Nine Heavens Martial Emperor

Brilliant light erupted from the Heaven-Breaking Pavilion, illuminating the entire Hundred Thousand Mountains.

Within the Heaven-Breaking Pavilion, the True Self Divine Soul wielded unimaginable power to block a colossal cyan sword descending from the sky.

As a disciple of the Heaven-Breaking Pavilion, Proud Moon had channeled the full force of his bloodline and Divine Soul to manifest this giant sword, and its might was terrifying.

Only Lin Hao’s Divine Soul could withstand it. Anyone else would likely be killed instantly, unable to even muster the will to resist.

The giant sword descended from the heavens, possessing the terrifying power to annihilate all. Behind the True Self Divine Soul, a sun and moon appeared, eventually merging into a Tai Chi Array Map.

The next moment, the Tai Chi Array Map collided with the descending sword.

There was no sound, only an unimaginable pressure spreading out in all directions.

The very fabric of the world began to warp.

The Heaven-Breaking Pavilion itself was unharmed, protected by Array Runes, but the void around it was continuously collapsing.

The pressure from the impact kept spreading, and outside the Heaven-Breaking Pavilion, mountain after mountain in the Hundred Thousand Mountains was obliterated as if made of thin paper.

The energy produced by their collision seemed far beyond what a Soul Gathering Realm Martial Artist could possess. It was simply too terrifying.

At the point of conflict, the cyan sword vibrated ceaselessly, trying to break through the Tai Chi Array Map.

Ripples spread outward, one after another, each one causing a terrifying boom to echo through the void.

However, despite the cyan sword’s terrifying power, it still couldn’t break the Tai Chi Array Map created by the True Self Divine Soul.

This Tai Chi Array Map was a product of the Godslaying Celestial Slash Skill at the Great Perfection level; its defense was practically invincible.

The effect was identical whether it was used by the Divine Soul or by Lin Hao’s own body.

After Lin Hao’s physical body was reconstructed in the void, the compatibility between his True Self Divine Soul and himself had become near-perfect. A move from the Divine Soul was equivalent to a move from Lin Hao.

Likewise, the Lin Hao of today was a far cry from his former self.

Lin Hao could now easily wield the same pressure that his Divine Soul could.

It was no exaggeration to say that although Lin Hao’s current physique only appeared to be a Royal Body, he wouldn’t feel much pressure even when facing a Divine Body.

One must remember that when the Divine Soul was born, it had witnessed the birth of a true dragon and had even ridden one to roam the great void.

The Divine Soul’s power had suppressed even a true dragon. After his body was reconstructed, Lin Hao comprehended this pressure and gained unimaginable benefits.

Of course, the True Self Divine Soul had also fully integrated Lin Hao’s martial path, and the two were now truly in sync.

Now, the True Self Divine Soul manifesting the Tai Chi Array Map was already equivalent to Lin Hao acting himself. The addition of the Divine Soul’s unique pressure made it even more formidable.

Seeing that he still couldn’t break Lin Hao’s defense even at full power, Proud Moon’s composure wavered.

He had been holding on for so long, hoping to annihilate Lin Hao’s Divine Soul with this move, but he never expected it to be so powerful.

He possessed an Imperial Body! The cyan sword carried his entire martial will; any physique below that of an Imperial Body should have crumbled before it.

Yet, far from disintegrating, Lin Hao’s Divine Soul was completely unaffected and had even manifested the Tai Chi Array Map.

Most importantly, his Divine Soul Sword was useless against the Tai Chi Array Map, no matter what he tried.

Facing the Tai Chi Array Map manifested by the True Self Divine Soul, Proud Moon felt like a lone boat entering the vast ocean.

His Divine Soul Sword was the boat, and Lin Hao’s Tai Chi Array Map was the sea—a boundless, endless ocean.

Faced with this ocean-like Tai Chi Array Map, Proud Moon was overcome with an unprecedented sense of powerlessness.

