To think you’d risk further injury just to lure me into a trap! You underestimate me far too much!’

In Si Haoyang’s view, this was all just a part of Lin Hao’s ploy.

And in fact, that was precisely Lin Hao’s goal.

He definitely could have dodged that last strike, but in a split second, his mind raced, and he chose to endure the blow head-on.

Although Si Haoyang might continue with similar attacks, Lin Hao had weighed the pros and cons and still made his choice.

’Since you want to put on a show, I’ll let you keep acting!’

A thought flashed in Si Haoyang’s mind, and he immediately flicked his sleeve again.

Boundless True Essence surged, transforming into a Mad Dragon that crashed toward Lin Hao.

Once again, Lin Hao didn’t dodge.

Lin Hao was struck, immediately spitting up blood.

His body swayed, on the verge of collapse.

A trace of doubt flickered in Si Haoyang’s eyes.

’Could it be that he’s really that badly injured?’

His eyes flared, glowing with a brilliant light.

Lin Hao’s face was pale, like someone just recovering from a major illness. It didn’t look like an act.

A thought crossed Si Haoyang’s mind, and he flicked his sleeve once more.

This time, he unleashed an even more terrifying power. Azure light was now mixed within the boundless True Essence.

An immense pressure filled the sky!

If Lin Hao didn’t dodge this, he would be severely wounded, if not killed outright.

Si Haoyang stared intently at Lin Hao’s face, refusing to miss even the slightest change in his expression.

He saw Lin Hao’s pupils contract, then his eyes went wide as he let out a furious roar.

But he still didn’t dodge.

’So he really is a spent force!’

Killing intent flooded Si Haoyang’s eyes.

PTHOO!

This time, Lin Hao’s body shot out like a meteor, flying several hundred meters across the sky before plummeting downward.

"Hahaha!"

Si Haoyang roared with laughter. His figure blurred as he closed the distance.

At the same time, he reached out with one hand. The hand expanded in the void as it flew.

Before the claw-like hand could even reach him, it had already frozen Lin Hao’s falling body in the void.

"It’s over. You can’t defy fate forever. The Blood of Dominance is mi—"

Si Haoyang was utterly triumphant, about to start the Refining of Lin Hao in the void.

However, he never finished that last word.

And he would never get the chance.

Si Haoyang’s head flew high into the air before exploding into nothingness in the void.

Lin Hao’s face was deathly pale, but a smile touched his lips as he watched.

The next moment, the tension left his body, and he began to fall from the sky once more.

But just then, the void below him seemed to turn into a soft couch, and Lin Hao’s body was suspended in mid-air.

At the same time, Lin Hao felt a boundless life force enter his body.

Huangfu Yao had made her move.

"You... you actually killed Si Haoyang."

Her voice rang out, and though she was forcing herself to be calm, a careful listener could hear a tremor within it.

Huangfu Yao was still reeling, shaken to the core by what she had just witnessed.

Si Haoyang’s cultivation was at the Spirit Transformation Realm Peak, and he was even nurturing a god within his body, yet the final result was his utter annihilation.

It wasn’t until the moment Si Haoyang’s head exploded that Huangfu Yao understood Lin Hao’s final, killing move.

Lin Hao had used himself as bait to lure Si Haoyang to his death.

Indeed, that was exactly what happened.

Lin Hao had used the Zhe Character Skill only to protect his vital meridians, pouring the rest of his concentration into controlling his fourth small world.

It was an act that could only be described as insane!

Si Haoyang’s divine-fused strike had dealt Lin Hao unimaginable internal injuries, but even then, Lin Hao had made a stunning move.

At such a critical moment, he had actually been walking his own Path of Enlightenment!

The True Self Divine Soul within his fourth small world was hidden, fused with the void, completely unknown to Si Haoyang from the start.

But to ensure a fatal blow, Lin Hao continued to evolve his fourth small world, allowing the True Self Divine Soul to merge even more perfectly with the void, hiding it even deeper.

Then, step by step, this True Self Divine Soul approached Si Haoyang.

The moment Si Haoyang became lost in his triumph, the True Self Divine Soul struck, killing him instantly.

In that instant, Si Haoyang’s head exploded, and even his Divine Soul was obliterated.

Of course, Huangfu Yao had only seen the final result. If she knew the full extent of Lin Hao’s methodical, step-by-step gambit, she would have been even more shocked.

At this moment, Huangfu Yao watched Lin Hao sit cross-legged in the void, speechless for a long, long time.

Lin Hao, however, paid her no mind, focusing solely on healing his injuries with the Zhe Character Skill.

Although the healing effects of the Zhe Character Skill could be described as terrifyingly potent, Lin Hao’s injuries were simply too severe. Si Haoyang’s final attack had nearly killed him.

As he circulated the Zhe Character Skill, Lin Hao’s sea of consciousness roared, and the vast, immeasurable chant of the Dao Sound echoed within him.

Huangfu Yao also gathered her focus and began to pour her own boundless life force into Lin Hao’s body.

The Secret Skill she possessed was said to be powerful enough to bring the dead back to life. As it entered Lin Hao’s body, it merged with his own Zhe Character Skill, and his body began to recover at an astonishing rate.