At this moment, Proud Moon had used every trick up his sleeve, short of his Lifebound True Blood.

"No! Even if he is a vast ocean, I will move mountains to fill it!"

The next moment, a look of grim determination flashed in Proud Moon’s eyes!

BOOM!

A loud bang erupted from within Proud Moon’s body. He had burned his Lifebound True Blood.

He was a disciple of the Heaven-Breaking Pavilion. He absolutely could not lose to an outsider Martial Artist.

An Imperial Body burning its Lifebound True Blood was a boundlessly terrifying sight.

The moment the Lifebound True Blood ignited, the cyan sword in the void trembled violently, becoming almost corporeal.

At that instant, every disciple in the Heaven-Breaking Pavilion stopped what they were doing and stared toward the area where the two were fighting.

"What a terrifying aura! That’s an Imperial Body using its Divine Soul!"

"That’s the direction of the Middle Courtyard! What kind of opponent could force an Imperial Body to use the power of their Divine Soul?!"

"He’s not just using his Divine Soul’s power, he’s even using the power of his Lifebound True Blood!"

"What?! An Imperial Body is using its Lifebound True Blood!"

The disciples of the Heaven-Breaking Pavilion were shocked beyond words.

Although these disciples had extraordinary physiques, they were no match for an Imperial Body. An Imperial Body using its Lifebound True Blood was simply unimaginable before, as no one with an Imperial Body had ever been pushed to such an extent.

"It seems to be the Martial Artist who joined the Heaven-Breaking Pavilion today fighting against Proud Moon," a well-informed Martial Artist said.

"Proud Moon, the number one disciple of the Heaven-Breaking Pavilion’s Middle Courtyard! I heard he’s already qualified to enter the Upper Courtyard. How can the Martial Artist who just joined today push him this far?!"

The other disciples who heard this stared wide-eyed, unable to believe what they were hearing.

Setting aside the disciples’ shock, Proud Moon unleashed the power of his Lifebound True Blood. The cyan sword solidified infinitely, and the Tai Chi Array Map manifested by the True Self Divine Soul was finally shattered.

The instant the Tai Chi Array Map was broken, all the disciples in the Heaven-Breaking Pavilion’s Lower Courtyard, several thousand meters away, were thrown to the ground by the immense shockwave and began to tremble uncontrollably.

This was with the protection of the Heaven-Breaking Pavilion’s Array Runes. Without them, there was no telling how many disciples would have lost their lives.

High in the sky, the void crumbled like a great avalanche, while an unknown number of mountains in the Hundred Thousand Mountains outside the Heaven-Breaking Pavilion were erased by the terrifying fluctuations.

At this moment, Proud Moon finally smiled.

The cost was enormous, but he had won.

However, the smile on his face froze the moment it appeared.

It was true that the cyan sword had annihilated the Tai Chi Array Map, but the True Self Divine Soul had not vanished beneath its blade.

The True Self Divine Soul held its hands above its head, and between them, a smaller Tai Chi Array Map was rotating.

And this small Tai Chi Array Map was blocking the colossal cyan sword.

At this very moment, the cyan sword stood erect in the sky, descending with the might of the heavens, only to be stopped by a Divine Soul merely two feet tall. The scene was utterly staggering.

Proud Moon’s body swayed, and he nearly coughed up blood.

After using his Lifebound True Blood, he had only the slimmest chance of recovery. He had thought he could kill Lin Hao then and there, but he never expected this outcome.

’You’re only at the Seventh Layer of Soul Gathering Realm! I, Proud Moon, will absolutely not lose to you!’ Proud Moon roared in his heart and once again drew upon the power of his Lifebound True Blood.

This time, the cyan sword crashed down with absolutely terrifying speed.

BOOM!

The cyan sword’s power was even greater, instantly annihilating the Tai Chi Array Map between the True Self Divine Soul’s hands.

And that wasn’t all. The cyan sword slashed down, cleaving the True Self Divine Soul in two!